"Yes, you're right."

Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, he simply said:

"On the Suspended Dragon Boat, True Monarch Withered Wood, the Yin God Giant, is stationed. Logically, no demons or ghosts should be lurking in. But the essence of the Formless Yin Demon is just a thought, devoid of any Demonic Qi. Moreover, the Formless Yin Demon was implanted in you today, and the mastermind paid an extremely high price barely to deceive the ears and eyes of the ancestor Withered Wood."

"Now, however, this demonic thought has triggered and merged with the dark desires within you, replacing your original consciousness and stealing your essence, causing you to gradually die... So, Qiu Zhi, rest assured, I will avenge you. After all..."

Gu Yuan sighed: "Your death, in the end, is somewhat related to me as well..."

Qiu Zhi said nothing further because her consciousness had already dissipated, and her body had begun to wither away as if the essence within it had been completely siphoned by something dreadful.

All seven eyes on her face were fully open, rotating and emitting a sinister light of demonic nature.

Finally, her body collapsed, turning into a pile of ashes, leaving only a gray demonic shadow in place, exuding a chilling and frightening aura.

Gu Yuan did not stop it because, as he said, the real Qiu Zhi had already died.

The servant disciple Qiu Zhi earlier was merely the Formless Yin Demon maintaining Qiu Zhi's memories and consciousness, making her appear alive.

Now, the Formless Yin Demon no longer wished to hide, so naturally, Qiu Zhi was truly dead...

"Kid, how did you discover something was wrong with this dish?"

The Formless Yin Demon spoke with a hoarse, deep voice, carrying a mysterious tone like a gust of eerie wind from a cave. Upon hearing it, Qiu Yue only felt a cold energy invading her body, nearly freezing her stiff.

Gu Yuan waved his hand and released a clear and pure Water Spirit Light to protect her, then calmly said, "Initially, I didn't notice anything unusual, but..."

He reached out and overturned a few medicinal dishes on the table, their colorful, fragrant flavors spilling onto the ground.

But immediately, under Gu Yuan's Water Spirit Light, a few strands of fine, almost indiscernible gray-white air were drawn out.

These gray-white auras twisted, beginning to contaminate Gu Yuan's Water Spirit Light.

Gu Yuan's Water Spirit Light was refined from his own True Qi, the Water Spirit Qi, and the Essence of Water. It was extremely yin and soft, as pure and clean as it gets, capable of restraining filthy magic, and even Yin Thunder and Demon Thunder techniques couldn't taint it.

However, it was powerless against these gray-white strands, almost constantly retreating. This demonstrated that their nature must be of extremely high level and terrifying.

If Gu Yuan had ingested it just now, the consequences would have been severe.

Gu Yuan rolled up the Water Spirit Light and sealed these gray-white strands in a Jade Bottle.

"These things were hidden so well, virtually colorless and tasteless."

Gu Yuan smiled and said, "Though I'm not talented, my Sword Dao has made some slight progress recently, allowing me to sense some dangers. Although I'm unaware of what's hidden in these medicinal dishes, knowing there was danger, naturally, I wouldn't take a bite."

"Sword Heart Clarity?!"

The Formless Yin Demon's eerie voice held a trace of shock and heaviness, then said, "No, impossible!"

"Considering your age and cultivation, it's impossible for you to have reached such a high Sword Dao realm, at most you've just scratched the surface..."

Sword Heart Clarity is a profound realm of the Sword Dao, possessing unfathomable power, able to sense various dangers, akin to sensing the autumn wind before the cicada moves, avoiding danger, and perceiving and understanding hidden threats and situations.

A cultivator with such a realm would be nearly impossible to ambush or assassinate unless the difference in cultivation was too great!

Gu Yuan's master, He Ling True Master, was only a step away from reaching this realm.

"Have you forgotten my Talent Sword Heart?"

In a calm manner, Gu Yuan drew out the Silver Flood Dragon Sword, lightly brushing the extremely sharp blade that could cut through gold and jade, yet it didn't cut his skin:

"My Sword Heart is somewhat of an alternative Sword Heart Clarity. Although I haven't fully tapped into my Sword Heart Talent potential, I've already excavated a third of it. Though it's just a scratch of Sword Heart Clarity, it's enough to deal with you."

The Formless Yin Demon was silent for a moment, then simply said, "In that case, why haven't you made a move?"

"Naturally, because I am curious about your identity."

Gu Yuan smiled, his smile carrying a hint of deeper meaning: "As you mentioned earlier, on this Suspended Dragon Boat with Ancestor Withered Wood overseeing, the core of this gigantic magical treasure must be monitoring everything."

"Ancestor Withered Wood's status is somewhat abnormal, the Suspended Dragon Boat is ultimately just a magical treasure, not a living creature."

"You, or rather, the mastermind behind you, likely won't be from the Demon Dao. More likely, it's the internal power from Medicine King Mountain! Only by this could you evade the Suspended Dragon Boat and Ancestor Withered Wood!"

At this point, the smile on Gu Yuan's face faded, and he said: "So, who are you? Why do you want to kill me?"

"I've only recently joined Medicine King Mountain, I haven't offended anyone. If you wish to kill me, it means my very presence has obstructed your goals and interests."

"So, are you from a family faction, or from a sect line?"

The Formless Yin Demon said nothing more, which itself was perhaps an answer.

It raised its hand and unleashed a Demon Flame at Gu Yuan, immediately opening all seven eyes on its face, emitting an extremely sinister demonic light.

The seven demonic lights joined together, and the demon itself melted away like wax before a flame, merging these seven demonic lights into a single gray-black demonic light filled with the aura of death, silence, and darkness, enveloping Gu Yuan.

Even though Gu Yuan did not know much about the Demon Dao, he felt a chill down his spine at that moment.

This demonic light was evidently extremely dangerous!

It was a desperate strike formed by burning the essence of the Formless Yin Demon!

Wherever the demonic light passed, everything in the room—walls, wooden pillars, and even other objects—seemed to be eroded by time, turning into dust.

Without hesitation, Gu Yuan formed seals with both hands, using the Treasure Bottle Seal.

Thin streams of water vapor and spiritual light converged, transforming into a jade white Primordial Water Treasure Bottle, exuding an essence of perfection and transparency.

Once the Primordial Water Treasure Bottle Seal was cast, the treasure bottle shone brightly, emitting a huge force of devouring and sealing, which protected Gu Yuan while also swallowing up all the incoming gray-black demonic light.

Crack! Crack!

Even after devouring most of the demonic light, the Primordial Water Treasure Bottle seemed unable to withstand the corrosive force within, covered with dense cracks, then directly shattered.

At this moment, the Silver Flood Dragon Sword had transformed into a dazzling and sharp Sword Light, carrying an aura of annihilating everything, severing the demonic light with a single slash.

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