“Come here,” the millennium-old female ghost beckoned to Shui Miao. “I’ll directly implant those memories into you. I need to focus on dealing with those Golden Immortals and don’t have time to chat with you.”
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Shui Miao, wary of the ancient female ghost, shook his head. “I won’t easily trust you unless you first return my placenta and baby hair.”
“You… you truly don’t need my help anymore?”
The female ghost’s expression turned serious.
Shui Miao coldly replied, “I’ve never needed your help. You only bring me trouble. I prefer straightforwardness and honesty. Even if there’s a massive injustice, I’ll bear it alone.”
“Fine! Don’t you dare regret this!”
Suddenly, the female ghost waved her hand. The lid of the millennium-old bronze coffin flew open, and something bloody landed directly on Shui Miao.
This mass was bloody and fleshy, quite large.
“After so long, why are these still bloody?” Shui Miao doubted the authenticity of the placenta and even questioned whether this was truly his.
“Believe it or not, I don’t have time to play with you!”
The female ghost grew impatient, as the battle outside was turning increasingly against her.
Shui Miao frowned. To uncover the truth, he had no choice but to risk his life.
Immediately, Shui Miao approached the female ghost. She pointed at his temple with her finger, transmitting a massive amount of memories into him.
Then, the female ghost entered the coffin, and the lid automatically closed.
Shui Miao sat cross-legged beside the placenta, recalling these memories.
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The volume of memories was immense, starting from when Chen Yiren was twenty.
It turned out that his father Chen Yiren’s background was also tragic. His mother died in childbirth, and his father, a man deeply devoted to love, abandoned Chen Yiren in grief and committed suicide. From then on, Chen Yiren grew up in his uncle’s home. His uncle’s family was poor, with two children already, and Chen Yiren barely survived until age three when he fell seriously ill. His uncle cried half the night and, with a heavy heart, left Chen Yiren on the city streets, hiding in the shadows, covering his mouth to stifle his sobs, hoping that Chen Yiren would be lucky enough to be picked up by a wealthy family who would treat his illness and raise him to adulthood.
Indeed, Chen Yiren was picked up by a wealthy lady who had been childless for many years.
This wealthy lady cared deeply for Chen Yiren, spending money to treat his illness and devoting herself to his care, raising him to age thirteen. However, good fortune didn’t last long. The master of the house went bankrupt due to failed business ventures, and the entire family fled to Zhonghai City. The master was beaten to death by debt collectors, and the wealthy lady fell ill. At thirteen, Chen Yiren had to pay off debts while caring for his adoptive mother, living an extremely difficult life.
Chen Yiren wasn’t afraid of hardship or beatings, and his strong willpower moved the millennium-old female ghost.
So, the female ghost transformed into a pitiful, starving old woman begging Chen Yiren for food. Despite his own hunger, Chen Yiren gave his portion to the old woman.
The old woman asked, “You’re starving yourself, why still give food to me?”
Without hesitation, Chen Yiren replied, “I know the feeling of hunger, so I can’t bear to see others starve.”
This simple answer deeply touched the female ghost.
She revealed her true form, offering to become Chen Yiren’s master and help him improve his life and gain wealth.
At that time, Chen Yiren desperately needed money, so he naturally wanted wealth and readily agreed.
From then on, with the female ghost’s help, Chen Yiren quickly turned his life around and became wealthy.
In fact, the name Chen Yiren was given to him by the female ghost.
After gaining wealth, Chen Yiren didn’t forget the poor, often doing good deeds and helping the needy. With the female ghost’s assistance, Chen Yiren created miracles in the business world, becoming a top entrepreneur.
But one day, Chen Yiren died in a car accident.
The female ghost knew that Chen Yiren’s lifespan was not yet complete, and he should have lived to over ninety. So she secretly investigated and found out that it was actually the Spirit General deliberately killing Chen Yiren to strike at her. The Spirit General even sent a subordinate to the mortal world to entice Liu Hongmei, taking the newborn Shui Miao and selling him all the way to Northern Jiangsu, choosing Chen Jianguo, a man with a wretched fate, to adopt him, intending to torment Shui Miao to death.
The female ghost killed that immortal, appeared in Xiong Ying’s dream, teaching her the method of cultivating the Five Elements’ Yin and Yang energies to pass on to Shui Miao in the future. She also used her true essence to transform Shui Miao’s body, replacing his mortal bones with immortal bones, allowing him gradually to absorb the world’s spiritual energy and laying the foundation for future cultivation.
This was also why Shui Miao’s cultivation progressed so rapidly.
Since then, Chen Yiren’s soul followed the female ghost in arduous cultivation.
Yang Min’s body was weak, but though she became a vegetative patient, Chen Yiren’s soul always accompanied her.
With Chen Yiren’s secret help, Chen Meiling also became young and accomplished, her business growing larger and larger.
However, Shui Miao’s personality was too stubborn, hating evil fiercely, and when enraged, he could be extremely cruel, which greatly worried the female ghost and Chen Yiren. Helplessly, the female ghost lent the Illusory Demon Mirror to Chen Yiren, allowing him to change Shui Miao’s world. Chen Yiren was bold; he first gave Shui Miao ample room to develop, even indulging in romance, and after understanding Shui Miao’s character, he attempted to change him. Thus, the events following Shui Miao’s awakening occurred. Seeing Shui Miao gradually mature, Chen Yiren finally felt reassured and ascended to immortality. But soon after, Shui Miao brought even greater trouble to the female ghost.
Upon learning all this, Shui Miao was shocked.
All the questions were resolved!
The female ghost wasn’t evil at all; she had actually saved the Chen family.
Shui Miao suddenly understood, as if awakening from a dream.
He quickly pushed aside the bloody mass and discovered an infant skeleton inside!
“This was my former mortal body!?”
Shui Miao was stunned, all his doubts and suspicions instantly dispelled by these memories.
Could this still be fake? Could this still be a conspiracy?
Shui Miao desperately tried to find reasons to prove these memories were part of a plot but found no justification at all.
This was clearly the truth!
The placenta, baby hair, and skeleton had originally been inside the millennium bronze coffin, nourished by yin energy, so they remained fresh and tender.
Now, under the effect of air, these items began to darken and change color as their yin energy dissipated.
“Boom!”
“Hahahaha… Female ghost of a thousand years, now see where you can run. You’re ours now!”
A loud noise sounded as Chi Futuo was violently thrown into the cave, his entire body engulfed in flames, yet he gritted his teeth and didn’t utter a sound.
A tall, muscular Golden Immortal wielding a massive axe roared loudly, rushing straight toward the millennium bronze coffin.
“Could this be the Three Flavors Fire!?”
Shui Miao saw the fire on Chi Futuo’s body flickering like a living creature and immediately thought of the Three Flavors Fire. Among the several Golden Immortals, there indeed was one dressed like a red monkey, holding a red gourd in his hand.
There were four Golden Immortals. Two were supporting the White Robe Golden Immortal, whose immortal energy was nearly depleted. However, another Golden Immortal had used silver needles to stimulate acupoints, rescuing him from the illusion.
No matter how powerful Chi Futuo was, he couldn’t match the strength of five Golden Immortals.
Previously, Chi Futuo’s ability to rescue the millennium female ghost from the Spirit General’s camp was largely due to the Spirit General intentionally letting the female ghost go.
“Get out of the way!”
The axe-wielding Golden Immortal kicked toward Shui Miao, who quickly dodged backward.
“Crack!”
The Golden Immortal’s foot landed on Shui Miao’s placenta, baby hair, and mortal bones, crushing them into pieces.
“What disgusting stuff! How revolting!”
The axe-wielding Golden Immortal only noticed he had stepped on something and lifted his foot, feeling disgusted.
“This is placenta and a child’s bones. Could it be… could this millennium female ghost have a habit of eating people?” The red monkey-dressed Golden Immortal quickly picked up a bone to examine and sniff it. Suddenly, he turned around and instantly appeared beside Shui Miao, sniffing his body again. “Hmm? There’s something strange. Those placenta and bones were from this kid. His soul carries the same scent. Yet his soul also has the scent of immortal bones. Could he be a child born from an immortal and a mortal? Was his body eaten by this millennium female ghost, leaving only his soul?”
“That might be the case. He’s very pitiful. I saw him with disciples from our Jade Void Sect,” the Black Robe Golden Immortal nodded, feeling sympathy for Shui Miao. A person with immortal bones reduced to such a state was truly pitiable.
The White Robe Golden Immortal weakly pointed at the millennium bronze coffin and said, “Junior brothers, quickly capture this millennium female ghost. She’s cunning and full of tricks. If you delay any longer, she might escape.”
“Escape? We have five of us, and besides, she’s already seriously injured.”
The Golden Hammer Twin Immortal was about to step forward.
The axe-wielding Golden Immortal raised his hand and said in a deep voice, “Third Senior Brother, let me handle this small matter.”
“Young fellow, don’t just stand there like a fool. You have some connection to immortality, and we won’t harm you. Hurry and get out of here,” the red monkey-shaped Golden Immortal quickly moved Shui Miao behind the group of immortals, beside the White Robe Golden Immortal.
“Bang!”
The axe-wielding Golden Immortal swung his axe in a full arc. Although the bronze coffin wasn’t damaged, the Seven Stars golden light on the coffin flashed, pushing him back several steps. If not for his companions supporting him, he would have fallen hard.
“This… this… this coffin is a treasure!”
The Golden Immortal’s hands trembled, and he could barely hold his axe.
“Let me use the Three Flavors Fire to burn it!”
The red monkey-shaped Golden Immortal immediately moved to a distance from the bronze coffin, releasing the Three Flavors Fire to surround it. With a crackling sound, the surrounding yin energy was instantly burned away by the Three Flavors Fire, vanishing without a trace.
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