Chapter 19: Solidifying Spirit Grass (IV)

Sui Ning naturally knew what a three-soul corpse was. The system had mentioned it during their chat in the Limitless Sword Sect.

As the name suggests, a three-soul corpse is a corpse that retains only three souls. It is actually an extremely evil method of refining corpses, using a specific technique to scatter a person’s seven souls, leaving only three souls to be refined with demonic fire for a full ten years. The result is a mindless killing machine that follows commands without any rational thought.

Because of its ability to unleash a large range of cultivation, even a Golden Core cultivator who has been refined into a three-soul corpse can display a power comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It was therefore widely practiced for a time.

However, due to its malicious and cruel nature, requiring the scattering of a person’s souls for ten years of refining, and the great danger posed by the three-soul corpse, it was later jointly opposed by all sects.

The three-soul corpses were thoroughly eradicated a thousand years ago, and those who had refined the three-soul corpses earlier were all put to death.

Even the refining method of the three-soul corpse was burned clean in that cleansing a thousand years ago.

So why is it appearing in the world again now?

Who refined the three-soul corpse?

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“Ls–“

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Xie Changzhou gathered a formation, and the pure white spiritual energy immediately suppressed it. The three-soul corpse let out a sharp and terrifying scream. The flute sound in the distance suddenly disappeared. Xie Changzhou’s expression became cold. “Buddhist monk, please go and chase quickly!”

The Buddhist monk from the Jingchan Sect nodded and flew to the place where the flute sound disappeared, ignoring Su Kou’s obstruction. The three-soul corpse in the formation became more and more demonic, with deeper blood-red eyes and a stronger struggling force. Sui Ning shouted from afar, “It’s going to break the formation!”

Xie Changzhou’s face remained calm as he stood still in the void. The spiritual energy from Du Wang was flourishing all over his body. He lifted his hand, and a sword light split open the darkness. With unstoppable momentum, it swept towards the three-soul corpse trapped in the formation.

The sword light fell heavily on the three soul corpses, causing a powerful explosion and releasing a massive surge of spiritual energy, accompanied by the scattered flesh and blood in the air.

Xie Changzhou quickly gathered a protective barrier to shield himself and Su Kou. The black blood slowly dripped down onto the barrier, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The three soul corpses, whose cultivation was comparable to that of the Nascent Soul stage, were directly blown into a mist of blood by Xie Changzhou.

Seeing that the battle was resolved, Sui Ning hurried forward to check the situation.

Xie Changzhou took down the barrier and looked gently at Sui Ning, saying, “Ningning, stay here and take care of Miss Su. I’ll go find that Buddhist monk.”

Su Kou looked anxiously at Xie Changzhou, while Sui Ning nodded slightly.

Xie Changzhou picked up Du Wang and flew towards the place where the Buddhist monk disappeared. Su Kou anxiously turned around in circles, wanting to follow him.

Sui Ning quickly grabbed her and said, “Su Kou, you can’t catch up with them.”

Su Kou’s beautiful face was full of panic. “Ningning, I’m worried about Yan Zhang.”

Yan Zhang? Was that the Buddhist monk?

Su Kou did indeed know him.

Sui Ning comforted her, saying, “Don’t worry, Jian… My senior brother has a deep cultivation base, and that Buddhist monk also has the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage. They won’t be in danger.”

After all, Xie Changzhou was the number-one fighter in the world. Unless several experts of the same level joined forces, they would not be able to take advantage of him.

Su Kou could only force herself to calm down and pace back and forth in place, looking nervous and uneasy.

***

When Xie Changzhou followed the breath and arrived, the Buddhist monk was standing still in his original spot.

Seeing Xie Changzhou’s figure, he walked up to him with a somewhat apologetic expression, saying, “I’m sorry, fellow Daoist, I couldn’t catch up to him.”

Although the man’s cultivation level was not high, he could control three soul corpses and even had a high-quality magic weapon to help him escape.

Xie Changzhou shook his head slightly and said, “Don’t blame yourself, fellow Buddhist. You did your best.”

The Buddhist monk folded his hands together and bowed his head in apology to Xie Changzhou: “I’m truly sorry; I’m Daoist Liao.”

Originally, his name was Liao Wu. Xie Changzhou nodded his head and looked towards the empty space in the distance. Liao Wu stood beside him with his hands behind his back, also looking in that direction.

The Three Soul Corpse has appeared in the world, and the world is about to change.

Half an hour later, when Xie Changzhou and Liao Wu returned, Sui Ning and Su Kou were already waiting for them at the inn’s door.

At this time, it was already late at night, and the area around the inn was dim, with only two lanterns hanging and emitting a faint light.

Upon seeing the two of them return, Sui Ning quickly approached with a worried expression, asking, “You’re back; is everything okay?”

Her clear eyes were shining, and Xie Changzhou met her gaze. Sui Ning was focused on him with an openly worried expression. Her lips were pursed and tinged with a faint glow under the moonlight.

Xie Changzhou’s gaze fell on her lips, and his throat inexplicably tightened. He quickly averted his gaze and said, “It’s nothing. Thank you for your concern, Ningning.”

Sui Ning let out a sigh of relief and then asked, “What about the person playing the flute?”

Liao Wu shook his head and replied, “My cultivation level is not high enough, so I couldn’t catch up to him.”

Sui Ning was a bit confused. Wasn’t his name Yan Zhang? Why did he change his name to Liao Wu? Or was Yan Zhang his real name and Liao Wu his alias?

Before Sui Ning could fully comprehend the situation, Su Kou suddenly stepped forward from behind. “Yan Zhang,” she called out.

Liao Wu’s gentle gaze fell upon her, and he lowered his head to respond. “This young lady, this humble monk, is known as Liao Wu.”

Tears welled up in Su Kou’s beautiful eyes as she looked at him with a plaintive gaze. “Yan Zhang, I’m Ah Kou. Don’t you remember? When I was young, you used to take me to catch crabs and chase butterflies every day. Don’t you remember?”

Sui Ning’s gaze toward Liao Wu became more probing.

Su Kou knew Liao Wu, but Liao Wu didn’t recognize Su Kou. Whether he truly didn’t recognize her or was pretending not to know, Sui Ning couldn’t determine.

Liao Wu clasped his hands together and bowed to Su Kou, his voice calm. “Miss Su, when I was ten years old, my family encountered a calamity, and all the past memories turned into nothingness. I have forgotten everything. Since then, my master has taken me back to the Jingchan Sect for cultivation.”

Tears instantly streamed down Su Kou’s face, as if she couldn’t believe it. She rushed forward and grabbed onto Liao Wu, pleading, “No, you promised to come back and marry me. I waited for you for twenty years, Yan Zhang, and now I’m already thirty!”

Sui Ning was shocked. In the mortal world, most women were already married by the age of fifteen or sixteen, but Su Kou had waited until thirty without being betrothed.

Liao Wu had already promised to marry Su Kou, but he had lost his memories by some twist of fate, causing Su Kou to wait in anguish for twenty years.

Truly, how unpredictable life is and how fate plays its games

Liao Wu, a Buddhist practitioner, was being pulled by Su Kou like this. With flushed ears, he explained, “Miss Su, I have completely forgotten the past. I have already become a monk. I suggest that you find a suitable partner as soon as possible.”

He gently removed Su Kou’s hand and turned around, stepping into the inn. Meanwhile, Su Kou stood still, tears streaming down her beautiful face. Sui Ning felt sorry for her and approached her, gently embracing her and patting her back to comfort her.

Xie Changzhou’s clear voice came: “Miss Su, please leave as soon as possible. You two are not meant to be together.” Sui Ning glared at him with anger in her bright eyes. Did Xie Changzhou say something wrong? Was Sui Ning angry with him?

Sui Ning was speechless. Xie Changzhou was such a blockhead. Su Kou was in extreme pain, and he said in front of her that they were not meant to be together. It was simply heartless. As expected, Su Kou’s sobbing became louder and louder. Sui Ning quickly hugged her and comforted her while giving angry looks at Xie Changzhou from time to time.

Xie Changzhou was at a loss. His jade-white fingers curled slightly, and his lips moved, wanting to apologize to Sui Ning, but he didn’t even know what he had done wrong or what to say to apologize. He frowned helplessly, awkwardly comforting Su Kou: “Miss Su, don’t cry. You will find a good man again.” Su Kou cried even louder, her voice choking: “Wuwuwu Ningning, I don’t want anyone else. I only want Yan Zhang.” 

Sui Ning helplessly looked at him and said, “Brother.. Jian…you go up first.”

“Don’t use your skills that you’re not good at to cause trouble here.”

For the first time in his life, Xie Changzhou felt overwhelmed. He didn’t know what he said wrong, but even a dull person like him could tell that his words had upset Su Kou.

He sighed in his heart and looked helpless, like a child who had done something wrong.

Sui Ning couldn’t help but want to laugh, as Xie Changzhou’s current appearance was quite rare.

His helpless look reminded her of the cat her parents kept at home, a British Shorthair named Doudou. When Doudou did something wrong, he would also look at her with a pitiful and helpless expression, and she would always fall for it.

Sui Ning’s heart softened, and her gaze towards Xie Changzhou became gentler. “Senior Brother, you go upstairs first; don’t worry about us.”

After a moment of silence, Xie Changzhou nodded slightly. “Okay, then Ningning and Miss Su should come in earlier; it’s cold outside.”

He turned and left, leaving only Sui Ning and Su Kou behind.

Sui Ning gently patted Su Kou’s back and comforted her in a soft voice, “Su Kou, don’t cry, we…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Su Kou suddenly lifted her head from Sui Ning’s shoulder and wiped away her tears. “Yanzhang forgot; then I will pursue him again and make him like me.”

She looked resolute, with a calm expression in her eyes and on her brows. “I can wait for him for twenty years, and I can wait for another twenty years!”

Sui Ning said, “But-“

Su Kou interrupted her, saying, “Are you trying to say he doesn’t remember me? So what? If he could like me before, he can still do so now.”

She looked deeply at Sui Ning, turned around, and left with an imposing and decisive attitude.

Sui Ning thought to herself, “What I wanted to say is that Liao Wu is a bald donkey! He became a monk! The Buddhism practiced by the Jingchan Sect is known for its strict discipline, and Liao Wu has been practicing there for twenty years. He has already given up on desires and emotions, including love and infatuation. Moreover, he lost his memory and doesn’t remember the past. So…”

Wait a minute!

Suddenly, Sui Ning realized something and widened her phoenix eyes.

Liao Wu just called Su Kou “Miss Su”.

But Su Kou only said her name was “Yi Yi”.

If Liao Wu has lost his memory, then how does he know that Su Kou’s surname is Su?