"So, the person lying in the coffin right now is the fourth-grade cultivator from your Runan Yuan clan a hundred years ago?"
I asked aloud.
When I said this, Yuan Zhengfa was extremely surprised.
He said: "I didn't expect that little friend Chen Qi could discover the clues in the coffin. Sure enough, the little friend's ability is not as simple as it appears on the surface. Maybe the choice I made was correct. "
"I have a question, how did you make that corpse have the same aura as you?" I asked.
The dead body looked the same as Yuan Zhengfa, which is easier to explain. The disguise technique among the nobles was not simple. I had never touched the face of the dead body before, and I didn't find it normal.
But the smells are all the same, which is puzzling to me.
Yuan Zhengfa chuckled and said, "Little friend, this concerns some secrets of mine, so I won't tell them."
"Then, what does what you just said have to do with your cheating of death?"
I didn't dig into it, but continued to ask.
"Since you already know what happened in the coffin in the mourning hall, you don't need to talk about it anymore. I'll talk about it later."
Yuan Zhengfa continued: "You are not at the fourth level, so you don't know that a fourth-level cultivator is not only terrifying in strength, but his body is also precious. Of course, this is for people who are also in the fourth level..."
I raised my eyebrows and said, "The treasure you are referring to is the so-called 'rootless energy'?"
After hearing me say this word, Yuan Zhengfa's expression was completely stunned.
"How do you know the rootless energy?"
Yuan Zhengfa asked me in a low voice.
I smiled and replied using his previous words: "Old patriarch, this also involves some of my secrets."
"You kid."
Yuan Zhengfa smiled, and then nodded: "Yes, it is this rootless Qi. For a fourth-grade cultivator, rootless Qi is the best treasure in the world..."
At this point, I gradually understood Yuan Zhengfa's intention to fake his death.
I expressed my guess: "So your idea is to use the rootless energy of your ancestors of the Yuan family in Runan a hundred years ago to attract the fourth grade of other noble clans."
"My little friend is very smart! Exactly!"
Yuan Zhengfa nodded: "I want to expose the fourth-grade cultivators of all the noble clans in the world to the public! This is the purpose of my fake death this time! They don't know that the corpses of the fourth-grade ancestors are still in my possession. Hands! I have been seriously ill for a long time, and everyone knows that I am about to die. No one will doubt my death, and even if they do, they will not spend a lot of money to investigate! "
"And with my death, all the noble clans will no longer be afraid of our Runan Yuan clan. Those old people hiding in the dark have also appeared one after another, plotting against the corpse of this fourth-grade cultivator!"
My eyes narrowed.
"Okay, little friend, I've finished what I want to say. This is why I faked my death. If I were still alive, those old fourth-grade people might not dare to come out."
There was a bit of pride in Yuan Zhengfa's eyes.
He had finished speaking, but in fact, he did not explain clearly the matter of cheating death to attract a fourth-grade cultivator from the world's noble clan.
For example, after being introduced, how will Yuan Zhengfa end?
Just now, Yuan Zhengfa said personally that he would use this fake death to ensure that the Yuan family in Runan would have no worries for a hundred years.
But what follows must involve the Runan Yuan family’s true strength. If I ask now, Yuan Zhengfa probably won’t tell me.
So, after understanding this, I brought the topic back.
I asked: "Old patriarch, are you still prepared to explain to me tonight about the matter of renewing your life that day?"
"I have to talk about tonight's meeting... Haha, little friend Chen Qi, I'm sorry for you too. Counting the fact that I'm still alive, that's two things."
Yuan Zhengfa chuckled lightly and said: "I have the power of Jinpeng in my body. Jinpeng and Xuanwu repel each other. If I forcibly use Xuanwu tortoise shell to extend my life, the mutually repelling power of the two will explode. In addition, my fourth-grade Qi machine, and With Yuan Jing’s fifth-grade qi machine, we were bound to die.”
"And the power of the Golden Roc in my body is huge. Even if you used Jin'an Lin's secret technique, you couldn't unlock it. It would even implicate you, causing you to be affected by these terrifying powers and explode...death!" "
"As long as I use the basalt tortoise shell to survive, given the original situation, there is basically no solution. No one can save me, you, or him."
Yuan Zhengfa recounted the original situation.
"That being the case, why did you force yourself to use Xuanwu tortoise shell to extend your life? Didn't this harm your clan leader Yuan Jing? And why didn't you tell me in advance and let me intervene. Did the old clan leader want me to die? Even if If you want to cheat death, there is no need to do so, right? There are many ways to cheat death. What you do is not cheating death, but seeking death."
I asked in a deep voice.
Yuan Zhengfa suddenly smiled playfully and said, "Little friend Chen Qi, you should have known about the power of the Golden Peng in my body for a long time. Why didn't you tell me?"
My face froze slightly.
What I thought at the beginning was to use this incident to invalidate the Xuanwu tortoise shell brought by the Langya Wang family and prevent their cooperation. I finally took action and asked Yuan Zhengfa to remember my kindness.
At this moment, Yuan Zhengfa seemed to have figured out my purpose.
But I remained calm and said: "So, the old patriarch is taking revenge on me? To take revenge on me for plotting against you?"
"No, I just said it casually. You don't need to take it to heart."
Yuan Zhengfa waved his hand and said to me with a smile: "As for your question, the answer is actually very simple. In the end, aren't we all in peace? Whether it's me, Yuan Zhengfa, Yuan Jing, or you Chen Qi did not die on that day, even if I got what I wanted, you also got what you wanted..."
His answer not only failed to answer the confusion in my heart, but instead made me frown even more.
After a while, I said: "Did you see the opportunity in advance? Did you know that I could save the day? Old patriarch, can we be more honest? I don't deny that you have great hands and eyes, and are extremely powerful, but if you can really calculate this, then You are not the fourth grade, but... a god!"
"You are right. The person who can calculate this is not a cultivator, but a god. Naturally, I cannot discern this opportunity."
Yuan Zhengfa smiled and said, "The rootless energy in the corpses of my ancestors of the Yuan family in Runan will soon dissipate, and they can no longer be used. Therefore, I had planned to fake death a long time ago, but at that time , I didn’t want to use the extension of my life as a way to cheat death, but because something happened suddenly, I changed my mind and decided to use the extension of my life as a way to cheat death!”
"What happened suddenly?" I frowned.
"Not long ago, at that point in time, it should be when you entered the ninth rank, not long after you became famous among the nobles in Changbai Mountain, a distinguished guest visited my Runan family."
Yuan Zhengfa continued: "This person said that I should ignore the power of the Golden Peng in my body, continue to use the Xuanwu Tortoise Shell to extend my life, let nature take its course, and pretend that the power of the Golden Peng has never been in my body."
"This person also said that when the time comes, a basalt tortoise shell will be delivered to my door, and he asked me to wait patiently. As long as I do what he said, great things will happen, and my life will naturally continue! I, Yuan Zhengfa, want to What needs to be done will be done with half the effort.”
"I believed this person's words, so I completely abandoned the power of the Golden Peng in my body, continued to complete my life extension, and asked Yuan Jing to accompany me."
"So, little friend, I don't want to frame you or want you to die, but I am betting that what this person said is not deceiving me. My bet is me and the clan leader of the Runan Yuan clan... ...I almost bet the entire Runan Yuan family on the gambling table. If I say this, can you eliminate some of the anger in your heart?"
Hearing this, my brows furrowed even more.
Who is this person?
How could Yuan Zhengfa be trusted so much?
"If you still feel uncomfortable, let me tell you one more thing. The person who told me these words is named..."
Yuan Zhengfa paused, then forcefully uttered two words: "Huo, Zi!"
