Chapter 552: Sacrifices and Ghost Immortals

But if the World Sea is used for "power generation."

Then it shouldn't be pure energy, right? Or perhaps what needs to be collected isn't energy at all, but something else?

After all, let alone Sacred, even a Half-step Divine has the ability to create a perpetual motion machine and reverse entropy; there is simply no need to worry about energy.

He pondered in his heart, then spoke some of his speculations aloud.

"Fellow Daoist Xuelianzi, what do you think?"

Looking at the deep-in-thought Xuelianzi, Li Heng smiled.

"Fellow Daoist's ideas are quite wondrous. However, I am not clear on the specifics; perhaps you can ask for the truth once you arrive at the Three Immortals Sect." Xuelianzi shook his head and said.

He felt a sense of foreboding in his heart, feeling that Li Heng, who could think to this level, was likely no pushover. He could only hope that no accidents would occur on this trip, or at the very least, none before reaching the Three Immortals Sect.

But Reality, well, it's always the case that one fears what one encounters.

Just as they reached the halfway point, Xuelianzi saw some figures appear ahead and his expression changed drastically. He wanted to pull Li Heng to change course and direction, but it was already too late; they had been blocked.

"Yo, Fellow Daoist Xuelianzi, long time no see. I wonder who this is beside you... Could it be a sacrifice you've swindled?"

There were a total of five people in front of Li Heng and his companion.

Two were Sacred, both at the Initial Holy level, though their auras were somewhat strange. There were also three Half-step Divine. The leader among the Sacred looked at Xuelianzi and said with a mocking smile.

Upon hearing this, Xuelianzi's face immediately turned ugly.

"Shentu, Yulei, the two of you stop spouting nonsense! This Fellow Daoist Li is my honored guest; I am taking him to the Three Immortals Sect. What kind of messy sacrifice are you talking about? Don't go around slandering people!"

"Do you really think I would be afraid of you two Ghost Immortals?"

He rebuked the two angrily.

"Tsk tsk, it seems I really guessed right. And it looks like this fellow Daoist beside you doesn't even know this point, being deceived by you? That fellow Daoist, listen carefully: what this Xuelianzi calls 'introducing you to the Three Immortals Sect' is actually just treating you as a sacrifice."

The leader, Shentu, continued to smile leisurely.

"But Xuelianzi, you are truly bold, actually daring to take a Sacred as a sacrifice? What, do you want to ascend to the heavens in one step and gain benefits, directly proving the Ghost Immortal path? You should know that even as strong as we two are, we only use Half-step Divine as sacrifices."

He looked with surprise at the face-changing Xuelianzi.

"I don't understand what nonsense you are spouting!"

"Fellow Daoist Li, do not believe the ghost talk of these two! You should have also noticed that the auras of these two are extremely strange. I can tell you clearly: both of them are Ghost Immortals and cannot be trusted!"

Xuelianzi said decisively.

He was extremely furious in his heart.

He had been guarding against everything, specifically against Li Heng realizing something was wrong and suddenly turning on him. But he never expected the real accident to come from the outside! To have encountered these two wretches who harm others without benefiting themselves! Isn't it just because of some old grudges?

If it were said that both he and the others had shit on them, he chose to hide his, but the others directly smeared it nakedly on the surface, emitting a foul stench that left him with no way to avoid it.

To hurt the enemy by a thousand is to lose eight hundred!

Leaking information about the Three Immortals Sect like this, are they not afraid of being punished?

But fortunately, the auras of these two were already those of Ghost Immortals; any normal living being would naturally feel some repulsion toward them, so their persuasiveness was not strong. Perhaps he still had a chance to turn the tables.

"This fellow Daoist, if you aren't a fool, you should realize something is wrong. There is a saying that has been passed down: once you enter the Three Immortals, you are no longer your own master; you are neither human nor ghost, neither living nor dead. Do you really think the Three Immortals Sect is that easy to enter?"

Shentu said slowly, wearing a mocking expression.

"I can tell you, although Xuelianzi keeps cursing us as Ghost Immortals, in reality, he wishes he could be a Ghost Immortal himself, but to become one requires a sacrifice."

"Guess who that sacrifice is?"

He stared at Li Heng with a mocking smile.

He naturally wasn't sure if Li Heng was Xuelianzi's guest or his sacrifice, but it didn't matter; he only needed to point out the hidden danger to disgust Xuelianzi.

If he guessed right, he could even make Xuelianzi suffer a great loss.

"Two fellow Daoists, what is this 'Ghost Immortal'?"

Li Heng's expression remained calm as he asked with a smile.

"Well, it seems Xuelianzi really did swindle you, not even telling you this. However, we have nothing to say on this matter. If you enter the Three Immortals Sect and manage to stay alive, you will naturally know."

Shentu answered with a smile.

"Is that so? Then I believe Fellow Daoist Xuelianzi."

Li Heng nodded and responded with a smile.

Shentu and Yulei were stunned, hearing an answer they hadn't expected, appearing somewhat surprised. They had already said enough; this person before them was still willing to believe Xuelianzi?

Could this person be a close friend of Xuelianzi?

But even if they were close friends, in the face of a crisis involving their own Life and Death where they might end up as a sacrifice, shouldn't they at least consider it carefully?

So resolute and decisive?

A billion thoughts flashed through their minds, and they felt somewhat annoyed.

They naturally didn't care about Li Heng's life or death.

The reason they spoke up now and revealed part of the truth was because they couldn't stand to see Xuelianzi do well; there is a saying that watching this guy make money is more painful than losing money oneself.

But now Li Heng's reaction was so calm, even indifferent.

Doesn't this mean they failed to disgust Xuelianzi?

"Are you playing dumb or are you actually stupid? Or do you think your trump card allows you to ignore the risks? Then we advise you to give up that thought; no matter if you use your trump card, once you enter the Three Immortals, you are no longer your own master!"

Shentu and Yulei changed their attitude and relayed this with cold expressions.

"Many thanks to the two fellow Daoists for the reminder; I have it in mind."

Li Heng responded with a smile.

Suddenly, Shentu and Yulei were speechless. They realized that they could not wake a person who was pretending to be asleep; they were simply wasting their time!

But how could there be such a bizarre person in this world?

They truly could not fathom it.

"Since that is the case, we won't say anything more. We hope you don't regret it. Of course, if you enter the Three Immortals Sect and regret it to the point of desperation, and if you have the chance, you can come find us."

Shentu smiled slightly, waved his large hand, and left behind a wisp of Qi for contact, then immediately led the crowd away, though the more one looked at that retreating figure, the more strange and ghostly it seemed.

"Look, Fellow Daoist Xuelianzi, how much I trust you. Alright, stop standing there like a fool. Lead the way."

Li Heng tucked this wisp of Qi into his pocket, patted the shoulder of Xuelianzi, who was stunned on the spot, and spoke earnestly, just like an elder sharing his life experience with a junior.

Xuelianzi suddenly came back to his senses, his expression complex.

His focus was not on fabricating various reasons to make Li Heng believe him, but simply on getting Li Heng to the Three Immortals Sect; as for whether Li Heng believed him or not, it was not that important.

But after being exposed by those two fellows, he had not thought he could still deceive this Li Daoren; he had only been holding onto a fluke, thinking that as long as he could lure him to the Three Immortals Sect, it would suffice.

So now, this Li Daoren actually said he believed him?

Is this really belief?

He looked at the calmness and smile on Li Heng's face, and his heart grew vaguely uneasy... but since they were halfway there, how could there be any reason to give up halfway? He could only bite the bullet and lead the way for Li Heng.

Finally, they arrived at the destination.

He pointed at the behemoth before them and spoke slowly.

"Fellow Daoist, this is where the Three Immortals Sect is located..."