The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 125 A Great Bargain

But as it turns out, Feng Ling wasn't that bored. He had already figured out where Ku Lao was hiding before he left. The reason he lied to himself was to give Ku Lao a way out.

"I've long heard that my sect has a hall master, and now I'm finally able to meet him, but I never expected it to be in such a sensitive setting!" A crisp sound of footsteps echoed from the top passageway.

The next second, the air currents blew up the smoke and dust, revealing an open space, and a woman in black whose face was not visible landed on the broken ground of the Ice Jade Pavilion.

"You are...!?" The withered-bone white general was extremely vigilant, staring coldly at the newcomer for a long time before suddenly exclaiming in surprise, "Black Smoke!"

"Haha~...!" The woman raised her beautiful eyes, threw her head back and laughed loudly, then stared intently at the withered white general, and went straight to the point: "This humble woman has encountered a bottleneck in the legendary realm, and hopes that the hall master will be generous enough to help me!"

Upon hearing this, Ku Gu Bai trembled. He knew it was like this; his legendary ghost spirit body was incredibly alluring, and it was no surprise that the other party had taken a liking to him.

However, to the old man's utter astonishment, "You've also... reached the half-step legend level!?"

Upon hearing this, Black Smoke frowned. Since the withered elder did not respond to her request, she nodded coldly, tacitly agreeing, and then said somewhat displeasedly, "If the hall master will not answer, then please make your move!"

"Young man, you're so hot-tempered!" The withered-bone white general sighed inwardly, knowing that he couldn't escape this calamity today: "Aren't you afraid that I'll choose to self-destruct my ghostly body?"

When the word "self-destruction" was mentioned, Bai Wu felt a bitter taste in his mouth. How long ago was it that he, who had a good reputation (even if it was a bad one), had to threaten others with suicide?

Now he has fallen to this state, where not only ghosts can bully him, but also ghost spirit masters can bully him, and even high-level ghost spirit masters and powerful ghosts can seize the opportunity to devour him directly!
But Bai Wu was clearly not the kind of person who could endure such humiliation and live a life of ignominy.

"Having lived for so many years, how could I not have a few life-saving techniques?" the withered old man muttered to himself again, seemingly speaking to the woman in black, but actually speaking to himself.

The withered old man sighed inwardly, "If I had enough time to encounter someone who is about to die, I could use the secret technique of possession to change their fate in the instant before they die, in order to achieve the effect of bringing them back to life!"

It was through this method that Ku Lao perfectly helped Hei Shui Tu possess the severely injured and dying Fu Lao.

However, back then, the withered old man was changing other people's destinies in his lifetime, but now he has become the withered old man in a ghostly state and wants to try to change his own destiny!

The old man was unsure if he could succeed, since ghosts are yin and humans are yang, and there are significant differences between the two when it comes to casting spells.

But who would willingly die if there were even the slightest chance of survival? Yet now it seems he is doomed to die!

Time waits for no one! This is the phrase that Ku Lao most uses to describe the tragic fate of his life.

"It seems the leader wants to test who can move faster," Black Smoke chuckled, thinking to himself, "I can suppress it before you self-destruct!"

If we succeed, the future will be in our own hands; if we fail… it’s impossible, absolutely impossible! Only success is allowed, failure is not an option!
The woman seemed to be too agitated; her chest heaved violently, and a violent, icy aura burst forth uncontrollably, causing the already chilly Ice Jade Pavilion to cool down even more suddenly.

Suddenly, the air grew frigid, and molecules carrying tiny ice particles raced about joyfully. Inside the Ice Jade Pavilion, the ground trembled slightly, and suddenly, clusters of swirling, floating, pure white ice flowers appeared, as enchanting as crystal...

This sudden turn of events startled both of them. "What's going on?" A melodious voice rang out. Although they were reluctant to ask the elusive and eerie old man opposite them, Black Smoke was only in his early twenties after all.

Where are the withered bones? This old fellow, who has lived for sixty or seventy years, is very knowledgeable.

"The Water Dragon Frost Jade is about to... be born!" The withered old man's eyes flickered as he guessed uncertainly, but in his heart, he secretly thought more highly of the woman in front of him.

Treasures belong to those who are destined to possess them, and to those who are capable of keeping them! This is absolutely true, but what if one has the ability but lacks the destiny?
Just like the withered old man, after entering the Ice Jade Pavilion and obtaining the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone, although he was able to use it with great power, he was unable to trigger the resonance of the treasure, which he considered to be a missed opportunity.

When it was Feng Ling's turn, the Flame Dragon Fire Crystal Stone, which had already been fused with Ku Gu Bai, resonated with him, which was a sign of fate.

Whether one is destined to be with the treasure or not, a single test will reveal the answer! Therefore, it is conceivable that gaining the approval of the treasure itself is extremely important.

Old Ku knew he had no chance with the Water Dragon Frost Jade, so he didn't intend to force himself to get it. Now, thanks to the woman in black, he was able to see it for the first time.

"Boom!" Just as the withered old man was scheming, a green pillar of light, half a meter in size, suddenly bulged up in the center of the trembling ground, with rings of frigid energy constantly pulsating vertically.

Then, a crystal-clear green jade pendant shot out from the large pit in the ground, carrying an astonishingly pure ice element.

The moment the jade pendant appeared, a cold wind swept through the entire Ice Jade Pavilion, and a sudden blizzard began, with many corners quickly freezing over.

"What powerful attributes!" The withered old man was shocked and moved away. Even from a distance of ten meters, he felt his ghostly body was about to turn into ice.

The woman opposite her stood at the edge of the pit, and instead of looking uncomfortable at all, she seemed to be happily preparing to touch the green jade pendant.

Unexpectedly, the jade pendant danced merrily in the beam of light, occasionally vibrating in response.

"Are you waiting for me?" Faced with this strange sight, a strange light appeared in the black smoke's eyes. She could feel the affection emanating from the water dragon's icy jade.

She herself felt quite comfortable in this extremely cold state, so she stretched out her hands with some skepticism.

"Whoosh~" The shattered pillar of light slowly dissipated, and a jade pendant fell into the black-clad woman's hand. It was warm and cool, not as cold and piercing as she had imagined.

The icy aura dissipated completely, and the anomaly of the place vanished immediately. If it weren't for the few ice crystals that were indeed in the corner, the two of them would have almost thought that what they had just seen and heard was an illusion.

"Dumplings?" The woman frowned as she examined the object in her hand closely. It was shaped like a dumpling, looking delicate and exquisite, but without any other special features.

Finally, a thought struck him, and he sighed, saying: Oh well, it's not of much use, but at least it looks pretty! Keeping it as an ornament is not bad either.

"Huh?" Just as she was thinking this, the green jade pendant, taking advantage of the woman's inattention, suddenly melted away like an ice block under the bright sun, turning into a pool of warm green liquid that seeped into her palm and disappeared, after which there was no further sound.

(End of this chapter)