The Fire Carp was in fact a carp, but it was called the Fire Carp because its body was red like a flame, and it lived in the fire source.
It was indeed a divine animal; otherwise, it wouldn't have lived for tens of thousands of years without reaching adulthood, which was why it called itself the King of Fire Carp.
In fact, it was still a child.
It looked timid and cowardly in the face of trouble. It wanted to bully the weak but was often afraid of the strong. It looked innocent but was talkative. This was all because it had lived underground for tens of thousands of years but had not seen many people. It had not communicated with anyone, but that did not mean it was stupid.
They were both divine animals born in response to the fire. Though it couldn't enlighten the Saints and change heaven and earth like the Vermilion Bird, it was also extremely intelligent and could sense the heavenly secrets and dangers. It followed Bai Zhenren to the Underworld and then traveled against the rain to the deep end of the ocean. Looking at the blood beads in the sky, it knew what awaited it.
The blood beads formed a thread, the thread formed a net, and the net was the formation.
This large formation was full of bloody and terrifying energy. The broken pieces of the corpses in the ocean water and the stench of the devil blood couldn't be blown away by the sea wind for a day and a night indicated that this was a powerful formation that required a blood sacrifice.
The Fire Carp let out a gloomy sigh, thinking with a hint of self-pity and pride that there weren't many divine animals in Chaotian in a higher state and more honorable state than it, so its blood was the most suitable treasure to be used as a blood sacrifice.
Thinking of this, all the self-pity and pride turned into fear and sadness. Was it going to die?
…
…
It would be a long journey from the Cold Mountain to the Secret Realm of Singing Spring on the land of Chaotian; but the distance was shortened by traveling through the Underworld.
Faced with death, the Fire Carp had to think many times about how to get out of the predicament and even kill Bai Zhenren, no matter how short the distance was.
The problem was that a great many years ago, the grandmasters of the previous generation of the Center Sect had employed a powerful magic to set up a powerful forbidding formation in his body. The forbidding formation was distributed in every part of his body, like the sunlight cut open by the leaves or the wind combed by the willow branches. It was inseparable from his spiritual soul.
Not to mention launching a sneak attack on Bai Zhenren, even if it wanted to leave, it would trigger a reaction from the restriction, and it would suffer a fate worse than death.
There was no way they could continue fighting. Fortunately, the Fire Carp had an ultimate skill that they were very good at.
It looked up to the sky and said, "Bai Yuan, my little friend, you see, I am much older than you, and my seniority is also much higher. Don't you think it's disrespectful to kill me like this?"
Bai Zhenren stood in the sky a few miles above the giant whirlpool, his line of sight following a dark line in the ocean towards the northwest.
The seawater there was obviously higher than elsewhere, like a mountain rising from the plains. It looked extremely magical, as if someone was doing something at the bottom of the sea.
It was likely that the giant from the other continent had blocked the passage to the Netherworld and was repairing the Great Maelstrom's passage to other places.
The fire carp shouted with a trembling voice, "I'm a divine beast of the Cloud-Dream Mountain after all! Though I haven't been to the Cloud-Dream Mountain even once since I was born … it's because your ancestors said that there was no fire source on the mountain; it's not because I'm disloyal. I've been loyal to the Center Sect for tens of thousands of years; how could you sacrifice my blood to the formation? "
Bai Zhenren pulled back his line of sight and looked at the fire carp sealed by the huge wall of seawater, saying, "The Center Sect has raised you for more than twenty thousand years; it's time for you to do something for the Zhongzhou School."
The fire carp waved his tail twice, exclaiming indignantly, "Who raised me? Who raised me? You're not my stepmother! I survived by myself in the fire source; when have you people ever cared about me? Coming to see me once in a few hundred years is considered raising me? I'm not familiar with you people at all! If I had known this earlier, I would have joined the Aoyama Sect directly! "
Bai Zhenren reached out his finger and drew a circle in front of him.
The blood bead that had scattered earlier had gradually condensed into a small blood-red pagoda, which looked similar to the Pagoda of Suppressing Devils the Immortal Tan had taken out in the Aoyama Sect.
Looking at the small blood-red pagoda, the fire carp sensed that the shadow of death was getting closer and closer, his voice trembling again, "Can we still negotiate?"
Looking at the rising seawater in the Huge Whirlpool, Bai Zhenren remarked with an appreciative expression, "Using heaven and earth as the stove; the Immortal's method is truly outstanding."
The fire carp wondered if he should wave his fins and cheer when he was about to die.
Bai Zhenren continued, "I'm not capable of such a method, but I can still add fuel to the fire."
"I'm a fish, not a piece of firewood," the fire carp murmured.
Bai Zhenren said, "The Underworld River is the fire, and the endless seawater is the firewood. I've led the fire source to the Underworld, but I've merely poured a spoonful of oil on it; the firewood has to be added in the end. You've helped me reopen the passage leading to the Underworld from the ocean, which will leave an important mark in the history of Chaotian. You'll die a worthy death."
The fire carp was terrified, as he said, "Don't worry, Immortal. The bird of the Aoyama Sect is a divine animal, so its blood must be useful. Shall I go and pick it up for you?"
Bai Zhenren said, "Even though the Dark Phoenix is the leader of the formation, he will die for sure after being attacked by Cao Yuan and the Giant."
The fire carp yelled anxiously, "Even if he's dead, his blood won't be drained. Immortal, let me pick up the corpse! "
Bai Zhenren closed his eyes and started tempering the small blood-red pagoda, paying no more attention to the fire carp.
"What if … what if you let me go first? I'll pretend to join the Aoyama Sect and become a spy there, killing that old tortoise in secret. I'll drain his blood! I've heard from Tong Yan that the old tortoise is older than me, so his blood must be more fragrant than mine! "
"Can't you do that? Immortal! I'm still young, so the effect of my blood isn't that good. If you wait for a few more days, I'll be an adult soon. It's true! I didn't lie to you. In a few days, when I become an adult, this disgusting … no, handsome formation will become stronger. By then, you will be able to kill all the people of the Green Mountain Sect, even if the large Buddha under the ground floats up, and even if that unbelievably powerful monster at the bottom of the ocean comes, to say nothing of opening the passage to the Underworld. "
"Immortal, Immortal … even if you want me to die, you can't do it here. I don't like the seawater. I'll sink to the bottom of the ocean after I die. Do you want me to become a salted fish?"
No matter how he tried to persuade the fire carp, he tried to persuade the fire carp with his emotions, or he tried to be unreasonable and shameless, it was useless.
The fire carp stopped talking. Looking at the increasingly deep bloody lines in the sky, a hopeless expression showed in his eyes. He decided to fight with his life on the line.
As soon as the thought was born, he let out a blood-curdling scream and began to roll around in pain in the mist created by the waterfall.
Several extremely deep lines of blood appeared on its body. Its incomparably hard scales were cut open, emitting popping sounds, as if the strings of a zither had been snapped.
Blood gushed out from the wounds and began to burn when it came into contact with the sea breeze. Even when the blood fell into the seawater, the flames did not extinguish.
The fire carp's screams and cries of pain could be heard from the flames, just like a child.
Bai Zhenren opened his eyes and pointed his right hand at the ball of flames. His expression was extremely calm.
Crack! Amidst the horrifying sounds of cutting, the fire carp was broken into countless pieces and fell into the sea, splashing some waves before vanishing.
…
…
(From tomorrow to the 20th of October, an average of three thousand per day.)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
