Chapter 657 – Three Saints United (1/2)
Chapter 657 – Three Saints United
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The darkness outside the Mausoleum of Books suddenly grew lighter, not because the sun was about to rise, although it truly was very close to dawn, but because a tinge of green had descended. This was an extremely rich green, brimming with life, so much so that the autumn trees in the Mausoleum of Books all seemed to feel somewhat inferior, their branches bending lower.
It was the Green Leaf, its green leaves fat and tender. From just a glance, one would be able to tell that it had been raised extremely well, never missing out on nutrients or fresh water. The surfaces of its leaves were very smooth. From a glance, one could tell that it had been tended to with great care. If even the smallest amount of dust fell upon it, it would be wiped away as quickly as possible by that most esteemed elder using the most expensive towels.
Chen Changsheng was very familiar with this Green Leaf. In the Li Palace, he had seen it far too many times.
This Green Leaf had appeared in the night sky because it had naturally followed the Pope.
The Pope's Divine Robe gently swayed in the breeze.
The Divine Crown upon his head shone with a sacred luster, dazzling in the darkness.
A ripple came from Chen Changsheng's sheath. He knew that the Divine Staff had sensed the arrival of its companions.
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The rain over the capital had ceased, but the rain over Luoyang had intensified.
On the drenched wasteland, only two extremely faint footsteps remained. Daoist Ji had already entered Luoyang. Under the cover of the pouring rain, he had reached the back gate of the Monastery of Eternal Spring.
The Black Dragon formed from clouds and starlight in the night sky had already vanished. In the streets of Luoyang, a howl would occasionally shatter the air, or a streak of black light could be seen.
Suddenly, those harsh howls vanished.
The streak of black light vanished in front of the Monastery of Eternal Spring.
A jade ruyi quietly hovered in the torrential rain.
The horizontal signboard of the Monastery of Eternal Spring was suddenly crushed into powder and then instantly washed away in the rain.
With the moisture of the rain, the opening of the monastery's gate did not make the slightest sound, just like the array energy that suddenly enveloped several streets.
Several dozen Daoist priests sat cross-legged in the pouring rain, their eyes closed as they incessantly recited Daoist scriptures.
Countless Qis that seemed to flicker in and out of existence penetrated through the pouring rain and formed into fence after fence, preventing the jade ruyi from leaving whenever it wished.
Daoist Ji walked out of the pouring rain, walking on the monastery's thousand-year-old path which was covered in potholes, and arrived on the street.
He calmly gazed at the jade ruyi.
Just like he was looking at her.
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By the stream near Xining Village's old temple.
Splash.
The stream water that seemed to have come to a halt suddenly began to move.
This was because the monk had thrust his other bare foot into the water.
The splashing continued.
The monk calmly walked to the other side of the stream.
The stream was not deep, not even reaching up to his knees. It also was not particularly swift, unable to even wash away those blood lotuses. Despite these things, he seemed to walk with extreme difficulty as if each step required breaking through a massive blockade.
Perhaps it was because she stood on the other side of the stream.
She was tall and lofty, her might and pressure striking straight into the soul.
The monk calmly continued forward.
He had a very similar mental strength to hers. Now, approaching her on his own volition required him to suffer greater pain and pressure, to place himself at an even greater disadvantage, even greater danger.
But he still continued forward, steadfast and fearless.
Finally, he was in right in front of her.
The Tianhai Divine Empress calmly gazed at him and asked, ”Worth it?”
The monk replied, ”It was worth it, because now, you cannot go back.”
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Under countless gazes, the Tianhai Divine Empress raised her right hand and thrust it towards the night sky.
A heavy drone suddenly arose over the capital, a frenzied howl of wind, the result of the air being speedily pushed aside.
The trees of the Mausoleum of Books slightly bent in the wind.
A metal spear, in the form of a streak of light, breached the darkness and arrived at the Mausoleum of Books, falling into the Tianhai Divine Empress's hands.
This metal spear was pitch-black, its surface glowing with a faint golden sheen, but it gave off no sense of luxury, only an incomparable chill.
This golden color was not the shine of gold, but the color of the autumn forest.
Besides the chill and sternness contained within the spear and its autumn forest color, there was nothing too special about this spear's external appearance.
But everyone that saw this spear could sense its boundless power and divine might.
The crowd was shocked and then stern.
The Frost God Spear!
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The Tianhai Divine Empress gazed at the Frost God Spear in her hands, looking at the handprint on its shaft, simultaneously seeing an extremely small patch of dark green.
Her brows slightly rose, a hint of anger appearing in her eyes.
With a thought, a golden flame spat out of her palm and instantly burned the Peacock Plume poison off the surface of the Frost God Spear.
Then, she hurled the Frost God Spear to the base of the Divine Path.
Seeing her action, the experts surrounding the Mausoleum of Books were all startled. One by one, they used their greatest techniques, transforming into countless blurs as they made to escape.
In the next moment, they realized that the Tianhai Divine Empress was not attacking them, so their actions could not help but seem rather comical and amusing.
The Frost God Spear transformed into the streak of light landed in the ruins at the end of the Divine Path, and was taken up by Divine General Han Qing.