Chapter 1252: Chapter 1185: Evil Buddha’s Grand Ambition

Do you dare to join me in saving all living things?

When Qin Liuxi said this, Master Taicheng couldn’t help but recall the scene a few years ago when she chased the traitor Taiyang. The memories were vivid, as if it were yesterday.

Taiyang deserved his fate, and what she did was what they, who claimed to follow the Righteous Path, should do: exterminate evil and defend the Dao, punish the wicked, and promote virtue.

Now she spoke of saving all living things, putting the Taoist sect’s mission plainly.

Master Taicheng put down his teacup, full of righteousness, and said: "We cultivators should indeed exterminate evil and uphold righteousness, punish the wicked, and promote virtue. When the world is in chaos, we must save it. What you said, I dare to undertake!"

Chengyangzi also nodded: "What the Master said is very true. If all living things are in trouble, we cultivators must do our best to save the world, only in this way can we be worthy of our cultivation and rectify our Dao Heart."

Qin Liuxi made a Taoist ceremony to the two.

Master Taicheng said: "Speak then, what exactly is the matter? Is it related to that Evil Ghost?"

The Evil Ghost had escaped from the Nine Netherworld years ago, and he had been aware of it during communication with God, but he had never encountered its traces, let alone fought it.

Chengyangzi had also heard of it, but he knew even less than Master Taicheng, only worrying with a heavy heart: "Although we are in the Buddhist Sect, in the past two or three years, Da Feng appears prosperous on the surface, but underneath there’s dark turmoil. Officials are full of fat oil, common people lack food, their days far less happy than before."

Master Taicheng nodded, saying: "Especially since the Saint pursued longevity, proclaimed himself State Preceptor, and established the Longevity Palace, common people have often been seen in tatters. Since last year’s snow disaster, the nation’s fortune has been declining. The old Taoist observed the stars at night and discovered..."

His face was somewhat solemn, but he didn’t continue.

"Master, this place is Heavenly Mountain, far from worldly cares, and those present are all among our cultivators. What is there to fear speaking of?" Chengyangzi hummed with laughter while stroking his beard, sighing: "Ziwei Star is falling, Da Feng’s dynasty change is not far off."

Master Taicheng cupped his hands toward him, revealing a guilty face, and said: "Jinhua Temple is beneath the Emperor’s feet, accustomed to caution, unlike the straightforwardness of Daoist Chengyangzi."

Chengyangzi waved his hand, saying: "Just a lesson learned from past experience after all. During the previous Emperor’s reign, our Taoist sect was suppressed terribly. You and I are old enough to have experienced it. Back then, countless Daoist friends truly hid in deep mountains, disconnecting from the mundane world, just to preserve our Taoist heritage."

Master Taicheng recalled the Taoist sect’s lowest point, also feeling lingering fear, sighing: "So now that the Saint seeks longevity and practices alchemy, it seems the Taoist sect is valued, but once there’s an issue with the elixir, history might repeat itself."

He then looked at Qin Liuxi, saying: "With the Emperor Star falling and the nation unstable, as the saying goes, ’Three feet of ice is not formed in a day.’ Is the nation’s chaos due to that Evil Ghost’s doing?"

This girl is a cultivator, concerned more about affairs beyond the mundane world, things mortals can hardly resist. Her mention of chaos among all living things is not merely about natural disaster and man-made disaster.

What makes her so grave must be related to that legendary Evil Ghost.

Chengyangzi also looked over. His cultivation isn’t higher than anyone here, but he occasionally observes divination, and all signs point to a comet causing chaos. Is this comet referring to the Evil Ghost they mentioned?

Qin Liuxi refilled the tea for the few, saying: "Since both Daoist friends have sensed something, I’ll speak of the important matters."

She took a sip of tea and began from the beginning, including the escape of Si Luo, the events in Da Feng that mortals couldn’t resolve, and the series of incidents she resolved because of Si Luo, describing in detail everything she had participated in and considered significant.

Master Taicheng and Chengyangzi shifted from calm to serious solemnity, their gazes turning from surprise to complexity, as they realized she had accomplished and experienced much during their immersion in cultivation.

Both felt somewhat ashamed.

But the shocking news Qin Liuxi revealed, about Si Luo wanting to bring Destruction to the world, offering sacrifices to become a god, left them with heavy expressions and trembling hearts when they saw the scenes depicted by Qin Liuxi’s Spell recreating the structure of two Array Eyes.

She said that such Array Eyes numbered eighty-one, and if each one drew forth disasters like this, what would become of this world?

No wonder she spoke of saving all living things. This is indeed world-saving!

"Become a god?" Master Taicheng narrowed his pupils, saying: "Today’s nature’s spiritual energy is scarce, and in a thousand years, no Daoist has ascended. How dare he still desire to become a god?"

Is this Evil Ghost mad, wildly ambitious, or is his understanding shallow?

Can one really become a god like this?

Chengyangzi was similarly struck, saying: "Impossible, the spiritual energy of this world, how can it allow ascension to godhood?"

"Therefore, he’s created a God Formation, drawing the Qi Fortune of families with great virtue for benefits, extracting Spirit Veins to nurture the array, and sacrificing all living things to offer to the heavens." Qin Liuxi’s expression was cold, saying: "Sufficient spiritual energy and Qi Fortune do not exist in this world, so he made his little world with abundant spiritual energy and Qi Fortune."

Fan Kong looked at her; this line of thought was much clearer than before. Is it due to crossing the Heavenly Tribulation with the Divine Weapon?

Others, during the tribulation, consider how to guide themselves through it. She, however, entered meditation and enlightenment, turning her mind to becoming Si Luo.

No, because that bone in her body linked their fates and created empathy, thus it was easier to guess that person’s intentions?

Fan Kong’s gaze fell on Qin Liuxi’s left index finger, his lips slightly pressed.

Master Taicheng and the others, hearing Qin Liuxi’s guess, lowered their heads in thought, pondering whether this approach was feasible.

Still possible.

It’s true that spiritual energy is scarce, but it’s not entirely absent. Heaven and earth exist, and all things survive, proving that spiritual energy exists in this world. To enhance it, they can form a Spirit Gathering Array, gathering spiritual energy at one point.

And this so-called God Formation of Si Luo is akin to a Spirit Gathering Array’s upgrade, as Qin Liuxi said, drawing Spirit Veins to nourish the array and employing great virtue and Qi Fortune externally with all living things as sacrifices. Can it allow ascension? Can the Heavenly Dao prevent it?

No, with the annihilation of all living things and the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, what is there to prevent?

And all living things are not just their human race but include myriad life forms.

That person’s ambition is vast, seeking to achieve his godhood using all living things!

Understanding this, Master Taicheng and the others gasped in cold air, their bodies chilled, as if seeing a scene of gray desolation, only black and gray, not a hint of vitality, like a dead land, utterly silent.

Master Taicheng suddenly felt a sting in his Spirit Platform Divine Sense, his eyes aching, and even a trace of a bloodline formed, trailing down his corner of the eye.

Qin Liuxi slapped his forehead.

Smack.

Master Taicheng’s Divine Sense instantly detached from the Heavenly Secret, with dark red blood seeping from his mouth as he looked at Qin Liuxi.

"Don’t probe too much, it’s useless," Qin Liuxi said very calmly.

Master Taicheng: Is that why you just hit me like that?