Do Not Tell Anyone Else

After everyone was seated, Wu Chu had Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox lead the Little Flower Fairies to serve them tea and snacks.

The tea was still made from the Delia they cultivated themselves. The Little Enlightenment Tea Tree had only just sprouted new buds and was growing slowly, so it was not suitable for making tea at all.

The tea snacks were plentiful and varied, including all kinds of fruits and candied fruits, osmanthus cake, chestnut cake...

The Little Fox was a little excited to see her grandfather come again, but she restrained her excitement and did not directly reveal their relationship. She sat quietly next to Wu Chu and brewed tea for them, but her starry eyes would involuntarily glance at Qingqiu Chen a few more times.

Whether Feng Wu saw through it but chose not to say anything, or simply didn't notice at all, after taking a sip of the tea, he silently smacked his lips, seemingly unaccustomed to the slightly bitter yet subtly sweet taste, and quietly put the teacup down.

Qingqiu Chen, however, seemed quite interested in the taste and took a few more sips. Then the Little Fox trotted over to refill his tea, her smile widening even further.

"I wonder what brings you two fellow Daoists to this remote place of mine?" Wu Chu asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Feng Wu looked at Qingqiu Chen Qingqiu Chen put down his teacup and smiled, "To be honest, we didn't come to Fellow Daoist's Purple Jade Mountain specifically. We came here by asking around. The matter we were asking about was that strange event that happened nearly a thousand years ago."

A thousand years ago?!

Wu Chu said "Oh," thinking to himself, "It's just like when you're about to fall asleep, someone brings you a pillow!"

He had been thinking about how to bring up his bold idea at the right time without attracting their attention.

Little did they know, they had come specifically for this matter.

"Are you referring to the matter of the sky being occupied by the Black Two energies?"

The two nodded in agreement. Feng Wu said, "Our king estimates that it was a clash between two powerful beings, but the cause of the clash and the identities of those two are unknown. As you know, our clan is now widely inviting fellow Daoists to jointly build the beast Beast Clan of the Primordial Land, and naturally hopes that more powerful seniors will join us."

Wu Chu nodded in understanding and said, "I see. You two have come to the right person. To be honest, I do know a little about the background of one of them."

Upon hearing this, Feng Wu and Qingqiu Chen exchanged a glance, their faces lighting up with delight. Feng Wu laughed heartily, "If we had known this earlier, we wouldn't have needed to ask our way here; we could have come directly to you, Fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist Seventeen was too cautious this time, which wasted a lot of time."

Qingqiu Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "How could I have known that you would find out about this, fellow Daoist! The Black Two energies stretched for thousands of miles, and no one knows where they originated!"

Feng Wu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, please don't take offense. I was just joking. But since you know the details, would you be willing to explain them to us in detail?"

Wu Chu smiled and said, "It's alright to talk about it, but you two can just listen and forget about it. This matter has nothing to do with you two or the Qilin Royal Clan. The one who possessed the black energy originally came to this humble Daoist seeking revenge. His target was actually me, but he was really unlucky and ran into an old senior who was traveling..."

Upon hearing this, both Feng Wu and Qingqiu Chen showed expressions of shock, especially the old fox Qingqiu Chen, who involuntarily looked at the Little Fox with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"How did you come to provoke such a powerful enemy, fellow Daoist?" Feng Wu asked in surprise. "Even our clan's king might not be able to suppress such a powerful figure."

In Wu Chu's view, the cultivation level of the Qilin Ancestor should be about the same as that of the Demon Ancestor at this time. If the two were to fight, it would be difficult to say whether one of them could definitely suppress the other.

If the Demon Ancestor's cultivation level were strong enough to suppress the Qilin Ancestor, then he probably wouldn't be hiding in the shadows and secretly using underhanded tactics like an old schemer.

Wu Chu sighed softly, "This is a long story!"

"Then let's get straight to the point!" the old fox Qingqiu Chen said succinctly.

Wu Chu coughed lightly, somewhat annoyed by the old straight man, and then said, "I had a neighbor back then who called himself the Tianmu Daoist. He must have been to the Qilin Royal Court back then!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Wu nodded and said, "I remember. This Fellow Daoist Tianmu also brought a dragon head to offer his congratulations. That dragon head is still hanging in a Main Hall of our clan's Royal Court!"

Wu Chu nodded and said, "That possessor of the black energy was actually an Old Demon. That old demon cultivated the Killing Path, and his demonic energy could easily corrupt anyone, even causing the cultivation of someone with murderous intent to instantly increase several times over..."

"This old demon and that Tianmu Daoist..." Feng Wu asked, puzzled.

Wu Chu sighed softly, "That Tianmu Daoist was corrupted by that Old Demon's demonic energy, which invaded his Primordial Spirit. As a result, everything that Tianmu Daoist knew was now known to him. You two should be able to sense the aura of a Merit Spiritual Treasure on my body!"

The two nodded, Wu Chu continued, "After that Old Demon learned of this news, he wanted me to follow him, because the Merit Power and that demonic energy are incompatible. He didn't want someone like me to become his enemy. I refused, so he wanted to kill me as soon as possible."

The amount of information was quite large, and the two of them pondered for a while.

Only after regaining his senses did Feng Wu ask, "What is the background of that Old Demon, fellow Daoist?"

"That old demon claimed to come from the Western Land, and his Daoist Temple was said to be called Mount Sumeru. He said he wanted to create a Demon Sect, but I don't know if it has been created yet. Tens of thousands of years ago, a fellow Daoist and I joined forces to slay one of his avatars. As a result, after slaying that avatar, we were actually Merit by heaven. I don't know what kind of heinous crime that Old Demon committed to make even heaven hate him so much!"

In his last sentence, Wu Chu seemed to be expressing his own feelings, almost as if it were unintentional.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Feng Wu raised an eyebrow and said, "There's Merit in slaying its clone?"

Qingqiu Chen was the same; his old eyebrows involuntarily rose, and his eyes shone.

"Well..."

Wu Chu paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Gentlemen, these words are mine to say, and only you two to hear. Please do not tell anyone else. I am thinking that once my cultivation is deeper, I will seek out his clone and earn more Merit! I'm sure you both know the wonders of Merit."

The two nodded in agreement, "Understood, understood, fellow Daoist, we comprehend your meaning!"

Wu Chu then warned, "Gentlemen, I am not exaggerating, but that Old Demon is extremely difficult to deal with. If it weren't for the fact that I possess a magical treasure that brings me Merit Spiritual Treasure, which is a natural counter to him, I would not dare to confront him directly."

"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. We will not easily seek trouble with them." Feng Wu said, then suddenly glanced at Qingqiu Chen, paused, and asked, "Where is Tianmu Daoist?"

"Alas! He's dead! His Primordial Spirit was corrupted by demonic energy, and after I destroyed the demonic energy, his Primordial Spirit naturally dissipated. Speaking of which, I still owe the Qilin Royal Court an apology for this matter, since Tianmu Daoist was, after all, a member of the Qilin Clan."

"Alas! This is no one's fault but yours, fellow Daoist! It's all that Demon Lord's fault. Our clan will definitely seek justice from that Demon Lord." Feng Wu said, glancing at Qingqiu Chen.

Wu Chu couldn't help but glance at the old fox, thinking: Could this old fox be secretly communicating with Feng Wu, asking him to use this excuse to shut me up?

Hey! Too bad that old fox was still one move behind!