Akainu frowned, wondering, "Didn't he kill the Daoist Swordsman?"
"If that's the case, how did Master Ning, who is now overflowing with demonic energy, come into being?"
As an iron-blooded admiral of the Justice Alliance, he despised Master Ning's actions, for he couldn't even uphold justice.
Smoker also looked at Nie Xiaoqian curiously.
Nie Xiaoqian's face was pale as she said, "At that time, Master Ning was nearing the end of his life. Even if he agreed to Grandma Tree Demon's treasures and gold, he wouldn't have time to enjoy them."
"And the self-sacrifice that Nie Xiaoqian spoke of was scoffed at by him."
After a pause,
Nie Xiaoqian's eyes flashed with horror as she continued, "Master Ning's method was... to peel off Grandma Tree Demon's dying bark, eat the heart of the thousand-year-old demon king, and then drink the blood of the Daoist Swordsman that contained power, finally becoming the current Devilish Garment Scholar."
Therefore, Nie Xiaoqian, who was originally controlled by Grandma Tree Demon, could now be used by Master Ning.
It was all because most of Grandma Tree Demon's and Nie Xiaoqian's power had been consumed by Master Ning.
The scene was silent.
Only the eerie sound of tree branches colliding.
Even Orochimaru showed an amused expression, not expecting the seemingly calm Master Ning to be so insane.
Smoker caught the key point and asked, "Wait, you said this all happened half a year ago?"
"Yes..."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and asked, "Master Ning's appearance looks like decades have passed since the events, and why can't he leave the mansion?"
If what Nie Xiaoqian said was true, why would Master Ning lie to them?
Unless...
"He's feigning an old and frail appearance to bluff, because simultaneously devouring the demon king's heart and the Daoist's blood has caused severe backlash to his body."
Nie Xiaoqian explained, "Therefore, he needs to eat Dark Treant Heart every day to maintain his state."
"If you bring the Dark Treant Heart back to Master Ning, he will definitely kill all of you once he recovers."
Dark Treant Heart is a balancing agent.
It can suppress the two chaotic energies within Master Ning's body.
Iron Fist Garp scratched his head, coming up with the simplest solution, saying, "Since that's the case, why don't we just go back to Ning Mansion and kill Master Ning?"
Since the opponent is bluffing, it means his current state is very bad, and the Navy Alliance team can definitely consider the possibility of hunting him down.
"No."
Nie Xiaoqian quickly shook her head and said, "It's not that Master Ning can't leave the mansion; it's that even in his backlashed state, as long as he is within the mansion, he possesses the strength to kill everyone."
That Ning Mansion is the source of most of Master Ning's power.
Only by finding a way to destroy the mansion can they contend with Master Ning.
Orochimaru suddenly asked, "So, is there a game item in this Lanruo Temple that can destroy the Ning Mansion?"
Nie Xiaoqian didn't understand 'game item,' but she understood Orochimaru's words.
She turned her head, her slender, fair hand resting on the peach tree behind her, saying, "This is Grandma Tree Demon's corpse, a part that was not completely devoured by Master Ning and was left behind."
"Master Ning created that Ning Mansion by relying on Grandma Tree Demon's abilities."
"Benefactors only need to fuse the Dark Treant Heart into Grandma Tree Demon's corpse to stimulate its vitality, and then they can use that opportunity to destroy the foundation of the Ning Mansion."
If that were truly the case, the Navy Alliance team could hunt down the weakened Devilish Garment Scholar.
"Is that so?"
After a slight hesitation, Akainu took out a Dark Treant Heart from his inventory and threw it towards the peach tree, which looked like a bloody arm.
The Dark Treant Heart, upon touching the bark, bloomed with a faint crimson light and was instantly absorbed.
Just by looking at this scene,
it seemed consistent with what Nie Xiaoqian had said.
Just as Akainu was about to throw all the Dark Treant Hearts to the peach tree,
Orochimaru reached out and stopped Akainu, looking at Nie Xiaoqian, and said strangely, "Based on the story you told, I have some questions."
"Does Master Ning not know about this peach tree that can destroy the Ning Mansion?"
"If he knows, why doesn't he find an opportunity to destroy this peach tree?"
Hearing Orochimaru's question,
Nie Xiaoqian was stunned and explained, "Master Ning cannot leave the Ning Mansion, so..."
"Master Ning cannot leave, but you, as a Nie Xiaoqian controlled by him, have already left the Ning Mansion, haven't you?"
Master Ning could completely control Nie Xiaoqian to burn down this peach tree for him, eliminating future troubles.
"Although the Dark Treant is troublesome, couldn't Master Ning solve it himself by having you lure the Dark Treant into the Ning Mansion?"
Dark Treant has very low intelligence, so such a method would easily work.
After close contact with Master Ning, the demonic energy he exuded showed he had the strength to easily kill the Dark Treant.
Orochimaru shook his head and said, "But he chose to entrust this collection task, which could potentially lead to the destruction of the Ning Mansion, to us strangers."
"Perhaps, there's another possibility..."
"You have always been Master Ning's pawn, deliberately attacking us when leaving the city and dropping an item that could be used for soul summoning."
"The Dark Treant wanders near Lanruo Temple, and we happened to find your urn. Because we don't trust Master Ning, there's a high probability we would summon your soul, and then, following your intentions, fuse the Dark Treant Heart with this peach tree?"
Orochimaru's smile was sinister, his killing intent overflowing as he pondered.
"Let me think... Once the Dark Treant Heart and the peach tree fuse, will Master Ning recover? Or will he be able to leave the Ning Mansion and move freely?"
Facing Orochimaru's sudden surge of killing intent,
Nie Xiaoqian's face changed drastically, and she quickly ran towards the courtyard wall. Her ethereal figure instantly landed on the top of the wall.
Pfft.
A bone spear, condensed from death qi, pierced through Nie Xiaoqian's chest.
Nie Xiaoqian lowered her head and could see the spearhead 貫穿 her chest, her soul-like body rapidly decaying.
"Giggle, giggle..."
A piercing, delicate laugh echoed through Lanruo Temple.
Nie Xiaoqian, whose body was gradually decaying and rotting, turned around, her eyes filled with malice and venom, staring fixedly at the five people.
"If you don't behave and don't complete the task, your servant will be punished by Master Ning..."
Nie Xiaoqian reached out and gripped the bone spear that pierced through her body, slowly pulling it out.
Crack.
Five sharp, blade-like fingernails overlapped, easily snipping the bone spear.
"Has she been hiding her strength?"
Smoker narrowed his eyes, purple dragons of gas coiling around his arms, his figure suddenly vanishing from his original spot.
Boom.
The courtyard wall was smashed open, and the purple dragon corroded the ground like sulfuric acid.
Smoker turned his head and found that Nie Xiaoqian was already floating in the air, moving incredibly fast. He hadn't even caught a trace of her movement.
Kizaru's expression was solemn as he judged, "Conservatively estimated, she's even stronger than the previous Dark Treant King."
As a Light Flame Gun Hunter and a Glint-Glint Fruit user, 'Agility' was his strong suit.
But Nie Xiaoqian's movement speed was actually superior to his.
"Since you are unwilling to cooperate, your servant will have no choice but to kill you..."
Nie Xiaoqian, floating in the air, began to swell at a visible rate.
Like being soaked in water, her skin became wrinkled and pale, and pale, colorless arms extended from Nie Xiaoqian's ribs.
Her fair, slender, graceful arms now looked incredibly terrifying.
On each arm, like holding a ball, she clutched a wet, beautiful head, all of them the beautiful Nie Xiaoqian who were previously controlled by Grandma Tree Demon.
The eyes of those beautiful heads rolled around, their mouths opening and closing, uttering incoherent babble.
[Nine Ghost Lanterns · Nie Xiaoqian (Gold Rank)] : An aggregate of Yin energy created by Master Ning forcibly fusing nine ghosts.
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