Chapter 1414 - 1413: Eight-chi Kongo Jade

Chapter 1414: Chapter 1413: Eight-chi Kongo Jade

At the moment when the Bone Woman’s form reassembled, her hands suddenly caught Ling Chen’s Sword Light. Both her arms turned into grim white bones, unexpectedly two white skeletal hands, which firmly blocked Ling Chen’s Sword Light.

In the next moment, from those bony hands of the Bone Woman, two groups of Mori White Flames spread out, like Ghostfire, extending from her hands onto Ling Chen’s Thunder Sound Sword. These two groups of Mori White Flames were extremely strange, sealing off the edge of the Thunder Sound Sword the moment they spread onto it.

Moreover, the Mori White Flames continued extending onto Ling Chen’s hands, even sealing the True Qi within Ling Chen’s body. If left unchecked, in an instant Ling Chen’s True Qi would be completely sealed, rendering him no different from a cripple.

His pupils contracted, and Ling Chen released the Thunder Sound Sword, voluntarily retreating. However, the flames stuck to his hands were like maggots in the bone, proving difficult to remove.

After expending considerable effort to remove the Mori White Flames, a heavy expression appeared in Ling Chen’s eyes. It seemed he had underestimated this Bone Woman. The power of a real Ghost God was different from the avatars of the Ghost God driven by Great Yin-Yang Masters like Ito Zhai and Tu Yumen; moreover, this shrine was the Bone Woman’s home ground. If the shrine hadn’t declined and been without offerings for a millennium, weakening the Bone Woman significantly, he might not have been even a match for her.

Even so, the Bone Woman’s current strength was still not something Ling Chen could take down easily.

However, after disarming Ling Chen of his Thunder Sound Sword, the Bone Woman did not continue attacking. Instead, she relaxed her hands, causing the Mori White Flames on the Thunder Sound Sword to dissipate, restoring it to its original state.

After the flames dispersed, the Bone Woman flicked a finger at the sword’s tip, causing it to shoot back. The sword body flashed, and it returned to Ling Chen’s hands.

Upon catching the returning Thunder Sound Sword, Ling Chen looked at the Bone Woman with some surprise, then frowned, puzzled by her actions. Was the Bone Woman really not planning to fight?

"Young master, with your current strength, it is impossible for you to kill me."

Bone Woman shook her head, "Besides, I have no intention to fight you."

"Since you have no intention of fighting, why have you trapped me with an Illusion Technique? Where have you taken the others?"

Ling Chen remained vigilant, not one to be swayed by mere words.

"I isolated the others with an Illusion Technique only to ask a favor of you."

The Bone Woman said, "Rest assured, the others are safe. They are still in the real world; they just can’t see you and me."

"A favor to ask?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Ling Chen’s face showed suspicion, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"I want you to help me leave here."

The Bone Woman said, her expression turning serious.

"Help you leave? Why do you think I can do that?"

Ling Chen’s frown deepened; this Bone Woman was a Ghost God, needing to attach to a powerful vessel to exist. Like the Ghost Gods enshrined at the various shrines in Yingzhou, they all depended on the shrine to exist. Even those high-level Great Yin-Yang Masters can’t withstand the Ghost God’s true power in their bodies; they can only seal avatars within themselves using ancient Yin-Yang Techniques.

If it were the Ghost God’s true body, even Great Yin-Yang Masters like Tu Yumen and Ito Zhai would explode in an instant. This isn’t because human flesh isn’t strong enough; even High-level Saints can’t withstand this power, since the two are fundamentally incompatible unless an incredibly powerful person in both spirit and body might bear the Ghost God’s power.

"Because from you, I sensed the aura of the Eight-chi Kongo Jade."

The Bone Woman’s beautiful eyes glowed with a bright light.

"Eight-chi Kongo Jade?"

Ling Chen was taken aback, and after his eyes flickered for a moment, he turned over his palm, taking out the Divine Dragon Jade, "You’re talking about the Divine Dragon Jade?"

"That’s right, this jade may be called the Divine Dragon Jade in the Nine Provinces, but in Yingzhou, we call it the Eight-chi Kongo Jade."

Seeing the Divine Dragon Jade in Ling Chen’s hand, a joyous expression appeared on the Bone Woman’s delicate face, affirming her sense was correct; Ling Chen indeed owned this object.

"The Eight-chi Kongo Jade is the divine artifact of Yingzhou. It possesses unparalleled spiritual connection ability. Usually, Ghost God’s power would be hard for any human body to endure, but with it, it’s different."

The joy on Bone Woman’s face was unrestrained, "The Eight-chi Kongo Jade allows the power of the Ghost God and human spiritual power to achieve perfect harmony, so with the Eight-chi Kongo Jade around, there’s no need to worry about incompatibility between the body and the Ghost God."

"If I help you, what benefit do I get?"

Ling Chen’s expression remained calm. This was indeed good news for the Bone Woman, but for him, he saw no benefit. Letting the Bone Woman attach to him? That would be like a time bomb, potentially exploding at any moment, more harm than good.

"I will sign a contract with you, serving you until the moment you die." The Bone Woman stated firmly.

Ghost Gods, as long as they have offerings, can exist eternally, whereas Ling Chen, being human, would have a limited lifespan. Thus, this vow didn’t mean much to the Bone Woman.

Hearing this, Ling Chen was somewhat tempted. He had just experienced the Bone Woman’s formidable strength, very powerful indeed; having such a mighty Ghost God as a servant would undoubtedly be beneficial.

However, he had too many secrets on him; how could he let an unknown Ghost God attach itself to him?

"I can agree to help you with the Divine Dragon Jade."

After contemplating for a while, Ling Chen gave his answer, bringing joy to the Bone Woman’s face, but then Ling Chen changed the topic, "However, I won’t let you attach to me, but to someone else instead."

"Someone else?"

Bone Woman was taken aback.

"My servant, Hong Ye."

Ling Chen remained calm, continuing, "Hong Ye is the most outstanding Shrine Maiden of the Izumo Shrine. Having her as your host should be more suitable than me."

Upon hearing this, the Bone Woman suddenly stretched out a pale palm, brushing through the air. The space ahead twisted, revealing an image showing the shrine’s interior. The person in the red attire within the image was indeed Hong Ye.

"That’s her."

Ling Chen’s eyes glowed. Since he couldn’t become the Bone Woman’s host, he needed someone trustworthy to be the host. Hong Ye was currently the only choice.

The Bone Woman grasped with her hand, causing the space around Hong Ye to twist. In the next moment, her body appeared in this Illusory Realm, standing in front of the Bone Woman and Ling Chen.