Chapter 44: Conversation in the Late Night 2

Lin Xing put away the Blood - Devouring Pearl and immediately reverted to his true self: "Master, after all, we are like family. You'd better cooperate with me rather than the Ten Thousand Venoms Sect. Look, that old Poison God doesn't have many years left. I, your disciple, have boundless prospects and outstanding talent. In a few years, I'll be another Patriarch Qingye!"

Cangsong was about to say something like "My disciple has made progress," but he held it back immediately.

This disciple... was still the same! He had never heard anyone praise themselves like this!

"Disciple, how much do you actually know?" Cangsong stared into Lin Xing's eyes without blinking. Perhaps the disciple was right; Poison God really didn't have long to live.

"Er, basically everything. About Caomiao Village, Wan Jianyi, the siege of Qingyun, the Seven - tailed Centipede, the Zhu Xian Sword Formation..." Seeing Elder Cangsong's face turn darker and darker, Lin Xing stopped promptly.

"Where did you get this information?"

"I, um, Madam Sanmiao told me," Lin Xing blurted out in a hurry.

"Madam Sanmiao?"

"She's also my master."

"I don't remember telling anyone about the incident in Caomiao Village."

"Cough cough, that's not important! Master, you should focus on the key point. You just need to know that I'm more reliable than that old Poison God!"

Cangsong leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and thought for a long time. Then he said, "There's another question. If you can answer it to my satisfaction, I can consider cooperating with you." "Master, what are you saying? Since when do you bargain with your disciple!"

"..."

"Alright, Master, go ahead!"

Cangsong straightened up, picked up the scroll on the table again, and slowly smoothed it out: "Since you know about my affairs, why do you still want to cooperate with me? Staying in the Qingyun Sect, with your talent, your future would be limitless. What you're doing is equivalent to betraying the sect. What's your motive?"

This Cangsong was no easy - going person! Lin Xing thought to himself.

Although they were nominally master and disciple, when it came to such major matters, there were bound to be some concerns.

"Master! Back then, how heroic and broad - minded was Uncle Wan Jianyi! He charged into the headquarters of the Demonic Sect and fought against a group of demons alone. What power! What courage!..."

As Lin Xing was talking, he got carried away.

"I really can't stand that Dao Xuan - -"

Lin Xing suddenly met Cangsong's smiling face, an expression that was completely unmoved by his words.

Damn it, even playing the emotional card didn't work. Wasn't Wan Jianyi his soft spot? Or was this old man just too cunning?

" - - Actually, this is one of the reasons for my betrayal of the sect," Lin Xing continued.

"Oh? What else?"

Lin Xing scratched his head, looking helpless: "Actually, the cultivation method is the main reason." One of the reasons, Lin Xing added in his heart.

"Cultivation method?" Cangsong frowned.

"Yes!" Lin Xing stretched out his right hand, and a pattern of Taiji Xuanqing Dao emerged. After the battle with Su Lingfeng, having learned that the understanding of water couldn't just be on the surface but had to penetrate its essence, Lin Xing's strength had improved slightly. The Taiji diagram was more elegant and natural than before.

"Master, you must be able to tell. There are four colors in this Taiji diagram," Lin Xing said.

"Everyone has different cultivation attributes, so the colors are naturally different. A mixture of colors that lack purity can, to a certain extent, reflect the proficiency of Daoist magic, but it's not the only criterion," Cangsong said after a careful look. "But what does this have to do with the cultivation method?"

"Master, keep watching."

Lin Xing dispelled the Taiji diagram and with a wave of his left hand, a pattern with the same four colors appeared.

The "卐" character!

The colors were exactly the same, but due to the different cultivation methods used, it carried an aura of eradicating evil and the mercy of Buddhism.

"This is!" Cangsong couldn't help but exclaim.

"There's more."

Lin Xing flicked his five fingers of his right hand, and a strange black pattern emerged.

"The Heart - Confusing Sutra!"

Cangsong had received more shocks tonight than in the first half of his life combined! This disciple, damn it, was really capable!

He had managed to master the cultivation methods of Buddhism, Taoism, and the Demonic Sect!

But then again, if he could kill the Water - Qilin that had guarded the Qingyun Sect for thousands of years, what else would he not dare to do!

Cangsong finally believed: "The issue of cultivation methods has always been the most taboo among various sects. Betraying the sect is indeed a last resort."

Lin Xing chuckled: "So, Master, can we cooperate now?"

Cangsong smiled slightly: "Unexpectedly, among my three most promising disciples, you're the one who's most like me!"

"That's why, in the end, it will be you and me who will go down in history, Master!" Flattery will get you everywhere. Lin Xing seized every opportunity to ingratiate himself.

"Alright, alright. Your flattery doesn't work on me. Tell me, how exactly do you plan to cooperate?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xing thought, great! Here comes the main part.

"Actually, it's very simple. Master, you don't need to change your plan at all. I just hope that when the time comes to deal with the Ten Thousand Venoms Sect, you can give a little help..."

Cangsong looked at Lin Xing sideways, as if looking at a shameless person.

"You want your master to be a spy?"

Lin Xing shouted wronged: "Master! Look, I'm taking on the three major righteous sects and two demonic sects alone. You, Master, just need to be a little spy. You've already got a great deal..."

"You're going to deal with the other two sects as well? And the righteous path?" Cangsong tightened his grip on the scroll again.

He really had underestimated this kid.

"Of course! Not only that, but the southern border and the northern imperial court are also in my plans!" Lin Xing was so excited that he was spitting. He really seemed to be in control of everything.

Cangsong took a new look at Lin Xing and let out a breath.

"Disciple, tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Can't you tell?" Lin Xing looked surprised. "I want the whole world, of course."

"Cough cough cough - - Don't say it as if you're asking for a piece of cake!" Cangsong was so angry that his beard was shaking.

"Master, give me an answer. Will you help or not?"

"..."

Cangsong fell silent. It had to be said that although this disciple seemed unreliable, in fact, considering all the conditions, there was still a glimmer of hope. And - - Cangsong relaxed his brows, finally figuring it out. A smile bloomed on his old face. He straightened up and walked towards the window.

"Your master will - - go crazy with you!"

"Great! With Master's help, I'm even more confident!" Lin Xing danced with joy, looking like a little kid. - - Of course, except for the flash of calm and triumphant smile in his eyes.

"However, after it's done, you have to promise me one thing."

"You must clear Uncle Wan's name!"

His desolate gaze swept across the sky. The stars dimmed, and dark clouds churned. Perhaps this was the prelude to a tempest.