Xu You stared at the paperman, lost in thought.
The Paper Puppet Technique was not some extraordinary magic technique; it was a basic operation for Magicians, and even in the "Green Jade Scripture" she gave to Chen Mo, there were such methods.
However, a paper puppet that could sense images and sounds across hundreds of miles wasn't something an average person could create. It must have been devised by a Grandmaster who had immersed in this craft for years. Such individuals numbered less than five across the entire Jiu Zhou.
And she happened to know one, having a significant "connection" between them.
Recalling a previous occasion when Chen Mo asked her for the Azure Darkness Seal, her heart stirred.
"Could that Grandmaster Realm vixen really be...?"
Xu You glanced at Chen Mo's back, biting her lip lightly, a complex expression flickering in her eyes.
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At this moment, Chen Mo had yet to realize what had happened.
With a wave of his hand, the paperman on the ground flew into his palm, and he placed it into the Heavenly Profound Ring.
This thing was given to him by Ji Lianxing after his encounter with the Demon Lord to communicate over nearly a thousand miles, with almost no fluctuation in qi, making it very suitable for gathering intelligence.
He knew well that with such a commotion, there would definitely be someone secretly tailing him.
So he feigned to leave Tiannan State, but in reality, he was eavesdropping from afar, which drew out this red-robed man and subsequently exposed Ji Weifeng's true identity.
"I have to admit, your disguise was indeed impressive, almost fooled even me." Chen Mo walked up to Ji Weifeng, saying blandly, "Now you have two paths in front of you: confess honestly, and you'll leave a whole corpse; otherwise, you'll end up like Huang Nianyun, as a stinking, rotten mud."
Ji Weifeng said in a deep voice, "Either way, there's no escape from death, is there any difference?"
Chen Mo spread his hands, "The difference is one is a quick death, while the other will suffer torture, a fate worse than death."
"Do you truly think I'm easily frightened? If so, then might as well risk it all!"
Ji Weifeng bit the tip of his tongue, his aura skyrocketing instantly, and shouted fiercely, "Wang Kun, don't hesitate, only by joining forces do we have a sliver of hope! If you don't want to be at their mercy, then break out with me!"
In a flash, Wang Kun made up his mind.
Given Chen Mo's status as a Grandmaster, he was invincible, but with the Gu God Sect's means, escaping wasn't entirely hopeless!
"Damn it, I'll trust you this one last time!"
Rip——
The red robe tore apart, revealing the terrifying figure within.
What seemed like a robust body was merely a skeleton, filled with various Gu Poison Worms in place of organs, muscles, and meridians. In the chest, a creature resembling an infant was entrenched, connected by dozens of blood vessels that pumped yellow fluid throughout its body.
"You've actually 'formed an infant'?" Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, "Looks like I've caught a big fish."
The ultimate goal of a Gu Cultivator was to refine Gu with their flesh to achieve an undying state.
In this process, to avoid losing their essence, they would condense their life origin into an infant to preserve their consciousness.
Only by cultivating the "Gu Scripture" to Small Success could one achieve this step.


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