Immortals of the End Times

Chapter 47: Saving Souls from the Pool, Uproar in the Harem
The night was as dark as ink, with stars appearing and disappearing.

After receiving the signal from Zhao Wuji using the Beast Taming Talisman, the old fox arrived under the cover of night at the appointed time.

The little white fox followed for a long time, reluctant to leave, but finally stopped outside the imperial city, its fox eyes filled with tears.

“Go, Xiaoyu. You are naturally gifted with exceptional intelligence and wisdom, far surpassing your grandfather. It is a pity that your grandfather has little time left and can no longer nurture you to achieve great success in your cultivation.”

The old fox gripped his wooden staff with his withered paws, waved to the little white fox behind him, and said frankly, "Humans all die, let alone foxes. Heaven is unjust, making the spirits of beasts turbid and their lifespans short."

Grandpa has lived long enough, but you still have a future. If you achieve enlightenment, you might even live past 100.

If that Divine Physician Zhao truly saves the Empress, then do as Grandpa said: give him the grotto and all the items, and you can also follow him in cultivation.”

The little white fox whimpered, its eyes brimming with tears, and it covered its face with its paws.

The old fox turned around, his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, and paused to gaze at the majestic imperial city.

Even in the stillness of the night, the bustling crowds transform into a surging, earthly energy that soars to the heavens.

It narrowed its cloudy fox eyes, its claws trembling slightly.

This bustling world, with its myriad lights, exists solely for humanity; where is there even a place for demons to stand?

For humanity, this is the end times.

For demons, every era is the end of the Dharma.

"Cultivating immortality is about cultivating the mind. Although humans and demons follow different paths, the mind resides within oneself. I, an old man, possess a demonic heart and will repay any kindness received."

Its fox-like eyes suddenly turned into vertical pupils. It threw away its cane, its fur stood on end, tearing its Taoist robe apart. Its demonic energy swirled, and it transformed into a blur before departing.

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The clapper sounded at midnight.

Inside the Imperial Pharmacy in the Imperial Palace.

Upon hearing the sound, Zhao Wuji, who was on duty in the palace, began to perform hand seals.

A bladed sword pellet shot out from his sleeve, spinning rapidly in his palm, its cold light flashing.

He then performed a hand seal to activate the Netherworld Connection Technique, causing his soul to rise like a wisp of green smoke and split into two.

One strand returned to the physical body, while the other transformed into a yin wind that entered the sword pellet.

He suddenly took out a beast-taming talisman, attached it to the sword pellet, and shouted in a low voice, "Go!"

The sword pellet hurtled through the air, disappearing into the night, heading straight for the Jingqing Palace not far away.

The Ball-Playing Technique is not the same as the Earthly Fiend Sword Technique, which allows one to directly fly away on a sword, or even merge with the sword and separate sword energy.

He was not a cultivator at the Concentration Realm who possessed divine sense.

Therefore, if one wants to control this sword pellet properly and not let it fly around aimlessly, one's soul must attach to it.

Fortunately, he has now made some progress in the art of communicating with spirits, and his soul can now be divided and travel.

Before long, Jianwan arrived at Yunyu Pond in Jingqing Palace with ease.

Since being appeared in a dream by Consort Zhang, Zhao Wuji has not come here for a long time.

Returning to this familiar place, the Yin energy within Yunyu Pond caused slight ripples on its surface, as if Consort Zhang were greeting him.

Zhao Wuji wielded the sword pellet into the water, but did not immediately begin to destroy the surrounding water-suppressing beasts and the central jade tablet.

Instead, it began to absorb the yin energy from the surrounding pool water while waiting for the old fox's reply.

At this moment, the beast-taming talisman is attached to the sword pellet. Once the fox heart, which resonates with the talisman, begins to beat faster, and the alarm bells of the palace are heard, that will be the time for him to make his move.

As time passes by.

Soon, the Yin energy within the Yin Pearl increased by more than two hundred strands, bringing the total amount of Yin energy to 1781 strands.

At that moment, Zhao Wuji's soul sensed that the Beast Taming Talisman was like a beating heart, its beat intensifying.

Almost immediately, the dragon bell in the palace suddenly rang out with a loud clang, causing the dragon aura of the Zixuan Palace in the distance to shine brightly.

The palace complex, surrounded by wind chimes and bells, echoed everywhere.

Zhao Wuji was startled by the commotion.

That old fox is too ruthless; he actually managed to create such a huge commotion.

This time, that old fox is truly doomed.

Without further hesitation, he shook off the beast-taming talisman with his sword pellet and swiftly directed it to strike one of the water-suppressing beasts in the corner.

A loud "clang" rang out.

Even though the water-suppressing beast unleashed an astonishing burst of Yin energy, it was still blasted apart by the sword pellet. Instead, it caused the Yin energy within Zhao Wuji's Yin Pearl to increase by dozens of strands.

A chilling bead fell from the mouth of the water-suppressing beast into the pool.

Zhao Wuji vaguely heard a woman's joyful cry, as if by divine intervention.

He suppressed the urge to take the beaded disc with him and quickly harnessed the incredibly sturdy bladed sword pellet to continue destroying the water-suppressing beasts in the other three corners. At the same time, the faint shouts of the Imperial Guards and the terrifying tremors of countless crossbow bolts firing simultaneously could be heard outside.

"The commotion was too great."

Zhao Wuji was on edge, pressing on to speed up the destruction.

The moment the fourth water-suppressing beast was destroyed, the central jade tablet suddenly released spiritual light, bursting out a powerful spiritual wave that splashed water everywhere.

A woman's joyful cry of relief at being freed quickly turned into a scream of pain.

The bladed sword pellet was also blasted away by this spiritual wave.

Fortunately, this impact seemed to target only the suppressed spirit of Consort Zhang.

Zhao Wuji's soul was inside the sword pellet, enveloped by layers of mercury and locust wood, and he only felt a moment of dizziness.

The shockwave had little effect on the soul that had transformed into a yin wind, and it quickly regained consciousness.

He immediately increased his spiritual power, causing the bladed sword pellet to spin at high speed, and a protective shield like a pill appeared on its surface. Suddenly, it slammed into the jade tablet opposite him.

"Boom!—"

The jade tablet trembled violently, and numerous golden patterns and spiritual energy fluctuations appeared on its surface.

However, this active spiritual energy fluctuation was absorbed by Zhao Wuji with the Yin-Yang Pearl as soon as it appeared.

The Zhang concubine who had been suppressed below immediately felt much better.

He manipulated the bladed sword pellets to open and close suddenly, causing them to explode abruptly.

A blinding silver light shone from the bottom of the water as countless gleaming micro-blades flew out rapidly, cutting through the ripples of the pool water and striking the jade tablet like a storm.

"Kakakaka——"

The jade tablet's spiritual energy was absorbed, and after being subjected to such a violent impact, it finally broke and collapsed, suddenly exploding.

"call--"

Zhao Wuji felt a sudden gust of cold wind rush out from under the jade tablet, transforming into the beautiful face of a woman. After giving him a grateful smile, her face became somewhat hazy, and she instantly rushed out of the pool.

"Thank you for your righteous help, Master Zhao. Please leave quickly, for I am now free and no longer need to suffer this torment of soul-binding."

"You run even faster than me."

Zhao Wuji watched as Consort Zhang's spirit vanished in the blink of an eye, knowing that it must have been lured to the skull in the fox den outside the city.

He immediately urged the sword pellet to rush under the jade tablet to investigate.

However, there was no spiritual energy stored underneath, and the source crystals inside had all shattered.

There was a lotus-shaped ritual implement sitting inside, emanating a strong aura of yin energy.

Zhao Wuji attempted to manipulate the Yin Pearl to absorb Yin energy.

Unexpectedly, a lotus seed suddenly flew out of the lotus-shaped magic artifact and was directly sucked into the Yin Pearl.

In an instant, the malevolent energy at the bottom of the pool vanished completely.

"What is that? Could it be Yin marrow?"

Zhao Wuji's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't have time to focus his mind on checking.

Hearing that the fighting outside had subsided, he dared not linger and quickly moved the sword pellet toward the beast-taming talisman.

They noticed that the old fox's heartbeat had become weak, indicating that his condition was obviously very bad.

At that moment, a thought suddenly came from the other side, communicating with each other through the mind, giving a sense of freedom and open-mindedness.

"Fellow Daoist, thank you very much. I have no regrets even if I die now."

The next moment, the beast-taming talisman, which vibrated slightly like breathing, suddenly fell silent, and the connected heartbeat sensation disappeared.

Zhao Wuji sighed, then steered the sword pellet, swiftly breaking through the pool water and departing.

Whoosh-!
The sword pellet pierced the air and quickly flew back to the Imperial Pharmacy.

Inside the room, Zhao Wuji suddenly raised his hand and put the already worn-out sword pellet into his sleeve. The yin wind-like divine soul flew out of the sword pellet and returned to his body.

"My lord, a madman has broken into the palace at night!"

Almost immediately, a pharmacist rushed into the room and notified Zhao Wuji.

"Yes, I heard a noise." Zhao Wuji stepped out from behind the screen, his eyebrows furrowed.

"The situation outside is chaotic. We cannot leave the Imperial Pharmacy even for a moment! Quickly go and wake Lord Yan."

"Yes!" The pharmacist accepted the order, turned around, and left.

Zhao Wuji exhaled and quickly formed hand seals to cast a guiding spell, directing away the Yin energy and some demonic energy from his body.

After more than ten breaths, he finally regulated his breathing, when he suddenly sensed a powerful spiritual force erupting from the direction of the inner palace not far away, rapidly approaching.
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