I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 993 Grand Master

Chapter 993: Chapter 993 Grand Master

You pondered for a moment and after organizing your thoughts, you then spoke, "Grand Master above, please accept this ’disciple grandchild’ bowing."

Though your action was somewhat abrupt, it was well-thought-out. Since Bodhi Ancient Master had already guessed that you carried the aura of Wudao on you, you were inevitably linked to Wudao, so you decided to acknowledge Wudao as your master. Hadn’t you already told Luo Cheng and the others that you had such a master? In doing so, everything fell into place.

"Oh? So, you are that evil disciple’s student?" Although Bodhi Ancient Master repeatedly referred to Wudao as an "evil disciple," you sensed no negative emotion from him, just a faint sense of care and nostalgia. You knew that although Bodhi Ancient Master disliked Wudao back then, he still cherished the teacher-student bond deeply, as the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime.

"Yes, Grand Master," you replied respectfully, nodding.

"Where is he now?"

At this point, you made yourself look sad and aptly reddened your eyes, shedding a few cheap tears, "Grand Master, my master has already passed away."

"What!?" The words startled not only Bodhi Ancient Master but also Luo Cheng, who listened in confusion. It was known that the least talented disciple under Bodhi Ancient Master was a Heavenly Immortal. Possessing the body of a Heavenly Immortal meant possessing tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years of lifespan. How could he just vanish?

Startled, Luo Cheng blurted out, "Yun’er, who is your master?"

"Father, my master’s name is Wudao."

"Wu, Wudao Brother?"

Luo Cheng was visibly shocked. Wudao was a name recognized both within and outside the Three Realms, a legendary Pathless Demon God, once the strongest being in the Demon Realm.

By then, Bodhi Ancient Master had turned away from you and Luo Cheng, not wanting to show his distraught appearance to his disciple and grandchild.

Wudao, his most beloved disciple, though outwardly he seemed displeased with him, had covertly provided him with much assistance.

But Wudao, being a descendant of the Demon Tribe, had uncontrollable demonic blood coursing through his veins, which even Bodhi Ancient Master could not suppress. Disheartened, he had no choice but to let Wudao take his own path, eventually forcing him to leave the sect due to some reasons.

For many years, Bodhi Ancient Master had hoped that Wudao would return to visit him, but unexpectedly, the long wait brought only news of his death.

After calming his emotions, Bodhi Ancient Master finally turned around, his appearance seemingly much more aged in that moment to both you and Luo Cheng.

"My child, what was the cause of your master’s death?"

"Master wasn’t killed by adversaries. He perished from a backlash due to his incomplete comprehension of the Heavenly Dao."

"Heavenly Dao? Wudao Brother, a descendant of the Demon Tribe... He actually sought to comprehend the Heavenly Dao?"

Luo Cheng’s face was filled with shock, then he looked towards Bodhi Ancient Master and saw a face filled with dismay and sorrow.

Bodhi Ancient Master, after all, was a recluse saint. Despite his deep regret over Wudao’s passing, the teacher realized that nothing from the past held any meaning anymore. However, noticing that you still carried a hint of Wudao’s aura, he asked, "What kinds of magic techniques did your master teach you?"

Scratching the back of your head, somewhat embarrassed, you responded, "Disciple is dull and didn’t learn much of the magic arts Master taught, except for the ’Eight Gates of Heaven’ which he created just before his demise as he meditated on the Heavenly Dao."

Everyone present was trustworthy, with Luo Cheng certainly posing no harm, and Bodhi Ancient Master having no need to be secretive. Thus, you didn’t plan to withhold information, faintly feeling that revealing this might lead Bodhi Ancient Master to give you some guidance in cultivation.

"Eight Gates of Heaven?" Bodhi Ancient Master seemed unfamiliar with the name of the technique. "Show me these eight gates."

With a troubled smile, you replied, "Grand Master, it is not that your disciple is unwilling, but I have only managed to open four gates so far; allow me to demonstrate these four."

With a stern expression, you roared out, "Open Gate, open!"

Accompanied by a slightly glaring gold light, you maximized the activation of "Open Gate." At that moment, you felt the power from the Open Gate was much stronger than before; it seemed the "meeting gift" from Bodhi Ancient Master had taken effect.

"Oh?"

Although no one knew Bodhi Ancient Master’s true identity, his power undoubtedly surpassed those of "immortals" and "gods," having already become a "saint."

As the saying goes, "Below the saints are all mere mortals," saints are born in response to the Heavenly Dao, and what they perceive is the power of it, naturally enabling him to discern the secret of this "Open Gate."

Next, you successively activated "Gate of Life" and "Resting Door," both earning Bodhi Ancient Master’s smile and praise.

However, as soon as you activated "Injury Door," Bodhi Ancient Master’s expression visibly darkened. The originally gentle and kind face became sharp as he casually waved his horsetail whisk at you. You instantly felt all the strength on your body dissipate and a slight fatigue, recognizing this as the negative effect of opening the "Injury Door."

"Grand Master, did your disciple err?"

"That evil disciple indeed was a rare genius, comprehending the essence of the Heavenly Dao without my guidance. Alas, his demonic nature was too strong; otherwise, he could have transcended the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and ascended to the highest existence." Bodhi Ancient Master surveyed you and asked, "Does the Eight Gates of Heaven include Open, Rest, Jing, Jing, Life, Injury, Du, Death?"

"Yes." You nodded quickly.

"It should be so. That evil disciple even integrated the essence of the Heavenly Dao and the ’Escape from Heaven Book’ to create this ’Eight Gates of Heaven’. Fortunately, he did not master it, otherwise, who in the Three Realms could withstand his brilliance?" Bodhi Ancient Master sighed softly, "If I’m not mistaken, he left a divine sense within you when he imparted the ’Eight Gates of Heaven.’"

Bodhi Ancient Master waved his horsetail whisk again, and you suddenly felt an intense pain in your head that lasted less than half a second before disappearing. Then, a black and white intertwined light ball appeared above your head, quickly forming into a Mysterious Seal, identified as the Seal of Truesky.

Seeing this, Luo Cheng, frowning, turned to the venerated Bodhi Ancient Master and asked, "Master, could that be the... Pathless Demon?"

You too looked up at the Mysterious Seal floating above your head. Unlike others, you could feel that the Mysterious Seal was a part of you, even though it had already left your body.

"Father, what is the Pathless Demon?"