Chapter 617: The Mysterious Shadow and the Fallen Dao Lord

Chapter 617: The Mysterious Shadow and the Fallen Dao Lord

Bai Xiaosheng's figure disappeared.

When he reappeared, he saw the clouds and seas churning before him.

The earth hung above, and the heavens below.

The seawater did not gush in reverse.

The rules in this place were chaotic and disordered.

Even a Daoist God would dare not linger here for long.

Although the Divine Kingdom existed, and the Daoist God was immortal, in such a space, there was no power that could destroy a Daoist God.

However, once one stepped in, they might be trapped in a spatial bubble.

In the blink of an eye within the bubble, the world outside might have already undergone drastic changes.

Even a Daoist God would not willingly lose several billion or even a hundred billion years of time for no reason.

This chaotic space was the headquarters of the Universal Alliance.

The Alliance's powerful members relied on a divine treasure to reside here.

"Unfortunately, I am merely the spirit of a divine treasure, and my combat strength is nothing remarkable. If I were to consume the Great Tooth, I might be able to enter a new realm."

The so-called Great Tooth was a peculiar divine treasure controlled by the Universal Alliance.

This divine treasure was born in this chaotic space.

The Universal Alliance was able to settle here because of this divine treasure.

Just then, a graceful figure appeared, exuding a unique aura, "Senior Bai Xiaosheng, please follow me into the Universal Alliance."

Although she was a God Lord, she was not an ordinary one.

Moreover, she did not have a strong aura of faith, and in Bai Xiaosheng's eyes, she seemed to follow the Yin Plane's system or possibly the Yang Plane.

"Why is there a different person escorting me today?" Bai Xiaosheng looked at the woman with great interest.

The woman smiled but remained silent, not saying much.

She was only responsible for leading Bai Xiaosheng into the Universal Alliance.

After about a hundred breaths, they arrived at a pale palace.

Bai Xiaosheng stopped in his tracks.

A hundred meters away, a young man in black sat casually on a bronze chair, holding an egg in his hand, examining it carefully, and slowly peeling it.

Crowsky Dao Lord, whose mastery of the Great Dao was unclear, loved to eat eggs.

He was one of the few in the Universal Alliance who had regained the Dao Lord's combat power.

This was all the information Bai Xiaosheng had about the man in black.

"Here, have an egg."

Crowsky Dao Lord casually picked up an unpeeled egg and tossed it to Bai Xiaosheng. He then slowly ate the peeled egg himself.

He ate the egg, but discarded the yolk.

Bai Xiaosheng ate the shell as well, and then asked, "Why are you looking for me? During this time, the Nine Heavens Divine Palace has been keeping a close eye on me. If I were to be exposed, this old body of mine would be in trouble."

As he spoke, he glanced at the woman who had led them.

In the Universal Alliance, not many people knew about Bai Xiaosheng's collaboration with the Alliance.

Usually, the same person would escort him into the headquarters.

This time, a woman had taken over.

The more people who knew about it, the greater the risk of exposure.

"Her name is Wang Yuanyu," Crowsky Dao Lord said, tossing the egg in his hand, "Wang Yuanyu, please tell Bai Xiaosheng about what happened back then."

Only then did Bai Xiaosheng realize that Wang Yuanyu was the person involved.

The Universal Alliance's search for him was probably related to Wang Yuanyu.

"Seventeen years ago, my friend Wu Shi and I were cultivating in a cave, when suddenly, a mysterious force emerged and abducted Wu Shi," Wang Yuanyu recalled seriously.

She shared some of her memories with Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng's heart skipped a beat.

The time, the person... why did it all seem so familiar?

Despite the unease in his heart, he showed no reaction and continued to listen intently, as well as observe the scenes from Wang Yuanyu's memories.

He first looked at the black shadow mentioned by Wang Yuanyu, and then at Wu Shi.

"This black shadow... its aura is strange." Although Bai Xiaosheng knew a lot, he couldn't quite identify this aura.

"This is the power of the Afterlife," Crowsky Dao Lord said, tossing away the egg yolk, "At that time, when this powerful person intruded, it startled several Dao Lords. But because of his unusual nature, even we couldn't stop him. However, one Dao Lord suggested that the aura he carried was from the Afterlife."

Crowsky Dao Lord was very curious.

Because the person who had been abducted was not as talented as Wang Yuanyu.

As a result, a powerful intruder had entered the chaotic space of the Universal Alliance and taken her away.

This incident seemed peculiar.

Fortunately, the intruder was probably not an enemy.

Otherwise, revealing the method of infiltrating the Universal Alliance to an enemy could deal a heavy blow to the Alliance.

"Besides the Afterlife, there's also a sense of illusion, possibly related to the Abandoned Land," Bai Xiaosheng seemed to realize something.

"Illusion?" Crowsky Dao Lord narrowed his eyes, "Could it be... related to the Abandoned Land?"

Mentioning the Abandoned Land, Bai Xiaosheng's heart skipped a beat.

The space of the Universal Alliance was chaotic and complex.

The Abandoned Land, on the other hand, was a place of calamity and perdition.

Crowsky Dao Lord frowned and pondered.

"If it's related to the Abandoned Land, finding this mysterious person would likely be complicated."

His original purpose for seeking Bai Xiaosheng was to use his intelligence to gather information about this mysterious person.

However, if the other party was from the Abandoned Land...

Things would become complicated.

The Abandoned Land is an endless space, and many of its regions are independent, each with unique characteristics.

Its spacetime is also chaotic.

The past, present, and future are all jumbled together.

In this chaos, the Abandoned Land is constantly on the path to destruction and nothingness.

There are rumors that the Abandoned Land... is the divine kingdom of a powerful being.

There are also rumors that it is the place where a powerful being achieved enlightenment.

Of course, such rumors may not be accurate.

The Abandoned Land is vast and boundless.

In some regions, the time dimension and the Rebirth Plane are not connected, and in some cases, they even flow in reverse.

Crowsky Dao Lord thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you been to the Zhou Mountain Grand Realm recently?"

"Mhm."

"The Zhou Mountain Grand Realm is connected to the Abandoned Land. Be careful that it doesn't get pulled into the Abandoned Land." Crowsky Dao Lord warned.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled but remained silent.

Crowsky Dao Lord continued, "Let's put aside the matter of this mysterious powerful being for now... The Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace has been growing stronger. They have already influenced the Falling Wind Gorge and are constantly affecting the Yin Plane, creating the Mountain of Gods."

Mentioning this, Crowsky Dao Lord's expression turned grave.

They had no idea what the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace was trying to achieve.

But it was definitely not something good.

Most of the Universal Alliance's sentient beings originated from the Yin Plane.

They had arrived in the Rebirth Plane through the True Spirit Rebirth Technique.

However, many powerful beings were captured and raised by the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace as soon as they were reborn, becoming tools to face the disasters.

If the influence of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace in the Yin Plane grew any stronger, it would be hard to predict what might happen.

"The Falling Wind Gorge is already in the hands of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace. As for the other nodes... we must ensure they don't find them." Crowsky Dao Lord said solemnly.

After all, the strong beings from the Yin Plane who had undergone True Spirit Rebirth would be raised like livestock if they appeared near the Falling Wind Gorge, their true spirits remaining ignorant.

If they appeared at other nodes and were not discovered by the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace, there was a chance for them to continue growing, eventually remembering their past and returning to the Dao Lord realm.

The more nodes the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace controls, the more powerful beings there will be in the Yang Plane who have survived the Three Disasters and Three Tribulations.

Consequently, the Universal Alliance will be relatively weakened.

"They will eventually find them." Bai Xiaosheng sighed, feeling helpless.

As a high-ranking Dao Deity, his actual combat strength was quite ordinary.

His specialty was survival, and he often bullied lower-level cultivators.

"So, we must erase these nodes, not just raise them. The Yin Plane cannot have another Mountain of Gods!"

"How do we erase them?" Bai Xiaosheng asked.

Crowsky Dao Lord frowned.

This was indeed a problem.

Even as Dao Lords, it was still difficult to completely erase those nodes.

Even if they destroyed the void, the nodes would still exist.

"If there was a Devourer of the Fourth Level of the Radiant Sage, or if there was a Devouring Path, transformed into an unusual artifact... it might be possible to erase the nodes." Crowsky Dao Lord said.

Bai Xiaosheng shrugged.

Dao Lords were much rarer than Dao Deities.

Not to mention, this was the Rebirth Plane, not the Dao Lords' home turf.

At that moment, Crowsky Dao Lord glanced at Bai Xiaosheng.

The space around them solidified, and all information factors froze.

"A friend once calculated through destiny that there was a Devourer of the Fourth Level in the Yin Plane... but, he had not yet transformed into an unusual artifact, and suddenly fell into nothingness."

"What? A Devourer of the Fourth Level? That's surprising. A Dao Deity like me would be no match for them."

In addition to swallowing the Great Tooth and surviving the Three Disasters and Three Tribulations, facing a Devourer of the Fourth Level would be a real challenge.

"So, this unusual artifact is not our hope. But, that friend also calculated through destiny that in the Infinite Era, there was a Dao Lord in the Rebirth Plane who achieved enlightenment through devouring."

"A Dao Lord in the Rebirth Plane? Wow, that's impressive. Who was this Dao Lord who survived the Three Disasters and Three Tribulations and went to the Yang Plane?" Bai Xiaosheng asked, surprised by such a talented individual.

A powerful being with such talent, he had never heard of before.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.

"Could it be...?"

He had a terrifying guess in his heart.

"No, that Dao Lord is suspected to have fallen."

"Fallen? Can a Dao Lord realm being fall?"

"So, we need to find the Dao Fruit left behind by that Dao Lord... and then, with the Universal Alliance's full strength, we must transform the Dao Fruit into a Devouring artifact, erasing the nodes."

The Universal Alliance had sought out Bai Xiaosheng for these two tasks.

One was to investigate the identity of the mysterious powerful being, and the other was to find the Dao Fruit of the fallen Dao Lord.

"This Dao Fruit is so hard to find. Are there other methods to erase the nodes?" Bai Xiaosheng asked.

"The world is vast, and there are many possibilities. There may be other methods, but we don't know yet. If you find any, feel free to share."

"The Crowsky Daoist Lord appeared youthful, but his speech carried an ancient and solemn air, lamenting the difficulties of life and the scarcity of solutions. He suggested that the only way to smoothen the node was to refine and absorb the Dao Fruit of the fallen Dao Lord, transforming it into an Unusual Artifact.

Bai Xiaosheng's expression turned to disappointment, "Life is truly challenging!"

It was unclear whether he was lamenting the lack of methods or something else entirely.

...

'Master, are we going to your hometown? Hehe, the ugly daughter-in-law is finally going to meet her mother-in-law?' Wu Shi teased with a mischievous smile, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

Her delicate brows and captivating eyes conveyed a deep emotion, as if she had a deep affection for Bai Xiaosheng.

Unaware of the truth, one might assume that Wu Shi had developed a deep love for him.

But Bai Xiaosheng knew better; Wu Shi's Peach Blossom Eyes could make even a dog seem affectionate.

'Go, go, go! I was born without parents,' Wu Shi protested, her tone slightly annoyed but mostly filled with worry.

On their way back, Bai Xiaosheng began to connect the dots, leading to a terrifying speculation.

He realized that his disciple was the person the Nine Heavens Divine Palace was seeking.

There seemed to be a deep connection between his disciple and the missing 'Wu Shi' from the Universal Alliance.

Furthermore, there might be a significant link to the fallen Devouring Dao Lord.

This realization troubled Bai Xiaosheng. He wondered what he had done to deserve such a disciple with an extraordinary background.

Should he... hand her over?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Bai Xiaosheng immediately dismissed it.

Firstly, he was a relatively kind person, clear in distinguishing right from wrong.

Secondly, over the past decade, his disciple had become one of the few people he considered close to him.

'Difficult... difficult... difficult...'

He was torn.

Should he sacrifice one to save billions?

Or...

'Master, you seem a bit unhappy. Is something troubling you?' Wu Shi asked, her eyes fixed on Bai Xiaosheng as she clutched his sleeve, genuinely concerned.

She resembled a little girl worried about her broken piggy bank or a village woman anxious about her non-laying chicken.

Bai Xiaosheng understood her concern; she feared he would stop producing gold coins.

'Why don't you... change your appearance and name?' Bai Xiaosheng suggested, looking down at Wu Shi's face, which was youthful yet enchanting enough to captivate anyone.

Wu Shi quickly covered her chest with both hands, her eyes widening in surprise.

'Master, your possessiveness and desire for control are overwhelming. Are you afraid that someone will charm me away from you, so you want to disfigure me?'

'Master, there's no need for disfigurement. Just keep me by your side, don't let me meet outsiders, and I'll be a well-behaved disciple. I won't give you any reason to wear a green hat.'

'All I ask, Master, is for you to... favor me once or twice a day.'

'If you're worried about rumors, Master, I'll sneak into your bed at night.'

Wu Shi bit her lip, looking up at Bai Xiaosheng with pitiful eyes, her gaze misty.

From this angle, Wu Shi's tall and graceful figure, slender waist, and ample chest beneath her thin frame were captivating.

In short, she possessed a slim waist, long legs, a full chest, and fair, beautiful features.

'You...' Bai Xiaosheng knew Wu Shi was intentionally provoking him, but for a fleeting moment, he couldn't help but feel a momentary attraction and fantasy.

After all, he was a Divine Treasure with a spiritual nature, despite his young age.

'Hehe,' Wu Shi suddenly laughed, her chest rising and falling, 'Master, you've burst with gold coins.'

She seemed delighted as she reached out to grab the gold coins.

It was intentional.

Whenever her master's emotions intensified, he would burst with gold coins.

This was a trick she had mastered over the years.

Intentional.

Bai Xiaosheng's face flushed with alternating shades of red and white.

After collecting the gold coins, Wu Shi transformed into a well-behaved girl.

'If you wish to disfigure me, Master, then do it,' she said, standing obediently by Bai Xiaosheng's side, resigned to her fate.

'There's no need for disfigurement. From now on... wear a mask and change your name. You can't go by the name Wu Shi anymore.'

Hearing this, Wu Shi nodded seriously, 'Alright.'

She trusted that her master wouldn't harm her.

There must be a good reason for his actions.

As for possessiveness and control, those were just Wu Shi's baseless claims.

'Master, I like the word "sword," so how about... Sword Girl?'

'Fine,' Bai Xiaosheng agreed. 'And remember, you can't reveal that you're from that snow mountain. Understand?'

'I understand,' Wu Shi nodded earnestly.

She also sensed that her master was discussing something important.

After all, it had been a long time since she had seen such worry on his face.

As his disciple, it was her duty to... comfort her master.

'Master, may I ask you a question?' Wu Shi asked timidly, resembling a cute little cat when she first met Bai Xiaosheng.

She always wanted to position herself in a lower status, looking up at her master with a mix of timidity and pity.

'Ask.'

'Just now, when you burst with gold coins, did you... feel a bit attracted to your disciple?'

The atmosphere grew tense.

Their eyes locked, and as Bai Xiaosheng averted his gaze, Wu Shi's eyes followed persistently.

Suddenly, a frustrated roar echoed through the air.

'Rebellious disciple!'

'How dare you defy your master!'

'Tsk, you're insensitive to romance.'

'Burst with gold coins!'

(End of Chapter)

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