C101

Scarlet Core was a very weak opponent in terms of both strength and aura. He simply couldn't withstand a single blow.

Such a weak opponent, in his unhappy life, had met many, any opponent that did not have a challenge, could not arouse his interest at all.

Initially, he had thought that victory was in his grasp. He hadn't thought that Chi Dan would be able to figure everything out in such a short period of time.

Chi Dan's aura was constantly being pushed back. He had lost because he was greedy for a hundred top grade spirit stones. His attitude had completely reversed and he still said he wanted spirit stones, but in reality, he didn't really want spirit stones.

He crawled up where he had fallen because he had lost the spirit stones. He used the spirit stones as an excuse to get rid of his disadvantage step by step and regain the initiative.

Chi Dan's attitude changed. He was not happy to realize that he had lost his chips for the Spirit Stone.

He himself was a tribulation cultivator, and he still had a hundred thousand sufferers supporting him. With the Heavenly Tribulation Oath in his hands, he still had a high chance of winning without his spirit stones to back him up.

"The Daoist priest said he would swear an oath!"

Chi Dan knew that this was not a deal, but a contest of momentum. Since he wanted to regain his advantage, he naturally did not choose to compromise, unless something unexpected happened.

"Hand over the spirit stones. This king will tell you where Shentu Shun is!"

Knowing Shentu Shentu's whereabouts had always been a scam. He swore by the heavenly tribulation that it was Scarlet Core's fatal weakness. Just now, because of that oath, it had been caught in a crisis and had almost died.

He wanted to avoid a vow, but vowing was not a blissful bargaining chip. How could he let it escape?

"Swear, this old Daoist will give you Spirit Stones!"

"Give me the spirit stones first!"

Shentu Shun's location was the only bargaining chip in the Scarlet Pill — a hundred thousand victims, a single person's strength, a hundred top quality spirit stones, and an oath.

With their chips in hand, no one was willing to give in.

However, he was sure that Chi Dan knew about Shentu Shun's whereabouts, not that he wanted it to tell him where Shentu Shun was. If he directly asked for the answer that he wanted, he might be able to get the answer that he wanted.

"You have no idea where Shentu Shun is!"

He did not dare to swear that there were already many people who suspected that he did not know where Shentu Shun was. It was not surprising that no happiness would say such things.

This was a battle, Chi Dan had already taken it seriously. How could he not see through the obvious?

It forced itself to remain calm as it was forced to look elsewhere, not giving the opponent the slightest opportunity to make eye contact.

"Haha!" Do you think you can detect anything? "

"This King advises you not to waste any more effort!"

The other party saw through his probing and avoided his eyes, refusing to look him straight in the eye. He did not give him the chance to probe further. If he failed the first time, he would not give up.

"It looks like you really don't know!"

Since he guessed that he did not know where Shentu Shun was, why didn't he leave? Wasn't this obviously a test?

"Then why aren't you leaving!"

Once again seeing through his probing, he knew that probing would not work.

The Scarlet Core was unwilling to swear on the pretext of asking for spirit stones. If it wasn't happy, it wouldn't be able to confirm whether or not it truly knew about Shentu Shun's whereabouts. If it refused to hand over the spirit stones, it would become a dead end.

To probe was useless, and the cycle of death would not be solved. This was undoubtedly to stall for time, to stall for time. No one could obtain a good result, and it would only benefit outsiders.

Although no one could get any benefits, but the longer it went on, the worse it would be for the lack of happiness. This was not the result he wanted to see.

"I advise you not to waste any time, otherwise it will be very disadvantageous for you and your companions!"

The longer it took, the more people would come, and the more cultivators would come, causing a hundred thousand victims to lose their function. If he was not fortunate and had to deal with a cultivator in the heavenly tribulation stage, the number of chips he had would only decrease.

The more tribulation cultivators there were. As long as they were unable to confirm if Chi Dan knew of Shentu Shun's whereabouts, Chi Dan's bargaining chip would not disappear and he would still be in an invincible position.

In order to obtain Shentu Shun's location, many tribulation cultivators would do anything they could. Shentu Shun's location was not only his bargaining chip, but also a good weapon for him to deal with those who were unlucky and had to move back.

Even if the tribulation stage cultivator joined hands and did not tell Chi Dan of Shentu Shun's whereabouts, Chi Dan believed that he and his companion would not be in danger.

Furthermore, it was also an esteemed guest of the Hollow Jade Sect. Due to the prestige of the sect, the Hollow Jade Sect's tribulation stage cultivators would definitely protect the safety of it and its companions.

No matter from which point of view, stalling for time was more beneficial than cheating. Only then would he dare to have no fear and not fear the threat of happiness.

"Therefore, don't waste any time, otherwise, you won't be able to obtain Shentu Shun's location!"

At this critical moment of life and death, breaking through his limits and getting rid of his disadvantage step by step, not only did he not get angry, but he even started to look at Chi Dan in the eye, appreciating him a little.

"You're not bad!"

"This King knows!"

In the past, Chi Dan would definitely be pleased with himself after receiving the praise of a tribulation stage cultivator.

Unrestrained, it would only become a weapon for the enemy to deal with it. Any details would be the key to success or failure, it would guard against it carefully and would not let the enemy find any opportunities to attack it.

No matter how much he appreciated Shentu Shun, he had to find out about his happiness. If the news was true, he had to get it.

He swore that he would not be forced to do so for the time being. He still had the backing of a hundred thousand victims. Even if the victims could not be coerced, he still had the power to do so.

In any case, he had to try.

"If Fellow Daoist is unwilling to swear, then I'm afraid it'll be hard for you to convince the masses!"

Was he really at a loss for what to do when he threatened him with a hundred thousand suffering victims?

"Haha, the person who took the spirit stones is not me. Shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"

It was a mistake to deceive a hundred thousand victims. If he stole their spirit stones, he wouldn't be able to escape responsibility even if he didn't have any happiness.

A hundred thousand victims seemed to stand behind a lack of happiness, but in reality, everyone had their own selfish motives in front of them.

With the appearance of a cultivator in the tribulation stage, 100,000 low-level cultivators knew that they had no chance of obtaining Shentu Shun. Many of the 100 top grade spirit stones they had accumulated were their savings.

Even though it was hateful for Chi Dan to deceive them, it was even more hateful for him to snatch away their hard-earned savings. Whoever obtained the spirit stones would be the target of their hatred.

Slightly to sow dissension, no happiness will become their object of condemnation.

"To confirm Shentu Shun's whereabouts is the best explanation!"

In the end, external forces were not his own power. When the 100,000 victims heard Chi Dan sow discord, many people's goal began to shift, presumably to take back their savings.

A hundred thousand victims had a strange feeling. Facing Chi Dan with a lack of happiness, this gave everyone an explanation to stabilize their emotions.

"Since I have obtained the spirit stones, I will naturally tell you where Shentu Shun is."

Hundreds of thousands of low-level cultivators wanted to take back their savings, but hundreds of high-level cultivators still wanted to find out where Shentu Shun was. Facing their fervent and doubtful gazes, facing their unlucky and fierce attacks, Chi Dan also retaliated forcefully, insisting that he knew where Shentu Shun was.

"Unless you have a way to prove that you really know where Shentu Shun is, they won't believe you!"

If you said that the news was true, then what could you use to prove that Shentu Shun's whereabouts were real? No one would believe that Chi Dan knew of Shentu Shun's whereabouts because everything he did without happiness.

"Haha, I have my own plans for obtaining the spirit stones!"

Chi Dan could not prove that he knew where Shentu Shun was because he did not know where Shentu Shentu Shun was.

He could not admit that he was completely ignorant of this life-and-death crisis. He could only be stubborn and try his best to stall for time, waiting for the Hollow Jade Sect's rescue.

"Good!" Take it! "

If it wanted to buy time, it wouldn't give it the chance even if it didn't want to.

The trump card of a hundred thousand victims failed. In order to not let Chi Dan delay the time, he threw the high-grade storage necklace towards Chi Dan.

A hundred top grade spirit stones was no longer a bargaining chip. Forcing it to stay by his side would only draw aggro for him. Moreover, Chi Dan was using a spirit stone as an excuse, so he might as well give it a chance and force it to swear.

If it still didn't dare to swear, it was enough to prove that it didn't know where Shentu Shun was. With its own cultivation, it wouldn't be too late to retrieve the Spirit Stones.

At that time, he would prove that Chi Dan had been deceiving everyone and taking the spirit stones back from him would be equivalent to helping the 100,000 victims vent their anger.

For the sake of eliminating evil, he had become a hero. Even if he took the spirit stones for himself, he believed that there was nothing to be said about the one hundred thousand victims.

Upon seeing the flying storage necklace, Chi Dan was taken aback for a moment before he grabbed it.

Initially, he thought that he wouldn't be given the spirit stone due to his lack of happiness, but contrary to his expectations, he actually handed over the spirit stone.

If it was not for the fact that it had been blessed and obtained a spirit stone, it would be the happiest person in the world. Now that it had obtained a spirit stone, it would probably find it hard to laugh.

However, it smiled.

"Haha, This King will do as he says. Shentu Shun will just …"

Now that he had obtained the spirit stones, all he could do was make up a story about Shentu Shun's whereabouts and how he had somehow gotten away with it.

"Please wait, fellow cultivator!"

He just knew it wouldn't be so simple. As expected, if there wasn't happiness, he would try to interfere.

"Dammit, why are you being so slow? Don't you want to know where Shentu Shun is?"

If he was strong enough, then death without happiness was just an ideal. The reality was that Chi Dan could only howl in rage and threaten, he could not lose his momentum.

"Fellow Daoist, you seem to have forgotten something?"

"What?"

The Scarlet Pill will forget something, of course it knows. If there is no happiness, then there is also no need to know. The reason why it chose to directly say the whereabouts of Shentu Shun was because it did not want to face the oath.

"Of course it's to prove that you know where Shentu Shun is!"

Chi Dan was silent for a long time. For a long time, he didn't speak, but then he spoke again.

"It's probably very difficult for Fellow Daoist to come up with a way to prove himself. How about, I swear it!"

He swore that he definitely wouldn't, because he still had a way to prove himself. Even if he had to, in order for his companions to survive, he would speak up.

"Speaking of which, 13 years ago …"

Suddenly, a faint pressure appeared in the entire city.

The pressure appeared without any warning. At first, no one could feel it. Just as Chi Dan wanted to prove that he knew where Shentu Shun was, the pressure began to change, becoming stronger and stronger.

Panting heavily, he couldn't stand up straight. Initially, he was a low level cultivator, but gradually it was high level cultivator's turn. Finally, it was high level cultivator's turn to be in the tribulation stage.

All the cultivators in the city felt the sudden pressure and felt the source of it. There was not a single person who was not shocked because the pressure originated from the Scarlet Core.

As the instigator of all this pressure, Chi Dan was dumbfounded!

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