He glanced at Xiao Lin from the corner of his eyes. Even though he heard this, the youth still didn’t react.
“Really, I can kill him—” After You Ren got excited, he felt something was wrong, “Since he is so powerful, how can I beat him?”
Shen Xingcong: “Now, the demon seed’s spiritual roots are in disorder, and its cultivation level couldn’t be improved. Your strength is more than enough.”
Demon cultivators could kill people and rob their skills. In addition to literally seizing the spiritual energy of other’s cultivation, they could also be used to make elixirs to refine the spiritual roots of one’s own body. In other words, it was to usurp the innate talent of the killed person.
Even mediocre people who are inherently unsuitable for cultivation could wash and extract themselves through this method. The cost was lower than using all kinds of spiritual elixirs, and the success rate was also higher.
“Since you are a demon cultivator, you should know that you can’t gain spiritual power on your own after you become a demon. You can only plunder it from others.”
“But the demon seed is different.”
Shen Xingcong said: “The demon seed is favored by the Way of Heaven, and nothing is taboo in their cultivation. If you can get their innate talent, perhaps you no longer need to cultivate or kill people. Your cultivation base will naturally grow.”
You Ren was tempted. He didn’t care whether he could use common cultivators’ cultivation methods or not. It was both stupid and uninteresting for him.
But he coveted the innate talent of the demon seed. If he could inherit it, perhaps he could not only break through the bottleneck but also kill the current demon emperor and dominate the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm! Even dominated the Lingyuan Continent, making the other cultivators could only kneel at their feet.
“Where is that demon seed?!” He questioned.
Shen Xingcong: “I’ve said before, I have what you want in my hand.”
“What, in your hand?” You Ren’s gaze moved down, just in time to meet Xiao Lin’s gaze.
A pair of black eyes as deep as a serene pool, almost bottomless.
You Ren didn’t pay attention at all just now, but when he saw it now, he couldn’t help being stunned for a moment, and then a kind of strange feeling arose in the depths of his heart.
This was obviously just a kid at the first stage of Qi training. Usually, when he met cultivators in this kind of realm, he didn’t bother to kill them and watched these people run away in terror.
But today, he not only met a strange cultivator who was talking frankly but also a kid who didn’t bat an eyelid and didn’t show the slightest fear in his face.
Especially the latter. An urge boiled in his blood vessels, making him unconsciously want to surrender to this kid?
A natural demon seed. A natural existence that is above all demon cultivators.
You Ren didn’t have the slightest doubt.
“Very good, very good.”
He murmured a few words and grinned. Showing sharp teeth.
“I will kill him now.”
The “sense of surrender” in his blood vessels wasn’t uncontrollable. Compared with natural instincts, the desire for “power” is one step stronger.
He slowly raised his hand but saw that the person in front of him pushed the “demon seed” back.
Shen Xingcong: “It’s better to bring him back to the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm first. The Xiaoyao Sect’s cultivators will rush over soon.”
Now that he had demon seed, You Ren was no longer interested in other cultivators. But if he wanted to seize the power and refine it, it was more convenient to bring him back to his own territory.
He accepted the suggestion: “You reminded me. You give me the person, and I will take him back to the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm.”
“In return,” He pulled the corner of his mouth, “I’ll let you go here.”
“Many thanks.”
When the conversation reached a critical point, Shen Xingcong’s palms were already sweating.
“But there is one more thing that must be done before that. I just said that the demon seed’s spiritual roots are damaged, and if they are not restored, I am afraid it will be useless to kill him.”
You Ren frowned: “Why is it so troublesome?”
“Compared to the power that can be obtained after this, it is no longer troublesome.” Shen Xingcong said, “Don’t worry, I know how to restore the spiritual roots, and I can do it today.”
“I will take him there. If you don’t feel reassured, you can come together.”
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Shen Xingcong’s purpose was to make use of the mutated demon creature nearby that was guarding the extremely poisonous thing.
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According to You Ren’s strength, most of the ferocious beasts in the spiritual realm were not his opponents. But if he can lure him to that vicinity, he can take advantage of the time the demon creature attacks to escape.
Judging by the current situation, the invasion of demon cultivators has caused the scattered of the spiritual realm. But they would never have thought that a natural demon seed would be involved here, let alone to think that the blood of the demon seed would cause turmoil in the spiritual realm and, as a result, connect the “Hundred Desolation Demon Realm”.
Even the demon cultivators residents who live in the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm know there are some areas that should never be entered.
You Ren didn’t know that now.
Shen Xingcong looked at the person in front of him and continued to fool around: “Or are you waiting for me here? When I find it…”
“Do you think I’m stupid!” You Ren interrupted, “I’m waiting for you here, and you take people away to call in reinforcements?”
Hooked.
Shen Xingcong: “Then let’s go together?”
“Of course, we have to be together.” You Ren snatched the person from Shen Xingcong’s hands, “Now this kid is mine. You lead the way ahead.”
Shen Xingcong only felt that his palms were empty, and the person beside him was directly dragged away by his arm.
Now that the caster has left, the silent barrier naturally dissipates. Shen Xingcong stood still for a while.
Xiao Lin was a cold-hearted and cold-blooded person. No matter how you treated him, no matter whether your attitude was good or bad, you would not change your own view in the other person’s heart.
This was the conclusion he drew in his mind after reading the original work.
So even if he used Xiao Lin as a pawn now, this person probably wouldn’t have any more opinions.
—Even though he had promised to help restore the spiritual roots before, now he took the initiative to push the person out and kill him.
Of course, he was just stalling for time. Except for using Xiao Lin as bait, he couldn’t think of any way to attract You Ren’s attention.
“…”
Looking at the demon cultivators’ side again, the demon cultivators were shocked when they heard that You Ren was leaving.
“My lord, what did that kid say to you? You have to think it over. It might be a trap to lure you away!”
“Stop being fussy. I have my own sense of propriety.”
Once You Ren made a decision, he didn’t like others to interfere.
“You act by yourself, don’t follow me.”
Even if they were his subordinates, the deep-rooted bad habits of demon cultivators were engraved in their bones. He had no doubt that when these people discovered the demon seed, they couldn’t have some thoughts they shouldn’t have.
Therefore, he did not explain and turned back to Shen Xingcong and said: “Lead the way.”
The three of them left.
Not only the demon cultivators but the Xiaoyao Sect disciples who were inside the barrier were also stunned. They didn’t know what Senior Brother Shen had said, did he really lure people away?
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After all, even if that demon cultivator didn’t kill now, it’s hard to say that he won’t do it later.
“Hope nothing will go wrong.”
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Although Shen Xingcong pretended to lead the way ahead, he actually didn’t know the way.
He originally planned to let Xiao Lin follow beside him and go in the direction of Xiao Lin. Since the Way of Heaven wanted Xiao Lin to restore his spiritual roots, it would guide Xiao Lin to reach his destination by all possible means.
But now You Ren was staring closely at Xiao Lin, and the two of them were falling behind together, leaving him unable to find a chance.
After walking for a distance, Shen Xingcong stopped.
No good, it couldn’t go on like this.
You Ren’s impatient voice sounded from behind him: “Why don’t you walk?”
Shen Xingcong turned back, cupped his hand, and said: “My lord, is it possible to ask Xiao Lin to come to my side?”
You Ren frowned.
Shen Xingcong pretended to be disappointed: “It is Xiao Lin’s good fortune to be able to guide my lord. But he is my junior brother after all, I am afraid we will never see each other’s face anymore after this last journey. I want to be together with him more for a while.”
Only then did You Ren realize and become aware of the relationship between the two.
The demon cultivators were unfamiliar with each other by nature, and there weren’t a few cases of cooperating one moment and backstabbing the next, so he didn’t feel anything wrong at first. Now that he heard this person mention it, he suddenly felt a little ridiculous.
“You took the initiative to let me kill him. What are you doing so affectionately now?”
Although he said that, You Ren didn’t refuse. Shoving Xiao Lin: “Go.”
He sneered, “Go to your good senior brother.”
Xiao Lin calmly approached Shen Xingcong’s side. When their line of sight met, he (XL) curved his eyes, not seeing any disappointment or anger.
To this person, a smile didn’t contain any meaning. It’s just a simple pull on the muscle tissue.
But somehow, Shen Xingcong still felt it was dazzling and couldn’t help but look away.
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The place they were in now was probably no longer the “Xiaoyao Sect.”
The sky was extremely dark, and a bright red full moon hung in the sky. The yellow sands filled the sky, not even a blade of grass grew, and the air was pervaded with an unknown atmosphere.
And the mutated demon creatures encountered along the way were also becoming more and more powerful.
You Ren stepped on the killed demon creatures under his feet and spat: “What’s going on in this place? It’s actually connected to the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm?”
Shen Xingcong carefully avoided the blood stains spreading from the demon creatures and suddenly felt cold on his neck. A crescent moon sword was raised towards him.
“Could it be that you pointed the wrong way and deliberately led me here?”
The ice-cold blade of the sword made Shen Xingcong get goosebumps all over his body, but his face was still as calm as before: “Since we want to restore the spiritual roots, it naturally grows in an extraordinary place. We are almost there, my lord.”
You Ren stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly moved closer and closer: “You are indeed quite strange. An insignificant ninth stage of Qi training knows so many things and is not even afraid of death? What exactly is your background?”
“Me, what background can I have?” Shen Xingcong’s chin shrank back, “It’s no more than I got some chance to know, that’s all. I think all of that is for today, so as to help my lord break through the bottleneck.”
You Ren loved to hear these words.
He didn’t like to use his brain at all, and he didn’t feel like dwelling on it at this moment. It’s just that going deeper, the demon creatures appearing in front may be difficult for him to deal with.
“Walk one more li.” You Ren withdrew the crescent moon sword, “If you still can’t reach the place you said, I will kill you and take this kid back to the Hundred Desolation Demon Realm. Even if the spiritual roots are damaged, the demon seed is also of great benefit.”
How was he to know that it was a distance of one li to reach there!
With his life at stake, Shen Xingcong hurriedly emphasized again: “Xiao Lin is no different from ordinary people now. Even if my lord kills him right now, I’m afraid you won’t get any benefit. It would be better to wait for the spiritual roots to be restored…”
“Stop being long-winded!” You Ren was impatient, “I don’t want to put my life on the line.”
Nothing could be done.
Any more words at this moment would probably arouse this demon cultivator’s resentment. Shen Xingcong could only pray in his heart that the powerful demon creature would appear quickly.
As long as it draws You Ren’s attention away, he can escape together with Xiao Lin!
Exactly at this moment, Shen Xingcong suddenly felt a bit unstable on his feet. The ground shook, and the sand surface made great waves, sweeping circles of grains out.
The soles of his shoes got stuck.
Quicksand?！
The next second, the sky suddenly darkened.
That might not be accurate. The sky was originally dark, but now it was more like being covered with a layer of shadow. The darkness submerged and covered his whole body.
Shen Xingcong couldn’t move, so he could only turn his neck around stiffly.
A perfectly round and huge python’s head covered the blood moon. The mouth was torn wide open, spitting red. The drool drops alone were as big as a footprint.
“…Chi.”
It was exactly this thing that appeared in the book. The dragon was a snake-like demon creature that originally only existed in legends. A kind of hornless dragon.
If it weren’t for this third space between reality and illusion here, perhaps he would never see it in his lifetime.
Even You Ren was frozen in place and unable to move. Cold sweats dripped down his forehead: “What is this thing…”
He only had enough time to say this sentence.
The shadow fell down and abruptly attacked towards the three of them—!
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“Teacher Lan Jin!”
The Xiaoyao Sect disciples still waited for the reinforcements.
Lan Jin wasn’t the only one who came back. There were several elders and several elite inner sect disciples.
After the demon cultivators sensed something was wrong, they immediately dispersed. Elder Ling, who had a vigorous and resolute disposition, immediately took people to chase after them, leaving the rest to rescue the scattered disciples.
“The barrier has been broken. You will leave with the inner sect disciples later and go to treat your wounds first.”
Lan Jin looked around but didn’t find the person he was looking for.
“Where is Shen Xingcong?”
Hearing this, all the disciples who had looked happy just now turned stiff and lowered their heads one after another.
Lan Jin saw that something was wrong and knitted his brows slightly.
“Teacher Lan Jin.” A disciple clenched his fists, “Demon cultivators came soon after you left. They killed an inner sect senior brother in front of us, and they still wanted to kill us—”
“Shen, Senior Brother Shen left with the person in order to protect us. Junior Brother Xiao Lin is also together…”
“Go with someone?” Lan Jin asked, “Since I gave you the talisman, why don’t you hide?”
“Because, because there is a particularly powerful person there, and the barrier is about to break after he throws a pebble. That’s why…”
Hearing this, an inner sect disciple exclaimed: “Teacher Lan Jin’s barrier couldn’t withstand? That guy must be at least at the late stage of Nascent Soul.”
The disciples looked over and recognized this person as Shen Ke’er.
Elder Ling’s most proud disciple. This was the person who greeted the sect leader’s disciples when they came that day.
Before Elder Ling left, he asked this person to stay on his behalf to take care of the wounded.
The disciples replied: “Yes. Listening to Senior Brother Shen, that demon cultivator seemed to be called You Ren.”
You Ren?
Hearing this name, Lan Jin’s expression was grave.
“From this point of view, the two fellow disciples are probably in dire straits.” Shen Ke’er shook her head.
“How come…”
The disciples who were originally rescued still had hope, thinking that Shen Xingcong must have some way to lure the person away. Now that they hear these words with their own ears, they can’t help but feel cold in their heart.
“What direction did they go?” Lan Jin asked.
The disciples were interrupted before they could answer.
“Teacher Lan Jin.” Shen Ke’er disapproved, “It’s just a waste of time to chase after them now. We should prioritize ensuring the safety of the living disciples.”
Lan Jin: “…”
He looked at everyone in the circle. All of them looked deathly pale. Most of them were wounded. Although it has been dealt with for the time being, it was still not enough.
To get better treatment, they need to be taken out of the spiritual realm as soon as possible.
He closed his eyes.
“…I understand.”
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