Chapter 21: Three Choices

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  Kong Fang stared at the middle-aged man in golden clothes sitting on the chair, and at this moment, the events he had experienced before and those texts that appeared out of thin air were rapidly changing in Kong Fang's mind. Suddenly, Kong Fang realized why the texts he saw earlier didn't seem to be left behind in advance, but rather seemed to be spoken by the master of the secret mansion himself.

  It turned out that the master of the secret mansion was actually staying in the secret mansion and had not left.

  "Junior Kong Fang has seen Senior." Coming back to his senses, Kong Fang immediately paid his respects. In front of him was a great expert in the Butterfly Boundary, with strength that absolutely exceeded imagination. Such a strong person, not to mention Kong Fang himself, even if the Sect Master came, might have to show respect and courtesy.

  The master of the secret mansion revealed a faint smile on his face, "I didn't expect that after I died, I would still be able to see someone with the purest heavenly talent. However, it's hard to say whether someone with the purest heavenly talent can cross into the ascension realm or not, and you are currently too weak." The master of the secret mansion shook his head slightly with some regret.

  Kong Fang didn't care about the matter of innate talent after hearing the words of the Secret Mansion Master, but instead looked at the Secret Mansion Master on the chair with a shocked expression along with Zhang Huo's followers. Both of them had some disbelief in their hearts. The Secret Mansion Master sitting in front of them was clearly a living person, yet he said that he was already dead.

  The master of the secret mansion guessed the thoughts of the two people, Kong Fang and the other, from their expressions. He smiled faintly and asked: "Are you very surprised?" Then, the master of the secret mansion laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "Ten thousand years ago, if I hadn't been seriously injured and on the verge of death, I wouldn't have run from the distant Black Myriad Continent to this Xuan Tu Continent, nor would I have built this secret mansion. As for what you see now, it's not my true body, but just a strand of my residual broken divine soul. So, in fact, I am already dead."

  The master of the secret mansion revealed a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, "Ten million years ago, on the Black Ming Continent, I, Cang Ye, was also a powerful figure. I could summon the wind and rain at will, and lived a carefree life. But alas..." The master's body suddenly burst forth with intense hatred and killing intent as he spoke to this point.

  Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers were as if they had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant, the shadow of death shrouded over the two men's heads, both feeling that they would die immediately, their faces suddenly turned pale, and their lips were trembling violently.

  Just as Kong Fang and the others felt they were about to die, the murderous intent that had filled the room suddenly vanished into thin air.

  Being pulled back from the brink of death, this made Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers involuntarily bow their heads and gasp for breath. The feeling just now was really too terrifying. If the master of the secret mansion did not restrain his killing intent, Kong Fang believed that the two of them would definitely die in the next second.

  A wisp of residual soul casually releasing killing intent was so terrifying, if it were the true body, Kong Fang didn't dare imagine how frighteningly powerful the opponent would be.

  "Is this the true power of Huā Dié Jìng's great ability?" Kǒng Fāng's heart trembled with shock.

  The master of the secret mansion, Cang Ye, slightly closed his eyes, and Kong Fang's and Zhang Huo's followers didn't dare to breathe out loud, standing quietly in place waiting.

  After a while, the master of the secret mansion reopened his eyes, but there was no longer any smile on his face, and he had become somewhat cold.

  "Since both of you have passed the previous test, what I said will naturally count, and I can spare your lives. Now give you three choices, as for how to grasp it depends on yourselves."

  The followers of Kong Fang and Zhang Huo looked at the master of the secret mansion, guessing in their hearts what choice this extremely powerful and formidable strong man would make.

  The master of the secret mansion said coldly: "The first option is to take nothing and leave the secret mansion directly."

  Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers were shocked in their hearts, but neither of them spoke, continuing to listen to the Secret Mansion owner.

  The master of the secret mansion glanced at the two people lightly and continued to talk about the second option.

  "The second option is for me to help kill another person beside you, and then the survivor leaves the secret mansion empty-handed."

  Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers were shocked in their hearts, the two quickly glanced at each other, with strong murderous intent and fear in their eyes. The owner of the secret mansion in front of them was just a wisp of residual soul, but it would still be easy to kill them, knowing that the opponent's casual release of killing intent just now almost took their lives, let alone taking direct action. Once one of them chose this, the other person would absolutely have no hope of survival.

  Kong Fang was extremely apprehensive in his heart. He wasn't afraid of fighting Zhang Huo's followers, after all, his strength was much greater. But if the other side were to get the help of the Secret Mansion's master, then even if he were a few hundred or thousand times stronger, he still wouldn't be their match.

  "Let me remind you, if one of you chooses the first option and the other chooses the second, I can let the person who chose the first option leave the secret mansion, but I will completely disable his body, making it impossible for him to cultivate for the rest of his life." The owner of the secret mansion spoke extremely calmly, but Kou Fang and Zhang Huo's followers couldn't help but shiver heavily.

  The means of the Butterfly Boundary's great power is not something they can imagine. Since the other side said they could completely disable their bodies and prevent them from cultivating, then they must be able to do it. If they were willing to be ordinary people, that would be fine, but Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers who have gone through hardships to join the Qizong sect are obviously not willing to be ordinary people. Once their bodies are completely disabled, this life will only be spent in pain, which is absolutely more terrifying than killing someone.

  The master of the secret mansion seemed to ignore the fear in the eyes of Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers, and continued to speak slowly: "The third option is more suitable for you, choosing this can get a small part of my inheritance." After finishing speaking, the master of the secret mansion swept his gaze over Kong Fang and Zhang Huo's followers, a hint of an eerie smile flashed on his face before immediately disappearing.

  "Now you can choose, three options are available for you to choose from." The owner of the secret mansion said coldly.

  Kong Fang furrowed his brow and remained silent. Among the three options, the third one was undoubtedly the best, but Kong Fang had a lingering sense of unease in his heart, which made him dare not make a rash decision.

  On the side, Zhang Huo's followers glanced at Kong Fang with some trepidation. He wanted to choose the third option, but was afraid that after leaving the secret mansion, he would be killed by Kong Fang. With his strength, he couldn't escape Kong Fang's pursuit.

  The master of the secret mansion seemed to have a deliberate yet unintentional tone as he added, "I promised to spare your lives, and to achieve this, when sending you away from the secret mansion, I will send you directly to the vicinity of the instrument sect, and I will send the two of you to different places."

  Upon hearing this, Zhang Huo's followers were overjoyed. He had been most worried that after leaving the secret mansion, he would be pursued and killed by Kong Fang, but now it seemed he no longer had to worry about that.

  He didn't hesitate at all, his face filled with excitement, and he quickly said: "Senior, I choose the third one." His eyes shone with excited light, expecting to receive the precious heritage soon.

  Kong Fang was shocked, the master of the secret mansion said this made it even harder for him to choose. If he also chose the third one, then both he and Zhang Huo's followers would get a part of the inheritance. However, such precious inheritance couldn't be owned by two people at the same time, otherwise, there would definitely be big trouble later on. Moreover, once the news of the inheritance leaked out, neither of them could hope to live. They would absolutely be pursued by many terrifyingly powerful strongmen, with no place to hide in heaven or earth.

  What made it even harder for Kong Fang to make up his mind was that everything that happened after entering the secret mansion seemed mysterious.

  At first, the master of the secret mansion said that only four people would start the trial, but unexpectedly, the trial had already begun at that time. Originally, there was a rule to survive with four people, but in the second trial, they were allowed to kill each other again. What made Kong Fang most apprehensive was that the master of the secret mansion actually gave three choices, and in Kong's view, two choices were enough, and the first choice was not needed at all. No matter how Kong looked at it, he felt that the first choice was not only superfluous but also sinister.

  "I have a very advanced soul-refining technique, and soon I will become an inner disciple. At that time, with some effort, I can also obtain good cultivation methods. Although the inheritance of Hu Die's great ability is extremely precious, after all, it can only be obtained in a small part, and there is still the possibility of Zhang Huo's followers being forced to reveal the inheritance message when they are desperate. Kong Fang's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce color, and he had already made up his mind."

  Kong Fang decided to first clear up all the troubles, only when he was alive could everything be possible. Kong Fang couldn't let himself fall into danger for no reason. As for the precious heritage, it could only be regretfully missed.

  "Senior, I choose the second one." Kong Fang let out a sigh, but his expression immediately became resolute.

  Zhang Huo's followers stared at Kong Fang in shock, their eyes filled with incredulity and intense fear.

  "Haha, good." The master of the secret mansion suddenly burst out laughing, and with a wave of his hand, Zhang Huo's followers exploded into countless dust particles, not even leaving behind any remains.

  "You have passed the final test." The owner of the secret mansion said with a smile.

  Kong Fang was suddenly frozen in place, his heart racing wildly, feeling like it was going to jump out of his chest. The master's words were indeed not entirely trustworthy, the test had not ended yet. At this moment, Kong Fang felt like he had just walked through the gates of hell again, his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.