Urban All-Round Master

Therefore, he wisely chose to give up resistance. If he angered Lin Zifeng, the other party could easily kill him!

”Really?!” Lin Zifeng, seeing his plan succeed, flashed a trace of joy on his chiseled face, but his expression quickly turned cold and he asked in a deep voice.

”Really... At this point, how dare I deceive you? To be honest, this bracelet was given to me by the White Sky Venerable, afraid that I wouldn’t be able to compete against the two of you.”

After Xiluo finished recounting his secret discussion with the White Sky Venerable in the cave, the tension in Lin Zifeng’s brows returned.

”Take it off!”

Despite the fear on Xiluo’s face, Lin Zifeng remained uneasy. An Early Stage Saint... if he truly risked his life, it wasn’t impossible for him to escape seriously injured.

Moreover, with Mu Ruoyun’s recent words, Lin Zifeng decided to be cautious with this mysterious bracelet.

Dongfang Ziyue, though unaware of what Lin Zifeng was up to, squatted down again to observe the patterns on the stone wall, seeing that there was nothing happening at the moment.

Snatching the Red Gold Bracelet from Xiluo’s hand, Lin Zifeng immediately felt a shock upon grasping it, as his ears were filled with cries of sorrow as if he were in a sea of blood and corpses.

”Such a strong aura of resentment! No wonder, Ruoyun, you said this thing is a Demon Device. Just wearing it, even without using it, can affect a person’s mind over time!”

Lin Zifeng murmured to himself, taking two deep breaths to diminish the chilling cries ringing in his ears slightly.

But unexpectedly, Mu Ruoyun’s tone was just as urgent as before, urging, ”Turn the bracelet over and carefully observe the patterns on it.”

Following her instructions, Lin Zifeng turned it over. Due to the dim firelight in the tower, he hadn’t noticed the terrifyingly ferocious blood-red giant serpent on it until now. Lin Zifeng appeared calm, but Mu Ruoyun’s voice exploded in his mind like a bolt of thunder, ”Blood Python Soul Devourer! It’s actually the Blood Python Soul Devourer!”

The shock in Mu Ruoyun’s tone was unmistakable to Lin Zifeng, but in front of the enemy, he dared not reveal the slightest sign and only dared to ask inwardly, ”Blood Python Soul Devourer? Is this thing really terrifying? What exactly does it do?”

After a moment of silence, Mu Ruoyun’s voice grew gravely serious as she slowly began to explain, ”By injecting elemental power into it, the wearer can significantly boost their realm in a short period, but the consequences range from serious injury to instant deviation or death.”

”Hiss...”

Taking a sharp breath, Lin Zifeng gazed at Xiluo with an increased sense of pity. It turned out this guy was merely a pawn, insignificant, in the hands of the White Sky Venerable from the beginning.

Before Lin Zifeng could dwell on his thoughts, Mu Ruoyun’s tone grew even more serious, ”If my guess is right, this bracelet should be the child bracelet, and the true parent bracelet is in the hands of the White Sky Venerable!”

Parent bracelet...

Seeing Lin Zifeng’s confusion, Mu Ruoyun continued to explain, ”You’ve seen the blood-red giant serpent engraved on the bracelet. I once heard Lord Mu En say that this kind of serpent is called the Soul-devouring Demon Python...”

”It’s said that the Soul-devouring Demon Python is refined with fresh blood by practitioners with deep cultivation but evil intentions. Once the python matures, a secret technique can be used to sign a Soul Contract with the Blood Python, then refine it into this kind of bracelet to absorb other people’s powers.”

”Just think, even if it’s just for a short-term power boost, it would at most affect one’s foundation, leaving behind health issues. Why would it lead to serious injury or even death? Because the elemental power they infuse serves as the key to unsealing the constraints within!”

”If Xiluo were to use it, the power he loses, even his life, would be absorbed by the White Sky Venerable and the demon python he raises, thereby boosting his strength... Xiluo is indeed somewhat pitiful, being schemed against without even realizing it.”

”By the way, let me remind you, never destroy this bracelet, or the White Sky Venerable will surely sense it.”

After Mu Ruoyun finished speaking, there was only silence. Lin Zifeng stood there for a long time before coming to his senses, constantly pondering about how to act to ensure a foolproof plan.

Although Xiluo might submit now, he’d surely betray him if the Five Supreme Venerables came. Lin Zifeng decided not to make use of Xiluo for the moment.

He then chuckled lightly, noticing Xiluo avoiding his gaze, and questioned with feigned authority, ”Xiluo, since you said the White Sky Venerable had you enter the Human Sacrifice Tower early, he should have instructed you on what to do afterward, right?”

Upon being questioned by Lin Zifeng, Xiluo responded without hesitation, ”He did, he did. The Venerable saw me last night and instructed me to guard for three days. After three days, the Blood Shadow Dark Guard loyal to them would replace us, and he said to... to...”

Seeing Xiluo hesitate to continue, Lin Zifeng’s eyes turned cold, and he demanded, ”What else did he say, speak!”

Intimidated by Lin Zifeng, Xiluo dared not hide anything, bit his lip, and said, ”He also said to cripple your cultivation and then take you to see him...”

Cripple my cultivation...

Instead of getting angry, Lin Zifeng became perplexed upon hearing this. Breaking into the Human Sacrifice Tower was a significant offense. As one of the Beiyao Ancient Clan’s Five Supreme Venerables, shouldn’t they kill him if they caught him?

Why... go through this pointless trouble of crippling his cultivation and then taking him to meet them? He had no personal grudges against them, and Xiluo could easily kill him if instructed to do so.

Suddenly, while contemplating this, Lin Zifeng recalled what Mu Ruoyun had just mentioned. The Demon Python could absorb Xiluo’s power through the bracelet, so perhaps it could absorb his power directly as well!

With this realization, Lin Zifeng shivered involuntarily and considered, could it be that everything had been premeditated since he came into the Beiyao Ancient Clan?

Shaking his head, Lin Zifeng dismissed the idea. If he had been targeted by the Five Supreme Venerables from the start, they could have captured him outright with their prowess instead of engaging in such convoluted schemes.

Calming himself, Lin Zifeng sorted through all the known clues again, regaining his composure.

If he was not mistaken, the White Sky Venerable gave Xiluo the Blood Python Soul Devourer because he couldn’t gauge his strength and feared unexpected outcomes; or, he wanted to devour Xiluo’s power.

Realizing this, Lin Zifeng felt some of his tension ease. It seemed the White Sky Venerable was only suspicious of him and had yet to uncover his true identity.

Having figured things out, Lin Zifeng stood up slowly, looking at Xiluo with a playful glint in his eyes once again...

”By now, that useless Xiluo should have already reached the Human Sacrifice Tower. Dongfang Ziyue... you better not disappoint me, heh heh...”