SPMT : Chapter 124 Failure to Capture the Sacrifice

Lei Xuan pulled the stunned Xiao Xiaofan away, Xiao Xiaofan experienced no small amount of shock and obediently followed behind Lei Xuan.

 

“Your master, did he do anything strange to you?” Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan, who looked dejected, and asked.

 

Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head and said, “I don’t know! Master said a bunch of weird things.”

 

“What did he say?” Lei Xuan asked.

 

“He said, ‘Good disciple, Master didn’t want to, but Master had no choice! You’re so sensible, you must be willing to help Master, right? Anyway, you don’t love cultivation, occupying this body is a waste. You brat, with such talent, only knows how to waste time, causing your Master to wait in vain for a year.'”

 

“After Master helps you, you won’t need to cultivate for the rest of your life. You hate cultivation the most, so you must be very happy, right?” Xiao Xiaofan choked up and said, “I will definitely cultivate well in the future.”

 

Lei Xuan patted Xiao Xiaofan’s shoulder and said, “Well, cultivate well in the future. And then, what happened to your master?”

 

“Then, Master ran into my head.” Xiao Xiaofan said.

 

Lei Xuan was surprised, thinking to himself: Bai Lizheng did try to possess him after all, but I wonder what went wrong. It seems he didn’t succeed. Bai Lizheng had been preparing for this possession for over ten years, but it ended in failure.

 

“Ran into your head?” Lei Xuan asked.

 

“Yes, Master was hit by a golden light and flew out. It seemed like he was injured, and then he rushed in again, but he was hit by the golden light again. Master was very fierce and kept scolding me. Later, it seemed like Master was burned to death by the flames in my mind. I didn’t mean to.” Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat sadly.

 

Lei Xuan was astonished. “So your master scolded you?”

 

“Yes, Master asked me if I had taken a Soul Fixing Pill. He said I was treacherous, that he had wasted so many resources on nurturing me, and I was ungrateful. Master scolded me as a disobedient child and said he would send me to the 18th level of hell.” Xiao Xiaofan said with a mournful face.

 

Xiao Xiaofan also understood that Bai Lizheng seemed to have intended to do something bad to him, but he failed. Thinking of Bai Lizheng’s care for him before and the sinister face he showed at the end, Xiao Xiaofan felt discouraged.

 

Lei Xuan widened his eyes in surprise. “You took a Soul Fixing Pill?”

 

Xiao Xiaofan shook his head. “No! What’s a Soul Fixing Pill? I don’t know.”

 

Lei Xuan: “…” Lei Xuan suddenly remembered Xiao Xiaodong. When he went to find Xiao Xiaodong, it seemed like Xiao Xiaodong wasn’t worried at all. Now, with this result, Xiao Xiaodong seemed to have anticipated it early on. Perhaps Xiao Xiaofan had already taken the Soul Fixing Pill, but he himself didn’t know.

 

Originally, he was quite surprised! Xiao Xiaodong loved Xiao Xiaofan very much. However, when things happened, Xiao Xiaodong seemed calm and composed. Lei Xuan had some prejudice against Xiao Xiaodong’s calmness at first, but now he admired it.

 

“Don’t tell anyone about this.” Lei Xuan cautioned.

 

Xiao Xiaofan nodded. “Okay.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan frowned, looking despondent.

 

“What’s wrong?” Lei Xuan asked.

 

Xiao Xiaofan shook his head, feeling disheartened. “It’s nothing, it’s just that they took away my spatial ring.”

 

“Did it have anything valuable inside?” Lei Xuan asked.

 

Xiao Xiaofan shook his head. “Not really, but there were a lot of snacks inside. Since I hardly ever saw my dad, I saved them to eat, but now those guys took them away.”

 

Lei Xuan: “…” At this time, Xiao Xiaofan was still thinking about snacks.

 

Now that Bai Lizheng was dead, his belongings had become ownerless. Although Xiao Fan didn’t touch those things, others would still be wary of him.

 

“I’ll send a message to your brother to let him know you’re okay.” Lei Xuan said.

 

Xiao Xiaofan nodded. “Okay.”

 

…

 

“Elder Bai has passed away.” Ouyang Jinyue said to Xiao Dong.

 

Xiao Dong nodded calmly. “I know, I heard the news. Even a Golden Core cultivator can die.”

 

Bai Lizheng was once so powerful! But now he’s just a pile of dirt.

 

Ouyang Jinyue was puzzled. “I didn’t expect Elder Bai to die so soon. I thought he would live for a while longer.” According to Bai Lizheng’s lifespan, even if he couldn’t live for seven or eight years, he should have at least three or four years left.

 

Xiao Dong sneered, thinking to himself: If he hadn’t made a move against Xiao Fan, he might have lived a little longer.

 

“Is Xiao Fan very sad?” Ouyang Jinyue asked.

 

Xiao Dong said, “He seems a little shocked. Lei Xuan took him away.” Although Xiao Dong was somewhat dissatisfied with Lei Xuan taking advantage of the situation, he thought that Xiao Fan needed someone close to him at this time, so it was still good to have Lei Xuan around.

 

Xiao Jingting received the message from Xiao Dong and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

 

“How’s it going? I heard that Elder Bai has passed away.” Xu Mu’an asked.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes, Xiao Fan is temporarily safe.” After all, Xiao Fan was a single spiritual root. If the sect mistreated a single spiritual root, word would spread, and in the future, who would dare to send talented disciples to the sect?

 

Xu Mu’an lowered his head, feeling somewhat uneasy. Bai Lizheng had died, and he didn’t know what the sect’s attitude towards Xiao Fan would be. Although Xiao Fan was no longer in danger, he still needed to be careful.

 

It seemed that Bai Lizheng had quite a few descendants. Would these people hold a grudge against Xiao Fan because Bai Lizheng’s possession had failed?

 

…

 

As Xiao Jingting walked out, he met Qiu Yun.

 

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, his eyes full of inquiry.

 

“Senior Qiu.” Xiao Jingting respectfully called out. He felt grateful to Qiu Yun but also somewhat wary.

 

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting strangely and said, “You actually found the formula for the Soul Fixing Pill. That’s quite impressive!”

 

“Xiao Fan was just lucky. It’s just a matter of luck that he managed to survive. As for the pill formula, I don’t have the ability to find it. Senior Qiu, you are overestimating me.” Xiao Jingting said.

 

Qiu Yun sneered twice and said, “Bai Lizheng cherished his life so much! Without absolute certainty, he wouldn’t have acted. Do you think I would believe that your son survived just because of luck?”

 

Xiao Jingting: “…”

 

“Still underestimated you. Do you have the ability to restore the formula?” Qiu Yun asked.

 

Xiao Jingting was stunned. Qiu Yun was overestimating him. He didn’t have this ability, but he had it in the space of the jade pendant.

 

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to expose you. It’s not beneficial for me to expose you, and I have something to ask for your help.”

 

Xiao Jingting hurriedly said, “Senior Qiu, if there’s anything, feel free to say it. If I can help, I’ll do my best.” Qiu Yun had helped him so much. Whatever Qiu Yun asked for was his business. He should do his best to help.

 

Qiu Yun took out a formula and said, “This is the incomplete formula for the Qingshuang Pill. Can you help me restore it?”

 

Xiao Jingting took the formula and said, “I’ll do my best.”

 

Qiu Yun nodded and said, “If you really help me restore the formula, I won’t mistreat you.”

 

Xiao Jingting smiled and said, “If it weren’t for Senior Qiu’s help before, I would still be in the dark. What Senior Qiu is asking for is what I should do. You don’t need to repay me, I’ll do my best.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

After Xiao Jingting went back, he told Xu Mu’an about Qiu Yun’s matter.

 

“Qingshuang Pill?” Xu Mu’an asked with some curiosity.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes! I checked, the Qingshuang Pill can be used to treat internal injuries caused by Pure Yang Fire.”

 

Xu Mu’an tilted his head and said, “So, does Qiu Yun have an injury?”

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I think so.” The Jade Peach could also alleviate the internal injuries caused by the Pure Yang Fire, but the effect was not very significant. Xiao Jingting secretly felt that the reason why Qiu Yun had been delaying making the pill was probably because he had a hidden illness.

 

“Did someone injure him?” Xu Mu’an asked suspiciously.

 

Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, “I’m not sure! But we don’t need to worry about this. As long as we can help restore the formula.”

 

“No matter what, Senior Qiu has helped us a lot. Let’s do our best to help him.” Xu Mu’an said.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Okay.”

 

…

 

Xiao Xiaofan lay on the bed, feeling somewhat restless.

 

After Bai Lizheng’s death, many people came to inquire about him. It was said that there weren’t many useful things in his master’s spatial ring, and most of the assets were not there. Those people kept coming to ask if he knew where the inheritance was hidden.

 

Xiao Xiaofan couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. His master only urged him to cultivate every day and rarely said anything else. But those people seemed to think he knew some secrets and came to inquire every few days.

 

“Master’s assets should have been given to his nephews and nieces long ago. Why ask me? How would I know where they are hidden?” Xiao Xiaofan complained.

 

“It’s not necessarily.” Bai Lizheng probably hadn’t thought he would fail in possessing Xiao Xiaofan, so he intended to keep those assets for his own comeback. How could he give them to his nephews and nieces?

 

Xiao Xiaofan hummed, “Even if Master hid them, I wouldn’t know where they are!”

 

“Forget about it, let’s eat first.” Lei Xuan said.

 

Xiao Xiaofan looked at the dishes on the table and said, “I want to eat what Dad made.”

 

Lei Xuan felt a little apologetic and said, “Sorry, I can’t cook as well as your dad. But I’ll try my best.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat disheartenedly, “The delicious food my dad made has all been taken away. When can I go see Dad?”

 

“Your brother said that your master just died, and he asked you not to cause trouble. Stay with me for now, and let me take care of you.” Lei Xuan said solemnly.

 

Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan suspiciously and said, “Brother, thanks for taking care of me.” (In advance)

 

Lei Xuan nodded and said, “Yes!”

 

Xiao Xiaofan looked a little strange and asked, “Brother, why did he ask you to take care of me?”

 

Lei Xuan shook his head and said, “I don’t know.” Lei Xuan felt that Xiao Dong seemed to look down on him, and he was also surprised at Xiao Dong’s decision to let him take care of Xiao Xiaofan.

 

Xiao Xiaofan scooped up some food and suddenly looked up, saying, “Lei Xuan, thank you.”

 

Lei Xuan scratched his head, smiling foolishly, and said, “Junior brother, you don’t need to be polite to me.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were having their meal when someone walked in.

 

Lei Xuan raised his head and recognized the person as Wang Jin, from the Task Hall. He frowned and said, “Senior Brother Wang, why are you here?”

 

“The sect has a mission.” Wang Jin said.

 

Lei Xuan had a bad feeling and asked, “What mission?”

 

Wang Jin took out the mission card and handed it to Lei Xuan, saying, “The sect wants Xiao Junior Brother to participate in the mission to resist the demonic cultivators in Luo Feng Town.”

 

Lei Xuan said unhappily, “This mission has already claimed many lives. Xiao Fan has just built his foundation. How can he take on such a dangerous mission?”

 

Xiao Xiaofan said nonchalantly, “Lei Senior Brother, it’s just a mission!”

 

Lei Xuan pressed his lips together, feeling displeased. Xiao Xiaofan’s talent in fire cultivation should be protected by the sect until he formed his golden core. However, the sect had sent him out so early. Perhaps they were afraid that Xiao Xiaofan would hold a grudge against Bai Lizheng’s possession and wanted to get rid of him directly through this mission.

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