Catching Monsters

Chapter 702 Opening the List and Conferring Godhood

These meteorites, which were emitting seven-colored light, slowly rose from the hands of Monk Yunhai.

In mid-air, the seven incredibly solid meteorites slowly liquefied and merged together. Then, the dazzling light caused everyone present to squint.

Jiang Yun looked at the seven meteorites once again.

At this moment, the seven-colored glow gradually dissipated, revealing a yellowed scroll beneath the light.

Liu Boqing's expression hardened, and after seeing the object reveal its true form, he slowly raised his hand.

But then he frowned, because there was no indication that he intended to get his hands on this item.

"What's going on?" Jiang Yun turned his head and asked, "Is this the true form of the meteorite? The scroll?"

"This is not a scroll, but the Investiture of the Gods." Liu Boqing didn't have time to explain to Jiang Yun at the moment. After getting off the camel, he quickly walked towards the Investiture of the Gods.

Unexpectedly, just as Liu Boqing was about to get closer, he was forced back by a powerful force.

"Mr. Liu."

Monk Yunhai quickly stepped forward to help Liu Boqing up and asked, "What happened?"

The Investiture of the Gods slowly opened, and a strange power emanated from it.

On the yellowed paper of the Investiture of the Gods, four large characters appeared: "Opening the List of Investiture of the Gods".

After these four characters appeared, the Investiture of the Gods instantly soared into the sky, pierced the heavens, and disappeared without a trace.

"A list of gods to be created, a list of gods to be created?"

Upon seeing this scene, Liu Boqing's expression darkened.

Jiang Yun, who was standing to the side, was also dumbfounded. The meteorite he had obtained with great difficulty had just flown away.

He turned to look at Liu Boqing: "Mr. Liu, what's going on?"

Liu Boqing's face darkened, and he took a deep breath and said, "This thing is called the Investiture of the Gods. I don't know if you've heard of it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded, indicating that he had heard of it.

"This Investiture of the Gods is a treasure of the universe, no ordinary object."

"I owned this item for a short period of time."

Jiang Yun asked, "What does 'opening a list to confer titles' mean? Is it like the legends, where a shrine is opened to confer titles?"

Liu Boqing said slowly, "It's not as good as you think."

"The act of bestowing titles upon gods will surely bring calamity to the world, and countless souls will be collected and conferred titles upon gods."

"In short, once the list of gods is opened, the world will be in chaos."

"During this period, all the souls that die in the world will be included in the Investiture of the Gods and become its nourishment."

Jiang Yun frowned and asked, "Is the world in chaos?"

Liu Boqing stared blankly in the direction the Investiture of the Gods had gone, lost in thought.

"Will Brother Xiu and the others be able to come back?" Ai Tangtang asked hurriedly as she saw the Investiture of the Gods fly away.

“We can only use other methods to notify them that they have returned.” After saying this, Liu Boqing turned around, mounted his camel, and slowly said, “The announcement of deification has caused chaos throughout the land.”

"This place is not safe to stay for long. Let's leave first."

……

At the very moment the Investiture of the Gods appeared in the world, in the distant Eastern Demon Kingdom's Dragon Palace, in the farm behind it, Uncle Fu was smoking his pipe and tending to the vegetables in the yard.

A sudden tremor made him squint his eyes slightly and look towards the northwest, as if he had sensed something.

Not long after, a figure suddenly descended from the sky; it was none other than Tiger Saint Guard Zishan.

Wei Zishan, dressed in a long black robe, said, "Old Dragon, have you noticed anything?"

Uncle Fu smiled and bent down to continue tending to the vegetables: "What are you referring to? That feeling coming from the northwest?"

Wei Zishan nodded, closed his eyes slightly, and after a long while said, "Tell me, what exactly is that thing?"

Uncle Fu chuckled and said, "Whatever that is, it has nothing to do with you."

"What do you mean?" Wei Zishan frowned.

“Because I am here.” Uncle Fu’s smile disappeared as he stared at Wei Zishan: “With me here, whatever is in the northwest will not fall into your hands.”

Wei Zishan: "Haha, a thousand years have passed, and you old dragon, your words are still so unpleasant to hear."

After saying this, Wei Zishan turned around and transformed into a beam of demonic light, speeding off towards the northwest of the Zhou Kingdom.

Uncle Fu quickly chased after him.

The two chased each other at top speed and arrived at the location of the Investiture of the Gods in the desert.

Wei Zishan landed heavily on the sand and glanced at the ground.

The dense footprints on the ground indicate that a camel caravan must have left here not long ago.

"Could this thing be in this desert?" Wei Zishan looked around.

Uncle Fu: "It seems we're a step too late. That treasure may have already been snatched up by someone else."

Wei Zishan: "Get there first? Who dares to steal what I want?"

"Did you write your name on that treasure?" Uncle Fu teased, a strange look in his eyes. Ordinary treasures wouldn't alarm the two saints.

Uncle Fu could clearly sense that the power contained in that treasure far exceeded that of any treasure he had ever seen in his life.

As the current ruler of the demon race, Uncle Fu does not want this item to fall into the hands of a human saint.

“Let’s go, follow this caravan, and ask them what they know,” Uncle Fu said, pointing to the many camel footprints on the ground.

The two quickly followed the footprints and got up to chase after them.

In the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, the two caught up with a large group ahead.

At that moment, Jiang Yun was riding a camel at the very front. After sensing something, he quickly turned around to look.

Soon, Uncle Fu and Tiger Saint descended from the sky and blocked the group's path.

Yunhai quickly gave Liu Boqing a look, reminding him that the two men's strength was unfathomable.

"Uncle Fu, Lord Tiger Saint, what brings you two here?" Jiang Yun was slightly startled when he saw the two of them appear.

Upon seeing that it was Jiang Yun, Uncle Fu and Hu Sheng exchanged a surprised glance.

Why does it seem like everything is somehow related to this kid?
Tiger Saint asked, "Jiang Yun, have you been traveling through this desert the whole time?"

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded respectfully and replied, "Lord Tiger Saint and Uncle Fu, could it be that you have come here because of something that flew by in the desert just now?"

Uncle Fu asked, "You saw it?"

Jiang Yun nodded: "Yes, I was sent on a mission to the Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions by the emperor of our Zhou Kingdom. Today is the time for my return."

"Just a short while ago, something flashing with seven-colored light suddenly flew over the desert. This thing flew very fast and disappeared without a trace in an instant."

"I felt that the object was unusual, perhaps a treasure, and I wanted to chase after it and take it."

"But it simply couldn't keep up with the speed of that treasure."

Jiang Yun spoke with a mix of truth and falsehood, her voice carrying a hint of sincerity.

There was no other way; if they told the truth, Liu Boqing and his gang wouldn't be able to escape from the two men easily.

The two of them were clearly after the Investiture of the Gods.

Tiger Saint stared at Jiang Yun, not believing that Jiang Yun was lying. After all, the power unleashed by that treasure was indeed beyond the reach of someone of Jiang Yun's strength.

More importantly, Tiger Saint's divine sense had already searched Jiang Yun's body many times, but there was no trace of any treasure on Jiang Yun's body.

"Which direction did that thing fly off to?" Tiger Saint asked.

Jiang Yun pointed northeast: "They went in the northeast direction."

Tiger Saint, unwilling to waste any more words, quickly took flight and chased after the direction Jiang Yun had indicated.

Uncle Fu didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave. Jiang Yun was somewhat surprised to see this and asked, "Uncle Fu, aren't you going to look for that treasure?"

"It has been gone for who knows how long. If this thing can be found so easily, then it is not the treasure I thought it was."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded slightly without refuting it, acknowledging that what Uncle Fu said made sense.

Uncle Fu could tell that Jiang Yun seemed to be hiding something from him.

"Jiang Yun, do you know what that thing that just flew by was?" Uncle Fu asked.

Jiang Yun shook her head again, indicating that she did not know.

Uncle Fu did not force Jiang Yun. Instead, he put his hands behind his back, smiled at Jiang Yun, and said, "If you have time, remember to visit my Dragon Palace. This old man is growing vegetables all by himself and is quite bored."

After saying this, Uncle Fu looked at Ai Tangtang again with a deep gaze.

Even though he was a Dragon Saint, he didn't recognize Liu Boqing and the others.

But Ai Tangtang knew her.

After all, Ai Tangtang was not one of their dragon clan, but she was a genuine dragon.

When Ai Tangtang was imprisoned in the Dragon Palace jail, Uncle Fu paid close attention to her.

Ai Tangtang felt uneasy under Uncle Fu's gaze, fearing that he would capture her and take her back to the Dragon Palace.

In fact, she had been on edge ever since Uncle Fu appeared.

Uncle Fu then said to Ai Tangtang in a rather amiable manner, "Little girl, although I don't know where you come from, we are, after all, fellow dragons. If you encounter any trouble, you can seek refuge in the Dragon Palace."

After saying this, he soared into the sky and flew towards the horizon.

"Luckily," Cat Treasure muttered.

Liu Boqing said slowly, "Fortunately what? Do you think he didn't realize there was something wrong with us?"

"That thing appeared here, and we just happen to be here. Is it really that much of a coincidence?"

Cat Da Cai was puzzled: "Then why didn't he interrogate us?"

Liu Boqing did not answer the question, but said, "Alright, we need to hurry back to Penglai and find Zhang Xiu and the others using another method."

"Another way?" Cat Big Fortune asked. "We've used all the methods we could."

Liu Boqing nodded emphatically and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to Shangxingtian to find them."

(End of this chapter)