Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 794: The Curse of Changing Places

The sun is bright and the wind is gentle.

The light was bright, and Pei Yingying's eyes were even more shining. Listening to the confident words of the person in front of her, for some reason, she inexplicably felt a sense of security that did not belong to her.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "This senior killed a Jindan demon cultivator with one strike, so he must be at the Yuanying realm, and his grade is definitely not low, most likely in the middle or even late stage!"

"If we can ask him to help our Pei clan, wouldn't the danger within our clan be easily resolved?"

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips secretly, and suddenly knelt down, but her voice was still trembling, and she didn't know whether it was because of excitement or fear.

"Junior Pei Yingying, could you please help my Pei family?"

Chen Mu smiled inwardly when he heard that. He felt that the woman in front of him was really naive. How could she ask for help so directly?

He lowered his head to look, but did not just turn around and leave.

The first person he met after returning to this world could be said to be a coincidence. After secretly deducing, he felt that this woman had hidden cause and effect. If he could find the right opportunity in the future, he might be able to soar to the sky.

Besides, he was going to take action anyway, and under this premise, it was just a matter of a word, so why not do it?
"You can go back now. Within ten days, the Pei family's crisis will be over."

Pei Yingying was delighted. She blinked her big eyes at Chen Mu and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Senior. I will never forget your kindness..."

But before she could finish her words of thanks, she heard a slight sound. When she came to her senses and looked up, Chen Mu was no longer in front of her.

"Unfathomable and profound, this is what a true master is, right?"

She gazed into the distance at the clear sky and murmured, "Beiyuan, Chen Mu..."

After a moment, she came to her senses, knocked her head with her hand, then turned around and flew back in the direction she came from.

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Huanyue Sea.

Xi Yuanming, the guardian elder of the Demonic Heaven Alliance, stood on an island. His sight seemed to be able to penetrate the vast ocean and fall on the mountain gate formation of Huanyue Palace. There was a hint of heat in his cold eyes.

As long as he can help the alliance break through the mountain gate of Huanyue Palace, he will be rewarded handsomely for this achievement. At that time, he will not only have the opportunity to advance to the later stage, but his status in the alliance will also be improved.

But rich rewards also mean that the task is difficult.

He has been in the Huanyue Sea for ten years, but he has been unable to make any breakthrough. Why?
It was because there were two Nascent Soul cultivators in Huanyue Palace, and one of them, Taoist Chonggu, was at the same level as him.

If it were just that, it would be fine. He felt that his strength was beyond the two of them and was confident that he could fight two of them alone. But the key was that the Huanyue Palace did not confront him head-on at all, but just hid in the mountain gate formation, leaving him helpless.

You can't lead your men to attack the mountain by force, right?

Not to mention that such behavior is too eye-catching and may easily lead to punishment from the Dragon Palace. Even if he is allowed to do so, he does not have so many subordinates that he can attack the mountain gate formation without restraint.

The situation had been at a stalemate for ten years, and he couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed when he saw that many of his "colleagues" in the surrounding waters had made more or less progress.

Fortunately, the situation has taken a turn for the better recently. First, the Huanyue Palace has been closed for ten years, and many external items needed for cultivation have been in short supply. If no action is taken, the cultivation of everyone in the sect will be delayed, and the foundation of the sect will inevitably be shaken.

Then he contacted a good friend from the same sect, who was originally in charge of a Buddhist temple in the Western Desert. He had returned to the alliance a few days ago after completing his mission, so he was free. After he persuaded him with both courtesy and emotion, he agreed to come and help, and said that he would arrive soon.

With this person's help, what does a mere Huanyue Palace matter?
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and a sneer appeared on his face as he looked in the direction of Huanyue Palace.

But before his smile faded, he noticed something else and looked back with a look of surprise.

Speak of Cao Cao, and he will appear. Just as I thought of my friend, he flew over...

"Hahaha...Brother Xi, how are you?"

But after hearing a laugh, a scholar in a white robe with extremely pale skin quietly landed and bowed to him from a distance.

Xi Yuanming also laughed and said, "How could I be so happy, Brother Wang? If you hadn't come to help me, I would have been trapped here for a long time!"

The scholar surnamed Wang's eyes flickered slightly, and his expression calmed down. "Okay, okay. Since Brother Xi promised you three times the success, how could I be so unkind?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanming's smile froze and he cursed inwardly, knowing that the other party was pointing a finger at him, telling him not to forget the reward.

"What do you mean by allies and friends? I know..."

The Demonic Heaven Alliance accepts ambitious but unsuccessful independent cultivators from all over the world, and these two are one of them. But even if they join the same sect, it is difficult for them to change their previous independent cultivation habits. Without benefits, who will help you?
He shook his head and sighed secretly, then gritted his teeth and replied, suppressing his heartache: "Of course, Brother Wang is not that kind of person, and I am not a person who goes back on my word. As long as Huanyue Palace is captured, Brother Wang will definitely have a share of the credit!"

"Very good, very good."

After the interests were agreed upon, both of them smiled.

Xi Yuanming was unwilling to delay any longer, so he immediately led the scholar named Wang to the island to discuss countermeasures.

But not long after the two of them entered, a foundation-building demon cultivator hurriedly chased after them and reported, "Elder Xi, I just checked the life tablets of the immortals sent to various sea areas according to the routine, and found that the life tablet of Immortal Wu was broken!"

"Master Wu?"

Xi Yuanming's eyes narrowed as he murmured, "Isn't he in charge of the Yaoxiu Sea? How could he suddenly perish?"

"Could it be that Pei is so decisive that she's not afraid of us at all?"

He pondered for a moment and said, "Tell Master He to investigate..."

Before he could finish, the scholar named Wang beside him looked up at the distant sky, smiled and said, "No need to investigate. Is that Master Wu?"

Xi Yuanming also noticed something. He looked up and saw a remnant soul flying through the air at a high speed, heading straight for this island.

Looking at his terrified expression and trembling eyes, it seems that he has suffered an unprecedented great shock.

Xi Yuanming's face suddenly darkened. He waved his sleeves and instantly brought the remaining soul nearby.

The short and fat old Taoist felt dizzy and when he opened his eyes again, he found that Elder Xi was already in front of him. His mind, which had been suppressed for a long time, immediately relaxed for a moment.

"Master Wu, what exactly happened? Did the Pei family take the initiative?" Xi Yuanming asked in a deep voice.

The short and fat old Taoist's expression fell, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying quickly: "No, no, it's Chen Mu, it's Beiyuan Chen Mu who has come back to life!"

"Ok?"

Xi Yuanming and the scholar surnamed Wang's faces changed at the same time, but in the next moment they shouted loudly: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Mu has been "dead" for sixty years, how could he come back to life?
The short and fat old Taoist said anxiously, "I am not talking nonsense. It is really Chen Mu from Beiyuan. He seemed to come from the sky and killed me with one blow. If I hadn't walked quickly, even this remnant soul would not have escaped..."

The scholar surnamed Wang sneered, "Even at your level, I can destroy you with one strike, and not even your remaining soul will have a chance to escape."

Xi Yuanming's face looked grim, as if he was disgusted with the short and fat old Taoist for making him lose face in front of the scholars.

"Tell me the truth now!" He roared, pressing forward with a powerful and aggressive aura.

The short and fat old Taoist's remaining soul trembled, momentarily stunned by Xi Yuanming. He couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that that person really isn't Chen Mu, but just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The scholar surnamed Wang shook his head and laughed coldly, "It seems he's been frightened out of his wits. How can Brother Xi possibly get the answer? In my opinion, it would be better to search his soul and save a lot of effort."

When these words were spoken, not only did the short and fat old Taoist priest get scared half to death, but even Xi Yuanming was secretly frightened.

Soul searching also depends on the situation. If the person who inherits the technique has a complete soul, it will not be damaged too much. But Master Wu now has only a remnant soul left. If he uses the soul-searching secret technique again, he will definitely not be able to withstand it, and his soul will be scattered, with no chance of recovery in the next life.

After all, he was still a casual cultivator who joined the Demonic Heaven Alliance halfway. Although he had mastered some magic techniques, deep down, he still had some resistance to such actions.

As if he could see through his thoughts, the scholar surnamed Wang sneered and then sighed, "Brother Xi, oh Brother Xi, this is a disaster of fate. If you can't adapt and make changes, how can you talk about the great way?"

"Wang was able to complete the alliance's mission before you because he was daring and courageous!"

"Do what ordinary people dare not do, and be someone ordinary people dare not fight against. Only in this way can you thrive in the alliance and catch up with the trend of this generation."

"I'm only saying this because of our friendship. Whether to change or not is up to you to decide..."

Xi Yuanming pondered for a long time, then sighed and bowed to the scholar, "Thank you, Brother Wang, for your enlightenment."

Then he turned to the short and fat old Taoist priest, without any hesitation in his expression, and immediately stretched out his right hand and grabbed forward.

The short and fat old Taoist priest was terrified and begged for mercy repeatedly, "Elder Xi, Elder Xi, I admit I was wrong. I will tell you the whole truth now, Elder Xi..."

But no matter how much he begged for mercy, Xi Yuanming acted as if he didn't hear him, and his expression was so firm as if he was proving something.

Upon seeing this, the scholar named Wang couldn't help but nod and smile, with a hint of cruelty appearing at the corners of his mouth.

But at this moment, the two of them felt the spiritual energy around them surging wildly. After they realized what was going on, their faces changed instantly. They shouted loudly and quickly turned into a beam of light and flew away from the island.

Before they had gone far, they heard the sound of the tide between heaven and earth, and then a huge wave that stretched out for tens of thousands of feet swept over, crashing down and landing on the island.

But there was a loud rumbling sound, the mountains collapsed, the rocks cracked, the sea water rolled back, and the entire island was torn into pieces by this blow, stirring up dust and smoke all over the sky!
Xi and Wang were filled with shock and anger. They shouted loudly and were about to fight with the newcomer. But when they turned their eyes to the sky, it was like a basin of cold water was poured over their heads, and they shuddered all over.

"Chen...Chen Mu?"

They had entered the Nascent Soul stage a long time ago and had heard of Chen Mu's deeds. They had even met him during a sword fight in Zhongzhou. In addition, the short and fat old Taoist's "advance warning" allowed them to recognize the identity of the person at a glance.

But it was precisely because of this that they were stunned for a moment.

"Chen Mu...actually came back to life?!"

Seeing that the aura of the Taoist in black robe in the sky was so strong that it could not be fake, they did not bother to find out the reason. They turned around and ran away without saying a word!

Compared to the short and fat old Taoist who had only heard of Chen Mu's deeds, they were the ones who truly knew how powerful he was.

Even Yan Shangshi, the most powerful envoy in the alliance, had been defeated by him. They were just two ordinary guardian elders. How could they compete with him?
Not to mention that Chen Mu's current cultivation fluctuations have increased significantly compared to the rumors sixty years ago...

The two of them were determined to escape, and in the blink of an eye they disappeared in the smoke.

Chen Mu waved his robe sleeves to disperse all the dust and smoke produced by the shattered island. Then he looked around and saw that there was no one around. With a sneer, a golden dragon bird flew out from his shoulder and began to use the technique of trapping the heaven and earth.

In an instant, all the spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles was suppressed by him.

Xi and Wang had only escaped for a few dozen miles when they suddenly felt themselves squeezed. An endless force then pressed down on them, and they were unable to move for an instant. They were forced out even though they had hidden their bodies.

The two were unwilling to give up, their faces flushed red, and they used all their strength to try to break free.

However, once this technique of locking the heaven and earth is completed, there is almost no way to escape without powerful magic treasures and strong strength.

Helplessly, they could only look at each other, stop running away, and turn to look at Chen Mu.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, wait a minute!"

"We two have never offended you. We even joined the Demonic Heaven Alliance out of necessity. Why do you need to do this, fellow Daoist?"

"Oh?"

Chen Mu's face was expressionless as he said in a cold voice, "Don't you all know that I am the guest ancestor of Huanyue Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanming was shocked, and the scholar surnamed Wang suddenly woke up, looked back, and angrily said in a voice transmission: "Xi Yuanming, why didn't you tell me this?!"

He really didn't know about this, but he didn't believe that Xi Yuanming, who took the initiative to take on this task, didn't know the details.

Xi Yuanming was also secretly annoyed. At that time, Chen Mu was "dead", and the reward for this mission was indeed rich, so he made up his mind to agree. Who knew that Chen Mu could "come back to life"!

Seeing that the two were speechless, Chen Mu's eyes turned cold and he said no more. He raised his sleeves and endless water mist rolled away.

The tide was rolling, and even if Xi and Wang had resentment against each other, they had no choice but to join forces to resist.

But it didn't take long before the two of them broke out in cold sweats. They tried their best to hold on for now, but the vast water bloom was still endless and showed no sign of decreasing. If it continued, they would die here.

"Brother Wang, at this point, I won't apologize. When disaster strikes, we all run for our own lives. I'll use the 'Ghost Face Book' to break through this golden light later. Whether you can escape or not depends on our skills!"

Xi Yuanming's expression became serious and he spoke in a hurry.

Seeing that he had taken the initiative to bear the pressure of breaking the ban, the scholar surnamed Wang's resentment subsided a little, and he snorted, "Do you even need to tell me that?"

After a few more breaths, Xi Yuanming seized the opportunity and with a thought, a black book two fingers thick flew out from his chest, emitting a black light like smoke. The pages turned one after another, and various ghost faces overlapped.

The next moment, a corner of the golden light beside the two of them inexplicably collapsed into a big hole, and the suppressed spiritual power was instantly released.

The scholar named Wang was delighted and quickly used the magic escape technique. He turned into dozens of blood shadows and rushed towards the cave entrance.

But just as he was about to rush out, Xi Yuanming smiled sinisterly, moved his lips, and recited an inexplicable formula.

In an instant, a buzzing sound was heard, and the world became silent. Then, the blood shadows that should have been in front turned around, and instead, Xi Yuanming's figure flashed and appeared in front of the cave entrance in an extremely strange way.

"The Place-Switching Curse?!"

Wang, the scholar who had come to his senses, was furious. He looked at Xi Yuanming's back and cursed him madly: "Xi Yuanming, how dare you bully me! You despicable villain, you will not live a good life..."

Xi Yuanming didn't care and broke out of the golden light trap. Then his body turned into thin black smoke and disappeared in an instant.

I just silently said in my heart: "Do what ordinary people dare not do, and be someone ordinary people dare not fight against."

"Brother Wang, this is what you taught me..."

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(End of this chapter)