System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Gu Yingying looked at Zhan Xin, a smile playing on her lips, and nodded, saying, "Your aptitude is quite good. Although you are slightly lacking in the area of ​​divine and demonic body refinement, I can first give you the True Blood Fruit to improve your divine and demonic aptitude, and then refine you into a Gu puppet."

"Hmph, don't even think about it!" Zhan Xin knew there was probably no chance of turning the tide this time, so she made a decisive move and used a forbidden technique without regard for the consequences. In an instant, a large amount of blood mist gushed out from her body, and her previously weak aura suddenly surged.

"How dare you! You dare to damage the body I've set my sights on like this!" Seeing Zhan Xin act this way, Gu Yingying frowned slightly, then ordered, "Take her down! Once I restrain her soul, let's see if she dares to be so disrespectful."

"It's...master."

After receiving their orders, the four Earth-rank Gu puppets immediately moved towards Zhan Xin to encircle him. The four of them used extremely pure methods of combat, without any fancy moves. It was a completely direct close-quarters battle between gods and demons. They even disregarded their own safety and showed no intention of defense when exchanging blows.

As a sword cultivator, close combat is her forte, so how could she let such a good opportunity slip by?

With the enhancement of her swordsmanship, Zhanxin's sword became incredibly sharp. However, something astonishing happened.

A Gu puppet's head was pierced through a vital spot by her sword, yet it seemed unharmed. Not only did it not fall, but it launched a counterattack. This Gu puppet's physical defense was astonishing, and the explosive power of each punch was comparable to that of a first-class divine demon body refinement cultivator.

After dozens of rounds of combat, a sense of powerlessness welled up in Zhanxin's heart. She bent over, clutching her chest, her gaze sharp as she stared intently at the four Gu puppets. These mindless, zombie-like puppets—she would rather die than become one of them.

"Since that's the case, the only option is to fight to the death." Zhan Xin's gaze was resolute, and the Purple Mansion Sea within his body instantly reversed, frantically absorbing and accumulating the surrounding true essence and spiritual energy.

"Self-destruction?" How could Gu Yingying not notice such obvious signs of self-destruction? But she merely smiled contemptuously and then flipped the jade disc in her hand. In the center of the jade disc, a plump mother insect covered with crimson-gold runes was coiled.

"Photography!"

Gu Yingying uttered a single word, and Zhan Xin, who had been frantically accumulating Purple Mansion power in an attempt to self-destruct, was instantly restrained by some powerful force. This sudden interruption made it virtually impossible for Zhan Xin to accumulate Purple Mansion power again for self-destruction in a short period of time.

"How is this possible? You actually managed to interrupt my accumulation of Purple Mansion power?"

His soul, dantian, and meridians were all severely damaged. At this moment, Zhanxin was only able to stay upright because of his willpower to not become a Gu puppet.

"Oh? Even after I stirred up your soul with the Immortal-Destroying Gu, you were still able to remain conscious. I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You are indeed worthy of my training to become a Heaven-Rank Gu Puppet, hehehe." Gu Yingying's eyes shone brightly, and her demeanor and words were completely different from before.

"Take her down! Although I am not proficient in the way of gods and demons, the blood-refined divine weapon embryo from ancient times is a rare treasure. If I can bring it back, I can definitely exchange it for enough materials to refine the Heaven-rank Gu puppet."

"Yes!"

Zhanxin gripped her longsword, barely managing to stay upright. In her pupils, four enormous black shadows magnified. Her short and uneventful life flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern. It wasn't until she received her master's permission to descend the mountain for training and met Chen Xuan during the God-Slaying Guard assessment that her world began to become vibrant and exciting.

"Master, Chen Xuan..."

Zhanxin felt his eyelids were as heavy as mountains, and he could no longer hold on. His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Just then, a sharp whistling sound came from afar, the sound of intense friction between the speed and the air. Chen Xuan's divine sense could already cover a range of a thousand miles.

When his divine sense captured Zhan Xin's miserable appearance, his killing intent instantly condensed, almost becoming tangible.