Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

In the depths of the swamp ahead of us, the outline of a small building vaguely appeared.

It looks like a dilapidated village.

"arrive."

Ji Lingyun sat beside Bai Yuan, her breath as sweet as orchid. "Over there is the Jiang family's former ancestral hall. I didn't expect it to still be there... Let's go down and take a look. It's rare to see these old things in today's world. Perhaps we can see some traces of our old friends among them."

……

"arrive."

A flying boat several meters long floated down from mid-air and stopped in front of the entrance of the Cangwu Abyss where Bai Yuan and his group had been before.

There were four people standing on the flying boat.

Among them, the leader was wearing a dark robe with intricate mountain and river patterns painted on it. He was Ling Xiuya, the head of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.

Following behind were two female cultivators, one big and one small, Yan Shu and Jiang Rao.

As for the fourth person...

He was an elder of the Tianyuan Sword Sect who was wearing a green robe and had a solemn expression.

Ling Xiuya hadn't planned to bring too many people on this trip from the start. If it weren't for Yan Shu's insistence, he might not even have brought her. Instead, he planned to bring Jiang Rao here alone, pick up the things, and then return, traveling light to minimize the possibility of complications.

However, [Cangwu Abyss] is not an ordinary place after all, and Tianyuan Mountain is also worried that something might happen to its leader. So after some discussion, they sent a ninth-grade Nascent Soul elder to follow, so that he could block the knife for Ling Xiuya and Yan Shu at the critical moment.

-By the way, this elder was once a disciple of the genius Yan Gexing a hundred years ago. When he was young, he followed the latter to the [Cangwu Abyss]. Although he never went into the deep end, he still had some experience and could serve as a guide for the group.

By the way, this "knife-blocking" position was originally intended for Baili Qingfeng, and the latter was indeed ready to go together.

However, the intelligence Qing Lingzi had brought about the "Blood Kite" not long ago had changed Baili Qingfeng's mind. After all, he was still looking forward to another fight with the "Blood Kite" to avenge the shame of being defeated without a fight in the "Yuankong Secret Realm".

now.

Several people did not go directly into the valley, but looked back.

Jiang Rao was seen kneeling on the ground with his hands covering his forehead, looking painful. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he looked pitiful.

Yan Shu tried to transfer spiritual energy into her body, but it did not relieve the pain at all. She could only look at Ling Xiuya: "Master, Rao'er..."

"It's probably because of that dead city."

Ling Xiuya sighed, "I heard that the place called 'Cangwu County' is the City of the Dead deep in the underworld, a projection onto the human world. Anyone who stays there for more than two hours will be devoured and assimilated, becoming a half-human, half-ghost living dead... Junior-nephew Jiang must have been there when he was young."

"..."

Of course Jiang Rao had been there.

Even today, she can still occasionally recall some fragments of that time, especially the scene when she was forced into a desperate situation, with no way out, and was rescued by the female cultivator in red.

But apart from this scene, the rest of the information about "Cangwu County" is rather vague. It's like something is locking me away, and every time I try to recall it, I get a splitting headache.

But now...

On the way to the Cangwu Abyss, Jiang Rao saw a scene almost identical to Bai Yuan's, and her entire body began to falter. Countless images seemed to be trying to burst forth from the depths of her sea of ​​consciousness, giving her a splitting headache, as if her head would explode in the next second.

"Pure heart."

Ling Xiuya placed one hand on Jiang Rao's brow and chanted a spell, which gradually relaxed the latter's expression. Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep in Yan Shu's arms.

"Let her sleep for a while, maybe she'll feel better."

Ling Xiuya said, "Let's go in and take a look, and then wake her up later."

present.

Ling Xiuya was the first to step into the valley.

Yan Shu followed Jiang Rao with a flying shuttle.

The elder who was at the ninth level of Nascent Soul stayed behind.

At the last moment before he was completely immersed in the gray fog area, Ling Xiuya turned his head and glanced in the direction of "Cangwu County". His gaze lingered slightly on the red line of cause and effect connecting Jiang Rao, and then he retracted his gaze with a subtle expression on his face.

"The causes of the past are the results of the present."

"Sure enough, it's a bad fate..."

Chapter 130: Is it considered a gigolo?

As mentioned before.

The place where [Cangwu Abyss] is located was once the ancestral land of the Jiang family.

His ancestor Jiang Yuheng attained enlightenment here and entered the realm of heaven and man.

So until now, there are still traces of the early life of the Jiang family here.

Of course……

The Jiang family lived here in the ancient times, at least seven or eight thousand years ago. An ordinary house, no matter how sturdy its construction, could never have survived so long in the depths of the Cangwu Abyss.

Being able to achieve this level is also due to the influence of the person who was at the celestial realm back then.

Even the large area around it that looks like an "oasis" was arranged when it was still in existence, and special restrictions were imposed to protect it. Otherwise, these flowers, birds, and trees growing so close to the underworld would have died out long ago and would never have been able to grow to such a dense level.

now.

As the white tiger turned over and landed on the ground.

Bai Yuan and his group also jumped down one after another, stepped into the Jiang family's ancestral land, and took a few breaths of fresh air.

"Is this the hometown of Second Senior Sister?"

Ye Shuang'er couldn't contain her curiosity. As soon as she got off the tiger's back, she couldn't help but look around and mutter to herself.

Bai Yuan glanced at his apprentice and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Well...it is indeed her "hometown." In a sense, this place can be considered Jiang Rao's "ancestral home."

However, this "ancestral home" was quite far away, with who knows how many generations had passed between them. Even Jiang Taixu had only visited here a few times in his life. If it weren't for the demise of the Jiang family, Jiang Rao might never have set foot here in his entire life.

"By the way...has Senior Ji been here before?"

Bai Yuan glanced at Ji Lingyun beside him.

The latter just narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the surrounding scenery, with a look of reminiscence on his face. After a while, he nodded slightly and said, "I guess so.

"I once knew a friend of the Jiang family. I followed him here once, hoping to explore the mysteries of reincarnation in this place closest to the underworld... But that was over a thousand years ago. I was surprised that the scenery here hasn't changed at all after so long. It's truly a legacy of the Heavenly Realm."

The life span of practitioners in the world of "Asking the Immortal" is indeed longer than that of ordinary people. Even those who have just entered the Qi training stage can usually live to be over 150 years old; the Golden Core and Yuanying stages are often 3 to 500 years old.

However, as long as one has not reached the legendary celestial realm, his lifespan will remain within a thousand years.

As for the Heavenly Realm...

It is difficult to say how long one can live in this realm.

Because neither in the game nor in the memories Bai Yuan inherited from his predecessor had there been any living beings in the Celestial Realm. Yet, all the expansion packs and classics said that it was "rumored to be able to live as long as the heavens and to see forever."

Taking into account that things like "rumors" are often exaggerated, and there is no saying of "Taishangwangqing" in "Asking the Immortal", if the Tianren realm is still alive, it is not right to watch their descendants being destroyed. Therefore, Bai Yuan guessed that the Tianren realm may also have its limits, at least it is impossible to live for seven or eight thousand years.

Otherwise, it means that they have all ascended to the upper realms and become "heavenly beings"; or there are some special rules or agreements between the heavenly beings that restrict them from easily showing up and taking action, so even if they want to intervene, they can't...

This is the only way to explain it.

——Of course, the above statements are all aimed at humans.

Among the demon race, there are indeed a few special races whose lifespans can be measured in thousands or even tens of thousands of years. For example, the Phoenix Ancestor bloodline of the Divine Phoenix Clan, the Taixu Ancient Dragon among the dragons, and...

If I remember correctly, there seems to be an old monster-level thing deep in the Jiang family's ancestral land.

However, Bai Yuan was not sure what race that thing belonged to.

According to the experience of players in previous lives, the object would only appear when Jiang Rao or other members of the Jiang family came to retrieve the [Five Elements Wheel], opening a door for Jiang Rao and the players to enter and retrieve the item. At other times, it would remain dormant, and would not appear even if the players or the Shentu family caused a huge disturbance.

——In fact, even the older generation of strong men from the Shentu family or the Xueyuan Sect would find it difficult to cause any trouble here. After all, these houses were left behind by those in the Heavenly Man Realm. If one wanted to destroy them, one would have to have the strength of at least the middle to late stage of the Return to Void Realm.

More importantly, the old monster never showed a health bar, nor did he attack in the plot, so players had a lot of different opinions about his identity and strength. There were many theories ranging from being a half-step into the Heavenly Man Realm to being a mascot with no cultivation at all.

So Bai Yuan didn't know whether it knew Ji Lingyun.

On the contrary, the other "small boss" mentioned in the strategy post should appear here——

"Shuang'er, come here.

Bai Yuan waved to Ye Shuang'er and said, "This isn't an ordinary place. There might be some unforeseen risks. Stay by my side and don't wander around."

The latter immediately came running over, hugged Bai Yuan's arm tightly, and then leaned over her head with a blushing face. It didn't look like he was preparing for a battle, but rather like he was shopping with his master.

"...You're hugging me too tightly. Don't you feel hot?"

Facing Bai Yuan's cold stare.

Ye Shuang'er shook her head naturally: "No, Master's body is very cool, like jade. It's very comfortable to hug him, not hot at all."

"..."

Bai Yuan was about to say something else when his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The white tiger also let out a low growl at the right time.

next moment.

Several people felt the ground around them suddenly tremble, and then began to shake slightly at an increasingly rapid speed.

It is worth mentioning that those seemingly old houses stood still in the shaking, and seemed to be more stable than the "Star Track Talisman Array" on Bai Yuan's body.

"Hey, was there an earthquake?"

Ye Shuang'er hugged Bai Yuan tightly. The pattern of silver lotus and snake on her forehead lit up slightly, and her eyes kept looking around. She didn't look panicked at all, but seemed eager to protect her master.

Behind him, Baihu lowered his body slightly, looking as if facing a formidable enemy.

With the beast's five senses, it could naturally sense the unusual aura lurking in the air around it. It was even more intimidated by Shentu Jixue than the previous Half-Step Divine Transformation Realm.

suddenly!

The ground at the edge of the ancestral land exploded with a loud bang, and red lava gushed out from the cracks, instantly distorting the surrounding air into ripples!

"Back off!"

Bai Yuan immediately opened the Star Track Talisman Array and protected Ye Shuang'er behind him.

The next moment, a deafening roar erupted from the ground. Thirty feet away, the earth exploded, and out emerged a giant, crimson-scaled insect a hundred feet long. The monster was swirled with poisonous purple flames, its eight pairs of compound eyes simultaneously locked onto everyone, and its mouth opened, spewing blazing flames towards them!

"Master, be careful..."

The "Innate Gu Pattern" on Ye Shuang'er's forehead lit up, and she was about to take action.

Then he saw Ji Lingyun next to him raised his right hand and tapped the air with his fingertips three times. Each tap caused a circle of emerald-colored ripples, causing the giant red-scaled insect to pause in its movements. The boiling magma around it solidified into black basalt in the blink of an eye.

Then, Ji Lingyun stretched out her five white fingers in the air and made a "closing" gesture lightly.

With this movement, emerald ripples immediately spread through the surrounding air, transforming into a massive cage that enveloped the giant insect. The insect twisted its body frantically, and the poisonous fire, powerful enough to melt ten meters of black rock, crashed into the light wall, but failed to leave even a single scorch mark.

——The blazing fire lizard.

This creature was none other than the mini-boss from the original story, a third-grade Divine Transformation demon beast. It was defeated and subjugated by a Jiang family patriarch over a century ago, serving as the guardian beast of the ancestral land. Theoretically, only by defeating it could one enter the Jiang family ancestral hall.

If Bai Yuan and his group had come here under normal circumstances, it would probably take quite a while to defeat this guy - in fact, under normal circumstances, Bai Yuan planned to let Ye Shuang'er and Bai Huliu rest on the spot, while he himself tried to use the "escape" technique to enter the Jiang family ancestral hall to avoid fighting with this guy.

But now, with Ji Lingyun leading the team, things have become simpler.

Even if he was at the Spirit Transformation Realm, it was no different from a child playing house in front of this big guy. Bai Yuan only needed to watch and wait for the big guy to finish.

Hmm... is this another form of living off someone?

For a moment, Bai Yuan began to consider the feasibility of "giving herself in return".

If Ji Lingyun's hobby is really a little loli of the same gender... then she can also find a way to manipulate it...

the other side.

Ji Lingyun curled her lips in disdain, her gaze not even lingering on the worm. "It's only been over a thousand years, and the Jiang family has already fallen to this point? The demon beast guarding the ancestral land is only a third-grade Spiritual Transformation."

"..."

Bai Yuan seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

If I remember correctly, the "Blood Kite" back then seemed to be a third-grade Spiritual Transformation cultivator. This level of strength would have made him a prominent figure in the current cultivation world, but I didn't expect that in Ji Lingyun's eyes, he was nothing at all... Well, after all, this person was close to a celestial being, so whatever he said was right.

It only took a few flashes of thought.

Ji Lingyun had already raised her head and spoke loudly towards the Jiang family's ancestral land, "Where is Youhuo Diting? Even though you saw an old friend, don't you even come out to chat?"