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"Well," Shangguan Qing'er glanced at her, nodded casually, and then said to Tang Xin, "Since Fellow Daoist Tang is here, I think we can explore deeper into the cave. I'm quite interested in the Devil's Desire Heart Sutra."
People of the righteous path may not be able to practice this kind of martial arts which is extremely evil just by hearing the name, but it is always a good idea for those who are knowledgeable and experienced to keep some trump cards. Moreover, if they hand it over to the sect, it will be a great achievement.
"Let's check it out?" Ah Miao, who followed over, shook his head when he heard this and said, "What can we use to fight against a Jindan-stage demon cultivator? Are any of you sure you can contain a Jindan-stage demon cultivator?"
To build the foundation and fight the golden elixir, it is not as simple as piling up the number of people. If the strength is not at the same level, there is a high possibility of the embarrassing situation of "not being able to break the defense".
"Not necessarily," Tang Xin touched his chin and explained, "According to what the projection of the cave owner just said, there seems to be some setup inside the cave."
"Good things should be placed in the hands of excellent people," Shangguan Qing'er understood immediately, "not in the hands of 'powerful people'."
"Yes," she nodded. "Although I can't defeat a Jindan-stage demon cultivator, I can still run away if I want to. I think we can go and take a look."
The cat demon hesitated for a while, but finally replied.
"Then I'll go with you alone," she turned to her brothers and said, "just go back along the way you came."
"Gang leader——!"
"We won't abandon you-!"
"Without you, there's no point in us living anymore--!"
"Why do you keep saying such disgusting things?" Ah Miao showed a look of contempt and disgust. "You guys are not as strong as me if you stay here. You are just a drag. Hurry up and get out."
"Ah, it's been a long time since I was scolded by the gang leader--!" "No regrets in this life--!"
"Are your gang members usually so abnormal..."
Tang Xin waved the Soul-Devouring Banner at them several times to ensure that they could cross the wooden bridge smoothly, and the few characters who were there to make up the numbers left on their own accord.
"Thank you."
Seeing that Tang Xin did not try to stop him, A Miao breathed a sigh of relief.
"I heard that most demons are loyal," Tang Xin looked at her and said, "I hope half-demons also have this advantage."
"Don't worry," the other party patted his chest and assured, "I will keep my promise and will never run away!"
"Okay," Tang Xin turned around and looked at everyone, "Next question, where is the Devil's Desire Heart Sutra?"
"We already have some clues about this," Liu Mei said with a smile, "The buildings inside the cave house may seem messy, but they actually have a certain distribution pattern, and we can roughly tell which direction they are concentrated."
"If I'm not mistaken," Shangguan Qing'er pointed diagonally ahead and said, "If we keep going in this direction, we will reach the depths of the cave. Because there were demon cultivators chasing us before, we had to hide our tracks and watch them advance."
[The main mission has been triggered]
[Prevent the "Devil's Desire Heart Sutra - Fragments" from being obtained by others]
[Task Reward: Realm Upgraded by One Level]
Does this mean that one can freely choose to "destroy the fragments" or "only let oneself obtain"?
"It is definitely not a good thing for the devil to obtain the devil's things," Tang Xin said in a deep voice, "even if we can't get it, we have to destroy it."
Hearing this, several teammates expressed their feelings.
"Daoyou Tang Xin is righteous!"
"A model of righteousness! The light of righteousness!"
Chapter 70 We Are All Family
Under the guidance of the "Light of Righteousness", following the route taken by the previous team of demon cultivators, a group of people continued to explore deeper.
The durable cat demon walked in front, the perceptive Shangguan Qing'er was in the rear, and Tang Xin and Zhou Yu were in the middle of the team.
On the way, Zhou Yu didn't say a word.
The nightmare she had before kept appearing in her mind.
"what happened?"
Tang Xin noticed her abnormality and asked in a low voice.
"Am I," Zhou Yu thought for a moment and whispered, "too naive for a cultivator?"
It's not like she hasn't thought about this question before.
My personality is somewhat simple.
Perhaps it was because he had not encountered too many obstacles on the road of cultivation, and had not had any experiences like "being without a father or a mother", "being bullied by clansmen", or "being troubled by the chief disciple in the sect all day long", so his personality was much simpler than that of ordinary people.
People need to suffer and endure hardships before they can learn their lessons. This is true for both mortals and monks.
"What's wrong with being simple?" Tang Xin asked curiously, "Isn't this very suitable for seeking immortality and having a pure heart?"
"These two things are not the same thing," Zhou Yu complained for the first time. "Simple people are easily manipulated and exploited by others..."
"Then open your eyes a little more," Tang Xin shrugged. "No matter what you do, don't choose to doubt yourself... no matter whether the result is good or bad."
Zhou Yu listened to her words and looked at her expression.
This person is full of confidence and exudes an aura of "I can create miracles".
She pondered.
No wonder Tang Xin is so powerful. The "strength" of the strong does not only refer to their physical body, but also represents their "mind".
What she wanted to tell herself was that her shortcoming was not "simplicity" but "not strong enough", especially the "strength" in spirit?
He could see through the fog in his heart with just one sentence. This ability was simply, simply...
"I understand," Zhou Yu showed respect to Tang Xin for the first time. "Can I ask you again if I have any questions in the future?"
"Well, it's possible," Tang Xin scratched his head, "but what do you know..."
Didn’t I just say something inspiring?
During the inexplicable conversation, the group had already reached the depths of the cave and did not encounter any traps along the way.
They walked until they reached a place that looked like a square, where a barrier dropped from the sky and stopped everyone.
The stone tablet next to it reads:
"Please verify your identity first."
Identification friend or foe again?
"Small problem," Shangguan Qing'er walked forward and took out a broken knife from the storage bracelet. "I took a magic weapon from the demon cultivator before. Its aura is enough to cover us."
She waved the broken sword in front of the barrier.
like water off a duck's back……
"Verify identity."
[Generating options...]
[Option 1: Say "I am a natural villain boss. This formation is easy for me." and walk over directly. ]
[1% success rate, bonus strategy +. ]
[Option 2: Do nothing and wait for Zhou Yu to spend a lot of time to crack the formation.]
[1% success rate, bonus of Qi recovery speed +. ]
[Option 3: Spend a large amount of points to exchange for a method to break the formation in the mall.]
[1% success probability, reward: Rich person's temperament +]
Oops!
Very bad!
These three options...seem to be equally normal!
Isn't this too abnormal? Based on past experience, if each option is normal, then this option itself must be abnormal.
It took Zhou Yu a lot of time? Would it affect the completion of the main task and lead to "main task failure"?
Spending a large amount of points to exchange for a method to break the formation? Laying the groundwork for not being able to exchange for combat items later?
No, these two options look too normal and give people a very weird feeling.
But the first option...revealing one's "true identity"?
"I am a natural villain boss," Tang Xin crossed the barrier and walked straight over without encountering any obstacles. "This formation is easy for me."
Everyone was stunned.
After a while.
"As expected of you, Fellow Daoist Tang," Shangguan Qing'er said, still in shock, "Your attainments in formations are also so high..."
"Fellow Daoist Tang Xin, are you omnipotent?" Liu Mei said, "Since I met you, I have never found anything you can't do!"
"You are the master of formations!"
Zhou Yu gave her a thumbs up.
"I understand, meow," Ah Miao said with sudden enlightenment, "The key to breaking the formation is to loudly admit that you are a member of the Demonic Path, right? You are amazing, meow! You actually saw through it at a glance!"
I knew this was an unusual option... Tang Xin silently accepted the reward of [Strategy +1].
The key to crossing the barrier, of course, is not to recognize the identity of the demon cultivator, but Tang Xin himself.
She asked everyone to hold hands with her and shouted loudly, "I am a demon cultivator, I will always be loyal to the demon path, and I will never reconcile with the righteous path." She finally tricked everyone into coming in...
After entering the barrier, several red lights descended from the sky, carrying some irresistible force and imprinted on the backs of several people's hands.
At the same time, the old man’s words appeared directly in everyone’s mind.
"The Devil's Desire Heart Sutra is right here. Go ahead, younger generations of the Devil's Path..."
Looking ahead, there stands a tall altar supported by several beautifully sculpted figures.
What was burning on the altar was not an ordinary flame, but a ball of dark red light. The things inside exuded a terrifying aura that made people's hearts flutter.
And below the altar, there were already several monks standing, looking up and muttering something.
When they saw someone breaking in, they were stunned for a moment, and then... they were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
"You, how did you get in?"
To enter the core area of the cave, don't you have to go through multiple identity verifications? They were allowed in only after they cut open their palms and watered the barrier with blood, which shows how rigorous this verification method is.