The blood-red symbol on the Blood-Offering Spider writhed as if it were alive, desperately trying to break free from its restraints. A chilling aura emanated from the Blood Sacrifice Spider, eroding Xuanjizi's body.
"Seal it!" Xuanjizi growled through gritted teeth, his hands swiftly forming seals. A golden talisman shot from his fingertips, attempting to suppress the Blood Sacrifice Spider's movements. However, the Blood Sacrifice Spider seemed to sense something and became even more agitated. It struggled violently, its eight legs piercing deep into Xuanjizi's flesh, greedily siphoning his vital blood.
"Damn it!" Xuanjizi's face turned pale, cold sweat pouring down his brow. He felt his life force rapidly draining away, his body growing weaker by the moment. The power of the Blood Sacrifice Spider far exceeded his expectations. His eyes began to turn crimson, swirling black mist rolling within his pupils like two burning flames. He was losing control over the Blood Sacrifice Spider.
With a pained roar, Xuanjizi trembled violently. He sensed his consciousness fading, as if he were being devoured.
Meanwhile, Chen Li and Shen Qingyue also felt the disturbance. "Brother, do you feel that?" Shen Qingyue asked with a serious expression. Chen Li nodded, "Yes, it's just ahead."
The two quickened their pace towards the source of the disturbance. As they ventured deeper, the surrounding sword energy thickened, forming a visible storm of sword qi.
"Be careful!" Chen Li pulled Shen Qingyue behind him protectively. A storm of sword qi roared towards them like a raging dragon. Chen Li snorted coldly and threw a punch.
Boom! With a deafening sound, the storm of sword qi was instantly shattered, dispersing into countless specks of starlight in the air.
At that moment, the once calm mountainside suddenly split open with a massive crack. From the fissure, a gigantic black spider leg shot out like lightning, reaching for Chen Li. The speed of the spider leg was astonishing, leaving Chen Li no time to dodge.
"Brother!" Shen Qingyue exclaimed in shock.
In a split second, Chen Li pushed Shen Qingyue aside, but he himself was caught hard by the spider leg on his shoulder.
With a tearing sound that made one’s teeth ache, the spider leg ripped open a deep wound on Chen Li's shoulder, exposing bone. The intense pain made him let out a muffled groan.
He looked up and saw that the enormous spider leg was emerging from beneath the Sword Tomb. As it slowly retracted, it revealed its master in full view.
Xuanjizi's previously disheveled figure now appeared even more terrifying. The shadow behind him twisted and morphed, expanding into a gigantic purple-black demon spider, its eight legs gleaming like sharp blades in the darkness.
The blood-red symbols on the Blood-Offering Spider flowed like magma, exuding a nauseating stench. Xuanjizi's eyes were completely tainted by Demonic Energy, swirling with purple-black light as they fixed hungrily on Chen Li, like a starving wolf eyeing its prey.
He grinned, revealing uneven teeth, and with a voice as raspy as a broken windbag, he struggled to utter two words: "So fragrant."
Chen Li's heart sank; the aura emitted by this demonized Cultivator was stronger than any enemy he had faced before. Without hesitation, he took out a Nourishing Spirit Pill from his storage ring and swallowed it. The pill dissolved instantly, sending a refreshing energy coursing through his body and revitalizing him.
He pulled Shen Qingyue back a few steps to maintain a safe distance from the demonized Xuanjizi.
"Brother, how can there be demons here?" Shen Qingyue furrowed her brows tightly, her gaze fixed on Xuanjizi with an uneasy tone.
Chen Li shook his head and replied solemnly, "No, he is not a demon. He has merely been corrupted by Demonic Energy and lost his sanity."
Shen Qingyue was taken aback by his words and scrutinized Xuanjizi, who was under the control of the Blood Sacrifice Spider. His twisted face, eyes filled with Demonic Energy, and the enormous shadow of the demon spider behind him sent chills down her spine.
"Is that really Xuanjizi?!"
Chen Li nodded and sighed helplessly. "It seems we have arrived at an inopportune time. If Senior Xuanjizi becomes completely demonized, it will be difficult for us to find Mother."
He turned to Shen Qingyue. "Do you have any way to help him regain his sanity? You were once the Celestial Empress; you should have some means to deal with this."
Shen Qingyue's expression stiffened as she awkwardly scratched her head. "Well, back then I only knew that anyone who dared to defy me would be eliminated without mercy, so I never practiced any other methods."
Chen Li was left speechless at her response.
He twitched the corner of his mouth, suppressing the urge to scoff, and said, "Think carefully; isn't there any other way to resolve this?"
Shen Qingyue's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement as she exclaimed, "Oh, right! If only we had a Purification Method from Buddhism, it could clear this up!"
But her voice quickly fell into despair. "However, all my private stash is gone, and I don't know the Purification Method."
Upon hearing the words "Purification Method," Chen Li's heart stirred, and he said, "I have a solution."
Shen Qingyue perked up immediately, her eyes shining as she eagerly asked, "What is it? Hurry and tell me!"
Chen Li smiled mysteriously and replied, "You'll find out soon."
With that, a confident smile crept across Chen Li's face as he flashed forward like a ghost, closing in on the Xuanjizi entangled in Demonic Energy.
This sudden move caught Shen Qingyue off guard.
At that moment, the corrupted Xuanjizi saw Chen Li approaching and its eyes filled with excitement as it rolled its purple-black Demonic Energy, as if it had spotted a tender lamb.
It didn't need to think; like a beast following its instincts, it raised a Spider Arm and struck down fiercely at Chen Li.
The speed of the Spider Arm was lightning-fast, carrying an overwhelming sense of pressure as if it intended to tear Chen Li apart.
In a critical moment, however, Chen Li remained completely calm.
His gaze was steady as he chanted: "Namo Amitabha, Dharma Padma Night, Dohdiyata."
This was indeed a divine-level exorcism chant.
Although it wasn't a Purification Method, this spell had a similar effect.
At this point, he could only take a gamble.
Golden Brahma erupted from Chen Li's mouth, swirling around him like fireflies and forming a golden shield.
The Spider Arm crashed violently against the shield with a deafening roar.
The anticipated scene of blood and flesh being torn apart did not occur; instead, Chen Li's golden shield emitted mysterious golden light that instantly ensnared the Spider Arm.
The enigmatic Brahma clung to the Spider Arm like maggots on flesh.
Sizzling sounds echoed as the Demonic Energy rapidly dissipated like melting ice and snow.
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