"If you're not in a hurry, why should I be?" Wu Qi leaned on the edge of the table, his hands casually clasped together, looking quite relaxed.
"You said you were once a member of the Xiaoling Sect many years ago." Ji Mofan sipped his tea. "Then are you acquainted with the Supreme Venerable Qu Jin?"
"Not to mention the cultivation world, even in the demon realm, how many people don't know the name of the Supreme Venerable?" Wu Qi replied ambiguously.
“You know what I want to ask.” Ji Mofan frowned.
He hates beating around the bush.
There were too many people around before, but now there's no one else around, so there's no need to hide anything. If we don't speak up, we'll just annoy people.
Wu Qi made a downward pressing motion, signaling Ji Mofan to calm down, "Don't rush."
“I do indeed have a close relationship with the Supreme Venerable.” He lowered his hand, his expression unusually subtle. “Before I fell into the demonic path, I was a servant to the Supreme Venerable.”
Ji Mo Fan raised an eyebrow.
This was something he hadn't expected.
Even the Xiaoling Sect was not so extravagant as to use cultivators as menial disciples.
All the servants were ordinary people who had been confirmed by the sect and had no talent for cultivation.
However, to be honest, Jimo Fan cannot guarantee that there will be no exceptions.
Just like when he was in the Yuncang Sword Sect, he bypassed the review process and registered Shuanghuang under his own name.
After all, his physical condition only appears to be that of an ordinary mortal on the surface, but if placed in the Spirit Testing Stone Array, it would certainly not be able to deceive the rules of heaven and earth.
Although Ji Mofan had some knowledge of formations and could help Shuanghuang cheat, since he had the privilege to take shortcuts, why bother with such a troublesome method?
So, going back to Wu Qi, it's not entirely impossible that Qu Jin used some means to keep Wu Qi, who originally had cultivation talent, as a servant by his side.
After all, although there are some differences between cultivating demons and cultivating immortals, some people's temperament may be more suited to the unrestrained demonic path.
But talent doesn't change. A person's meridian width, spiritual breadth, and mental comprehension won't change as their cultivation path changes.
Even if cultivation speed is affected by different methods, the effect cannot be strong enough to turn a useless person into a talented cultivator.
Even so...
"Why did you choose to turn from the righteous path to the demonic path?" Ji Mo Fan asked Wu Qi.
He did not use derogatory adjectives such as "fallen demon".
After all, from a lowly servant to the Supreme Venerable of the Xiaoling Sect to a demon general who is almost second only to one in the Demon Realm, who can say that this is "fallen"?
“The righteous path leaves no way out for people,” Wu Qi said. “The demon realm is my only chance of survival.”
Ji Mo Fan neither agreed nor disagreed with this statement.
Having been to the Demon Realm and interacted with demonic cultivators, he did not believe that cultivating demonic arts was inherently wrong.
Conversely, this will not shake the resolve to uphold the Dao that one has maintained since childhood.
It is always a single, isolated individual that is bad, not a group of people with the same characteristics.
Even those demonic cultivators who run rampant in the cultivation world, perhaps their burning, killing, and looting were not their original intentions.
Perhaps it was to obey orders from superiors, after all, in the military, orders are absolute.
Perhaps... it's related to the Gu worm that Li Jinchu brought back for examination.
"What did the Supreme Venerable One do to you?" Regaining his composure, Ji Mo Fan asked a more in-depth question.
“You seem to have a lot of opinions about him as well.” Wu Qi said, scrutinizing him from head to toe several times.
Ji Mofan remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and sat quietly throughout.
He certainly didn't have a good impression of Qu Jin.
This person repeatedly caused him trouble. Although he didn't intend to kill him, his eyes always looked at him as if he were his own possession, which was unsettling.
But Ji Mo Fan doesn't intend to say it directly.
Firstly, he didn't really want to bring up things that weren't pleasant for him, and secondly...
If Wu Qi was indeed a servant working for Qu Jin, then he might know something about the person Qu Jin had once unilaterally longed for.
"Alright. To tell you the truth, you were actually stolen from the cultivation world by me in the beginning." Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Wu Qi had no choice but to continue.
"The Venerable Master is particularly keen on collecting Lu Tong's merchandise."
Ji Mofan has not personally witnessed this.
He had only been in close contact with Qu Jin twice, both times outdoors. He had never been inside Qu Jin's house, let alone seen his collection.
But speaking of this...
"The Supreme Venerable's room contains a treasure pavilion, and many of the items inside seem to come from... missing persons." Ji Mofan lifted his eyelids, scrutinizing Wu Qi's expression.
Wu Qi's eyes remained calm, his expression unchanged, showing no surprise or embarrassment whatsoever. "He actually showed you this?"
“It seems to be true.” Ji Mofan shrugged. “I heard it from someone else.”
"Are you testing me?" Wu Qi retorted.
"Aren't you testing me too?" Ji Mofan blinked, his eyes filled with utter innocence.
The two people sitting opposite each other remained silent for a long time.
“His Majesty’s body cannot hold on for much longer.” Wu Qi finally spoke first, breaking the silence.
“I understand. We must find a key that can restrain Qu Jin within three days.” Ji Mo Fan stood up from the table.
“I can guarantee that the Demon Realm will not invade the borders of the cultivation world for three days.” Wu Qi looked at him, his eyes dark. “But once the battle between the Supreme Venerable and the Venerable has a result.”
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