Chapter 145

Until you left swaggeringly, the two old ancestors only arrived late, facing the miserable state of Qilin Cliff, the Second Ancestor was shocked and dismayed!

But what shocked them even more came after, just because of that sentence: "Venting anger for Ancestor Dragon Dao friend!"

Zulong:???

No! When did I ever call Didi to have someone beaten up? I myself don't even know!!

Zulong panicked then, hurriedly trying to clear his name with the attacker: "Laoda! You must believe me! How could I possibly be against you? This is obviously just sowing discord!"

Moreover, this sowing-discord tactic is so clumsy that even a little brat of three yuanhui couldn't fall for it!

And Zuqilin didn't care about Zulong's explanation, covered in wounds it waved its hand, indicating it wasn't a fool and there was no need for such a superfluous explanation.

Zulong became anxious, his expression very ugly:

"I've already said..."

Hongjun also did not hide his thoughts:

"After all, I find it hard to believe that someone with a bright future would suddenly give up their life, and even harder to believe that your reason for giving up your life is merely that slaughtering myriad spirits has made your heart unfree..."

"My target has never been Zuqilin... it's too smart; my clumsy means can hardly deceive it."

On Jade Capital Mountain.

The more I hear it, the more it sounds like that riddler from last time.

"If you got gas, just let it out!"

"You finally got serious: Dao friend, attaining the Dao is of utmost importance; between heaven and earth there is only one position for attaining the Dao. Do you really think those old sly oxen and horses will let you off?"

Qilin Cliff.

"The fundamental meaning of cultivation has always been to let oneself live better; no normal person would sacrifice themselves to let others live better..."

After a cough, seeing Zulong surprised at how you know so much, you deliberately skipped this unimportant topic and switched to a mysterious tone: 'This isn't important; what matters is, once you truly begin to activate the spirits according to the covenant, Zuqilin's scheme will be fulfilled!'

"... You're putting in so much effort, will it really work? Not me saying, but your sowing-discord method really won't work; even if Zuqilin fought you to an injury-for-injury stalemate, it wouldn't likely suspect Zulong because of that."

"Damn it, you scammer, dare to come here?"

Zulong:!!!!

Could it be... the covenant has a problem?

Zulong pondered left and right, finally unable to suppress the fire in his heart, he gritted his teeth and proposed:

"To awaken the spirits for all beings, it's also time to begin!"

And Zuqilin is no soft persimmon; when the two powerhouses meet, naturally it's a bloody battle...

"This certainly isn't enough."

At some yuanhui yun, with your injuries fully healed, you went to the Crystal Palace again, only this time, to reduce Zulong's vigilance, you didn't bring Hongjun along.

But...

"Dao friend..."

Zulong said coldly.

Jiaoming was somewhat curious.

Hongjun gazed at his wounds for a while, then sighed:

"Because... you really are different from us..."

Zulong, anxious and sweating, kept shaking his head:

"This is of great importance; how could I possibly speak nonsense!"

Hongjun, sitting cross-legged under the tree, saw his eyelids twitching:

"I now truly believe you dare to drag the three ancestors to die together..."

Jiaoming revealed a villain-like smile:

Under Zuqilin's calm analysis, Zulong's anger barely subsided, but it was still unwilling:

"Are we just going to swallow this silent loss like that?"

"... This Jiaoming has a big problem!"

Zuqilin furrowed its brows:

"This time Jiaoming keeps saying I obstructed your great undertaking... this obviously shows he knows something; he even knows you last time discussed attaining the Dao with us..."

"Dao friend, would Zulong really turn against Zuqilin just because of this worry?"

It even perceived several key blind spots:

"Have you told him about our Dao-attainment plan?"

"Alright, this ends here!"

"The harder I am on Zuqilin, the more Zulong will worry that Zuqilin suspects it; plus we previously went to the Crystal Palace, and this time we're also acting under the banner of venting anger for it, indirectly proving it leaked the Dao-attainment covenant to us... its suspicion was already great!"

After a heavenly-human struggle, Zulong finally gritted his teeth and put you into the Crystal Palace.

"Of course not."

"How can you still doubt me!"

"No way!"

"Your mystifying antics completely plucked the string you planted in Zulong's heart; once the seed of doubt is sown, it's hard to uproot..."

"But even so, when you swaggered up to the Crystal Palace's exterior to seek an audience with Zulong, you still dealt it a sudden blow..."

"After all, we've known each other for so long, this bit of sowing discord..."

Thus it solemnly warned Zulong:

"Regardless of whether this time it was you who leaked the secret, you also need to remember: absolutely do not let slip your mouth again..."

Against the backdrop of everyone cherishing their lives as gold, Jiaoming's tactic of exchanging life for life is truly extremely aberrant.

To be honest, Ancestor Qilin would rather believe that Ancestor Dragon accidentally let something slip, than attribute the reason to some illusory excuse……

Jiao Ming shook their head:

【You utter this short sentence, and Ancestor Dragon is stunned: How do you know?】

……

Listening, Hongjun seemed to have realized:

Ancestor Qilin is not good at deceiving, and reverse-deceiving Ancestor Dragon is the same!

【But you remain calm, first blocking the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, then speaking loudly: Ancestor Dragon fellow Daoist, do not act rashly, let's talk properly.】

After all, attaining the Dao means surpassing all other innate divine beings; once the news leaks, it's only natural that others would band together beforehand to kill those three. Zu Long is quite certain he never spouted nonsense at the banquet.

Zu Feng pondered for a moment and had a vague suspicion:

Appearing together with Hongjun…… a puzzling information‑gathering ability……

【Damn you!】

To be frank, in order to achieve the best sowing‑discord effect, he really went all out!

"Then you still…?"

Zu Qilin didn't want to create further conflict, so he decisively dropped the topic; though Zu Long seethed inside, he had no choice but to shut his mouth……

"Our current strength isn't enough to decide victory; we must strengthen ourselves……"

"Is that normal?"

Hongjun merely smiled, then shifted the topic:

Yet the past life that Jiao Ming described was, in fact, nothing short of a 'saint'!

If a person's moral quality is too low, they naturally invite dislike; but if it's too high, they likewise seem unreal and hypocritical!

At least, Hongjun would find it hard to fully trust Jiao Ming's words based on just one side of the story.

Being framed like this, nobody could tolerate it—let alone Zu Long, who is always domineering and quick‑tempered.

Zu Feng couldn't help but grow suspicious……

Jiao Ming, likewise covered in wounds, was doing his best to heal.

Zu Qilin, after all, is the one in charge of intellect; Jiao Ming's tactics are clearly a clumsy attempt at sowing discord, and he would never fall for it.

【Zu Long, both shocked and furious, instantly went berserk, summoned the Dinghai Pearl, and roared as he charged forward!】

Without Zu Long leaking any secrets, how could an outsider possibly know so much?

"Why don't we just storm Yujing Mountain? Old Hongjun surely knows Jiao Ming's background; we'll go ask him for clarification, and if he won't talk, we'll cut him down……"

Even Hongjun, who has always styled himself as the pinnacle of Primordial morality, didn't think he could achieve that.

And there's also that line: 'Don't trust anyone……'

Zu Qilin's eyes flashed with vengeful light:

Jiao Ming cracked a grin:

"How come? You didn't believe me before?"

"Words alone aren't proof, so suspicion is natural."

"Then that's strange."

"So why do you believe me now?"

【But it still carefully inquired of Zu Long regarding the so‑called Daoist Jiao Ming; although Zu Long really didn't want to admit he knew you, given the importance he eventually gritted his teeth and admitted that he had indeed shared a small banquet with you not long ago……】

【Once it attains the Dao, amid new and old grudges, the fellow Daoist's life will surely be in jeopardy!】

Hongjun lacked some confidence:

【I'm the one stirring things up over there—how could I not know……】

Hongjun was puzzled: since he knows the other side's intellect‑in‑charge is hard to deceive, why go to all this trouble?

"My target is Zu Long!"

【Zu Long, so angry his face flushed, was about to rally his allies for a fight, but then saw you sigh: 'Did that old ox and horse tell you that to kill me you must first awaken the spirits of all beings, and only after breaking through can we speak?'】

"So we still need to go to the Crystal Palace and fan the flames once more……"

Zu Feng's heart inexplicably stirred:

"Could it be that the riddler's "rewriting everything" refers to the pact among the three?"

"Even if Zu Qilin knows I'm scheming against them and thus soothes Zu Long, Zu Long would still have reservations……"

Hongjun wasn't lying either, for in this barbaric age, talking about morality is utterly absurd.

Jiao Ming said calmly:

"Zu Long may not be a fool, but he's certainly no great sage either."

"When it comes to three versus two, we won't have an absolute edge; if we truly try to decide victory, the cost would be too great……"

"Regardless of whether Hongjun is on Jiao Ming's side, once we show up at his door we're forcing him to stand alongside Jiao Ming."

This matter is truly bizarre; no matter how Zu Qilin mulls it over, he can't devise a reasonable explanation.

Jiao Ming's expression froze:

"Are you praising me or insulting me? You're the abnormal one!"

It now only wants to seize Jiao Ming, brutally kill him, and thus prove its innocence!

But while the ideal is plump, the reality is scrawny; Zu Qilin outright vetoed it:

"We simply cannot do that now!"

One who comes from the future as a reverse‑time traveler, knowing the scheming among the three is only natural, even……

【Just for the sake of achieving the Dao, why not stab the old ox and horse in the back!】

……

(This chapter ends)