Chapter 174: An Answer (Please Subscribe)

"What do I remember?"

"Do you remember or not, before you, there was also a person who worked as a corpse-burier outside the border city for many years."

"Was that you? The person with the longest service record from before."

"It was me, no mistake. Thinking about it now, yes, yes, the little courtyard for the corpse-buriers was built during my time. The foreman at the time... hmm, forgot, never mind, that's not important. Anyway, it's just that I was a corpse-burier."

Du En saw that his speech seemed somewhat chaotic, thought for a moment, and asked again: "Coming back to the topic, who exactly left behind the rumor that there would be demonic beasts at night, smelling the stench of corpses and running onto the wasteland?"

The corpse-burying wasteland is by no means a good place at night; it should be impossible for any demonic beast to be stupid enough to throw itself into the net, yet there is precisely such a rumor that has been passed down.

"It wasn't left by me, but I was the one who, because of this rumor, took others to the wasteland at night. We waited there, thinking that if we were lucky, perhaps a demonic beast would really come, and then we could kill it, eat its meat, sell its bones and skin, and strengthen ourselves."

"So, I only want to get an answer!"

He immediately knew that if he chose not to answer, the already crazed Li Jian would only take extreme measures to extract the answer until he got it.

"It is somewhat heartbreaking that the Nancang Ruins have become like this now."

At this moment, he spoke out loud.

Then, he opened his mouth to give a true and accurate answer: "That's right, the corpse-burying ground outside the Nanmo Border City has had only one purpose from beginning to end, and that is to use the resentment and malice left behind by the dead to feed and nurture the most evil existence: the Grudge-Fiend!"

Just as the hidden danger was removed from his body on this side, the High Envoy on the other side immediately sensed it.

Without the slightest hesitation, he used his divine ability directly to restore and reset his state, wiping away in one breath the curse the High Envoy had placed on him, as well as any evil stuff that might have unknowingly attached itself to him.

Sure enough, when Li Jian heard this "that's right" answer, he seemed to want to be agitated, and yet also seemed to find it ridiculous. As his emotions churned, he couldn't help but lose focus and stare blankly, not knowing what exactly he had thought of.

He was sucked into a pitch-black hole, and this hole suddenly shook in the air; dense cracks appeared out of thin air, and in the blink of an eye, they spread across the entire mountain forest, covering even the High Envoy, who was hesitating whether to first activate the curse to kill Du En by mistake.

Fu Yong and the others cannot do this now; only Du En, who has practiced the Firm Spirit Art to near perfection, with his spirit body just emerging and higher resistance, and who remains calm and composed, can coordinate with him like this!

Thus, Meng Changqing gave Du En a subtle look, and also confirmed that he had received it.

"It crawled out of the dirt, ate the others, and finally walked in front of me. Haha, and then, I became an evil cultivator. From then on, I was controlled!"

Looking at the scenery around him that seemed both familiar and strange, he just chuckled.

But even so, this situation is not something they can endure for too long.

In horror, he glanced at himself, only to see that there were also strange bulges moving on his own body!

Since the above answer would trigger the other party no matter what, it would be better to just give the true answer, and then, while he is distracted, launch a sudden attack!

Just now, in the gaps of Li Jian's speech, it seemed that his evil nature and malevolence were rising, and Meng Changqing appeared powerless to stop it, but in fact, who is he?

"This is..."

Then, would Meng Changqing give it?

Du En glanced at him, and Li Jian stared at him.

Looking around, Du En discovered that he had been separated from the others and was falling alone.

Various negative emotions kept emerging; if they were not extraordinary people, they would likely have had their Dao hearts cracked by now, acting wildly as if they had gone mad.

Replacing it was the whistling wind in his ears.

He gritted his teeth; under that human-like skin, something was constantly bulging, causing the outer skin to start cracking and seeping blood, as if some non-human thing was about to break out of its shell.

Li Jian recalled the past, his expression suddenly turning deathly still, and the evil in the air climbed to the extreme: "Then, I saw it; there were no demonic beasts, only Grudge-Fiends."

Likewise, if he chose to lie here, Li Jian would be unable to accept it due to falling into paranoia and madness, and would then take extreme measures to verify the truth.

A nameless sense of horror made Fu Yong and these elite guards feel chilled to the bone at this moment; they wanted to take some action, but found they could not move at all.

Li Jian's meaning was very clear: if he isn't given an answer, these people will die!

Therefore, a person is still needed to coordinate the action and launch the surprise attack!

Horror, shock, fear...

While thinking, from the dark corners all around, various filth and grime began to crawl out, having surrounded him tightly, leaving no room for escape.

Act!

Meng Changqing raised his hand and pressed it into the air. With a "bang," the invisible evil and malevolence were pierced through to create a hole half a person's size, and he maintained it. As long as one followed it to swoop in for a surprise attack and blew up the distracted Li Jian, it would be no problem at all.

Li Jian grinned, his body suddenly retracting toward a point in the center.

He stood calmly at this moment, stepping on a pile of freshly made evil cultivator corpses, and with a gentle grinding motion, all the evil nature vanished.

Because Du En did not move.

It was as if he were posturing, but there was no one else here, so there was no need for that.

"I want to see what you all want to do this time!"

Meng Changqing and the High Envoy spoke in unison, both surprised, and then, before their words were finished, a light sound of glass shattering appeared, and the normal mountain forest shattered and disappeared like dropped porcelain.

"Either he is really unlucky, encountering danger as soon as he entered and is already dead, or he surrendered long ago and really jumped to Changqing's side, so now that he's in, Changqing has managed to erase or block the curse."

"However, no matter which reason it is, it doesn't actually matter, because I have made corresponding preparations."

Meng Changqing looked over in surprise, and Li Jian, having reacted, also gave him a deep look.

The special envoy from the Luoyu Immortal Gate itself possesses many methods and had long since quickly matched the position, capable of casting a spell to open a void leak, leading directly to Li Jian himself!

"Then, welcome to the evil cultivator's nest of filth and grime!"

Even if he had other means, under a sudden injury, he would certainly be unable to maintain the initial advantage he just had. They could then respond according to the situation and kill or expel him, which would be no problem!

However, such a development did not occur.

It was as if it were really so, but the tone was not serious enough, appearing very casual.

No matter which way it was, because of the accident of the evil cultivator Li Jian, the two sides from the Immortal Gate ended their probing and entanglement outside the ruins early, coming directly into the ruins to begin this second half of the intense conflict.

(End of this chapter)