Chapter 728: Chapter 747: Jie Sect Departs
“Hell shall not be empty, I shall not beco a Buddha,” so vowed Ksitigarbha in his earlier years, and it is also his path to sainthood, yet the whereabouts of the Hongng Purple Qi remain unknown—whether in the hands of Emperor Fengdu or Ye Xuan. Even if the humble monk were to ask for it, I fear neither would yield,” Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said with a sigh.
“Master, I have used my divine skills to listen to the movents of the Three Realms, and Emperor Fengdu indeed does not possess the Hongng Purple Qi. It seems that it should be with Heavenly Emperor Ye. With your current level of cultivation, if you were to forcefully take the object, I fear Ye Xuan would not be a match for you,” Diting narrated fluently.
“Amitabha!”
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva intoned the Buddha’s na loftily, his face showing a sad expression as he spoke, “That Heavenly Emperor Ye has ascended from a minor immortal to a Quasi-Saint over the years; he is not as simple as you think. Even if I were to cultivate Buddhist law to the highest, I still have no assurance of obtaining the Hongng Purple Qi from his hands.”
“Moreover, I am a mber of the Buddhist sect, such act of plundering is not sothing I should do,” Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said softly.
“But the Hongng Purple Qi is the key to sainthood; I cannot give up on it either. It is ti to et this Heavenly Emperor Ye.”
Ksitigarbha muttered softly to himself, without any visible action, yet a round of Buddha light burst forth around him, and a monk dressed in a white robe separated from his body, bearing an exact likeness to him.
“Amitabha.”
The white-robed monk chanted the Buddha’s na softly as the gateway to the Earth Immortal Realm opened. He walked through with hands clasped together and then disappeared within the Eighteen Layers of Hell.
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Underworld, Netherworld Blood Sea!
The Blood Sea surged tumultuously, flanked by Bai Gu on both shores, as a fierce yin wind howled violently, streaks of crimson rampaged through the sky, and countless Blood Shadows lingered about in the Netherworld Blood Sea, occasionally letting out cackling, eerie laughter.
Two dreadful weapons, known as Yuan Tu and Avici, are the mightiest slaughter swords underneath the Four Immortal Slaying Swords. Even a Quasi-Saint struck by these blades faces the peril of death and the obliteration of their Dao.
Yuan Tu and Avici floated atop the Blood Sea as Minghe Ancestor, shrouded in a blood light, sat cross-legged in the void without a word or movent, yet the aura he emanated was oppressive and intimidating.
“Elder, the Hongng Purple Qi has erged. You are but one step away from sainthood; this object should belong to you,” Shiva materialized quietly and bowed to Minghe Ancestor.
“Ha ha!”
Suddenly, Minghe Ancestor burst into laughter, his laughter causing the Netherworld Blood Sea to churn violently. He rose to his feet, and an extraordinarily fearso presence burst forth around him.
“I once asked Emperor Fengdu, and according to him, the Hongng Purple Qi is with Ye Xuan. I believe he spoke truthfully; it seems I too must visit the Heavenly Court myself and et this Ye Xuan,” Minghe Ancestor spoke with a heavy voice.
“With the Elder’s level of cultivation, even the Saints cannot kill you. Within the ranks of the Quasi-Saints, who else could possibly be your opponent? The Hongng Purple Qi will assuredly be yours,” Shiva flattered.
The Blood Sea does not dry up; Minghe does not die!
This is not rely an idle statent but an extrely terrifying reality.
Minghe Ancestor holds a place among the strongest in the Quasi-Saints, not rely demonstrated by his level of cultivation. If one were to talk only of cultivation, he might be slightly inferior to Emperor Jun.
What truly terrifies about Minghe Ancestor is that he cannot be killed, deed an Undying existence. Even if a Saint wished to slay him, it would be a highly troubleso affair.
Only by destroying the Netherworld Blood Sea can Minghe Ancestor be killed and his Dao disintegrated, for his Origin is the Netherworld Blood Sea—it could be said that the Netherworld Blood Sea is him, and he is the Netherworld Blood Sea.
The Netherworld Blood Sea was transford from the tainted blood of the Pangu God, and the Minghe Ancestor was nurtured within it, born imnsely powerful and exceedingly difficult to deal with, so much so that even various forces dared not lightly offend him.
Boom! Rumble!
That day, the Netherworld Blood Sea churned, and from within, the Minghe Ancestor erged. It was the first ti he had left the Netherworld Blood Sea in countless years, truly manifesting himself within the Three Realms.
Heaven and Earth were in turmoil as a Quasi-Saint appeared. In the past, within the Three Realms, to catch a glimpse of a Quasi-Saint was trendously difficult, but as the news of the birth of Hongng Purple Qi spread, nurous figures of Quasi-Saints appeared between Heaven and Earth.
It also proved how important Hongng Purple Qi was to Quasi-Saints.
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Outside the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, beneath the Bodhi Tree, the Western Two Saints.
Yuanshi Tianzun of Yuxu Palace, the Saint Laozi from the Eight Scenic Palace, the Heavenly Sect Master from Biyou Palace, and Nuwa from Nuwa Palace, all six Great Saints cast their attention there.
They were Saints of the Heavenly Dao, and in an indistinct sense had already felt that the seventh Heavenly Determined Saint was about to erge, but who this person was, they still did not know.
The ergence of Hongng Purple Qi, however, made the six Great Saints realize that a great calamity of Heaven and Earth was about to begin. Because the Hongng Purple Qi appeared at such a ti, and the Witch and Demon clans had also entirely reappeared, it was feared that an unavoidable massacre was imminent.
The seventh Heavenly Determined Saint was about to appear, and the other six Great Saints could not easily interfere. If their decision led to so unfortunate consequence with the seventh Saint, that was certainly not the outco they desired.
…
At the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, in front of the South Heavenly Gate.
Auspicious qi in a thousand strands, clouds of good on roiling, Shen Gongbao carried the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, followed by a multitude of immortals from Jie Sect, all standing before the South Heavenly Gate. Yet Shen Gongbao’s expression was extrely somber, his eyes filled with a hint of guilt.
Ye Xuan wore black, grey-white hair trailing behind his head. He had not donned the Heavenly Emperor’s Battle Robe, his attire was quite casual—his usual fashion, and he did not wish to change it.
“This old subject has failed the Heavenly Emperor.”
Shen Gongbao, with a shafaced expression, bowed deeply to Ye Xuan, because that day he was to lead the Jie Sect immortals away from the Heavenly Court, heeding the wish conveyed by the Heavenly Sect Master.
With the Demon Gathering soon to begin, and the Ancient Demon Court set to take control of the Three Realms, the first to be dealt with would be the Heavenly Court. With the strength of the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, they were no match for the Ancient Demon Court, and if the Jie Sect lineage continued to follow Ye Xuan, it was feared their Daoist line would never recover.
“There is no feast that does not end, gathering and parting are part of human emotions. Go,” Ye Xuan said calmly, his voice steady.
From his return to the Heavenly Court, he had directly issued a Heavenly Emperor’s Dharma Decree to the Three Realms, declaring that from then on, the Jie Sect would have no further relations with the Heavenly Court, resulting in the parting scene they found themselves in today.
Shen Gongbao slowly took off the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, holding the sword forth with both hands, his voice filled with sorrow, “Before I leave, the Sect Hierarch instructed to hand over the Immortal Extinguishing Sword to you, so that you might…”
Unfortunately, before Shen Gongbao could finish, Ye Xuan pushed the Immortal Extinguishing Sword back, interrupting him mid-sentence.
“The Immortal Extinguishing Sword is the treasured sword of Jie Sect, I absolutely cannot accept it. Tell the Sect Hierarch I sincerely appreciate his kind intentions. Ye Xuan acknowledges the favor I owe him from years past, and I will certainly repay it in days to co,” Ye Xuan said softly.
“Alas!”
Shen Gongbao let out a heavy sigh, knowing Ye Xuan would never accept the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, and once again he bowed to Ye Xuan. He wanted to say more to Ye Tian, but the words would not co out as they reached his lips.
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