This was the truth that Ming Kunzi hadn't told Wang Baole!
What existed in this place was not Ming Kunzi's physical body. In truth, Ming Kunzi had already perished in the war back then. However, due to some unknown connection between him and the Emperor of the Underworld, he was revived here.
That was why he had opened the Underworld Dream and accepted Wang Baole as his disciple. However, everything came at a price. The Ming Kunzi who was revived here was only a soul. His mission was no longer to reincarnate and replace the Heavenly Dao. His mission … was to protect the Underworld Emperor's Tomb.
No one was allowed to disturb the Underworld Emperor's Tomb, not even the disciples of the Underworld Sect. It was disrespectful!
Therefore … if one wanted to take away the Underworld Emperor's remains, they had to make Ming Kunzi truly die. Once he was completely dead, the Underworld Emperor's coffin would open on its own.
If it had been anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to obtain the Underworld Emperor's remains. Although Ming Kunzi was only a soul, he was still one of the nine great Underworld Sect elders. His cultivation was monstrous, and his strength was unfathomable. Even the many Divine Emperors of the Never-Ending Clan couldn't do anything to him here, let alone the current Underworld Sect.
Chen Qing might be Ming Kunzi's disciple, but he couldn't take him away either. That was because … that was Ming Kunzi's principle and mission. He wouldn't give up, and he wouldn't agree to it either. The only exception was … Wang Baole, who was his weakness!
He regretted accepting Wang Baole as his disciple because he saw Wang Baole's suffering and the pressure he had to bear. His heart ached for him, but he was also gratified by Wang Baole's Dao. He was gratified that his original intentions hadn't changed.
But in the end … he still felt guilty. Therefore, only Wang Baole could make him sigh. He couldn't bear to reject him, so he chose to go against his own Dao. He chose … to fulfill his disciple's wish.
Chen Qing knew all of this. If it had been before he had merged with the Heavenly Dao, he might not have been able to do such a thing. However, after merging with the Heavenly Dao … he was first the Heavenly Dao, then Chen Qing.
That was why Wang Baole had come.
This was a scheme, a scheme that Ming Kunzi was unwilling to reveal, a scheme that Chen Qing had chosen to remain silent about.
Wang Baole's body trembled. What the wishing bottle gave him was not only a gaze that could see through the truth, but also thoughts that could see through the calculations. Therefore, in a short period of time, all the answers appeared in his heart.
At the instant the answer appeared in his mind, red veins appeared in his eyes, and he looked up at the sky. This was the first time … he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure with such a gaze!
Even when Wang Baole had been ostracized in the Dark Sect, and even when Wang Baole had been targeted outside the Netherworld River, he had never been like this. But now … his bottom line had been completely crossed. His eyes were filled with anger, disbelief, and struggle. He let out a low roar.
"Senior Brother, is this true?!"
Chen Qing fell silent.
Wang Baole laughed bitterly and retreated. However, it was at this moment that Ming Kunzi's ancient voice echoed out in all directions.
"Baole!"
Wang Baole stopped in his tracks and looked at his Master. His heart was filled with bitterness and confusion that he had no way to vent.
"You asked me just now why I said that your Dao was incomplete," Ming Kunzi said slowly. "Now, I will give you the answer." His expression was warm, and the love in his eyes grew deeper.
"Even though you have gained initial enlightenment of your Dao, your Dao Heart is not stable. Furthermore, all of the souls here are illusory and not real …. Therefore, if you want your Dao to be truly established, you need to … purify a real soul."
"And I am that soul. I have prepared that soul for you. Purify me. You and I, Master and disciple, began in the great dream and ended in this tomb."
Wang Baole's body trembled, and his eyes grew even redder. His body swayed as he retreated again. He looked at his Master, and a look of determination appeared in his eyes. He slowly shook his head.
Purify was a term used by the Underworld Sect. In reality, it was death. Even if he painted a new Corpse Face, rearranged his fate, and entered the cycle of reincarnation … the person who entered the cycle of reincarnation was no longer his Master.
Others might think otherwise, but as a Underworld Child, how could Wang Baole not know that after reincarnation, even if the origin was the same, it was still not his original body?
In this world, there was no such thing as an identical flower.
He could paint the Corpse Faces of others and send them into the cycle of reincarnation without any emotional fluctuations. However, he could not personally purify his Master! This was because his Master could have lived for countless years. Purifying his Master … was no different from killing him!
"Master, I won't take the Underworld Emperor's remains!" Veins popped out on Wang Baole's forehead. He let out a low roar and retreated again. However, as soon as he did so, dozens of Dark Sect cultivators who had been watching from afar immediately charged towards him with a sudden burst of speed.
Even the weakest among them was at the great circle of the Eternal Star realm. Three of them were mighty beings of the Star Domain realm. They moved quickly. Their target was not Wang Baole, but … the coffin!
They wanted to extinguish the invisible Soul Lamp on the coffin. Although they did not know how to do it, they could tell that once the coffin was opened, the Soul Lamp would be extinguished. At any other time, if Ming Kunzi did not want to, they would not be able to do it. However, at this moment … Ming Kunzi had chosen to acquiesce.
In the blink of an eye, the figures neared. The murderous intent in Wang Baole's eyes erupted for the first time in the Nine Underworlds Galaxy. He activated his cultivation instantly, and the power of his Star Domain realm physical body became even more violent. His perfected Eternal Star realm Divine Soul seemed to let out a roar. His body transformed into dozens of afterimages, and as the Dark Sect cultivators approached, he charged forward to stop them.
With a boom, the two sides collided above the coffin. This was the first time Wang Baole had unleashed his power in this place. His aura surged to the heavens. Among the dozens of Underworld Sect cultivators, almost ninety percent of them coughed up blood when they came into contact with Wang Baole's afterimages. They were sent flying, and their expressions were even more horrified.
Even the three mighty beings of the Star Domain realm did not cough up blood, but their bodies trembled violently. They were forced back seventy to eighty feet by Wang Baole's physical body and the power of his Spirit.
"Don't force me to kill!" Wang Baole's hair fluttered in the wind, and blood seeped out of the corners of his mouth. After all, he had to face so many people at once. No matter how powerful he was, he was still injured. However, the murderous intent in his eyes grew even stronger.
From wanting to obtain the Underworld Emperor's remains for his senior brother to stopping the Underworld Sect from obtaining it, the former was an obsession, and the latter … was even more of an obsession!
Only with an obsession in one's heart could one be considered to have cultivated. Without an obsession, even if one existed with the stars, what could one do?!
Wang Baole unleashed his cultivation once again. He raised his right hand and waved it. Instantly, the Star Map appeared behind him, and countless Dharmic treasures appeared around him. They shone with a blinding light. Ming Kunzi sighed softly and lifted his head to look at the silhouette of his other disciple.
"What … are you thinking?"
The Underworld Sect cultivators who had been forced back had complicated expressions on their faces.
One of the Star Domain realm cultivators finally acknowledged Wang Baole's identity, and said bitterly, "Underworld Child, why must you do this …?"
"We know that you're suffering, but all of this is for the sake of the Underworld Sect's rise to power. Besides, the Ninth Elder has already approved of it …."
"Underworld Child, please allow us to help you perfect your Great Dao. After this, we will respect you as our leader!" The three mighty beings of the Star Domain realm spoke in unison.
"No!" Wang Baole raised his right hand and formed a seal. The star chart behind him rumbled, and the image of the Divine Bull appeared. Its aura erupted once again, and it shook the surroundings. Then, a cold snort sounded from afar.
The snort came from two people. It was the woman who had concealed her strength, and the male Underworld Child who didn't have much of a presence. The two of them flew over from afar, transforming into two long arcs that instantly closed in on each other and began to fuse.
The long arcs were fusing, and so were their bodies. The fusion didn't last for long, only three to five breaths of time. The long arcs and Yin and Yang became one, and the person who appeared in front of Wang Baole was a genderless cultivator. It was impossible to tell if he was a man or a woman. His cultivation base broke through the great circle of the Star Domain realm in an instant, and his aura was even more terrifying than that of the three mighty beings of the Star Domain realm.
After he appeared, this person didn't pause at all. He pointed a finger at Wang Baole.
"The Underworld Sect's rise cannot be lost. Wang Baole … you're a Underworld Child in vain. Since that's the case … I'll take the source of the Underworld Sect's rise to power in your place!"
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