Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Faced with Xiao Huohuo's taunts, Cao Meng didn't immediately respond. Instead, he used the Immortal Inquiry Tool to send a message in the Hehuan Sect's takeout group:
"Dear elders and fellow disciples, I will now explain the correct course of action in this situation!"

Cao Meng felt that as the future leader of the Hehuan Sect, he had to teach the Hehuan Sect's women how to handle this situation.

"what!"

With a mournful cry, Xiao Yuanzheng's only remaining left arm was burned to ashes by Cao Meng's True Fire of the Sun.

"You traitor Cao, what do you mean?"

Seeing his father transformed into an armless swordsman, Xiao Huohuo angrily questioned Cao Meng.

"Xiao Huohuo, when you're being so gossipy, you'd better think about others first. Remember, your father's left hand was crippled because of your gossipy mouth!"

Cao Meng mocked and ridiculed them, thinking that some people were just born idiots who thought they could point fingers at others, but in reality they were just incompetent fools.

"Cao Meng, you are unworthy of being a prodigy of a top sect. You have no class whatsoever!"

Xiao Huohuo felt that after his mockery, the other party should have accepted the challenge and then he would have saved his father.

But he really didn't expect that Cao Meng, as a prodigy of a top sect, would be so shameless as to threaten him with hostages. He really had no class at all!

"I am a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, a demonic sect, not a disciple of a righteous sect. What right do I have to maintain a prestigious demeanor?"

Cao Meng was speechless at Xiao Huohuo's brainlessness. Talking about manners with a disciple of a demonic sect? Was he an idiot?

Cao Meng has already joined the demonic path, so naturally he can do whatever he wants. Forget about the decorum of a noble family!
In the Hehuan Sect's group chat, Consort Duanmu was very satisfied with Cao Meng's behavior in the video. She felt that this rebellious disciple had a similar style to herself back then.

"Disciples of the Hehuan Sect, today that traitor has taught you a lesson. Remember that you are disciples of a demonic sect, not a righteous sect. When you have hostages, remember to use them wisely!"

Consort Duanmu was giving a lecture to the members of the Hehuan Sect in the group chat, hoping that these little vixens would learn from Cao Meng, learn to use hostages, and learn to be ruthless!
……

As Xiao Huohuo struggled to figure out how to handle the situation, a voice came from the storage ring on his right hand:
"Huo Huo, those two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from your Xiao family are watching from the shadows. Find a way to get them to restrain Cao Meng, and then you can find another opportunity to save your father!"

Xiao Huohuo's master was named Dan Chen. A thousand years ago, his physical body was killed by a powerful cultivator from the Soul Refining Sect, leaving only his primordial spirit to escape and hide in a storage ring.

The storage ring originally belonged to Xiao Huohuo's mother. About ten years ago, when Xiao Huohuo's mother was on her deathbed, she passed the storage ring to Xiao Huohuo.

Three years ago, Dan Chen awakened after absorbing enough spiritual energy. Because he owed Xiao Huohuo a life, he took her as his disciple, guided her in cultivation, and taught her alchemy.

Xiao Huohuo truly lived up to his destiny; in just three years, he had already reached the sixth level of the Golden Core cultivation.

"Thank you for the reminder, Master!"

If Dan Chen hadn't reminded him, Xiao Huohuo wouldn't have known that the Xiao family's First Elder and Second Elder were secretly watching!

"Cao Meng, he has a primordial spirit hidden in his storage ring!"

Shi Shi whispered to Cao Meng that she had sensed the fluctuation of the primordial spirit when Dan Chen was transmitting his voice to Xiao Huo Huo.

"Shishi, I know!"

Cao Meng had already guessed it, after all, the other party was called Xiao Huohuo, how could he not have a grandfather by his side!
However, Cao Meng was a little curious about who was more powerful, Xiao Huohuo's old man or his own alchemist Qin Lin'er's personal older sister Jiang Qingxin!

"Two elders, are you just going to stand by and watch these evil and crooked people bully my Xiao family?"

After learning that the First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family were secretly observing, Xiao Huohuo summoned them directly.

These two have been watching from the shadows, watching me suffer humiliation without showing themselves. Now that I'm using them as cannon fodder to draw fire, I can't blame myself.

Some things are wonderful in our imagination, but not necessarily in reality.

The First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family had both been exposed by Xiao Huohuo, and they had no choice but to show themselves at this moment.

"We two greet you, fellow Daoist!"

However, after they appeared, they did not attack Cao Meng as Xiao Huohuo had predicted. Instead, they were very polite to Cao Meng.

They're not stupid. As for Xiao Huohuo's idea of ​​using someone else to do his dirty work, he's dreaming!

Cao Meng looked at the First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family and sneered:
"You want to fight me?"

"No no no!"

The eldest elder of the Xiao family quickly denied it, and then explained:

"Fellow Daoists of the Hehuan Sect are joking. This time, it was our Xiao family that was in the wrong first, and our Xiao family should apologize!"

"Fellow Daoist, this marriage alliance plan was solely Xiao Sen's idea. Our cultivation levels are both inferior to his, so we can only obey his orders!"

The eldest elder of the Xiao family directly shifted all the blame onto Xiao Sen, distancing himself from the other party.

The three Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the An family were all dealt with, and Xiao Sen was also killed. Those two must have lost their minds to fight Cao Meng.

"In order to quell the anger of fellow Daoists of the Joyful Union Sect, we are willing to hand over the Xiao Sen lineage to you for disposal!"

The second elder of the Xiao family then spoke up, indicating their respective positions.

Anyway, Xiao Sen's lineage has little to do with them, so they don't want to get involved.

Cao Meng found the two elders of the Xiao family somewhat interesting, and said:

"Since that's the case, I can forgive and forget about your actions in capturing and killing Xiao Huohuo!"

Xiao Huohuo is the chosen one, and Cao Meng believes that he must have some trump card to protect himself, so he plans to find two cannon fodder to test the waters.

The First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family were undoubtedly the most suitable cannon fodder.

"really?"

Upon hearing Cao Meng's terms, both the First Elder and the Second Elder of the Xiao family found it hard to believe.

The other party's conditions were so simple that they couldn't believe it.

After all, they could crush a mere Qi Refining Level 3 ant with a single finger.

"really!"

Cao Meng nodded, signaling the other party to make a move quickly!

"???"

Xiao Huohuo was completely dumbfounded; this was not what he had expected!

He summoned the First and Second Elders of the Xiao family, hoping they would draw fire and act as cannon fodder for him, not to be used as pawns by others against him!

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have been better off not calling those two out. My master's idea was really terrible!
"It seems that you really did collude with the demonic sects to harm my grandfather!"

After noticing the killing intent in the eyes of the First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family, Xiao Huohuo said in a cold voice.

"Xiao Huohuo, the Xiao family gave birth to you and raised you. Now this matter is caused by you, so it's time for you to sacrifice for the Xiao family. Why don't you surrender?"

Although the First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family believed they had the strength to instantly kill Xiao Huohuo, they did not want to make a move.

Putting aside the fact that they were Xiao Huohuo's elders, the fact that they were Nascent Soul stage cultivators and attacked a junior at the third level of Qi Refining would really damage their reputation. Therefore, they wanted Xiao Huohuo to commit suicide.

"You colluded with demonic sects to harm my grandfather, caused my father's capture, and now you want me to surrender? How laughable!"

Xiao Huohuo wasn't stupid. Although the situation was unfavorable to him, he wasn't about to surrender. After all, if he surrendered, who would save his father?

Moreover, he still has trump cards, and his master Dan Chen. If he uses them well, he might be able to turn the tide and win.

Seeing that Xiao Huohuo didn't know what was good for him, the eldest elder of the Xiao family gave a look to a Golden Core cultivator at the second level who was relatively close to Xiao Huohuo.

The Golden Core Stage 2 cultivator immediately understood the Xiao family's Great Elder's meaning. He quickly mobilized all his spiritual power and attacked Xiao Huohuo with a palm strike, intending to kill him with one blow.

"You mere Golden Core Stage 2 dare to attack me? You're courting death!"

"Bajiquan!"

Xiao Huohuo quickly dodged the opponent's attack and retaliated with a punch to the opponent's dantian, shattering the opponent's golden core and crippling the opponent's golden core cultivation.

With this move, Xiao Huohuo's cultivation at the sixth level of the Golden Core stage was completely exposed.

"So you had already recovered your aptitude and cultivated to such a level right under our noses. You really have some impressive skills!"

"That old bastard Xiao Sen was indeed wary of us!"

The First Elder and Second Elder of the Xiao family were quite surprised by Xiao Huohuo's cultivation level of the sixth level of the Golden Core stage. They really did not expect that the other party could reach such a level.

They felt that all of this was a scheme set up by Xiao Sen, and they were glad that they discovered it today, otherwise there would definitely be big problems in the future.

Who knows, it might be Xiao Sen who dies instead of the two of them.

Xiao Sen, no matter how much you schemed, you never expected this kind of accident, did you? It seems fate truly rests on their shoulders.

The First Elder of the Xiao family glanced at the Second Elder, and the two nodded to each other.

Then, the Second Elder of the Xiao family released his pressure on Xiao Huohuo, and under the pressure of the Second Elder of the Xiao family, Xiao Huohuo's knees began to bend.

"You think you can make me kneel down? Don't even think about it!"

Xiao Huohuo shouted loudly, and then directly took out a black heavy sword from his storage ring.

He brandished his heavy sword and planted it in the ground, using the power of the sword to support his body and resist the pressure of the second elder of the Xiao family's Nascent Soul stage.

"court death!"

As the second elder of the Xiao family formed a sword incantation, a fierce sword aura attacked Xiao Huohuo.

Xiao Huohuo was enveloped by the pressure of the second elder of the Xiao family, and he was unable to move. He could only let the sword energy fall on him.

"puff!"

Xiao Huohuo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward.

When the Second Elder of the Xiao family saw that Xiao Huohuo was seriously injured and his life was uncertain, he was about to go over and finish him off when Xiao Huohuo suddenly sprang up and threw out a talisman.

The talisman was too fast; the Second Elder of the Xiao family had no time to dodge and was directly locked onto by the fire dragon formed by the talisman, which struck his chest and sent him flying backward.

"A low-grade, fifth-tier talisman—the Divine Fire Dragon Talisman!"

Cao Meng recognized the talisman Xiao Huohuo was using at a glance. He had one of these talismans, given to him by the great demon Xia Yulan.

Although the Second Elder of the Xiao family survived Xiao Huohuo's sneak attack, he has lost his fighting ability and will not be able to fight for a while.

Xiao Huohuo used two fifth-tier talismans to successfully ambush the second elder of the Xiao family.

One of them was a low-grade fifth-order defensive talisman, which is why he was able to withstand the attack from the second elder of the Xiao family and survive, thus feigning injury.

It was precisely by feigning injury that he was able to make the Second Elder of the Xiao family careless, allowing him to successfully unleash his second fifth-grade low-level attack talisman—the Divine Fire Dragon Talisman—to severely injure his opponent.

Xiao Huohuo pulled out several fifth-tier attack talismans, aimed them at Cao Meng and the Xiao family's Grand Elder, and threatened:
"Release my father now, or I'll kill you all!"

These fifth-tier talismans are Xiao Huohuo's foundation. He discovered these talismans in a secret realm. There are ten of them in total, including one fifth-tier mid-grade attack talisman.

It seems he's pulled out all the stops to get Cao Meng to release the prisoners.

"hehe!"

"I happen to have some fifth-tier talismans, and I think I have more than you!"

Cao Meng sneered, then took out a handful of fifth-tier talismans and played with them in his hand. There were at least a hundred talismans in this handful!
Among them are many mid-grade and high-grade fifth-order talismans, and even a few top-grade fifth-order talismans.

Cao Meng wasn't afraid of fifth-tier talismans at all, since his personal talisman-refining maid, the enchanting Xia Yulan, was a fifth-tier talisman master!
"Fizz!"

Everyone gasped when they saw how many fifth-tier talismans Cao Meng held.

To put it bluntly, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to produce so many fifth-tier talismans.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that Cao Meng had several such thick fifth-tier talismans in his storage ring.

Xiao Huohuo was at a loss as to what to do when he saw so many fifth-tier talismans in Cao Meng's hand.

Just then, Cao Meng put away the fifth-tier talisman, and Xiao Huohuo couldn't help but sneer inwardly at Cao Meng's arrogance.

But the next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore.

The moment Cao Meng put away the fifth-tier talisman, he grabbed Xiao Yuanzheng, who had lost both arms, and used him as a shield!
"Xiao Huohuo, I'm right here. I'd like to see if you dare to use your fifth-tier talisman. If you have the guts, then use it!"

With Xiao Yuanzheng as a shield, Cao Meng didn't believe Xiao Huohuo would dare to use a fifth-tier talisman unless the other party wanted to bear the unfilial crime of patricide!

Of course, even if Xiao Huohuo really used a fifth-order talisman, Cao Meng wouldn't be afraid, because his perfected innate Gengjin body was not something to be taken lightly!

"You traitor Cao, you villain, you are utterly despicable and shameless!"

Xiao Huohuo angrily denounced Cao Meng's behavior, saying that he had never seen such a person before!

"Yingji, that kid is no good. Stay away from him in the future, lest you be led astray by him!"

An Laodeng, who was watching the drama unfold, said something to An Yingji. He also felt some disdain for Cao Meng's behavior, thinking that Cao Meng's actions were not something a prodigy would do.

Old An couldn't understand why Cao Meng was so ruthless and experienced, since, as far as he knew, Cao Meng was even younger than his daughter.

Even I, an old fellow who has cultivated for hundreds of years, might not be as ruthless and immoral as the other party!

Sure enough, there was a reason why I disliked Cao Meng from the first moment I saw him; this kid is no good person!
"Shut your dog mouth! I don't think Cao Meng is a bad person at heart. He must have been bullied in the past to become like this!"

"Yingji, as the senior sister, you must take good care of Cao Meng. You and your fellow disciples should try to avoid arguing!"

Lanzhi's mother-in-law was quite a dutiful stepmother. Even while scolding An Laodeng, she didn't forget to speak up for Cao Meng and teach An Yingji!

"Mother, I know him better than anyone else. He's a born bad guy!"

An Yingji felt that her mother, Lanzhi, was too spineless. Her scoundrel junior brother had only given the other side a few fifth-tier talismans before, and she had already changed sides and defected to the enemy.

She really wanted to ask Lanzhi whether she was her biological mother or Cao Meng's biological mother.

Lanzhi smiled without saying a word. As someone who had been through it all, she knew perfectly well that An Yingji was angry with Cao Meng, but not angry; rather, she was resentful!

It's probably a young couple, senior and junior classmates, who must have had a fight in private. (End of Chapter)