Chapter 27: The Essence of Departing Fire

  "Alright, I admit defeat."

  When Chang Er Guang said these words with great difficulty, for a moment it seemed as if he had aged a lot. Shen Ma Zheng Ba, Extreme Joy, Shen Ma Li Jiao, Great Welcome, all of them were far away from him at this moment.

  When he first secretly calculated Zhang Youren, he was nervous, after all, the other party was the authentic master of the heavenly court, and he was just a rebellious disciple who was protected by Buddhism as a pseudo-Buddha. However, when he succeeded for the first time, when he saw Zhang Youren again, under the drive of greed, he actually took the initiative to produce murderous intentions, wanting to get rid of him and feel at ease afterwards.

  This is the sorrow of human nature!

  Things that seem within easy reach can be irresistible, even if you know there's a trap waiting.

  Zhang Youren sighed at the result of Chang Er Ding Guang's delight in Buddha, but he wouldn't sympathize with this kind of outcome.

  Looking at the sealed Long Ear, Zhang Youren looked at Lu Ya with gratitude, and had a high respect for this legendary figure born before the heavens and earth.

  Lu Yao didn't care about Zhang Youren's worship at all, looking at the celestial soldiers and generals flying quickly from afar, he frowned and said calmly: "Your Majesty, let me take this little man to Lingxiao Palace for you to discuss further."

  "Good!"

  Lu Xiangdao flew in with his green robe fluttering, his large sleeves and belt wrapped around Zhang Youren and the seriously injured Xiaoqing, and in an instant they arrived at the Lingxiao Hall.

  "My day!"

  That's the difference!

  Zhang Youren deeply despised himself, the master of the heavenly court. From the battlefield to Lingxiao Hall, if he still went at his previous speed, it would take at least an hour or more. Moreover, after experiencing that battle, Zhang Youren no longer dared to say that the heavenly court was safe. However, Lu Ya Dao Ren simply waved his sleeve and brought back this mortal body and Xiao Qing's seriously injured demon cultivator, the gap was enormous.

  Lu Yao Daoren put down the two Long Er Shifu and Xiao Qing, casually drew a boundary, then turned around to face Zhang Youren.

  "Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, you've now lost all your cultivation and have become a mortal, haven't you?"

  "Ah..."

  "What did you say?!"

  Zhang Youren suddenly heard this news and was shocked into a cold sweat.

  "How did he know? With the Huatian Mirror in hand, can't it still block his probing?" Zhang Youren's right hand grasped the Huatian Mirror, with a burst of blue veins on his hand, feeling as if Lu Yidao had seen through his lungs and intestines, leaving no secrets.

  "Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't be your enemy." Lu Ya seemed to know what Zhang Youren was thinking and said: "I'm just a cultivator with a special method, so I can detect Your Majesty's anomaly. I've spoken too rashly, in the three realms, under normal circumstances, without a saint, except for me, I'm afraid no one can break through the Huantian Mirror's seal and discover Your Majesty's anomaly."

  "Oh."

  Zhang Youren heard this and let out a slight sigh of relief.

  "Is your technique special?" He glanced at Lu Yaodao, whose expression was calm and composed, "I'm afraid his strength is not much weaker than that of a Saint."

  According to legend, Lu Ya Dao Ren was the number one person under the saint during the封神之战 (Sealing of the Gods War). Unfortunately, as a being belonging to this world's Li Huo Zhi Jing (离火之精), like Di Xian Lao Zu and Zhen Yuan Da Xian, he could not truly leave the Three Realms in his true form, nor did he have the opportunity to become a saint. This is why he has been lingering until now, becoming a hidden, scattered immortal, living as a legendary figure.

  However, Lu Ya is a person who does not fight or occupy, with a calm temperament. In the war of sealing gods, he has always been a role that saves the world in times of crisis and it's hard for him to participate in the real tribulation.

  Moreover, as Zhang Youren knew, Lu Ya's other identity was exactly what he could use now.

  "I don't know..."

  Zhang Youren didn't know how to start speaking.

  Lu Yao had lived for eighteen years in a chaotic world and had seen everything.

  He saw Zhang Youren's face showing a difficult expression, pinched his fingers and calculated, everything was in his heart.

  He smiled and said to Zhang Youren: "Is Your Majesty prepared to take a bit of the origin of the innate fire from me?"

  "Ah......how did you know?"

  Zhang Youren was overjoyed and was still thinking about how to achieve this when the other party unexpectedly brought it up.

  Lu Yao Dao Ren's greatest reputation in front of the immortal is for beheading the Flying Knife and Nailing the Seven Arrows Book, but he himself knows very little about how he obtained the Way through the Departed Fire Essence. This matter, coincidentally, Zhang Youren knows something about it.

  He wants to build a fairy foundation, he must have the innate objects of special properties of the five elements or rely on people who can achieve it. Now that drowsiness has arrived, when encountering a pillow, how can he not be excited!

  "I beg of you, sir, to enlighten me!"

  Zhang Youren nodded his hands, with a grateful expression beyond words.

  "Your Majesty is too polite. Although I, a Taoist, have transcended the three realms and am not bound by the five elements, I must still rely on the three realms to survive. Therefore, I will not permit anyone to disrupt the order of the three realms."

  "Your Majesty has been secretly plotted against, your seven spirits are scattered and disordered. I am unable to help you pass through this difficulty, but a thread of the essence of the Departed Fire's origin can still be obtained."

  As he spoke, Lu Yaodao suddenly disappeared and made a move with his fingers, shooting out a scorching hot light source from the tip of his finger towards Zhang Youren's Baihui, in just a few breaths it was swallowed into his Dantian by Zhang Youren, becoming one strand of the Five Elements Tao fruit's origin.

  After absorbing the essence of the fire, Zhang Youren felt refreshed and clear-headed. The damage caused by the recent battle was also restored to its original state, and his spirit and energy were significantly improved. Even his immortal body showed signs of recovery.

  "Good!"

  Zhang Youren let out a hearty cheer.

  Just as he was about to ask Lu Ya Dao Ren for some advice on his cultivation difficulties and prepare to emotionally invest in binding this calm and composed thigh to his own war chariot, a red cloud floated up from Lu Ya Dao Ren's body. He stepped into the air and said: "Your Majesty, I bid you farewell. May we meet again by fate."

  "Don't go so fast, I'm going, it's not easy to fly."

  Zhang Youren was extremely embarrassed, and all his prepared lines were useless.

  But anyway, this kind of thing is done with a flourish and a departure, which suits the image of a superior person.

  Seeing Lu Ya, he thought of his half-brother Tian Peng, and Zhang Youren was puzzled. With the personality of Lu Ya's disciples, even if they were just nominal disciples, Tian Peng couldn't be as incompetent as recorded in "Journey to the West". Was there something hidden?

  Forget it, I'll ask that fat guy when I see him next time.

  Zhang Youren had someone give Xiaoqing a Lingdan, and after supporting her to rest, he turned to deal with Chang'er Ding Guang Huanxi Buddha and Xuanzhen Little Monk.

  Cháng ěr dìng guāng huān xǐ fó yǔ xuán zhēn xiǎo hé shàng bèi lù yā dào rén céng céng fēng yìn, fàng zài líng xiāo diàn nèi, jiù rú yī tuán xī ní, kě yǐ rèn yóu bǎi nòng.

  Translation:

  Chang'er Ding Guang Huanxi Buddha and Xuanzhen Little Monk were sealed by Lu Ya Dao Ren layer by layer and placed in the Lingxiao Hall, like a lump of mud that can be manipulated at will.

  Zhang Youren walked up to Chang Er Ding Guang Huan Xi Fo and slapped him several times on both sides of his face, venting out the anger that had been building up inside. Only after he was satisfied did he pick up Chang Er, who had fainted from rage, and searched him thoroughly by stripping off his monk's robe.

  If Long Er hadn't passed out yet, he would definitely wake up again in a rage and roar: "Is this the Jade Emperor? You're even worse than a bandit!"

  However, Zhang Youren can't control what others think, especially the captives in his hands!

  He took out an object from his Kunlun bag and exclaimed "As expected!"

  With a delighted smile, he put the six soul flags he had searched for into his own pocket and said, "The treasure of the saint, even if it can't be used, keeping it in my pocket as a memento is also great."

  Whistling, Zhang Youren summoned the Golden Armor God General and ordered him to throw the two into the Heavenly Prison for trial. After that, he left with a smile. Because, compared to torturing Chang Er Ding Guang Huan Xi Fo to avenge his curse, he now had an even more important matter to clarify immediately.

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