Chapter 197: 197. Chapter 197

197. Chapter 197

Beneath Heifeng Ling, black smoke billowed, and the few remaining thatched huts were occupied by passing merchants.

After observing the surrounding environment, Ye Ming walked to an unoccupied thatched hut and carefully examined his own condition.

Five hundred years ago, when he realized he was about to be sealed, he had used the power of Dao marks to seal everything he possessed within his soul.

Now that his memories had awakened, everything within his immortal aperture was reviving, and that sealed power had also reawakened.

There were no major changes to the territory within his immortal aperture, but the power of the Dao marks he had mastered had become more proficient and increased significantly.

In terms of combat power alone, having gathered the strength of his several clones, even with only Rank Seven Red Date Immortal Essence, his killer moves and combat strength were enough to rival a Rank Eight Gu Immortal.

In every world, the combat power systems differed, and the ways in which combat strength was expressed also varied.

However, as long as one mastered the relevant Dao marks, one could exert extraordinary combat power in any world.

Ye Ming sat cross-legged on the bed inside the thatched hut, his mind immersed in his Force Path immortal aperture.

At the center of the immortal aperture, Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Lv Ji were still maintaining the operation of the Blessed Land according to his instructions.

The Silver Dragon King, whom Ye Ming had renamed Shen Cui and whose consciousness he had altered using the Judgment Balance, wandered throughout the immortal aperture, maintaining its stability.

Now that the entire immortal aperture contained the entire Douluo Star and its power system had been changed by Ye Ming into the Gu World system, after a long period of development, Gu Masters and Gu insects had reached a period of explosive growth.

Within the entire immortal aperture, there were over ten thousand Rank Five Gu Masters alone.

Various Gu Dao systems, driven by war, emerged one after another, flourishing vigorously.

However, not a single Rank Five Gu Master could break through the boundary between mortal and immortal.

Whenever they attempted to cross that threshold, they would be directly wiped out by the contingency measures Ye Ming had left behind.

Ascension?

It was nothing more than a scam.

What Ye Ming wanted were the crystallizations of various Gu Daos, not accidents that could shake his position.

With just a thought, the concepts of Gu Dao insects that these Gu Masters had spent over a hundred years planning were directly incorporated into Ye Ming's mind.

With his terrifying soul power, in just a moment, he transformed this knowledge into nourishment to increase his own Gu Dao.

In a corner of the immortal aperture, several clones lived in huts, leading leisurely lives.

In the days without Ye Ming or tasks, these clones could be said to be living quite comfortably.

Even though Ye Ming had requisitioned the combat systems of each of them, the power contained within their own bodies alone was enough to dominate the entire immortal aperture.

With just a sweep of his consciousness, Ye Ming no longer paid any attention to them.

After checking and finding no anomalies within the immortal aperture, Ye Ming withdrew his focus.

Just then, he suddenly felt a slight disturbance beneath the stone tablet inscribed with "Heifeng Ling."

A Heishan Laoyao, resembling a bat, moved the stone tablet and quietly crawled out.

Ye Ming habitually exhaled a breath of turbid air, stood up, walked to a haystack beside him, and slowly relieved himself.

Suddenly, moonlight flickered, and Tang Sanzang, dressed in exotic clothing, appeared beside him, hands pressed together, muttering: "Wukong, you're playing as a human again."

Ye Ming rolled his eyes, walked to the thatched bed on the side, and lay down, ignoring Tang Sanzang's nagging.

"Wukong, why won't you talk to your master?"

Tang Sanzang walked very familiarly to the thatched bed beside him, lay down, and stared at him, continuing to nag:

"You don't know, but when I was traveling through time, I often dreamed of you!"

Seeing that Tang Sanzang wanted to continue nagging, Ye Ming felt impatient.

He reached out, covered Tang Sanzang's mouth, and pointed his other hand toward another thatched hut not far away.

Tang Sanzang looked up and his eyes widened in shock.

He saw a pale, bat-faced humanoid monster hopping out beside the thatched hut.

It walked quietly into the room, took a deep breath, and the Yang energy of the people inside the hut was instantly sucked dry.

The people's heads tilted, and they instantly lost their lives.

Tang Sanzang's body trembled slightly, and his hands and feet moved unnaturally toward Ye Ming's body.

Ye Ming stopped his movements, and the two continued to watch the bat-like monster.

In just a blink of an eye, the monster, having absorbed the Yang energy of the people on the bed, hopped directly toward the two of them.

When the monster looked up, the two instantly lay on the bed, pretending to be fast asleep.

A few seconds later, the monster reached the top of their heads and was about to open its mouth to inhale, when the two very naturally tilted their heads to the sides, dodging the monster's attack.

Seeing this, the monster was slightly puzzled, then turned its head to open its mouth to inhale from Tang Sanzang.

Just as it opened its mouth, Tang Sanzang, pretending to be asleep, picked his nose and turned his head toward Ye Ming's side.

Seeing this, the monster tilted its head toward Ye Ming again, preparing to inhale his Yang energy.

Ye Ming turned his head toward Tang Sanzang in the same way, dodging the monster's attack again.

A flash of anger appeared on the face of this pale-faced, bat-like monster, and it reached out to pinch Ye Ming's cheek, forcing his head over.

Just as it opened its mouth, preparing to inhale Ye Ming's Yang energy, it suddenly discovered that Ye Ming's eyes had snapped open.

Within those eyes, deep as a pool, flashed a cold and murderous intent.

In that instant, Ye Ming struck out fiercely, shattering the void, and slammed his fist into the head of the white-faced bat.

Bang!!

A loud explosion rang out, and the white-faced bat monster couldn't even let out a scream before its head was shattered by Ye Ming's punch.

Its body fell backward, making a crisp thud.

Ye Ming stood up calmly and looked at the dead Heishan Laoyao: "I left you a way to live, but you chose not to take it!"

Beside him, Tang Sanzang suddenly widened his eyes and muttered, "Wukong, if you could defeat this monster, why didn't you strike sooner?"

"Those three people just now were three lives!"

"Sigh, your actions make your master extremely distressed!"

Ye Ming rolled his eyes and ignored Tang Sanzang's nagging.

If he didn't know how to deal with this unstable factor that was Tang Sanzang, he would have long ago punched him to death and used him to refine Gu.

Now that the heart demon of Zixia Xianzi hadn't been resolved, he couldn't let Tang Sanzang's side change.

Boom boom!! Suddenly, a loud noise rang out, and the Niu Mowang, holding a trident, stepped through the air and sneered:

"Hahaha, brother, have you captured Tang Sanzang for me again?"

"Good, good, good! With a hundred demons gathered, in my opinion, the Longevity Banquet should be held in these two days!"

"Xiangxiang has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Ye Ming looked at the approaching Niu Mowang, a hundred thoughts flashing through his mind.

He thought to himself that he had only recovered his memories and his own power. If he really clashed with the Niu Mowang, he might not necessarily lose.

However, the power of Sun Wukong contained the pure Dao rhyme of the Force Path and the Transformation Path.

Five hundred years ago, his time was very tight, and he had no leisure to comprehend the power of Sun Wukong himself.

Now, if he wanted to comprehend the power of those few Dao marks, he would need to obtain Sun Wukong's power first and then comprehend it carefully.

After thinking clearly, Ye Ming looked up quietly and bowed with a smile:

"That is indeed the case, brother!"

"I have been waiting for you for a long time, brother!"

Seeing this, the Niu Mowang was instantly overjoyed, waved his hand, and directly grabbed Tang Sanzang. He looked at Ye Ming, his bull eyes filled with admiration: "Brother, let's return to Niutoubao, summon the demons, and hold the wedding banquet!"

"Zixia Xianzi has already agreed to the wedding, and we are having three happy events at once!"

Hearing the Niu Mowang's words, an inexplicable feeling of annoyance arose in Ye Ming's heart.

He touched the corner of his mouth, as if feeling the softness that had appeared in his memory.

"Good! I will listen to you, brother!"

He smiled slightly, his cold eyes staring straight at the Niu Mowang.

The Niu Mowang laughed, clutching Tang Sanzang as he flew toward Niutoubao.

Ye Ming pondered, also flying behind him toward Niutoubao.

When the sky brightened, the news that the great demon Niu Mowang was marrying Zixia Xianzi and the great demon Sun Wukong was marrying the Niu Mowang's sister had already spread across several continents.

In the Northern Sea, many hidden old demons had set off long ago, flying toward Niutoubao.

The entire Niutoubao was filled with joy, with red cloth covering the surrounding miles.

Dressed in red, sitting beside his sister-in-law Niu Xiangxiang in the living room, Ye Ming held his head and looked at Niu Xiangxiang, whose body was twitching, and said: "It's a wedding, why are you crying?"

Niu Xiangxiang lifted a corner of her red veil, looked at Ye Ming, and smiled:

"I'm not crying, I'm just seeing you drooling."

Ye Ming held his forehead and looked to the side, where Pigsy and Sandy, who had sneaked into Niutoubao, were secretly waving and winking at him.

Ye Ming checked the surrounding environment, quietly left the hall, and walked toward the two of them.

At this moment, at the entrance, the Niu Mowang looked at the guests from all directions, the various demons, and said with a smile: "Today is a triple celebration!"

"Besides my sister getting married and the Longevity Banquet, it is also the time for me, the Mighty Bull, to take a concubine!"

Below, a toad demon opened its big mouth and muttered: "The Bull brother is taking another concubine, doesn't the sister-in-law have any objections?"

The Niu Mowang frowned, braced himself, glared at the toad demon, and patted his chest: "That yellow-faced woman is now 108,000 miles away in the Flaming Mountain!"

"Even if she knew, she couldn't do anything to me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the demons below burst into laughter.

Beside him, a dog demon said: "Bull brother, can you tell us how you met this new wife?"

The Niu Mowang looked at the dog demon with an approving look and said with a smile: "I was passing through the Luoyang Desert the day before yesterday and saw a beautiful woman lying on the ground, dying."

"My kindness was stirred, so I brought this girl back and healed her wounds."

"We are a perfect match, so the Mighty Bull decided to take Zixia Xianzi as a concubine!"

He waved his hand slightly, and Zixia, looking indifferent, walked out.

He supported Zixia's hand and said kindly: "Come, come, Zixia, let me introduce my sister and brother-in-law to you."

The Niu Mowang ignored the demons below, beckoned to Niu Xiangxiang in the distance, and walked into the inner hall to pull Ye Ming out.

In an instant, Ye Ming's eyes met Zixia Xianzi's.

In that instant, their gazes met, as if ten thousand rays of light were flowing.

Zixia remembered the indifferent look in his eyes when she met him yesterday, and her heart ached slightly.

She stared at Ye Ming and muttered straight at him: "Can you stay here and get married?"

Ye Ming met Zixia Xianzi's eyes, and an inexplicable feeling of panic arose in his heart.

This was a feeling he had never had before.

"It seems that Zhizunbao's memories have affected me."

Ye Ming muttered to himself, not responding.

"Hmm? Zixia, do you know each other?" The Niu Mowang looked at Zixia, puzzled.

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven who caused havoc in Heaven, who doesn't know him?"

She said this, but her gaze was fixed on Zhizunbao, and her heart ached slightly.

Originally, it was just an excuse to put off Erlangshen, but she didn't want it to become real.

The most critical thing was that when they met again, he was already going to marry another woman.

Back in the Luoyang market, the two of them were intimate and had established a relationship.

Erlangshen chased after them, and she expressed her feelings to Zhizunbao.

"Zhizunbao, wait for me!"

"I believe that my destined one will wear golden armor and step on colorful clouds to marry me."

At that time, spiritual power surged in her hand, and she tapped Zhizunbao lightly. Spiritual power surged, directly enveloping Zhizunbao, and then she flew toward the desert with his body.

"Zixia!!!"

She clearly remembered that when she parted from Zhizunbao, there was anxiety and sincerity in his eyes.

But when they met again, it was in such a situation.

Zixia's heart was full of bitterness, and her expression was dim.

A crystal tear slid down silently.

Ye Ming looked at Zixia before him, saw the crystal tear in the corner of her eye, and waves rose in his heart.

He took a deep breath and suppressed these distracting thoughts.

Just then, the toad demon below suddenly raised his hand and said: "I object to this marriage!"

"Ah! What did you say!" The Niu Mowang's eyes widened, and his anger flared.

"Zixia Xianzi has a rule for choosing a spouse!" The toad demon said loudly: "If the Bull brother can do it, we will be convinced!"

"What rule!" The Niu Mowang remembered this toad demon and puffed white air from his nose.

"She once swore that whoever can pull out the Purple-Green Sword is her destined husband." The toad demon said with a smile.

"There is no such thing! It was just a joke I made with everyone." Zixia looked deeply at Ye Ming and walked into the inner hall.

Seeing this, the Niu Mowang felt anger rising in his heart, pointed at the demons, and said: "You bastards, dare to cause trouble on my territory!"

"Today I will definitely marry Zixia as my wife, whoever dares to stop me will die!"

Bang!!

Just then, the gate of Niutoubao was kicked open, and Tieshan Gongzhu walked in with a murderous look.

The Niu Mowang was still angry when a bull minion walked over and said hurriedly: "Great King, Tieshan Gongzhu is here!"

"Ah??"

The Niu Mowang was shocked, his neck shrinking suddenly.

He turned his head and saw Tieshan Gongzhu with a murderous look.

The Niu Mowang showed a flattering smile, "Wife, listen to my explanation, this is a misunderstanding."

"Hmph, ghosts believe you!" Tieshan Gongzhu snorted, but her gaze turned to Ye Ming on the side.

After seeing Ye Ming dressed in red as a groom, Tieshan Gongzhu's anger flared, and she said sarcastically to Ye Ming: "Yo, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, getting married?"

The Niu Mowang scratched his head, suddenly at a loss.

(End of chapter)