Chapter 140 Ziwei's Heaven-Defying Challenge
Chapter 140 Ziwei's Heaven-Defying Challenge
With the sword at her neck, Cheng Ziwei was certain that her bold guess was correct. In an instant, the scattered information in her mind was pieced together in an orderly manner, and a corner of an extremely large conspiracy network was revealed.
The most outstanding and talented people among the younger generation of the Chan Sect are just insignificant slaves and puppets in this conspiracy. Looking at Gu Changfeng's face full of satisfaction and joy, I'm afraid he is not even worthy of the status of a slave.
What is the black-hearted boss planning?
This is no longer a "small matter" of poaching from the Renjiao sect. If it continues to develop, it is possible that a great war will break out among the three religions of Chan, Ren and Shi.
Is he going to destroy the world?
The last war that almost destroyed the world was caused by Jie Religion, wasn't it? Who would have thought that the remnants of Jie Religion would make a comeback five hundred years later!
However, even if she guessed part of the truth, Cheng Ziwei was powerless to change anything. She was too weak, her strength was limited, her words had no influence, and it seemed that she would not see tomorrow's sunrise.
Based on her understanding of Boss Wen, she was afraid that after she died, it would be impossible for her to reincarnate, and her soul would be imprisoned by him forever.
As for the cause of death, with Boss Wen's means, he could just make up a reason. With Gu Changfeng covering for him, his stubborn senior brother Li Yu would not doubt it at all.
Is this the end?
But when Cheng Ziwei made up her mind to say those words, she was not planning for such an outcome when she launched a death attack!
"Don't kill me, I swear to join the Jiejiao..."
The girl glanced at He Lingyun, then turned to stare at Wen Rui and said through gritted teeth.
"Kill... huh? Wait! What did you say?"
Wen Rui was also stunned. He quickly stopped He Lingyun who was about to execute her. He walked quickly forward, walked around Cheng Ziwei, who was cowering like a frightened hamster, and looked her up and down.
"Cheng Ziwei, a disciple of Qingcheng Mountain, swears by the heart of Chicheng Dao that today I will leave the sect, leave the Human Religion, convert to Jie Religion, and become a disciple of the Jinling Sect. If I break my oath, I will be attacked by my inner demons!"
Although she was afraid, Cheng Ziwei still gritted her teeth and swore the oath, confirming her guilt for being a traitor.
"Ding Dong! Congratulations to the host, you have achieved 'Breakthrough 0', successfully recruited a qualified Jiejiao human disciple, and received a chance to draw a lottery for achievement rewards! Mission progress +1%"
The system prompt sounded in his mind, and Jarvis's polygraph did not sound an alarm. Wen Rui was suddenly confused.
Why?
Why?
What happened?
After Wen Rui obtained the fifth level of intelligence, there were very few things he couldn't figure out, especially when it came to judging people's hearts.
The human heart of this era is not too difficult to predict. Modern old moralists always say that "people's hearts are not the same as they used to be." The "ancient" in this word refers to the era in which Wen Rui lived.
For people living in this era, human nature is not as complicated as it is in later generations. The bad guys are obviously bad, and the good guys also have their own moral concepts to stick to.
In his opinion, Cheng Ziwei is definitely not a coward, nor will she be bought for profit. What she values is family and friendship, and her values are very positive.
How could she just betray and intercept so readily?
What else can overwhelm family and friendship?
love?
Is it true that only love can be measured together with family and friendship?
Is she in love with me?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Wen Rui has always been aware of his situation. He has never appeared in public as Wen Zhong, and his cultivation level is so low that it is absolutely impossible for him to be sexually attractive to righteous female cultivators.
This is just like the innocent girls in modern romance stories who often admire the handsome, athletic, and kind-hearted top student in school, and would not like the rich, second-generation official, fat, ugly, and black-hearted poor students.
In the eyes of normal female monks, Wen Rui's character should be a rich second-generation official, fat, ugly, and black-hearted student. This is the setting for a villain in romance novels. It is unreasonable for the heroine in a female novel to fall in love with the villain!
This is not scientific, nor is it cultivation, and it’s not even about romance!
Puzzled!
Is it possible that even a wise man like me can make mistakes?
Wen Rui couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
However, both the system and the polygraph determined that she was not lying, so she was sincere in joining Jiejiao and would not change her mind again.
No matter how unreasonable you think it is, the fact exists, and existence is reasonable.
For a scientist, it is really uncomfortable to face such a phenomenon that cannot be reasonably explained!
Wen Rui really wanted to give Cheng Ziwei a "dog training package" to pry the truth out of her little head, but he was afraid that he would train her into a dog, and the achievement he had worked so hard to get would be taken back by the system.
Just like Gu Changfeng, he is now a loyal dog of the Jiejiao with a loyalty of one million percent, but people and dogs are on different paths, and the system does not count him as a disciple of the Jiejiao.
Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Wen Rui could only accept the reality. He took out a bottle of "Golden Spirit Immortal Liquid" from his arms and handed it to Cheng Ziwei, and ordered: "Since you are determined to join Jiejiao, drink this bottle of medicine first."
"I see. The medicine you gave everyone is indeed problematic. It's a healing potion, but it's also a poison that controls people, right?"
After taking the Golden Spirit Immortal Liquid, Cheng Ziwei connected a lot of clues and doubts together, and the more she thought about it, the more terrified she felt.
This bottle of so-called miracle medicine for external injuries is indeed a miracle medicine for treating injuries. A dying person with damaged heart meridians can come back to life after drinking it. The price of 100,000 spirit stones is considered cheap. You should know that the Jade Ding Immortal Sect's equally effective healing elixir is priced at hundreds of thousands or even millions.
This immortal liquid will surely be very popular. Many cultivators will buy a bottle and treat it as a life-saving treasure. Once they encounter a life-and-death crisis or are seriously injured and dying, they will drink it without hesitation.
The Golden Spirit Immortal Liquid has been popular for decades or even hundreds of years. Is there still any cultivator in the mortal world who has not drunk this medicine?
There was definitely some, but definitely not much. Although she knew she was drinking poison, Cheng Ziwei did not hesitate and drank it all in one gulp.
From then on, she had no control over her own life, but it didn't matter.
Wen Rui still looked at her suspiciously, as if trying to read her thoughts from her face.
"You are a smart person, and it is a bit difficult to get words out of smart people. Since you have joined Jiejiao, I can't make things difficult for you or distort your free will."
Wen Rui rubbed his temple and said distressedly: "No matter what your purpose is in joining our sect, don't have second thoughts. The immortal liquid I gave you to drink is just like the elixir that Taoist Hongjun gave to the saints of the three religions. Once you have the thought of betrayal, you will die immediately. Do you know?"
"I know, Master. Don't worry. I have made up my mind and sworn an oath to the devil in my heart. From now on, I will be a Jiejiao person in my next life and a Jiejiao ghost in my death!"
When saying this, Cheng Ziwei stole a glance at He Lingyun, whose face was as cold as frosty.
"Master Wen, do you need me to tell my brother and write a letter to Master Qingcheng to inform him that I have betrayed the sect?"
"That's not necessary. You can be an undercover agent too."
Wen Rui's mind raced as he deduced and analyzed the new situation, weighed the pros and cons, and finally made a decision.
Before Jiejiao can openly recruit human disciples, it will have to wait at least until "Heaven on Earth" welcomes the fairy customers. Now it needs to lie dormant and continue to make plans in secret.
Cheng Ziwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't want to face the extremely disappointed faces of her senior brother and master right now.
"Don't look at my low realm, but my seniority is the same as your Mahayana master, so you can take me as your master."
Wen Rui scratched his head and arranged a Jiejiao identity for Cheng Ziwei. Seriously speaking, most of the Nascent Soul and even Return to Void cultivators were a generation younger than him.
"Uh, Sect Master Wen, can I not take you as my master? It seems like you can't teach me anything." Cheng Ziwei rolled her eyes and refused in a low voice: "I want to take up my post as a disciple of Fairy Lingyun and learn her swordsmanship."
This reason was very reasonable, and even explained Wen Rui's previous confusion. It was because he was attracted by He Lingyun's performance of the "Ethereal and Unfixed Water Drop Sword Technique" and was eager to seek the truth that he decided to betray his religion and join the sword. This was also a reasonable motive.
The miraculous top-level flying sword technique is the unique skill that all sword practitioners dream of, and it can even lay the foundation for achieving enlightenment.
Seeing this little girl's fragile, quirky, innocent and naive appearance, I thought she was a lovelorn girl, but unexpectedly she was a martial arts fanatic.
It is true that rice feeds hundreds of crops, but people feed hundreds of crops. You can know a person's face but not his heart. If a bird grows big enough, it can fly into any forest.
But Wen Rui still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"That's fine too..." Wen Rui stroked the stubble on his chin and said, "Ling Yun, don't be so tense. This kid is one of us now. He wants to take you as his master."
The Frost Fairy relaxed all of a sudden, as if winter had passed and spring had come, with the flowers blooming. She gave Cheng Xiaomei a kind smile, and the latter was stunned.
"Little sister, Senior Brother Wen is actually very capable. Everything I have learned was taught by Senior Brother."
The relaxed He Lingyun was like a big sister next door. She put away her flying sword, patted Cheng Ziwei on the head, and persuaded her kindly: "You can only learn the essence of Jiejiao and the supreme secret method of intercepting the way of heaven if you worship him as your master. I can only teach you an ordinary sword method developed by Senior Brother Wen that is not perfect."
Cheng Ziwei looked at the down-and-out boss in disbelief. Compared with him, Fairy Crane was like heaven and fairy was like sewer; one had the talent of a celestial being, while the other had the behavior of a cockroach.
The astonishing sword skill of Fairy He that crushed all opponents of the same level was actually created by Boss Wen, or was it just an unfinished version of an ordinary sword skill?
What would the complete version of the sword technique look like when it is performed?
Can one sword destroy the avenue?
Cheng Ziwei unconditionally believed that He Lingyun would not lie to her, but she simply could not accept this fact for a moment.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. When I teach my disciples, I emphasize teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and without setting up barriers. Let her learn whatever she wants to learn." Wen Rui shrugged and said, "Besides, you will continue to improve. You will learn what I know sooner or later, so I will teach her."
"Ok!"
He Lingyun nodded happily. She understood from Wen Rui's words that Senior Brother Wen would teach her many things in the future. This was the source of her happiness.
The sincere smile that Fairy He showed to Sect Master Wen almost choked Cheng Ziwei to death on her dog food.
She is also a girl and understands what it means when a woman shows this kind of smile to a man.
I really like it from the bottom of my heart...
There is no hope...
But now that things have come to this, there seems to be no room for regret. Instead, Cheng Ziwei becomes more and more courageous. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, she is determined to challenge it. Isn't this the basic quality that a cultivator should possess?
(End of this chapter)