The sun and moon are both wrong; who made him seek the Dharma?

Chapter 27 Binding Spirits and Sending Generals

Relying on the seekers' strength, the group arrived at the town in no time.

Sanchuan Town

Xia Chuan stared intently at the plaque, with only one thought in his mind.

Spicy!

If others don't know, how could he not know?

This time, the target is Jiang Mingzi's best friend from a thousand years ago, the Supreme Being of Wangchuan Academy.

One of the top experts in the supernatural world who dominated alongside Jiang Mingzi a thousand years ago.

Zhao Yan!

As a transformed corpse, he was a truly powerful and magical corpse.

Xia Chuan knew this very well.

His skills are enough to bully a mid-level Nirvana Corpse, but as for a high-level Dharma Corpse—

As for Zhao Yan, a Dharma Corpse who has a name and identity even among the Great Divine Powers, he should just wash up and go to sleep.

"Hey, this town has an interesting name."

Ma Chao asked curiously, "There's only one river around here, isn't there?"

"Perhaps there used to be three rivers?" Gao Haoguang replied casually.

He turned his head to look at Xia Chuan: "Hmm, Senior Brother, why does your complexion look a little off?"

Xia Chuan was momentarily at a loss for words: "I, um..."

He caught a glimpse of a yellow notice posted on a public notice board on the street out of the corner of his eye, and immediately changed the subject:

"Look, there's a reward notice on the bulletin board over there. Let's go take a look."

The plan was very successful, and everyone's attention was quickly drawn to the reward.

[A demonic corpse is causing evil in this town. We sincerely invite those who seek magical powers to go to the north street of the town.]

At the residence of Wu, the wealthy landowner.

Whether it's gold, silver, or French red sand, nothing is spared.

Gao Haoguang frowned as he looked at the posted announcement.

Why was the intelligence given so early and so easily this time?

This Nirvana Corpse had clearly been entrenched here for so long, yet it just so happened to reveal its true nature when they arrived.

Something's strange.

Master Ma Chao nodded: "Right?"

Gao Haoguang was quite surprised; even his master had noticed?

Ma Chao pointed to the old man drawn in the lower right corner of the wanted poster and commented in a serious tone:

"This old man's drawing is so ugly."

"When I was drawing erotic pictures, I drew them much better than this."

Huang Erguo nodded in agreement, looking completely convinced.

Bai Xiaoxiao looked at Xia Chuan curiously: "What are erotic pictures?"

Xia Chuan replied without hesitation:

"It's a picture of fairies fighting."

My master used to like painting these kinds of things in his spare time, and then he'd ask me to sell them for money.

"They always sell very well; there's always demand but no supply."

Bai Xiaoxiao nodded knowingly.

It seems to be an extraordinary painting; my benefactor's master is indeed very talented.

Just as Gao Haoguang was about to explain, Jiang Mingzi interrupted him with great interest.

Through the same month's order, Gao Haoguang could only see the scene around Jiang Mingzi flying by, as if she was rushing to some place.

"Wow, even your little grand-disciple is proficient in this art?"

"Why not let this immortal lord have a taste?"

Looking at this group of extraordinary people in front of him, Gao Haoguang fell silent.

My Three True Dharma Gate is finished.

"In short, let's go and take a look at the Wu residence first."

Ma Chao concluded, "There might be news of Nirvana Corpses over there. Let's ask about the situation first."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Xia Chuan, however, said, "Master, you should go first."

"I'd like to wander around the streets first, and then I'll come find you later."

Ma Chao readily agreed and nodded without hesitation.

He then took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Chuan:

"Take care of yourself."

Xia Chuan accepted the silver note, thanked him, and turned to leave.

As Ma Chao watched Xia Chuan's retreating figure, he suddenly recalled the events of the past.

He couldn't beat Xia Chuan after Xia Chuan turned fourteen.

Even when he got serious, it was no use, which greatly frustrated his master.

One day, Ma Chao, who was taking on an apprentice for the first time, suddenly felt playful.

So one night he pretended to be seriously injured and on the verge of death, saying that he was about to die and there was no cure.

I want to test Natsukawa's reaction.

As he expected, Xia Chuan was indeed at a loss.

At that time, Xia Chuan, whose memories had not yet fully awakened, looked at his master who was on his deathbed and finally couldn't help but reveal the truth.

"Master, your disciple is unfilial!"

Xia Chuan kowtowed, tears streaming down his face, and cried out, "Sanzhen is dead!"

"I don't understand the Three True Treasures Technique at all. I killed a Nirvana Corpse all by myself because I was too strong."

"Huh? You're saying the other party has reached the Lesser Divine Power Realm?"

"What kind of minor superpower? Didn't he fall to the ground with just two punches?"

"You mean that person who sought the Dharma last time? Why was I able to break their spell?"

"I don't know either, we both ended up lying on the ground after one exertion."

"Hey, Master, why did you stand up?"

"Huh? What do you mean you're faking it? And you're going to pass on the Three Truths Sect leadership to me?"

"Are you out of your mind, Master?"

Thinking of Xia Chuan's naive reaction back then, and looking at his apprentice's broad and generous back now, Ma Chao couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

You've already grown up to be a pillar of strength, and your teacher can't keep hiding behind you forever.

"Let's go."

Ma Chao withdrew his gaze and strode forward.

"Let's go to the Wu residence."

On the other side, Xia Chuan, after separating from the others, looked at his current panel.

[Heaven and Tyrant]

[A deliberate, forceful punch]

【Soul·Unraveling】

Lottery point: 1393

Having killed three mid-level Nirvana Corpses in the provincial capital, Xia Chuan's current lottery points have reached 1393.

His highest quality skill is [Soul Release].

It is indeed very powerful, but it is not enough to deal with Zhao Yan.

Xia Chuan knew very well that, according to the original story, Gao Haoguang would be able to defeat Zhao Yan, thanks to Jiang Mingzi's gift of a treasure over a thousand years.

But what if?

One cannot rely too much on the inertia of the plot; no matter what, one must at least have a trump card to deal with unexpected changes.

Fortunately, Xia has cultivated himself all the way to this point entirely through his own efforts.

He looked at the 1393 lottery points he had left and felt resigned.

I'll endure the bitterness of rebirth, and bear the infamy myself.

Kill one to make 1500, then I'll use it to buy some lottery tickets.

Xia Chuan relied on his sense of smell to navigate through the alleyways.

"I remember there should be a Nirvana Corpse around here..."

Because the metabolism of the dead has stopped, they have a distinctly different smell compared to the living.

Because the Nirvana Corpses had consumed the life force of living beings, they inevitably carried a peculiar bloody smell that Xia Chuan couldn't quite describe.

Thanks to the physical attributes granted by the [Heaven and Tyrant], Xia Chuan was able to easily track down the Nirvana Corpse.

They are even more perceptive than most seekers of the Dharma at short distances.

"Oh, found it."

Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes, but this taste—

"So close to me?"

At the same time, behind Xia Chuan, a Nirvana Corpse with a human head and a cat's body suddenly flashed a fierce light in its eyes.

Having gone without food for several days, this Nirvana Corpse was extremely hungry.

His greedy eyes were fixed on Xia Chuan, and he cursed inwardly.

That damned Zhao Yan, setting up some bullshit rule that Nirvana Corpses can't take the life force of children and women.

Fortunately, this hothead actually trespassed into my territory.

Judging from their faces, they were from out of town, probably here to make a living.

It's perfect, not many people would care if I died here.

Killing you wouldn't break Zhao Yan's rules!

Using its nimble cat-like body, it leaped across walls and rooftops, silently climbing onto the eaves above Xia Chuan's head.

Then, it leaped down.

He let out a strange, cackling laugh.

"You can only blame your bad luck, kid!"

Upon hearing Nirvana Corpse's words, Xia Chuan seemed to realize something and hurriedly turned around.

He hurriedly stretched out his left hand, as if to grab the strange cat.

Nirvana Corpse was somewhat surprised—but its reaction was quick.

But he was just an ordinary person.

[Innate Supernatural Power: Transformation into Birds and Beasts]!

To Xia Chuan's astonishment, the cat-like body of the Nirvana Corpse suddenly shrank, its bones cracking and popping. In an instant, it shed its cat form and transformed into a strange bird the size of a kestrel.

The feathers were as black as ink, but the human head remained unchanged, looking ferocious and terrifying.

It deftly maneuvered in mid-air, dodging Xia Chuan's outstretched left hand, and pounced straight at Xia Chuan's face!

The Nirvana Corpse laughed wildly: "Watch me chop off your hands too!"

As it spoke, it rammed its head into the back of Xia Chuan's left hand—

"Bang."

The expected scene of blood splattering did not occur.

The Nirvana Corpse felt as if it had crashed into an iron wall, and the force of the recoil made its entire skeleton groan.

"What's going on?"

Xia Chuan looked at the little bird with a human head in his palm with great surprise.

It was about the size of a palm, furry, and still frantically flapping its wings, but it couldn't break free from those five iron-like fingers.

"This is the first time I've seen someone so proactive."

Since they've come to him so readily, Xia Chuan felt it would be impolite to refuse.

"Thank you for the gifts of nature."

He applied slight pressure with his palm.

"Pfft—"

Blood splattered everywhere, staining his palms red.

The human-headed, bird-bodied Nirvana corpse didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before it was turned into a pile of minced meat by sheer gripping force.

[Destroy the Lesser Supernatural Corpse, Lottery Points +120]

Xia Chuan casually flicked the blood off his hands and looked at the panel.

Lottery point: 1513.

enough.

He took a deep breath and silently recited in his mind:

[System, Skill Extraction, Preferred: Active Skills]

【Extracting...】

[Extraction complete.]

[Acquire Skill]

[Spirit Binding and Commanding] (Gold - Active):

Active (Cooldown: 30 days):

You can command captive animal spirits or remnants of human souls.