roccoschili Chapter 712 - 353: Rejection from the Empress Dowager
Chapter 712 - 353: Rejection from the Empress Dowager
Chapter 712: Chapter 353: Rejection from the Empress DowagerThe upheaval at Zhenxuan Mountain came abruptly and vanished even more abruptly.
Originally, everyone anticipated a fierce and grueling battle, but after experiencing an inexplicable turn of events, everything returned to silence. The golden radiance that had enveloped the forbidden area slowly dissipated.
To everyone’s shock, the Dharma Aspect of the Taoist Ancestor had already disappeared without a trace.
The burial chamber was almost razed to the ground, leaving behind a scene of utter devastation.
The three masters—Xuanyuan Shugui, Taoist Kumu, and Heaven Master Chou—had also vanished without a sign of their presence.
Dugu Luoxue and Qu Hongling anxiously scoured the ruins in
Heaven Master Chou rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Staring at the childlike figure of Heaven Master Chou, Taoist Kumu’s wrinkled face relaxed into a sly, amused smile. "Old Chou, as I understand it, you utilized the Nirvana Bone to regain your youth, but there’s no way your cultivation could have been restored to its peak so quickly—you must have resorted to the Yin Yang Great Reincarnation Secret Technique.
However, according to my understanding of that technique, it has a fatal flaw: the cultivation can only be sustained for about a two-hour period, and it’s followed by violent backlash. At this moment, I’d wager you’re just a paper tiger, which is why you dare not head back to the mountain."
Leaning leisurely against a tree with his hands tucked inside his sleeves, Heaven Master Chou chuckled and replied, "You sly old devil, there’s no need for all this indirect probing. If you insist, we can have a duel and see which one of us is the real paper tiger."
Taoist Kumu simply smiled, saying nothing.
Tension surged between the two, shrouding the air in cold hostility.
Ultimately, Xuanyuan Shugui’s soft playing of his erhu broke the mounting tension as he spoke gently, "Enough. No matter our differences, we’ve cooperated before. Now’s not the time to undermine each other. Instead, we should focus on figuring out how to uncover a path to ascension."
Taoist Kumu stretched languidly and said with self-mockery, "What other path is there? Wait for death, I’d say."
Shaking a small bell in his hand, he turned away with his puppet Su Junyang, humming softly, "Brightly seen yet obscure, audibly clear yet unheard... foolish troubles of the mundane."
Watching his retreating figure, Heaven Master Chou muttered coldly, "That old devil clearly has other plans."
"And aren’t you the same?" Xuanyuan Shugui responded with a knowing smile.
Heaven Master Chou’s lips curved upward. "True enough, all three of us are old, wretched bastards—each hiding secrets of our own. Coming to the Taoist Ancestor was merely to seek answers, but it doesn’t mean our years of living were wasted."
Steering the conversation in another direction, Xuanyuan Shugui asked, "Do you think Zhao Wuxiu will succeed?"
Heaven Master Chou pondered briefly before replying indifferently, "The path he’s chosen is one we three have all walked before—seeking to utilize the Shura Borderless Soul as a means to evade the heavenly laws and enter the Heavenly Gate.
Heaven encompasses the Three Realms—human, immortal, and demon.
Yet the Shura exists beyond these realms—neither human, nor demon, nor immortal.