I Am Loaded with Passive Skills-Chapter 3377 - 1684: Discussing the Path - Discourse on the Sword Demon in the 5 Realms, Taking in Both Willow and Osmanthus_2
Chapter 3377 -1684: Discussing the Path – Discourse on the Sword Demon in the 5 Realms, Taking in Both Willow and Osmanthus_2
“A warning!”
Feng Zhongzui’s voice echoed, carrying a hesitancy born of deliberation: “But I fear it won’t achieve much…”
Indeed.
This arrow was a warning.
But at the same time, Ai Cangsheng might not realize it yet—falling into Xu Xiaoshou’s eyes, it could also be a clear measurement, a “red line.”
“Can’t I dig it up?”
On the Dao Imparting Mirror’s screen, Lord Shou held the Dragon Painting Spear and Shattered Shield, grinning with teeth bared:
“Ai Cangsheng, what’s your relationship with the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus?”
“Even if there is a connection, it’s not that deep, is it?”
“She herself agreed to let me dig it up. What gives you the right to disagree?”
“Does this arrow of yours mean that if I dig up this tree, you’ll shoot me? That you’ll declare war?”
Lord Shou turned helplessly toward the Dao Imparting Mirror, his tone perplexed as he questioned:
“In your eyes, is the agreement between us so insignificant?”
“I, a wanted fugitive, couldn’t care less about the five regions—that’s understandable. But you, as Lord Cangsheng, would you likewise disregard the fate of the five regions just to go to war with me?”
“Which is more important, the five regions, or just a single tree, Ai Cangsheng?”
“Of course, I mean no disrespect…” Xu Xiaoshou clarified earnestly, then turned toward the Nine Sacrifices Spiritual Body, muttering harshly:
“I can’t stand how this Ai Gou disrespects you!”
“To him, the five regions you safeguard hold no value whatsoever. His behavior toward you and your Dao is utterly disrespectful!”
The Nine Sacrifices Spiritual Body’s beautiful eyes widened, her thoughts going blank.
She was completely dumbfounded by his words, tangled up in the loops and twists, unable to make sense of it all for a while.
Does Ai Cangsheng not respect me?
Isn’t he trying to protect me?
But Xu Xiaoshou’s respect for me is so evident to everyone. He’s digging me up, sure, but it seems like it’s for my own good…
Hmm?
Something feels off here?
“Hallmaster Dao did not deceive me!”
“You shouldn’t give him a chance to speak…”
In that instant, after hearing Xu Xiaoshou’s nonsensical words, the saints on the Holy Divine Palace’s side felt their scalps tingle.
Complete sophistry!
But with weaker fists, how could they stop him from speaking?
If they didn’t intervene and actually went up against him to argue, even someone like Fang Wenxin or Xi felt they’d be torn to shreds by Lord Shou’s silver tongue.
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They couldn’t win in combat, nor in argument…
Hallmaster Dao, please come back quickly; life has been so stifling without you!
“It’s just digging, right? Why make such a fuss?”
After saying this, Lord Shou smirked, putting down the Dragon Painting Spear with an expression that seemed to dismiss the Nine Sacrifices Spiritual Body entirely, and walked off in another direction.
The Nine Sacrifices Spiritual Body was utterly baffled.
Why did he look so aggrieved? Shouldn’t I be the one feeling aggrieved?
…
It can be dug up!
The words spoken on the surface differed entirely from the thoughts hidden beneath.
That arrow—whether Ai Cangsheng was smart or foolish—had told Xu Xiaoshou where the “bottom line” lay.
“Ai Cangsheng wants to protect the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus!”
This proved that digging up the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus wouldn’t likely alert the Holy Emperor atop the Stairway to Heaven.
Otherwise, how could Ai Cangsheng be so eager to see it through? Why would he even shoot?
“Ai Cangsheng wants to protect the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus but doesn’t want an all-out bloodbath!”
This proved that, in his eyes, a mere ancestral tree, the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus, was far less crucial than his “bigger picture.”
But without the Dao Qiongcang…
Relying on the pigheaded efforts of the Sacred Mountain’s side, who could only think of rudimentary “Plan Sixteen,” what other brilliant schemes could they possibly come up with?
The five regions exhaled collectively, shaken perhaps, but relieved.
Seeing Lord Shou give up the idea of digging up the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus after being warned by the arrow, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But right then, they watched him stroll leisurely through the ruins of the Sacred Mountain, as if he were calmly meandering around his own Apricot Realm’s backyard.
Soon, he stopped at an unremarkable pile of rubble, halting his steps.
The saints of the Sacred Mountain were baffled, but Xi arched his brow sharply, and after piecing things together, his pupils filled with dread.
They saw Lord Shou clasp his hands respectfully toward the broken stone pile before him, full of reverence as he spoke:
“I’ve admired your name for a long time. You must be Senior God Worship Willow, right?”
…
Huh?
In front of the Five Domains Preaching Mirror, everyone was equally dumbfounded.
God Worship Willow?
The leader of the ancestral trees, God Worship Willow?
The same God Worship Willow from the legends, whose trunk was severed by the Seven Sword Deity You Tu, whose spiritual intelligence was said to have been erased?
But…
Where’s the ‘willow’?
The God Worship Willow was supposed to be in the Land of Screen and Candles.
Yet here, not a single trace of a “willow” was in sight.
But given their trust in Lord Shou’s strength and judgment, some believed that “God Worship Willow” was merely a title—perhaps it manifesting as a pile of rocks wasn’t entirely unreasonable?
“Boom!”
Lord Shou raised a hand, brushing against the stone pile before him.
With puffing sounds, the immense stones burned to ash, revealing a Concealing Breath Spirit Array buried at the very core.
“It’s over…”
When the spiritual array emerged, not only the saints of the Sacred Mountain but also the Spiritual Cultivators of the Five Domains inwardly exclaimed in dismay.
An array concealed amidst loose stones.
Then blending it all into the shattered remnants of the Sacred Mountain.
Though it was unclear who had set up this array, its purpose was abundantly clear—it was meant to guard against a certain someone.
Yet, it successfully fooled everyone present, including the demi-saints, except for the very person it was meant to deter, who identified it with precision.
Xu Xiaoshou raised his hand again, humorously dispelling the spiritual array as he praised:
“Such powerful array technique, such exquisite craftsmanship—is this what they call the Self-Deceiving Array?”
…
In the Southern Region, Zhong Yuanzi, listening to the transmission from the Five Domains Preaching Mirror, flushed red with embarrassment, and hastily explained to Ai Cangsheng beside him:
“I used the Saint-Stage Spirit Array Plate left behind by Hallmaster Dao. Back during the explosion, wasn’t the God Worship Willow still incapable of active movement? When I moved it out of the mountain, I figured the most dangerous place would be the safest spot, so I moved it back to the Land of Screen and Candles, and concealed it with an array and rubble…”
