"Duan Qingming!" Gu Pinglin grabbed his shoulder.
Duan Qingming dodged the hand and walked to a cleaner place nearby. He lifted the hem of his robe and sat down. "Junior brother has also noticed that the missing sword energy left by the remnant ancestor is probably not just to verify the identity of the successor."
Gu Pinglin sent a voice message: "You did it on purpose."
"It's just a convenience. Jun Muzhi is not something I care about," Duan Qingming also said in a voice transmission, "What, do you want to expose me?"
Exposing him would mean that Lingxin Sect would be held responsible. Gu Pinglin frowned, "You don't have to do this. You promised not to attack Lingxin Sect. I won't take your advice."
"Nanzhu is in trouble, and you're going to stand by and watch?"
"That's his business."
"Oh?" Duan Qingming laughed, "How ruthless."
Heartless? Gu Pinglin sneered: "Senior Brother Bu treated you as a brother, Qi Shisan risked his life to protect you, Nanzhu treated you as a distinguished guest and treated you with great courtesy, and as for Jun Muzhi, you were the one who ruined his plans first. Who is heartless between you and me?"
"Changing his attitude towards me because of a woman is Bu Shuihan's stupidity; wanting to be a gentleman without sufficient ability is Qi Shisan's stupidity; doubting me but not being on guard is Jun Muzhi's stupidity; as for Nanzhu, treating you as a confidant is even more stupid," Duan Qingming didn't care much, but his tone revealed a deep coldness, "In this world, the weak will sooner or later become stepping stones for others, and stupid people have no need to exist. Even if others don't do anything, they can still seek death on their own."
"Ridiculous!" Gu Pinglin retorted without thinking.
Duan Qingming said, "If you are not strong enough, will Bu Shuihan be close to you? Will Qi Shisan look at you more? Nanzhu can only give you money in return. Only when we are on the same level can we call each other friends. Gu Xiaojiu, stupid people are not worth our attention."
Gu Pinglin really wanted to laugh. This person's idea was simply unreasonable. Why didn't he realize in his previous life that this monster had reached this level? Gu Pinglin pursed his lips and said, "So, defeating you is not stupid?"
"You can think so."
"You..." Gu Pinglin hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head, "It's up to you." Then he ignored him and turned to walk towards Nanzhu.
Nanzhu stood outside the stone gate, pacing from time to time, knocking on the door from time to time, looking very anxious.
Gu Pinglin patted his shoulder and consoled him: "Envoy Jun Ling is not here, and Brother Nan is the Lord of Penglai. If you lose your composure because of this, it will be bad."
Nanzhu froze for a moment and sighed deeply: "I was also panicked and indeed lost my composure, but it seemed very dangerous inside, and Mu Zhihe..."
Gu Pinglin said: "The Lord's Spirit will bring good luck to people."
Nanzhu was silent for a moment, then said in a voice transmission: "The two things I am worried about are Muzhi and Penglai."
If Jun Muzhi cannot come out safely, Tiancan Sect will definitely vent their anger on Penglai Island, and it is hard to say what Lord Pingcang will do after losing his grandson. He can be so frank, which shows that he absolutely trusts Gu Pinglin.
Gu Pinglin understood his concerns.
The king is not ruthless, he just has the expectations of too many people on him. No matter how much he values Jun Muzhi, he still has to put Penglai's foundation first.
"The Lord Spirit Envoy will be safe," Gu Pinglin paused and reminded him implicitly, "On the contrary, it is the inheritance of the Remnant Ancestor. The Earth-Que Sword Qi has long been lost. The Remnant Ancestor left it here, and his intention is probably not that simple."
Nanzhu was not stupid. She heard the deep meaning behind the words and was immediately shocked: "What do you mean?"
Feeling Duan Qingming's gaze, Gu Pinglin said, "It's always better to take precautions before they happen."
Nanzhu looked serious and fell into deep thought.
Having said that, Gu Pinglin simply turned sideways and looked back at Duan Qingming without changing his expression.
Duan Qingming smiled, retracted his gaze and closed his eyes.
Gu Pinglin was also calm.
Although Nanzhu is loyal, I have done him a favor and I don't owe him anything. If he fails because of this, it will be his fate in this life.
Is it ruthless
Even if I have tried my best to avoid everything in this life, I will still have to watch my master die. If Bu Shuihan still gets into trouble, will I fight with Duan Qingming to death like I did in my previous life
Since his rebirth, he has changed a lot of things. Now that he has shifted his gaze away from Duan Qingming, he realizes that all of this is meaningless. There is only one destination for cultivators - the Great Dao.
Gu Pinglin lowered his head slightly, raised his hand to touch his chest, feeling the strong and steady heartbeat, and gradually pursed the corners of his lips.
Once a cultivator sees through this, who would not be ruthless
From this perspective, it seems that the stained self in the previous life was more affectionate.
Gu Pinglin decisively let go.
Melancholy only lasts for a moment. Any emotions that may affect your path do not need to last too long.
Putting aside all distracting thoughts, Gu Pinglin looked around carefully and thought to himself: This is already the bottom of the sea. I'm afraid that there is more than just this Yinhuang Cave. The caves outside should also contain the essence of earth stone, so they can withstand the weight and squeezing force of seawater. To melt so much earth stone essence, even the ancestor Baichuan cannot do it. There is also floating wind at the exit above. The Yinhuang Cave should be formed naturally, and the ancestor just modified it.
While Gu Pinglin was thinking about this, a Qi clan cultivator suddenly asked, "There's wind blowing at the exit, how do we get out?"
As soon as he mentioned it, everyone noticed this problem.
Spiritual power cannot work above the floating wind, and without the support, it is difficult to jump up. The heights between the stone stairs are quite large, so it is easy for everyone to come down, but it is a bit troublesome to go up.
Xin Ji sat on the ground and waved his hands weakly: "How could the ancestor leave behind a legacy without leaving a way out? Could it be that he wanted to trap the heir to death here? Kid, save your worries and stop imagining nonsense."
"That makes sense. There must be a mechanism here." Qi Wan'er agreed, tapping and pressing the surrounding stone walls and stone spikes as she spoke.
"Don't move." A hand reached out to stop him.
Seeing that he was still willing to care about her, Qi Wan'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took her hands behind her back, and said, "What's the big deal?"
The Qi clan monks hurriedly said, "Master Yao is right. Envoy Jun Ling just suffered a loss. It is better to be cautious."
Qi Wan'er was not someone who would not listen to advice. Upon hearing this, she took a few steps back and stopped moving.
Yao Feng withdrew his hand and stepped back, remaining silent.
Since the two of them were talking, the atmosphere became more relaxed. Qi Wan'er cleared her throat and said, "In my opinion, the method of triggering the mechanism must not be too difficult... What do you think?" He faced the crowd, but glanced at Yao Feng.
"That makes sense," Bu Shuihan thought for a moment, "It must be what one would do after receiving the inheritance."
Everyone agreed.
Ming Gongnu said: "It must be an unintentional action."
Qu Lin agreed: "Your Highness is right."
Both women spoke up, and Gan Li also said boldly: "Maybe it's what people would do when they are trapped here and anxious?"
"What you said makes sense, little brother," a Qi monk asked, "Just think about it, if people get anxious, what will they do?"
Xin Ji said: "If it were me, I would just release my true energy and move anything, maybe I could trigger the mechanism."
Duan Qingming suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Did someone enter that door?"
Everyone was shocked.
"What!" Xin Ji jumped up and cursed, "These little bastards are really dishonest. I have said it before, people in there can't escape. What are you waiting for? Finding the inheritance is the right thing to do..."
Duan Qingming said with a smile: "This place is affected by the floating wind, and the true energy cannot be released. It is more realistic for the senior to jump up and down."
Everyone reacted and laughed.
Xin Ji realized that he had been teased, and he became angry and humiliated, looking sinister: "The boy named Duan..."
"Hey--" Duan Qingming raised his eyebrows and waved at him, holding the soul stone in his palm, "Junior's hand is heavy, senior, please think it over before you speak."
"Hey, hey!" Xin Ji's face changed drastically. He stared at the fragile soul stone in fear, "You... be careful! Be careful!" Seeing that everyone was confused, he quickly shut up and snorted angrily, with veins throbbing on his forehead.
Gu Pinglin pursed his lips.
In his previous life, the famous pupil demon was a man who was feared by both the righteous and the evil. It can be seen that he was very experienced. No one would have expected that in this life, after losing his pupil painting and the "Nine Chapters of Spirit Refining", and meeting the monster Duan Qingming, he became so... interesting
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The atmosphere here was joyful, but Qi Wan'er only paid attention to Yao Feng. Seeing that he never spoke, she couldn't help but ask, "What do you think, Brother Yao?"
Yao Feng said, "Hmm," "Both make sense."
Qi Wan'er deliberately tried to find a topic to talk about, just to clear up the past grudge. Hearing this, he was so angry that his face fell on the spot. Ji Qinnan happened to come over, so he simply turned around and talked to Ji Qinnan.
While everyone was talking, Gu Pinglin calmly walked over and patted Gan Li on the shoulder. Gan Li understood and quietly followed him out of the crowd and talked not far away.
With a smile on his thin lips, Duan Qingming leaned leisurely on the stone spike, his narrow eyes looking somewhere unknown, as if he was paying attention to this side, but also seemed not to be paying attention.
Everyone was hoping that Jun Muzhi would come out, but they waited for two days and there was still no movement from inside the gate. The Penglai monks were getting a little restless, and the others were not in a good mood either.
Lady Ming walked up to Nanzhu and whispered, "Young Master, you must make plans early."
"What do you mean by that, young lady? We don't know what's going on inside, but Envoy Jun Ling may not be in trouble." A monk from Penglai had been keeping an eye on her for a long time, and he couldn't help but glare at her when he heard her words. Although Duke Pingcang was powerful, his bloodline was weak. If Jun Muzhi got into trouble, there would be no one to succeed him. His subordinates least wanted to see this situation, not to mention that he was Jun Muzhi's confidant.
Lady Ming cleverly avoided his anger and smiled humbly: "Lord Dugu has misunderstood. Mingzhu has no other intentions. Well, I said too much." After saying that, she immediately stepped back.
Lord Dugu snorted and looked at the stone gate again, unable to hide the anxiety in his eyes.
"How long do we have to wait?" Zhou Yi, who was meditating nearby, suddenly opened his eyes.
Nanzhu was unsure and looked after Pinglin.
Gu Pinglin said: "It is reasonable that inheritance takes time."
Zhou Yi said coldly: "Who knows if he is dead or not? If he doesn't come out in ten or a hundred years, are we going to wait forever?"
After such a long period of calm, Nanzhu was no longer as impulsive as before, and did not care about these trivial words. He waved his hand and said, "It is useless to argue now. Brother Zhou is a wise man. Why not wait for two more days? If the Lord Spirit Envoy has not come out by then, Brother Zhou will report to the sect. Penglai will never shirk its responsibility."
Zhou Yi really shut up.
Nanzhu was right, the facts could not be changed, and it was impossible for him to kill everyone on Penglai Island now. It was simply a failure in the mission and he was just filled with resentment.
How long had those people stayed here in the previous life? Gu Pinglin was searching his memory when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.
Looking up, everyone looked at each other in surprise. Most of the people present were alchemy practitioners, so it was impossible for them not to notice it.