Chapter 226: Nightmare

In the cave, a figure flashed past; if an ordinary person were present, they would surely not see such a figure, the speed was too fast, beyond compare!

However, his companion could see it clearly.

"What's wrong with you?" Tianming asked Tianzai.

Tianzai sat in the big chair, leaning against the rock wall, his grim face very solemn, and for a moment he did not answer.

"What on earth happened?" Seeing Tianzai still not answering, Tianming pressed on, his tone urgent; he had known Tianzai for years, knew his temper, and if nothing had happened, Tianzai would certainly not look like this!

"I made a mistake." Tianzai finally replied.

"What?!" Tianming almost jumped up from the chair, feeling as if the sky had collapsed! How could Tianzai ever make a mistake! "You... you... you... what... what did you say? You made a mistake!"

"Hmm." Tianzai turned his head to look at Tianming, "We can't wait a moment; we must act immediately."

"The agreed deadline still has one month left." Tianming said to Tianzai, "Are we going to break our word?" As strong beings, they naturally bore an arrogant air; they first sent the Dragon King and Xiao Xiaoyu to harass, then personally moved to hunt down Chen Yi He—this was already a violation of their oath! Having already acted, there's no need to stop.

"Since we've already done it, don't stop." Tianzai said, "If we don't act now, there will be trouble later!"

"What exactly happened? You must tell me."

"There is a person hidden inside Chen Yi He's body."

"Who?"

"I don't know."

"So you made a mistake?"

Tianzai pressed his lips, then patted his own face, as if telling himself to accept this defeat. "That person saved Chen Yi He."

"You also don't know who it is? Could it be someone from the Heavenly Dao?" Brother Tianming pressed on, clearly anxious.

Tianming, Tianzai, and Tianba, after expending countless schemes, efforts, and prices, finally escaped from the Heavenly Dao! In the mortal world, they could act as they pleased!

They could not accept the outcome of being recalled by the Heavenly Dao, nor could they accept dying in the mortal world.

"I don't know, strong, very strong." Tianzai seemed to be accepting an unacceptable but necessary fact, "terribly strong."

"Could it make you feel afraid?" Tianming questioned.

"I entered Chen Yi He's dream, preparing to kill him with 'Nightmare,' but at the critical moment, a powerful force suddenly surged from within his body and shattered my 'Nightmare'!" Tianzai continued, "It might also be that I was too careless... anyway, I made a mistake."

"Able to defeat your 'Nightmare'..."

"More precisely, it was easily defeated."

"Impossible; such a figure has long surpassed the limits of heaven and earth and cannot exist in the mortal world. Otherwise, he would be annihilated, body and spirit destroyed."

Tianzai thought for a moment, then said to Tianming, "Perhaps precisely for this reason, he has parasitized himself within Chen Yi He's body! To achieve existence in the mortal world."

"Then this is a high-stakes gamble. If Chen Yi He dies, he must die as well. Hehe, this is actually a good opportunity."

"What kind of good opportunity?"

"He parasitizes within Chen Yi He's body, meaning they share life and death; if Chen Yi He dies, he must die too. Moreover, within Chen Yi He's body, he cannot emerge independently! Hahaha, within one month, Chen Yi He absolutely cannot obtain his power!"

"Moreover, they might not even have this month." Tianzai said coldly, killing intent written on his face. "Make your move. The corpses are already stirring."

The decision rests in Tianming's hands.

"Give me one day to consider. Moreover, the matter of the Corpse King remains unresolved."

……

Everyone was still immersed in shock.

What kind of shock?

The shock brought by the King of Loulan.

At the moment the King of Loulan occupied Chen Yi He's body, a powerful force instantly permeated the Sutra Pavilion; all ten floors, upper and lower, were filled with that force.

Everyone was enveloped within it, with no place to hide.

"Loulan King... Loulan King..." Ye Wuming kept muttering. He and Situ Qing were summoned by Zhou Ke, and together with everyone else, they searched the ancient texts in the Sutra Pavilion for any clues about the Loulan King.

Sister Shangrong buried herself in the pile of scriptures; perhaps because she is old, she felt her eyes blurring when looking at those words and pictures.

Great Master Leshi was more at ease, sipping tea while flipping through the ancient texts, feeling no urgency. A monk, after all, is broad-minded.

The Imperial Palace's Sutra Pavilion is the finest in the world; its scriptures are the oldest and most comprehensive!

Hundreds of thousands of volumes, complex in content and myriad in kind; over the years, they have become so numerous that even the Imperial Ancestor cannot finish reading them.

Everyone could only search layer by layer, but after a whole day passed, they found not a single clue.

"Still nothing?" Zhou Ke walked over and asked his two subordinates.

"None." Situ Qing replied.

"But there are many medical holy scriptures, all treasures! Rare treasures!" Ye Wuming held a medical text, as if he had found a precious jewel, and said to Zhou Ke.

Zhou Ke said helplessly, "If you want it, keep it, but the urgent priority is to first find information about the Loulan King."

At this very moment, while everyone was feverishly searching the scriptures, Chen Yi He lay in bed, using his divine sense to try to communicate with the Loulan King; a whole day passed, yet he received no response.

"Hey, old thing, you damn well ignore me?"

"Do you believe I'll jump off this building right now?"

"Hey, don't be like that, say something! You're hiding a soul, so say something about hiding a soul!"

Chen Yi He was almost crying in frustration; he felt like a madman, talking to himself, uttering all sorts of nonsense.

Threats were made, kind words spoken, harsh words thrown out, yet the Loulan King gave no reply. All of Chen Yi He's words were like stones sinking into the sea.

"Hehe, you're ignoring me, right? Anyway, I remember you need to use my body three times; you already used it once yesterday!" Chen Yi He didn't want to suffer a loss, this time no exception. "Hehe, never mind, if you don't speak, forget it; you still have two chances left!"

"My body, how can it be concealed by your soul?"

"My body, how can it be concealed by your soul?"

"My body, how can it be concealed by your soul?"

Finally there was a response; a stone fell into the sea, stirring up huge ripples!

"Youngster, don't play tricks!" That was a stern warning.

"Where am I being shameless?"