However, the next second, Master Zhou was dumbfounded. The fan in his hand made a slight cracking sound, the sound of the fan ribs breaking.
Although the sound was very faint, Master Zhou heard it clearly and distinctly!
"No... how could this happen? This fan of mine is a high-level magic weapon. How could it break? This is my most prized magic weapon, one that I've always been reluctant to use. Why did this happen?" Master Zhou was completely dumbfounded.
When the Flying Cloud Sword struck Master Zhou's fan, he felt that the spiritual energy in his dantian had been greatly depleted. If he were to suffer a few more attacks like this, he would probably become an ordinary person.
"Hey!" Master Zhou shouted, but instead of shaking off the Flying Cloud Sword, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Master Zhou was furious when his fan was destroyed. He was also very angry because the magic weapon consumed a lot of spiritual energy. The combination of these two factors made it impossible for Master Zhou to withstand the damage, so it was normal for him to vomit blood.
When Liu Xiaoyuan saw that Master Zhou was vomiting blood, he was secretly pleased, which proved that Master Zhou was at his last gasp.
"Spare me, spare me..." Master Zhou cried out and knelt down, begging Liu Xiaoyuan to spare his life.
The contrast is too great! When Master Zhou shouted, Liu Xiaoyuan thought he was going to fight to the death, but he didn't expect that this guy would kneel down and beg for mercy.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Master Zhou and asked, "Did you beg for mercy?"
To be honest, Liu Xiaoyuan could hardly believe it was true. This was a veteran cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining who had just knelt down like that. It was quite surprising.
"Please spare my life, I'll do anything you ask, please spare my life," Master Zhou kowtowed and begged for mercy once again.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Master Zhou warily and asked, "What good would it do me if I spared you?"
Master Zhou thought for a moment and said, "If you spare me, I can tell you some news that will definitely be useful to you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately summoned his flying sword and slashed Master Zhou's hand, causing Master Zhou to scream in pain.
"Speak your mind quickly. I hate it when people keep me in suspense. If you don't know what's good for you, I'll let you taste the power of flying swords again," Liu Xiaoyuan said coldly.
Master Zhou dared not waste any more words and said, "The girl upstairs has a pure Yin constitution, so she won't live past twenty-five."
Huh? Murong Yuyan won't live past twenty-five? Is this guy lying to me?
The Flying Cloud Sword hovered above Master Zhou's head. Master Zhou felt his scalp tingle. Damn, this was terrifying.
"Are you telling the truth?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked, squinting at Master Zhou.
Although Master Zhou was a veteran cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, he was still so frightened by the flying sword hanging above his head that he trembled all over and dared not look directly at Liu Xiaoyuan.
“Mine is true. People with a pure Yin constitution like Murong Yuyan usually don’t live past twenty-five. When their lifespan is almost over, their hands and feet will become cold. When Xiang Wentian captured this girl, her hands and feet were already a little cold. According to my guess, this girl probably only has one month left to live.”
Hearing Master Zhou's words, Liu Xiaoyuan was struck dumb. Thinking that Murong Yuyan only had one month to live, Liu Xiaoyuan felt extremely distressed.
Although Liu Xiaoyuan has never admitted that he liked Murong Yuyan, Murong Yuyan is still very important to him. After all, he has been in contact with Murong Yuyan for so long, and he doesn't dislike her.
Now that he knows Murong Yuyan only has one month to live, Liu Xiaoyuan's feelings are indescribable.
"You really like Murong Yuyan, right? If you want to save her, just let me go and I'll tell you how." Master Zhou started negotiating with Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan said coldly, "Are you trying to negotiate with me? You need to understand your current situation; you have no right to negotiate with me."
Master Zhou said, "If I don't have this method, Murong Yuyan will die, and you will be heartbroken. Think about it."
Master Zhou was certain that Liu Xiaoyuan would agree to let him go because of Murong Yuyan's matter.
Liu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, as long as you tell me, I'll promise to let you go!"
Master Zhou said, "You swear by your inner demons that if you betray this oath, you will be struck by lightning and die, and your cultivation will never advance any further!"
Master Zhou was afraid that Liu Xiaoyuan would go back on his word, because such things had happened far too often. Once he did, there would be nothing that could be done.
However, once a cultivator is asked to swear an oath using their inner demons, the cultivator generally will not dare to betray their oath.
Everyone has their own inner demons, ordinary people do too, but cultivators' inner demons are more pronounced, especially when they advance in cultivation. The power of their inner demons becomes stronger, and those who swear oaths with their inner demons and then betray those oaths are often devoured by their own inner demons when they advance and undergo tribulations, ultimately turning into ashes.
Master Zhou made Liu Xiaoyuan swear an oath using his inner demons for his own safety. He promised that he would not betray his oath unless Liu Xiaoyuan was determined to kill him.
Master Zhou thought that he and Liu Xiaoyuan did not have any irreconcilable hatred, so he felt that as long as Liu Xiaoyuan swore an oath with his inner demons, he would be safe.
Master Zhou certainly had a good plan.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Master Zhou and wanted to kill him, but when he thought of Murong Yuyan's situation, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
"Alright, I promise you. I swear on my inner demons that I will never kill you. If I break this promise, may I be struck by lightning and my cultivation never advance any further!" Liu Xiaoyuan swore on his inner demons.
Seeing this, Master Zhou finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "Kid, since you've sworn an oath with your inner demons, then I'll tell you, if you want to save Murong Yuyan, you need to get the Pure Yang Grass!"
Pure Yang Grass? Where can you find that?
"You're not going to use this information to buy your life, are you?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Master Zhou coldly.
Master Zhou smiled and said, "Of course not. I'll also tell you where to find Pure Yang Grass. As for whether you can get it, that depends on your skills and luck."
"Tell me quickly, where can we get this Pure Yang Grass?" Liu Xiaoyuan urged.
Master Zhou said, "In a small mountain in the western suburbs of the capital, there is a cultivator's tomb. This cultivator was previously a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and it is said that there is Pure Yang Grass in his tomb. So, if you want to obtain Pure Yang Grass, go to that small mountain in the western suburbs of the capital in three days. You might get what you want."
(End of this chapter)
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