Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 196 Chen's brilliant operation

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After the two entered the room.

Xue Yuan waved his hand, and a soundproof barrier enveloped the two of them.

She turned around and looked at Xue Shiba, her eyes were deep and her voice was cold: "Xue Shiba, if you have anything to say, you can say it now."

Xue Shiba bent down slightly and said, "Master Xue Yuan, to be honest, my master has been dissatisfied with the Yuanming Protector for a long time, and he also wants to join the more promising Youyue Protector. However, this matter is of great importance, and my master has many concerns in his heart, so he wants to understand the specific thoughts of the Youyue Protector."

Specific ideas?
Xue Yuan's mouth curled up, and he secretly sneered in his heart.

You say you want to know his specific thoughts, but you are just waiting for a good price to see how much benefit you can provide for his betrayal?
However, this is also what it should be.

It would be really unreasonable if the old ghost Xue Jiao immediately surrendered as soon as I poached his people.

If he really did this, I would have to doubt his motives.

Thinking of this, Xue Yuan's tone softened again: "Tell fellow Daoist Xue Jiao to relax. Our Master You Yue is a man who can accomplish great things. As long as fellow Daoist Xue Jiao sincerely surrenders to us and helps us obtain intelligence about Yuan Ming, our Master You Yue will definitely not treat him unfairly."

Xue Shiba frowned upon hearing this: "Master Xue Yuan, our Master Xue Jiao is only a Blood Soul Envoy of the Four Spiritual Roots, and he has no hope of making further progress. He also has a bunch of brothers who follow him for a living, so please show some sincerity."

The implication is very clear.

We are not naive. The pie you drew is too big and empty for us to swallow.

Xue Yuan was not angry either.

She naturally knew that it was impossible to make the blood dragon work for her with just a few empty words.

She nodded immediately and said, "What you said makes sense. How about this, tell me what conditions we need to show our sincerity?"

"What our lord means is that one million spirit stones or equivalent resources can fully demonstrate Lord Youyue's sincerity." Xue Shiba said calmly.

"What? One million spirit stones!?"

Xue Yuan was so angry that he laughed.

This old ghost, the Blood Dragon, really dares to ask for such a high price.

You are making fun of me. Do you really think their spirit stones were blown by the wind?
Over the years, various blood sacrifices have been thwarted time and again, and robberies are not so easy to pull off.

Her hands were itching to move, and she almost wanted to kill Xue Shiba with a palm strike on the spot.

Despite Xue Yuan's dangerous expression of extreme anger and laughter, Xue Shiba remained calm as usual, maintaining a respectful and humble attitude and continued: "Master Xue Yuan, you are well aware of the methods of the Yuanming Protector. Our entire Blood Soul Envoy regiment has surrendered to Master Youyue. This is a risky move. Once Master Yuanming finds out, we will all be dead without a burial place."

"If Master Youyue can't afford the benefits, just pretend I was never here today."

These words calmed Xue Yuan down a lot.

Now it is their Youyue lineage who has taken the initiative to dig out the blood dragon, rather than the blood dragon having nowhere else to turn to, so it is reasonable for the other party to ask for a huge amount of money.

In the current situation, we are not afraid of the other party asking for too much, but we are afraid that the other party will not propose conditions. Then there will be no room for negotiation.

She immediately adjusted her mood and put on a bargaining attitude: "Over the past few years, the development of our Blood Soul Sect in the Great Wu Kingdom has not been smooth. Although our Youyue Guardian lineage has taken some advantage, most of the resources have been used for development and expansion, and it is impossible for us to give out one million spirit stones in one go."

"But to show our sincerity, we can give you 300,000 spirit stones. However, you must also show the corresponding value, otherwise you, Blood Eighteen, should know the consequences."

"Once you have performed well, Lord Youyue will definitely reward you."

Upon seeing her reaction, Chen Ningzhuo, who was dressed as Xue Shiba, breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that today's matter was mostly accomplished.

I have to say, the older you get, the wiser you are. Dad actually guessed most of Xue Yuan's reaction.

God knows, when he proposed one million spirit stones just now, he almost thought that Xue Yuan would turn against him.

Now that I think about it, what my dad said was actually quite right.

At times like this, the more he demands, the more realistic the play becomes.

Xue Yuan's attention was completely diverted to the bargaining, so he didn't bother to worry about the details of Xue Jiao's inconsistent reactions, let alone doubt his own identity.

In this situation, asking the other party to pay 300,000 spirit stones is probably the limit, and there is not much point in bargaining further.

Immediately, he pretended to be slightly excited and said, "Okay, now we have important information to provide..."

At this point, his voice paused, and he looked at Xue Yuan with anticipation, as if he would not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

snort!
Xue Yuan gritted his teeth secretly.

He really is worthy of being the confidant of old ghost Xue Jiao. He is indeed the same kind of person as that old guy.

She coughed twice and said, "I do have some spiritual stones on hand, but they are the purchase money for a batch of resources on the black market ordered by Master Youyue."

"After the black market, I will immediately call in a batch of resources to meet your needs."

Hearing this, the expectation in Blood Eighteen's eyes disappeared immediately, and he lowered his eyes and said goodbye: "That's good, then I will come to visit Master Xue Yuan after the black market."

Having said that, he stepped back respectfully.

"stop!"

Xue Yuan's face turned black.

A lot of important intelligence is time-sensitive. Now there is still some time before the black market opens. If we wait until after the black market to provide the intelligence, it may be too late.

But she couldn't force Xue Shiba, so she had to grit her teeth and compromise, "Since you are in a hurry to use the money, I will embezzle the spiritual stones from the purchase money to give to you first. However, I hope the information you provide is worth the price."

As she spoke, she took out a large stack of spirit stone tickets issued by Tianyuan Royal Manor from her storage bag, counted out three hundred thousand from it, and then put the remaining spirit stone tickets back into the storage bag, looking at Xue Shiba with a slightly dangerous look in her eyes.

Xue Shiba was not in a hurry to take the money, but asked with concern: "Master Xue Yuan, your misappropriation of spirit stone tickets will not affect your completion of the mission, right? If it will have a bad impact on the grand strategy of our Youyue lineage, I dare not take the money."

"It's okay. I can mobilize a batch of money to make up for it in a short time. It won't affect the purchase of materials." Xue Yuan's eyes looked more and more dangerous, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I hope your information can satisfy me."

In her opinion, now that things have come to this point, Xue Shiba has to take the 300,000 spirit stones whether he wants it or not.

If the information provided is sufficient, then everything will be fine. Otherwise, don't blame her, Xue Yuan, for giving him some tricks.

How to mobilize such a large sum of money in a short period of time?
Chen Ningzhuo, who played the role of Xue Shiba, was secretly shocked when he heard this.

According to the intelligence they collected, the main sphere of influence of the Youyue lineage should be in the western and northern borders of the Great Wu Kingdom, which is quite far away from the Donglaiwei of Qibei County.

It is not easy to gather so much cash and spirit stones in a very short time. Could it be that... the Youyue lineage has infiltrated the vicinity and colluded with one or more Jindan families?
Good guy.

That Youyue Blood Guardian is silent, but his infiltration ability is really strong.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind. A hint of greed flashed across Xue Shiba's eyes. He immediately took the 300,000 spirit stone tickets and stuffed them into his storage bag: "In this case, I would like to thank Master Youyue for the reward on behalf of my Master Xue Jiao."

After a pause, Xue Shiba moved closer to Xue Yuan, lowered his voice, and said in an extremely solemn and serious manner: "My master asked me to tell you that Master Yuan Ming has made a big move recently."

"Recently?" Xue Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "How recently do you mean recently?"

"I don't know." Xue Shiba said seriously, "My master has received an order to enter emergency standby mode. Once an order is received, he needs to act immediately according to the order!"

On emergency standby!
Instead of being angered by this vague information, Xue Yuan's expression gradually changed, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes.

He only agreed to speak after she gave him 300,000 yuan. She didn't think Xue Shiba would fool her with false information.

Moreover, as one of the confidants of Protector Youyue, she also has some understanding of Protector Yuanming's style of doing things.

Not leaking any information beforehand, and only giving the specific task content when taking action, this is something that person can do.

But doing so is undoubtedly to prevent the news from leaking out.

Yuan Ming's action this time actually requires such careful planning and such a high level of confidentiality, it must not be a small move!

What does he want to do?
Suddenly.

Her pupils suddenly contracted and her expression changed instantly.

No way, no way, is Yuan Ming going to rob the black market?

Is he crazy!?
Fuck, what does he want to do? The forces behind the black market are very powerful, and their network of relationships is even more complicated. He can't be so bold, right?

Xue Yuan was horrified, he felt his head buzzing and throbbing with pain.

"Xue Shiba, what else do you know? Are there any details that you missed?" Xue Yuan asked anxiously.

"No more." Xue Shiba shook his head solemnly, "My master is also waiting for further instructions."

Xue Yuan also knew that if his speculation was true, then it would be impossible for the guardian Yuan Mingxue to leak any information to his subordinates.

Her eyes were extremely solemn as she said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Daoist Brother Xue Jiao, to keep a close eye on it. If there is any unusual movement, please report it to me at any time."

As he spoke, Xue Yuan also exchanged several medium-range communication talismans with Xue Shiba, and repeatedly stated that as long as he could make meritorious contributions, he, Xue Shiba, would definitely receive benefits in the future.

Xue Shiba naturally thanked him profusely, said goodbye and left the manor.

What no one saw was that although Chen Ningzhuo, who was disguised as Xue Shiba, had left the manor, the heroic spirit Chen Xuanmo, who came with him, was still standing there in a swagger, observing Xue Yuan's subsequent reaction with interest.

After sending Xue Shiba away, Xue Yuan paced back and forth in the room anxiously, her expression changing. After a while, she finally made up her mind and set up a portable formation around her to block multiple snooping and eavesdropping, and then she carefully took out a palm-sized bronze mirror.

This bronze mirror is simple and heavy, with extremely complicated inscriptions on the back and around it, and it seems to be quite old.

Xue Yuan circulated his magic power, and the bronze mirror gradually began to glow with a soft light, and the mirror surface rippled slightly like rippling water.

After a while, the shadow of a woman appeared in the center of the bronze mirror.

The woman sat calmly on a black throne, a thin veil covering her face, revealing only a pair of deep eyes.

An intricate purple dress fell from the throne and dragged to the ground, making her temperament look noble and unrestrained.

A dark and cold aura spread out in waves with her as the center, bringing with it a heavy sense of oppression that made people feel extremely depressed.

As the ripples on the mirror gradually disappeared and the image gradually stabilized, she looked over as if she had sensed something, her cold and deep eyes piercing through the mirror and falling on Xue Yuan's face.

The voice was indifferent and majestic.

"Xue Yuan, why are you so eager to contact me through the Mother-Child Mirror?"

Picture-in-picture mirror?
Chen Xuanmo beside her couldn't help but look surprised.

This is a very famous but extremely rare ancient treasure.

The so-called "ancient treasures" generally refer to some magic weapons from the Middle Ages or ancient times. There are not many of them handed down, but each one is a treasure with good functions, and with the current refining technology in the world of immortal cultivation, it is basically impossible to copy them, so they are very precious.

Any ancient treasure that can be imitated can only be called an "antique" and will not be worth much.

The ancient treasure, the mother-and-child mirror, is not only of extraordinary value, but also of amazing effectiveness. Each mother mirror is equipped with multiple child mirrors, and the mother and child mirrors can communicate in real time across a distance of up to 300,000 miles.

This thing is much more useful than the communication talisman.

The reason why Chen Xuanmo knew something about the mother-and-child mirror was because of its function.

As a modern man, when he suddenly came to the world of immortal cultivation, he could not help but feel resentful about the backward communication methods in the world of immortal cultivation. Therefore, after he finally joined the sect, he specifically learned about the relevant information.

It was also at that time that the ancient treasure [Mother and Child Mirror] came into his sight.

Although this thing is awesome, it is actually just a video communication device. In his previous life, it was a very ordinary thing.

It’s a pity that Chen Xuanmo was very young when he traveled through time and did not master much advanced knowledge. Otherwise, if he could find a way to realize modern communications, he would not have to worry about resources for cultivation later.

Just as Chen Xuanmo was sighing, Xue Yuan had already started reporting the situation to the Blood Protector Youyue.

Then, she said worriedly, "Lord Youyue, these are just my speculations. After all, I can't figure out what confidence Yuanming has to dare to rob the black market."

The shadow on the other side of the mother-and-child mirror seemed a little blurry. After a moment of silence, a deep voice came from the mirror: "Although the black market has some background, those financial backers are probably not convenient to show up. Besides, our Blood Soul Sect is not easy to mess with."

"Your speculation makes a lot of sense. Once Yuan Ming succeeds in robbing the black market, he will not only be able to obtain a huge amount of resources in one go, but he can also take this opportunity to control a group of blacklist cultivators and foundation-building cultivators from major families. Later, as long as he can find a way to lure or force them to practice the Blood Evil Magic, his strength will increase dramatically in a short period of time, and he will expand into a huge force in the future."

"Although this move is risky, as far as I know, our quasi-holy son is also an extremist. He might even appreciate Yuan Ming's behavior."

Xue Yuan said anxiously, "If this is true, how should I handle this matter?"

"No hurry." The shadow on the other side of the mother-and-child mirror remained calm, his voice was still deep and powerful, neither hurried nor slow, as if he would not be shaken by anything. "You still have to find a way to verify what happened. I will send helpers to assist you first. Once you have confirmed it, notify me immediately and I will come to deal with it personally."

"Yes, Master Youyue."

With Youyue's instructions, Xue Yuan seemed to have found a backbone and became calm again.

Then, the two parties ended the call.

Chen Xuanmo also watched this scene from the beginning.

It has to be admitted that their efforts to fan the flames this time yielded huge gains and a large amount of intelligence.

But at the same time, as Chen Xuanmo gathered more and more information from their fragmentary words and gained a deeper understanding of the Blood Soul Cult, he also felt a deep chill that made him feel creepy.

The Blood Soul Cult is like a poisonous ivy lurking underground. It looks small on the surface, but the deeper you dig, the more hidden parts are uncovered. It seems like it can never be completely eradicated. It's chilling to think about it.

He even had a vague feeling that even if Youyue was not a member of Wanhua Palace, she was most likely related to Wanhua Palace.

It seems that Wanhua Palace has some serious problems.

The most important thing is that Chen still has some children practicing and studying in Wanhua Palace, which makes him very worried.

He thought about telling the children about it, but on second thought, he gave up the idea.

The children are still young, and they lack acting skills, self-control, and social experience. They cannot compare with those old guys who have lived for hundreds of years. Once they know the specific situation, they may be exposed and put themselves in danger.

But after this incident, no matter what, every child in Wanhua Palace must be given at least one golden jade token just in case.

Although this was just an accident, if we grasp it well, it might be a great opportunity.

Chen Xuanmo fell into deep thought.

*****

A few days later.

Undersea base.

The huge trench was dark and without light, just like a huge mouth of the abyss, emitting a creepy depth and coldness.

The entrance to the underwater palace that serves as the blood dragon's lair is right on the cliff, but the entrance corridor is very narrow and the location is hidden. Unless someone is very familiar with the surrounding terrain, it is difficult for outsiders to find the correct location of the entrance corridor.

now.

In front of the narrow entrance corridor.

Two blood guards exuding a bloody aura were staring at the dark seabed and chatting idly.

For many years, our underwater base has been hidden and there has been no major movement.

The monotonous life has made them restless and they are eager to get a big task right away so that they can go out and fight.

At this moment.

Suddenly.

A familiar-looking water-based spirit boat staggered out from the bottom of the sea. It was the same boat that Xue Shiba had driven out earlier.

This is……

Something happened?

Two blood guards rushed forward to check.

As a result, before they could take two steps, the water-escaping spirit boat crashed into the cliff outside the underwater base with a bang.

The Blood Guards hurriedly left the base and worked together to drag the Water Escape Spirit Boat into the entrance and exit corridor. They then activated the partition formation to drain the sea water out of the corridor.

After finishing all this, the two of them gathered around the water-escaping spirit boat.

"Kakaka~~"

With bursts of harsh metallic friction sounds, the hatch was opened with difficulty, and their immediate superior, Blood Eighteen, crawled out with difficulty, covered in blood.

"Master Eighteen." The Blood Guard was startled and rushed forward to help him up. "What happened?"

"Quick, inform Lord Xue Jiao."

Xue Shiba's face was pale, and he took two breaths after every word he spoke. He looked like he was dying. After uttering a sentence with difficulty, he closed his eyes and fainted.

The two Blood Guards looked at each other, one of them quickly picked up Blood Eighteen and rushed to his residence, while the other rushed to the core of the base to inform Lord Blood Dragon.

At the same time, they activated the alarm system of the underwater base.

All of a sudden.

The underwater base, which had not seen any warning for a long time, was in chaos.

After half a stick of incense.

The Blood Dragon rushed into the residence of Blood Eighteen with a livid face, and saw Blood Eighteen lying on the bed, covered in blood, breathing out more than breathing in.

He was just about to go forward to investigate the situation.

Xue Shiba seemed to have a last burst of energy. He suddenly jumped up from the bed and fell to the ground with a "thump".

He crawled two steps with difficulty, and with his blood-stained hands, he tightly hugged the blood dragon's thighs, and shouted hoarsely: "My lord, my lord, please make the decision for me~~!"

There was unspeakable resentment in his voice, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

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(End of this chapter)