Book Immortal
"Defeated S8-level Infinite Starfield Destroyer White-Brow, gained 20,000 experience points..."
As White-Brow's body fell to the ground, Li Wei unexpectedly received this notification. At the same time, a Skill Book and a bronze token dropped from White-Brow's body.
This had happened many times before; the skills obtained after killing Reincarnators or Destroyer were just random drops, so in most cases Li Wei only got some 'junk' skills. As for the bronze token, Li Wei recognized it; it was the same bronze token that White-Brow had just used to block the attack from the Wine Sword Immortal. What surprised Li Wei was that he actually gained such a large number of experience points, which meant he could upgrade many of his skills by one level.
Seeing that White-Brow was beyond dead, Li Wei first put the dropped Skill Book and bronze medal into his pocket, then took a deep breath. He himself hadn't expected that he would be able to kill White-Brow in one fell swoop this time.
"This scene will probably be broadcast live, right? I wonder if those guys in the theater will be surprised," Li Wei thought to himself. After all, for him, an S4-level fighter, to kill an S8-level fighter like White-Brow, even though White-Brow was seriously injured, was still an extremely remarkable feat.
At that moment, the words Li Wei White-Brow had said to him before he died came to mind.
"You killed me, he... he will never let you go."
Only this sentence
It sounds like the hateful words spoken by a bad person on their deathbed. Generally speaking, such words are just for venting resentment and have no practical effect.
But this time, for some reason, Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine. Who exactly was the 'he' White-Brow was talking about? Was White-Brow just making things up, or was there really something to it?
Li Wei couldn't figure this out, but Li Wei didn't dwell on it. He believed that as long as he continued to improve his combat strength, even if there was a powerful figure hiding behind White-Brow, he wouldn't be afraid of him.
Seeing the villain dead, both the Sword Saint and the Wine Sword Immortal breathed a sigh of relief. There was no doubt about White-Brow S8's formidable combat power, which had truly astonished them. Fortunately, the villain had been brought to justice, the Demon -Demon-Locking Tower was unharmed, and Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru also safe. Everything was peaceful and happy.
"Kid, haven't seen you for a while. Where did you learn these skills?" The Wine Sword Immortal grabbed Li Wei and asked. It's no wonder he was curious. The first time he saw Li Wei, a mere country ghost almost killed him, which showed how weak Li Wei was back then.
But now, he actually possesses an aura no less than that of his Chang Kong disciple Changkong, and the 'Ten Thousand Swords Art' he just unleashed is an ultimate sword technique. Anyone would be astonished by it.
What could Li Wei say? He could only say that he had encountered an extraordinary person who, seeing his good character and remarkable physique, imparted all his knowledge to him. Li Wei himself wouldn't believe such nonsense, but the Sword Body, the Wine Sword Immortal, and even Li Xiaoyao opposite him all looked knowing and sighed, "No wonder."
Li Wei didn't say much about it, only finding the characters in the story to be adorably silly.
The rest went much as Li Wei had anticipated. Due to the plot, the Sword Saint and the Wine Sword Immortal left the Demon-Locking Tower, while Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru continued their journey to rescue Zhao Ling'er.
Everything returned to the normal plot, except that at this moment, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were accompanied by Li Wei and his group.
With the danger over, Li Wei naturally released Zheng Yutong and Green Conch. The two were overjoyed to see Li Wei again, and both Zheng Yutong and Green Conch were full of admiration after hearing about how Li Wei dealt with White-Brow.
"It's amazing that you could come up with this. Bai Mei must have been convinced of his defeat when White-Brow died at your hands." Green Conch nodded repeatedly as she listened to Li Wei's description. She knew that if she were in the same situation, she would never have been able to come up with such a clever idea.
Li Wei scratched his head sheepishly and laughed, "It was a last resort. Luckily, I have a few powerful backers in this story world."
Both women smiled but remained silent.
At this moment, Li Xiaoyao also came over, cupped his fists to Li Wei, and said, "Thank you so much for your help, brother. Otherwise, Yue Ru and I would have fallen into the hands of those evil thieves."
Li Wei naturally offered another round of polite pleasantries, but the next moment, Li Xiaoyao changed the subject. "Brother Li, we both share the same surname, and we were family five hundred years ago. Now that I'm in trouble, you must help me."
Li Xiaoyao had helped out at his aunt's inn since childhood and had seen countless people, so he was naturally very shrewd and worldly-wise. Seeing that Li Wei was quite capable, he asked for his help.
Li Wei was naturally aware of Li Xiaoyao's thoughts, but his own mission was to prevent the Demon-Locking Tower from collapsing. If he killed Li Xiaoyao or took him out of the Demon-Locking Tower at this moment, then Li Xiaoyao would not be able to save Zhao Ling'er, and in this way, the Demon Demon-Locking Tower would not collapse.
This is the best way to complete the mission, but Li Wei cannot do it this way.
Since Zheng Yutong and the others' mission was to assist Li Xiaoyao in rescuing Zhao Ling'er, Li Wei couldn't possibly stop Li Xiaoyao for that reason alone; otherwise, Zheng Yutong and the others would be eliminated for failing their mission.
So, Li Wei's task is to ensure that Li Xiaoyao successfully rescues Zhao Ling'er while also keeping the Demon-Locking Tower intact. These two tasks seem contradictory, but Li Wei already has a solution.
He readily agreed to Li Xiaoyao's request, then pulled Zheng Yutong aside and whispered, "Where did that An Hei guy go?"
An Hei and Zheng Yutong had signed Teammate Contract together, so if there was a mandatory mission, they would definitely be assigned to the same team. Sure enough, Zheng Yutong told Li Wei about An Hei's whereabouts.
It turned out that after they entered the mission world together and learned about the main quest, An Hei came up with a plan. He led most of the group into the Demon-Locking Tower to find Zhao Ling'er, leaving only Zheng Yutong and Green Conch to follow Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru.
In this way, if Zhao Ling'er is found in advance, she can be rescued in the first place. Even if she encounters danger, this way, some information can Detection in advance, which will help with the later tasks.
Hearing this, Li Wei smiled, thinking to himself that An Hei had the same idea as him. In the original Legend of Xianjian and Fairy storyline, Li Xiaoyao killed seven dragons inside the Demon-Locking Tower to save Zhao Ling'er, which caused the Demon-Locking Tower to collapse. If Zhao Ling'er could be rescued without killing the seven dragons, then the Demon-Locking Tower would be saved. An Hei was probably doing this to rewrite the storyline and gain a greater reward.
Thinking of this, Li Wei knew that the key to the mission was still Zhao Ling'er. As long as he rescued her first, all the problems would be solved. After all, Li Wei knew that there were still a dozen or so high-level reincarnators from the story here. If they knew that killing Li Xiaoyao and the others would protect the Demon Demon-Locking Tower once and for all, they probably wouldn't hesitate at all.
But if that were the case, Zheng Yutong and the others would certainly die.
Therefore, I must be quick. Only by rescuing Zhao Ling'er as soon as possible can I complete this mission.
After quietly explaining the situation to Zheng Yutong and Green Conch, the two women, realizing the urgency of the situation, said, "Let's stay with Li Xiaoyao and the others and protect these two. Li Wei, go find An Hei quickly and rescue Zhao Ling'er as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Li Wei didn't hesitate any longer and rushed to the next floor.
The place where Zhao Ling'er was imprisoned was the lowest level of the Demon-Locking Tower. Along the way, thanks to the guidance of Blood Demon, a native resident of the Demon-Locking Tower, Li Wei passed through several layers of restrictions smoothly. However, when he reached the second to last level, Li Wei was startled.
The once spacious first floor was now packed with people. Li Wei saw many high-level reincarnators in the theater; some looked dazed, while others were deep in thought, completely unaware of Li Wei's arrival.
"Strange, what are they doing?" Li Wei asked, puzzled, as he walked up to one of the reincarnated beings. This reincarnated being didn't even glance at Li Wei, simply holding his head and muttering, "Damn it, how can I not answer such a simple question?"
He seemed very distressed, as if he were under some kind of spell.
"Something's strange." Li Wei immediately became extremely alert and walked forward. After taking only two steps, Li Wei's expression changed; he saw several familiar faces.
Zhuo Qingxuan, Ghost Princess, and Cyan-Faced Ghost King each sat on a stone tablet, deep in thought. Their symptoms were exactly the same as those of the other reincarnators who had been 'possessed' by demons.
Li Wei was utterly shocked. What level of existence was the Ghost King? How could he be in such a state? What on earth had happened?
In front of the three of them was a stone platform with several people standing on it, which invigorated Li Wei.
"Nina, Xue Yan, Fatty, Blood Wolf... you're all here!" Li Wei ran over in a few steps, but before he got close, he found that these people, like the others, were lost in thought, ignoring Li Wei's calls.
"What on earth is going on?" Li Wei knew that things were definitely not ordinary; they had obviously encountered something strange that he couldn't even imagine.
On the stone platform sat two people. One was a young man dressed as a scholar, but his figure was elusive and transparent, and he was undoubtedly a ghost.
At this moment, the ghost dressed as a scholar was smiling, tapping a folding fan in his hand, looking smug.
The person sitting opposite the ghostly scholar, whose back was visible, looked familiar to Li Wei.
"Dark... An Hei?" Finally, Li Wei recognized the person; he hadn't expected it to be An Hei.
Unlike the others who were also possessed, An Hei seemed to have heard Li Wei's voice. He moved and turned his head. Upon seeing Li Wei, An Hei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he chuckled, "You've finally come! That's great! Even if I can't answer these ten questions, as long as you're here, we won't be in any danger."
Having said that, he turned his head and said to the ghostly scholar, "Book Immortal, I already have the answer to your eighth question!"