Chapter 763: Sudden Malice

“Lu Ya Daojun?” Qi Jiuniang beside him was half skeptical, half bewildered.

She had heard of Lu Ya during her mission in the Fengshen World, but he was basically a figure from “stories,” whose specific cultivation realm and abilities were unknown to her. She only heard that he was prominent during the Fengshen War and was one of the outstanding figures under several well-known great beings.

Suddenly, someone like him being the Master of the Six Realms was hard for Jiuniang to accept. In her mind, the Six Realms should be omnipotent and powerful, and the master should be someone at the level of the Three Purities, Amitabha Buddha, or the Heavenly Emperor, not some unknown figure.

Daqinggen shook his branches, nodding gravely. “Who among those who survived from the previous era is ordinary? Moreover, Daojun Lu Ya is the son of the ancient Haotian Emperor and the essence of the Li Fire, knowing many hidden secrets and mastering numerous arcane techniques. He is a top-tier figure under several sect leaders. Besides, after so many years, no one knows what realm he has reached. Perhaps he has approached the realm of ‘Unknowable and Indescribable Dao Fruit’? I was afraid to oppose such a great being, hence my repeated concealment.”

“Now that the master has entered the Yuxu Palace and obtained the Yuanxin Seal, clearly backed by the sect leader, I dared to take the risk and reveal the truth.”

He wore a proud expression, as if expecting praise, completely devoid of any sense of guilt or fear for his past deceptions. His brazenness left Meng Qi in awe.

“The realm of ‘Unknowable and Indescribable Dao Fruit’?” Meng Qi raised his eyebrows, the phrase catching his attention the most.

Daqinggen assumed a solemn expression. “I myself am not too clear, but I have occasionally heard immortals mention it. It is said to be the realm of Dao Zun and Buddha Ancestors, the true realm of transcendence, beyond comprehension, description, or discussion. Any attempt to speak or think about it would be wrong. One can speculate about creating a heaven and earth, imagine the destruction of multiple universes, or even reverse time and invert cause and effect, but such speculation cannot apply to them. Therefore, no matter how hard one tries, one cannot understand them, harm them, or even truly see them…”

“In short, from what I understand, they are omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Any contradictory elements can coexist within them…”

Daqinggen seemed to be on a roll, speaking endlessly with increasing exaggeration, which made Meng Qi’s lips twitch involuntarily, as if he were listening to a Beijing taxi driver…

Jiuniang was even more bewildered.

“Has the sect leader approached this realm?” Meng Qi asked, clenching his right fist in front of his mouth.

“Of course!” Daqinggen assumed a protective stance. “But the sect leader bears the immense karmic consequences of countless worlds and can still be perceived and discussed.”

Meng Qi suddenly smiled. “Since the sect leader is close to being omniscient and omnipotent, why should you fear the Master of the Six Realms? Would He dare provoke a disciple of Yuxu?”

Daqinggen was momentarily speechless, stammering for a while before replying, “I’m just a small weed outside the Yuxu Palace. How would the sect leader even notice me…”

“You’re sure it’s Lu Ya Daojun? If you’re exposed later, it won’t be me who punishes you, but it.” Meng Qi patted the thunder mark on his wrist. A vivid purple bulge resembling a ball emerged, followed by a sinister blood peach protruding half its body, “gazing intently” at Daqinggen as if measuring its “medicinal value.”

Daqinggen immediately retreated swiftly, pressing tightly against the wall and curling into a corner, wailing, “I have guarded the Kunlun Mountains! I have watched the Yuxu Gate! I have always been loyal! Master, don’t scare me with such a monstrous creature! It’s definitely Lu Ya Daojun, absolutely no mistake!”

Startled, Meng Qi’s eyes suddenly turned pitch black, with dark light flickering, like a realm of ghosts and illusions.

Indeed, there was fear, no trace of deceit, and no other thoughts surfacing in his mind… Meng Qi nodded slightly but could not be entirely sure if Daqinggen had secret techniques to evade his newly acquired “Yuanxin Seal.”

“I’ll trust you this once. Leave now.” Meng Qi tapped the blood peach back into the thunder mark.

Daqinggen quickly moved along the wall and vanished through the secret door in an instant.

After the secret door closed, Jiuniang asked, “Is it really Lu Ya Daojun?”

“Just a possibility.” Meng Qi paused. “The Seven-Arrow Book of Nailing Heads is one of his signature treasures.”

“The Seven-Arrow Book of Nailing Heads? The one that killed Xuantan Zhenjun?” Jiuniang inhaled sharply. “That thing is bizarre and hard to defend against. It’s the most terrifying curse technique I’ve ever seen. If the Six Realms used it for elimination, it would indeed be unstoppable…”

“We’ll find an opportunity to investigate that hidden sect. Perhaps we can uncover more.” Meng Qi involuntarily thought of the two masters he encountered in the Yuxu Palace. They used techniques from the Yuxu lineage, but the woman once emitted a white glow from her eyes, seemingly capable of immobilizing his Yuan Shen and physical transformations, similar to Lu Ya’s Decapitation Flying Knife…

He didn’t dwell on it further. Relying solely on Daqinggen’s testimony, who had a history of crimes, was still far from the truth. He then asked, “Jiuniang, is there any way to temporarily bring a Dharma Body expert from the Fengshen World to our world for help?”

Jiuniang pondered for a long time before slowly replying, “No. If it were another Reincarnation World where Dharma Bodies can forcibly descend, we could help sense their location and bring them over. But in the Fengshen and Journey to the West worlds, their locations are unknown, and there is an inexplicable barrier separating them from our world, making it impossible to find their positions. We can only enter and exit via Reincarnation Talismans, which non-reincarnators cannot use unless the expert signs a Six Realms contract, becoming your servant, allowing you to bring them out, or turning them into a reincarnator.”

Meng Qi grimaced. The former was definitely out of the question; just suggesting it would get him killed by Duke Huan of Qi. The latter required approval from the Six Realms, and Duke Huan of Qi did not trust him enough to let the Six Realms control his life and death.

“I once encountered a Dharma Body expert from the Fengshen World. He punched me into another universe. Would that make it impossible to sense our world?” Meng Qi briefly mentioned King Zhuang of Chu.

“Then I don’t know. You can ask him to try.” Jiuniang shrugged, appearing helpless.

But it was King Zhuang of Chu who mastered the Universe-Shifting Fist, not Duke Huan of Qi. The latter returned to the Fengshen World from another universe relying on a specially made soul lamp as a “lighthouse.” Leaving might be impossible. Would he have to go find King Zhuang of Chu and fight him again? Meng Qi’s thoughts churned.

Jiuniang gave Meng Qi a sidelong glance. “For matters like this, you can just ask the Six Realms with good deeds. Why sit here daydreaming?”

“That’s right…” Meng Qi rarely used the Six Realms’ inquiry function and hadn’t considered this approach.

He pawned his previous items to borrow fifty-five thousand good deeds and borrowed another five thousand on credit, totaling sixty thousand. His original three hundred and fifteen good deeds were used to purchase information.

“This information costs three hundred good deeds.”

“The Fengshen World is special, with multiple universes. Without a Reincarnation Talisman or the Time River, one cannot leave.”

The Master of the Six Realms stated calmly.

So the place he was shifted to was another universe within the Fengshen World… Meng Qi sighed. Judging from this, he couldn’t ask Duke Huan of Qi for help. He would have to wait until he entered the Senluo Myriad Manifestation Gate to see if Master Yunhe had broken through.

Then, Meng Qi paid the Six Realms Master sixty thousand good deeds, waiting for Him to issue a task for forging a divine weapon:

Divine Weapon Forging Exclusive Mission: Gourdo’s Breakthrough

The Axe of Heavenly Punishment awakens further, as the Nine Paths of Evil stir. The balance between righteousness and darkness is on the verge of upheaval. Assist the righteous faction in stabilizing the battlefield, ensuring at least a year of stalemate rather than defeat.

**Success:** Forge a divine weapon, with its form and name determined by the completer.

**Failure:** Deduct twenty percent of accumulated virtue.

Hearing this task, Meng Qi stood frozen beside the jade pillar, feeling the deep malice and mockery of the Master of the Six Realms!

He had just stabilized his Grandmaster realm and risked forging a divine weapon precisely to infiltrate the evil sects and have more assurance in helping the righteous side stabilize the battlefield. Now, forging a successful divine weapon required infiltrating the evil sects and helping the righteous side stabilize the battlefield, creating a vicious cycle!

Then why forge a divine weapon at all?

“Can I abandon the forging now?” Meng Qi asked grimly.

“Yes, but abandoning immediately after redemption deducts all good deeds, and prohibits redeeming items or helping others redeem for a year.” The Master of the Six Realms replied coldly.

“Such a rule?” Jiuniang beside him was stunned. There had never been a redemption prohibition penalty before.

The Master of the Six Realms, without emotional fluctuation, said, “New regulation.”

“This… is allowed too…” Jiuniang also felt the obvious “malice” from the Master of the Six Realms.

Previously, the Six Realms never had such new regulations. Coincidentally, she had just come out of the Yuxu Palace and encountered this. Was there any connection? Meng Qi’s mind suddenly calmed, not disturbed by anger, and asked calmly, “If I accept the task, can I continue using the two main materials for the divine weapon, the Great Sun Flame Heart and the Calming Sea Pearl?”

“Yes, but the final grade of the divine weapon will be correspondingly reduced.” The Master of the Six Realms replied.

“Fine.” Meng Qi accepted the task, turned and left without a word.

Arguing was useless; it all depended on himself.

He must escape the cycle as soon as possible!