Chapter 570-1: Offline Meetup, Apostle of Disorder (1)
On the desolate earth, thick strands of malice aura rose straight to the zenith like heaven-reaching smoke signals.
Vermilion, once the most powerful empire in the human realm, could now only be described as devastated beyond recognition.
Ever since the evil god crossed the void and left, the human realm’s land had been like it had undergone a world-destroying baptism.
Mountain ranges had broken apart, canyons had sunk deep, rivers had changed course, lakes had dried up, and the original geographical appearance had been completely changed. Across the earth were deep rifts and natural chasms.
Fortunately, Kunlun, the small thousand world, had an invisible barrier blocking it, so it was less affected by the outside human realm.
At this time, within Kunlun, a colossal shadow coiled. Its entire body was golden, with scales and claws. Towering mountains and rivers seemed extremely tiny before it. It was precisely that void-crossing ark, Origin Dragon Divine Palace!
At the peak of a high mountain, inside Kunlun Palace, Lu Wu, Tsukishiro Murasakiyo, the White Elephant Demon, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva sat gathered around.
Logically speaking, now that the evil god harming this world had died, they should be drinking and chatting merrily, but the atmosphere between them was oppressive and solemn.
The White Elephant Demon finally could not help speaking. “High God Lu Wu, that evil god is clearly already dead, so why is the world still like this hellish scene in the human realm? Whether it is ordinary common people or gods and Buddhas of Western Heaven, every one of them still has that ghostly appearance.”
“Do you think Junior Brother sacrificed himself for nothing…”
Before the White Elephant Demon finished speaking, it felt fierce sword intent crisscross, and its neck grew chilly.
Looking over, it saw Purple Void Primordial Lady tightly pursing her lips, her eye rims red. Knowing it had misspoken, it hurriedly shut its mouth.
The White Elephant Demon secretly sighed. Back then, at the end of the great battle, Junior Brother had borrowed the power of Enma and the Dragon God and finally killed the evil god, saving everyone and also saving this world.
But how could Junior Brother, with a Great Luo Golden Immortal body, bear the mighty power of two main gods?
After killing the evil god, Junior Brother’s body and divine soul had collapsed and dissipated, leaving not even the slightest trace behind.
It had traveled east with Junior Brother, sharing hardship and suffering through many trials and tribulations. The friendship between the two had long since surpassed true senior and junior brothers.
People said that men did not shed tears easily, but seeing Junior Brother sacrifice himself heroically, even it had been unable to hold back and cried like rain, let alone Purple Void Primordial Lady, who had known Junior Brother from long ago and was very likely to become its junior brother’s wife in the future.
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva was also silent, gently stroking Purple Void Primordial Lady’s back as comfort.
The White Elephant Demon glanced at Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, then secretly sighed again. After this bitter-fated Bodhisattva’s good body learned of Junior Brother’s death, she had also remained silent for a long time.
It knew of the entanglement between the two. When the Bodhisattva’s good body was at her most despairing and helpless, Junior Brother had pulled her out of the ten-thousand-zhang Abyss. The two had also shared skin-to-skin intimacy. This kind of affection was truly difficult to describe clearly in just a few words.
When Junior Brother sacrificed himself to kill the evil god, the Dragon God and Enma also perished together with him.
It, Lu Wu, and Purple Void Primordial Lady did not know the specific direction of the other great thousand world, so there was no way for them to go there.
Moreover, that Glazed Pure Fire Lotus had long since fused into Junior Brother’s divine soul and disappeared along with Junior Brother’s sacrifice. Enma’s reincarnation plan had also collapsed halfway.
In the end, they could only have Lu Wu, the former Dragon God’s chief steward, operate Origin Dragon Divine Palace and return to this world, back to Kunlun…
After Lu Wu lifted his wine cup and drained it in one gulp, He said, “What we need to worry about now is not these things, but the several Buddha Ancestors and Dao Ancestors who have fallen into Extreme Evil.”
“We have already exposed ourselves before the Buddha Ancestors and Dao Ancestors, and now we have lost Glazed Pure Fire Lotus’s heavenly-secret concealment. Although we can control Origin Dragon Divine Palace and return to the great thousand world before the Buddha Ancestors and Dao Ancestors, They will soon come back to kill us.”
“Now that we have picked up Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, it is also time for us to ride Origin Dragon Divine Palace and flee…”
None of them knew the specific coordinates of Enma’s previous world. If they fled this world, they could only drift in exile through the vast void like those heavenly evil gods.
Even if they wandered through the cold and silent boundless void for one thousand or ten thousand years, they might not necessarily encounter a great thousand world. The most likely outcome was that before finding another great thousand world, they would first encounter another exiled heavenly evil god.
Staying in this world meant death, and fleeing this world was no different from slow suicide. If there had been another path, Lu Wu would not have made this proposal.
The White Elephant Demon helplessly nodded. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva did not speak, clearly tacitly agreeing as well.
“I’m not leaving!”
Tsukishiro Murasakiyo raised her head, her gaze firm as she said, “My lord is not dead. You and I both know that my lord is a guest from beyond the heavens, protected by divine arts from beyond the heavens. My lord must only have left temporarily.”
“I want to stay here and wait for my lord’s return!”
Ever since Sakura Falls had gone to sea to seek aid many years ago, Tsukishiro Murasakiyo had waited in Penglai for countless years, waiting for her lord to descend into this world again.
She understood that this world was the only connection between her and her lord. If she truly fled far into the endless void with Lu Wu and the others, she would never see her lord again.
Tsukishiro Murasakiyo did not know how long she would need to wait this time, but she knew that if her lord had not died, he would definitely come here again.
Lu Wu’s face darkened. This was the critical moment of life and death. How could they still act on emotion?
Purple Void Primordial Lady was deceiving herself and refused to believe the fact she had witnessed with her own eyes. What difference was there between staying here and waiting to die?
He knew Purple Void Primordial Lady had made up her mind, and any further persuasion would be useless.
Colossal yokai power secretly gathered in His hand, building up and ready to release. At this time, Purple Void Primordial Lady’s severely damaged divine soul had yet to recover. He had a considerable chance of launching a sneak attack to control Purple Void Primordial Lady and forcibly bring her aboard the void-crossing ark.
“Kid… this is all I can help you with. If your spirit in heaven knows of this, you would definitely agree with what I’m doing, right?”
Lu Wu was about to act…
Suddenly, a fierce sword light appeared!
The three-chi azure blade was already in Tsukishiro Murasakiyo’s hand. With one slash, she shattered the wine cup in front of Lu Wu. Surging sword intent covered her entire body. Clearly, she had sensed Lu Wu’s intention.
“Lu Wu, I know you are doing this for my good, but… there is no negotiation on this matter!”
Lu Wu silently sighed and could only give up, flick his sleeve, and turn to leave.
Suddenly, His expression changed drastically. He raised His head, His gaze piercing through layer upon layer of obstruction, reaching straight above the ninth heaven.
Six strands of heaven-reaching black qi descended upon the sky. Three of them fled toward the west, and three headed toward the east, quickly disappearing beyond the horizon.
“Leave quickly!”
Lu Wu took one final look at Tsukishiro Murasakiyo, then led the White Elephant Demon and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva away from Kunlun Palace.
The void-crossing ark coiled beneath Mount Kunlun. Operating Origin Dragon Divine Palace to cross the void would definitely attract the attention of the Dao Ancestors and Buddha Ancestors, but Lu Wu had already resolved to make the commotion even louder, drawing away all enemy attention for Purple Void Primordial Lady and leading the Buddha Ancestors and Dao Ancestors as far away as possible.
This was the last thing He could do for Purple Void Primordial Lady…
Just as they left Kunlun Palace, they saw space before Kunlun’s gate twist violently.
Strangely, such violent spatial distortion did not cause any qi fluctuation.