“How did you know that after my Rebirth, your Physical Body would lose its Soul and become a walking corpse?”
“Even the most Heaven-Defying Imperial Spirit cannot go against the Heavenly Dao. If Dan Ji was still a complete Dan Ji after your Rebirth, then who would I be?”
He was half-skeptical, but Dan Ji seemed very confident.
After thinking for a moment, Changqing revealed an evil smile.
“Your method is quite good, but it seems I have no need to cooperate with you. Since your Physical Body has already lost its Soul and cannot resist, all you can give me is the method to extract the Blood Slave Spirit from your body. I can perfectly well try it myself, find the Blood Slave Spirit within you, and then follow your method to turn your Physical Body into my Blood Slave.”
“You can try it if you wish. My telling you all this is based on the fact that you have no chance to refuse.”
If a doll could make expressions, Dan Ji at this moment would surely be smiling just as evilly as Changqing.
“Indeed, I am not of much use in helping you obtain that Physical Body. But I can prevent you from obtaining it.”
“As long as I make myself Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, that Physical Body will also revert to the original Dan Ji. At that time, it will no longer be a Physical Body without a Soul. You dreaming of controlling a true Evil Lord with a Blood Slave Spirit is simply a pipe dream.”
Changqing pondered for a moment and asked.
“Returning to the Jiuzhou Realm and killing your father, is it that important to you, even to the extent of threatening me with your death?”
“It's not really a threat. It’s just that I see you are the same as me, with a reason to become stronger that you cannot ignore. You definitely can’t resist such a temptation.”
“Alright, I agree.”
“Then you should at least find me some clothes, right? Honestly, this body isn’t very good; it’s far worse than my original one. We’re allies now, aren’t we? Can’t you get me a better one…?”
“Just this body, nothing else.”
Changqing didn’t have any women’s clothes at home, so he could only take out the clothes that came with the packaging and put them on Dan Ji.
Looking at the long black stockings and the faintly visible sheer short skirt on her, Dan Ji teased.
“Tsk tsk, I never thought that you, with your stoic, unapproachable face, would fantasize about such lewd and dirty clothing. You really can’t judge a book by its cover.”
“Once we officially become allies, I’ll find you some normal clothes. For now, just make do. Why have you become so talkative?”
“Actually, I don’t care. This body is a strange thing you found for me, and you’ve probably seen it already. Anyway, I’m just a Soul, so look however you want.”
“If you talk any more nonsense, you won’t even have this body.”
No sooner had Changqing finished speaking than he suddenly felt a dizzy spell. He quickly rushed to the bathroom and vomited into the sink.
This time, the dizziness came later than the previous times, which should be a change brought about by the improvement in his body, but the sudden feeling of discomfort still made him extremely painful.
Until he vomited to the point of convulsion, he only felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, his vision blurred, and the entire world began to twist and change.
“Hoo.”
He suddenly opened his eyes, and what met his gaze was a blood-red expanse, with a strong smell of blood all around.
He gasped for breath, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
At this moment, he held a long saber and knelt in a Blood Pool, with Dan Ji’s body suspended in front of him.
“This is… the cave where Dan Ji was imprisoned? When did I Rebirth to?”
Changqing stood up, and the first thing he did was touch Dan Ji’s body. After finding that she had no reaction, he finally confirmed that what Dan Ji said was true; her body had become a Physical Body without a Soul.
“I never thought there could be such a miraculous Imperial Spirit that could truly reverse time and space.”
In his mind, Dan Ji’s voice came.
“Weren’t you left on Earth by me? Why are you in my mind again?”
“I’ve said it countless times, what you call Earth is just the Heaven Desolation Realm you fantasized about. I’ve been Sealed within your Soul from beginning to end, unchanged.”
Changqing felt apprehensive. Regardless of whether this so-called Nie Tian theory was true or false, Dan Ji’s cunning Soul remaining in his mind always made him uneasy, far less reassuring than her remaining on Earth.
“You don’t need to worry. Whether I’m on Earth or in your mind might make a difference from your perspective, but from my perspective, it’s all the same. Anyway, that Earth is just something you fantasized about. I can’t pry into your mind, nor can I influence your actions. You are a higher-level existence than me. I can only share your five senses, which makes it more convenient for us to communicate, right?”
Changqing could only accept the current situation. He stood up, felt his Cultivation and body changes, and murmured to himself.
“My Cultivation is still the Second Level of the Moment Realm. It seems the price of this Rebirth was not a decrease in Cultivation, but a progression of time.”
He checked the Imperial Spirit in his acupoints and found the Bone Spike Spirit, Flying Whirlwind Spirit, Blood Healing Spirit, and the Blood Storage Spirit that Dan Ji later gave him.
Changqing immediately had a bad feeling.
“Not good, it seems I have Rebirth to the time when Liu Lu had already Rebirth using the Blood Demon Spirit, and I had just sent Luo Hongyan away.”
He said urgently.
“Liu Lu should break in soon. Without further ado, let me first extract a Blood Oath Spirit and make an oath to you. Our alliance officially begins.”
“No problem, come on.”
Under Dan Ji’s guidance, Changqing extracted a Blood Oath Spirit from Dan Ji’s body.
“I, Lingyu Changqing, hereby swear that as long as Dan Ji becomes my Blood Slave and wholeheartedly assists me in Cultivating to the Thousand Autumn Realm, I will help her revive and thereafter not interfere with her freedom.”
“After Dan Ji is revived, I must find a way to bring her back to the Jiuzhou Realm.”
“When I Cultivate to the Heaven Desolation Realm, I must abide by my oath and kill…”
“Danxiao.”
Dan Ji reminded him in his mind.
“Alright.”
After Changqing swore the oath again, the Blood Oath Spirit transformed into a centipede-like worm with a hundred legs and drilled into his body.
“This is done. Now it’s your turn to fulfill your promise and let me extract the Blood Slave Spirit to refine your Physical Body.”
“Naturally.”
With that, Dan Ji imparted the technique to find the Blood Slave Spirit to Changqing in his mind, allowing Changqing to extract a Blood Slave Spirit from her body.
The Blood Slave Spirit was shaped like a chain made of flesh and blood. As Changqing activated all the spiritual power in his body, the Blood Slave Spirit wrapped around Changqing’s wrist and the neck of Dan Ji’s Physical Body, emitting a deep purple light. It was indeed a precious Earth Spirit.
If Changqing had not Cultivated the Earth Palace Viscera, he would not have been able to use it.
“This Blood Slave Spirit, like the Blood Oath Spirit, is an Imperial Spirit that can only be used once before dissipating. After use, as long as this Physical Body is by your side, its Blood Qi, spiritual power, and Imperial Spirit can all be used by you at any time through the effect of the Blood Slave Spirit.”
“This body will also obey your commands, but because it has no Soul, it cannot use Imperial Spirit itself and can only execute simple orders.”
“However, you must be careful. Although this body contains many Advanced Imperial Spirit, with your current Cultivation, you must rely on the Earth Palace Viscera to use them. This means that although your methods are powerful, you cannot use more than one powerful Imperial Spirit at the same time. If you use a powerful offensive Imperial Spirit without a life-saving Imperial Spirit by your side, your demise will be a matter of minutes. I advise you to act discreetly.”
“It’s already very good.”
Changqing said with satisfaction. After using the Blood Slave Spirit, he could clearly feel a special, very subtle connection between Dan Ji’s Physical Body and himself.