Awakening the intelligence panel, the liver becomes a fairy

"Those who have come to kill you," Qin Wang replied with a smile.

"But we have no enmity between us. Why…" Chu Yunxiao began to speak, trying to buy time to find a countermeasure.

However!

Qin Wang did not give him this chance.

Boom!

With a deafening explosion, the ground around Chu Yunxiao erupted, and amidst the swirling dust, five dark figures charged toward him.

Without hesitation, Chu Yunxiao quickly threw out a bell-shaped magic artifact.

Buzz!

The bell-shaped artifact formed a huge, translucent golden bell, enveloping Chu Yunxiao inside.

Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!

Five muffled impacts echoed, but the golden bell shield remained steadfast.

Chu Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no idea what these five dark figures were, but from the aura they emanated, he knew they were not friendly.

More importantly, these five creatures were at the peak of the Nascent Soul middle stage, just a hair away from the Nascent Soul late stage.

This was equivalent to five Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivators working together.

Such a strategy…

Who are these people?

Chu Yunxiao pondered many possibilities and realized that neither the Dayan Immortal Dynasty nor the Daqi Immortal Dynasty, nor any other sects, possessed such magical creatures.

Could it be that they were enemies from the Central Continent?

Or perhaps…

Has something happened to the Taichi Sword Sect?

"Is there some misunderstanding here?" Chu Yunxiao asked earnestly, trying to calm his unease.

"Misunderstanding?" Qin Wang halted the five ghosts' attacks and looked at Chu Yunxiao with interest.

Seeing Qin Wang's expression, Liang Guangchen immediately understood that Qin Wang was plotting something.

"You should be disciples of the Taichi Sword Sect, correct?" Chu Yunxiao asked after a moment's hesitation.

"Indeed," Qin Wang nodded slightly.

"I have had contact with Grandmaster Wan Jianyi. Did you come here because Grandmaster Wan instructed you to?" Chu Yunxiao continued.

"Yes, and what if we did? And what if we didn't?" Qin Wang replied with a cold smile, not rushing to answer.

He was not worried about Chu Yunxiao buying time.

The Lianyun Mountain Range was vast and sparsely populated; normally, one would not encounter anyone for ten days or more.

Furthermore, unless a True Immortal appeared, Chu Yunxiao had no way to escape death.

He was also interested in seeing if Chu Yunxiao had any valuable items.

If he could reduce Chu Yunxiao's vigilance through conversation and then easily kill him, why not?

"Grandmaster Wan must be interested in the Skull of the Clear Water Immortal Emperor, right?" Chu Yunxiao said, revealing the skull he had taken out.

On the surface, the skull looked ordinary, with no sign of power fluctuation.

But!

Qin Wang could be certain that this was the Skull of the Clear Water Immortal Emperor, the key to unlocking the Clear Water Immortal Emperor's inheritance.

"Indeed," Qin Wang said with a serious expression, staring intently at Chu Yunxiao.

"As long as you hand over the Skull of the Clear Water Immortal Emperor, I will let you go," Qin Wang said in a deep voice.

"That is impossible. How can I trust that you will keep your promise?" Chu Yunxiao shook his head.

"Since you are unwilling, then killing you will still get us the skull!" Qin Wang said sharply.

He deliberately portrayed himself as acting on orders from Wan Jianyi, trying to make Chu Yunxiao believe that the skull was indispensable.

"Do you know the secret of this skull?" Chu Yunxiao asked with a smile.

"Hmm?" Qin Wang frowned and glanced at Liang Guangchen.

Liang Guangchen was momentarily taken aback.

"I am not clear about the specifics. It was my Master who insisted we obtain the Skull of the Clear Water Immortal Emperor," Liang Guangchen said instinctively.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunxiao immediately realized.

It turned out that these two were not all Taichi Sword Sect disciples.

It seemed that the young man controlling the dark creatures was an outsider, while the other was a direct disciple of Wan Jianyi.

With this realization, Chu Yunxiao came up with a strategy.

"It seems Grandmaster Wan has hidden something from you. The Skull of the Clear Water Immortal Emperor is the key to unlocking the Clear Water Immortal Emperor's inheritance. The map to the inheritance is in Wan Jianyi's possession."

Chu Yunxiao continued.

Qin Wang pretended to be somewhat impatient.

He waved his hand.

"What does this have to do with me?" Qin Wang said coldly.

"Aren't you interested in the Clear Water Immortal Emperor's inheritance?" Chu Yunxiao coaxed.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Qin Wang squinted slightly, showing some wariness but also strong interest in the Clear Water Immortal Emperor's inheritance.

After all, this was the inheritance of an Immortal Emperor; who wouldn't be interested?

Even a True Immortal like Wan Jianyi would be very interested.

"If you are willing, I can share the Clear Water Immortal Emperor's inheritance with you. Of course, the premise is that you must obtain the inheritance map," Chu Yunxiao finally revealed his goal.

"Hahahahaha. Are you crazy, or do you think I am crazy? You really dare to think you can get the map from a True Immortal?" Qin Wang sneered.

"Therefore, I need you to cooperate. If we join forces, even if we can't match Wan Jianyi, we can escape from him with ease. What do you think?" Chu Yunxiao said with a smile.

At that moment, it seemed he had already envisioned Qin Wang agreeing to team up with him.

After all, even if Qin Wang wanted to kill him and take the skull, it would be meaningless.

A Nascent Soul cultivator, no matter how strong, could not possibly compete with a True Immortal.

In Chu Yunxiao’s view, unless Qin Wang was foolish, he would not consider killing him to seize the skull.

It must be said that the five Nascent Soul mid-stage magical creatures under Qin Wang’s command were indeed very tempting.

It was like having absolute obedience from Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivators—who wouldn’t covet that?

Qin Wang glanced subconsciously at Liang Guangchen.

Liang Guangchen was startled and quickly took a defensive stance.

"Senior, do you plan to kill the donkey after removing the millstone?" Liang Guangchen asked in fear.

He really didn’t want to die.

Qin Wang smiled and shook his head.

"I just want to ask if you are willing to join us. With the combined strength of the three of us, can we not withstand Wan Jianyi?"

Qin Wang said seriously.

His tone was filled with confidence.

After a moment of hesitation, Liang Guangchen finally agreed to join.

Chu Yunxiao saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Wang first withdrew the five ghosts.

Chu Yunxiao also put away the bell-shaped magic artifact.

At that moment, a massive Soul-Piercing Cone, formed from a powerful divine sense, shot towards Chu Yunxiao.

The strike was as swift as lightning, leaving Chu Yunxiao no chance to avoid it.

What was even more terrifying was that this was the divine sense power of a True Immortal!

"You dare deceive me!" Chu Yunxiao roared.

He wanted to resist, but it was already too late.

The Soul-Piercing Cone instantly pierced into Chu Yunxiao's sea of consciousness.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!!!!"

Chu Yunxiao clutched his head and screamed in agony.