Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 657: The Mist Disperses and Gathers Again

Chu Tai did not answer Yan Yi's doubts, but said coldly: "This matter is not something you should delve into, you just need to tell me whether you are willing or not."

"If I can go back safely, I would naturally be willing to do so. However..."

With a flicker of spiritual light, Yan Yi's illusory figure raised his head and looked at Chu Tai, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes: "However, do you really just need me to make a vow and promise to help you once in the future regardless of the cost? No need to add anything else, such as breaking off diplomatic relations between Xuanyuan Island and Emei Sect?"

"I dare not say anything else, but after this, are you still willing to have close relations with the Emei Sect? He can sell you out this time, and he can abandon you next time as well."

Yan Yi did not refute Chu Tai's words, but said calmly: "Just because I don't want to, it doesn't mean Xuanyuan Island doesn't want to. Although our lineage is overseas, we still need to communicate with the inland areas after all."

Hearing this, Chu Tai seemed to have thought of something and asked casually, "So you want to change the person you communicate with?"

"That's right. Although my Xuanyuan Island has received a lot of inheritance from the Taiyi Immortal Sect before, it has not cut off the roots of those inheritances. At most, it has only suppressed the time for them to rise. If you are willing, I can help those Taiyi Immortal Sects spread the Taoism again on behalf of Xuanyuan Island and serve as a medium for contact with the Jinhua Sect."

"You have invested a lot in Emei Sect before, right? Are you really willing to part with them now?"

Chu Tai's question made Yan Yi smile a little, and he said softly: "If it weren't for the previous oath, I would naturally be reluctant, but now I feel that following you, my fellow Taoist, is the only way to live a better life."

At this point, Yan Yi's tone changed, and he whispered: "I will not hide it from you, fellow Taoist. When I was on the verge of death, I found that there was a little bit of miscellaneous energy condensed on my soul, and some of my luck was contaminated with some obscure, unknown aura..."

As he spoke, a layer of hazy light appeared on the periphery of Yan Yi's soul, and a little golden light appeared in Chu Tai's eyes. He had already seen that the light came from the witch, and he closed his eyes slightly, as if casually saying: "This light looks interesting, and there are some signs that it can deceive people's minds and confuse people's spiritual consciousness. But looking at its root, it comes from your mind and soul, which should be one of the results of your past practice. I wonder what the method that gave rise to this light is? I want to avoid it in the future."

Hearing this, Yan Yi named several magic skills, then pretended to be nonchalant and added a sentence at the end.

"These methods are all methods passed down from the witches of the past, but they have all been modified by some immortal predecessors. After I learned them, I found that there was some vague connection between them, so I put them together and used them as a great secret method for me to deduce the secrets of heaven. At the beginning, I thought I had a keen eye and saw the hidden connection between many secret methods. Now I think that the people who plotted against me started planning at some point."

"Of course, there is another possibility. He actually has no intention of plotting against me. He just spreads out a lot of bait. Whoever eats it and can influence one or two people, he will make money."

In response to this, Chu Tai did not make any statement. He just silently used his magic power and true energy to help Yan Yi recover and fill his illusory soul a little.

When Yan Yi saw this scene, he didn't say anything more. He began to silently cooperate with Chu Tai to transfer magic power and restore his own condition.

However, Chu Tai himself, who was in Jinhua Cave Heaven, fell into a brief silence because of Yan Yi's words.

He suddenly had an idea. After he cut off Yan Yi's body, he had some feelings. He felt that one of the reasons why he should keep him was because Haha Patriarch was about to break through. The more Chu Tai thought about this idea, the more possible it was. After all, Haha Patriarch had practiced for many years and stayed at the threshold of the third rank for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. No one could be 100% sure what state he was in now.

But everyone knew that this last great wizard of the wizarding world was only a tiny bit away from the third rank and could cross that line at any time.

It's all just a matter of time.

But this problem has been ignored by everyone because Old Ancestor Haha has never tried to break through.

But if Ancestor Haha breaks through as a result, Chu Tai will have a sense of it, and it is natural for him to have the sense of keeping Yan Yi. After all, according to Yan Yi's words, he himself is also the target of Ancestor Haha's calculations.

So the only question now is, Chu Tai sensed through Yan Yi that Patriarch Haha was about to break through. Was it because Yan Yi's death would push Patriarch Haha to take a further step, or was it because Yan Yi's own spiritual perception resonated with his own, or was it because Yan Yi's death would stimulate Patriarch Haha and force him to break through ahead of time?
Many thoughts flashed through Chu Tai's mind. He did not make a judgment immediately, but began to think about how he should respond if Ancestor Haha successfully broke through.

Thinking of this, Chu Tai couldn't help but look towards Shao Siming.

Unlike the smooth progress in the East China Sea, the two teams led by Shao Siming and Yun Zhongjun did not have much success in collecting the treasure.

Soon after the two blessed places, Jindao Gorge and Yaojun Cliff, were opened, first the nearby cultivators interfered, then the cultivators from the Wutai Alliance intervened, and then some independent cultivators came.

After suppressing the two wandering cultivators, Shao Siming learned from them that the information about the opening of the two blessed places came from the imperial court. To be more specific, it was Qingli Caixian who sent people to pass on the news, causing many people to want to get a piece of the pie. Even some wandering immortals living in seclusion in the East and Central Plains paid some price to let their disciples establish connections with the two places, making the situation extremely chaotic.

But because of this, Yun Zhongjun and Shao Siming did not really fight with the Emei Sect. The conflicts between the two sides were relatively restrained. Sometimes they would even work together to suppress some independent cultivators who did not know the seriousness of the situation and wanted to dig up the earth veins and steal treasures.

But in Chu Tai's opinion, all of this still has some problems, especially that Qingli Caixian.

'How did this matter get involved with him again? Speaking of which, it seems a bit too coincidental that my Xiang Jun Xiang Furen's incarnation was forced to leave and go to a foreign land. I just found something wrong, and I can't stay in Dongji Chenguang Datian because of Daluotian's group...'

Thinking of this, Chu Tai was aware that his guess was a bit forced, but his spiritual perception in his heart felt that this possibility was very high. Even if there was no absolute connection, indirect influence was definitely inevitable.

"So, what else is hidden in the body of this Qingli Wealth Immortal? Is there any connection between him and that Haha Patriarch?"

Chu Tai snapped his fingers, made a gesture to sense the situation, and silently turned his attention back to Xiang Jun and Madam Xiang.

(End of this chapter)