Chapter 328 Planning
Gu An's situation was not much better than hers, because he was the one being dragged and saw it clearly. If it was really just a little bit, he might have died on the spot.
Ye Lingling's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down when she saw that the two people were fine.
After all, Gu An was the one who was hit by the monster's claws, and his face looked very bad. Ye Lingling came to him, fed him some healing pills, and helped him up.
She looked at Nan Xiao, who was still slumped on the ground, and asked with concern, "Junior Sister Nan, are you okay?"
"My legs are a little out of control, just take it easy."
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At this moment, a palace in the clouds is hidden among the sea of clouds, ethereal and ethereal.
Inside the hall, a sense of grandeur hits you in the face, spiritual energy lingers around like threads, and immortal air rises up.
On the first seat, sat a white-haired old man with a kind look.
At the lower left is Ming Ye, who is wearing a black robe with gold thread. He is leaning over, half paralyzed in a chair, with no image at all. From time to time, he pours himself a glass of wine, looking very comfortable.
Below Mingye was the Ghost King, whose body was filled with a thick aura of death.
To the lower right of the old man is the demon king exuding a bloody aura, and next to him sits a stunningly beautiful girl.
The girl sat upright, her expression dazed and her eyes empty, looking like an exquisite doll without a soul.
Directly in front of them was a huge recording stone. The scene playing on the stone was exactly the scene on Qihua Island.
Several people stared at the screen, afraid they might miss something. Only Mingye poured himself a glass of wine from time to time, not paying much attention to what was happening.
The old man frowned. As he spoke, the kindness and compassion that had been surfacing on the surface faded, replaced by a chilling coldness. "Immortal Bodhi, Star Snow Lotus, All Souls Symbiotic Flower, Brahma Pearl, Sunset Mysterious Bow, Nine Heavens Star Jade, Creation Compass. These are all rare and supreme treasures in the world, and now they are used to lure these children. It is truly... a waste of talent."
Each of these things is the apple of his eye. If any of them is damaged, it would be like digging out his heart.
Although some of them are not his, but... it doesn't stop him from treating them as his own.
The Demon King sneered, a fierce glint flashing in his blood-red eyes as he glanced at the ghostly Ghost King standing beside him. He taunted, "Who can be blamed for this? Everything was going according to plan, but some unremarkable ghosts got caught up in some unforeseen circumstances, alerting the enemy and forcing us to reconsider our plans."
The Ghost King's dark, deathly pupils met the Demon King's gaze without any ripples.
In an instant, there seemed to be an undercurrent in the air. Although the two men did not speak, their eyes were like the clash of sharp blades, and countless moves had been exchanged in the blink of an eye.
Mingye drank with a dazed look in his eyes, looking at the scene in front of him and found it extremely interesting.
The Ghost King snorted coldly and retorted without any hesitation, his voice icy: "Oh, you're acting like you demons are innocent. In recent years, you demons have been the most active in making small moves. Do you really think others don't know?"
The Demon King: "Do you think everyone is like you, a shallow-minded fool? I am doing this to protect the Daughter of Fortune."
"If it weren't for Chao Chao, you would be able to hide your presence here."
After saying that, he turned to look at the girl with dull and slow eyes beside him, and held her fair and delicate hand with extraordinary affection, and a hint of obsession appeared in his blood-red pupils.
"Chao Chao has a simple mind. If I hadn't taken better care of her, I don't know how much more she would have suffered. Everything I do is for her own good."
The stunning girl still had no expression on her face, she looked blankly, oblivious to the Demon King's words and everything around her.
Her beautiful eyes fell on the recording stone, and she kept scanning the dense crowd, as if looking for something.
The Ghost King scoffed at this. It was indeed its credit that the human girl became the puppet without self-awareness she is now.
"Oh, disgusting."
The demon king curled his lips: "Thank you for the compliment."
They are gathered here now, aren't they all because they want something? Who is better than who? Why are they pretending to be so noble?
The old man said: "Alright, stop arguing. We are all in the same boat now. What's the point of saying this?"
"The most important thing now is how to prevent them from obtaining these things while still making them willingly enter the formation."
Ghost King: "Elder Zhao, you are really greedy. You want both."
He wanted the spiritual roots of these people to improve the cultivation qualifications of those useless people in the Zhao family, but he was reluctant to give up these treasures, fearing that they would be taken away by this group of people.
You can't even bear to let go of your own child, yet you still want to trap the wolf. What a beautiful dream!
Elder Zhao's face froze for a moment as his secret thoughts were spoken out so loudly.
It is one thing for everyone to know the answer in their hearts, but it is another to say it directly and embarrass others.
"Haha, Lord Ghost King is still humorous."
Elder Zhao's awkwardness was hidden for only a moment.
They are now tied to the same rope. They have come this far and there is no turning back. It is inappropriate to fall out at this time.
The Ghost King curled the corners of his mouth, his sarcasm obvious.
The Zhao family, once a prominent cultivation family in the upper realm, eventually fell into decline. Look at them, they have no temper at all now.
Although the Ghost King looked down on Elder Zhao, no...it should be said that he looked down on everyone present equally, but thinking that he had not yet obtained what he wanted and still needed them, he could not offend them too much at once, so he lazily added:
"These treasures are not only yours, but also mine. I will naturally not let these humans get their hands on them."
He leaned back, changed into a comfortable sitting position, and continued, "I have contributed the Ghost Clan's Holy Spirit, the Phantom Leaf Demon Orchid. Each Phantom Leaf Demon Orchid is extremely precious and has a companion guardian beast."
This means that even if the humans were lucky enough to get the key, they would still have the mind-deceiving Phantom Leaf Demon Orchid in front and the powerful guardian beast behind. If they wanted to get past them and reach the entrance to the treasure, it would be, in a word, difficult!
The Demon King was actually also worried about the safety of the treasures.
The things in there not only belong to the Zhao family and the ghost clan, but also the treasures of their demon clan.
It was also the fault of the greedy fool Ghost King, who wanted to take the opportunity to take it all for himself, but instead alerted the enemy and made these human beings wary.
This is why we had to use the Qihua Island plan.
The treasures on Qihua Island were divided up by people from the upper realm thousands of years ago. Even after thousands of years of cultivation, only some spiritual plants and fruits grow on it at most. There is not a single natural treasure that can really make people excited and crazy.
However, these old guys in the lower world are not so easy to fool. Without something truly attractive, how could this group of people take the bait and send their beloved disciples in?
In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, they each took out some rare treasures and placed them at the original treasure locations on Qihua Island to serve as bait.
They just wanted to gather people in one place to hide the truth from the gods before taking action. They didn't want to lose their own treasures.
To this end, they did a lot of homework.
For example, when entering the island, they dispersed one by one.
Scattered individuals pose less threat than a group.
However, human hearts are complicated and full of desires. With rare treasures hanging in front of them, these cultivators have no time to guard against each other, and the possibility of cooperation is not great.
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