Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 113

As the distance shortened, a fishy stench also wafted into Xia Xinghe’s nostrils.

Less than a foot from the jade bed, Xia Xinghe suddenly untied the bundle on his back, and a fox jumped out, landing in front of the old man, who was a bloody mess.

“A… a fox?”

The old man was stunned for a moment.

But the next instant, his face changed drastically!

The fox opened its mouth and spat out a white talisman emitting a faint glow, mixed with the tip of its tongue, flying rapidly towards him!

A powerful and unparalleled energy fluctuation erupted suddenly!

“Boom!!!”

At such a close distance, the old man had no way to resist and was directly hit head-on by this full-power strike comparable to a Heavenly Dipper Grandmaster.

The curtains shattered, and the jade bed cracked.

“Swish—”

In an instant, the white fox transformed into a young girl covered in snow-white fur. She drew a long sword from Xia Xinghe’s waist and, without hesitation, thrust it towards the old man, whose face was already showing ghastly white bones in the dust.

“Clang!”

The long sword was blocked by a transparent energy shield, unable to advance an inch.

“You dare… use the talismans I made… to ambush me—”

The old man’s extremely angry voice came out, but before he could finish, Song Ling attacked again!

Limit Break Form—

Dawn Lotus!

Jade Shattering Cloud!

Sword Qi Across the Sky!

Qi Soaring to the Heavens!

Fist Suppressing Mountains and Rivers!

…

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

In a short while, Song Ling used all the most powerful Limit Break Forms he had mastered, giving the opponent no chance to breathe, without holding back any strength.

The entire jade bed shattered into pieces, and the aftermath of the battle shook down many gems from the surrounding walls.

Xia Xinghe stood to the side, staring wide-eyed at the slender young girl.

“A… Ah Li, you turned into a human?”

Song Ling had no time to pay attention to Xia Xinghe. He frowned, his gaze still fixed on the old man buried under the ruins of the jade bed.

This person’s strength felt somewhat stronger than the thin man in Rime Valley, but his vital energy was extremely weak, seeming as if it could extinguish at any moment, which was why he decided to take a gamble.

Despite this, the outcome was still unknown.

“Ant! Ant! Damn it all!! I’ll be waiting for you in hell!!”

Suddenly, the old man burst into a hoarse roar, and then a red spiritual light flew towards Song Ling at an incredible speed!

Song Ling’s expression changed, and he activated Star Sprint, but the red spiritual light still caught up to him.

He raised his sword to block, but the red spiritual light directly penetrated the sword body and landed on his arm.

A stinging sensation came from his arm. Song Ling looked down and saw an irregularly shaped red patch appear on it, which seemed to have a faint tendency to spread.

Song Ling’s face was grim.

Cultivators indeed had unfathomable methods. Even at such a desperate point, they could still use such unreasonable moves.

He waited for a long time in place until the dust completely dispersed. He saw that the old man’s body was already battered, with white bones and internal organs exposed. There was no trace of life left, and his eyes stared blankly at the ceiling, seemingly retaining extreme unwillingness.

“Xinghe, go cut off his head.” Song Ling tossed the sword in his hand to Xia Xinghe, who was standing by.

Xia Xinghe subconsciously took the sword but did not move, remaining foolishly in place.

His mind was a mess at this moment, filled with questions.

Why did Ah Li suddenly turn into a human? Why did she, who was on the verge of death, suddenly burst out with such powerful strength? And who exactly was this terrifying old man?

Seeing Xia Xinghe not moving, Song Ling frowned and gently spoke in the familiar voice of Ah Li:

“Xinghe, don’t you want to save Ah Li anymore? I know you have many questions right now, but this is a crucial moment. First, go cut off that monster’s head, and we’ll talk about other things later, okay?”

Song Ling was worried that the old fellow still had a trick up his sleeve, so he asked Xia Xinghe to go directly for the beheading.

If there were any remaining tricks, the opponent would have to use them on Xia Xinghe. If not, then being decapitated would naturally mean no chance of survival.

Even if powerful cultivators had the ability to survive losing their heads, this old man likely did not.

Indeed, upon hearing Song Ling say this, Xia Xinghe finally nodded.

“Okay.”

He gripped the long sword tightly and walked over, his body trembling slightly.

Upon reaching the front, Xia Xinghe closed his eyes, raised the long sword, and swung it down with force!

The body and head separated, and the head rolled to the side.

Seeing this, Song Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He went to the old man’s corpse, squatted down, and rummaged through it. Soon, he found a stack of talismans, two thumb-sized, crystal-clear stones, and a green-covered book inside the opponent’s clothes.

Looking at the stack of talismans, Song Ling felt a surge of lingering fear.

Putting everything else aside, there were actually three talismans among them that were comparable to a full-power strike from a Heavenly Dipper Grandmaster.

If he hadn’t acted decisively, giving the opponent no chance to retaliate, he would be the one dead now.

“These two transparent stones… they look like spirit stones recorded in the ‘Mingxi Travelogue’?”

After inspecting them, Song Ling put the items away and finally opened the book with “Basic Talisman Making Introduction” written on its cover.

After a quick browse, the book contained dozens of basic talisman-making methods. Song Ling’s gaze stopped on one of them called “Elementary True Love Charm.”

“Elementary True Love Charm, only effective for the first three layers of Qi Refinement. The cursed person will have irregularly shaped red patches on their skin. If not resolved, the red patches will spread throughout the body after seven days, cutting off the cursed person’s life force.”

“Method of resolution: Can be removed by a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage or above cleansing it with spiritual power, or by coming into contact with someone who deeply loves them for a few breaths, which will lift the curse.”

“Note: If the second method of resolution is chosen, the True Love Charm will transfer to the corresponding person and take effect immediately.”

Song Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly. Clearly, this True Love Charm was cast on him by that old fellow before his death.

“The second method of resolution is truly malicious…”

Someone who deeply loves oneself is often also the person one loves.

This was equivalent to giving the cursed person a choice: whether to die themselves or to sacrifice their most beloved person to live… Even if the latter was chosen, they would probably spend the rest of their lives in pain and regret.

Unless…

The cursed person was heartless, unrighteous, selfish, and self-serving.

“Heh…”

Song Ling let out a cold laugh. Obviously, he couldn’t find a Foundation Establishment cultivator to help him cleanse it, so he would have to choose the second method of resolution.

“Clap.”

Song Ling closed the book, turned around, and smiled at Xia Xinghe, who was standing by:

“Xinghe, thank you.”

Although the appearance of the young girl he had transformed into was not Jiang Yuling’s, her face was still exceedingly beautiful.

Looking at the young girl’s smile, Xia Xinghe’s face flushed slightly.

“Ah Li…”

Suddenly, Song Ling grasped Xia Xinghe’s hand and said sincerely, “Xinghe, thanks to you, otherwise I might have died today.”

Feeling the softness of the young girl’s palm, Xia Xinghe’s face grew even redder. He felt light and airy, as if he had ascended to the clouds.

“Ah Li, I—”

Before Xia Xinghe could finish speaking, Song Ling looked at the unresponsive red patch on his arm, his eyes darkening.

The True Love Charm couldn’t transfer to Xia Xinghe, indicating that his feelings for himself had not reached the level of “deep love.”

However, this was also expected. After all, he had always been a fox before, and this was the first time he had transformed into a human. No matter how much Xia Xinghe cared, it would be difficult for his feelings for a fox to reach the level of “deep love.”

Since that was the case…

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