binnovel Chapter 287 Arranging bait to catch big fish
Chapter 287 Arranging bait to catch big fish
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In Ziwei Prefecture, within a magnificent palace.
Three enormous statues of gods stood in the very center of the hall.
A purple-robed Taoist priest holding a whisk has six eyes.
An old woman holding a cane, but her head is bald, covered with tiny, blood-red snakes.
There is also a statue of a monk with a ferocious face, a necklace of human bones hanging around his neck, and fangs like those of a tiger or wolf.
Before the three statues of deities, incense and candles, representing the fervor and faith of the worshippers, burned continuously throughout the day, a testament to the utmost prosperity.
Today, a middle-aged man dressed in a purple robe, along with a group of elderly people, performed a grand offering ceremony and then burned a yellow paper in the incense burner.
"The gods have commanded that the Lord of Reincarnation must be captured, but he has escaped..."
The man in purple robes sighed and said, "Our Ziwei Holy Land holds the reins of the Ziwei Star Region. This defeat is unforgivable! We can only submit a memorial to plead guilty, but whether the Supreme God will grant leniency is truly unknown."
He turned around and looked at the elders.
"We have investigated many times, but we have not found any trace of the Lord of Reincarnation. Now that I think about it, he must have something extraordinary on him to help him conceal his aura."
An elder spoke up.
Another elder also said:
"Yes, and judging from the battle at Crimson Blood Mountain, this person's cultivation is at least at the Three Life and Ten Thousand Things Realm, but that's just an estimate. If his soul reaches the Two Elements Dividing Light, or even the Emperor Realm... then even if he doesn't possess any treasures, it will be very difficult for us to find him."
They all sighed in despair.
"The most important thing now is to find him. I will listen to these reasons, but God will not."
The man in purple robes spoke solemnly:
"Our Ziwei Holy Land has continued for countless years and has always been incomparably glorious. We must never lose the favor of the gods because of this matter."
"Do any of you have a good plan?"
But the elders all looked at each other, speechless.
They all participated in the siege of the Crimson Blood Mountains, searching countless times with their powerful divine senses, but found nothing. The Lord of Reincarnation was truly elusive and undetectable.
Now that the other party has vanished into the sea, how can we find them?
"Holy Lord,"
At this moment, the last young man stepped forward. He was also dressed in a purple robe, but a white crane was embroidered on the robe with gold thread. He was Xin Yunhe, the Holy Son of the Ziwei Holy Land!
"Speak," said the Holy Lord Ziwei, looking at Xin Yunhe.
"Finding him will be difficult, but if we do the opposite and wait for him to come to us, it might not be impossible."
Xin Yunhe, with his refined demeanor and calm composure, though still young, already possessed remarkable poise. He said, "As the Lord of Reincarnation, Li Lan has successively delivered the souls of the Fighting Demon God and the Executioner Demon God from the two great underworlds. Judging from this, he should still be searching for other underworlds..."
A glint flashed in the eyes of the Purple Star Saint Master as she looked at Xin Yunhe, who calmly replied:
"So why should we search so hard? We just need to wait, prepare some bait to catch big fish, and wait on the shore for them to take the bait!"
The Holy Lord Ziwei nodded solemnly and said, "Very well, you shall arrange this matter."
Xin Yunhe nodded, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, Holy Lord."
"Oh, right,"
At this moment, the Holy Master of Ziwei said again, "You should also pay attention to the Holy Maiden Cihang. A marriage alliance with Cihang Holy Land would be of great benefit to my Ziwei Holy Land."
Xin Yunhe said, "Please rest assured, Holy Lord, I have made all the arrangements. Within this month, Yunhe will establish a marriage contract with Holy Maiden Cihang!"
His expression was completely calm, but his words were extremely confident!
……
After inquiring about the direction of Zifu Prefecture, Li Lan found out that another group of low-level cultivators were also preparing to go there together. He also gathered some spirit stones and went with them.
The spirit stones Li Lan currently possesses were all given to him by Zhou Xiang.
When Zhou Xiang left Tiandao Peak, he was afraid that his son would have a hard time, so he gave him all his savings.
Otherwise, Li Lan would be in a truly awkward situation now that he is penniless.
Because they were a group of low-level cultivators, they could only use the cheapest teleportation array. After waiting for several days, they finally got their turn and entered the array together.
Half a day later, Li Lan and the others appeared in a small town. This town was not far from Zifu Prefecture; it would only take two days to reach it.
He was with a bunch of poor people, so after dealing with the long distance, they all chose to walk.
Two days later, Li Lan and the others finally saw the city of Zifu Prefecture in the distance on the main road at dusk.
"There's a teahouse up ahead, let's go and rest for a bit!"
The middle-aged cultivator at the head of the group spoke up, saying that after traveling for several days, everyone was exhausted. As they entered the teahouse, they found four or five young cultivators dressed in purple already sitting there.
"People from the Purple Star Sacred Land?"
Everyone's expression changed slightly.
"roll."
The young man in purple, who was in the lead, gave Li Lan and the others a cold look.
"Hahaha, Ziwei Holy Land has quite the temper. This isn't even your territory. The teahouse owner hasn't said anything, so what are you pretending for?"
Seeing this, a young man in black sitting with them laughed and cursed:
"That's right, you killed the tea stall owner, so he can't say anything now."
"In my opinion, you might as well change your name to the Supreme Domination Holy Land. You indiscriminately kill innocent people and are extremely domineering. What else could you be but the Supreme Domination?"
However, the young man in black was bound by ropes by several cultivators from the Ziwei Holy Land.
Upon seeing this, the cultivators with Li Lan all knew that the Ziwei Holy Land was definitely arresting people, so they dared not linger and prepared to slip away.
"Hey, Fifteenth Brother, why are you running? There are only five of them, let's just go for it!"
But the young man in black suddenly looked at Li Lan and the others and shouted something.
"stop!"
Upon hearing this, the purple-clad youth at the head of the group immediately changed his expression and shouted at Li Lan and the others, "Take them down!"
Two disciples in purple robes immediately rushed out and blocked Li Lan and the others, shouting, "Kneel down, all of you!"
"We were just passing by, it's okay..."
"Yes, we know nothing!"
Everyone was getting anxious.
But the two disciples in purple just stared at them, and the group had no choice but to return to the teahouse.
"Investigate carefully to see if they are members of the Demonic Cult."
The young man in purple at the head of the group spoke.
The two disciples in purple robes then took out a mirror and carefully examined Li Lan and the others, but ultimately found nothing.
"Hahaha... Xu Ziwei, you call yourself a master of the Ziwei Holy Land, yet you don't even realize you've been tricked by me? What an idiot!"
The young man in black sneered.
The purple-clad youth, Xu Ziwei, had an extremely gloomy expression. He ignored him and said instead, "These people already know the truth; it's not advisable to leave them alive!"
Several disciples nearby immediately moved coldly toward Li Lan and the others, intending to kill them to silence them.
"Heh, what a magnificent Ziwei Holy Land! Even our Demonic Sect would admire it. Just to capture me, they killed an innocent teahouse owner first, and now they want to kill so many innocent people?"
The young man in black sneered.
The purple-clad youth retorted, "Zhuang Shenmo, you are nothing but my prisoner. No matter what you say, it cannot change the fact that you have been captured!"
Zhuang Shenmo spat and said, "Some bastard must have tipped me off and leaked my whereabouts. Otherwise, do you think you can catch me? Who do you think you are?"
"Heh, you madman, how dare you set your sights on the Holy Maiden Cihang? You've walked right into our trap, what more can I say?"
Xu Ziwei sneered and said, "Kill these people, then let's go!"
Immediately, the disciples beside them were about to attack Li Lan and the others, but as soon as they made their move and activated their spiritual power, they suddenly screamed and fell to the ground unconscious.
Seeing this, everyone who came with Li Lan hurriedly tried to run away, but as soon as they took off, they fainted, just like the disciples of the Ziwei Holy Land.
"poison!"
Upon seeing this, Xu Ziwei's expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and felt a wave of dizziness, almost unable to support himself.
"Hehehe, Xu Ziwei, I'll show you what the cruelty of the Demonic Cult is like!"
Zhuang Shenmo suddenly sprang up, his body flashing with light as he broke free of his restraints. He unleashed a punch that struck Xu Ziwei, who was now exhausted and sent flying. Xu Ziwei collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood and turning pale.
"Those bastards from the Purple Star Sacred Land want to capture me too!"
Zhuang Shenmo spat, then stepped forward and ransacked the bodies of these disciples from the Ziwei Holy Land.
"Tsk tsk, quite a lot of good stuff!"
Zhuang Shenmo smiled, then took out a small green bottle and waved it in front of Li Lan and the others' noses. Immediately, everyone slowly woke up.
"Our Demonic Sect never implicates the innocent when it does things. You'd better get out of here. Once the people from the Purple Star Holy Land wake up and can't catch me, you'll be the ones who suffer the consequences."
"Since you guys showed up, giving me the chance to release the poison gas, these are yours. Take them and get out of here!"
Zhuang Shenmo threw a pile of spirit stones in front of everyone. Upon seeing this, everyone was very excited and hurriedly took the spirit stones to leave.
Seeing this, Li Lan couldn't help but find it amusing. According to the people from the Ziwei Holy Land, this Zhuang Shenmo was a member of a demonic sect, but he was quite particular about how he did things.
Zhuang Shenmo was also preparing to leave.
"Um?!"
But at that moment, his expression changed. He sensed something and turned around abruptly. He saw a white light emanating from Xu Ziwei's body, and an old phantom appeared. The old phantom pointed at Zhuang Shenmo, and Zhuang Shenmo was immediately unable to move!
"You fucking have another trump card..."
Zhuang Shenmo's expression changed drastically.
"You want to leave... but can you really leave?"
Xu Ziwei's eyes flashed with a ferocious smile, "My senior from the Holy Land will arrive soon, you're doomed..."
Zhuang Shenmo tried his best to resist, but he couldn't move. Cold sweat finally broke out on his face. He suddenly said, "Brothers, we're all in the same boat. Quickly lend me a hand..."
But those who came with Li Lan were all low-level cultivators, timid and afraid of trouble. Seeing this, they dared not linger any longer and scattered in an instant.
"Damn it, that's so disloyal..."
Zhuang Shenmo said angrily.
"You actually expect these ants to save you? Hah... Zhuang Shenmo, you grandson of the Demon King, you're nothing but this!"
Xu Ziwei sneered.
"Oh, so you look down on ants? Sometimes, ants can make a lot of decisions."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice rang out, and Xu Ziwei's expression changed. He saw that there was actually a person left in the teahouse!
It was a middle-aged cultivator who walked over calmly.
"What do you want me to do? I'm warning you, Zhuang Shenmo is a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect. If you dare to help him, you will be sentenced to death!"
Xu Ziwei was all bark and no bite. Although he had used his trump card, he could only control Zhuang Shenmo with all his might. Now, any cultivator could easily kill him.
"I am Xu Ziwei, a genius from the Ziwei Sacred Land. If you attack me, your entire clan will be wiped out, and your clan's power will be doomed!"
As Li Lan approached, he threatened her even more fiercely!
"Noisy."