Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 399 The Truth Behind All the Stories [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"You guaranteed it?"

Nightmare Lord looked at the Xuan Snake Palace Lord blocking his way, then turned to look at Ji Yuan, who was standing on the sand dune, seemingly still shaken.

"You two have never crossed paths before. Are you sure you want to protect me, Xuan She?"

"Oh."

Lord Xuan She sneered and began to attack, then said, "Does it matter? I, Xuan She, just can't stand your Nightmare's cruelty in killing disciples. First it was Bone Nightmare, then Qiu Qianhai, whom you said wanted to possess, and now you're even going to kill a disciple you picked up from somewhere along the way."

"Even a tiger, though venomous, won't eat its own cubs. I, the Black Serpent, though venomous, would never commit such a cruel act as killing my own disciples. I simply cannot tolerate your behavior, so what?"

"Okay, okay."

Although Nightmare Lord was furious, he was not blinded by rage.

He has now completely broken ties with the Bone Nightmare Demon, and a battle is inevitable in the future.

At present, he dares not offend a second mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover, given the nature of the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace, once you offend him, it's best to crush him to death immediately, otherwise it will only cause more trouble.

However, Nightmare True Monarch does not currently possess the strength to instantly kill the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace.

"This man is extremely treacherous and cunning. If you, Xuan She, are not afraid, then keep him alive."

After Nightmare Lord finished speaking, he flashed back to the sand dune where he had been standing.

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace, far from being angry, burst into laughter:

"Insidious and cunning? Who can be more insidious and cunning than me, the Black Serpent?"

After saying this, he transformed into a green light and landed back beside Ji Yuan.

Even now, Ji Yuan still hasn't revealed his true aura or appearance.

The two stared at each other for a moment before Ji Yuan cupped his hands in greeting to the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace and spoke:

"Thank you for your help, senior."

"It's nothing, just a nightmare. I wouldn't be afraid even if he were at his peak, let alone this stray dog ​​now."

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace didn't even use telepathy; he simply stated these words openly and brazenly.

The Nightmare Lord, standing some distance away, twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth, but there was nothing he could do.

On the contrary, the Bone Nightmare Demon, seeing this, laughed loudly at Ji Yuan:

"I wonder which junior brother is here this time? After this matter is over, how about you come visit my Bone Nightmare Sect?"

Ji Yuan hadn't had a chance to answer yet.

The Bone Nightmare Demon in the distance betrayed him, and he sneered:

"Hehe, junior brother? Isn't he Su Wan's disciple? In that case, he's also your junior brother."

...That damned Nightmare Lord.

Ji Yuan cursed inwardly.

As expected, the old demon Bone Nightmare's smile froze on his face upon hearing this.

His gaze toward Ji Yuan became very serious again.

"You are... Hu Beizhi?"

"No, Nightmare is talking nonsense."

Whether the Old Demon of Bone Nightmare believes it or not, Ji Yuan himself will never admit it.

But the look that followed from the Fire Spirit Demon Mother caught Ji Yuan off guard.

That look in his eyes gave one the feeling of being trampled on and abandoned.

Ji Yuan withdrew his gaze.

Seeing this, the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace teased, "I didn't realize you were such a troublemaker. You dared to go toe-to-toe with several Nascent Soul cultivators while you were only at the Core Formation stage. Tsk, you're something else."

After saying that, he added a sentence via telepathy.

"As expected of someone who gets to see the Holy Fish King."

"Tell me, how did you manage to see him? What message did he give you?"

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "This letter is too important for me to carry with me, so I left it in my cave in Winter City."

"Heh, so you know the letter is on you, kid? That's because I'm protecting you, isn't it?"

"That's nothing. Once this matter is settled, you can give me the letter."

All I can say is that experience truly matters.

No matter how Ji Yuan tried to cover it up, the Lord of Xuanshe Palace pointed straight to the truth with just one sentence.

They also arranged for this matter to be handled.

"No……"

"Alright, don't disturb my enjoyment of the show."

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace seemed convinced of what he believed to be the truth, and was too lazy to listen to any explanations. After speaking, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the Nightmare True Lord opposite him again.

"By the way, when you saw the Holy Fish King... was it alright?"

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace seemed to only remember now, so he asked a question via telepathy.

Ji Yuan recalled his experiences in the Fallen Immortal Valley.

...I have never seen the Holy Fish King, but I have seen its nascent soul. Even these fish scales were sent by its nascent soul.

"fine."

Ji Yuan had no choice but to say that.

"That's fine then."

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace nodded calmly.

"Master, no matter how much you say, in the end, it all comes down to fighting... Kill me. As long as you kill me, whatever you say will make sense."

The Bone Nightmare Demon remained calm and composed.

Clearly, he possessed absolute confidence at that moment.

Ji Yuan thought so too. In fact, he had already gained the upper hand as early as in the illusion, the moment when the Bone Nightmare Demon called out "Master" from behind.

What happened next.

It's just making his advantages even greater.

On the other hand, Nightmare Lord was full of confidence before coming to the Flame Desert, but after arriving, he was no longer so confident.

Especially after learning that the Bone Nightmare Demon had already met Qiu Qianhai and broken all the restrictions on him.

This completely cut off his escape route.

However, Ji Yuan held a different view on this point.

Judging from the Nightmare Lord's reaction, it is likely true that the Bone Nightmare Demon broke the restriction set up by the Nightmare Lord.

But Ji Yuan felt even more strongly that after breaking the restrictions set up by Nightmare True Monarch, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon would set up new restrictions for Qiu Qianhai!

"The fight is finally about to break out."

The voice of the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace was filled with an barely suppressed excitement.

He did not disappoint Ji Yuan's trust. The moment he uttered those words, he activated a barrier to protect the sand dune.

As for Nightmare Lord and Bone Nightmare Demon, the master and disciple pair... they immediately soared into the sky.

In an instant, a violent fluctuation of energy erupted over the entire Flame Ash Desert.

The battle between Nascent Soul cultivators... began in an instant!

Moreover, this Nascent Soul battle is different from the ones Ji Yuan has seen before.

The two men fighting this time are sworn enemies.

So, in the very first exchange, the two used their full strength, each move aimed at taking the other's life.

Everyone on the ground and on the mountaintop was looking up.

Ji Yuan was no exception.

However, with his mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, it would be too difficult for him to clearly see the battle between two mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

As for his divine sense, he dared not release it.

The fighting energy above the sky was too intense. He had no doubt that if he dared to invade with his divine sense, he would be torn to shreds immediately.

He couldn't really tell anything by looking at it with the naked eye.

Two long rainbows collided in succession in the sky, followed by drifting blood-red clouds.

Later, the commotion in the sky subsided, as if the battle had ended... It was most likely that the two old demons were competing in the "Great Dream Demon Scripture".

Ji Yuan guessed.

He couldn't see it clearly, but the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace could see it perfectly.

"Tsk, as expected, it's only really interesting to watch a fight between people from the same sect. It's a real battle of countering each other's moves, and neither side can really gain the upper hand."

"May I ask, senior, who has the upper hand now?" Ji Yuan asked tentatively.

"Bone Nightmare".

Without the slightest hesitation, the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace blurted out:

"The talent of the Bone Nightmare Old Demon is truly remarkable. Given time, our Extreme Abyss Continent may produce a new late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

For the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace to praise him like this, it seems that the old demon Bone Nightmare is truly extraordinary.

Ji Yuan silently noted this down. It seemed that if he were to seek revenge against the Bone Nightmare Demon in the future, his cultivation would need to be at the mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage.

"But Nightmare isn't bad either. It seems like he has some tricks up his sleeve to catch Gu Yan, but unfortunately, he lacks his natal magic weapon, and his cultivation level is borrowed. He's in a hurry, he's really in a hurry."

Lord Xuanshe sighed regretfully.

But Ji Yuan knew something else.

The reason Nightmare True Monarch chose to make his move this time was because he thought he could obtain the treasures in the Sixth-Rank Blood Pool. At that time, his strength would definitely increase a lot, and it shouldn't be too difficult to take down the Bone Nightmare Old Demon in one fell swoop.

But unexpectedly, they were ultimately outmatched.

And that's how the current situation came about.

"Perhaps he still has some trump card up his sleeve," Ji Yuan guessed.

"There definitely is."

Lord Xuanshe said with great interest, "When the Bone Nightmare Demon killed him back then, he must have made thorough preparations, yet he still managed to escape with his life. Let alone now that he's come prepared."

"Very good, it seems that Nightmare True Lord has won the battle against the Great Dream Demon Scripture."

As soon as the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace finished speaking, the battle resumed above the sky.

Moreover, this fight was much more intense than before.

A series of violent explosions resounded continuously, and ripples of magic landed on the sand, carving out deep trenches.

"Did you kill Ma Gui?"

Ji Yuan was engrossed in watching when suddenly the voice of the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother rang out above his sea of ​​consciousness.

He didn't turn around to look, but answered from above his sea of ​​consciousness:

"He wanted to kill me, and I had no choice but to kill him."

"it is good."

The Fire Spirit Ghost Mother didn't dwell too much on Ji Yuan's identity, nor did she ask any other questions. In short, after receiving the answer, she withdrew her divine sense.

But soon the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace asked again, "What did she ask you?"

The Fire Spirit Ghost Mother was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, while the Xuan Snake Palace Master was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

He was able to detect the Fire Spirit Demon Mother's divine sense, but he simply did not stop her.

"She asked me if I killed Ma Gui."

It wasn't a big deal, so Ji Yuan naturally told the truth.

"That's all?"

As the Lord of Xuanshe Palace spoke, he glanced at the sand dune where Ma Gui and the others had been. So what if he was just a Core Formation cultivator, even if he was a disciple of the Bone Nightmare Old Demon?

Is it worth asking this question?

Just as he was feeling a bit confused, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at the Fire Spirit Mother.

In that very short time, the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother, who had just withdrawn the divine sense, probed back with her own.

Then, the voice of the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother rang out again in the sky above Ji Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Ma Gui was cultivated by Gu Yan to serve as a nascent soul clone, to house his second nascent soul... When Ma Gui forms his nascent soul, he will possess it, thus giving Gu Yan the equivalent of having two nascent soul cultivation levels."

"He carefully selected Ma Gui from among the disciples of the sect for a long time. Now that you have killed him, he will definitely be extremely angry with you. I don't know what your relationship is with Xuan She, but remember to ask him to protect you. Gu Yan has no way to deal with Xuan She."

That's all I have to say. Don't tell me I've told you all this.

After the Fire Spirit Demon Mother finished speaking, she immediately withdrew her divine consciousness.

As a result, Ji Yuan subconsciously turned his head to look at the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother in the distance.

He discovered that the Fire Spirit Mother, who had originally appeared as a young girl, had somehow shed her human skin and appeared above the sand dunes. Standing next to the Joyful Goddess was an extremely aged old woman.

How old exactly?

In Ji Yuan's view, he barely had any hair left.

She stood there leaning on a cane, looking every bit the old woman in her twilight years.

Looking at her like this.

Ji Yuan recalled what she had just said. Regardless of her reasons or mentality, saying those words at this moment...

Ji Yuan ultimately chose to release his divine sense and transmit his voice to the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother, saying:

"Disciple thanks...Master."

"Um."

Fire Spirit Ghost Mother responded, then turned to look at Ji Yuan, who was standing far away beside the Xuan Snake Palace Master, and grinned.

His face, already full of wrinkles, was now even more deeply lined.

Ji Yuan took a deep breath and withdrew his divine sense.

He then recalled what the Fire Spirit Mother had just said.

It turns out that Ma Gui was also cultivated by the Bone Nightmare Old Demon to be used by his second nascent soul to possess.

What the hell is the difference between this and Nightmare Lord?

Is this truly the tradition of the Bone Nightmare Sect?

A direct lineage?

Are all disciples recruited only to possess bodies?

However, according to the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother, if the Bone Nightmare Old Demon succeeds in this matter, his strength will probably really increase dramatically.

At that time, he will have a Nascent Soul cultivation level, and his second Nascent Soul will also have a Nascent Soul cultivation level, and it will also have a physical body.

The two also share a common understanding.

If he succeeds in this, and then advances to the late Nascent Soul stage himself, once he reaches that point, even the Black and White Demons probably won't be able to do anything to him.

This, I must say.

That old demon Bone Nightmare is really something else.

He truly deserves to be hailed as the strongest genius in the Abyss Continent for hundreds of years.

As Ji Yuan was sighing inwardly, the voice of the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace rang in his ears again.

"What did the Fire Spirit Demon Mother just say to you?"

This time, the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace did not use telepathy but instead chose to ask verbally.

This was precisely to make sure the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother heard it, to force her... Otherwise, if they communicated telepathically, who knows what Ji Yuan would say?

"She asked me if I was really her disciple."

Ji Yuan told him the truth.

"Oh?"

The Lord of the Black Serpent Palace sounded puzzled, whether out of curiosity or disbelief.

But Ji Yuan showed him through his actions.

He didn't even need to change the shape-changing talisman on his body; he simply infused it with a trace of magic power, and Ji Yuan changed his identity and appearance.

Instantly, he transformed from the image of "Di Renjie" into the image of "Hu Beizhi" from his time in the Bone Nightmare Sect.

When he appeared in public looking like this.

Fire Spirit Mother glanced at them subconsciously, and the two looked at each other for a moment, and she was momentarily dazed.

Ji Yuan looked at her and nodded slightly.

The master and disciple had already exchanged greetings.

Seeing that their reactions didn't seem fake, the Lord of the Black Serpent Palace stopped dwelling on the issue.

He turned and looked up again at the battle in the sky.

At this point, Nightmare Lord was completely at a disadvantage, and it seemed that defeat was not far off.

Ji Yuan couldn't see it; he only had one thought in his mind: if the Bone Nightmare Demon really attacked him later, then... what could he do?

Even after drinking a mouthful of Nine Netherworld Burning Longevity Wine, I could only raise my cultivation to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and it would only last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

If I use the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to frantically try to escape, will I be able to get away?

If I can't escape, can I activate the Meteor Cannon to kill this old demon?

Although the [Meteor Cannon] is labeled as capable of killing mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, being able to kill and being certain to kill are two different things.

Another method is to forcibly activate the Eye of Truth. Ji Yuan has not tried this method, but it should be able to unleash the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

No... there's actually another way.

A method that had long been in Ji Yuan's mind, but he had never had the chance to try.

Then it will still be this Nine Netherworld Burning Longevity Brew.

The miraculous effect of this Nine Netherworld Burning Life-Extending Wine is that after consuming it, one can burn 50 years of lifespan and forcibly elevate one's cultivation level by one realm, with the effect lasting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

This efficacy was never stated on the label, and the effect only applies to humans.

If that's the case, would it also be effective for this spirit beast?

Ji Yuan's two Frost Dragons... well, these two are only third-tier spirit beasts. I wonder if they can break through the limit and enter the fourth tier after consuming them.

However, the three spirit pets, Dream Butterfly, Queen Bee, and Queen Ant, are possible.

Not to mention the latter two, if a fourth-tier Dream Butterfly were released, the illusion it created would probably be able to bewitch the Bone Nightmare Demon.

Damn it, I should have tried it when we were outside earlier.

But this is not something to try, because trying it would cost you fifty years of your lifespan.

At worst, we can just throw out a few jugs of the Fountain of Youth and let these Nascent Soul stage monsters fight over them.

Give me just a little distance, and I can slip into the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and hide there without fear of anything.

Just as Ji Yuan was thinking, a loud bang suddenly came from the gap in the sky.

He looked up sharply and saw a figure being struck down from the clouds, falling straight to the ground like a meteor.

"This is……"

Ji Yuan asked.

Lord Xuanshe sighed and said, "Nightmare has been defeated. He died at the hands of Bone Nightmare in his previous life. Now he seems to have lived a second life, but in the end, he will most likely die at the hands of Bone Nightmare again."

Ji Yuan followed the descending streak of light, but couldn't make out who the person was.

But he saw clearly that the person who was swooping down right behind him was none other than the Bone Nightmare Demon!

Press the attack!

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

This is the current plan of the Bone Nightmare Demon.

The Nightmare Lord had fallen into a sandy hollow, where Ji Yuan's view was obstructed.

But the situation was critical, and Ji Yuan couldn't worry about anything else.

He released his divine sense and spread it out, but before his divine sense could get close, the Bone Nightmare Demon had already fallen into that valley.

But what followed was... a black light suddenly burst forth from the valley, shooting into the sky like a rainbow piercing the sun.

Just this once.

Ji Yuan then saw that the Bone Nightmare Demon's body was almost completely pierced through.

Bone Nightmare, bleeding profusely, nearly flew backward before ascending to the heavens once more.

Seeing that the black light piercing the sun was about to intercept again, the Bone Nightmare Demon reacted quickly, his figure transforming into a streak of blood-red light, and instantly appeared at a distance.

He covered the wound on his chest with one hand and looked down.

In the blink of an eye, the blood flowing from his chest turned black.

poisonous!

It's highly poisonous!

The Bone Nightmare Demon hurriedly raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together in a sword-like gesture. As the spiritual light on his fingers flickered, he immediately tapped his chest a few times.

After sealing his heart meridian, he took several pills and spiritual fruits in succession.

Meanwhile, the black light that had just emerged from the sky stopped and then materialized into a physical form.

It turned out to be... the Lord of the Soul Palace!

"really!"

The moment Ji Yuan saw the man's appearance, he instantly understood.

He had previously suspected that the Soul Palace Master was a backup plan left behind by Nightmare True Monarch.

Now that I look at it, it's actually true!

Lord Xuanshe turned to look at the sand dune where Lord Soul Palace had been standing. He saw that the figure he had left behind was now turning into a wisp of black smoke and slowly dissipating.

Upon seeing this, he immediately shouted:

"Well done, Lord Soul Palace Master! You didn't disgrace our demonic path!"

If we consider cultivation level when discussing the matter of stirring up trouble, Ji Yuan believes that the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace must be a Nascent Soul stage old monster.

In mid-air, the Bone Nightmare Demon wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth, his sinister eyes fixed on the Soul Palace Master opposite him, without uttering a word.

"Bone Nightmare, everyone has feelings. No matter what, Nightmare is your master. Without him, you wouldn't be where you are today. Killing him once is already revenge."

"To push them to the brink of extermination would be far too malicious."

The Lord of the Soul Palace floated in mid-air, his hands behind his back, his black robe fluttering in the wind.

"hehe."

The Bone Nightmare Demon sneered without any attempt to hide his mockery: "Soul Demon, what are you pretending to be, this gentleman?"

"Isn't it just that Nightmare promised to give you the entire Bone Nightmare Sect if you kill me?"

"If I don't tell you, you'll really think I don't know anything. I'm just too lazy to point it out."

The Soul Palace Master was somewhat embarrassed when he was exposed on the spot, but he quickly covered it up.

"No matter what, as long as I, the Lord of the Soul Palace, am here today, you will never kill Nightmare!"

The Lord of the Soul Palace rebuked.

The Bone Nightmare Demon gave him a mocking look, too lazy to even say another word, and instead looked down at the valley below, scoffing:

"Master, weren't you just shouting so loudly? Why are you acting like a coward now?"

"You're calling for reinforcements? I find you utterly shameful. You can't even beat your own disciple in a fight, and you have to call for reinforcements to ambush him? If you're not satisfied, come out again, let's fight again and see who dies!"

Nightmare Lord's figure materialized directly from the void and appeared beside the Soul Palace Master.

However, compared to before, he now looked quite disheveled, with wounds all over his body, and even a lot of the white hair on his head looked like it had been torn off.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that all the wounds on his body are emitting black smoke.

The Soul Palace Master glanced at him and said, "If you can't use it, then don't. It's the final battle anyway, so why hold back? It's not a satisfying fight."

"Okay."

Nightmare Lord wasn't angry when he heard this; instead, he grinned.

At this moment, Ji Yuan actually saw the shadow of Qiu Qianhai in his eyes, because Qiu Qianhai often showed the same expression when he ventured into the Yunyu Marsh with him.

So... is the relationship between Nightmare Lord and the Soul Palace Master really that good?

But it makes sense. If the relationship were any less than perfect, why would the Lord of the Soul Palace step forward at this moment, risking the loss of treasures and his own life to come and help?

The Bone Nightmare Demon on the opposite side was suffering from severe poison and could not make a move for the time being. He could only watch helplessly as the Nightmare True Monarch walked out of the Corpse King's body.

When he emerged as a Nascent Soul, his original body...

That Corpse King.

It immediately revealed its true form, which was a blue-faced, fanged zombie with disheveled hair, vertically oriented eyes, and a bare, bright red upper body with clearly visible runes.

But none of these are the main points. The main point is that after Nightmare Monarch left the Corpse King, the Corpse King's aura only dropped from the mid-Nascent Soul stage back to the early Nascent Soul stage.

It remains a Nascent Soul stage corpse king puppet.

Ji Yuan was shocked by what he saw... This was the Nascent Soul stage Corpse King that Qiu Qianhai had mentioned.

The Yin Ghost Sect is a damn deep place!

Furthermore, after the Nightmare True Monarch emerged from the Corpse King's body, his nascent soul shook its body, and a stream of azure light flew out, landing in front of him, and immediately transformed into a skeleton with an entirely azure body.

His nascent soul disappeared into it, and a blue light emanated from the entire skeleton. Then the nascent soul disappeared, and the skeleton became more lively.

Ultimately, it's your own body that's most comfortable to live in.

Nightmare Lord spread his hands, sensed the skeleton, and spoke again as his mouth opened and closed.

The Lord of the Soul Palace glanced at him, his expression somewhat complicated, but ultimately remained silent.

On the other hand, the aura on the skeleton gradually rose, all the way to the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage... and then to the middle stage, but it only lasted for a breath in the middle stage before falling back to the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

"The path of cultivation is truly like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind."

Nightmare True Monarch shook his head to himself, and could only accept the fact that he was now in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

At this point, they had the Soul Palace Master, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, plus the Nightmare True Monarch and the Golden Armor Corpse King, both early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

On the other hand, the Bone Nightmare Demon on the other side only had one Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

But at that moment, the sect leader of the Bone Nightmare Sect suddenly looked down. The direction he was looking at was none other than the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother located above the sand dune.

In this situation, the only one who could fight alongside him to the death was his own ally, the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother.

Everything was normal, and Ji Yuan thought so too.

But soon, something unusual happened.

He discovered that the Fire Spirit Mother's body was being manipulated, slowly drifting upwards towards the location of the Bone Nightmare Old Demon.

The old demon also laughed, but his laughter carried a hint of composure, a hint of helplessness, or perhaps... relief.

He looked at the Nightmare True Lord opposite him and laughed:

"Master, you must think that your wife has fallen in love with me, right? You might even think that I seduced her."

"Isn't that right?"

The Lord of the Soul Palace looked at him with disdain.

His eyes were filled with undisguised disgust.

Upon hearing this, the Bone Nightmare Demon looked down at the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother who had flown up beneath his feet, his eyes filled with even more longing.

"you do not know."

He didn't even glance at the Lord of the Soul Palace.

Her gaze then fell on Nightmare Lord again, her eyes filled with pain, or perhaps anger. "Master, you should know that Master's wife didn't love me at all. She just loved you again when you were young..."

Nightmare Lord didn't speak, but the flickering aura emanating from him indicated that his state of mind was extremely complex.

"Do you know how your disciple discovered it?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon tucked his hands into his sleeves, a slight smile appearing on his face.

The Lord of the Soul Palace made a move as if to attack.

Unexpectedly, Nightmare Lord reached out and stopped him.

"Um?"

The Soul Palace Master looked at him with a surprised expression.

"Let him speak."

Nightmare Lord said in a calm tone.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of Master." The Bone Nightmare Demon said sarcastically, without deliberately keeping him in suspense, and continued:

"I already realized it on the day I killed you, because after I killed you, she suddenly realized her mistake and was extremely sad."

"So, as a disciple, there's nothing I can do. I can't bear to see my master's wife so sad."

As he spoke, the Fire Spirit Mother finally flew to his side. He looked at the extremely aged old woman beside him, his face no longer showing the affection he had shown when looking at his wife, but only the coldness of looking at a corpse.

"So, that night I sent her to keep you company."

"At the time, I thought you were really dead. Not wanting you to be so lonely in the afterlife, I sent your beloved wife down to keep you company... How about that? Wasn't I a good disciple?"

As the Bone Nightmare Demon spoke, he looked at the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother who had floated to his side.

He placed his right hand on the Fire Spirit Demon Mother's deeply lined face.

Immediately afterwards... icy, gray, pale Soul-Devouring Flames poured out from his hands, instantly engulfing the Fire Spirit Demon Mother's body.

After the pale flames subsided.

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother disappeared, and what appeared next to the Bone Nightmare Old Demon was a rotting corpse puppet!

It's a corpse puppet at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

But at that moment, the corpse puppet actually raised its head, looked at the Nightmare True Lord opposite it, and cried out in a hoarse voice, with a sob in its voice:

"Zhou Chu, I regret it... I really regret it so much..."

"Wan'er..."

Nightmare Lord instinctively reached out and called out.

However, the Bone Nightmare Demon suddenly pinched his left hand, and a gray aura suddenly emanated from the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother, and the sound ceased.

He grinned, a particularly hearty laugh.

He threw his head back and laughed.

They laughed until they cried.

"Master, actually, preserving the last wisp of your wife's soul for hundreds of years, and keeping it until now, is quite a painstaking and laborious task, so I won't let her tell you that much."

"Let's send her away as soon as possible; after all, she's suffered for hundreds of years."

"By the way, Master, I'm actually quite curious, what does it feel like to watch your beloved die in front of you? Do you hate yourself for being powerless?"

The Bone Nightmare Demon asked several questions in succession.

The bone hand that Nightmare Lord had extended remained still for a while before he slowly withdrew it.

At this moment, his body was all white bones, and it was impossible to tell what his complexion looked like. Only his calm voice could be heard.

"I will kill you."

"..."

ground.

Ji Yuan, who had watched the whole thing from above, was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

The Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace beside him lowered his voice and spoke.

"My goodness! Compared to this old demon Bone Nightmare, I, Xuan Shui, can truly be called a great philanthropist for nine lifetimes."

After saying that, he turned to look at Ji Yuan again and said very seriously:

"You are the tenth incarnation."

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