Chapter 264: A Request

The old monk's complexion had already turned ugly to the extreme. Seeing Gong Yue make such a move, his pupils shrank, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Even if everything you say is true, do you intend to strike and kill this old monk now?

Although I am not the true reincarnation of Master Jialan, as you said, my soul contains a sliver of Jialan's origin, so I can be considered half your master.

If you take action, I fear you will suffer the backlash of the Moon-Refining Mirror, causing this sliver of spirituality to vanish between heaven and earth."

"Why would I strike and kill you?

The instructions Old Man Jialan gave me were merely to observe this attempt at reincarnation.

As for what you have done during this process, who you have become, or even if you can truly succeed in reincarnating, none of it is important to him. He only wants a result of right or wrong."

Gong Yue replied indifferently. After the silver radiance in his hand converged, the ancient silver mirror sank directly into his body and vanished without a trace.

The next moment, his originally semi-transparent figure became solid and real amidst the flowing silver light.

Seeing this, Wang Yu couldn't help but take a few extra looks at Gong Yue's current body; he actually couldn't find any difference from a normal person.

"Then why have you appeared here now? Is it to stop this old monk from opening the treasury and taking the treasures inside?" Hearing Gong Yue's reply, the old monk felt mostly relieved, and his gaze turned back to the massive bronze door that had already been opened.

He did not know what restrictions had been set behind the bronze door. Looking from the outside, the interior of the treasury was pitch black, and when he swept it with his divine sense, he was similarly unable to penetrate it by even half a fraction.

One must know that for someone who had already lived six or seven hundred years, whether he was the reincarnation of Master Jialan was no longer a matter of great importance.

Only by obtaining the treasures of this Nascent Soul cultivator could he have a chance to acquire more life-extending spiritual medicine, or perhaps even break through to a major realm and greatly increase his lifespan.

"I almost forgot, you still don't know that there is actually nothing behind this bronze door. Those treasures in your memory are merely false memories that Jialan deliberately instilled into that portion of origin." Seeing the old monk's burning gaze toward the treasury, Gong Yue seemed to remember something and flicked his sleeve behind him.

With a "Bang," it was as if something had shattered behind the bronze door, and following that, sheets of white talismans drifted out from the stone hall, rapidly vanishing into nothingness before everyone's eyes.

The scene inside the stone hall suddenly became clear, and numerous empty iron racks were fully exposed to the old monk's eyes.

"Impossible."

The old monk simply refused to believe his own eyes. After sweeping his divine sense through the stone hall several times in succession, his face was filled with despair. He threw the Yuan Tong in his hand onto the ground and slumped half-limply to the floor, his entire person seemingly devoid of any will to live.

Seeing this, Wang Yu had no expression on his face, but his heart felt slightly relieved.

At this moment, Gong Yue swept his gaze over the blood-soaked Yuan Tong on the ground and said again:

"This little fellow is also a reincarnation containing Old Man Jialan's origin; he cannot die here now, so I must take action to save him."

As soon as the words fell, he gestured with one hand toward the ground in the distance.

That torn-off arm immediately soared into the air and landed steadily onto Yuan Tong's broken shoulder.

Following that, silver light erupted from before Gong Yue, and the Moon-Refining Mirror slowly condensed. He merely flicked it toward the young monk on the ground, and a cyan pillar of light sprayed out, enveloping him within it.

An incredible scene occurred!

Densely packed blood threads emerged from the wounds on Yuan Tong's chest and shoulder, which were shrouded in the cyan light, and they rapidly intertwined to form flesh buds at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths' time, not only had the wounds on the young monk's chest disappeared, but even the severed arm had been completely reattached and healed as if it were new.

As a few wisps of black Qi emerged from Yuan Tong's body within the cyan light, he, who had originally been on the verge of death, immediately regained his spirit. He stood up directly from the ground, bowed to Gong Yue, and said respectfully:

"Many thanks to Senior Gong for saving me; this junior is eternally grateful."

Clearly, Yuan Tong was not entirely ignorant of everything that had happened previously.

"I have my own reasons for saving you.

According to Old Man Jialan's instructions, I can now fulfill one request within my power for you reincarnated beings; it can be considered his compensation to you." Gong Yue waved his hand, and after the ancient silver mirror on his chest sank back into his body, he said to everyone present in a light, offhand manner.

Yuan Tong and Wang Yu were both stunned upon hearing this.

The old monk, who had originally been deathly pale and seemingly indifferent to everything, suddenly jumped up from the ground and hurriedly said to Gong Yue in a voice nearing a roar:

"One request? I want a high-rank life-extending pill that can extend my life by over a hundred years. You cannot refuse this request; I know that a hundred-year life-extending pill is nothing to Jialan, a Nascent Soul cultivator."

At this moment, the old monk seemed to have grasped at the final straw.

"If it is one request, I want a sarira born from the Buddha-bone of the Brahma Body." After a moment of consideration, Yuan Tong also put forward his own request.

Wang Yu could only sigh inwardly, a look of envy appearing on his face.

The promise of a fourth-rank Nascent Soul cultivator was naturally a massive opportunity, but it seemed he, an outsider, had nothing to do with it. Perhaps he should just find an opportunity to slip away quietly.

"A life-extending pill and a Buddha-bone sarira are both no problem, and both are within my power to provide." Hearing their requests, Gong Yue agreed in one breath.

He turned his head to look at the massive Brahma Body on the other side, which was still bound by chains of bright red talismans. He formed a seal with one hand, muttered something, and pointed at it from a distance.

A crisp "Crack" sounded from within the Brahma Body, and then it suddenly opened its mouth wide. A thumb-sized golden crystal sprayed out, which then drifted lightly into Gong Yue's hand.

This was the Buddha-bone sarira!

Wang Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes and take a few extra looks at this object.

The young monk's gaze also did not leave the golden crystal for even half a fraction; this item was the key to his future Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core, so how could he not be excited in his heart?

At this time, Gong Yue thrust an arm into his own chest and took out a vermilion wooden box from his body, saying indifferently to the old monk:

"Inside here is a third-rank 'Heavenly Mandate Snow Lotus Pill' collected by Old Man Jialan, and it is of top-grade quality. As long as it is consumed for the first time, it can extend one's life by about a hundred years."

"Fine, I want it." The old monk stared fixedly at the vermilion wooden box, his voice trembling as he replied.

"I have brought out both of these items, but I can only give one item to one of you." Gong Yue suddenly revealed a strange expression on his face at this moment.

"Senior Gong, what does this mean?" Hearing this, Yuan Tong couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

The old monk's complexion also changed drastically.

"It is very simple, because the order Old Man Jialan gave me was merely to fulfill one request. Now there are two of you, and you have proposed different items, which naturally counts as two requests.

Now only one person among you can obtain what they want. Have you decided who will withdraw?" Gong Yue said slowly. ===== CHAPTER 265 =====