HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
419 - Immortal Zhou Yuan

Lan Guan Zhi slowly opened his eyes and the sight was a stretch of blue sky decorated with thin white clouds. He began to wake up and found himself in a place with shades of white. This... It is not the world in which it is.

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Lan Guan Zhi stood up, paying attention to his surroundings and finding no one. Whereas before, he fought with Wang Zhao and remembered that he was protecting Xiao Shuxiang from the surprise attack of the figure with the thick face.

"How come you're in a situation like this again?"

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Lan Guan Zhi flinched and spontaneously turned his head. A point of light formed and condensed. He watched how the dots of light became a man dressed in all white with a cloth covering his eyes.

"Senior Zhou?" Lan Guan Zhi instantly recognized this long white-haired man. The only person he met and with his eyes closed in cloth was Immortal Zhou Yuan.

"I don't actually want to blame you," Zhou Yuan sighed. He walked up to Lan Guan Zhi and continued his words.

"If you decide to befriend Xiao Shuxiang, this kind of thing will definitely happen. He's a bad boy who really likes trouble,"

"I... How did you actually come here?" lan Guan Zhi's voice was calm. His facial expression did not change, only that the other subjects knew he was confused.

Zhou Yuan took a breath and said calmly, "Demon Poison. You were exposed to the poison and should be in a lot of pain right now. You may not be able to survive, but whoever gave this poison... He doesn't seem to be predicting how lucky you are,"

"Senior Means..."

"Your body was formed with three heavenly spirits, wasn't it?" Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Because of that... You have an eternal body. It's just that your situation in this place right now is also affected by you not being able to control my eyes,"

Lan Guan Zhi noticed the figure in front of him. He followed as Zhou Yuan turned around and walked over. The atmosphere in the place changed and looked as if they were on a path surrounded by bamboo trees.

Lan Guan Zhi said softly as he said, "I thought Senior's eyes were only lent out so that I could search for Shuxiang in the Lower Realm back then. I don't think that it will..."

"Given you?" Zhou Yuan turned his head, he smiled before returning to look ahead. Although his eyes were covered in cloth, yet he walked as if he could see everything.

Lan Guan Zhi himself nodded and muttered softly in response. Zhou Yuan opened his voice again, he said. "I don't really want to give it to you. But the sky seemed to predestine my meeting with you. So I thought there might be a reason behind all that,"

Zhou Yuan said, "The Devil's poison is very powerful and your circumstances are made worse by you not being able to withstand the effects of my eyes. So that's why your soul was drawn here,"

Zhou Yuan said, "You should be dead. But like I said, you're really lucky."

"Seniors..." Lan Guan Zhi lowered his eyes and said, "I always feel... That Senior is actually not really dead. Senior has always been there and helped me in the most crucial moments. To be honest, it's keeping me calm."

"Good boy," Zhou Yuan patted Lan Guan Zhi's arm before returning to walk. He said, "I'm just a spirit now. And when my business is done, I'll disappear again."

"Rushan... Senior?"

"Of course to train you to master the eyes of the Star Mirror,"

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Lan Guan Zhi stopped his steps. Zhou Yuan, who noticed that, turned around and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Let's keep going."

"Seniors..."

"To be able to stand next to Xiao Shuxiang, you need strength." Zhou Yuan said, "You actually already have it, but since they have their own thoughts-you can't control it either."

"Lansa. The three heavenly heirloom spirits that reshaped your body, so they live within you now. You can't ignore this, they can be your greatest strength and they can also get you out of control."

"How do I say it.. Uh. Is correct. Assume you have three great demons in you. You must purify all three and make them your strength,"

".................." Lan Guan Zhi was stunned. Immortal Zhou Yuan spoke a lot, but each of his remarks provided information that was not playful. He didn't even know what to say.

Zhou Yuan's hand stretched out, he removed the white cloth covering his eyes and then looked towards Lan Guan Zhi. His actions made other subjects feel tense knowing what was going to happen.

Zhou Yuan shook his head and then said, "Right now the three spirits are scrambling to control your body. Xiao'Er will be very troubled,"

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"Shuxiang," Lan Guan Zhi recalled her good friend and said, "If it's true what Senior said... Shuxiang must be in danger,"

"Just calm down, Xiao'Er had once fought with a third stream cultivator for 40 days without pause. She'll be fine, don't worry."

"But his opponent is the three celestial spirits,"

"Those three spirits are each scrambling to control your body right now. I saw the Night Star Sword spirit had no intention of killing Xiao'Er, it was just that..."

"What's up, Senior?" Lan Guan Zhi gasped as Immortal Zhou Yuan hung up his words and turned his eyes away.

Zhou Yuan coughed softly and said, "The Night Star Sword Spirit did not hurt Xiao'Er. That friend of yours only needs to be careful with the spirit of the White Jade Flute and must be more vigilant with the spirit of the Guardian Cloak. Um..."

"Senior Zhou," Lan Guan Zhi knew the strange reaction that appeared on Immortal Zhou Yuan's face. Thinking of it again, he had indeed encountered all three celestial heirloom spirits before.

If Lan Guan Zhi had not mistakenly remembered, the spirit of the White Jade Flute was a 10-year-old boy with red eyes. This spirit was extremely arrogant even though the white jade flute had all along been held by the white flow cultivator. His name was Dao Xiao Sheng.

The other spirit was the Night Star Sword named Shouxing. This spirit was calmer and had the opposite nature to Dao Xiao Sheng. This spirit was even calmer and wiser even though he was the kind of heirloom that black flow cultivators often wore.

Lan Guan Zhi thought of the third spirit, the figure of a woman named Chi Yue An who had been inhabiting the protective robes all this time. He did not forget his initial encounter with this spirit because Chi Yue An was spoiled and even had a fight with Dao Xiao Sheng.

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"It seems like you are starting to realize something," Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly when he saw Lan Guan Zhi's reaction that suddenly froze. He covered his eyes with a cloth.

"Senior said rightly, how could they scramble to control my body. What if--!"

Lan Guan Zhi actually did not matter if it was Shouxing, he would probably be a little worried if it was Dao Xiao Sheng, but he would not accept if the one controlling his body was Chi Yue An. The third heavenly spirit could do strange things by using his body.

"You can't go back," Zhou Yuan prevented, "The only way you can save yourself is by increasing your strength."

"To be honest, LanLan. Although I said Shouxing can you talk to, but he is still the spirit of one of the heavenly heirlooms. He will not obey anyone weaker than him,"

"In addition," Zhou Yuan spoke again. "The spirit of the White Jade Flute is a very haughty figure, its strength is greater than Shouxing. And even though the spirit of the Protective Cloak is a woman who likes to tease and act strangely, she is also unlikely to let you control her. You have to be stronger. Strong enough to make them obey you,"

Lan Guan Zhi clenched his hands and said, "I've always been chasing all along. But still could not stand beside him. I can't even stop him from slaughtering so many people. My powers... It's not enough,"

"Xiao'Er has many powerful enemies. It's not entirely your fault." Zhou Yuan said, "You don't need to think about anything else because from now on... I'm the one who will guide you. So from now on you should call me, 'Shizun'."

Lan Guan Zhi looked at the smile of this white-haired man. The presence of Immortal Zhou Yuan could always calm him down. He took a breath and softened.

"Shizun,"

"Good, now we're going to start the training."

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Xiao Shuxiang did not know what was happening to Lan Guan Zhi at the moment, but he was sure that his good friend was indeed unconscious.

He had previously managed to lure the all-black-clothed young man into the middle of the forest and even found the seal that Dao Fang An had said. While within the seal territory, the circumstances surrounding Xiao Shuxiang changed.

This state of affairs signified that he and Lan Guan Zhi were already in a place where there was only them. Here, Xiao Shuxiang did not need to worry if his attack would injure the disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect.

Due to Dao Fang An's help, one of his problems was completed. Now there's a major problem and it's about how he has to resuscitate his best friend.

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Xiao Shuxiang was again pushed back because of the great strength of Lan Guan Zhi. He coughed as this attack mixed with a suppressing dark aura. He will only speak when he hears the voice of his opponent.

"Long time no see, you're getting weaker... Xiang'Er."

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"Speaking style is this... Shouxing?" Xiao Shuxiang was surprised, "Shouxing. Is that you?"

"Certainly,"

Lan Guan Zhi's cold smile made Xiao Shuxiang blink in disbelief. He had expected it, but it was still shocking when he heard the answer from this young man.

Xiao Shuxiang was holding onto his sword. She bit her lips and then snapped, "Why can you take over A-Yuan's body? What's wrong with you?!"

"Defeat me if you want answers,"

"Shouxing..!" Xiao Shuxiang flinched as the lesion returned. He immediately resisted the attack with Yinggxionng and had to face a great force.

"Great, he's really serious. She's not like the Shouxing I know,"

Xiao Shuxiang poured spiritual energy into his sword and even used the Water Breathing Technique. His attacks became strong and sharp, but the opponent actually easily held him back.

Not giving up until here, Xiao Shuxiang used another technique. He is more active to attack and if he is considered carefully... The longer the fight, the faster Xiao Shuxiang grew.

Despite fighting with all his might, but Xiao Shuxiang could still be sane in mind not to kill Lan Guan Zhi. And not only that, but even John knew that his enemy could not be finished off.

"Shouxing, you better get A-Yuan back right now. Why are you like this?" Xiao Shuxiang tried to communicate, who knew that his opponent replied.

"He's not there to listen to you,"

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched. "Shouxing, what do you mean--!"

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Xiao Shuxiang was struck and had to bounce. His body hit the tree until it fell, but he quickly rolled over when the attack came back.

Lan Guan Zhi did not let his opponent rest and returned to attack. Xiao Shuxiang immediately dodged and then counterattacked.

A few exchanges of skill made Lan Guan Zhi's aura change again and even Xiao Shuxiang noticed it when his wrist was grabbed suddenly by another subject.

Lan Guan Zhi's attack pattern changed drastically and this was detrimental to Xiao Shuxiang. That Guardian from Ling Qing Zhu was using a great amount of spiritual energy, yet the young man he was facing was holding him within a very close distance.

Not only that, Lan Guan Zhi's voice suddenly softened and seemed to be showing some interest. He even pinched Xiao Shuxiang's waist and made his opponent spontaneously scream.

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"How dare you do something like that. W-do you want to die?" Xiao Shuxiang stared at the horror as he unsheathed the sword. Next he was surprised by the other actions of his friend.

Lan Guan Zhi was seen releasing his forehead ribbon which also turned black earlier. He also noticed Xiao Shuxiang and used the ribbon to attack.

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Shouxing was indeed not too frightening in the eyes of the current Xiao Shuxiang, but still he was a spirit from the heavenly heirloom and was a spirit eyeing one's body to possess.

On the other hand, Xiao Shuxiang did not know well the spirit that controlled Lan Guan Zhi's body and who was now Shouxing's successor. He only knew that this spirit was a figure that had previously acted childishly and spoiled towards him, but still the attacks that came were too powerful.

Xiao Shuxiang is in trouble. He was forced to fight and face Lan Guan Zhi whose nature could change at any time. The most troublesome thing was when another spirit took over his friend's body and looked so eager to destroy Yinggxionng.

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