Whether it was Gong Yangchi or the ancient Dipankara Buddha behind Lin Xiao, they were both experts at the peak of the semi-Saint realm. Their strength was no weaker than that of the Asura Eight Kings and the twelve zodiacs of the Murong family. If he could win over such experts, of course Zhou Yuan would not refuse.
What's more, they all had enmity with the Asura Sect and the Murong family. As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Under such circumstances, Zhou Yuan did not doubt the intentions of Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi.
"You don't have to worry. Even though you've pledged your allegiance to the Artefact Sect, I won't make things too difficult for you. You don't have to worry about the daily affairs. All you need to do is fight against the Shura Sect and the Murong family."
Zhou Yuan glanced at Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi, and slowly said, "But there is one thing I want to make clear. When you take action, you must obey my orders."
"No problem."
Lin Xiao softly responded, and Gong Yangchi also nodded.
"That's good. When there is a battle, I will inform you!"
Nodding, Zhou Yuan looked at Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi, and continued, "Although you have joined the Tool Sect, before you have made contributions, the benefits of the Tool Sect will not be given to you. In other words, joining the Tool Sect will not benefit you for the time being. If you must say, the Tool Sect will provide you with protection. If you are in danger, we will not stand by and watch!"
It had to be said that Zhou Yuan was very straightforward about the cooperation between the two sides.
Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi did not have any objections to this. They did not care about benefits. After all, they had joined the Tool Sect. To put it bluntly, it was a mutually beneficial cooperation. It was normal that the Tool Sect would not give them benefits.
What's more, their real purpose was not to get some pills and weapons from the Tool Sect, but to go deep into the Tool Sect and spy for information.
"Okay!"
Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi nodded without hesitation.
Zhou Yuan was very satisfied with Lin Xiao and Gong Yangchi's straightforwardness. After discussing some details of the cooperation, he finally looked at Lin Xiao and said, "Lin Xiao, I have something to ask you. Come with me!"
"Yes."
Lin Xiao nodded. He suppressed the waves in his heart and said respectfully, "Sect Master, if you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. I will definitely tell you everything I know and will not hold back!"
"Yes, but it's better for the two of us to discuss this matter alone!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan softly chuckled. He looked towards Lin Xiao and said with a smile, "This matter involves some private matters that cannot be discussed in public. As for the safety issue, you can rest assured that since I've agreed to cooperate with you, I will not harm you. What's more, if I really want to harm you, the two of them won't be able to stop me!"
Although Zhou Yuan's words were arrogant, they were the truth.
The apprehension in Lin Xiao's heart lessened significantly. Although he did not know what Zhou Yuan wanted to discuss with him, it was as Zhou Yuan had said. If Zhou Yuan wanted to deal with him, there was no need for him to act alone.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao revealed a very calm expression and said with a smile, "Sect Master is too serious. Why would I doubt Sect Master?
Sect Master, please lead the way. I will follow you! "
"Good."
Zhou Yuan nodded. He glanced at Gong Yangchi and said with a smile, "Then we will take our leave first!"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Gong Yangchi nodded.
Gong Yangchi was not stupid. He knew that in the current situation, Zhou Yuan could not do anything to Lin Xiao, so there was no need for him to follow.
Zhou Yuan did not look at Gong Yangchi again. He led Lin Xiao all the way to a quiet room not far away.
There was no one in the quiet room. Lin Xiao was still a little nervous. After all, Gong Yangchi and the ancient Buddha Dipankara were not around. If he and Zhou Yuan had a disagreement, there would be no one around to protect him. But Lin Xiao also knew that this was something he had to go through to gain the other party's trust.
Seeing that Lin Xiao was a little nervous, Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "In fact, you don't have to be too nervous. I asked you to come here because I want to ask you about a person."
"Who?"
Hearing this, a name had already emerged in Lin Xiao's mind, but he still pretended to be at a loss and asked.
After all, if the Poison Lord had not told him about the enmity between the Formation King and the Asura Sect, he would not have known at all. If he gave himself away at this time, it would most likely arouse Zhou Yuan's suspicion.
Zhou Yuan did not suspect him and slowly said, "Just now you said that you have a grudge against the Formation King, so you must know something about him. I want to know something about him!"
As expected!
Some time ago, Yu Pingchang died under the Yin-Yang blade of the Formation King. Given the enmity between the Formation King and the Tool Sect, Zhou Yuan would definitely suspect the Formation King. It was reasonable to ask him about the Formation King at this time.
However, there was one thing that made Lin Xiao a little curious.
The world said that Yu Pingchang was the only son of the Tool Sect Master, but the Tool Sect Master was called Zhou Yuan, and Yu Pingchang's surname was' Yu '. The two people had different surnames, so how could they be father and son?
Lin Xiao was a little curious about this point, but he knew that now was not the time to think about this. What he needed to do was to answer Zhou Yuan's question without leaving any loopholes.
"I actually don't know much about the Formation King. Back then, when the Asura Sect targeted our sect, I killed the successor of their Formation King. Because of this, I formed a grudge with the Formation King. He came to Qingzhou City with two great formation maps and killed more than half of the people of Qingzhou City!"
Lin Xiao deliberated for a moment, then pretended to be angry and continued, "After destroying Qingzhou City, he still refused to give up. A while ago, he let the remnants of the Formation King besiege Divine Prefecture City, but they were all wiped out by my people!
Therefore, the enmity between me and the Formation King can be said to be irreconcilable. Either he dies, or I die! "
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan glanced at Lin Xiao, as if considering the truth of Lin Xiao's words. After a moment of silence, he continued to ask, "I also know that the remnants of the Formation King besiege Divine Prefecture City. In that battle, the Formation King was not present, right?"
"He really wasn't."
Lin Xiao nodded and pretended to be puzzled. He gritted his teeth and said, "I also don't know why the Formation King didn't come. Instead, he sent some remnants of the Formation King to probe. Could it be that I let ancient Buddha Dipankara deal with him last time, so he didn't dare to come personally?
Sect master, no matter what, please kill the Formation King for me and let me take revenge! "
"Don't worry, I will definitely kill the Formation King!"
A sinister look flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Xiao again, his voice sounding somewhat probing, "I have another question. More than ten days ago, the Formation King appeared in Azure Dragon City. Do you know about this matter?"