Chapter 288 The demon star is hard to avoid, so don’t avoid it

Chapter 288 The demon star is hard to avoid, so don’t avoid it

Chapter 288 The demon star is hard to avoid, so don’t avoid it

Xiao Jie let Yuchengxian and Yeluo move freely first, and he and Ying Baiyu came to the gate of Xiaoyue Palace together.

Looking at the palace in front of him, Ying Baiyu was shaking with excitement.

I'm finally back. I never thought I'd come back one day...

"Come on, Brother Ying. I'll take you to see the real person." Xiao Jie said hello to the guard, and the two of them walked straight in.

It’s great to have a high reputation. You don’t need to report to enter Xiaoyue Palace.

He passed through smoothly all the way until he reached the door of the inner hall, where he was stopped by the Canglang guards.

"I have something important to report to the real person. Please pass it on for me."

The guard nodded and was about to leave, but he glanced at Ying Baiyu again. The wings behind Ying Baiyu were quite eye-catching, and it was obvious that he had been a monster.

Fortunately, the letter of amnesty has taken effect. Now the system has determined that Ying Baiyu is an NPC and has not caused any conflict.

Soon the guards came out. "The master asked you to go in immediately - and you, Captain Ying."

The two entered the hall, and Master Xiaoyue sat on the throne as usual.

When Ying Baiyu saw it, he knelt on one knee and paid homage without saying a word.

"Master Xiaoyue! Captain Ying Baiyu of the Tianyu Army comes to see you."

Master Xiaoyue propped his face with one hand, looked at Ying Baiyu and sighed, "I have heard about your story. I am sorry that I have wronged you..."

"Master..." These words made Ying Baiyu burst into tears and choked with sobs.

Just when Xiao Jie thought he was going to perform a show of respecting the wise and humble, Master Xiao Yue's tone suddenly became stern: "Why didn't you come to me when you got into trouble? Instead of relying on your courage to do such a reckless thing?"

"Real person—I was wrong."

"It's good that you know you're wrong. Killing people is not wrong. What's wrong is that you acted recklessly. If you had come back and informed me, I would have issued you a warrant. So what if you killed a local tyrant? Even if you wanted to exterminate his entire family to avenge your father, I would have done it. You acted recklessly and caused me a lot of trouble.

Oh, forget it, everything is over. You have contributed a lot this time, so I will take you to guard the southern border later."

"Thank you, sir." Ying Baiyu bowed solemnly, and finally returned.

Master Xiao Yue looked at Xiao Jie again: "As for you - haha, I have to say, you really surprised me. I didn't expect that there is someone as capable as you among the returnees. You completed my task in just two days."

Xiao Jie was a little surprised. He hadn't even handed in the task yet, so how did others know about it?
"Does the real person know that I have completed the mission?"

"Of course I know. I have been paying attention to you."

Ah? Xiao Jie thought, why are you paying attention to me?
But Master Xiaoyue did not explain, but just said: "Give me the head."

Xiao Jie hurriedly opened his backpack and right-clicked to submit the task items.

A grotesquely deformed white bone skull suddenly appeared in Master Xiaoyue's hand.

"Yes, it's indeed a bastard from the Demon Star Tower. That evil aura can't be concealed, and it looks like a ghost." Master Xiaoyue looked at the two blood-red pupils on the head with disgust.

"Don't think that death will be alright. If you fall into my hands, even the dead will speak. - Military Advisor Wu."

In the darkness behind him, a man in a black feather robe walked out, leaning on a staff, with his face covered by a hat. A black beak could be seen under the black curtain of the hat.

'Crow Taoist' Wu Yong (Black Crow): Level 44. HP 3400.

"What instructions do you have, sir?" the Taoist Crow asked in a hoarse voice.

"Pull out this guy's soul and interrogate him thoroughly. I want to know what the Demon Star Tower is doing."

"I will follow the Immortal's orders." The Taoist Crow took the head and went to the back of the hall.

"As for you, you have done a great job this time, so you deserve a generous reward. This copy of the Phoenix Heart Sutra was agreed upon before, so you can keep it for yourself. Tell me, what else do you want? As long as it is convenient for me to give it, I will not hesitate to reward you."

System prompt: Complete the task [Hunting the Emissary of the Demon Star Tower] and obtain the basic reward [Phoenix Heart Sutra]. Master Xiaoyue's favorability towards you has increased by 10 points.

Xiao Jie was delighted, thinking that it was just as he had guessed. He could actually claim the reward for the task himself. That was so cool.

Moreover, it actually improved the favorability of Master Xiaoyue, which is a bit strange. Could it be that the favorability of the leader of this camp can also be maxed out?
Let’s put away the third volume of the Heavenly Book first. Now the purpose of coming to Canglin Prefecture will be fulfilled.

As for the extra rewards, Xiao Jie had already thought about what he wanted before coming.

At present, he still lacks a lot of things, such as monster inner elixir, advanced inner strength, epic weapons, powerful magic tools, elixirs, and Taoist scriptures that increase enlightenment...

"Master, do you have a large number of monster inner cores? Would you like to give me ten or twenty of them?" Xiao Jie also asked for a high price.

Xiao Yue Zhenren looked helpless, "Haha, you are so bold. The inner elixir of a monster is the most important thing for a monster. It is not a cabbage. Two or three is fine, but there is no more."

It’s not that easy after all.

Three monster inner cores are still a little short.

"Then can you teach me some unique internal skills?"

Master Xiao Yue shook his head: "I don't use any internal skills myself, so I can't teach you. I do have a few books on internal skills, but I don't have any peerless magic skills. Here are three good books on internal skills. If you are interested, choose one as your reward.

With a wave of his hand, three secret books appeared in front of Xiao Jie.

An options bar suddenly popped up in front of Xiao Jie.

Option 1: I want this book "The Secret of Subduing the Dragon" (a rare and miraculous skill), please give it to me, Master.

Option 2: I want this book "The Secret of Immortality" (a rare and miraculous skill), please give it to me, Master.

Option 3: I want this book "The Magic Heart Sutra" (a rare and miraculous skill), please give it to me, Master.

Option 4: I think I should think about it again…

Xiao Jie glanced at the three secret books and had to say that these three secret books were quite good. If they were put in an auction house, they would at least fetch several hundred taels of silver.

The problem is that I have spent so much effort, gone through so many twists and turns, and used up hundreds of spiritual energy, just to exchange for a rare and miraculous skill? I always feel a little bit of a loss.

You should think about it carefully again.

I decisively chose 4.

"Master, I think you should reconsider this."

"It's up to you. Just tell me when you've made up your mind. If it's convenient, I'll give it to you. If it's not convenient, it's useless even if you ask for it. By the way, I want to see the result of the torture. Do you want to see it with me?"

"Right on my mind."

Of course Xiao Jie wanted to see the result, maybe it would trigger a special task or something.

At the very least, it would be nice to get some information about the game.

Master Xiaoyue glanced at Ying Baiyu again and said, "You don't need to come. Go report to your general."

Ying Baiyu agreed and retreated. Xiao Jie followed Master Xiaoyue into the back hall and saw Taoist Crow performing the secret technique of soul-searching on the head in the dark hall.

More than a dozen dark green crows were circling in the air, swooping down from time to time to peck at the soul of the man with a frown. These crows seemed to be using some kind of ghost curse that could directly cause damage to ghosts. They looked very powerful.

With each peck, it would tear off some misty black gauze-like things from the remnant soul, which floated in the air and turned into three-dimensional pictures, which seemed to be some memories of the past.

Xiao Jie thought that it seemed that the crow's innate magic was ghost curse magic, which was quite a match.

The soul with a human face was being tortured and screaming continuously, but the soul did not have a normal appearance like ordinary monsters or humans. Instead, it was like a cloud of erratic black smoke, sometimes like a human, sometimes like a huge bat, constantly changing its shape, twisting and wriggling.

Master Xiaoyue had a look of disgust on his face as he explained, "The monsters in this Monster Star Tower are all monstrous. Even when they are dead, they don't look like human beings. What do you think, military advisor? Is there any result?"

“Don’t worry, sir. Under my magic, I can make it obedient. Even if it doesn’t tell me, I can still extract some of its memories and piece together the answer.” As he said that, he waved his staff again. Several shadow crows swooped down, carving and biting the soul, and the remnant soul screamed in pain.

"Stop biting, stop biting, I'm telling you, I'm telling you."

"Tell me, what exactly did the Demon Star Tower send you to do? If you can explain it clearly, I will give you a quick death. If you can't explain it clearly, I will continue to extract the result from your soul."

The shattered soul condensed into a human face again and forced out a twisted smile.

"Master Xiaoyue, I didn't expect to have the honor of meeting you. Listen carefully, the Demon Star Tower sent me here to contact the rebellious demon kings in various places, and cooperate with each other to break through Canglinzhou."

"Oh, how do you do it specifically?"

"I summoned all the monsters and built a 'heaven-stealing formation'. I used the secret method of the Monster Star Tower to open a door leading to the Monster Star Tower. At that time, the Monster Star Tower's army will pour into Canglin Province through the door, and the southern wall defense line will collapse. Hehe, now you know it, how is it, are you satisfied?"

"Where is the Heaven-stealing Formation?"

"It's in the Abyss of Hellfire."

"So it was in that damn place. How many monster leaders did you recruit?"

“Twelve of them, there are also hundreds of big monsters and thousands of small monsters, all gathered in the Abyss of Hellfire. The Heaven-stealing Formation will be completed in less than a month. By then, we will kill all of you, hehehe.

Why must Master Xiaoyue be so stubborn and stubborn? Why don't you join my Demon Star Tower? My demon race should conquer all nine provinces and dominate the world. You are a demon yourself, so why must you block the trend of the world for those humans?

The fourth disaster has arrived, and this is..."

"Long-winded!"

Master Xiaoyue waved his hand violently, and a sharp cold light slashed out. The black mist let out a scream, and its soul was instantly scattered.

Taoist Crow was speechless for a moment, "Master, maybe he is lying to you, why don't you let me ask him a little more?"

Xiao Jie also said, "This guy said it so easily, is there some conspiracy?"

This Human-faced Zhe surrendered too easily. He hadn't even lasted ten minutes. I felt that a non-human creature like Human-faced Zhe would not surrender so easily.

He finally told the truth, obviously with some purpose.

"No, what he said is true." Master Xiaoyue said with a very serious expression.

"I have received a lot of intelligence before. In addition to the monsters from all over the country attacking villages and towns and making a bluff, many monster leaders have disappeared. In the Abyss of Hellfire... not long ago, a group of returning villagers discovered some signs there..."

"Humph, although there is no conspiracy, there is an open conspiracy."

Xiao Jie asked doubtfully, "What does the master mean?"

“There are thousands of monsters gathered in the Nether Fire Abyss. Ordinary local garrisons are useless. We must dispatch a large army to wipe them out.

But now the army of Canglin Province is defending the southern line, and it is already quite difficult to resist the attack of the Monster Star Tower. If I withdraw troops, there will inevitably be loopholes in the defense line. At that time, the army of the Monster Star Tower will take advantage of the situation to attack, and once the southern wall is broken, Canglin Province will be in danger. "

"Why not dispatch the troops from Giant Wood City?"

"Haha, there is no army in Giant Wood City. There are only a few hundred people left to barely maintain the city. Otherwise, why would I have to worry so much about dealing with monsters and bandits everywhere? I really can't do anything about it."

After hearing this, Xiao Jie also felt worried for Master Xiaoyue.

Hearing what she said, it seems that the situation in Canglin Prefecture is very critical and stretched to the limit. "What should we do then?"

Master Xiao Yue's face was solemn. "I have to go there in person to deal with this matter. We have to make a quick decision. As long as we move quickly enough, we can eliminate those monsters in the Nether Fire Abyss within half a day, and this crisis will be resolved naturally."

"Master Xiaoyue wants to conquer Mingling Peak alone?"

Xiao Jie thought, do you really have to be so fierce? Even if you are level 59, it feels incredible to fight thousands of monsters alone.

They are also led by monster leaders. According to Renmianzhe, there are twelve BOSS-level monsters.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Jie himself did not dare to volunteer. How many people would be needed to take this down?

Master Xiaoyue smiled sweetly, "Haha, of course I won't be so reckless. I'm afraid I need to ask for help this time. Military Advisor, send a crow messenger to deliver a message to my old friends."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Jie.

"I will ask a few experts to help me this time. Little brother, you are an insider in this matter. As the saying goes, if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your life; if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers. I'm afraid you can't leave until this crisis is dealt with.

It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that this is a matter of great importance and we can't afford to be careless. Do you want to stay here and wait for me to come back, or go with me?"

A dialog box suddenly popped up in front of me.

Option 1: I'd better stay in Xiaoyue Palace and wait for the real person to come back.

Option 2: I am willing to go with the real person (accept the task: bravely enter the abyss of the underworld).

Xiao Jie thought for a moment and said, "Master, I am willing to help as well."

Now it was Master Xiaoyue's turn to be surprised. "Are you sure? The Nether Fire Abyss is full of monsters and is extremely dangerous. With your skills, I'm afraid you can't help much."

Xiao Jie said generously: "Even if it is a meager force, it is still of some use. Although the conspiracy of the Demon Star Tower is aimed at Canglin Province, if they succeed, the entire Jiuzhou will be in danger. I have always been determined to exorcise demons and bring peace to the world. How can I stand idly by when encountering such a thing?

Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will give it a try.

If it really doesn't work, I will naturally find a way to escape."

Xiao Jie had his reasons for going along. In such a grand scene, so many monster inner cores would be revealed. If he could just pick up a few of them, it would be worth the money.

It is definitely not possible for me to participate in a direct battle with my own strength, but it should be no problem if I just want to protect myself. If all else fails, I can use the escape talisman to run away.

Of course, there is another reason, which is because of the hexagram left by the crazy Taoist priest.

It is difficult to avoid the demon star, so don't force it... Now that I think about it, could this demon star refer to the Demon Star Tower? Otherwise, how could I have encountered the Demon Star Tower while I was on this mission?

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well face it head-on. Maybe there will be unexpected gains.

Upon hearing this, Master Xiao Yue couldn't help but show admiration, "I didn't expect that among those returning home there would be a hero like you... Well, then you can come with me."

System prompt: Accept the mission [Dare to Enter the Abyss of Hellfire], and Master Xiaoyue's favorability towards you will increase by 10 points.

(End of this chapter)