Chapter 147: Deep within the sea of consciousness of the Venerable Wei Mubai, a huge...
Deep within Wei Mubai's sea of consciousness, a large and complex composite formation was activated, emitting a faint soft light, constantly evolving and upgrading, tightly enveloping a strange black mass that was as black as ink and whose true appearance was difficult to discern.
Originally, Wei Mubai had been using his soul to activate the formation wholeheartedly, dissipating the resentment emitted by the black ball, and it was very effective.
After that, it would only take some time to eliminate this thing that exudes an evil aura but has no known origin.
Now with the help of the Flower of Life, the flowers that covered the entire sea of consciousness took root and immediately began to generate spiritual power from afar.
The spiritual power collided with the resentment, instantly eliminating a large amount of resentment, and the black ball became smaller.
Upon seeing this, Wei Mubai immediately adjusted his strategy. He first manipulated the compound formation diagram to gradually shrink it, forming a more unbreakable cage that firmly trapped the black mass that exuded an evil aura.
As the formation shrank, the resentment that was trying to struggle to spread was completely suppressed and could no longer leak out.
The black mass trembled violently in the cage, like a trapped beast, roaring silently, but ultimately unable to break free.
At the same time, Wei Mubai guided the spiritual power generated by the life flower and continuously poured it into the formation.
Under the guidance of the formation, these spiritual powers turned into sharp sword blades, ruthlessly dissipating the resentment in the black ball. The black ball gradually became smaller, and the evil aura also dissipated.
It could no longer maintain its form and turned into wisps of smoke, completely disappearing from Wei Mubai's sea of consciousness.
But at the moment it disappeared, Wei Mubai came into contact with a divine thought and understood what it was.
"It was a wisp of obsession from the Mahayana cultivator who fought against Senior Wei. Because of his tragic death, it fell on me and turned into resentment. It originally wanted to hide in the depths of my sea of consciousness, quietly infect it, and eventually replace it. But the sea of consciousness is filled with formations, and it was trapped as soon as it appeared. The activated formation allowed me to discover its existence," Wei Mubai explained.
After all, it was the divine consciousness of a Mahayana cultivator. If it weren't for the formation, he might not be able to discover it.
Xu Hui was shocked, "Senior Wei killed him?" Weren't they evenly matched before?
Wei Mubai nodded slightly, "Senior Wei's methods are fierce." After a pause, he said softly, "Senior himself was also seriously injured."
In fact, it means hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting yourself by eight hundred.
Maybe it was because of his past experiences, Wei Yuan would not hold back once he attacked, and would kill the opponent at all costs, even if he was seriously injured!
In his concept, there seems to be no idea of taking a step back and checking each other. It is completely an approach of cutting the weeds at their roots!
Xu Hui raised her eyebrows. This was a completely different behavior from that of the cultivation world.
It’s quite interesting to think about it. In this world of cultivation, even if you have offended someone in the early stages, as long as you reach the Mahayana stage and need to ascend, everyone will not be stingy in helping you. As long as the resources are not unique, they will be willing to give them.
The goal was simply to open the Ascension Channel and increase the overall spiritual power brought by the spiritual rain, which would benefit the entire world. Past frictions became insignificant and could be forgiven.
So when you reach the Mahayana stage, you basically have everyone as your friend and no enemies.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, a big demon like Taohun has harmed countless lives and cannot be allowed to ascend to heaven, lest he cause endless harm!
However, the loss rate of Mahayana cultivators is quite high. First, the success rate of ascension is less than 20%. Second, when exploring uninhabited areas, they will always face various unknown risks.
But apart from that, the entire world of cultivation was relatively peaceful. I guess that Mahayana cultivator thought that Senior Wei Yuan was the same, but he didn't expect that his approach was completely different, which led to his death.
"Will there be any trouble?" Xu Hui asked uncertainly.
"It doesn't matter," Wei Mubai shook his head. "The entire desert area has been swallowed by the space-time rift. No one knows what happened inside."
That battle directly destroyed the entire space-time, and Wei Yuan and the Mahayana cultivator were sucked into the space-time rift.
The Mahayana cultivator was only concerned with saving himself at the critical moment, and he never expected that Wei Yuan was a desperate madman. Instead of thinking about escaping first, he tried to kill him, so that he had no time to defend himself.
Wei Mubai actually didn't expect Wei Yuan to be so crazy. After sending Xu Hui into the planting space, he originally planned to escape immediately.
He has ethereal roots and can imitate everything. As long as the space-time rift is not closed, he can escape.
Even if his spiritual power was exhausted at that time, it was not a big deal as he had the elixir.
But when he turned around, he saw Wei Yuan fighting so desperately, so he rushed over and pulled him out of the black hole of time and space.
No matter what, Wei Yuan came to help them, and he couldn't just stand by and watch them die.
At this moment, the Mahayana cultivator, whose body was dead and whose soul was not saved, used the last bit of his remaining thoughts and carried the dying curse to fight to the death.
In order to destroy his realm, Wei Yuan had already suffered eight hundred casualties. Wei Mubai naturally couldn't let him bear this. Before he could see clearly what it was, he did not hesitate to block the attack.
The space-time barrier he set up could have blocked all of them, but on the one hand, he lacked spiritual power and was anxious to save people, so the barrier was not completely stable in the rush.
On the other hand, there was a huge gap in realm between him and the Mahayana cultivators. The resentment was extremely powerful. Not only was it not blocked by the barrier, but it took the opportunity to penetrate into his sea of consciousness and attempted to harm his mind.
Fortunately, his sea of consciousness is filled with various formations, and in order to continue learning, those formations are not just graphics, but finished formations that are constantly evolving.
Therefore, as soon as the resentment entered, it immediately activated one of the formations, trapping it firmly inside, buying Wei Mubai precious time.
At the last moment when the space-time rift closed, he risked being cut by the power of space-time and brought Wei Yuan out. However, due to excessive use of spiritual power and desperate efforts to mobilize it, his already exhausted body could not bear it and his Nascent Soul collapsed.
In fact, he saw Xu Hui falling head-on into the space-time rift when she came out of the planting space. He wanted to save her, but the next second, she was pulled away.
Guessing that she was pulled back to the monster space by the contract, Wei Mubai felt at ease to escape with Wei Yuan.
Xu Hui was surprised, "I didn't sense your presence at that time."
Even in fear, she subconsciously sensed Wei Mubai's position, and there was indeed no response.
Wei Mubai nodded. "The space-time rift is different from other places. It can devour everything, including spiritual power and perception. You were in the rift at the time, so naturally you couldn't perceive information from the outside world."
Within the gaps in time and space, everything was empty, without any spiritual fluctuations, and unable to perceive the outside world. Even if they were close at hand, if they were not visible to the naked eye, they would not be able to sense each other's existence.
Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief, perhaps understanding, "You didn't use time travel to save Senior Wei, so why didn't you use it after you rescued him?"
Time and space reversal can only be used on yourself and has no effect on others.
"In the final analysis, resentment is more like a curse of cause and effect. That senior died because of us, and the resentment takes effect on me. It is also the cycle of cause and effect, which is natural. Even if time and space go back, this cause and effect will not change," Wei Mubai explained.
When people die, they are dead. You can’t escape that by going back in time.
"What about now?" Xu Hui couldn't help but worry.
"Nothing," Wei Mubai said calmly, "Senior Wei's methods were fierce. After that person died and his resentment was eliminated, all the fruits disappeared."
If this person no longer exists in the world, the soul will no longer exist, and cause and effect will naturally no longer exist.
So although Wei Yuan's methods were fierce, he really did not leave any trouble behind when he took action. I wonder how much he suffered before he became so decisive!
It seems that when he dealt with the Son of Fortune of his world, he could not kill him no matter what, or he was reborn several times after death, which led to the result that his soul was destroyed every time he attacked him.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Hui didn't know how to start. After all, Senior Wei took action for them, but... this method seemed a bit too harsh in this world.
She spoke cautiously, "Would it be a bit bad?"
After all, every world has its own rules. Wei Yuan's behavior now is like putting a catfish into a fish tank. The other fish were swimming well, and everyone has a bright future if they just swim a few times.
But suddenly one day, a catfish came in and used all its attacks to kill the other fish. For them, they would either be eaten or attacked by the group.
Anyway, in their eyes, Wei Yuan is the big devil who is out of place.
Wei Mubai nodded. "I understand what you mean. I've discussed this with Senior Wei. From now on, he won't attack unless the situation is life-threatening. Also, after leaving the secret realm, he will serve as a sparring partner for the Wei family's back hall until Senior Han recovers."
Such an arrangement is both a constraint and a protection for Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan is not suitable to be exposed to the outside world for a long time, and the Wei family cannot be the first family to break the rules.
For Wei Yuan himself, this arrangement is most in line with his wishes. Instead of protecting others outside, he would of course prefer to stay with Ayan at the Wei family.
The so-called back hall of the Wei family is where the Mahayana cultivators go into seclusion. Wei Yuan has sharp skills, so he is very suitable to be a sparring partner.
Competition in the upper realms was brutal, far surpassing that of the lower realms. Learning a bit of ruthlessness and determination from Wei Yuan would be highly beneficial for the Wei family cultivators.
As a family of alchemists, most members of the Wei family are gentle and kind-hearted. Otherwise, with Wei Muheng's personality, he would not easily give away the precious Dixia Pill. It is really due to the family tradition.
The rules they formulated were friendly to both their own disciples and outsiders.
First of all, it is human nature, and secondly, it is also a good karma.
But with such family traditions lasting for a long time, and the overall harmonious environment, the Wei family inevitably became too gentle, and they were bound to suffer some losses when they reached the upper realm.
Just like Venerable Canglan, although he has a cold personality, he will most likely not refuse if someone asks for help.
Most of the Wei family members have this kind of character. No matter whether they are cold or gentle, they are all easy to talk to.
But in this world, no one dares to bully others because there are people in power like Wei Muheng who are as cunning as a sieve.
Most of the elders and stewards of the Wei family are of this sinister type, because people with pure hearts will never compete for power.
Without being disturbed by external affairs, they can more easily ascend to heaven as they concentrate on cultivation. However, when such people first arrive in the upper realm, they will inevitably encounter accidents before they can make contact with the Wei family.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with kindness, and the Wei family does not want the family tradition to deviate. One cannot change one's character just to adapt to the so-called environment.
Those black-bellied people are like that by nature, and they are not deliberately guided by the Wei family.
But if you want to keep your original heart, you must have fierce means to protect yourself.
So Wei Mubai only thought about it for a moment before arranging Wei Yuan and giving him an extremely suitable position.
Xu Hui smiled embarrassedly, "I think too much."
"No," Wei Mubai's expression was gentle, even a little happy, "I'm glad you considered this!"
Xu Hui has gradually started to think about the problem from the Wei family's perspective, and is no longer staying out of it like before. How could he not be happy?
Xu Hui's heart trembled slightly, her cheeks flushed unconsciously, and her eyes flickered.
This time, her feelings were completely different from before. Before, she simply admired and liked Wei Mubai as a person.
And now, she seemed to have regarded herself and Wei Mubai as one, and would unconsciously consider things from his perspective.
It felt like he had become her private property, and their thoughts should have been in sync, not separated into two different worlds.
This secret and subtle thought made Xu Hui feel shy, and a tingling sensation surged in her heart.
She once heard someone say, "Liking is possession, and love is restraint."
But why does she feel that liking is joy and love is persistence?
She wanted to keep this person by her side forever, to belong to her forever, so she unconsciously thought what he thought and worried about what he worried about, so that she could quietly occupy everything about him, make him completely adapt to her, and never be able to leave her.
She wants to completely monopolize this person!
Xu Hui quietly raised her eyes and secretly observed Wei Mubai, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes, as if there was an undercurrent surging, but it cleverly concealed the fleeting obsession.
Even she herself was shocked by this excessive desire and thought.
But then, her heart began to pound, not because of fear, but... she was actually tempted by this excessive idea!
Xu Hui, this is wrong!
She scolded herself harshly in her heart. Emotions should be positive and active. How could she have such dark thoughts?
True love should be one of mutual fulfillment, love and restraint.
It should not be one party's obsessive possession of the other party, treating the other party as private property. This idea is too selfish and completely violates the correct concept of emotion.
She tried her best to convince herself in her heart, but she didn't know that once some things grow quietly in the heart, they are like weeds. The more they are suppressed, the more they thrive in secret.
When it explodes one day, she will understand that some things cannot be suppressed, and if they are not channeled properly, they will get out of control.
However, Xu Hui was still too young at that time and her nature was still simple.
She had never experienced such a complex emotional entanglement, so she naturally thought that reason could suppress everything. She didn't know that the world of emotions was often more complicated and subtle than she imagined.
No one guided her correctly. Even someone who saw through her was secretly happy and did not try to stop her, but instead deliberately pushed her forward.
If you are already doomed, how can the other party just sit back and watch?
Is emotional health important? He just wants someone to think about him all the time and be by his side forever, rather than still thinking about breaking the contract and leaving him in the future.
Wei Mubai's gaze gradually became deep, and there seemed to be an endless whirlpool hidden in his eyes, which was unfathomable.
But when Xu Hui turned around, he looked gentle, tolerant and tender again, which made Xu Hui feel guilty.
Wei Mubai is so good, so good that any bad thoughts she has would seem like blasphemy!
Xu Hui swallowed and changed the subject uncomfortably, "Well, I came back this time intending to ask for your help."
"Well," Wei Mubai's eyes flashed, and he suppressed the eagerness in his eyes. It was not the right time yet. Hunting required enough patience. The prey had to be willing to fall into his love net. In this way, there would be no barriers in the future!
There is still a lot of time, don’t rush!
"It's Wan Moxiao," Xu Hui recounted what had happened, thinking of the Netherworld Cold Flame and that strange Spirit River. "I had a feeling this was going to be dangerous, and I definitely couldn't handle it alone, so I came out to ask for your help."
Wei Mubai's eyes lit up with a smile, and he nodded approvingly, "Well done!"
He took Xu Hui's hand and said, "I hope you remember that no matter what difficulties and dangers you encounter in the future, you must come to me first. Don't take risks alone!" You must always rely on me!
He hid the latter sentence deep in his heart, repeating it over and over again. Don't be anxious, dependence can be cultivated slowly!
Xu Hui couldn't help but tremble when he treated her like this. She felt as if the temperature of his hand was burning her, and she felt even more ashamed.
Xu Hui, you really shouldn't do this! Wei Mubai is so good to you, and you can still have such dark thoughts. No, you must restrain yourself!
We must never let those selfish and lustful thoughts tarnish the goodness of Wei Mubai!
She warned herself silently in her heart, and looking into Wei Mubai's warm and smiling eyes, she smiled awkwardly, "Well, I remember it, yeah, I remember it all!"
The smile in Wei Mubai's eyes grew more intense, but his face remained calm and composed. "Since this is to save Wan Moxiao, we naturally have to inform Lei Xiao. This matter is of great importance. I will bring Senior Canglan with me. I'm sure Lei Xiao won't let too many people know either. Bringing one or two trusted Mahayana cultivators will be enough."
After a pause, he frowned slightly, "We also need to inform Mu Yuan and let him have a chance to clean up the mess."
In the past, the Wei family and the Mu family were not so close. This matter is very critical, but it can also bring huge benefits.
For example, the Ling River. The water of the Ling River alone is a huge fortune, not to mention the treasures that formed the Ling River and its unique refining techniques, which are all ancient methods that can be passed down.
Before, he and Mu Yuan were in a competitive relationship, competing with each other and fighting for resources was a common occurrence.
But the situation changed after Xu Hui rescued Mu Yuan in Kuining Cave.
The Wei family, the Mu family and the Lei family all had the intention of forming an alliance.
Not to mention anything else, because Mu Yuan personally took action to refine the magic weapon ordered by Wei Mubai, a unique tacit understanding was formed between them.
No matter what, Zhong Lingyue is a disciple of the Mu family, and is also a subordinate chosen by Mu Yuan and trained with all his heart. Now that he has done such a thing, he naturally has to clean up the mess himself.
This was considered as giving face to Mu Yuan, and the other three people worked together to deal with the threat posed by the Netherworld Cold Flame, which was also a further alliance.
Of course, Wei Mubai also took another layer of consideration into consideration. This generation of the Lei family and the Mu family had two people, Lei Hong and Mu Yuan, who both had good luck, so the resources they obtained were naturally better than those of other families.
They must have gained unimaginable things in the secret realm. If it was the kind that one family could take all of it, then he naturally couldn't get it.
But in a situation like this, where one family can't handle the whole thing and needs to share the profits and take the risks, after what happened this time, the other party can only choose the Wei family.
The more risk a task has that needs to be shared, the more abundant the resources will be!
Forming an alliance will bring greater benefits than not forming an alliance, just like the last time in Quinine Cave, everyone can gain more benefits.
He didn't explain all the twists and turns, but Xu Hui could figure it out. She had grown up and was no longer the naive girl she used to be.
As soon as Lei Xiao and Mu Yuan received the news, they expressed their gratitude, arranged for people to take over their jobs, and secretly brought their people to meet up with Wei Mubai and Xu Hui.
In order to save people, Lei Xiao brought two Mahayana monks, namely Venerable Jingyuan and Venerable Lianhua.
Seeing them, even Wei Mubai couldn't help but be surprised. Venerable Jingyuan was Lei Xiao's great uncle and also had thunder spiritual roots. He was the only remaining cultivator with thunder spiritual roots in the Lei family besides Lei Xiao and Lei Hong.
It is said that he could have transcended the tribulation and ascended to heaven a hundred years ago, but the Lei family has not had any new offspring with thunder spiritual roots. Fearing that the family inheritance would be cut off, they have been suppressing their cultivation and waiting.
He was the mentor of Lei Xiao and Lei Hong in practicing the "Chao Yuan Lei Jue", but apart from that, he did not participate in any affairs of the Lei family. Unexpectedly, he would come this time.
People like him with thunder spiritual roots do not need to use resources for ascension, and can resist thunder tribulations with their physical bodies.
He is the only person who can ascend to heaven if he wants to, without any exception.
That’s right, the Thunder Spiritual Root is so powerful that as long as they don’t fall for other things, overcoming the tribulation will never be a problem for them.
It seems that entering the secret realm is purely to protect the two younger generations, Lei Xiao and Lei Hong!
And Venerable Lotus is even more remarkable, as he was the previous head of the Lei family.
As the daughter of a branch of the Lei family, her talent was not the highest, and her opportunities were ordinary. However, she relied on her genius mind to surpass the other talented people in the Lei family and ascended the throne of the head of the family, and sat on it for seven hundred years.
If her cultivation had not advanced rapidly and she had not reached the late stage of distraction, she would not have given up the position of head of the family.
Venerable Lotus is a maverick. When she was the head of the family, she was only concerned with power and cultivation. At that time, the Lei family was almost ruled by her.
But no one in the Lei family disobeyed her, simply because she was too smart. Her wise eyes could see through people's hearts, and just a glance from her could make people feel cold all over and unable to think of resisting.
What she practiced was also the most difficult path of the mortal world. She struggled to practice in the most polluted human desires and the pollution of power, but in the end she produced the purest fruit of the Tao, just like a lotus that grows out of the mud without being stained, so she was honored as the Lotus Venerable.
Everyone was surprised that she would appear here.
After all, after stepping down as the head of the family, she has been on the battlefield in the no-man's land. As the strongest fighting force of the Lei family, she is unwilling to leave the front line even if she is slightly injured, let alone being seriously injured.
No one expected that after using her brain to calculate people's hearts all her life, she actually started the path of killing, killing so much that the sun and moon lost their light, and the sky and the earth changed color!
In an uninhabited area, there is a dangerous place where a group of sky-devouring beasts are born every once in a while.
They will devour each other as soon as they are born, and advance to level seven at the fastest speed, which is comparable to the Mahayana cultivators.
The Sky-Devouring Beast has the ability to devour everything, whether it is living beings, magic weapons, spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or even space and time. As long as it enters its sight, it may become its prey.
This kind of devouring is not limited to the material level, but also involves the devouring of spirit and soul, which makes the Sky-Devouring Beast continue to increase in strength.
Therefore, it has been the natural enemy of monks since ancient times. It is hard to explain why this monster appears, but when it appears, people must be sent to clean it up.
Originally, it was occupied by the ten great families, each of whom was responsible for guarding the place for ten years, but since the arrival of Venerable Lotus, they have occupied the place.
There is no benefit in exterminating the Sky-Devouring Beast. It is a huge drain on the Mahayana cultivators and is extremely difficult to deal with. However, none of the ten great families shirked such a task and they did their best to guard it.
No one could have imagined that someone would be eager to do such a thankless job and guard it for two hundred years.
Every Sky-Devouring Beast born there was killed by the Lotus Venerable alone. The sky and earth changed color as she killed them, and she was filled with bloody murderous aura, like a real female devil!
But her popularity is like a raging fire, and her unrestrained and flamboyant appearance is enough to impress everyone.
Xu Hui's heart was also excited, and she almost blurted out, "Sister is so handsome, sister is so cute!"
However, she didn't dare. The invisible murderous aura was too strong, almost condensing into substance, as if she would be crushed to pieces by the fierce momentum if she got close.
Xu Hui only dared to shrink beside Wei Mubai, peeking timidly, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.
Venerable Lotus turned around inadvertently and met the little girl's sparkling eyes. His expression paused slightly, and his stiff face relaxed for a moment. He lowered his voice and asked tentatively, "Take you to kill the beast?"
Uh, Xu Hui was shocked. Her sister was so hardcore when it came to coaxing people. Ahhhh, she loved it so much!
Of course it was to coax people, not seeing Lei Xiaodu looking at her in surprise, she explained with a smile, "Lotus Venerable likes you very much."
Xu Hui smiled foolishly, her sister was so cool, she liked it too!
Wei Mubai's expression darkened. He glanced at the Lotus Master and asked in an inexplicable tone, "Senior, are you not going to kill the Sky Devouring Beast?"
Venerable Lotus glanced at him indifferently and said coldly, "Someone should do it for me. I am the one who should deal with the Netherworld Frost Flame!"
Wei Mubai and Mu Yuan looked at each other in surprise. They didn’t expect that Venerable Lotus would appear for this?
The Netherworld Cold Flame is not easy to deal with. They have been prepared for sacrifice long ago, but they did not expect that Venerable Lotus would take it on himself. This is a matter of life and death if they are not careful!
They all turned their eyes to Lei Xiao, wanting to know what he thought about this.
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly and spread his hands, "Senior is very interested."
Oh, I understand. Venerable Padmasambhava is being willful again!
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