Chapter 64: Matters Concluded Here

Returning to the ground.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with a gentle breeze blowing.

Li Heng chuckled; he had originally intended to leave his Shinto avatar here to absorb Yin Qi. The actions of this great female demon were exactly what he wanted, and she had actually given him a push.

It just so happened that there was an Earth Temple at this Sanshan Gathering.

Once his Shinto avatar absorbed the Yin Qi and underwent another transformation, perhaps it could, by its own strength, connect with the surrounding Earth Veins and manage to become an Earth God, protecting the peace of the region.

If the progress of his Visualization of the Boundless Earth was high enough to touch the essence of the earth... perhaps it would not be impossible to lay a finger on that authority concerning Life and Death.

This could also be considered one of his expectations for the avatar.

For now, his avatar was just a tool. It was only there to help him visualize the Great Sun and the earth, not for combat or killing, so leaving it here did not matter.

A calm and peaceful environment was conducive to Visualization.

Withdrawing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Li Heng intended to leave.

With this matter concluded, and with the Shinto avatar there to suppress and absorb the Yin Qi, this great female demon could not escape the seal.

Even if one day the concentration of Yin Qi rose again and this great female demon forcibly broke the seal, his strength by then would likely be enough to suppress this great demon, so there was nothing to fear.

As he left, Li Heng received a sensation from his avatar.

A massive Light Orb was wandering in front of the avatar, its trajectory more sinister and complete than before, continuously nurturing the demonic nature within the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus, intending to erupt.

Li Heng was not surprised; it was exactly as he had expected.

This great female demon still refused to give up.

He could not help but shake his head and leave in a carefree manner. At the same time, he let that Light Orb wander within the avatar's body, even cooperating in a subtle way to help the Light Orb nurture its demonic nature.

No matter how much this great female demon struggled, it only helped him and did no harm. It was just that he wondered, if one day this great female demon realized the truth, would she suddenly go mad?

Returning the way he came, he arrived at the ruins of Jing Village.

Li Heng looked at the devastation and felt a bit emotional. The past would eventually be sealed in dust, unknown to anyone. But time was always discarding the past; what did this matter?

Withdrawing his thoughts, he left directly.

Perhaps that great female demon knew the truth, but even if she did, it was meaningless; what was gone was gone, and in a sense, it had been sent away by his own hands...

Wandering slowly through the mountains and fields, he casually used a wooden branch to slay a white snake that appeared. Just like that, Li Heng arrived back at An Village, or rather, Jing'an Village.

However, after tossing and turning for most of the night, it was now near Dawn, and some early-rising old people were already up, including that old village chief.

The old village chief was full of sorrow.

His spirit and vitality seemed even weaker.

Because of the matter with that young man yesterday, he had tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, feeling as if he had caused the death of a person, a rising morning sun.

Although that young man had seemingly brought his own death upon himself.

But the root cause was ultimately that he himself had been too impulsive, pointing out the road to Jing Village. Otherwise, in this wilderness, how could that young man have found the way?

He stood at the intersection leading to Jing Village, sighing.

He thought to himself that when noon came during the day, he would burn some paper money here, which could be considered comforting the spirit of that young man in heaven. It was just... he didn't know if the young man liked chickens; perhaps he could craft a paper chicken to burn for him...

It was just... did that so-called Yin Fu actually exist?

As he thought, the old man's train of thought went astray.

Suddenly, the old man saw a figure walking on the road leading to Jing Village. He widened his eyes instantly, rubbed them, and discovered that this was definitely not a hallucination.

He revealed a look of terror.

Were these things too fierce? Didn't the Government people say before that as long as one didn't step onto this road, there wouldn't be any problems? How could such a thing run out?

The old man felt his scalp tingle.

He leaned on his cane and ran quickly, trembling.

"Old man, you can't outrun a Weird at that speed."

A playful voice rang in the old man's ear, and he saw Li Heng standing before the old village chief, smiling slightly.

"You... you're dead, don't come looking for me!"

In the dim environment, the old man finally recognized who was in front of him. But in his heart, Li Heng was already dead; no one could have stayed in that village for a night!

This young man must be an evil spirit from beyond the grave, coming to claim his life.

"You old man, whether I'm dead or not doesn't matter, but if you keep panting like that, you'll be the one to die first." Li Heng frowned, looking at the gasping old man.

"After all, you pointed the way for me, so consider it your good fortune."

He shook his head and performed the Visualization of the Great Sun True Form. But this time, it was not to add a buff of repelling demons and punishing evil to himself, but rather the intent of the Great Sun nurturing vitality, with light shining upon all things to nourish their growth.

His right hand radiated light as he pressed it onto the old man's back. Relying directly on the intent of the Great Sun nurturing vitality, he helped the old man clear his Qi and Blood, even making him experience a second spring.

Li Heng's expression was somewhat strange.

He was actually trying this for the first time, and this action had a sense of experimentation to it; he hadn't expected the effect to be so good. He even felt that if he had transmigrated to a fantasy world, this Holy Light spell of his would definitely be legendary-tier.

"Alright, now you can live a few more years."

"Also, don't go to Jing Village for no reason. I'm leaving."

Li Heng clapped his hands and drifted away.

Although the Weird of Jing Village had been beaten to pieces by him, it was still close to the seal of the great female demon and prone to incidents, so it was better for normal people not to go there.

The old man came back to his senses, stunned.

He only felt that his waist no longer ached, his legs were no longer sore, and he could carry ten chickens at once. He looked at Li Heng's departing back, somewhat lost; was this a god or a man?

Leaving An Village, he returned to the Sanshan Gathering.

It was now early morning, and the sun had risen.

However, perhaps because the Ghost Domain had previously shrouded the Sanshan Gathering, the people at the gathering were now very sparse, and it had become cold and desolate.

Li Heng could not help but sigh; was the Government really just for show? He had always been puzzled as to how such a decadent Government and a decadent dynasty had managed to maintain itself until now.

"Wonton, fresh and meaty wonton..."

"Hand-rolled noodles, double the sauce today..."

"Sesame cakes, fresh-out-of-the-oven sesame cakes..."

Although the market was desolate, people still had to make a living, and there were always some who were unwilling to leave; one could only hear a few small vendors calling out.

However, the people around were all hurrying along with anxious expressions, each calculating in their hearts whether they should leave; who had the mood to sit down and eat breakfast?

Yet Li Heng had the leisure.

"Shopkeeper, bring a bowl of wontons, and some spiced meat as well..."

He sat down on the rough, uneven table and chair.

Once the matter here was resolved, it would be time to return to Bei'an City and take that soul-cultivation technique from Xu Yinghuan.

To be able to hold out for so long under the Sun True Fire, even if it was just a budget version of the Sun True Fire... it still showed that the soul-cultivation technique was not bad.

It was just that the essence of the Sun True Fire was too high.