“Fine.” In order to acquire the second half of the Heavenly Demon Scripture, Zhe Ying suppressed his irritation and frustration and rapidly changed his appearance, including his face and his physique.

　　 A few moments later, he turned into a different person who looked eighty percent similar to Chu Li’s current appearance.

　　 Chu Li examined him and shook his head. “The nose is slightly too tall. It should be a little flatter. Your shoulders are slightly too narrow. You should make them look broader.”

　　 Zhe Ying took out a small mirror from his inner pocket and checked his reflection before adjusting his appearance. Finally, he looked identical to Chu Li.

　　 Chu Li nodded with satisfaction.

　　 “This should be good enough, right?” Zhe Ying looked impatient and muttered coldly, “Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of them. Since you’re passing on the Heavenly Demon Scripture to me, I won’t kill them!”

　　 Zhe Ying secretly scoffed. If those women were beautiful, he would certainly cherish them well. Anyway, it would not be too late to kill them once he got bored of playing with them. Furthermore, with Du Feng’s reputation and fame, he should be able to fool a lot of people, and it would surely be very fun to go around causing chaos and murdering people using Du Feng’s identity. Just the thought of it made Zhe Ying smile to himself.

　　 Chu Li nodded and said, “Yes, this is good enough. I’ll recite the Heavenly Demon Scripture now.”

　　 “Okay!” Zhe Ying smiled. “However, you’ll have to recite it a few more times so that I can check and see whether or not you’re trying to fool me. If I find out that you’ve been trying to trick me, then our conversation will not be as pleasant as it has been!”

　　 Chu Li replied, “I’m going to die soon. The Heavenly Demon Scripture should not be lost to future generations because of me.”

　　 “Good!” Zhe Ying smiled faintly and said, “You may start now.”

　　 Thus, Chu Li began to recite the scripture.

　　 Zhe Ying watched Chu Li’s mouth carefully while listening to him very attentively out of fear that he might mishear a word. In the meantime, he earnestly recorded the scripture on paper.

　　 He was focusing so much on the Heavenly Demon Scripture that he did not notice Chu Li’s hands shrinking in size all of a sudden. After Chu Li effortlessly slipped his hands out of the cold iron cuffs, he stretched out a finger and pointed at Zhe Ying. The force of his Petrifying Finger hit Zhe Ying soundlessly.

　　 Zhe Ying’s body instantly went rigid.

　　 As Chu Li launched two more Petrifying Finger attacks at him with both hands, Zhe Ying froze again while his heart roared with rage and panic. Du Feng’s meridians had been sealed off with acupuncture needles and his limbs had been shackled down by iron cuffs. It should be impossible for Du Feng to recover his martial arts!

　　 Chu Li swung both of his hands at Zhe Ying and nine acupuncture needles pierced into Zhe Ying’s body in a flash. The needles were in the exact same positions as when they were in Chu Li’s body.

　　 Zhe Ying’s body became completely motionless as the nine acupuncture needles sealed off his acupuncture points and inner energy thoroughly. Chu Li struck his acupuncture points again to be absolutely safe.

　　 Then, Chu Li removed his own legs from the iron bed and stepped down onto the ground before moving closer to Zhe Ying, looking at him with a faint smile.

　　 Zhe Ying wanted to open his mouth and speak but could not make a sound. In fact, he was not even capable of making an angry expression as he could not even move any of his facial muscles. Thus, he could only struggle to widen his eyes, glaring at Chu Li.

　　 Chu Li shook his head and asked, “How do you address the four elders?”

　　 Chu Li did not have to wait for Zhe Ying to reply since he was able to read his mind and directly find out the answer. Then, he shook his head and sighed as he said, “Since you enjoy taking my place, I shall help you to achieve your goal.”

　　 He felt around Zhe Ying’s waist and found a bunch of keys. With that, he was able to unlock the iron cuffs and place Zhe Ying on the iron bed before locking the cuffs again.

　　 Zhe Ying’s body was as stiff and rigid as a statue and remained completely motionless.

　　 Chu Li placed his right hand on Zhe Ying’s chest and began to perform the Heavenly Demonic Spirit Devouring Technique.

　　 A strand of force flowed out of Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb and drifted out of his body before entering into Chu Li’s Heavenly Demonic Orb. Chu Li felt as though he had opened a pathway connecting the two orbs as the force within Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb flowed steadily into his Heavenly Demonic Orb.

　　 Chu Li’s Heavenly Demonic Orb grew increasingly smaller at a visible rate and shrank from the size of a fist to that of a red bean. As he continued to devour Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb, a sense of fullness welled up within him.

　　 A smile appeared on Chu Li’s face as he finally understood why Zhe Ying looked so delighted back then. Indeed, it felt unbelievably pleasurable and addicting to use the Heavenly Demonic Spirit Devouring Technique to devour the Heavenly Demonic Orb of another person.

　　 Chu Li asked, “Can this Heavenly Demonic Spirit Devouring Technique only be used on Heavenly Demonic Orbs? How can I use to attack other people?”

　　 Zhe Ying’s face was stiff and could not make any facial expressions. Chu Li had done this on purpose as he was afraid that Zhe Ying would recover his original appearance and mess up his plans. Currently, Zhe Ying looked so identical to Du Feng that one could hardly tell them apart.

　　 Chu Li waited until Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb became as big as a basketball and looked like a ball of smoke that was about to dissipate before withdrawing his hand. Instead of devouring all of Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb, he decided to let him keep one level of cultivation.

　　 Chu Li was worried that Heavenly Demonic Sect would have some secret technique that allowed them to sense their disciples’ Heavenly Demonic Orbs. In that case, the moment Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Orb dissipated, they would be able to sense it immediately and know that something had happened to Zhe Ying.

　　 At present, Chu Li was not too far away from perfecting the sixth level of his Heavenly Demonic Power.

　　 Under normal circumstances, the amount of cultivation required to perfect each level was the total of all previous levels combined.

　　 Zhe Ying’s Heavenly Demonic Power was not as solid as Chu Li’s, so his cultivation was not as deep and profound as Chu Li’s cultivation too. Therefore, after having devoured the original cultivation he had accumulated as well as Zhe Ying’s cultivation, it was still not enough for him to achieve perfection in his sixth level.

　　 Chu Li lifted his hand to wipe his face. By the time he lowered his hand, his face had transformed into Zhe Ying’s face. Then, he started to change his physique as well and became a thumb shorter and slightly slimmer. After that, he looked completely identical to Zhe Ying.

　　 Chu Li gave Zhe Ying a smile. “How’s the resemblance?”

　　 Zhe Ying widened his eyes so much that it seemed as though he was about to bleed from his eyes.

　　 Chu Li continued to smile at Zhe Ying. “I’m just letting you have a taste of your own medicine. Don’t worry. I’ll do my best to pretend to be you.”

　　 He formed a mudra with his hands and repeated a few words like a mantra.

　　 Zhe Ying’s eyes were burning with rage as they fluttered closed, and he fell unconscious in a state of extreme indignation. No one would be able to wake him up, except for Chu Li. This was a simple skill Chu Li had learned while comprehending the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture. Although this skill did not seem powerful, it was quite useful in other ways.

　　 Chu Li did not kill Zhe Ying right there and then since he was afraid that Heavenly Demonic Sect would sense it immediately if Zhe Ying died. It would not be too late to kill Zhe Ying after he accomplished what he had planned to do.

　　 …

　　 Chu Li silently left the stone chamber and made his way straight to the basilica in which the Heavenly Demon Statue was located.

　　 Elder Du was sitting on a cattail hassock in the basilica.

　　 Chu Li lowered his voice and said, “Disciple Zhe Ying would like to speak to Honorable Master Du.”

　　 “Come in!” Elder Du replied.

　　 Chu Li walked into the basilica and gave a fist salute. “Honorable Master Du, I’ve come to ask for your forgiveness!”

　　 The dark basilica suddenly became as bright as day when Elder Du ignited the candles in the building with a wave of his hand.

　　 “What happened?” Elder Du lowered his hand and remain seated on the cattail hassock while quietly examining Chu Li. “Young Ying, your cultivation level has increased a lot.”

　　 “Yes.” Chu Li had a shameful expression on his face.

　　 Elder Du knitted his eyebrows together. “There’s something strange about the force in your body as well.”

　　 “Honorable Master, I’ve cultivated the Heavenly Demonic Spirit Devouring Technique without permission and devoured Du Feng’s Heavenly Demonic Orb!” Chu Li lowered his head in shame. “That’s why I’ve managed to advance to the sixth level!”

　　 Elder Du sighed in relief and nodded in understanding.

　　 It was no wonder he had detected Du Feng’s Heavenly Demonic Energy in Zhe Ying. It never occurred to him that Zhe Ying had used the Heavenly Demonic Spirit Devouring Technique. In fact, Zhe Ying had even managed to advance to the sixth level in one go.

　　Elder Du studied Chu Li closely and then nodded with satisfaction. “You should be able to achieve perfection in your sixth level very soon.”

　　 “Indeed,” Chu Li replied in embarrassment, “I’ve been blinded by greed, so I’ve come to receive my punishment.”

　　 “Never mind,” Elder Du said while shaking his head. “He’s not a disciple of Heavenly Demonic Sect, so you haven’t exactly done anything wrong… However, you must remember not to use this technique to devour the orbs of your fellow disciples. Otherwise, you’ll be severely punished by the sect. None of us elders dare to violate this rule either!”

　　 “Understood, Honorable Master.” Chu Li nodded obediently. “I’d like to request your help too. I was wondering if Honorable Master can assist me and give me a slight push into the seventh level.”

　　 “Ah, you…” A smile appeared on Elder Du’s face. “So your true intention was not to ask for forgiveness but to request for assistance!”

　　 Chu Li laughed sheepishly.

　　 Elder Du eventually nodded. “Since you’ve reached this level, I suppose we should lend you a helping hand.”

　　 He pressed a stone slab next to him.

　　 Soon after, Elder Bai and the two other Grand Elders glided into the basilica. Upon seeing Chu Li, they instantly became taken aback and regarded him with hesitant expressions.

　　 Chu Li gave a fist salute and bowed to each of them.

　　 Aside from Elder Bai, the other two men were Elder Li and Elder Song. Chu Li was supposed to address all four of them as Honorable Master.

　　 Elder Du quickly brought them up to speed. He sounded as though he was siding with and defending Zhe Ying when he explained what had happened.

　　 “Alright then. Since he has such good fortune, we should lend him a hand and see if he’s capable of achieving the seventh level,” Elder Bai said with a sigh while stroking his beard. He felt somewhat sorry for Du Feng but could not think of anything else to say. After what had happened, Du Feng would certainly bear a deep grudge against them, so they were left with no other option but to kill Du Feng.