Chapter 76 Seal Released
Biyao was puzzled, and the Moon Goddess continued, "More than ten thousand years ago, the Underworld Emperor was a fire god of the gods. Only because he committed a grave mistake was he stripped of his divine position by the Great Emperor Juntian and imprisoned in the extreme cold prison of the Underworld. But he also benefited from this misfortune, escaping the great calamity that destroyed the divine realm, and becoming one of the few remaining gods in the world who still possess pure divine blood. The five elements of divine power are mutually reinforcing and restraining. I guess he saved you because he hoped to use the wood element divine power within you to revive his fire element divine power, thus allowing you to return to the divine realm."
Biyao asked, "Since his goal is only to return to the realm of gods, why do you say he will bring disaster to the human world?"
The Moon Goddess said, "Because the extreme cold prison that imprisoned him is actually a Nether Sea, which is why it can restrain his Fire God bloodline. The power of the Fire God is Yang, while the Netherworld is entirely Yin, so he cannot absorb Yin energy to enhance his power. However, the power of Yama Island has clearly increased in recent years. I think he must have used some method to collect countless malevolent energies and souls from the mortal world. These energies and souls come from living people, and they contain Yang within Yin, which can greatly help him enhance his power. Perhaps one day he will be able to break through the Nether Sea's confinement. At that time, the Nether Sea will also spread to the mortal world with his birth, causing widespread suffering and calamity, and a catastrophe in the mortal realm will be inevitable."
Biyao said, "Aren't there still the gods in the heavens? Do you think they would just sit idly by and let the disaster happen?"
The Moon Goddess said, "The divine realm has long been destroyed. If I am not mistaken, the gods of the celestial realm today are merely mortals who ascended after cultivation. But Kang Hui is different. He is a descendant of the ancient gods, possessing the purest divine bloodline. If his fire god power truly revives and the Nether Sea flows into the mortal realm, I'm afraid the celestial realm today would indeed be powerless against him. And you possess the wood element divine power left behind by Ruo Fangjun, plus this..."
He clasped his hands together, rubbed them together for a moment, and then slowly opened his palms. A crystal-clear, jade-like crescent-shaped white crystal appeared before Biyao's eyes.
"This is my only remaining Moonstone. My power is of the Water God lineage, and it should be able to help you."
Biyao hesitated for a long time before answering, asking doubtfully, "...Is it really only I who can deal with the Underworld Emperor?"
The Moon Goddess smiled and said, "Miss Biyao, you were born to defy the heavens. Logically, the person who brought you back to life should be punished by heaven. But since your mortal soul can nurture a divine fruit and revive the wood element divine power that has been lost for ten thousand years, it shows that you are destined to be with the gods. Having received divine power, you should bear the corresponding responsibility. Of course, you can choose to give it up, but in that case, I cannot help you break this seal. Because I am a god, I must fulfill my duty to protect the human world."
Biyao took a deep breath and said, "I understand. All of this started because of me, so naturally only I can solve it."
The Moon Goddess nodded approvingly: "Not bad."
Biyao solemnly accepted the Moonstone he handed her: "Alright, then I promise you, I will definitely stop the Underworld Emperor from wreaking havoc on the mortal realm. And please, Moon Goddess, release Miss Manzhu from her seal."
The Moon Goddess nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Tang Yuan: "Shahua, I know that you and Manzhu have a bond that has lasted for thousands of years and cannot be severed. But you have aided and abetted evil. Even if I lift the curse between you today and allow you two to meet, I'm afraid the heavenly punishment may not spare you. Do you understand?"
Tang Yuan looked sorrowful: "I understand, but all the blame lies with me. I only ask that Manzhu be freed."
The Moon Goddess said, "She has been with me here to suppress the Underworld Emperor for over three thousand years, which can be considered as atonement for her sins. You can rest assured."
Having said that, he turned and leaped to the front of the pure white and transparent stone wall. His hands moved in a series of hand seals, and a huge full moon rose before him, making the world as bright as day and illuminating the boundless black sea surrounding Yama Island, making it vast and hazy.
Biyao felt a surge of powerful energy. As the moonlight grew brighter, the moonlight transformed into leaping, mysterious runes, gradually merging with the cyan runes on the stone wall, emitting an even more dazzling, multicolored light, intensely bright.
Biyao and Tang Yuan had no choice but to close their eyes and cover them with their sleeves, feeling as if the light was about to engulf and devour them.
A loud bang was heard, but there was no earth-shaking sensation as expected.
Biyao tentatively opened her eyes, and all the light faded away. The moon goddess's figure gradually blurred, and a gentle, chanting voice echoed between heaven and earth:
“The seal has been broken. My divine sense can only suppress this place for another seven days. After that, everything is in your hands. Miss Biyao, you must remember that the ultimate power of gods is not destruction, but creation. Since Fangjun has chosen you, I believe she has her reasons. ... Thank you for finally giving me the opportunity to fulfill my promise to her.”
The moon goddess's voice and figure vanished, and the transparent stone wall disappeared as well. Where the stone wall had been, a greenish-blue light shone, vaguely resembling a human figure.
"Manzhu!" Tang Yuan rushed over quickly, and sure enough, a woman's face slowly appeared in the ball of light.
Her eyebrows were like spring ink, her eyes were like autumn water, and a green vine-like mark was imprinted on her forehead. Her dark hair, as black as clouds, was adorned with a few tender green leaves, which made her gentle and delicate face more graceful and lively.
“Sha...Shahua?” As if waking from a long-sleeping dream, she opened her eyes and stared blankly at the man in front of her.
Shahua excitedly grasped her hand: "Yes!! It's me! I'm so sorry, Manzhu, I've made you wait so long... I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault, you shouldn't have to endure all this. It's all because of me..."
His heart was filled with self-blame and guilt, and as he spoke, his eyes welled up with tears, and he lowered his head to kneel down.
"I never blamed you."
Manzhu hurriedly stopped him: "From the day the Flower Goddess bound our lives together, we have long been inseparable. Moreover, when the Moon Goddess took me away, it wasn't to punish me, but to make me the core of the formation to suppress the Underworld Emperor..."
She suddenly frowned: "Wait, you've broken my seal? Then the Moon Goddess..."
“He’s the one who released you.” Biyao interrupted her, “Miss Manzhu, your seal was broken by the Moon God. He has agreed to let you leave this place. As for the matter of suppressing the Underworld Emperor, I will take care of that later.”
Manzhu then noticed a girl behind Shahua. She paused for a moment, then smiled and asked, "May I ask who you are?"
“My name is Biyao. I was asked by Tang... Shahua to come here to help him save you. Miss Manzhu, there are some things I don’t have time to explain to you in detail. I urgently need your Five-Colored Five-Emotions Flower to help me save someone.”
Manzhu looked puzzled, and Shahua said, "I'll tell you slowly later. Let's leave here now."
When we left Yanluo Island and returned to Gufeng Mountain, it was already daytime.
Before even entering the cave, Biyao heard Qin Wuyan's voice. He possessed only the mind of a child, so his voice sounded very immature and carried a childlike resentment: "Give it back to me! Give it back to me!! It's mine! Mine!!!"
"I already said, as long as you call me 'Grandma,' I'll give it back to you!"
Qin Wuyan was so anxious he was about to cry: "Waaaaah... But Brother Qinglong said you're not my great-aunt!"
"You're not going to name it, huh? Sigh! Such a nice sachet, I guess I'll just have to keep it for myself."
"Waaaaah...No..."
When Biyao entered the cave, she saw that Qinglan had returned sometime earlier, holding a sachet in her hand and waving it around to tease Qin Wuyan. At this moment, Qin Wuyan was only a three or four-year-old child in terms of temperament, voice, and strength. He couldn't get the sachet from Qinglan's hand and was anxiously pacing around.
The Azure Dragon had disappeared, while the Mountain Demon lay nearby, fast asleep.
Biyao was utterly speechless at these two self-proclaimed immortals. She stepped forward and snatched the sachet from Qinglan's hand: "He's already like this, how can you still tease him!"
Qinglan laughed loudly, "How interesting! I haven't encountered anything this interesting in a long time, hahaha..."
Biyao sighed, only then realizing that the sachet in her hand was the one she had once given to Qin Wuyan. She handed it back to him and said seriously, "Next time she dares to steal your things, go up and beat her up!"
Qinglan covered her mouth and laughed, "Hey, hey, hey! You'll set a bad example for the child! But... do you think he hasn't tried? When I tried to take his things, he tried to hit me, but he couldn't hit me no matter what, hahaha!"
Qin Wuyan grabbed the sachet and clutched it tightly, even hiding it inside his clothes, as if afraid it would be snatched away again. He looked at Biyao with a pitiful expression and said, "Mother... she... she bullied me!!" He then started crying again.
"Hahahahahahahaha..."
Qinglan burst into laughter, even rolling on the ground clutching her stomach: "Oh my god, Biyao...you...how did you go from being his wife to his mother...hahahahahahaha!!! No wonder Qin Wuyan wouldn't call me 'Grandma,' he wanted to call me 'Mother,' hahahahahahahaha..."
Biyao sighed, unsure whether to laugh or cry, and could only say to Manzhu and Shahua, "What are you standing there for? Come here!"
Manzhu walked over, a pure white flower appearing in her hand at some point: "Shahua has already told me that Young Master Qin has lost his soul, and only this Five-Colored Five-Emotion Flower can help him regain it."
Qinglan was still laughing and giggling, her voice drowning out Manzhu's. Biyao didn't hear what she said and angrily yelled at Qinglan, "Have you laughed enough?! Do you still look like a god? I think those two ghosts look more like gods than you!!"
She finally understood why someone as good-tempered as Qinglong could argue so fiercely with Qinglan.
Upon hearing this, Qinglan finally stopped laughing: "They are earth gods, not ghosts... Hey, what are you holding in your hand? The Five-Colored Five-Emotion Flower?"
Manzhu nodded: "The Divine Lord is indeed very knowledgeable."
Biyao sighed inwardly and finally calmed down. Then she asked in confusion, "If it's called the Five-Colored Five-Emotion Flower, why is it white?"
Manzhu said, "Because we haven't collected his five emotions yet. In a moment, we'll set up a magic array to let you enter Young Master Qin's memories and collect his past five emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and fear. Each time you collect one, the petals of the Five Emotions Flower will change color. Joy is red, anger is green, sorrow is purple, happiness is blue, and fear is black. Once all five colors are collected, the Heartless Flower will be placed inside his body, and it will transform into Young Master Qin's emotional essence, allowing him to return to normal."
Biyao urged, "Then hurry up and set up the formation!"
Manzhu shook her head and said, "No, we still need one more person to protect the formation."
"I'll have everything I need now that I'm back." Qinglong came in from outside the cave, looking travel-worn, carrying a large pile of food.
"Finally back! I'm starving!" Qinglan ran over happily and snatched the food from his hands without saying a word. Qin Wuyan, who was also starving, leaned in and said, "I want to eat too!"
The two of them grabbed a handful of food and sat on the ground, wolfing it down.
Biyao and Qinglong stared blankly at the way the two were eating, then raised their hands to cover their faces.
It's absolutely...unbearable to look at! So embarrassing!!
"Ahem..." Seeing this, Manzhu coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Miss Biyao, now that everyone is here, why don't we wait until Young Master Qin finishes eating before setting up the formation?"
Biyao sighed; there was nothing she could do.
Qinglong said, "Biyao, you must be hungry too! Here! Have something to eat!" He snatched a chicken leg from Qinglan and handed it to Biyao, and then took a few skewers of roasted mutton and roasted beef and handed them to Manzhu and Shahua.
Manzhu shook her head and smiled, "Thank you, young master, but we don't need to eat anything, and we don't eat meat."
While eating, Biyao asked, "Brother Qinglong, what's Qinglan doing here?"
Qinglong said, "She said she was coming back to help us deal with the Underworld Emperor. At that time, Wuyan kept saying she was hungry, but the mountain demon's primordial spirit was weak. I was also afraid that if I took Wuyan out, we would run into people from the Qingyun Sect. Since she came back, I temporarily entrusted Wuyan to Qinglan for protection."
Biyao stared at Qinglan, who was fighting Qin Wuyan for a chicken leg not far away, and gritted her teeth: "Protect? I think it's more like bullying!"
After a hearty meal and drinks, everyone in the cave finally got down to business.
The Five-Colored Five-Emotion Flower formation requires five people to protect it. Manzhu drew a large circle on the ground and then drew a star-shaped pattern inside it. Qinglong, Qinglan, Shahua, Manzhu, and Shanxiao sat at the five points of the star, while Biyao and Qin Wuyan sat facing each other at the center of the formation.
Manzhu handed the Five-Colored Five Emotions Flower to Biyao and solemnly said, "Miss Biyao, there are three things you must remember: First, after your soul enters Young Master Qin's memory, you can freely choose any memory in his sea of consciousness to collect the Five Emotions. In the memory, you can see everything he has experienced, but he cannot see you. What you can collect must be the most authentic emotions he experiences in his memory. You cannot appear in front of him and create some kind of emotion for him yourself, because the Five Emotions collected that way will be very fragile and may cause the petals to wither. Once they wither, there will be no second Five Emotions Flower that can transform into his soul."
"Secondly, when collecting emotions, you just need to stay by his side and experience everything with him. The petals of the Five Emotions Flower will spontaneously recognize his strongest emotions each time. Once collected, the petal will change color. When a petal has completely changed color, it means that the collection is complete. At this point, you can choose to stay in this memory and continue collecting, or you can exit and go to another memory in his sea of consciousness to collect other emotions. Remember, if you can't collect any for a long time, it's best to switch to another memory."
Manzhu took out a bracelet with silver bells strung on it and handed it to Biyao:
"Third, the flow of time you experience in his memory is different from the outside world. The flow of time in his memory may be fast or slow. You might even be suddenly transported from one memory to another. But the Five-Colored Five Emotions Flower can only bloom for seven days. The seven bells on this bracelet represent seven days. One bell rings each day, and two bells ring after two days. Within seven days, you must collect all five emotions. Do you understand?"
Biyao nodded and said, "This sounds simple!"
Manzhu gently shook her head, her expression serious: "Things that sound simple are often the hardest to do. If Young Master Qin is the kind of person who expresses his emotions very openly, then it would indeed be easy! But if he is more thoughtful, then it will be very difficult. Because sometimes the emotions he expresses do not match his truest inner feelings. For such a person, the Five Emotions Flower will not be able to easily identify his true feelings. If it misidentifies, the petals will change color and then fade. Then you can only continue collecting them."
Biyao immediately understood the difficulty of the matter; Qin Wuyan was indeed the kind of person who hid his true emotions very deeply.
Manzhu added, "Once you enter his sea of consciousness, if you need any help from us, you can use the bracelet to send us a message."
Biyao nodded again, then sat down and had Manzhu activate the formation.
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