Chapter 151 - The Devil's Advent! Evil Dao Rampant, One Foot Higher in Devilry!
"A Hao, how about we go back and apologize to Master? After all, we don't have any real skills!"
Outside the town.
A Qiang's face was bitter as he tried to persuade A Hao to go back with him and apologize to Ma Ma Di.
Perhaps, considering how they had always helped him with tasks before, Ma Ma Di might still take them back.
Initially, A Qiang did feel that leaving would be better, but that was predicated on Ren Zhuzhu coming along.
Firstly, with a beautiful woman accompanying them, there might be a chance for something to happen between them in the future. Secondly, Ren Zhuzhu's family was wealthy, so at least they wouldn't die if they followed her.
So, thinking about it that way, leaving Ma Ma Di seemed quite good. But Ren Zhuzhu ultimately didn't choose to go with them, which made A Qiang regretful.
If he had known this, he should have humbled himself to Ma Ma Di just now. Now that he had left with A Hao, he felt numb. They said they were going to pan for gold, but he couldn't do anything at all, so how could he pan for gold?
"Heh heh, do you think he'd let us go back? He already told us to leave, and we even messed things up this time!"
A Hao said, a sneer flashing across his face, "And are you prepared to keep risking your life? We were lucky this time; his own abilities aren't great. If he had that guy's abilities, how would we have ended up like this?"
The 'guy' A Hao referred to was naturally Bai Ye.
He could clearly see the disparity in strength between Bai Ye and Ma Ma Di.
And most importantly, that person was a Sect Master! His status and position were different. Moreover, he now had three beautiful female disciples. If he were Bai Ye's disciple, wouldn't that be...
A Hao felt a pang of discomfort just thinking about it. Why hadn't he met Bai Ye first, but Ma Ma Di instead?
"But still, Master at least gave us a living. How can we pan for gold without any skills?"
A Qiang was still somewhat grateful to Ma Ma Di, but he wasn't really keen on staying with him either. He was quite timid and afraid of death, and this experience of corpse-herding had left a Hokage in A Qiang's heart.
But in this world, if you don't have any skills, you can't even make a living.
"What are you afraid of? Are we two grown men afraid of not having anything to eat?"
A Hao said indifferently. Did he think they couldn't survive without Ma Ma Di?
Seeing A Qiang about to say something else, a hint of displeasure flashed across A Hao's face. This guy was utterly indecisive.
But in truth, A Hao's heart was also somewhat irritated.
Although he claimed not to be worried at all, A Hao knew very well in his heart that he truly didn't know what to do.
"Making a fortune isn't just about herding corpses. As long as you're willing to take risks, there are many opportunities to earn money."
A hoarse voice interrupted their conversation. A Hao looked over to see a gaunt old man staring at them sinisterly.
The old man's gaze lingered on A Hao. This guy was a suitable candidate.
"Old man, are you a ghost? How did you make no sound at all!"
A Qiang looked at the old man with a pounding heart. The old man's sudden appearance had startled him.
Did he really walk without making any sound?
"Are you also a Daoist?"
A Hao felt uncomfortable around the old man. He himself was a practitioner, with some martial arts skills. Even Ma Ma Di wouldn't be able to approach him silently without being detected. However, he truly couldn't sense Bai Ye at all. And this gaunt old man, like Bai Ye, made no sound when he came near him.
"Young man, you have excellent eyesight."
The evil Daoist said, then chuckled sinisterly, "How about it? Do you want to follow me? You can have money and beautiful women."
"What do I have to do?"
A Hao wasn't brainless. If the other party gave him everything, wasn't it because they wanted something from him?
But A Hao was also weighing his options. If he could pay the price, he would definitely be willing, as he had nothing at the moment.
He wanted both money and beautiful women, but he simply didn't have the ability. He had originally thought of tricking Ren Zhuzhu to get everything, but her cousin stopped it, and his plan fell through.
"You don't need to do anything. Your foundation is very suitable for cultivating my Daoist techniques. How about it, do you want to?"
"What are your Daoist techniques?"
"Evil Dao."
The old man said indifferently, then glanced at the two of them.
"I think we should forget about it!"
A Qiang's face immediately changed upon hearing the old man's words. He certainly didn't want to cultivate the evil Dao; it sounded like a bad thing.
He was inherently timid and fearful of trouble, and even more unwilling to get involved with such things. He tugged at A Hao, trying to pull him away, but found that no matter how hard he pulled, A Hao remained rooted to the spot, showing no intention of moving.
"Do you know about the Shenxiao Sect? Who is more powerful, you or the Sect Master of the Shenxiao Sect?"
After A Hao finished speaking, he stared intently at the old man. He admitted he was a little tempted.
If he just left like this, he would most likely achieve nothing. Even though he had spoken as if he were so capable before, A Hao knew very well what his situation was.
So he couldn't leave. He could only place his last hope on the old man. He was unwilling!
Ren Zhuzhu was almost tricked by him. If it weren't for Bai Ye and Ren Tingting, he would have already achieved his dream.
More than anything, he felt resentment. Why did Bai Ye, who seemed to be the same age as him, appear to be a winner in life, while he himself was driven away by his master, Ma Ma Di, like a stray dog in front of several girls? He was unwilling.
A Hao also wanted to prove that he had the ability to possess all of this.
"That guy is very powerful. Although I'm not his match, I have a group of people behind me, and we just happen to want to deal with him. If you want beautiful women, isn't it perfect? He has several good-looking female disciples."
The old man said sinisterly, clearly stirring the devil in A Hao's heart.
That's right!
Ren Zhuzhu had already become Bai Ye's disciple, and he also had two other female disciples, Ren Qingqing and Ren Tingting. All three were top-notch beauties. The moment A Hao saw them, his soul felt as if it had been captivated.
"Can you really teach me?"
A Hao's heart already had an answer, but he was also afraid that this evil Daoist was just trying to trick him.
"Heh heh, I, this old Daoist, am much more capable than your unreliable master!"
As he spoke, a purplish-black flame suddenly ignited in the old man's hand. Even from a distance, that flame gave a sensation as if one's soul was being scorched.
This also made A Hao believe him somewhat. He was at his wit's end, so he could only go with the old Daoist.
"I agree!"
After A Hao spoke, both of them looked at A Qiang.
Facing their gazes, A Qiang swallowed hard, feeling somewhat at a loss. In his heart, he really didn't want to agree.
"If you don't want to agree, you can leave."
The evil Daoist said with a chuckle. Hearing his words, A Qiang relaxed, then looked at A Hao and said, "A Hao, I'm sorry, I don't think this path is suitable for me."
"En."
A Hao's eager smile gradually faded. He had originally thought that if A Qiang came with him, he would at least have one more friend, but now it seemed A Qiang was unwilling.
"Then I'll go."
After A Qiang spoke, he immediately turned and prepared to leave. He didn't want to stay in this place for another moment.
"Wait a moment, A Qiang."
Behind him, A Hao's voice called out to him. A Qiang's heart swelled with joy, thinking A Hao was also preparing to leave, just like him.
He believed that following the evil Dao would bring no good.
Thinking this, A Qiang had a smile on his face. Then, the moment he turned around, a sharp dagger instantly pierced A Qiang's body, and his smile froze on his face.
A Qiang's eyes were filled with disbelief. He lowered his head, looking at the dagger in his body, and asked A Hao with immense pain in his heart, "Why, A Hao?"
Why did he attack him?
Why did he kill him?
"Sorry, A Qiang, I can't rest assured if you leave."
A Hao's face flashed with a hint of pain, and along with the old man's playful and satisfied gaze, A Qiang felt powerless while his consciousness gradually blurred.
Did he not trust himself?
Was he afraid that he would tell his master about this matter?
A Hao pulled out the dagger, blood gushing out, and then A Qiang's eyes widened as he collapsed directly onto the ground.
He died unwillingly.
"Extract his soul, otherwise, if he encounters a Daoist, they might know what happened to him before he died!"
The old man reminded A Hao from behind. He was very satisfied with A Hao; he was a naturally evil little demon!
He could even cruelly kill his own companion without hesitation, truly the makings of an evil path practitioner.
"This..."
"What? You've already killed him, and now you're being soft-hearted like a woman?"
"No! It's just that I don't know how. Please, Master, deal with his soul. Disperse it directly so no one can find out!"
A Hao gritted his teeth, hating the last trace of kindness in his heart. Since he had embarked on this path, he had to abandon everything, and it was A Qiang who had abandoned him first.
Since he had decided to kill A Qiang, he had to be even more ruthless!
"Very good, child. You are very suitable for cultivating my Daoist art!"
Saying that, the old man struck A Qiang's body with the purplish-black flame in his hand. Strangely, his body was not harmed, but his soul was continuously burning.
Ah!
What a beautiful sound!
The old man's eyes were almost maniacal; he simply loved the wailing of souls.
"A Hao, you will die a terrible death!!"
A trace of resentment flashed in A Qiang's soul. He never imagined that the person who was just calling him brother a moment ago would not even spare his soul now.
"Heh heh, aren't you the one who will die a terrible death?"
A Hao laughed coldly, and the last trace of guilt was completely suppressed by A Hao because of this sentence.
"Let's go, A Hao, I'll take you to a good place."
The old man waved his hand, signaling A Hao to follow him. Since he had decided to take A Hao as a disciple, he would now take him to a good place.
"Old man, who is this?"
In a place where a group of black-robed people gathered, after the old man brought A Hao in, many people looked at A Hao with sparkling eyes. His Yang energy was abundant, making him very suitable for ghosts and zombies to consume!
A Hao felt a little scared by their gazes, and his heart pounded. Could it be that he was brought here to be sacrificed?
"Heh heh, you can't joke about this. This is my disciple!"
The old man laughed sinisterly, and the people around him were also surprised. He actually took a disciple?
"Hello everyone, I am..."
"No need to be so polite, we don't bother with such formalities!"
The old man directly interrupted A Hao. What a joke, their evil path was not like those righteous sects. Was it necessary to be so polite?
"Give me all the souls you've collected recently, especially those of great evil. I'm going to start transforming him!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, this little demon might not be able to handle it!"
Although they said that, they were all in a schadenfreude mood.
It seemed this disciple was also an experimental subject!
Listening to their words and looking at the gazes of the people around him, A Hao's unease grew stronger.
"A Hao, I'll tell you directly, it's impossible for you to catch up to the other party by relying on your own cultivation. So, you can only resort to other means.
You have an evil heart, but you started cultivating too late, so I need to use corpse poison to temper your body and the souls of great evildoers to strengthen your soul.
And I have also prepared various treasures for you to use. It's a one-in-a-million chance, but if you succeed, you will possess invincible talent, a powerful body, and a strong soul, with the ability to make a leap forward. This is the price you must pay for what your heart desires!"
A Hao had cultivation talent and an evil heart suitable for cultivating the evil path, but he started too late, and the old man was very dissatisfied with A Hao's current state. He wanted to create a true demon to deal with Bai Ye.
"That's a great tonic! The blood of ninety-nine virgin boys and girls, corpse poison, the menses of ultimate yin women, the souls of great evildoers, and the essence of various monster corpses. Your master is treating you well, of course, the premise is that you succeed!"
The others actually wanted to see if A Hao would succeed. Anyway, they wouldn't be the ones dying in the end.
And what kind of monster could be created with so many things?
"I'll do it!"
A Hao gritted his teeth, thinking of the scene where Bai Ye killed Ren Tiantang. His soul trembled. To get all that, he had to defeat Bai Ye.
And it was obviously impossible for him to surpass the other party by ordinary means, so after the evil path master proposed this, A Hao hesitated only for a moment before agreeing.
Just wait!
In the future, not only Ren Zhuzhu, but Ren Tingting and Ren Qingqing, he would have them all!
"Good, good, good, worthy of being my good disciple!"
After A Hao agreed, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the old man's eyes.
Since he agreed, the rest would be easy. This time, he had to create a super monster!
"Is this A Qiang's corpse?"
In a forest outside Ren Family Town.
Ma Ma Di looked at A Qiang's corpse in front of him with a shocked expression. He had only separated from him a short while ago, and now he was dead?
But where was A Hao?
"His soul is gone. Did he encounter an evil path practitioner?"
Bai Ye removed his hand from A Qiang's forehead, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.
"What a tragic fate!"
Uncle Jiu's face showed a hint of emotion. He didn't expect that the person who had just been expelled from the sect would die now.
Looking at A Qiang's unclosed eyes, he actually felt a little sad inside. Although A Qiang's character was somewhat flawed, his crime was not punishable by death.
"He was stabbed to death with a knife, but why was his soul extracted?"
Bai Ye pointed to A Qiang's wound. It was clearly caused by a sharp blade, but since his soul was gone, it was obviously an evil path practitioner's doing. But why would an evil path practitioner use a knife to kill someone?
"Master, A Hao is also missing."
Ren Zhuzhu looked around and didn't see any trace of A Hao. Logically, the two of them should have left together, shouldn't they?
"Two possibilities: either A Hao and A Qiang left separately, or A Hao was abducted by an evil path practitioner?"
Uncle Jiu guessed.
It seemed there was only one possibility.
"Then that's too miserable, isn't it?"
Ren Tingting muttered. Ever since she learned about the various methods of the evil path, she vowed that even if she committed suicide in the future, she would not fall into the hands of the evil path.
Compared to that, A Qiang seemed even luckier, at least he died with one stab, but what torment A Hao would suffer afterward, that was truly unknown!
"Is there a possibility that A Hao killed A Qiang?"
"Impossible!"
Ma Ma Di shook his head repeatedly. He disagreed with Bai Ye's statement. In Ma Ma Di's opinion, although A Hao was mischievous, he would absolutely not do such a thing.
Moreover, there was no conflict of interest between them, so why would A Hao kill A Qiang? It didn't make sense!
"Fellow Daoist, I also think it's unlikely. He was probably just captured. After all, the current evil path practitioners are already so insane that they even dare to snatch souls from the underworld!"
Uncle Jiu also agreed with Ma Ma Di, and Bai Ye didn't say much about it. Since they all thought so, what else could he do?
However, for Bai Ye, neither outcome would affect him. At most, he might have one more enemy later.
Bai Ye knew that this young man had ambitions when A Hao left earlier.
It's just that ambition didn't match his strength, and in the end, everything would be in vain.
In contrast, Bai Ye was more concerned about his lottery draws. He still had two chances to draw, and Bai Ye was quite looking forward to what he would get next.
The Small Cave Heaven and Three True Samadhi Fire were truly useful!