Upon seeing the red-haired man, Mao Youqiu's expression changed drastically. His sharp eyes fixed on him, and he said in a deep voice:
"You've been silent for so many years, and you've finally come knocking on my door, you two-headed crocodile, Erlai!"
Lan Hua flew to Zi Yue's side, and the two retreated to the side together.
Erlai sneered, "Nine Calculations, you stole my opportunity back then and almost destroyed my soul. Today, I will vent my hatred with your death!"
Lan Hua looked at Er Lai, who was covered in foul energy, and exclaimed in surprise:
"This is an evil spirit with the strength of a quasi-emperor, how is this possible?"
"The land of Donglang clearly only has evil spirits at the Yuanxiang realm."
Could it be... that another anomaly has occurred on the Continent of Death?
Lan Hua quickly thought of the Death Continent and the Little Living Buddha's prophecy, and then she realized that E Lai came from the Death Continent.
Zi Yue nodded slightly and said, "I'm afraid that's how it is. Only the Death Continent is a possibility!"
Lan Hua asked in confusion, "I went to the Death Continent to investigate, and I didn't find anything unusual, so why are there still anomalies?"
Erlai snorted coldly, "Kid, you think you can find me?"
"Keep dreaming!"
Lan Hua thought about it carefully for a moment, then slapped her forehead, said "Oh," and added:
"It must be that giant lake between the four continents. There is a power shrouding it there, which I haven't been able to examine closely!"
Erlai exclaimed in surprise, thinking to himself that this kid had a good eye.
The nine-tailed spirit fox Bai Qian snorted, "He's just a Grand Venerable with the strength of a Quasi-Emperor, yet he dares to call himself the Evil Spirit Emperor."
"When did being an emperor become so easy? They have no shame!"
Erlai's eyes widened, and he unleashed a burst of spiritual energy at the nine-tailed spirit fox, which met the attack head-on without flinching.
The two spiritual energies collided suddenly, and a faint light burst forth between them.
The nine-tailed spirit fox shuddered, clearly having suffered a hidden loss, while E'lai remained calm and composed, looking quite carefree.
"Old fox, how's it going?"
The nine-tailed fox did not respond, deeply shocked and puzzled as to why E'lai's spiritual power was so formidable.
Although he had become a quasi-emperor for ten thousand years, his mental strength was clearly inferior.
Both Cui Meng and Mao Youqiu were startled, their expressions differing, both having been shocked by the contest they had just witnessed.
The former scoffed, "We had our reasons for attacking Youqiu Tower. What brings you, this evil spirit, here?"
His words implied a disdain for Elai.
"Old man, you look down on people, don't you?"
Erlai snorted, "I've come today to settle accounts with Jiu Suan, to settle old scores from tens of thousands of years ago!"
The phrase "nine calculations" had been mentioned by Erlai several times, each time making Lan Hua feel strange.
Isn't the only sect that can be called the "Nine Calculations"?
Lan Hua simply asked directly, "Er Lai, you said that the master of the Seeking Tower is the Nine Calculations, so what exactly are the Nine Calculations?"
Erlai glanced at Lan Hua, but his gaze only lingered for a few moments before shifting to Mao Youqiu.
"Hmph, you don't even know the Nine Calculations."
"Boy, you should know about the Ninth Calculator of the Owl Sect by now, right?"
These words startled even Cui Meng and the Nine-Tailed Fox, as they were well aware of the Owl Sect's methods and schemes.
However, all they knew was that the top three strategists of the Owl Gate all came from the Heavenly Domain.
The first one was an emperor, known as the Tyrant Emperor.
However, he knew very little about the six subsequent calculations, only that they were not even celestial beings.
When will the Ninth Calculation be considered a quasi-Emperor level powerhouse?
Lan Hua's expression changed instantly. She looked at Mao Youqiu and exclaimed, "You mean, Mao Youqiu is the Ninth Calculator of the Owl Sect?"
“Not bad!” Erlai nodded.
"impossible!"
Lan Hua said, "I personally crippled the Ninth Count of the Owl Sect and imprisoned him in the forbidden area of the Pill God Palace. He has long since died of old age. How can he be called the Ninth Count?"
"Ignorant brat!"
Erlai snorted, "Twenty thousand years ago, before the Yuhuang Continent became the Death Continent, this person was the Ninth Calculator of the Xiaomen!"
"Twenty thousand years ago, the Ninth Calculator of the Owl Sect!"
Lan Hua was shocked.
Mao Youqiu's expression was still unreadable, but one could clearly sense his eyelids twitching.
"It's been so many years, I've almost completely forgotten about the title of Ninth."
If you hadn't brought it up today, the Nine Calculations would have been completely forgotten!
Erlai sneered, "You can forget, but I will not forget that your scheme almost killed me."
Even if it takes another 20,000 years, I will remember this grudge clearly. Ninth place, Tian Lang!
Tian Lang is the real name of the Ninth Calculator.
It turns out that 20,000 years ago, the Ninth Calculator of the Owl Clan met by chance and became close friends.
The two got along very well and talked about everything.
Tian Lang even revealed his identity as the ninth strategist of the Owl Sect, showing how open and honest he was with E Lai.
Erlai had naturally heard of the Owl Clan and knew of its mystique. He also expressed his willingness to help Tian Lang with some tricky matters in return for Tian Lang's honesty.
The two worked closely together and removed many obstacles for the Owl Sect.
However, everything changed during the Four Emperors War.
The battle between the emperors nearly caused the heavens to collapse and the continent to fall apart. It also exposed the ley lines of the second blessed land, causing spiritual energy to overflow.
In less than half a year, the spiritual energy mixed with the energy of the four emperors formed an alluring and mutated foul energy.
No one on the continent of death escaped, and countless lives were lost.
The same applies to Tianlang and the two-headed crocodile, Erlai.
However, by chance, the two arrived deep within the second blessed land and discovered the earth's vein spirit.
The earth vein spirit contained the spiritual energy of the entire blessed land, enough to allow ordinary cultivators to directly break through to the Celestial Realm, even though the earth vein spirit had long been tainted by foul energy.
Tian Lang and Er Lai were overjoyed. Even if they became evil spirits, it was good to be able to break through their strength. So they decided to subdue the spirit of the earth vein.
However, the spirit of the earth veins was extremely agile, and it lurked deep within the blessed land, trying to evade the two's pursuit.
Fortunately, Tian Lang and his companion had many tricks up their sleeves, and although it took a lot of effort, they were still able to capture the spirit of the earth vein.
E'lai was overjoyed and, looking at the spirit of the earth veins, was already imagining the future.
Even if I become an evil spirit, I will become the strongest evil spirit.
Just then, Tian Lang, who had been smiling just moments before, suddenly struck Er Lai hard on the back of the head with a palm, shattering the latter's skull and killing him instantly.
The spirit of the earth's veins fell into Tian Lang's hands.
Tian Lang looked at the man who had died a violent death, sneered, and left the depths of the blessed land. He found another place to refine the spirit of the earth veins and broke through to the Celestial Realm in one fell swoop.
However, Tian Lang was unaware of this.
As a two-headed crocodile, Erlai was an anomaly among the spirit crocodile clan.
Although his skull exploded and he died instantly, he still had a chance to live.
Nourished by the remaining spiritual energy of the second blessed land, the second head slowly appeared. Although its vital energy was greatly damaged and its cultivation was severely diminished, it still managed to come back to life.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.
All of this is truly bizarre.
But more than anything, people expressed their disdain for Tian Lang, the Ninth Calculator, believing that the Owl Sect had truly schemed everything.
Knowing all this, Cui Meng and the Nine-Tailed Fox didn't immediately find E Lai particularly hateful.
The owner of Youqiu Lou sighed, "I never expected that despite all the scheming back then, I still overlooked something, leaving you as a major threat!"
With her gaze fixed on Tian Lang, Zi Yue asked, "How did you, a being with an evil spirit body, become a diviner and gain the favor of the Lord of the Seeking Tower?"
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