"Senior, please wait." Su Xiaojian quickly stopped the old yellow dog. "We need to think about this carefully. What if it's true?"
"Ridiculous!" The old yellow dog laughed harshly. "As a demon, how dare he frame the Blood-clothed Tower? This is obviously a trap. He intends to destroy Cangjian Peak and make the seven branches of the Court Of Sword cease to exist so that Sky Sword Peak can replace us. Oh, Master, how long are you going to be confused? "
"Senior, you're exaggerating." Su Xiaojian shook his head and argued, "If it's according to senior's plan, why would he inform us that an enemy is coming?"
"This …" The old yellow dog was speechless for a moment, but he still refused to give up. "There must be some unspeakable secret!"
Su Xiaojian said, "Senior, calm down and think about it. Tomorrow night is the inheritance ceremony. At that time, hundreds of thousands of disciples from the seven branches will gather at the Sword-cleansing Pond. Unless the demons come out in full force, what threat can the Blood-clothed Tower pose to us?"
"Even so …" The old yellow dog could not think of a rebuttal.
"I know senior's master died in the war between the righteous and the demons," Su Xiaojian said softly. "That's why I've always hated the demons. But let's think about it from another perspective. What if Yan Li was originally a human?"
"Originally a human?" The old yellow dog was stunned.
Su Xiaojian said, "The devil race, especially the Blood-clothed Tower, is best at turning humans into devils, isn't it? This is common. How many of those who turned into demons actually betrayed the human race? "
The old yellow dog was silent.
"Even if their bloodline was forcibly changed, I believe that some people have the pride of the human race engraved in their bones." Su Xiaojian struck while the iron was hot. "If a mere demon spy could break through the Four Introductory Realms, the Pillar of Sky Mountain would have been conquered by the demons long ago."
The old yellow dog gradually lay down again and said in a muffled voice, "You're the Master. If anything happens, you'll be the one to bear it. You can do whatever you want."
Su Xiaojian smiled and said, "If that's the case, please help keep the matter about Yan Li a secret. Let's try it out according to his plan. "
"Hmph." The old yellow dog closed his eyes with disinterest.
…
The changes in the Dragon God Ring caused Yan Li mixed feelings. Next to the runes that were already visible, a few more golden runes appeared. It was as if they had always been there, but they were obscured by the dust.
With his attainments in talismans, he certainly could not understand a single one of these runes.
After Devouring and Reverse Feeding, the effect of the new ability was very obvious. Even Feng Jiu could not take down the rune wall in a short period of time. It was as hard as a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise shell. For people like Lin Ronghao, it could be easily defeated.
However, it consumed a lot of astral power, which meant that it couldn't last long. And it can't be exposed to the light. Why can't I see the light? He believed that news of the Wall of Runes would soon spread throughout the world. After all, this was a matter of life and death. The slightest change in the Starfall Beast would affect the state of the Jambu Realm.
As usual, he kept a hundred soul stones and fed the rest to the Dragon God Ring. The soul stones used to auction the blood ginseng were all "sponsored" by Gu and Yu. He didn't have to spend a single soul stone himself. Instead, he made a small profit.
However, it was still a drop in the bucket.
With the birth of the golden runes, the space in the Dragon God Ring seemed to expand further. In the past, he could still feel it after devouring the soul stones. This time, there was not a single ripple when he threw in the thousands of soul stones.
After doing this, he checked the items in the Qian Kun Ring. The slightly better treasures were the Galaxy Divine Sand, the Elemental Illumination Stone, and the Dark Insight Elixir.
The Dark Insight Elixir was fine, but the first two were rare treasures. He couldn't bear to use them unless it was a critical moment.
He suppressed the thought of letting the Dragon God Ring devour and sat cross-legged on the bed.
After about an hour, there was a knock on the door.
Yan Li had already sensed it. He opened his eyes and smiled. "Senior Brother, please come in."
Huang Chengyan pushed the door open and walked in. His face was solemn. He held the Song of Shattering Jade and handed it to Yan Li.
Yan Li hurriedly got off the bed and reached out to take it. "What can I do for you, Peak Leader?"
"Junior Brother, please sit." Huang Chengyan excitedly invited Yan Li to sit. "Junior Brother, you're really our Cangjian Peak's lucky star. If you make a great contribution this time, our Cangjian Peak will finally be able to apply for a higher budget!"
Yan Li immediately felt reassured. He smiled. "Oh? Is Cangjian Peak very poor? "
Huang Chengyan sighed. "According to the rules, each Peak Leader can get the same amount of monthly allowance according to the amount of work he or she has done for the Court Of Sword. There aren't many people in Cangjian Peak. Therefore, the monthly allowance of the disciples from the other branches has always been ten times or even a hundred times more than ours … When we were at our poorest, we couldn't even afford the Pill of Fasting … "
Couldn't even afford the Pill of Fasting? He wasn't even an independent cultivator. He must be a fake disciple of Confucian orthodoxy!
Yan Li couldn't help but scream in his heart. He could already foresee his bleak "future".
Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up again. "If I make a great contribution this time, even if I can't increase the monthly allowance, I can still get some benefits from the Sect Leader. If there are Golden Light Fruits, Golden Light Swords, Golden Light Chairs, Golden Light Interspatial Rings, Golden Light Shuttles, Golden Light Pills, Golden Light Stones, Golden Light … that would be even better!" As he spoke, he seemed to imagine a young man standing in the middle of a pile of glittering treasures. He couldn't help but laugh out loud with his hands on his hips.
"He must be possessed …" Yan Li couldn't help but curse in his heart. He really couldn't appreciate this devilish laughter. He hurriedly interrupted, "May I ask, Senior Brother, if the Sect Leader has agreed to my plan, does he have any other instructions?"
"Ah, cough cough …" Huang Chengyan came back to his senses. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said, "He asked me to come here because he wants Junior Brother to feel at ease and do it boldly. Besides, he's worried that Junior Brother can't handle the people from the Demon Hunting Hall alone, so he asked me to protect you secretly."
"I see." Yan Li thought about it, but he shook his head. "Senior Brother, let's go back first. I can handle the people from the Demon Hunting Hall, but I'm more worried that the people from the Demon Hunting Hall will find out about us. We can't keep them here."
Huang Chengyan hesitated for a moment and said, "In that case, Junior Brother, you have to be extremely careful. If there's any danger, don't go head-on with them. Losing a member of the Demon Hunting Hall won't affect much of your contribution."
"I know," Yan Li said.
"Then I'll make a move first." Huang Chengyan was a man of action. He left immediately.
Yan Li continued to meditate.
Time flew by. The moon rose and the sun set.
Soon, it was dusk the next day.
As someone knocked on the door, Yan Li slowly opened his eyes. "What's the matter?"
"I wouldn't dare to disturb your rest, Immortal. I'd like to let you know that there are four people outside who claim to be your attendants waiting for you," the courier said carefully.
"Let them in," Yan Li said.
"Alright." The courier immediately left.
Not long after, the door was pushed open. Lu Zhantang stormed in angrily. "What's the meaning of getting us to take a boat by ourselves?"
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