The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 338 - 27 Pao Qi Regains Himself Once Again (Part 2)
Chapter 338: Chapter 27 Pao Qi Regains Himself Once Again (Part 2)
In the West Sea Domain, there lies a silver long river that spans from south to north, its width measuring in millions of miles, and its length immeasurable.
And in the utmost north of this Western Extreme Waters, there resides a vast icy sea, boundless and known as the Little Beiming. This came into being when the Tao Ancestor ordered the Demon Race to retreat to Fangzhang and Yingzhou islands, and the Demon Master Kunpeng, together with Donghuang Taiyi, used their Great Power to forcefully divert the waters of the Northern Abyss Sea to the Western Extreme Waters.
The further north one travels through Little Beiming, the colder the climate becomes, challenging even for an Earth Immortal to withstand.
At this moment, above the expansive Northern Abyss, two enormous palaces emerge among the three thousand ice islands. They feature stairways reaching tens of thousands of feet, emitting deep cold and radiant Qing light, forming a seamless unity within the moving ice of the ocean. One of the palaces is named "Demon Master Palace". The other, with a large plaque sparkling with golden light, clearly bears the inscription "Sun Palace" in Tao Runes.
The Sun belongs to Yang, and Xuan Ice to Yin. How could there be a Sun Palace on such a severely cold Xuan Ice island?
Originally, after Taiyi returned to Fangzhang Island, feeling disheartened, he had an in-depth discussion with Changxi, who had also returned from Taiyin Star, and decided to construct the Sun Palace in Kunpeng’s Little Beiming. He immersed himself in the comprehension of the Great Dao daily, disregarding worldly affairs!
In the empty skies of Little Beiming, Li Qingming, adorned in a blue long robe, leisurely hums a tune while reclining on the broad back of Xiong Da.
Though Xiong Da’s body appears slightly bloated and seems to fly slowly, it breaks through the void in a blink and reappears hundreds of meters away in an instant.
About a quarter of an hour later, Xiong Da, carrying Li Qingming, stands in mid-air above the ice islands and loudly roars, "East Emperor, the ancient visitor requests your audience!"
"Boom!"
A sound like that of a jade chime is heard. The gates of both the Demon Master Palace and Sun Palace swing wide open simultaneously. Two somber and respectful Dao children stand by each side of the gates, leaving an icy path open between them.
In the very middle of the two palace gates, two Daoists emerge.
One has a somber expression and stands eight feet tall; the other is handsome and extraordinary in demeanor - they are none other than Kunpeng and Donghuang Taiyi.
Li Qingming dismounts from Xiong Da and bows, saying, "Fellow Daoists, it’s been years since we last met, and you both seem even more distinguished than before!"
Who is Li Qingming? He is a Great Ability who once single-handedly contested the Western Two Saints. How could Taiyi and his companion accept such a salute from Li Qingming? They quickly step aside and bow in unison, saying, "Daoist brother, you are too kind!"
Li Qingming casually waves his hand and says, "Fellow Daoists, we have known each other for many Primordial Meetings. Such formalities only distance us further, don’t they?"
Taiyi, initially startled, soon bursts into hearty laughter, "Hahaha, in that case, I will not be pretentious! Daoist friend, please come inside!"
Saying so, he pulls Li Qingming into the Sun Palace.
Li Qingming gestures for Kunpeng to follow and enters the Sun Palace guided by Taiyi.
This Sun Palace retains all the elements from the original Sun Star, indirectly reflecting Taiyi’s nostalgia for certain events of the past.
"Haha, Daoist friend, forgive the laughter! Seeing the arrangement here in the Sun Palace, I can often remember my brother, thus alleviating the longing," Taiyi tells Li Qingming as he looks around, somewhat embarrassedly laughing twice.
Li Qingming slightly smiles, responding, "Daoist friend, be at ease. After a Calamity Cycle, there will indeed be a time for joyous reunions!"
"Eh?" Taiyi, initially taken aback, then ecstatically exclaims, "Daoist friend, could it be that my brother still has a chance to escape calamity?"
Li Qingming points to the sky and says, "Some matters are destined by heaven, yet they are not unchangeable!"
Taiyi’s eyes, filled with fervor, fluctuate between tightening and loosening fists, his expression extremely agitated.
Kunpeng, unable to help, shakes his head and steps forward, asking, "Your Majesty, may I know the purpose of your visit this time?"
Taiyi then comes back to his senses and replies, "Ah, indeed! I wonder what brings Daoist friend here; if I can assist, I certainly will do my utmost."
Li Qingming solemnly says, "I have come here on an important matter requiring Fellow Daoist Taiyi’s assistance!"
Taiyi is taken aback, considering that with Qingmingzi’s current cultivation realm, he could traverse the Huaxia Divine Land unimpeded, so why would he need his help? This is indeed strange and wondrous.
Thinking thus, Taiyi calms his excited heart and says, "Daoist friend, please state your business, and I will spare no effort to help you complete it!"
Li Qingming slightly smiles and says, "There happens to be a Merit available now, would Fellow Daoist Taiyi be interested?"
"Oh?" Taiyi, curious, says, "What kind of Merit is it?"
"In the past, our fellow Daoist, Fu Xi, reincarnated to re-cultivate his Dao Fruit in the mortal world, aiming to attest the Saint Position of Human Emperor! However, this Merit requires the assistance of the River Map and Luo Book. Before Emperor Jun transformed into the hidden Sun Golden Crow, he entrusted these two treasures to Fellow Daoist. Therefore, I have specifically come to request that you lend the River Map and Luo Book to complete this Merit. May I know your thoughts?" After telling Taiyi about the situation, Li Qingming simply watches the changing expressions on Taiyi’s face, remaining silent.
Between the Demon Race and Human Clan, there exists an irreconcilable enmity. Although Fu Xi once reigned as Emperor Xi of the Demon Race, he has now reincarnated into the Human Clan. Once he ascends to the position of Heavenly Emperor, who knows where his heart will lie?
"Fellow Daoist, it is not that I am stingy and unwilling to lend the River Map and Luo Book, but the blood feud between humans and demons is indeed irreconcilable. If the Human Clan prospers, where on this divine land of Shen Zhou will there be a place for my Demon Race?" Taiyi frowned unhappily and pondered for a long time before speaking.
Li Qingming sighed and said, "Alas, the prosperity of the Human Clan is the trend of Heavenly Dao! Fellow Daoist, if you still dwell in past hatreds, I’m afraid our Demon Race is not far from extinction!"
Taiyi and Kunpeng were both profoundly shaken, exchanging glances and simultaneously asking, "What do you mean by those words?"
"It must be clear to both Fellow Daoists that the Western Zhunti has always harbored designs against our Demon Race. If Fellow Daoist refuses to lend the River Map and Luo Book, Zhunti could easily use the excuse that the River Map and Luo Book are crucial for the Human Emperor’s enlightenment to strike against the Demon Race. And Aunt Nuwa would have no grounds to blame Zhunti! There’s nothing we can do; after all, Fu Xi is Aunt Nuwa’s elder brother!" Li Qingming casually glanced at Taiyi and said.
"Fine!" After a long while, Taiyi sadly took out the River Map and Luo Book from his bosom and handed them to Li Qingming, saying, "Alas! I remember how majestic our Demon Race once was. Now, not only are we confined to a corner, but we also have to forcibly endure the disdain of the Western Two Saints! What can we do!?"
Li Qingming took the River Map and Luo Book and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, the time for our Demon Race to rise again will come!"
"Hehe, I hope so!" Taiyi gave a bitter smile, treating that remark as a comforting word.
And a faint smile crossed the corners of Li Qingming’s mouth, containing too many implications.
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Over the years, the Huaxia Shen Zhou has repeatedly suffered from earthquakes and floods, bothering Pao Xi greatly, who always thought about how to avoid these losses.
Laozi only gave him the most basic Innate arithmetic, and to predict these disasters in advance, he had to resort to a higher level of calculation.
But over the years, he had used up the three sandalwood incenses bestowed by Laozi. It seemed a bit unrealistic to ask for more help from his master.
With no alternative, Pao Qi began to wander around Divine Land, examining the trend of mountains, rivers, and the courses of the Sun, Taiyin, and stars, hoping to find the pattern of these natural disasters.
But how could such a gigantic project be completed in a short time? Remember the time when Emperor Jun, Taiyi, Qingming, and Fu Xi pooled their efforts and spent countless years to develop the Complete Heaven Star Battle Spirit Transformation Array and took complete control of the celestial stars.
In the blink of an eye, several years passed and Pao Xi still found no clue.
One day, Pao Xi arrived at the banks of Luo Water in South Zhanbu Continent. After several days of continuous travel, even the body of a Heavenly Immortal like Pao Qi felt extremely exhausted. He was planning to rest here briefly when suddenly the water churned violently, splashing water high into the air.
Moments later, two Exotic Beasts leapt from the river; one was a Dragon Horse with a dragon head and horse body, carrying a large stone on its back marked with strange symbols - the Dragon Horse, an essence of heaven and earth with a horse body and dragon scales, thus named Dragon Horse, had a body height of eight feet five inches, resembled a winged camel, and does not submerge when in water.
The other resembled a Xuan Turtle, its black turtle shell measuring about five zhang in diameter, with mysterious runes branded on it.
The Dragon Horse bowed three times to Pao Qi, the item on its back suddenly soared into the air, transforming into an image and landed in Pao Qi’s hands—it was the River Map.
The Xuan Turtle crawled on the ground, its turtle shell autonomously flew up, transforming into a complex diagram that landed in Pao Qi’s hands—it was the Luo Book.
Seeing the Exotic Beasts disappear and holding two diagrams in his hands, Pao Qi felt extremely amazed and looked down at the items in his hands.
On the left hand’s River Map were arrays of black and white dots, containing endless mysteries.
On the right hand’s Luo Book were many mysterious diagrams, their arrangement extraordinarily wonderful.
From these two diagrams, Pao Qi vaguely saw the endless power of Heaven and Earth Laws, which made him ecstatic for a moment.
With the River Map and Luo Book in hand, when Pao Qi looked up at the starry sky again and referred to the trajectories of the stars’ movements, he astonishingly used the Star Power to calculate that there would be a torrential rain in the Chengji Mountain range three months later, lasting three days and nights, and the water of the Yellow River by Lei Ze would also flood disastrously.
This celestial sign suddenly startled Pao Qi. In his anxiety, Pao Qi didn’t care about anything else and suddenly soared into the air, hurrying towards the Feng Yan Tribe.
More than a month later, when Pao Qi returned to his long-separated homeland, he breathed a sigh of relief. He urgently requested the clanspeople by the Yellow River to relocate to higher ground.
Although the clanspeople living by the Yellow River waterfront were very puzzled, they still followed the instructions of the sovereign and moved to the other side of Chengji Mountain, far away from the banks of Lei Ze.
Two months later, the torrential rain arrived as predicted. The massive rainfall, like the Milky Way pouring down, cascaded relentlessly! In just a short hour, the water level of the Yellow River rose sharply and soon spread out of the Yellow River, flowing into the lands of Shen Zhou.
The remaining houses by the Yellow River bank completely collapsed, and the small animals in the forests who could not escape were drowned in the blink of an eye in the Yellow River waters. The fearsome force was truly horrifying to hear. ƒrēenovelkiss.com
At this moment, the group of humans finally understood why Pao Qi had asked them to move away from the Yellow River waterfront.
This was truly a natural disaster, an unparalleled huge catastrophe! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
