You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Chapter 129 - 53, The First Disciple of Shenxiao

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Choice?

Lin Yue’s eyes carried a hint of self-mockery, was this called giving him a choice?

Either hand over the Life and Death Chess or everyone present except him dies?

This was clearly sheer intimidation!

On the stele that recorded the Thirteen Flames, the owner of that stele also recounted, although he was invincible under the Great Cultivator of an era, he too couldn’t withstand the Twelfth Prince’s most venomous ’Nine Grievances of Infatuation’ cast with a mere thought.

Moreover, that was two hundred years ago!

Two hundred years have passed, suspected Myriad Poison Demon Ancestor reincarnated, and the most noble bloodline of the Xiahong clan, the Twelfth Prince, how much progress would there be?

Lin Yue, after only cultivating for a month, achieved such cultivation, he believed that if given two hundred years, he would also reach an extremely high realm, yet the reincarnated prince of the Demon Ancestor would be even more terrifying!

If not for the Twelfth Prince having some apprehension about killing princes, he might have directly struck to kill!

Just...

He still felt somewhat unconvinced, if the Twelfth Prince had the ability to kill everyone else, why not directly destroy the Life and Death Chess as well?

Or perhaps, this Life and Death Chess had another use for the Twelfth Prince, and he wished to preserve it?

But he couldn’t gamble.

Lin Yue glanced at the Master and other members of the Tantian Sect beside him, not avoiding the Twelfth Prince, he asked directly: "Can the barrier of the Sword Seeking Boat block him?"

The Twelfth Prince didn’t mind either, only looking at Lin Yue with a calm smile.

That demeanor, like a brother playing chess, waiting for the younger brother to make a move, signaling with his eyes, was this really the move you wanted to make?

The Master’s face was full of a sense of powerlessness, he shook his head slowly and said bitterly: "It can block him, but not his poison."

The Sword Seeking Boat was a significant treasure of the Tantian Sect, the side of the Sixteenth Prince had naturally used it to contend with the Twelfth Prince, but even a Sword Seeking Boat piloted by a Great Cultivator couldn’t block the Twelfth Prince’s poison, let alone him.

Relying only on a trace of Divine Thought was not powerful, but the Twelfth Prince was famous for his Poison Skill, with a single thought, strange poison could penetrate everything!

Even the Three Talents Level barrier constructed by the Heaven and Earth Law couldn’t block it!

In terms of slyness, few princes could compare with the Twelfth Prince who played with poison.

Then, the Master took a deep breath and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, even if the Twelfth Prince could kill all of us present, he could not take away this Life and Death Chess with just a trace of Divine Thought."

The Twelfth Prince smiled agreeably and said, "If not for this, you would not be worthy to be a chess piece. Just see if the Seventeenth Brother values you chess pieces more or values this Life and Death Chess more?"

Lin Yue remained silent.

The Twelfth Prince merely wanted to reclaim the Life and Death Chess, but found that even after killing the others, he couldn’t make the Life and Death Chess escape, hence the threat.

"You want this Life and Death Chess?"

Lin Yue took a deep breath and said, "I have a condition, if you..."

"Seventeenth Brother."

The Twelfth Prince interrupted him with a gentle smile, speaking softly, "I only gave you two choices, either you hand over the Life and Death Chess or I devour all your pieces. If you propose any other conditions, Brother will not be courteous."

Lin Yue’s eyes turned cold.

Was this the real cultivation world?

No matter what plan, as long as one possessed overwhelming Daoist prowess, it could be ignored directly!

If he also had enough Daoist prowess, not too high, just enough to fend off the poison from a wisp of Divine Thought, he would have had the qualification to negotiate with the Twelfth Prince, and would have had the opportunity to use this Life and Death Chess in exchange for the antidote to the ’Parting Sorrow’!

"Even if I hand over the Life and Death Chess... will he really spare the others?"

Frustration boiled in Lin Yue’s heart, growing ever more helpless.

However thorough the plan, encountering such an existence that defied the heavens and shattered plans, it would come to nothing.

Who would have thought the Twelfth Prince would suddenly descend with Divine Thought?

And then—

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Three consecutive loud chimes like pounding massive bronze bells suddenly exploded in Lin Yue’s mind!

Meanwhile, everything before him seemed to freeze instantly, the world fell silent, only the resounding grand bell tones rolled in his brain.

Lin Yue paused slightly, was now the time?

Then, a phantasmal whisper resonated in his mind, softly murmuring to him—

"Did you know? This Life and Death Chess is of the current Duke Heng’s firstborn son, carrying the Duke’s inheritance mark, and if he enters Jingzhou, Duke Heng could detect its existence. Should he pass away, the inheritance mark would dissipate, allowing the Duke nearing his end to pass the family’s bloodline onto his offspring."

That ethereal whisper gradually faded, and everything reverted to normal.

Lin Yue was involuntarily shocked, looking at the Life and Death Chess kneeling nearby.

Duke Heng’s firstborn son?

Containing the Duke’s inheritance mark within?

He recalled the Master had said those ministers who had followed the Divine Emperor in conquering the world received unique inherited bloodlines due to their contributions, allowing them to cultivate the Ancient God’s Way with great power!

From the secrets, it seemed this Life and Death Chess, because of possessing the inheritance mark, hindered Duke Heng from passing the bloodline to other offspring?

No wonder the Twelfth Prince did not choose to destroy the Life and Death Chess, but preserved it!

"Seventeenth Brother, hesitating to move?"

The Twelfth Prince smiled serenely at the silent Lin Yue, "Or perhaps, does Seventeenth Brother not believe that I can devour your piece?"

His smile was gentle as he glanced at Baili Fengzhi standing behind Lin Yue, "How about this, I’ll first remove this piece of your guard by your side. That should convince you, right?"

Baili Fengzhi’s expression changed.

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