Chapter 575: Persecution
Such a message suddenly made Lu An excited, and the mutual attraction of the five element essences gave him an illusion, as if this earth spirit was in his bag.
But after a while, he calmed down, began to think carefully about what to do, and was just about to go to Tang Geng to discuss it, when a rather strange feeling suddenly appeared, and everything around him stagnated.
It was as if he had returned to the inside of the volcano that he hated, and the next moment a familiar old man came straight out.
"Little friend, I didn't expect us to meet so soon. The old man said with a smile.
Although Lu An had already guessed that this person might be the one who had lived for 10,000 years, the difference in strength made him only clasp his fists and say hello, "Old man, we meet again." β
The old man was not restrained at all, and sat directly beside Lu An, "You should feel the breath of that thing, right?"
Lu An naturally knew what the old man was referring to, and nodded, "No accident, it should be that earth spirit, right?"
The old man nodded, "That's right, it's the earth spirit, just under this mountain, below that piece of spirit crystal essence, and above the demon domain." β
As soon as he heard this position, Lu An was a little distracted, and he knew that he shouldn't be able to get this earth spirit just by this position.
Seeing Lu An's expression, the old man laughed directly, "Xiaoyou, have you given up?"
Lu An nodded helplessly, "I don't want to give up, but it seems to be a little difficult to do now, right? The location of the earth spirit is so secret, I don't think I can get it alone!"
"The location is indeed hidden, but it's not like there's no chance, to put it mildly, this may be the last earth spirit, and I don't seem to have seen the second one in the five or five places. The old man persuaded.
These words suddenly made Lu An startled, and his expression became solemn, according to this, wouldn't he have to get this earth spirit in his hands, otherwise he wouldn't have a chance?
"Does the old gentleman want me to take it by saying this?" Lu An asked rhetorically.
The old man shook his head again, "I didn't say that, I just told you the truth about it, whether you can get it depends on fate, if you think that you are not enough now, then it is not impossible to take it in the future, anyway, this earth spirit can't run away, once it runs away, the foundation of Taiyi Sect will be over!"
Lu An frowned, what he said was a bit strange.
"Demon Domain, Earth Spirit, Mineral Heart, the three form a quite stable connection, once a certain thing is missing, then this spirit array must be impossible to be as it is now, whether the things suppressed in the Demon Domain will be released is another matter, anyway, this spirit array is probably not able to be saved, the foundation of the sect has been broken, and then you will become the enemy of Taiyi Sect!" said the old man with a smile.
Lu An frowned, and he was a little hesitant for a while, once this kind of thing is done, whether it succeeds or not, he will inevitably become the enemy of Taiyi Sect! And it is also the kind that is endless, and when the time comes, it will inevitably implicate other forces, and the craftsman city will inevitably bear the brunt, thinking about it like this, this decision is really a bit difficult to make!
"How about it? If you want, then I can help you, but whether you can get it or not, it's not up to me to say!" the old man persuaded again.
After Lu An hesitated for a long time, he first sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Old man's words are really going to drive me to a dead end, if I really capture the earth spirit and absorb it, most of my strength can only grow to the Nine Realms, right? Besides, there is a demi-saint in Taiyi Sect, killing me is really like killing a chicken, not to mention blowing fire, most of it is also a very easy thing, I shouldn't be able to leave Zhongzhou alive, right?"
The old man smiled slightly, and agreed with Lu An's assumption, "It doesn't seem to be a problem for you to analyze it like this, it can indeed be regarded as such!"
"Since the old gentleman knows my situation, why are you still persuading me, isn't this my life, is it possible that the old gentleman is willing to help me?"
The old man laughed, "It's not impossible, you are also helping me do things now, the stronger your strength, the more condensed your luck can be, it is also a good thing for the north, and it is also a good thing for me, so as long as you want, I can help you, but the premise is naturally to rely on yourself first, so what do you think?"
Such an unclear promise really made Lu An a little annoyed, if the other party didn't help him, wouldn't he be dead? So this is a bit risky next, he is not sure that this old man is really on the same front as him, if this is a change of mind halfway, then it is not a smile that can be finished!
Seeing that Lu An didn't speak for a long time, the old man asked puzzledly, "What's the matter?"
Lu An nodded, "It's indeed a difficult question to answer, if I agree, the consequences are really a bit big, and I'm not sure that I can succeed 100%, if I fail, then the consequences will be a bit big, what do you think, old man?"
"It's natural for you to worry about things, but you have to think about the other side, you missed this opportunity, when do you have to wait for the next opportunity? Now you are the thorn in the side of Taiyizong, this time you can come to Zhongzhou, Taiyizong has not done anything to you, it is already considered to be a blessing for this conference, next time you want to come to Zhongzhou openly, but it is not a simple matter, when do you think your next opportunity will be? Is it difficult to wait for the next Yunzhou Conference?" the old man said directly.
Lu An nodded after hearing this, and suddenly hesitated in his heart, although he knew that this was an extremely rare opportunity, but his indecisive personality made him still dare not make a decision easily.
The old man saw that Lu An still didn't make a sound, and immediately smiled, "Let me tell you one more thing, about your master's matter, you should already know that your master has been to Zhongzhou, right? β
Lu An's heart suddenly tensed, and he looked at the old man extremely nervously, "Do you know what happened?"
The old man nodded, "Your master's purpose here is naturally for you, and he can be regarded as a master of the arts, but unfortunately, the strength is not strong enough, if the person who came is Wu Jie, then he may really succeed." β
"My master is also for this earth spirit?" Lu An hurriedly asked.
"That's right, your master and Taiyi Sect are also opposites, or the people of your Craftsman City and the people of Taiyi Sect are opponents, your master is so bold and wants to pay attention to the earth spirits, but it's a pity that he died there so inexplicably. The old man said calmly.
Lu An's whole expression became deeper and deeper, he had a guess, but he didn't dare to say this guess, once he said it, the relationship between the two of them would be severed.
"I've seen your master, Zhongzhou, and the Western Regions, and I've met him!"
The words of the old man directly made Lu An no longer calm down, and directly stood up and glared at the old man.
"In that volcano, your master is also a talent, and he can reach the place of the fire spirit, although he can't take the fire spirit down, but he still triggers the mark I set, and I teased him a little. The old man explained.
Lu An said coldly: "After that, you let him go?"
The old man nodded, "I persuaded him to give up this idea, and then he agreed to this thing, and then I let him go, and he immediately left the Western Regions, but I never expected that he would go to Zhongzhou again, and he also came to this underground, such a smart person I really haven't seen it." β
"And then you met him again? This is impossible! How could he have reached that kind of place alone, Taiyizong must have taken that place very seriously, how could he have arrived!" Lu An retorted with a look of disbelief.
The old man chuckled, "You think of him too simply, I appreciate this person, before I paid attention to you, the person I paid attention to has always been him, but this person can actually gain insight into my observations, and even take the initiative to find the door, it is really a strange thing, do you know how he explained his ability?"
"What do you say?" Lu An was still extremely nervous.
Before the old man could say anything, he laughed, "He said that he had planted a field, and he could sense the wind and grass in the field, whether it was a snake or a sparrow, as long as he was nearby, he could patiently find it through some means, so the fields he planted grew very well, and this is his natural ability, so he waited for me by waiting." β
"So you've known each other for a long time, this can't be!" Lu An felt that something was wrong the more he listened.
"That's right, he and I have known each other for a long time, but he only knows one of my identities, he doesn't know me, of course, in the end, he knows a little more, but at that time I and he can't be called acquaintances, because the me he knows is dead, and what he sees is another me. "The old man's account is very complicated.
Lu An felt extremely confused, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was normal, although his master was not strong, but he was extremely cautious, his brain was more active, and he was well-informed, it was absolutely impossible to believe in a person so easily, and now it seemed that he had already guessed something, but in the end he still failed.
"Has my master met you in Zhongzhou?" Lu An asked again.
The old man also nodded directly without hesitation, "Yes, in fact, you don't have to be so cautious, just ask what you said in your heart, did I kill him?"
Lu An was stunned for a moment, and there was an extremely frightened feeling in his heart, which instantly made him creepy, and his hairs stood up, and finally he knew and asked this sentence, "Did you kill him?"
"Yes!"
The old man said calmly, and then looked at Lu An calmly.
Lu An's whole person exploded in an instant, and all the evil qi and sword qi on his body gushed out from the inside of his body, and even the five elements ring in his body vibrated violently, and a trace of crack appeared.
The power of the three Five Elements Essence all gushed out from his body at this moment, and the sword box on the side opened instantly, and the three swords appeared in front of Lu An at the same time, the sword qi surged out, and the sword roared into the sky.
Everything was produced at this moment, Lu An's eyes instantly turned red, and a bloody tear flowed directly from his eyes, the stars were not there, only blood.
The sea of blood behind him also covered the entire sky in an instant as if it were real, and everything behind him was all viscous blood.
The giant beast in the sea of blood climbed up and stood on top of the sea of blood, and then the rest of the things appeared in the sea of blood for the first time, the blood sun rose, and then countless blood people crawled out of the sea of blood, and stood on top of the sea of blood one after another.
Lu An subconsciously moved a step forward and stepped forward!
"Boom!"
The entire courtyard was directly turned into ashes the moment Lu An's feet hit the ground.
Lu An held it in one hand, and the shadowless sword was directly held in his hand, and the next moment, Lu An's momentum skyrocketed again.
The five elements ring in the body all had a feeling that they couldn't hold it, there were more and more cracks on it, and all the power in the body surged outward, and Lu An's hair was upside down because of it.
"I'm going to kill you!" Lu An gritted his teeth and looked at the old man in front of him.
The old man still had this expression, extremely calm, and he didn't even focus his eyes on Dao Lu An, but looked at the sea of blood behind Lu An, and a trace of nostalgia suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he sighed lightly.
When Lu An rushed up with his sword, he waved his hand lightly, and Lu An suddenly flew out, smashing countless houses one after another, and was almost about to be shot under the Dome Mountain.
Lu An, who was covered with bloodstains on his body, did not feel any discomfort, he got up directly, stepped on his feet, and the whole person burst out in an instant, and the entire Dome Mountain was shocked, and the next second Lu An appeared in front of the old man.
The Shadowless Sword swung out countless swords in an instant, and countless red cracks appeared in the air, and finally they all gathered on the top of the old man's head, like lightning-like lines, which was really terrifying.
The old man was still like this, and waved his hand lightly, this time with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth.
Lu An suddenly felt like he had been hit by something in his chest, and the whole person stepped back again, his consciousness was directly blurred, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and he couldn't control his center of gravity, and fell straight back.
"Bang!"
The sound of the teacup falling to the ground rang out inexplicably.
This moment directly woke Lu An up, looking at everything that happened in front of him blankly, he actually sat on the chair, it was still the chair before, it was still the room before, and it was naturally the courtyard before.
Lu An's clothes were exceptionally complete, so was his hair, and the sword box was lying quietly beside him, except that the teacup on the coffee table had fallen to the ground at some point. The tea was scattered directly to the ground.
As if everything that had just happened was just an illusion, Lu An turned his head directly to look at the old man beside him.
The old man still had the same expression, not happy or angry, extraordinarily calm, and emphasized again, "I did kill the person!"
This time Lu An didn't continue to be impulsive, he just fell into a rage, which caused him to be extraordinarily calm now, although the whole person was already angry and violent, but he couldn't help it, "Why!"
Seeing that Lu An didn't make a move, the old man nodded with satisfaction, "Because he will destroy you, in order not to let him destroy you, I will do it." β
Lu An held back his anger, "What just happened is true or false!"
"Of course you can think it's fake, because you don't know if it's true or not, then you can naturally think it's fake!" replied the old man.
"Since you killed my master, do you think I will still believe you? I didn't believe everything you said before, I didn't believe it 100%, I know that you are that person, the one who has lived for tens of thousands of years!" Lu An said directly through gritted teeth.
The old man nodded, " I know everything you know, but this doesn't affect you to believe me, he is him, you are you, although you are both masters and apprentices, but your mission is not the same, understand that his mission has been completed, what he will do after that is a bit against my will, so I must strangle this unstable existence, but I found that his death is his final mission, and you are different, you have countless possibilities, because the way of heaven chooses you, I choose you, so everything you do is feasible, the road you will take in the future is that avenue, and when you reach the end of the road, you will know what I am doingγ β
"What bullshit! Do you know what I want to do now? All I'm thinking about now is how to kill you! Avenge my master! It's the only thing I want to do!" Lu An roared hysterically.
"Now you can't kill me, you still can't kill the earth spirit, even if you gather all the five elements essence, you may have a chance, of course, there is a high probability that you still can't kill me, but you can try!" The old man smiled slightly, and directly threw out the only choice.
An old thing who has lived for tens of thousands of years, his strength is simply terrifying, the scene just now is he falling into a fantasy or is it all flowing back, he can't figure it out, a person with such strength is definitely not comparable to the word half-saint, Lu An even feels that this person is the most invincible existence in the world, if he wants to take revenge, now he seems to have to choose this way, a road paved by the other party, it really makes Lu An tremble, what does this kind of person want to do!
"It seems that you have already made your choice, so you should have already thought about this choice, right?" the old man continued to ask.
What choice does Lu An have but to agree? If he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know when the next opportunity will be!
"Now that you've figured it out, I'll find a way to help you!" said the old man with satisfaction.
Lu An's expression was cold, although he was semi-forced to agree, but there were some things he still had to ask clearly, otherwise he didn't want to be a stunned young man, and when the time came, he would die stupidly somewhere, and it would be worth the loss!
"Since you know that place, why don't you just help me take it?" Lu An asked.
The old man laughed, "Your idea is very funny, if you say so, then I will also help you get another wood spirit, so that you can get it directly?"
"Isn't it?" Lu An asked rhetorically.
"Everything in the world runs according to certain laws, such as cultivation, you have to open the Qi Mansion first, and then you can be regarded as stepping into the path of cultivation, and then you grow up step by step, reaching the Six Realms, and then the Seven Realms, becoming a rare strong person in the heavens and the earth, all of this is according to such a law, and even the Heavenly Dao has to intervene when you enter the Seven Realms, this is the rule laid by the Heavenly Dao, although you are different, but it is generally the same, you think that you are very lucky, and you don't need to cross the border according to the advanced way of others. β
"Actually, it's not the case, your life is the same as those other people in the eyes of Heavenly Dao, once you do what you shouldn't do, what awaits you is only a dead end, you think that you have refined the essence of the five elements, but in fact, on the contrary, it is these essence of the five elements who choose you! Let one of the essence of the five elements choose you, and let the five essence of the five elements choose you, the probability of the two is not the same, so now do you know why I expect you to succeed so much? Do you know why I waited so long?"
The old man's words were extremely fast, and Lu An finally noticed a trace of the old man's mood fluctuations in these words, which were very short-lived, but he felt that every time he mentioned the word Heavenly Dao, the old man's speech speed would change.
"So you think it's my luck that I can succeed three times and let all three choose me, right?" Lu An asked rhetorically.
The old man nodded, "Your so-called luck in my opinion, this is the choice of the rules for you, because you succeeded, so the Heavenly Dao chosen, if you fail, then it must be because you have done something beyond the rules, for example, I directly put two Five Elements Essence in front of you, so that you can absorb it, this is a violation of the rules, when the time comes, you will die, and by the way, I may also die, because I am contaminated with your cause and effect!"
Lu An sneered directly, "Are you also afraid of being contaminated with cause and effect? Then you still dare to kill my master, aren't you afraid of contaminating his cause and effect?"
The old man shook his head, "You don't understand, there are some things that don't need me to do anything, but I have the idea of letting him die, and all this is enough!
Lu An was instantly numb, and glared at the old man with a ruthless face, he knew new information again, the person behind the scenes and the person who did it were not the same, he had an accomplice!
"That's it today, you know enough things, if you want revenge, there is only this way in front of you, of course, you don't need to worry about that demi-saint, his time is running out, when the time comes, you will have to do that thing, Taiyizong This mountain is not as stable as you think!" The old man smiled slightly, and then his figure began to fade.
Lu An hurriedly asked, "Who are you?" tell me, your name!"
The old man smiled slightly, did not make a sound, and then disappeared, and everything returned to the moment before.
Lu An sat directly on the chair and started to be stunned...