Chapter 1409: Immortal Toad Clash, Diverting Calamity Eastward (Two-in-One)

The sunset sank, fiery clouds piled in uneven layers, and tens of thousands of red spider lilies swayed and bloomed in the evening breeze, tranquil and auspicious.

The next moment, an overbearing will surged like a tide, smashing through the dam and spreading in all directions, almost becoming tangible, visibly pushing back the rosy clouds and pressing the red flowers low!

The will swept across heaven and earth, making hair stand on end and sending chills down the spine; herds of beasts fled in panic.

Under all heaven, only that one person possesses such ability!

"What's going on?"

"Again."

"Who is it? Just who has angered the Departed Immortal?"

Shu Yu Pavilion, Beidou Valley, Long Hu Pavilion, River God Sect — sects great and small, elders and disciples alike were all panic-stricken, bowing northward to pray for safety.

This has been happening frequently for half a month; after ten-odd days of peace, they thought it had finally stopped, never expecting a returning carbine shot.

Merely observing, a deep fear like drowning suffocation rose up, as if touching powerful static electricity, the whole body numbed for an instant.

The will swept over extremely fast, unavoidable and unblockable; in midair, Liang Qu had not the slightest defense, simply letting this overbearing will pierce straight through!

Liang Qu's expression stiffened for an instant; Serious, he gripped the Yin-Yang Five Elements Plate.

But he didn't panic in the slightest, because Great Li's Taizu's horse didn't have his horse — ptooey, because he is a person with legal status, not afraid of being stopped and checked.

"Frog Lord."

The old toad hastily threw out six copper coins; golden light deflected.

"Four reverse, two upright! Generally ominous!"

Liang Qu understood; not daring to be careless, he leapt into the Blood River, pinching the Five Elements Plate to find the "Heavy Node," his spirit stretched to the utmost, only waiting for any anomaly to open it.

Exposed?

Not necessarily!

After Hui Zhen's explanation, Liang Qu roughly understood why the Sky Fire Sect knew he lacked a "Samsara Seal" yet still refused to process legal status, even at the cost of alarming the other first-rate sects.

This kind of will scan is like examining one's own body; anything extra or different on the body is naturally clear at a glance.

But now, Liang Qu has "credentials"; as a blood-sucking louse, he has camouflage! Turning from a louse into a stick insect!

Only this method likewise has a flaw —

Waited a moment.

The Blood River surged on, calm and undisturbed.

"Frog Lord!"

"Thirty li east, hidden underground! Hands on head!"

At Shu Yu Pavilion, Qi Wu Yan took a deep breath, feigning calm, prostrated herself and bowed north respectfully, only her upper body couldn't touch the ground, propped up by her bulging chest.

At Great Enlightenment Temple, Hui Zhen fingered Buddhist beads, knelt in worship, chanting sutras. On both sides of the hall, incense curled; in the Mahavira Hall stood only a three-zhang Human Immortal, wearing a crown with tassels, will sweeping out — the Human Immortal seemed to open its eyes, gazing down upon the monastic assembly.

Rapidly receiving the information transmitted by the second will, continuously browsing.

The Fifth Immortal's gaze narrowed slightly.

No problem?

He trusted his intuition.

No problem is the biggest problem!

Something must have happened.

Continue.

Immediately following the first wave of will sweeping, with no chance to breathe, a second wave of will came surging in vast might!

The sects and villagers throughout the Blood River Realm were thoroughly horrified.

Silent until now, a stunning first cry; previous scans had never been this continuous and frequent.

Qi Wu Yan's face tightened, toes curling.

Hui Zhen remained undisturbed as an ancient well, simply chanting sutras.

The Chu King, Yi Chen, and the other returned Guimu Sect elders hid in the thatched cottage, trembling with fear, wishing they could turn into free-range chickens in the courtyard, unnoticed by anyone.

Bad news, discovered, it must have been discovered, otherwise why would it come twice in a short time? Never like this before, it tormented Liang Qu badly; the Sky Fire Sect is clearly alert now, from dealing with Hunting Tiger Grand Martial Masters and occasional Entering Zhen Xiang in the yang world, to actually facing a Furnace head-on in the yin world — why does the difficulty keep increasing?

Good news, the first scan definitely found nothing, that's why there's a second; can it continue to be concealed?

More detailed, a vaster torrent of information fed back into the young man's mind; this time it was no longer just "presence or absence," but there were outlines, more information.

No trace of a "Transcender of Samsara"; the young man immediately proceeded to analyze the information further, will swiftly shifting to the Long Wang Cave; the instant he saw the Long Wang Cave, a huge void seemed to abruptly appear in his consciousness sea, all will approaching the black hole was devoured and sucked in, only able to observe the blood-red outside the black hole.

Numerous Grand Elders lay in ambush outside the black hole, lurking in secret, nothing unusual.

The will leapt again, rushing toward —

"Immortal! What happened?"

Core Elders Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu appeared in a flash.

"My mind is uneasy; I checked twice. The first time I found nothing. The second time I discovered that Elder Yu's disciples at Shu Yu Pavilion were taken away, including blood relatives, and several high-ranking members of the River God Sect." The Fifth Immortal's expression was calm.

"What?" Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu were shocked.

"Different from what I thought; it's not inside the Long Wang Cave, it's right inside the Blood River Realm. Since it wasn't found before, it must have concealed its identity."

"How did it do it? The Mirror Platform? It made contact with the Mirror Platform?"

"Perhaps." The Fifth Immortal neither confirmed nor denied. "Now we must find it. Wu Lingxu, awaken the third will, temporarily halt population movement; Fei Taiyu, awaken the second will again, activate a full scan, investigate one by one."

"As you command."

"Go to Shu Yu Pavilion and Great Enlightenment Temple?"

"Can go, but the chance of finding clues is slim; the other party came prepared, brought blood treasures, I must perform Great Expansion."

"My lord, performing divination again, the blood treasures might not be enough —" Wu Lingxu reminded.

"Then convert them."

"Understood."

Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu hurried off to handle it, and two more elders headed straight for a major city in the northwest.

The Fifth Immortal sat at the furnace and cast three more copper coins.

This time the three copper coins hit the floor and surprisingly spun for a long time, refusing to fall; the spinning coins reflected the candlelight, flashing incessantly.

The Fifth Immortal froze, and for the first time surprise appeared on his ever-calm face.

Great Expansion, the method of fixing names, the art of divination — the more information, the more accurate.

Right now the information is not insignificant: male, River God Sect Master, concealed identity, dead less than three years — yet he cannot be found?

Along with Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu's actions.

In the unseen depths, the whole world underwent an unknown change.

In the villages on the plain, shore-blossoms stretched boundlessly; women who were about to give birth, sweating profusely, immediately miscarried, the infants turning into gore; the women, driven mad by the shock, at once lost their minds, dragging their umbilical cords as they struggled and howled; old men clinging to their last breath by a final rally, eyes wide, gripping their sons' hands.

Inside the sect, the two factions fighting over blood-treasure resources collided; a burly giant of a man smashed his fist into his opponent's skull, crushing the head outright, yet the victim's chest still heaved, ribs torn open, a scarlet heart beating violently.

A flash of blade-light, a head soared skyward; the swordsman sheathed his blade and stood, thinking he had won and turning to leave — but the severed head on the ground rolled a full circle and, in its daze, bared a savage grin at the swordsman.

The life-and-death balance of the entire world was pinned fast by a single nail.

None out, none in, only the fixed, balanced number remained.

Then another will swept across heaven and earth, completely different from the previous two screenings.

The third time!

Liang Qu's heart pounded in alarm.

The first time failed to find the "unregistered," so he knew it wasn't an unregistered; the second time he directly questioned relatives and friends, also found nothing; now the third time — what is it? Door-to-door investigation?

He felt as if Tianhuo Sect were closing in from different encirclement ranges, rapidly drawing near.

But he can now enter and not exit; otherwise one person vanishing and reappearing would inevitably become a candle in the dark — stall a bit more, drag one more person "into the water"!

One more person, one more share of strength.

All first-rank sects have been visited; second-rank ones must be visited too!

The mighty ones who agreed also need time to prepare; hold on two more days, the last two days!

"Frog Lord! Any results yet?"

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Inside Hong Kingdom, the old toad squatted on a round stone, one large one small, like two scoops of ice cream, the upper one slightly melted.

The old toad was sweating profusely, frantically wiping the toad-oil from his brow; the copper coins inside the mysterious turtle shell collided violently, so violently it felt the coins might twist and deform inside.

"Frog Lord! This time success — the remaining seven of the Nine Bestowments, all presented!"

"Ribbit! Ya! With all my comprehension! With my lifelong Frog Dao! With my heaven-penetrating wisdom! With my invincible talent!" The old toad's white belly flared red; he stood on the round stone, raised the turtle shell high, screamed to the heavens, and flung it with all his might — "Go!"

Whoosh.

The copper coins shot from the shell's mouth, tearing through the air with a shrill whistle.

Six twisted copper coins landed, each edge curled like waves, flowing with golden light.

Tianhuo Sect — a drop of sweat trickled down the Fifth Immortal's temple as he cast three copper coins once more.

Golden light intertwined; sweat turned murky.

Liang Qu confirmed safety, then rushed toward Jiuyi Mountain.

A day passed in a flash.

"No good!"

The Fifth Immortal drew a deep breath; his mood was long since no longer calm.

The other party was clearly right inside the Blood River Realm, yet slipped away like a field frog, impossible to pin down.

Completely incalculable.

Even what was calculated was outdated, useless information.

There's a master on the other side!

He is ultimately not the true body; his strength sits between Furnace and Yao Dragon — only a half-step Furnace; he can only invoke authority, excels at divination, yet he cannot out-calculate the opponent!

Who?

Which Furnace made a move?

Whale Emperor? Mirage Dragon? Dragon Lord? Or one of those younger Earth Immortals in the mortal world?

Unease in his heart grew ever more severe — there is absolutely something wrong; where is the problem?

The Fifth Will immediately gave up forcibly seizing the other's tracks and reversed the divination direction.

A long moment.

The hexagram settled.

The Fifth Will's heart jumped; he immediately followed the clue downward.

Before long.

Another hexagram.

Two hexagrams in succession — the Fifth Will shouted sharply.

"Wu Lingxu! Fei Taiyu! Strike from the mortal world!"

Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu were greatly startled; they dared not delay and readied themselves at once.

Great Snow Mountain, Lotus Sect — bitter wind, the ten-thousand-year snow peaks unmelting; in the blurring wind and snow, one could occasionally glimpse a few massive mastiffs, long hair flying.

Warm fresh blood fell on the ice and snow, quickly freezing into blood ice.

The mastiff biting the woman's thigh took advantage of the warmth, gulped down the flesh in two or three bites, licked and curled its tongue, swallowing the severed half-foot that had dropped.

"Ah! Ah! Buddha! Buddha! Buddha————"

—

"I saw it, I saw the Buddha, Buddha, please receive me, please receive me——"

The monk grabbed the two white and tender feet, pulled open the two thighs, exerted all his strength, growling and roaring, and at the last moment, his inner anger and desire reached the peak, he could no longer bear it, and surged forth like a volcano.

He unconsciously pulled hard, accompanied by a miserable scream, as if from the spine as the center, a whole roasted chicken was pulled apart outward, bright red blood gushed out, splashing onto the face.

The monk's straight back bent down, the whole person accompanied by an indescribable fatigue calmed down, expression dreamy, he poured out the filth in his body and mind, and drew one step closer to Buddhahood.

Before the monk could take the opportunity to truly comprehend and recite the Buddhist scriptures, there was noise outside, and soon a novice came to inform.

After hearing this, the monk's face changed in shock, looking at the blood and intestines all over the ground, he hurriedly swung open the two thighs, letting the novice feed his beloved, soon-to-be-formed mastiff, put on the kasaya, and hurriedly went out.

Today's Lotus Sect appeared exceptionally solemn, closing the mountain gate, refusing the nobles.

Usually rarely seen, always in seclusion, the four great venerables today acted unusually, simultaneously emerged from seclusion, suddenly summoned the masters, to jointly retreat, as if something major had occurred.

The candle flames burned fiercely.

At the core, Jin Guang surged along with the liquid.

Changing clothes, the monk who hurried over looked up, he had never been here before, did not know that the sect actually had such a place.

A naked man soaked in ghee, his limbs well-proportioned, features handsome, eyes tightly closed, countless mantras carved on his body, clearly, yet he had no breath of a living person.

The monk looked at the blood-red gem in his hand, then at the man of unknown life or death, although he did not understand what it was, he still followed the venerable's order and poured it into the ghee pool.

A large amount of blood-red gems submerged the ghee pool, red light merged into the man's body.

The blood light flowed, illuminating the walls.

On the Shahe River.

In mid-December, the weather had already turned cold, the fishermen put on thick jackets.

The "River Stones" of Prince Su and Prince Chong gradually matched those of Zhang Longxiang, seemingly a discussion on water control, with nothing special.

—

Zhang Longxiang closed his eyes to nurture his spirit, cultivated his qi, experienced the twelfth rank he had been temporarily promoted to earlier, constantly felt the hilt, always maintaining peak condition.

At the same time, he split his mind and spirit into two parts, paying attention to the Five Elements Disk and Bei Ting.

Liang Qu had been in the Yin Realm for more than ten days, according to the agreement, the time should be about right, he could open the gate at any moment, needing to be met.

Bei Ting is Su Heba Lu, although Su Heba Lu was once a defeated general under him, this "Ba Lu" is not that "Ba Lu", even knowing Liang Qu's method to break the great realm, hope is slim, Zhang Longxiang still has strong anticipation.

In the Golden King Court of the North, several "River Stones" have gathered in one place.

No need to guess much, it is naturally for Su Heba Lu that they have assembled.

It seems unforgotten, and finally there is an echo.

Wu De.

Zhang Longxiang opened his eyes, light flashed continuously.

A brand-new, never-before-seen "River Stone", rose slowly from within the Golden King Court of the North!

The old toad collapsed on the round stone, its round and plump white belly shrank, frog eyes dull, frog webs twitched slightly.

"Guā, burned out, only snow-white ash remains."

Liang Qu glanced at all the contacts on the map, as well as the feedback from Monk Huizhen, did not take out the Five Elements Disk, but first let the Third Prince initiate the Life-Death Reversal.

"The time is about right————"

Lao Ying Tian opened his eyes, he felt the River Stone outside the house, heard the great sweat unable to contain its wild joy, also unconsciously showed a smile, his reverence for Liang Qu reached a new peak, afterward he did not rush out, but instead took out a rectangular disk from behind.

"Ka ka ka."

Awei on the wrist detached, the mouthparts opened and closed.

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