Changqing pulled out a small knife from his Pregnant and, without hesitation, sliced open Liu Lu's shriveled chest, reaching inside to search.
Rose walked to the snake bed in the flames, looked at Luo Hongyan lying on it, and asked Changqing, "What about Luo Hongyan? Aren't you going to take her with you?"
Of course, Luo Hongyan had to be taken away. Changqing just didn't trust her, but now it seemed she truly harbored no ill will towards him.
Now, with success just one step away, taking her was merely a gesture, a good deed for the day.
It was fortunate she was still unconscious. After taking her away from here, they could go their separate ways, saving him the trouble of finding a way to part with her.
After all, he was too weak. If he associated with Luo Hongyan, he would lose his value at any Moment, and his life would be at her mercy. Going their separate ways was better for everyone.
After enduring four lifetimes of hardship, entrusting his fate to another's kindness would surely be a foolish act.
"Then you come over and take her away. Tsk tsk, it's my first time seeing her without her mask. She's truly a rare beauty, isn't she? Don't you want to see?"
Beauty? Go to hell. He didn't care at all.
He didn't mind taking Luo Hongyan with him, but the most important thing right now was to find the Hundred Flowers Token. Any delay could lead to complications.
As for whether Luo Hongyan was beautiful or not, what did it have to do with him? If it delayed him getting the Hundred Flowers Token, he would change his mind at any time and abandon Luo Hongyan to flee alone.
"I'm not interested in beauties. I just want to get the Hundred Flowers Token quickly now."
As he spoke, he pulled a token from Liu Lu's body. Wiping off the blood, it was indeed the colorful Hundred Flowers Token.
Seeing this, Rose also hurried over and grabbed his shoulder.
"Don't be impatient. You promised me before we left. Now it's time to fulfill it. Tell me, where is that Soul Exchange and Body Seizure method?"
"No problem, no problem. I put it in..."
Before Changqing finished speaking, an unexpected change occurred!
Liu Lu's corpse, lying on the ground with its belly ripped open, suddenly exploded with a 'poof,' and countless crimson tentacles gushed out from the wound.
Those tentacles twitched, flailed, and struggled wildly in the air, like giant parasites that had lost their host and were in pain.
Liu Lu's fragmented body was gradually supported by these crimson tentacles, rising from the ground to stand again.
From the wound on her neck, countless twisted venomous snakes shot out. They intertwined, bit, and coiled into a massive snake ball, resting on Liu Lu's neck.
At first glance, it looked as if her head had regrown.
But the proportions were extremely uncoordinated, like a baby's body growing a giant's head.
The swarm of snakes, wildly flying in the air, slowly intertwined, tightening more and more until only countless snake heads were exposed on the surface of the snake ball.
The next Moment, all the snake heads opened their eyes, and Liu Lu's 'head' was instantly covered with countless dense red snake eyes, like an insect's compound eyes.
Changqing was completely stunned. The sight before him surpassed his comprehension, reaching a point where merely looking at it would cause one's thoughts to become chaotic.
Before he could react, a crimson tentacle pierced through his and Rose's bodies, impaling them both in mid-air like candied haws on a stick.
As the tentacle whipped, both of them, each with a bloody hole in their abdomen, were flung against the wall of the Hundred Flowers Palace and fell to the ground.
"Hahaha, it's done! This Seat has finally been reborn, achieved Dao Ascension! Is this the feeling of Immortal Ascension? Wonderful, indescribably wonderful!"
The snake ball on top of Liu Lu's head emitted a sharp and hoarse sound, like the grating of sharp stones mixed with a broken bellows.
Countless snake eyes simultaneously gleamed with an evil light. Liu Lu's body, like a toddler, supported its large head with the aid of countless crimson tentacles, wobbling forward, as if dancing.
She walked in front of Luo Hongyan, and countless crimson tentacles wrapped around Luo Hongyan, lifting her above her head, cheering and exulting.
"So beautiful, so exquisite! My reborn body is so perfect!"
...
Changqing opened his eyes; the recent shock had slightly blurred his vision.
He reached down and felt a bloody hole in his abdomen, from which streams of fresh blood were flowing out.
"Cough, cough, this time... I'm afraid things are looking grim."
He looked at Rose beside him. After all, she was a Moment Eight-Rotation expert, and perhaps such an injury wasn't fatal to her, but at this Moment, she had lost all fighting spirit, like a puppet without a Soul, staring blankly at the center of the main hall.
The revived Liu Lu was screaming maniacally, her voice piercing Changqing's eardrums.
"I've done it! I've done it! I'm going to Ascend to the Upper Realm right now! Hundred Flowers Token... where is the Hundred Flowers Token?"
She threw Luo Hongyan aside and began searching for the Hundred Flowers Token within her own body.
Liu Lu continuously tore at her body, pulling out clump after clump of densely writhing crimson tentacles.
Her body was like a rag doll stuffed with cotton, only hers was filled with those bizarre tentacles.
After searching for a long time, she still couldn't find the Hundred Flowers Token within her body.
"No, no, I am Luo Hongyan now! The Hundred Flowers Token should be in my original body! Where is it? Where is it?"
At this Moment, she seemed to finally realize something and began frantically searching for her original body.
Little did she know, the so-called Soul Exchange and Body Seizure was merely a deception; her Soul had never left her own body from beginning to end.
If her Possession had been successful, how could Luo Hongyan appear before her?
Her cognition and logic seemed to be severely damaged, struggling between chaos and reason.
Changqing looked at the mad and indescribable scene in the main hall, suppressing the shock in his Heart, and began to weigh his options.
"A desperate situation, huh... It doesn't matter, the Hundred Flowers Token is still in my hand!"
"Even with a fatal injury, I can still hold on and leave here. Perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope."
"Even if there's no hope of survival, I've gained more knowledge about this world. This is still valuable wealth, and it will surely help with my plans for the next life."
"No matter how dangerous the place, I will not give up."
Thinking this, he forced himself to sit cross-legged, holding the Hundred Flowers Token in his hand, closing his eyes tightly, trying to avoid external influences, and mobilizing the spiritual Qi throughout his body to activate the Hundred Flowers Token.
Unfortunately, his cultivation was too low, and coupled with his severe injuries, most of his spiritual Qi was depleted. Even with all his strength, activating the Hundred Flowers Token still had no effect.
"Faster, faster, faster!"
Changqing was burning with anxiety. He completely disregarded his injuries and greatly reduced his hope of surviving this life, just to accumulate enough spiritual Qi faster to activate the Hundred Flowers Token and leave here.
Meanwhile, countless snake eyes on Liu Lu's head were searching the main hall.
Her intelligence seemed to be severely impaired; she completely failed to notice that the Hundred Flowers Token was in Changqing's hand, stubbornly searching for her own body.
Her head rotated several times at an extremely exaggerated angle. Finally, she seemed to notice something, and the gaze of countless snake eyes locked onto Luo Hongyan.
"Luo Hongyan... how could she be here? No, I am Luo Hongyan! This is an illusion! It must be my Heart Demon!"
"Heart Demon! Don't even think about stopping me from being reborn and Ascending to Immortality! Perish!"
"The Qi of Heaven and Earth, seven who nurtured me, the tranquil nourishment of the elixir, its wonder lies in diligence and rest..."
Liu Lu muttered as she rushed towards Luo Hongyan. Her body was extremely uncoordinated, with twisted, writhing crimson tentacles occasionally shaking out from her body, and twisted venomous snakes dropping from her 'head,' tripping her and causing her to fall.
Her body seemed to be collapsing, yet her power remained formidable. The mighty aura of Instant Six-Rotation, capable of slaying gods and Buddhas, charged towards the unconscious Luo Hongyan with unparalleled might.
"Done!"
Changqing's eyes finally opened. He had accumulated enough spiritual Qi and could finally leave this place.
His gaze swept across the main hall one last time, and just as he was about to activate the Hundred Flowers Token, he suddenly froze.
