Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 212 The Awakening of the Crouching Dragon

Many years ago, Wolongxing accidentally obtained the Five Divine Artifacts. Because he possessed the ability of Taiyi Reverse Calculation, he foresaw that the Five Divine Artifacts would stir up a bloody storm in the martial arts world. Therefore, he spared no effort to create the Legend of Xuanyuan in order to seal the Five Divine Artifacts.

Beyond the numerous traps along the Ghost River, Wolongxing went so far as to use his own body as a design element. If the five divine artifacts were to fall into the wrong hands, it would trigger his final pre-prepared method: creating a living corpse based on himself, with his sole obsession being the retrieval of the five divine artifacts.

Originally, according to Li Xuanxiao's idea, if the anchor point of Wolongxing was the five divine artifacts, then the five divine artifacts had already been completely changed, and Wolongxing might not be able to activate them. However, he did not expect that even though the five divine artifacts had changed drastically, Wolongxing still came and accurately locked onto the Tongtian Pillar. Although the five divine artifacts were isolated by Li Xuanxiao within the illusion, Wolongxing still sensed their existence, which was enough to demonstrate his extraordinary nature.

Lian Emei frowned at the sudden voice. She recognized the voice; it belonged to the owner of a pawnshop. The other party seemed to be very familiar with the living corpse in front of her.

Is "Wolongxing" the name of the living corpse before us?

Looking at Wolongxing bound by chains, Lian Emei became even more wary of the mysterious Youjian Pawnshop. Wolongxing's cultivation foundation and martial arts experience were no less than hers, yet the other party subdued Wolongxing with ease. This strength was truly terrifying.

If a pawnshop were truly intent on committing evil, how many people would it take to quell it?

Lian Emei thought about it for a moment and felt that no matter what the situation was, the outcome would not be very optimistic at that time.

At that very moment, a beam of light appeared, and a black-robed mist coalesced into a humanoid form, resembling a spirit or a demon, its shape indistinct and its essence impossible to discern. In a flash, it arrived before Wolongxing, raised a finger, and pointed it at Wolongxing's brow. Wolongxing, who had been struggling frantically just moments before, instantly ceased his movements. His gray, pupil-less eyes returned to normal, and the deathly aura emanating from him diminished considerably.

"Ah." Wolongxing let out a long sigh, "Where is this... I actually left... It seems that the Five Divine Artifacts have indeed appeared in the world after all."

Having said that, Wolongxing looked up at Li Xuanxiao. Even though all he could see was a cloud of black mist beneath his black robe, Wolongxing showed no surprise. He simply asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, sir?"

“The owner of a pawnshop.” Li Xuanxiao waved his hand to release the chains binding Wolongxing, and his figure then floated into the air. “He is also the current owner of the Five Divine Artifacts.”

"The master of the five divine artifacts." Upon hearing this, Wolong Xing frowned, sensing something amiss, and tentatively inquired, "May I ask how you managed to gather the five divine artifacts?"

“No need to test me.” Li Xuanxiao said frankly, “What you really want to ask is who took the five divine artifacts from the Ghost River, right? Don’t bother thinking about it. The person you predicted has not yet achieved that.”

"How is that possible?" Upon hearing what Li Xuanxiao said, Wolongxing was even more shocked than he could have imagined.

Taiyi Nisuan was a diviner who never made a mistake in predicting the future of the world. Otherwise, he would not have been so confident in writing his prophecies into a poem for a hundred years and leaving it on the Fulong Wall.

But seeing Li Xuanxiao's appearance now, he knew that he had probably completely miscalculated in this matter.

Having accepted this, Wolongxing became much calmer, and only exclaimed in admiration, "Talented people emerge in every generation, and Wolongxing admires them greatly. But I wonder what your intentions are now that you have mastered the five divine artifacts?"

"Of course I'll share them with the world. Do you think I would keep them for myself?" Li Xuanxiao said with a smile. "I'm generously giving away the five divine artifacts. If anyone with the ability finds out, I don't think there's anyone in the world more generous than me."

"Hmm?" What Li Xuanxiao said was indeed somewhat unexpected by Wolongxing. However, this extraordinary person was not someone to be trifled with, and he could naturally sense the strangeness in Li Xuanxiao's words.

At this moment, Lian Emei saw an opportunity and said, "Excuse me, I'll have to bother you for a moment."

"Hmm?" Li Xuanxiao looked at Lian Emei, whose face, outlined by mist, revealed a crooked furrow, as if she were smiling.

"Do as you please, Yunren."

"Thank you." Lian Emei then raised her hand and said, "Sir, I have something to tell you." Wolongxing looked at the person before him with suspicion and asked, "Hmm? Who are you?"

"Pingshan practices Emei".

Upon hearing of Lian Emei's name, Wolongxing was also solemn, "I never expected to meet you, a man from Yun. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"You're too kind. I have something I'd like to discuss with you, sir. It concerns the Five Divine Artifacts, and the details are as follows..."

Subsequently, Lian Emei told Wolongxing everything about the appearance of the five divine artifacts in the martial arts world and the scheme that Youjian Pawnshop had set up on the Tongtian Pillar. Wolongxing's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

"How could this be!"

"Hmm? But something's not right?"

Wolongxing shook his head repeatedly and said, "Although the five divine artifacts are powerful, they are far from what Yunren said. I'm afraid that the owner of this pawnshop is behind many of them, and the ability of this pawnshop is something that Wolongxing has never heard of before."

There's one more thing Wolongxing didn't say: given the extraordinary nature of Youjian Pawnshop, his Taiyi Reverse Calculation shouldn't have been completely unaware of it. But since that's the case, there are only two possibilities.

One is that the other party should not have appeared in this world at all; they are an absolute anomaly.

Secondly, the other party's abilities far surpass his own, and even divine intervention and divination could not detect their existence.

If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter...

"I never imagined that the five divine artifacts would ultimately cause chaos."

In Wolongxing's eyes, this formation was nothing short of chaos. Li Xuanxiao's so-called "sharing" was nothing more than a means to manipulate people's hearts. It must be said, the person before him was incredibly treacherous and ruthless. At this moment, Wolongxing even had the thought of perishing together with the person in the air.

In any case, his purpose as a living corpse was nothing more than the five divine artifacts; if they could stop the calamity...

However, just as the two were talking, the space above the Tongtian Pillar shifted, and Lian Emei and Wolongxing immediately became alert. In mid-air, the black mist manipulated by Li Xuanxiao simply watched this scene with a smile.

"Your Excellency." Lian Emei looked at the unusual movement in front of her, while Xiao had already hidden away.

Lian Emei looked at Li Xuanxiao in the air and asked, "What is this thing?"

Li Xuanxiao looked at Lian Emei with a smile and said, "Well, does the Yunren still remember why she came here this time?"

Why did you come?

On one hand, it's naturally to investigate the Five Divine Artifacts; on the other hand, it's to rescue the people of Ten Thousand Saints Rock. Could it be...?

(End of this chapter)