Chapter 40: The Time Has Not Come

Among the soldiers and troops, there are two soldiers standing very close in the rear.
One of the soldiers has a cold expression, staring at the distant Wei Lie, with occasionally glances at the Chi You axe, like a beast about to launch a cold-blooded attack on its prey.
"Disciple, be patient, the time is not yet here."
Under the armor, a old man with a straight figure and wearing a plain cloth shook his head, his face calm and serene, neither hurried nor impatient, with deep and mysterious eyes seemingly able to see into the future.
They came on this journey as master and disciple in order to kill Wei Lie, the leader of the Eastern Marsh. It seems that Wei Lie is about to obtain the cursed Chi You's Axe, which will make it even harder to kill him.
But, according to his prediction of the celestial machinery, it is not yet the time to make a move, as they are still missing a crucial person's appearance - the beast trapped in the cage, the enraged bear fighting the dragon.
"With the presence of a martial sage as a guard, coupled with Wei Lie's own strength not being weak..."
The old man glanced at the aged and majestic figure.
"To kill this Wei Lie, one must strike at the opportune moment, otherwise it will surely fail."
However, on the contrary, as long as he strikes at the right moment, Wei Lie will undoubtedly die under the blade of his apprentice today, without any unexpectedness.
The old man in the linen clothes is confident and everything is under his control. There is no trace of impatience in his heart, and his face is terrifyingly calm.
He looked towards the Chiyou Axe and murmured with a sigh.
"I never expected to see the Chiyou Axe appear here."
"During ancient times, the Yellow Emperor obtained many divine weapons during his lifetime, but there were two divine weapons with extremely powerful capabilities that he felt were ominous. He hid them away, never expecting anyone to find them."
One of them is the Chi You Axe, and the other one is your divine weapon, my disciple.
The old man in the hemp robe stroked his beard and sighed.
"I wonder if my disciple has been lucky enough to obtain the Chi You Axe today."
He can only use the strange objects he masters to specifically deduce a certain result of something and cannot comprehend everything.
The current existence of Chiyou's axe today, as well as the last owner of Chiyou's axe, are not revealed in the heavenly secrets.
"Chiyou's axe..."
The indifferent young man looked at the magic axe, his eyes slightly narrowed.
……
By the edge of the pool.
A palm-sized ancient bronze mirror appeared in the hands of the Mirror Lake Elder.
He weakly lifted his hand and aimed the mirror at Chiyou's axe.
Roar!
A clear light burst out from the mirror, and a black mist emerged from Chiyou's axe, as if a curse was gradually being dispelled.
The old man in Jinghu struggled hard to break the curse, but it took a significant amount of energy in just a few dozen breaths. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, and his body trembled while his face turned pale.
Suddenly, a flicker of hesitation appeared in his eyes, as if he wanted to pretend to be powerless and put down the hand holding the cursed mirror.
"Jinghu, I advise you not to challenge Donghou's patience."
Wu Liang keenly noticed and stepped forward with a gloomy expression.
"There will be only two outcomes today, either Donghou obtains the Chiyou Axe and spares your life and the lives of those people, or..."
Either... there is no third possibility!"
He sneered and once again threatened the Lake Mirror Old Man not to play any tricks with the lives of hundreds of people.
"You..."
The Lake Mirror Old Man looked at him with an ugly face, turned his head back, and shouted lowly, trying his best to activate the evil mirror. The clear light emitted by the ancient mirror became even more intense.
Time passed slowly, until dozens of breaths later, no black gas emerged from Chi You's axe.
"It's done..."
He weakly put down the evil mirror, looked at Chi You's axe with a sad and desolate expression, and his eyes were filled with pain.
The curse placed upon someone by the Yellow Emperor, even after thousands of years, cannot be broken by just anyone who possesses a divine weapon to break curses.
Even though he has possessed the evil mirror for nearly a hundred years, it still took him a great deal of effort to break it.
The old man in Mirror Lake has thought about pretending to be helpless, but Wu Liang's threat prevented him from doing so. He doesn't want any more innocent people to die because of him.
"Is it done?"
Wei Lie eagerly stepped forward, his gaze burning as he stared at the seemingly curse-removed Chiyou Axe.
However, he still remained cautious and first called a soldier to come forward and touch the Chiyou Axe.
After waiting for a while and confirming that it was safe, he proceeded forward and reached out to touch the magical axe.
"Dongze Hou, I curse you.
Even if you obtain the Chiyou Axe, you will not be able to achieve your ambitions!"
At that moment, the Mirror Lake Elder stared at Weilie, his expression filled with pain and anger, cursing Weilie.
He was both cursing Wei Lie and comforting himself. Perhaps even if Wei Lie obtained the Chi You Axe, someone would appear to stop him and crush his ambition.
"Cursing?"
Wei Lie paused his palm and turned his head to sneer at him.
Mirror Lake Old Man's divine weapon is only a mirror, without any curse ability. He immediately reached out and grabbed the handle of the Chi You Axe.
Holding hands!
Cold and hard touch.
Weilie's eyes were burning with intense ambition, as if holding not a divine weapon, but a key to the path of becoming the ultimate ruler of the world.
He closed his eyes and communicated carefully with the Chi You Axe.
……
"Cousin, do you know what the conditions are for the Chi You Axe to recognize its master?"
Watching Wei Lie holding the Chi You Axe in the distance, Zhao Qi frowned and turned to ask.
He didn't choose to withdraw with Ying Yuxi because there was still a possibility of rescuing the Mirror Lake Elder.
The Mirror Lake Elder lifted the curse on Wei Lie's Chiyou Axe. Besides killing him to silence him, Wei Lie had another choice: to imprison the Mirror Lake Elder alive, so that in the future if he or his people were inflicted with a curse, he could be useful.
Although this choice carries enormous risks and could attract many enemies if the news leaks, it is not entirely impossible.
"If Wei Lie makes this choice, I still have a chance to lift the curse from the Mirror Lake Elder!"
同时他没有退走，也有一点因为蚩尤斧。
“换做天下任何一人在这，恐怕都不会甘心随便和这样一件神兵，失之交臂。”
Zhao Qi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"The power of the Chi You Axe is extremely terrifying, but compared to many divine weapons, its requirements for recognizing its master are not too harsh. It is because of this that the Yellow Emperor called it the most evil divine weapon in the world!"
Ying Yuhuan looked at the distance with a serious expression, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity.