57. Hidden Danger
Fighting against someone who knew the future was a truly tricky business.
Although, in a sense, she herself was in that category.
If the future predicted by the Heavenly Sin through the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt was in line with the book’s content, then the prophecy they received should have been that she would arrive here a month or two ago.
And then, she would gradually become the terrifying demonic sect leader, a sharp blade that would stir up the world.
In this process, what benefits did they want? What benefits could they get?
An uncontrollable sharp knife?
No… the Heavenly Sin’s ambitions were far greater than that. And according to the original plot, Gong Yiling and that guy from the Myriad Demons Palace were on the same side.
Since they were on the same side, how could the Heavenly Sin not have her firmly in their grasp, and let her act freely?
Unless… something was planned from the beginning, planned…
Suddenly, Gong Yiling immediately thought of a possibility.
The Ghost Essence Crystal!
And the moment she realized this, an extremely strong spiritual force suddenly erupted from within the Ghost Essence Crystal.
That feeling, from ancient times, just a single touch, and Gong Yiling knew something was wrong—this was definitely not something she could fight against now!
“Buzz—”
Although the language that echoed in her mind was something she couldn’t understand, she didn’t need to.
Because the only thing this sound wave needed to do was to completely control her mind, until she could no longer have her own thoughts.
Damn it—I was tricked here!
But before she got this information, she couldn’t have possibly thought of so much!
Now, Gong Yiling couldn’t break the connection with the Ghost Essence Crystal, and even if she did, it would be useless. That voice had already taken root in her mind.
Now, she could only use her sword intent to protect her own mind from dissipating, but this wouldn’t last long.
“Alert: The host’s consciousness is being assimilated and eroded. Current progress—25%.”
“Besides making sarcastic remarks, can’t you be of any other use?” Gong Yiling couldn’t help but roar in her mind. “I’m about to die, brother!”
The system just said calmly, “The system does not have an emergency rescue function. If the host’s mind is forcefully taken over, it’s just a matter of being less skilled. That’s all.”
“Damn it!”
Although she could still argue with the system, in reality, she was on the verge of collapse.
This voice in her mind was like the whisper of an ancient god—actually, she didn’t know what the whisper of an ancient god was like, but just the constant babbling was enough to drive her mad.
And the few people beside her also noticed that something was wrong with her.
Especially Yan Chuyue. She sensed an extremely ominous aura emanating from Gong Yiling.
This aura… wasn’t ghost essence, wasn’t any of the cultivation techniques they had encountered before.
It seemed to be some ancient beast. Could it be—”The Heavenly Sin!?”
Realizing this, Yan Chuyue’s face immediately changed.
This Heavenly Sin was indeed not in her original novel setting, but she had heard Yiling mention it before and knew how terrifying it was.
The Heavenly Sin’s main body, in the current setting, was like a super boss hidden behind the scenes. Its strength was unfathomable, even beyond their current cultivation system.
In fact, its strength might even exceed the Saint Venerable and Divine Venerable realms.
And the will of such a behemoth had actually descended upon Yiling.
It seemed that this timeline, no matter what, was determined to turn Yiling into that kind of existence.
“There’s still a way.”
Gong Musheng also realized what had happened.
She immediately slapped two talismans on Gong Yiling’s body, hoping to stabilize her condition to some extent.
However, even Heaven-grade talismans seemed useless now.
The aura in Gong Yiling’s body was too exaggerated. The Heaven-grade talismans quickly dimmed and were sent flying by the qi.
“Even this is useless?” Gong Musheng’s eye twitched.
Her trusted Heaven-grade talismans were like waste paper in front of this guy.
“Her spiritual world has been eroded by some mysterious power.” Feng Lili said, “If conventional talismans are useless, why not try some sealing formations, the Immortal-grade kind?”
“Immortal-grade sealing formations?” Gong Musheng frowned. “A sealing formation of that level, there are no original formations left in this world.”
“No.” She no longer cared about gains and losses. After all, the one in a special situation now was her own family. It was her idea to let this girl take the Ghost Essence Crystal.
She had an undeniable responsibility for this.
The same suppression talismans, Gong Musheng took out a hundred of them at once, making Feng Lili’s eyes widen.
This kind of reckless use, it seemed really possible…
And just then, Yan Chuyue suddenly spoke again.
“Senior Gong.”
“Hmm?”
“If I say I know an ancient sealing immortal formation, would you like to give it a try?”
Her words stunned Gong Musheng.
“An Immortal-grade formation, you know the original formation and the incantation?”
Any Immortal-grade formation was an incredibly bizarre thing. Its domineering effect was something no formation below Immortal-grade could achieve.
Therefore, Immortal-grade formations all had prerequisites for activation, known as the formation incantation.
To communicate with the heavens and draw in wind and thunder into the formation, this was the basis for activating an Immortal-grade formation.
If this girl… really knew this long-lost thing?
She was just a descendant of a general. She might have some skills in the Four Kingdoms, but in the Hundred Paths Mountain, she was nothing.
For such a girl to have such extraordinary medical skills was already remarkable. How could she also…
“Auntie Sheng doesn’t need to know where I learned this formation. In short, I want to take a gamble.”
Yan Chuyue looked at Gong Musheng calmly, her eyes filled with a peculiar light.
It was a determination that she would not rest until this was done.
“Auntie Sheng doesn’t need to do anything. Just draw the formation with the power of the heavens according to my instructions.”
Seeing her so certain, Gong Musheng still hesitated.
Even if this girl knew everything, they still lacked one thing, and that was the lightning-attracting object—the Thunderstone.
To draw upon the power of the heavens was to face the tribulation of heavenly thunder. The power of this thing was so great that even an Immortal Mansion cultivator wouldn’t want to face it head-on.
If she was the one setting up the formation, then the task of attracting the lightning could only be left to this girl who knew the formation.
Wasn’t this just sending someone to their death?
