Chapter 77: Before Dawn
When those two words, written in blood, so small they were barely perceptible, came into view, a despair even deeper and more debilitating than the one they had just experienced when they learned of the "One Divine Pill" plan, washed over the stone chamber like an icy tide. The "first part" alone had revealed a terrifying conspiracy spanning thirteen years and plotting against the three realms and six paths. It had revealed a deranged, near-godlike enemy who viewed all life as pawns and the universe as a crucible. So... what about the "second part"? How terrifying and inconceivable would the true core plan be? "It's over..." Mo Li's lips lost all color, and he slowly slid down to the ground, leaning against the cold wall, his eyes staring blankly at the ground. "This time... it's truly over..." Li Ge felt her breathing become incredibly labored, her limbs freezing, and her brain seemed to have stopped functioning. They were facing a monster who had lived for countless years, possessing wisdom as vast as the ocean and wielding extraordinary means. And they were just three ants who had stumbled onto the chessboard, unworthy enough to even be chess pieces. What could they possibly fight? How could they possibly win? Any chance of success? Any hope? None. Just as Li Ge and Mo Li were about to be completely consumed by boundless despair, a voice, calm and devoid of any emotion, echoed from the stone chamber. "No." It was Chu Yun. He had unknowingly regained his composure, carefully folding the "Part 1" research records, which documented the entire conspiracy, along with the incomplete ritual diagram, and placing them in his arms. His face was devoid of shock and despair, replaced by an unprecedented calm. It was the kind of calm that comes after seeing the full truth, recognizing the ultimate enemy, and accepting one's ultimate fate. It was like the sea before a storm, a terrifyingly calm composure. He gazed at his two companions, still reeling from the immense shock, and for the first time, his eyes, now rekindled with fire, revealed a reassuring leadership quality. It was a sense of responsibility that was no longer entangled in personal grudges, no longer bound by the shackles of fate. It truly belonged to the Daoshu, carrying all hope and responsibility. "We haven't lost yet." His voice was soft, but it was like a hammer, hammering down on Li Ge and Mo Li's crumbling defenses, forcibly pulling them back from the endless abyss of despair. "Haven't... lost yet?" Mo Li looked at him, his voice dry and hoarse. "Chu Yun, do you know...
When the two words written in blood, so small that they were almost imperceptible, came into the eyes of the three people, a despair that was deeper and more powerless than when they had just learned about the "Only Divine Pill" plan, like an icy tide, instantly flooded the entire stone chamber.
Just the "first part" has revealed a shocking conspiracy spanning thirteen years and calculating the three realms and six paths.
Just the "first part" has shown them a crazy enemy who is almost god-like and regards all living beings as chess pieces and the world as a melting pot.
So...what about the "next part"?
How terrifying and incredible is the real core plan?
"It's over..." Mo Li's lips lost all color, and his body slowly slid down to the ground, leaning against the cold wall. His eyes stared at the ground with empty eyes, "This time... it's really over..."
Li Ge also felt her breathing become extremely difficult, her limbs cold, and her brain seemed to have stopped functioning. They were facing a monster who had lived for countless years, with wisdom as vast as the sea and all-powerful means. They were just three ants who had accidentally stumbled onto the chessboard, not even qualified to be chess pieces.
What can we use to fight? And how can we win?
Odds? Hope?
It doesn't exist at all.
At the last moment when Li Ge and Mo Li were about to be completely swallowed up by this boundless despair, a voice so calm that it did not contain any emotional fluctuations sounded in the stone chamber.
"No."
It’s Chu Yun.
He had stood up straight again without knowing when, and carefully folded the "first part" research record that recorded all the conspiracies, along with the incomplete ritual drawing, and put them in his arms.
There was no longer any trace of shock or despair on his face. Instead, there was an unprecedented calmness. It was the kind of calmness that came after seeing the entire truth, recognizing the ultimate enemy, and accepting the ultimate fate. It was like the sea before a storm, a terrifying calmness.
He looked at his two companions, still in shock, and for the first time, his eyes, now rekindled with fire, revealed a reassuring leadership quality. It was a leadership quality that was no longer entangled in personal grudges, no longer bound by the shackles of fate. It was a leadership quality that truly belonged to the "Taoshu," carrying all hope and responsibility.
"We haven't lost yet."
His voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Li Ge and Mo Li's hearts that were about to collapse, and forcibly pulling them back from the endless abyss of despair.
"Haven't...lost yet?" Mo Li looked at him, his voice dry and hoarse, "Chu Yun, do you know who we are facing? That's the Great Heavenly Master! He's the living 'God' in this world! We..."
"So what?" Chu Yun interrupted her, his eyes burning with a bright, almost crazy fire. "He is a 'god', yes, but we are not ants without any ability to fight back!"
He walked up to the two of them, squatted down, and spoke quickly in a clear and logical tone, "You see, his entire plan, whether it's the 'Blood Moon Changing the Sky' or the final 'The Only Divine Pill', is built on one foundation - balance!"
"Balance?" Mo Li's thoughts were forcibly driven.
"Yes, balance!" Chu Yun's speech speed was getting faster and faster. "The power of the Demon King to break the seal and the power of my father's 'Return to Origin Ceremony', these two forces must reach a delicate offset balance, so that he can steal that trace of 'Chaos Energy' in the collision! Too much power or too little power will cause his alchemy to fail! And what we have to do now is to break this balance!"
He looked at Li Ge with a scorching gaze: "Li Ge, I know that in your ghost doctor skills, there is a secret method that can communicate briefly with specific dead souls without disturbing the laws of the underworld. Is that correct?"
Li Ge nodded subconsciously.
"Okay!" Chu Yun's eyes flashed with wisdom. "I now need you to use this secret method to contact those 'remnants of the old gods' who are imprisoned outside the Infernal Prison by the New Yama and are still loyal to Ksitigarbha and the Judge. You must tell them the whole story of the Great Celestial Master's conspiracy and the truth that all of them are ultimately just 'pawns' and 'fuel'!"
"I don't need them to stand up and fight against the Grand Master together with us. That's unrealistic." Chu Yun said word by word. "I just need them to create a little bit of trouble for the 'chess piece' who is also kept in the dark - the new Yama... at the most critical moment. As long as there is a little chaos in the order of the underworld, the intensity of the 'fire' of 'endless resentment' will not be as perfect as the Grand Master envisions!"
Li Ge looked into Chu Yun's eyes, which were filled with both calmness and madness. Her already cold heart seemed to be rekindled by his determination to risk his own life. She nodded heavily, "Okay, I understand."
Chu Yun looked at Mo Li again and said, "Mo Li, I need you to create a mechanical flying bird as quickly as possible that can't be detected by anyone, and send an 'anonymous letter' written by me. Send it to the Tianshi Mansion, to the hands of someone I still trust."
"Who?" Mo Li asked. Her brain, which had been blank due to despair, started working rapidly again.
"Old Lin from the Transmission Hall," Chu Yun slowly said a name. "He was my father's best friend back then, and he's also known throughout the Tianshi Mansion as the most upright and stubborn person who can't tolerate even the slightest bit of injustice. He might not be able to defeat the Grand Heavenly Master, but his reputation within the Tianshi Mansion, and his unyielding temper, can definitely start a fire in the Grand Heavenly Master's backyard... not a small one!"
Mo Li's eyes also rekindled the excitement of a top craftsman facing a huge challenge. "No problem. As long as that old man is not like Elder Zhang."
"He's not." Chu Yun's tone was full of certainty. "I guarantee it with my father's reputation."
"Okay!" Mo Li agreed without hesitation.
"And I..." Chu Yun took a deep breath and slowly spread his palm. The three fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal lay quietly in his palm, emitting a soft and fateful light. "...I need to use this final moment to completely control this 'power' that doesn't belong to me, to truly understand the full secrets of my father's 'Return to Origin Ritual'. The Grand Master wants to balance the two forces, so I will make this power of mine stronger, or... weaker. In short, I will never let him do what he wants!"
A clear, frantic battle plan aimed at breaking the chessboard quickly took shape.
In the following time, the entire stone chamber fell into an unprecedented, tense and efficient "war preparation" state.
Li Ge sat cross-legged, placing the Judge's Pen, now devoid of all divinity, before her. She bit her fingertip and dripped a drop of blood imbued with the power of the Ghost Doctor onto the tip of the pen. Guided by the last wisp of "order" remaining on the pen, she unleashed her Ghost Doctor secret technique to its full potential.
Her soul transformed into countless thin black threads invisible to the naked eye, penetrating the barriers of space and traveling towards the depths of the distant underworld where she was imprisoned and filled with unwillingness and despair.
Elsewhere, Mo Li had already disassembled her newly upgraded mechanical arm armor. Countless precision parts covered the floor. Her fingers moved with lightning speed, creating a lifelike black bird, palm-sized and crafted entirely from "Netherworld Magnetite," a substance that could block all divine sense detection.
She carefully hid the anonymous letter written by Chu Yun in the "Heavenly Seal Secret Language" unique to the Evil Suppression Bureau into the belly of the bird.
"Go." She injected the last bit of energy into the eyes of the mechanical bird, "You must deliver it."
The black bird flapped its cold metal wings, and without making a sound, it silently merged into the shadow of the stone chamber and disappeared.
Chu Yun sat back on the black jade bed.
He placed the three fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal on his three most important acupoints: his brow, heart, and dantian. Then, he closed his eyes and immersed himself completely in the vast torrent of memories filled with "inheritance" and "fate" that continuously flowed from the black jade bed and the three fragments.
He was "talking" to his father who had long passed away.
He was learning the "Return to Origin Method", the only method that could compete with the Great Heavenly Master's crazy "Alchemy".
He was making the final and most thorough preparations for the upcoming final battle that was destined to be earth-shattering.
Time passed quickly in this tense and stressful preparation.
I don’t know how long it took.
When Li Ge's soul power threads were all retracted into her body, a relieved smile appeared on her pale face;
When Mo Li slowly put on his arm the reassembled mechanical arm armor which was several times more powerful than before;
When Chu Yun's tightly closed eyes finally opened slowly, a brilliant golden light burst out from his eyes that was bright enough to eclipse the sun and the moon;
All three of them knew it.
The moment of dawn has arrived.
"Are you ready?" Chu Yun stood up from the jade bed, exuding an unprecedented powerful aura full of confidence and determination.
"Anytime." Li Ge and Mo Li answered in unison. There was no longer any trace of confusion or despair in their eyes, only the determination to disregard life and death.
"Well then." A cold arc appeared on Chu Yun's lips. "Then let's... set off. Let's go meet our almighty... Grand Heavenly Master."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the bluestone steps leading to the outside world.
However, just as his hand was about to touch the "door" made of golden restrictions—
“Buzz!”
A dull thud came from outside the stone gate!
Immediately afterwards, an extremely powerful, yet extremely familiar seal filled with destructive thunder power suddenly appeared on the stone gate, blocking their way!
That power... is Xuan Chenzi's "Heavenly Net"!
He actually found this place!
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