Prince Lieyang was overjoyed: "Little Zhu, not bad. How come I never noticed how clever you were before? You're much better than Little Sha."
"It's all thanks to Your Highness's excellent upbringing." The servant surnamed Zhu glanced smugly at Xiao Sha, who could only sulk silently.
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Meanwhile, Zu'an and his group were on their way to Zhichuan. Almost every day they encountered various demons and monsters. However, Zu'an's divine sword was invincible, Qiu Honglei was a top expert who defeated the chief disciple of the Nine Paths Sect, and although Wei Suo's cultivation was slightly lower, he had made his way up in the martial world over the years with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. In addition, Jing Teng was a demon himself and even knew some unusual and mysterious methods. Therefore, the group worked together and, although they encountered several troublesome opponents, they were all defeated by the four of them.
“I feel something is wrong,” Qiu Honglei finally couldn’t help but say after defeating another ghost. “We’ve encountered far too many ghosts along the way. On the first day, we could travel nearly two thousand miles a day, but now we can’t even travel five hundred miles a day.”
Jing Teng looked somewhat uneasy: "I've said before that demons and monsters roam the world, so encountering so many ghosts and monsters isn't unusual."
“Is that so? I specifically asked some cultivators in that town yesterday. Although their daily journeys are dangerous and they do encounter some ghosts and monsters, the frequency is far less than ours.” Wei Suo chuckled, his eyes gleaming. After spending these days together, he had become somewhat immune to Jing Teng’s beauty and had regained his normal thinking.
Zuan surrounded Jing Teng from the other side: "The first time you encountered the bride ghost, she specifically asked for you. At the time, you explained that she might have taken a liking to your body and wanted to absorb all your demonic power to use your body to seduce others. I did believe that at the time. But in the days that followed, many ghosts and monsters came after you. It seems that there is something about you that they want. Don't you want to explain this?"
Seeing that the three were beginning to form an encirclement, Jing Teng hesitated.
Qiu Honglei frowned and said, "We've treated you as a companion all this way, but you deliberately hid something from us, almost putting our lives in danger several times. It's hard not to feel disheartened."
Vesso nodded in deep agreement, and thinking about the suffering he had endured these past few days, he felt an urge to cry.
At this moment, Zu'an spoke up: "If you have any difficulties, just tell us. After spending this time together, you should have a good understanding of our personality and even our character. You should know whether we are trustworthy or not."
Jing Teng glared at him, annoyed. This kid had taken advantage of the situation and was now acting innocent.
However, she finally spoke up, saying, "They must be after Baopu Immortal Lord."
"Immortal Lord Baopu?" The group of people were all taken aback; the name was somewhat unfamiliar.
Although the discovery of the Chikawa Tomb seemed to have become common knowledge, the news was actually kept under wraps. Only the high-ranking members of various factions and some exceptionally powerful individuals in this world had the opportunity to know about it. It was difficult for "newcomers" like them, who had just entered the world, to find out.
“I don’t know how long ago it was, the path to immortality was cut off, and for countless years no one was able to become an immortal. But a few hundred years ago, someone actually attained immortality and became an immortal. He was the Immortal Lord Baopu…” Jing Teng recounted.
Vesso raised his hand in confusion: "What does this have to do with you?"
Jing Teng looked in a certain direction with a nostalgic expression: "I told you before that it is very difficult for the flowers, plants and trees in this world to become human. They either need to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the sun and moon over a long period of time, or they need to have a fortuitous encounter and be enlightened by someone. I belong to the latter."
She paused and added, "Back then, it was the Immortal Lord Baopu who enlightened me."
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