Chapter 367 Playing with Fire

After they left, only the local Gu Kings of Yanting Empire were left here.

The Gu Kings sighed and looked at each other, all with bitter expressions on their faces.

"Well! It seems that the operation to encircle Duan Tianwu has failed. Let's all go back to our homes and find our mothers." A Gu King sighed in the crowd.

"As expected of the Qitian Ancestor who was able to bloodbath the entire Demon Dao in the past, he can still have such terrifying combat power and successfully escape after being severely injured by the evil-repelling divine thunder."

"If he is in his prime, we may not be enough for him to kill. What if he has recovered his peak power as a Gu King?" A Gu King in the crowd smiled bitterly, showing a deep fear

"Are you all okay? Are there any injured people?"

Seeing that there was no danger here, Long Xuan finally came over from the back, ready to fulfill his duties as a team doctor. He was a member of this demon-eliminating mission, and he couldn't just do nothing.

Qin Manyuan looked at him and said, "Duan Tianwu's attack was ruthless, and he never held back. Almost all the people he injured died."

"He only showed mercy to the old abbot's men. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. The old abbot was injured by his Heart-Searching Finger."

"The Heart-Searching Finger is one of the unique and invincible skills created by Duan Tianwu. Those who are hit will not die immediately, but will be awakened by the inner demon in their hearts."

"Those who are hit by the Heart-Searching Finger will survive if they successfully overcome their inner demons, and die if they cannot. You can't heal the wounds left by the Heart-Searching Finger, and you can only rely on yourself."

Qin Manyuan looked at the old abbot who was already sitting on the ground.

At this time, his inner demon had already broken out, and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead. He was sitting cross-legged on the ground struggling to support himself, and his expression seemed very painful.

Qin Manyuan sneered and said playfully, "I never expected it. Only people who have done something bad will have a demon in their heart. I didn't expect that this respected old abbot would have a demon in his heart."

"And the demon in his heart seems to be quite big. What kind of bad thing did he do? Could it be that he broke the vow of chastity? Haha, just kidding, just kidding."

"Since this matter is over and the law enforcement officers of Guhuang City have left, shall we disperse?"

Sighs were heard again in the crowd, and the Gu Kings finally dispersed slowly.

Including the old abbot whose demon in his heart had relapsed, he was anxiously carried away by a group of monks. I don't know if he can survive this disaster.

After all, Long Xuan didn't dare to use the power of the Eye of Heaven to search for Duan Tianwu's figure, and left in boredom.

In the end, only Qin Manyuan was left standing here. I don't know why he sent away all the Qin Gu Kings but didn't leave himself.

"Uncle! You attacked Lei Zhifa from behind and killed him instantly, right? Otherwise, with Lei Zhifa's fighting power, even if he was defeated, he would never be killed instantly by Duan Tianwu who was seriously injured."

At this time, a female voice suddenly came from behind Qin Manyuan, making his body stiffen.

He slowly turned his head to look at the woman who looked like Qin Yuyou, and said helplessly: "Why do you doubt me? Everyone knows that our Qin family and Duan Tianwu have a deep hatred, how could I kill Lei Wan to save him?"

"It is true that Lei Wan died after being stabbed in the heart, but it is also possible that Duan Tianwu ran here and hid, and when Lei Wan ran here, he was not aware of it and was killed by him."

"It is also possible that Duan Tianwu was too fast and flashed behind him directly."

"You must know that it was the Pi Xie Sword that killed him, which is the ironclad evidence that Duan Tianwu killed him!" Qin Manyuan said in a serious voice.

The female Gu Queen shook her head and said, "Your words can fool everyone, but not me. When the Exorcist Sword was in my hand, I was afraid that Duan Tianwu would escape from our encirclement. In order to track him, I also tampered with the Exorcist Sword."

"I can know the exact location of the Exorcist Sword, and now the Exorcist Sword is on you."

"You killed Lei Wan!" The female Gu Queen stared at him and asked harshly.

Hearing this, Qin Manyuan finally fell silent, slowly showing a bitter smile, and finally stopped forcing himself, sighing bitterly: "I didn't expect that my perfect plan would be seen through by you. You are really careful and tampered with the Exorcist Sword."

"Why did you save Duan Tianwu? Isn't it for us Qin's to send so many people this time to kill him completely?" The female Gu Queen asked again with a bad face.

Qin Manyuan shook his head and sighed: "It is true that we have a life-and-death feud with Duan Tianwu, but you have to remember that there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests."

"It is true that our mission this time is to kill Duan Tianwu at all costs, but after hearing what the old abbot said in the secret room of the Big Buddha Temple, I changed my mind."

"Duan Tianwu cannot die now, at least he must not die within a year!"

"Why?" The female Gu King asked hurriedly.

Qin Manyuan looked at her solemnly and said seriously: "Because he is from the Yanting Empire."

"The Alchemy Competition is about to begin, and our Yanting Empire is going to bet half of the national destiny with the Huiyue Empire."

"Which empire's alchemist ranks highest in the Alchemy Competition can plunder half of the other's national destiny."

"Facing this old opponent, our Yanting Empire is not sure of winning, so I plan to let Duan Tianwu participate."

"Although the Alchemy Competition limits the age of participants to under fifty years old, the Demon Sealing Tower can freeze the life span of the sealer. According to the abbot, Duan Tianwu's current body is definitely under fifty years old."

"This is our chance to cheat!"

Qin Manyuan clenched his fists, with a look of madness in his eyes, and said excitedly: "As the spiritual power of the world becomes increasingly thin, very few people can become a fourth-level alchemist before the age of fifty."

"And Duan Tianwu is a genius. He is the only alchemy genius in ten thousand years who became a fourth-level alchemist before the age of fifty."

"In the last Western Region Alchemy Competition, it was precisely because Duan Tianwu was the only fourth-grade alchemist in the competition that he crushed all the contestants and easily won the championship of the Western Region Alchemy Competition. Since then, he has become famous all over the world."

"Haha, in today's era, no one except him can become a fourth-grade alchemist before the age of fifty."

"All the contestants in this year's alchemy competition will be third-level alchemists. As a fourth-level alchemist, he is enough to sweep the competition."

"With him here, our bet with the Huiyue Empire will definitely win, and there won't be any accidents." Qin Manyuan showed a scorching gaze and a sinister smile on his lips.

Hearing this, the female Gu King suddenly changed her face and said in shock: "You are playing with fire! What you saved was the person who was refining the forbidden Gu, and what you killed were the law enforcement officers of Gu Imperial City. Do you know what will happen if this matter is exposed?" What a disaster it will bring to our family.”

Qin Manyuan immediately turned to look at her, with a ferocious expression and said emotionally: "Then do you know what will happen if the Yanting Empire loses in this bet?"

"Do you know what it means if an empire loses half of its national destiny?"

"Once an empire loses half of its national destiny, it is very likely to collapse. What consequences can be greater than the consequences of national collapse?"

"It's the lesser of two evils. As long as we successfully conceal this matter, nothing will happen to us. As long as we win half of the Huiyue Empire's national destiny, the Yanting Empire will have countless geniuses in the future, and our country will be able to prosper for at least a thousand years. ”

Qin Manyuan looked into the distance, clenched his fists, and showed ambition...

...(End of chapter)