Wu Chang Jie

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Chapter 117
Lan Chui Han was sealed in the ice for a few days, and when he woke up, he was not seriously hurt except for his weak body. When he learned that Zhong Kui had handed over his Qingfeng Sword because of him, he was very ashamed and said with an ashen face, "Junior is incompetent and held back Heaven Master."

"Your defeat at the hands of Qi Meng Sheng is no disgrace." Zhong Kui said soothingly, "She hasn't been in the Central Plains for twenty or thirty years, but I didn't expect she was this powerful already."

Xie Bi An looked at Lan Chui Han's sickly pale face. Apart from the physical discomfort, it should be more of humiliation and unwillingness. Lan Chui Han came from a privileged background and has natural great talents, even his appearance is outstanding. Winning the championship at Jiaolong Assembly at the age of fifteen, and before twenty years old, he had a divine sword forged by the Shen Nong Ding that everyone aspires to have. He is a person with outstanding talent among his peers, not to mention the fact that many people who have devoted their entire lives to cultivation may not be as good as him. He had a smooth life and never suffered such a defeat since he was a child, and to be frozen in ice like an object as a hostage was simply a lifelong shame.

But being defeated by Qi Meng Sheng, indeed cannot be called incompetent.

Everyone in the world respects Zhong Kui as the "Number One Man in the World" because of the Eastern Emperor's Bell. Other than their reverence for this divine object, which was the first of the four ancient magical treasures, it's also because of their respect for his contribution to the peace of the mortal and ghost realms by giving up his selfish desires. In terms of cultivation, Zhong Kui indeed has top-notch roots, but in the path of immortality cultivation, there are no shortcuts if one follows the right path. What kind of genius is not backed by year after year, day after day of sweat? Great natural talent means higher enlightenment, which also determines the upper limit of a cultivator, but it doesn't allow one to soar to the sky. The other three people who were also ranked as Immortal Lords had all trained for decades longer than Zhong Kui, and without the Eastern Emperor's Bell, it would have been surprising if Zhong Kui could have tied with them in a match.

Zhong Kui was still like this, let alone Lan Chui Han.

Xie Bi An couldn't bear to see him like this, so he spoke warmly and comforted him, "Brother Lan, Qi Meng Sheng's flesh is augmented by ice crystals, and her spiritual power is inexhaustible. I'm afraid in the whole immortal cultivation world, no one can defeat her. The most important thing is that you came back safely. Evil will not prevail, and with the combined efforts of all of us, we will be able to stop her."

"But, from what father said, she has already obtained the Golden Trunk Jade Policy." Lan Chui Han glanced at his father.

Lan Zi Zhen sighed heavily.

"Mm, but that doesn't mean she can get the Absolute Human Emperor." Zhong Kui said, "Her flesh body has reached the end of its life, and now it's all relying on the ice crystal to hold her up. These two battles have worn her out a lot, so maybe she'll die first before she gets her way."

"That's why she wants to snatch the Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp." Lan Chui Han said in a deep voice, "And indirectly killed Immortal Xu."

At the mention of the Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp, the expressions of several people in the room were all a little odd.

Lan Zi Zhen looked at Zhong Kui for a moment, wanting to say something but then stopped.

Zhong Kui said, "There are no outsiders here, so if Pavilion Master Lan wants to ask, just ask."

Only Lan Zi Zhen saw that although he had taken Yun Xiang Yi and Hua Xiang Rong up to Mount Tai in exchange for hostages, it was Gong Shu Ju and something else that had actually exchanged his son back. That "something" was the same as the ice coffin that had sealed Lan Chui Han, but Gong Shu Ju had turned it into the size of the palm of his hand, with a person inside and seven tiny candle flames. Because the object was so small, he could barely make out that it was a man sealed inside, along with the Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp.