Chapter 488 - 243: Demon Lord (Part 2)
He coughed and said, "In that case, this precious miraculous pill will be exchanged to Friend Yang, at the price of one and a half top-grade pills, how about it?"
Although the gray-clothed elder felt a bit of pain, he still nodded expressionlessly, to avoid any further changes and someone else being tempted to intervene.
As everyone watched the deal settle, they couldn’t help but sigh. This Master Mu Yunzi really had a talent wasted by not being the shopkeeper at the Celestial Human Treasure Pavilion. Even a defective pill could be sold at such a high price by him.
Unexpectedly, just as Mu Yunzi carefully sealed the "Life Creation Pill" in a jade bottle and was preparing for the exchange, someone suddenly interrupted, "Hold on!"
Everyone immediately turned their gaze towards the voice, wondering who was trying to intercept now.
Upon seeing that the one who spoke was the arrogant man who neither knelt nor bowed, not even cupping his hands, just sitting there watching the drama, many instantly realized:
He’s causing trouble! He indeed came with hostility, could he be an enemy of the Lingshu Pill Sect?
Regardless, Mu Yunzi frowned, while the gray-robed elder snorted coldly, and the oppressive aura of a seventh realm expert crushed down towards the man in the blue Taoist robe!
Although the man didn’t activate his domain, the aura subtly carried a bit of sinister demonic qi and a decaying breeze.
This made several righteous experts frown slightly. At this moment, the man in the blue robe sat casually, showing no reaction, not even the little girl beside him seemed frightened.
Simultaneously, the black-robed man standing like a servant behind him silently appeared before the jade table, exhaled gently, and the oppressive aura dissipated without a trace.
This scene left all the guests shocked. Though it was only an invisible pressure, slightly punitive and not truly aggressive, the ease with which it was dispelled was astounding.
The more adept cultivators were even more astonished because they could perceive the malice hidden by the gray-robed elder, which was more than mere invisible pressure, even the vicious tricks hidden within were easily resolved.
What cultivation could this servant possibly have to be so unfathomable? At least he must be a sixth realm figure, right?
For a mere servant to be so capable, this blue-robed man must have an extraordinary background.
The gray-robed elder looked somewhat displeased, as the other’s effortless move stripped him of his dignity, and he was about to continue his probe when Mu Yunzi, with a cold face, intervened, "Enough."
However one might say, Mu Yunzi is the host, and this Mr. Yang taking action as he pleases was also a slight against him.
Of course, he held the same little goodwill towards the one suspected to cause trouble, "Qing Mingzi," and he now turned to ask, "Fellow from the Clear Void Monastery, are you also interested in the spirit pill?"
Chu Xuan revealed a smile with a hint of wickedness, "The pill is secondary; I am displeased with this old guy. Whatever he does today, I plan to sabotage it a little."
Mu Yunzi was taken aback, so he wasn’t causing trouble for me?
Others were also quite surprised; had they guessed wrong? Was it these two who had a grudge against each other? Was his lack of formal greeting due to his equal disdain for everyone?
The gray-robed elder couldn’t help but laugh angrily, "Well, well, well, today’s young people are truly arrogant. Boy, do you even know who I am?"
Though he appeared outraged externally, he secretly harbored doubt; something felt off, could it be an old foe coming specifically to harm me?
Thus the elder did not rush to act but instead used words to probe.
Chu Xuan smiled without speaking, but the one who was seen as a "servant," Li Xingchuan, coldly said, "Nine Nether Sect’s "Bi Feng Demon Envoy"Yang Gengxin, oh no, should be the three-surnamed servant Yang Chengye."
"Born in the Buddhist Alanda Temple, you were nothing more than a young monk when you chance discovered an ancient demon technique, the "Bi Feng Transformation Demon Tome", hence you defected from the monastery and joined the Nine Nether Sect, since then you assumed the name Yang Gengxin, and with strong techniques, you were arrogant for a time."
"But with limited talent, you made no progress when you reached the sixth realm in your later years, seeing your longevity nearing its end, you unreservedly offered the demon technique to the Mo Luo Palace’s Palace Master Si Kong Luoyan, in exchange for his guidance."
"By wagging tail and begging favor before Si Kong Luoyan, exhibiting slavishness, you ultimately successfully switched allegiance to Mo Luo Palace, and by harming countless lives through blood sacrifice, finally broke into the seventh realm, extending your life."
"However, you had foundational defects in your early years, and the Bi Feng Demon Technique is destructive to life, harming others and oneself. Presumably, now you are running out of lifespan again?"
"You! You, who exactly are you?!" Yang Chengye couldn’t help but be shocked and angry, as this person not only recognized his true identity but also revealed his entire unsavory past in public.
It’s worth noting that even his mount, the golden-furred Hou, did not know its master had such a "colorful" past.
The crowd was even more astonished, hearing the uproar, they had never expected that the supposedly sickly old man claiming to be an overseas loose cultivator turned out to be such an infamous demon.
As the Lingshu Pill Sect is a righteous sect, the majority of cultivators present today were from righteous backgrounds, thus the looks towards Yang Chengye contained some disdain, if not for fear of being killed with one strike, they would have already clamored for him to leave.
As the host, Mu Yunzi felt even more embarrassed; though he had known this Mr. Yang to be secretive and unlike a good person, he never expected him to have such a scandalous background, making today’s transaction thoroughly void, lest he face criticism from the righteous side.
As everyone focused on the two conflicting sides, someone finally recognized the unveiled face of Li Xingchuan.
"It’s him, it’s him! He’s the Ice Sea Demon Monarch, Li Xingchuan, I met him once fifty years ago!"
Hmm?! Originally all the true masters of the three major righteous sects furrowed their brows at Yang Chengye, but upon hearing that, they were all taken aback and turned to look at Li Xingchuan.
This was the one who defected from Mo Luo Palace forty years ago and joined the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, Ice Sea Demon Monarch? How could he be here? Wasn’t it said that he was rumored to be under house arrest by Dao Palace’s headmaster, reading scriptures to cultivate the heart nonstop, prohibited from stepping outside?
Due to this figure being reclusive for many years, guests whispered among each other, eventually realizing the man’s identity and background, leading to even greater amazement, what’s going on now.
Yang Chengye’s expression turned peculiar, so both were from the Mo Luo Palace originally, no wonder he had such a clear understanding of his own background, only they hadn’t officially met, making it unrecognizable when encountering the other.
Yang Chengye suddenly laughed sarcastically, saying, "So, it’s a two-surnamed servant, heard you sought your death, running to join the righteous path, becoming a prisoner, how come you escaped today? Now you come to oppose me."
Simultaneously, he also had an inkling, the other being confined for so many years, should still be at the peak of the sixth realm, not to be concerned about.
Li Xingchuan wasn’t angered, merely said indifferently, "I was long trapped in the dungeon, fortunately, recently the master descended upon the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, sought their people to settle accounts, after the battle, having some use for me, the master casually freed me."
"Whether you say I’m a two-surnamed servant or three, you are unfit to be insolent before my master!"
As he finished speaking, a terrifying aura erupted from Li Xingchuan, sweeping in all directions.
His aura was as vast as the sea, with black demonic qi surging incessantly, interwoven with a Taoist clear qi, seemingly harboring the power to destroy heaven and earth.
This suffocating momentum unequivocally indicated a presence of at least the seventh realm.
""Demon Heart Sowing Dao Technique", you actually succeeded, truly made it!" Yang Chengye’s face changed drastically.
Back then, not much was known about why Li Xingchuan courted disaster, but there were some rumors within Mo Luo Palace.
Yang Chengye never imagined the rumors were true, that Li Xingchuan cultivated the unparalleled technique left by the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable and broke through to such a realm.
Then the existence referred to as "master" by him, who could that be?