NCCnovel #314 - Please stay, Lord
#314 - Please stay, Lord
Chapter 312: Master, Please Stay
Zhang Chen opened his Dharma eyes, divine golden light flashing within, observing the distant heaven and earth's Qi: "There are so many strong individuals fighting here, I wonder if any mysterious power will appear. Will I have the chance to pick up any skills?"
A hint of greed flickered in Zhang Chen's heart, and then in the next moment, he saw a water-blue light, wrapped in the Qi of a divine position, heading towards the Miluo River.
"Are gods really that strong? Yang God experts joined forces to surround and kill, along with twenty or so masters, yet Liu Feng still managed to break through?" Zhang Chen had seen the Water God's divine position in the underground secret chamber before, so he naturally recognized the light of the divine position. Seeing the light of the divine position heading towards the Miluo River, Zhang Chen secretly estimated Liu Feng's escape route. In the next moment, the small boat sped out like an arrow, waiting for Liu Feng at his landing point.
Liu Feng was escaping, and Xie Xuan was chasing.
"Damn fellow, when my soul returns to the Miluo River and enters my divine domain, I will definitely ensure you die without a burial ground!" Liu Feng felt Xie Xuan chasing closely behind him, and he cursed angrily, his eyes full of resentment.
He still had the divine position, he still had his physical body. As long as his soul entered the Miluo River and entered his divine domain, he would still have a chance to start over.
Although his divine body had been destroyed, he could rely on incense offerings, faith, and the origin of the Miluo River to condense a new one. He still had a chance to start over.
He fled, and Xie Xuan chased, but he had no wings to fly.
Xie Xuan was chasing closely behind, but with the blessing of the divine position, the other party's speed was too fast, so fast that he simply couldn't catch up. Seeing that Liu Feng was about to escape into the Miluo River, Xie Xuan was anxious: "Could it be that I'm really going to let this guy escape? Then I'll be in big trouble."
Liu Feng saw that he was getting closer and closer to the Miluo River, and he relaxed. At this time, he even had the mind to turn around and mock Xie Xuan: "Old fellow, although I don't know your origin, the Yang God realm experts in the world are all numbered. There are only so many. I will definitely find you out, and then I will cut you into a thousand pieces!"
Then, Liu Feng suddenly accelerated, leaving Xie Xuan far behind.
When Liu Feng escaped to the bank of the Miluo River, the first thing he saw was the mysterious man sitting on the ice boat, holding a fishing rod in his hand.
This night, this moment, this scene, and the eerie ice boat all spoke of the horror of the scene before him.
Liu Feng looked at the figure on the ice boat, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. An ominous premonition surged, and he was about to bypass the other party and enter the Miluo River. As long as he entered the Miluo River, he would merge with the Miluo River, and then he would be immortal and indestructible. Even the Heavenly King would not be able to do anything to him. But he saw the other party's small boat speeding out like an arrow, blocking the river bank before Liu Feng could change direction.
"Master, please stay!" Zhang Chen sat on the boat with a smile, his eyes fixed on Liu Feng's divine position. At this time, Liu Feng's soul had turned into a basketball-sized ball of light, tightly wrapped and protected by the divine position.
"Who are you?" Liu Feng had to stop, his eyes fixed on Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen shook his head: "Why does the master need to ask more questions? You only need to know that today, you probably can't enter this Miluo River."
"Please,阁下, let me live. I will definitely repay your great kindness in the future," Liu Feng felt Xie Xuan getting closer and closer, and did not dare to delay any longer, and quickly pleaded.
Zhang Chen shook his head upon hearing this: "This road is impassable. Master, please go back."
"Are you really going to tear face with me? Although I have lost my divine body now, the Miluo River is close at hand. I can already borrow some of the divine power of the Miluo River. Do you really think you can stop me?" Liu Feng saw that his plea was useless, and said viciously.
As his words fell, the Miluo River surged, and streams of water-blue energy rolled up from the Miluo River, pouring into Liu Feng's soul.
Then Liu Feng's expression became fierce. Since he knew that he couldn't get around Zhang Chen, he simply rushed towards Zhang Chen directly. He only needed one move, he only needed to buy one move's time, and he would definitely be able to take the opportunity to enter the Miluo River.
"Want to borrow the energy of the Miluo River? You still need to ask if I agree." Seeing Liu Feng rushing into his ten-zhang distance, Zhang Chen thought in his heart, and the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl appeared directly. Then, in the next moment, Zhang Chen injected mana into the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and then the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl burst out a blue light. The blue light formed a domain, covering a radius of thirty zhang, fixing the flow of all water laws within thirty zhang.
The Miluo River's divine power that Liu Feng extracted was directly suppressed by the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and disappeared into the air out of thin air. The power blessed by the Miluo River dissipated directly in the face of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and Liu Feng could no longer borrow half of it.
Even the divine position suspended above Liu Feng's head was like it was stuck in suspended animation, fixed in the air, unable to move even half a point.
The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl was simply the natural nemesis of all water-based gods. The divine position's law was actually fixed by the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and it could no longer display even half of its divine power.
"What is this ghost thing?"
Liu Feng panicked at this time. Facing the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, he was like a lamb to the slaughter, losing any ability to resist.
This thing was simply the natural nemesis of all water-based gods.
Compared to Liu Feng's fear, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhang Chen's face. If he hadn't ground out the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, he would have really capsized today.
At this time, Liu Feng was like a puppet nailed down by nails, no matter how his soul twisted and struggled under the divine position, he still couldn't urge the divine position even half a point.
"As long as閣下 let me go today, I will be at閣下's disposal in the future." Liu Feng saw that he couldn't struggle, and quickly spoke softly, his voice full of humility. He really didn't want to die. He had already become an immortal god, and he still had thousands of years of life, an infinite life. How could he be willing to die?
The most crucial thing was that he was now less than thirty meters away from the Miluo River. As long as he crossed these short thirty meters, he could soar in the sea, and the sky would be high for birds to fly. Then he could usher in an era of his own. How could his heart be willing?
The last thirty meters, with the speed of his soul's flight, was only a moment. But who could have expected that he had flown over dozens of miles, but these last short thirty meters had become a moat.
And the most crucial thing in all of this was whether the person in front of him would let him go.
Zhang Chen looked at Liu Feng's humble soul, and recalled Liu Feng's domineering aura in the Taoist temple, holding all the power, and couldn't help but sigh softly:
"Did the master ever think that there would be today?"
He thought that he had strayed into the Taoist temple, and Liu Feng had saved his family. He should have spared the other party's life out of reason, but who knew that the other party would later choose to rely on Zhang Xiaohua of the Pingbian Palace, opposing him everywhere. If he didn't get rid of Liu Feng, he would be raising a tiger.
Moreover, there were many ways to repay Liu Feng, such as burning more paper money for the other party after his death? Or taking care of the other party's family.
“If you want me to let you go, it's not impossible. As long as you're willing to answer one question for me, letting you into the Miluo River isn't out of the question either.” Zhang Chen's mind raced as he thought of the strangeness surrounding Cheng Yu. He decided to try and trick Liu Feng, to see if he could coax the truth out of him.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, a glimmer of hope instantly arose in Liu Feng's heart. A surge of ecstasy welled up within him at this moment. It was truly finding life in a desperate situation. Thus, he hurriedly said, “Your Excellency, please ask whatever you wish. This old Daoist will certainly answer everything I know and say everything without reservation. I absolutely won't deceive you in the slightest.”
“What secrets does Cheng Yu hold?” Zhang Chen asked.
Upon hearing this, Liu Feng's pupils constricted. His eyes stared fixedly at Zhang Chen. In an instant, his mind raced. He already had some guesses about the identity of the person before him. Within Huangli Temple, only two or three people could discover Cheng Yu's secret. Even the other Yang God Ancestors were unaware.
Liu Feng's mind churned, but he still remained outwardly calm, saying, “How did you know about the abnormalities surrounding Cheng Yu?”
“I'm the one asking you questions. If you don't want to answer, then forget it. I'll just send you on your way.” Zhang Chen's cold voice echoed by the river.
Hearing this, Liu Feng took a deep breath. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. How could he possibly know what secrets Little Bean Ding held? He only knew that Little Bean Ding was related to a great secret of the Yellow Heaven Dao, something very important to the Yellow Heaven Dao, and that was all!
He had only received instructions and exhortations from his master, Wu Changming, to bring Little Bean Ding and nurture him. In the process of Cheng Yu's growth, he vaguely knew that Cheng Yu was extraordinary, but as for other hidden secrets? How could he know?
But at this moment, in order to survive, he dared not say that he knew nothing. He could only rack his brains, forcing himself to come up with a plausible explanation: “Your Dao is indeed extraordinary, actually being able to perceive the abnormalities surrounding Cheng Yu. You must be someone from within my Yellow Heaven Dao, right? I wonder which fellow Daoist you are.”
“You don't need to probe my identity. Speak, or die. Choose for yourself.” Zhang Chen urged him slowly from the side.
Hearing these words, Liu Feng took a deep breath. During their verbal sparring, he had already come up with a set of excuses: “I heard it said that Cheng Yu is a contingency plan left behind by the Great Teacher of Virtue, involving the reincarnation of a wisp of his soul. The Great Teacher of Virtue comprehended profound methods, fearing that he might suffer an unexpected accident, so he made arrangements in advance, splitting off a wisp of his soul.”
“What?” Zhang Chen was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, his eyes filled with horror: “The Great Teacher of Virtue's soul reincarnated? How could it reincarnate as a girl? Could it be that the Great Teacher of Virtue is a woman?”
“Having cultivated to the realm of the Great Teacher of Virtue, one can transform Yin and Yang at will and reshape one's physical body as one pleases. How could there be any distinction between male and female?” Liu Feng was now spouting nonsense:
“Moreover, for the Great Teacher of Virtue to be reincarnated as a woman from a man's body would make it even more difficult to detect any clues and would not arouse suspicion.”
He was uttering blatant fabrications, but Zhang Chen believed him to some extent. After all, according to his understanding of cultivation realms, Liu Feng's nonsense was somewhat plausible.
“It's just that within Cheng Yu's Niwan Palace, there exists a temple of incense offerings. I haven't seen the aura of the Great Teacher of Virtue's true spirit. What you say about Cheng Yu being the reincarnation of the Great Teacher of Virtue doesn't stand up to scrutiny.” Zhang Chen asked again.
Liu Feng was stunned upon hearing this. How could he know anything about a temple of incense offerings? Cheng Yu's body contained a temple of incense offerings? How had he not heard a single word about this?
However, now that he was already fabricating stories, he didn't mind continuing to spout nonsense: “The Great Teacher of Virtue's true spiritual nature is sleeping in the deepest part of the palace. As long as the Great Teacher of Virtue's main body suffers an accident, his true spiritual nature in the depths of the palace can awaken at any time and seize control of Cheng Yu's body.”
“I have now answered Your Excellency's question. Can Your Excellency let me leave?” Liu Feng felt Xie Xuan's aura growing closer and closer behind him and anxiously inquired.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen sighed softly. He was already suspicious of his words and was too lazy to continue questioning him. Instead, he said with a smile, “Do you still have any family members at home? Or perhaps any unfulfilled wishes?”
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Liu Feng's eyes stared fixedly at Zhang Chen. After hearing Zhang Chen's question, his heart gradually sank to the bottom. He knew that there was an eighty or ninety percent chance that he was doomed today and would probably die here.
“Are you planning to go back on your word?” Liu Feng's voice was filled with resentment.
“We originally had no grudges, but you insisted on choosing to take refuge with the heir of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. How could I possibly keep you alive? If you become a Water God, you will definitely be a pawn of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. I can't keep you around to deal with me,” Zhang Chen said.
Hearing this, Liu Feng looked at Zhang Chen, his heart filled with resentment: “Just because of that?”
“That's right, just because of that,” Zhang Chen said.
“I can swear that as long as you let me go, I will completely sever ties with the Pingbian Royal Mansion and will never interact with the Pingbian Royal Mansion again in the future.” Liu Feng simply raised his fingers and swore: “If I violate this oath, may I die and my Dao be extinguished.”
“I think you should explain your affairs, after all, oaths have no binding force.” A dangerous glint appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes as he pondered how to kill the other party.
For him, the best way to kill the other party was to use his mouthparts to devour him. In this way, all the good fortune within Liu Feng's body would be used to complete himself. However, thinking that Xie Xuan was about to arrive, he didn't want to expose his ability to devour in front of outsiders.
The ability to devour was his last trump card.
Hearing this, Liu Feng knew that his fate was sealed and said unwillingly, “I have no attachments in this life and have no affairs to explain. But I must remind you that my Yellow Heaven Dao has twelve Yang God experts. The reason why you succeeded today was purely because you took advantage of loopholes. If you kill me, you will definitely be hunted down by the experts of the Yellow Heaven Dao. No matter where you go, you will never escape. If you let me go, we can turn hostility into friendship. I can even be at your disposal in the future. Why can't you understand the advantages and disadvantages of this?”
He was truly in a desperate situation at this time. Facing the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, he had completely encountered a natural enemy and had no way to deal with it.
“Is this what you want to explain?” Zhang Chen sighed faintly and was about to strike, urging the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl to smash down.
“Wait! This poor Daoist doesn't want to die without understanding. Even if you kill me, you should let me see who I'm dying at the hands of before I die, right?” At this time, he naturally knew that he would die without a doubt, and his courage naturally returned. Liu Feng straightened his back at this time, his voice very heroic, and he no longer begged for mercy, but looked calmly at the ice-carved mask on Zhang Chen's face.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head, his voice filled with regret: “Unfortunately, I can't fulfill your wish.”
“I know who you are.” Liu Feng stared at Zhang Chen, a sharp glint in his eyes.
“Oh?” Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, piqued with interest: “Who am I?”
“Zhang Chen!” Liu Feng said decisively.