Volume 1, Chapter 21: Three Thousand Great Daos, All of Which Can Lead to Immortality, the Origin of Willow Town

"Don't worry, my two lords. I killed Ao Long before he even opened his mouth."

After these words were spoken, Dongfang Xiu could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly.

"Who asked you to do it?"

His tone was sharp and his eyes were fierce.

Under the bamboo hat in the moonlight, his sword eyes flashed with coldness. Although he was humble, he also had the pride of a strong man.

If Dongfang Xiu had not been a distinguished Confucian scholar, he would have drawn his sword and killed him if he had yelled at him like that.

However, Dongfang Xiu refused to give in and continued, "What a waste, Lord Li, give me an explanation."

Yue Mingfeng said nothing, but clenched his fists, making a crackling sound.

The scholar was relatively calm. He asked, "Feng, did Miss Dongfang see you?"

Yue Mingfeng waited for a moment before answering, "No, I just exchanged a few moves with that guy and then left. Besides, my subordinate was wearing a veil, so I definitely couldn't recognize him."

Obviously he was not telling the truth and concealed his injury.

Firstly, he actually didn't see who the person was who made the move.

Secondly, it was because Dongfang Xiu had humiliated him so much. If he told him that he was injured, he was afraid that he would have something to say.

"Are you sure Dongfang Qingzhu didn't see you?"

"Sure."

The scholar heaved a sigh of relief, "It's good that you didn't see it," and then patted Yue Mingfeng on the shoulder and said, "You can't be blamed for this. Ao Long is a waste. I have raised him for so long in vain."

Yue Mingfeng lightly touched his forehead.

Dongfang waved his hand and looked at Yue Mingfeng angrily.

The scholar pondered for a moment and waved to Yue Mingfeng.

"You can go down now. Don't worry about this matter for now. I will find someone to replace you."

Hearing the other party say this, Yue Mingfeng was unwilling, but still nodded in agreement.

"I'll take my leave." Before leaving, he did not forget to glance at Dongfang Xiu.

Dongfang Xiu felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast and shuddered subconsciously.

After Yue Mingfeng walked away, Dongfang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Since this person has been exposed, we can't keep him here."

The scholar nodded.

"Don't worry, Master Jiu. I will make the arrangements."

This Dongfang Qingzhu is the jewel in the Dongfang family's crown and is deeply loved by the Dongfang family's ancestor.

In the year when she failed to awaken her spiritual roots, Dongfang Shuo used his great magical power to separate a bit of his spiritual consciousness, injected it into Dongfang Qingzhu's body, and announced it to the entire Beimang.

The purpose is to let the world know that even if Dongfang Qingzhu has no cultivation, he cannot be touched.

As long as Dongfang Shuo wanted, he could withdraw that spiritual consciousness, and all the things and memories that Dongfang Qingzhu had seen would appear in Dongfang Shuo's mind.

If Dongfang Qingzhu were unfortunately killed, that spiritual consciousness would also automatically return to the body.

That's why they used the kidnappers to kidnap Dongfang Qingzhu.

In this way, even if Dongfang Shuo investigated, he would not find out that it was them.

Besides, they only wanted to prevent Dongfang Qingzhu from returning to Beimang temporarily and did not intend to harm his life, so naturally the smaller the loss, the better.

When the matter is done, those minions can be killed.

This way, it can be completely clean.

The power of a Ninth Realm expert is not something they can withstand.

As long as Dongfang Qingzhu is safe and the Dongfang family cannot produce conclusive evidence, even if Dongfang Shuo is suspicious, he will not do anything to them because of their backing.

Now that Yue Mingfeng has taken action, he cannot be kept, regardless of whether Dongfang Qingzhu has seen it or not. He must be made to disappear.

Although the scholar was reluctant to let go, Yue Mingfeng was his top killer and his disciple after all, and his strength was there.

It would be a pity to kill him.

But in order to make the plan thorough and avoid any mistakes, or to save his own life, Yue Mingfeng must die today.

The matter was of such serious importance that he could not afford to be lenient.

However, Yue Mingfeng was completely unaware of this at the time, and instead returned to his residence to heal his wounds.

The other side.

Ye Tingmu and his group also came to a large open space.

At this time, the bonfire was brightly lit in the open space.

A lot of demon slayers gathered there. Judging from the distribution of the campfires, there were at least hundreds of people.

It seems that the rumors about the fourth-order Fire Cloud Python are true, with such a big scene.

Ye Tingmu smiled and said, "We've found the main force. Let's rest here and kill the snake monster when the sun comes up."

The others quickly expressed that they had no objections. Of course, it was useless to have any opinions, as the Ye family had always been ruled by Ye Tingmu.

The little monk came over.

"Donor Ye, you are here for the snake demon as well."

"Of course, aren't you?"

The little monk smiled and said, "Yes and no?"

Ye Tingmu became interested, "Oh...what do you mean? Is there some inside story?"

He remembered that the young monk had said that his master had asked him to go down the mountain to slay a fifth-level monster, while this Fire Cloud Python was only a fourth-level one.

"Sit down, I will tell you the unknown story of Willow Town." He sat down and patted the open space beside him.

"Do all monks like to keep things in suspense?" He also sat down. "Then I'd like to hear carefully what kind of big secret it is."

The little monk smiled.

"Do you know why this Willow Town got its name?"

"Because there are many willow trees." Ye Tingmu shrugged and said indifferently.

"No, no," the little monk shook his head, his eyes becoming deeper.

“The reason this Willow Town is called Willow Town is because a great demon appeared here a thousand years ago. This demon was a willow tree spirit.

Later, the six major sects attacked and killed this monster here. After the willow monster died, its spirit refused to dissipate or enter the cycle of reincarnation, so it transformed into thousands of willow trees. That's why this place is called Willow Town."

Ye Tingmu became interested and heard such a statement.

The rest of the people also gathered around, especially Qingfeng and his friends. They usually liked to listen to stories, so this made them even more interested and no longer felt sleepy.

“Can a willow tree become a spirit?”

Facing Qingfeng's question, the little monk smiled.

"Of course, everything in this world can practice cultivation. There are three thousand great ways, from the blue sea, the sky, the five elements and the nine categories, to the grass, fish, insects, and the vast dust. As long as the Tao is achieved, not only can it become a spirit, but also an immortal. In the ancient mythology, there was an immortal in the East Sea Realm, who was transformed from a dandelion. It is said that after ascending to the immortal world, he became a generation of immortal king."

The little monk spoke very logically, his eyes full of longing.

Several people also listened with great interest, their eyes full of surprise.

These days even dandelions can become immortals. It's really magical.

It is indeed a world of high martial arts and cultivation.

"In fact, all things in the world are blessed by God. If they really have wisdom, they can practice much faster and more smoothly than us humans. Especially plants, they have a long lifespan and are not affected by emotions like humans. Naturally, they can practice with half the effort and get twice the result with half the effort."

"We humans are also the most difficult cultivators in this world to become immortals. We defy fate and fight against the heavens to become immortals. But it's funny to say that all creatures envy humans. Whether they are demons or monsters, they will transform into human form when they reach the sixth realm."