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Chapter 1998 1.1997 The Infernal Silk Prison
"That great demon also practiced the Spider Flower Manual." Surrounded by the "Silk Prison of No Return," Left Protector Sai Xiaojing finally understood everything. Many previous mysteries were now being unveiled.

“That’s right. But I wonder why this great demon has taken a liking to the unknown Toad Hall Master Hong Xiaocui.” Right Protector Xiahou Ying also remarked with a sense of unease.

"Perhaps all those hanging above are useless, incapable of practicing the 'Spider Flower Manual'," Left Protector Sai Xiaojing thought of a possibility. None of the martial artists suspended above their heads by cocoons were suitable for cultivation. Only Hong Xiaocui, with her extraordinary physique, was a martial arts prodigy.

"Hmm..." Right Protector Xiahou Ying pondered, "But why do Su Wuniang and the others from Changlefang allow themselves to be manipulated by them?"

"They must be using Gu poison." Left Protector Sai Xiaojing also had her own thoughts.

"That's it." Left Protector Sai Xiaojing realized, "It must be the 'Secret Manual of Techniques'."

Just as the two protectors had anticipated. The fifth technique of the *Secret Manual of Blood Gu Substitutes* is: "Thousand Spider Blood Gu." The substitute can split and shatter, transforming into countless small blood spiders that swarm and attack, confusing the enemy. These small blood Gu spiders can even burrow into the host's mouth and nose, releasing Gu poison to seduce their mind. This is the so-called "Gu Planting Technique."

"My lord, what should we do now?" Right Protector Xiahou Ying asked Wu Chen for advice.

"Save them first." Wu Chen understood that this was a crucial plot choice. Choosing to save them would give the great demon the time it needed to absorb the golden core. Once the golden core was absorbed into its dantian, the scorpion demon would ascend to the ranks of Earth Immortals. This would allow it to rival the Demon Hunting Sect. If the great demon had other fortuitous encounters besides this Boundless Golden Core, reaching the level of a Six-Star Immortal would be plausible. However, if it didn't choose to save them now, it risked being harmed by the great demon. Its true essence would be devoured, turning into pus, and it would be too late to regret it.

Therefore, Wu Chen's ingrained intuition led him to choose to save the prisoners of the Silk Prison first.

Nine swords swept across, severing the spider cocoon that held the victim upside down at the root. Then they dragged it to the ground one by one.

This process was repeated until all the spider cocoons escaped with the Nine Swords.

Then, the healing master Cheng Lingsu, who had been brought to Yonghua Village by the Mirror Flower Water Moon Ruyi Sect, used her unique acupuncture technique to remove the blood poison. With proper recuperation, he should be out of danger in no time.

While treating and detoxifying the victims, Wu Chen had already identified their true identities.

Among them are Zhao Xiaolan (Liu Yuping) from *The Embroidered Uniform Guard*; the five underworld sisters from *The Invitation*: the mad widow Liu Dagu (Huang Weiwei), the elusive Liu Ergu (Liu Huiling), the icy Liu Sangu (Lin Ruiling), the cheerful Liu Sigu (Luo Lina), and the chili-loving Liu Wugu (Gao Meizhao); Sisi, the courtesan of Qionghua Courtyard (Chen Sijia); and Ruohua, the courtesan of Lanxiang Courtyard (Han Lifen). Mu Wanqing (Tian Ni), known as the "Fragrant Medicine Fork" from *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, skilled in using the bone-throwing sword; Nan Lan, Lady Miao from *The New Flying Fox* (Chen Sijia); Liu Yinxu, the courtesan of Lixiang Courtyard (Shi Si) from *The Romantic Broken Sword*; and Hua Yelai (Jin Bo), the leader of the "Dragon Head Raising" branch of the Qinglong Society on the second day of the second month, from *The Seven-Skill Phoenix Jade Knife*. The two peerless swords in "The Famous Swords" – "Qi Wu" and "Han Xing" – are now owned by Hua Yingzhi (Xu Jie) and Yan Xiaoyu (Chen Qiqi), and Xuan Ji (Wei Qiuhua), the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world…

And in "The Seven Princesses of Wuxia: The Heavenly Sword and the Absolute Blade", she transforms into the famous courtesan "Meng Qingsi" at night, and appears in men's clothing during the day as "killing all the unfaithful men in the world". She specializes in killing lecherous rogues and playboys. Other characters include Spider (Sharla Cheung), the female disciple of the Japanese swordsman Yagyu, and her junior sister Butterfly (Chan Ka-ling). She also appears in disguise as Princess Mingxiang of the Great Ming Dynasty (Maggie Cheung), the daughter of the ghost doctor Ghost Sister (Esther Kwan), the princess's personal bodyguard Ren Jianhui (Sandra Ng), and Niuwa (Carol Cheng), who wanders the world in search of his husband.

The moment Wu Chen saw the seven people, he was reminded of the Plain Maiden Sword Formation. In the original story, this was an extremely powerful sword formation from the "Mysterious Heaven Plain Maiden Sword Manual," requiring seven people to form. In the final battle against "Eastern Tyrant Blade" Yagyu the Killer God, the Plain Maiden Sword Formation defeated the Tyrant Blade's Undying Evil Blade. However, this formation had a drawback: all seven members had to be pure Yin bodies, untouched by worldly desires.

"Could it be that the Jade Maiden Sword Formation can break through powerful demonic arts..." Wu Chen had a flash of inspiration: "Just like the Undying Evil Blade that defeated the God of Slaughter, Yagyu?"

"May I ask, my lord, what is the best course of action now?" Princess Li Huixin, the strategist, asked softly, holding the Ruyi Jewel that reflected the scene inside the underground cave.

"Be extremely careful in searching for the great demon's trail, and do not linger in battle," Wu Chen instructed. "Yes, sir." The two protectors immediately set off, looking out for each other as they chased after the demon into the cave.

Taking advantage of the brief opportunity when the great demon escaped with his golden core, the Demon Hunter Sect finally knocked on the door of the largest private room in the Chang Le Fang brothel.

The courtesans of Changlefang, led by the brothel owner Su Wuniang, were all hiding there.

Under the protection of Qin Cao and Jing Yin, Gu Xianniang, the master of Huitian Pavilion, and Princess strategist Li Huixin personally paid a visit.

"How have you been, Master?"

"Still in a dream." The great demon fled, and the poison magic it had secretly cast on Su Wuniang and the others was dispelled. With the assistance of He Tieshou, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, who was known as the "Iron-Handed Immortal Ape," they used their internal energy to detoxify and recovered in a short time.

In fact, the reason why Gu Xianniang, the master of Huitian Pavilion, and others were able to escape the control of the great demon's Gu magic was thanks to Abbess Jingyin, the head of Emei Sect.

When Abbess Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect, unleashed the "Sixth Level: Forbidden Secret Chapter - Holy Fire Ignition" of the Sacred Fire Scripture, the first move was "The Shadow of the Ghostly Candle".

By sacrificing a portion of her lifespan, she ignited a wisp of her natal soul lamp. The deadly attacks secretly laid by the Spider Flower Demon, invisible to the naked eye, were thus exposed and revealed one by one. Among them was the manipulation of the mind threads of Su Wu Niang, the owner of the Taste Shop, and others.

Originally, within the Boundless Silk Domain, the Boundless Heart Silk, which was "Boundless Suffering," "Boundless Body," "Boundless Time," and "Boundless Form," was so powerful that even Wu Chen, with his True Sight that could vanish in an instant, would have difficulty detecting it unintentionally. Let alone the courtesans of the Pleasure Pavilion, who were merely martial arts masters.

So when Abbess Jingyin, the head of the Emei Sect, unleashed the sixth level of the Sacred Fire Scripture: Forbidden Secret Chapter - Sacred Fire Ignition, the lower form of the technique "Blazing Sun Burning Threads".

Above the "shadow cast by the ghostly candle," a fatal blow was delivered. Following the causal thread already discerned by the Yin Order, the "Holy Fire Karmic Calamity" was unleashed. The spider-flower demon Hong Xiaocui was covered in flames, burning anything that touched her. The cycle of cause and effect, the origin of bloodlines, the inheritance of Daoist traditions, and even the countless possibilities of her existence were all consumed in the flames. Thus, the courtesans of Changlefang, who were bound by the infinite threads of the heart, were also freed in one fell swoop.

From a state of dazed confusion to a hazy state of being, until finally waking from a deep dream, the first reaction is to flee and avoid trouble. This is only natural.

"Does the sect leader still remember Hong Xiaocui and that great demon's affairs?" As this matter was of great importance, Princess's strategist Li Huixin got straight to the point.

“Hong…Xiao Cui.” Su Wu Niang, the owner of Chang Le Fang, took a deep breath to calm herself down, and the fragmented memories in her mind gradually began to reappear: “No, although her name is ‘Xiao Cui’, her surname is not ‘Hong’.”

"Oh?" This question, omitting the beginning and end, seemed rather vague. After a moment's thought, Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, hurriedly pressed on, "Who doesn't have the surname 'Hong'?"

“Xiao Cui.” Su Wu Niang, the owner of Chang Le Fang, became more and more lucid as she spoke: “When she came, she told me herself that her original surname was ‘Li’.”

"Li Xiaocui?" Everyone was caught off guard. Just imagine, who in the entire martial arts world could she be?