In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

"Is this the strength of the Demon Lord realm?" Lu Yuan was secretly shocked.

The stone demon giant probably didn't expect Lu Yuan to be able to fight him head-on. He didn't attack again for a while. Instead, he looked him up and down and praised him:

"He was able to withstand my casual attack with his mid-stage Demon Sect realm. The ancient mountain giant's talent is indeed strong!"

Hearing the other party say such words, Lu Yuan couldn't help but become nervous again.

The opponent has seen through my strengths and weaknesses. If I attack with all my strength, I will have no chance of winning.

"Brother Yuan, is that you?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from a distance.

Behind the giant stone demon, there were two familiar figures standing. They were Shi Xiao and Shi Die, who looked surprised.

After hearing Shi Xiao's words, Lu Yuan's expression changed several times, and he also understood the identity of the stone demon giant.

"My two fellow Taoists, it's me." Lu Yuan replied with a wry smile.

After getting Lu Yuan's confirmation, Shi Xiao and the other two were shocked.

Although they didn't know what had happened, they could roughly guess something from the scene before them and Lu Yuan's current appearance.

"Brother Yuan, how did you become like this?" Shi Xiao asked with a serious expression.

"It's all because of the refining of true blood. I really didn't expect that there was still a trace of his soul in the body of this mountain giant. I was caught by mistake and almost had my soul devoured by it. But fortunately, I was lucky and finally won by chance. I also got a bargain and gained control of this body." Lu Yuan smiled bitterly and began to lie.

Of course, Lu Yuan thought that no one would believe this nonsense, so he added at the end: "As for the real blood you two need, I can force it out now, which means I haven't violated our original agreement."

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Yuan's words, Shi Xiao and Shi Die looked at each other with contempt in their eyes.

Shi Xiao snorted coldly: "We really need real blood, but now we have to see what the Third Elder says."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan turned his gaze to the stone demon at the Demon Lord level, and said politely with a hint of respect: "So you are the third elder of the nobles. Nice to meet you, senior."

The Third Elder glanced at Lu Yuan, his eyes gleaming with a gleam of brilliance, and suddenly said, "Answer me two questions. If you satisfy me, I can let you go."

After that, without waiting for Lu Yuan's response, he asked again: "How did Shi Man die?"

"Stone barbarian..."

Lu Yuan couldn't help but frown when he heard this. How did Shi Man die? Didn't Shi Xiao and the others tell him?

"You don't want to answer?" The third elder saw Lu Yuan was silent, his face turned cold, and he shouted in a cold voice.

"I dare not." Lu Yuan shook his head hurriedly and then quickly replied.

"He died from a calamity."

“Heavenly tribulation?

snort!

You and that fellow from the Thunder Ox tribe must have been coerced by him to help him overcome the great calamity, so how come Shi Man died but you are still fine?" The third elder glanced at Lu Yuan with disdain and questioned again.

"I..." Lu Yuan was speechless for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but secretly glance at Shi Xiao and the other two.

This small action was seen by the Third Elder, whose eyes suddenly turned cold:

"Tell me! Did you sneak attack Shi Man when he was going through the heavenly tribulation, causing him to die under the great heavenly tribulation?"

When Lu Yuan heard this, his face froze. At the same time, he noticed the smirks on Shi Xiao and the other man's faces, and he immediately understood what was going on.

This old guy wants to put all the blame on himself!

No wonder he didn't use his full strength in that attack just now. He must have been afraid that the fluctuations would be too big and would be noticed by other stone demons in the Holy City. If he was really captured alive by the stone demons, he would inevitably betray Shi Xiao and the other two.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan suddenly felt relieved.

"Since the Third Elder already knows that it was me who did it, I won't hide it. Indeed, it was Niu Yin and I who teamed up to plot against Shi Man that day. If the Third Elder wants to avenge him, just go ahead!"

After saying that, Lu Yuan raised his momentum to the extreme, looking like he was ready for a big fight.

"To avenge Shi Man, his father will naturally come to you. Let me ask you a second question. Is that imitation Zhenyuan Mace in your hands? How did you get it?"

"Zhenyuan Mace..." Lu Yuan did not hesitate too much this time and told everything directly, and he did not hide anything about Shi Xiao's relationship in it.

"Hmph!" After hearing this, the third elder glared at Shi Xiao fiercely.

He had followed Saint Ancestor Yuansha for many years, and he knew very well how much trouble it would bring if he was involved with the imitation Zhenyuan Mace.

"If senior wants to take it back, I will return it right away." Lu Yuan said pretentiously.

"No need. Remember your reply today. When you meet the great elder of our clan in the future, or when others ask about the Zhenyuan Mace, you should know how to answer, right?" said the third elder coldly.

"Of course, Shi Man's death was caused by Niu Yin and I's conspiracy. As for the Zhenyuan Mace, it has nothing to do with Shi Xiao. I can swear on my inner demon!"

"But, what if I am captured alive and soul-searched by the noble elder in the future..." After swearing the oath, Lu Yuan asked carefully.

"With your current strength, you can fight against the Demon Lord, and you have the Shilun Totem on you. Can't you run away if you can't win? Or do you want me to kill you now and put an end to you once and for all?"

The third elder's words immediately made Lu Yuan's hair stand on end.

"That's not what I meant!" Lu Yuan explained quickly.

"Humph!" The Third Elder snorted again, then looked at Shi Xiao: "Quickly settle the deal between you and him, and make him get out of here immediately!"

After hearing this, Shi Xiao and Shi Die both looked unhappy, but they had to agree.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan was overjoyed. As long as he could take this opportunity to get out of this situation, he would have a bright future ahead of him.

So he took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and quickly condensed two bright red blood rays from his fingertips, like two dazzling rubies, flashing dazzling light in the dim space.

"Hmm?" The third elder on the side glanced at Lu Yuan with a little dissatisfaction.

"And, and."

Lu Yuan smiled apologetically and gritted his teeth to force out more than ten balls of real blood again. The amount was more than a hundred times more than before.

After seeing this scene, Shi Xiao and Shi Die's eyes lit up and they quickly collected all the real blood.

The value of these true bloods is enough for them to consolidate their foundation. Not only will it enable them to take a big step forward in their cultivation, but advancing to the level of Demon Lord in the future will no longer be a luxury.

Next, after Lu Yuan exchanged a few words with Shi Xiao and the others, he turned around and left without hesitation.