Chapter 999: The Great Khutuktu

The river wind was vast.

The old toad stood at the bow of the ship, its webbed feet circling the deck, sighing, occasionally looking up at the sky, reciting poems.

"Why is Master Toad so restless?" Long Long Eying asked.

Liang Qu leaned on the railing and clapped: "Smoke is deep at the alley entrance, candles are dim between windows, seeing it for the first time, the heart is timid. How can I tell you about parting again."

"Master Liang has poetic inspiration again, right?"

Liang Qu closed his mouth and said nothing.

"I just feel," Long Long Eying brushed the hair behind her ear, "it's not just because of the fear of being close to home, right?"

Hearing this, Liang Qu nodded.

"Maybe the toad in his heart has already passed away."

"..."

Being rolled eyes at by his own wife again, Liang Qu didn't care: "The truth is often unpleasant to hear."

Leaving aside rare species like the multi-treasure toad, the lifespan of the demon race and the human race have their own strengths and weaknesses, some high and some low.

The Ice Jade Toad lives in the Blue Lake, and the clan land is an ice crystal palace. It is naturally cold and has a slow metabolism, belonging to a small exotic species. It is very normal for its lifespan to be a bit longer. However, it has been a hundred years since the Dragon Lord disappeared. If it couldn't break through to Perfected Form, it would likely have become a grave mound by now.

Even if it was promoted to a demon, it would have married as a toad wife long ago. There is no reason for a toad to be alone, so how could it remember the old toad from a hundred years ago?

Of course...

It's also possible it married as a toad wife, and the husband's lifespan ended.

It's relatively rare among humans. Excellent women often find stronger husbands—the woman is Hunting Tiger, the man is Perfected Form. It's not absolute that the male is higher than the female in the toad clan. And no matter where, the situation of two Perfected Forms or two demons in one family is rare.

Liang Qu believed in the old toad's vision. Even if it was a beautiful toad from the village entrance, it definitely had some extraordinary qualities.

In summary.

The toad in the heart is a demon, the husband's lifespan ended early, and the scene of children and grandchildren...

Poof!

Water splashed.

A ball-shaped object, jade-white with a bit of azure, broke the water surface, rotated in the sky for several circles, splashed a trail of water on the deck, and finally landed on the bow of the ship holding an ice fork.

"Hey! Wa cha wa cha hu hu zha! (Who comes, trespassing on the Ice Jade Toad clan land)"

"Mishi mishi, Labrador!" The old toad jumped forward, dancing with its webbed feet.

The old toad actually knows the Snow Mountain language?

Liang Qu was a bit surprised.

Seeing what Liang Qu was thinking, the old toad shook its belly, turned around and gestured with a small webbed foot, indicating that it knew a little bit.

The little toad was quite suspicious, muttering, and jumped into the Blue Lake. After a while, it drilled out of the water again.

The old toad was arrogant, waving its hand to signal to follow, but the little toad waved its webbed feet and pointed at the old toad.

Having its face rejected, the old toad was a bit unhappy.

Liang Qu said with a smile: "Master Toad, go ahead. The Ice Jade Toad has a heart of worry, which is truly normal."

Four Perfected Forms on one ship, two of which are second level. No one would dare to let them into their own nest easily.

"Fine." The old toad shook its cheeks, "I'll go meet her first!"

Thump, thump.

Two big and small water splashes splashed up.

Liang Qu stayed on the ship and waited quietly.

In late April, Pingyang Prefecture was already somewhat muggy, while Hantai was still in the perfect mild spring, neither cold nor hot; the wind brought moisture and warmth from the distant grasslands, and the huge ice armor shattered, with clear snow water flowing through the cracks.

The avalanche caused by the battle with Bai Bai Chenfeng in early April piled up in the fields. At this time, it gradually became clean water for irrigating farmland, like a silver mirror, occasionally with a breeze, flashing lightly.

"Spring is here..."

Underwater.

Each cave is like a crystal. The toads here are all jade-white with a bit of clear blue, beautiful. Sunlight shines with water waves, often reflecting light.

Truly a beautiful toad!

The old toad looked left and right, feeling nervous.

The Blue Lake is far from the Jianghuai Great Ze. Coming and going takes at least two months. Therefore, when the Dragon Lord was there, it was mostly Blue Lake demon beasts coming, and rarely Jianghuai demon beasts going. This was its first time coming to the Ice Jade Toad's clan land.

She was the first beautiful toad among the Ice Jade Toads, exquisite and cute, with extraordinary talent, destined to be the successor of the next clan leader. I don't know if now...

"In the floating world of three thousand, I have three loves: the sun, the moon, and you. The sun is for the morning, the moon is for the dusk, and you are for every morning and every dusk..."

"There is a beautiful toad..."

The little toad didn't know what the old toad was muttering, just followed the clan leader's order to take the old toad to see her.

Just as the old toad was repeating it, the little toad suddenly stopped: "We're here!"

"We're here?"

The old toad looked up and saw a cave entrance fifty zhang in radius, enough to stuff two treasure ships vertically, and was silent for a while.

"This is your clan leader's residence?"

"Naturally!"

"The clan leader's cave is the brand of the clan. It's very normal for the cave entrance to be a bit big..." The old toad comforted itself and paced into it. Caves are usually narrow outside and wide inside, so it's comfortable to live in.

Deep inside for over a hundred zhang.

The old toad kept repeating in its heart, but just as it walked halfway, it was suddenly blocked by a cold, thick wall.

"Quack! Why is there a wall in the middle of the road?" The old toad stretched out its claws, touching it with surprise, when a hearty laugh came from above.

"Duo Bao, a hundred years have passed, you are still so good at joking."

The old toad was stunned, raised its webbed feet, and stepped back step by step, until a giant squeezed into its line of sight, and the air in its throat was squeezed thin.

"Quack!"

The sun and moon rotated.

"Strange, why haven't they returned yet?"

Ice Wheel Bodhi Temple.

Namka Khutuktu calculated with his fingers.

Master Danzeng Danzeng Qujie had left the Bodhi Temple for more than a month. He traveled by treasure ship, ten days was enough. Coming and going was no more than twenty days. Even with delays, it shouldn't be more than half a month...

Khutuktu is the title of a high-level living Buddha, second only to the Khutuktu, Chinpo, and Dharma King of the Snow Mountain sect, far from being comparable to a small living Buddha like Master Danzeng Danzeng Qujie. He felt a bit of bad luck in his heart.

"Gelu, go get the magic tools, and take Master Danzeng Danzeng Qujie's blood-dripping life tablet. I want to divine!"

"Yes!"

Before long, various magic tools were displayed on the case.

Namka was solemn, lit the candle, until the hexagram appeared.

Clang.

The little monk caught a glimpse of the hexagram, his hand shook, and the skull bowl fell to the ground.

Namka opened his eyes: "What did you see?"

The monk knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "Great Khutuktu, the little monk saw nothing."

"Lying!" Namka scolded, then softened his tone, "Speak, I won't blame you."

The little monk hesitated for a while and recited the hexagram text: "Blood moon folds golden feathers, ice river buries mandala, west wind holds bone curse, east earth... blooms new lotus..."

"What does it mean?"

"Master Master Danzeng, may have fallen... ah!"

The little monk knelt on the ground and wailed, blood holes dripping on his head.

Namka turned the eyeballs in his hand, and other monks dragged the person down.

"Gelu!"

"Great Khutuktu."

"How do you think it should be handled?"

Gelu bowed his head: "Master Master Danzeng has extraordinary strength and is assisted by Drowning Karma. Not knowing the enemy's details, we must not act rashly to avoid expanding damage. Why not send the small temple adjacent to the Blue Lake to investigate the situation first, and then strike with thunder?"

"Good." ===== CHAPTER 1000 =====