Chapter 828: Devil Movement

Marquis Lord Nanlong and the elder looked at the offering table, then their gazes subconsciously met. At the same time, they saw deep wariness in each other's eyes.

Even if the two had some friendship in the past, in the face of treasures within reach, it naturally vanished into thin air.

After the two fell silent for a while, the elder smiled and spoke first:

"Fellow Daoist Lord Nanlong, we both know what the other is thinking. Although my cultivation was slightly inferior to yours in the past, you suffered great damage to your vitality in the Mulan Grasslands, so our cultivation levels are now considered even. There are so many spirit medicines here; let us not have other thoughts and honestly split them equally. It would save us from ending up in a situation of mutual destruction."

"Brother Lu's words are very true. I was thinking the same. But let us split the spirit medicines; as for the treasures, I only want that round bowl, and everything else goes to you, Brother Lu? What does Fellow Daoist think?" Marquis Lord Nanlong glanced sideways at the extremely eye-catching round bowl on the offering table, but replied thus.

"The round bowl? Very well, let it be divided this way! I only wish to advance my cultivation one step further and gain more longevity. I don't value these external objects much." The elder surnamed Lu's expression changed slightly, but after pondering for a moment, he actually agreed easily.

Marquis Lord Nanlong was stunned at first, but then felt great joy in his heart. He had originally thought it would take a lot of effort to persuade the other party to give up this treasure; he hadn't expected the elder to let go so easily. However, out of caution, he observed the elder carefully several times.

But Lu Lu Weiying's expression was calm, and not a trace of abnormality appeared. Seeming to notice Marquis Lord Nanlong's hesitation, he suddenly smiled again and said:

"Why? Brother Lord Nanlong, have you changed your mind and intend to let this treasure go to me?"

Marquis Lord Nanlong fell silent, his gaze flickering several times, and he did not answer this question for a while.

After a while, Marquis Lord Nanlong, having seen nothing amiss, finally laughed and replied with a hint of a smile on his face:

"Brother Lu is joking. Since you have said so, I will not be polite. Let us act together; you collect the three treasures and the jade talismans on the bowl, and I will collect the bowl itself. Then we shall split the spirit medicines, how about that?"

"Let it be as Brother Lord Nanlong says!" The elder surnamed Lu did not hesitate at all and agreed fully.

Marquis Lord Nanlong nodded with satisfaction, and the two acted almost simultaneously.

The elder flicked his sleeve at the offering table, and a sheet of misty white light swept over the three magic treasures and the jade talismans, sweeping them inside. Meanwhile, Marquis Lord Nanlong carefully opened his mouth, and a ball of golden light shot out toward the round bowl, wrapping it and flying toward Marquis Lord Nanlong.

Everything went very smoothly. Under the sweep of the elder's white light, the treasures and jade talismans were swept up without any resistance, and the golden light wrapped the round bowl and flew toward Marquis Lord Nanlong.

When the round bowl flew lightly into Marquis Lord Nanlong's hand, he couldn't help but reveal a look of joy.

The elder opposite him looked down at the three treasures in his hand, his face expressionless.

Looking at the round bowl in his hand, which was covered so tightly that not even a sliver of a gap remained, Marquis Lord Nanlong suddenly retracted the smile on his face and flipped his palm. With a lightning-fast strike, he slapped the lid of the bowl. Instantly, a yellow, hazy talisman stuck itself onto it.

"Brother Lord Nanlong, what is the meaning of this?" The elder surnamed Lu's expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he asked with shock and anger.

"Meaning? Brother Lu, do you really think I couldn't see that the three treasures and jade talismans were magic tools used by ancient cultivators to suppress the round bowl? Although I don't know what is inside the bowl, this round bowl is definitely a top-tier ancient treasure, and whatever is restricted inside is certainly no small matter. However, Brother Lu, if you were hoping I would rashly open this bowl, I'm afraid you will be greatly disappointed. Without absolute certainty, I will not do such a thing." At this time, Marquis Lord Nanlong said with a strange expression, while slapping five or six talismans of different colors onto the round bowl in one breath.

"Hehe! I didn't expect that I was being modest for a moment, and it caused Brother Lord Nanlong to misunderstand. However, I don't want to explain anything. Let us split the spirit medicines and leave this place. Although I don't know why, I don't want to stay here for long." The elder surnamed Lu's expression returned to normal in an instant, and he said this lightly.

"Hmph! Let it be as Brother Lu says. We shall split the Heaven Origin Fruit that can increase longevity, and for the rest of the spirit medicines, we shall each choose one." Marquis Lord Nanlong said with a cold sneer. Then, holding the round bowl in one hand, he reached out with the other toward the Heaven Origin Fruits on the offering table without any politeness.

Suddenly, a golden light hand about a foot large appeared on the offering table and reached down to scoop them up.

Lu Lu Weiying's expression sank; unable to care about replying, he raised his hand, and a white light hand similarly materialized on the offering table, reaching for the purple spirit mushroom beside the Heaven Origin Fruit.

Two low, muffled sounds of "pfft" and "pfft" rang out. The Heaven Origin Fruits and the purple spirit mushroom flashed with green light, suddenly blurring and dissipating. Both light hands scooped into empty air. Subsequently, the offering table shone with brilliant light, and all the spirit medicines and fruits dissipated like bubbles, vanishing without a trace.

Marquis Lord Nanlong and the elder were stunned, dumbfounded by this scene.

Just then, the round bowl in Marquis Lord Nanlong's hand underwent a change.

The talismans stuck to the round bowl suddenly flashed with spiritual light, and at the same time, they began to burn spontaneously.

In the pitch-black, demonic fire, the talismans turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.

Marquis Lord Nanlong, who was extremely shocked and angry that the spirit medicines had vanished, sensed something and tilted his head slightly. Seeing the round bowl in his hand, his face turned deathly pale. Without thinking, he flashed golden light on his other hand, and a somewhat tattered golden talisman appeared between his fingers, which he slapped fiercely onto the round bowl.

But doing so was clearly a step too late.

The round bowl, which had been sealed tightly, exploded with a loud bang, and the lid shot into the sky. Then, a streak of black light that was impossible to see clearly shot out from the bowl.

At such a close distance, Marquis Lord Nanlong had no time to dodge. Before the golden talisman in his other hand could reach the round bowl by even a few inches, the black light struck his face and vanished into it in a flash.

"Ah!"

A miserable scream erupted from Marquis Lord Nanlong's mouth.

He smashed the round bowl in his hand fiercely against the wall to one side, and the golden talisman also fell from his fingers inexplicably. Then, clutching his head with both hands, he fell to his knees, his entire face beginning to twist and convulse.

"Possession?"

The elder not far away saw this scene, and with his extensive experience, he immediately turned pale and exclaimed in shock.

Without thinking, he pointed at Marquis Lord Nanlong, and two blue long halberds flew out from his body, slashing fiercely at Marquis Lord Nanlong, who seemed unable to move. He showed no mercy at all.

But at this moment, Marquis Lord Nanlong let out a low roar and raised his head. His face was covered in a layer of thick black energy, and his pair of eyeballs had turned completely silver-white. He stared straight at the incoming blue light, showing no expression at all.

Just as the blue halberds were about to flash past him, Marquis Lord Nanlong suddenly waved one arm. With a "clang" of metal striking metal, the two blue halberds were blocked by one of his arms, which was as fast as lightning, and were knocked away.

But the sleeve on his arm was also shattered into pieces by the halberd strike and drifted into the sky. This arm was completely exposed.

Seeing the appearance of this arm, the elder surnamed Lu's eyes twitched.

He saw that this arm had become pitch-black and shiny at some point, covered in long, thick, purple-red tendons, and the palm had become extremely rough, wreathed in black energy, as if it had become a ghost claw. Yet, this strange-looking arm had blocked two blue halberds and remained unscathed.

The elder's heart sank. For Marquis Lord Nanlong's Nascent Soul mid-stage spiritual sense to be possessed so quickly, causing his body to mutate like this, was truly unbelievable. What exactly was that black light? It was definitely not an ordinary evil soul.

Thinking of this, the elder shuddered in horror, shook his sleeve, and a white magic flag appeared in one hand, while a stack of fiery red gauze appeared in the other.

The gauze was thrown out by the elder in an instant, and a layer of red, misty light screen appeared in front of him.

Lu Lu Weiying finally felt a little more at ease.

Based on his understanding, as long as the opponent belonged to the category of evil souls and fierce spirits, this "Haoyang Gauze" was enough to block any insidious attacks of the ghost and demon path.

"Marquis Lord Nanlong" had already stood up unsteadily. He did not immediately launch an attack on the elder surnamed Lu, but stretched out a pair of palms to look at them, and then carefully examined his body. Suddenly, he looked up and let out a strange laugh.

"Hehe! Hehe... It's been so many years. This Venerable One has finally come out. This time, let's see who can stop the descent of the Holy Ancestor. This realm, it seems, is destined to belong to our Holy Realm."

"Holy Ancestor? Holy Realm?" Hearing these strange words he had never heard before, the elder surnamed Lu, although not understanding what was going on, felt even colder in his heart.

With a shift of his gaze, the elder scanned the entrance of the hall without a trace, thinking of the several arrays he had set up at the bottom of the water pool, and a strong desire to escape arose.

Suddenly, without any warning, his body shone with brilliant white light, and he transformed into a white rainbow, shooting toward the entrance.

Escaping at such a short distance, he naturally flew there in an instant. Just as he was about to fly into the passage in one breath, the elder was secretly happy when suddenly a figure flashed in front of him, something flashed before his eyes, and a loud noise suddenly erupted.

The elder only felt a huge force coming from the protective Yuanyang Gauze, and then his body, which was in the middle of escaping, was knocked back by this irresistible force, and his entire person was thrown fiercely against the opposite stone wall like a broken sack, sinking several feet into the wall.

Although protected by his body-protecting spiritual light, the elder surnamed Lu still felt a shock in his back, becoming numb and devoid of sensation, as if his entire body had temporarily lost control.

Only then did he see clearly that "Marquis Lord Nanlong" had blocked the entrance at some point, slowly retracting a pitch-black fist, looking at him with a cold sneer.

The elder surnamed Lu's face turned pale and bloodless in an instant.

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