Chapter 468

"I remember you two once designed a little game of human nature for Daoist Lu Ya."

"Today, I will also play a little game of human nature with you."

"Let's have a choice of two; let's see how deep the bond between you brothers is. Is anyone willing to sacrifice themselves and voluntarily enter the Hunyuan Golden Dipper?"

"This seat guarantees that the Saint who enters will keep their life, but as for what their cultivation will fall to..." Tang An paused deliberately, giving them space to use their own imaginations.

"Everyone knows that I am not a greedy person. As long as you are willing to sacrifice one, I can let the other go; I can swear to the heavens."

Tang An raised her hand in a swearing gesture, looking very serious.

But her swearing was her swearing; if others took action, it would be none of her business.

Besides, she had been struck by lightning so often that she was used to it.

"How can this Venerable trust you?" Jieyin was very cautious; after all, he had suffered quite a few losses at Tang An's hands.

Tang An twirled a miniature Jinbao Sword with her index finger. "You can certainly choose not to trust me, but if you two keep stalling, then it will definitely be two who enter, not one."

"Don't forget, the Heavenly Dao has almost abandoned you just now. And on my side, there are still two Saints, Master and Great Senior Brother, who have not yet acted."

"No matter how you calculate it, your defeat is decided."

"While I am still in the mood to play games with you, you had better cooperate. Otherwise, I will have to ask Master and Great Senior Brother to act and kick you two Saints into my Hunyuan Golden Dipper."

Tang An watched Jieyin and Zhunti's changing expressions with great interest. There was struggle, entanglement, and even more of the dark and sinister nature of humanity.

So it turns out Saints just have higher cultivation; when it really comes to a time like this, they are just as greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Ten breaths of time, take your time thinking."

Tang An sat with her legs crossed, supporting her cheek with her left hand, lazily closing her eyes to rest.

Of course, even with her eyes closed, her divine sense could see everything happening around her.

Zhunti flew into mid-air, half-crippled, his Dharma robes damaged, and his Saintly Dharma body broken. There were multiple wounds on his body, blood at the corners of his mouth staining his chin red; he was in a half-crippled state, extremely wretched.

Sun Wukong and the other two did not continue to chase and beat him, but cooperated with Tang An to play this little game of human nature.

"Senior Brother." Although Zhunti flew over, he dared not get too close to Jieyin. He was very wary of Jieyin, fearing that Jieyin would act directly against him.

Jieyin had wanted to stall for time, but Tang An only gave him ten breaths. Once the ten breaths were up, she could indeed do what she said and take them both into the Hunyuan Golden Dipper.

In fact, Jieyin understood in his heart that even if he really knocked Zhunti into the Hunyuan Golden Dipper, Tang An might still go back on her word and turn around to knock him into the Hunyuan Golden Dipper as well.

But human nature is like this; even if he knew that possible result, he did not want to fall in before the result happened.

When a person is between life and death, the desire to survive is the strongest.

Jieyin did not speak; he was calculating his chances of successfully escaping. Or rather, he was thinking about how to do his best to break the barrier between the two domains and let the Outer Realm Demon Race launch a full-scale invasion.

As long as a greater crisis descended, he would have a chance to escape in the chaos.

His Saintly cultivation was there; even if he escaped to the Outer Realm in the future, he could still continue to cooperate with the Outer Realm Demon Race.

"Five breaths." Tang An reminded the two of them.

Jieyin looked at Zhunti, and Zhunti immediately sensed Jieyin's thoughts and turned to run.

But with his half-crippled body, how could he be Jieyin's match?

"Three breaths." Tang An opened her eyes, knowing the good show was about to begin.

Jieyin moved to block Zhunti's escape route.

"Junior Brother, trust me."

Zhunti used Dharma power to condense a sword and pointed it at Jieyin. "Trust you in what? Trust that you won't throw me into the Hunyuan Golden Dipper?" He roared, questioning Jieyin.

Jieyin did not dodge, his expression very complex and sincere. "Junior Brother, entering the Hunyuan Golden Dipper will only shave off your cultivation; she will not take your life, and the Heavenly Dao will not allow a Saint to fall, so don't worry."

"You're full of it!" Zhunti pointed at Tang An. "She might spare my life, but what difference does that make from being worse than dead!"

Tang An was named, but she calmly and happily ate melon seeds, not counting anymore.

"At the very least, you can still live."

"Then why don't you go? You are the Senior Brother; shouldn't you be blocking in front of me?"

"The Senior Brother must protect himself so that you and I can turn the tables in a crisis."

"Hehe, hehehe..." Zhunti laughed, the tip of his sword pressing against Jieyin's chest. "It's sacrificing me to buy you time to turn the tables, right?"

Jieyin's eyes narrowed slightly, seeing Tongtian Jiaozhu and Taishang Laojun blocking their escape route and retreat from the front and back.

Tang An reminded them, "Six breaths have passed; you're overtime."

"If you don't choose one, I will have to ask Master and Senior Uncle to throw you both in."

Seeing that Tang An was about to act, and seeing Jieyin's eyes were resolute and firm, Zhunti put down the sword in his hand and grabbed Jieyin's robes with both hands.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, look at me, I am Zhunti."

"Since you and I entered Sainthood, we have accompanied and guarded each other, working together for the fortune of the Western Sect; we are not relatives, but we are closer than relatives."

"You must not fall for her tricks; even if you send me in, she will not let you go either."

Jieyin looked at the battle-damaged Zhunti before him and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I know, Senior Brother knows."

His eyes were filled with the love of a Senior Brother, and he seemed to have abandoned the thought.

Zhunti breathed a sigh of relief, gasping as he revealed a long-lost smile.

"Senior Brother, as long as we both act in unison against the outside, I believe that one day, we can make them all pay the price; Senior Brother, trust me."

"I trust you, Senior Brother naturally trusts you." Jieyin smoothed down the hair stained with blood at the corner of Zhunti's mouth, his eyes filled with pity and regret.

But just as Zhunti wanted to say something else, Jieyin's eyes instantly turned sinister.

As his hand smoothed the hair down to his chest, he suddenly exerted force, delivering a fatal blow to Zhunti.

"Pfft~"

All the damage Zhunti had received before was not as ruthless as this move by Jieyin.

That kind of serious injury was not just physical, but also psychological.

"You..."

Zhunti was knocked flying in front of the Hunyuan Golden Dipper; before he could say a second word, tears fell. His eyes were filled with heartbreak and the pain of being stabbed by his own Senior Brother.

Tang An cooperated by driving the Hunyuan Golden Dipper, taking down one Saint.

She patted the Hunyuan Golden Dipper. "How is it? How does it feel to be stabbed by someone you trust?"

"I am a person who likes to share; because I have experienced it, you must also experience it once."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you; I will spare your life and give you a chance to burn your Primordial Spirit to unleash a fatal blow."

"And your good Senior Brother will soon go in to see you."

Tang An exchanged glances with Tongtian Jiaozhu and Taishang Laojun, leaving them to control the scene. She sat cross-legged immediately, driving the Hunyuan Golden Dipper to shave down the Saint's cultivation.

"You three, sit down in the three array positions respectively."

Sun Wukong and the other two did not waste words, teleporting to the three positions under the Hunyuan Golden Dipper, sitting cross-legged to absorb the Saint's cultivation.

And Jieyin, while Tang An was refining Zhunti, was also thinking of a way to escape.

With his own strength, wanting to confront Tongtian Jiaozhu and Taishang Laojun at the same time was simply impossible.

Hongjun had personally gone to destroy the array that opened the two domains and no longer intended to care about his and Zhunti's life or death.

Now the only chance was for him to join forces with the Outer Realm Ancestral Demon at the cost of burning his Primordial Spirit to forcibly break through the barrier between the two domains.