CHAPTER 584: CHAPTER 275: BORROWING A CORPSE TO RESURRECT

"You see this lion’s head, covered in Star Light? That tells us it comprehended the Star Laws while it was alive."

Yun Ziliang rubbed the shimmering star light on the mane in his hand. The luminous specks seeped softly into his withered skin.

The areas touched by the star light turned from dry and withered to radiant and full of vitality.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuan nudged the lion’s head toward Yun Ziliang and said, "This thing seems good for your body. Why don’t you try eating some too?"

"I really don’t need it."

Pointing to his own decaying body, Yun Ziliang said, "My flesh is already rotten beyond saving. This little bit of Star Light does help, but my decay is too severe. One lion’s head is no more effective than a drop in the ocean."

"If you put it that way, then I won’t hold back—I’ll eat it all myself."

"Go ahead. I just want to see the effect," Yun Ziliang replied.

Zhou Xuan pulled the lion’s head closer to himself, shut his eyes, and began his meditation.

Inside his Secret Realm, Zhou Xuan performed the movements of *Little Deer Drinking Water* and *Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain*.

These two actions originated from Peng Sheng’s sister, the Peach Blossom Girl—they are two of the twelve Dharma Images of the Ancestor Witch.

While these particular Dharma Images lack other applications, their primary role as techniques for "Guiding Qi into the body" is exceptionally effective.

With the Guiding techniques of the Ancestor Witch combined with Zhou Xuan’s enhanced Perception and the accompanying boost in Spiritual Power, the blood and flesh of the lion’s head in front of him began melting like ice under the Fierce Sun.

The melted parts transformed into concentrated Star Light and drilled into Zhou Xuan’s brow.

Meanwhile, the Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop seemed to turn into a black hole capable of devouring all light as the lion’s head melted.

Sunlight filtered through the etched glass into the room, but the faint beams were quickly absorbed by the lion’s head and then converted into pale blue Star Light, surging toward Zhou Xuan’s Secret Realm.

With the light devoured, the shop plunged into pitch-black darkness. Yun Ziliang and Peng Sheng sat facing each other but could no longer see one another.

However, compared to the dark shop, Zhou Xuan’s Secret Realm was radiant.

Amidst the rippling Black Water, pinpoints of sparkling stars floated to the surface. Miss Qiang even stopped playing Monopoly altogether. Barefoot, she jumped and splashed in the Black Water like a joyous child.

A particularly bright star suddenly shot upward, darting rapidly toward Zhou Xuan within the Secret Realm.

Zhou Xuan’s entire body tingled as he reached out to grab the brilliant star. Instantly, the Star Light within the Secret Realm seemed to link entirely to Zhou Xuan—it was no longer scattered Star Light, but an integrated part of his body.

"Whizz!"

Another star rose and shot swiftly toward Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan reached out and grasped this star as well.

"Whizz!"

A third star streaked toward him...

...

While Zhou Xuan immersed himself in observing the bizarre phenomena of the Secret Realm, Yun Ziliang wasn’t idle either. Lighting a candle, he fetched a Bone-cutting Blade from the kitchen and walked toward Zhou Xuan.

Peng Sheng called out, "Taoist Yun, taking a knife to Brother Xuan seems a bit risky."

"Risky? Just look at his body."

On the table, the lion’s head was now reduced to its last decaying scraps as its flesh—infused with the Star Laws—had been absorbed completely by Zhou Xuan.

Thanks to the frantic absorption of Star Laws, a thin layer of Star Light now enveloped Zhou Xuan’s body.

Yun Ziliang swung the blade toward Zhou Xuan, yet the blow landed on the layer of Star Light instead.

*Clang!*

The sound of the blade hitting steel rang out, and the shop was finally lit again—sparks flying from the hard collision between the blade and Zhou Xuan’s body.

Yun Ziliang’s blade now sported a wide notch.

"This lion’s head must’ve comprehended high-level Star Laws—Xuanzi might absorb at least two layers of Laws."

Yun Ziliang said to Peng Sheng, "Jing Country has nine tiers of Laws, with the highest being Tier Five."

Peng Sheng nodded in approval, "For Brother Xuan—a disciple adhering to Jing Country’s Incense Fire Divine Dao—to comprehend two layers of Star Laws from just four sticks of incense is nearly unheard of."

Jing Country’s cultivation follows two strict iron laws:

First: A disciple may only cultivate one incense stick at a time.

Second: Comprehension of higher-tier Laws must occur after seven sticks of incense.

However, within Zhou Xuan’s case, both iron laws were shattered.

"The incense fire Taoist certainly favors Brother Xuan," Peng Sheng remarked.

"Favor? If he truly cared, he’d leave the Qunxing to replenish Xuanzi’s body fully," Yun Ziliang argued.

"The old Taoist still must answer Jing Country’s will. Allowing us to keep the lion’s head is already generous."

As Peng Sheng and Yun Ziliang conversed, Zhou Xuan’s eyes opened, gazing at the two of them.

"Strange. My body seemed to shudder just now."

"That was me hacking at you with a knife."

"..." Zhou Xuan said nothing.

"The Star Laws enhance your physical body—it’s somewhat akin to the Buddha Country Golden Body, yet distinctly different," Yun Ziliang explained to Zhou Xuan. "While the Buddha Country Golden Body excels in durability, rendering the body impervious to blades or fire,

the Star Body, besides possessing perfect durability, offers the ability to transform oneself into the void, bypassing all incoming attacks."

He then asked, "How many stars are there now in your Secret Realm?"

"Three," responded Zhou Xuan.

"So you’ve reached the third tier of the Star Laws," Yun Ziliang said. "Now, make one of the stars in your Secret Realm flash."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan controlled one of the stars in his Secret Realm to pulse with light.

As the light surged, a protective blue glow enveloped his body.

Yun Ziliang raised the knife again and struck Zhou Xuan with it—this time, fiery sparks flew from the collision.