Minglong

Chapter 423 Dinghai Shenzhen
Rumble…

The wind was fierce, the waves were high, and thunder rumbled in the sky.

The boat drifted on the dark night, like a small boat that had strayed into a forbidden land.

Ye Yunchi stood on the deck as punishment, sword in hand. He was still in a daze because being caught feeding the baby by the elders of the righteous path was too embarrassing, and he didn't dare to look back at the immortal giant on the ship's upper deck.

Standing in front of her master, Bu Yuehua was clearly not under much pressure. After observing for a long time without any movement, she got a little tired and subconsciously turned around to look at the movements of the others.

They discovered that Fairy Houhou was gone, and Ah Huan was gone too!

In the dead of night, where could a lone man and woman go...?

You righteous fairy, you dare to steal food like this...

Bu Yuehua pushed up her black-rimmed glasses, and instead of standing there like an idiot, she tugged at Ling'er's sleeve and turned to walk towards the ship's deck.

Zhao Ling didn't have much experience, so she was completely focused on learning everything she could from the mountaintop.

Seeing that Sister Bu was walking into the ship's deck, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled and followed her to ask:
"what's wrong?"

Bu Yuehua covered her mouth with her hand and whispered:

"Someone's cheating on you; let me take you to see what's going on."

"what?"

Zhao Ling looked around, thinking that this was a bit too audacious and didn't quite believe it, but she still followed along, wanting to see if Aunt Nangong had really gone this far in rebelling against the Heavenly Gang.

And inside the room.

Chrysanthemums, glistening with dew, rustle in the autumn breeze; dew-laden streams murmur gently.

Nangong Ye had already put away the Nine Stars Alignment artifact. Because it was an imperfect first attempt, Xie Jinhuan had temporarily made a small heart. Now, the full moon was obscuring the heart, making it difficult to see the pearl. The scene was so bad that it was almost unbearable for Xie Jinhuan. Unfortunately, Bing Tuozi was burying his face like an ostrich, so his expression was not visible.

Xie Jinhuan scrutinized her closely, intending to pull her hand away and tease Nangong Fairy with a few mocking laughs, but then he noticed a commotion outside the door:
Tread~
Nangong Ye appeared to be silent, but he was constantly watching the movements on the boat. When he noticed someone approaching, he was so frightened that he quickly sat up and pressed down the hem of his Taoist robe.

wow~
The door was pushed open in the next instant.

Bu Yuehua and Zhao Ling peeked out the door to catch the adulterous couple in the act, only to find the seductive Daoist nun sitting neatly dressed by the bed, her expression cold and aloof, seemingly contemplating matters of great importance. Xie Jinhuan sat beside her, his expression slightly strange, and coughed lightly while adjusting his robes.

?

Bu Yuehua asked in confusion:

"What are you doing?"

Nangong Ye appeared unmoved, but in reality, his heart was pounding with fear, terrified that his possession of a top-grade magical artifact would be discovered. He responded:

"I wanted to tell him some things, what are you doing here?"

Bu Yuehua had naturally come to see the spectacle, but upon discovering that the flirtatious Taoist nun hadn't actually done anything inappropriate, she was filled with disappointment.

"Just came over out of boredom. A lone man and woman alone in the house late at night, doing nothing. Have you changed your ways?"

Nangong Ye felt extremely guilty, but his expression remained slightly cold.
"Both elders are outside, so don't talk nonsense."

Bu Yuehua also felt that with Master Qixia and the Goddess of War present, the sassy Taoist nun dared not act recklessly. She shrugged dejectedly and intended to leave.

But at that moment, the Valkyrie, dressed in a gauze dress, silently appeared outside the door and glanced inside:
"Things are getting tense these days, but we still need to balance work and rest. With Master Qixia keeping watch, you can rest first."

? !
When Nangong Ye saw the Valkyrie, he was so shocked that he didn't dare to breathe.

Bu Yuehua was naturally delighted to be able to rest, but the ship was only so big, and she couldn't very well start a business in front of the two elders. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"Since we have nothing else to do, Master, would you like to have a drink to relax?"

Empress Dowager Guo, finding the situation rather uneventful, nodded and said:

"also."

Seeing this, Zhao Ling was very diligent and immediately brought out the wine and placed it on the table.

"..."

Upon seeing this, Nangong Ye was struck dumb, and gritted his teeth to ask:

"Drinking here?"

Zhao Ling paused, looking around:
"The other rooms on the ship haven't been cleaned yet. Should we move to another room?"

Nangong Ye was speechless, his heart pounding like a hot ant. He quickly looked at the culprit and asked him to come up with a solution.

Xie Jinhuan hadn't expected this turn of events. He couldn't very well retrieve the magical artifact now, so he could only pat Tuotuo on the back to comfort him and get up to help tidy up.
"Let's drink here then. Drink less today, so as not to interfere with our business." You...

Nangong Ye gritted his teeth, wishing he could beat this brat to death, but he had no choice but to get up and walk over in small steps, afraid that the magic weapon would fall down.

Fortunately, due to his advanced cultivation and tight skin, aside from the embarrassment causing dizziness, there were no other effects...
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At the same moment, deep underground.

On the surface, towering waves surged, but within the endless black abyss, all was silent. Only faint wisps of light could be seen emerging from the colossal pillar reaching to the sky, converging into three spiritual veins that spread outwards along the rock strata above.

When the Five Divine Gifts appear, it is difficult for creatures on the surface to perceive their location. However, those within the origin of heaven and earth can detect their trajectory in advance. Shang Lianbi used this method to pinpoint the location of the opportunity, and Yang Huaxian was able to succeed repeatedly over the past three hundred years because of this.

At this moment, opportunities have already gathered on the surface of the earth, and the Xuanwu Divine Pillar, which was usually unshakable, has also developed channels connecting the inside and outside.

Through his research into various ancient events, Yang Huaxian learned that this was the only chance to become a 'servant of the gods'. As long as he got close to the divine pillar and used his divine sense to explore and find the opening of the divine pillar, his divine sense would never be able to escape, and his physical body would be locked in and slowly devoured by the origin of heaven and earth.

Yang Huaxian did not understand the principle behind it, but such a towering divine pillar with inscriptions on it could not have been formed naturally. In his opinion, it might be a punitive measure left by ancient immortals and Buddhas. As long as any living being tried to destroy the origin of heaven and earth, it would be shackled and deprived of human rights such as reincarnation, ascension and enlightenment.

As for gaining some extraordinary power after becoming a servant of the gods, this may be because they have just assimilated a part of themselves. Being half-human and half-god, they will naturally have great power by their side. However, as time goes by, they will eventually turn from warm living beings into cold, lifeless foundations of heaven and earth.

Therefore, Yang Huaxian would never dare to risk his life. At this moment, he simply appeared as a middle-aged scholar, holding his newly bought sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument), sitting outside the temple playing a desolate tune to see off Chao Chitai.

Chao Chitai's injuries had been healed by demonic techniques. Now, standing deep within the groove at the head of the 'turtle' character, he touched the black, dark gold iron wall he was probing with his divine sense. After a long silence, he spoke:

"Senior, I think I've found the right response."

Yang Huaxian paused, then said solemnly:
"What does it feel like?"

"I sensed a powerful force moving in three directions."

"That's the origin of heaven and earth spewing out opportunities. You should peer inside and see what's inside the pillar."

"Oh……"

Chao Chitai frowned and continued to sense, initially feeling as if he were touching a lump of iron.

But as this continued, when his divine sense touched a barely perceptible crack, he felt a primordial power that suddenly dragged him into it.

A deafening clap of thunder then resounded from the depths of my mind:

Boom——

Then, the temples, iron walls, and even the immortal ancestors that he saw all collapsed instantly like illusions, followed by the earth, lakes, and sky above.

In an instant, Chao Chitai found his divine sense being dragged by an invisible force, spreading to tens of millions of miles away. But what he saw was not the vast world, but a chaotic sea that had collapsed into five-colored energy. Storms raged within it, with no sky above, no bottom below, and no boundaries to the east, west, south, or north.

The four chains, like anchor chains, drift in the chaotic sea, connecting to a certain place in the center.

Chao Chitai was deeply shocked and tried to peer into the center along the anchor chain. He was so shocked that he could see a thousand miles ahead and reach the end of the chain.

Then they discovered a giant statue standing there.

The colossus is the phantom of a scholar in a scholar's robe, its body as majestic as a mountain. It holds a seemingly damaged anchor chain in its hand, standing solemnly in the chaotic sea tide, unmoved by the storm, like a stabilizing force that keeps this sea area stable!
Chao Chitai was astonished, wondering what kind of immortal or Buddha could hold back this chaotic world with the power of one person. But he was surprised to find that the colossal statue was not an inanimate object, but a living person!

The moment he appeared, the giant statue in the scholar's robe turned its eyes.

Then, his sharp eyes, like two peerless swords, pierced through the boundless chaos and struck the place where he was along the anchor chain!
"puff--"

Chao Chitai awoke instantly, his lungs trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He collapsed to his knees, his body radiating a bloody aura, his muscles surging, and his eyes turning into a madman's gaze.

Yang Huaxian observed from a distance and noticed that Chao Chitai suddenly vomited blood and almost went berserk. He quickly stepped forward to suppress him and, after a brief examination, discovered that in just an instant, Chao Chitai's soul had almost shattered and his physical functions had also become unbalanced!

What did you encounter?!

"Cough cough..."

Chao Chitai felt as if his soul had been slowly torn apart by a sword; the pain was a hundred times worse than being dismembered by Xie Jinhuan's ten thousand swords. Only with the suppression of the Immortal Ancestor could he barely maintain his divine sense and prevent himself from going mad. At this moment, he grabbed Yang Huaxian's robe with a look of horror in his eyes:
"Ye... Ye Sheng! Ye Sheng is inside the pillar, he saw me, run..."

"?"

Yang Huaxian had lived in seclusion here for a hundred years, and Ye Sheng was inside. He couldn't possibly not know this, and upon hearing this, he was filled with confusion.

However, Chao Chitai's soul was so severely injured that it didn't seem like he had been devoured by the Heavenly Dao. He immediately asked seriously:

"Are you sure? What exactly did you look at?"

"A primordial, undeveloped land, and Ye Sheng stood within it, as tall as a mountain..."

……

(End of this chapter)