Wet viviparity

Chapter 934 Zhao Shuai, Na Zhenxian
Deep in the hills, under a solitary guiding lamp, Ji Ming saw a coffin.

On the coffin sat a yellow-robed immortal, with white hair and a youthful face, smiling as he looked at Ji Ming. Before Ji Ming could speak, the immortal waved the whisk in his arm, and the Great Master Jian, the Plague Palace demon, and their divine fortress were all moved outside the ten trees.

Lei Ben was already on guard, and when he was teleported, he quickly used his true power to transform into his true form, which was as tall as a mountain, and swung his arm like a spear to stab at the yellow-robed immortal.

The Yellow-Robed Immortal remained expressionless and activated the Lesser Heavenly Wood Reversal Array Diagram, which used ten giant trees as the array's core. In an instant, ten thousand giant bamboos sprouted from beneath the base of the fortress, growing taller than the top of the fortress and reaching an extremely high height.

As Lei threw a punch amidst the bamboo forest, it was as if he were clashing head-on with the green waves and blue waters, causing the entire array formation to tremble for over a hundred miles.

The ten trees outside the hill fell down towards Lei, and dark wooden palms grew from their trunks, slamming into Lei's body. Explosions echoed, and Lei's entire body was slapped, leaving him swollen and his skin turning black and red.

The battered base was completely enraged, stomping its feet into the ground and bending over as if to lift the ground.

In front of the coffin, Ji Ming was staring at the yellow-robed immortal when the ghost spirit that had also been moved outside made its move. It immediately took off the Plague Palace Spirit Treasure - Black Plague Breathing Treasure Bag, but as soon as it was taken off, half of its Yin body was bitten off out of thin air.

On Ji Ming's right shoulder, in the clear light, the Yin Rabbit was curled up, its three-lobed mouth chewing on half of the ghost spirit's Yin body.

Suddenly, the Yin Rabbit spat out a stream of plague gas due to its intense discomfort. This gas flew directly into the hand of the yellow-robed immortal and transformed back into a treasure pouch. The immortal said to Ji Ming, "Young friend, could you please ask this Ghost King to stop for now and not overturn this place?"

Ji Ming did not reply. Only after half of the Ten Wood Hill had been overturned by the fortress did he call out to the fortress and say to the Yellow-Robed Immortal, "Senior, are you under the command of the deputy commander?"

"Exactly."

The immortal stroked his beard three times. Although his expression was somewhat restrained, the arrogance in his eyes was still obvious.

"The deputy commander has four immortals under his command. The two immortals, Zhao Bao and Na Zhen, have always served the deputy commander in the Divine Firmament Jade Palace. Besides these two immortals, there is the demon immortal Cai Hu. Finally, there is the immortal official Li Shi. I am the immortal Na Zhen. You may call me Venerable Na Zhen. The Western Golden Plague Palace in this Yin Palace is under my jurisdiction."

Previously, Caihu had several grudges with Xiaoyou. Although it was due to unforeseen circumstances, he was at fault first. Fortunately, the feud had not yet been settled, and there was still a chance to resolve it.

"My presence here today is part of my apology to those two sinners on the hill. In their lives, they were indiscriminate killers, wicked villains, and even opposed you, young friend. I originally intended for you to personally perform a ritual to help them pass on, to demonstrate my sincerity. As for Zen Master Dajian, please don't take offense; he's merely a decoy in this test."

Ji Ming's solemn expression did not soften; instead, it grew even more gloomy.

"I wonder if the coffin beneath the Venerable One contains the so-called third sinner from the Ten Wood Hills?"

“Indeed, this is still an apology.” Na Zhenxian knocked on the coffin, and a hollow muffled sound came from inside. She said, “There is no one in this coffin, but young friend, you can give me a name, any name that is extremely heinous, even a name on the Red Register of the Thunder Department.”

"Give me this name, and this person will rest in peace in the coffin, never to be reborn."

Ji Ming sighed softly. The greater the apology, the more it showed how much the person valued fate. Ji Ming did not believe that Na Zhenxian was simply coming to apologize to him.

He tentatively asked, "What if this name doesn't belong to someone who has committed heinous crimes?"

Na Zhenxian's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes gradually turned cold. He could tell that Ji Ming was testing him, probing how much of his principles he was willing to abandon for that goal. He pretended to ponder and smiled, "It's not impossible."

These four words made it clear to Ji Ming that he was determined to get Na Zhenxian.

"Young friend, why be so wary? The Thunder Department has the duty to exorcise evil and punish wickedness, while Taiping Mountain in Tiannan has the responsibility to uphold the righteous path. In the future, once your precious resources and merits begin to circulate in Tiannan, with the cooperation and assistance of us immortals, Taiping Mountain will naturally be able to continue to dominate."

"This is my third apology to you, young friend." "Is fate truly so important to the Vice Commander?" Ji Ming asked the question that had been lingering in his heart for a long time.

"My master walks the path of fortune and treasure, and he was already a celestial being countless millennia ago."

Unfortunately, because the master had been too ruthless in eliminating evil in the Thunder Department, he greatly damaged his own virtue and merit, and his perfect physical and spiritual cultivation was always lacking. Therefore, he could only make up for this deficiency by borrowing external things, so as to complete his cultivation, refine himself into a divine being, and be ranked among the highest celestial immortals.

The karmic connection you have begins with the White Lotus Dakini, also known as the "Lotus Adornment Bodhisattva," who is the second patriarch of Buddhism and has attained the full four stages of Arhatship.

My master originally intended to ask the Bodhisattva for it, but unfortunately, the Bodhisattva avoided meeting him in the Bright Celestial Palace every time he tried to see him. Later, under pressure from my master, he had to give in and said that as long as the opportunity came to leave the Celestial Palace, my master could ask for it if he was destined to.

That Bodhisattva knew perfectly well that my master was cultivating the path of blessings and treasures, which naturally aligned with the karmic connection of the Wealth and Treasure King, yet he still made excuses and obstructed things, which was quite laughable.

Later, by chance, the fate of the three paths ended up in the hands of a small mirage dragon in the human world. Before its death, the mirage dragon used the Rainbow Transformation Initiation Technique to transfer the three paths of fate to Jiang Heixiao, a member of the Jiang family of the True Spirit Sect.

Caihu had already taken this person into his possession, but unexpectedly, during the Great Calamity of Tiannan and the Battle of Nanhuojiang, this person died at your hands. However, the three karmic connections were not summoned away by the master's divine magic and fell into your hands, which led to all the subsequent troubles.

We initially thought you possessed the necessary karmic connections to attain these three conditions, but upon closer examination, we found your karmic connections to be extremely shallow. After entering the path, you attempted to comprehend Buddhist teachings several times, but all to no avail.

Upon hearing this, Ji Ming knew that he could not fool Na Zhenxian with a few words, so he decided to refuse decisively.

His current status is different from the past. Although he is bound by the rules of the righteous path and the reputation of Taiping Mountain, and cannot kill at will, even those who fear him know his situation and dare to test him. However, if anything happens, the patriarchs will be able to sense it in an instant.

He figured that he had angered the Immortal Nazhen by refusing the "kindness," and that the immortal would not dare to forcibly take it now.

"I appreciate your kindness, senior, but I will decide on matters of fate. If the deputy commander is truly destined, he will be able to obtain it in the future."

“If you were a Golden Immortal, I might humbly listen to your advice, but you have not yet attained enlightenment. Have you truly considered things thoroughly before so firmly rejecting my good intentions?” Na Zhenxian was not angry; on the contrary, she was quite surprised by Ji Ming’s attitude.

As soon as Na Zhenxian finished speaking, thunder suddenly roared above Shimu Hill.

The dark clouds parted on their own, revealing a golden gap from which hung thousands of jeweled beads. Each bead reflected a different celestial scene: jade palaces, icy mirrors and silver plates, silver halls and golden platforms, rare herbs and exotic flowers, and twelve layers of precious light that rotated endlessly.

Na Zhenxian's whisk suddenly fell to the ground. She hurriedly straightened her clothes and bowed deeply to Jin Xi, saying, "I did not know that Your Excellency had come in person."

Suddenly, the string of beads parted to both sides, revealing a powerful immortal in a black crown and crimson robe.

The man was nine feet tall, with a face as pale gold and five long strands of beard hanging down to his waist. He sat astride a black tiger, which was entirely black. As it moved, its fur shimmered with iridescent light, and its eyes stared at Ji Ming with a playful look.

The immortal had a four-colored pearl, blue, red, white and black, swirling around his left shoulder, a golden ruyi floating on his right shoulder, a steel whip hanging at his waist, and three flowers gathered at the top of his head to form a canopy, from which wisps of pure and precious mist hung down.

"Zhao Zhao Shuai!"

Ji Ming's breathing quickened, and his eyes remained fixed as he spoke.

(End of this chapter)