Chapter 1593: Red Demon Lord

In the secret chamber.

A brand new dress floated in mid-air, slowly rotating.

The dress was vibrant and dazzling, characteristic of Gu Xin'er's usual style.

The difference, however, was this:

On the front of this new dress, a large character for "front" was embroidered.

On the back of the dress, a large character for "back" was embroidered.

Notably, these were infernal characters.

Gu Xin'er said with satisfaction, "Now, those blind giants won't mistake my front for my back again, will they?"

The ancient remnant soul within her, an old woman, felt a vein throb in her forehead:

"Why are you still bickering with the giants?"

Gu Xin'er scoffed, "I'm not just bickering; I'm sending every single one of them to the eighteenth level of hell."

"Then I'll wish them reincarnation into the animal realm, to be cattle, pigs, sheep, and dogs in their next lives!"

The ancient remnant soul rubbed her temples.

Her small chest was Gu Xin'er's "reverse scale"—her most sensitive spot. The last person who mentioned it being "a handful" had already filled a notebook with their offenses.

Now, she was starting on the second one.

Suddenly, the ancient remnant soul raised an eyebrow and looked down at the ground.

After a slight pause, she sighed softly, "I knew you had already guessed my existence."

"Come out and speak."

Gu Xin'er was stunned for a moment. "Master, who are you talking to?"

Under her gaze, the ground turned liquid, like a swamp.

A humanoid figure, covered in mud and sand and surrounded by the primordial power of earth, emerged from beneath the ground.

As the humanoid figure shook, the mud and sand were thrown off, revealing Jiang Fan's true form.

He gazed at the half of the Nine Phoenixes Adoring the Dao hairpin floating before Gu Xin'er's chest and said with a smile:

"Senior's perception is truly remarkable; even the 'Selfless Purifying Dust Art' could not deceive you."

"It seems you are undoubtedly the other half of the Twin Sages' soul from back then."

This remnant soul resided within Gu Xin'er and never contacted anyone in the current world.

It was clear she was wary of outsiders.

Therefore, if Jiang Fan had appeared directly and stated his wish to meet her, she might not have dared to reveal herself.

He could only remain hidden, awaiting her emergence.

Gu Xin'er's heart skipped a beat, and she hastily tried to cover up: "W-what are you talking about?"

"My master isn't some remnant soul of the Twin Sages; you're mistaken."

The ancient remnant soul waved her hand, saying calmly, "No need to hide it."

"He had already guessed my identity."

The last time Jiang Fan was in the Celestial Realm above Hunyuan Province, when he was in conflict with Venerable Impeccable, Gu Xin'er had described the relationship between the Twin Sages, Venerable Impeccable, and Venerable Crimson Demon.

Knowing events from a thousand years ago with such clarity, coupled with Gu Xin'er's own mysterious nature,

it wasn't difficult to guess that it was the remnant soul of Venerable Crimson Demon teaching Gu Xin'er.

Venerable Crimson Demon looked at Jiang Fan with a complex gaze. "That junior in the middle stage of Core Formation back then has, in the blink of an eye, become a prominent figure in the Central Lands."

"Even during the flourishing era of the Central Lands a thousand years ago, you would have ranked highly."

Originally, she had only allowed Gu Xin'er to stay by his side to learn more about survival because she found Jiang Fan's actions cautious and methodical.

She never expected that junior to grow to such an astonishing degree in such a short time.

Jiang Fan cupped his hands. "Venerable Crimson Demon, you flatter me."

"Taicang Grand Province faces a matter of life and death. I earnestly request your assistance, Senior."

Venerable Crimson Demon had already guessed Jiang Fan's purpose.

At such a critical juncture of the war, Jiang Fan was not on the front lines but had returned to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to find her.

Naturally, he must have encountered an insurmountable danger and hoped for her assistance.

She sighed, "If I could help, I would have acted long ago."

"Alas, as a mere remnant soul, my spirit is willing, but my strength is insufficient."

Jiang Fan smiled slightly and took out a coffin.

The coffin was tightly sealed, yet it could not completely contain the ceaseless emanation of immense righteous qi.

Venerable Crimson Demon sensed something; a wisp of misty remnant soul floated out from the hairpin, coalescing into an ancient woman.

Her aged and withered eyes flickered with light as she swiftly flew to the coffin, exclaiming, "This... this is our Confucian Body!"

"When I was pursued by the Giant Emperor back then, my body was destroyed, and my soul was heavily wounded. By sheer luck, a wisp of my soul remained in the human realm."

"I never thought I would see the Confucian Body again."

Currently, the demonic body controlled by Venerable Impeccable had been destroyed.

The Confucian Body before her was her best target for possession.

Jiang Fan opened the coffin, revealing the corpse of a dignified woman in her forties lying within.

She was clad in a white robe, and her entire being exuded unparalleled vast righteous qi.

Even Venerable Star Abyss's vast righteous qi, accumulated over years of cultivation, was not as abundant as that within this corpse.

After all, this was considered an ancestor-level figure of the Confucian Dao.

The Master of Jiangshan First-Grade Tower became a grand Confucian simply by relying on the legacy left on this corpse.

Venerable Crimson Demon's remnant soul's eyes gleamed with surprise. "The corpse is actually so perfectly preserved?"

"Wasn't it destroyed back then?"

Jiang Fan honestly replied, "To be frank, this was found by the Master of Jiangshan First-Grade Tower. It must have been repaired by him later."

Venerable Crimson Demon's remnant soul realized. "It was him!"

"No wonder he knew the paper figure art of our Confucian Dao sect; so he found the Confucian Body."

"Given his commercial empire, finding the resources to restore the Confucian Body is perfectly normal."

Jiang Fan looked at the perfectly preserved Confucian Body, cupped his hands, and said:

"This junior returns the Confucian Body to its rightful owner."

"I brazenly implore Senior to once again emerge and join the battle."

Venerable Crimson Demon's remnant soul gazed at the familiar body, her thoughts seemingly transported back a thousand years.

Her withered old eyes reignited with fighting spirit.

"Since my battle body has returned, how can I continue to linger in obscurity?"

"I shall immediately possess this body and be reborn, then fight alongside you!"

She transformed into a beam of soul light, about to enter the Confucian Body.

"Senior, wait!" Jiang Fan paused for a moment to consider, then stopped her, asking earnestly, "May I ask, if Senior possesses this body and is reborn, what level of cultivation will you achieve?"

This was the most crucial question.

If it wasn't enough to reach the Fivefold Decline of Heavenly Beings, then her presence would be useless.

Venerable Crimson Demon's remnant soul assessed for a moment and said, "I won't be able to compare to Venerable Impeccable."

"He possessed a body and was reborn long ago, and his cultivation has recovered significantly."

"As for me, my remnant soul has been barely clinging to existence; in not many years, this wisp of soul wouldn't even be able to sustain itself."

"After possession, I would at most reach the Threefold Decline of Heavenly Beings."

"What?"

Jiang Fan's heart sank.

Venerable Crimson Demon was the greatest trump card he could think of.

Yet, she couldn't achieve the ideal combat power.

Gritting his teeth, he took out an entire pot of Law Wine and asked, "What if there's this wine?"

"What? Law Wine? Where did you get that?"

Venerable Crimson Demon's pupils widened, and she gasped in shock, more astonished than when she saw the Confucian Body.

A thousand years ago, only *those* people could brew something like this!

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Jiang Fan's heart reignited with anticipation. "Senior, if you drink this wine, to what extent can you recover?"

Venerable Crimson Demon replied, "To my peak, of course!"

"With this much Law Wine, even the remnant soul of a true Sage could recover to their peak."

"What's more, I am only half of a Sage's soul."

"If my soul fully recovers, and then I possess this body, I could easily reach the Fivefold Decline of Heavenly Beings."

As half of a Sage's divided body, the Confucian Body's strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Venerable.

Possessing and being reborn now, becoming an ordinary Venerable at the Fivefold Decline of Heavenly Beings, presented no problem.

Jiang Fan's breathing quickened, and his face was filled with delight.

He had anticipated that even if Venerable Crimson Demon recovered only to a weakened state of the Fivefold Decline of Heavenly Beings, they would have a chance to turn the tide.

But now, she could recover to her full power as Venerable Crimson Demon!

Not winning this battle would be an affront to heavenly principles!

However, Venerable Crimson Demon's remnant soul frowned and asked:

"Is time very urgent?"