Chapter 2317
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”Could it be that Liantong has deduced at this time that Brother Xiang and Sister Haitang will encounter a dead end next？”
Just thinking that this was only Liantong’s deduction, Xu Taiping relaxed a little.
According to his understanding of Liantong’s great deduction power, even if a dead end was deduced, a solution could still be found.
So Xu Taiping once again calmed his mind and continued to look.
”Huh？”
And just as the withered old Taoist dragged the two corpses to the front of the alchemy furnace, he suddenly seemed to sense something, let out a loud exclamation of surprise, and then slowly turned his head, staring at the back with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
I don’t know if it was Xu Taiping’s illusion.
Xu Taiping always felt that the gaze of the withered old Taoist with white hair and beard at this time seemed to have discovered him who was paying attention to all this through the soul mark of Liantong.
Just as Xu Taiping was wondering like this, the next words of the withered old Taoist made his hair stand on end——
Little guy, it’s a bit rude to keep staring at me without saying a word like this.
At this moment, Xu Taiping was extremely certain —
That old Taoist can see me！
To be able to see himself through the soul mark deduced by the great deduction power, what a terrifying existence this old Taoist should be？
However, after the old Taoist said these words, the picture in the soul mark suddenly shattered with a “pop” sound like broken glass.
Just when Xu Taiping thought that this soul mark would dissipate like this, the voice of the old Taoist sounded again：
Little guy, with such poor cultivation, you dare to peek at this monarch in the long river of time？
At the same time, I saw a withered and claw-like big hand suddenly stretch out from the broken scene, and then suddenly clenched tightly.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
The next moment, amidst a trembling sound of the divine soul, Xu Taiping looked in disbelief and saw that the originally fragmented deduction picture was actually restored to its original state with just one grip of that huge palm.
The dilapidated hall.
The towering alchemy furnace.
The sunlight shining in through the broken cracks of the window.
And the old Taoist dragging the corpses of the Haitang couple.
Everything remained unchanged.
And the old Taoist, just like before, looked straight at Xu Taiping through this divine soul mark picture.
An invisible pressure, then like the sea water, poured into this dilapidated but huge alchemy square, making Xu Taiping really feel as if he was at the bottom of the sea, and began to have a sense of suffocation and fainting.
Just a strand of coercion, and even across a period of time, it could make Xu Taiping, who was already in the Jingtian Realm, have such a sense of near-death, which is enough to show how terrifying the old Taoist is.
With his chest heaving violently and cold sweat pouring out on his forehead, Xu Taiping then tried to ask the old Taoist in his heart：
“Senior, junior, junior has no malicious intentions.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the authority that made Xu Taiping feel suffocated then quickly receded like a tide.
After noticing this pressure dissipated, Xu Taiping immediately said with extreme shock:
”He can actually hear my voice！”
Subsequently, I saw that the old Taoist nodded with a cold face and said：
”Whether you have malicious intentions or not has nothing to do with me.”
As he spoke, the old Taoist turned his head to look at the alchemy furnace and then continued：
”This monarch just happens to lack some new firewood.”
As he spoke, I saw him reach out and grab Xiang Nantian’s corpse again, preparing to throw it into the alchemy furnace.
Seeing this scene, even though Xu Taiping knew that this was only a scene deduced by the power of the Great Deduction, and Xiang Nantian and Qi Haitang were right in front of him at this moment, he still couldn’t help but blurt out and shout to stop the old Taoist：
”Senior, if you want new firewood, I can chop it for you！”
Hearing this, the old Taoist immediately became interested, threw away Xiang Nantian’s corpse, and asked Xu Taiping with great curiosity, folding his hands on his chest：
The ordinary firewood is not enough for this monarch’s alchemy furnace. What do you intend to exchange with this monarch?
Xu Taiping’s mind was turning rapidly.
He thought to himself that since this old Taoist could use the corpses of Brother Xiang and Sister Haitang as firewood, it meant that the firewood in his mouth must be the powerful flesh and blood of cultivators or monsters.
With this thought in mind, Xu Taiping immediately asked tentatively：
“Senior, I can, can give you a Demon Emperor-level monster, or, or the body of a Yin God!
The old Taoist frowned and said：
The demonic emperor-level demonic creature？ What is that thing？ The yin spirit？ It’s too dirty. That thing will dirty my alchemy furnace. No, no.
Saying this, the old Taoist said somewhat disappointedly：
This one saw that you could spy on this monarch in the long river of time, and you have some ability. Youdaoplaceholder0 you are also a waste.
Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping’s heart suddenly tightened.
He had a premonition that his current conversation with this old Taoist was very likely the key to break the deadlock of Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian.
And just as Xu Taiping’s mind was turning rapidly, a name suddenly appeared in his mind –
The Dragon-Slaying Association.
So he blurted out：
True, true dragon, a true dragon’s bones and flesh！
As soon as these words came out, the old Taoist, who originally had a gloomy complexion, suddenly had a bright light in his eyes.
Then he was seen licking his lips with a burning face and saying：
If you can really get the true dragon’s bones and flesh for this monarch, when these two people break into this monarch’s Tushita Palace, this monarch can spare their lives for one more year.
Xu Taiping immediately shook his head and said：
Twenty years, at least twenty years！
The Dragon-Slaying Association will be held in five years, which means that even if Xu Taiping successfully wins the championship of the Dragon-Slaying Association, it will take at least five years to obtain the true dragon’s bones and flesh.
So one year is definitely not enough.
The old Taoist snorted coldly and said：
“Ten years.”
The old Taoist added in a cold voice：
“If you bargain with this sovereign again, this deal between you and me will be voided！”
Although ten years was still very tight, after sensing the old Taoist’s anger, Xu Taiping finally gritted his teeth and agreed：
“Deal！”
When the old Taoist heard the words “deal” from Xu Taiping, he, who had always had a stern face, suddenly burst into laughter and said：
“How many years, one hundred thousand years？ One million years？”
“I never expected that this sovereign would actually make a deal with a mere mortal. Interesting, interesting.”
As he spoke, the image within the soul imprint formed by Xu Taiping’s Great Deduction Power once again began to shatter with a “kaka kaka” sound.
However, just as the image was quickly shattering, the old Taoist’s voice rang out again：
“Little fellow, if you dare to break your promise, this sovereign will directly erase you from the River of Time！”
As soon as the words fell, the image in front of him “banged” and completely shattered.
And at this time, the voice of Lotus Pupil rang out again：
“Xu Taiping, don’t be threatened by him. If he really had this means, why would he need to make a deal with you？”
Xu Taiping replied：
“I understand, but the fact that this old Taoist can see me from the soul imprint work of the Great Deduction Power is enough to show that his cultivation should indeed have reached an extremely terrifying level.”
“If he can keep his promise, it would be a good way to help Sister Haitang and Brother Xiang get through the deadlock.”
Liantong “hmm”ed and didn’t say anything more.
Apparently, he also agreed with Xu Taiping’s statement.
“Sizzle…”
“Huff…”
At this time, Xu Taiping took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled before reopening his eyes.
Seeing this, Xiang Nantian and Qi Haitang, who had anxious expressions on their faces, immediately stepped forward.
However, because of what Xu Taiping had said earlier, the two didn’t get too close and instead asked from a distance：
“Taiping, what exactly happened just now？”
It was Qi Haitang who asked this.
