Chapter 998 – Succession
The light in the room softened, and the chill in the room faded. After the black shadow appeared clearly in front of An Zheng and the others, it was a middle-aged man who seemed to be around forty years old. His appearance could not be considered handsome, but he was someone that made people feel that he was gentle and kind with a single glance.
“I am the artifact spirit of the Pure Jade Bottle.”
The white-clothed monk smiled at An Zheng and the others, “I really didn’t think that none of you three would actually retreat. I am very pleased that there are still true emotions in this world. ”
Lady Xiu Xi looked at An Zheng, then looked at Xu Meidai, and suddenly burst into tears.
Xu Meidai laughed, then took ouandkerchief and handed it over to her: “I underestimated you, I thought you couldn’t endure this fear too.”
She was originally a woman that was as gentle as water and extremely fond of beauty. Now that she was crying like this, she asked An Zheng while sobbing, “Are you so ugly …”
An Zheng laughed as he shook his head.
The artifact spirit turned around and walked towards the pill furnace. As he placed his palm on the pill furnace, it instantly radiated brilliance. A large ball of golden light flashed, and a purple light shot out from within. Gradually, the pill furnace shrunk to only a foot long, a crystal clear purple jade bottle.
“This is the jade bottle of the Venerable One.”
The artifact spirit walked over with the jade bottle. “Jadeite Water iroduct of this jade bottle, every twelve years it produces a drop, and no longer produces after half a bottle. Your luck is that the Holy Jade Bottle has been sealed here for a long time. Furthermore, with ten thousand years of nourishment, the medicinal effects are the best. It will not be a problem to save the two people outside. ”
“But …”
He carried the jade bottle behind him and glanced at An Zheng who was reaching out his hand, “I just said that if you all want the jade bottle of water, you must agree to one condition of mine. If you do not agree, even if you are sincere and kind to the point of purity, I will not give you the Pure Jade Water. Furthermore, only I know of the usage of this Pure Jade Water, after Venerable One was no longer here. ”
An Zheng: “Tell me.”
“It’s not that difficult for you.”
The artifact spirit walked to the side and continued to hold the jade bottle tightly, “I have already been sealed here for ten thousand years. In the first five hundred years, I only hope that the Honored Warrior who sees the world will return soon and bring me out of this boring place. Without her here, I want to die. However, I don’t have any life, I’m just an artifact spirit. Even if I want to die, I won’t be able to. For the next five thousand years, I began to think about how to die, and I kept trying to kill myself. ”
“Unfortunately, even after five thousand years, I was still unable to succeed. For the next five thousand years, all that remained in my heart was resentment. I thought that even if the Venerable One came to fetch me back, I would not go back with him. I was me, and I had nothing to do with her. It took me five thousand years to exhaust my patience. After ten thousand years, all I can think about is one thing … Why exactly do I exist, and for whom do I exist? ”
An Zheng’s expression changed as an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
“The matter that I have requested of you is actually quite simple. You are all cultivators, and your strength is not bad as well … Thus, killing a person is naturally not difficult for you. Of course, he couldn’t be careless. I wanrue physical body, and I need to be a person without evil thoughts. In the end, I am the artifact spirit of the Buddhist Sect, and my good will has always existed in my heart. So, if it’s the body of an evil person, I cannot take it. ”
“Give me a body and bring it back to me alive. This person must be kind-hearted and have never done anything evil in order for me to perfectly integrate into it. Kill him right in front of me. The moment that person dies, his body will not be stiff. His soul will leave his body and he will be reborn. In this way, I am a real person. As long as you can do this, I’ll give you some pure jade water. ”
“Impossible.”
An Zheng shook his head, “You can actually say what you think … To kill a good person for no reason and then give your body to you, is that a good thing? ”
“After I obtain my physical body, I will be able to do more good deeds. So, why is this not a good deed?”
The artifact spirit took a few steps back as he tightly held the Holy Jade Bottle in his hand, “There is only this one condition. If you agree to it, then go and fulfill it now.” If you don’t agree, I’ll let you out. However, from what I can sense, your friends only have a maximum of ten hours of lifespan. After ten hours, the purified jade water could no longer save them. Twenty hours is not much time for you. You still have to find the best person, whether you can find him or not is unknown. I’ve given you a chance. Whether or not you grasp it is up to you. ”
The artifact spirit sat down with his legs crossed. “We cannot discuss. If you are willing to do it, then do it. If you are unwilling to do it, then leave.”
He raised his head and glanced at An Zheng, “Don’t forget that I am the artifact spirit and the jade bottle is me. If you want to rob me, let’s not talk about whether you can beat me. Even if you can, after you obtain the jade bottle, not a single drop of clear water will come out. ”
An Zheng sighed: “Time really can change everything... It shouldn’t have been like that when you followed the Venerable One. ”
“Don’t tell me that. I only hate her now. Why did she leave without saying goodbye back then? Why did she leave me here? Leaving without a word, have you ever thought about my feelings? I don’t exist for anyone now, just for myself. I do not havhysical body, and have never truly lived.
An Zheng: “You’re evil. Even if I find the best person for you, you’ll become an evil person.”
The artifact spirit’s expression changed, “You don’t need to worry about that. I don’t need you to care what sort of person I become.” All you have to do is two choices. Either promise me to find sucerson right now, or leave immediately. ”
An Zheng: “I won’t help you kill someone, especially a good person. I will not leave just like that. I will definitely get some Jade Water Purified. ”
“Hahahahaha …”
The artifact spirit laughed extremely arrogantly. “You can definitely do it? If I don’t give it to you, will you be able to obtain it? In this world, only the Venerable One can subdue me. Other than her, even if the Buddha himself came, I wouldn’t be afraid. If worse comes to worse, I’ll just disappear and you guys can forget about me. ”
“What did you say?”
Xu Meidai suddenly laughed, “You say that in this world, only the Honored Warriors who view the world can subdue you? Other than her, even if Buddha himself came, it would be impossible? ”
“Of course!”
Xu Meidai acknowledged: “Then I’ll try.”
She took a step forward. The artifact spirit harrumphed, “You think you …”
Before he finished speaking, Xu Meidai smiled slightly: “How do you think I came in? I’m afraid even you have forgotten that if you want to enter this alchemy room, you must have the power of buddhist cultivators. At that time, the only person in the world who could observe the world was me. ”
The artifact spirit laughed, “You can even be compared with Honored Warrior Guan Shi? My grade surpasses the Purple-Rank and is the most precious treasure of the buddhist faith. Even the buddhist stage is not much stronger than mine. Although you cultivate and practice Buddhism together, the difference in your realm is simply too great. ”
“No, you don’t understand what I’m saying.”
Xu Meidai walked towards the artifact spirit step by step: “Actually your illusion techniques from before were completely useless against me. The reason I let you do this, I just want to see what the Venerable One left behind, and how much of the Buddhist blessings there are. Before you made your request, I still had some hope for you. But now, it can be said that I am extremely disappointed … Don’t you understand how I was able to open the restrictions in the alchemy lab? ”
The artifact spirit was still sneering when his expression suddenly stiffened, “You … “What do you mean?”
Xu Meidai clasped her hands together, and a faint white halo suddenly appeared behind her head. It was an indescribably holy radiance, and the entire room immediately lit up. The moment the light appeared, the artifact spirit’s expression became incomparably ugly.
“Why …” Do you know the Grand Scholar’s Heart Sutra? ”
“Because of me, I am her successor to begin with.”
Xu Meidai lowered her head to look at the artifact spirit. Her body slowly floated up into the air and she sat down in the middle of the air with her legs crossed. A white lotus seat appeared before her. At this moment, the artifact spirit felt as if it had been struck by lightning, and its entire body went limp. But very quickly, he struggled to stand up and roared at Xu Meidai mournfully: “You think that I will give in just like that? I’ve had enough! I have sealed myself here for more than ten thousand years, do you think I can live a very relaxed life every day? Even if the Venerable One himself were to come, I would still want to fight. I would rather kill her than keep watch over this crappy bottle. ”
Xu Meidai sighed, “Evil spirits... Your mind has changed long ago, it’s just that you don’t dare to face it head on. You lied to them, you can’t lie to me. If An Zheng really finds a good person for you to kill, even if he allowed you to possess his body, he wouldn’t be able to get the Jade Water Cleansing. You are the artifact spirit, and you are the Holy Jade Bottle. If you possess a body, the Holy Jade Bottle would no longer exist. You’ve been lying from the start, you never really wanted to give them the purified jade water. ”
The artifact spirit stood there and roared, “That’s right! I never intended to give it to you from the beginning! No matter if it’s the test from before or now, I have never thought of giving you the Jade Water Cleansing! What I want is to beal living person, not to continue living this lifeless and lifeless life! You think I’ll be afraid of you just because you’re her disciple? Let me tell you, I have cultivated for ten thousand years. Even if the Venerable One, who has experienced rebirth, stands in front of me, I can still kill her! ”
The artifact spirit waved both of his hands. The surrounding space was suddenly sealed, becoming pitch-black all of a sudden.
“Don’t even think about leaving. I’ll just take away the physical bodies of any of you three, and I can also becomrue person.”
“Ahh!”
It was only one word, but it was noesponse.
A!
After a sound, light returned to the surroundings. Golden light gathered from all directions and stabbed into the artifact spirit’s head like sharp swords. That sound was simple, but at this moment, it contained an irresistible force.
“Back then, the Venerable One wasn’t assigned to come to the immortal palace by the Buddha. It was because the Buddhist Sect could not tolerate females. In the end, she could only leave the Great Thunder Lake Temple and create her own. No one had known about this all along, but that was because the Buddha knew how embarrassing it was. Do you know why old Duke Ming insisted on me inheriting the position of Duke Ming? ”
Xu Meidai looked at the artifact spirit. “People say that Buddha is benevolent and heartless, but Venerable One thinks that only people with seven emotions and six desires are a single person. I originally thought that I would only be able to inherit everything from her by cutting off the past. Only later on did I find out that if I really cut off the past, then there would be no fate for her anymore. ”
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