Chapter 202: The White Layman

【Mahā Victory Secret Light Samādhi】

【Name】: Li Li Feibai.

【Gong Fa】: Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method (Great Completion), Gathering Fish and Dragons (Great Completion), Mo Zhao Method (Great Completion), Northern Dipper Dark Pivot Gang Lightning (Medium Completion), Po Fu Seal (Medium Completion), Two Sceneries Seal (Small Completion)...

【Dharma Treasures】: Wonderful Forest Golden Bridge (Upper Grade Talisman Artifact), Qing Fu Ring (Middle Grade Talisman Artifact), Small True One Bag (Middle Grade Talisman Artifact), Stone Scenery Profound Robe (Middle Grade Talisman Artifact),...

【Dao Practice】: Foundation Establishment Second Stage—Size as One Wishes (Dongyang Lei Jin Guang Galloping Flight Inner Scenery Method).

After habitually activating the Golden Cicada to draw the spiritual aura of the stranger into the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie and condense it into a mental image,

this was the scene Chen Heng beheld.

And the most eye-catching part of all

was the first line under Gong Fa.

That method, the "Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method"...

After more than a month of living together day and night, Chen Heng's fleeting trace of abnormality naturally failed to escape the notice of the Escape Realm Shuttle in his sleeve pouch.

In but a moment, an old voice rose in doubt:

"What happened just now? Your heartbeat suddenly raced, then instantly stilled. Did you see something, or did I, this old man, mistake it?"

"I recall Senior once saying... that once a Human Puppet is refined, it will autonomously learn a Dao Method named 'Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method,' mastering it without a teacher."

Chen Heng halted in the cloud sky, silently watching the figure within the escaping light.

At this moment, Mi Hui and the Human Puppet beside him also spotted his form; they slightly turned their escaping light and headed toward Chen Heng.

"The 'Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method' is a Dao Method specially used for descending gods, allowing the practitioner of the 'Rearing Human Sutra' to project their divine sense into the Human Puppet's shell to conduct various surveillance and investigations; it is extremely subtle and exceedingly difficult to detect.

When necessary, one can also use the 'Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method' to borrow power across distances, using the Human Puppet as an anchor to unleash a shocking strike; it is truly remarkable! This is also a secret art recorded in the 'Rearing Human Sutra,' which only those Human Puppets can practice."

Hearing this, the Escape Realm Shuttle first froze, then involuntarily raised its guard, deepening its voice:

"Wait, why bring this up suddenly? What exactly have you discovered?"

Regarding the matter of the "Rearing Human Sutra," it was that night after Chen Heng met Jiang Jiang Daolian.

Seeing Chen Heng's considerable curiosity about this method, the Escape Realm Shuttle selected some crucial information he knew and told Chen Heng everything in detail. m

And now.

Chen Heng suddenly mentioned the Human Puppet and the "Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method," causing the Escape Realm Shuttle's heart to fill with great alarm and deep unease.

"That person beside Xiao Xiao Shixiong Mi Hui—he is the one who has practiced the 'Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method'."

Chen Heng's expression remained calm:

"It seems I have encountered a Human Puppet; I wonder whose doing this is?"

"What are you saying?!"

Hearing this, the Escape Realm Shuttle was startled, its heart shaking wildly.

Before it could even ask Chen Heng how he had discerned that the person practiced the "Summoning the Life Lord Supreme Lord to Descend as a God Method,"

at this very moment,

two trails of escaping light meandered through the sky, breaking the air as they approached.

In merely a few dozen breaths, they had already arrived nearby.

"Eh? Chen Chen Shidi, having just left Stone Drum Peak, I didn't expect to meet you here! Come, come, let me introduce someone to you!"

Mi Hui stopped his movement and spoke with great joy.

He forcefully patted the shoulder of the strange Daoist beside him and smiled:

"Does Chen Chen Shidi still remember how Wei Yang and Jiang Jiang Tongyuan and the others plotted to deal with you, yet the information was leaked beforehand?"

"How could I forget such a recent event? If that message hadn't been leaked early, this poor Daoist would have been caught off guard by them; I must thank Xiao Xiao Shixiong for risking yourself to inform me of this matter."

Chen Heng's sleeves swayed gently in the wind, the strange light in his eyes already gone; he bowed unhurriedly and smiled.

"We are all family; why is Chen Chen Shidi so polite!"

Mi Hui quickly waved his hands, then shifted the topic:

"However, Xiao Xiao Shixiong I was merely the messenger and deserve no great merit!

The one who was in the hall that day, heard the schemes of Wei Yang and Jiang Jiang Tongyuan and the others, and risked everything to tell me about it, is actually this Daoist Brother beside me! He is the one who deserves the first merit!"

"So it is this Daoist Brother."

Chen Heng smiled slightly and bowed with fists clasped.

The Daoist beside Mi Hui appeared to be only about twenty years old, with a youthful face and an expression of humility and gentleness between his brows.

He wore a Huayang Crown, donned a Stone Scenery Profound Robe, and had a pair of Flying Cloud Shoes on his feet; although his clothes also appeared luxurious, they still fell far short compared to those of Wei Yang, Xie Xie Huizhai, and the other noble clan members.

Seeing Chen Heng bow to him, he hastily bent his body in return, clasping his fists in a bow, a smile on his face and a somewhat flustered demeanor.

And to the side,

Mi Hui's voice continued to come:

"Actually, I have long wanted to introduce you two to each other, but Chen Chen Shidi usually lives in seclusion and rarely socializes, while this Daoist Brother has also been in closed-door cultivation recently, diligently practicing a Dao Method, so we never had the chance to meet.

Today is quite coincidental; at this Hushang Dharma Assembly, you two have finally bumped into each other, haha!"

"I thank this Xiao Xiao Shixiong for the kindness of sending the message."

Chen Heng said, "May I ask Xiao Xiao Shixiong's honorable surname?"

"Chen Chen Shidi is truly too polite; I cannot accept it, truly I cannot accept such praise!"

The strange Daoist hurriedly spoke: "My humble name is Li Li Feibai; currently, I cultivate on the Tenth Peak, Zhanghua Peak, and because recently..."

Li Li Feibai?

His name is Li Li Feibai?!

The Escape Realm Shuttle within his sleeve pouch had been concentrating intently on listening to the movements of the outside world.

But upon hearing this name, it suddenly froze.

Its mind was violently struck by a clap of thunder, blasting forth a bone-chilling horror that made its scalp go numb!

It recalled the young scholar from the time in Xu Huang Tian, who had devised a scheme to aid the Great Divine King in slaying the Six-Pass Void-Clarity Shouzun Shouzun Moshen, establishing merit that reached the heavens.

When the scholar received his title and rewards in the hall, the Great Divine King had casually tossed the Escape Realm Shuttle over as a mere extra gift.

Upon acknowledging the scholar as its master, the Escape Realm Shuttle had once curiously asked his name, only receiving the lukewarm reply of "Bai Bai Sanren."

Seeing that everyone addressed him thus, with not even the Great Divine King making an exception.

As time passed, the Escape Realm Shuttle could only follow suit, casting that sliver of curiosity to the back of its mind.

This continued until another hundred or thousand years had gone by, until the moment the scholar was driven to a dead end in the cosmos beyond the heavens and could only beg Chen Chen Yushu to spare the innocent lives of the Escape Realm Shuttle and the others as a casual favor.

Only from that final voice transmission did the Escape Realm Shuttle finally learn that the scholar's true name was "Li Li Feibai"...

The voice of the human puppet continued to arrive.

But at this moment, the Escape Realm Shuttle could no longer hear it clearly.

Furious flames blazed high in its chest; it felt as though fire were burning from head to toe, a pain like ten thousand needles pricking its flesh, yet it could not speak.

"How dare you call yourself Li Li Feibai? How dare you usurp Bai Bai Sanren's surname?!"

Its pair of eyes turned nearly crimson as it flew into a towering rage.

And at this time.

Facing Li Li Feibai's enthusiastic invitation.

Chen Heng lowered his eyelids slightly.

He casually pressed a hand against his sleeve.

A moment later.

He nodded with a smile and said:

"Very well, then I shall accept your kind offer rather than stand on ceremony."

The cold moon rocked the clear waves, its flowing light entering the window.

Until the twilight grew low and heavy, the cold, damp water vapor gradually became denser.

Where the bamboo was thick and the trees dense, the chirping of a hundred insects gradually rose, shattering the silent night.

At Zhanghua Peak, Chen Heng, reeking strongly of alcohol, slowly rose from his mat and table.

He cupped his fists toward Mi Hui, who had long since passed out drunk, and was then escorted out the door by the staggering Li Li Feibai, walking out of the main hall.

"Chen Chen Shidi."

After they had exited the cave dwelling.

At this moment, Li Li Feibai's gaze shifted slightly, and he spoke in a slow voice:

"Now that today's Wine Vessel Dharma Assembly has concluded and you have obtained Elder Huo's verbal confirmation of 'Victory in Dharma Combat,' you are bound to make a name for yourself across the Eastern Region; however, there is one matter this humble one does not understand, and I hope Chen Chen Shidi will not hesitate to enlighten me and resolve my confusion."

"Li Yuwei, please speak freely."

Chen Heng raised his sleeve: "Regarding anything this poor Daoist knows, I will certainly know nothing that I do not say, and say nothing that I do not exhaust."

"Why so solemn?"

Li Li Feibai took a step back and shook his head: "I merely wish to ask, after all your hardships on the journey from the Southern Region to this Jin Tingshan, what exactly is your purpose?"

"What purpose?"

Chen Heng was slightly surprised.

"All people have obsessions, whether for beauty, for food and drink, for power and position, or for seeking knowledge, craving life, fearing death, and so on; for thousands upon thousands of years, none have been exempt... so throughout your cultivation journey, Chen Chen Shidi, what exactly is it that you seek?" Li Li Feibai asked.

"Naturally, I seek an unfettered long life."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Heng said slowly.

"Long life?"

Li Li Feibai asked curiously.

"Li Yuwei."

Chen Heng shook his head and smiled: "Immortality without death, transcending the mundane, until finally even ten thousand tribulations cannot wear one down, the universe perishes yet one's body remains imperishable—who could remain unmoved by such a realm of great unfettered joy? Even I cannot escape this common desire.

Compared to long life, those pleasures of power and position are but trivial things like clouds and smoke before one's eyes, utterly insignificant!"

Hearing this, Li Li Feibai laughed heartily, nodding repeatedly, a slight brightness appearing in the depths of his eyes.

And after the two had cupped their fists to bid farewell.

Chen Heng leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of Bai Jin Guang, heading straight for Lingyin Peak.

After returning to his cave dwelling and closing the door.

The smile on Chen Heng's face instantly vanished, and his gaze sank.

"The 'Classic of Rearing Humans' is truly the masterpiece of the ancient giant, Master Master Kongkong... indeed extraordinary!"

After a long while.

He finally sighed softly in his heart.

The 'Classic of Rearing Humans' was by no means some Shen Tong Dao Fa capable of shifting spirits or creating illusions.

Once the jade seed was planted and buried.

Not to mention others.

Even the true recipient of the technique would, in nine cases out of ten, remain completely unaware, and not detect the slightest anomaly until they had been refined into a thorough human puppet!

And during their drinking, Chen Heng also learned the origins of the human puppet.

Li Li Feibai's biological father was originally a clansman of the Siye Wei family; after getting drunk, he committed adultery with a female servant, resulting in Li Li Feibai's birth, but due to his original wife, his father could not raise Li Li Feibai by his side, only occasionally providing some wealth and goods as a helping hand.

As for Li Li Feibai's ability to enter the Changying Courtyard for cultivation, it was entirely because an elder of the Yuchenshang Sect happened to see him, took pity on his background, and seeing that he indeed possessed some aptitude for the Dao, made this arrangement.

After entering the Changying Courtyard, Li Li Feibai secretly adopted his mother's surname, abandoned his old name, and gave himself the title "Li Li Feibai."

This matter was known only to a handful of close friends like Mi Hui.

During that drinking session, Li Li Feibai's disgust and resentment toward the aristocratic families and his biological father came from genuine emotion, not falsehood; when speaking of the bitterness and hardships of his childhood, he even wept with tears and sobs.

If not for Chen Heng holding the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie, allowing him to clearly see that Li Li Feibai had cultivated the "Art of Summoning the Lord of Fate to Descend as a Spirit,"

observing only his words, actions, and demeanor,

Chen Heng would never have guessed.

That this person had long since become a human puppet devoid of consciousness, capable only of obeying orders...

"Rest assured, to perform the art of enslaving humans and planting the jade seed, only Chen Chen Yushu acting personally can succeed... As for that human puppet, he possesses no ability to refine humans into puppets; Mi Hui is safe."

At this moment, the Escape Realm Shuttle suddenly spoke, then could not help but curse:

"Damn it! Chen Chen Yushu, that damned beast! It is one thing for him to refine human puppets, but how dare he usurp the name of Bai Bai Sanren?!"

"Bai Bai Sanren?"

Chen Heng asked.

"Bai Bai Sanren was my former master; he was once a subject in your grandfather's court, serving your grandfather..."

The Escape Realm Shuttle struggled emotionally for a moment, then finally said helplessly:

"When we left the Void Emperor Heaven back then, although Chen Chen Yushu spared my life because of Bai Bai Sanren and did not erase my true consciousness, he also asked someone to place seals on me and several other dharma treasures, preventing us from speaking of old events and tales within the Void Emperor Heaven; otherwise, not even immortals could save us."

"Then let us not speak of these things; it is fine."

Chen Heng shook his head.

"Back then, because of his background, Bai Bai Sanren was ashamed to reveal his name; even when your grandfather, the Great Divine King, inquired, he refused to answer. Only Chen Chen Yushu, to whom Bai Bai Sanren was both teacher and father figure, was told everything without reservation!"

The Escape Realm Shuttle let out a cold laugh, secretly resentful:

"But Chen Chen Yushu did not expect that before his death, Bai Bai Sanren actually told me his name!

Even if you do not speak it, when he announced the name Li Li Feibai, I already knew his true identity!"

"That human puppet is indeed Chen Chen Yushu's..."

Chen Heng felt a chill in his heart.

But before he could ponder further, the Escape Realm Shuttle's voice sounded heavily again:

"Everyone has secrets; I will not ask how you discovered that person was a puppet... However, regarding this matter, you had best not leak it; tell not a single soul, trust no one lightly! Otherwise, it will surely bring about a calamity of killing!

At that time, I fear not even Dao Son Jun Yao could protect you! Remember this well!"

Chen Heng fell silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I understand."

He said.

At the same moment.

In the Southern Chan Province, within the Rongcheng Rongcheng Duming Fan Fan Dongtian beneath the waters.

Inside the Golden Palace Qi Dwelling, Chen Chen Yushu suddenly opened his eyes; a faint glimmer flashed in his pupils, as if lost in thought, his expression quite strange.

"How is it? How is it? Did you see that boy?"

Seeing him open his eyes, Brother Lady Yue You below quickly said:

"That boy is no ordinary fellow, is he? The fact that we failed to capture him back then cannot be entirely blamed on me; I truly exerted all my effort. It is all the fault of that rogue Master Qiao Qiao Yubi interfering and playing tricks from behind, which ruined your great plan!"

Upon hearing these words,

Chen Chen Yushu did not answer.

Just as Brother Lady Yue You was baffled,

suddenly, Chen Chen Yushu clapped his hands, leaned back, and sighed with some emotion.

"The boy's spirit is condensed, his bearing magnificent and distinct; he stunned everyone with his skill in a single battle. Truly worthy of being my seed."

He raised an eyebrow slightly:

"He has the style of his father!"

"What are you saying? Have you gone mad again? Could it be you wish to recruit Chen Heng?"

Brother Lady Yue You frowned in confusion.

(End of Chapter)

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