Above the Great Dao
Chapter 317 - 162: The Art of Courting Death_2

Chapter 317: Chapter 162: The Art of Courting Death_2

Other people didn’t understand Zen Master Ku Zhu well, thinking he was just an old monk, but Granny Sha grew up listening to the legends about Zen Master Ku Zhu and his generation.

It was imaginable how shocked she was when Ku Zhu was killed by Chen Shi in Chen Shi’s Sea of Consciousness!

Right beside her were the curly-bearded man and the green sheep, both appearing equally stunned.

Zen Master Ku Zhu, a legend of the Mahayana Realm, schemed against by a young kid and dying here!

Even though they saw it with their own eyes, they couldn’t believe it.

The green sheep’s goatee quivered as he muttered, "I’m glad you talked me out of it back then, otherwise I’d have entered his Sea of Consciousness too. Now, my horns would probably be played with as well..."

Back when Granny from Black Mountain visited him in his dreams and got "eaten" by Chen Shi, he thought about entering Chen Shi’s dreamscape to explore as well but was stopped by the curly-bearded man.

He couldn’t help feeling a little scared now.

"Granny, do you think this is the first time Ku Zhu reincarnated?" the curly-bearded man suddenly asked.

Granny Sha was slightly taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"I think Ku Zhu might not be reincarnating for the first time."

The curly-bearded man pondered, "He came to Gongzhou City and immediately died. After death, his demise triggered Demon Transformation, using mutant mushrooms to test various young people’s talents and adaptability. If he was so adept at this routine, could it have been his first time?"

Green sheep realized, "If he had reincarnated once before, that would explain it. But he was a high monk of the Buddhist sect. If he had done it before, there definitely would be traces left. We just need to check previous instances of Demon Transformations, and we could find clues to his previous life!"

Granny Sha said, "He was over a hundred and thirty years old. His last reincarnation must have been more than a hundred years ago. Who he was a hundred years ago, who orchestrated which Demon Transformation, who can tell? I’m afraid only the Western Capital would have such records."

Mentioning the Western Capital, a thought suddenly crossed her mind, "How did Ku Zhu know about Little Ten and Li Tianqing in Gongzhou? How did he know that Li Tianqing had a first-grade divine fetus? As an old monk with only a disciple and no one else to inform him, how could he have known that Li Tianqing’s divine fetus was first-grade? Could it be that someone from Western Capital told him all these?"

She thought further.

Creation Little Five went to the Western Capital and certainly wouldn’t remain idle. There’s someone in Western Capital informing Ku Zhu about suitable reincarnated spiritual children in Gongzhou, what exactly are they planning?

Are they offering Ku Zhu a favor or using the Demon Transformation he brewed to lure Creation Little Five away?

Or, are they afraid that Creation Little Five might trace it back to them, using Ku Zhu’s hand to have a deadly fight with Creation Little Five, making them both suffer?

"The waters of the Western Capital are really deep."

She thought quietly, "No wonder Chen Yindou once left the Western Capital. Regrettably, Ku Zhu is already dead. If he were still alive, or at least his soul was, we could have asked him directly about the source of his information. Maybe we could have found out who took Little Ten’s divine fetus back then."

The curly-bearded man interrupted her thoughts, "More than a hundred years ago might not have been Ku Zhu’s first reincarnation, perhaps he had reincarnated two, three, or even four or five times before! But, even such an entity fell into the hands of a child."

He still found it hard to believe.

"Now that Zen Master Ku Zhu is gone, the Demon will be much easier to deal with."

Green Sheep inquired, "Now, should we take action ourselves?"

Granny Sha stopped her wild thoughts and smiled, "It’s not our turn. The Independent Gathering is approaching, and many independents are hidden in this city, probably many are eyeing this Demon! For us, just ensuring Little Ten’s safety would be thankful enough."

In the main hall of Red Mountain Hall, although Chen Shi sensed something odd about the expressions of the Red Mountain Lady and others, he didn’t dwell on it.

The last time Zen Master Ku Zhu tried to seize his body, he was hurt, which made him realize that whatever was hidden in his Sea of Consciousness could harm Ku Zhu, so he was willing to take the risk!

Eliminating Zen Master Ku Zhu, although not able to destroy the Demon Domain, it certainly lowered the difficultly of breaking the Demon Domain.

He put down the mirror, stepped outside, and looked up at the sky, which appeared just as it always had, unchanged.

He gazed toward Daxing Zen Temple, where golden light soared into the sky, illuminating it like colorful clouds formed by dust.

The Demon Domain remained.

It did not disappear just because Zen Master Ku Zhu was trapped.

"I guessed right!"

Chen Shi’s eyes flickered as he said to Li Tianqing, "Ku Zhu wasn’t the Demon Seed! The real Demon Seed is still in the temple."

Li Tianqing frowned and said, "The Demon Domain continues, and Gongzhou is like hell, with deaths still occurring continuously. Without breaking the Demon Domain, even if we can survive the Demon Transformation for a hundred days, we can’t escape under the watch of the True God!"

He added, "Don’t expect rescue from the Western Capital; the journey is far. With Creation Little Five causing chaos in Western Capital, they can’t spare manpower. By the time they resolve things with Little Five, everyone here might be dead."

Chen Shi was very confident though, "I think the Demon Domain won’t last much longer. Don’t forget, the Independent Gathering is soon outside the city at the Mist Ridge of Henggong Mountain. It hasn’t started yet, but already many independents have gone ahead to Mist Ridge. There might also be quite a few independents inside our city. They definitely won’t sit idly by!"

Li Tianqing still had worries, "The strength of independents isn’t necessarily more extraordinary than Governor Fei and others, and they might not be able to eliminate this Demon Seed."

In the following days, the town’s living population dwindled, with many infected by dust, turning into walking mushrooms.

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