Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"No!"

"We can talk things over!"

Gou An immediately admitted defeat.

For Gou An now, the most important thing is to buy time and build up more power for his divine iron hammer.

"Hmph!" Lord Crimson Flame sneered, "Negotiation? You no longer have the chance."

As he spoke, he raised his knife, ready to deliver another blow.

"No!" Gou An shouted immediately, "This magical artifact I possess is called the Five Elements Mystic Armor! It can only withstand a maximum of five fatal attacks!"

Upon hearing this, Lord Crimson Flame Mountain withdrew his sword, which was about to strike. "Continue!"

Gou An swallowed hard and added, "This treasure will become ineffective after blocking five attacks and will require a hundred years to automatically repair itself before it can be used again."

"Five times? One hundred years?" Crimson Flame Mountain Lord frowned deeply upon hearing this. "So, with each strike I just made, I've already used up one of my chances?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Gou An nodded hurriedly, "It can only block five times; each use reduces its chances!"

"It can only withstand five attacks!" Crimson Flame Mountain Lord was clearly skeptical. "How can something so ordinary be considered a treasure of the secret realm?"

"Below the immortals, no one can breach our defenses!"

Gou An immediately added something else.

Upon hearing this, Lord Crimson Flame Mountain's eyes narrowed.

"Below the immortals, no one can breach its defenses?"

"That's right!" Gou An nodded. "That's what the remnant soul that gave my treasure in the secret realm said."

"If that's the case..." Lord Crimson Flame smiled, "then it could indeed be considered a priceless treasure!"

Gou An gave an awkward smile, looking slightly nervous.

He deliberately underestimated the number of times this treasure could block attacks, making the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord reluctant to attack and consume its stacks.

It can also conceal some information about magical treasures, so that there is a chance to achieve a surprise victory.

"Since that's the case, then I'll pretend you were just momentarily confused!" said Lord Crimson Flame Mountain. "Hand over this protective magic treasure now, and I'll spare your life!"

"Does the spirit stones you just promised still stand?" Gou An asked shamelessly.

"Heh!" Crimson Flame Mountain Lord, carrying his fire sword, looked down at Gou An: "You little brat, you've got some nerve! Even in this situation, you still want to grab some benefits."

"After all, I obtained this treasure from the secret realm at the cost of almost being trapped to death forever!" Gou An continued to stall for time, "That's why I don't want to hand it over easily."

"I underestimated the mountain lord's profound cultivation; it was foolish of me to try to escape."

Looking back now, I'm filled with regret. If only I could have another chance...

"I'm willing to say three words to the mountain king: I was wrong!"

Lord Crimson Flame Mountain looked at Gou An with a speechless expression, and said, "I can give you spirit stones, but you have to give me the magic weapon first!"

"Here you go! I'll give it to you right now!" Gou An nodded emphatically.

But Gou An only agreed, without taking any action.

After waiting for a long time, Lord Crimson Flame finally couldn't hold back and snapped, "Then give it to me!"

"Here you go!" Gou An just nodded again, without doing anything.

Seeing this, Lord Chiyan was so angry that his breathing became rapid, but he was afraid of depleting the magic weapon's layers if he wanted to take action.

"You fucking kidding me, aren't you?"

In the end, Lord Chiyan could not hold back and drew his sword, pointing it at Gou An.

"I'll give you three numbers. If you don't hand over the treasure, I'm going to take action!"

Seeing that the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord was angry, Gou An quickly nodded, "Right away, right away! This thing is a bit difficult to remove!"

As he spoke, Gou An began to grope his body, pretending to take off a suit of armor that made him invisible.

Meanwhile, his right hand, gripping the divine iron hammer, remained firmly in place, continuing to gather power.

Chiyan Mountain Lord waited for Gou An to perform for a while longer, but his patience was slowly worn out.

At this moment, he finally realized that Gou An was just toying with him.

"I can't take it anymore!"

With a loud shout, Lord Crimson Flame Mountain disregarded the number of floors and swung his sword to strike.

Clang!

The fiery blade cleaved out, and a flash of golden light appeared.

This strike, delivered with fury, was even more powerful than before, yet it was still easily blocked by the magical artifact.

Living in peace and security will bring you no trouble.

"No, no, no, no!" Gou An hurriedly waved his hands, "Don't cut anymore, you've already cut off two layers!"

The Crimson Flame Mountain Lord was so angry he was panting heavily, and couldn't help but shout, "Then give me the treasure!"

"I'll give it to you!" Gou An immediately agreed.

They agreed, but they just wouldn't give it to me.

"You son of a bitch, I have never seen a shameless monster like you before!" Lord Crimson Flame Mountain raised his sword and was about to strike again.

"I really will!" Gou An hurriedly said, "But if I give the magic weapon to the Mountain Lord, I'll have no way to protect myself. If the Mountain Lord doesn't give me spirit stones, how will I get them back?"

Crimson Flame Mountain Lord frowned deeply: "Do you have a choice now?"

"Even if I give you the spirit stones, once you lose your magic weapon, I can take everything back if I want to cause trouble."

"What you need to do now is to listen to me and make me happy. Only then will you have a chance to live."

"If you remain so stubborn, even if I have to exhaust all five layers of this magic treasure, I will still find you and kill you!"

"It just takes time to fix, I have plenty of resources and time!"

The last words were practically roared out by Crimson Flame Mountain Lord.

Clearly, Gou An made it very angry.

"Then how about this!" Gou An suddenly said, "Let's go back to Ten Thousand Demon City first, take our time, no rush!"

The hand holding the sword of the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord was trembling, as if he were talking to a brick wall.

He wanted to kill Gou An with a single blow, but he couldn't bear to destroy the magic weapon, and for a moment he was caught in a dilemma.

At this moment, Gou An had been charging up the divine iron hammer in his hand for a long time, and felt that he had reached the limit of his cultivation level.

"I'm giving you one last, very last chance!" Lord Crimson Flame roared at Gou An, "Otherwise, I'll kill you right now..."

Enraged, the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord unleashed his full demonic power, stirring up a gust of wind that scattered snowflakes everywhere.

"This time I'm really giving it to you!"

Gou An suddenly pulled out a thin suit of armor from his bosom.

It was the Seven Luminaries Mystic Armor that Gou An had obtained.

When the furious Crimson Flame Mountain Lord saw the armor in Gou An's hand, his eyes lit up and his anger vanished instantly.

Although this armor looks very thin, its surface has a mysterious, lustrous sheen.

It's obviously extraordinary.

"Very well!" Crimson Flame Mountain Lord's eyes widened as he stared intently at the armor. "Good fellow Daoist, quickly give me the treasure, and I promise I won't kill you and will even give you spirit stones as a reward!"

As he spoke, he waved to Gou An.

He intended to take it directly from a distance, but Gou An held the armor tightly.

"Mountain Lord, how about we exchange the goods for spirit stones?" Gou An slowly approached the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord.

Upon seeing the treasure, Lord Chiyan did not hesitate and pulled out a storage bag containing ten thousand spirit stones from his robes.

"Here! I'll give it to you!" said the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord, plunging the sword in his hand into the ground.

He held the storage bag in one hand and handed it to Gou An, while preparing to take the magic weapon from Gou An's hand with the other.

Just as Gou An approached, ready to hand over the magic weapon, the powerful iron hammer he had been holding for a long time slammed down on him.