Netherworld Chapter 135 Yama (2)
Yan Luo… I was only shocked for a moment, but I didn’t think of asking. Because the old Taoist was already injured, this was not the time to ask questions.
However, when I tried to help him, the Taoist priest shook my hand away. His back was slightly bent, and he gasped for breath. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, staining his chest scarlet. This looked extremely horrible, but the Taoist priest didn't seem to care.
He just panted and looked at the undertaker behind the table, muttering to himself: Yama, Yama of the Ten Courts, I didn't expect...
The undertaker stood behind the table without moving. In fact, he hadn't moved since we entered the hall.
A light shout injured the old Taoist priest, and then he stood still like a stone statue. This made me feel that what he said before was like a dream. Did he really say those words?
Or, is he really the undertaker?
With just one word "outrageous", without any extra movements, he was able to injure the contemporary leader of the Five Elements Meridian. Could this ability be achieved by a mortician who has been in decline for many years?
What's more, what about the phantom I saw before? Was that the image of Yama?
It seems that I underestimated you. The old Taoist slowly straightened up, the astonishment on his face gradually disappeared, and he regained his calm expression.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and wiped his hands carefully with the green robe he was wearing. Then he seemed to be talking to me, or he seemed to be talking to himself: This is why the head of the Basuo family left a secret scroll and told us to stop the resurrection of the Emperor of Heaven. The lock of the fiefdom, the phantom of Yama, it seems that the table and ruler he took away from Mingzhu Peak... No wonder he took so long to set it up, but only took away things that everyone thought were not important. The one who benefited the most was still him, what a good idea.
The old Taoist rarely talks so much in a row. I was surprised and confused when I listened to him. Does the resurrection of the Emperor of Heaven have anything to do with the undertaker? These should be two different things. Besides, now is not the time to care whether the undertaker has the most benefit.
Many people saw the Taoist being knocked away. However, the hall was dark, so not many people paid attention to who the Taoist was. The few who noticed him turned around and ran away without saying a word.
Even the old Taoist priest with the Five Elements Meridian couldn't resist, so if they continued to fight they would be dead.
However, Wei Qingcang was obviously not going to let them go. When a dozen disciples of the Ghost Vein Touching Technique stood in front of Gamu, he had already rushed into the crowd like a hurricane. People and horses were thrown to the ground along the way, and none of those he touched could stand up again. Although the few people who wanted to escape were not slow, compared with Wei Qingcang... well, there was no comparison between the two.
Sometimes I wonder if Wei Qingcang is cheating... His heart was shattered by the emperor's corpse, but his soul was immediately dispersed. So many people were fighting for the immortal fruit, but his brother got one and resurrected. This is the aura of the protagonist who can revive the immortal star with full health on the spot!
In comparison, the old Taoist is much more miserable.
Although he is very capable, he is the only one left in the Five Elements. His reputation is mostly out of respect, not real awe. Otherwise, how could so many people dare to disrespect the Five Elements when they were just the only one in the Five Elements?
Now faced with this kind of crisis, the shortcoming of insufficient manpower was immediately exposed. Although the old Taoist is not invincible, if the Five Elements Cultivation also has dozens or hundreds of people like other clans... who in the world dares to say no to them?
Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why the old Taoist has been so persistent in finding his junior fellow apprentice.
He was alone and very lonely.
Although the old Taoist still stood upright, like an indomitable pillar, the blood on his body and his slightly messy hair all proved his embarrassment and powerlessness. Imagine that he had been sitting alone in the Taoist temple for decades. He ate dry and hard steamed buns and drank cold mountain water every day. Apart from finding his junior brother, he had no other goal in life.
What a torture that was.
I completely understand Lao Dao's feelings. His persistence is not because of stubbornness, but because in his life, this is the only thing he can do. For the rest... he doesn't know what else to do.
Looking at the old Taoist priest, I suddenly felt a little sad, my eyes were hot, and I almost wanted to cry.
We must stop the Emperor of Heaven from escaping, said the old Taoist.
I was immersed in a sentimental world and didn't hear what he said for a while. Maybe when he saw that I didn't answer, the old Taoist turned his head. When he saw me looking at him with red eyes, he was slightly startled.
Then he turned his head and said: Don't worry, I'm fine.
This is a very ordinary sentence, but when I heard it, I almost cried on the spot.
Maybe this seems a bit cowardly, but psychologically, I am just an ordinary person. Decades of aimless life did not overwhelm Lao Dao, but instead became his only straw. But for me, it was too heavy.
He has the Yama Dharma Image to protect him, and I don't know how many times he can use it. However, he has gradually integrated into the world, and there will be a period of time when he will not feel anything, and only instinct will remain. That will be our only chance. The old Taoist paused for a moment, and then continued: If someone can stop Wei Qingcang at that time.
This is really a fluke, even the old Taoist didn't hold out much hope. But at the moment, this is indeed our only chance.
If someone stops Wei Qingcang, with my old skills, I will definitely find a way to stop the top bronze armor corpse in a short time. And I can take the opportunity to use the Eight Ropes Protection Spell to escape into nothingness and take him away from here.
Of course, this is just an idealized inference. Whether there will be any accidents that can stop Wei Qingcang at that time, or whether the old Taoist can really stop the top bronze armor corpse from approaching, these are all problems, and they are critical problems.
Before this, the old Taoist had no intention of making any other moves. I have to admit that the attack by the corpse bearer shocked him a little. It is unknown whether the other party has other tricks up his sleeve. Because if the old Taoist didn't think of taking me away when the ghost pulse appeared, maybe the top bronze armor corpse would still hide and not appear.
This made me even more confused. Who on earth was it and why did they insist on asking me and the Taoist priest to stay here?
No one can answer this question. Unless the mysterious "that person" shows up and explains it himself, I won't be able to guess it even if I rack my brains.
The old Taoist doesn't care about these things at all. He may have questions, but they have nothing to do with what he is going to do. So he will keep the questions in his heart and choose to do things immediately.
Normally, I would appreciate this style, but now, I don’t think it’s good.
Tell me, why did that person insist on keeping us here? I couldn't help but ask.
The old Taoist shook his head: I don’t know.
I couldn't help but sigh, because this was expected. The Taoist priest would not give any other answer except "I don't know".
What happened? I felt like everything just stopped and you were just pushed back.
The old Taoist turned his head and looked at me, with an inexplicable expression on his face that I couldn't tell what it was.
I was a little nervous: What happened ?
The Taoist priest did not answer, but explained directly: The power in the underworld is different from ours. Therefore, ghosts and gods are irresistible to humans. Time will not stand still, that is your illusion, because the power causes the changes here.
Huh? I don't understand...
Maybe I feel that there is still a lot of time, the old Taoist continued: Just like when oil is poured into water, there will be a moment of stillness due to the obstruction. It is very short, and it is not true stillness, but just very similar.
Oh... I nodded, suddenly realizing.
But then I was surprised: You mean, the undertaker can use the power of ghosts and gods? Oh, right, you mentioned Yama?
The old Taoist shook his head: "He cannot use the power of ghosts and gods, it is just a manifestation of power. This is difficult to explain to you clearly. As your practice deepens, you will understand it in the future. And Yama... your understanding is not correct."
How should I understand that... At that time, I saw that there seemed to be a towering figure standing behind him.
That is the Dharma image of Yama.
Is it the same as the Dharma images of the Ten Kings of the Wheel of Death that I summoned at the ancient battlefield of Changping?
No. The old Taoist still shook his head: What you summoned is actually the Dharma image formed by power. And behind him...something is similar to a person's own shadow.
Huh? What does that mean?
The old Taoist priest looked at the man who was embalming corpses in the distance and said softly: If everything goes so smoothly, perhaps he will become Yama.
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, like pulling up onions in dry land, it shocked me to my core.
The undertaker... could actually become the legendary Yama?
This, this is too incredible...
