Wuchen's hand, holding the prayer beads, tightened slightly, crushing the beads to powder.

The man said in a deep voice, "Master Wuchen, I can give you a little time to consider."

"One minute!"

"After one minute, I will start killing people!"

Wuchen closed his eyes slightly and said, "Although this humble monk is not good at conspiracies and tricks, I am not a fool."

"Even if I surrender, you will not spare the monks of Tiewa Temple. But..."

Wuchen paused and said, "I can give you an excuse! Since the Reincarnation Division says I am a demon, then I shall become a demon. Is this excuse enough?"

As Wuchen spoke, he struck the Immortal Bridge with a single palm. Suddenly, the water beneath the bridge surged into the sky, and a giant python, shaped like a dragon, stood upright beneath the bridge, passing over Wuchen's head.

Wuchen smiled, clasped his hands together, and closed his eyes. The giant python above his head opened its mouth wide and devoured him in an instant.

"He is about to become a demon, quick, charge forward and slay the dragon!" The leader of the Reincarnation Division waved his hand, and the Reincarnation Division's forces rushed towards the center of the Immortal Bridge.

The leader of the Reincarnation Division turned and ordered, "Kill, kill all the demonic monks of Tiewa Temple, quickly!"

The Reincarnation Division disciples raised their blades and slaughtered all the Tiewa Temple monks in the water.

The leader led his men towards the Immortal Bridge: "Quick, he still needs time to merge with the dragon after becoming a demon, suppress him quickly..."

At this point, I returned to reality and once again met the gaze of the human-faced python.

This human-faced python is Wuchen!

Serpent Monk, Wuchen!

The human-faced python did not seem to have any intention of continuing to attack me, but shook its head twice around us, signaling me to leave.

I tried to take a few steps backward, and the human-faced python also retreated into the water and disappeared.

I quickly swam to the shore and sat down cross-legged.

Xu Yulong stepped forward and said, "Hall Master Li, what was it like down there?"

"I need to think, don't bother me!" I waved Xu Yulong away and sat on the shore to rest.

The Heart Demon Li Po appeared in front of me again: "Can't bear to do it? Your bottom line is actually your inner demon!"

"You never show mercy to your enemies, but you always maintain a bottom line for those who have not offended you or are not hostile to you."

"What's the point of having so many bottom lines in a Jianghu heretical sect!"

I said in a deep voice, "Can you shut up?"

The Heart Demon said with a smile, "I'll shut up after I say one last sentence!"

"Don't forget, the ones who attacked the core of Tiewa Temple back then were your father, Li Chunfeng, and your master, Qu Mo."

"They killed the most people in Tiewa Temple. You sympathize with Wuchen, will he let you go?"

"Think about it carefully!"

The Heart Demon Li Po slowly disappeared with laughter, and I fell into silence.

At this time, Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing had also arrived at the edge of the Silent Forest.

The Silent Forest was indeed so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. In the boundless mountain forest, there was not even the slightest sound of wind or insects.

As soon as Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing approached the Silent Forest, they heard Nie Xiaochun shout, "Lin Lingxiao, you bastard, get out here!"

Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing exchanged glances, and then heard Nie Xiaochun grit her teeth and say, "That old scoundrel Lao Liu is really something else. The brocade pouch he gave me is just to make me shout for Lin Lingxiao? Is he crazy!"

Lin Lingxiao had never left Liangjie Hall after meeting Nie Xiaochun, and had been quietly paying attention to Nie Xiaochun. However, Lao Liu knew about this, but Nie Xiaochun didn't.

Lao Liu's idea was very simple: Lin Lingxiao must be used, but Nie Xiaochun must not know, otherwise, she would drive him away.

As Ye Yang walked quickly towards the Silent Forest, Lin Lingxiao was already holding an ancient zither, appearing shyly beside Nie Xiaochun: "Miss Xiaochun, greetings!"

"Get lost—" Nie Xiaochun screamed, "Are you trying to make me sick? Miss Xiaochun, indeed."

Lin Lingxiao was slightly stunned: "Hey Nie, I'm here, what did you want me for? Do you miss me?"

Qin Xin covered her face on the spot: "We're done for! Hall Master has infected him."

Nie Xiaochun was stunned for a few seconds, then raised the blood umbrella in her hand and smashed it towards Lin Lingxiao's face: "Go to hell! Who did you have to learn from, Li Po? Did you two ever pull a sled together? Are you a husky too?"

Later, Nie Xiaochun told me that Lin Lingxiao had learned eight out of ten of my demeanor and tone at the time, and she almost collapsed on the spot.

Lin Lingxiao caught the blood umbrella with one hand and said blankly, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Nie Xiaochun stomped her feet and said, "Disappear, disappear immediately!"

"I'll try to disappear immediately!" Lin Lingxiao walked up to Nie Xiaochun with the blood umbrella: "But before that, I have to escort Miss Xiaochun out of this forest."

"I don't need..." Before Nie Xiaochun could finish speaking, Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing appeared beside Nie Xiaochun at the same time.

Nie Xiaochun was happy now, and hung on Ye Yang: "My reinforcements are here, you can go."

As Feng Ruoxing dragged Nie Xiaochun off Ye Yang like she was picking up a cat, Lin Lingxiao suddenly plucked a string on his zither.

With just a single note, the entire Silent Forest trembled instantly, and everyone present felt a sense of being watched closely from all directions.