If, however, Zhang Ruochen stood in the position of the Deadly Zen Ancestor, there were only two choices in front of him.
Either to wait for death alone in the netherworld, or to open the passage between the Yin and Yang realms to save himself, how exactly should he choose?
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and sighed, “For the first time, I feel that I have done something quite regrettable.”
“Regret saving the poor monk?”
The old monk smiled and added, “Actually, you don’t need to regret it. Imagine if you knew in advance that the Poor Monk was the Sect Leader of the Deadly Zen Sect and didn’t make a move to save him. Then, when the poor monk died, the next person to die would be you.”
“Secondly, if you hadn’t stepped in to save Poor Monk, then, you would never be able to cultivate into the Five Elements Chaotic Body. That’s why, as long as you give, you will definitely get something in return.”
“If the Poor Monk were you, he would only think that he had done something quite worthwhile and would never have half a diǎn of regret.”
The old monk said, “Zhang Ruochen, do you know why the poor monk left the Brahma Heavenly Dao in the first place and created his own Deadly Zen Sect?”
Zhang Ruochen stared over at him and said, “There are rumours in the outside world that you cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm and couldn’t control the power in your body, going off the rails and falling into the evil path.”
“It’s all a bunch of nonsense, rumours can be listened to, but, not believed.”
The old monk laughed and said, “In fact, the poor monk saw that those so-called accomplished monks of the Buddhist Sect were too hypocritical and did not care to be with them. That’s why he chose to leave and create his own sect.”
Zhang Ruochen sneered and said, “At least, they won’t be like you, who would do anything for their own lives. Buddha once said, if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell. Can you do it?”
“But, Buddha didn’t go to hell, only people went to hell.”The old monk said.
Zhang Ruochen furrowed his brows and stopped arguing with the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor.
With his experience, no matter how he argued, it was impossible to argue with an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.
The old monk laughed, ”Even if those saints whose names are known to the heavens and the earth came forward to kowtow to Poor Monk, Poor Monk wouldn’t bother to pay attention to them. Zhang Ruochen, do you know why the poor monk has chosen to speak with you so much?”
“Why?”Zhang Ruochen said.
The old monk said, “Honestly speaking, your natural talent is really extremely high and you have a strong willpower, you will definitely have extraordinary achievements in the future. If you are able to worship the poor monk as your teacher, you can enjoy the power of one person under ten thousand people in the Deadly Zen Sect, and in the future, the position of the Deadly Zen Sect’s Master will definitely be yours as well. What do you think?”
On Zhang Ruochen’s face, a smile also appeared as he said, “At first, you thought that the people of the Brahma Heavenly Dao were too hypocritical, and thus, rebelled against the Buddhist Sect. However, in my eyes, you are too selfish and narrow-minded, thus, I will not worship you as a teacher. There is a saying called …… Tao is different. You should understand the meaning of this saying more clearly than I do.”
The old monk was not angry, instead, he appreciated Zhang Ruochen even more and laughed, “Zhang Ruochen, you are the only one who has the chance to cultivate to the 10th Change of the Fish Dragon and forged the Fate of God after the Middle Ages. If, however, the poor monk assists you, you have a great chance of success. The prerequisite is that you must first complete the three prostrations and become a disciple of the poor monk.”
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “You just want to complete the second thing you promised as soon as possible, so that your mind, becomes more open, why do you need to use accepting disciples as an excuse?”
The old monk laughed dumbly.
Zhang Ruochen turned straight around and walked towards Mu Lingshi in the distance without looking back, “Deadly Zen Old Ancestor, the second thing you owe me is not that easy to pay back. I will cultivate to the Fish Dragon Tenth Transformation with my own strength, I don’t need your help.”
Zhang Ruochen wasn’t afraid of Old Ancestor Deadly Zen flipping out, but anyone who was a great traitor and evil person would have great wisdom and courage, and he definitely wouldn’t ruin his commitment and state of mind because of a Fish Dragon Realm cultivator.
For his cultivation, there were a hundred harms and no benefits.
Two golden flames surged out of the Heart Art Buddhist Master’s eyes as he walked towards Zhang Ruochen, “Master, if it is inconvenient for you to make a move, let my disciple make a move to get rid of the aftermath for my sect.”
“Heart Art.”
The old monk called out to the Heart Art Buddhist Master, smiled, and said, “Why do you need to be so extreme? Just because he’s not willing to worship a poor monk as a teacher now doesn’t mean that, in the future, he won’t be willing to do the same.”
“As long as he returns to the Kunlun Realm, he will understand how cruel the reality is, the imperial court won’t let him go, the black market won’t let him go, the Undying Blood Clan won’t pass him by, there’s no place for him in the righteous and evil paths, and when he’s desperate, he will definitely come to beg me.”
“Did you bring the divine blood?”?
The Heart Art Buddhist Master immediately took out dozens of drops of divine blood, all of them, and handed them to the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor.
With a roll of the old monk’s sleeve, a powerful Buddhist Qi surged out, and the seals on the surface of the dozens of drops of divine blood all shattered and opened.
The divine blood, emitting an incomparably powerful aura, was like dozens of blood-red stars, flying in midair.
Immediately after that, the old monk used the Deadly Zen Buddhist Technique to continuously strike down drops of divine blood onto the surface of the black volcano’s mountain, overlapping with the Buddhist text that he had previously carved down.
In the distance, Zhang Ruochen came to Mu Lingshi’s side and picked up her soft and delicate body.
Because of the massive depletion of her Saint Qi, Mu Lingshi appeared very weak, relying on Zhang Ruochen’s arms, while her pair of bright eyes stared towards the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor and the Heart Technique Buddhist Master in the distance.
“Zhang Ruochen …… that old monk …… is really the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor?”Mu Lingshi asked.
“Hmm.”
Mu Lingshi asked, “What is he doing?”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze was also fixed on the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor.
Until this moment, it was finally somewhat clear why all those Half-Saints of the Deadly Zen Sect carried a drop of divine blood on their bodies.
Presumably, all of them had brought the divine blood to the Ghost God Valley in preparation for handing it over to the Deadly Zen Old Ancestor.
Only, what would the Death Zen Old Ancestor use the divine blood for?
“Leave here first.”
Zhang Ruochen’s back unfurled his dragon wings, and holding Mu Lingshi, he performed his Body Technique and rushed out of the black volcano.
With his previous experience, very quickly, Zhang Ruochen crossed the magma ocean and reached the shore.
Zhang Ruochen’s feet, had just landed on the ground when, in the direction behind him, the black flames began to shake violently, and, the mountain continued to rise upwards.
“Rumble.”
At the same time, the magma ocean began to tumble violently, raising golden waves tens of metres high.
At the centre of the ocean, a shocking divine might scattered out in all directions, radiating out in all directions. With the Ghost God Valley as the centre, the tombstones in a radius of tens of thousands of miles all shook and rose up from the ground.
There were undead howling everywhere in the nether earth, emitting ear-piercing sounds.
Zhang Ruochen stood on the shore, his body radiating a multicoloured chaotic light as he looked at the black volcano in the distance with incomparable amazement.
As the mountain continued to rise, the black volcano finally revealed its true appearance, and was actually …… a corpse shaped like a human. The corpse’s body was wearing black armour, as if it was a dǐng heavenly giant standing on the surface of the sea.
Compared to the corpse, Zhang Ruochen, who was standing on the shore, was simply like an insignificant speck of dust.
Previously, the part that was exposed on the surface of the sea was only the corpse’s head dǐng.
The crater at the head of the corpse was still spewing out golden magma, which continued to flow downwards. It could be imagined that the Thousand Bones Empress back then must have struck through his head dǐng with a sword before killing him here.
“Could …… this be the legendary …… that divine corpse ……” Mu Lingshi took a deep breath.
“It should be correct.”
Zhang Ruochen diǎn nodded his head and said, “Old Ancestor Deadly Zen came to the netherworld originally to search for the divine corpse and refine the battle corpse.”
Old Ancestor Deadly Zen stood at the nose position of the divine corpse and looked downwards, raising his voice, “Zhang Ruochen, if you regret it now and worship Poor Monk as your teacher, Poor Monk can take you out of here and return to the Kunlun Realm.”
The Mindfulness Buddhist Master stood at the left shoulder position of the divine corpse, his hands clasped together, his entire body radiating white Buddhist light, appearing incomparably holy.
Zhang Ruochen stood on the ground and merely smiled faintly, but did not respond.
The Deadly Zen Elder Ancestor shook his head, looking rather disappointed, and without further words, he mobilised the Deadly Zen Buddhist Dharma to control the divine corpse. The divine corpse took a huge step, just one step forward, and it crossed a distant distance, crossing out of the Ghost God Valley.
Between heaven and earth, that powerful divine might gradually dissipated, and the pressure that Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingshi were under instantly disappeared.
Mu Lingshi said, ”Why is Old Ancestor Deadly Zen able to affirm that he can return to the Kunlun Realm? Could it be that with a cultivation level as high as his, he was able to break the extreme wall of space above the Corpse River?”
“It’s really hard to say if a cultivation level of his magnitude can break the spatial pole wall. However, the power of a Divine Corpse can definitely break the Spatial Extreme Wall.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Mu Lingshi gently pouted her lips and said, “That’s right, if Old Ancestor Dead Zen is in control of the Divine Corpse, it’s also the same as being in control of a kind of supreme saintly power… In today’s world, who else is capable of fighting him?”
“Never underestimate the major medieval lineages and ancient clans of the Kunlun Realm, they are all able to pass down their heritage from ancient times and maintain their longevity to this day because they all have some extraordinary means that are sufficient to protect themselves in the midst of a great calamity.”
Zhang Ruochen added, “Besides, Old Ancestor Deadly Zen is only in preliminary control of the Divine Corpse right now, and it will take a lot of resources and time to refine the Divine Corpse into a Battle Corpse. At the very least, he won’t be able to succeed for several years.”
Mu Lingshi added, “Then, how should we leave the Ghost God Valley?”
“Since, the Divine Corpse is no longer in the Ghost God Valley, the space here, will gradually regain its smoothness. Moreover, that divine might that is suppressing us will also quickly disappear. At that time, with our cultivation, we can very easily ascend the cliff and leave the Ghost God Valley.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Next, Mu Lingshi took a Sacred Stone and cupped it in her hands, absorbing the Sacred Qi within it and began to restore her cultivation.
The magma ocean, however, began to rapidly chill, especially at the edges, which had turned a dark golden colour, gradually forming hard lumps and turning into rock.
The divine corpse being here, stored for 100,000 years, must have made some of the things around it, also become divine.
Just this magma ocean alone had a large amount of divine power incorporated into it, and when it was cold and craggy and turned into rock, knocking off a random piece and bringing it back to the Kunlun Realm could also fetch a hefty price.
This kind of rock could be used to make the cornerstone of a formation, enough to increase the power of the formation by a large margin.
At the same time, it could also be used to set up an altar, which could make it even more sacred.
The Deadly Zen Old Ancestor could not look at these things, however, Zhang Ruochen could. So many rocks that contained divine power could definitely come in handy in the future.
Of course, if one could fish out pieces of God’s armour, or one or two God’s bones from the magma ocean, that would truly be priceless.
