Chapter 234

"Sister, others don't know, but you should be very clear. The roots of Mount Tianqiao are in ancient Western Buddhism. That group of people looks down on our demon race the most, opening their mouths and closing their mouths as 'fur-wearing and horn-bearing' generations, 'wet-born and egg-hatched' disciples.

"It wasn't until our generation, with no successors, that the master accepted the two of us demon races. This is also because he valued our water and fire bloodlines. Before this, all the temple masters were humans. But even so, what kind of good face did the master have for us on weekdays? If there is anything good, it is not all given to the other three?"

"The master died suddenly when she was pregnant with a child, and did not designate a successor. This is our last chance. If we fail to become the mountain master this time, then those from the demon race will never have a chance again. We will always be the 'fur-wearing and horn-bearing' disciples in their mouths."

Cheng Xinzhan persuaded sentence by sentence.

Xue Linglong's eyes flickered. After Cheng Xinzhan finished speaking, she asked,

"Us? But there is only one mountain master."

Cheng Xinzhan looked directly at Xue Linglong and said in a deep voice,

"After the matter is accomplished, I will be the mountain master, and you will be the deputy mountain master. Water and fire will govern Mount Tianqiao together. In addition, to make up for your loss, kill Li Laogui Li, the dragon bones will belong to you. Also, after I become the mountain master, the snake corpse with the bloodline of Xiangliu left by the master under Mount Tianqiao will also be given to you!"

Xue Linglong's heart jumped. If she could get the dragon bones and Xiangliu, then whether she would be the mountain master or the deputy mountain master would be in her own mind, right?

However, Xue Linglong knew that there was no such good thing in the world. She asked,

"Then you do everything for me, what are you plotting? Don't tell me about human-demon suspicion again, say something real."

Cheng Xinzhan smiled when he heard this, and then said with a serious face,

"I want to get the master's method of 'controlling the white flow' to conceive. And you know, all the mountain masters of Mount Tianqiao through the ages have been men. This is due to the ancient Buddha's habit of valuing men over women, but more importantly, our Mount Tianqiao only has the method of 'controlling the white flow' to conceive, and not the 'leaving the red leak' one, so this is useless to you."

The woman was stunned when she heard this, thinking that it was because of this. But on second thought, this was indeed his biggest reason for seeking the position of mountain master. If there was no method, how could this elixir be washed, and it could not be washed to the Fourth Realm.

However, if it was this request, it was not impossible to talk about. Even if there was a Fourth-Rank method, how could the Nascent Soul be so easy to conceive? Didn't the master die because of the child's death? Could he, Dan Xingwei, do it?

Getting the dragon bones and Xiangliu was the real benefit.

Cheng Xinzhan looked at Xue Linglong and did not rush to urge her, waiting for her to think slowly.

What he said about having "controlling the white flow" and not "leaving the red leak" was the actual situation of Mount Tianqiao. The methods passed down by the mountain masters of Mount Tianqiao through the ages had always been the pain point of the mountain demon and the snake demon. The snake demon was a woman and could not practice it. Although the mountain demon was a man, because of his demon essence, he had always been looked down upon, so according to normal inheritance, it would not be his turn.

As for the origin of these "controlling the white flow" and "leaving the red leak" methods, they were actually the sayings of the Buddha sect. In the Daoist sect, they were called "subduing the white tiger" and "slaying the red dragon," which were the means for male and female practitioners to lock their life essence.

Cheng Xinzhan waited patiently for Xue Linglong's response. From the mountain demon's memory, the mountain demon and this woman had always had a good relationship, which provided the basis for the alliance. Now both sides had their own needs, and most importantly, the interests were not related. The method he wanted, she could not practice, and the dragon bones and snake corpse he promised were indeed not of much use to the mountain demon.

Both sides had sufficient motivation, so he was not afraid that she would not be moved.

The woman thought for a long time and only said one sentence,

"Please go back."

Hearing this, Cheng Xinzhan was not surprised. If it were true that he came to the door and persuaded her, and the matter could be accomplished, that would be strange. So he just nodded with a smile,

"Then if sister wants to find someone to talk to next time, come to the Fire Temple to find brother!"

Xue Linglong did not answer.

Cheng Xinzhan did not care, turned his head and walked out of the Water Temple.

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Two days later, in the Fire Temple.

"Benefactor, will that snake demon agree?"

Wu Qingbo asked.

Among the five temples of Mount Tianqiao, the Fire, Water, and Wood temples were the culprits who directly slaughtered his village. He only wished they would all die early.

Cheng Xinzhan closed his eyes and meditated, using the Yang Fire Thunder Talisman to re-refine the mountain demon's inner elixir. The poor quality of this demon elixir really made him unable to bear it. Hearing Wu Qingbo unable to hold his temper and asking, he replied,

"Even if the flying sword is offered, it will take some time to see results. You just let the flying sword fly for a while."

Wu Qingbo listened and had to bow his head and say yes.

"Temple Master! Temple Master Xue requests an audience!"

Just at this time, a report came from outside the temple.

"Look, isn't she here."

Cheng Xinzhan opened his eyes.

He knew that Xue Linglong would not miss this opportunity. Whether it was dragon bones or Xiangliu, they were treasures that affected the Dao path for Xue Linglong. And having the opportunity to be the deputy mountain master and sit in the position of the superior, why not fight for it?

As for these two days, there was no need to think about it, she must have gone to find Li Laogui Li of the Wood Temple to explore the truth.

"Please come in!"

Cheng Xinzhan said.

So soon, Xue Linglong entered the Fire Temple and came before him.

Seeing Xue Linglong frowning tightly, it seemed that the fire here made her very uncomfortable. After entering, her gaze naturally fell on the ferocious and burly Drought Demon first. The six-armed twelve-eyed giant was truly soul-stirring.

"No wonder brother has such ambition. With this corpse in hand, it seems that it has increased a lot of confidence for brother."

Xue Linglong came to Cheng Xinzhan's side and said.

Cheng Xinzhan smiled and asked,

"Did sister go to find Li Laogui Li?"

Xue Linglong's expression turned gloomy instantly,

"That's right, I went to find him. I naturally believe brother's words, but Li Laogui Li and sister also have quite a friendship, so I can't let him die without knowing why."

Cheng Xinzhan laughed in his heart when he heard this, but on his face, he had a very curious expression,

"Oh, what did sister say, and what did Li Laogui Li say?"

Xue Linglong said hatefully when she heard this,

"I sighed in my leisure that the Dragon Girl's human body had been refined to the extreme, but now it was dragged down by the dragon bones. If there were any dragon treasures refined into it, it would definitely be another scene. I was willing to pay any price. But after he heard it, he looked left and right and didn't take the dragon treasure at all. So I released the Dragon Girl to let him see, but in fact, I was using the Dragon Girl to investigate whether there was dragon power on him."

"What was the result then?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

"He really has it on him!"

Xue Linglong's voice was even colder than the mountain stream water in the Water Temple.

Heh!

Cheng Xinzhan let out a sneer in his heart. He naturally had dragon power on him! The Long Gang he personally sent out, he was so happy that he drank it on the spot. Only a few days had passed, it was impossible for him to refine it completely, so naturally, he couldn't hide the lingering charm of dragon power!

Cheng Xinzhan did not lie to Xue Linglong, because Li Laogui Li of the Wood Temple really came to ask for benefits after refining the Drought Demon. However, what he asked for was naturally not dragon blood crystals, because traveling south to the wilderness, meeting monks by chance, and the Wujiang dragon trace were all made up by himself!

That day, Li Laogui Li just came to play the rogue and asked for a sky-high price. He could naturally give nothing and send him away, but if he didn't make good use of this opportunity, he wouldn't be Cheng Xinzhan.

He pretended to be weak in strength due to excessive blood loss from refining the Drought Demon, and proposed to ask Li Laogui Li to take care of him more, willing to give a wisp of Long Gang obtained in his early years. This made Li Laogui Li so happy that he lost his composure on the spot, and even said he didn't dislike the mountain demon's origin, and wanted to become alien brothers with the mountain demon!

Cheng Xinzhan was not afraid that Xue Linglong would ask, because the relationship between these two was only okay on the surface, and it was far from the level of asking about strange encounters and secret treasures. Or rather, such a relationship did not exist in the demon sect. Any strange encounter or secret treasure of one's own could not be told to outsiders, even masters and apprentices had to hide it.

Being able to tell Xue Linglong about the fabricated Wujiang dragon trace, in Xue Linglong's view, was already extremely sincere!

So Xue Linglong went to ask Li Laogui Li, and could only be side-stepping about the dragon treasure. And Li Laogui Li naturally could not tell the story of drinking Long Gang. They would talk for ten days and a half months, and neither would give the other the bottom line.

So as long as there was dragon power on Li Laogui Li, Xue Linglong would believe Cheng Xinzhan's words by ninety-nine percent. One got dragon blood, the other had dragon power. To say that these were opportunities that the two happened to get by chance, Xue Linglong did not believe it at all. She had been looking for dragon treasures for so many years, why didn't she bump into an opportunity?

To break this situation, there were only two ways. Either Li Laogui Li really took out a set of dragon bones and gave them to Xue Linglong, or he took out the Long Gang and explained it clearly to Xue Linglong. Otherwise, Xue Linglong's murderous heart would definitely arise!

Of course, both of these paths were impossible for Li Laogui Li.

"I am willing to give sister the bottom line, but now it seems that Li Laogui Li is unwilling."

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head and sighed, "But if sister still refuses to take action, it doesn't matter if I continue to plan alone. I just hope that sister will treat it as if she doesn't know, for the sake of my heart-to-heart."

"Giggle~"

Xue Linglong covered her mouth and giggled, "I didn't know brother still had a daughter's heart, and deliberately said such a set of rhetoric, which makes people laugh."

After some laughter, Xue Linglong's expression slowly sank, only saying,

"Brother becomes the mountain master, the method of conceiving belongs to you, I will be the deputy mountain master, the dragon bones and Xiangliu belong to me. Besides that, the master's legacy will be divided equally between us."

"Sister's abacus is too loud. You can't use the method of conceiving, but the dragon bones and Xiangliu are top-notch things. Even if all the things left by the master are added together, I am afraid they are not as valuable as these two. You still want to divide them equally, this is impossible."

"Then four-six, Li Laogui's things and the Wood Temple's corpse cellar will also be divided four-six."

"Two-eight, no two words."

"Three-seven."

"Good!"

Cheng Xinzhan's eyes flashed with light, and he said,

"Sister, think clearly. This is a road of no return. Kill Li Laogui Li, and you have to deal with the Gold and Earth temples. Don't take the dragon bones and taste the sweetness and then give up, leaving brother on the side in a dilemma."

Xue Linglong laughed, "Brother doesn't trust me, and also underestimates me. Now that it has come to this, if we really do it, can a dragon bone satisfy me?"

Cheng Xinzhan looked burning, "Sister, to do big things, then I am not afraid to say the ugly words first. How about taking an oath?"

Xue Linglong nodded. For this kind of thing, if she didn't take an oath, she would be even more uneasy, especially after seeing that demon-like Drought Demon. Don't kill Li Laogui Li, and then she becomes the second ghost. After taking the oath, everyone would be at ease.

"Brother, tell me, what oath to take?"

Cheng Xinzhan looked at Xue Linglong, "Naturally, a Primordial Spirit oath!"

Xue Linglong raised her eyebrows when she heard this, somewhat surprised.

Oaths are very interesting. They have no binding force on mortals, but they have great binding force on practitioners. After all, heaven has eyes, and the underworld has intentions. Practitioners cultivate the spiritual machine of heaven and earth, so naturally, they will be restricted by the spiritual machine of heaven and earth.

There are many oaths in the world. The most famous are the mountain alliance and sea oath, and the heaven alliance and earth oath, which are oaths that Fifth-Rank True Persons and even Immortal Realm Great Abilities must make with the place where they merge with the Dao or the foundation of their immortality. Common ones also include Golden Core oaths and Primordial Spirit oaths. Small practitioners will also have blood oaths.

Oaths between practitioners naturally cannot be empty words. Oaths between practitioners are often inseparable from talismans and spells.

After seeing Xue Linglong nod, Cheng Xinzhan cut his finger and drew a blood talisman in the air, chanting in his mouth,

"Dan Xingwei takes an oath here today to form a friendly alliance with Xue Linglong, intending to take the position of Mount Tianqiao master, crusade against the three temples. After the matter is accomplished, permit Xue Linglong to be the deputy master. After the matter is accomplished, do not collect Li Xiaohuai's dragon bones and the master's Xiangliu. Besides that, all benefits will be divided with Xue Linglong by three percent. If the oath is violated, the Primordial Spirit will collapse, and the Shituo Buddha will be the witness!"

Xue Linglong watched the oath talisman take shape in the air. The talisman head was a skull burning with flames, the talisman aperture was the shadow of the Shituo Buddha, and the talisman tail was a lotus flower formed by two palm bones held together. She recognized that this was a unique oath talisman of Mount Tianqiao and could not be fake.

She repeated the oath spell Cheng Xinzhan chanted twice in her heart, and felt there was no problem, even feeling that Cheng Xinzhan was very sincere, so she cut her blood and integrated it into the oath talisman, chanting,

"I, Xue Linglong, take an oath here today to form a friendly alliance with Dan Xingwei, crusade against the three temples. After the matter is accomplished, respect Dan Xingwei as the mountain master, give up the master's method of conceiving, only take Li Xiaohuai's dragon bones and the master's Xiangliu. Besides that, all benefits will be yielded to Dan Xingwei by seven percent. If the oath is violated, the Primordial Spirit will collapse, and the Shituo Buddha will be the witness!"

The mountain demon blood and snake blood merged together, forming an oath talisman of bone and blood. As the spell fell, the oath talisman split into two and entered the eyebrows of the two, imprinted on the Primordial Spirit.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, since you came to sister's door first, you must have thought of a way to deal with Li Laogui Li?"

Xue Linglong asked.

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head, "I have always been at odds with Li Laogui Li. Last time he helped me go to the Long Boyan village, it was you who acted as the middleman. We have little dealings on weekdays. I still have to trouble sister to come up with ideas."

Xue Linglong let out a low laugh. This old mountain demon was not just on bad terms with the Wood Temple. In fact, he was on bad terms with the other three temples, and usually only walked around with her Water Temple.

How to take down Li Laogui Li, this matter really needs to be thought about carefully. After all, it cannot cause too much movement, otherwise, if the Gold and Earth temples know about it, it will be difficult to handle. After completely controlling the Wood Temple, it will not be tied up to deal with the Gold and Earth temples.

(End of chapter)