abnabooks Chapter 2435 What would you choose?
Chapter 2435 What would you choose?
Chapter 2435 What would you choose?
Shangguan Biao shouted, "I don't need your help..."
Before he could finish speaking, the other person grabbed his collar and dragged him out of the window.
“Look there, Mother Earth has already awakened and no longer needs your Blood Dew Golden Pill.”
One sentence hit the nail on the head, and it also jolted Shangguan Biao out of his semi-mad state.
what?
Shangguan Biao stared blankly, following the direction the other person was pointing. He saw that Duzhishan had been completely transformed, the valleys and mountains had been reshaped, the medicinal fields were destroyed, rainbows were flashing in the sky, and huge stone figures were emerging from the darkness.
"Mother Earth...has she awakened?"
Why did Mother Earth awaken tonight after sleeping for so many years? Is it related to the explosion just now?
He Lingchuan pointed around again: "The outside world is in such chaos, you are blinded by your inner demons and are completely unaware."
Everyone in Duzhishan was alarmed and lined up under the Ghost Claw Locust Tree, craning their necks to look. The medicinal rock and the hut behind them were nowhere to be seen. Only Shangguan Biao was lost in his own world, oblivious to the commotion outside.
He didn't even think about why the entire Duzhishan Mountain was almost turned upside down, but the three rows of houses under the Ghost Claw Locust Tree remained unscathed.
Inner demon!
He Lingchuan finally revealed the true form of the Red Demon.
Therefore, no one else could see the Red Demon, because it was not a real entity, but merely Shangguan Biao's own internal struggle.
"The reason why the Duzhishan Secret Realm recorded this scene is because this is Shangguan Biao's 'Night of Demonic Possession'!" Dong Rui, who had been listening in with his "All-Hearing Ear," suddenly realized, "By inviting the Crimson Ghost to stay, he opened his own heart! The Shangguan Biao of the past died on this night."
"Listen carefully!" He Lingchuan said solemnly, "The Earth Mother has awakened and no longer needs the Blood Dew Golden Pill. Your original plan has failed!"
Shangguan Biao opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
He glanced at the giant stone figure not far away, then at He Lingchuan, and the first feeling that came to his heart was one of relief.
The Earth Mother no longer needs the Blood Dew Golden Elixir, so he no longer needs to sacrifice his mother!
Although it has not yet happened, the psychological torment this event has caused him far surpasses the torment he suffered in Changfeng Valley in the past.
"What's even better is that Li Yun has already taken action, and your previous charge of smuggling spirit herbs has been cleared. You won't be punished. From now on, you're just an ordinary servant in Changfeng Valley, with no merit or crime, starting all over again!"
Shangguan Biao looked up abruptly, wanting to say something, but He Lingchuan's voice, like a resounding bell, drilled into his mind word by word:
"You know that if you follow the original plan and go to rely on the likes of Li Yun and Xu Liangye, even if you get through the current difficulties, they will still exploit you to the bone! Unless you become more vicious, more ruthless, and more heartless than them! At that time, let alone sacrificing your mother, you can betray all your closest relatives and all your deepest feelings! At that time, you won't even be considered a human being!"
"I know!" Shangguan Biao gritted his teeth until they bled. "But this is Changfeng Valley! How can I turn the tide and rise with the wind?"
He Lingchuan then said, "It's very simple, I can help you."
"You?" Shangguan Biao pursed his lips. "What can you do?"
This person was able to sever his inner demons with a single strike; that's quite remarkable.
"I'll give you two options." He Lingchuan raised his wrist, took out a small cloth bag, and asked Shangguan Biao, "Haven't you considered Xiaoying's suggestion?"
Shangguan Biao was taken aback: "What?"
"The world is so vast, why must you stubbornly cling to Changfeng Valley?"
Shangguan Biao smiled bitterly: "Of course I have! I've been thinking about it day and night! But do you know how high the price of leaving Changfeng Valley is? I... I can't afford it!"
"Isn't it just money and Xuanjing?" He Lingchuan opened the bag, and Shangguan Biao's eyes widened at the sight.
There were several mysterious crystals inside, the kind that were reddish-purple.
Shangguan Biao comes from a family of medicine merchants, but he has never seen so many high-purity mystic crystals displayed together.
"This bag alone is enough for you to pay compensation to Changfeng Valley in exchange for your freedom." He Lingchuan picked up a mysterious crystal with two fingers and waved it lightly in front of him. Even under the moonlight, this thing, which was more precious than jewels, still shone with a mesmerizing light.
Shangguan Biao stared at him, his eyes wide with astonishment: "Who...who exactly are you?!"
“I am the only one who can help you get out of your current predicament.” He Lingchuan tied the bag shut. “You can call me ‘destiny’.”
"What?" Shangguan Biao's eyes widened. "But..."
Just then, a servant hurried by, casting a strange glance at Shangguan Biao. He Lingchuan took two steps back, and a bizarre scene unfolded:
The servant passed right through him, as if hitting thin air, without pausing at all.
Shangguan Biao immediately shut up.
As expected, the one who could kill the Red Demon was no ordinary person, and might not even be human.
No wonder the servant looked at him strangely. In times of crisis, wouldn't everyone have that expression if they saw him talking to himself?
Shangguan Biao swallowed hard before looking away from the Xuanjing: "If I leave Changfeng Valley, where will I go to cultivate in the future?"
"Is Changfeng Valley the only immortal sect in the world?" If the Nine Nether Emperor's many subordinates saw him speaking so earnestly, their jaws would drop in astonishment. "What's wrong with joining another sect and starting over?"
The Blood Demon behind him grew impatient: "Can't we just put a knife to his throat and force him to pluck the Golden Lotus?"
He Lingchuan tugged at the cloak, silencing it.
His other important plan was still underway in secret, but he could not reveal it to anyone. He needed to delay the situation in the secret realm for a little longer.
Even the Blood Demon who was right behind him didn't notice, so the master of the secret realm should have an even harder time detecting him, right?
“You say you are ‘destiny,’ then you should give me more choices.” Shangguan Biao said somewhat unwillingly, pausing for a few moments before asking, “What is the other option?”
"Another one?" He Lingchuan took out a wave drum with his left hand. It only had a small mallet and two cracks on the drumhead.
Upon closer inspection, the drum handle was stained with a bit of blood.
“This is the magic artifact that Li Yun lost. It can partially draw upon the power of the Earth Mother.” He Lingchuan smiled. “It was lent to him by his sect. Li Yun must be very anxious now that he has lost his treasure.”
Having just chopped off Li Yun's hand, he had already figured out the use of the rattle drum. Encountering the sandstone python on the way was purely accidental.
Shangguan Biao was moved: "You...you stole it?"
If Changfeng Valley discovers that Li Yun cannot keep the wave drum, the latter will be in big trouble. After all, Li Yun has quite a few enemies within the sect and won't miss such a good opportunity. Therefore, "If you get this wave drum, you can return it to him or keep it for yourself, it's up to you."
Shangguan Biao's eyes lit up, and his breathing became rapid.
He Lingchuan held the bag in his right hand: "Take this, and you will be free from suffering."
He held up a rattle drum in his left hand: "With this, you can accumulate merits and exchange them for the opportunity to climb back up in Changfeng Valley."
By the moonlight, He Lingchuan looked into Shangguan Biao's eyes, as if trying to see through his thoughts:
"So, which one do you choose?"
(End of this chapter)