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

The Northern Underworld Immortal Mansion was released from his hand and spun leisurely in mid-air, the runes at its base shimmering. However, just as a thought arose in Chen Xuan's mind, he immediately stopped the mansion from crashing down.

Whether the witch's corpse felt fear upon sensing the power released by the Northern Underworld Immortal Palace, or there was another reason, in any case, the eerie demonic sounds of the past had vanished without a trace in this area, and everything had returned to tranquility. Even the dark clouds that had previously obscured the sky had quietly dispersed, and the brilliant Milky Way and the clear, cold moon had once again appeared in the sky.

"Senior, senior, be careful!"

"Senior, get away from the corpse at once!"

When everything returned to calm, Chen Xuan heard urgent shouts from not far away. He turned his head and saw dozens of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm who had escaped death earlier staring at him anxiously.

"Could it be that the demonic sound realm just now was only targeting me? How come they are all unharmed?" Chen Xuan frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and then he raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Immediately afterward, under the tense and fearful gazes of dozens of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm, Chen Xuan once again turned his attention to the ancient witch's corpse, which was right in front of him.

"You are conscious?" The witch's corpse floated silently in the Dead Sea, offering no response to Chen Xuan's question. She simply stared at him with her empty eyes, her gaze utterly undisturbed.

"No, although you are a corpse, that voice just now..." Chen Xuan frowned, staring at the corpse, lost in thought. What exactly happened was completely baffling to him, a transmigrator.

"You want me to take you away from this Dead Sea?" Having learned from his experience this time, Chen Xuan immediately used his divine sense to transmit a message to the corpse lying in the water.

"Save me, please save Yun Yao... The seawater is so heavy, the filthy blood is so cold..."

"It's true? She's actually asking me for help?" Chen Xuan was utterly astonished to receive another response from the witch's corpse.

"Could it be that she wasn't killed by those holy sons and daughters of holy lands and the first generation of great sects in ancient times, but survived?" This thought was immediately rejected by Chen Xuan.

“No, with her extraordinary talent, if she hadn’t died, after tens of thousands of years of accumulation, she should have triggered a heavenly tribulation long ago, but now…” Chen Xuan frowned, then his eyes lit up, and his face showed surprise.

"Could it be that this corpse later developed a new consciousness?"

After this thought arose in his mind, Chen Xuan hurriedly used his divine sense to transmit his voice to the witch lying on the corpse: "Are you the consciousness that was later conceived from her corpse?"

However, Chen Xuan did not obtain any useful information this time. Clearly, the corpse's shallow consciousness only arose when it encountered a powerful senior, giving rise to a desire to leave this land of suffering; it did not possess any significant intelligence.

"Save me, save Yun Yao."

"Yun Yao?" Chen Xuan murmured the name softly, his doubts growing stronger.

Chen Xuan gazed silently at the corpse of the witch so close to him, carefully examining her face. Indeed, anyone who had experienced the allure of the Demon Palace knew the beauty of the Holy Maiden; she was like a cold, ethereal being, giving people a unique feeling.

Chen Xuan wasn't after the witch's body, but rather the ancient secret manual within her memories—the *Illusionary Demon Heart Sutra*. Previously, the old man with the jade gourd had confidently claimed that this woman was a saintess of the ancient Demon Palace and had mastered the mysterious *Illusionary Demon Heart Sutra*, and Chen Xuan had memorized that name. Of course, at that time, it was merely a fleeting thought. After all, in his view, such a closely guarded secret of the ancient Demon Palace would surely require disciples to make some kind of oath to the Heavenly Dao after mastering it; such a transmission could be learned, but it could not be revealed in the slightest.

Unexpectedly, after several twists and turns, Chen Xuan unexpectedly discovered that this ancient corpse actually possessed consciousness. Although he did not know whether this consciousness was a remnant of the original body or a newborn being conceived from the corpse, this situation gave Chen Xuan a glimmer of hope.

It's important to know that Chen Xuan possessed a newly reloaded system, one of which had an incredible function: the ability to deduce and complete various techniques. Chen Xuan wasn't greedy; he would be content with just acquiring a small portion of the "Illusion Demon Heart Sutra."

"I can save you, but you will have to pay a price," Chen Xuan said telepathically, gazing at the ancient witch's corpse floating on the water.

As expected, just as he had predicted, the corpse now only possessed the instinctive will to survive, and the instinctive desire to devour and absorb life force when it encountered it.

"Fine, since you fear the Northern Underworld Immortal Mansion, I will treat this as an investment. Although investments carry risks, if successful, the rewards will be delightful."

With that thought, Chen Xuan retrieved the Northern Darkness Immortal Mansion, and then, with a flick of his wrist, a low-grade human-level magic weapon chain appeared in his hand.

"I'll pull you up. You must control your instincts and not attack me." Chen Xuan stared intently at the corpse and transmitted his thoughts through divine sense. "If you show any signs of ferocity during the process, I will abandon you here."

After Chen Xuan finished transmitting his voice, he didn't care about the witch's reaction. He injected a wisp of spiritual energy into the magic weapon chain, and then manipulated the chain to slowly sink into the Dead Sea, gently wrapping around the naked ancient corpse.

Fortunately, the corpse seemed to know that Chen Xuan was rescuing her from her predicament, and it actually did not attack Chen Xuan.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

After the magical chains slowly wrapped around the witch's corpse three times, Chen Xuan began to slowly pull the chains, attempting to use this method to pull her out of the Dead Sea.

The sight of this scene left the cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm in the distance completely dumbfounded. These corpses, which had been slain and sunk into the sea in ancient times, were something everyone avoided like the plague, yet now someone was attempting to pull them out of the Dead Sea.

“Senior, you mustn’t. She is nothing but a lifeless corpse. If you have such a need, I am willing to serve you in her place.”

“Yes, if you wish, senior, we can all serve you in her place. After all, you saved our lives this time, so if you don’t mind…”

"Although our looks are far inferior to that of this ancient witch, she is ultimately just a corpse. In your eyes, senior, are we not even as good as an ancient female corpse?"

……

Perhaps fearing that the witch would go berserk and slaughter others after leaving the Dead Sea that held her captive, or perhaps because these female cultivators already admired Chen Xuan and longed to follow him loyally, many female cultivators sent telepathic messages to Chen Xuan after this scene unfolded.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan felt dizzy and thought to himself, "This unfounded imagining of scenarios is truly frustrating."

"Shut up! If you spout any more nonsense, I'll throw you all down!" Chen Xuan was furious. How could he, Chen Xuan, possibly have such lewd thoughts about an ancient corpse just because he was lustful for a woman? It was utterly absurd.

Chen Xuan was furious, and the group of female cultivators quickly shrank back, exchanged glances, and blushed with embarrassment.

slam-la-

Chen Xuan pulled the magical chain straight, and a heavy force, as heavy as a mountain, was applied to the end of the chain in his hand.

"what?"

Chen Xuan was also greatly surprised to feel the heavy force coming from the chains.

"Although I am not a cultivator who refines the body like a god or demon, my divine soul, nurtured by my ultimate system, nourishes my physical body time and time again. Furthermore, my Purple Mansion Lake and even my eight extraordinary meridians have been completely replaced by the roots of the Azure Lotus. According to Biluo, my physical aptitude is just like that of a god or demon cub."

"My pull was at least 50,000 to 60,000 jin of force, yet this corpse was able to withstand my pull and only slightly lifted off the water?"

Chen Xuan was shocked. He stared at the ancient corpse that had surfaced just a fist's distance away, his heart filled with astonishment.