Thinking of the Dumpling inside my belly, I couldn't help but feel hesitant, my fingers touching my stomach.

When I came here, I relied on the Ice Silkworm Gu, feeling that no matter who was sent by the Ten Thousand Poison Hall, I should be able to handle it.

Who would have known… the master of the Corpse Gu… would be such a non-human freak…

I suffered severe injuries, almost akin to Master Qingyang's level!

What's worse, Little Fatty ate a whole Spider Gu and fell into a deep sleep, almost like entering meditation.

If I wake him up rashly, not only will he not be able to help me, but he will also be critically rebounded against.

Seeing a hint of hesitation on my face, the woman's eyes glimmered with a purple light, and she actually began to use the Charm Technique, "Why don't we shake hands and make peace, turn hostility into friendship? There's no need for us to both suffer and fight to the death, right? Don't you want to know why I can perform the Yin Yang Life and Death Embroidery, and why… though not a monster, I still know the Charm Technique?"

"She won't end up both suffering, old monster, the old Taoist priest has been watching you for a long time," I said.

At that moment, Zhang Zidao's familiar voice suddenly rang in my ears.

I turned my head and saw a dirty old Taoist priest next to me, his eyebrows and nose frosted over, shivering from the cold.

He raised his large palm and grabbed my left shoulder.

Although his palm was frozen cold by the Ice Silkworm's chill, the Gang Qi he infused into my body was as warm as the sun. He smiled at me, showing his white teeth, "Good disciple, kill her, don't be soft-hearted, your master has your back."

"Yes." Empowered by Zhang Zidao, my entire being was filled with the old Taoist priest's robust and powerful energy.

Instantly, my confidence doubled, and I involuntarily responded with all my might. The six Mystic Winds were now twice as large as before.

The woman faltered and knelt to the ground, trembling, controlling the Jade Sword with her arms, "You dare to kill me?? I, Zhao Zheng, am the Daughter of the Immortal, and my father is… an Immortal! If you kill me, my father will surely avenge me and wipe out… everyone close to you…"

"Immortals reside in the Immortal Realm, and you, neither fully human nor monster, dare to claim to be an Immortal?"

Zhang Zidao, with utter disdain, dug at his earwax and scoffed mockingly.

Zhao Zheng, scorched, lay prostrate on the ground, barely maintaining a last shred of energy to protect herself, struggling bitterly, "The Charm Technique and Yin Yang Life and Death Embroidery are both transmitted from the Immortal Realm… I possess these two untransmittable arts. Su Wan, the country bumpkin, might not know this, but Zhang Zidao! Don't you know? Don't you still want to ascend?"

"Zhang… elder…" I looked at Zhang Zidao in astonishment.

Zhang Zidao's expression hardened, then he casually touched his nose, "Why are you looking at me? If it were before, I would definitely advise you to stop, but now my mentality… is more about letting things be, make your own decision."

"I…" In my heart, I thought that not for all the courage in the world would I dare to offend an Immortal. The force from Zhao Zheng, unlike anything I had ever seen, could it possibly be an Immortal's power?

Feeling cowardly inside, I thought of retracting my force, hoping to keep the peace for the time being.

Just as I was about to withdraw, Zhang Zidao chuckled, "Zhao Zheng wants to destroy Tianying Village because there's an Immortal Gu in the village. It's the only object in the world that can make someone an Immortal. If you let her go today, she'll definitely attack Tianying Village…"

"…" Although I knew Zhang Zidao was stirring the fire, inciting me to kill Zhao Zheng, my mind couldn't help but envision the village strewn with corpses.

Those people were innocent lives, and furthermore, they were my blood relatives.

Even at the risk of offending an Immortal and being doomed forever, I couldn't push them towards danger.

Zhao Zheng completely broke down, "Zhang Zidao!! How dare you, knowing full well I am the Daughter of an Immortal, a being who looks down upon all life! You, a mere human and the chief of the Mystic Sect Orthodox, not kneeling might be forgivable, but you… dare to act against an Immortal… kill… ah… ah… my… heart…"

Because of Zhang Zidao's provoking words, amidst extreme chaos, the sound of Zhao Zheng being burnt and screaming in agony seemed as if it came from a distant transition from the past.

It was very ethereal, very surreal…