No hope for eternal life

Chapter 448 Ruan Xiong’s True Identity

However, for safety reasons, Mu Changsheng stayed far behind Ruan Xiong, thousands of miles away.

Following Ruan Xiong all the way, Mu Changsheng not only did not see any evidence of Ruan Xiong's contact with the demon cultivators, but instead found himself going deeper and deeper into the demon tribe's territory, which made Mu Changsheng deeply uneasy.

"No, we can't go any deeper." Mu Changsheng stopped his pursuit and thought to himself, "Ruan Xiong went so deep into the heart of the demon clan, there must be something fishy. I will just report what I saw to the master. It's not my turn to go and investigate in person."

After making up his mind, Mu Changsheng turned around and left, wanting to leave the demon area first.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that Ruan Xiong deliberately led me here?"

It happened so quickly that just as Mu Changsheng realized that he had fallen into a trap, Ruan Xiong appeared in front of him. The two were thousands of miles apart, but Ruan Xiong's speed was so fast that he almost teleported in front of Mu Changsheng.

Ruan Xiong changed back to his original human form and said with a chuckle: "Since Junior Brother Mu is here, don't be in a hurry to leave."

Mu Changsheng had long been shocked by Ruan Xiong's speed and was speechless, but he knew in his heart that he had fallen into a trap. It was very likely that Ruan Xiong had noticed his tracking as early as when he was in the Tianshui Realm, but had been holding it in until now.

Ruan Xiong's speed was too abnormal; it was far from what a cultivator in the Divine Sea Realm should have.

After a moment of shock, Mu Changsheng turned around and ran away without saying a word. He just wanted to stay away from Ruan Xiong.

"I told you not to leave in such a hurry." Ruan Xiong's eyes became fierce, and golden flames rose in his hands. The flames quickly condensed into substance and turned into a ball of dazzling golden light, which quickly covered Mu Changsheng.

It was not until then that Mu Changsheng realized that the golden light method that Ruan Xiong had been using was actually a fire method!

Seeing Ruan Xiong's golden light coming, Mu Changsheng activated the eighth-grade protective Mingwang talisman without hesitation. After the previous two Mingwang talismans were consumed, Mu Changsheng asked Old Man Shengu for three more.

But at this time, the Eighth-Rank Mingwang Talisman seemed extremely fragile in front of Ruan Xiong's golden light. The external protective layer formed by it was instantly melted by the golden light. It can be said that it had no power to resist.

Seeing this scene, Mu Changsheng was almost in despair. He knew that he could not escape today.

Before the golden light descended, Mu Changsheng finally spoke and asked the question in his heart: "Who are you?"

There is no doubt that Ruan Xiong's cultivation is not as simple as the Divine Sea Realm, but what is incredible is how Ruan Xiong managed to hide his cultivation in front of so many sect masters?

Facing Mu Changsheng's question, Ruan Xiong smiled mysteriously and said, "You asked a good question. I can't even remember my real name, but I have a nickname known to all the nine realms. I like it very much. You can call me the Black Devil!"

Mu Changsheng's pupils shrank, and it was too late for him to be shocked, because the black devil's golden light had completely broken through his three-layer Mingwang Seal and was rushing towards him.

Mu Changsheng closed his eyes. He was ready to face death, but the golden light of fire did not take his life. Instead, it wrapped his whole body and sealed all his strength and consciousness.

Mu Changsheng fell into a deep sleep instantly. At the same time, his two clones could not sense the existence of the real body. They only knew that they were not dead yet, because if the real body died, the clones would naturally die instantly.

In the Tianshui Realm, Mu Changsheng's white-clothed clone was originally fighting with a demon cultivator, but he had stopped fighting, as if anything he did would be redundant at this moment.

At Duzhao Peak in Lingshan Sect, the black-clothed clone who was practicing in seclusion also ended his practice. Everything happened so fast that he didn't even have time to ask Xiao Niansheng and Taoist Master Xi for help.

The black-clothed clone walked out of the cave in a daze. Although he knew that he was not dead yet, if he fell into the hands of the Black Demon, it would be the same as death. Even if there were someone in this world who could defeat or even kill the Black Demon, the Black Demon would definitely take his life before he died. Therefore, it seemed as if his death sentence had been pronounced in advance from this moment on.

Taoist Master Xian quickly noticed Mu Changsheng's distraught state and quickly appeared and asked: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Mu Changsheng opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long while, he said, "Sister, I can only repay your kindness in my next life."

Taoist Shi'an's expression changed drastically. She had never seen Mu Changsheng so frustrated before, and she quickly asked, "What happened? Tell me first, and we'll work together to find a solution."

"There's nothing I can do, there's nothing I can do." Mu Changsheng shook his head painfully. He calculated over and over again, but he couldn't find any hope of survival. All his former ambitions seemed to have vanished at this moment.

Taoist Master was helpless and quickly informed Xiao Niansheng. After Xiao Niansheng arrived, he was also shocked by Mu Changsheng's decadent look and quickly asked: "Changsheng, what happened?"

Xiao Niansheng asked in person, and Mu Changsheng had to answer: "My disciple's original body was captured by the black demon."

As soon as Mu Changsheng said this, Taoist Shi'an and Xiao Niansheng's faces changed drastically. If it was just the clone that was captured, it would be fine if he died, but the real body was different, and he fell into the hands of the black demon, so he would definitely be in great danger.

"Ruan Xiong is the Black Demon in disguise." Mu Changsheng added: "My disciple overestimated his own abilities and secretly followed Ruan Xiong, and fell into his trap."

"What should we do, Sect Master? You must think of a way to save him." Taoist Master looked at Xiao Niansheng pleadingly. Only a person of Xiao Niansheng's level was qualified to contact the Black Demon and save Mu Changsheng.

"Don't worry." Xiao Niansheng was calm and steady, and asked Mu Changsheng: "Can you sense my position?"

Mu Changsheng shook his head and said: "The Black Demon seems to have used a sealing method. My disciple can't sense my true self at all now."

Xiao Niansheng's heart sank again when he heard this. It had to be said that the Black Demon was very careful in his work. Now he didn't even know the location of Mu Changsheng, so how could he talk about saving him?

"You guys wait here first, I'll think of a solution." Xiao Niansheng only had time to give instructions before leaving in a hurry.

Mu Changsheng remained silent. Xiao Niansheng did not elaborate on her method, which showed how slim the hope was.

After a few cups of tea, Mu Changsheng suddenly came to his senses. After hearing the name of the Black Demon, he had already accepted death. Now, the extra time he lived was worth it.

"Mr. Yang, am I still cultivating my clone?" Mu Changsheng asked Taoist Master Nan.

"Yes, he is now cultivating his second clone." Taoist Master replied.

"Please notify him for me. I want to see him for the last time." Mu Changsheng requested. Although this would disturb Yang Wuque's cultivation of his clone, he was really worried that he would not even be able to see Yang Wuque for the last time.

"Okay." Taoist Master agreed reluctantly.

On the other side, Mu Changsheng's clone in white was rushing towards the Tianling Realm. His parents were still in the Tianling Sect, so naturally he wanted to see his parents again before he "died".

Soon, Mu Changsheng met Yang Wuque. Yang Wuque forcibly interrupted the cultivation of his second clone and suffered severe backlash, but he no longer cared about the backlash because he had already learned what had happened from Taoist Master Nan.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned Ruan Xiong to you. It's me who brought disaster upon you." Yang Wuque blamed himself.

Mu Changsheng forced a smile and said, "Sir, you are wrong. The black devil is lurking in our sect. If no one finds it, it will definitely cause a disaster. I have saved the sect from disaster and repaid the sect for its training."