After watching Yuan Zhengfeng enter seclusion, Yan Zhaoge left, exiting Converting Lake Peak and returning to his lodgings.
Along the way, he saw a figure standing there, seemingly waiting for him.
Yan Zhaoge greeted him, "Senior apprentice-brother Xu, you've finally returned? Has Suzhou City completed the handover? "
That person was tall and sturdy, and his appearance was straightforward and upright. It was precisely Xue Fei.
"Brother Fei!" Ah Hu greeted them as well. Xue Fei nodded. "Zhaoge, Hu Ting."
Yan Zhaoge led Xue Fei to his lodgings. After they had taken their seats, Xue Fei went straight to the point and asked, "Zhaoge, although you are currently still a Martial Scholar, you have already broken through two great devilish formations, and have also interacted with many fallen practitioners."
"Currently, in our sect, I feel that you should be one of the few people who understand the Nine Underworlds Demons, the Demon Domain, the Decimating Abyss, and the Fallen Evils the most."
"The reason I came here today is because I have something to ask of you."
Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge fell silent for a moment before saying, "Does senior apprentice-brother Xu want to ask, is it possible for fallen practitioners to regain their human form?"
Xue Fei nodded slowly, "Perhaps it's an extravagant hope. But, if there's a glimmer of hope, and that person is really Senior Brother Shi, then I want to give it a try."
Yan Zhaoge also didn't play dumb with Xu Fei, "Senior apprentice-brother Xu, to be honest, I also hope that senior apprentice-brother Shi Songtao will be able to realize his error and mend his ways. However, it's a pity that from what I currently know, after a person comes into contact with devilish qi and completes their internal and external connection, their thoughts manifesting externally into reality, completely falling to the dark side, there is no way for them to regain their human form."
"I am not omniscient and omnipotent. I dare not say that there is no way, but based on what I know, I have no way."
The two had a close relationship, and Xue Fei was a straightforward person who was also sufficiently resolute in his beliefs. Therefore, Yan Zhaoge was not afraid of telling him everything in a straightforward manner.
Sure enough, when Xue Fei heard it, he sighed softly, "I'm just holding on to a sliver of hope. But if it's you, Zhaoge, there's nothing you can do. I'm afraid it's really hard to say. "
Yan Zhaoge said softly, "For all those who have fallen to the dark side, the one who makes the final decision is always themselves."
"After falling to the dark side, humans are no longer humans. Instead, it's the Netherworld Evil Demons, another kind of existence in this world, or you could say that they're another kind of life form. "
"Although the Fallen Evils have memories of their previous lives, the Nine Netherworld Evil Demons kill people just like how we slaughter cows, goats, chickens, and ducks. To them, the feeling is more or less the same. The memories of their past lives are more like the memories of their past lives after reincarnation. "
Yan Zhaoge shook his head, "If possible, we all hope that senior apprentice-brother Shi can turn back, but is he himself willing?"
"Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the masked man who tried to assassinate us is really Senior Brother Shi."
Hearing Yan Zhaoge's question, Xue Fei silently removed the wineskin by his waist. Instead of drinking heartily like he used to, he sipped slowly.
He said slowly, "I understand what you're saying."
Yan Zhaoge was silent for a moment, before asking, "We don't know, whether senior apprentice-brother Shi currently has any lives on his hands."
"Even if the people he killed weren't from our sect, you and I both know that as humans, killing is a very important thing. It's completely different from killing people as demons of the Netherworld. "
Yan Zhaoge looked at Xue Fei, "In these few exchanges, we can feel that assassin. Although he doesn't use the martial arts he's most proficient in, his killing intent and killing intent are all biting cold to the extreme. He really wants to put us to death. "
"Although we currently don't have a way to let the Fallen Evils regain their human form, it's not that we can't first capture him alive, then slowly find a way."
"But you and I both know. The difficulty of killing an opponent is completely different from the difficulty of capturing one alive, especially when it's an opponent who may not be weaker than us. "
"When two people of similar strength fight, victory or defeat, life or death, is often decided in an instant."
Hearing this, Xue Fei didn't say anything, but also nodded.
Yan Zhaoge continued, "I have the stone pillar from the Great Western Desert to suppress my opponent, so I have confidence in one on one. But what about you, senior apprentice-brother Xue? Being able to capture him alive would naturally be the best, but are you prepared to risk being killed by him and still preserve his life? "
Xue Fei's gaze didn't fluctuate in the slightest as he calmly said, "That's right, if this person really is senior apprentice-brother Shi, this is what I plan to do."
"If he really has already committed too many crimes, I won't be biased."
"But before that, I have to try hard." Xue Fei stood up, saying, "I have no parents, and was raised by Master from young, growing up together with Brother Tao. Even if I have to take the risk myself, I don't care."
Yan Zhaoge sighed, similarly standing up, "Right now, we still can't confirm that masked person's identity. If we meet again, it's best if you don't treat him as senior apprentice-brother Shi, or it will be very dangerous."
"If he doesn't use his original martial arts, only using the Dark Light Killing Art, he won't be your match. However, if you show mercy in all aspects, the one who will lose will very likely be you. The Dark Light Killing Art, this martial art, possesses great explosive power, and is also a martial art that purely kills people."
Xue Fei nodded, "Rest assured, I will pay attention to the bare minimum. If someone wants to impersonate senior apprentice-brother Shi and scheme against me, I will take good care of him."
Yan Zhaoge said, "If you think this way, that's naturally for the best."
After sending Xue Fei out, Yan Zhaoge raised his head and looked at the sunlight that penetrated through the leaves of the forest, saying, "With Grand Master in secluded cultivation this time, hidden tides are surging in the outside world. If our clan passes through this, the situation will be even better."
"But, this bottleneck, will not be easy to pass."
Xue Fei also halted, standing alongside Yan Zhaoge, similarly raising his head and appraising the mottled sunlight, "While Grand Master's chances of success are uncertain, and if he fails, there is still the risk of him perishing, the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall will not just wait for the results calmly."
"Especially if the Sacred Sun Clan's Huang Guanglie leaves seclusion successfully, the Sacred Sun Clan will definitely directly step into the Heaven Domain, heading straight for our clan."
"The Decimating Abyss may also make a comeback. Others aside, at the very least, they still have the 'Scaly Dragon King' Sima Chui, a late Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster expert."
"Also …" Xue Fei frowned. His status was similarly already not something that ordinary disciples of the same generation could compare to.
Perhaps his authority in mobilising resources and manpower could not compare to Yan Zhaoge's, but he could also come into contact with much information that ordinary martial practitioners of the same generation did not know.
Yan Zhaoge directly continued his words, "Also, there is still one person that we have to guard against."
Exchanging glances, the two said simultaneously, "The Devil Saint, Yuan Tian!"
One of the current six Martial Saints of the Eight Extremities World, a peak existence amongst solitary practitioners, the Devil Saint Yuan Tian, just so happened to be related to the Decimating Abyss and the Nine Underworlds.
After the incident at Clear Concealed Lake, having prevented the Great Sun Heaven Measuring Ruler from reinforcing Clear Concealed Lake, Yuan Tian had disappeared without a trace, but no one dared to think that this was a coincidence.
This person's destructive power was far from what the likes of Sima Chui could compare to.
Or perhaps it should be said that up till now, all the known Decimating Abyss martial practitioners added together would still not be enough to be beaten by this person with a single hand. (To be continued.)
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