255: Chapter 255 The secret slipped up

Su Changge's hand, holding the teacup, paused.

The golden light on his fingertips grew a few shades brighter.

He looked up and glanced at Li Changfeng.

He spoke indifferently.

"What sacrificial rite?"

Li Changfeng's body instantly froze.

The color drained from his face in an instant.

He had been too excited just now and actually let the matter of the sacrificial rite slip!

Li Changfeng's mind raced.

He hurriedly forced a smile.

"It's nothing, just our Jade Cauldron Pavilion's traditional Heaven-Worshiping Rite; we hold it every year."

"Three days from now happens to be the day for worshiping heaven. This Junior plans to hold a sacrificial rite to offer Sacrifices to heaven and earth, to pray for the Immortal Venerable, and to bless the Immortal Venerable with a smooth journey."

His words were smooth and reached Perfection.

But the panic on his face could not be hidden at all.

The hand hanging at his side clenched tightly into a fist.

His knuckles were squeezed white.

Su Changge took in Li Changfeng's panic.

The suspicion in his heart grew even heavier.

He raised an eyebrow.

He spoke indifferently.

"Oh? A Heaven-Worshiping Rite? Does it require me, this Immortal Venerable?"

Li Changfeng shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no! How could I dare trouble the Immortal Venerable? It's just a small rite we Juniors perform ourselves; we wouldn't dare disturb the Immortal Venerable's quiet cultivation."

Su Changge gave an 'oh'.

His fingertips lightly tapped the teacup.

The golden lotus inside the teacup swayed gently with his movements.

The Daoist sounds became even more pronounced.

Li Changfeng was so scared his legs went weak.

Su Changge spoke as if casually.

"I seemed to hear just now that the sacrificial rite also needs to purify the Origin? And reshape the Formation Core?"

He was intentionally bluffing Li Changfeng.

Since Li Changfeng had a slip of the tongue earlier, he followed up with a bluff.

As expected.

Li Changfeng's face instantly turned as white as paper.

He opened his mouth, but for a long time, no words came out.

When he was discussing with the Elders in the secret room just now, he had indeed mentioned purifying the Origin and reshaping the Formation Core.

How did the Immortal Venerable know?

Could it be that the Immortal Venerable's cultivation had already reached the point where he could hear people talking through courtyard walls?

In Li Changfeng's heart, there was both shock and fear.

He hurriedly forced a smile.

"The Immortal Venerable misheard; there's no such thing. It's just that during the heaven worship, we need to purify the Spiritual Qi of the Altar, not some purification of the Origin."

"The Formation Core is just the pillar of the Altar, not the core of some teleportation array."

The more he spoke, the more confused he became.

Flaws appeared more and more frequently.

Su Changge watched Li Changfeng's panicked appearance.

The clues in his heart instantly connected into a single line.

Li Changfeng said the teleportation array's core was broken.

He wanted to hold a sacrificial rite.

He wanted to purify the Origin and reshape the Formation Core.

He also confined him in this courtyard that looked like a Formation Eye.

And he wanted him as a Sacrifice?

Su Changge's heart skipped a beat.

The blood throughout his body went cold.

So the sacrificial rite Li Changfeng mentioned was to use him as a Sacrifice, offering him to the teleportation array to repair the Formation Core?

A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Su Changge's back.

He suppressed the surging panic in his heart.

On the surface, he remained as calm as a light breeze.

He even smiled slightly.

"Oh? So that's how it is. I thought you were going to use me as a Sacrifice for your teleportation array."

He said it with a deliberate smile.

He just wanted to see Li Changfeng's reaction.

Li Changfeng's body jolted violently.

His legs gave way, and with a "thud," he knelt down.

His head slammed against the bluestone floor, making a thumping sound.

"Immortal Venerable, spare my life! This Junior wouldn't dare! Even if this Junior had ten heads, I wouldn't dare target the Immortal Venerable!"

"It's all rumors! No one thinks that way! Please investigate clearly, Immortal Venerable!"

He kowtowed until his forehead bled.

His panicked state could not be hidden at all.

Su Changge watched Li Changfeng's reaction.

The suspicion in his heart was completely confirmed.

These dogs really intended to use him as a Sacrifice!

Su Changge's hand holding the teacup tightened slightly.

The emotion points on his fingertips had already accumulated enough.

He could activate the special effect of "One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate" at any time.

He looked up and glanced at Li Changfeng kneeling on the ground.

His gaze was as cold as ice.

He spoke indifferently.

"Wouldn't dare? I see your courage is quite vast."

Li Changfeng kowtowed even harder.

"This Junior wouldn't dare! Truly wouldn't dare! I beg the Immortal Venerable to spare my life!"

Su Changge gave a cold laugh.

Today, he wanted to see how long Li Changfeng could keep up the act.

Just as he was about to press further.

From outside the courtyard gate, a sudden burst of hurried footsteps arrived.

There was also the panicked voice of a Mountain Guard Disciple.

"Sect Master! This is bad! The energy of the grand array is unstable! The earth veins have started to fluctuate!"

"The sacrificial rite in three days might have to be moved up!"

The kneeling Li Changfeng's expression changed instantly.

He lunged up from the ground.

He didn't even bother to salute Su Changge.

He turned and ran toward the courtyard gate.

As he ran, he said,

"Please wait, Immortal Venerable! This Junior has something to handle! I'll be right back!"

The courtyard gate closed with a "bang."

The sound of the lock clicking rang out.

Once again, Su Changge was the only one left in the entire courtyard.

Su Changge stood in the center of the courtyard.

He looked at the tightly closed courtyard gate.

The blood throughout his body had turned ice-cold.

The sacrificial rite was being moved up?

In other words, Li Changfeng was going to kill him for the Sacrifice ahead of schedule?

Su Changge's hand hanging at his side clenched tightly into a fist.

The emotion points on his fingertips had been adjusted to the maximum.

He looked up at the blood-colored setting sun rising on the horizon.

He looked up at the tightly closed courtyard gate.

He spoke word by word.

His voice was bone-chillingly cold.

"Li Changfeng, you want to use me as a Sacrifice?"

"Let's see if you have the life to do it."