Young Madam Zhang found the Bottle Spirit, and without a word, ordered her attendants to smash the bottle that the Bottle Spirit inhabited!
The bottle, along with the liquid remains, was thrown into the river, and from then on, there was no more Bottle Spirit in the troupe.
As fate would have it, the Bottle Spirit was carried by the dark currents into an underground river, drifting along.
No one knows how much time passed before the unconscious Bottle Spirit opened her eyes again and discovered that she now wore a new clay pot like clothing, and had an unusual bone inside her head.
In front of the Bottle Spirit, there was a special bronze coffin engraved with ancient battlefield patterns.
When the Bottle Spirit awoke, a female voice emanated from the coffin.
The woman inside claimed to be Tian Nü Kui Ba, a righteous deity overseeing disasters...
The Bottle Spirit was given the name Blessed by Kui Ba and began practicing the path of the Corpse Monster under Kui Ba's guidance.
Although the Blessed Girl seemed peculiar, her abilities were not to be underestimated; she became a formidable Flying Corpse in just a few years, with an immortal soul, able to traverse the skies and earth freely...
On this day, the Blessed Girl, following Kui Ba's direction, was wandering in the sky when she suddenly met an old lady standing on a cloud in front of her.
The old lady, with crane-like hair and skin like chicken hide, wore an old Taoist robe and floated in the air.
The Blessed Girl felt a surge of joy and thought, "Tian Nü truly has remarkable foresight; flying along this mountain range indeed led me to this old woman."
According to Kui Ba, this was an elder with unfathomable cultivation.
She hurried to block the cloud, knelt down and called her 'master,' expressing her desire to learn true skills from the old lady.
"Where did this ghostly brat come from? Do you even know who I am, to dare block my way?"
"Please forgive me, Senior. I came under the orders of Tian Nü Kui Ba, specially to serve at your side.
I have refined the Yellow Court Skull, and my soul has reached an immortal state. I know well that you are seeking a destined individual to wield the treasure that King Yama dropped to earth."
"This body of mine was made by Tian Nü, it's the most fitting candidate for the destined person!"
But upon hearing the name Kui Ba, the old woman immediately raised her eyebrows and burst out scolding, "Nonsense, in times of great catastrophe, a deity of disaster should stay secluded! How dare she meddle in mortal affairs?
Does she wish to leave a trail of desolation, where not even grass can grow?"
After scolding Kui Ba, the old woman turned her disdainful eyes towards the Blessed Girl and said coldly, "Look at your bloody aura; you must be practicing some demonic art! I, even if accepting a mountain spirit or wild monster as a disciple, would never take in such filth as you, shaming my sect!"
Upon hearing this, the Blessed Girl's expression immediately changed as she said, "This body was given by Tian Nü, comparable to an earthly immortal! If you don't want me as a disciple, so be it. But why insult me so?"
Not content with voicing her indignation, she continued, "Kui Ba's skills are divine and meticulous, aligning perfectly with the earth's veins to create me. My body is the perfect choice for the Underworld treasure. Your old eyes fail to recognize true gold, as it seems not being your disciple is no loss!"
The old woman laughed in anger, "What an ignorant wretch! If I entrusted my plan to a half-human, half-ghost creature like you, I'd truly be out of my mind. For Tian Nü's sake, I'll spare you this time, but if we meet again, I'll grind you to dust, to keep my eyes from being polluted!"
Before she finished speaking, the old woman waved a massive sleeve, summoning a violent wind, hurling the Blessed Girl down from the sky!
The Blessed Girl never anticipated that the old woman's cultivation would show no regard for Tian Nü.
Facing the weak water divine technique employed by the old lady, she had no ability to resist.
Upon hitting the ground, a crisp sound was heard as the Blessed Girl fell into the snow, the clay pot immediately shattered into pieces, exposing her internal organs to the snow.
At this moment, a weathered-faced middle-aged man happened to be passing by.
The man's name was Qiu Xiansheng, a wanderer who had been seeking immortality and the Way for over ten years.
Seeing the Bottle Spirit without a body yet undying, Qiu Xiansheng found it peculiar and thought it might be some kind of immortal technique.
He found a new vase for the Bottle Spirit to serve as her body, and through conversation, they discovered they had both been rejected by enlightened masters, feeling a sense of shared plight.
However, the Bottle Spirit never regarded Qiu Xiansheng as one of her kind, for she was created by Tian Nü Kui Ba, while Qiu Xiansheng, despite having good potential, was merely a mortal Martial Artist.
The Bottle Spirit taught Qiu Xiansheng the Xuan Sect's cultivation techniques, and in exchange, Qiu Xiansheng became the Bottle Spirit's agent, establishing the Yin Corpse Sect and gathering disciples to find a young body for the Bottle Spirit to possess.
Qiu Xiansheng understood that the old woman's harsh words had pierced the Blessed Girl's heart, making her believe she was a monster, thus obsessively desiring the perfect body.
This incident also explained why the Bottle Spirit later traveled in a cloud sedan.