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Chapter 41: Isn’t it enough to just kill you?

Qinggufang City, the entrance to the cave area.

He Luyuan stood here, anxiously watching the people coming in and out.

There is a large formation guarding the market town above the cave area, and people can only enter and exit through this entrance. He has been waiting here for a whole month, just to prevent Lu Yan from slipping away when he is not paying attention.

As the agreed date approached, He Luyuan became more and more anxious.

He also realized that he had revealed too many things in a hurry that day, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The big shot has issued a death order, requiring Lu Yan to be brought over.

He Luyuan couldn't help but tremble at the thought that if he messed up this matter, he would face the wrath of that big shot.

He even began to regret getting in touch with that big shot.

If this matter succeeds, there will indeed be huge benefits, but if it fails, he will definitely pay a heavy price.

For now, he could only hope that Lu Yan didn't notice anything unusual.

The sky gradually darkened, and He Luyuan felt discouraged as he realized that there might not be any results today.

At this moment, a figure in a green robe slowly walked out of the cave area. It was Lu Yan, whom he had been waiting for for a long time.

He has a handsome face with a very friendly smile, and his sunny temperament subconsciously makes people feel close to him.

Seeing this, He Luyuan hurried forward and tried to say hello.

But at this moment, the sun fell into the valley, and the sunlight disappeared in the Qinggu market. Lu Yan's aura seemed to fall into the abyss in an instant. The gentle smile in his eyes was replaced by coldness, and countless dead souls seemed to be reflected in his dark eyes.

He Luyuan stood there stiffly until Lu Yan's voice woke him up.

"Friend He?"

He Luyuan subconsciously shuddered and looked at Lu Yan in front of him again. The previous momentary gaze seemed like an illusion.

He Luyuan noticed that Lu Yan's cultivation had broken through the middle stage of Qi training.

"It's just the middle stage of Qi training."

After reciting a few words in his mind to calm himself down, He Luyuan smiled and said:

"Brother Daoist Lu, you've made me wait so long!"

Lu Yan showed some apology on his face: "Sorry to bother you, Fellow Daoist He."

Looking up at the setting sun, Lu Yan added:
"Since we have wasted so much of Fellow Daoist He's time, why don't we hurry up tonight and go find the fellow Daoist you mentioned?"

For some reason, when faced with Lu Yan's proposal, He Luyuan had an instinctive urge to refuse.

But in the end, the pressure brought by the big shot overcame his instinct and he agreed without hesitation.

"it is good!"

After saying that, the two of them set off and left Qinggu Market.

What was somewhat beyond Lu Yan's expectations was that He Luyuan actually had a low-grade magical flying boat in his hand.

Although it was only the lowest-level flying magic weapon, it was worth nearly a hundred spirit stones, which made Lu Yan quite satisfied.

With the help of the magic flying boat, they arrived at the destination mentioned by He Luyuan in less than an hour.

It was a small courtyard built deep in Wushan Mountain. There were no spiritual veins around it, and the spiritual energy was much thinner than that in the market town. There was a layer of restriction outside the courtyard that blocked Lu Yan from seeing the situation inside.

Even Lu Yan was a little surprised as to why a cultivator would live in such a deep forest.

Landing in front of the courtyard gate, He Luyuan showed a humble look on his face and said respectfully:

"My name is He Luyuan, and I want to see Lord Shen!"

In the courtyard, a lazy voice slowly sounded: "Come in."

The invisible restriction was opened, and rich spiritual energy rushed towards Lu Yan in an instant. The concentration of spiritual energy was so high that it even exceeded the mid-grade cave in Qinggu Market.

Lu Yan stepped into the courtyard with a surprised look on his face, and then he smelled a strong smell of blood. In the middle of the courtyard stood a tall pillar, and on top of the pillar were three horrific corpses.

An iron hook covered with rust pierced through the scapula and hung the corpse in the air. There were scars all over the body so deep that the bones were visible. The wounds seemed to have rotted away and were crawling with wriggling maggots. The eye sockets were empty and only darkness remained.

Lu Yan's spiritual sense could even sense that the soul of one of the corpses had just dissipated, and it was obvious that the person had died not long ago after being tortured.

Below the three corpses, a young man wearing a scarlet robe embroidered with bright red lotuses threw away the knife in his hand, his weird face full of disappointment.

"I thought the so-called Ten Thousand Beasts Banner was just a rumor, but I didn't expect that someone actually researched something."

"These three guys claim to have met the guy who refined the Ten Thousand Beasts Banner, but unfortunately they don't know the identity of that guy. They are really a bunch of useless trash!"

Lu Yan's pupils shrank slightly.

If what this strange young man said was true, the three corpses in front of him should be the team of scavengers that he had met once before.

His sight passed over the three bodies inconspicuously. Although they were already unrecognizable, Lu Yan still vaguely recognized that they were the three young men and women. The middle-aged man who had done business with Lu Yan was not among them.

The strange young man snapped his fingers, and three red flames that looked like blood ignited the three corpses, and the bloody flames spread and swallowed them.

After doing all this, the strange young man looked at Lu Yan and the others, with a smile on his face.

"Do you know why I didn't search their souls directly, but chose to torture them?"

Lu Yan did not speak. He Luyuan, who was already trembling all over, stammered in response:
"No, I don't know."

“Some people in the sect believe that the best option is to stir up unrest in the world and absorb karma from the chaos.

But I believe that the karma provided by individual beings is no less than the chaos of order.

I extended their lives for ten days, and during these ten days they endured the most painful torture in the world.

From their initial fear, to begging for mercy, to resentment, their painful emotions will be transformed into the purest karma and fed back to me at the moment their souls are gone. "

The strange young man stretched out his right hand, and karma turned into bright red flames dancing at his fingertips.

Then he looked at Lu Yan, and a soft voice sounded slowly:
"You're the one who killed Deacon Mo's clansmen and took his storage bag?"

Lu Yan did not try to explain that it was Manager Chu who killed the man. That would be meaningless and would only lead to more problems.

He just asked calmly: "How did you find out?"

“Although the talismans are similar, the materials used by different forces to make them have certain regional characteristics.

The Red Lotus Demon Sect's talismans are made of blood lotus leaves. This material is rare in the Qingwu Sect, and ordinary people can hardly detect the difference. However, in the hands of a professional talisman master, they can easily distinguish it at a glance."

The strange young man gave a rare explanation, and then spoke with interest:

“I see that you are practicing the Red Lotus Karma Fire Sutra. You have achieved such a high level of cultivation in less than a year. Moreover, your magic power is pure and there is no sign of you taking any elixirs. It seems that you are a promising talent.

I can give you a chance. As long as you open your soul and let me place the karmic curse on you, I will take you as my slave and bring you into the Red Lotus Demon Sect.

By then, you will be able to obtain the complete inheritance of the technique, and I will also personally solve the trouble with Deacon Mo for you."

"But what if I refuse?"

The smile on the weird young man's face disappeared, and the pressure from the foundation-building master fell on Lu Yan without reservation.

“Then you will have to experience the most painful torture in the world, just like those three people.

You have good qualifications, and I hope you can last longer than the other three."

Just when the pressure was about to touch Lu Yan, Lu Yan's voice rang out.

“I think there’s a third option.”

The Hundred Souls Banner fell into Lu Yan's hand. The moment the banner was raised, ghostly fog covered the sky and the sun. Monsters and ghosts broke through the restrictions of the courtyard and swallowed everything.

Surrounded by hundreds of ghosts, Lu Yan's soul flag pointed at the strange young man and said softly:

"Wouldn't it be fine if I just killed you?"

(End of this chapter)