A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

"Hey, girl, please stay?" a young and weak female voice shouted.

The two turned around and saw that the skeleton on the bed had transformed into a beautiful young woman. Du Shuangshuang's eyes widened. The skeleton was alive! There really was a ghost, and she saw it!

Du Shuangshuang tried hard to control herself and not to shout. Uncle Du quickly stood in front of Du Shuangshuang.

Perhaps sensing the fear and defensiveness in the two men, the woman said, "Don't be afraid, fellow Daoist. I am a remnant of a soul from long, long ago. So much time has passed that I've lost track of time. I pose no threat to you. Could you please do me a favor?"

"What's the matter?" Uncle Du asked cautiously.

"Please help me bring the bracelet on my hand back to the sect. The bracelet on my hand is a storage bracelet. It contains my life savings and a sect treasure. Just help me return the treasure, and the rest will be your reward. How about it?"

Reward? First show weakness and pity, then bribe! Du Shuangshuang firmly didn't believe it. He didn't come out earlier, but waited until the people were about to leave. I'm afraid he was trying to lure them over.

"Which sect are you from? And who is your master?" Du Shuangshuang asked.

"Ah? Well, my master is... the head of Kunlun Sect, Xuanji Zhenren." The woman paused and said, as if she didn't expect Du Shuangshuang to ask this question. After all, the two of them were only cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, and they were probably just ordinary casual cultivators.

Even his own master had to think before saying it, haha, Du Shuangshuang didn't believe it even more.

Du Shuangshuang said, "I'll send you a message when I have the chance." Then she turned around without hesitation and pulled Uncle Du away.

This opportunity seems to be fatal. If I had established a foundation, I might dare to give it a try. But now I am only slightly stronger than ordinary people. I am just a rookie facing the immortal cultivators. Forcing myself to get ahead is no different from delivering food.

Seeing that Du Shuangshuang was really about to turn around and leave, the figure no longer cared and rushed directly towards Du Shuangshuang. Sure enough, he was not a good person! Du Shuangshuang felt a sharp pain in her head and was so anxious that she didn't know what to do. A woman's voice came from her head. "Humph, stinky girl, be good to me, I won't kill you."

Du Shuangshuang was in excruciating pain, as if someone was hitting her head, and her head was getting more and more dizzy. Uncle Du didn't know what had happened. He just saw his niece suddenly fall down, looking very painful, but he couldn't do anything and was very anxious.

A large ball of light, much larger than Du Shuangshuang's own spiritual light ball, but somewhat weaker than hers, burst into her sea of consciousness. It bit Du Shuangshuang's spiritual light ball, causing her to scream in pain. The small ball of light in her sea of consciousness wrinkled into an even smaller ball, its color dimming slightly, and it kept backing away. The large ball of light tried to continue biting, and the two balls of light chased each other in the sea of consciousness. The small ball of light was clearly no match for the large one, and was caught up and bitten again, causing Du Shuangshuang to scream again.

This wouldn't work. Sooner or later, she would be completely devoured by the invader. Du Shuangshuang controlled the small ball of light to pounce on the large ball of light, biting it as well. The two balls of light fought together, biting each other, and Du Shuangshuang became weaker and weaker.

Suddenly, the ring on her finger felt cold, and a chill instantly rushed to her head, seemingly easing the pain in her head. At the same time, the two elders of the Feng family in the world of immortal cultivation sensed something: "Someone is trying to possess the body of a direct descendant of our Feng family. Quick!" They formed hand seals simultaneously, and then, in an instant, a scream erupted from her mind, shaking Mu Qingcheng dizzy. It took a while for her to recover, and then the pain subsided.

It took Du Shuangshuang a while to recover. The large ball of light in her sea of consciousness fragmented into countless points of light. The smaller ball of light was happily absorbing these points of light. Du Shuangshuang felt a sense of comfort. The ball of light grew larger and larger, almost twice as large as before. Many more points of light were scattered throughout the space. As the ball of light continued to grow, Du Shuangshuang could feel her spiritual consciousness growing. Only after absorbing all the points of light did Du Shuangshuang withdraw.

Du Shuangshuang herself had no idea what had just happened, but she suspected it was the legendary possession of another's body. The possessed spirit had been killed by some unknown fate. Regardless of how she died, she had undoubtedly benefited, and she suffered no aftereffects. Meanwhile, the Feng family was in turmoil, searching for the possessed soul to learn more about the situation, but to no avail.

Uncle Du was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and his face was pale. He kept circling around Du Shuangshuang, "Shuang'er, what's wrong with you? What should I do? What should I do?" The grown man didn't shed tears even when he was beaten by his grandfather, but now his eyes were red, with tears in them, and he stared straight at Du Shuangshuang.

Uncle Du had already made up his mind that if anything happened to Du Shuangshuang, he would also die. This was his eldest brother's only child. If he hadn't hesitated and been greedy for a moment, the two of them would have escaped long ago, not giving the bad guys a chance to take advantage. It wasn't until he saw Du Shuangshuang wake up that he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Shuang'er, are you okay?"

"Second uncle, I'm fine, don't worry." Du Shuangshuang said that she was fine.

Uncle Du stared at him with eyes wide open, looking at him in disbelief: "You have no idea how miserable you screamed just now. You scared me to death! What on earth is going on?"

Du Shuangshuang took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and slowly said, "Second Uncle, I might have encountered a soul-stealing situation. A soul ran into my sea of consciousness and tried to devour me. But in the end, it seemed like some force helped me, and I was the one who won."

Hearing this, Uncle Du's eyes widened with fear, and his lips trembled slightly: "What? You, you..."

Du Shuangshuang smiled faintly and comforted him, "Second uncle, are you worried that my core has been replaced? Don't worry, I'm still me, I just went through a thrilling battle. Hehe, second uncle, I used to like wearing clothes with very bright colors, basically red and green or red and blue, and wearing very heavy makeup. Later, I fell into the water while boating, and I stopped wearing heavy makeup. Also, the summer before last, I was upset by the eldest prince, and when I returned home, I met my cousin. As a result, he pointed at me and shouted "ugly monster". I was so angry that I yelled at him and scared him to tears. Later, I felt that I had gone too far. I was such a grown-up and still cared about a child, so I wanted to buy my little cousin a gift to apologize, but I didn't choose the right gift and bought him a fake face. He was so scared that he has been hiding from me since then."

Seeing her recounting those past events, Uncle Du finally felt relieved. Uncle Du frowned and asked worriedly, "Okay, okay, Uncle Du believes you. How do you feel now? Are you hurt?"

Du Shuangshuang shook her head and smiled, "I'm fine, just a little tired. However, after this incident, I feel that my mental strength seems to have increased. Perhaps this is also an opportunity."

Uncle Du nodded and smiled with relief: "That's good, that's good. We still have to be more careful in the future. The methods of the immortal world are really terrifying."

Closing his eyes and releasing his spiritual awareness, he could clearly see everything within a thousand meters, which was ten times farther than before.

From the woman's partial memories, it transpired that she was a wandering cultivator from over a hundred thousand years ago. By then, she had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, but in that era, Nascent Soul cultivators were as plentiful as dogs, so her aptitude was not exceptional. Back then, there was no distinction between the mortal world and the realm of immortal cultivation. Anyone with spiritual roots across the continent had the opportunity to cultivate, though some areas possessed rich spiritual energy, while others were thin. This place, too, was part of the immortal realm, but it was a region of thin spiritual energy. Major sects steered clear, and no smaller sects were willing to establish a branch here. The area was primarily populated by mortals, with the occasional impoverished family with a legacy of immortal cultivation living here.

She had been ambushed and severely injured, having fled here, only to stumble upon a small mineral vein. Unable to return, she remained for the time being, believing the small mineral vein held abundant spiritual energy. However, she soon discovered she was poisoned. Had she not practiced the unique Ice Muscle and Jade Bone cultivation technique, she would have died long ago. Even so, the lack of the necessary antidote pills and corresponding spiritual plants meant she had no way of refining an antidote. Ordinary antidote pills failed to suppress the poison, instead accelerating its onset.

Ultimately, due to the severity of her injuries and the effects of the poison, she tragically passed away. The piece of wood hanging around her neck was the Soul-Nourishing Tree, where her soul resided, awaiting the right moment to possess another body. After an unknown amount of time, she slowly awoke within the Soul-Nourishing Tree. Unfortunately, the few people who had previously arrived were ordinary mortals, not cultivators, and even possessing another body was impossible. She could only absorb their vitality to nourish her own soul and prolong her life.

Du Shuangshuang was the first cultivator she encountered after waking up. Though her cultivation was low, she was still quite capable. She thought she'd easily capture him, but he proved to be cautious. While the Soul-Nourishing Tree could nourish the soul, it had a time limit. It could last for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, but once the soul awakened, it would begin to consume its energy. After countless thousands of years of depletion, her own energy was already extremely weak. She wasn't sure she could even reach the Nascent Soul stage, let alone the Golden Core stage. Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, she was afraid it would be difficult for her.

Seeing Du Shuangshuang, who was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, was somewhat disdainful, but the man next to her was even lower, only at the third level, so he had no choice but to choose Du Shuangshuang. Although her cultivation level was a bit low, he felt that she was just what he needed. If he delayed any longer, he might exhaust his soul power and not even meet the right person. So he decided to take action without hesitation. He didn't expect to meet such a tough guy, who was actually protected by bloodline, and ended up getting himself into trouble.

Because they were the memories of someone else, or the soul power of the person who failed to take over someone else's body was absorbed by Du Shuangshuang, so the memories were not complete and a bit confusing, and Du Shuangshuang needed to sort them out slowly.