Deng Can Yu's thoughts wandered.
The treasures in the mortal world and heavenly realm are mostly owned, but after Huangdi's transformation into a reincarnation, it is possible that there are still unrevealed treasure utensils in the Underworld. Moreover, this Underworld, filled with a lot of negative energy, tends to produce utensils with fierce killing intent. Can these utensils be used when dealing with the second corpse of a corpse? Nuwa is really nice to herself; she has thought so thoroughly.
Though she highly values opportunity, she didn't ignore Daji's safety.
The relationships between the various forces in the Underworld are extremely complex, encompassing heavenly realm, Western teachings, blood seas, and the land of ghosts led by Pingxin Niangniang. There is mutual influence and interconnection among them.
Now that Ah Xiu Luo is after Daji, the reasons behind it are quite intriguing.
Deng Can Yu is already a terrestrial immortal and possesses a celestial treasure from the primordial stage. She's not afraid, but Daji is still an ordinary person. If she encounters fierce enemies, her cleverness may not be enough to protect her life.
Worried that the enemy might use a diversionary tactic, she left marks on the two escaping ghost attendants and first sent Daji to the side of Mengpo.
"Be careful, if you encounter danger, run as fast as you can. Don't try to show off, I hope you understand." Daji knew the importance of opportunities on the path of immortality and didn't stop her, but instead reminded her to take care of her own safety.
Deng Can Yu replied seriously: "Don't worry, if I can't beat you, I will run away."
Daji went to help Mengpo cook the soup, then answered the questions she had during this year of cultivation, and learned the new content of the Six Realms Reincarnation Sutra.
Deng Can Yu did not rashly pursue her, but instead went to find Lu Pian, a judge with whom she had a good relationship.
She mentioned the attack she encountered on her way.
Lu Pian whispered, "It's hard to say for sure. How could the Ah Xiu Luo know the whereabouts of Miss Su? Moreover, they might not even know her."
He looked towards a distant mountain.
"Where is there?"
"There is the temporary temple of the Dizang from the Western Teachings. That fellow has converted quite a few Ah Xiu Luo and a considerable number of ghost attendants."
Lu Pian's words proved Deng Can Yu's guess.
The blood sea's master, albeit strong, belongs to an era that has long passed. At this time, the elder is immersed in arduous cultivation, striving to extinguish his three bodies as soon as possible. A single seclusion could last thousands or even tens of thousands of years. As for the land of ghosts and the blood sea's struggle, he doesn't care at all.
Long-term, constantly and fiercely competing with Dizang for believers, was actually the great disciple of the elder master of the blood sea, that one with a golden aura practice of Da Luo Xian Tian Bodhi, who is the king of demons.
Dizang went alone into the Underworld to confront Maudgalyayana directly. The former had the support of a great sect, while the latter represented local forces. The land of ghosts, led by Pingxin Niangniang, remained firmly seated on high, watching the outcome of the victory or defeat. The other heavenly court forces and future sect powers could only play marginal roles in this protracted war of faith.
Dizang secretly intervened, creating a scenario where an Ah Xiu Luo attempted to harm Daji, regardless of whether it succeeded or not. This would involve dragging the land of ghosts into confronting Maudgalyayana, which would be in line with the interests of the Western Teachings.
However, Dizang is suspected. The Ah Xiu Luo belonging to the demon king Maudgalyayana may not be innocent either. It might be these guys' heads overheating and wanting to hold Daji hostage, forcing the land of ghosts to expel Dizang.
Deng Can Yu did not continue to ponder; instead, she prepared to go and see for herself. Seeing is believing, and hearing is false. Thoughts like "I think so" are not to be entertained.
Deng Can Yu asked him about Yuan Fudong.
The result was somewhat unexpected. Yuan Fudong in the Register of Life and Death seemed to still be alive.
Deng Can Yu shook her head repeatedly: "That's impossible. I saw that guy with my own eyes, cut in two by the Golden Dragon Clipper. The Golden Dragon Clipper is a famous killing weapon from the Zie Sect, and Yuan Fudong couldn't possibly have survived."
Lu Pian held the page with Yuan Fudong's name on it and examined it carefully. Finally, he said, "Deng Daojie, if Yuan Fudong is not here with us or on the list of those who have been summoned, he might be held captive by those in the boundless blood sea, transformed into an Ah Xiu Luo. There are two possibilities: either he has been converted in the Western Teachings and is being nurtured there, or he has been transformed into an Ah Xiu Luo in the blood sea."
"I'll go and ask Dizang first."
Deng Can Yu dare not speak to Manjushri, not because the Saint's words are particularly wise or unrefutable, but rather because this saint is shameless! She fears Manjushri because she cannot refuse him, but she does not fear Dizang because she can refuse him.
At this time, to find out Dizang's location and go there boldly would be to her advantage.
Dizang remained in the appearance of "I will not become a Buddha until all hells are empty."
To be fair, Deng Can Yu is very impressed by the great perseverance of this person. If it were her, she would never cut off all her own ways out.
There were more than a dozen ugly Ah Xiu Luo in front of Dizang, listening to him explain the teachings of the Western Teachings. Among them, Deng Can Yu also found the Jinghe Dragon King.
"Oh? You you?!?" Seeing this familiar ghost again, she was a bit stunned.
The Jinghe Dragon King was very composed; the evil thoughts in his heart were carried away by that one soul and spirit. Now, as he tries to cultivate the methods of the Western Teachings, his soul and spirit are very clean, transparent, like jade.
"Greetings, fellow cultivator. The gratitude I owe to you from my days in Zhaijiu is still remembered in my heart."
Before he could finish speaking, one of the Ah Xiu Luo following him to chant a sutra picked up a stick as thick as a mallet and landed a hard blow on the left side of the Jinghe Dragon King's face.
The Jinghe Dragon King's mouth was twisted from the blow, but he was not angry at all. Instead, he calmly bowed and said, "I have spoken out of turn. The notion of a dragon king is vain, and the gratitude owed to a cultivator should have been let go long ago. I shall remember it in my heart."
"Ah? Oh, is that so? Yes, yes, you're right." Deng Can Yu's mind turned twice before she realized that herself and Phoenix were two "people" in the heart of Jinghe Dragon King. That was really too embarrassing.
She was curious about the Jinghe Dragon King with a twisted mouth: "Fellow Daoist, are you going to enter the Western Teachings?"
The Jinghe Dragon King replied with great calmness: "Yesterday's cause is today's fruit. All the past sins that clung to me, now, with determined cultivation, tomorrow I may yet reach the shore of enlightenment."
"Chanyu wishes the Daoist early cultivation to achieve the results."
"May I borrow your good words."
Seeing the combination of Jinghe Dragon King and Dizang, her mind couldn't help but wander towards "Great Power of Indra, Lord of the Earth, Guardian Dizang".
Deng Can Yu exchanged a few words of small talk with the Jinghe Dragon King and asked Dizang if he had seen Yuan Fudong.
Dizang shook his head: "I haven't seen him. However, in the past hundred years, there have been occasional cases of missing living beings. But my cultivation is limited, and I cannot delve deeply into the boundless blood sea, making it difficult to find them."
Deng Can Yu listened to him describe the characteristics of several other unresolved cases, discovering similarities and small differences. The Six Realms Reincarnation is not a one-to-one correspondence with human beings, and occasionally there are some living souls that vanish into thin air, neither in the human world nor in the land of ghosts.
Deng Can Yu didn't want to get involved in this trouble. If she couldn't find Yuan Fudong, she could always go to Yuan Hong later. Yuan Hong had a deep brotherly bond with Jin Dajing and Yang Xian, and perhaps when they were assigned as plague removers, they had a tandem technique. The matter at hand was too deep and had been going on for a century; it would be unwise to jump in recklessly.
The Ah Xiu Luo who captured Daji should be two separate matters from the one who captured Yuan Fudong. The former is her destiny, while the latter is trouble, and she would definitely choose the former.
