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The night fell quietly under the cold moonlight, revealing the distant, dark, jagged mountains. Ahead lay a lush green forest, where withered leaves danced in the wind, scattering away as soon as the breeze blew.
This place had not seen visitors for a long time, yet the legend of the Flesh-Eating Woman spread nearby like a plague. Those returning home at night took detours to avoid it, and now, in the ghostly forest that had long been deserted, it seemed two uninvited guests had arrived.
Wei Qiuxi nodded and asked, "Are you sure this is the place?"
Wei Ning replied confidently, "Absolutely. I left traces here; there’s no mistake."
Wei Qiuxi instructed, "Break the seal."
With great caution, Wei Ning undid the seal of Drawing a Boundary that had been passed down from Wei Xian Gui. Slowly, the figure of the Flesh-Eating Woman emerged. Upon seeing Wei Ning, she bowed deeply and said, "Immortal, you have finally come." Wei Ning felt a bit embarrassed by her greeting, his face flushing. Wei Qiuxi fixed his gaze on the Flesh-Eating Woman and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know where the Corpse Demon is?"
The Flesh-Eating Woman, having transformed from a long-time spirit, sensed Wei Qiuxi's imposing presence and quickly nodded. "I know, I know." But then she shook her head in confusion and added, "I don’t know, I don’t know."
Wei Qiuxi pressed on, "Do you know or not?"
Sighing, the Flesh-Eating Woman replied, "If I truly knew, I could find my own tongue without suffering like this."
Wei Qiuxi asked again, "Then how did you find the Seven Sinners?"
She glanced at Wei Ning before answering, "They come out every Thursday in August..."
Wei Qiuxi waved his hand impatiently. "I want to hear the truth."
The Flesh-Eating Woman increasingly felt the depth of Wei Qiuxi's unfathomable nature. She thought to herself, with someone as young as Wei Ning being so remarkable, this old man must be a senior of Wei Ning, someone she could hardly provoke. She dared not conceal anything and said, "I only learned in my grandfather's study that the Seven Sinners can be summoned using Blood Spirit Liquid."
"Blood Spirit Liquid?" Wei Ning recognized it; Wang Tuozi had used it at the Corpse Driving Conference and successfully executed the Forbidden Technique to create the Seven Souls.
Wei Qiuxi reached into his robe and pulled out a bottle, showing it to the Flesh-Eating Woman. "Is this enough?"
"Grandfather!" Wei Ning was taken aback. She knew the origins of Blood Spirit Liquid but never expected to find such a vile substance in the hands of her most respected grandfather.
Wei Qiuxi glanced at Wei Ning and, sensing her thoughts, calmly said, "All things in the world are spiritual entities; there is no distinction between good and evil. Good and evil exist only in a person's mind."
Wei Ning nodded, acknowledging his wisdom, but looking at the bottle of Blood Spirit Liquid made her uneasy.
If it weren't for Zhu You, if it weren't for Dao Techniques, would these things lose their market? Without a market, would anyone still engage in harmful practices to obtain them? A sudden thought struck Wei Ning, startling her.
Wei Qiuxi looked at the Flesh-Eating Woman and said, "Tell me how to summon the Seven Sinners!"
The Flesh-Eating Woman trembled as she took the Blood Spirit Liquid from Wei Qiuxi's hand. She poured it onto the ground, and it quickly spread out. Before long, a shadow formed behind her (the Flesh-Eating Woman was a ghost and had no shadow). The shadow then slowly split into seven parts. The Flesh-Eating Woman nervously recited an ancient and obscure incantation, causing both Wei Qiuxi and Wei Ning to furrow their brows.
"From the rhythm, this seems to be a Black Cult cipher learned from the Black Sect Grand Lama," Wei Qiuxi thought to himself.
Before long, the seven shadows gradually overlapped into one figure dressed in black robes and wearing a Black Hat. The figure slowly stood upright and placed a hand on the Flesh-Eating Woman's shoulder. For some reason, she began to tremble uncontrollably, her face growing paler under the moonlight.
"Tongue, tongue, tongue," an ethereal voice echoed around them, seemingly coming from all directions yet from nowhere at all. The sound was sharp like porcelain cutting through flesh, sending chills down their spines.
The Flesh-Eating Woman slowly knelt down, repeatedly bowing to the shadow before her, but dared not speak. Wei Qiuxi stepped forward and addressed the shadow, "Where can I find the Corpse Demon?"
The shadow remained silent, only emitting a series of eerie cackles. "Wei Xianjun, Wei Xianjun, Wei Xianjun..." The voice grew increasingly shrill and unpleasant. "Wei Xianjun, caw, caw," the shadow laughed like a night owl, sending chills down one's spine. Wei Qiuxi took a half step closer, his gaze sharp as he looked at the Seven Sinners. "Do you want me to light the lantern?"
The shadow trembled all over. Without responding, Wei Qiuxi conjured a flame that ignited spontaneously in his hand. As the bright fire flickered, the voice of the Seven Sinners began to quaver. "Wuchang Young Master, Wuchang Young Master, Wuchang Young Master. Caw, caw," it continued until the shadow gradually spread out, its color fading more and more until it finally transformed into a pool of Blood Spirit Liquid.
Wei Qiuxi chuckled, "The Seven Sinners emerge every seven days carrying unlit lanterns to search for substitutes. Inside those lanterns are the Seven Deadly Sins. If you scare them and light the lanterns, one of their sins will burn away. With one less sin, there’s one less chance of finding a substitute. So just scare them into lighting up; they will surely grant your wishes."
At that moment, the Flesh-Eating Woman was still trembling in fear when she suddenly fell to her knees and pleaded, "Immortal, I beg you. I risked my life to summon the Seven Sinners just now and have already committed their greatest taboo. If they do not return my tongue to me, I will never be able to reincarnate. Please have mercy, Immortal; once the Seven Sinners return my tongue, I will go meet my master."
Wei Qiuxi had already heard Wei Ning recount the Flesh-Eating Woman's story and coldly replied, "You wicked creature! Did you not think that one day you would be punished for taking lives? That you would be condemned to never escape this fate?"
Seeing Wei Qiuxi's harsh words, the Flesh-Eating Woman's face turned even paler as she knocked her head against the ground repeatedly, looking pitifully at Wei Ning in hopes that he would speak on her behalf.
Wei Ning felt sympathy for the Flesh-Eating Woman due to her tragic background and said softly, "Grandfather, if you can help her, please do so."
Wei Qiuxi snorted coldly and replied, "You reap what you sow; you deserve no mercy. It is already too lenient of me not to have driven your soul from your body today. Wei Ning, seal her back into the array. This kind of Evil Spirit must not be allowed to remain in this world; it would bring disaster!"
The Flesh-Eating Woman was terrified beyond measure and continued to bow her head in desperation.
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