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Chapter 684: Son's Body, Father's Soul, Bad Luck (5k, please subscribe)

Gong Shulan alone was not enough to scare a quasi-god-transforming expert like him so much.

What he was really afraid of was the person behind Gong Shulan.

Back then, it was because Wei Tu wanted to save Gong Shulan that he was charged with the crime of "patricide".

Now, Gong Shulan suddenly appeared here, so doesn’t it mean that Wei Tu, who made him extremely wary... is also here?
Thinking of this, Chen Tan quickly realized something. A fierce look appeared on his face, and he immediately used his escape technique to rush towards Gong Shulan who was sitting in the cave hall at an extremely fast speed.

He had to subdue Gong Shulan before Wei Tu could make a move on him, so that she would be afraid to act rashly. This way he would have a chance to escape.

At this moment, no matter how stupid he was, he realized that Wen Tianqi, whom he regarded as a good friend, was actually his enemy whom he had always been trying to avoid - Wei Tu.

However, he had no chance of winning against Wei Tu. Although his breakthrough to the quasi-god stage in the late Nascent Soul stage was a great improvement for him, in front of Wei Tu, he had only grown into a larger ant.

Unfortunately.

In the face of all these sudden changes, although he made the most accurate judgment, these... were just desperate resistance.

Just as he was about to burst out, a golden glow and a thick gray glow emerged from Wei Tu's body, which "froze" him in place.

At this moment, his magic power and physical body seemed to be pressed down by a heavy mountain and he could not move at all.

The spiritual power of a fourth-level peak body cultivator!

And the magical power——Yuanzhong Faban!
Chen Tan was knowledgeable and quickly recognized the two sources of power that imprisoned him.

In an instant, he felt hopeless.

Among the same level, the one who practices body training is the best.

Facing the Venerable Huashen, his chances of winning are already extremely low. Moreover, this Venerable Huashen is a fourth-level peak body cultivator who is invincible at close range and among his level. How can he have any chance of turning the tables?

It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment he would rather face Feng Yuan, the more powerful incarnation of the god, than face Wei Tu, the incarnation master who practiced both magic and body.

There was no other reason. The latter was basically a complete crushing blow to a weakling like him, and he had no room to fight back at all.

"Master Wei, you promised me not to kill me. Why are you breaking your oath now?"

While Chen Tan was using his magical powers to try to remove the terrifying power of confinement from his body, he gritted his teeth and questioned Wei Tu.

When he agreed to let Wei Tu kill his biological father, the Scorpio Patriarch, he signed a soul oath with Wei Tu: they agreed that after the Scorpio Patriarch died, Wei Tu would not hunt him down or kill him.

Although he understood that this oath could be broken at any time, it did not prevent him from questioning Wei Tu on this basis at this moment, thereby occupying the moral high ground and buying some time for him to break free from his shackles and escape to heaven.

Moreover, perhaps under his questioning, Wei Tu would have a change of heart and let him go, or give him an ending that allowed him to survive.

"Venerable Wei?"

"My surname is Wen, not Wei."

Wei Tu smiled indifferently and denied it flatly.

It is true that he advocates morality and calls himself a righteous monk. But this does not mean that he is a morally perfect person. He would fall into a moral dilemma at this moment and get caught in his own trap.

Both he and Chen Tan understood that the soul contract was just a way for the two of them to buy time.

A true soul oath will have a certain foundation of trust from the very beginning.

For example, he and Cao Mi made an oath when they plotted to murder Shen Yunqiu. Hundreds of years have passed, and they are still helping each other and have never betrayed the oath they made.

Yishe and others have always trusted him because he is a very trustworthy and loyal person.

Therefore, the word "double standard" is not shameful. In other words, it means protecting one's relatives and analyzing specific issues in specific contexts without sticking to one style.

"Venerable Wei, there has been no contact between Chen and that old demon for a long time, and I have no intention of seeking revenge against you."

"I am willing to become your soul servant, and I hope you will spare my life..."

Seeing that Wei Tu did not fall into his trap, Chen Tan had no choice but to beg Wei Tu for mercy.

He had practiced for thousands of years, and did not want to see it all go to waste so easily and become a pile of bones under other people's feet.

Although being a soul servant is lowly and humiliating to his status, the future is uncertain and there is no day when he will return to freedom.

As long as you are alive...there is hope.

But unfortunately, Chen Tan's "voluntary offer to be a servant" did not win Wei Tu's favor. After hearing this, Wei Tu was too lazy to respond with a word.

After all, he had no shortage of quasi-god-like helpers around him.

Whether it is the Red Dragon Ancestor, or Fu Zhizhou and Luqiu Qingfeng, these three are all his trusted relatives and friends. There is no need to accept Chen Tan, a quasi-god.

"The next thing will be handled by Fairy Gong."

Wei Tu waved his sleeves and threw Chen Tan, whose cultivation was restricted, in front of Gong Shulan, and spoke in a calm tone.

Decades ago, after failing to kill Chen Tan when he went to Li State, he actually did not intend to take action against Chen Tan so early in the years that followed.

Now, there are two reasons for the sudden killing.

First, prepare for the upcoming war between the two alliances.

He planned to transform Chen Tan into a human puppet.

In a battle at the God Transformation level, if he was the only one "rebelling", it would be too conspicuous.

If there is an extra "Chen Tan" to help, it will be much easier. Moreover, Chen Tan's identity is also very suitable. He is not a native cultivator of Taizhen Sect. Even if his temperament changes temporarily, as long as it is not obvious, no one will suspect it.

The second reason is that he has already researched and developed the fifth-order "Soul Binding Talisman" and "Soul Transforming Talisman" based on the secret jade slips left by the Scorpio Patriarch.

With the help of these two secret symbols, the biggest technical difficulty of replacing Chen Tan with a human puppet no longer existed.

Moreover, with the help of Gong Shulan, the human puppet master, it is easy to make the human puppet look like Chen Tan when he was alive.

"It is not difficult for me to turn Chen Tan into a human puppet, but in a few months, the Luoxia Secret Realm will be opened... Without me to control this human puppet, we can only rely on Brother Wei's words..."

Gong Shulan said with a little concern.

She knew that Wei Tu had a "second Nascent Soul" in his hands, but the realm of this Nascent Soul was only in the late Nascent Soul stage and could not perfectly simulate Chen Tan's realm when he was alive.

"Wei has also considered this."

Wei Tu nodded slightly, took out the "Dragon Glass Pearl" without hesitation, and released the Red Dragon Ancestor inside.

"It's the breath of the Heavenly Ghost Soul..."

Seeing this scene, Gong Shulan suddenly realized that the red-faced sky ghost in front of her should be Wei Tu's cheap father-in-law.

With this soul parasitic inside Chen Tan's human puppet, unless Feng Yuan investigates it personally, no matter how sharp his eyes are, it would be difficult to see any clues.

"The son's body is inhabited by the father's soul. This can be considered as a retaliation."

"Talk about the leader..."

Gong Shulan turned around and smiled coldly at Chen Tan, her words full of sarcasm.

She still remembered the threatening test that Scorpio Patriarch made to her before he transformed into a celestial ghost: without the help of his master, she wouldn't be where she is now. Even if he intended to take over someone else's body, that was the normal behavior and survival rule of the demon world.

Now, the only son of the Heavenly Ghost Ancestor fell into her hands, which was the retribution for both the father and son.

"You bitch..."

Facing Wei Tu, Chen Tan could still maintain a respectful attitude, but after seeing Gong Shulan, under the threat of death, Chen Tan also revealed his disgust for Gong Shulan without reservation.

"You bitch, if it weren't for my father, you would have been eaten by monsters long ago. How could you have the good fortune you have today?"

he swore angrily.

After that, Chen Tan turned the topic to Wei Tu, and his words were not without flattery: "Venerable Wei, this bitch is ambitious and hard to tame. Yesterday she dared to collude with you to kill her master, and tomorrow she will collude with outsiders to deal with you, her lifesaver."

"You must be vigilant about this matter, Lord Wei!"

Chen Tan said with a regretful tone.

He knew that he had no ability to deal with Wei Tu, but it would be a pleasure to see Wei Tu suspect Gong Shulan and kill her.

However, what disappointed Chen Tan was that no matter how he tried to sow discord between Wei Tu and Gong Shulan, the two of them remained calm and composed, and ignored his words.

Moreover, the good times did not last long - after he said this, his voice was completely hoarse after the short knife of the puppet producer Gong Shulan pierced his throat, and he could hardly utter a word anymore.

Although human puppets are not like normal puppets, which need to be slowly refined and then assembled, after all, all of their parts are ready-made...but if you want to conceal it seamlessly and in a way that is difficult for others to detect, you need the careful refining of a human puppet master.

Fortunately, this period of time is not long.

It only took more than a month. With the deliberate cover-up by Wei Tu, Chen Tan's "good friend", no Taizhen Sect monks suspected anything in a short period of time. They just thought that Chen Tan was really in seclusion and waited for Gong Shulan, the master of human puppets, to complete his success without any danger.

"This person is a puppet. If Wei doesn't use some special means, it would be really hard to see through him."

Two months later, Wei Tu looked at "Chen Tan", who had become a human puppet in the living room, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

With the fifth-level soul-transforming talisman, the aura revealed by this human puppet at this moment is no different from that of Chen Tan when he was alive.

Unless Feng Yuan and others have the same ability to see through the air as the "Hun'e Evil Eye" in his hand, it would be difficult to find any clues about this human puppet just by looking with the naked eyes and spiritual consciousness.

As for special spiritual objects like the "Hun'e Evil Eye", he guessed that Feng Yuan and others should not have them, otherwise it would not have been difficult for them to discover that he, a Divine Transformation Master, had been lurking around them and carrying several high-level attacking spiritual treasures with him.

"I will not let you down, Friend Wei."

Seeing Wei Tu's satisfied expression, Gong Shulan couldn't help but smile complacently. This represented that Wei Tu, the God of Transformation, recognized her craftsmanship.

She did not forget how shocked Wei Tu was when he saw her using the human puppet when he was chasing her.

To some extent, the two of them can be considered as "in cahoots" and plotting something big together.

"This person's puppet has been completed. I wonder how much reward Fellow Daoist Wei is willing to pay as a thank you for this?"

Gong Shulan joked.

Wei Tu always sticks to the facts. When he helped her make the elixir, he never took less money.

Of course, she just meant this as a joke, and had never thought of asking Wei Tu to reward her. After all, Wei Tu's kindness in saving her life and rescuing her was enough for her to repay him.

Back then, when she was in the Taixu Realm, she had attacked Wei Tu out of anger, but that incident did not benefit Wei Tu at all, so it was naturally not a good idea to mention it again.

"Regarding the reward..."

Hearing this, Wei Tu pondered for a moment, then he patted his spirit beast bag, summoned out the resting Sky-Splitting Eagle, and handed it to Gong Shulan.

"This eagle is my spirit beast, and it has the ability to move through space. If Fairy Gong doesn't mind, how about taking this eagle with me when I enter the Luoxia Secret Realm this time?"

he said.

Although the current realm of the Sky-Splitting Eagle is only the late Nascent Soul stage, which is much lower than his, but because it has the innate magical power of "Red Spirit Wings" by its side, it can be considered a great help in the battle.

Now, lending the Sky-Splitting Eagle to Gong Shulan can not only offset the reward for refining the human puppet this time, but also increase Gong Shulan's combat power and chance of survival in the Luoxia Secret Realm, adding some help to his acquisition of the fifth-level spiritual object.

It’s a win-win!

"What a pity! Brother Wei is only borrowing it temporarily."

After hearing that the Sky-Splitting Eagle had the ability to shift in space, Gong Shulan's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up. She took the Sky-Splitting Eagle with joy and kept stroking its head.

The Sky-Splitting Eagle seemed to recognize Gong Shulan, its "fellow villager" from the early years in Danqiu Mountain. It sniffed the fragrance on Gong Shulan's body a few times, flapped its wings, and flew to Gong Shulan's left shoulder and stood on it.

After temporarily lending the Sky-Splitting Eagle to Gong Shulan, Wei Tu did not stay in the cave for long. He called out to the Red Dragon Ancestor who was living in the body of "Chen Tan", and then he and his companions left the cave and went to the meeting hall of Wanfeng Immortal City.

In another seven days, the next Luoxia Secret Realm will officially open.

just.

What Wei Tu didn't see was.

After he left, the smiles on Gong Shulan's face disappeared one by one, replaced by soft sighs.

……

Just as Wei Tu expected.

The human puppet made by Chen Tan himself did not arouse the suspicion of the two gods.

The practitioners of Taizhen Sect were just surprised. When did the relationship between Wei Tu and Chen Tan become so close that they actually went to Wei Tu's cave and stayed there for two months.

But soon, with the secret reminder from Liu Dao Shou, all the cultivators were relieved and realized that Wei Tu and Chen Tan were "people with similar interests" and both were lustful.

During this trip, we probably did some "dirty things" that are difficult to tell others.

"Master Wen Dan, you can invite Liu to go with you next time. Although Liu is in charge of the sect's discipline, he will never punish you two for such things..."

Liu Daoshou came up to Wei Tu and reminded him with a slightly dissatisfied look.

"sure!"

Hearing this, Wei Tu was stunned for a moment, then he realized something, quickly apologized, and nodded in agreement.

Next time, he wouldn’t mind inviting Dao Shou Liu. After all, no one would refuse a quasi-god puppet that was delivered to their doorstep.

But after the war between the two alliances...

It is hard to say whether Liu Daoshou is still alive until he personally invites him.

After chatting and laughing.

After sitting in meditation for several days, the cultivators flew to the sky above the two immortal cities and worked together with the cultivators of the Sanxi Alliance to open the entrance space of the Luoxia Secret Realm.

At this time, Wei Tu also inadvertently noticed that Han Buyan, who was following behind Master Han Dan, actually had the "Monroe Pearl" that he had previously refined in her storage bag.

Seeing this, a strange look appeared on his face.

If his inference was correct, the reason why Master Han Dan and his daughter asked him to refine the Menluo Pearl again was probably to make the spiritual treasure work in the Luoxia Secret Realm, so that this equal competition could become a "crushing game" for Han Buchan alone.

If Master Han Dan had made such arrangements in other sessions, it would not be a big deal and nothing would go wrong.

But this time... he asked "Gong Shulan" to be his agent in Luoxia Secret Realm.

Moreover, for safety reasons, the Sky-Splitting Eagle was lent to Gong Shulan for use.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Han Buchan is likely to return empty-handed, and the Monroe Pearl in his hand will also fall into Gong Shulan's hands.

——Gong Shulan is not a good man or a believer. She is an evil cultivator and a master of human puppets. After seeing the profits, she will never care about the life or death of Han Buyan, a stranger.

Killing people and stealing treasures was this woman’s first thought.

"If possible, try to spare Han Buyan's life."

Wei Tu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Gong Shulan who had just come out of the cave and was following him.

The reason why Gong Shulan spared Han Buchan's life was not because he felt pity for this beautiful woman, but because when the Luoxia Secret Realm ended last time, Master Han Dan gave him the recipe for the Infant Pill in order to make friends with him.

Although this favor is not big, it is a kindness after all.

However, he did not restrict Gong Shulan too much. After all, in a battlefield of life and death, if she showed mercy, she might be doomed, so he only said the word "try her best".

"I know about this."

Gong Shulan nodded, indicating that she understood.

Then, Gong Shulan looked at Han Buyan, took a deep look at her, and memorized her appearance in her heart.

Once you enter the Luoxia Secret Realm, even allies and friends may become enemies, so although Han Buyan noticed Gong Shulan's gaze at this time, he did not care.

I waited for about half a day.

Soon, the entrance of Luoxia Secret Realm slowly opened as it did in the past, revealing an interior space that looked like a landscape painting.

Rays of light poured into the secret realm.

In a flash, all the Nascent Soul cultivators behind the quasi-gods disappeared.

At this time, above the Jiugang Sky, the three great gods of the two alliances who were confronting each other, Lord Jile Shenhou and Master Tiegui, were secretly communicating with each other and "exchanging glances".

"After the Luoxia Secret Realm ends, Feng Yuan will go to the ancient cave hidden in Wanxiu Peak to practice. That is Feng Yuan's secret lair. You and I will block it there and set up a large formation, and we will definitely be able to rob and kill Feng Yuan..."

"When the time comes, after I take away Feng Yuan's wealth, I will fly far away to the Central Region to seek the truth. The Nine Nations Alliance will be left to you, Fellow Daoist Tiegui. I will never take more!"

The Lord of Bliss revealed his plans for "murdering" Feng Yuan, as well as the distribution of profits after the war.

"Seeking the truth in the Central Region? Ji Le, can you really give up the great foundation of the Nine Nations Alliance? Although the Central Region is much more prosperous than the Southern Region, you and I are the overlords of the Southern Region. If you go to the Central Region, you will have to live under someone else's roof?"

Master Tiegui was full of doubts.

"How can you, an old fellow, understand the spirit of youth?"

In response, the Blissful Divine Marquis sneered and said in a cold voice: "My current life span is only 1,500 years. If I can obtain Feng Yuan's fortune, I will be able to make great progress... Although I don't expect him to ascend to the spirit world one day, it is possible for him to become a great cultivator of the God of Transformation in the world."

(End of this chapter)