The peak of Mount Sumeru.
An orange cat and a little girl were staring at each other.
A cold mountain breeze blew past.
The little girl: "…"
The big tabby cat: "…"
Seeing the confusion in the big tabby cat's eyes, the little girl's expression became tense — — -
— she found that she had recently been using the strong willpower she had tempered through countless life and death situations to keep a straight face.
After a bit of thought, the little girl praised: "Hm, a very good Thaumaturgy, I can sense the endless power from the void of space flowing into your body bit by bit, and the feeling of disharmony caused by absorbing the power of the two dragons is slowly disappearing"
The big tabby cat uttered a confused 'meow'.
The little girl almost broke her expression and could only barely maintain a serious expression — — -
Although the little girl's serious expression only made her seem more adorable, at least her tone was very serious:
"Turning into an Evil Suppressor beast is actually a unique way of cultivation, Qing Shan, you need to keep working hard!"
The big tabby cat's confused expression slowly disappeared.
He turned to the War God UI.
Lines of glowing text kept appearing on the interface.
[You've entered the 'Mountain of Orange' state]
[Evil Suppressor physique activated]
[In this state, any power that you absorb will no longer be able to cause any trouble and will be completely converted into your power]
[You are currently converting the power of the two dragons, please maintain this state until the entire process is complete]
[Attention: If you transform into a human halfway through, the conversion process will be interrupted, the entire process will have to start all over again]
[While in the 'Mountain of Orange' state, you will be constantly absorbing Soul Points from the outside world]
[Soul Points + 1]
[Soul Points + 2]
[Soul Points + 1]
[Soul Points + 1]
[Soul Points + 3]
…
Gu Qing Shan did some calculations.
Every three seconds, my Soul Points will increase.
Although the amount of Soul Points I get each time isn't too much, it's still a profitable business if I keep earning.
With that in mind, being a cat doesn't really matter.
— — Shifu was already able to transform into thousands of different forms, even turning into a white goose and becoming the eldest brother of Bai Hua sect. So what if I turn into a cat?
The big tabby cat nodded thoughtfully, finally accepting this new Thaumaturgy.
Seeing that he had thought it through, the little girl put the orange cat down.
— — Actually, for a moment, she really wanted to touch its fur, but the little girl resisted the urge and retracted her hand.
"Remember, you can now add your own dependents. You can borrow one of each dependant's abilities, just like how I borrowed your Dreamjolt Thaumaturgy," the little girl reminded him seriously.
The big tabby cat meowed in confusion.
The little girl listened attentively.
— — This body could transform into thousands of bodies, birds and beasts, and it had mastered the Cat Language a long time ago.
The little girl said, "Me? Of course I can't — only cultivators of the same realm as you or lower than you can establish a dependent connection with you. "
The big tabby cat sighed in disappointment.
Seeing his disappointment, the little girl changed her mind and said, "The Spirit Tortoise is still at the foot of the mountain. It must have passed the Ordeal of {Mahesvara King} this time. You can establish a dependent connection with it. I remember that it seems to have a very good defensive ability."
The big tabby cat shook its head.
He had to politely decline the Spirit Tortoise's [Traceless Head and Tail] Thaumaturgy.
Turning into a cat was already his bottom line, what would that amount to if he turned into a turtle's shell as well?
— — seems like if I want to use the {Mahesvara Dependent} Thaumaturgy, I'll have to find other cultivators.
The little girl continued to remind him: "One final point, and also the most important point, you must remember"
The big tabby cat looked at her.
The little girl became serious and spoke with a serious expression: "You can absorb all powers, but remember, you absolutely, absolutely, absolutely must not get fat"
The big tabby cat was a bit surprised.
The little girl continued: "Qing Shan, you still have the ability to transform into a dragon, but you've turned into a black dragon. This type of dragon is not recognized by the dragon race, so it might be dangerous in the future"
"Furthermore, although you can refine all kinds of powers after turning into a cat, don't be greedy or get fat"
"You must remember not to get fat. Once you get fat, you won't be able to fly or fight with your full strength when you turn into a dragon"
"Those dragons with big bellies are too ashamed to face anyone, so they have no choice but to find a random backward Magic-type world, hide in a deep cave, and live with a bit of money every day"
"They can't even fly very high, so they have no choice but to manifest a pair of wings to barely fly while dragging their bellies"
"They don't have the fighting prowess you do, they can only fight by spitting"
The big tabby cat seriously listened to her, nodded, and memorized it.
5-colored light slowly descended from the void of space, circling around the two of them.
The Sumeru Lord realm and {Mahesvara King} realm Tribulation had both been completed.
And now, the master and disciple pair could truly leave.
"Qing Shan, everything here is done, there's still a bit of time until noon, you can definitely make it if you return now" the little girl said.
The big tabby cat asked: "Meow meow meow?"
The little girl replied: "Me? I'll also return to Shen Wu world and spread the news of what happened here to the other cultivation worlds "
The big tabby cat clasped his paws: "Meow! Meow meow! "
The little girl then displayed the demeanor of a grandmaster and nodded: "Hm, Qing Shan, be careful, be careful when you're outside, also, don't ruin our Bai Hua sect's reputation"
The big tabby cat 'meow', slowly disappeared into the 5-colored light, and left Mount Sumeru.
The only person left on top of the mountain was the little girl.
"Alright, I've found out a lot of things this time, so I need to quickly return and gather everyone and tell them everything"
The little girl muttered to herself.
For some reason, she recalled what Gu Qing Shan told her before.
The Path to Heaven.
Why did that woman called Reneedol want to destroy the Path to Heaven?
Is she that afraid of the heavenly beings of the Heaven realm?
Fortunately, she couldn't find the Path to Heaven on this Mount Sumeru.
As the little girl thought about it, her expression suddenly became a bit blank.
"The Path to Heaven …"
She murmured to herself as she immersed herself in her memories.
Countless scenes came one after another, flashing through his mind at a dazzling speed.
"Mount Sumeru … that hidden path …"
Xie Dao Ling appeared to be in pain and couldn't help but mutter.
All of a sudden.
She returned to her true form, sat down on the ground, and breathed heavily for a while.
"It was too dangerous, there are some secrets that I can't recall right now, otherwise there would be huge problems"
After resting for a bit, Xie Dao Ling stood up.
"However, now that I've recalled this …"
She walked to the back of the mountain and stopped in front of a rock at the edge of the cliff.
A few moments of silence.
Xie Dao Ling took a step forward.
Her foot touched the void of space, but seemed to be stopped by something and didn't fall down.
"This is the place … the hidden Path to Heaven …"
Xie Dao Ling raised her other foot and continued to take another step upwards.
At this point, she was already standing in the void of space outside of Mount Sumeru, the void of space beneath her feet.
She continued to move upwards, quickly disappearing from the top of Mount Sumeru.
…
At another location.
The Wraith realm.
It was a pitch-black temple that was completely silent.
Countless wraiths stood in formation, guarding this temple.
This was the center of the Wraith realm.
Conquering the infinite worlds, fighting against the Abyss, collecting the Samsara fragments, all of these orders were issued from this place.
At this point.
A man wearing a yaksha mask stood at the entrance of the temple, silently waiting.
A few moments later.
A dark-red badge suddenly appeared in front of him.
What followed was a voice that made an announcement.
"Sir, the three Wraith Lords' meeting is about to end, you will need to head to the West Palace first"
The man clasped his fist to receive the badge and replied: "Thank you, I'll be on my way"
From the sound of this voice, it was Cang Wu Zhang.
With the badge in hand, he passed through the gate of the temple and headed towards the West Palace.
Every wraith on the way respectfully bowed to greet him. Only a few wraiths didn't even bother to look at him and simply walked past him.
"Ahaha, that guy can't even keep an eye on a prison cell"
"I heard that's not all, there's also …"
Although the small discussions were purposely suppressed, who wouldn't be able to hear them at this level?
Cang Wu Zhang angrily scoffed, but didn't say anything else and quickened his pace.
"Sir"
The two wraiths guarding the West Palace bowed and greeted him.
Cang Wu Zhang didn't even look at them and went in.
The West Palace was dark, with only two maids standing guard in front of the wraith statue.
Seeing him come in, the two maids both bowed to greet him.
Cang Wu Zhang hurriedly returned the greeting, his anger also disappearing without a trace.
One of the maids came forward and presented a stick of incense in front of Cang Wu Zhang.
Cang Wu Zhang respectfully received it, inserted it into the incense burner in front of the wraith statue, then silently waited on one side.
The two maids stood on both sides of the wraith statue.
Neither side spoke.
A few moments later.
The stick of incense was lit, giving off a faint cloud of smoke.
Cang Wu Zhang immediately knelt down in front of the wraith statue and said: "Greetings, Wraith Lord"
「 Hm 」
An indifferent voice resounded from the wraith statue, completely emotionless.
「 There are too many matters to attend to, so I didn't want to summon you here, but this place is still the central hub, if you don't come here for a bit, you'll eventually be pushed out 」
Cang Wu Zhang remained silent.
The voice continued: 「 The Huang Quan fragment world used to be our prison, you were responsible for watching over the prisoners, but there seems to have been a bit of a disturbance recently 」
Cang Wu Zhang replied: "I've already sent troops to suppress it"
The voice continued: 「 One more thing, I heard that the Yama King had disappeared from our surveillance 」
Cang Wu Zhang replied: "Indeed"
「 I've just received news that the Mount Sumeru we've been working on for so long had suddenly manifested a new Heavenly Palace barrier, completely blocking off our path of entry — — in other words, the amount of manpower and resources we've invested into this mountain might very well have all gone to waste 」
Cang Wu Zhang fell silent.
The voice also stopped talking.
After a long while, Cang Wu Zhang finally spoke up with difficulty: "That is indeed the case, Wraith Lord"
The voice spoke regretfully: 「 Originally, I thought highly of you. After all, you're quite skilled in dealing with the Samsara fragment world, and you even managed to rope in an Azure Dragon to help the army in the war against the Eternal Abyss, unfortunately … 」
A black blade suddenly descended from the wraith statue and pressed against Cang Wu Zhang's neck.
Cang Wu Zhang remained kneeling on the ground, his back straight and unmoving.
The blade also didn't move.
A few moments later.
The voice sighed, then spoke up again:
「 I know that you've always been an outstanding person. Very well, I'll ask you one last time 」
Cang Wu Zhang clasped his fist and bowed, saying: "Thank you, Wraith Lord"
The voice asked: 「 So, was it your mistake, or was that Huang Quan Devil King really that difficult to deal with? 」
Cang Wu Zhang took out a jade talisman and crushed it.
Countless images scattered from the jade talisman, forming a scene in the air.
Xie Dao Ling quickly formed a hand seal.
The Divine Skill was completed.
The dusky world. The boundless great river.
A small skiff. An orphaned girl.
This scene was so shocking that even the two maids raised their heads to take a look.
A long sigh resounded from the wraith statue.
「 So it was her, I'll have to inform the others later — — - now, tell me, how did you deal with it at the time? 」
Cang Wu Zhang replied: "At the time, I used the vitality of 18 wraiths to perform the Immortal Craft Thousand Ruler Mirror to temporarily stop this Huang Quan Divine Skill"
The voice from the wraith statue suddenly chuckled:
「 Dealing with it wasn't an issue, but do you really think the vitality of 18 wraiths was enough to stop her? 」
Cang Wu Zhang froze.
The voice seemed to have gained a bit more emotion as it continued: 「 Using the power of wraiths to perform an Immortal Craft is nothing more than trying to paint a tiger, not to mention in front of an entity like her 」
「 She simply felt that existences like you weren't worth her effort, so she didn't act 」
「 Unless the woman who summoned her paid the corresponding price, she wouldn't even move a finger to kill you, because this was the rule she had set 」
「 But then again, if she truly wanted someone's life, she would have given up on her reward and personally taken away everything she wanted 」
The yaksha mask on Cang Wu Zhang's face suddenly cracked open.
Following that, the entire mask completely shattered, revealing his cold and narrow pupils as well as his dark and gloomy expression.
A new mask manifested from the void of space.
Compared to the previous mask, this new mask had a bit more blood red to it, giving it a terrifying appearance.
The voice continued: 「 You really can't be blamed for what happened this time — — after all, within the entire Wraith realm, the only ones who could fight against her were us old geezers 」
「 But everything you've been doing has failed in the end. I shall now strip you of your 'Wraith Might' mask and demote you to 'Wraith General', do you have any objections? 」
Cang Wu Zhang's heart finally calmed down.
So.
I survived.
He clasped his fist: "Wraith Lord sir, this subordinate has no objections"
The voice spoke with satisfaction: 「 That is good, after all, in this era of war, a capable general is hard to come by. Following this, you shall head to the space vortex and participate in the campaign against the Eternal Abyss 」
「 Understood 」
「 According to the latest intelligence, the Huang Quan Devil King seems to have allied with the Eternal Abyss. As a man, he cannot summon the Forgetting River 」
「 I shall give you 300 wraiths and 100,000 wraith soldiers, find a chance to eliminate him and bring his head back, I shall bestow upon you the 'Wraith Might' name again 」
Cang Wu Zhang silently listened, then bowed: "Understood, thank you sir"
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