"I did give him a ride."

Chen Luo did not hide anything and simply told the story. He and Ding Mao were still in the cooperation stage. Before Jie Gu, he had personally promised this person that he would help rescue his master. Now that his cultivation had broken through the Hedao realm, he could start doing many things.

"That guy went crazy after he came back. He mobilized the entire Silent Valley to besiege the Qionghua Sect. All the unlucky guys who went there with you have fallen into his hands."

To prevent someone from achieving enlightenment is like killing his parents.

The plan that Wusheng Daoist had been planning for so long was messed up by Chen Luo. How could he not be angry? The most important thing was that the "Tao" that Chen Luo had taken away was the foundation of his advancement, and he could not give it up.

But this person is not a brainless person.

After coming back, he lay dormant for a while. Only after he had thoroughly investigated the background of the Qionghua Sect did he lead the entire sect to attack. This was in line with the character of the Taoist Wusheng.

"Do you want my help? As long as you do me one more favor, I will help you solve this trouble."

A smile suddenly appeared on Ding Mao's face.

He had been trapped in this hellhole for who knows how many years. Now that he finally saw hope of escaping, he naturally wanted to make good use of it.

"Can you get out?"

Chen Luo's eyes swept over the giant sword platform. In his vision, the giant sword platform was like a big net, trapping him tightly inside. Destroying one or two nodes was not of much help to Ding Mao. If he wanted to escape completely, he had to completely destroy the giant sword.

"I can't get out, but I have a way."

Ding Mao did not reveal the secret, but Chen Luo guessed a little. From the damaged nodes around the giant sword platform, it can be seen that Ding Mao has a clone outside. The corpse that Chen Luo saw in the Infinite Realm before was his clone.

"I can handle it myself."

If he hadn't come back after a breakthrough, it might have been a bit tricky to encounter this situation. The Silent Taoist was different from the Returning to Void cultivators that Chen Luo had met before. He was one of the few geniuses in this era who had the hope of breaking through to the Hedao realm. His own accumulation was also strong enough. If Chen Luo hadn't intervened, he might have had a chance to successfully break through.

"Don't underestimate this man. To be able to become my partner, Wusheng's strength is definitely not weak. I think you'd better consider it." Before Ding Mao finished his words, he saw Chen Luo's palm fall on his shoulder again.

"Really."

The familiar feeling of distortion appeared before my eyes again.

The giant sword platform disappeared, and Ding Mao's eyes became dull, as if his memory was covered by a veil, hazy and unclear. Then, a new memory appeared in his mind.

Dingmao, openly selling pancakes.

He was secretly a rebel of the White Lotus Sect. Three days ago, in order to escort the chief leader out of the city, he took the initiative to take on the task of covering the rear. Afterwards, he was captured and executed at 3:30 pm.

Opening his eyes, Ding Mao found himself kneeling on a high platform. He was wrapped in heavy iron chains and had a cold wooden sign stuck behind his neck. There were crowds of people watching the excitement below, some of whom were holding steamed buns and bowls in their hands.

Behind him stood an executioner two feet tall holding a large gold-threaded ring knife. The cold murderous aura stimulated him so much that he dared not move.

"You are guilty of treason and sentenced to death!"

The presiding judge's cold voice was heard, and vaguely the sound of a token falling to the ground seemed to be heard.

The executioner standing behind picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and then sprayed it on the blade. The turbid wine slid down the blade.

The executioner raised the long knife in his hand and held it high.

The blade blocked the sunlight, forming a shadow. The next moment, the knife chopped down like thunder.

I'm going to die?!

Ding Mao was very anxious. His mind was in a mess. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was. He just instinctively wanted to stand up and resist. But the next moment, the blade cut across his neck and his head flew high.

Blood spilled onto the platform. Before closing his eyes, he saw the crowd watching the beheading below, rushing like crazy towards the blood flowing from his neck, and some were even using steamed buns to soak up the blood.

This scene made him a little angry.

what are they doing?!

"Wake up."

A voice suddenly appeared in his ears, and Ding Mao felt that the scene in front of him was hazy. When he looked again, he found that he was standing on a high platform, holding a bloody beheading knife in his hand, and his hands were stained with a lot of hot blood.

It turns out that I am the executioner.

Different memories flooded into his mind again, but this time he instinctively felt that something was wrong. He frowned and began to try to recall when this feeling of disharmony appeared.

"How does it feel?"

A voice suddenly appeared beside him.

At the moment this voice sounded, the white veil covering his memory suddenly disappeared. The blocked memories came flooding back like a tide, and a twisted and conflicting life appeared in his mind.

I am Ding Mao!!

Ding Mao was shocked and finally remembered his identity.

Looking around again, he found himself on a long bluestone street. Neighbors on both sides were still greeting him, but this time there was one more person beside him.

This person is Chen Luo!

"you"

Ding Mao swallowed his saliva, and a hint of horror flashed in his eyes.

He could explain his previous experience by the unconscious influence of the Tao, but this time it was clearly beyond his cognition. He didn't even feel the fluctuation of spiritual power, and fell into the illusion. The most important thing was that he was like another person in the illusion, completely forgetting his real self and pursuing some illusory things.

For example, rebelling or making money to support a family.

"You have broken through to the Hedao realm?"

Ding Mao asked in an uncertain tone.

“Yes.”

Chen Luo smiled and patted Ding Mao's shoulder, and the aura of the Heart Demon Way dissipated again. The long street disappeared, and when Ding Mao opened his eyes again, he found himself back on the giant sword platform.

The body was still sealed under the giant sword and did not move from beginning to end.

“How did you do that?”

Ding Mao couldn't help but ask.

The state of harmony!!

In this era of Corpse Immortal Dao, there are countless talented people who are stuck in the Return to Void Realm. Some have reincarnated several times and tried several paths but failed. Compared with these people, Chen Luo's years of cultivation are not even a fraction of theirs.

No one believed that he could break through the Hedao realm.

The same goes for Dingmao.

But such an impossible person successfully surpassed the dreams of countless people and broke through to the Hedao realm, which made Ding Mao feel unreal.

"It all depends on my own efforts." Chen Luo gave Ding Mao an answer.

I have been practicing till now entirely due to my own efforts!

"effort."

Ding Mao fell silent for a moment.

If hard work can lead to success, there would be countless immortals in this world. Some things are destined to be impossible to explain clearly, and Ding Mao quickly recovered his mentality.

Then the color became intense.

Chen Luo has now broken through the Hedao realm. Does that mean he has a way to rescue himself? And his master can also escape.

"Do you still remember what you promised me?"

"If I had forgotten, why would I be wasting time with you here?"

Chen Luo was indeed ready to deal with Ding Mao's affairs first. Debts that can be repaid must be repaid as soon as possible. This was the principle that his uncle had taught him a long time ago.

"good!"

Ding Mao was excited as he could finally leave this damn place.

"Help me untie the chain first! Move the first stone on the left first."

“That was not part of the deal.”

Chen Luo immediately waved his hand to reject the proposal. This made Ding Mao's half-sentence stuck in his mouth, and he was dumbfounded. When Chen Luo first proposed the conditions, he was still in the Return to Void Realm, and he never thought that Chen Luo could help him unlock the seal.

Now that Chen Luo has the ability, the conditions cannot be met, which makes him suddenly become anxious.

"How about I change the conditions? Save me first."

"A man's promise is worth a thousand gold. How can you change it just like that?" Chen Luo refused sternly.

The seal under Ding Mao's body was seen through by him the first time he came back. It was left by the Ancient Sword Sect. There was residual power of the Ancient Sword Sect on the giant sword. If Chen Luo tried to break it, the Ancient Sword Sect would be able to sense it immediately.

Chen Luo didn't want to offend the people from the Ninth Sect as soon as he came back.

In the past eight thousand years, he had seen enough of the power of immortal weapons. Before he found a way to deal with them, he did not intend to fight anyone from the Upper Nine Sects.

"Do you know why I was expelled from the Ancient Sword Sect?"

Seeing that Chen Luo was not interested, Ding Mao decided to tell him his own secret. With Chen Luo's current cultivation level, the only thing that could impress him was the secrets of the Upper Nine Sects.

"Because I found a man, an old monster who broke the life span of ten thousand years!"

The lifespan is no more than ten thousand years, which is the limitation in the era of Corpse Immortal.

A sect without immortal artifacts can only reincarnate three times at most. Adding up, it is exactly nine thousand years, infinitely close to a life span of ten thousand years, but it cannot be crossed. This is a secret known to all immortal cultivators in the spirit refining realm. The Upper Nine Sects have been maintaining this limit. Ding Mao's discovery violated the Upper Nine Sects' taboo.

That's why he was sealed here.

On the one hand, it is about being vigilant, and on the other hand, it is about keeping secrets.

"As long as you find this person, you can obtain the secret to breaking the upper limit of lifespan and live for ten thousand years. Use time to accumulate, so that you will have the opportunity to survive the great calamity and ascend to become an immortal!"

Listening to Ding Mao's description, a strange look appeared on Chen Luo's face.

An old monster that breaks the ten thousand year lifespan limit?

Before he came back from borrowing ancient things, he had also met one, and that old monster had made a deal with him. The content of the deal was the method to survive the great calamity.

"Does the person you are talking about look like this?"

Chen Luo stretched out his palm, and a wisp of spiritual energy spread down his palm, forming veins like tree roots. These veins attracted the spiritual energy around them and slowly transformed into an old man with disheveled hair.

Looking at the portrait drawn by Chen Luo, Ding Mao's expression froze in place. (End of this chapter)