Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

Upon meeting again, the female protector gave a perfunctory bow, her expression... barely describable as a smile.

"Xinci had just finished delivering the imperial edict and was about to leave when she unexpectedly saw His Highness Chu arrive. Since our meeting in the Crescent Moon Kingdom, His Highness has left a deep impression on Xinci... And who is this?" Xinci was quite polite, and seeing that Chu Mingkong was holding a little boy, she did not ignore his presence.

The kitten is still quite shy and won't approach unfamiliar people, but she has no problem with basic self-introductions. She said briefly and softly:

"...Moon River Cat".

“Yuehe…?” Xinci murmured the surname softly, clearly thinking of one of the most famous empresses in the history of the Yueyun Empire, but she did not say anything more, her attention not on the little girl.

This is not the task she needs to focus on right now.

Chu Mingkong was truly embarrassed to find that the Buddhist envoy mentioned by the maid was actually this female protector.

"Long time no see, Compassionate Protector. You just said the Asura King is coming?"

"That's right, I already had the maid convey my message. Didn't she get it clearly?"

"No, I just want to ask something more clearly. For example, regarding this 'soon,' is there a specific time?"

“I don’t know.” The Compassionate Protector slowly shook his head: “I am only responsible for conveying the message, not for summarizing, deleting, or altering my king’s decree.”

Quite professional and pragmatic...

However, the pragmatism displayed by these Buddhist monks did not give Chu Mingkong much peace of mind. After all, the bald men he had met before were also quite pragmatic when it came to committing evil deeds; they were determined to get rid of him.

"Does the Compassionate Protector know why the Asura King has come here specifically? Did he bring someone with him, or is it for a private meeting?"

The former means they are clearly coming to Xiling to cause trouble, while the latter should mean they want to have peaceful talks. Regardless of their intentions, at least they don't plan to fight when they come to talk.

"I do not know. I cannot fathom the meaning of my king. The Asura King instructed me to come and deliver a message, so I have appeared here."

Chu Mingkong sighed wearily. This really was keeping her mouth shut in a certain sense. No matter what she was asked, she knew nothing. She didn't mention a word more than what the Asura King had told her not to say, and she didn't even bother to hold a grudge about being deceived last time.

He changed his approach and asked, "Did the Asura King tell me anything he could reveal to me?"

Xin Ci thought for a moment, and Chu Mingkong thought she was about to say something, but she still shook her head:

"No."

Chu Mingkong was speechless: "Then sue..."

Before he could finish saying "goodbye," Xinci raised her hand to interrupt him, signaling him to calm down.

"Your Highness, please wait. I can ask the Asura King. Perhaps there is something that can be conveyed now."

The female protector took out a short dagger, similar in shape to a few long daggers. The moment Chu Mingkong saw the weapon, he became wary and almost simultaneously tightened his protective grip on the cat.

He recognized the origin of the short dagger; it was a weapon from the same series as the Asura Heavy Sword!

Holding the short weapon with a compassionate and respectful heart, he devoutly chanted some kind of incantation, which didn't seem to be Sanskrit or Buddhist scripture, but rather more like a tribal language, perhaps that of the Asura race?

After the incantation was finished, the Asura weapon floated into the air, unleashing its killing and conquest intent. The flowing power converged into a huge golden light screen, with energy ripples swaying and rippling.

It's as if a lake has been raised vertically.

Suddenly, a pair of proud breasts appeared in the light screen, and then the black-skinned, white-haired Asura King walked out from it, his calm eyes exuding supreme majesty.

Chu Mingkong's heart and lungs stopped in an instant—

What the hell... Didn't you say you were just asking around? You just brought the Asura King here?!

Chu Mingkong tried to comfort himself, thinking it might be an illusion, but some things couldn't be hidden from him. The aura of this Asura King was exactly the same as the one he had seen in the East Sea Dragon Palace that day, and even stronger!

She greeted him, saying, "It's been a few days, Chu."

Chu Mingkong twitched the corner of his mouth:

"...It's been a few days since I last saw you. Didn't the Compassionate Dharma Protector just say that the Asura King would be coming 'soon'? Why is his visit so sudden?" He emphasized those two words.

“Today is also ‘not soon’. I hadn’t arrived when Xin Ci spoke, so it means ‘not soon’ is coming,” the Asura King explained calmly.

That seems to make sense!

First it was her older sister Xiao Yunhan, then it was the Asura King. Chu Mingkong was speechless after being baffled by these two logical monsters.

The visiting Asura King appeared to be at least not hostile, so Chu Mingkong couldn't just stand there dumbfounded. He "enthusiastically" displayed the hospitality of the Xiling people and led the Asura King to another residence in Tianya City.

It's impossible to bring Qingxin Mansion along; there are elderly people and young children, so finding an unused mansion to accommodate them is already the greatest degree of leniency.

Still caught in the same situation where he hadn't had time to put the cat down, Chu Mingkong found himself sitting face-to-face with the Asura King in a daze.

He initiated the conversation, but asked a rather silly question: "King Asura, you've come in person...?"

Asura King remained as responsive as ever, answering every question as she pleased. She shook her head: "It's an avatar, not the real me. I'm dealing with some enemies in a secret realm."

A secret realm?! Chu Mingkong reacted strongly to this term and quickly asked:

"Could it be that Yin Time Secret Realm?"

"No, I didn't find any. They were opponents in other ancient tombs, not bad, good enough to warm up." The Asura King's response was as generous as ever, although his expression was still as indifferent as ever, which easily gave people a sense of pressure.

"My original intention was to keep this clone so I could go to the East Sea again to deal with those unruly underworld scum and take care of the Blood Blade King's corpse. But when I got there, I heard that it had been eliminated."

Shen Xuejun wouldn't get involved in such matters. I wanted to reconstruct the battle that took place in the Abyss Trench, but unfortunately, the Abyss can erase all traces, making it difficult to reproduce. After thinking it over, the only thing that came to mind was you.

Even though numerous soul searches have been conducted in the East Sea, no one knows the truth, but I suspect it's mostly because you, Chu, stole my opponent."

Chu Mingkong repeated the word she mentioned in his mind: snatch.

The Asura King's clone couldn't find anyone to practice on, so it changed course and came looking for him!

Chapter 161 The Existence of the Celestial Realm

In a mansion, this place is in a relatively remote location, in a corner of Tianya City. Even the servants rarely clean here, at most sweeping the dust in the house every few days.

As for the withered branches and fallen leaves in the gardens and courtyards? Well, we have to thank the winter snow.

As far as the eye can see, everything is white, covered in silver, with rows of jade trees.

Anything unsightly is covered up by the snow.

Rather than worrying about whether he had treated the Asura King poorly, Chu Mingkong felt that he should focus more on himself.

The Asura King's attire was similar to the last time. His alluring skin was clad in dark tones, and he wore a skirt armor with striking color contrasts. The fabric was minimal, with white silk covering the curves of his chest. Silver armor clung to the fabric like decorative carvings, and his slender, graceful, and sexy figure concealed a wild nature.

At first glance, it seems quite revealing, with a very high degree of skin exposure, but overall, it gives the impression of an ancient style, exuding a wild and untamed atmosphere.

Chu Mingkong's gaze didn't linger; looking too long would only lead to trouble. He placed his hands on the cat-like girl in front of him and said calmly and respectfully:

"I had no intention of stealing your enemy, King Shura. It was just that the old monk with the blood blade in his Yin-Yang form provoked me, so I had no choice but to eliminate him."

The Asura King nodded slightly. She sat cross-legged, her two round and glossy thighs bent over, her skirt covering the middle to prevent any accidental exposure. Thin platinum chains were wrapped around her calves, which seemed to be some kind of treasure.

"I'm not here to investigate. I didn't summon that thing; I was just waiting for it to appear. The one who has the ability to eliminate it is you. But I'm more curious about how someone with a shallow spiritual realm like you managed to get rid of that thing."

That's good, they're not here to settle scores!

Chu Mingkong calculated the time in his mind and guessed that the Asura King had gone to the East Sea but found nothing. He immediately turned around and came to Xiling to check the situation.

"There's nothing strange about it. The light behind that giant corpse's forehead is extremely yin. The best way to deal with extremely yin power is either to destroy the core of the abyss or to use extremely yang power."

The Asura King was not satisfied with this obvious answer. He took a sip of tea and said:

"The principle is simple and everyone knows it, but how to put it into practice is another matter."

Her questioning reassured Chu Mingkong, confirming that the Asura King's purpose was indeed to inquire about the battle situation at the time.

For the Asura King, aside from the unfathomable power of extreme Yin, everything else was crystal clear. Chu Mingkong's abilities at the time were absolutely insufficient to deal with the Blood Blade King's corpse.

Even if you use all your tricks and employ all your sword intent and techniques, it will be to no avail.

Although the Blood Blade King's corpse had lost its mind, the protection provided by its body and the radiant relic was something he couldn't penetrate. This was the Asura King's proud combat instinct.

Chu Mingkong pondered whether he should hide something, but decided against it, as some details wouldn't make sense if he concealed them.

It's hard to fool a Shura King who's always looking for people to fight.

"My spiritual cultivation has made a tiny bit of progress, and I can barely allow my spiritual soul to leave my body and travel. Then I threw my spiritual soul into the waters of the Extreme Yang Lake that was soaking at the feet of that giant corpse."

"Trading injury for the ability to unleash an extreme yang attack...?"

The Asura King thought to herself that the case was solved. She had searched the souls of some cultivators in the East Sea who had witnessed the incident and discovered that a giant child's arm had briefly appeared on the surface of the sea.

Then the Blood Blade King's corpse disappeared.

"His spiritual cultivation hasn't even reached its peak yet, and he's still alive. He's truly resilient," the Asura King exclaimed.

Chu Mingkong also felt a sense of nausea. The thought of his soul jumping into the giant corpse's foot bath water made him feel a little disgusted.

"Do you know what that Lake of Extreme Yang is?" the Asura King asked in return, clearly knowing something about the lake.

"I don't know either. I'd like to ask you this as well. I don't understand why such a large expanse of extremely yang water could appear in the Abyss without being defeated. How could the power of extremely yin be so gentle?"

"There are many reasons. On the one hand, the Blood Saber Monk possessed an extreme sense of annihilation during his lifetime, which was the first layer of protection for that Extreme Yang Lake. On the other hand, there is the origin of that Extreme Yang Lake. Long ago, an ancient Buddha flew across the heavenly realm and left behind his remains."

It had always been enshrined in the Pure Land Buddhist Temple. Later, considering that the boundless light of Buddhism could not illuminate the deathly silence of the abyss, a group of eminent monks made an attempt with the remains of the holy Buddha, extracting blood from them…

Without further ado, Chu Mingkong already knew what it was about. The result of this attempt was a corpse that suddenly "swelled up" and swelled up after countless years.

Was this a success or a failure?

Chu Mingkong felt it was only so-so. Jiyuan was still the same old bird. The Blood Blade King Corpse hadn't affected Jiyuan much, so it could only be considered an unusual and abrupt "miracle".

That "foot-washing water" was actually the extremely yang blood of a holy Buddha. Would there be any hidden dangers to my soul?

The most alarming news for Chu Mingkong was not the origin of the Blood Blade King's corpse, but the "Heavenly Domain" that the Asura King had casually mentioned.

"The Celestial Realm, what kind of place is that?"

"Where have those ancient beings gone? I don't need to say more. They are still isolated for now, but in the near future, people from the Celestial Realm will descend to visit them."

"?!"

Have people from the heavens descended to visit?

Suddenly, the image of that divine mountain flashed through Chu Mingkong's mind. That place was completely unlike any mountain paradise that existed in this world. Could it be that that place was actually the "Heavenly Realm" mentioned by the Asura King?

But Chu Mingkong suddenly had a worry: was the arrival of these "visitors from outer space" a blessing or a curse?

The situation brought by the Yin people is still vivid in my mind. It's just that the spiritual energy of this world is incomplete, which has blocked the further advancement of geniuses like Yunhan and Master.

What will be the situation of the people of the Heavenly Realm then?

Asura King sipped his tea, then suddenly changed his mind, saying, "No, that's not accurate. It should be that during the years of isolation, the people of the Celestial Realm never actually left."