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Chapter 1404: Chapter 1027: Removing the Firewood from Under the Pot

Lord Miling was utterly confused.

He suspected he might have encountered a fraudster, who, upon learning about his awkward situation, deliberately concocted lies to gain his trust.

There were too many swindlers in Qihan Mountain, with deception skills endless in variety, but ultimately the key was to accurately grasp the other’s desires. As long as there’s greed, tailored scams arise, making it impossible to guard against.

For a moment, he couldn’t determine the truth from the falsehood, but the two spirit roots gathering mid-air were indeed real.

"Then, what should I do..." The question blurted out by the Divine Envoy Ghost Messenger shocked Lord Miling himself. Damn, did he just take the bait?

But on second thought, what else was there left to lose?

He’d spent most of his life in Qihan Mountain; as a reincarnated Demon Cultivator and Gambling God, with the grand path unattainable, he practiced Human Race cultivation techniques for self-preservation, making his power neither this nor that. To this day he hadn’t even managed to acquire a single Divine Artifact, and even if his life went smoothly, ascension was hopeless, ultimately leading to his demise.

Why not believe it and gamble? At least, it would be worth the effort.

"First, you need to become Mr. Jiang’s guest and have a place in this small courtyard." Qu Luming, capable of causing storms with a flip of his hand, had once ’caught the wolf barehanded’ in Netherworld Fengdu, holding many crucial secrets, naturally needing to lend a hand at key moments!

He suggested in a hushed voice, "Next, of course, you must achieve merit! Mr. Jiang seeks to save the world and is at a critical juncture. If Lord Miling can lend a hand, then seek the Life Origin, it would be easier to broach the subject, right?"

The scheme was incredibly tempting, and despite much hesitation, Lord Miling bit the bullet, "I trouble Daoist Qu to illuminate the path."

"Not at all, not at all, Lord Gambling God, please listen to my suggestion, but ultimately you decide what to do." Qu Luming saw Jiang Yuan still assisting new guests in finding courtyard openings, gesturing him to enter the courtyard for a detailed discussion.

The surrounding Yin Energy made Lord Miling deeply yearn for ghost cultivation.

"Are you aware of the collapse of the Demon Realm Alliance and the betrayal of many Demon Cultivators, Lord Miling?"

"What a coincidence!" Upon hearing this, his plump face immediately took on a serious expression, "Before coming to the courtyard, the new alliance’s Left General Lu Chongde happened to come looking for me, wanting to convince me to join the new alliance and work for them. I, in turn, trapped him and handed him over to Daoist You. How does this relate to achieving merit?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Luming’s eyes lit up, "Heaven is helping you too! What you don’t know, my lord, is that Mr. Jiang wants to correct the disorder of Wilderness World and is planning to send the Demon Beasts and Demon Cultivators to a New World, allowing the Wilderness to return to Human Race dominion.

Due to the subordinates’ revolt in the Demon Realm Alliance, the original Alliance Leader and Vice Alliance Hierarch, Lan Shanying and Du Li, also wish for the Wilderness to be returned to the Human Race.

Due to the prolonged rule of the alliance, they’re well aware of how crucial slaughtering Demon Beasts and harvesting Demon Cores is to each city and Commerce Association. Thus, they plan to destroy the Demon Beast Teleportation Arrays surrounding each city and redirect the teleportation destinations to the Otherworld.

This way, it will prompt many Demon Cultivators, who have no beasts to slay, to leave voluntarily, avoiding the massacre and still achieving the goal.

The revolting Commerce Association members are not worth mentioning; besides making money, they are not powerful. The troublesome ones are the revolting military generals, who, to protect their interests, might unite with City Lords and Commerce Association members to prevent the destruction of the Teleportation Arrays.

Moreover, among the tens of thousands of rebels, there are many Evil Cultivators and heinous criminals deserving divine retribution. To capture them all requires someone like you, my lord, being drawn to the cause, using Qihan Mountain as bait, pretending to join the new alliance and offer Qihan Mountain; then when everyone gathers, heheh..."

He made a gesture of slaying, a faint sinister smile appearing on his overly pale face.

The entire strategy wasn’t hard to understand; feign allegiance to lure rebels into Qihan Mountain, both cleaning house, and cutting off each city’s retreat; without endlessly arriving Demon Beasts, the Demon Cultivators would naturally leave, causing the cities to decay into ghost towns.

It’s a true double-edged strategy.

"I understand Daoist Qu’s intention, but..." Lord Miling hesitated, "Qihan Mountain is famous; all the traitors are shrewd, I’m worried that I can’t lure them there;

Moreover, as a Gambling God, my forte is gambling. My current Demon Cultivator form cannot embrace the grand path, and if I don’t rely on Qihan Mountain’s various arrays, my power is worrisome, with a constant risk of death..."

Qu Luming became even more excited on hearing this, "Death is good news for you, my lord!

Think about it, tirelessly plotting for Mr. Jiang’s grand cause, encountering potential death threats in the process. Mr. Jiang is benevolent; is he willing to let you take such risks without any assurances?

He surely isn’t! Isn’t an extra Life Origin as good as yours?

If everything goes smoothly, and great merit is achieved, all would be delighted;

If the process doesn’t go well, and something unfortunate really happens, you could then transform into a ghost cultivator pursuing the Ghost God’s grand path! In any case, it’s a good thing, why not?"

Huh? Makes sense!

Just don’t know if Daoist You would be willing to gift a Life Origin for this matter.

"Quickly decide, my lord! While Mr. Jiang is still distributing courtyards, and Du Li, Hao Daqiang are present, if you are willing to assist, you can discuss the matter now." Qu Luming urged, "As long as Mr. Jiang agrees, I’ll tell you truthfully how to successfully transform into a ghost cultivator at the brink of death; the Gambling God’s return is just around the corner!"

In his heart, he knew the other was merely drawing a grand picture, but if the picture came true, it was truly tempting.

After much contemplation, Lord Miling decided to go for it! At worst, it would mean his demise; what would it matter? A real man born between heaven and earth, without this bit of resolve, might as well be dead!