Chapter 821 - 742: Ten Venerables Enslaved
In the tomb chamber, everything had dissipated.
Wu Dade, Lin Jiu Zheng, Wu Xiaokun, and Big Black Dog all relaxed suddenly, the feeling of being unable to move vanished.
Looking at the scene before them, they were all incredibly shocked.
“Where is the evil spirit…”
Wu Dade spoke up.
“The evil spirit… has dissipated.”
Lin Jiu Zheng sighed and said,
“This evil spirit was able to exist because Senior Brother Qingchen’s obsession in his past life was too deep.”
“He wished to enlighten all beings, trying to counter the gray mist… Although he died, his obsession turned into an evil spirit, waiting until today.”
“Now, his obsession has dissipated, and naturally, the evil spirit no longer exists.”
In his eyes, there was a hint of complexity.
The evil spirit left by Senior Brother Qingchen’s past life was truly terrifying.
His obsession and aspiration, although he had died, did not vanish.
“He saw the master…”
Big Black Dog murmured.
“Just a moment ago, I felt like I saw the master reveal the Ultimate Path… something unprecedented in this lifetime.”
“If a living being on the Ascendant Path saw it, they would probably soar to the skies, directly crossing many chasms.”
“The master also pitied him… pitying his transformation into evil upon death, so he let him see the Ultimate.”
“Otherwise, who in this world could glimpse the true depths of the master?”
In Big Black Dog’s eyes, there was also immense complexity, seeming to carry both admiration and emotion.
And at this moment.
Ahead, Qing Chen looked around bewildered.
The surroundings were cold, damp, and wrapped in darkness.
In this desolate place, before them was a withered ancient tree, its body cracked and charred, devoid of any life force.
A black Shariputra lay quietly beneath the dead Bodhi Tree.
Qing Chen’s eyes were filled with melancholy, to meet his past life in such a scene.
“I am here, everything will start anew.”
He murmured, reaching out to pick up the black Shariputra.
But, the moment he touched it, the black Shariputra turned directly into ash.
In the cave, the last trace of faint light appeared, startlingly that of Qing Chen from a past life.
The monk smiled slightly at Qing Chen, tears in his eyes.
“The murderer is still around, lurking in the shadows of the Ancestral Realm, waiting for the master.”
A voice barely audible, entered Qing Chen’s ears.
The monk in his past life was among the Ten Lords, having followed “that person’s” footsteps, though they shared no master-disciple relationship in that life.
Yet, now he also called him master.
Because, a moment ago, through Qing Chen’s eyes, he saw the path that “that person” had shown him.
To learn the Dao in the morning, and die in the evening would suffice.
One who imparts the Dao and resolves doubts is a master.
Although he had never formally taken him as a master, he sincerely revered “that person” as his master.
So, he too called him master.
Qing Chen was startled at these words, looking at the monk.
“In those years, he killed us, threw our bodies into the burial pits, making them into puppets, evil slaves… I sensed the presence of the bodies.”
“The bodies have been sealed by the one at the End of Myriad Paths, but they are still puppets.”
“Remember to seek out the bodies and destroy them, otherwise, once the bodies are found, the murderer won’t need to set foot in the Ancestral Realm, and the Ancestral Realm will be afflicted.”
“We died for the Ancestral Realm, and after death, we must not bring disaster to the living.”
The monk whispered secretly, his words ending, he dispersed.
Black powder slipped from Qing Chen’s hands.
Dust to dust, earth to earth.
Yet, Qing Chen’s heart was already stirred by a colossal wave.
This…
was the message left to him by his past life’s regained consciousness after the obsession.
In times past, Qing Chen and others from his past life were killed, thrown into burial pits, and made into puppets…
And to this day, the puppets still existed!
And destroying the puppets was the dying wish of Qing Chen’s past life’s obsession.
Once, he had thrown his head and spilled his blood to protect the Ancestral Realm, pointing directly to a warrior’s death.
After death, he did not wish his body to become a source of calamity for the Ancestral Realm.
Thus, he earnestly entrusted.
“I will.”
Qing Chen spoke each word deliberately,
“I will destroy the puppets, and I will also find the murderer… and kill him!”
Then, he looked up at the withered ancient tree.
He reached out, wanting to touch it.
Boom.
The ancient tree turned into powder.
“No… not even a trace of vitality left? Woof!!”
Big Black Dog, seeing this scene, filled his eyes with urgency.
But, Qing Chen reached out and gradually cleared the powdered remains on the ground.
Finally, at the location of the ancient tree’s roots, he found a blackened Bodhi Seed.
The Bodhi Seed had completely lost its vitality, shriveled and withered.
At this moment, the Oath Seed in Qing Chen’s hand suddenly flew out.
The Oath Seed turned into a stream of light, entering the black Bodhi Seed.
The shriveled Bodhi Seed seemed to gain a hint of luster at that moment.
“I understand…”
Big Black Dog spoke,
“The so-called Oath Seed, is the little vitality she left behind…”
“Even she couldn’t protect the Ten Spirits, Ten Lords, Ten Medicines back then? She could only leave behind a glimmer of hope…”
Big Black Dog felt an unprecedented heaviness.
“Let’s go.”
Qing Chen picked up the Bodhi Seed on the ground, collected his thoughts, and spoke calmly.
If the Two-Leaf Clover, withered to just stems, can still regenerate, he believed, the master also surely had a way to save the Bodhi Tree.
Big Black Dog also nodded.
“No… you, you look exactly like that evil spirit… Have you been possessed by the evil spirit?”
At this moment, Hu Jiu’er and others looked at Qing Chen as if they had seen a ghost.
The Nirvana Miracle Land disappeared, and they finally escaped from the hellfire.
Qing Chen glanced indifferently at the crowd.
“Who sent you here?”
Hu Jiu’er and others all looked disturbed.
According to what his past life’s obsession had said, his past life’s body had been made into puppets, evil slaves.
Currently, the puppets and evil slaves had been sealed by the one at the End of Myriad Paths.
The murderer… seemed to still be searching for his body.
Thus, Qing Chen was very cautious, these people coming to the highly secretive Deadman Wilderness Great Tomb… could it be related to that murderer?
Xuan Cheng’s face was gloomy, he seemed to feel that these people in front of him, appeared to be living beings and had nothing to do with the evil spirit.
Moreover, their realms…
were not too high!
In fact, none of them had entered the Chaotic Realm…
But he had long been one with the Chaotic Spiritual Energy within his body.
A bold idea flashed through his mind, and he said grimly,
“I am the Young Sect Master of the Xuan Yi Sect… you’d better hand over that Bodhi Seed from earlier!”
“Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!”
Qing Chen said indifferently,
“Oh? What do you mean by being rude?”
Xuan Cheng said fiercely, “I’ll kill you!”
He already had a silver longsword in his hand, and he suddenly thrust it toward Qing Chen.
The silver longsword, brimming with Chaos Qi, was extremely sharp, slicing through the air with a chilling glint.
The blade’s light was already near Qing Chen’s eyes!
But at that moment, Qing Chen simply raised his hand casually.
The next moment, the silver longsword abruptly stopped.
Qing Chen’s two fingers easily clamped down on Xuan Cheng’s sword.
“Too slow.”
Qing Chen spoke faintly.
Seeing this, Xuan Cheng and the others were utterly dismayed.
“No… he is merely at Divine Realm Perfection, how can he contend with someone in the Chaotic Realm?”
“Impossible…”
“Could he be… an Ancient Law Cultivator?”
The crowd exclaimed in shock.
Xuan Cheng’s face became pale, and he tried hard to pull out the longsword.
But Qing Chen merely moved his fingers.
Instantly, the silver longsword snapped, and the blade shards spun back and stabbed directly into Xuan Cheng’s heart!
Xuan Cheng stared blankly at his chest, seemingly unable to believe that he died so effortlessly…
He fell straight down!
“Don’t… don’t kill us!”
“Don’t!”
Hu Jiu’er and others were kneeling and begging for mercy.
But Qing Chen simply smiled slightly and said,
“Why would I kill you guys?”
“That would be too boring.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed!
But Qing Chen’s words had already risen: “The little monk will liberate you.”
He lifted a fist and then smashed it down fiercely!
The terrifying force of the punch caused the air itself to roar.
Hu Jiu’er and the others were extremely fearful but couldn’t resist.
A group of them was directly blasted into blood mist and flesh debris!
Not one was spared.
Seeing this, Wu Dade paused then said,
“Senior Brother, didn’t you say you would liberate them? Didn’t perform any rituals?”
Qing Chen thought for a moment then said,
“You have a point, thank you for reminding me, Junior Brother.”
Then he looked toward the cloud of blood mist created from the explosion and said,
“Wish you all a happy death, early death without rebirth.”
“Liberation completed, let’s go.”
Qing Chen walked away.
Wu Dade: “…”
“Senior Brother Qing Chen’s way of liberation… truly unique.”
Lin Jiu Zheng also spoke with a complicated expression.
Immediately, everyone followed and left.
As they exited the tomb, Qing Chen was walking along when he suddenly knocked on the door of a nearby tomb chamber.
Inside this tomb chamber was a headless female ghost.
“What else do you want? Haven’t you had enough?”
“If pushed too hard, I’ll risk everything with you!”
The angry voice of the ghost rang out.
Qing Chen said,
“Oh, just a reminder, if you don’t want to be liberated, never come out in this lifetime.”
“Otherwise, it won’t just be a mere kicking to burst.”
“Understood?”
After a pause behind the tomb chamber door, the weak voice of the ghost finally answered,
“Sorry… I didn’t know it was you, I spoke too loudly just now, I apologize to you.”
“I understand, I will just be here in this tomb chamber playing by myself, so happy.”
“I won’t go out, absolutely not in this lifetime.”
Qing Chen nodded and then naturally proceeded to knock on another door.
Behind him, Wu Dade and Lin Jiu Zheng were simply stunned.
…
At this moment.
In the Deadman Wilderness.
A middle-aged man was rapidly leaving.
This person was… Wu Qi!
He was moving swiftly and soon appeared on the periphery of the Deadman Wilderness.
“It’s really a pity… didn’t see what was inside the tomb, perhaps, I missed many opportunities.”
Wu Qi turned back, looking towards the Deadman Wilderness with a cold sneer.
He led people to that door and then quietly slipped away.
Because… his target was not the tomb at all.
“No matter how many opportunities there were in the tomb, they couldn’t compare to joining that organization…”
Wu Qi spoke, his eyes filled with anticipation!,
“According to the information provided by that organization, the tomb contained great calamity. Once the tomb door was opened, the calamity might emerge… Those who went in, probably all died.”
“I should also leave.”
He prepared to retreat.
But at that moment, he suddenly couldn’t help but look in a certain direction.
He saw a middle-aged man running at unimaginable speed through the woods!
Speed… it was incredibly fast.
“Ao Wushuang?!”
“How the heck did you not die??”
Wu Qi was immediately shocked.
The tomb… could there have been any accidents?
…
Good night.