Chapter 346: Chapter 344: Patient Enticement
Jiang Chen noticed that a black crow had unexpectedly appeared on the eighth floor.
He was taken aback.
’How did another crow suddenly appear?’
As he was wondering about this, Fang Yinzi suddenly spoke.
"Jiang Chen, you must be wondering about that crow."
Seeing Jiang Chen nod, Fang Yinzi smiled. "That crow actually entered the Ghost Temple five hundred years ago."
"His aptitude is also quite remarkable, but still not enough to impress me. Even when he wanted to inherit my legacy, I refused."
"But I would much rather choose you."
Jiang Chen was taken aback again, completely unsure how much of the old man’s words were true.
However, he chose not to believe Fang Yinzi at all.
Just then, his gaze fell upon the crow on the eighth floor.
The crow suddenly began to speak.
It jeered loudly at the Flame Dragon and the others, "Haha, you bunch of fools."
"You absolute fools."
"The eighth floor is a dead end! Once you enter, you can never leave!"
"I’ve been trapped here for five hundred years, and I still can’t get out."
"You’re all doomed! Just wait here to die!"
"Hahahaha! You pitiful whelps! It’s impossible to reach the ninth floor from the eighth! You’re all fools!"
Jiang Chen was stunned. Through the Crystal Ball, he could actually hear the black crow on the eighth floor.
As he watched the black crow, Jiang Chen suddenly gasped in realization.
"That’s a Black Fire Crow!"
Demon Beasts were also divided into ranks, and the Black Fire Crow was an exceptionally powerful type of Demon Beast.
Its Cultivation speed and intelligence far surpassed those of other Demon Beasts.
It was even comparable to a descendant of the Dragon Race, like the Flame Dragon.
He was shocked. He could see from the Crystal Ball that this Black Fire Crow’s Cultivation was also approaching the level of a Martial Emperor, not far off from the Flame Dragon’s.
"Shut up, you detestable, ugly crow!"
The Flame Dragon had been searching for a long time without finding the passage to the ninth floor, and it was growing irritable.
Now, being taunted by the Black Fire Crow, it roared in anger.
Wen Shixuan and the others exchanged glances, feeling that this trip might have been for nothing.
In particular, they saw a floating pavilion in the sky above the eighth floor. Inside it, a lamp was burning.
No one understood what that lamp was.
At that moment, enraged by their argument, both the Black Fire Crow and the Flame Dragon flew into a fury.
"You worm! You dare curse me?"
"You’re courting death!"
The Black Fire Crow had been trapped here for five hundred years and was desperate to vent its frustrations.
After being cursed out by the Flame Dragon, it became instantly enraged.
It lunged toward the Flame Dragon in an instant.
The Flame Dragon, filled with rage, rose to meet the challenge.
And so, it began to battle the Black Fire Crow on the eighth floor.
Their Cultivation levels were similar, making them evenly matched. They fought with such intensity that the world seemed to go dark.
Yet, no one paid any attention to the floating pavilion.
And even if someone did notice the floating pavilion, no one noticed the burning lamp within.
Jiang Chen was surprised to see the Flame Dragon and the Black Fire Crow fighting.
But his gaze quickly shifted to the floating pavilion high above the eighth floor.
’Is that the ninth floor?’
Jiang Chen suddenly exclaimed aloud.
He recalled that the Ghost Temple was said to have nine floors, but he hadn’t seen a ninth floor—only the pavilion above the eighth.
He instantly concluded that it had to be the ninth floor.
"Heh, that’s right. That is the ninth floor."
"There is no passage from the eighth floor to the ninth. You have to fly up, but no one can."
"Keep looking. What do you see?"
Fang Yinzi prompted Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen looked closely, and his gaze soon locked onto the burning black flame inside the floating pavilion.
Although he couldn’t sense any power coming from it, a sharp glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.
"Senior, the wick of that lamp... that’s the Black Fire, isn’t it?"
Seeing the lamp’s wick burning with a continuous black flame, he was reminded of his objective: the Black Fire.
He was certain that it was the Black Fire.
Fang Yinzi smiled. "Impressive. Your perception is quite sharp to have recognized the Black Fire at a single glance."
"That is the Black Fire. The wick of the lamp is a flicker of Black Fire, eternally burning."
Fang Yinzi seemed to know everything.
Jiang Chen looked up at Fang Yinzi, his face filled with astonishment.
It was for no other reason than that Fang Yinzi was simply too familiar with this place.
He couldn’t help but suspect that at least part of what Fang Yinzi said was true.
’Perhaps he really is the master of this place.’
The idea of inheriting this place from him was also starting to seem more plausible.
After all, Fang Yinzi didn’t seem to have any intention of harming him.
Seeing Jiang Chen’s shifting expression, Fang Yinzi, who seemed to have everything under control, smiled. "Do you still doubt me now?"
"I am the master here. In fact, I control everything in this place, including releasing the aura of the Black Fire to attract Martial Cultivators."
"My sole purpose is to find a successor."
"Do you have any more questions now?"
Although Jiang Chen still had many questions, there was no doubt that Fang Yinzi could indeed help him obtain the Black Fire.
Inheriting Fang Yinzi’s legacy didn’t seem to be a problem either.
One must be wary of the hearts of others, but he was out of options.
It was true that if he didn’t agree to Fang Yinzi’s terms, he would never get the Black Fire.
But if he agreed, Jiang Chen worried that Fang Yinzi would betray him.
He still had his reservations.
"If you have no further questions, then I shall give you this Ghost Heart."
Fang Yinzi continued to coax Jiang Chen.
As long as he could get Jiang Chen to bind with the Ghost Heart, he could use the opportunity to escape and regain his freedom.
Jiang Chen would just become his scapegoat.
He would be trapped in the Ghost Temple, never to escape.
However, as he reviewed his own words, he was certain they had been flawless.
Jiang Chen fell silent.
On the surface, the offer posed no threat to him.
All he had to do was obtain the Ghost Heart.
He looked at the Ghost Heart in Fang Yinzi’s hand.
He suddenly asked, "If I obtain the Ghost Heart, will I be able to control the entire Ghost Temple?"
He remembered the Ghost Temple from his past life; it had been an incredibly formidable place.
If he could control the Ghost Temple, the implications would be unimaginable.
With the Ghost Temple at his command, who could possibly stand against him?
’Why would Fang Yinzi hand over such a powerful Divine Hall to me?’
And yet, he was genuinely curious about the Ghost Temple.
’I feel that in this life, I can unlock the secrets of the Ghost Temple.’
’The opportunity is right in front of me.’
"That’s right. As long as you bind with the Ghost Heart, you will be able to control the Ghost Temple."
Fang Yinzi remained outwardly calm, but he was eagerly anticipating Jiang Chen binding with the Ghost Heart.
’I have to get out of this godforsaken place and get some fresh air.’
Jiang Chen once again fell into deep thought.
He was indeed curious about the Ghost Temple, but he was afraid of falling into Fang Yinzi’s trap.
But for the sake of the Black Fire, for the sake of the Ghost Temple...
Jiang Chen gritted his teeth.
’I might as well take the risk. Even if there’s trouble, as long as I can control the Ghost Temple, I’ll be able to study it.’
He had a feeling that this was his chance.
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