Chapter 2814 - 78: How Distant Is the Other Shore!

The Yuan Xianting intervened to protect Zhu Yi, which was a move in accordance with his wishes, and throwing Yuan Mengji into the Land of Shenxiao was merely done at his whim. Because the other participants had backgrounds to some extent, he also conveniently left means to protect this little ape comprehensively.

He gave him ample opportunity to try thrice.

Only at this moment did he sense the presence of Xingnian and erupt in fury.

Arriving at will, so attacking at will!

This halberd shattered all tangible and intangible obstacles, crushed the Buddha sound, words, and light, and hacked harshly at Zen Master Xingnian.

Slicing the now simplistic flesh, causing golden light to scatter all around.

Forcing Zen Master Xingnian back into his Golden Body state.

The Golden Body stumbled forward, already shaken to its core. Yet the splendid Golden Body Zen Master Xingnian merely went with the momentum... stepping onto his Zhiwen Ferry!

Heaven and earth faintly merged, Mingming spirit soared.

In an instant, the entire Divine Mountain only echoed with Zen Master Xingnian’s chant: "Thank you, Yuan benefactor, for sending me on my way!"

"Sending you—"

The phantom of Yuan Xianting was furious, yet helplessly dissipated.

The power he placed on Yuan Mengji was limited, and even if he added more temporarily, it only sufficed for this single strike. He couldn’t even finish a curse.

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Ninety thousand feet Questioning Path Peak.

Located at the eastern extremity of the Monster Realm.

Further east lies vast undeveloped Chaos.

This peak, long renowned, yet those who can ascend are few.

At such a height, heaven’s winds do not pass, lightning does not strike.

The peak top is exceptionally flat, unknowingly chiseled by whom.

On top, with Qingshi as the platform, a chessboard carved out.

Upon the chessboard, frost and wind are apparent, there are many scratches.

White stones and black stones act as pieces, locked in struggle on the board.

Saying "struggle" might not be accurate.

One should say "slaughter."

Clearly, the black pieces already lost their advantage on the board. A great dragon is hemmed in, running blindly with nowhere to go.

Currently playing are two vastly different Heavenly Demons.

Sat grandly with arms and legs stretched, clad in bold Golden Armor and red mantle freely flaunting, eyes filled with a certain dissatisfaction, was of course the renowned Heavenly Demon Yuan Xianting.

And sitting opposite him was a highly understated Heavenly Demon. Wearing a gray uniform, cloth boots, a green hat, with thin eyebrows and gray eyes, looking sickly slim. Only the Demon Mark was unique, naturally born with six ears.

"An eighty-year-old mother suddenly holding a child, damnation opened the Heavenly Eye!" Yuan Xianting grumbled bitterly, "Were it not for the fact that my true form has yet to arrive, and that I came on a whim, how dare this bald one pose with such Iron Will!"

As this curse resounded, clouds stirred around, the sky flickered, seemingly fearing this might.

The Heavenly Demon opposite simply pinched a white piece with slender fingers, pressing it onto the chessboard.

After further constraining the black piece’s space, he nonchalantly commented, "Where did you learn these filthy words?"

Yuan Xianting glared, "It’s none of your damn business!"

Bluntly swept the chessboard into disarray, standing up: "Your ears don’t rest, neither does your mouth, all day listening to your crap! I’m impatient to play with you!"

On the chessboard, black and white pieces mixed in chaos, a few sporadically fell to the ground, making crisp collision sounds.

Without waiting for the six-eared Heavenly Demon to say anything further, he lifted his War Boots, disappearing without a trace.

The sickly thin six-eared Heavenly Demon did not become angry, silently pinching pieces in position. With free fingers in the air, chess pieces invariably flew up.

He proceeded slowly, in this world devoid of commonality, on the Questioning Path Peak, placing piece after piece.

Finally forming a finished game identical to his earlier match with Yuan Xianting, without a single piece out of place.

Then picked up a black piece, saying softly, "You will place it here."

The voice was calm, exceedingly assured. As if it wasn’t judgment but stating a fact.

The black piece landed.

An additional white piece placed.

Then lifted another black piece, still murmuring, "You will place it here."

Another white piece landed.

After several turns, the white pieces leisurely slaughtered the dragon.

Boom!

Suddenly a deafening noise.

Like a meteor from beyond the heavens crashing here, the whole Questioning Path Peak quaked violently.

"I’m sick to death of you!" Yuan Xianting’s curse sounded like thunder rolling afar.

Beside the chessboard, the six-eared Heavenly Demon finally laid down the pieces, smiling faintly.

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In the Land of Shenxiao.

Jiang Wang in the Mirror World had mixed emotions.

At one moment, he was elated because Master Xingnian opened the way home; at another, he was worried by the successive Heavenly Monster Ways appearing.

Until Master Xingnian was sent onto the ferry by a strike of Yuan Xianting’s battle halberd, he couldn’t help but shout: "Good!"

He then realized something was off.

"Hey, wait! Master Xingnian! I haven’t boarded the ship yet!"

He decisively sheathed his Longsword and was about to leap out of the Red Mirror and return with his master.

Farewell, Monster Realm!

Farewell, damnable Heavenly Will!

Farewell, Pig Dali!

Farewell, Chai Asi!

Each has their Yuan Law and path; we shall meet again in Jianghu!

But just as his body rose, then—within the Celestial River, a sudden surge of waves erupted!

He stared at everything outside, unable to believe, and helplessly fell back down.

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At that time and place, Master Xingnian had calculated countermeasures of all kinds and used Yuan Xianting’s strike to step onto Zhi Wen’s ferry, venturing into the Celestial River, aiming to return to the human world on The Other Shore.

A chasm separated worlds, carrying the Immortal Spring Water. Immortal Spring Water carried Zhi Wen’s boat. Zhi Wen’s boat carried the person who had lost their home.

This person had lost their home for five hundred years.

This boat had not sounded its homeland for tens of thousands of years.

This spring had lost several great eras!

This water, this boat, this person, each eager to return as swiftly as an arrow.

Once the phantom of Yuan Xianting dispersed, Master Xingnian was on the ferry, yet suddenly "puh" went a sound, and he spurted out a mouthful of golden blood.

Despite his casual conversation, who could truly be so nonchalant in letting Yuan Xianting send him off with a battle halberd?

This spurt of blood, initially harmless.

But within the golden blood, Master Xingnian suddenly saw several black lines.

As he noticed these black lines, they immediately leaped from the golden blood and entangled his life wheel!

Cause and Effect strangled, Destiny’s River churned.

The entire Celestial River formed by Immortal Spring Water instantly surged with mighty waves!

Who is Master Xingnian? Upon seeing these black lines, he already understood everything.

Upon reviewing the game closely, it seemed the True Monster Quan Yingyang atop Yun City peak was never truly enlightened by him.

A True Monster who converted to I Buddha was easy to spot and not covert enough within the strategy.

He accrued a new Buddhist fate, completing the guidance of Quan Yingyang unbeknownst to Quan Yingyang himself, instructing him to place one Chapter from "Buddha’s Fifty-Eight Chapters" on Zhu Zheng.

He prepared many similar contingencies; only several coincided with the timing when opening the Land of Shenxiao.

Quan Yingyang’s underlying support actually came from Lu Ximing; all his actions in Mo Yun City aimed at unraveling The Sky Sloth Wilderness.

Of course, Quan Yingyang’s bloodline, Ken Xihua, had indeed died; Quan Yingyang’s anger from Ken Xihua’s death was genuine, this was perhaps Lu Ximing’s seamless move... but it did not prevent Master Xingnian from utilizing this piece too.

When all factors of time, place, and human harmony are fulfilled, one who can glimpse the future prefers not to make large moves. Going with the flow, crafting strategy in an instant. Ideally, the waves occur elsewhere, the situation remains under one’s control.

He saw Zhu Zheng and naturally saw Fox Boqi. He completely understood that behind Fox Boqi was Tiger Taisui’s piece.

However, what he hadn’t seen was, behind Fox Boqi, there was another presence — that absolute Heavenly Demon Mi Zhiben who devised the Heavenly List!

Just as he borrowed Lu Ximing’s piece to complete his move, Mi Zhiben also borrowed Tiger Taisui’s chess piece to play his own game!

Zhu Zheng’s corpse can’t be destroyed.

Or rather, at least cannot be destroyed by his Xing Nian.

Because Zhu Zheng had long been planted with corpse worms!

His pair of eyes that could capture all dynamics were precisely his Demon Mark. Using his innate Demon Mark, he hid these several worms.

The corpse worms don’t affect the host during life.

It triggers upon death, becoming an indelible entity within Cause and Effect!

Destroyer of the corpse shall be attached by the corpse worm!

Mi Zhiben had evidently foreseen the possibility of Zhu Yi descending upon Zhu Zheng, fully aware that he could calculate Zhu Yi’s death and thus laid this plan!

If the design is too dangerous, it may be anticipated by him. If the trap has too great a wave, he has a chance to perceive it.

The effect of the corpse worm was just right.

Though Cause and Effect persist, it in itself does not cause harm.

Its sole function is to become an enduring signal beacon!

No temporal disorientation or world barriers would function at this point.

In other words, from this moment onwards, Master Xingnian became a living target for the formidable powers of the Monster Realm. Moreover, shining in the dark Long Night, like the red moon high above the Monster Realm.

Visible to all, anyone may strike.

The mighty waves generated by the Immortal Spring Water were the successive actions of numerous Heavenly Demon strongmen within Mo Yun City!