Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 553 - 355 Que Yue Appears
Chapter 553 -355 Que Yue Appears
“Subordinate Sanbao, pays respects to the Lord of Temple Sacrifice!”
“Young Master Zeng, has seen the temple sacrifice.”
“Hm, Brother Zeng, you may step down first! I shall have a private word with Sanbao.”
“Yes, my lord!”
When Young Master Zeng had respectfully withdrawn, only Zhao Sheng and Yushu remained in the room.
Having not seen each other for over thirty years, Yushu Taoist had lost some of his past gentleness and elegance, with his face now bearing a more authoritative and stern look, yet his appearance remained that of a man in his twenties.
“Take a seat!”
Zhao Sheng, hearing this, sat down cross-legged without any reservation. This straightforward action couldn’t help but earn him some admiration from Yushu across from him.
“Thirty years have not seen, as expected, you’ve successfully made a breakthrough. I always knew that before Senior Brother Qiu passed away, he insisted on seeing you for a reason. Today, seeing you, you truly are out of the ordinary.”
“You flatter me, sir. It was merely a stroke of luck,” Zhao Sheng modestly claimed.
No sooner had he finished speaking than his gaze suddenly sharpened, looking towards the wall behind Yushu which was bare except for a three-foot-long sword hanging on it, made of jade-like emerald green material.
At this moment, that seemingly ordinary sword was unexpectedly generating a humming noise on its own, as if an unimaginable creature was waking up within it.
Almost at the instant that the humming started, the Ear Reporting God that had been crouching behind Zhao Sheng’s ear suddenly became panic-stricken as if encountering its natural enemy.
Zhao Sheng had just noticed the abnormal behavior of the Ear Reporting God when it instantly transformed into a streak of black light and fled desperately away.
As the Ear Reporting God escaped, the emerald-like sword also became quiet again, and that terrifying aura went back to sleep.
“This…”
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Zhao Sheng began to feign surprise and was about to ask, but he was harshly interrupted as Yushu cast a sharp gaze at him, demanding, “Have you come into contact with any Ghost Gods recently!”
“No, I have been in closed-door cultivation all this while. After my promotion, I’ve been on duty in the document room, never wandering around.”
Zhao Sheng flatly denied it.
“Humph, don’t make the same mistake as Qiu Santong and stray from the path. It’s easy to invite a deity but difficult to send one away! I hope you don’t, for some exotic little trick, trade your life.” Yushu’s attitude was very peculiar, seemingly turning a new leaf and merely reminding him with good intentions.
“Your reminder is well taken, elder. I will bear it in mind,” Zhao Sheng replied vaguely, after listening.
Since Yushu did not expose him and showed goodwill, he certainly did not pretend to misunderstand completely.
Yushu slightly nodded, his gaze softening again, before speaking, “Today, I sought you out for a purpose that you should be well aware of. Wu Yi may have a benign appearance, but his heart is cold and his schemes profound. Though you have joined his ranks, Wu Yi will not trust you, and no matter how hard you try, you will always be an outsider.”
“Since that is the case, why not join my side? In consideration of Senior Brother Qiu, I shall treat you as a close confidant.”
“This… This is a significant matter; may I have a few days to consider?” Zhao Sheng hesitated before responding.
“Humph! First, take this.”
Seeing his reaction, Yushu huffed and casually tossed a Jade Scroll to Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng caught it in surprise, and as his Divine Sense swept over the new Jade Scroll, a compilation known as “Ghost and God Record” suddenly flooded his mind.
This “Ghost and God Record” was not a manual of Divine Skill but more like a directory of Ghost Gods, listing their names and the dates of their ascension to godhood in chronological order, along with some descriptions related to them.
The earliest recorded Ghost God was named Shi Guang, with an unknown date of divinity, dating back at least twenty thousand years to before the Heavenly Dao Calendar.
Zhao Sheng did not skim through the Jade Scroll directory swiftly
“…At the Bottom of the Sea lies a deity known as Hui Ri, who has been a god for thirteen thousand years and was slain by the God Slaying Sword during a solar eclipse six thousand years ago…”
“…Beneath an ancient well, there arose a Water Deity, named Well God, with Divine Skills to control water flow…”
“…In the Martyr Temple of the former dynasty, there were six Martial Gods, named Jidu, Ze Ying, Huai… Three hundred and sixty years ago, they were all cut down by the God Slaying Sword…”
Zhao Sheng roughly browsed through and was inwardly amazed. So numerous were the Ghost Gods in the world, with just the ones recorded in the “Ghost and God Record” exceeding ten thousand, half of which had their existence traces eradicated by the Heavenly Dao Sect.
However, while Ghost Gods are easy to slay, they are even more prone to resurrection from the ashes.
As long as someone remembered the deity’s name, and kept thinking about it, the Ghost God could easily reconstitute from the Netherworld.
“My lord, this… Hm!”
Zhao Sheng started to speak, but immediately stopped himself.
Seeing this, Yushu slightly smiled, “Take good care of this thing; do not let a second person know about it. Once you leave this door, I’ll deny any knowledge of it.”
“…Yes, my lord, the junior understands the importance,” Zhao Sheng replied full of confusion, yet immediately acknowledged.
A moment later, Zhao Sheng left the room with a heavy heart.
As he turned out of the courtyard, he was greeted by Young Master Zeng’s beaming smile, “Congratulations, congratulations!”
Zhao Sheng bowed his hands, “May I ask, Brother Zeng, for what joyous occasion?”
Upon hearing this, Young Master Zeng’s eyes rolled, and he smiled, “Junior Brother, you are the first Prison Guard to achieve Foundation Establishment in nearly a hundred years. And now, having received the favor of both the Lord of Temple Sacrifice and the three elders, your future is certain to be limitless!”
“Not at all.”
Zhao Sheng smiled, “Brother Zeng is even more impressive. I’ve heard that Lord of Inspection greatly trusts you; the person most often mentioned by the Lord is none other than Brother Zeng…”
Young Master Zeng’s face stiffened, he quickly interrupted Zhao Sheng, claiming to have urgent matters and left.
“Heh! Little rascal, dare you play tricks on me!”
Zhao Sheng didn’t mean to tease Young Master Zeng. It was just that the man became too talkative after drinking, uttering whatever came to his mind.
