The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3318 The Art of Speaking

“Our master told us that he was confident he could help one person achieve sainthood, but… only one person.”

Lin Chen's eyes widened suddenly at the words of the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord.

"The Immortal Emperor... does he really have a way? And he's not some pseudo-saint like Cheng Tuo?"

Seven-Colored Immortal Lord shook his head: "Of course not. If it were someone like Cheng Tuo, we wouldn't be so eager. After all, you've seen it yourself. The three of us together can fight Cheng Tuo to a draw."

"Although we are indeed far inferior to Cheng Tuo in terms of individual ability, we do not envy him. After all, his life is already set, and he can no longer make any progress."

Lin Chen smiled wryly: "Three people, one spot, no wonder... Bai Yuxingjun didn't want to participate in the competition?"

"Yes."

Seven-Colored Immortal Lord replied, "Actually, the three of us all feel that this junior brother is the one our master likes and admires the most. If he were to participate in the competition, perhaps none of us would be able to beat him."

"He would rather not reveal that he is a disciple of the Immortal Emperor than stay away from our struggle. I admire him very much. He is a Saint Realm expert, and he can give up so easily. I could not do that."

Lin Chen understood the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord's sigh. The path to immortality is long and arduous, and immortals are often willing to pay any price in order to reach a higher realm.

The realm of saints is the highest existence in the hearts of immortals. There are only three saints in the entire immortal realm!

Who wouldn't want to be a saint?
"Did the Celestial Emperor say anything to you? Is there some clear rule governing your competition, or is everything you're doing just to wait for that name to finally come out of the Celestial Emperor's mouth?"

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord fell into deep thought, and after a long while, shook his head.

"The Immortal Venerable did not specify the rules of the competition, but ever since we learned that only one of the three of us would eventually be qualified to be guided to sainthood, the competition has silently begun."

"Time has been too long, and nobody knows who will ultimately get the spot. But over the years, the three of us have made competing with each other a habit."

"Accompanying you to the ancestral land of the Starry Sky Beasts is naturally a good opportunity for us to prove ourselves. If we can bring back extremely valuable information that ultimately brings about a huge change on the battlefield, or even win this war, then that would be a tremendous achievement that no one can match."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "If that's really the case, then the competition will naturally come to a conclusion. After all, what could be more important or greater than winning this war?"

"Yes."

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord sighed helplessly: "What a pity..."

Lin Chen comforted him, "I don't think we need to have such high expectations. Chi Zai said that the reason they keep the location of their ancestral land so secret is because they are worried about being targeted by the Abyss Demons. If that's the case, it also means that even though they understand the Abyss Demons, they can't do anything about them."

"If things go smoothly, we might be able to find out a lot of information about the Abyss Demons, but as for bringing back information that can defeat them, I think that's still unlikely."

Seven-Colored Immortal Lord hummed in agreement: "My second junior brother is better at gathering information than I am. Even if others are unwilling to tell, he has ways to obtain it. If he's with you, he might actually be able to help you." Lin Chen felt a strange sensation welling up in his heart. They were just talking about competition, so why is he suddenly praising Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord?

Something's not right.

"Does the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord possess any unique skills?"

Seven-Colored Immortal Lord smiled and explained, "Immortal Lord Azure Phoenix has a pot called the Drunken Immortal Pot. This pot can release a colorless and odorless smoke that can bewitch people's minds. Even a peak Great Luo cultivator would find it difficult to resist. Even a Quasi-Saint, if caught off guard, would often be unable to escape being bewitched."

"Those who are bewitched by the Drunken Immortal Pot will become like walking corpses, with their thoughts and bodies completely out of their control. Under such circumstances, if the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord wants to know anything, he only needs to ask, and the other party will honestly answer everything."

"This Drunken Immortal Pot has another magical feature: those who are bewitched often cannot realize that they have been bewitched. If the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord only wants to find out information, he can use his skillful means after asking the questions. The bewitched person will only feel that he has been distracted for a moment, and it will seem like only a moment has passed."

Lin Chen was horrified. Such a powerful magic weapon could so easily confuse people and elicit information. But what if the other party wanted more than just information, but also wanted to harm people?
What ability do mindless zombies have to resist?

They probably won't even know how they died.
Lin Chen became wary, but feigned surprise: "Then wouldn't this magic weapon be able to take down the target without anyone noticing, so easily and without harm?"

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord smiled slightly, his smile carrying a profound meaning: "How a magic weapon is used depends on what its owner thinks. After a magic weapon bewitches a person's mind, if some methods are added, controlling a person's life and death is a very simple matter."

Although the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord was clearly discussing the method of using the Drunken Immortal Pot, Lin Chen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Controlling life and death?

Simple?
Why did the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord bring up this matter on his own initiative?

As the senior disciple, he naturally couldn't speak ill of his junior brother directly, so he used this subtle way to remind himself to be wary of Qingluan Immortal Lord and not fall into his trap unknowingly.
If, during this journey, the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord harbors murderous intent towards me for some reason, it would be inappropriate for him to kill me while we are traveling together, and then return alone with the information. Firstly, it would easily arouse suspicion, and secondly, he would not be capable of interstellar travel.

But what if the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord uses methods to control himself?

My life is in the hands of the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord. If I want to live, I have to obey all his orders and become his slave, with no control over my own life and death!
Lin Chen stared into Seven-Colored Immortal Lord's eyes and said with a smile, "This Drunken Immortal Pot is really hard to guard against. Brother Cong, do you have any way to prevent it? I'm worried that if Immortal Lord Azure Phoenix uses it on someone else one day, and I'm with him, I might be accidentally injured without anyone noticing. That would be terrible."

A look of admiration flashed in the eyes of the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord; he understood that Lin Chen had comprehended his meaning.

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord laughed and said, "You are companions, so how could he hurt you? Even if there is an accidental injury, you will naturally wake up after the time limit expires. However, it would be bad if you were accidentally injured and caused some other trouble. I have an Ice Heart Black Lotus Seed Pendant that I can lend to you. Wear it around your neck, and if such a situation occurs, it will activate on its own to help you stay awake."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Brother Cong!"

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord took out a black lotus seed pendant with faint ice flowers shimmering on it.

"Let me make it clear beforehand, this is just to prevent you from getting accidentally hurt in special circumstances, so I'm lending it to you temporarily. I'm not giving it to you, so you have to return it when you get back. This thing wasn't easy to get; I searched for a long time before finding one, and I'll need it again later..."

(End of this chapter)