Chapter 1247: Good and Evil Meet at Last
“You guys are?”
Sun and Wang came along with Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, and Xu Ke thought in a trance that they were his descendants.
But soon, he reacted.
With the conditions of the Imperial Small World’s lack of aura, it was impossible for cultivators of such a realm to be born.
Xu Ke’s profound gaze instantly landed on the two of them.
Sun Erlang was unassuming as he arched his hand and said, “By order of my master, I came here to ask senior to meet me.”
“Hm?”
Xu Ke was a little surprised.
He didn’t expect that in this world, there were still people who remembered him.
After Little Green and Little Red had transmitted their recent encounters with the empire, Xu Ke’s expression grew more and more grave.
“Knowing me and having this kind of ability? Who is it?”
A vague figure flashed through his mind, only to be eliminated one by one.
Faintly and imperceptibly glancing towards the rotten wooden coffin behind himself, Xu Ke originally wanted to decline their invitation.
But ……
Xu Ke’s line of sight paused on Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong again.
A slight sigh followed.
Obviously knowing where he was already, he still brought Qing and Red together. The meaning of the threat here was self-evident. Although he had avoided seeing them for a thousand years, he had no choice but to do so. He, Xu Ke, would not be a person who was desperate for love and justice, and could stand by and watch them suffer?
Thinking about this, Xu Ke slightly shook his head, “I can go with you. But there are a few requirements.”
Sun Erlang hurriedly said, “Senior, there is no harm in saying so.”
“One, one of the two of you needs to take my place and sit on the top of this mountain. Before I return, no matter what happens, you cannot leave early. As a precautionary measure, I will place a prohibition.” Xu Ke slowly said.
“This ……” Hearing this odd request, Sun Erlang was a little hesitant.
“No problem. I’ll just sit here instead of senior.” Wang Xuanba, however, patted his chest and agreed.
Sun Erlang knew that this brother of his, after practicing the gongfu handed down by his master, was able to transform into thousands of bodies just like the foreign beasts. Even if this body was completely destroyed, there wouldn’t be any particularly great impact. At that moment, he didn’t stop it either.
Xu Ke nodded and continued, “Secondly, after I follow you out of this small world, no one will be allowed to approach within a radius of ten feet. Otherwise, don’t let me be unkind, old me.”
Xu Ke swept his eyes at Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, and aggravated his tone.
It was as if this anyone was including both Green and Red.
Sun Erlang’s heart flinched at the words, but he still nodded his head and agreed.
“This last point? ……”
Xu Ke said to Qing and Red, “If there’s something wrong with me, kill me. Don’t hesitate for half a second.”
Saying that, a wooden sword that was no more than the size of a palm appeared in Xu Ke’s palm at some point.
Xu Ke reached out, and the wooden sword spontaneously flew in front of Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing completely froze.
But seeing Xu Ke’s pale yet very determined face, it resembled the way he insisted on leaving the empire back then.
There were tears in her eyes, but Xiao Qing didn’t say anything more and softly answered.
“Good.”
Xiao Qing clutched the wooden sword in her hand, while listening carefully to what Xu Ke transmitted, the method of using the wooden sword.
After everything was in order, Xu Ke looked towards Sun and Wang.
Seeing that Xu Ke was so solemn, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba didn’t dare to slack off, “What else does senior command?”
“You guys wait for a moment and stay away.”
The two men and two beasts were unsure. They looked at each other, but still obediently flew away from the sudden rocky mountain where Xu Ke was.
Xu Ke pressed his right hand on the top of the mountain and exerted a slight force.
The rocky mountain, heaven and earth, and even the entire world, all shook slightly in an instant.
It was as if sharp, spiteful curses rang out, and as if it was an illusion.
After waiting for the shaking to disappear, this small world became seemingly a bit different from before.
However, Sun Erlang and the others, again, did not see exactly what the difference was.
Xu Ke slowly got up, looked at Wang Xuanba, and stomped his right foot.
Wang Xuanba signaled Sun Erlang to rest assured, then flew to Xu Ke’s side.
“Sit down.”
Xu Ke shifted his feet out of the way, and a deeply sunken area appeared on the mountaintop floor.
Wang Xuanba sat down on his butt.
“It might hurt a bit, but it won’t kill you.”
Xu Ke flew into midair at this time and slowly said.
And the moment he flew out of the range of that towering stone mountain, Wang Xuanba let out a miserable scream.
It was as if something heavy had violently pressed down on him, and he had been caught off guard, his spine directly pressed against the ground.
The sound of bones being crushed and ground over kept ringing out.
“Xuan Ba?!” Sun Erlang exclaimed.
“I …… am fine!” A hand reached out from a torso that was almost a ball of meat cake.
It waved feebly towards Sun Erlang.
“It’s just that …… it does hurt a bit.”
Xu Ke flicked his finger towards Wang Xuanba, “Let’s go. I said he can’t die.”
Wang Xuanba’s pressure seemed to have eased a bit, and he was barely able to raise his head back up.
Seeing this, Sun Erlang took a deep breath. Without hesitating, he led the way in front with Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong.
Xu Ke, on the other hand, followed suit.
Like Qing and Red, Sun Erlang secretly observed Xu Ke behind him.
Originally, when Xu Ke was sitting, the seemingly rotting coffin behind him was not very conspicuous.
But I don’t know if it was Sun Erlang’s illusion, but since leaving the small world, that coffin seemed to have become more and more intact.
The shape was also slowly getting bigger.
It was like ……
something would come out of it at any time.
When he thought about the three strange requests Xu Ke had dictated earlier, a wave of uneasiness vaguely arose in Sun Erlang’s heart.
There was even an inexplicable low rambling sound in his ears.
Just as Sun Erlang couldn’t help but listen, a cold chill suddenly ran spontaneously in his heart.
The murmur in his ears instantly disappeared, replaced by Xu Ke’s whispered reminder.
“Ignore those odd sounds.”
Sun Erlang broke out into a cold sweat.
He prided himself on not being a weak-willed person, and even more so, he had experienced another real life in the Taiyan Sect’s Dao Transformation Stone Simulation World.
Yet hundreds of years of experience was so unbearable in front of those sneaky voices. Almost instantly, he fell.
“If it wasn’t for the Master’s personal Immortal Heart Mantra, I’m afraid I would have to suffer.”
“This Xu Ke ……”
Sun Erlang didn’t dare to look at Xu Ke as well as the coffin behind him again, but just gazed and quickened his pace.
Not long after, the group traveled through the long path of emptiness and arrived outside the Great Enlightenment Small World.
“Huh?”
This time, the one who let out a voice of uncertainty was Xu Ke.
Sun Erlang looked back, only to see that for some reason, the coffin behind him had once again become decayed and smaller.
It was almost indistinguishable from the world that Xu Ke was originally in.
Having been notified in advance, all the Great Enlightenment subjects of the Sacred Capital City all returned home.
The large city was empty, with only a path of nothingness opened up for Xu Ke, leading straight to the Holy Emperor’s Throne.
“Senior is already waiting for you, senior.” Sun Erlang said in a respectful voice.
There was no longer any need to lead the way.
Ever since he had arrived here, Xu Ke had already felt the powerful aura that was everywhere, enveloping the entire small world like a great sun in the sky.
It was far beyond the ordinary sense of the Harmonious Dao Realm.
It even suppressed the Xuanhuang Evil Thoughts that were sealed in the coffin behind him to a certain extent.
What was even more unbelievable to Xu Ke was that he actually vaguely detected a trace of familiarity from this aura.
But …… “How is that possible?”
Xu Ke’s heart carried three parts doubt, three parts apprehension, and a little bit of unknown excitement.
Finally, he entered the Holy Imperial Throne.
Waiting until he could see the figure seated above him, Xu Ke’s heart sighed in relief.
At the same time, a few moments of loss flashed by.
“It’s me who thought too much, how could it be the already dead Mr. Bai.”
Forcing down the distracting thoughts in his mind, Xu Ke gazed at this rumored Great Enlightenment [Faceless Saint Emperor].
Or rather, the Heaven’s Destiny Saint Emperor.
At the same time, Li Ping was also observing Xu Ke.
and the coffin behind his Xu Ke.
Naturally, Li Ping saw more than Sun Erlang.
What he saw was not rotten wood, but a transparent pale figure that loomed large.
The figure had the most handsome face in the world, yet it was paired with an expression full of resentment and evil.
Li Ping sensed that the urging of the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao had once again descended.
And, it was becoming more and more intense.
At the same time, it was as if the pale Xuanhuang Evil Thought had sensed something.
It raised its head violently and stared at Li Ping in death.
The opposite manifestation was that the coffin behind Xu Ke shook violently and incomparably.
There was even a loud clapping sound that echoed within the tall sanctuary.
“You ……”
Xu Ke was abruptly alerted.
His figure retreated violently, and a rotating wheel shadow emerged above his head.
The golden turning wheel spun rapidly, and images of billions of ferocious beasts, as well as roars, emerged from it.
It attempted to suppress the vibrating coffin.
However, the struggle of the Xuanhuang Evil Thought was stronger than ever.
It was not until Holy Emperor Li Ping, with a movement in his heart, that the [All Spirits of Heaven and Earth, All Beings Refining God] in the Great Enlightenment Small World operated slightly, obscuring the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao. Only then did the Xuanhuang Evil Thought, which had lost the sense of its other half, gradually quiet down.
And at this moment, Xu Ke, who had tried for a while and realized that he unexpectedly couldn’t fly out no matter what, also gave up his futile actions.
Coldly staring at Li Ping, “Who exactly are you?”
How could Xu Ke still not be clear at this moment that this Saint Emperor, was rushing towards the sealed Xuan Huang Evil Thought.
“Who am I ……”
Li Ping gave a slight beat, “This is actually unimportant. What is important is that it is time for the object to return to its original owner.”
Xu Ke burst out, “Returning things to their rightful owners?”
“Back then, Mr. Bai was responsible for the entrustment of the Heavenly Dao, and even sealed a part of the Heavenly Dao’s power. Now I will set things right and return the Dao to Heaven.” Li Ping’s voice was not loud, but it echoed endlessly in the Holy Emperor’s Throne, continuously.
In Xu Ke’s ears, it was like thunder.
“What did you say?!”
After living for so long, he had seen many bizarre things back then. But Xu Ke had never been this shocked before.
“Blocking is better than dredging. The seal is only a temporary measure, and the longer it is suppressed, the more powerful the backlash will be on the day it breaks free. Didn’t Mr. Bai teach you this reasoning?”
“How much longer can you hold out?”
Li Ping did not give Xu Ke time to react, shaking his mind one after another.
On Xu Ke’s forehead, cold sweat dripped down.
“Are you ……” he asked with some disbelief.
“The Xuanhuang Great Heavenly Father?”
The instant this word was uttered, the air in the Holy Emperor’s Throne was unknown to condense.
After a short period of silence, Li Ping but gently smiled.
“No.”
This answer was clearly a bit beyond Xu Ke’s expectations, and he was instantly thrown into a daze.
“After Mr. Bai’s betrayal, do you think the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao will still trust cultivators again?”
Li Ping’s tone was inexplicable.
“I am not the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.”
“I am the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.”
Li Ping said, standing up with a bang from the Holy Emperor’s seat.
In an instant, his figure seemed to be infinitely enlarged.
Like a giant in the sky, it filled Xu Ke’s field of vision.
And the originally extremely strong aura on Li Ping’s body erupted and climbed up once again.
The concealment of the Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation disappeared, and Li Ping borrowed the power of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.
And for the sake of his other half that was sealed, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao was unprecedentedly generous this time.
A rift appeared faintly from above in the Great Enlightenment Small World.
It was a sign that the entire world had been stretched to its limits.
If it wasn’t for the fact that over the years, under Li Ping’s management, the Great Enlightenment had been upgraded quite a bit, with its upper limit far exceeding that of ordinary small worlds.
I’m afraid that this would have been directly propped up.
Although it seemed that the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao was powerless in front of the Dharma Transmission Heavenly Sovereigns and Immortal Ruins True Immortals.
But in reality, with today’s Xuanhuang Realm’s physique that had fused many Immortal Cultivation remnant realms.
The power of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao was actually not too much weaker than when it was initially intact back then.
Strength and weakness were relative.
At this moment, in Xu Ke’s eyes, it was as if he had seen the fluttering figure that had carried the rhythmic will of the heavens and earth when he raised his hands and threw his feet.
Heaven and earth loved him, and he was loved by him.
But the difference was that Mr. Bai was gentle and refined.
And this figure in front of him ……
was domineering and majestic.
Fearful and convincing.
In a trance, Xu Ke recalled Mr. Bai’s explanation back then.
“On the point of whether or not to leave, I disagree with this realization.”
“I don’t think I’m wrong, and I don’t see this as betrayal.”
“I’m just looking for a better way to save the world.”
“Hsuk, watch over it for me if you can.”
“I think, one day, it will figure it out.”
……
At that time, Hsuke didn’t understand Mr. White’s words.
During these thousands of years, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao Consciousness that had been separated by Mr. Bai had not only failed to figure it out, but had instead developed in an increasingly extreme direction.
Not only were the intentions conveyed, the curses, increasingly vicious.
It would even affect any existence that came close to it.
The small world where Xu Ke was located, the one used to seal the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao’s consciousness, slowly lost its vitality and completely turned into a barren Gobi.
And his body, too, aged even more than normal.
Just before today, Xu Ke had thought that he would eventually meet the end of being devoured by evil thoughts.
Yet, he didn’t expect ……
“This is, what Mr. Bai said, figuring it out?”
“It is, however, another, ontological figuring out.”
Xu Ke couldn’t help but think so.
“Give it, back to me.”
Just as Xu Ke’s thoughts were spinning, Li Ping spoke once again.
This woke Xu Ke up from his contemplation.
He couldn’t help but take a step back as the golden spinning wheel continued to suppress the rotten wooden coffin.