The old man took a deep breath and continued, "Young Emperor, you don't know that except for the thousand of us who were sealed by the God Emperor before, Zi Ling and the others are not complete living beings yet."
"Don't tell me that this is also the rule set by the God Emperor." Liu Xun looked straight at the old man, as if he wanted to see through the old man.
"Young Emperor is wise. These are the rules set by the God Emperor. When this world collapses, that will be the day they can become real living beings. At that time, they will be the same as the Young Emperor. But now they can't be the same as the Young Emperor..."
"Stop talking nonsense. I control your life and death, which means you are my slaves. Would a master sacrifice himself for the life and death of his slaves?" At this point, Liu Xun's eyes turned cold and he continued:
"Of course, you can refuse, but I don't mind killing you first and then choosing my own. But by then, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The twenty-seven old men heard this and laughed bitterly, saying in unison: "Young Master, please calm down. I know I was wrong. We will do everything according to your wishes."
"Forget it, I'll choose it myself, so that you won't choose some deformed species again." After Liu Xun finished speaking, he turned into a blood rainbow and disappeared into the sky. The twenty-seven old men had complicated expressions, sighed, and followed him.
At this time, Liu Xun, who was flying in the air, began to observe everyone carefully after hearing the old man's words. He found that as the old man said, no matter whether male or female, they could not be considered perfect creatures and still had defects.
"Am I going to be a monk for the next 200 years?" Liu Xun thought to himself, but then a flash of light flashed. Didn't he still have his hands? Oh, I never thought I would end up like this...
On the second day, when the old man brought the woman over, Liu Xun refused on the grounds of seclusion, because he really couldn't do such a thing. Rather than making himself more lustful, he might as well just go into seclusion.
In this way, Liu Xun thought about various ways to advance his magical powers every day. Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, there was only one day left before the two hundred years.
During this long period of time, he had visited Xiaoshou and tried to communicate with him, but Xiaoshou always said the same thing: I don't know.
Early this morning, twenty-seven old men gathered in front of Liu Xun's house. When he came out, the old men all looked at Liu Xun with expectation. After all, their life and death were in Liu Xun's hands.
"The magical power has not advanced." Liu Xun said to the old man calmly, as if he was talking about something insignificant. As his words fell, the faces of the old men around him changed, and their expressions were full of unwillingness.
"Young Emperor, is there no other way?" an old man asked hopefully, with a last glimmer of hope still in his eyes.
"Noisy..." Liu Xun said lightly, glancing at the old men around him, and then said: "Although the magical power has not been advanced, there is a way to swallow living people in, but the deadline is only one year. That is to say, if you go out and the magical power has not been advanced within a year, not only will you perish, but I will also be backfired..."
"This..." The twenty-seven elders were silent after hearing this. They could not guarantee that they would be able to help Liu Xun advance after they went out, but if they did not enter Liu Xun's magical world, not only would they die in a day, but even their clansmen would...
But if they go out, it will be different. As long as they go out, they can survive. Even if Liu Xun still hasn't advanced, they can still survive, but their clansmen will perish.
But would Liu Xun take risks for them? They didn't know, and they didn't dare to ask. At this moment, waiting in silence was the best choice.
"Let's make a deal." When both parties were silent, Liu Xun took a deep breath and said slowly.
"Please speak clearly, Young Emperor." Upon hearing this, the twenty-seven old men looked at each other, bowed to Liu Xun, and said in unison.
Liu Xun narrowed his eyes, glanced at the old man again, and said slowly: "I can save your people, but you and the thousand people who entered with you must die immediately and voluntarily become my prey."
After the words fell, there was silence. No one spoke, and no one could remain calm. Liu Xun looked around calmly with calm eyes.
During these two hundred years, while he was finding solutions, he also learned a lot of things, such as that these old men would not be affected in any way as long as they went out, which means they would be completely resurrected.
Moreover, the contract signed two hundred years ago was useless. Now he knew that as soon as he left this world, the contract would automatically disappear.
The question now is, will these 27 people take the initiative to sign the contract after they get out? Liu Xun didn't want to gamble, nor did he dare to gamble. The cultivation of these 27 people was much higher than his. If he made a wrong bet, it would not only be his life that would be at risk.
"Give me an answer within one stick of incense!" Liu Xun said and walked towards the house. He knew that this was a choice. No one could ignore his own life, not even a saint could do it, let alone them.
In fact, Liu Xun had secretly decided their fate at the beginning. Although there was a contract between them, once they got out, they were afraid that these people could kill him in a moment, and he would not even have the chance to release the contract.
As for why they didn't kill themselves here, firstly, after killing themselves, they would surely die in two hundred years, and secondly, even if they killed themselves, Liu Xun could recover in this world.
Another question is why Liu Xun let them choose to be devoured by him voluntarily? In the past two hundred years, Liu Xun's understanding of the devouring magic power has become more thorough. There is a world of difference between voluntary and involuntary.
If it was voluntary, he would not be affected by the backlash. On the contrary, if it was involuntary, when he got out, Liu Xun would not dare to bet that he could definitely withstand the backlash. You know, these are twenty-seven immortal monks.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth! Moreover, Liu Xun's life is not only about him, so he dare not gamble, let alone gamble! If he wants to blame someone, he can only blame them for being strong enough to threaten him.
After a stick of incense...
"Young Emperor, we old slaves have made up our minds. We are willing to be devoured by you." A voice came from outside the house, with a hint of sadness in the voice.
"It's good that you've made the decision. I'll give you one more stick of incense to go back and arrange your funeral arrangements. Do you know what to say?" Liu Xun said calmly, standing in the house and taking a sip of tea.
"Don't worry, young emperor. I know how to say it."
Liu Xun smiled helplessly. He knew that these people were all old men, and they must have thought more thoroughly than he did. As for the way out, they must have thought about it. In short, they would not tell the truth... (To be continued)