Chapter 79
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Xie Tingyun felt that there was a faint thread in his mind. He wanted to find out what was wrong, but he always felt that a very crucial link was missing.
Ning Chen saw that the situation was not good, so he interrupted and said, "Brother, let me choose this time."
According to the current plot, the Demon Lord Mingzhu should have used some unknown method to save Tiannan's soul at the cost of killing many Jindan-stage disciples.
Ming Candle has not been successful for so many years, and now he is even exposed to the sight of the cultivation world. He is willing to arouse the hatred of various sects and attack their disciples. It is obvious that the situation of Tiannan's soul has not improved, but has begun to deteriorate.
Xie Tingyun's attention was not diverted. The Nightmare Evil Array was controlled by Ming Candle, which was always a huge threat to him.
Xie Tingyun knew that everyone has secrets, but it seemed that Ning Chen had been hiding a lot of information from him. Xie Tingyun had a hunch that if he really followed the path Ning Chen had envisioned, something bad might happen.
Xie Tingyun's intuition about life and death over the years has forced him to be cautious. This not only concerns the many surviving disciples of various sects, but also Ning Shen's life.
Xie Tingyun took a deep breath and whispered, "Ning Chen, I know you have hidden a lot of things from me, but the situation is different now. I will not stop you. I want to know what you want to do."
He paused and lowered his voice: "I'm worried about you."
“…”
Ning Shen sighed inwardly.
If Xie Tingyun had questioned Ning Chen with a tough attitude, Ning Chen might have laughed it off without any burden.
But Xie Tingyun insisted on using this soothing, negotiating tone, Ning Shen was willing to take soft measures rather than hard ones, and for a moment he felt the situation was extremely difficult.
Xie Tingyun really trusted this junior fellow disciple so much that he didn't even suspect himself.
Ning Chen laughed dryly twice and said, "Brother, could you please bless that Jinli elder so that we can have a chance to survive?"
Only in this way can the plan of sacrifice be avoided.
If possible, Ning Chen actually doesn't want to break the current situation.
After spending so many days together, even a fool could see how important this fake junior brother was to Xie Tingyun.
Offering this vest was a unilateral decision made by Ning Chen under the worst-case scenario.
It's not that he doesn't know what this means to Xie Tingyun.
It means that the savior of childhood and the junior brother with whom he became close friends after growing up completely disappeared and turned into a false identity, a false identity that has always been pretended by the old enemy to deceive.
Xie Tingyun has invested too much precious emotion in this "junior brother". If his "junior brother" dies, these precious and tender emotions will also be shattered.
It would be a lie to say I didn't feel guilty.
But compared to the actual loss of life, sacrificing a wooden puppet vest is obviously the lightest price to pay.
Xie Tingyun asked back: "So? If you can't open the life gate, you have other plans? Those plans I can't know?"
Ning Chen did not avoid Xie Tingyun's gaze. His eyes darkened and he pressed Xie Tingyun's shoulders. For the first time, he admitted, "Brother, I'm gambling."
Ning Chen initially thought that he was just a passer-by in this world, just going on missions and looking for fights, and there was nothing to take seriously.
Ning Chen could just stand by and watch. Anyway, the final outcome of the Ghost Realm was that only Xie Tingyun could escape unscathed. It would not affect the operation of this plane of the world, nor would it affect Ning Chen's mission.
Although he didn't take it too seriously now, after all, this group of people had spent so many high-quality elixirs on him. Although Ning Chen didn't dare to make a conclusion on whether they were good people or not, he felt obliged to take advantage of them and it would be inappropriate for Ning Chen to eat their food for free.
Furthermore, if Xie Tingyun were faced with such a dilemma, he would also be very conflicted.
On one side is the junior fellow apprentice who had not been seen for many years and had recently come out of seclusion; on the other side are the junior fellow apprentices from Liuyun Sect and many Mahayana Taoist friends in the world of cultivation.
Even if Ning Shen is confused about what is good or bad, he can still see which way the scale will tilt.
What will Xie Tingyun choose?
Ning Chen inexplicably felt that someone like Xie Tingyun, who appeared to be calm, gentle, and distant on the surface, but was actually extremely stubborn at heart, might want to have both.
Ning Chen was just amused by his own imagination.
But there are not so many things in the world that can have the best of both worlds.
To break the center of the Nightmare Evil Array, one must endure the vengeful spirits and resentment rising from the evil array.
The resentful ghosts in the resentful ghost realm are obviously not of the same level as the earth-bound spirits in Pingjing Village. These resentful spirits are probably the lives accumulated by the Demon Lord over the years. This size is no joke.
Xie Tingyun pursed his lips and said, "You really can't tell me?"
Ning Chen avoided answering and said, "Brother, let me choose this time. The Demon Lord will definitely not let us choose the life gate so easily. It is better to let me try and open a big one for you."
Xie Tingyun: "..."
He knew that this was a silent rejection, so he just sighed softly and didn't bother to argue any further.
Hearing Ning Chen say this, Xie Tingyun said, "Are you sure? Don't you always choose a dead end when you come to a fork in the road?"
Ning Chen chose the Death Gate, and he said, "Brother, where do you think the formation eye is most likely to be?"
Xie Tingyun said: "If we follow normal thinking, the eye of the array should be placed where the danger is the greatest."
This is the usual idea for this type of killing array arrangement.
Ning Chen nodded in agreement and said, "Instead of suffering more spiritual damage and finally leaving through the gate of life, don't you think it would be better for me to try to open a gate of death so that we can go directly to the center of the formation?"
After all, there are only two ways to survive in the evil array of nightmare spirits.
One way is to choose the life gate, then you can leave the evil formation of nightmare spirits; the other way is to choose the death gate, destroy the eye of the formation and force your way out before everyone is killed.
The probability of these two doors opening is definitely the smallest. Instead of relying on luck all the way and not knowing how much suffering you will have to endure in the process, it is better to hit the target directly.
Since you can't choose the gate of life in one go, it's not impossible to choose the gate of death in one go.
Everyone here is a Mahayana practitioner, so you shouldn’t die so soon.
Since the position of the array eye remains unchanged, Ning Chen can rely on his information gap advantage to quickly find the array eye.
Daoming pondered for a while after listening to this, and then raised a question: "Is it possible that the Demon Lord took this into consideration at the time and placed it in another, easier door?"
Xie Tingyun pondered for a while and said, "The possibility is relatively small. The Nightmare Evil Formation is not something that can be easily underestimated. The characteristics of the formation determine that the Death Gate must be the most dangerous. In this case, it is most appropriate to place the formation eye at the Death Gate. Placing it at other gates in the opposite direction will make it easier for others to find it by mistake."
The demon king used this formation just to select a suitable body, so he certainly wouldn't let anyone go so easily.
Ning Chen likes to be with people like Xie Tingyun.
Ning Shen didn't need to say too much about many things. As long as he gave some guidance, Xie Tingyun would be able to figure it out on his own.
Xie Tingyun glanced at Ning Chen, who was obviously excited, and was silent for a while. Then he whispered to Ning Chen in a warning tone: "Ning Chen, don't mess around."
"No," Ning Chen said with assurance, "How could he do that? Come on, Senior Brother, watch me."
“…”
Xie Tingyun glanced at him and felt a little relieved when he thought of the marks of injury still on his body.
Ning Chen rubbed his hands together, and went up to choose the first door with full confidence.
Daoming was still whispering to Daoxing and the others, wondering if this guy's luck was really that bad. He turned around and saw a word gradually appearing in the light gate that Ning Chen had selected:
die.
Daoming: “…”
Ning sighed and said, "See, Senior Brother, I told you it would be like this."
Xie Tingyun: "..."
Why is he always proud of such weird things!
When the world was spinning before everyone's eyes, Xie Tingyun endured the dizziness and walked behind Ning Chen.
Xie Tingyun lowered his eyes, bit his fingertips, first sketched something on the palm of his hand, and then raised his hand to cover Ning Chen's back.
Ning Chen reacted very quickly and turned around, grabbing Xie Tingyun's hand. Ning Chen saw the remaining blood on Xie Tingyun's fingertips and understood immediately. He angrily said, "What did you do to me, Senior Brother?!"
He was really afraid that Xie Tingyun would use some kind of damage transfer formation on him. Xie Tingyun knew all kinds of strange things, and Ning Chen really couldn't let him succeed.
Xie Tingyun wanted to pull his hand out, but Ning Chen was holding it too tightly. He tried several times but still failed. So he could only sigh, raise his palm and show it to him.
Xie Tingyun said calmly, "It's nothing, just a protective formation to protect you from some damage. No one can tell what will happen inside the Death Gate, so it's always good to be more prepared."
"..." Ning Chen said: "But Senior Brother, I don't understand the formation."
Ning Shen thought to himself, I don't want to do that either, but I really don't understand what this weird talisman is. How can I trust you, brother? You have a criminal record.
Xie Tingyun: "..."
Xie Tingyun looked away with a headache.
After a while, Xie Tingyun started to take off the storage ring between his fingers with one hand. Ning Chen knew what he wanted to see at a glance, and quickly held down Xie Tingyun's other hand and said, "No."
Xie Tingyun's face darkened: "Ning Chen, I don't believe that the strength of your soul at the Jindan stage can be comparable to that of the Mahayana."
He said, "Let's both take a step back. I won't ask you about your affairs, but since you don't want a magic circle, you must carry some magic weapons with you."
The Death Gate expanded infinitely in this space, wrapping everyone in it.
Before Ning Chen could even try to be stubborn, the scene around the two of them changed in an instant.
Xie Tingyun used some skill to break free from Ning Chen's hand, but the next moment Ning Chen unreasonably held him in his arms, with his powerful arms around his waist and abdomen, locking his hands in an instant.
Ning Chen sighed, and his deep voice echoed in his ears, with a hint of impatience: "Brother, you are good in every way except stubbornness. Even a few cows can't pull you back."
Xie Tingyun: "..."
Xie Tingyun struggled for a moment, but failed to break free. Instead, his back was firmly pressed against Ning Shen's hot chest. He was speechless for a while, and said, "You said it as if it could pull you back."