Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 516 Killing two birds with one stone

"Take the initiative?" Song Xian nodded calmly. "With Fellow Daoist Cheng's cultivation level, dealing with him is naturally no problem. I just wonder what role a Foundation Establishment cultivator like me needs to play?"

“If I were to encounter him again, I am confident that I could capture him, but he has vanished without a trace. The difficulty now lies in how to lure him out. I have now advanced to the Golden Core stage, and he will certainly not dare to show himself upon hearing news of me. Therefore, I can only use you to lure him out.”

Song Xian was speechless. It turned out that he had come here specifically to use him as bait to lure out Wei Fan. What a clever plan.

He could never agree to such a thing. Not to mention the high level of danger involved, even if he succeeded, what benefit would he gain? Since the other party hadn't bothered him, why should he provoke them? It was best for everyone to just stay out of each other's way.

The other party may not have known that he took the gourd, or did not know the gourd's wonderful uses, so he did not take it to heart. If he were to take the initiative to jump out, wouldn't that be like protesting too much, clearly telling the other party that he had taken their treasure?

Besides, everything said so far is only Cheng Yuyuan's side of the story, and the truth is still unknown. Why would he risk his life just by listening to a few words?
It's possible that Cheng Yuyuan's real target is him, and these words are just an excuse to lure him out of the mountain gate.

He always viewed human greed and selfishness with the most malicious intent.

"Then Fellow Daoist Cheng must have a way to lure him out!" Although he had made up his mind to refuse the matter, he did not express his opinion immediately, but continued to ask questions to obtain as much information as possible.

"We don't have a good method, but we do have a clumsy one, which is the only way we can try now. I remember Fellow Daoist Song picked a gourd in that secret realm?"

Song Xian's heart skipped a beat. Before he could reply, Cheng Zongyuan continued, "That gourd must have some wonderful use!"

“If Fellow Daoist Cheng hadn’t brought it up, I would have almost forgotten about it. That gourd was just an ordinary object, without any spiritual power. I threw it away a long time ago.” Song Xian would never admit that the gourd was a treasure, so he just gave a perfunctory answer.

"Is that so?" Cheng Zongyuan asked himself, but did not press for details. "Regardless of whether the gourd is truly useful, we can use it as bait to lure him out. We'll spread the word that the gourd is a treasure, and he will surely come looking for you after hearing this. In this way, we can wait for him to come to us and capture him."

Without a second thought, Song Xian refused outright: "Fellow Daoist Cheng, you must be joking! If word gets out that I have a treasure, Wei Fan won't even know before I'm killed by some unknown Golden Core cultivator. Fellow Daoist Cheng, this plan isn't to seduce Wei Fan, it's to kill me!"

"How could that be? Fellow Daoist Song is no nobody, and he is also the leader of a sect with thousands of followers. How could ordinary people dare to cause you trouble? There are countless treasures in the world. Others do not know what kind of treasure the gourd is or what its wonderful uses are, so how could they dare to provoke you?"

"Fellow Daoist Cheng makes it sound so easy, so why not spread the word that you obtained a treasure in the secret realm? The gourd I picked was nothing but a useless thing, otherwise Wei Fan wouldn't have ignored me after being possessed. But you did take quite a few things from the stone coffin, so there must be something extraordinary inside. You are a disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sect, who would dare to cause you trouble?"

“If I could lure Wei Fan out, I would have spread the word long ago and wouldn’t have come looking for Fellow Daoist Song. Wei Fan knows that I have already entered the Golden Core Realm, so even if I describe the things I obtained from the secret realm in the most wonderful way, he wouldn’t dare to show himself.”

These words were reasonable, and Song Xian couldn't find a reason to refute them. The key was that he didn't want to offend Cheng Zongyuan, so he couldn't be too definitive in his words.

“Wei Fan has already fled to some unknown place. Even if the news is released, it might be hundreds of years before he receives it. Fellow Daoist Cheng can’t just keep waiting in Bianxi City for him to arrive!”

Cheng Zongyuan remained calm and composed: "Of course I can't stay here and guard him forever. However, I have recently received news about him. My senior brother, who is in charge of intelligence affairs in our sect, is a good friend of mine. I asked him to find out about Wei Fan for me."

"It is understood that Wei Fan appeared in the Donghai area of ​​the Muhe Grassland two months ago."

"Although we don't know his exact whereabouts, it's almost certain that he's been wandering around the Donghai District recently. We can spread the word in the Donghai District market, which might lure him out."

Song Xian was silent for a while: "If that's the case, why don't you just release the news directly, Fellow Daoist Cheng? Why bother coming all the way to discuss this with me?"

Cheng Zongyuan smiled apologetically: "To be honest, I have already sent people to spread the word in the East China Sea that you took the gourd treasure from the secret realm, and that it has endless uses."

That bastard...

Song Xian cursed inwardly, but remained extremely polite on the surface: "Then what else does Fellow Daoist Cheng need me to do?"

“Simply spreading the news isn’t enough. You’ve been keeping a low profile, and this western part of the city is your territory, so he might not come here to cause you trouble. To lure him out, you’ll have to go to the market in the eastern district yourself. If he hears the news and knows you’re nearby, he might show up.”

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, forgive my bluntness, but isn't your plan a bit too simplistic? Why would I stay in Bianxi City and travel all the way to Donghai District? And just then, rumors spread that I obtained the Calabash Treasure. Anyone with a brain would guess this is a trap. If we switched identities, and you were him, would you show yourself?"

"This method is a bit clumsy, but it's a last resort, so we have no choice but to give it a try."

"In my humble opinion, since you've already spread the word about his recent whereabouts, we should just wait quietly for him to come knocking. Doing anything unnecessary might cause complications and backfire. Besides, my sect also has matters to attend to, and I can't leave at all." After saying this, Song Xian quickly added, worried that he might displease the other party.

"How about this? I'll have someone keep a close watch on Bianxi City. As soon as any unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators arrive, I'll be able to get the news, and I'll immediately send someone to inform you." "Waiting for them to come to us is much better than searching for a needle in a haystack like a headless fly."

"What does Fellow Daoist Cheng think?"

Cheng Zongyuan remained calm and said indifferently, "Since Sect Leader Song does not want to go to the East China Sea District, I cannot force him. Then you should be careful! If you find Wei Fan, please notify me immediately. Do not alert him. His techniques are strange, and you may not be able to subdue him."

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, rest assured, I will inform you immediately if I hear any news about him."

“Then I won’t disturb Fellow Daoist Song’s cultivation any longer. Farewell.” Cheng Zongyuan got up and left. Song Xian hurriedly saw him off. Only after watching him disappear into the sect’s gates with his escape light did he return to his residence and reconsider the matter.

After some contemplation, he felt that what Cheng Zongyuan said was probably true, and that Wei Fan had most likely been possessed.

If Cheng Zongyuan's target was him, there would be no need to fabricate such an absurd reason to lure him to the East China Sea District before taking action.

If they were determined to deal with him, they would either secretly look for an opportunity or find a more perfect and irresistible offer; this reason is simply too lame.

Besides, Cheng Zongyuan didn't know what the gourd was for, so it shouldn't have taken him so much effort.

Of course, this does not mean that Cheng Zongyuan had any good intentions in inviting him to the Donghai District.

It's also possible that he wanted to kill two birds with one stone, using himself to lure out Wei Fan, and then dealing with him as well.

From the conversation just now, it's clear that he's curious about the gourd.

It's certain that Cheng Zongyuan obtained a treasure from the stone coffin in the secret realm. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to get rid of Wei Fan. He must have known that Wei Fan, after being possessed, wouldn't give up the treasure he obtained and would definitely cause him trouble when he became powerful in the future.

Therefore, taking advantage of his current cultivation level, he wanted to eliminate any future troubles.

It was precisely because he had obtained such a fine treasure that he deduced that his gourd was also extraordinary.

In any case, I must be careful in the future.

Both Cheng Zongyuan and Wei Fan are extremely difficult to deal with.

Thinking about it this way, there are far too many people I need to be wary of, and each and every one of them is no ordinary person.

Cheng Zongyuan and Wei Fan need no further explanation.

Far away, on Yin Yuan Island, the Venerable Yin Quan has been searching for him.

Close at hand, there is a ghostly master within the black banner.

None of these people are kind.

Of course, the reason he was coveted by so many powerful figures was because he had acquired a treasure that shouldn't belong to a cultivator of his level.

Whether it's the Ghost Spirit Pearl of Yin Quan Shangren, the gourd that absorbs Yin and Yang energies, or the Black Banner, they are all rare treasures.

As the saying goes, rare and precious treasures are for the capable. Since a Foundation Establishment cultivator has obtained so many unique treasures, shouldn't he have to bear the consequences?
I must form my core as soon as possible! Only by forming my core can I have the power to protect myself.

Thinking of this, Song Xian felt a sudden increase in pressure and could no longer sit still in deep thought. He got up and immediately went to the secret room to cultivate.

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P.S.: (It was already written, but I set the wrong time and didn't notice.)
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