Chapter 763 - 222: Subtly Offering Fragrant Bait to Entrap the Eunuch, Secretly Connecting the Cyan Lotus to Receive the Ghost Hammer

Chapter 763: Chapter 222: Subtly Offering Fragrant Bait to Entrap the Eunuch, Secretly Connecting the Cyan Lotus to Receive the Ghost Hammer

Her smile gradually faded, her expression turned cold, and then she said, "I told my master, this is very passive, this is not good.

But, I also told my master, we have no other choice.

But now, we do."

She crossed her hands, placed them gently on her soft white dress at her lower abdomen like a lady, and quietly looked at Li Yuan with those eyes like jade.

Li Yuan had actually learned from Yan Yu how this Jade Remains came into being. Combined with the memory-losing Wolf Mother, he more or less understood that the Cyan Lotus Sect Leader before him, who seemed so majestic and controlled the winds and clouds, was in fact... just a pitiable person.

He seemed to ponder for a moment, and in a deep voice said, "Continue."

The Firefly Demon said, "Senior, you could kill Wei Huosheng, yet you’re willing to listen to me here, so senior... you might not be a person from the west."

Li Yuan said, "Everywhere, there are many different voices."

The Firefly Demon asked, "What is senior’s voice?"

Li Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I am the master of my fate, not the heavens."

The Firefly Demon smiled and said, "The same as my master’s view.

The world is chaotic, with chaos everywhere, the wheel of history has rolled forward.

On this fast-moving chariot, if you don’t want to fall to the ground and be crushed into mud, you need to control the direction.

Don’t you agree, senior?"

Li Yuan:...

"Yes."

The Firefly Demon asked, "Then is senior willing to cooperate with us?"

Li Yuan said, "I can help you annex the Ghost Realm. With me here, any blockade will be ineffective.

But, what can I gain?"

The Firefly Demon said, "Secret Soldiers, and... unimaginable weapons."

Li Yuan asked, "What weapons?"

The Firefly Demon said, "Would senior be willing to meet my master?"

Li Yuan had already dealt with the Paradise Garden, so while he was wary of the taboos of Yanyun Dao, he wasn’t daunted.

Moreover, he had been feeling somewhat unsettled recently.

He felt there was plenty of power within his body, but he was using it in the most barbaric way.

He should have been able to smash that Yellow-robed Man directly, but because the other was prepared, he barely managed to exchange blows before backing off.

He... needs weapons and techniques at his level.

He needs to transition from the "Barbarian Sect" back to the "Technology Faction."

And the "weapons" the Firefly Demon mentioned naturally piqued his interest.

Li Yuan said, "The Ghost Realm is hard to enter, risks abound.

Since I’ve shown goodwill, shouldn’t you show some sincerity?"

The Firefly Demon said, "The sincerity we can show is the weapon our master has hidden. But it’s there; senior must take it himself."

"What weapon?"

Li Yuan asked.

The question circled back to the beginning.

Li Yuan calmly said, "If I have to use my skills to take it, then I must know... if it’s worth it."

The Firefly Demon was silent for a moment, then said, "It is a special iron hammer, capable of seizing others’ lifespan to forge powerful weapons for oneself."

Li Yuan was taken aback; he glanced at the Ghost Hammer in his "Equipment Bar," and suddenly his heart raced a bit.

Could the Ghost Hammer be a special product of the Ghost Lake?

Previously, he had Pang Yuanhua investigate and now Lady Yan as well, but found nothing, making him think the "Ghost Hammer" might be an already extinct Ghost Realm tool.

But then again, if the Ghost Realm had disappeared, how could the "Ghost Hammer" still be effective?

The only explanation is... the Ghost Realm corresponding to the "Ghost Hammer" still exists.

This existence is the Ghost Lake.

And the reason it couldn’t be found is clear: no one can dig out secretly hidden items from the master of a Forbidden Ghost Realm.

The Firefly Demon asked, "Senior, how about it?"

Li Yuan sneered, "Seize lifespan? Forge weapons?"

The Firefly Demon asked, "Has senior heard of Master Li?"

Li Yuan replied in a deep voice, "Speak."

The Firefly Demon said, "Master Li once forged the famed sword ’Sun and Moon in the Sky.’ That ’Sun and Moon in the Sky’ was forged using a lost Ghost Hammer.

After that... as far as I know, Master Li was originally a powerful figure hiding behind the scenes with many identities, but because he forged the Demon Sword, he lost his lifespan and was ultimately defeated in the Western Pole, completely perishing in Withered Fire.

Senior, being a person of the Western Pole and someone who controls Withered Fire, should know the story of the Old Barbarian King.

Thus, senior should know I’m not lying."

Li Yuan said calmly, "That person, what a pity."

The Firefly Demon subtly observed his expression, and these remarks did not surprise her. This all further confirmed that the mysterious man before her was indeed a Divine Spirit from the Western Pole.

In fact, before she came here, she had done countless meticulous work, but this information did not seem to astonish the man in front of her.

So, she respectfully said, "Senior, the Ghost Hammer used by Master Li was an ancient item. The current Ghost Hammer is forged by our master with more gathered power, and only requires the consumption of mortal lifespan to forge weapons.

Besides, I can become your person, do things for you, and cultivate powerful Secret Soldiers for you.

The Ghost Riders were once my creation."

Li Yuan said, "There will still be people coming from the Immortal Realm."

The Firefly Demon smiled, "So what?

They’re in the open, you’re in the shadows. The alliances in the open and in the shadows don’t conflict; in critical moments, we still need you to weigh down the scales in their hands.

Isn’t that right, senior?"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Let’s go."

...

...

Next day, evening.

Somewhere on Cloud Mountain Path.

Underground...

The pitch-black cave, the chilling suffocating air.

Scarlet flames roared on the stone walls, seemingly only to welcome a certain distinguished guest from the surface.

Li Yuan descended the steps, and to put his mind at ease, the Firefly Demon walked in front to lead the way.