Chapter 202: Making the Ancestor Owe Me a Favor

【……】

「……」

One person and one skeleton, three eyes meeting.

There was no help for it; the two of them present had a total of three eyes between them, and all of them belonged to Ren Yidao.

Even if he were generous enough to share one with the other party, they still couldn't scrape together two pairs of eyes...

【More than that, although he is an Evil, he has already repented...】

「That's fake, don't tell me you can't see that. 」

【Sigh, judge by deeds, not by the Heart Star...】

「Then there's nothing to be done; the person is dead and gone, maybe next time for sure. 」

「I have already repented, I hope the Master can forgive me and give me a chance to turn over a new leaf. 」

【……】

Time passed, he knew not how long, until Ren Yidao felt his body suddenly belong to him once again.

「……Phew. 」

The moment he regained control of his body, Ren Yidao could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Even though Ren Yidao was ninety percent certain, the power of choice had been in someone else's hands, so he dared not relax.

Not to mention,

the feeling of being the meat on the chopping block while others held the knife was not pleasant at all.

After carefully checking himself over, Ren Yidao did not discover anything unusual.

He did not know if his own ability was insufficient to detect it, or if the other party truly had no malicious intent.

When one's skills are inferior to others, this is how it goes; he couldn't even tell if the other party had left behind a contingency.

After thinking for a moment, Ren Yidao looked toward the skeleton opposite him and spoke directly:

「Did you do anything to my body? 」

After saying this, Ren Yidao had a strange feeling.

It was like blacking out from drinking with a friend at night, only to wake up the next day and find the two of you sleeping in the same bed.

And, his backside hurt a little...

Not knowing why he was being looked at with such a strange gaze, Haigu Daoren said slowly:

【……No.】

「Really? We agreed to judge by deeds, not by the Heart Star, so don't go coveting my body! 」

From these few sentences, Ren Yidao had roughly figured out the personality of this mysterious expert.

This was a fellow so upright and naive that it bordered on pedantic.

What was going on?

Could someone with this kind of personality really have such high strength?

Or was the cultivation world of the past really that wonderful?

Haigu Daoren was silent for a moment; ignoring this overly familiar fox, he spoke to himself:

【Today I temporarily borrowed the little friend's body for use, I hope you do not mind.】

The skeleton maintained its previous posture, its mouth not opening or closing, yet the voice sounded in the depths of Ren Yidao's Heart Star.

【This matter was the old man's rashness; I owe the little friend a favor.】

「Oh! 」

Hearing this, Ren Yidao, who had just been looking resentful, instantly perked up.

Backside hurt?

What backside hurt? The backside was on the tree.

The backside didn't hurt at all.

It seemed this old brother wasn't completely ignorant of worldly wisdom after all!

Wasn't this very sensible?

「Oh my, Master, you are being too polite with those words. 」

Ren Yidao waved his hands and said righteously:

「Being able to help you is my honor; as for the favor... since you have already said so, I shall not decline. 」

【……】

What's with that.

Could it be you thought I would refuse?

Am I, Ren Yidao, the kind of person who would let someone else's good intentions go to waste?

One must not decline a gift from an elder!

【Hehe...】

For some reason, Haigu Daoren suddenly laughed while looking at Ren Yidao.

？

「Master, what is so funny? 」

【Nothing, it is just that seeing you, I suddenly feel a bit nostalgic.】

Ren Yidao was stared at by those pitch-black eye sockets, yet he felt no fear in his Heart Star.

On the contrary, he had an illusion.

From that skeleton, he felt an emotion that was both strange and familiar.

Kind.

In a trance, he seemed to see a gentle old man sitting before him, observing him with a warm gaze.

Why would he have such a feeling?

Facing unprovoked malice, Ren Yidao could easily ignore it.

But this kind of goodwill without any warning, he found somewhat hard to handle.

"You are..."

【I said back then that humans and the Demon Race could actually coexist, but they wouldn't believe it.】

Ren Yidao:!

The voice of Haigu Daoren was full of gratification, and he chuckled lightly:

【Born as a demon, so what? Why can one not learn the Dao? Hahaha!】

He was happy, but Ren Yidao was somewhat silent.

"..."

Having been a human for too long, Ren Yidao had become accustomed to it in many ways, subconsciously ignoring his identity as part of the Demon Race.

He was a human, but he was also a demon.

Ren Yidao had a very flexible bottom line; he used whichever identity was convenient.

He had hidden himself very well, but this great power who had borrowed his body had no reason not to discover this secret.

【Little friend, do not worry, I will not tell anyone.】

【Besides, hehe... I also have no time left.】

The great enemy is gone, and he can no longer hold on...

Haigu Daoren sighed; when death was truly about to arrive, he could not help but feel a bit melancholy.

Even an Immortal must die.

Feeling the death energy from the other party, Ren Yidao frowned and hurriedly spoke:

"My lord!"

【Do not try to persuade me, my mind is made up; I do not wish to continue living in this world in such a base manner...】

"Oh, that's not what I meant."

Ren Yidao asked nervously:

"I mean, then this favor..."

What should I do!

Old man, are you trying to welsh on the debt?

Haigu Daoren was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, diluting the touch of melancholy that had arisen.

【Hahaha!】

【You are still afraid that I will owe you a favor and not repay it, you little fox, hahaha! Rest assured, rest assured! Haha...】

Perhaps, even he had not expected that at the end of his life, he would encounter such a turn of events.

Haigu Daoren fell silent, and the Rune inscribed upon him also dimmed.

An Ascension Realm expert, an Immortal who once shook the universe, thus calmly met his end.

He did not ask how the world was; perhaps... he was also afraid that his Heart Star would have lingering attachments and he would want to stay.

If one must leave, leave with detachment.

Those who cling to life will eventually die.

Everything had returned to calm.

The Bronze Lamp was completely extinguished, the wick shattered, and there was no longer any possibility of it being relit.

The wooden house returned to darkness, as if everything before had just been an absurd dream.

"..."

And Ren Yidao lowered his head, looking at the Bronze Lamp that was beginning to decay and crumble, when he suddenly had a question:

This offering lamp, who exactly was it offering to?

Hmm?

Hmm!!?

"... Could it be, is it like this?"

A bold idea flashed through his mind:

"Using the enemy's bones as a wick, their flesh as oil, and their Divine Soul as fire, turning oneself into a nightmare in the other's Heart Star."

Or rather...

"Offering oneself as a god."

Gulp.

The more Ren Yidao thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and he could not help but continue to ponder:

"Then, as long as it does not go out, you will not perish..."

Does this method sound somewhat familiar?

Ren Yidao was more than familiar with it!

Isn't this the Divine Path inherited by the Divine Path Sect?

It is just that it is not actively turning oneself into a god, but turning oneself into a god in the hearts of others.

"Then his identity, could it be that he is the ancestor of the Divine Path Sect?"

Hiss...

"Huh? Then just now..."

Holy crap.

Senior Sister!

I've made it big!!!

I actually made the Old Ancestor owe me a favor!

And while Ren Yidao was in shock, he suddenly felt an intense killing intent pressing toward him from behind.

A roar like a thunderclap rang out from behind him:

【How dare you desecrate the General's remains!!!】

【I will kill you!!!】

Turning his head abruptly, Ren Yidao saw a large purple face with eyes wide in rage!

Ren Yidao:???

Holy crap!

What the hell is that?

Is it Thanos!!?

The computer screen is dead, my mentality has collapsed.