Chapter 440 Treasure Hunt
Chapter 440 Treasure Hunt
Pei Yun raised his hand and picked up the nine-color sky bead chain, saying: "As long as you teleport me out, if you don't want to recognize me as your master, I can set you free."
Pei Yun has plenty of treasures, so if anyone is not willing to recognize her as the master, she doesn't want him.
Bai Ling did not look at Pei Yun, but just stared blankly at the place where Duanmu Yue's consciousness disappeared. She seemed to be in a trance and said to herself:
"...He was not like this before. In order to save a group of mortals, he fought monsters that were much stronger than him without hesitation, and he was not afraid even when he was seriously injured. He could resolutely jump into the devil's pit and resist countless demons with his body... I don't know when he started to fear death. When his life was about to end and the thunder tribulation was approaching, he began to desperately look for various treasures that could prolong his life and resist the thunder tribulation. He even used all means to kill people and steal treasures. In the end, he still died in the thunder tribulation..."
Pei Yun listened to Bai Ling's words quietly. She didn't know Duanmu Yue. From the brief contact, she thought Duanmu Yue was a hypocritical villain, but perhaps in the spirit's heart, Duanmu Yue was once a Taoist disciple with good character.
Bai Ling turned her gaze towards Pei Yun. As a weapon spirit, she should have no sadness or joy, but at this moment, her eyes were filled with sadness and confusion. She asked, "Is death what humans fear the most? Is it fear that can make a person change his character and give up his dignity and principles..."
Pei Yun thought for a moment and nodded, "In a sense, it is true. The reason why we cultivators work hard to cultivate is to seek the way to immortality. I have not experienced what Duanmu Yue experienced, so I am not qualified to judge whether he is right or wrong, but I have a senior sister who still firmly believes in her belief in the face of death, killing the demons and saving the people. Death is feared by everyone, but sometimes even if you are afraid, you must stick to your heart..."
Bai Ling looked at Pei Yun deeply for a long time, and said: "...Duanmu Yue created me. In this case, let my life begin and end with him..."
As she finished her words, Bai Ling's entire body turned into golden quicksand and dissipated towards the distant sky. The surrounding "water curtain" also gradually collapsed...
In just a moment, Pei Yun's figure returned to the top of the bare mountain.
"Pei Yun!"
"Senior Pei."
As soon as they saw Pei Yun, Duanmu Xu, Duanmu Xin and Ling Ziyan immediately surrounded him.
Pei Yun looked at the nine-color sky bead necklace in her hand that was originally emitting light, but now it had completely dimmed. There were also cracks on the surface of the beads, and the breath of time sealed inside was dissipating bit by bit. She sighed slightly, feeling sorry for the spirit of the artifact.
It is very difficult for a magical weapon to generate a spirit. It cannot be achieved by just having a high grade. Once a spirit is generated, it means that wisdom has been awakened, and there is a chance of achieving enlightenment and becoming an immortal, just like the demon-slaying sword spirit.
"Pei Yun, what happened? Why did you come out just now?" Ling Ziyan frowned and asked curiously when he saw that the treasure in her hand was completely destroyed.
"Senior Pei, the three of us and the two killers were teleported out three months ago. Only you have been inside there forever. My great uncle and Senior Ling are very worried." Duanmu Xindao said.
"Three months have passed?!" Pei Yun was surprised.
"More than that, Senior Pei, more than a year has passed since we entered the secret realm." Duanmu Xin said, "The flow of time in this secret realm is different from that in the outside world."
Pei Yun was startled, and Duanmu Xu asked, "Pei Yun, this is a treasure given to you by the ancestor, how come it seems to have been destroyed?"
Pei Yun paused, pondered for a while, and decided to tell the truth: "...Duanmu Yue failed to take over the body, and was killed by me, and the spirit Bai Ling also died with him..."
Duanmu Xu and the other two were shocked by this fact. Of course they trusted Pei Yun's character, so they naturally would not doubt what she said. Besides, without Pei Yun to save them, they didn't know how long they would have to stay in the secret realm.
They even couldn't help but suspect that Duanmu Yue had set up such a secret realm and allowed the children of the Duanmu clan to enter, perhaps just to take over their bodies. He only chose Pei Yun because Pei Yun had better talent and the path he took was more in line with his.
Duanmu Xin said: “However... the ancestor did give each of us three a magical weapon before teleporting us out..." What Duanmu Xu got was even a lower-grade heavenly magical weapon.
Pei Yun knew that Duanmu Xin didn't disbelieve her words, but Duanmu Yue was really a difficult person to evaluate:
"...The Duanmu Yue mentioned by the weapon spirit was once a righteous disciple who fought against demons and defended the Way. He eventually became insane due to his limited lifespan. In my eyes, Duanmu Yue is an evil spirit who wants to take over my body. In your eyes, Duanmu Yue is a person who cares for the younger generation. So people and things in this world are not black and white. It is difficult to evaluate a person like Duanmu Yue as good or bad..."
The four of them were a little sad. Duanmu Xu invited, "Thank you for coming to save us this time. This place is close to the imperial city. Why don't you follow us into the palace first? I can also do my best to be a good host."
"Little Pei Yun, we came to Beiqizhou this time to discuss something with you. Are you interested in going to Tianbao City with us?" Ling Ziyan showed his usual lazy smile on his face.
"Tianbao City?" Pei Yun asked doubtfully.
"Let's go back to the palace first!" Duanmu Xu took out a flying magic weapon, threw the two tied-up killers up, and a group of people also walked up.
"Have these two killers revealed the person who wanted to kill you?" Pei Yun asked curiously.
Hearing this, Duanmu Xu and Ling Ziyan's faces darkened slightly. Ling Ziyan gritted his teeth and said, "He is our fellow disciple. My master has always been at odds with his master, but I didn't expect that he would dare to send assassins to assassinate the two of us. The Lingyao sect has strict rules and does not allow fellow disciples to kill each other. When we return to the sect, I will see what he says this time!"
Duanmu Xu was not optimistic. Although they caught the two killers, given the man's personality, he would definitely argue and even turn around and accuse them of false accusation.
After returning to the palace, Duanmu Xu and his group did not alarm anyone else. They just greeted Duanmu Cheng and came to the palace where Duanmu Xu lived.
At this moment, Duanmu Xu, Ling Ziyan and Pei Yun were sitting around a square table, drinking and chatting.
"Is Tianbao City in Dongcangzhou?" Pei Yun asked.
"That's right, Tianbao City is the territory of Tianbao Zhenren..."
"Master Tianbao?"
“Although Baolin Pavilion was founded by various alliance organizations, with the shadows of Baoqi Sect and Tiandan City behind it, Zhenren Tianbao is the real master behind Baolin Pavilion. Every once in a while, Baolin Pavilion will hold a treasure hunt event. This time the location is in Tianbao City. Anyone with a jade order can participate in the event…” Duanmu Xu explained.
"Senior Duanmu and Senior Ling, do you want to invite me to join you?"
"We two want to invite you and Luo Rufeng to participate together. One jade token can have five places. You and Luo Rufeng, plus the two of us, then I will invite a fellow disciple, and we can enter together..."
Duanmu Xu said this as he took out an emerald green jade plate with the words "Baolin" engraved on it.
Ling Ziyan smiled and teased: "This jade token is not easy to get. At least you have to spend tens of billions of high-quality spirit stones in Baolin Pavilion to get it..."
"This is what our master gave us." Duanmu Xu smiled and agreed, "There are still more than two years before the treasure hunt, so there is no rush. I wonder if you are willing to join us?"
Pei Yun said: "Of course I am willing. I would also like to thank the two seniors for giving me the opportunity. I have no problem with it, but Rufeng is in seclusion for cultivation. He may not be able to come out in two years..."
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