Chapter 961: Chapter 463: Kui Ba Dao Fruit, Virtue Begets Virtue (2)
Seeing that True Monarch Xiansheng spoke, Xu Qing paused for a moment, and finally put away the great axe in his hand.
If someone else tried to persuade him, he certainly wouldn’t agree easily.
But the True Monarch Sanyan before him was different.
True Monarch Xiansheng was wise and brave, though outwardly cold and proud, extremely capable of concealment, with a mind deep as a ravine.
Xu Qing had a general assessment in his heart; this True Monarch probably already had a plan, but it was inconvenient to reveal, his only option was to rely on past bonds to gain trust.
"The greater good must be prioritized, since the True Monarch has spoken, I naturally have no objection, but I must send this beast one more thing."
After Xu Qing finished speaking, he took out three lamps, extracting strands of Destiny Flames from Di Ting as materials for the secret technique of the Piercing Arrow Sutra.
Thus, no matter where Di Ting was, its life could not escape his control.
Although Di Ting did not immediately recognize the purpose of those three lamps, he thought this method felt exceedingly familiar, as if it had appeared in the world in past years.
However, due to the uniqueness of the secret technique, it was rarely used, and Xu Qing had not fully unleashed the forbidden incantation; Di Ting could not quickly trace the origin of this technique from his thin memory.
Di Ting was unfamiliar, but having witnessed similar scenes and seen the Piercing Forbidden Technique, True Monarch Xiansheng instantly recognized the technique Xu Qing was using.
This evil technique...
True Monarch Xiansheng’s brow furrowed slightly, yet in the end said nothing.
Xu Qing’s merits in the Daluo Sect were immeasurable, his actions apart from violating the Heavenly Code, almost faultless.
Such is this person, even if learned forbidden evil techniques, it doesn’t count as significant.
Just as Yishi said: Yellow fox or black fox, whichever catches mice is strong.
This is no empty talk.
After clearly arranging for Di Ting, True Monarch Xiansheng parted ways with Xu Qing, the former detaining Di Ting, with White Dog acting as a shepherd, heading all the way to the edges of Guan County.
Xu Qing and the other two then turned around and headed straight for Chishui.
Upon reaching north of Chishui, Xu Qing clasped his hands:
"May I trouble my brother to protect me and help me succeed."
The great saint looked Xu Qing up and down, patting the shoulder of the junior brother, feigning relaxation: "Everything has its destined path, as the Heavenly Maiden returns to the Void, her position will surely be filled by someone, brother’s merits are complete, coupled with the blessings of the Heavenly Maiden, you will surely succeed in one go!"
Xu Qing smiled slightly, then turned his head to look at the God of Sea, clasped his hands and said: "There is one more thing that I need to trouble you with, I do not know the year, months during my retreat, so please inform Shiyue about this matter and not let her worry."
Shiyue was once the maiden before the life-preserving god, having grown up in the Cat Immortal Hall, and is also the goddaughter of Xiu Niang, after Xu Qing established the Daluo Sect, this girl often followed him on his errands.
It can be said, Shiyue is both the good daughter Xu Qing watched grow up, and his dedicated messenger among the three sects.
Aside from Shiyue, only Xuan Yu and Daoist Yizhen knew about the connection between the three sects.
The God of Sea in front of him was found by Xu Qing for Shiyue as a teacher, thus by asking the God of Sea to convey the message to Shiyue, it was equivalent to informing the three sects.
"Additionally, with Di Zang’s return to the Void, the Underworld will surely take action, though Di Zang’s death was caused by the Heavenly Maiden, the Netherworlds Dharma Master will likely not transfer the fury onto others. However, just in case, I ask you to sit in Jin and protect the peace of the human world."
The God of Sea was filled with excitement; partnering with an existence such as the Dharma Master was no less thrilling than turning rivers and seas.
Arranging matters behind him, Xu Qing took the bronze coffin, heading toward the place where the Female Demon once retreated.
Deep within the earth, the lava was scorching, and the mood of the bronze coffin, long dampened, clearly improved significantly.
Before retreating, Xu Qing checked the Female Demon in the coffin, and she remained still, with no aura, akin to a sleeping beauty.
If it were someone else, Xu Qing might have already conducted an exorcism ceremony for the body before him, but the Female Demon was different.
The Female Demon was initially a Corpse Monster; even if the true spirit dissipated, the corpse still held the power of the Drought Fiend.
Moreover, the Female Demon’s true spirit remains in the past and there may be a chance of returning to origin.
The Female Demon’s body was singular, unlike the Dharma Master with three corpses preserved; if Xu Qing exorcised the Female Demon’s only body now, it would truly obliterate the possibility of her resurrection.
The Sutra of Salvation indeed can rescue, but in certain contexts, it is also a tool to kill and obliterate souls.
"The Female Demon’s true spirit remains in the past, and of the Dharma Master’s three corpses, one is also in the past; if this is known by the Dharma Master..."
Xu Qing furrowed his brow, a sudden shock in his heart, but immediately shook his head.
His concerns were not unfounded, however, given his current cultivation, he could not affect the past even if aware of the lurking danger, and certainly couldn’t assist the Female Demon.
The only option now is to attain the Dao fruits of the Kui Ba and gain the ability to influence time sufficiently.
"Di Zang’s death will surely shock the Dharma Master, and the Celestial Emperor and the Western Buddhist Elder might also take action, I just need time now."
As Xu Qing departed the bronze coffin, he lastly glanced at the immortal abode behind him.
"I hope I’m able to catch up with time, and hope you’ll see anomalies at the end of time, safeguarding yourself."
Outside the coffin, the usually cold and distant bronze coffin again nudged against Xu Qing, its ingratiating manner akin to the dog beside True Monarch Xiansheng.
The bronze coffin pulled out all the stops to grab hold of Xu Qing, its lifeline.
Though Xu Qing loves to sleep in coffins, he harbored no such thought at the moment.
Even the most comfortable coffin requires life to enjoy!
"This mass of cyan-gold aura, indeed far too precious..."
