Chapter 508: Contest of Magic (Part 5)

The thousand-year-old female ghost suddenly had another brilliant idea. Now that the Golden Immortals’ attention was drawn to Shui Miao, this was the perfect moment for her to attempt a counterattack or escape.

Although she was severely injured and powerless to resist, she still had one formidable countermeasure left.

That was to make Chi Buddha self-destruct his Dharma body.

Chi Buddha was a Buddha-infant born from cultivation, a puppet the thousand-year-old female ghost had subdued using special magic, and he had also cultivated a self-destruction technique.

When necessary, at her command, Chi Buddha would explode without hesitation, surely inflicting grave damage upon the Golden Immortals.

However, Shui Miao was still outside.

Shui Miao’s soul had rapidly transformed and grown stronger after consuming the immortal pill. Unfortunately, his soul contained not even a trace of Soul Devouring Power at this moment.

Shui Miao wanted to help the thousand-year-old female ghost.

Regarding that past memory, whether it was real or fake, Shui Miao did not want to betray his own conscience.

Even if it was fake, he had accepted it.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Shui Miao suddenly said, “I also know a formation that can be used against that thousand-year-old bronze coffin!”

“You know formations?”

Bai Yu, the white-robed Golden Immortal, felt a stirring in his heart.

“No way. You’re so young, do you even know what formations are?”

“No.”

“We don’t believe it either!”

The other Golden Immortals shook their heads, but the fiery monkey Golden Immortal said, “You say you know formations? Then show us a bit of your skill!”

“Fine, but I’ll need your cooperation.”

Shui Miao looked around at everyone, not bothering to ask if they agreed. He immediately started inquiring about what elemental powers each of them specialized in. After understanding their abilities, he arranged them around the thousand-year-old bronze coffin, asking them to channel their immortal energy so he could guide and control the formation.

Shui Miao intended to channel immortal energy using the mutual generation of the five elements to help the thousand-year-old female ghost recover from her injuries.

The Golden Immortals paid little attention to the heavily injured female ghost, only eager to see Shui Miao’s formation.

Of course, in the eyes of these Golden Immortals, Shui Miao was merely a child, someone they could kill with a single finger.

“Begin!”

Standing not far from the thousand-year-old bronze coffin, Shui Miao asked the Golden Immortals to channel their immortal energy for him to direct.

The Golden Immortals exchanged glances before each sending out a stream of immortal energy.

Seeing that all the Golden Immortals were so casual in their actions, Shui Miao suddenly realized he had miscalculated.

“Oh no!”

“I treated them like those ghost generals. Ghost generals have low cultivation and always use their full power when they act. But these are all Golden Immortals, who only need to use a tiny bit of their energy. If they discover what I’m doing to help the thousand-year-old female ghost, I’m definitely dead! What should I do now?”

Shui Miao suddenly froze.

Inside the thousand-year-old bronze coffin, the thousand-year-old female ghost sensed Shui Miao’s every move and suddenly guessed his intentions!

“Could it be… he wants to help me?”

“He doesn’t know much about geomancy. The only thing he can control is some basic energy manipulation. He must be trying to use the Golden Immortals’ energy to heal me. But he’s aware of the great risk involved, which is why he hesitated!”

“He really is as emotional and righteous as his father was!”

“No, I can’t let him take such a risk!”

The thousand-year-old female ghost’s thoughts raced, deeply moved by Shui Miao.

Originally, she had not yet decided to sacrifice Chi Buddha, but now, for Shui Miao’s sake, she was determined to go all out.

At the same time, Shui Miao had also made up his mind.

Suddenly, Shui Miao channeled the immortal energy, using the mutual generation of the five elements to direct it toward the thousand-year-old bronze coffin.

“What are you doing?”

Bai Yu immediately stopped channeling his immortal energy.

The other Golden Immortals also stopped.

But Shui Miao had already directed a stream of energy directly into the bronze coffin.

At this moment, the coffin was still being burned by the Three Realms’ True Fire.

Suddenly, the coffin trembled violently. Its lid flew open, and a powerful suction instantly pulled Shui Miao inside. Immediately after, the lid shut tight. The Golden Immortals saw Chi Buddha suddenly stand up, laughing maniacally as his body rapidly expanded.

“Hahahahaha…”

“What is he doing?”

“Has he gone mad?”

“No good! He seems to be about to self-destruct his Buddha-infant body!”

“What! A Buddha-infant body is even more precious than an immortal body. How could he bear to do this?”

The Golden Immortals panicked, astonished beyond belief. After all, when an immortal dies, their immortal soul remains, able to be reborn through reincarnation. Self-destruction meant losing everything—only a fool would do such a thing.

“My lady, I return my life to you. Hahaha…”

“Boom!”

Chi Buddha’s Buddha-infant body suddenly exploded. The golden, violent, and malevolent energy from the explosion wildly assaulted the Golden Immortals’ immortal bodies. This terrifying malevolence left the Golden Immortals powerless to resist. The immortal energy within their bodies became turbulent and violent as well. Bai Yu, already weakened from expending too much energy, could no longer contain it. “Boom!” His immortal body exploded!

“Ahh…”

The black-robed Golden Immortal, Yintianhou, let out a scream of agony and exploded as well.

One after another, the chain of explosions made the cave even more chaotic, the malevolent energy growing thicker and more oppressive.

The millennial female ghost suddenly had another clever idea. Now that the Golden Immortals’ attention was drawn to Shui Miao, this was the perfect opportunity for her to attempt a counterattack or escape.

Although she was severely injured and powerless to resist, she still possessed a formidable countermeasure.

That was to make the Infatuated Buddha self-destruct his Dharma body.

The Infatuated Buddha was a transformed Buddhist infant, a puppet the millennial female ghost had subdued using special magic, and he had also cultivated the art of self-destruction.

At a critical moment, with just one command from the millennial female ghost, the Infatuated Buddha would self-destruct without hesitation, certainly severely injuring the Golden Immortals.

However, Shui Miao was still outside.

Shui Miao’s soul was rapidly transforming and gaining strength due to consuming the immortal elixir, but unfortunately, at this moment, there was not a trace of soul-devouring power left in his soul.

Shui Miao wanted to help the millennial female ghost.

Whether the previous memories were real or false, Shui Miao did not want to betray his conscience.

Even if it was all false, Shui Miao was willing to accept it.

As his thoughts raced, Shui Miao suddenly said, “I know another formation that can deal with that millennial bronze coffin!”

“You know formations?”

The white-robed Golden Immortal Bai Yu was intrigued.

“Impossible, you’re so young. Do you even know what a formation is?”

“No way.”

“I don’t believe it either!”

The other Golden Immortals shook their heads in disbelief, but the Golden Immortal Fire Monkey said, “You claim you know formations? Then show us what you can do.”

“Alright, but I’ll need your cooperation.”

Shui Miao glanced at everyone and, without waiting for their agreement, immediately began asking about the attributes of their immortal powers. Once he understood, he had them position themselves around the millennial bronze coffin and channel their immortal power, allowing him to guide and control the formation.

Shui Miao intended to harness their immortal power using a Five Elements mutual generation formation to help the millennial female ghost recover from her injuries.

The Golden Immortals paid no attention to the severely injured millennial female ghost, focusing solely on Shui Miao’s formation.

Of course, in the eyes of these Golden Immortals, Shui Miao was nothing more than a child—someone they could kill with a single finger.

“Let’s begin!”

Shui Miao stood not far from the millennial bronze coffin, instructing the Golden Immortals to channel their immortal power so he could direct it.

The Golden Immortals exchanged glances and each released a stream of immortal power.

Seeing how casually the Golden Immortals were acting, Shui Miao suddenly realized he had miscalculated.

“This is bad!”

“I mistook them for those ghost generals. The ghost generals had low cultivation and would exert their full power when using their skills. But these are all Golden Immortals—they only need to use a tiny fraction of their power. If they discover I’m helping the millennial female ghost, I’m as good as dead! What should I do? What can I do now?”

Shui Miao suddenly froze.

Inside the millennial bronze coffin, the millennial female ghost sensed Shui Miao’s every move and suddenly guessed his intentions.

“Could it be… he wants to help me?”

“His knowledge of feng shui formations is limited, and the only thing he’s mastered is some superficial energy manipulation. He must be trying to use the Golden Immortals’ power to heal me, but he’s hesitating because of the immense risk!”

“He… he truly is as righteous and compassionate as his father!”

“No, I can’t let him take this risk!”

The millennial female ghost’s thoughts raced, deeply moved by Shui Miao.

Originally, she hadn’t fully decided to sacrifice the Infatuated Buddha, but now, for Shui Miao’s sake, she was determined to go all out.

At the same time, Shui Miao also made up his mind.

Suddenly, Shui Miao guided the immortal power using the Five Elements mutual generation method, directing it toward the millennial bronze coffin.

“What are you doing?”

Bai Yu immediately stopped channeling his immortal power.

The other Golden Immortals also halted.

But Shui Miao had already redirected a stream of immortal power, injecting it directly into the bronze coffin.

At that moment, the coffin was still burning with Samadhi True Fire.

Suddenly, the coffin shook violently, its lid flying open. A powerful suction force instantly pulled Shui Miao into the coffin, and the lid slammed shut. The Golden Immortals watched as the Infatuated Buddha suddenly stood up, laughing maniacally, his body growing larger and larger. “Hahahahaha…”

“What is he doing?”

“Is he insane?”

“Not good! It seems like he’s going to self-destruct his Buddhist infant body!”

“What? The Buddhist infant body is even more precious than an immortal body. How could he be willing to destroy it?”

The Golden Immortals panicked, simultaneously feeling incredulous. After all, when an immortal dies, their soul can still reincarnate, but self-destruction would erase everything. Only a fool would choose to self-destruct.

“Your Majesty, I return my life to you, hahaha…”

“Boom!”

The Infatuated Buddha’s Buddhist infant body suddenly exploded. The violent, golden aura of self-destruction madly eroded the Golden Immortals’ immortal bodies. This terrifying, ferocious energy left them powerless to resist, and the immortal power within them churned violently, becoming equally ferocious. Bai Yu, already severely depleted, failed to suppress it. With a “boom,” his immortal body exploded!

“Ah…”

The black-robed Golden Immortal Yin Tianhou let out a agonized scream and also exploded!

The consecutive self-destructions made the cavern even more chaotic, the ferocious energy growing denser.

The remaining Golden Immortals could only rely on their magical artifacts to desperately hold on.

The violent energy even extinguished the Samadhi True Fire burning on the millennial bronze coffin.

Inside the millennial bronze coffin, Shui Miao saw a woman dressed in bright red robes with a red cloth covering her head, lying inside the coffin. She seemed dead, yet she didn’t look like a corpse at all—more like a living person asleep. Her attire resembled that of a bride preparing for marriage, and judging by her figure and the fairness of her hands, she appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old.

Beside her, the millennial female ghost sat cross-legged opposite Shui Miao. After absorbing the immortal energy, she suddenly opened her eyes and urgently asked Shui Miao, “Why did you do this? Weren’t you afraid they would capture you and use you as ingredients for alchemy?”

“I just wanted a clear conscience.”

Shui Miao shook his head, though inwardly he felt somewhat resentful. His sacrifice this time was too great. These Golden Immortals were supposed to nurture him together, yet he had sided with a female ghost who had been using and deceiving him all along. He truly wondered if it was worth it.

“Good! Since you can say that, from now on, I will treat you as my own child.”

The millennial female ghost, having regained some strength from the immortal power, flipped her hand and produced a pitch-black mirror. She then flew out of the millennial bronze coffin with Shui Miao. Before the remaining Golden Immortals could react, she immediately used the black mirror to capture the severely injured Golden Immortal Jin Taian, who wielded twin crimson hammers, and Xiong Gang, who carried the Sky-Splitting Axe.

Just as she was about to capture the Fire Monkey, he threw his Mystical Fire Heaven and Earth Gourd at her, releasing a massive amount of Samadhi True Fire. By the time the millennial female ghost suppressed the gourd, the Fire Monkey had already fled.

“Shui Miao, this is no place to stay. More experts from the Yuxu Sect will arrive soon. Let’s go to the Rakshasa Realm for refuge now.”

The millennial female ghost waved her hand, storing the millennial bronze coffin, then grabbed Shui Miao’s arm and directly employed ghost escape techniques, instantly teleporting to the gates of the underworld…

The violent, malevolent energy even extinguished the Three Realms’ True Fire burning on the thousand-year-old bronze coffin.

Inside the coffin, Shui Miao saw a woman dressed in a bright red robe, her head covered with a red cloth, lying inside. She seemed dead, yet she looked more like a sleeping person—alive rather than a corpse. Her attire resembled that of a bride-to-be, and judging from her youthful figure and soft, white hands, she appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old.

Beside him, the thousand-year-old female ghost, seated opposite Shui Miao, had absorbed some immortal energy and suddenly opened her eyes, urgently asking, “Why did you do that? Don’t you fear being captured and used as medicinal ingredients for pills?”

“I just wanted to follow my conscience.”

Shui Miao shook his head, feeling somewhat bitter inside. His sacrifice this time had been enormous. These Golden Immortals had been planning to cultivate him together, yet he had chosen to side with a female ghost who had always used and misled him. He truly didn’t know whether this was worth it.

“Good! You said that, from now on, I will regard you as my own child.”

The thousand-year-old female ghost, having regained some strength from the immortal energy, flipped her hand and took out a pitch-black mirror. She grabbed Shui Miao and flew out from the thousand-year-old bronze coffin. Before the remaining Golden Immortals could react, she immediately used the black mirror to trap the heavily injured Golden Immortal Jin Taian, who wielded twin golden hammers, and the axe-wielding Xiong Gang inside.

Just as she was about to trap the fiery monkey, the fiery monkey threw his Xuanhuo Qiankun Gourd at her, spewing out a massive amount of Three Realms’ True Fire. By the time she suppressed the gourd, the fiery monkey had already fled.

“Shui Miao, this place is no longer safe. More experts from the Yuxu Sect will arrive soon. We must go to the Realm of Rakshasa now.”

The millennium female ghost suddenly had another clever idea. Now that the attention of the Golden Immortals was drawn to Shui Miao, this was the perfect opportunity for her to attempt a counterattack or escape.

Although she was severely injured and powerless to resist, she still possessed a formidable countermeasure.

That was to make the Infatuated Buddha self-destruct his Dharma body.

The Infatuated Buddha was a transformed Buddhist infant, a puppet subdued by the millennium female ghost using special sorcery, and he had also cultivated the art of self-destruction.

At a critical moment, with just one command from the millennium female ghost, the Infatuated Buddha would self-destruct without hesitation, certainly severely injuring the Golden Immortals.

However, Shui Miao was still outside.

Shui Miao’s soul was rapidly transforming and gaining strength due to consuming the immortal elixir, but unfortunately, at this moment, there was not a trace of soul-devouring power left within it.

Shui Miao wanted to help the millennium female ghost.

Whether the previous memories were real or fake, Shui Miao did not want to betray his conscience.

Even if it was all false, Shui Miao was willing to accept it.

As his thoughts raced, Shui Miao suddenly said, “I know another formation that can deal with that millennium bronze coffin!”

“You know formations?”

The white-robed Golden Immortal Bai Yu was intrigued.

“Impossible! At such a young age, what could you possibly know about formations?”

“No way.”

“I don’t believe it either!”

The other Golden Immortals shook their heads in disbelief, but the Golden Immortal Fire Monkey said, “You claim you know formations? Then show us what you’ve got!”

“Alright, but I’ll need your cooperation.”

Shui Miao glanced at everyone and, without waiting for their agreement, immediately began asking about the attributes of their immortal powers. Once he understood, he had them position themselves around the millennium bronze coffin and channel their immortal power, allowing him to guide and control the formation.

Shui Miao intended to harness their immortal power using a Five Elements mutual generation formation to help the millennium female ghost recover from her injuries.

The Golden Immortals paid no heed to the severely injured millennium female ghost, focusing solely on Shui Miao’s formation.

Of course, in the eyes of these Golden Immortals, Shui Miao was nothing more than a mere child—someone they could crush with a single finger.

“Let’s begin!”

Shui Miao stood not far from the millennium bronze coffin, instructing the Golden Immortals to channel their immortal power so he could direct it.

The Golden Immortals exchanged glances and each released a stream of immortal power.

Seeing how casually the Golden Immortals were acting, Shui Miao suddenly realized he had miscalculated.

“This is bad!”

“I mistook them for those ghost generals. The ghost generals had low cultivation and would exert their full power when activating their skills. But these are all Golden Immortals—they only need to use a tiny fraction of their power. If they discover I’m helping the millennium female ghost, I’m as good as dead! What should I do? What can I do now?”

Shui Miao froze in panic.

Meanwhile, inside the millennium bronze coffin, the millennium female ghost sensed Shui Miao’s every move and suddenly guessed his intentions!

“Could it be… he’s trying to help me?”

“His knowledge of feng shui formations is limited, and the only thing he’s mastered is some superficial energy manipulation. He must be trying to use the Golden Immortals’ power to heal me, but he’s hesitated because of the immense risk involved!”

“He… he truly is as righteous and compassionate as his father!”

“No, I can’t let him take this risk!”

The millennium female ghost’s thoughts raced, deeply moved by Shui Miao.

Originally, she hadn’t fully resolved to sacrifice the Infatuated Buddha, but now, for Shui Miao’s sake, she was determined to go all out.

At the same time, Shui Miao also made up his mind.

Suddenly, Shui Miao guided the immortal power using the Five Elements mutual generation method, directing it toward the millennium bronze coffin.

“What are you doing?”

Bai Yu immediately stopped channeling his immortal power.

The other Golden Immortals also ceased their efforts.

But Shui Miao had already drawn a stream of immortal power and injected it directly into the bronze coffin.

At that moment, the coffin was still burning with Samadhi True Fire.

Abruptly, the coffin shook violently, its lid flying open. A powerful suction force instantly pulled Shui Miao into the coffin, and the lid slammed shut. The Golden Immortals watched as the Infatuated Buddha suddenly stood up, laughing maniacally, his body swelling larger and larger. “Hahahahaha…”

“What is he doing?”

“Is he insane?”

“Not good! It seems like he’s about to self-destruct his Buddhist infant body!”

“What? The Buddhist infant body is even more precious than an immortal body! How could he bear to destroy it?”

The Golden Immortals panicked, simultaneously baffled. After all, when an immortal dies, their soul can still reincarnate, but self-destruction would erase everything. Only a fool would choose self-destruction.

“Your Majesty, I return my life to you! Hahahaha…”

“Boom!”

The Infatuated Buddha’s Buddhist infant body suddenly exploded. The violent, golden, malevolent energy from the self-destruction wildly corroded the Golden Immortals’ immortal bodies. This terrifying, ferocious energy left them powerless to resist, and the immortal power within them grew turbulent and equally violent. Bai Yu, already severely depleted, failed to suppress it—”Boom!”—his immortal body exploded!

“Ah…”

The black-robed Golden Immortal Yin Tianhou let out a agonized scream and also exploded!

The consecutive self-destructions made the cavern even more chaotic, the malevolent energy growing denser and more intense.

The remaining Golden Immortals could only rely on their magical treasures to desperately hold on.

The violent, malevolent energy even extinguished the Samadhi True Fire burning on the millennium bronze coffin.

Inside the millennium bronze coffin, Shui Miao saw a woman dressed in bright red robes, with a red cloth covering her head, lying inside the coffin. She seemed dead, yet she looked nothing like a corpse—more like a living person peacefully asleep. Her attire suggested she was a bride preparing for marriage, and judging by her figure and the fairness of her hands, she appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old.

Beside her, the millennium female ghost sat cross-legged opposite Shui Miao. After absorbing the immortal energy, she suddenly opened her eyes and urgently asked Shui Miao, “Why did you do this? Weren’t you afraid they would capture you and use you as ingredients for alchemy?”

“I just wanted a clear conscience.”

Shui Miao shook his head, though inwardly he felt somewhat resentful. His sacrifice this time was immense—these Golden Immortals were supposed to nurture him together, yet he had sided with a female ghost who had been using and deceiving him all along. He truly wondered if it was worth it.

“Good! Since you can say that, from now on, I will treat you as my own child.”

The millennium female ghost, having regained some strength from the immortal power, flipped her hand and produced a pitch-black mirror. She then flew out of the millennium bronze coffin with Shui Miao. Before the remaining Golden Immortals could react, she immediately used the black mirror to capture the severely injured Golden Immortal Jin Taian, who wielded twin crimson hammers, and Xiong Gang, who carried the Sky-Splitting Axe.

Just as she was about to capture the Fire Monkey, he threw his Mystic Fire Heaven and Earth Gourd at her, releasing a massive burst of Samadhi True Fire. By the time the millennium female ghost suppressed the gourd, the Fire Monkey had already fled.

“Shui Miao, this is no place to linger. More experts from the Yuxu Sect will arrive soon. Let’s go to the Rakshasa Realm for refuge.”

The millennium female ghost waved her hand, storing the millennium bronze coffin, then grabbed Shui Miao’s arm and instantly teleported using ghost evasion techniques, arriving directly before the Gates of Hell…