The Divine Primordial Ghost King also sensed a huge crisis, and his huge body, gently trembled.
With just this slight movement, the entire volcano shook, and a streak of fire emerged from the top of the mountain, gushing out golden magma that raged down from above.
At the same time, the Divine Primordial Ghost King’s mouth opened and spat out a ball of ghostly Qi.
“Gryphon dares to strike at this king, die for me.”
The ball of ghostly Qi, flying in mid-air, condensed into a humanoid form, transforming into a Giant Spirit Ghost General dressed in black armour, with a body as tall as four metres, and a black spear in his finger, he let out a low roar and stabbed towards Zhang Ruochen.
Even though, the Divine Primordial Ghost King was quite weak at the moment, the mouthful of ghostly qi that he spat out was very strong, containing a power that was generally destructive to the heavens and the earth.
The spear stabbed out, causing the surface of the volcano to be filled with flying sand and stones, and the ghost qi surged crazily.
In the ocean of magma, it even set off huge waves, and in the blink of an eye, the sharp tip of the spear had already attacked Zhang Ruochen’s face.
“If you want to kill him, step over my corpse first.”
Mu Lingshi catalysed her Sacred Qi, and her slender, delicate body was completely covered in white snake scales.
On her back, a pair of gigantic phoenix feather wings unfolded as she pushed her palms forward, striking the Hundred Beasts True Cauldron out.
The Hundred Beasts True Cauldron spun rapidly, becoming more and more massive, and finally, growing to three zhang tall, transforming into a giant black cauldron that collided with the spear stabbed out by the ghost general.
“Boom.”
With a crushing force, the ghost general sent the Hundred Beasts True Cauldron flying backward and crashing into Mu Lingshi’s chest.
A mouthful of blood was spat out from Mu Lingshi’s mouth as she finally stared at Zhang Ruochen, a shallow smile appearing in her eyes, and with a plop, she fell into the magma ocean.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Ruochen’s heart trembled as his eyes sprouted a blood filament and he roared out, “Die for me.”
Dozens of spatial cracks flew towards the Divine Primordial Ghost King at the same time, and the entire space, which was completely shattered and opened up, tore that spear-wielding Ghost General to shreds in an instant.
The shattered space, unabated in speed, continued to fly halfway up the mountainside.
The Divine Primordial Ghost King also knew that it was already a life and death situation, and at that moment, a loud roar came out of his mouth, shaking his own ghostly body, splitting it into pieces, transforming it into a ball of ghostly qi, and disengaging itself from the confinement of the thirty-six Buddhist text chains.
This was a means of damaging one’s own cultivation, and although one’s vitality would be greatly injured, it was the only way to preserve one’s life.
“Wow…?”That cloud of ghostly Qi, from between dozens of spatial cracks, rushed out and disappeared into the sky above the volcano.
“This king will definitely not let …… you guys …… you wait ……”
The voice of the Divine Primordial Ghost King, grew farther and farther away, and in the end, disappeared completely.
Just as the Divine Primordial Ghost King let out a loud roar, Zhang Ruochen went dark and collapsed on the ground, bleeding from his seven holes and fainting.
By the time he woke up again, he was still lying at the foot of the volcano, and a monk dressed in plain Buddhist garments stood not far away, precisely staring at him with a pair of deep eyes.
The old monk appeared withered and thin, as if it was a layer of brown old skin that covered the top of his bones.
It was such a person, yet he gave Zhang Ruochen a mountainous feeling, as if, even if a single strand of his hair fell to the ground, it could smash the earth into trembling; and if he exhaled a breath, it could make heaven and earth change colour.
Even if the Buddha Emperor was alive, I’m afraid it would be nothing more than that.
The old monk revealed a kind smile and bowed to Zhang Ruochen, saying, “Scholar, you finally woke up after all.”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, staring at the undulating magma ocean, was a little disorientated, his eyes rather blank.
His heart, very heavy with pain, rose from the ground and said in a low voice, “Lingxi.”
The old monk smiled faintly and said, “There is no need for the monk to worry, that female monk has already been saved by the poor monk. Inside the female cultivator’s body, there is the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix, and her vitality is quite strong, so there is no serious harm.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes glazed over, revealing a look of incomparable delight…?It was only then that he saw Mu Lingshi lying on the ground and immediately rushed over, helping her up and checking her injuries.
As expected, as the old monk had said, although Mu Lingshi had not woken up, her breath was steady and her vitality was quite strong.
Zhang Ruochen finally breathed a sigh of relief and stared over towards the old monk as he hurriedly stood up and Avray bowed to the old monk, saying, “Many thanks to senior for rescuing her, I will never forget it.”
The old monk was like a withered pine standing on the ground, his entire body exuding an ancient and vicissitudes aura, as if he was a sage coming out of a history book.
His pair of pale eyes surveyed Zhang Ruochen and sighed, “It’s all because the poor monk misjudged the strength of the Divine Primordial Ghost King, and shouldn’t have let you two juniors take the risk.”?Zhang Ruochen saw the old monk’s very weak appearance, so he took out two Sacred Stones and handed them to him.
The old monk did not push back and once again arched his hand to Zhang Ruochen, then, he cupped the two Sacred Stones in his hands and began to absorb the Sacred Qi in the Sacred Stones to restore his own cultivation.
It had to be said that the old monk’s cultivation was indeed quite terrifying.
In the holy stones, the holy qi contained was so astonishing that with Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation, even if he spent three years, he might not be able to absorb the holy qi in one holy stone cleanly.
However, after only a few moments had passed, the holy qi in the two holy stones in the old monk’s hands was absorbed and turned into grains of sand, leaking out of his fingers and spilling onto the ground.
The old monk’s body, finally recovered a bit, and a few more colours of blood appeared on his pale face.
“In the netherworld, the holy qi in the body will only continue to be lost out, and cannot be absorbed back at all. The poor monk and the Divine Primordial Ghost King, in this Ghost God Valley, have been fighting for more than a year, and the holy stones in their bodies have long been depleted. If it wasn’t for the young monk’s intervention to help the old monk repel the Divine Primordial Ghost King, I’m afraid that in a few more days, the old monk would have run out of oil and died.”The old monk said.
Zhang Ruochen took out two more Sacred Stones and handed them to the old monk.
However, the old monk gently shook his palm and laughed, “The poor monk has already recovered a lot, even if he absorbs the holy qi again, it won’t be of much use. Today, thanks to the young monk’s two holy stones, when I return to the Kunlun Realm, the poor monk will definitely return it a hundredfold.”?Seeing that the old monk said so, Zhang Ruochen also took the two holy stones back and asked, “The Divine Primordial Ghost King escaped?”
The old monk nodded and sighed, “Earlier, he took the initiative to shatter his ghost body and escaped. At that time, the poor monk’s state was just too weak, and he was in a hurry to save you all, so he was unable to leave him behind. However, he has also been greatly injured, so I’m afraid he won’t be able to go through the seventh Ghost Tribulation for a while.”
Zhang Ruochen’s expression was solemn as he said in shock, “The Divine Primordial Ghost King is already going to cross the seventh Ghost Tribulation?”
Once the seventh Ghost Tribulation was transited, then the Divine Primordial Ghost King would have to change his name to Divine Primordial Ghost Emperor and become an existence comparable to a Great Saint.
The so-called Great Saints were existences with the most supreme wisdom, who knew the way of all things and had cultivated the Sacred Way to its peak.
The old monk nodded and said, “About a year ago, the poor monk came to the netherworld to travel, and happened to come across the Divine Primordial Ghost Emperor transiting the seventh Ghost Tribulation here, and thus, stepped in to stop him.”
Zhang Ruochen asked, “Why would the Divine Primordial Ghost King want to cross the Ghost Tribulation here? The space here is very fragile, how can it withstand the power of the Ghost Tribulation?”
“Scholar is very intelligent.”
The old monk said in admiration, “This is something that the poor monk is also quite puzzled about. It was only after fighting with the Divine Primordial Ghost King, for several months in a row, that the poor monk gradually figured it out.”
“For a monk to be able to come here, he must have heard of the legendary story of the Thousand Bone Empress beheading a god, and it is said that that god’s corpse fell in the Ghost God Valley.”
“What does the God Primordial Ghost King have to do with this story? Could it be ……,” a startling thought surfaced in Zhang Ruochen’s mind.
The old monk saw through Zhang Ruochen’s mind and said, “That’s right, the Divine Primordial Ghost King is most likely the ghost of that fallen god, so if he comes here to cross the seventh Ghost Tribulation, he can make use of the power of the god in his lifetime, and the probability of success in crossing the tribulation will be higher.”
Zhang Ruochen’s face was grave as he said, “If, indeed, he is the ghost of a god, letting him escape this time will surely lead to a lot of trouble in the future.”
The old monk, on the contrary, appeared calm and said, “One can only say that his Qi has not yet been exhausted and his fate should not be destroyed. The Ghost God Valley was originally his territory, taking advantage of heaven and earth, even if a great saint of the human race came, he might not be able to exterminate him.”
“Being too obsessed and regretful will only affect one’s cultivation without serving any purpose, it’s better to look forward, won’t there be more opportunities in the future?”
Since, the Divine Primordial Ghost King had already escaped, even if one was no longer resigned, it was already meaningless.
From this, it could also be seen that the old monk’s state of mind was indeed much higher than Zhang Ruochen, a young man.
The old monk added, “The poor monk has never wished to owe others, but today, I owe you a heavenly favour. How about this! The poor monk hereby promises that he can promise to do two things for you as a way to repay the favour.”
Zhang Ruochen stared at the old monk and saw that the old monk’s very solemn appearance did not look like a joke.
The cultivation level of the old monk could suppress the Divine Primordial Ghost King. From this, it could be seen that even if he wasn’t a Great Sage, he was probably quite close to the Great Sage realm.
What did it mean for such a powerful figure to promise to do two things for him?
It meant that in the future, not many people in the entire Kunlun Realm would dare to offend Zhang Ruochen. Even if, those enemies of Zhang Ruochen’s in the past saw him, they could only go round the corner.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t show too much excitement and appeared rather calm as he asked, “As far as I know, the Buddhist path has the legend of reincarnation. I am very curious to know, with senior’s cultivation, can you help someone whose soul has been dispersed to regather his soul? Even if he can’t bring him back to life, even if it’s just reincarnation cultivation would be fine.”
The cultivation of the old monk could be described as profound, and it was precisely because of this that Zhang Ruochen gave birth to a slim hope.
The old monk was silent for a moment and said, “Is the monk wanting to request the poor monk to help you save him?”
“Hmm.”Zhang Ruochen said.
The old monk sighed, “Only a great saint of spiritual power can summon back the souls of those whose souls have been scattered. The poor monk’s spiritual power is still a little bit short of that step, so there’s really nothing I can do.”
