"I, Zhang Shaoyang, would like to apologize to you. I was indeed confused and wronged you," Zhang Shaoyang said as he cupped his hands and bowed to the Centipede Spirit.
Although he had lost, he was in a good mood.
If all the monsters in the world were like the Centipede Spirit in front of him, then all the Taoist disciples would be able to cultivate in peace instead of hunting monsters everywhere.
"You're too kind, Heavenly Master." The Centipede Spirit returned the courtesy and said.
Just a moment ago, they were still in a state of mutual hostility, but in an instant, they had turned weapons of war into gifts of friendship.
"Let my disciple go back to Dragon Tiger Mountain by himself. I have other things to do, so I won't take him with me," Zhang Shaoyang said to the Centipede Spirit.
"Yes," the Centipede Spirit replied respectfully to Zhang Shaoyang.
"Before I leave, I have a piece of advice for you. As for whether you'll listen to it, that's not my concern," Zhang Shaoyang looked at the Centipede Spirit and said calmly.
"Heavenly Master, please speak your mind. I'm all ears," the Centipede Spirit replied.
"First, try not to kill people in the future. You must know that the heavens are virtuous. Killing too many will not be beneficial to your cultivation. Second, if someone has committed a heinous crime and must be killed, remember to give them a quick death. Don't torture them to death. You must know that their only crime is death," Zhang Shaoyang said calmly and earnestly.
The people killed by the Centipede Spirit did deserve to die, but they died too miserably. Some were swallowed alive and digested directly in the stomach, while others had their stomachs cut open and their corpses exposed in the wilderness. Although they all deserved it, the torture they suffered was too painful.
Even if they died, they should die with dignity. This was in accordance with the heavenly law.
Zhang Shaoyang not only said this to the Centipede Spirit, but also to all the foreign cultivators present.
"I will remember your teachings, Heavenly Master," the Centipede Spirit said solemnly to Zhang Shaoyang after a moment of silence.
Zhang Shaoyang smiled and nodded.
He turned around and looked at Ye Fan.
"Brother Ye, Miss Yue, I still have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. If you two have the chance to pass by Dragon Tiger Mountain in the future, you can find me in the sect. I'll treat you to a drink," Zhang Shaoyang said to the two with a smile.
Ye Fan cupped his hands and said to Zhang Shaoyang, "I will definitely go and disturb Senior."
"Thank you for your invitation, Sect Leader Zhang. Please take care of yourself." Akatsuki bowed slightly to Zhang Shaoyang and bowed her head.
"Goodbye." Zhang Shaoyang said. His body turned into a golden light with a 'swoosh' sound. He soared into the air and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
As soon as Zhang Shaoyang left, the monsters, big and small, also used various techniques to return to the mountain.
Only the Centipede Spirit remained where it was, motionless.
"Hong Ji, we should also go." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki.
"Mm." Akatsuki nodded.
The two of them turned around and prepared to leave.
Now that the truth of the matter had been revealed, the centipede spirit was not a monster that poisoned living beings, and the cauldron in the mountain was not one of the nine divine cauldrons he was looking for. He no longer had any reason to stay here.
"Mr. Eldritch, please wait." Just as Ye Fan was about to use the Cloud Riding Technique to leave, the mixed voices of the Centipede Spirit came from behind.
Hearing this, Ye Fan frowned and slowly turned around.
He did not expect the Centipede Spirit to know his origin.
Yue Hong Ji was also shocked after hearing this.
"Brother, how did you know that I am Eldritch?" Ye Fan asked the Centipede Spirit calmly.
"I'm sure you've found out about my origins from Sect Leader Zhang." The Centipede Spirit smiled at Ye Fan. "It's been more than a thousand years since I first gained spiritual intelligence. When you left home to seek the Dao, I had already cultivated into a human form. Back then, when you were trekking through mountains and rivers in search of immortality, you and I had the fate of meeting once. Although I failed to pass the tribulation decades ago and my spiritual Qi cultivation was destroyed by the Heavenly Thunder, my techniques were not affected at all. So when I saw you just now, I recognized you at a glance. "
"Brother, have I met you once in your past life?" Ye Fan asked in surprise.
"When I had just cultivated into a human form, the pair of antennae on my head had not completely disappeared. In order not to scare the people who went up the mountain, I only dared to come out at night to absorb the essence of the moon." The Centipede Spirit continued, "That day happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Ming Yue was high in the sky and there were no clouds for thousands of miles. It was a good day to absorb the essence of the moon. Because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival and the moon was full, there were no sleepers or travelers in the mountain. So I showed my original form and happily swallowed the essence of the moon on the mountain top. However, I did not expect that you, sir, happened to be admiring the moon not far away and coincidentally saw me."
"I see." Ye Fan nodded and said, "I must have been scared at that time, right?"
Seeing a Centipede Spirit that was more than ten feet long and had many hands and legs in the middle of the night, anyone would be scared to death.
"Scared? Hahaha … "The Centipede Spirit laughed and said," I was the one who was scared, not you. "
"You were the one who was scared?" Ye Fan asked, "What do you mean?"
"At that time, I was concentrating on swallowing the inner elixir and did not notice that there was someone around," the Centipede Spirit said. "When I was at the critical point of swallowing the inner elixir, I suddenly heard someone behind me shouting, 'What a big centipede!' This shout scared me so much that I immediately put away the inner elixir and turned into a human form. "
"Was the person who shouted me?" Ye Fan asked the Centipede Spirit, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Hahaha … Other than you, sir, who else would go up the mountain to admire the moon in the middle of the night?" The Centipede Spirit laughed.
Akatsuki, who was under the mask, heard the Centipede Spirit's words and could not help but chuckle.
Back then, Eldritch was really bold. When he was still a mortal and had no cultivation, he was already so arrogant and unruly.
If it were her, even now, she would have goosebumps when she saw the densely packed centipedes with multiple arms and legs, not to mention encountering a centipede spirit in its true form in the middle of the night on the mountain alone.
It was said that Zhao Zilong was full of guts. Now, it seemed that Eldritch was even bolder than Zhao Zilong. It could even be said that he was extremely bold.
"What happened after that?" Ye Fan asked the Centipede Spirit with a smile, "You weren't scared away by an ordinary person like me, were you?"
"After I turned into a human form, you even slapped the table and praised me, saying that it was an eye-opener. At that time, I saw that you had no cultivation, so I did not run away immediately." The Centipede Spirit laughed.
"What happened after that?" Ye Fan continued to ask.
"After that, you and I sat on the mountain rock together, admiring the moon while drinking the strong wine that you always carry with you. We talked about everything and had a good time." The Centipede Spirit laughed, "You have an arrogant and forthright personality, but you speak elegantly. Every word of yours is very admirable. To tell you the truth, your personality has really influenced me. "
Ye Fan was stunned at first, then he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
No wonder he felt that his temperament was very similar to this guy's. After all, this guy's style of doing things was influenced by his previous life.
Looking at Ye Fan's tearless appearance, Akatsuki could not help but laugh out loud.
It was the first time she saw Ye Fan with such an expression.
"Listening to your words back then was better than reading ten years of books. I really don't know how to thank you." The Centipede Spirit laughed.
"I should be the one thanking you." Ye Fan laughed. "If you didn't show mercy back then and didn't eat me, I wouldn't be standing in front of you now."
"Hahaha …" The Centipede Spirit laughed heartily. "You have a point. Hahaha …"
"Hahaha …" Ye Fan also laughed loudly.
"I wonder what kind of person he was back then?" Akatsuki looked at Ye Fan and laughed.
"He was arrogant and unruly. He did things his own way. His heart was filled with all things, but he was not disturbed by them. Although he did not cultivate, he was already on the path of Dao." The Centipede Spirit said, "That's right, you even touched the antennae on my head with interest back then. You said that you could get two lanterns and hang them on my head in the future. They could be used to scare people and also be used for illumination. You could say that you killed two birds with one stone."
Ye Fan and Akatsuki laughed again after hearing this.
"When we parted back then, you wished me to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend. I wished you to attain Dao soon and become famous in the Heavenly Realm. Sigh. "The Centipede Spirit sighed and said," I didn't expect you to fight the Six Immortals and self-destruct. In the end, I also failed to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation and suffered a crushing defeat. "
Ye Fan stopped laughing after hearing this.
Not only did he and the Centipede Spirit have similar personalities, but their experiences were also very similar.
The Centipede Spirit failed to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation. Although it kept its life, it lost a thousand years of cultivation. On the other hand, he succeeded in transcending the Heavenly Tribulation and obtained supreme cultivation, but lost his wife.
"May I know why you came to the Treasured Tripod Mountain this time?" The Centipede Spirit laughed. "Don't tell me you came with Celestial Master Zhang to surrender to me?"
It was rare for old friends to meet, so it could not always bring up sad matters. The Centipede Spirit wanted to change the topic and talk about something happy.
"You guessed wrong." Ye Fan smiled and said to the Centipede Spirit, "I came here today to first clarify the matter of the Li Family Fort. Secondly, I want to know what the treasure hidden in this mountain is. I don't have any intention of surrendering to you. At least, I won't make a move to surrender to you before I'm sure you're not poisoning the people. "
"Why? Are you also interested in the Transient Light Heavenly Cave Cauldron?" the Centipede Spirit asked Ye Fan with a smile.
"I'm not interested in that thing at all." Ye Fan waved his hand and said, "I'm looking for the Nine Ancient Cauldrons."
"Nine Ancient Cauldrons?" The Centipede Spirit was shocked.
"That's right." Ye Fan nodded.
"Don't tell me you want to be the Emperor?" the Centipede Spirit asked Ye Fan with a smile.
Everyone knew that the one who obtained the Nine Cauldrons would obtain the world.
"Why? Can't I be the Emperor?" Ye Fan asked the Centipede Spirit jokingly.
"Hahaha …" the Centipede Spirit laughed and said, "You really know how to joke. Based on my understanding of you, even if the Emperor Star personally offered the throne to you with both hands, I'm afraid you wouldn't care."
Ye Fan smiled when he heard that.
An old friend would always know him so well.
"You're right. I'm not looking for the Nine Cauldrons to become the Emperor. I'm looking for them to save my wife," Ye Fan said calmly.
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