Above the Great Dao
Chapter 540 - 253: Inside the True King’s Tomb (Thanks to yasimi_1/Demon-Powered Racecar)_2

Chapter 540: Chapter 253: Inside the True King’s Tomb (Thanks to yasimi_1/Demon-Powered Racecar)_2

"He is not from the Sect Master lineage, so he has not received it."

Grand Ancestor Li Yiran instructed, "Find him, take back the cultivation technique, and hand him over to another family for disposal."

He rose to his feet and said to the other three Sect Masters, "This matter also involves another person, Chen Shi. Li Tianqing has made a mistake, and he must be punished; the same goes for Chen Shi. What Chen Shi relies on is nothing more than the demon in his brow and Creation Little Five from the Western Capital. Creation Little Five has run rampant for a time, even using a corpse cloud to coerce the Western Capital, plotting wrongdoing. In the past, we merely watched his wrongdoing, also wanting to force out the one who stole the Innate Dao Embryo, but now we still have to weigh the worth of Creation Little Five."

The other three Sect Masters understood and rose to their feet as well.

If Creation Little Five were indeed genuine and capable, they could continue to tolerate Chen Shi.

If Creation Little Five were lacking, then Chen Shi’s death hour would arrive.

Places like Great Baoguo Temple, a holy land, could suppress ninety-nine demons. The foundation of the Li Family was no weaker than Great Baoguo Temple; dealing with Chen Shi would be troublesome indeed, but not impossible!

Grand Ancestor chuckled, "It has been a long time since I took a stroll outside. The last time I went out was eleven years ago, to weigh the worth of Chen Yindou."

The family founder of the Li Family smiled and said, "Chen Yindou does have some worth, but he also knows when to advance or retreat. I wonder how Creation Little Five is."

They rose and left the Li Family’s forbidden land.

Li Xiaozai bowed to see them off, and after the four Sect Masters departed, he immediately left the forbidden area, summoned his forces, and set out to capture the grandmother, son, and grandson of Li Tianqing.

Meanwhile, in Xinxiang, after hesitating for several days, Chen Shi still agreed to go to the Western Capital with Sun Yisheng when he came to visit again.

"However, I want to bring a few people with me to the Western Capital," Chen Shi said.

Sun Yisheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "You can bring a few attendants, but not too many. We will travel the official roads, and each city has a government office to receive us; too many people would be difficult to explain."

Chen Shi assured, "Don’t worry, I won’t bring many people. Also, don’t call me ’young master.’ I dislike the title. Just call me Chen Shi."

Sun Yisheng complied and asked, "When does... Young Master plan to depart? I would like to prepare in advance."

Chen Shi frowned, grudgingly accepting the form of address, and said, "The morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month."

Sun Yisheng took his leave and departed.

At mealtime, Chen Shi said to Black Pot, "It’s not that I’ve forgiven Chen Tang, but I indeed have to go to the Western Capital for the imperial examination. Since Chen Tang has arranged the route, I can simply follow it, saving me the effort of looking up maps."

Black Pot ate without speaking.

Chen Shi shoveled a couple of spoonfuls of rice but felt he hadn’t clarified enough, so he continued, "I have no affection for Chen Tang; on the contrary, I have some hatred for him. He didn’t attend Grandpa’s funeral and has never come home to see me. He’s no longer my father, in my heart, he’s a stranger."

Black Pot glanced at him, put down his chopsticks, and earnestly listened to him speak.

Chen Shi said with a smile, "Black Pot, after Grandpa passed away, having you by my side always makes me feel that you are a living being, not just a dog. You cook, wash clothes, scrub pots, boil medicine, and you took care of me even better than Grandpa did. At night, you would cover me with a blanket. You are my family; having you is enough. Moreover, I still have friends!"

Chen Shi continued cheerfully, "Look, I have Li Tianqing, Hu Feifei, Granny Sha as my friends! There’s also Stone Rock Lady, Granny Zhuang, Xuan Shan, they all treat me well..."

Black Pot stood up, placing his paw on Chen Shi’s shoulder.

Chen Shi met the dog’s gaze.

"Woof," said Black Pot.

Chen Shi replied, "I don’t really need any relatives; I’ve never even met Chen Tang..."

"Woof, woof."

Chen Shi lowered his head and said, "You’re right, I do want to see him... Eat up, the food’s getting cold."

Black Pot sat down to eat.

Chen Shi composed himself and after a long thought said, "Black Pot, you are my family. Whether or not I acknowledge my parents, you are the closest one to me."

As the sixteenth day of the first lunar month drew near, Chen Shi called Black Pot, woke up Stone Rock Lady, and asked Xuan Shan and Granny Zhuang to be alert. Then he took the wooden cart and rumbled towards the True King’s Tomb.

Chen Shi left the wooden cart outside, took down bundles of incense, lit them first, and carefully walked into the Ghost God Domain of the True King’s Tomb.

As the power of the Ghost God Domain manifested, Chen Shi’s body swayed with the space, and he hurried in front of the first tomb-guarding beast, planting a bundle of incense at its feet.

His shape moved swiftly, placing a bundle of incense beneath each tomb-guarding beast and quickly finished planting the incense.

At this time, the Ghost God Domain of the True King’s Tomb fully activated, and each tomb-guarding beast resurrected, transforming into colossal divine beasts, standing tall between heaven and earth, guarding the entrance to the True King’s Tomb.

Chen Shi was uneasy, holding the West King Jade Seal high, his complexion somewhat pale, watching these tomb-guarding beasts.

The tomb-guarding beasts absorbed the Incense Fire Qi and did not attack him.

Chen Shi was elated, tucking away the West King Jade Seal, "The Jade Seal is truly useless; bribing these tomb-guarding beasts with incense fire is far more effective!"

Inside the small temple, Black Garbed Xuan Shan appeared confused, glanced at Granny Zhuang, then at Stone Rock Lady, revealing a look of doubt and whispered softly, "I clearly saw these divine beasts treating him with great respect. Why is Little Ten still so cautious?"

"Impolite! Call me ’Emissary’!" scolded Stone Rock Lady.

Black Garbed Xuan Shan was even more bewildered; what was an ’Emissary’?

Stone Rock Lady huffed and said, "Emissary is naturally kind-hearted, feeding these pitiable divine beasts with incense fire, ensuring they are not forgotten and do not grow weaker. You are an abnormal cultivator, and it was not easy to achieve your current level, but in the True King Era, you would be like them, merely in charge of guarding the door."

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.