Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Young man, you seem to have forgotten something important..."

Just as Lu Feng was filled with doubt, a reminder from the Earth Tiger Star slowly came from his heart: "Do you remember that there were records about this person in the underground scripture pavilion of the Beichen Clan...?"

"An underground library?"

"Twelve years ago, a distinguished guest arrived, Master Jie Gu... So that's how it is!"

Faced with the Earth Tiger Star's subtle reminder, Lu Feng recalled a memory, and then suddenly realized, "The Bone-Disciplining Master recorded by the Beichen Clan did not die of illness, but was trapped in the Ancient Tower of Calamity, and became a dog-headed stone statue that was neither human nor ghost, unable to move...!"

"Now it seems that Yao Guangxiao, that frivolous monk, wasn't lying to me. The Eighteen Fortresses of Lianyun did indeed have some dealings with the Wusheng Sect, and there were even traces of what appeared to be the two envoys of the Wusheng Sect..."

Thinking of this, Lu Feng shook his head with a hint of regret.

Because the person he was looking for was not Jie Gu, the former Left Envoy of Wusheng, but Leng Youlan and the others who had kidnapped Lin Xiaoyu in the past!

"Little Tiger, thank you for reminding me. I didn't expect you to still remember these things..."

Lu Feng secretly transmitted his voice to Di Hu Xing, who merely let out a soft snort, seemingly a little smug, "Human boy, what's this? I know far more than I do!"

"Young man, do you still want to save this little girl?"

Seeing Lu Feng still standing there in the way, Jie Gu couldn't help but urge him on, "Don't blame this humble monk for not helping you. If you continue to dawdle, this little girl named Bei Chen Wan might really lose her life..."

"Jiegu, although I've never had a good impression of you Wusheng followers, I might reluctantly trust you this time..."

Faced with Jie Gu's urging, Lu Feng also composed himself and immediately retreated to the side.

After all, saving lives is the most important thing right now; everything else is secondary!

"Condensing essence and gathering form, manifesting illusion...!"

The monk muttered incantations and then twitched his dog ears again.

Hum...!

The next moment, the dog-headed stone statue suddenly emitted a wisp of silvery-white light, which then slowly condensed into one, until it finally transformed into a gaunt figure in black robes.

"Young man, this is my true form. How about it? Cool, isn't it?"

The old man in black robes twirled his mustache, his expression frivolous. Coupled with his wrinkled, chrysanthemum-like face, he looked even more lewd, showing no trace of the demeanor of a top expert.

"Such powerful soul force...!"

Seeing that Jie Gu had finally revealed his true form, Lu Feng's expression also changed slightly, his apprehension deepening. "Could this person have been a low-level alchemist in his previous life?"

Although the other party was not good-looking and his physical body was completely destroyed, with only a wisp of his soul attached to the dog-headed stone statue, the soul power aura on Jie Gu's body was still terrifying, even a grandmaster who was comparable to a spirit-grade alchemist could not match it!

This is also why Lu Feng is so wary.

After all, Jie Gu is already this powerful with only a wisp of his remnant soul left. If he were at his peak, it would be unimaginable!

"This kid has absolutely no sense of humor... Oh well!"

Seeing that Lu Feng ignored him and just stood there blankly, Jie Gu shook his head as well, and the next moment he raised his hand again and stretched out a palm from a distance.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Suddenly, a large amount of invisible soul power surged from the palm of Jie Gu's right hand, and then flowed into Bei Chen Wan's dantian and eight extraordinary meridians like a river flowing into the sea. The whole scene was very shocking!

"Uh...cough cough cough!"

After an unknown amount of time, as the last wisp of soul power was injected into her dantian, Bei Chenwan, who had been unconscious, let out a groan of pain. The next moment, her pretty face turned slightly pale, and she couldn't help but spit out several mouthfuls of black poisonous blood!

"Young Master Lu?"

As the poisonous blood was expelled from her body, Bei Chenwan slowly opened her eyes. Her pretty face showed a hint of confusion. "I...I'm still alive...?"

"Um!"

Seeing that Bei Chenwan had successfully regained consciousness, Lu Feng quickly stepped forward and gently comforted her, "Miss Wan'er, the lingering corpse poison and miasma in your body have all been expelled, you're alright now...!"

Although he had the Treasure Basin to protect his internal organs and vital organs, allowing him to survive by sheer luck, Bei Chenwan did not have such a treasure to save her life. If it weren't for Jie Gu's intervention to detoxify her, she might have truly lost her life!

"Young Master Lu, thank you...!"

Upon discovering that Lu Feng had saved her, Bei Chenwan blushed slightly and then nodded.

"I say, little girl, you've thanked the wrong person, haven't you?"

Seeing Bei Chenwan looking at Lu Feng with gratitude, Jie Gu, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat bewildered. He couldn't help but say, "It was clearly this humble monk who saved you earlier, yet you, little girl, can even mistake your own savior. This humble monk is speechless...!"

"what?"

Faced with Jie Gu's sarcastic remark, Bei Chenwan was also taken aback for a moment, then quickly looked at him, "Right! You, you're not that Master Jie Gu who passed away from illness back then...!"

"Why are you here...!"

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Jie Gu before her, Bei Chenwan's pupils constricted slightly, and a look of astonishment appeared on her pretty face.

She had not only heard a little about the origins of the Buddhist scriptures, but had also personally witnessed their true appearance.

This is because the other party was not only his father Bei Chenlie's close friend, but also the distinguished guest who visited the Bei Chen clan twelve years ago.

However, Bei Chenwan was still very young at the time, only eight or nine years old, so her memory of the Bone-Binding Ritual was not very clear.

"Well, that's a long story..."

Facing the astonished gaze from Bei Chenwan, Jie Gu merely stroked his mustache and then said in a low voice, "Anyway, it's none of your business, little girl. The person this humble monk is looking for right now is that old bastard Bei Chenlie...!"

"Bei Chenlie?"

Hearing this, Lu Feng, who was standing to the side, also became interested. "Jie Gu, judging from what you're saying, do you perhaps have a grudge against Bei Chen Lie?"

"certainly!"

He glanced at the curious Lu Feng, then a cold smile appeared on his lips. "Back then, that old bastard Bei Chenlie plotted against me, not only causing me to be trapped in the Ancient Pagoda of Calamity for decades, but also destroying my physical body. Even my last wisp of soul had to cling to a stone statue to barely survive in this world..."

"Now that this humble monk has finally seen the light of day again, naturally I must settle old scores with that old bastard Bei Chenlie...!"

"No, that can't be!"

"Master of Bone Removal, you must be lying to my daughter, right...?"

Faced with Jie Gu's resentful words, Bei Chen Wan shook her head repeatedly, her pretty face still filled with disbelief. "You and my father were close friends for decades, and you even had a sworn brotherhood. How could my father possibly harm your good brother..."

"Hmph, you're too naive, little girl...!"

Interrupting him again, Jie Gu coldly said, "Don't forget, to become stronger, that old bastard Bei Chen Lie was capable of harming even his own clansmen, and even your own daughter. How could I, a mere outsider, possibly possibly be a threat..."

"As for the so-called sworn brotherhood, that's utter nonsense! If it weren't for that old bastard Bei Chenlie's underhanded trickery, how could I have ended up in this inhuman state, unable even to act on my own...!"

After speaking, Jie Gu's figure gradually blurred, and then he disappeared into the dog-headed stone statue next to him. It seemed that he did not have much soul power left and could not maintain human form for a long time.

"....."

Upon hearing Jie Gu's words, Bei Chenwan gradually fell silent. Lu Feng, standing to the side, crossed his arms and then interjected, "Actually, compared to these old stories, there's something else I'm even more curious about..."

"Where did that semi-adult succubus inside Bei Chenlie come from? And how exactly did this thing destroy the entire Ancient Tower of Calamity? A mere semi-adult succubus shouldn't have that kind of power, right?"