Ocean Archfiend’s Blood
“Mu Yu, are you planning to use Wood Spirit’s energy to defuse Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation?” Xiaoshuai inquired.
“Even though it can improve my cultivation and defuse the formation, the indifferent emotion towards everyone around me frightens me. I can’t handle the energy yet. Dad… Once we’ve found Walk-in Heart Genesis and healed Dad’s soul, I’ll use the energy to defuse the formation and utilise Life and Death in the blink of an eye. If I use it now, I fear I may never be myself again,” answered Mu Yu, returning his gaze to Wood Spirit Sword and asking, “Can you retract the energy?”
Wood Spirit obliged, flashing black and white but was unable to succeed.
“Store it back inside Shadow Splitter Sword; Shadow Splitter Sword can act as a barrier between you and Wood Spirit Sword. If you refuse to use Wood Spirit, though, you won’t be able to use it to spawn plants,” informed Xiaoshuai.
Wood Spirit could sense Mu Yu’s aversion toward it. Therefore, both of them felt poignant over having to part with their partner. Nevertheless, Wood Spirit stowed itself away in Shadow Splitter Sword for Xiaoshuai to pass back to Mu Yu.
Mu Yu didn’t feel the joy from his sword the same way he previously did despite it still being the same sword.
“Plans can’t keep up with changes, can they? Now that the crisis has been averted and the monsters have been dealt with, all that’s left are those two ghosties,” said the dragon vine, returning to Mu Yu’s shoulder.
“You got that right,” responded Mu Yu. “Wait, I don’t see them on the forty-sixth floor. Crap, I see a hole in the formation line. Those two must’ve escaped from there… The formation on the first floor is also damaged. I know where they’re headed now!”
“What happened?”
“The life qi didn’t affect just the flesh-winged horny monsters but also the formation lines. All of the formations in the pagoda have come undone to some extent, so those two have been teaming up to widen the openings in order to get through.”
“Can we stop them?”
“Not anymore. The pagoda has taken too much damage. It’s only a matter of time before they escape.”
Gui Yuzi stopped their assault on the formation once the exit on the first floor appeared for they could just stroll out.
“Are we just going to let them go?” fumed the dragon vine.
“They’d damage the pagoda even more if we didn’t let them go. I can’t just go up to them and say, ‘Hey, I’ll put a stop to your evil schemes once and for all,’ can I? Our only hope of ruining their plan is helping Ocean Archfiend regain freedom. Let’s start with searching for Elder Lu’s corpse. Give me a sec to search for him and Dragon Tortoise.”
Mu Yu teleported them to the thirty-first floor, where Lu Xiong lied with his eyes and chest open.
“Gui Bao would’ve looted him,” the dragon vine remarked.
“From the stiffness of his body, he died, at least, two days ago, but… I take that back. His life force is awfully faint, but I can sense it! I can sense some sort of energy healing his chest. I’ll help expedite it with my spirit energy.”
It took two hours of Mu Yu assisting with guiding the energy to wake Lu Xiong, who sprang to his feet as though he recalled he was supposed to be fighting.
“Elder Lu, it’s me. Relax.”
Lu Xiong narrowed his eyes, breathing heavy. “Mu Yu? I thought you were someone from Ghost Gate.”
“You all right?” inquired Mu Yu, supporting Lu Xiong.
“Gui Bao caught us by surprise. I used Ancestor White Ape’s artefact to fake my death. It’s unfortunate Long Gui wasn’t as lucky,” recounted Lu Xiong, praying for the dragon tortoise on the ground.
“I’ll keep it short: almost everything has gone to hell. Qiao Xue mentioned you have an important item for rescuing Ocean Archfiend. We need to go find Gui Yuzi now…”
“How did they control Ocean Archfiend?” Lu Xiong queried after Mu Yu summarised what happened.
“No point whining now. They’ve already taken Thousand Inch Ocean Ruler,” grouched the dragon vine.
“I apologise for my incompetence, Lord True Dragon.”
“You were unlucky to run into them. Anyway, do you have Ocean Archfiend’s blood on you?”
“I do, but…”
“No time for buts.”
A helpless smile came to Lu Xiong’s lips. “His blood flows within me.”
“You’re his descendent? He’s a black tortoise.”
“No. Ol’ Gui and I are only guardian souls at Second Heaven. Ocean Archfiend can be revived if you take my blood or Ol’ Gui’s’.”
“I’m sort of irked, but that’s not the point. Did White Ape Archfiend have to place Ocean Archfiend’s blood in hosts?”
“Yes, because Ocean Archfiend transmitted his blood to the teleportation formation at Second Heaven prior to being sealed. There’s a formation there that nourishes his blood, and it must remain there. For that reason, we had to act as hosts to carry it.”
“In short, you’re saying that resurrecting him will cost you your life?”
“It is our honour to offer our lives to His Majesty,” Lu Xiong replied without a hint of hesitation.
“You have my respect,” expressed Mu Yu, acknowledging that everyone had their own goals and principles.
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