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Chapter 650: Killing the Scorpio Ancestor and Talking about the Alliance Leader's Life Experience (4k9, please subscribe)

After saying this, Duan Changjing took out a black jade slip from his arms and passed it to the Scorpio Ancestor using his magic power.

However, Patriarch Scorpio did not take it immediately. He looked cautious and glanced at Gong Shulan beside him, indicating that Gong Shulan should take the jade slip on his behalf.

As a direct disciple, Gong Shulan had long been aware of the Scorpio Patriarch's cautiousness, or fear of death.

She was not surprised. She raised her jade hand and took the black jade slip. She used her spiritual sense to read the contents of the jade slip to verify its authenticity.

"Master, the jade slip is fine. There is no hidden mechanism." After a moment, Gong Shulan turned around, bowed, and handed the black jade slip to the hands of Scorpio Ancestor.

And at this same moment.

No one noticed that Wei Tu, who was hiding among the Wanyin Sect's practitioners, also disappeared quietly.

"Duan Changjing, I won't kill you either. As long as you accompany me to find this Heavenly Ghost Seed, I will let you live."

After reading the black jade slip, the Scorpio Patriarch said in a cold tone.

His time of death was approaching, and he did not intend to waste too much of his mana before "reincarnating as a celestial ghost", thereby reducing the chances of success after "reincarnating as a celestial ghost".

Although Duan Changjing was not his opponent, if they were to fight a bloody battle, he would not be able to defeat him in a short time.

Although his "curse poison" had just shown its power and caused Duan Changjing to suffer a great loss, in fact, it was only a big loss and was not enough to take Duan Changjing's life.

——Duan Changjing’s timely removal of the “flesh and blood” stung by the bone scorpion was not in vain.

Secondly, Duan Changjing is also an old devil who knows countless magical skills. Even if his body is poisoned, it will not affect his combat power too much in a short period of time.

Therefore, whether for the purpose of finding the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" in the Wanyin Sect or for the sake of his current physical state, he needs to cooperate with Duan Changjing to a certain extent, rather than ignoring reality and directly killing Duan Changjing.

Even if I kill...

That will have to wait until we find the Heavenly Ghost Seed.

"This is the Heavenly Dark True Page. If you swear a soul oath on it and agree not to attack me afterwards, Duan will help you find the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed in the Wanyin Sect."

Duan Changjing did not believe the words of Scorpio Ancestor. After Scorpio Ancestor finished speaking, he took out a "Tianming True Page", wrote the contents of the soul oath on it, and asked Scorpio Ancestor to swear a soul oath for this.

The oath on the Tianming Zhen Page can be cancelled by paying a certain price for ancestors in the late Nascent Soul stage like them.

However, it is not an easy task to cancel the soul oath in a short period of time.

However, what Duan Changjing wanted was not that the Scorpio Ancestor would never attack him in his entire life. He just wanted to ensure that he could escape safely from this conflict.

"Okay! I swear a soul oath!"

The Scorpio Patriarch narrowed his eyes slightly, examined Duan Changjing and the "Tian Ming Zhen Page" in front of him for a while, and nodded.

If he were younger, he would never keep Duan Changjing as a threat.

Now that he is old, he just wants to be safe.

Duan Changjing took out the "Tianming True Page" and asked them to swear an oath to each other, which exactly met his needs.

After a while, the Scorpio Patriarch and Duan Changjing swore an oath to each other on this "Heavenly Page", agreeing that within two hundred years, neither of them would break the agreement and attack the other.

Of course, the prerequisite for this soul oath to be established is that Duan Changjing must be selfless and do his best to help the Scorpio Ancestor obtain the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed.

If the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" is not found, the soul oath made by the two will be invalid.

The content of this soul oath was extremely unfair to Duan Changjing. After all, whether the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed could be found was not something that could be determined by his subjective will.

However, the situation was stronger than the person, and he was no match for the evil giant, Scorpio Patriarch.

And even if the soul contract is invalidated...

At worst, it would just be a return to the previous confrontation situation. For him, he would not lose anything.

"However, if we find the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed...if the timing is right, we can also snatch the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed and escape far away." Duan Changjing's eyes flashed slightly, and he had other plans in mind.

The Scorpio Patriarch needed him to be inside the Wanyin Sect, to use formations to survey the real information about the location of the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" and reduce the scope of the search.

And he also needs the ability of the evil giant, Scorpio Patriarch, to truly find the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed".

It is a win-win situation for both sides.

……

Now that the soul oath has been made, Patriarch Scorpio and Duan Changjing are no longer as hostile as before.

The two of them escaped together and headed towards the area where the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" was suspected to be, looking for the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed.

At this time, Gong Shulan, who was accompanying the Scorpio Patriarch, also took off her human puppet disguise, revealed her true appearance, and followed behind the Scorpio Patriarch and Duan Changjing.

The black jade slip records a total of seven locations where "Heavenly Ghost Seeds" may be hidden.

The Scorpio ancestor checked them one by one.

"Found it!" When they arrived at the fourth location, a look of joy appeared on the face of the Scorpio Patriarch. Between his furrowed brows, a vertical pupil flashing with an enchanting green light stared intently at a certain void in front of him.

Then, he stretched out his right hand, stepped forward and grabbed, and a gray hole the size of a fist slowly appeared from the void.

After the gray hole solidified, a half-foot-sized jade box emerged from it.

"Is this a celestial ghost species? Was it really found by this old thief?" Duan Changjing felt a little unwilling.

He had used his spiritual sense and the secret methods of the Wanyin Sect to detect this area no less than twenty times, but he had not found this semi-space where the treasure was hidden.

However, as soon as the Scorpio Patriarch arrived, he found it!

How could he be willing to do this?
However, at this moment, although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to go against the Scorpio Ancestor and snatch away the "Heavenly Ghost Seed" that had already been obtained by the Scorpio Ancestor.

At this moment, the "strange vertical pupil" between the eyebrows of the Scorpio Ancestor truly made him realize the strength of the Scorpio Ancestor.

If he guessed correctly, this strange vertical pupil should be the "magic pupil" of the famous "Demon Saint with Demonic Pupil" in the Demonic Sea. It was plucked by the Scorpio Ancestor and refined into his own body using secret methods.

You know, that "Demon Saint with Devil's Eyes" is a powerful Nascent Soul master at the peak of his powers, a powerhouse of the same level as the Scorpio Ancestor.

"Congratulations to Senior Scorpio for obtaining this treasure. Duan wishes Senior Scorpio to be reborn as a celestial ghost as soon as possible and reach the peak of incarnation..."

After thinking for a while, Duan Changjing smiled and bowed to congratulate the Scorpio Ancestor.

There is no shame in backing off.

A thousand years ago, he endured beside the Red Dragon Ancestor until the Red Dragon Ancestor died.

Four hundred years ago, when he and Zhang Nanqiu were hunting down Lady Jin, Wei Tu, and Wang Sutai, he chose to "keep a low profile" and let Zhang Nanqiu take the spotlight, so it was Zhang Nanqiu who died, not him.

Now, it is the same.

The Scorpio Patriarch is still in his prime, so he should not take action.

"The best opportunity to strike is when the Scorpio Patriarch is reincarnated as a celestial ghost, or during the period of weakness after the reincarnation..." Duan Changjing thought secretly.

He made up his mind that after sending away the Scorpio Ancestor, he would search for the old demon's secret cave based on previous intelligence and kill him while he was sick.

"Become a god?"

The Scorpio Patriarch didn't know what Duan Changjing was thinking. When he heard Duan Changjing's congratulations, he showed a self-mockery on his face, shook his head, and said self-mockingly: "It is so difficult to become a god. With my qualifications, it would be great if I could use this soul seed to prolong my life again."

After thousands of years of toil on the path of Taoism, his ambitions, hesitations, and deep spiritual desires had long been worn away.

After all, at what point in practice is it considered the end?
Even if he was lucky enough to achieve the state of transformation into a god, it would be difficult for him to pass the next level given his qualifications.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to prolong his life, continue to be his ancestor at the Nascent Soul level, and enjoy a carefree life.

"Let's go."

After saying this, the Scorpio Patriarch stopped paying attention to Duan Changjing. He turned around and glanced at Gong Shulan. After hearing this, he disappeared into the distance and left the Wanyin Sect.

Seeing this, Gong Shulan, who was behind, followed closely.

Soon, the two of them disappeared into the Wanyin Gate.

only--

Just shortly after the Scorpio Patriarch left the Wanyin Sect.

Suddenly, a huge mountain fell from the sky, bringing with it terrifying power, pressing down on Scorpio Patriarch and Gong Shulan.

In the northwest corner, there was another white streak like a waterfall coming from the sky. When it was close to the Scorpio Patriarch, it split into two, shaped like a long snake, trying to wrap up the Scorpio Patriarch and his disciple.

Two attacks came at the same time.

But the Scorpio Patriarch was not frightened by this. He raised his head and looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest with a clear beard and a square face who was a hundred feet away.

The white streak that attacked him came from the whisk in the hand of the middle-aged Taoist priest.

"Fang Xingduan?"

The Scorpio Patriarch frowned and revealed the name of the middle-aged Taoist priest.

Fang Xingduan is the headmaster of Shengya Mountain and a great cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. He is not afraid of this person with his strength, but the key point is that behind him stands Ding Lezheng, the current number one in both the righteous and evil ways and the only god-transforming cultivator in the Great Cang world.

He didn't dare to offend Ding Lezheng.

Once he offended Ding Lezheng, no matter how deeply he hid the secret cave where he planned to "reincarnate as a heavenly ghost", he might be found by Ding Lezheng and killed.

Therefore, while taking measures to temporarily avoid the two attacks, the Scorpio Patriarch could not help but ask what kind of grudge he had with the great master "Fang Xingduan" that made him risk his life to stop him here.

"If I have offended you, I am willing to apologize."

The Scorpio Patriarch kept a very humble attitude, as if he was facing a senior instead of a strong man of the same level.

In fact, the "Fang Xingduan" that the Scorpio Patriarch faced was indeed a senior, and a senior who had reached the level of a deity that he had not expected.

"Offended?" Wei Tu's disguised "Fang Xingduan" sneered, pinched his fingers with one hand, and urged the mountain magic weapon to continue bombarding the Scorpio Patriarch. He said disdainfully: "Our sect is a righteous sect. It is our duty to eradicate the evil ways. Scorpio, you are a person of the evil ways, even more evil than the evil ways... I will kill you today to promote the reputation of my righteous ways."

Hearing this, a hint of disdain immediately flashed across the eyes of Scorpio Patriarch. He was not a young cultivator, so how could he not know the filthiness of these righteous sects.

The so-called eradication of evil is nothing more than a pretentious rhetoric to seize territory and resources for themselves.

Hundreds of years ago, during the battle between good and evil, if Shengyashan really cared about the world, how could it allow the three border kingdoms to be invaded by the evil ways and then turned into the devil's domain?

"Could it be that... Shengya Mountain has been sending Yuanying cultivators to keep an eye on Wanyin Sect?"

Soon, the Scorpio ancestor figured out the real reason why "Fang Xingduan" appeared here.

Although Ding Lezheng's wanted order for Wei Tu had not become a hot topic yet, as a giant of the evil ways, he naturally knew something about this secret.

And it just so happens that there are intricate connections between Wanyinmen and Wei Tu.

It was only natural that Shengyashan sent people to guard near Wanyin Gate in order to eliminate the threat posed by Wei Tu.

"Fang Xingduan" stopped him, probably because he knew that he had successfully obtained the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" and wanted to snatch the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" from him.

Thinking this through, the Scorpio Patriarch became even more cautious about "Fang Xingduan". After all, the fact that the headmaster "Fang Xingduan" came here was known to Shengya Mountain, and he also appeared in Wanyin Sect openly...

If he killed Fang Xingduan or injured Fang Xingduan today, he would undoubtedly make a big mistake and cause Ding Lezheng, the Divine Transformation Master, to hunt him down.

"Don't get entangled with him, just run away."

The Scorpio Patriarch made hand gestures, ready to fly away.

However, just as he was about to escape, he saw a black light that suddenly appeared in front of him and stabbed his head fiercely.

In an instant, he felt death approaching and quickly stepped back to avoid the fatal blow.

But unfortunately, he dodged it too late. Although the black light did not hit his fatal point between his eyebrows, it did hit the edge of his sea of ​​consciousness.

"It hurts so much!" The Scorpio Patriarch's face was pale. His soul, which was above the quasi-god level, was easily and severely damaged by this black light.

"A divine treasure..."

Immediately, the Scorpio Patriarch understood everything and knew that this was a trump card Ding Lezheng left for Fang Xingduan.

He didn't dare to fight, looked at Wei Tu hatefully, and fled without looking back.

As for Gong Shulan...

He didn't care.

When it comes to the ability to save lives, his apprentice is no less capable than him.

The body next to him is just a human puppet, it doesn't matter whether it is dead or alive.

Half a breath later, the Scorpio ancestor who was fleeing madly sensed the sound of "Gong Shulan"'s self-explosion behind him.

This self-destruction also helped him delay the "Fang Xingduan" for a while, giving him more time to escape.

But, it only lasted for a while.

After a while, "Fang Xingduan" appeared behind him again, following him closely.

"Blood Escape!" The Scorpio Patriarch burned the blood in his body and used the magic blood escape at all costs to escape from Wei Tu's pursuit.

Time passed slowly.

One day later, the Scorpio ancestor got what he wished for and completely got rid of "Fang Xingduan" behind him.

The Scorpio Patriarch did not have much doubt about this.

After all, he has been able to live to this age in the insidious and cunning world of demonic cultivation, so his ability to escape cannot be sloppy, and is definitely far ahead of more than 99% of the strong men of the same level.

After escaping from the pursuit, the Scorpio Ancestor began to recuperate on the spot and recover from his injuries.

After a few days, Gong Shulan, who was reminded by his soul, came back to his side.

Gong Shulan's face looked the same as his, slightly pale.

The ghost body has two bodies, one is the main body and the other is the human puppet. The main body contains the soul and the foundation of cultivation.

Although the human puppet body is not as important as the original body, it also contains a fragment of Gong Shulan's soul.

Therefore, after self-destructing her human puppet body, Gong Shulan would naturally not suffer any serious injuries.

Of course, compared to being killed, this injury is nothing to mention.

"Don't worry! After I successfully reincarnate as a celestial ghost, I will definitely avenge you and me."

The Scorpio Patriarch had a slightly cold expression on his face and said in a cold voice.

It has been more than a thousand years since he founded the Juling Sect, and he has not suffered such a great loss.

This great humiliation revived his spiritual heart, which had been dormant for many years.

He wants to become a god and then take revenge.

If the opportunity of the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed is not enough, then he will look for another one.

"The four major medicinal gardens of the Nanhua Sect! The ancient battlefield of the alien race! The secret realm of the Zunwang Palace! The Immortal Mountain of the Chiming Sea..."

"These strange places must contain opportunities for transformation into a god."

The Scorpio Patriarch looked cold and muttered to himself.

He has lived for so long that he knows countless secrets of the Da Cang cultivation world.

But in the past, he had always kept his distance from these "secrets" because people could die in these strange places, or treasure lands.

But after experiencing the disaster of "Fang Xingduan", he found that there were some disasters he could not avoid.

In the past, when Ding Lezheng didn't exist, his strength in the Da Cang cultivation world was enough to be regarded as a respected one, and no one would risk offending this evil giant.

but now……

With the addition of Ding Lezheng, Shengya Mountain is no longer afraid of his previous reputation, and even has the intention of killing him.

In particular, "Fangxingduan" also has this strength!

This forced him to make progress.

Because, if he doesn't go one step further, what awaits him is death.

"Disciple believes in Master."

Hearing this, Gong Shulan thought to herself that Wei Tu was very ruthless, and at the same time, she habitually praised the Scorpio Ancestor.

The master and the apprentice chatted for a while.

Then, the Scorpio Patriarch did not waste any time. He called Gong Shulan and fled far away to the south.

Two months later.

The Scorpio Ancestor arrived at an area that Gong Shulan was familiar with.

"Yuanze Immortal City?"

Gong Shulan was surprised. She had not expected that the place chosen by the Scorpio Ancestor for her to "reincarnate as a heavenly ghost" was actually this famous county town, and not the secret caves she had visited before.

"Alliance Leader Tan of Yuanze Fairy City... is my master's son..." said the Scorpio Patriarch concisely.

Hearing this, Gong Shulan was shocked. She instantly understood why the Scorpio Patriarch came here to meditate.

It's nothing, it's just to protect her.

After all, now that the Scorpio Patriarch's soul has been severely damaged, if she wants to reincarnate as a celestial ghost, she absolutely needs to take away the soul fragment in her sea of ​​consciousness to "heal herself".

In this case, the Scorpio Patriarch would definitely not trust her as much as before.

(End of this chapter)