Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 297 Sacrifice
The moon is dark and the wind is high, the sky is full of murders and arson.

"It's not safe for Qin Feng to be alone in the bamboo building," Lian Gouyue pinched his throat and said in a very strange voice, "I suggest we go and eavesdrop on that uncle directly!"

"Qin Feng can stay in the building to support you and me."

"really?"

"That's fake, because if you keep dragging your feet, I'll be the only one going back!"

After being insulted by Wei Xi, Lian Gou Xie finally calmed down and followed her cautiously.

Qin Feng is indeed the strongest among the three, but Wei Xi feels that the situation tonight has not yet developed to the point where action is needed.

After all, Wei Xi came here to look for the Wood of Immortality, so there was no need to waste all his skills and energy on other places.

"From what I can see now, at least that uncle of yours knows Jiuai Mountain very well. Perhaps he knows about the material."

"There's clearly something strange about this tribe," Wei Xi instructed. "If we can't find the materials we need, we'll leave. There's no need to stay any longer."

"I still don't understand why you're messing around with materials. Are you really going to become a weapon refiner?"

"What's wrong with being a weapon refiner?" Wei Xi asked, "Why, do you have any objections?"

"Yes and no," Lian Goujie answered tactfully, "You hold a grudge against Li Changxu because of the Yinyang Slope incident, and perhaps against the Zhenhai Sect and the Wanjian Sect as well... If it's just for revenge, then enduring all this hardship is a bit too much..."

Wei Xi, with a triangular scarf covering his mouth and nose, stopped and said, "Yin Yang Slope isn't the point. What I hate is that I was blamed for it."

"Two years," Wei Xi retracted his gaze, his voice becoming sinister. "Someone has to compensate me! I've decided on Elder Xian Hua as my master!"

"Let me tell you a story. It's dark here, and the atmosphere is great..."

Wei Xi didn't know what Lian Gou was thinking, so he replied directly, "I won't listen!"

Lian Gouqie said to himself, "There used to be a temple in Baoxiang City. Inside, there lived an old monk. It was said that he was very pious and would meditate in front of the Buddha before dawn to seek enlightenment."

"One day, a merchant came from the City of the Dead Immortals. He was offering lamps in the temple, using the oil he brought with him. The oil had a unique fragrance when it burned."

"The old monk was very happy and took the initiative to ask the merchant. The merchant chanted a few Buddhist scriptures and then said that if the master liked it, he would send it to the monk every month and offer it in front of the Buddha, which would be a token of his appreciation."

Lian Gou's voice was calmer than usual. "The old monk happily agreed. A year later, some skinny children came to the temple. They were orphans who had lost their parents nearby..."

"Oil is made by people," Wei Xi interrupted. "Why are you telling me this?"

"You're absolutely spot on," Lian Goujie took a deep breath. "It's the children's parents... but the key part of the story is the second half. The old monk finally uses his own methods against the old monk, but unfortunately, he also becomes insane and eventually commits suicide by swallowing incense and candles."

Lian Gouye grabbed Wei Xi's arm and said in a deep voice, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"You want me to lock Li Changxu up in Yinyangpo?" Wei Xi sneered, "That's too easy for him!"

"You're pretending to be confused, aren't you? I want to say that it's okay for you to take revenge. But no matter what means you use or to what extent, don't hurt yourself."

Wei Xi blinked and smiled, "I thought you wanted me to ruin Li Changxu's reputation before killing him, just like I did with that merchant from the Dead Immortal City."

"Don't worry," Wei Xi patted his chest, "I don't have much conscience, especially not on the enemy."

Lian Gouyu had been holding it in for a month when he finally found the chance to talk to Wei Xi about it. As expected, the other party didn't listen at all! This left Lian Gouyu feeling a little frustrated: he was genuinely worried that Wei Xi would do something that would kill a thousand enemies but only cost him eight hundred. Li Changxu's death was not a pity, but Wei Xi was one of his few friends...

Forget it, Lian Gouqie resigned himself to following Wei Xi's footsteps. She was much smarter than him and would never do anything stupid.

If it really doesn't work, let Qin Feng break all the techniques with one sword!

"Wei Xi, why don't you let us go out at night?"

Finally hearing Lian Gouqie talk about something serious, Wei Xi said seriously, "I don't know the specific reason, but my guess is it's something like murder and firefighting, prostitution and theft, or worshiping evil spirits. It's all written in the storybooks you gave me!"

"But your uncle is a cultivator in the foundation-building stage," Wei Xi took out two pills, the surface of which was shimmering with a translucent luster, "If you don't want to be discovered, you need to take the pills if you come close."

Under the cover of night, the Taobin tribe looked like a projection of the mountains. The two people who had taken the elixir quietly approached a bamboo building in the center of the tribe.

There are many insects and snakes in Nanjiang, and most of the bamboo houses are erected. It is difficult to eavesdrop without some skills.

The two people hid their bodies for a short while and climbed on the high branches, concentrating and trying to find out the news.

The facts did not disappoint Wei Xi who did not sleep in the middle of the night: there were a few bean lamps lit in your uncle's bamboo house, making the faces of the people gathered there in the middle of the night look even more gloomy.

The situation was quite strange. Wei Xi couldn't help but frown, thinking that searching the mountain would be more reliable.

But then he heard a quarrel coming from the bamboo building, "...Humph, the day of sacrifice is coming again. If we can't find what it wants, we will be in trouble!"

"The Immortality Tree...those things are haunting near the Immortality Tree. Maybe we can just sit back and wait for them!"

"Jiuai Mountain is not a place that ordinary people can go. What kind of cultivation level do you have to go there to die? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

"Alright!" Uncle Nun slammed the table. "You all are quite good at talking!"

"I'm telling you! The Longevity Wood is Nanjiang's treasure! How could it be used as bait there? Give up now!"

Your uncle obviously has the highest status among this group of people. As soon as he spoke, no one around him refuted him.

Wei Xi, who was hanging on the tree branch, was filled with shock: he never expected that this small tribe actually knew the whereabouts of the Longevity Tree.

But what about the "sacrifice" and "bait" they are talking about?

However, Wei Xi has already figured out two things: one is that there are undercurrents in the Tao Bing tribe, and the other is that the Longevity Wood is highly valued. If he takes it for himself easily, he will probably suffer a lot before leaving Nanjiang.

It seems that I have to find a way to fleece the Nanjiang people from under their noses. Wei Xi convinced himself incredibly quickly.

"Aren't there three monks here?" a "genius" in the room said, "Since they are also going into the mountains, it's a good opportunity to deal with that thing..."

Hearing this, Lian Gou Xie almost fell off the book. Unexpectedly, there was another expert: the people in the bamboo building were talking to each other, and they almost captured Wei Xi and others to work them immediately.

Wei Xi was furious: She has always been the one taking advantage of others, how could she tolerate others plotting against her?
Before Wei Xi could react, Lian Gouqie threw a silver needle and inserted it between Wei Xi's fingers.

Although he couldn't see his accomplice, Wei Xi also felt something was wrong. He looked down and saw green spots of light everywhere on the ground.

(End of this chapter)