Netherworld Chapter 105: Three Pulse Plan (10)
I don't know if I can survive this time.
Immortal fruit... Fifteen people from the Zhou family, five from the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse, this is a huge disparity. But at this point, if you want to survive, you have to agree to any conditions.
But, as for the remaining survivors... I looked at the disciples of the three Heavenly Corpses, including some hall masters and elders. They all had dejected and grief-stricken faces.
After today, the three branches of the Heavenly Corpse will be wiped out from the world. The hope just now turned into despair in the blink of an eye. This kind of huge change in one day and one place would drive ordinary people crazy long ago.
If it was just now, maybe I could show up and persuade them to break through with me using the void spell. But now, the three veins have contacted the Zhou family. If I show up and talk, I'm afraid the Zhou family will kill me immediately given their temper.
Sympathy is sympathy, but I don't have much time. The protective spell has a time limit. Finally, I took a look at the major forces around me, sighed, and left.
In the state of nothingness, no one could stop me. I passed through the encirclement and left that place of trouble.
I can only guess what the outcome of the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse will be. Judging from the current situation, the three veins are only in name, and those who stay there will surely die.
The reason why Wei Qingcang used the fairy fruit as bait to lure the Zhou family to protect him was probably to let the Zhou family take the blame. Otherwise, under the heavy encirclement, not to mention the corpse formation that takes time to prepare, even the bronze-armored corpse that can travel three miles in an instant would have a hard time escaping.
The Void Spell not only makes me invisible, but also doubles my speed.
It didn't take long for me to reach ten miles away. The Gui Fu Sect, the Mo Gui Sect, the Hei Jiang Man and others were several times faster than me. I hurried along the way and thought I could see them halfway, but I didn't even see their shadows.
On the road to the west, under a towering tree, the old Taoist priest was waiting leisurely. When I got there, I immediately lifted the spell, looked around , and then asked: "Is it safe here? Let's go quickly."
They want the Three Veins’ Immortal Fruit, there is no need to make enemies with us, the old Taoist said nonchalantly.
I said "oh" and thought that this is indeed the truth.
Alas, what a pity, Wei Qingcang had just come back to life... I sighed, feeling quite regretful.
It's not that simple. The old Taoist shook his head and said: The immortal fruit is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, with extraordinary effects. Although the resurrection consumed a lot of magic power, the remaining energy is enough to make Wei Qingcang an unrivaled master in the world. He had not appeared all the way. If he wanted to leave just now, no one present could stop him.
You mean, he did it on purpose? Why? I kept asking.
The old Taoist shook his head: Maybe he thought he couldn't take too many people with him, so instead of living alone with the immortal fruit, he might as well give it to the Zhou family in exchange for more people 's chance of survival. Gamu was his biological brother, and he had worked hard for decades to revive him. So, it was not impossible for him to use that method.
That makes sense. I nodded, and suddenly remembered. If Wei Qingcang is an unrivaled master, then even if the Zhou family occupies most of the escape quotas, it would be difficult to snatch the fairy fruit from him. No wonder this guy is so fearless, it turns out there is another layer behind it.
The Taoist priest did not confirm or deny my idea. He just said: This is their business, no need to interfere.
Afterwards, he took me back to the Five Elements Taoist Temple using the method of shrinking the earth.
He put the stone beast given by Wei Qingcang into his sleeve. I knew what he was thinking and asked: Are you going to split the stone beast now?
The old Taoist shook his head: The method of the Du Sheng Meridian has not been solved yet. Now that this matter is settled, I will go again.
Hearing this, I felt disappointed, but also somewhat relieved. At least there is a buffer period. If the method of Du Shengmai is difficult to change, maybe time will make the old Taoist change his mind. Or, in the meantime, other accidents may occur during this period, such as the old Taoist's junior brother suddenly coming back.
Of course, that possibility is extremely small.
We haven't found it for decades, and it's such a coincidence that it suddenly comes back?
When will I go to Dushengmai? I asked.
The old Taoist thought for a while and replied to me: My injuries have healed, you can go after you have adjusted your breathing.
I have nothing to say about this decision. This is a matter between Lao Dao and Du Sheng Mai, and as an outsider, it is not appropriate for me to get involved.
The old Taoist practice of breathing exercises takes two to three hours.
The sky was already slightly bright, and the red sun rose from behind the mountain, gradually illuminating the east with a fiery red. This was a rare good day, making people feel so comfortable that they didn't want to move.
However, led by the old Taoist priest, I returned to Du Sheng Mai before noon.
Surprisingly, the entire Du Sheng Mai was empty.
The old Taoist priest and I walked around the entire village, but we didn't see a single person. Even the two-story building where the old woman lived was empty.
The old Taoist's face suddenly looked a little ugly. I knew he was worried, so I asked: Du Shengmai, you are not going to join in the fun, right?
The old Taoist didn't answer, but took me out without saying a word. When we landed, we came to the mountain temple in the back mountain.
This shabby mountain temple was also empty. Du Chengyi, who was ordered by Tao Tiansong to guard the back mountain for ten years, also disappeared without a trace.
I walked around the mountain temple and found no signs of human habitation. But then I thought, if there was a mountain demon here, it would be strange for Du Chengyi to dare to live here.
What should I do now? Should I ask someone? I walked out of the mountain temple and returned to the old Taoist priest.
If they really went, either someone who knew about it went with them, or no one knew where they were. The old Taoist shook his head and rejected my suggestion.
What should we do? We can't just not look for it. I said, and then added: Even if we look for it, we can't run around like a headless fly. Oh, by the way, the magic you used to retrieve the wooden box last time, use it on them...
The wooden box contains the imprint of my five elements meridians, but they don’t have it. The old Taoist shook his head again.
This really stumps me. This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. Am I really going to just ignore it or run around the world like crazy?
At this moment, I suddenly remembered the ancient book that Tao Tiansong translated last time, and asked: Do you think they will retreat overseas?
The old Taoist was slightly stunned, nodded and said: It is indeed possible, but not certain.
I suddenly felt helpless. The most troublesome thing was not being sure about anything.
However, it is very simple to know whether they are involved in the muddy water of the three veins. The old Taoist suddenly said.
Oh? How do you say that?
Go back there and ask someone. The old Taoist replied.
The so-called "there" naturally refers to the place where the Second World War took place.
If we go back now, will it be possible... I asked with some concern.
It has been so long, it should be over, the old Taoist priest replied.
That's right, I was really worrying too much. Just as I was thinking, the old Taoist suddenly grabbed my arm, and the scene around me changed in an instant.
This old man is too efficient. Can you please give me some time to react... I just finished my hairstyle...
Soon, we returned to the forest.
When I arrived at the place and took a closer look, I was immediately stunned.
The entire forest looked like it had been bombed, with fallen trees and broken mud and rocks everywhere. The only thing missing was the dead bodies that should have been everywhere.
However, people who practice cultivation are superstitious about being seen by ordinary people, and their bodies will be disposed of, so it is normal that we cannot see them now.
When we left, the forest had been turned over, but it was not as messy as it is now. This shows that there must have been another war after we left.
It is estimated that the Zhou family and the surviving three clans will engage in another desperate battle with numerous forces.
At this moment, the old Taoist suddenly dodged and passed by me. In the blink of an eye, he entered the forest. I was stunned and just wanted to ask what was going on, but I heard a loud shout from the forest: Master, spare my life! Master, spare my life! I just wanted to take advantage of the situation. I just arrived. What am I...
I was surprised, but also thought the man's words were funny, so I ran over. When I entered the forest, I saw a man in his thirties standing in front of the Taoist priest. He was trembling all over and was constantly bowing and saying nice things to the Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest was a little impatient and interrupted him, asking: Have you seen anyone here? Have you seen anyone from the Du Sheng Pulse?
Du Shengmai? The man shook his head and said: I just got here and didn’t see anyone. They left here and went to Zhou’s house a long time ago.
Zhou's family? The old Taoist frowned and asked again: What are they doing at Zhou's house? Seeking revenge?
Revenge? The man seemed a little surprised and said: It shouldn't be a revenge. I heard that almost all the people from the Three Heavenly Corpses and the Zhou family died. Twenty people were sent away by the corpse formation, including the three great elders of the Zhou family and some elders or other powerful people. Only five people from the Three Heavenly Corpses escaped, but I heard that after they left, the Zhou family turned against them, killed the five people, and took away the immortal fruit.
This news was too sudden and too unbelievable.
The old Taoist had said before that with Wei Qingcang's ability, even if the Zhou family had 15 people, it would be difficult to snatch the fairy fruit. But how come all the speculations were overturned in the blink of an eye? Wei Qingcang, Yuwen Ying, Zhong Jiutian, Gamu, they are all dead?
Are you sure this news is true? The Taoist looked a little strange.
Of course, of course, how dare you lie to an expert about this. The man nodded repeatedly and said: One of the three veins is still alive, he said it himself. And there are their bodies there, many people have seen it. So the alliance of several major forces all ran to the Zhou family. The Zhou family dared to take such a big risk to grab the fairy fruit, it was really...
The man smacked his lips but couldn't make any clear statement.
I was not only shocked, but also very angry. The Zhou family was too shameless. Not only did they steal the immortal fruit, but they also killed all the remaining members of the Heavenly Corpse Vein.
This news made the old Taoist look strange. He looked a little lonely and sighed inaudibly. If I hadn't been standing next to him and paying attention to him, I would have hardly heard this sigh.
However, I don’t understand whether he was sighing for the extinction of the inheritance of the three Heavenly Corpses, or... for that good friend of many years.
Even though we became enemies not long ago, friendship is like water.
Sometimes it’s a little lighter, sometimes it’s a little muddy, but in the final analysis, it ’s still difficult to completely let go.
I don't know how much weight a close friend has in one's heart, but I do know that there are not many people like Lao Dao who he can consider as friends. Those who he considers as friends must have a very important place in his heart.
Although he is stubborn and old-fashioned, his loyalty to his friends is beyond reproach.
At the Pearl Peak, the Heavenly Corpse Cultivation just casually said that they would punish Wei Zhong because he gave up the way to the Pearl Peak. The old Taoist only said: If the Wei family attacks him, I will help him get revenge.
This sentence doesn't have any shocking words, but its weight is so great that even a behemoth like the Heavenly Corpse Vein has to weigh it carefully. The old Taoist's revenge has always been unscrupulous.
He and I were only buried for a moment by a rock thrown by Senior Brother Du of the Du Sheng Mai Sect, and yet he dared to trample on the face of his entire inheritance.
As I was thinking, I suddenly felt someone grabbing my arm. I looked down and saw that it was the Taoist priest who was pulling me.
What are you doing? I asked.
There was no extra expression on the old Taoist's face. He only said three words: Go to Zhou's house.
