EFB Chapter 2395 Fire in the Wind!
Chapter 2395 Fire in the Wind!
Chapter 2395 Fire in the Wind!
"Spiritual essence?" He Lingchuan's heart stirred upon hearing this. Immortal Mingke said, "That's quite novel."
After attaining enlightenment, it can be said that all things possess a spirit.
Demons and humans cultivate their souls; and most of those originally unconscious plants, trees, and rocks cultivate their spirits, some of which gradually develop into souls, such as the Wood Lord of Bega, but some do not.
"I originally thought that signing the soul contract was just as safe as signing the stone heart contract. Could the Earth Mother really give up the consciousness she had cultivated over millions of years?" Liu Yisheng shook his head. "Who knew that this was Shangguan Biao's real trap!"
"How to say?"
"After Shangguan Biao's 'death,' the Earth Mother also rested for three years before turning against me. But no matter how I tried to trigger the contract to retaliate against her, she remained unaffected, laughing wildly as she tore Changfeng Valley apart piece by piece!"
Immortal Mingke frowned: "Is there a loophole in the contract?"
"I will not repeat the same mistake." Liu Yisheng read out the contents of the new contract. Everyone listened and found it simple and comprehensive. Even He Lingchuan felt that there were no loopholes to exploit.
Liu Yisheng is also a great immortal, and the one who personally broke a contract with the Earth Mother. He shouldn't be so bad at handling this little thing.
"So where do you think the problem lies?" Aunt Zhu asked directly. "You've been pondering this for thousands of years, you should have come to a conclusion by now, right?"
“Yes, but I can’t guarantee the accuracy,” Liu Yisheng said slowly. “I did make a pact with the Earth Mother, and the pact did take effect. But the one who was chasing and devouring Changfeng Valley at that time was probably Shangguan Biao. So the backlash from the pact didn’t affect him.”
He Lingchuan was slightly moved: "Compensation?"
"Yes."
While Ling Jinbao was still frowning in thought, Aunt Zhu exclaimed angrily, "Vicious! Truly vicious!"
Immortal Mingke asked in surprise, "How did he do that?"
Liu Yisheng shook his head: "I don't have an answer to this question. I hope you can tell me when you have the chance."
Ling Jinbao thought for a moment: "So, is the focus of our operation still on Shi Xin?"
"It is here, and it is not." He Lingchuan pondered. "The key is Shangguan Biao's method of controlling the Earth Mother. As long as we break it, Shangguan Biao will not be able to control the Earth Mother to do evil, and this Jade Capital City will be nothing to fear."
Immortal Mingke said to Liu Yisheng, "We need Shangguan Biao's portrait to know what he looks like."
"What's so difficult about that?" Liu Yisheng used his finger as a brush, drawing in the air with each stroke, each stroke accompanied by a wisp of smoke.
His painting skills are astonishing; with just a few dozen strokes, he can sketch a portrait that is both lifelike and expressive.
"This is Shangguan Biao."
The "Shangguan Biao" he depicted had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic air about him. To outsiders, it was really hard to associate him with his various insidious methods.
The four had exceptional memories; they memorized the face after just a couple of glances.
Immortal Mingke then asked, "Have you ever heard of the Golden Lotus in the Wind and Dew?"
Just as Liu Yisheng was about to reply, Li Yun, who was on the ground, suddenly shouted:
"Wind, wind, wind, it's all wind! Fire starts in the wind, it's our weakness!"
His words immediately startled everyone.
"The Changfeng Valley outpost was burned to the ground by Shangguan Biao." Liu Yisheng pointed to the burning outpost behind him. "After Li Yun went mad, he always said that Shangguan Biao's name contained the characters for wind and fire. The wind fueled the fire, and we fueled it, so he is the nemesis of Changfeng Valley."
Ling Jinbao squatted down, turned his head, and asked him, "What does this mean?"
Li Yun ignored him and mumbled incoherently for a long time.
Liu Yisheng also shook his head: "There was a person who sneaked in here before and asked about the Wind and Dew Golden Lotus. He said it came from Duzhi Mountain. But Li Yun had already gone mad at that time and could not give an answer."
Changfeng Valley is too vast, with too many disciples and too many rare treasures. How could he possibly know if someone randomly picked one or two items from within the sect?
Immortal Mingke immediately asked, "Who is that person?"
“He said his surname was Bao,” Liu Yisheng said indifferently. “Anyway, he died later, and the Earth Mother showed me his head.”
Ling Jinbao simply shouted in front of Li Yun, "Wind and Dew Golden Lotus! Wind and Dew Golden Lotus! Wind and Dew Golden Lotus!"
Every time he called that name, Li Yun's eyes would widen, and suddenly he would cover his ears and bang his head on the ground.
"I didn't, it wasn't me!"
Ling Jinbao's eyes darted around, and following his words, she asked, "If it wasn't you, then who was it?"
"It was Shangguan Biao! The Wind-Dew Golden Lotus couldn't ripen for so long, and it was Shangguan Biao who came to me himself and said that only the essence of flesh and blood refined from the entire body of a giant spirit beast could ripen it! What about the Vermilion Phoenix, the Dragon Clan, the Sea King Whale, the Shield-skinned Fish, ahhhhh! Otherwise..."
Li Yun started rolling on the ground, shouting, "It's not my fault, it's not my fault! It was his own suggestion!"
Placoderms? The four looked at each other in disbelief. Were they the placoderms from the secret coral sea they had passed through?
Aunt Zhu asked Li Yun, "Otherwise, what?"
Li Yun cried out, "Don't hit me! Don't hit me! I didn't kill him!"
Ling Jinbao's eyes darted around, his hand resting on the hilt of his golden sword. He raised his voice and shouted, "Sit up straight and answer me, or you'll be in for a world of hurt!"
Sure enough, as soon as he pressed the hilt of his sword, Li Yun, who was rolling around on the ground, sat up straight in a proper dog-squatting position.
"What will happen if we can't obtain the essence of the behemoth's flesh and blood?"
Even in ancient times, obtaining the essence of the flesh and blood of those colossal creatures was no easy feat. Dragons and phoenixes were a given, but sea whales and placoderms lived in the deep sea, making them extremely difficult to obtain. Moreover, the instructions for using them in medicine required "whole-body refining," meaning that simply cutting off a small piece of flesh wouldn't suffice.
"If I can't get it, if I can't get it... then I can only find the person who planted it and water it with their heart's blood!"
Heart blood?
Liu Yisheng was surprised: "I didn't know about this."
Immortal Mingke said to He Lingchuan, "The conditions for the ripening of some rare flowers and herbs are extremely demanding, even bizarre."
"So?" He Lingchuan pressed Li Yun, "Whose heart's blood was used to water it?"
"His mother's!"
Everyone was shocked: "Shangguan Biao's mother? Was it ripened using artificial methods?"
"It's ripe! It's ripe! We've used it! We've used it!"
Aunt Zhu quickly asked, "Who did you give it to?"
But Li Yun became confused again, muttering incoherently, and no one could understand him. Ling Jinbao tried to scare him with the golden sword and whip again, but it didn't work.
He was completely immersed in his own world.
He Lingchuan pressed his temples.
Li Yun's words reveal at least two truths. First, Shangguan Biao's mother was a grower of the Wind and Dew Golden Lotus.
Yes, his family is a family of pharmaceutical merchants.
Secondly, although Li Yun insisted that "it wasn't me," his acceptance of Shangguan Biao's proposal could very likely have directly or indirectly led to the death of Shangguan Biao's mother.
It is very difficult for an ordinary person to survive if their heart's blood is taken.
“So, Shangguan Biao and Li Yun have a blood feud for killing each other’s mothers.” Ling Jinbao shook his head as he looked at him. “No wonder Shangguan Biao tied him up here and made him suffer endless torment.”
(End of this chapter)