"Actually, the South Sea Sword Demon and the Xuanwu King are the same kind of people; they would do anything to achieve their goals. They won't change their ways because of a mere promise. Perhaps they are just here to break through, but what they will do after that, no one knows!"
The Old Spirit Sparrow King sighed, saying softly.
"Alas, it seems we can only leave it to fate now!"
The Flying Tiger King also sighed. Their cultivation was no match for the South Sea Sword Demon.
With a "bang," the protective shield of the Youdu Prison was smashed by the South Sea Sword Demon, and Bai Shumin's body instantly appeared before Lu Yang.
"Lu Yang, I miss you. Why haven't you come to see me?"
The South Sea Sword Demon stood before Lu Yang, deliberately using Bai Shumin's tone to look at Lu Yang.
"Stop pretending in front of me. I already know your identity. You are the South Sea Sword Demon. I didn't expect you to be so despicable, to have seized Bai Shumin's body!"
Lu Yang looked at the South Sea Sword Demon, his eyes almost spitting fire.
"I had no choice. I was internally injured after the battle with the Xuanwu King yesterday. If I hadn't seized this woman's body, I would be dead by now. But this woman is truly a rare ice spirit body, a one-in-a-million. With her body, my internal injuries will heal quickly. Now I need to enter the dungeon to break through. You'd better not disturb me. After I break through, I will personally kill the Xuanwu King!"
"I will never forget what I promised you!"
"Alright, I'm leaving now!"
After the South Sea Sword Demon finished speaking, he vanished. But Lu Yang knew that he had entered the dungeon.
However, the magic array of the dungeon had been broken, and it was now impossible to seal the South Sea Sword Demon again.
"What do we do now?"
The Flying Tiger King asked the Old Spirit Sparrow King.
"Alas, let him be. This situation is beyond our control now!"
"We can only hope that the South Sea Sword Demon truly does as he says and can kill the Xuanwu King after his breakthrough, along with the demons behind the Xuanwu King!"
The Old Spirit Sparrow King shook his head helplessly. He had no other options.
Lu Yang, however, sensed that Bai Shumin's soul was still alive within her body, not directly annihilated by the South Sea Sword Demon. Instead, one body housed two souls. It was just that the South Sea Sword Demon's soul was too powerful, and Bai Shumin's soul could only exist in a corner, watching the South Sea Sword Demon act recklessly, but being powerless to stop him.
"Soul-seizing techniques? I think I saw something like this in the Ancient Medical Arts. If I cultivate this soul-seizing technique, I can help Bai Shumin seize control?"
"Then, sealing the South Sea Sword Demon's soul within Bai Shumin's body would also be a good plan!"
With this thought, Lu Yang's eyes sharpened. He then entered an open space and, instead of cultivating his martial arts, began to practice the soul-seizing techniques from the Ancient Medical Arts.
The Ancient Medical Arts were vast and profound, not just in medical skills but encompassing everything. When Lu Yang had first read them, he thought many things were superstitions, but now he realized they were all immensely useful great techniques. And this soul-seizing technique was merely an ordinary method within the Ancient Medical Arts.
"Could this lead directly to the Landed Immortal realm?"
Lu Yang solidified his resolve to cultivate the Ancient Medical Arts upon this realization. Previously, he had been practicing the Eighteen Forms of the Black Dragon, which primarily focused on body refinement and did not significantly boost his cultivation. Lu Yang's cultivation advancement was entirely due to his good fortune, absorbing Watanabe Ichiro's spiritual energy in the Shinto Shrine in Nan Du, Japan, and then merging the cultivation techniques of two major families. This led him to his current Human Immortal cultivation.
However, the Ancient Medical Arts made Lu Yang feel that if he cultivated them properly, his achievements would not be limited to the Human Immortal realm but would reach higher, become stronger, and attain an unprecedented state.
"Good, from now on, I will cultivate the Ancient Medical Arts and first master the soul-seizing technique!"
With that, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate the Ancient Medical Arts.
The soul-seizing technique recorded in the Ancient Medical Arts involved using a secret method to strengthen the soul. No matter how high one's cultivation, if their soul was not particularly strong, they could be seized and controlled by a powerful soul. The problem Bai Shumin was facing now was that her soul was too weak. If not for the fact that her body still retained some of its original consciousness, the South Sea Sword Demon would have long ago annihilated Bai Shumin's soul.
However, this consciousness would not last long. Lu Yang had to strengthen Bai Shumin's soul as quickly as possible so that she could regain control of her body.
Lu Yang began to cultivate according to the information provided in the Ancient Medical Arts. This also required many spirit herbs as aids, which Lu Yang had entrusted to Lu Tianfeng to collect for him.
The Youdu Prison was a place particularly suited for the growth of spirit herbs. Although it was now destroyed, many spirit herbs had grown there previously. These spirit herbs had been collected by Lu Tianfeng and were now being used for Lu Yang.
In three days, Lu Yang had successfully cultivated the soul-strengthening technique. Now, he needed to assist in alchemy and refine these spiritual pills, which, when consumed by Bai Shumin's soul, would empower it. Coupled with the soul-strengthening technique he would transmit to Bai Shumin, she would naturally be able to absorb the full medicinal power of these pills, allowing her soul to grow rapidly.
Of course, all Lu Yang could do was prepare everything he could. As for whether Bai Shumin would have the opportunity, Lu Yang did not know. After all, the South Sea Sword Demon was too powerful, and his soul would naturally not be weak. Any slight movement from Bai Shumin would be discovered by the South Sea Sword Demon. Whether it would be successful could only be left to fate.
"Shumin, I still hope you can survive and continue to be my secretary!"
Lu Yang said softly, taking out all the spirit herbs to begin his cultivation.
Lu Yang was already adept at alchemy. After two days and two nights of refining, he had successfully produced three Spirit Transformation Pills. These three pills could significantly strengthen Bai Shumin's soul, but only if all the pills were absorbed by her soul.
Five days had passed by this time, but there was no movement from the dungeon of the Youdu Prison. It was evident that the South Sea Sword Demon was actively breaking through and had no time to bother with Lu Yang's affairs.
Meanwhile, in another blessed land, a young man resembling a scholar sat cross-legged in a cave, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy that flowed inexhaustibly into his body.