Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1448 - 1449: Negotiating with a Tiger for Its Skin

Chapter 1448: Chapter 1449: Negotiating with a Tiger for Its Skin

Leaving the spirit hall and arriving at the location of Bei Tang Family’s underground chamber, where the Bei Tang Family’s prison prohibitions are in place, even if something unexpected occurs, this thread of the God’s Soul would absolutely be incapable of escaping from this underground prison.

After everything was prepared, Su Chengyu opened the prohibition on the gourd, and that last thread of the Demonic Dao God’s Soul was instantly released.

As soon as this thread of the soul appeared, it immediately tried to flee frantically in all directions, but just as it moved less than half an inch, a powerful oppressive force pressed down on it and directly pinned it to the body of the gourd.

"Since I let you out, I made sure you have no chance to escape. Why bother with such futile efforts?"

Su Chengyu spoke indifferently to this thread of the soul.

"Hmph, there are many things that we people of the Demonic Path fear, but death is certainly not one of them."

"I thought the people of the Demonic Path were a bunch of madmen, but it turns out they are just fools, huh?"

Su Chengyu looked at the other party with a sneer, genuinely clueless about what the Demonic Path truly seeks, but he absolutely didn’t believe that all members of the Demonic Path held a belief in embracing death as a return.

This thread of the soul squinted its eyes warily, looking at Su Chengyu and asked, "Just who are you? When did someone like you appear in Qingcheng Sect?"

"You don’t know me?"

Su Chengyu was somewhat surprised. He thought this fellow would have already noticed his identity, considering that the Demonic Path had sought him out several times already.

But then thinking about the realm of this cultivator of the Demonic Path, Su Chengyu seemed to understand: "Well, it’s normal for someone in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm not to know about those things."

Su Chengyu’s mocking words immediately enraged the Demonic Path cultivator, who looked at Su Chengyu furiously and said, "Just who are you!"

"Then, I shall formally introduce myself. My name is Su Chengyu, currently belonging to the Demon Slayer Department."

"Su Chengyu? Weren’t you in..."

His words stopped abruptly as sudden realization dawned upon him, and he thereafter clamped his mouth shut.

"Bei Luo, right? It seems that you know more than I had thought."

"What are you talking about! I don’t understand!"

The Demonic Path cultivator seemed visibly flustered, his eyes darting elsewhere, but the corners of Su Chengyu’s mouth were slightly raised.

The more the other party acted this way, it indicated that he knew even more.

"Then, I’ll say something you do understand. I have met Cui Manlou at the Thousand Tents Palace in Bei Luo."

The expression on the face of this thread of the soul changed slightly, but he still clenched his teeth and did not say a word.

"He appeared in Thousand Tents City and indeed caught me off guard, but it’s a pity that he’s already dead now."

"You’re full of shit! How could the Saint Heir, someone like him, possibly die at the hands of someone like you? If not for the Sect Hierarch having extensive connections with you, such a person wouldn’t even be worthy of entering the Demonic Path’s sight!"

Bei Tang Qian Xiao looked at Su Chengyu with surprise upon hearing this sentence, but Su Chengyu’s face remained unchanged. "The Saint Heir? So this fellow also had such an identity."

"You..."

Realizing that he had been baited into revealing information by Su Chengyu, this thread of the soul immediately shut its mouth, clearly indicating that nothing Su Chengyu could say would elicit another word from him.

Su Chengyu chuckled, sat down, and crossed his legs, saying, "That’s correct, your judgment is sound. I did indeed repel him in Thousand Tents City, but I didn’t let him die there. However, I don’t understand how you can be so sure he definitely didn’t die in Bei Luo if he’s a Peak of the Hollow Vacuum. This has to do with his simultaneous appearance in the North Five Provinces, doesn’t it?"

He shifted his gaze away, seemingly completely disregarding what Su Chengyu was saying.

"If you don’t speak, I’ll take that as your agreement."

Su Chengyu further pressed the issue, yet once more this wisp of God’s Soul showed no signs of relenting.

With a narrowing of his eyes, Su Chengyu raised his hand instantly, and that wisp of God’s Soul instantly fell into Su Chengyu’s grasp. He applied only slight pressure, and the God’s Soul immediately showed an expression of extreme agony.

"Don’t think I truly don’t dare to kill you. If you were really of no use, you would have already ceased to exist in this world!"

Enduring the pain, the God’s Soul looked at Su Chengyu and sneered, "Even if I answer truthfully, do you think you would let me go?"

Su Chengyu leaned back in his chair, smiling, "Why not? You’re not my target—just a member of the Demonic Path I happened to come across while passing through Qin Chuan. Whether you live or die is of no importance to me."

"Hmph, you think I’d believe that?"

Firm yet conciliatory, but the wisp of God’s Soul still showed no signs of relenting.

Upon seeing this, Su Chengyu pondered for a moment before speaking, "I’ve heard a saying, there are no deals that cannot be made in this world; what is called impossible is merely due to insufficient stakes being offered. What do you think?"

"Indeed, I know you want to learn about our Demonic Path from me, but unless you hand over Lord of the Sect, otherwise..."

"What if my stake happens to be the very Lord of the Sect you seek?"

A single sentence left the wisp of God’s Soul frozen in place, its gaze lifting incredulously to Su Chengyu.

Su Chengyu smiled and said, "I know you can’t decide this matter, so my deal isn’t with you—it’s with Cui Manlou, and with those Land Immortals of your Demonic Path."

"Why should I trust you?" the wisp of God’s Soul squinted and asked, clearly disbelieving what Su Chengyu had said.

"Because you have no choice."

Su Chengyu spoke outright, then stood up from his chair, speaking softly,

"The Nether Clan incited by you failed to infiltrate the Capital City to capture Yan’er, which proves that your Demonic Path lacks the capability to take action and kidnap in the Capital City. Now, with the Bam Alliance severely damaged in Bei Luo, even if the Nether Clan wants to act against me, it won’t be an immediate affair. To take Yan’er from me, cooperation is your only choice."

Su Chengyu’s words evidently caused some turmoil in the heart of the demon. After hesitating for a moment, the demon raised its head to look at Su Chengyu.

"I still don’t believe you would betray Xia Country just like that."

"Who said I’m betraying Xia Country? Demon slaying and extermination are the responsibilities of the Demon Slayer Department, as they are mine. Precisely because of this, to obtain intelligence on your Demonic Path, what’s the harm in sacrificing a disciple? Isn’t this how the Demon Slayer Department always operates?"

Since Yang Chengyin assumed the role of the Demon Slayer Saint, the Demon Slayer Department has had a reputation for being unscrupulous to achieve its goals in the eyes of the outside world.

The Demonic Dao God’s Soul fell into silence, but Su Chengyu knew that this time it wasn’t a refusal, but seriously considering the matter.

Seeing this, Su Chengyu struck while the iron was hot, "I understand you’re not in a position to decide this matter, and you can’t give me what I want, so I’m simply asking you to help me pull some strings. How about putting me in contact with Cui Manlou?"

"Is that all?"

The God’s Soul lifted its head incredulously and asked Su Chengyu.

And just then, Su Chengyu shifted his tone, "Of course, just as you don’t trust me, I likewise don’t trust you. Therefore, before that, we must engage in some exchange."

"What do you mean?"

The Demonic Dao God’s Soul frowned, puzzled.

"I’ll tell you some things you want to know, and you also answer some questions I wish to learn. After we exchange information, I will let you go."

"And if I don’t agree?"

"Death."

After much explanation, Su Chengyu gave a succinct answer to this final question.