"Senior, are you alright?"
Xu Fan looked at the panting old monk with a face full of "concern."
Even though Xu Fan himself also appeared "exhausted," he still showed concern for the old monk first, with "genuine care" in his words that moved those who heard.
The performance just now, to prevent the old monk from noticing any flaws, even forced the old monk to develop murderous intent toward Xu Fan. This was not only a technical task but also a physical one, so Xu Fan was understandably tired.
However, Xu Fan was more concerned about the old monk's condition. If the old monk indeed reached the point of exhaustion, Xu Fan could use the power of the White Snake to take advantage of his weakness and strike, directly killing the old monk!
"Haha, I'm fine."
The old monk, looking at Xu Fan with a forced smile, was completely unmoved by Xu Fan's "genuine care."
"Young man, you did well. After a millennium, the demon beast's power has weakened to the extre, so we took the opportunity to subdue it."
"But... young man, don't you find it strange that you subdued that demon beast?"
Upon hearing the old monk's words, Xu Fan, who had quietly moved closer to the old monk, now looked "utterly bewildered" at the old monk, clearly not understanding what the old monk ant.
"Haha, I an... have you not realized that the demon beast you tad is not a golden ape but a White Snake?"
The old monk spoke word by word, staring intently at Xu Fan's face. An imnsely overwhelming pressure enveloped Xu Fan, causing him to feel a jolt in his heart.
Originally, Xu Fan considered the old monk very cunning, yet he still underestimated the old monk's cunningness.
Nevertheless, Xu Fan did not panic; he calmly looked at the old monk and said with a faint smile, "Is senior testing junior again? Demon beasts can take many forms; although I have control over the beast, my realm is too low to fully see its true form."
"Moreover, senior has vigilantly guarded this place for a hundred years, showing imnse virtue. Naturally, junior trusts senior's words."
The old monk's previous questioning seed to intend Xu Fan to directly show his cards, trying to threaten Xu Fan through so ans to demand cooperation in breaking the seal.
With the old monk's capabilities, he surely had many ans to threaten Xu Fan.
Yet Xu Fan's words skillfully dodged the incoming threat, patching up the impending rift.
Now was not the ti for a rupture.
Earlier, Xu Fan indeed had the thought, seeing the old monk greatly exhausted, to use the White Snake's power to directly kill the old monk. However, upon a mont of calm reflection, Xu Fan abandoned this idea.
Within the seal, even if he could kill the old monk, it would be of no use as the White Snake could not escape! The smaller pool's seal hadn't been broken, and the all-encompassing seal remained intact; not only would the White Snake definitely not be able to get out, but Xu Fan might not be able to either! Who knows if the seal only targets the old monk and the White Snake?
So, only by joining forces with the old monk to break the seal and then seizing the opportunity to kill him would be the perfect plan.
Achieving this was very difficult! Therefore, Xu Fan exercised great patience, trying not to let the old monk see too much.
"Oh? You're willing to believe everything I say?"
Upon hearing Xu Fan's words, the old monk still did not retract the frightening pressure; instead, the aura within grew even more terrifying.
"Then, if I say that I am the golden ape from a thousand years ago, do... you believe it?"
Xu Fan looked "shocked," then shook his head repeatedly with an expression of "incredulity": "Senior! This is pure nonsense! How... could a person be a demon beast?"
"Furthermore, senior is so virtuous! How can demon beasts be so cruel? Junior holds senior in great reverence; please do not test junior further!"
After Xu Fan spoke, even the old monk couldn't help but feel sowhat moved.
Originally, the old monk planned to use so cruel ans to force Xu Fan to submit to his power and obediently cooperate in breaking the seal.
Yet now, it seed these cruel ans were entirely unnecessary.
The intense admiration in Xu Fan's eyes was almost overflowing! Evidently, he had already regarded him as a lifelong idol, a guiding beacon! If he were to act against Xu Fan now, it might backfire!
"These Taoist disciples, are they this dull a thousand years later? Saying such things to a demon beast?"
"If those old Taoist noses from a thousand years ago saw this scene, they'd probably be furious!"
The old monk secretly mocked in his heart, but his face remained stern while withdrawing the overwhelming aura, solemnly saying to Xu Fan, "Young man, you didn't guess wrong; I was indeed probing you. The situation is extrely complex; initially, I did not intend to tell you."
"But I didn't expect you young guys to have such perseverance and such insight! Even those old Taoist ancestors would be pleased seeing you so outstanding."
On the surface, the old monk was praising Xu Fan, but in reality, he was ridiculing him for shaming the Taoist predecessors.
However, this kind of ridicule was entirely irrelevant to Xu Fan...
Xu Fan was never a Taoist disciple; why would he care how those old Taoist noses from a thousand years ago viewed or thought?
At this point, Xu Fan revealed a look of certainty, his gaze towards the old monk becoming firr, "Senior praises too much! As people of righteousness, it's naturally a gentlemanly bond, trusting each other."
"Senior, what hidden matters could there be? Speak freely! Junior will surely solve your worries and difficulties!"
The old monk was greatly delighted, looking at Xu Fan with increasingly "benevolent" eyes, "Young man, truth be told, that golden ape from a thousand years ago has been dead for a hundred years! A hundred years ago, the golden ape broke the seal and suddenly went berserk. We fought fiercely and ultimately killed it!"
"Along with it perished my eight senior brothers! The relic I gave you belonged to one of my senior brothers."
Hearing this, Xu Fan's heart tightened slightly but eventually, he said nothing, only sighing lightly in his heart.
The old monk continued incessantly, "As for the White Snake, it was an ally of the golden ape, weaker in power. The reason I controlled it without killing it was for another reason."
"A hundred years ago, as the golden ape broke the seal, my eight senior brothers and I feared its escape, so we combined powers to open the seal between heaven and earth, allowing entry but not exit. Although we killed the golden ape, this place beca a forbidden area, once entered, one cannot step out. So controlling the White Snake is necessary; only then can we break the seal together and step out of this forbidden area."
"At that ti, I will be able to kill the White Snake and avenge my eight senior brothers!"
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