When she previously learned that the Primordial Spirit could refine heart material, she had already entertained this thought.
She had just been busy with slaughter and hadn't had the time to try it.
Now, she finally had some time.
Since the Primordial Spirit could refine natural wonders to gain various mystical properties...
This Divine Ability right now...
If it really was as she thought... she could replicate the special advantage of the Primordial Spirit refining all heart materials in the world with her Physical Body!
Just imagine.
If she fused a divine object like the twelve-colored rosy cloud silver into her original Physical Body... then...
She would control the Primordial Spirit, while the demon soul controlled the Physical Body.
When facing an enemy...
She could carry out a "righteous" gang-up.
Thinking of this...
The red light in Jiang Yuechu's eyes intensified.
Now that she had made a decision, she no longer hesitated.
Jiang Yuechu flicked her wrist; within her palm, Evil Qi surged.
A crimson crescent blade, entirely red, fell into her palm.
This thing had a mysterious origin and was extremely sinister.
It could even forcibly seal the Lamp Lighting techniques of enemies in the Lamp Lighting Realm!
If she hadn't relied on the almost rogue-like method of [Eternal Evergreen], with her blood and Qi like an ocean, endless and constantly replenishing...
Her end likely wouldn't have been much better than that horse demon's.
However, the more sinister it was, the more it proved the object's extraordinariness.
Jiang Yuechu's eyes flickered slightly.
Without further delay, she activated her thoughts.
[Flesh and Bone as Furnace].
Buzz—!!!
The moment her aura touched the blade...
The crimson crescent blade, which had been lying quietly in her palm, suddenly trembled violently.
On the blade, red light flared, and Evil Qi gushed out like a tide. It actually tried to break free from her palm, and a faint sense of backlash even rolled up her arm.
It was an Ominous Weapon to begin with and possessed its own spirituality.
How could it be willing to be refined by such means?
This intense resistance was just like a wild cat that had its tail stepped on, baring its teeth and hissing repeatedly.
Jiang Yuechu remained expressionless. She raised her left hand and slapped the restless blade hard.
The long blade let out a wail, and its trembling instantly diminished.
Jiang Yuechu tilted her head slightly, looking at the lingering trace of vibration on the blade.
"Still hissing?"
She slapped it again.
The force of this slap was so great...
...that it actually caused the blade to bend for a moment.
Now, the long blade was completely subdued.
All the red light and Evil Qi instantly retracted. It lay in her palm incredibly submissively, motionless and at her mercy.
Jiang Yuechu gave a cold snort.
A stubborn piece of trash that refused to do things the easy way.
Now that it was subdued, things would be easier.
She took a deep breath, the blood and Qi in her body roaring as she fully activated her Divine Ability.
"Fuse."
With a soft shout...
...this time, the long blade didn't resist at all.
The hard crimson blade began to soften rapidly...
...turning into strands of thick, scarlet mist, it frantically burrowed into Jiang Yuechu's body.
The moment the last wisp of red mist entered her body...
...Jiang Yuechu felt a surge within her.
Two streaks of scarlet mist overflowed from her eyes, lingering around her cheeks.
She slowly raised her arm.
Her skin was no longer fair like before.
In its place were dense, shocking dark-red cracks.
It was like a beautiful piece of porcelain that had been slammed onto the ground by a naughty child.
Although it hadn't shattered, it was covered in scars.
Deep within the cracks, no blood flowed.
Instead, a heart-palpitating dark-red ominous light shone through, hideous and terrifying.
Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes.
By the cold moonlight filtering into the hall, she carefully examined this brand-new vessel.
If the gold-blue Primordial Spirit was like a brilliant sun, sacred and inviolable, with an air of an immortal...
...then this Physical Body was like a malevolent ghost crawling out of the Shura Sea of Blood, hideous and fearsome to behold.
Why was she looking less and less like a human as she cultivated?
Jiang Yuechu's lips twitched slightly, causing the cracks on her face to shift, making her look even more terrifying.
However, this thought only flickered in her mind for a moment before being snuffed out.
Could good looks be eaten?
As long as she could kill, as long as her fists were hard enough, what did it matter if she looked like a malevolent ghost?
In a life-and-death struggle, an enemy wouldn't show mercy just because you were good-looking.
On the contrary, this ferocious appearance might even scare away thirty percent of the opponent's courage first.
Besides...
With a thought...
...the boiling Evil Qi inside her body suddenly halted.
The cracks on her skin healed rapidly, the red light faded, and she returned to her fair and cold appearance.
This wasn't irreversible.
It was merely a technique to initiate slaughter.
"Again."
As her thoughts shifted...
Boom—
Inside the hall, the air suddenly became thick.
Cracks reappeared on the girl's body, and Evil Qi surged.
She stood still, silently feeling the changes within her body.
A bit of pain was inconsequential.
The most noteworthy thing was the terrifying consumption.
Even with the talent [Eternal Evergreen] constantly restoring her, it was difficult to maintain a balance.
After a rough estimation...
...she would be safe for the duration of one incense stick.
If she forcibly continued, it would likely damage the foundation of her Physical Body.
"Interesting."
Jiang Yuechu didn't panic; instead, a hint of fanaticism welled up in her eyes.
The greater the consumption, the greater the power usually was.
Since she had become like this, she had to test its quality.
Whoosh—
Black mist surged within the hall.
In the next instant...
...the girl's figure had already disappeared from the soft couch.
The night sky of Chang'an.
Cold wind howled.
A figure wrapped in red light and black mist appeared out of thin air atop the Imperial City.
Jiang Yuechu stood in mid-air, letting her robes flutter in the wind.
She slowly raised her right hand.
Her fingers spread open, palm facing outward.
With just a thought...
Buzz—!!!
A blinding red light suddenly erupted from her body.
The red light writhed, instantly transforming into seven or eight streaks of crimson Saber Qi, each several meters long.
These Saber Qi floated behind her like a peacock's tail.
"Go."
With a low shout.
Swish, swish, swish—
The Saber Qi pierced through the air, whistling toward the distance.
The clouds along the way were all shredded to pieces.
Until the saber light faded into the distance and disappeared from sight.
Jiang Yuechu withdrew her palm.
Looking at the red light on her body dimming again, she fell into thought.
"I see..."
By fusing an Ominous Weapon into her body, every action she took in the future would be able to exert the power of the blade itself.
Even the special means of sealing the Lamp Lighting Realm hadn't disappeared.
In that case...
...there was a plan for the items she would obtain in the future.
heart materials like the twelve-colored rosy cloud silver, which possessed various mystical properties, would be prioritized for the Primordial Spirit.
To grant the Primordial Spirit the ability of myriad transformations.
As for other things that the Primordial Spirit couldn't use... they would be provided to the Physical Body.
She had to grasp both with both hands, and both hands had to be strong.
She couldn't let either one hold her back.
However...
...whether it was searching for heart materials or other things, there was a prerequisite.
She couldn't be distracted by guarding the Great Tang.
And right now...
...the thing that could solve the current situation... was that Golden Body Technique...