Seeing Wan Lingmo acting like a host and disgusting him, Shu Gaoming felt murderous inside, but he didn't show it on the surface, and walked past him with an indifferent expression.
Wan Lingmo punched the air, but didn't care. He smiled and followed.
He had never expected Shu Gaoming's murderous intent to be revealed and trigger the Xuanwang City formation. He came to provoke him simply to disgust him.
Soon, the four of them came to a cleared space in the ruins.
There was an old round table on the open space that was brought from somewhere unknown. There were only four chairs, two of which were already occupied.
Yuan Zhong carefully looked at the two people sitting there. One was an old man with a gloomy face and a long robe as red as blood; the other was a middle-aged scholar, gentle and elegant, wearing a green robe. Both were unfamiliar faces.
Seeing Shu Gaoming's arrival, the blood-red-robed old man sitting at the head of the table waved his sleeves and said with a sneer, "I guess this is the Blazing Flame Sect's top disciple, Young Friend Shu?"
Shu Gaoming narrowed his eyes and stepped forward to greet him. "Shu Gaoming greets Senior Xue Yunzi. I have long heard of your illustrious reputation. It is a privilege to meet you today. It is true that your reputation is well-deserved. Gaoming has great respect for you."
The blood-stained old man laughed heartily, "How can I, a mere casual cultivator, compare with the geniuses of your sects?"
As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged scholar sitting beside him immediately complimented him: "Brother Xueyun, don't underestimate yourself. If I could have your level of cultivation, I would probably wake up laughing in my dreams."
After saying this, the middle-aged scholar cupped his fists towards Shu Gaoming and said, "My name is Li Jiade. I come from a humble family and am a nobody, not worth mentioning."
"Fellow Daoist Li is modest."
Wan Lingmo said indifferently, "A humble family can't produce a top-grade spirit boat."
"Let's stop chatting here."
Xue Yunzi's face was filled with impatience. He waved his sleeve and threw out a hide map. "Let's get down to business."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other three people stopped smiling and sat down on either side of the eight-immortals table.
"Senior, you insist on waiting until everyone is gathered before you speak. Have you figured out a way to break the formation in front of the ancestral land?"
Wan Lingmo spoke first.
Xue Yunzi glanced at Wan Lingmo without commenting. He pointed at the map and said, "Fellow Daoist Shu, you arrived last, so I'll tell you something else. I followed the map and found the Lu family's ancestral land beneath these ruins. However, the formation at the entrance was set up by a master, connecting to the earth veins. The earth veins are the great power of heaven and earth. Even if all of us combined our strength, we would not be able to contend with it.
Furthermore, due to my previous exploration, the formation was triggered too much. If it is not released within three days, the Lu family's ancestral land will explode along with the earth veins, and we will gain nothing."
Upon hearing this, Shu Gaoming raised a single eyebrow, "The Lu family's ancestor was quite courageous."
Xue Yunzi smiled slightly and continued, "I have devoted myself to research for half a month and have determined that there are two ways to break the formation. The first method requires taking the essence and blood of a direct descendant of the Lu family and injecting it into the formation. The formation will then automatically activate. This is the orthodox method."
“That’s easy.”
Wan Lingmo reached out and touched the ring, pulling out a corpse. "Lord Lu self-destructed and died, his essence and blood were long gone. Fortunately, I hunted down several princes and gained something. This is the body of the Second Prince of Lu."
"Fellow Daoist Wan, if breaking the formation was so easy, why would I have waited until now?"
Xue Yunzi shook his head and threw out two tattered corpses. "These two are the fourth prince and fifth princess of Lu State. I have tried it, but the formation has no effect. I am afraid it will only work if the essence and blood of a living person are used."
Wan Lingmo frowned immediately. "There's still a little prince on the run, but we don't know where he is. It's impossible to find him in a short time."
Li Jiade listened silently to this, and suddenly remembered the brother and sister who had lingered at the gate of Tianqing Pavilion a few days ago and left. He couldn't help but ask, "Could it be... that the little prince has mastered some method of disguise and has already infiltrated Xuanwang City?"
"Absolutely not."
Wan Lingmo glanced coldly at Li Jiade, "I have killed several direct descendants of the royal family in a row, and never once has a single one of them concealed their appearance. If the descendants of the Lu family are truly skilled in the secret art of disguise, why wouldn't they use it?"
"I agree with what Daoist Wan said."
Xue Yunzi nodded. Seeing this, Li Jiade could only suppress his thoughts and keep silent.
"Since the first path is blocked, this second method isn't that difficult to explain. That's why I sent a message asking you to bring more independent cultivators into the city."
Xue Yunzi laughed sternly, "Since ancient times, there has been no formation that cannot be broken by blood sacrifice!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present, except the three people present, changed color.
"Brother Xueyun, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate, is it?"
Li Jiade hesitated for a moment and said, "My family is not well-known, so I am not worried about the consequences of the blood sacrifice. But Fellow Daoist Wan and Fellow Daoist Shu are both from famous and upright families. If I agree to this matter, I am afraid..."
"You want the treasures of our ancestral land, and you want to get them without any effort. Is there such a good thing in the world?"
Xue Yunzi smiled, revealing his white teeth, his cloudy old eyes gleaming coldly. "I don't know about Fellow Daoist Wan, but Fellow Daoist Shu doesn't seem to be someone who cares about his reputation, right?"
"Senior, don't get angry."
Shu Gaoming tapped the tabletop with his fingertips and smiled faintly, "Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. Since the Lu family's ancestors were able to set up a large earth vein formation, it is enough to prove that the secrets hidden in the ancestral land are extraordinary. I am willing to take the risk and give it a try."
"good!"
Xue Yunzi laughed loudly, "You are indeed worthy of being the person I have chosen. You are so straightforward in your words!"
Wan Lingmo felt uncomfortable seeing the two chatting happily, but he pretended to be happy on the surface. He nodded and said, "Senior, I am also willing to give it a try. However, there are many independent cultivators in the city. If they united, I am afraid they would be a force that cannot be ignored. Senior, have you thought about how to conduct the blood sacrifice?"
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