Chapter 405 - A Divine Beast (1/2)
Chapter 405 A Divine Beast
Putting aside the fact that Li Changshou did not do anything during the first test, he pondered about the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and the transformation of the Magihumans in the mountains and waited for the demons to react. In the northwest of the South Continent, in an ordinary mortal city, two figures were strolling by the lotus pond in the backyard of a huge mansion that occupied a vast area. There were two obscure Dao runes on their bodies.
Daoist Lu Ya had restored his original appearancethe well-dressed and handsome young Daoist. The “chef” beside him changed into a long robe and smiled as he introduced the beautiful scenery of the manor that he had personally set up for Daoist Lu Ya. He explained the unique designs. Lu Ya could not help but ask, “Senior, why did you go to the wine shop to be a chef? Why didn’t you…”
The middle-aged Daoist asked, “Why can’t I be a chef?”
“Well…”
“Is it because when I served the former Emperor, I used divination as the knowledge of living beings, and now that I’m living in seclusion, I have to be a fortune-teller that matches him? Hahaha!”
The middle-aged Daoist pinched his goatee and smiled.
“This is just your preconceived thoughts, Your Highness. Actually, I’m quite interested. It’s far more than divination, observation, and array formations.”
Lu Ya sighed and said, “I only know that you are living in seclusion here. When I saw the mortal fortune-teller, I thought that it was an incarnation of you. Senior, are you willing to meet me? Are you willing to help me?” “This is the only thing I can’t agree to.” The middle-aged Daoist shook his head decisively. There was a look of pity in his eyes.
“I thought that Your Highness came here today to ask about the method to live. I didn’t expect that Your Highness still had such thoughts. If that’s the case, why don’t you leave now, Your Highness? No matter what I say next, it’s useless to you.” Lu Ya frowned and said, “Senior, are you implying that I’m in danger of dying?” The middle-aged Daoist looked at Lu Ya seriously. His eyes suddenly turned pale yellow, and a glint flashed in his eyes.
“The calamity is not far away.” Lu Ya’s Dao heart trembled slightly. In the middle-aged Daoist’s eyes, he saw a fleeting scene… In the image, he was lying on a lake covered in blood. He did not know if he was dead or alive, but he was in an extremely miserable state.
If it were anyone else who said those things to Lu Ya and let him see them, Lu Ya might have directly asked the treasure to turn around and cursed, “How dare you confuse me!”
However, the middle-aged Daoist in front of him was the only one that Lu Ya could not help but respect. Back when the Demon Court was destroyed, Lu Ya had survived because of the middle-aged Daoist.
Among the ten demon generals of the demon race in the past, the only one who could clear his karma and escape unscathed from the Great Magi-Demon War was the middle-aged Daoist.
One of the ten demon generals of the ancient demons, Bai Ze.
Bai Ze was a Connate Spirit Beast. It was good at deduction and divination. It knew Yin and Yang, understood life and death, and was best at currying favor and avoiding danger. It understood the feelings of all living beings and understood the appearance of all living beings. It was a trusted subordinate of the Demon Court’s Demon Emperor.
It was also an important strategist for the Demon Emperor to balance the authority of the Demon Master Kun Peng. The “Bai Ze Spirit Painting’ written by Bai Ze became an important foundation for the demon race to rule in ancient times. Lu Ya’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. He sighed softly and bowed to Bai Ze.
“Senior, please save me!” “Forget it.” Bai Ze shook his head and chuckled. “Although Your Highness is obsessed with me, I still owe the former Emperor a favor. I have to repay it to Your Highness. Does Your Highness know who wants to kill you?”
“Water G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts!”
Lu Ya blurted out those words, but after shouting them out, he felt that something was amiss. Bai Ze smiled and said, “That’s right. It’s the Water G.o.d. The Heavenly Emperor wants to kill you because you’re the Crown Prince of the Demon Court. The Water G.o.d wants to kill you because you’re Daoist Luya.” Lu Ya hurriedly asked, “Why? Do I have a deep feud with the Water G.o.d?”
“I don’t know either.”
Bai Ze stopped in his tracks and stood beside the lotus pond with his hands behind his back. He looked at the lotus leaves on the water surface and his gaze became distant…
“I have been trying to figure out the Water G.o.d for a long time. In the end, I can’t figure him out. Your Highness, you also know that although I have some slight mystical abilities and know the appearance of everything, I can’t really deduce all living beings. Otherwise, my Dao heart will be destroyed instantly. I’m now idling around and living in seclusion in the mortal world.
I will only observe the living beings that I’m interested in. When I first noticed the Water G.o.d, he only had five or six temples. However, at that time, I could not see his appearance and true ident.i.ty clearly. He had already taken precautions and did not relax his guard for a day. I have been secretly observing the Water G.o.d and I still can’t see through him…”
Bai Ze paused and sighed.
“The Water G.o.d is extremely patient. His actions are so thorough that it makes one’s hair stand on end. Furthermore, he is vengeful. Does Your Highness know about the matter of the dragon race’s sea eye being broken?”
“Of course,” Daoist Lu Ya said. “The Heavenly Courts and the Western Sect schemed against the dragon race. In the end, the dragon race chose to submit to the Heavenly Courts. The Western Sect used the dragon race to establish their might, destroyed the Sea Eye of the East Ocean, and s.n.a.t.c.hed the East Ocean’s treasure vault.”
“At that time, the person in charge of this matter was the disciple of the Great Sage of the Western Sect, Ksitigarbha.”
Bai Ze smiled and said, “However, not long after Ksitigarbha and his Little Truth Listener became proud of themselves, the immortals of the three sects went to the spiritual mountain together.
The immortals of the three sects forced the spiritual mountain to lower its head and admit its mistake. They even killed the disciples of the spiritual mountain in front of the spiritual mountain. Great Daoist Master Xuan Du even used the Connate Cardinal treasure Taiji Painting to fight the two Saints of the Western Sect. That scene was really beautiful…
Ahem, do you know the cause of that incident, Your Highness?”
Daoist Lu Ya frowned and said, “Senior, please enlighten me.” “Ksitigarbha used his Truth Listener ability to spread rumors about the G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit and Zhao Gongming of Jie School. He used the name of Perfected Huang Long of Chan School to spread the news.”
Bai Ze smiled and said, “In just half a day, the Heavenly Courts’ Water G.o.d had already decided on a counterattack plan and contacted the Eldest Senior Brother of the three sects. Just because of this small matter, the prestige that the spiritual mountain had obtained from the dragon race was directly repaid.
It allowed the relations.h.i.+p between the three sects to be eased, and at the same time, it also slapped the Western Saint’s face. He had also caused Ksitigarbha and Truth Listener to be reprimanded by the Saint and lose the Saint’s trust.
This scheme…
In short, I will definitely not be enemies with the Water G.o.d.”
Lu Ya was a little dissatisfied. He said, “Isn’t the Eldest Senior Brother of the Three Sects deliberately facilitating this matter?” Bai Ze smiled and did not say anything. He brought the topic back to Lu Ya. “Your Highness, other than the battle between the West Ocean and the Demon Ascension Mountain, have you provoked the Water G.o.d?”
“I did not.” Lu Ya’s gaze was calm. “When I was at the Demon Ascension Mountain, I rushed to the Demon Ascension Mountain from Nuwa’s Palace. I was half a step late. Otherwise, I would not have let the Water G.o.d succeed so easily.”
Bai Ze frowned and said, “Your Highness, the residence of the G.o.ddess is called G.o.ddess Nuwa’s Palace. The Nuwa Palace was named by the demons themselves. If the Saint did not pursue the matter, he would really think that the Saint had recognized the name of the demons. In the ancient times, before G.o.ddess Nuwa became a Saint, the former Emperor was afraid that f.u.xi and G.o.ddess Nuwa would seize power and force the siblings away.
The G.o.ddess of Mercy had protected you previously because she had a close relations.h.i.+p with you. Now, the Water G.o.d has gone to the G.o.ddess’s Palace twice. It is unknown if the G.o.ddess will still protect you.”
“The Water G.o.d went to the G.o.ddess’s Palace twice?”
Lu Ya could not help but be shocked. He hurriedly asked, “When did this happen?”
“The first time was after the battle at the Demon Ascension Mountain. Recently, this time, it was because the Lady of Earth suffered a calamity not far away.”
Bai Ze twirled his goatee and said calmly, “It seems that His Highness has been muddled by those so-called old officials. The G.o.ddess was the G.o.ddess of the human race. Back then, the human race was slaughtered by the demons. The G.o.ddess did not appear because the Demon Master Kun Peng had schemed against her.
Although I don’t know the reason, the G.o.ddess had bestowed countless treasures to the Water G.o.d. This was not a secret in the G.o.ddess’s Palace. Your Highness, the demons have already ceased to exist when the Demon Court was destroyed. Why are you still thinking about the
past?”
Daoist Lu Ya was silent and his face was rather gloomy. Bai Ze continued to persuade him. “Back then, I followed the two former emperors and saw with my own eyes that the thousands of races who were unwilling to be preyed on by the Magi gathered at the top of the Buzhou Mountain and established the ancient Heavenly Courts.
I obtained great luck from the Heavenly Dao and fought with the Magi. At that time, the Heavenly Courts was the Heavenly Courts, and the saints were the saints. After that, I saw it with my own eyes. When the Saints occupied the sky and suppressed the Magi, the Saint race gradually fell. There were endless battles and fights. The large races swallowed the small races. The strong enslaved the weak. At that time, although the Heavenly Courts were still the Heavenly Courts, the saints were already demons.”
He sighed.