Refusing to ascend at the beginning

Chapter 355: Obey, obey, obey...

Western Demonic Land, Worrying Man Valley.

The demon cultivators were emerging from the sky and falling to the ground. Each of their robes had more or less dark red blood stains on them. Some of them were their own blood, but most of them were other people's blood.

After falling into the valley, everyone looked at the people around them vigilantly or greedily. The weaker demon sects and demon cultivators set off immediately after coming out of the mirage, without staying for a moment.

Some evil cultivators squinted their eyes and left with murderous intent behind them.

What's more, they have already started to rob each other's things in Youman Valley.

The valley gradually became noisy, and the sound of fighting gradually began.

In the deserted corner, a little bit of fine black ash suddenly appeared in the air and fell to the ground, and the outline of a figure was gradually outlined.

"Alive!" After the figure appeared, he roared excitedly, "Wuji Tianma died in my hands after all! Hahaha!"

A wisp of ashes fell from the face of the self-centered demon, revealing his naturally pale complexion and ecstatic expression.

He shook his body and shook off all the lizard skins that were turning to ashes.

Looking at the ashes on the ground, he wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead with both pain and gratitude.

This thing is something that he, as the top of the Nine Realms, can regard it as a life-saving thing at the bottom of the box.

Then he brought it out of the mirage a long time ago, once he puts it on and uses it, no matter where he is, he will immediately blend into that world, regardless of each other, it is an extremely effective hiding thing.

It's a pity that it cannot be reused because there are only three pieces in total.

The first one was used when he killed the former Sect Master of Destroying Heart Pavilion, which made him sit in his current position.

The second one was used more than a thousand years ago when he captured Mei Yangshu.

Now this last one has been put to good use.

Recalling the action two days ago, he still felt thrilled in his heart.

After the news came from the Qing Chi Sword Sect that golden armor plates were found on an island, he was keenly aware that it was Lu Sen's deliberate bait.

So he put on the lizard skin and quietly sneaked nearby.

When Lu Sen used the disciples of the Yuanyang Immortal Sect to stimulate the Wuji Demon to come out, and when the Duye Buddha Sect came on the stage, they all fell into his eyes.

He has been secretly waiting for the opportunity to take action, a foolproof opportunity.

It wasn't until the battle between Lu Sen and the Wuji Demon came to an end and their minds were focused on each other that he took action boldly.

He thought he could wipe out the traceless devil's vitality immediately, but he didn't expect that the other party's soul and cultivation were so weird that it still took him a little more time.

Only such a small amount of time allowed him to persist until the Silk-Tangled Demon arrived. If he didn't leave, he would have to be buried there.

Although he didn't watch the Wuji Heavenly Demon dying with his own eyes, with the passing of vitality, there was absolutely no chance of survival. Even if the Silken Silk Heavenly Demon made a move, he couldn't sustain it. This was the reason why he escaped in the end.

"It's a pity that no one can know about this, especially the Silk-Tangled Heavenly Demon, otherwise the whole Heart-Destroying Pavilion would be overthrown by her." He thought to himself, feeling annoyed that he had done such an earth-shattering thing but could not explain it to outsiders.

It was a pity that no one knew about this honor.

After thinking about it, I, the demon, quietly flew away in the air, leaving the Youman Valley filled with the sounds of fighting and snatching.

Where he just appeared, the lizard skin ashes were gently blown away by the wind.

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East Wonderland, on Fuyangping Prairie.

Completely different from Youman Valley, this place is peaceful.

Among the practitioners who have returned here, even if some of them have greed in their hearts, under the restrictions of the famous family and the righteous status, no matter how many evil thoughts they have, they can only suppress them deep in their hearts. In the end, they have no choice but to express themselves, and only curiosity is left.

Everyone gathered together in twos and threes to talk about the thrills and rewards of this trip to the mirage.

Amidst the small whispers, several sword rainbows suddenly flew up from the ground, attracting everyone's attention, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

The immortal sects who stayed on the grassland looked curiously at the place where Jian Hong rose, and found that it was actually a member of the Qing Chi Sword Sect.

I saw that no one spoke, they all looked very bad, and the atmosphere was very gloomy.

The other immortal sects didn't pay any attention to the conversation, and quickly followed behind the few sword rainbows just now, and swept towards the direction of the mountain gate.

Where Wuyan Immortal Sect and Yuanyang Immortal Sect were located, He Shi and Tongyang Immortal looked at the leaving Qing Chi Sword Sect with complicated expressions.

Dry and quiet, the expression is calm.

Soon after, all the Immortal Sects also left, and the Fuyangping Prairie returned to its former tranquility, continuing to wait for the mirage to reopen decades later.

……

The mountain gate of Qing Chi Sword Sect.

Zhong Shu was on the edge of the cliff at the top of Qingfeng Peak, looking in the direction of Bei Desert with his hands folded, not knowing what he was thinking.

When the disciples passed by and saw the Peak Master's behavior, they did not dare to disturb him.

They just felt strange that something had changed in the peak master since one day half a year ago.

He became taciturn at first, and the smile on his face remained gentle, but he always felt that there was a trace of anguish hanging on the corner of his mouth that was difficult to get rid of.

For half a year, Zhongshu has always felt a sense of torment in his heart.

Only he himself knew that in the entire Qing Chi Sword Sect, after secretly going to Sanxian Mountain half a year ago, he had become a secret pile buried in the sect by the Six Meridians of Starfire.

He knew that what he was doing was the right thing, but the change in identity still made him feel a little at a loss, not to mention that the object of betrayal was still where he belonged in his life.

No, no, it can't be called betrayal.

He was helping the Qing Chi Sword Sect get back on track.

In this state, Zhong Shu has no intention of other things, and he doesn't even want to go to the mirage, but stays at the mountain gate and waits for everyone to come back.

"The mirage should be closed..." he murmured, looking at the horizon far to the north.

An hour and a half later, Zhong Shu's expression moved slightly, and he saw a few sword rainbows appearing from the horizon in the distance, and flying towards them at an extremely fast speed.

He frowned, wondering if something had happened?
Zhongshu immediately flew into the air and came to the top of the Sect Master Peak to wait for them. The sword rainbow quickly swept to the mountain gate and landed on the Sect Master Peak.

It was the several major peak masters headed by Zhou Xingyan.

The moment he saw these people, Zhongshu's pupils shrank suddenly: "Senior Brother Lu..."

Zhou Xingyan looked solemn: "It's a long story. We worked together to hold on to the sect leader's last breath and rushed all the way back. The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to rescue the sect leader."

Zhongshu suppressed his surprise, "Method?"

His spiritual thoughts drifted subconsciously to the forbidden area at the foot of the Demon Sealing Mountain.

He shook his head calmly and said, "Let the Supreme Elders come over first."

The order was quickly spread from the Sect Master Peak, and the only two remaining Supreme Elders rushed over immediately.

They were also shocked to see Lu Sen's aura, barely holding on to life, and without saying a word, the aura swept him up and swept him towards the Forbidden Palace.

"Sure enough, we can only rely on the black stone platform." Zhong Shu thought silently, and Zhou Xingyan and his party followed.

After watching the Supreme Elders enter the hall, they stopped and waited outside the hall.

Only then did Zhou Xingyan slowly explain what happened in the Dragon's Nest Mirage Realm, which made Zhong Shu feel agitated in his heart.

Half a day later, other disciples also came back from Fuyangping and brought back the news that Lu Sen was dying.

Only then did the people left behind in the sect know what those sword rainbows represented half a day ago.

The entire sect's mood suddenly dropped to freezing point.

Everyone waited with bated breath and looked at the forbidden area in unison.

Inside the forbidden area.

Lu Sen was lying on the black stone platform. The ravine patterns on the stone platform lit up, emitting bursts of black light that enveloped his body.

After a full day, the black light disappeared and a will came out.

After the two Supreme Elders heard the meaning of the will, their complexions changed abruptly, turning ashen, and they stared at each other with frowns.

After the two discussed in secret for a while, they walked out of the forbidden area.

Zhou Xingyan and others gathered around anxiously, "Elder Zhao, how is the situation of the sect leader?"

Elder Zhao, one of the Supreme Elders, frowned: "His injuries were mainly caused by the breath of the real dragon, and his soul was broken to the point that it was irreparable. His life was saved, but he would never be able to wake up."

When all the peak masters heard this, their faces showed sadness.

Even Zhong Shu could not help showing sadness in his eyes. In any case, the brotherhood between the two of them for nearly 2000 years cannot be faked.

Elder Zhao did not leave much sentimental time for the others. He squinted at the peak masters in front of him, glanced around and then fixed on Zhong Shu and said: "You come in with the two of me first, and the others will wait first."

A tsunami suddenly set off in Zhongshu's mind. He lowered his head to prevent the elder in front of him from seeing the turbulent waves in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Elder Zhao asked confused.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through Zhong Shu's mind. Finally, his eyes narrowed slightly, he raised his head and said, "It's nothing, I'll follow you in."

Elder Zhao nodded, turned around and entered the hall, no doubt about him.

Zhong Shu knew what it meant to go in, but if he didn't go in, the elders would ask Zhou Xingyan and others to go in.

And how could he want his junior brothers and sisters to go in and bear those things?

That being the case, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell...

What's more, wouldn't it be better if this hidden stake of mine could be inserted directly next to the black stone platform?
Zhongshu's expression returned to calm, and he stepped firmly into the forbidden area.

After entering, he saw Lu Sen lying in the center of a black stone platform, and the aura on the stone platform had not completely dissipated.

That must be the black stone platform that Su Han once said. He looked at it with burning eyes and expressed surprise: "This breath..."

Of course, this surprise was not all fake, the lingering aura on the stone platform really made him feel shocked and speechless.

Another Supreme Elder named Qian turned around and said to Zhongshu: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, especially our Qingji Sword Sect. In the current state of Master Nephew Lu, he is no longer qualified to be the leader of the sect." After discussing with Elder Zhao, I have decided that you will take his place, I wonder what you think."

"...It all depends on the arrangements of the elders." Zhong Shu lowered his head and said.

Elders Zhao and Qian looked at each other and said, "Before you take the throne, there are some things that need to be explained to you..."

coming!Zhongshu was frightened in his heart, but showed doubts on the outside.

"First of all, you have to know that the world of cultivation is not as simple as you think..." Elder Zhao said calmly, and began to reveal things that had never been seen in the world of cultivation bit by bit.

The black stone platform and the existence of "them", the truth about the demonic tide, the significance of the position of the sect leader, the consequences of refusal...

Although Zhongshu already knew these facts, hearing them from the elder still made him look very complicated.

This was not a deliberate pretense, but the elder was too indifferent and took it for granted when talking about these things, which instead gave him a strange shock in his heart.

After listening, he lowered his head and looked at the ground in silence.

Elder Qian kept observing Zhongshu's expression and didn't notice anything unusual.Everyone who learns these things will go through exactly the same process.

Shocked, dazed, complicated, unbelievable, questioning...

In the end, either accept and compromise, or go to Wuchu Peak and stay well.

However, Zhong Shu was relatively calm in comparison, which was the same as Lu Sen before.

Elder Qian waited for Zhongshu to be silent long enough to digest, and then asked: "Is there anything you want to ask?"

Zhongshu raised his head: "Who are 'them'?"

"Coming from outside the territory."

"Where is the real body now?"

"I don't know."

"How high is 'their' level?"

"I don't know."

"Why did you come to our world?"

"I don't know."

"Why sacrifice the golden core of the practitioner to 'them'?"

"I don't know."

"..."

"..."

Zhongshu asked a lot of questions in succession, and except for a few irrelevant questions, all the others were answered with "I don't know."

In the end, perhaps to save time, Elder Zhao interrupted his inquiry and said: "There is no need to ask any more, you just need to know that 'they' are our Lord, and the will of our Lord is above all else, we just need to obey, not We need to get to the bottom of it, no need to ask any more questions, do you understand?”

Zhongshu then slowly lowered his head again, "Yes."

Elder Qian became even more curious. The handover this time seemed to be going too smoothly. After pondering for a while, he asked, "You seem to accept these things easily? Why?"

Zhong Shu shook his head: "Senior Brother Ling Heng in the past also carried these things on his back, right?"

Elder Qian nodded.

"But in the end, he was imprisoned in Wuchu Peak because of his disobedience, right?"

"Yes."

Zhongshu said softly: "I am willing to follow in the footsteps of my senior brother and shoulder these bad things like him. But I don't want to be stuck in the past. This is why I am willing to succeed as the sect leader and why I accepted it so quickly. ,It's that simple."

Elder Qian looked at him suspiciously for a moment, nodded, and then said to Elder Zhao, "Let's begin."

Elder Zhao pointed to the black stone platform and said, "Stand up."

Zhongshu took a deep breath and walked up slowly.

After he stood still, Elder Zhao knelt on the ground with a pious expression and uttered a few syllables that he could not understand.

The breath of the black stone platform gradually became stronger, and a black light rose from his feet, wrapped around his legs and gradually rose until it enveloped his whole body.

Zhong Shu's eyes flickered, and suddenly he found himself in the boundless darkness.

He raised his eyes and looked around, but there was nothing else around him.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of green eyes suddenly opened above the darkness. Each eye had three pupils of different colors. The diffuse texture in the pupils was clearly visible, emitting a faint and strange colorful light.

Zhongshu's soul trembled and he almost collapsed!
His back was wet with cold sweat, and he lost all thoughts of resistance in an instant.

At this moment, he only felt that he was so small.

At this time, Elder Zhao's voice came faintly.

"Zhong Shu, from today onwards you are the master of the Qing Chi Sword Sect, do you have any doubts?"

"No."

"Next, my lord will put a brand and ban on you, you just need to accept it. If you violate the ban, the brand will kill you."

"As ordered."

As the words fell, a black light fell in Zhongshu's soul.

"Do not talk about our Lord with outsiders, and do not reveal the existence of our Lord to unrelated people."

"As ordered."

Another black light fell.

"You shall not betray my lord."

"...What is betrayal? What if there are complaints in your heart, or if you want to quit because you can't bear it?"

"Any action that is not conducive to or harmful to my lord is considered betrayal. Don't worry."

"...As ordered." Zhong Shu felt awe-inspiring, a little worried that after the black light fell, would it be triggered directly?

The black light fell, and he waited with bated breath.

Fortunately, the imprint did not react.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that as long as the hidden stake of his is not really pulled out, it is not considered a betrayal.

During this time, you can be safe by following "their" will.

And the last "don't worry" in the elder's words just now is quite meaningful. It sounds like the previous restrictions were stricter, so strict that as he said, as long as he has an objection, the brand will be triggered, but maybe because the dead are too Many, they were worried that they would not be able to cover up unusual deaths, so they made adjustments.

The problem is, even if there are only "behavior-based" restrictions, he will still be restrained in the future. For example, information related to "them" cannot be passed on to Su Han and the others.

This is troublesome.

While thinking, Elder Zhao's voice continued:

"Don't betray the sect, and don't abandon the sect."

"I, Zhongshu, will only serve the sect throughout my life."

"No..."

"As ordered."

"..."

"As ordered..."

Zhong Shu no longer knew how many times he had been branded by the black glow under the gaze of those evil eyes.

I only know that every time I say "obey", a mark will fall on the soul.

Not long after, Elder Zhao's words finally came to an end.

"Huh... From today on, you are my lord's slave in the world. All your actions are based on my lord's will as the highest command."

"As ordered."

Zhongshu finally answered.

Immediately, Elder Zhao's voice disappeared, and a strange murmur suddenly sounded in this boundless dark place.

The voice was very low, and the syllables he spat out were incomprehensible, but the sound penetrated Zhongshu's ears and gave him a splitting headache.

He covered his head in pain and gritted his teeth to hold back from moaning.

After an unknown amount of time, the whispers disappeared.

The pain in his head gradually subsided, and only then did he realize to his surprise that there were also some weird syllables in his mind, as if he was born with it.

At the same time, he also understood the meaning of those syllables that the elder just said.

In a daze, the eyes above the darkness closed, and the black light faded.

Zhongshu retreated from the darkness and found himself still standing on the black stone platform.

From beginning to end, he stood here.

……

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(End of this chapter)