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Chapter 267: The Divine Ghost King and the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect
Chapter 267: The Divine Ghost King and the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect
Gu An asked, "What else did you see?"
Seeing that Gu An didn't doubt her, Ji Xiaoyu continued her story.
She saw herself being pursued by many people, saw herself diving into the ocean and discovering a palace, and even saw herself flying into the sky to pluck stars, among other things.
After hearing her out, Gu An said, "You can come here more often if you have nothing else to do."
To his surprise, Ji Xiaoyu shook her head. "No, my intuition tells me not to touch those memories."
With that, Ji Xiaoyu turned and left.
Gu An watched her retreating figure, suddenly feeling that her reincarnation was not just about improving her innate talents.
Upon reflection, it made sense. Ji Xiaoyu's innate Dao symbol contained immense power, making it unnecessary to enhance her pre-Nirvana talents.
Was there another reason, perhaps? Could Ji Xiaoyu's soul be wary of awakening her past memories?
Gu An shook his head, unwilling to overthink it. After all, Ji Xiaoyu couldn't stay in the Third Medicine Valley forever.
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...
In late summer, Gu An arrived at the Immortal-Seeking Island.
His divine sense swept the area, but he found no trace of the Immortal-Seeking Daoist. Had he really fled?
Shaking his head, Gu An walked into the streets, wandering around. This time, he didn't call for Hu Xiaojian.
He had come here not only to buy seeds but also to gather information about Tian Wuchang.
The ocean was now filled with the sounds of battles, even celestial immortals were fighting. An increasing number of divine ghost souls were escaping from the Great Sea Rift, some in groups and others alone.
The solitary divine ghost souls were particularly powerful, and Gu An, who hadn't been keeping a constant watch on the Great Sea Rift, decided to listen to the news.
Sure enough, the streets were abuzz with talk about the Great Sea Rift and the divine ghost souls.
Rumors had it that within the Great Sea Rift, there were nine divine ghost kings, each with the power to rival a great sect, and some even wielded immortal treasures.
The Star Sea Sect's main forces had once encountered one of these divine ghost kings, suffering heavy losses and failing to capture the ghost king.
Currently, three of the divine ghost kings were known: Tian Wuchang, Ni Jiu You, and Yin Yang Luan.
All three had names of three characters, and each possessed extraordinary abilities.
Tian Wuchang had infiltrated a major force comparable to the Star Sea Sect, devouring a prodigy and fleeing, earning a reputation in a single battle.
Ni Jiu You had created the Nine Abyss Fog, which was now ravaging the ocean, turning all life in its path into bones.
Yin Yang Luan was even more terrifying, stealing the souls and spirits of the living to turn them into his ghost soldiers.
These three divine ghost kings didn't fight together, but each could bring a catastrophe to the ocean.
These were all bad news, but there was good news too. It was said that an immortal treasure had appeared within the Great Sea Rift, and a divine monk from the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect had obtained it.
The Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect was a distant power, unknown to the cultivators on Immortal-Seeking Island, but they knew it was very powerful.
Gu An wandered for an hour before starting to purchase medicinal herbs.
Before he could finish his shopping, dark clouds rolled in, enveloping Immortal-Seeking Island and plunging it into darkness.
Although Gu An had sensed the island's impending crisis, he remained calm and continued buying herbs.
By the time he stepped out of the mansion's gate, the island was as dark as night.
His gaze turned to the street corner, where a claw emerged from the pitch-black wall, followed by a grotesque ghost.
It was pitch black, covered in blood-red cracks, much like the thousand-foot figure in the terrifying waves.
Upon landing, it looked around with six eyes, quickly locking onto Gu An.
With a thunderous roar, a bone-chilling scream echoed throughout the city, as if ten thousand monsters were screaming in unison.
The six-eyed ghost also screamed, leaping like a bolt of lightning, and in an instant, it was in front of Gu An.
Boom!
The six-eyed ghost instantly transformed into ghostly mist, exploding into fragments.
Gu An walked up the steps as battles erupted across the city. Cultivators and monsters flew into the sky, and countless divine ghost souls rose like a rain of arrows, chasing after them.
Gu An received no lifespan prompt, so he abandoned the idea of stealing lifespans from divine ghost souls.
Since there was no profit to be gained, there was no reason to stay.
Gu An used the Boundless Freedom Step to leave Immortal-Seeking Island.
Back at the TaiXuan Gate, he leisurely walked into the Mystic Valley.
The summer heat was intense, and the disciples were all practicing in their respective rooms. Gu An went upstairs to rest and didn't leave until evening, when he went to the Third Medicine Valley.
Now, he enjoyed wandering around, looking busy but actually doing nothing. He just liked living this way.
Upon returning, Gu An saw the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord playing chess. His opponent was none other than Lu Lingjun's master, the West Spirit Holy Mother.
Lu Lingjun was also standing by, watching the game, which piqued Gu An's interest, and he went over to join in the fun.
When he reached Lu Lingjun's side, he heard the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord laugh, "Thank you for the game."
The disciples all praised his skill.
The West Spirit Holy Mother remained calm, looking at the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord and asking, "May I ask for your name and sect?"
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord waved his hand. "Let's just play chess. Don't pry so much. Hasn't the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect taught you manners?"
Hearing this, the West Spirit Holy Mother's face changed slightly, but she didn't say more. She stood up, bowed to the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, and then turned to leave.
Lu Lingjun didn’t follow, but instead looked at Gu An with curiosity and asked, "How did you manage to beat this senior in chess?"
The face of the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord immediately turned ashen, and he began to invite the others to sit down for the next game.
Gu An smiled smugly and said, "I wanted to be around you as an ordinary person. Since you asked, I might as well come clean. I am the living Chess Immortal, one who seeks the Way through the black and white yin and yang. I am currently experiencing my destined tribulations in the mortal world."
Lu Lingjun couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
The old man Lu beside him widened his eyes and couldn’t help but ask, "Valley Lord, are you really the Chess Immortal?"
The other disciples looked at Gu An excitedly. Whether it was true or not, their expressions made Gu An feel very satisfied.
"You are teachable!" Gu An chuckled, "I was just messing with you. If I were really the Chess Immortal, would I be stuck here playing minor games?"
The disciples laughed along, showering him with compliments.
Seeing Gu An bask in the attention from his disciples, Lu Lingjun shook his head with a smile.
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord found Gu An very contradictory. Sometimes he was very worldly, and other times he could see through the illusions of the mortal world. Perhaps it was this duality in his character that made his chess moves unpredictable and hard to read.
Afterward, Lu Lingjun pulled Gu An away, and the two found a secluded spot.
"You, can I have the girl who lives downstairs? I want to take her as my disciple," Lu Lingjun asked hopefully.
Gu An shook his head, "She is the pride of the Ji family, just temporarily staying here. If you want to take her as a disciple, you need to ask the deputy sect leader."
Lu Lingjun pouted his lips, "Ji Hantian? He definitely won’t agree. He was against me founding the Ascension Sect, fearing I would undermine the TaiXuan Gate."
Gu An smiled, "So what are you doing now?"
"I just can’t bear to see good talents go to waste."
"If you can’t bear to see good talents in the TaiXuan Gate go to waste, are you planning to take them all away?"
"Brat, thinking that of me?"
As he spoke, Lu Lingjun started to get physical, and movements making Gu An was shaking. to him him. Gu An was genuinely worried she might hurt herself.
Sigh.
He suddenly missed the days when Lu Lingjun used to bribe him.
Back then, her attitude was as good as it could be.
Women are indeed fickle.
Gu An suddenly asked, "Your master is from the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect? What kind of sect is that, and where is it located?"
He was curious because he had heard the name today on the Immortal Seeker Island.
Lu Lingjun answered, "Yes, the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect is very far from the TaiXuan Gate. Even someone like Ji Hantian would spend his whole life and still not find the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect."
"Since it’s so far, you’re not planning to join the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect as a nun, are you?"
"Don’t talk nonsense. Let’s not talk about this anymore."
Lu Lingjun glared at Gu An and then changed the subject, seemingly afraid of offending the Western Spirit Holy Mother.
After chatting for a while, Lu Lingjun finally left.
Gu An walked back to his pavilion.
When he arrived, Ji Xiaoyu suddenly ran out of the room, saying she had something to tell him.
So, the two went upstairs.
After sitting down, Gu An looked at Ji Xiaoyu, who was sitting opposite him, and asked, "What’s the matter?"
Ji Xiaoyu said, "Wait a moment, Valley Lord brother. You read a book first."
Seeing her nervous demeanor, Gu An found it amusing but didn’t press further. Instead, he picked up the "Investiture of the Gods" and started reading.
"Valley Lord brother, why are you reading 'Investiture of the Gods'? They all say you like to read 'Green Knight’s Travels,'" Ji Xiaoyu asked curiously.
Gu An’s face immediately changed, and he sternly asked, "Who said that?"
"Duang Yu, Peng Chang, and Chen Jie said that."
"Don’t listen to their nonsense. I’ll educate them properly tomorrow. How dare they slander their elders!"
"Slander? Isn’t 'Green Knight’s Travels' a good book?"
"Stop asking questions. You should read a book too."
Gu An threw the "Journey to the West" on the table to Ji Xiaoyu and then focused on his own book.
After half an hour, Ji Xiaoyu put down "Journey to the West," sighed in relief, and said, "They finally left. Two people came to the valley today, and they made me feel very uncomfortable. One of them even wanted to take me as a disciple, but I refused."
Gu An sensed that the Western Spirit Holy Mother and Lu Lingjun had already flown away, and he was inwardly surprised.
For Ji Xiaoyu to be able to sense the aura of the Western Spirit Holy Mother at the Ninth Layer of the Qi Condensation Realm was quite remarkable.
She could even tell when the Western Spirit Holy Mother had left. Not bad at all.
Gu An asked, "Why did they make you feel uncomfortable? Have you met them before?"
Ji Xiaoyu answered, "No, but when I was in a trance under the Mystic Qing Tree, I saw some scenes with people who had similar auras. Those people wanted to capture me."
Hmm?
Could Ji Xiaoyu have been an enemy of the Bitter Sea Buddhist Sect in her past life?
It seemed he needed to keep an eye on the Western Spirit Holy Mother. If she recognized Ji Xiaoyu, he would have to be careful to avoid implicating the valley’s disciples.
"Valley Lord brother, you’d better stay away from them. I have a bad feeling about getting close to them," Ji Xiaoyu said seriously.
Gu An nodded and said, "Don’t mention this to anyone else to avoid trouble."
Ji Xiaoyu replied, "Don’t worry. I’m only telling you. Besides you, I feel that no one in this world would harm me. It’s a strange feeling, but that’s how I feel."
(End of Chapter)
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