With a plan in mind,
Ye Xuan raised his wine cup to toast to King Ning, then spoke,
“Big brother, I think killing that old bald donkey directly would be too easy for him!”
Upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, King Ning immediately became interested,
“Oh, wise brother, what do you suggest!?”
“Isn't it said that the Buddhist teachings advocate abstaining from lust? Why don't we send someone to seduce that old bald donkey…”
After listening to Ye Xuan's plan,
King Ning was instantly intrigued,
giving Ye Xuan a thumbs up,
“Brilliant, wise brother, your idea is truly ingenious!”
Thus,
King Ning took Ye Xuan to the place where the Elder of Extreme Joy was imprisoned.
There, the Elder of Extreme Joy was so tortured by King Ning that he was barely recognizable.
Upon opening the cell door,
seeing Ye Xuan,
the Elder of Extreme Joy's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope,
but he quickly reverted to his usual demeanor.
Truly deserving of being a LYB who had been wanted by the Imperial Guards for years yet still roamed free,
he knew Ye Xuan was his savior,
but showed no signs of it,
pretending not to recognize Ye Xuan.
Not even a glance was exchanged.
King Ning stepped in front of the Elder of Extreme Joy and sneered, “You perverted fool, today I’m giving you a chance to live. I’ve heard you are skilled in the ways of seduction; I need you to go to the Bitter Bamboo Temple and drug Elder Gufeng, that old bald donkey, to break his vow of chastity. If you succeed, I can spare your life…”
“Thank you, Your Highness!”
The Elder of Extreme Joy realized this was likely the opportunity Ye Xuan had sought for him,
and without hesitation, he agreed.
After releasing the Elder of Extreme Joy,
King Ning had someone bring Ruizhu over.
With King Ning's orders,
two subordinates finally brought Ruizhu down from the wooden ox and flowing horse.
Standing before Ruizhu,
King Ning approached her with a lewd grin and said, “Ruizhu, I’m giving you a chance to live. Just cooperate with the Elder of Extreme Joy to seduce that old bald donkey, and I will let you go…”
“Your Highness, Ruizhu is willing to comply with any of your requests, as long as you can release Weiyang Sheng…”
Slap~~
King Ning slapped Ruizhu hard.
Then he tightly gripped Ruizhu's neck,
Her infatuation with Weiyang Sheng
ignited King Ning's jealousy,
and he almost killed Ruizhu on the spot,
but Ye Xuan spoke up just in time, “Big brother, if you kill her, we will lose half of our purpose…”
“Let her complete the task first, then release her along with Weiyang Sheng, and inform Weiyang Sheng about this. Let’s see how he reacts; wouldn’t that be more interesting!?”
Upon hearing this, King Ning immediately revealed an even more lewd smile,
giving Ye Xuan a thumbs up,
“Wise brother, when it comes to perversion, you are truly unmatched!!”
What a thrill,
what a game,
Big brother is impressed!!!
Humbled,
King Ning then fed Ruizhu and the Elder of Extreme Joy each a pill of Five Stone Powder.
“This is a special Five Stone Powder; you have two hours. If you cannot return in time to get the antidote from me, you will explode!”
King Ning said coldly.
“As long as Your Highness keeps your promise, Ruizhu guarantees to complete the task!” Ruizhu wanted to save Weiyang Sheng, so she immediately agreed.
The Elder of Extreme Joy had his own plans and also agreed perfunctorily, “Don’t worry, Your Highness, we guarantee to complete the task!”
Thus,
King Ning released the two,
and they rode off towards the Bitter Bamboo Temple.
“Big brother, I’ll secretly follow them to prevent any tricks along the way!” Ye Xuan volunteered.
“Hmm, go ahead!”
King Ning had no doubts about Ye Xuan.
Because such a perverse suggestion could only come from Ye Xuan,
someone who could come up with such twisted methods,
how could he possibly be a good person.
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Before long,
the Elder of Extreme Joy and Ruizhu arrived at the Bitter Bamboo Temple.
However,
the Elder of Extreme Joy did not rush to act,
but instead sat leisurely in a pavilion, waiting,
looking quite confident.
“Elder of Extreme Joy, what are you doing? If we don’t hurry to complete the task, the poison of the Five Stone Powder will explode in our bodies!”
Ruizhu exclaimed anxiously.
However,
the Elder of Extreme Joy remained nonchalant, “It’s just Five Stone Powder!”
“I’ve heard of you and know you are skilled in poison, but the Five Stone Powder from King Ning is not that simple!”
Ruizhu warned.
“Don’t worry, someone will bring us the antidote soon!” The Elder of Extreme Joy was very confident.
“Are you crazy? If you want to die, go ahead, but I’m not willing to die with you. If you won’t go, I’ll go myself!”
With that,
Ruizhu turned to leave.
At that moment,
Ye Xuan appeared before the two.
Seeing Ye Xuan,
Ruizhu's face turned pale with fear,
as she was unaware of the secret signals between Ye Xuan and Weiyang Sheng,
“My lord, I am going to complete the task assigned by His Highness, but this Elder of Extreme Joy is deliberately dragging his feet…”
Ruizhu quickly shifted the blame, kneeling before Ye Xuan.
The Elder of Extreme Joy seemed to have anticipated Ye Xuan's arrival,
laughing at Ruizhu, “Ruizhu, don’t be afraid, this kid is one of us!”
“One of us!?”
Ruizhu looked confused.
The Elder of Extreme Joy smiled confidently, then, in a tone of teaching a disciple, said to Ye Xuan, “My dear disciple, where’s the antidote!?”
“What antidote!”
Ye Xuan said playfully, revealing his cards, “You perverted fool, who is your disciple!”
“Ah, it seems that after you got close to King Ning, you’ve forgotten my methods. Do you think I only poisoned you with Five Stone Powder!?”
The Elder of Extreme Joy's gaze sharpened as he looked at Ye Xuan.
“You perverted fool, better give up those unrealistic fantasies. I came to find you today not only to settle scores but also because I have another account to clear with you…”
Ye Xuan glared coldly at the Elder of Extreme Joy.
The Elder of Extreme Joy trembled involuntarily under Ye Xuan's piercing gaze, “What do you mean!?”
“You perverted fool, do you still remember the Extreme Joy Sect and the Daoist of Extreme Joy!?”
Upon hearing the familiar names of the Extreme Joy Sect and the Daoist of Extreme Joy,
the Elder of Extreme Joy's face changed drastically.
“Have you seen my senior brother!?”
He asked in confusion,
then seemed to recall something, his expression incredulous, “Could it be that you are already one of the people from the mountain!?”
Realizing this possibility,
a wave of unparalleled fear
arose from the depths of the Elder of Extreme Joy's mind,
and without a moment's hesitation,
he turned to flee.
However,
in the next second,
a terrifying pressure appeared,
rendering the Elder of Extreme Joy completely immobile.
“How is this possible!? How could you become a practitioner more powerful than my senior brother in such a short time!?”
The Elder of Extreme Joy was filled with immense fear, sinking into despair.
He knew of the existence of practitioners,
and understood that these people possessed divine abilities,
before practitioners,
his life was truly like that of an ant.
Although he had indeed planted the Five Stone Powder in Ye Xuan, he had also hidden other schemes,
but,
these schemes could only deal with mortals,
and had no effect on practitioners,
because he had already activated his schemes, yet Ye Xuan showed no reaction.
Despair,
complete despair,
“Ye Xuan, Lord Ye, for the sake of our master-disciple relationship, I beg you to spare me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have stepped onto the path of cultivation…”
“Aren’t practitioners the ones who value cause and effect the most? If you kill me, you will taint yourself with the karma of killing your master, which will become your heart demon…”
Although the Elder of Extreme Joy could not cultivate,
he was still very knowledgeable about the cultivation world.
So he racked his brains to find a way to survive.
However,
Ye Xuan showed no intention of wasting time with him,
with a flick of his finger,
a flame shot out from Ye Xuan's fingertip.
It flew towards the Elder of Extreme Joy,
and in the blink of an eye,
the Elder of Extreme Joy was burned to ashes by Ye Xuan's flame, leaving not a trace behind,
not even a sound was made.
It is said that the True Fire of Samadhi can refine the souls of mortals, preventing them from reincarnating.
As the Elder of Extreme Joy perished,
Ye Xuan faintly felt a thread of karma that had been placed upon him disappear.
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Beside them, Ruizhu watched as a flame suddenly appeared in Ye Xuan's hand,
and the moment the Elder of Extreme Joy came into contact with that flame,
he was instantly burned to nothing,
leaving her dumbfounded,
summoning fire out of thin air,
could this be a divine being!!!
Ruizhu had seen a divine being before,
the National Master,
who was once the most trusted subordinate of King Ning,
so King Ning had taken her to meet the National Master,
who had also displayed divine abilities like Ye Xuan.
Could it be that this person before her is a disciple of the National Master!?
A series of speculations flashed through Ruizhu's mind,
but no matter which guess it was,
it was quite unfavorable for her.
“My lord, no, immortal, I will go complete the task assigned by His Highness right away!”
Ruizhu was filled with fear.
Ye Xuan lightly tapped his fingertip,
infusing a golden light spell into Ruizhu's spiritual platform,
calming her terrified heart,
and simultaneously dispelling the poison of the Five Stone Powder within her,
“Ruizhu, you don’t need to panic. I, like Weiyang Sheng, am a secret agent of His Majesty the Emperor. The reason I had you come to carry out this task is that I promised Weiyang Sheng to rescue you from your suffering…”
Ye Xuan revealed the secret signals he shared with Weiyang Sheng to Ruizhu.
However, Ruizhu still remained half-convinced.
She had no intention of revealing what she knew to Ye Xuan.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan pondered,
Weiyang Sheng must have instructed Ruizhu to trust someone,
but it seemed that this person was not him,
Suddenly,
Ye Xuan thought of Elder Gufeng,
knowing that Elder Gufeng was also aware of his mission and identity.
So Ye Xuan spoke, “Let’s go, we’ll meet Elder Gufeng. He will prove that what I said is true!”
Sure enough,
upon hearing about meeting Elder Gufeng,
Ruizhu did not object.
Thus,
the two went together to the outside of Elder Gufeng's meditation room.
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