Chapter 1252
Each Calculating Their Own Schemes
Chapter 1252 Each Calculating Their Own Schemes
Yunxi smiled slightly, gesturing for Difei to put away the "Ghostly Craft Ball," before slowly and deliberately speaking:
"Oh? You recognize me? But this is the first time I've met you."
The implication is: I'm not familiar with you. Just because you've seen me before doesn't mean I necessarily know you.
Yu Xingchi coughed lightly and said:
"Immortal Lord Ranxi, I accepted the mission issued by Immortal King Shangchuan and came to the Langhuan Secret Realm to investigate the rumors about the appearance of the divine artifact. The Immortal King instructed me that if I encounter you in the secret realm, I can cooperate with you."
Yunxi hadn't expected this guy to immediately vomit at her. Displeased, she gently stroked her cheek, but didn't revert to her original appearance, lazily asking:
How did you recognize me?
"When seizing the Sea of Consciousness shield."
After Yu Xingchi finished speaking, he made a crescent moon shape with his hand, implying that he recognized the "Moon Gate".
Yunxi raised an eyebrow, but this time she didn't deny it. So what if they recognized her? Who knows if what they said was true or false? And she couldn't verify it with Immortal King Shangchuan right now.
Di Fei, standing to the side, asked directly:
"So what? Does this have anything to do with you stopping us?"
Yu Xingchi replied with a faint smile:
"Since we have the same mission, why not continue to team up? That way we can complete the mission better."
After hearing Yu Xingchi's words, Yun Xi simply turned her gaze to the other three, narrowed her eyes, and asked:
"Did you, like Yu Xingchi, also accept the mission to investigate the rumors of the divine artifact's reappearance?"
Cuiying, Huawu, and Wushen exchanged glances and nodded. Clearly, they hadn't expected Yuxingchi to reveal his hand so directly.
Yunxi continued to ask:
"And then what? What will you do after you've verified the rumors?"
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Yuxingchi.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Xingchi said:
"According to the deductions of the Celestial Orbit Sect, if it is proven that the artifact has truly appeared in the world, we must find a way to obtain it and bring it out of the secret realm."
Di Fei scoffed, finding Yu Xingchi's words somewhat naive; that was what she thought and what she said:
"The Star Pool has only one divine artifact. We now have six people from five domains. Which domain should the divine artifact belong to?"
Logically, since the divine artifact originated from the Langhuan Secret Realm, located in the Ghost Realm's territory, if it were truly found, it should belong to our Ghost Realm.
After saying that, his eyes darted around, and he continued with an expression of sudden realization:
“Yu Xingchi, you don’t think that Ranxi is a Celestial Lord of the Central Celestial Realm and a natural ally of yours, so you’re in a hurry to stop her and join forces with her, hoping that this will give you a greater chance of winning when you’re fighting for the divine artifact!”
"Tsk, you've really got a clever plan. From the beginning, you've been talking to yourself. The four of you may have accepted the same mission, but Ranxi and I may not have."
These words silenced the four people present. After thinking about it carefully, they realized that ever since Yu Xingchi stopped the two of them, they had never admitted to accepting the mission to investigate the appearance of the divine artifact.
Yunxi smiled slightly at Difei, finding her reaction quick, then looked at Yuxingchi and said:
"I've taken on another mission and it's inconvenient for me to travel with you. Farewell!"
After saying this, he cupped his hands in greeting to the four people, then turned around and left with Di Fei. This time, no one stopped them.
Yu Xingchi watched the two disappear before his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly. He then relaxed his clenched fist and looked at the other three, saying, "Three Immortal Lords, shall we continue to team up?"
Hua Wu said indifferently:
"Since we have the same mission, we can cooperate for the time being."
She specifically emphasized "temporarily," indicating that if they could indeed find the artifact in the secret realm, their cooperation would end, and the struggle for the artifact would naturally depend on their own abilities. Since there were no ghost immortals present, they automatically ignored the fact that the artifact had appeared in the ghost realm's territory.
Cuiying nodded, and Wushen chanted a Buddhist prayer. Their strongest temporary team thus reached a tacit agreement to continue forming a team. However, all four of them subconsciously chose to head in the direction where Yunxi and the other person had left.
Yunxi and Difei, who had just left, did not remove their disguises. However, they were exchanging information that Yuxingchi had inadvertently revealed earlier.
"Ranxi, is that Yu Xingchi out of his mind? He actually exposed your identity in front of so many people, trying to force you to join forces with him. How insidious."
Di Fei looked down on Yu Xingchi's approach, saying that he was just a pretty face with no substance, yet he acted so presumptuously.
Yunxi can understand the other party's actions:
"They're not stupid. They've probably already guessed that the rumors of the so-called divine artifact appearing in the world were probably spread by an evil immortal, and that the divine artifact might not be a divine artifact in the literal sense."
From the moment I pulled the fragment of the evil artifact from Xuanwu's body, they should have realized that the rumors of the divine artifact's appearance were a trap. Leaving aside whether they could even find the artifact, Yu Xingchi was worried that it was connected to the evil immortals, which is why they were in such a hurry to form an alliance with me.
Di Fei's bright eyes flashed, and she immediately understood:
"He likely came to the same conclusion as you, guessing that the artifact in the present world is the weapon of an evil god. In order to successfully take the artifact away, he chose to ally with you, the strongest fighter. After all, you both come from the Central Immortal Realm. He also made it clear that he accepted the mission issued by Immortal King Shangchuan to increase the possibility of joining forces with you."
Yunxi listened to Difei's straightforward analysis and nodded with a smile.
Di Fei turned her head and glanced behind her, then snorted coldly and said:
"They're quite shameless, staying behind us the whole time. They're trying to cling to us."
Yunxi smiled, not angry at all, but instead comforted her:
"Perhaps they did accept the mission, but after entering the secret realm, they discovered from the nearly corrupted Xuanwu that the mission was becoming increasingly dangerous. However, the secret realm is so vast that they have no clues and it is difficult for them to find the so-called artifact first."
Just then, Yu Xingchi revealed my identity, so they followed us in tacit agreement, probably hoping to use my reputation as the 'nemesis of evil immortals' to find the trap set by the evil immortals first.
Di Fei wanted to roll her eyes, and said with a downward smirk:
"They use all their cunning on their own people."
Yunxi, however, didn't seem to care and said with a smile:
"It's alright. Just consider them our support. Once my speculation is confirmed, we'll need their help to seal the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade or to bring it out of the secret realm. We should give them some benefits. In my opinion, whether it's a black cat or a white cat, a cat that can catch mice in the gutter is a good cat, unless they want to be enemies with the entire Immortal Realm."
Di Fei giggled and winked at Yun Xi, saying:
“You have a bigger vision. I’ll listen to you. I won’t miss such a good opportunity to earn merit.”
"Let's go! Next, we'll go find Yuwen He. I still feel that guy is an unstable factor."
After Yunxi finished speaking, she took out the "Heaven and Earth Contract" and sensed it. After confirming the direction, she quickened her pace.
Di Fei also had a guide to the Langhuan Secret Realm. She pulled up the map, glanced at it, and her eyes lit up.
"Ranxi, if you follow this direction for another five days, there will be a valley with a twin Langhuan flower in it. It is an important material for refining clones. Would you like to take a look on the way?"