Chapter 35: Lotus Rot

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Liu Chuan sneered.

“There’s more than just a blood feud between him and me. If he hadn’t bullied us every day when we were young and stopped us from cultivating properly, I’m afraid the position of the successor would have been mine!”

After the old man heard this, he thought about it carefully. What Liu Chuan said did make sense. This child’s talent was not bad and he was even younger. If not for what he said, perhaps the position of the son of inheritance would really be his.

From this, the old man reluctantly believed it.

“I have a grudge against him, but I won’t tell you about it. Just know that I hate him more than you hate him.”

As the old man spoke, he took out a cultivation pill from his pocket and threw it over. Liu Chuan took it and sized it up for a while. He couldn’t figure it out, so he naturally didn’t dare to rashly swallow it.

The old man could tell that Liu Chuan was cautious, so he didn’t blame him.

“These are all my treasures. I’m old, so swallowing these medicinal pills won’t have much effect. However, you are still young, so take these medicinal pills as a greeting gift.”

“Thanks.” Liu Chuan said indifferently and put the pill in his arms.

After putting the pill in his pocket, Liu Chuan asked carefully.

“Recently, I’ve been seeing people in blue robes wandering back and forth at the foot of the Divine Martial Sect.”

Liu Chuan still wanted to get information from the old man, but the old man smiled when he heard this.

“Stop asking around. The Azure Cloud Sect is not the only sect in the world that has a grudge against the Divine Martial Sect. If you want to kill Liu Shengtian and snatch his position as the successor, continue spreading rumors that are not good for him. The more evil the better. As long as you can ruin his reputation, I can give you more pills like this!”

Liu Chuan knew that this was the first time he had met this old man, so he could not completely gain his trust. He could only nod and go back.

At night, Liu Chuan secretly found Bai Mingxuan and took out all the old man’s pills.

Bai Mingxuan and the others studied it for a while. This medicinal pill indeed didn’t look like poison, but they had to be wary of the sinister hearts of the people in the pugilistic world. Now, there were already people in the sect who had been killed by spiritual parasites. Who knew if there were other tricks hidden in this medicinal pill?

Everyone discussed for a while and decided to continue baiting the big fish. It was a pity that Liu Shengtian’s reputation was ruined. However, Liu Shengtian himself did not care about this and was even eager to give it a try.

Just like that, Liu Chuan continued to spread rumors about Liu Shengtian. Now, the rumors were flying everywhere, especially since as long as one version of this kind of thing was leaked, countless versions would immediately be born.

Rumors had made Liu Shengtian a rat in the eyes of the people of the Divine Martial Sect. However, this guy could still keep his composure and did not appear for a few days.

This matter had even reached Liu Chuan’s master’s ears. Liu Chuan’s master even found Liu Chuan and asked him about Liu Shengtian.

Liu Chuan braced himself and consolidated the version that had been circulating in the past few days and told it to his master. Even Liu Chuan’s master clicked his tongue and sighed when he heard this. The new generation surpassed the old. This generation was worse than the previous generation.

However, Liu Chuan’s master only asked out of curiosity and didn’t ask too much.

A few days later, Liu Chuan went down the mountain to find the old man.

The old man looked at Liu Chuan and asked, “How is it? Has Liu Shengtian come out these few days?”

Liu Chuan gritted his teeth and shook his head.

“This guy is really patient. I almost pointed at his nose and started scolding him, but he refused to come out!”

The old man was not too surprised after hearing this, as if everything was within his expectations.

At this moment, the old man took out a piece of rotten meat from the box behind him. There were black holes everywhere, like lotus pods.

“This treasure of mine doesn’t smell at all. As long as you put this under Liu Shengtian’s bed, I guarantee that he will die a miserable death in less than three days!”

Liu Chuan looked at this piece of rotten meat and felt that the goosebumps all over his body were about to burst his clothes. Insect shadows could be vaguely seen flickering in this rotten meat. Clearly, this was a piece of rotten meat that was temporarily hosted by the parasite.

He didn’t dare to accept such a thing. He was afraid that he would die an ugly death like those people who provoked Liu Shengtian.

“If I’m not wrong, this should be a spiritual parasite, right?”

The old man nodded.

“Smart. With such knowledge, you are indeed a genius. It’s a pity to stay in a place like the Divine Martial Sect!”

Liu Chuan had no intention of taking this piece of rotten meat. He hugged his shoulders and kept sighing.

“So I’ve only heard that there are spiritual parasite masters in the martial world. I never expected that today would be an eye-opener!”

The old man was getting impatient.

“I say, kid, are you done? If you want to see enough, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Now, obediently put this piece of rotten meat under Liu Shengtian’s bed. Hurry!”

Liu Chuan questioned unhappily, “Are you ordering me? Don’t forget that we’re only cooperating. I’m not your disciple!”

The old man was stunned. He did not expect this kid to have such a fiery temper.

“Rascal, I’m giving you a chance to take revenge because I think highly of you. Don’t take yourself too seriously! Are you going to accept it or not?”

Liu Chuan looked straight into the old man’s eyes.

“I have never interacted with a spiritual parasite master in my life, I often hear that spiritual parasite masters are unpredictable. If I had known from the start that you were a spiritual parasite master, I would not have accepted your bottles of medicine!”

The old man put the rotten meat back into the box like a treasure. His head was lowered, and his eyes could not be seen clearly.

“Kid, I was wrong about you. I thought you were a ruthless person, but I didn’t expect you to be so useless!”

Liu Chuan was not to be outdone.

“I didn’t expect it either. Although Senior’s appearance can’t be considered dignified, I didn’t expect you to be a person who likes to play dirty!”

The old man looked up with a fierce gaze.

“Kid, aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill you?”

Liu Chuan shook his head.

“Don’t be afraid. If you kill me here, the people from the Divine Martial Sect will find you soon. You hide in this house all day and don’t leave the house. You must be afraid of the Divine Martial Sect, right?”

The old man clenched his fists, but he still controlled himself.

“Good kid, you’re bold and courageous. I didn’t misjudge you!”

“I’ll ask you one last time. Are you going to take my treasure or not? I promise you that I won’t let my baby attack you. Why do I have to go through so much trouble to kill you?”

Liu Chuan still refused.

“Impossible! If there was another way, I might consider it, but I definitely won’t touch that thing!”