Chapter 2210: Karma Repaid

"That's right!" Old Cao said: "Earlier, within the Collapsed Dao Fallen Yellow, the Young Master saw a lump of Tai Sui, and later that Tai Sui was slain by the Gu family's God Emperor!"

"Actually, it wasn't slain, but rather sealed away!"

He Pingsheng said: "Then that would work?"

"No..." Old Cao shook his head: "Everyone thought that thing had already been sealed by the Gu family's God Emperor, so they gradually let their guard down!"

"In reality, what the Gu family's God Emperor sealed was only a part, not the whole!"

"There's still a small cluster of the Tai Sui's body left outside!"

"That small cluster of body hid within the perilous depths of Collapsed Dao Fallen Yellow, taking the opportunity to devour some lowly living beings to strengthen itself, and then its size grew larger and larger... later, all living beings it saw were devoured!"

"Thus came today's Tai Sui calamity!"

He Pingsheng finally understood!

He hadn't expected there to be so many twists and turns.

He asked: "Is this incense power meant to seal that thing?"

"Yes, Young Master!" Old Cao said: "For an ordinary Tai Sui, a God Emperor's move could seal it, but now this Tai Sui has grown too large—even three thousand God Emperors acting together couldn't completely seal it, so we can only gather incense power to dispel the curses and resentments on this Tai Sui's body... as for the specifics, this old servant doesn't know!"

"Heh heh heh... anyway, we need a vast amount of incense power!"

"I heard that if we don't use incense power, then we'd need to use a God Emperor's blood sacrifice!"

"So this Tai Sui thing is truly terrifying!"

Hiss hiss hiss...

He Pingsheng, upon hearing this, took a deep breath: Good grief, actually requiring a God Emperor's blood sacrifice.

But where could one easily find a God Emperor for blood sacrifice?

Which one to use?

Auxiliary god or proper god.

Even if it's an auxiliary god, it's not easy to pick.

So in the end, after weighing the options, everyone decided to use the faith power of the lower families of the Xuanji God Kingdom to fill this gap.

He Pingsheng's face darkened slightly as he said: "Would the various great families of the Xuanji God Kingdom be willing?"

"What can be done if they're unwilling?" Old Cao shook his head, looking helpless: "If the Tai Sui in Collapsed Dao Fallen Yellow truly erupts, the first to suffer misfortune would be the various great families of the Xuanji God Kingdom, so in this regard, the great families have no complaints!"

Thinking about it, that makes sense.

If you don't contribute incense power, your family will suffer misfortune, possibly even face annihilation.

So most families are not only willing to contribute incense power, but likely do so willingly.

But He Pingsheng is not too willing.

First, Su Zhenzhen has just entered the God King Realm, while Lun Mingwang, Luo Bingyao, and others are also on the verge of advancing to the God King Realm.

If the He family's incense power were to stop, these people's advancement would be indefinitely delayed.

The key is, to suppress this Tai Sui, we need a continuous supply of incense power, and we don't even know how much would be needed!

"This is a basket stirred up by the Ninth Direction Crown Prince—why should we, the families of the Xuanji God Kingdom, bear the blame?" He Pingsheng took a deep breath, his brows furrowed tightly: "Why not let the Ninth Direction God Kingdom make restitution?"

Old Cao said: "Young Master... do you know who stirred up this basket?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "I know... when this thing was first released, I witnessed it with my own eyes!"

"Oh right... not only me, but also Baiyi!"

"Baiyi this guy also witnessed it firsthand!"

"It was the Ninth Direction Crown Prince and his subordinate God Kings who shattered that great formation, thereby releasing the Tai Sui!"

Old Cao's pupils shrank slightly as he said: "Good, good... originally everyone didn't know who released this, but now we finally know!"

"Grudges have heads, debts have owners!"

He Pingsheng said: "Now that we know, what can we do?"

Old Cao said: "Young Master, for the Ninth Direction God Kingdom, this is a tremendous karmic debt... letting the Ninth Direction God Emperor undergo blood sacrifice would also be acceptable!"

"Ah?" He Pingsheng instantly gaped, saying: "This... there's also such a thing?"

"That's a titled God Emperor!"

"No no no..." Old Cao waved his hand, saying: "Young Master, there's actually no such thing as the Ninth Direction God Kingdom—it's surely a misunderstanding passed along... what I know is, Ninth Direction is a race!"

"The clan leader of the Ninth Direction race is currently the auxiliary god of the Space Dao!"

"Just a mere auxiliary god—perhaps he couldn't undergo blood sacrifice!"

He Pingsheng sucked in a cold breath: "Holy shit... Old Cao, you... your tone is really big, just a mere... auxiliary god?"

"Heh heh heh..." Old Cao chuckled: "No no no... what I mean is, this auxiliary god isn't considered much in the eyes of God Emperors, and moreover... many people wouldn't mind if he died!"

Wen Wannian asked: "Housekeeper Cao, why is that?"

Old Cao respectfully bowed to Wen Wannian: "Madam Wen, I've heard that this auxiliary god and the proper god aren't necessarily of one mind—many proper gods even dislike their auxiliary gods, but there's no help for it, since becoming an auxiliary god isn't something a titled God Emperor can just decide!"

"For example, if this Ninth Direction God Emperor fell, wouldn't the Space Dao then have an opening for an auxiliary god position, giving those God Emperors' peak God Emperor Realm relatives or disciples a chance?"

"Especially the Space Dao—I understand that many who have cultivated to the peak of the God Emperor Realm in the Space Dao..."

"They're all waiting to advance to the God Emperor Realm!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"But..." Old Cao said: "Although Young Master personally saw the Ninth Direction Crown Prince release that Tai Sui, we have no evidence!"

"If we had evidence, it would be easy to handle—I could directly give it to the Seventh Auxiliary God, who would then pass it to the Xuanji God Emperor, and perhaps we could reverse the current situation!"

He Pingsheng thought for a moment, saying: "I truly don't have evidence, but... I can restore the images from that time!"

"You think it'll work?"

Old Cao chuckled honestly: "Young Master, whether it works or not isn't for this old servant to say—why don't you first give me the images, and I'll go try with the Seventh Auxiliary God sir?"

"Good!" He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then took a deep breath, recording from memory a segment of what he had seen within Collapsed Dao Fallen Yellow back then—that was the Ninth Direction Crown Prince organizing everyone to attack the great formation, and the footage of releasing the Tai Sui.

Finally, he put this image into a jade slip and gave it to Old Cao.

After everything was done, Wen Wannan asked curiously, "Cao steward, you are well-traveled and knowledgeable—do you know how this Tai Sui came to be?"

Upon her question, everyone turned to look at Old Cao.

Even He Pingsheng was no exception.

"Hah..." Old Cao sighed and said, "Actually... I don't know either, but there is a saying circulating in the divine realm!"

"It is said... of course, this is just hearsay!"

"It is said that the owner of every Seven Curses Book ultimately cultivates the Great Dao of Curses, and every owner who achieves the supreme Dao of Curses through the Seven Curses Book eventually turns into a pile of rotting flesh—this is the Tai Sui!"

"Ah?"

"Ah..."

The girls were so frightened that they each covered their mouths, staring at He Pingsheng with terrified eyes.

You see, He Pingsheng had once obtained a Seven Curses Book.

He Pingsheng smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I no longer have the Seven Curses Book now!"

"Why is that?" Yu Si asked, somewhat dazed, looking at Old Cao.

Old Cao replied, "How would I know? Perhaps... the karmic burden borne by the Curse God Emperor is too great, so he cannot meet a good end—perhaps that is the case!"

"Young Master, if there is nothing else, this old servant will go to Xuanji City for a trip!"