Chapter 397 - Experts, We Need Many Experts
Chapter 397 Experts, We Need Many Experts
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Huh? Why is it so noisy? On the slowly spinning Taiji Painting, a young Daoist reluctantly took off his blindfold. He smacked his lips in a daze and stretched before looking at the source of the sound that woke him up…
Uh…
What happened? There were sanguine figures flashing in the sky. It was a figure floating in the sky. It should be a woman. There were many arms in front of her and on her back. They emitted a terrifying Dao rune fluctuation.
She was flying at high speed in the sky. It was almost as if she was continuously using the Cosmic Escape technique. Every time her figure stopped, the jade arms in front of her and behind her would condense a blood-colored spear and throw it downwards.
Each spear contained immense power. The ripples of the universe continued layer by layer.
Every time the spears collided with the target they were attacking, they would emit a powerful fluctuation and produce a rhythmic drumming The woman’s attack was really too fast. At that moment, she erupted with all her might. The blood-colored spear was like a violent storm as it attacked the figure below that was carrying the small pagoda. Her laughter gradually turned crazy… The white-haired old man with the little pagoda… “Changgeng!”
Great Daoist Master Xuan Du’s Dao heart trembled. His eyes instantly regained clarity, and two pairs of Yin-Yang fish vaguely appeared in his pupils.
After just taking a glance, he immediately understood everything in this world!
Wasn’t he in a palace when he could not help but sleep just now?
The palace…
In the distant horizon, there was a huge collapsed log. Under the huge log, one could vaguely see the palace that had turned into ruins. The array formations around the palace had long lost their effects. From the huge tree to the Great Daoist Master Xuan Du, the endless sand sea turned into boiling lava.
As the battle on the horizon continued…
To be precise, as the woman who was dressed in red attacked frantically, the cracks on the ground spread in all directions. Stars fell one after another. The world was filled with a ferocious aura, which stirred up the hatred and resentment hidden in the hearts of living beings. The starry sky was no longer resplendent. The sky was filled with thick smoke and filth. The galaxy projected by the Six Paths of Reincarnation was hidden in the sky.
The sound of the wind and waves caused by the battle echoed in the world. It sounded like countless living beings were wailing… Great Daoist Master Xuan Du’s eyes focused. The figure that was flashing in the sky stopped in front of his eyes.
Her long, sanguine hair kept dancing in the wind. She was only wearing a simple battle dress, and her arms did not look out of place. The battle intent that surrounded her and the familiar Dao runes… It was “evil” of the seven emotions of the Lady of Earth!
At the same time, the Great Daoist Master saw another unimportant battlefield. At the edge of the ruins of the palace, King Chujiang and King Qinguang were fighting non-stop. The two experts of the Magi race and King Yama of the Netherworld seemed to have turned red from killing. They were fighting until their blood vessels cracked. They looked like two human-shaped ferocious beasts.
“Die!”
The evil incarnation, the little “evil” girl, roared angrily. On the magma lake below, the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda was spinning. Li Changshou stood quietly in the Mysterious Yellow aura. He was holding the incarnation of desire that had fainted. There were no wounds on his body. The Great Daoist Master tilted his head…
What is going on? Could it be that Changgeng had already settled the two of them but he had not handled the relationship properly and one of them was jealous? That’s not right. I just slept for a while. Changgeng can’t be that fast… Forget it. I’ll save him first. The Great Daoist Master tapped his toes and disappeared with the Taiji Painting. When he appeared again, he was already above King Qinguang and King Chujiang. “You two…” King Chujiang raised his head and roared, “After killing you, I will be the favorite younger brother of the Grand Magi!” King Qinguang gritted his teeth and scolded, “You just want to be the boss, don’t you!? I’ve long seen you getting tempted! You have lost the simplicity of the Magi! I will kill you, you bastard!”
The corners of the Great Daoist Master’s mouth twitched a few times. He did not say a word and disappeared from the sky. Almost at the same time, he appeared behind the two experts of the Magi race and slashed at their necks…
There were two muffled sounds. The two of them did not notice that the man behind them had his soul sealed. His body slowly fell backward and was put into the Great Daoist Master’s sleeve.
The Great Daoist Master looked at the place where Li Changshou was. He bent his legs slightly, and the parts of his Daoist robe bulged slightly. As he shouted, his figure turned into a black and white comet that rushed towards the “evil” girl in the sky. “Get lost!” The “evil” girl with long, red hair turned into a sanguine color. She turned her head and roared. Her jade-like arms swayed, and she threw out dozens of blood spears at the Great Daoist Master who was charging at her from afar.
The Great Daoist Master did not activate the Taiji Painting this time. His rapidly charging figure instantly stopped, and his long hair and Daoist robe fluttered in front of him. He placed his left hand behind his back and pointed his sword with his right hand. Yin and Yang Qi surrounded his fingertips and condensed into a black and white Qi sword. He took the Eight Trigrams Steps and moved like a dragon. As his long sleeves danced in the air, the Great Daoist Master’s figure left behind afterimages in the air. The Qi sword in his hand seemed to be just a few simple stabs, but every movement of his carried a profound and natural Dao rune.
The blood spears exploded. The Great Daoist Master’s body flickered a few times and he was already 1,000 feet away from the “evil” girl! The latter let out a low roar that was like that of a ferocious beast. Each of her eleven arms held a spear and fought fiercely with the Great Daoist Master in the air…
At that moment, a vortex appeared under Li Changshou’s feet! The Yin-Yang Qi quickly gathered. It was the Taiji Painting that had opened up a Cosmic Path. Li Changshou did not retreat immediately. Instead, he looked down at the incarnations of the seven emotions in his hand.
He had just…
“Changgeng, let’s go out first.” Li Changshou immediately nodded and agreed. After some hesitation, Li Changshou decided to let the incarnation of “desire” continue to stay there and restrain the “evil” girl, who was almost going berserk. He pointed at the forehead of the incarnation of “desire” and whispered, “Goddess, take care. I will make preparations as soon as possible and come back to help you.”
Then, Li Changshou threw the woman in his hand away. The incarnation of “desire” opened its eyes a little and revealed a gentle smile. However, the incarnation of “desire” trembled slightly and let out a painful snort. Her eyes were filled with confusion.
She was stunned when she saw Li Changshou. Then, her expression became a little frightened. She turned around and turned into smoke before exploding. She even cursed. “Are you still a living being! Ugh! Bastard!” Before Li Changshou could reply, a figure flashed beside him. It was the Great Daoist Master who had used the Cosmic Escape technique to rush over. The Great Daoist Master did not speak at that moment. He pressed Li Changshou’s shoulder with his left hand, and the two of them fell into the vortex below. He waved his right hand above them, and the Cosmic Linkage instantly collapsed… The sanguine figure that was chasing after him missed and crashed into the magma lake. She cursed fiercely, “Come back! I’m going to kill you! Kill! Gulp…”
They were finally out. Li Changshou had just sensed the existence of the paper effigies everywhere. He and the Great Daoist Master had already appeared at the top left area outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc. The two of them had a tacit understanding. At the same time, they hid their figures and did not alarm anyone.
Li Changshou said, “Senior Brother, let’s go to the bottom of the eighteenth level of hell first and wash the minds of these two Yan Lords.”
“Okay.” The Great Daoist Master raised his right hand and looked at his trembling and slightly swollen fingertips. He smiled and said, “Goddess Houtu’s strength has really improved a lot over the years. This is just an incarnation.” “Yes, Senior Brother, why don’t you use Dharma treasures?”
“I thought that I would look more handsome this way… Haha, hahahaha! Actually, I just woke up and forgot to bring the Cosmic Ruler.” Li Changshou was rendered speechless. He held the spinning Mysterious Yellow Pagoda in his palm and called out to the Pagoda Master in his heart, but he did not receive any response. Li Changshou hurriedly asked, “Senior Brother, what’s wrong with the Pagoda Master?” The Great Daoist Master smiled and did not say anything. He pointed his finger at the little pagoda, causing it to stop spinning. The little pagoda trembled slightly and spat out a turbid aura of Heaven and Earth at the bottom of the pagoda. The Pagoda Master’s spiritual will once again connected with Li Changshou’s mind. In Li Changshou’s heart, he shouted with joy, enjoyment, and relief. “Awesome!”
A moment later, at the bottom of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the two of them silently passed through the Eighteen Levels of Hell with the help of the Great Daoist Master and the Taiji Painting. Like neighbors visiting each other, they easily passed through the forty-nine major restrictions and arrived at the Lake of Tears.
As soon as he arrived, the evil thoughts in Li Changshou’s heart dissipated, and an inexplicable sadness emerged in his heart. Little Grief, who was at the center of the lake, sighed softly and muttered something. She continued to lie there without moving.
So what if she changed her posture?
It would only give her empty heart a little comfort that she should not have. That comfort would disappear in an instant, leaving only deeper sorrow.
That was what Little Grief thought.
This time, Li Changshou and the Great Daoist Master did not approach Little Grief. They only released the two big shots of the Netherworld, King Chujiang and King Qinguang from the lake and removed the restrictions.
The two Magi, who had been attacked by the evil thoughts and were shouting to be killed, pounced on each other again. However, just as they clenched their fists, their widened eyes were suddenly covered by tears before they punched each other. Tears rolled down their cheeks and they could not help but hug their heads and cry… Li Changshou continued to think and remembered the situation. Among the Lady of Earth’s incarnations of the seven emotions, the “evil” girl who had erupted and the incarnation of “anger” that had yet to appear were the strongest in terms of combat power.
However, the one who was the most relatable among the seven emotions was still Little Grief.
The reason why the Lady of Earth had thrown Little Grief out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was not just because Little Grief would collapse on her own and not cause any trouble. It was also because Little Grief was too powerful and could easily affect the other six incarnations, resulting in immeasurable consequences.
At that moment, Goddess Houtu was also being corroded by the incarnations of the Seven Emotions. In particular, the corrosion from Little Grief was the strongest…
The Great Daoist Master rubbed his fingers and asked, “Changgeng, what happened after I fell asleep?” Li Changshou’s eyes immediately became filled with resentment. The Great Daoist Master raised his head and laughed out loud. He felt a little awkward…
The power of the seven emotions was impossible to guard against. “Senior Brother, you’re really strong. You didn’t even wake up when you were sent flying…” Li Changshou sighed and briefly explained the “battle” between him and the incarnation of “desire” after the Great Daoist Master fell
asleep.
“When she suffered a backlash and an opening appeared in her mind, the Power of my essence soul rushed in and found the Lady of Earth. She is trapped in the Seven Emotions. The incarnations are both a shackle and a cage.”
“Oh?”
The Great Daoist Master said seriously, “Tell me in detail.”
“Yes.” Li Changshou agreed and meditated at the edge of the lake with the Great Daoist Master. He began to explain in detail. At that time, his fingertips touched the forehead of the incarnation of “desire”. The power of his essence soul surged in and he crashed into a sea of stars… It was not a real sea of stars, but a quiet abyss. Above his head floated the galaxy projected by the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The afterglow of the galaxy was the only source of light. Li Changshou felt as if he was falling continuously. As he fell, he heard soft sobbing sounds. He followed the voice and kept calling out to the Lady of Earth. Finally, he found the most important person of his trip. The Lady of Earth. Li Changshou’s heart skipped a beat when he saw her…
That emotion had only appeared once and that was before his master transcended the tribulation. At that time, his master had once hidden in the straw hut and cried bitterly when he was drunk.
The Lady of Earth…
She was dressed in a simple white dress and was curled up in a star skeleton. There were four solar spheres around her, which were continuously absorbing energy from her thin body. These should be the incarnations of the four emotions that had yet to be born. “Goddess?” Li Changshou called out in his heart. “I’m a disciple of the Grand Pure One. I’m here on Teacher’s orders to help!”
The curled-up figure did not respond at all. Li Changshou called out more than ten times but did not receive any response. He carefully sensed that the Lady of Earth’s seven emotions were actually very active. She only had a small amount of joy and love, but she tried her best to suppress her anger, fear, evil, and desire, and let sorrow invade
her.
Because sorrow was an emotion of her own, it would not affect the circulation of the Six Paths of Reincarnation…
However, the invasion of sorrow and grief made her feel like she was falling into an abyss.
Although Goddess Houtu was not as desperate as Little Grief, she was currently enveloped by a depressed and powerless emotion. Li Changshou suddenly felt that the repulsive force of the place was clearly that the incarnation of “desire” had begun to restore her “spiritual power”…
She only had two or three chances to speak!
Li Changshou had to get a response from the Lady of Earth. He had to ask how he could help her!
There was no other way. He could only start the soul interrogation.
“Goddess! Do you still remember the Great Daoist Master Xuan Du beside the Blood Sea!?!”
There was still no response.
Clearly, in the Lady of Earth’s heart, her senior brother was not an important person. “Do you still remember the agreement between the Grand Pure One and you?”
There was still no answer. The Lady of Earth did not seem to have heard Li Changshou’s call.
The tearing sensation was even stronger. Li Changshou could sense that the “power” of the incarnation of desire was attacking him like a tsunami.
Due to the difference in the Dao Realms, it was difficult for Li Changshou to resist. He was about to be forced out of the place!
At that moment, Li Changshou’s mind was in overdrive. A few options appeared in front of him!
Those options were all things that he could think of that could attract Goddess Houtu’s attention.
He could say that the number of people in the Magi were dwindling. He could also bring up the matter of the demons using the souls of the Magi to refine the Human-Exterminating Sword to trigger the fury of the Lady of Earth.
He could also make an issue out of the fact that the Netherworld was about to be integrated into the Heavenly Courts. He could even exaggerate and spread rumors on the spot that the Magi were about to be killed and the Netherworld was about to be destroyed.
However, at that moment, Li Changshou could not bear to do it.
He could not bear to lie to the Goddess in front of him. He could not bear to exaggerate and stimulate the Lady of Earth’s exhausted mind. How painful would it be to be pulled and tortured by living beings… However, Li Changshou knew that he had to say it now. He tried his best to speak as gently as possible. “Lady of Earth, I need your help.” Tap… It was as if a drop of water had landed in the pool. There was a sound in the quiet place, and there was a hint of light. Upon closer inspection, the light came from the Lady of Earth…
The woman, who was curled up in the corner of the star shell and hugging her knees, slowly raised her head and opened her starry eyes. “Who are you?”
Beside the Lake of Tears, Li Changshou sighed when he told the Great Daoist Master that.
“After waking the Lady of Earth, the incarnation of desire could not chase me away. The Lady of Earth took advantage of the weakness of the incarnation of desire to temporarily suppress her. I simply told the Lady of Earth about the situation in the Netherworld and tried to seek a solution to this matter from her…”
“Do you have a solution?” the Great Daoist Master asked with concern. “Yes.” Li Changshou frowned. He opened his left hand, and golden light circulated in his palm. It condensed into a grass ring that looked like it was made of withered grass. Li Changshou said in a low voice, “Although the Lady of Earth said that the two of us will be enough, to be safe… Senior Brother, how many Dao Sect experts can you invite? It’s best if each of their strengths is not too different from yours, Senior Brother.” The Great Daoist Master smiled and said, “It’s not a problem to invite many people. The problem is that if you invite too many people, you won’t be able to obtain much merit.” Li Changshou pondered carefully and said, “It’s better to be stable. It’s good enough that I get some merit. I won’t force it.” Li Changshou paused and smiled. “At most, I’ll ask you to protect me later. I’ll go and find some negative karma demons to deal with and make up for this flaw.”
“Tell me, why did those demons provoke you back then?”
The Great Daoist Master shook his head and sighed. “It’s like the calamity of extermination.”
“Ah…”
The breeze brought about a sigh in the distance. The young girl in the middle of the lake muttered something. Although he could not hear it clearly, it was definitely a negative statement.