Chapter 2659: How DARE You Trick Me!

Daoist Randeng froze in place—he never expected Luo Fu to propose such a condition; if that was the case, what further use was there in begging Luo Fu for anything?

"Luo Fu, are you playing me?"

Daoist Randeng, enraged and humiliated, glared at Luo Fu as if to speak, but no words came out.

He himself had declared he would pay any price just to obtain the Chaos Gourd, yet the price Luo Fu demanded was one he could not accept—this was a vicious cycle.

Luo Fu spoke calmly: "I would never play you. This is a fair exchange. If you refuse, I will not force you."

"It was Saint Jieyin who summoned me here—that is why you have this chance to leave Gai Jiuyou. Without it, you would die here, trapped for life."

"Think it over."

With a wave of his hand, Luo Fu summoned a wisp of smoke before them, and with a soft *shuuu*, it vanished without a trace.

Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti stared in shock at Luo Fu's retreating back, stunned—had he just left?

"Wait—"

Before they could finish, Luo Fu's voice echoed from the bamboo grove of Gai Jiuyou.

"I told you, Saint Jieyin, I would fulfill one wish of yours. Since you and Saint Zhunti wish to leave Gai Jiuyou, I will grant it—but what of those with you? You must reach an agreement among yourselves."

"I cannot wait long. One incense stick's time. If no solution is reached by then, I will not wait further."

His voice was deep and resonant—clearly, Luo Fu's presence held immense power!!

All living beings present trembled in fear—Luo Fu's strength had reached such a level, how could they possibly hope to defeat him?

Anyone foolish enough to oppose Luo Fu was truly blind—they stood no chance against him.

Saint Jieyin swallowed hard and said: "Daoist Randeng, this is not your decision to make. We must leave Gai Jiuyou first—chasing the Chaos Gourd can wait."

"What do you know!?"

At that moment, Daoist Randeng erupted in hysterical shouting: "If we cannot take the Chaos Gourd out of Gai Jiuyou, we cannot leave Gai Jiuyou either!"

"What do you mean?"

"It's plain enough: only by securing the Chaos Gourd can we truly escape Gai Jiuyou. Otherwise, no matter how far we run, we'll return."

Daoist Randeng then revealed what he had once read in an ancient text.

Gai Jiuyou was a place of great malevolence; without a corresponding Heaven-and-Earth magic treasure to anchor one's position, one risked being pulled back into Gai Jiuyou.

This was also one reason so many demons here had gone berserk.

These berserk demons might have been from the Yao Clan or the Wu Clan—driven mad by Gai Jiuyou's endless imprisonment.

Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti stood frozen, stunned by Daoist Randeng's words.

Then why had they entered Gai Jiuyou?

Ah—because of Ancestor Minghe. It was because of Ancestor Minghe that they had been forced inside.

"Ancestor Minghe deceived us terribly!"

Saint Zhunti spat bitterly: "If I ever get out of Gai Jiuyou, the first thing I'll do is drag him in here—never let him escape unscathed."

Daoist Randeng had no such thought in his heart, but he knew—they might never leave.