Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1332: Chapter 523: Blood Fog Demon Seed

The cell was left with only Qin De.

He collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. The Soul Search left his soul on the verge of collapse, and if not for Wang Yu’s elixir pills sustaining him, his soul would have already dispersed.

"But I’m still alive!"

"Then there is still a chance!"

The excitement of surviving a dire situation greatly offset the pain in Qin De’s soul.

Outside Cloud Prison, Xiao Juxia’s eyes flashed with brilliant light.

"This is the mysterious usage of Qi Fortune!" he murmured, his voice tinged with complex emotions.

This was within his expectations, but at this moment, he still felt a chill, a burst of coldness rising from the depth of his heart.

Xiao Juxia moved his fingers, his hands danced like butterflies, like phantoms.

Invisible waves radiated from his fingertips, merging into the void.

This was exactly the Divination Skill, one of the Hidden Skills in Cultivation Hundred Skills. It was the means of peeking into the Heavenly Mechanism, pursued tirelessly by the big-headed youth and others.

A moment later, he stopped, a trace of unusual color flashing in his eyes.

"I see..." he murmured.

He calculated a portion of the truth—Heavenly Cloud Cover had an anomaly, Dong Chen urgently summoned Wang Yu and others back to assist with the Luck Suppressing Treasure.

"Qin De just went through a tribulation, safely emerging from danger. It’s said that when misfortune reaches its peak, fortune must follow. His Qi Fortune must be rising!"

He calculated Qin De further, and after the prediction, the results were the same, yet there was something different.

Indeed, Qin De’s Qi Fortune turned prosperous, but afterward, there would still be a Human Tribulation.

If not handled properly, it could lead to death and soul dissolution!

"Someone wants to assassinate Qin De, ruthless enough to not even let him remain as a ghost."

"Interesting."

"This assassination involves the Confucian Cultivator."

Xiao Juxia’s expression suddenly changed, feeling a wave of sinister chill.

His mind was touched again, he quickly calculated: "Myriad Images Sect has become a perilous place."

Like before, he calculated that Xiao Juxia must leave the Wanxiang Sect’s Main Mountain Gate, to lay low and wait for the right moment to return, which would be more advantageous for achieving his goals.

"Then I shall leave." Without hesitation, he got up and left.

As for Qin De, it was no longer relevant.

The mysterious might of the Demon Path’s Qi Fortune has revealed its protective power, so what is there to fear? Even if Qin De dies, he will surely head toward the most beneficial direction.

Xiao Juxia’s purpose was to complete the Ten Thousand Methods of Falling Demon Technique, and Qin De was merely a pawn to achieve this goal.

Cloud Prison.

"Wang Yu has withdrawn. What happened to make him abandon the Soul Search immediately?" Qin De didn’t understand what had happened.

"Perhaps someone intervened and helped me?" He awaited Xiao Juxia’s response in vain.

Qin De couldn’t find an answer because Xiao Juxia had already left the Main Mountain Gate, too far for perception or response.

"No matter the reason, I must rescue myself quickly, seizing every moment!"

Should Wang Yu return, and perform another Soul Search, it would spell disaster.

Qin De had already encountered life and death, fully realizing Wang Yu’s methods.

He could no longer harbor any hope for luck.

"The key to breaking this predicament is only the Ten Thousand Methods of Falling Demon Technique! But..."

"Once fully demonized, there’s truly no turning back!"

Qin De gritted his teeth in his heart.

After experiencing this life-and-death ordeal, he still does not change his resolve!

He wants to prove himself, wants to show those people that he, Qin De, is not a madman, not a traitor, or a demon. He is just a Confucian Cultivator who walked a different path.

He would not give up the roots of Confucian Cultivation.

That was his lifelong persistence, the purpose of his existence.

"Essentially, there is no difference between me and Wang Xinyue!"

The Heart Learning brought by Zhao Hansheng inspired Qin De to emulate virtuous ones, secretly sprouting new resolve.

On the surface, Qin De remained collapsed on the ground, but in reality, he was already operating the Ten Thousand Methods of Falling Demon Technique, continuing to secretly transform his cultivation level.

The Golden Core in his Dantian had gradually more withered patterns, releasing more strands of Demonic Qi.

But there was always a pure golden light at the core, the Confucian root he cultivated tirelessly for his life.

"Not enough!" Qin De’s heart turned cold.

After a moment of transformation, after some calculation, he found that merely transforming the surface of the Golden Core was far from sufficient for breaking out of Cloud Prison and escaping safely.

"The person probably already knows this, which is why they have no fear of me holding back anything. If I desire freedom, to escape this prison, I must demonize completely!"

"Damn it."

Qin De secretly gritted his teeth, cursing.

However, at this moment, a Spirit Light exploded within his Divine Sea.

"Wait, I seem to have a way!"

Qin De mobilized Magic Power, performing the spell recorded in Ten Thousand Methods of Falling Demon Technique, leaving a phantom on the ground.

His true form passed through the prison door, arriving at the corridor.

He walked along the hallway, stopping after dozens of steps.

The cell in front had a similar shape to his, but the walls were covered with many talismans. Inside, the cultivator was tightly bound, unable to move.

"Zhou Sumo..." Qin De murmured in his heart.

Having been imprisoned here for many decades, Qin De naturally knew who his prison mates were.

Among all the prison mates, Zhou Sumo was relatively special. Not only because of his righteous path identity but also what’s inside him... the Blood Fog Demon Seed!

"That’s what I need." Qin De immediately acted, casting another spell that fell upon Zhou Sumo.

Zhou Sumo was asleep, never expecting a prison mate would suddenly move freely in the depths of Cloud Prison. He was hit by a spell from the Ten Thousand Methods of Falling Demon Technique and immediately fell into a deep sleep, unresponsive to the outside world.

Qin De stepped across the prison door, arriving by Zhou Sumo’s side.