Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

Li Chengfeng's helpless, almost resigned demeanor caused Lou Lan to sink into contemplation.

After a moment, Lou Lan nodded and said, "I understand what you mean; you're simply after this cultivation method.

I'm telling you, this cultivation method has too many flaws. Even my true self wouldn't cultivate it; only by separating this avatar of mine could this method be completed.

While it focuses on the cultivation of divine sense, it can only cultivate divine sense and cannot cultivate other methods, which is a drawback.

Moreover, over time, it will burden the body, which is why I have to constantly seize the bodies of others."

Hearing Lou Lan's explanation, Li Chengfeng nodded and said, "I understand now. So, that Lou Lan was just a scapegoat.

And the real you is constantly seizing the bodies of these disciples; is that the real cause of their deaths?"

"Everyone praises my extraordinary wisdom; indeed, it is so. You mention those disciples, but is that merely empty talk? Their true purpose is to seize the souls of others.

Once you encounter a suitable body, you decisively strike, seizing its soul; if it's unsuitable, you devour its divine sense. This Celestial God Thorn can devour divine sense, its power astonishing; however, it also has its drawbacks, making it difficult to sustain," Lou Lan said, shaking his head.

Li Chengfeng nodded slightly and said, "Although I don't believe your words, if you're willing to pass this Celestial God Thorn to me, I will naturally study it.

If it's feasible, I will cultivate it; if it's not, I will seek other paths. You can rest assured."

Lou Lan nodded, sighing, "You truly are my good disciple. I never imagined that after seeing countless people, I would misjudge someone today.

The one hundred and twenty disciples I took in the past are all gone. Only you can turn against me, making me look at you in a new light."

With that, he took out a jade sword from his storage bag, a desolate and ancient jade slip carved on the sword, and handed it to Li Chengfeng.

Li Chengfeng took it in his hand, examining it closely but finding nothing unusual.

However, just as he relaxed slightly, a sense of loneliness swept over him, accompanied by a powerful divine sense that shot straight into his head.

With a "bang," Li Chengfeng's head exploded, and the jade slip returned to Ye Jiang's hand.

Ye Jiang looked at Li Chengfeng lying on the ground, sighing in his heart.

"Although you were extremely intelligent and possessed outstanding strength, you ultimately lost to your own greed."

He sighed softly, shaking the jade slip in his hand, and said, "This jade slip is no ordinary object; it contains spiritual power, and carelessness can lead to death. Only with special methods can its mysteries be窥explored."

Just then, another person appeared in front, none other than Li Chengfeng. He looked at Lou Lan with a smile, saying, "Master is indeed Master; this disciple has learned once again today."

Lou Lan instantly petrified, staring at Li Chengfeng in disbelief, exclaiming, "This... how is this possible? How many substitute puppets do you have? One clearly died, yet now another one appears?"

Li Chengfeng smiled and said calmly, "Master, you don't need to worry. Since you're unwilling to cooperate and are constantly scheming against me, I can only resort to means to personally search your soul. Although the process may be a bit painful, at least it can ensure my safety."

Lou Lan sneered, mocking, "Just you? Although you're full of tricks, in my eyes, you're still too green.

I'd like to see how many disciple puppets you can sacrifice to their deaths today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lou Lan patted his storage bag, and a dense array of puppets emerged, a full twenty of them.

These puppets were lifelike, roaring to the sky, all of them demon beast level puppets.

Although simple to refine, their power should not be underestimated. As long as there are enough materials, they can kill cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining.

These twenty puppets, though not agile, were terrifying enough. They surrounded Li Chengfeng, and with a single mouth, they spewed out pillars of light, their power astonishing, leaving devastation wherever they went.

Li Chengfeng dodged left and right, his surroundings instantly erupting with various light effects, some spewing yellow light, some spewing black mist, some spewing ice cones, and some spewing flames. The attacks of these puppets were so dense that they almost completely enveloped Li Chengfeng.

And these puppets were all driven by precious mid-grade spirit stones. Lou Lan was also feeling a pang of pain at this moment. He didn't expect to be forced to this point by his own disciple, having to use these puppets.

However, facing such a fierce attack, Li Chengfeng did not retreat.

In the Realm Within, he quickly communicated with his substitute puppets. Compared to Lou Lan's puppets, although both were puppets, Li Chengfeng's were more advanced.

They could not only fight according to Li Chengfeng's will, but also quickly dodge and even use Li Chengfeng's spells.

Although their strength was only one-tenth of Li Chengfeng's, it was already astonishing enough.

However, facing such a large number of puppets surrounding and attacking him, Li Chengfeng also felt stretched thin, making it difficult to win easily.

Finally, in a round of fierce attacks, Li Chengfeng's substitute puppet was hit by countless ice blades and fire feathers, turning into a pool of blood mist.

Lou Lan's pupils shrank, and he roared furiously, "Bastard! Another scapegoat! This is already the third one! How many substitute puppets does he even have?"

Only now did he truly realize how difficult Li Chengfeng was to deal with.

Li Chengfeng, witnessing Lou Lan display such authentic puppetry, was shocked beyond compare.

He realized that Lou Lan not only mastered the Blood Demon Sect's technique of condensing blood shadows but was also proficient in the Puppet Sect's puppet techniques.

This proved that Lou Lan had not only seized the bodies of Blood Demon Sect disciples but also Puppet Sect disciples, and perhaps even had a hand in the Soul Devouring Sect and other demonic sects.

This fusion cultivation of the five demonic sects made Li Chengfeng yearn for and become curious about the Celestial God Thorn cultivation method.

Lou Lan once again dispatched new forces to fight against Li Chengfeng. He had clearly realized that the consumption of puppets was too great and no longer suitable for continued use.

So, he took out that ghostly banner — the Hundred Ghost Soul Devouring Banner. With a wailing howl, a ghost general stepped out from the banner.

Behind them followed more than ninety monsters, each baring their fangs and claws, rushing towards Li Chengfeng.

Lou Lan had chosen the Soul Devouring Sect's methods this time; he planned to use the Soul Devouring Banner to collect the souls of Li Chengfeng's substitute puppets.

Facing Lou Lan's aggressive attack, Li Chengfeng dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He quickly released a mysterious power, and suddenly dark clouds gathered in front, with lightning and thunder.

Immediately afterward, a torrential rain poured down from the sky, but these raindrops were acid rain, with extremely strong corrosive properties.

As soon as the acid rain fell, the ghosts screamed in agony, suffering heavy damage in the rain.

However, what caught Lou Lan even more off guard was that the acid rain actually hid fireballs, and these fireballs exploded at this time, causing great trouble for Lou Lan.

Although the Soul Devouring Banner was strong, the ghosts feared the corrosion of the acid rain.

Lou Lan gritted his teeth and urged the ghost general to counterattack.

The ghost general suddenly opened its mouth, spewing out a patch of ghost fire, sweeping towards Li Chengfeng.

However, Li Chengfeng was prepared, and he quickly mobilized the power in his body to resist. The two sides once again fell into a fierce confrontation.