ragginovel Chapter 2437 The Great Vehicle Assembly
Chapter 2437 The Great Vehicle Assembly
Chapter 2437 The Great Vehicle Assembly
Qin Sang stood on the shore of Mohu Lake, waiting for Qingyuan to send him away. This place was isolated from the outside world, and he didn't know what was happening outside, but he could imagine that it must be an earth-shattering battle.
Suddenly, Qin Sang saw a crack appear beside her and heard Qingyuan's voice in her ear, "Go, Daoist, until we meet again."
"See you later!"
Qin Sang did not see Qingyuan's figure, so she bowed to the void and stepped out of the void rift.
‘Wow! ’
The cold wind, carrying the biting chill of the seawater, lashed at Qin Sang's face, only to be repelled by her protective true energy and scattered into water droplets.
Qin Sang steadied herself and glanced around. She saw an endless sea with icebergs floating on its surface. It seemed she had already left that small world.
A storm was raging at sea. Under the cover of night, thunderclouds gathered, and the storm whipped up inky black seawater, splashing down from the clouds. Occasionally, lightning illuminated the surface, and the waves, squeezed grotesquely by the gale, tore apart massive amounts of seawater, sending up bone-like fragments. Suddenly, a deep, bottomless abyss opened between the troughs, and an iceberg sank to the bottom, snapping into ice powder with a crack…
After quickly determining the direction, Qin Sang looked as far north as possible, but could only see a pitch-black sky and no sign of the battlefield.
"I wonder where Qingyuan took me. This terrible weather must be due to the impact of the great battle."
Qin Sang murmured.
Qingyuan and Moyan's next enemies will be Dragon Island Phoenix Pavilion and Demon Court. Countless powerful demons will come upon hearing the news, and the impact of their battles could reach far and wide.
Although she couldn't see the battlefield, Qin Sang still felt uneasy and wanted to leave as soon as possible!
He glanced around and looked south.
Qingyuan just mentioned that the minor world is located in the North Pole of the Spirit Realm, within the River of Sin. He should be near the North Pole of the Spirit Realm now. If he wants to return to the Great Zhou, he only needs to travel south.
However, the journey requires crossing the vast North Sea and then traversing the desolate demon realm, a distance of countless miles...
"The Void Butterfly and Jianmu actually sent me to such a far place. I wonder where the Void Butterfly is now," Qin Sang sighed inwardly.
In that small demon realm, the Void Butterfly never showed up in the end, it seems she went to a different place from him.
With this thought in mind, Qin Sang transformed into a bolt of lightning and sped through the storm.
"Hey, are you awake?"
Not far after flying away, Qin Sang sensed movement inside the small cave and released the awakened Vermilion Bird.
"Where is this?" Zhuque shook her head, still feeling a little dizzy.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we should return to the Spirit Realm," Qin Sang said.
"The Spirit Realm?" Zhuque asked in surprise, glancing around. "How did you get out?"
"luck."
Qin Sang said.
It was truly luck. If Qingyuan hadn't come to guide the Jiangshan Map, I don't know how things would have ended.
"How are you feeling now?" Qin Sang looked Zhuque up and down. It seemed that this guy's nature remained the same and had not been changed by Guixu.
All things considered, their stay in Guixu was not very long, and after entering Mohu, they were protected by Moyan, so they should not cause irreversible damage to Zhuque and the others.
Suzaku examined itself, shook its head, tapped its head with its wing, and yawned widely. "I'm just... so sleepy!"
Suddenly, Zhuque remembered something and quickly covered the climbing vines on her body with her wings, looking at Qin Sang with a wary expression.
"Hmm? This guy woke up quickly."
As they were talking, Qin Sang sensed that the little Qilin had also woken up. She didn't expect the little Qilin to be the second one, while Xiao Wu and Tianmu Butterfly were still asleep.
'Shuh! '
Qin Sang and Zhu Que entered the small cave. The little Qilin couldn't wait to pounce at Qin Sang's feet, still holding the token in its mouth.
"What is this? Let me see it," Zhuque's eyes lit up when she saw the token, and she snatched it away before the little Qilin could speak.
"Woooo..."
The little Qilin rubbed against Qin Sang's trouser leg, its face full of grievance.
Qin Sang patted the little Qilin's head and saw Zhuque holding the token up to his face, examining it carefully. "You recognize this?"
“I think I’ve seen something similar before,” Suzaku said, somewhat puzzled.
"should?"
Qin Sang noticed that Zhu Que's expression didn't seem fake.
He had long suspected that Suzaku could remember some things, but it seemed that his memories had not been fully restored.
Zhuque glanced at the aggrieved little Qilin and scoffed, "Tch! I think you should stop calling yourself Qilin and start calling yourself Qilin Dog, you're disgracing the Qilin!"
"Stop teasing him," Qin Sang finally said something fair. "Try to remember what this thing is."
"This is definitely not the one I've seen before, otherwise I, Suzaku, would definitely remember it!" Suzaku said decisively.
"You mean, the Vermilion Bird clan also has such a token..."
Qin Sang seemed to be deep in thought.
This treasure was obtained from the Xuanwu Sacred Palace, yet it possesses the aura of a Qilin. This is further intriguing considering the status of the Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, and Qilin within the Demon Court.
Could this token have been bestowed upon the four holy clans by the Qilin Demon Emperor?
Qin Sang took the token. The little Qilin woke up so quickly, could it be related to the token? He couldn't figure it out, so he returned it to the little Qilin, who immediately hugged it tightly and rushed into the cave, refusing to come out.
Qin Sang shook her head, recalling Qingyuan's words: the Qilin clan was far-reaching, and she would probably have to hide her mount again. She wondered when her dream of riding a Qilin and traveling the world would finally come true.
Qin Sang then went to the place where the Five Elements Crown was kept. Before long, Xiao Wu's aura began to change, and he had woken up.
Only the Heavenly Eye Butterfly remained unawakened despite Qin Sang's long wait.
"Could something be wrong?" Qin Sang wondered, but she couldn't detect anything unusual about the Tianmu Butterfly.
"wrong!"
Qin Sang suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a different aura within the Heavenly Eye Butterfly than before.
This wisp of energy was a gift from the Void Butterfly to the Sky Eye Butterfly, guiding her on her path of transformation. The Void Butterfly didn't directly tell them what to do, but instead allowed the Sky Eye Butterfly to experience it for herself.
For the past three hundred years, trapped in the icy vortex, the Heavenly Eye Butterfly had been digesting the Imperial Elixir, breaking through to the late stage of the Sixth Transformation. Afterwards, it drifted around with Qin Sang, still unable to comprehend the secrets within the gray energy. Unexpectedly, the Return to the Void will be an opportunity, and it seems the Heavenly Eye Butterfly has made progress.
Once Qin Sang confirmed that Tianmu Butterfly was alright, she felt relieved and did not wake her up.
In the midst of the storm, a bolt of lightning tore through the towering waves and streaked across the sky.
"what!"
Zhuque yawned, but her expression was quite excited. "Finally back to the Spirit Realm! Qilin Origin, this Zhuque has arrived!"
Qin Sang poured cold water on it, saying, "Don't be too happy yet, the origin of the Qilin is probably not in the North Sea."
They had just broken through the dark clouds, observed the celestial phenomena, and determined their next destination, which was still quite far away. Recalling the scene they had witnessed earlier—starlight falling across the plains—they had likely landed in the desolate demon realm.
To reach this desolate wilderness, we must first cross the North Sea.
"Where is Wu Tuxian? Isn't he with you? Where did you leave him?" Qin Sang asked.
Suzaku chuckled, "You suddenly disappeared, and that guy thought you were dead. He even dared to plot against me, Suzaku, so I killed him without a second thought!"
Qin Sang glanced at Zhu Que, unsure how credible his words were. However, Wu Tu Xian was under the control of a restriction and had no loyalty to him whatsoever, so it was normal for him to take the opportunity to defect.
……
A magnificent golden palace.
There are two rows of seats inside the hall.
An elderly man in a green robe sat in the main seat in the center. When he saw the demon saints enter the hall, he smiled and stood up to greet them, saying, "Fellow Daoists, you have worked hard. Please have a seat."
The Great Sage Who Stole Pills walked at the front, returned the greeting with clasped hands, and hesitated before saying, "Wood..."
The old man in the green robe laughed heartily, "There are no immortals in this world! That was just a joke. Let's address each other as fellow Daoists."
Upon hearing this, the demon saints relaxed somewhat, addressed him as Fellow Daoist Mu, and took their seats. The Great Saint of Stealing Pills and the demon saints who had previously sided with the Demon Court sat to the left of the old man in the green robe, while the Great Saint of Northern Balance sat to his right. The neutral Great Saint of Fallen Frost and other demons consciously sat at the very bottom, clearly indicating the distinct division between the three camps.
Looking at the old man in the green robe on the main seat, the demon saints had complicated expressions. The previous battle had ended, and although they did not know the final result, they had all been invited by the demon court, so the demon court must have been the victor.
However, they have not yet seen a single Heavenly Demon. The Fellow Daoist Mu, with whom they have communicated the most, is only at the Integration Stage.
"What do you all think of my previous suggestion?" The old man in the green robe looked around.
The demon saints looked at each other. The old man in the green robe had previously advised them to join the Demon Court. They had just entered the Spirit Realm, and as long as they could establish themselves there, it didn't really matter which power they joined. However, joining the Demon Court would mean changing their path.
The Great Sage of Beiheng glanced at the Great Sage of Stealing Pills. The demon saints who had previously sided with the Demon Court remained silent, clearly having already made their decisions.
After a moment of contemplation, the Great Sage of Beiheng bowed and asked, "After we join the Demon Court, must we switch to practicing ancient methods?"
"It is an ancient method, yet it is not an ancient method; it is the wondrous method of Mahayana Buddhism!" the old man in the green robe said meaningfully.
"May we continue practicing the methods we used before?" Garuda asked.
"Of course, but once you all understand the profound teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, I believe you will make the right choice."
The old man in the green robe spoke nicely, but all the demon saints understood that without changing the methods of the Demon Court, they would never gain the trust of the Demon Court.
But if they don't join the Demon Court, will the Demon Court let them go?
"Forgive my impertinence," the Great Sage Beiheng interrupted the Great Sage Garuda, asking, "Is this place also within a minor world?"
“Indeed,” the old man in the green robe nodded.
The Great Sage of Beiheng focused his gaze and looked outside the palace. The palace doors were wide open, and one could see the brilliant Milky Way in the night sky, with some stars shining particularly brightly.
The demon saints had long noticed these stars; their starlight was clearly different from that of other stars.
"Could those stars be...?"
"Indeed, just as you thought, fellow Daoist!"
Seeing the incredulous expressions on the faces of the demon saints, the old man in the green robe chuckled, "After the ancient demonic arts were entrusted to the star soul, they hung high in the sky, manifesting in the world. Although they possessed many wonders, such as the starlight not dissipating and the body and soul not perishing, they had one major drawback: wherever the starlight shone, all living beings could see it. The star soul was difficult to move, and hiding it was as difficult as ascending to heaven! When the demon court was at its peak, it was fine, but once the demon court declined, it was like a series of living targets. This was the root cause of the destruction of the ancient demon court! Since that's the case, wouldn't hiding the star soul in the minor world solve this problem?"
"But……"
The Great Sage of Beiheng still looked puzzled.
The same starry sky can be seen in both the microcosm and the macrocosm, which is theoretically possible.
But how can a minor world be compared to a major world? Otherwise, why would cultivators in minor worlds compete to ascend to the major world?
The world they lived in before was not an ordinary minor world. After breaking through to the Demon Saint realm, they all felt restricted in their cultivation, as if they were wearing an invisible shackle.
Why is the Demon Court going downhill instead of actively binding itself to the Lesser Thousand Worlds?
The old man in the green robe patted the armrest and walked to the palace gate under the watchful eyes of the demon saints. Outside the palace, the starlight shone brightly, the green mountains were like dark eyebrows, and the boundless land was lush with vegetation and abundant with birds and beasts. The demons lived in their respective places.
This is a world even purer than the world where the Great Sage Beiheng and his companions lived, a world belonging only to the demon race. Although it is a minor world, it has some of the grandeur of a major world!
"It's a minor world now, so why don't we join forces and help it become a major world?"
At this moment, in front of the palace gate, the gaunt figure of the old man in the green robe resembled a majestic mountain.
There was silence in the hall.
Despite knowing that the old man in the green robe was holding back, the demon saints were still shocked by the ambition of the demon court.
"The wondrous Dharma of Mahayana... The wondrous Dharma of Mahayana..."
The Great Sage of Beiheng was somewhat lost in thought, muttering these four words.
Seeing that everyone was silent, the Great Sage of Pill Stealing coughed lightly and changed the subject to something lighter, "I wonder where that human Mahayana cultivator is now?"
"That one agreed to personally guard the cracks in the earth membrane for a thousand years."
……
Somewhere in an unknown space.
Ink clouds, ink lake, ink mountains, ink rocks, and even an ink-colored sun!
Everything around was dark, but the mountain was lush and green. There was a banyan tree that was only three zhang tall, with a not-so-wide canopy that leaned slightly forward. Qingyuan sat quietly under the tree, his breathing long and deep.
……
The old man in the green robe returned to his seat and took in the expressions of the demon saints. He knew that such things could not be forced. The demon court needed like-minded people. If they harbored resentment after joining the demon court, it would become a hidden danger.
After thinking for a moment, the old man in the green robe changed his tone and asked, "I wonder which fellow Daoist's Daoist temple is located next to the Arctic ice field?"
The Frost Demon Sage's expression tightened slightly. He exchanged glances with the other two Demon Sages, then stood up and said, "We are near the Ice Plains, but..."
Seeing the worry hidden in the expression of the Great Sage of Frostfall, the old man in the green robe waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry! Don't worry! I'm just asking you a few fellow Daoists about a small matter."
Great Sage Meteor Frost breathed a sigh of relief. "Fellow Daoist Mu, please ask. We will certainly answer to the best of our knowledge."
The old man in the green robe nodded. "In recent years, have any strange things happened near your Daoist temple?"
"Strange thing?"
The demon saints exchanged glances and inquired about the specific time, but only the Frost Demon Saint showed a thoughtful expression.
“During that time, two of my demon kings disappeared without a trace. At first, I suspected it was related to Guizang…”
The old man in the green robe, after ascertaining the identities of the two demon kings, closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then exclaimed, "Found them!"
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I have a lot to do tomorrow, so I'm asking for a day off in advance.