Bai Ze wielded an axe magic treasure, splitting open the heads of ten people, extracting their three souls and seven spirits, holding them in his palm. Then, raising both hands with a Heaven-lifting power, he chanted, "I offer these souls and spirits to the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, hoping for Heavenly Dew..."
With these words, suddenly, a purple beam of light descended from the Nine Heavens, completely enveloping Bai Ze below. Then, a mysterious force drew the souls and spirits in Bai Ze's hands up along the purple beam, ascending to the Nine Heavens...
As those hundred souls and spirits entered the Nine Heavens and disappeared at the end of the light beam, a thumb-sized round bottle fell from the beam, landing precisely in Bai Ze's hand.
Bai Ze caught the round bottle, his eyes fixed on it, showing a bit of joy on his face. He turned to Wang Xiaoqiang, saying, "Little Qiang, this Heavenly Dew was obtained by killing the Lvo Family mbers. Now the great revenge is avenged, and you have also gathered so much Heavenly Dew for Qingqiu. You have done your utmost in benevolence and righteousness, so you owe Qingqiu nothing now. Please, never again commit such slaughter. You should return to Earth..."
Wang Xiaoqiang resolutely said, "Qingqiu's injuries are severe. I will never return to Earth."
"In the Ancient Immortal Realm, no one can heal Qingqiu's wounds," Bai Ze said, "Staying here is just wasting ti..."
"At least I can kill people, like you, sacrificing to the Divine Spirits above the Nine Heavens to obtain Heavenly Dew, helping Qingqiu stabilize her injuries and alleviate her pain..." After witnessing Bai Ze twice offering souls to the Yang Spirits of the Nine Heavens for Heavenly Dew, Wang Xiaoqiang roughly understood the logic behind it.
"Heavenly Dew can only temporarily stabilize Qingqiu's injuries, unable to expel the yin wind within her. Moreover, one drop of Heavenly Dew might only sustain her for a day to prevent the suffering of yin wind penetrating her," Bai Ze said, gazing at Wang Xiaoqiang, "Little Qiang, I ask you, can you kill one person a day?"
"I am willing to kill for Qingqiu," Wang Xiaoqiang replied.
"To kill, you must have justification; you must kill with reason. If it's senseless slaughter, the Yang Spirits above the Nine Heavens will not accept the souls you offer, and they will issue a decree of punishnt..." Bai Ze said.
"Then I'll kill villains," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "I've heard there's a Villain Nation in the Ancient Immortal Realm, a vast country full of villains. I'll go there to kill villains."
"Villain Nation?" Bai Ze shook his head with a smile, "Do you think the Villain Nation is a playground where anyone can co and go? Even cultivators at the Heavenly Immortal Level dare not go there. You, an Earth Immortal One Plate, going there is seeking death."
Above the Earth Immortal is the Heavenly Immortal.
The villains in the Villain Nation are all mighty in cultivation, extrely vicious, and fearless of death. Even Heavenly Immortals are wary of them, let alone Earth Immortals, who are even more daunted.
"Apart from Heavenly Dew, is there no other way to save Qingqiu?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked again.
"There is." Bai Ze responded, "You could either go to the Nine Nether Underworld to find Zhuu Jiuyin, subdue him, and force him to help Qingqiu expel the yin wind within her, or go to the Immortal Palace of the Nine Heavens to find a Yang Spirit and beg for their help..."
"Well, as long as there's a way, I will definitely accomplish it."
"Ha ha, Little Qiang, you're too naive," Bai Ze shook his head with a smile, "Descending to the Nine Nether to subdue a Yin God, seeking a Yang Spirit above the Nine Heavens... Since ancient tis, it's unheard of. The Nine Nether Underworld has over ten thousand Yin Gods, each incredibly powerful,"
"Take Zhuu Jiuyin for instance. Zhuu Jiuyin was originally a Divine Beast. Through cultivation, Divine Beasts shed their beastly forms for human shapes and can beco immortals and gods like cultivators. Zhuu Jiuyin was indeed a genius. As he cultivated, his power gradually increased; he even stepped toward becoming a Yang Spirit, just one step shy of ascending the god altar, entering the Immortal Palace of the Nine Heavens to beco a Yang Spirit. However, he was cast into the Nine Nether Underworld for violating the Heaven and Earth Laws, becoming a Yin God..."
"Just one step away from reaching a Yang Spirit, imagine the level of his cultivation. So if you go to the Nine Nether to subdue him, it's as difficult as ascending to Heaven," Bai Ze shook his head, "Moreover, with over ten thousand Yin Gods in the Nine Nether Underworld, united and especially cohesive against external enemies, you won't just be dealing with Zhuu Jiuyin, but with a legion of a thousand Yin Gods..."
"Compared to coercing Zhuu Jiuyin, seeking a Yang Spirit above the Nine Heavens is even more difficult, practically impossible, due to their constraints by the Heaven and Earth Laws. They will not intervene in Lower Realm affairs—regardless of whether one or tens of thousands of people suffer, you can't enlist their aid unless the entire Ancient Immortal Realm faces an extinction-level catastrophe. Otherwise, they will not intervene,"
"Life and death, disease and death, are natural processes; vengeance and duels are also part of karmic cycles. This is the rule of the Heavenly Dao, which no one can break, including the Yang Spirits of the Immortal Palace of the Nine Heavens. To do so would violate the Heaven and Earth Laws, resulting in a fate akin to Zhuu Jiuyin's, being cast into the Nine Nether Underworld, beyond redemption..."
Saying this, Bai Ze looked at Wang Xiaoqiang, heaved a long sigh, and shook his head, "Little Qiang, forget it; you should go back to Earth. Qingqiu's situation, Qingshui, and I will find a way, at least to ensure she doesn't suffer too greatly..."
"Great King Bai Ze, stop, I won't leave. My decisions never change. Besides, what I, Wang Xiaoqiang, love most in life is turning the impossible into possible, creating miracles," Wang Xiaoqiang said.
"Little Qiang, don't be willful. Earth is in crisis and needs you to save it. How can you neglect righteousness and forsake billions of living beings for the sake of personal ties?" Bai Ze continued to persuade.
Wang Xiaoqiang remained silent, and with a thought, released True Person of Taiyi and Xia Sanwa, before leaving with them.
Bai Ze watched the three flying away, exhaling deeply, lanting in his heart, "Calamity bond indeed, encountering him, Qingqiu's destiny..."
"Little Qiang, I told you, didn't I, that Great King Bai Ze is a reasonable person? See, he let us go," True Person of Taiyi, unaware of the full story, said happily while flying with Wang Xiaoqiang.
Wang Xiaoqiang smiled but did not answer.
Xia Sanwa, however, felt a little wistful, "Oh, we're just leaving like this? I fear we might not return, right?"
Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head with a smile and then said to Xia Sanwa, "Dad, isn't flying like this exhilarating?"
"Of course, if only I could fly too," Xia Sanwa said excitedly, "Hey, Little Qiang, teach to fly when we get back, will you?"
Wang Xiaoqiang didn't respond and pushed Xia Sanwa towards True Person of Taiyi, "You take him flying a bit, then put him in the Storage Ring, and return to Earth. Don't co back."
True Person of Taiyi took Xia Sanwa, sensing sothing off in Wang Xiaoqiang's words, so he asked, "Little Qiang, you're not coming back, are you?"
"I still have things I need to do," Wang Xiaoqiang patted True Person of Taiyi's shoulder, "Leave Earth's matters to you."
"L–Little Qiang, I–I can't handle it alone," True Person of Taiyi felt imnse pressure and said nervously.
"You have over ten thousand disciples in the Taiyi Sect. Adding the Penglai Immortal Sect and Mount Hua Sword Sect, there are tens of thousands, right? By then, they must all shoulder the responsibility of slaying demons and eliminating monsters, understand?" Wang Xiaoqiang instructed solemnly.
"Of course," True Person of Taiyi said, "But the effect of the Catalyst Pill, in the end, it's difficult to say. If the monsters created are stronger than Earth's cultivators, how could we handle it?"
"I have arranged for so people on Earth; they're quite capable. If they can't handle it, have Abi or Lotus Princess co to the Ancient Immortal Realm to find ..." Wang Xiaoqiang advised.
Upon hearing this, True Person of Taiyi sighed in relief, "That reassures ."
"Alright, I'll send you off here. Go," Wang Xiaoqiang said, placing two strands of Daoist Divine Thought on the heads of True Person of Taiyi and Xia Sanwa, then turned around and left.
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