Chapter 1: Zhang Family's Sickly Child

  Updated in advance, went to bed early and got up early today, starting a new journey tomorrow.

  This sudden change left Zhang Cheng stunned, he couldn't understand why Xiang Tian would suddenly become like this, as if he had changed into a different person.

  "Good, good, good, your soul is so strong, just right for me to take advantage of, haha, it's really a case of 'treading on iron shoes without finding the place', and getting everything without any effort, haha......" At this time, Xiang Tian's almost crazy voice echoed in Zhang Cheng's mind again.

  At the same time, Zhang Cheng also felt that his control over his own body was becoming increasingly difficult, as if there was another force competing with him for control of his body.

  Moreover, he could clearly feel his consciousness slowly flowing away.

  "Xiang Tian, what do you want to do? Didn't we just get along well before?" Zhang Cheng didn't know what Xiang Tian was doing now, but he knew that if things continued like this, his ending would definitely be tragic.

  "What do I want to do?" Xuan Tian sneered and said, "Didn't I tell you before? It's to absorb your soul, not just some of it, but all of it. Then, I'll seize your body and make you a part of mine. Heh heh, now you know what I really want to do!"

  "Do you want to erase my consciousness and then replace it with yours?" Zhang Cheng finally understood what Xiang Tian wanted to do, and his heart couldn't help but feel a chill.

  Once one's consciousness disappears, then oneself is no longer oneself, and perhaps even the opportunity for reincarnation will be lost.

  "Haha, clever, really one point and through, the soul is also very strong, it's a good material for learning to refine the elixir. If I didn't need your body, I wouldn't mind you dying at all. It's not my fault that you're so stupid and easily believed me." Xiang Tian said with a smile.

  "You can't do this, I'm the one who saved your life. If you kill me, you'll be punished by heaven!" Zhang Cheng was afraid, not because he feared death - he had died once before - but because he feared that if he died again, he wouldn't even have a chance to reincarnate.

  "Lifesaver? Haha, haha……" Xiang Tian laughed and then said: "Don't talk nonsense, have you forgotten my nickname? My nickname is Danmo, this isn't something that was casually given. Alright, your words are too much, disappear!"

  As soon as Xiang Tian's voice fell, Zhang Cheng felt his brain suddenly sink, and the scene in front of him began to distort. His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and his eyes became extremely sour.

  "Can't sleep, can't sleep!" Zhang Cheng knew that once he closed his eyes, he would disappear from this world forever, so he couldn't close them.

  At the same time, he began to regret it in his heart. Why did he believe him at first? He didn't expect that today he had just escaped from the wolf's mouth and was like a tiger's den. This time, it was really over.

  It's just that Zhang Cheng is a bit regretful that before he died, he couldn't see his loved ones or Ouyang Qianyun again, and he felt reluctant to leave. At the same time, he ended up like this, and in his heart, there was also some unwillingness.

  But at this moment, he had no way to stop Xiang Tian anymore, and could only lie there quietly, waiting for the darkness to completely engulf himself.

  "Hmm, you young man's good fortune is indeed not shallow, having such a lovely and clever red beauty by your side. Heh heh, but soon it will be my gain." Xiang Tian had devoured most of Zhang Cheng's soul, and from the memories he obtained, he learned about Ouyang Qianyun's existence, and thus said this sentence.

  "...You..." Hearing Xiang Tian's words, Zhang Cheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, and involuntarily thought of Ouyang Qianyun's innocent and beautiful face.

  "No way, I won't die like this. Even if I'm going to die, I'll take you with me." Zhang Cheng suddenly found the strength from somewhere and sat up straight from the ground.

  However, at this moment his head was very heavy and painful, so he subconsciously performed the first seal of "Mizong Daxinyin": the unmoving Mingwang seal, wanting to use it to suppress the pain.

  Because in his past life, when he was suffering, he got used to using the Unmoving Bright King Seal to relieve his suffering, and it had a very good effect.

  Moreover, after decades of use, he had already formed a habit, and it was precisely this habit that saved his life.

  It was just an instant, and he felt that his dizziness had somewhat lightened, his thoughts slowly recovered, became clear, and at the same time, the tearing pain from the depths of his soul also slowly subsided.

  "Hmm! What's going on?" At the same time, Xiang Tian also sensed that something was off, because his absorption of Zhang Cheng's soul had suddenly slowed down, as if it was being blocked by some kind of power.

  And in just a few breaths' time, he found that he was unable to continue devouring Zhang Cheng's soul, not even a bit.

  At this moment, Zhang Cheng's soul was only a tiny part of it, like a mouthful that could be swallowed in one gulp. However, this small mouthful was as hard as steel, and he couldn't swallow it no matter how hard he tried.

  "There's a way." Zhang Cheng heard Xiang Tian's shout, his eyes lit up, and then with the idea of trying it out, his hands suddenly changed, and the second seal of the Mahavairocana Great Mudra, the Golden Wheel Seal, was formed by Zhang Cheng.

  "Ah——" Just as Zhang Cheng was about to unleash a massive Vajra Seal, he heard a blood-curdling scream in his mind that was comparable to the sound of slaughtering a pig. The voice was filled with agony, making anyone who heard it feel pain.

  However, at this moment Zhang Cheng fell into a strange situation, in which he was not moved by external objects. At the same time, Zhang Cheng also felt a surge of energy condensing from all around and merging into his body's meridians, strengthening the true energy he had just cultivated.

  Moreover, he also felt that his slowly fading consciousness was also recovering at this time, and his spirit was much better than before.

  "Stop it, stop it, or I'll kill you, ah..." Xiang Tian was now rampaging inside Zhang Cheng's body, wailing incessantly as if he had suffered some inhuman treatment.

  At this moment, Xiang Tian's situation can be described as "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory", he just missed the last step to successfully revive.

  But this last little step was like a chasm between him and success, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get past it.

  Moreover, what's even more depressing for him is not this point, but that he can't continue to devour Zhang Cheng's soul, and instead his own soul starts being sucked back by Zhang Cheng.

  The most fatal thing was that Zhang Cheng's speed of devouring him was three points faster than when he had devoured Zhang Cheng before. In the blink of an eye, he, who was still in the advantageous position, had completely become at a disadvantage. This dramatic change made it really hard for him to accept.

  Zhang Cheng didn't take Xiang Tian's threat seriously. Although he had limited life experience, he understood the principle of taking advantage of someone when they're down.

  It seems that Xiang Tian also sensed Zhang Cheng's thoughts and didn't dare to shout, immediately fleeing in a hurry, he was clear that if things continued like this, he would undoubtedly die.

  However, Zhang Cheng knew that Xiang Tian was not a good person to deal with. If he didn't thoroughly kill him, it would be equivalent to leaving a time bomb by his side. With the slightest carelessness, he might be turned against and killed by Xiang Tian instead.

  So Zhang Cheng did not intend to let He Tian off and directly pursued and killed him, only stopping when he had been killed.

  "Stop it at once! If you don't stop, don't blame me for being impolite!" Xiang Tian saw that Zhang Cheng had no intention of letting him off, and he became somewhat flustered.

  He was a timid person, otherwise he would not have survived in a desperate situation after his failure to cross the calamity.

  Now he doesn't know what method Zhang Cheng used to counterattack him, but it's clear that if he gets caught, he's really done for.

  "Hmph, do you think I'll believe you? Today, you must die." Zhang Cheng no longer believed in Xiang Tian's words. He was now embracing the idea of going down together with Xiang Tian. Would he change his mind just because of Xiang Tian's threats? Especially when he had the upper hand.

  "Xie Tian heard Zhang Cheng's determination and silently cursed in his heart."

  Now even if he had a way to make Zhang Cheng just, his soul strength could no longer support it at this moment. So, under helplessness, he could only return along the original route and returned to the ring again to avoid the storm.