Chapter 403: Chapter 51: Giving Ben Bo’Erba to Nuwa

The Three-Faced Evil Buddha respectfully lowered his three heads.

Seeing this, the Incomplete Immortal said no more. He let out a turbid breath and said tiredly:

"On that great battlefield, I was ambushed by Yang Jian and was forced to return. My Cultivation has been suppressed to the Immortal level... Sha Wujing, hear my decree."

The Three-Faced Evil Buddha hastily kowtowed.

The Incomplete Immortal declared the decree:

"By the great decree of the Immortal Mother, the Great Heaven and Earth is on the verge of upgrading. It will then be able to accommodate Immortals walking the mortal plane. At that time, the world will open a sliver, and great generals under Emperor Gouchen and Emperor Ziwei will arrive together. We must seize this opportunity to vanquish Lu Xuan."

The Three-Faced Evil Buddha kowtowed once more. After a moment’s hesitation, he asked softly:

"Supreme Venerable, is there a specific time yet?"

"Yes." The Incomplete Immortal nodded. "Our calculations have confirmed it. In three full months, ninety days from now, the Great Realm will upgrade and the world will open a sliver. On that day, we will vanquish Lu Xuan."

"Yes." The Three-Faced Evil Buddha kowtowed again.

.........

「In the depths of the starry sky.」

The Heaven-Reaching Demon Saint stood at the edge of the great tomb, his hands clasped behind his back. He said flatly:

"By the will of the Demon Ancestor, in three full months, ninety days from now, Immortals will be able to walk the Human World. At that same time, we will launch a full-scale assault... But before that, you all may first stir up a great tide."

All the Little Saints bowed down, shouting their compliance with the decree.

.........

"That’s right, in three full months, ninety days from now." Lu Xuan stood before a green mountain, holding a Fish Basket and speaking softly into his phone:

"Ninety days from now will be the fifteenth of the eighth month. That’s why I wanted to set it for then."

On the other end of the line, Xiaoyan gently stroked a dead peach tree. She nodded very, very firmly and said softly:

"Then it’s a deal. In three months, I’ll go prepare my Phoenix Crown and Brocade Robe... You know I love history. I want a palanquin carried by eight men, and, and a betrothal gift!"

"Mhm," Lu Xuan agreed with a smile.

Xiaoyan chattered on, her words seemingly endless:

"I’ve thought it all out! We’ll invite everyone we know and then give them all big red envelopes!"

"And, and, there have to be peaches at the wedding!"

"And, and..."

As she spoke, Yan Jiangxue’s voice on the other end of the line suddenly took on a tearful tone:

"Xiaolu, I’m on Dragon Tiger Mountain. There’s a peach tree here, and it’s dead... By the tree, I saw some images. I’m so sad."

The smile on Lu Xuan’s face froze. His heart tightened, and he comforted her softly:

"Don’t cry. What exactly happened?"

"I don’t know..." Xiaoyan said, confused. "I saw another version of myself, and I saw a terrible, tragic scene..."

She seemed to wipe away a tear before adding:

"Xiaolu, are we really getting married? For real?"

"For real." Lu Xuan’s heart grew heavier, but his voice remained gentle. "I’ll finish up a few things, then I’ll come find you on Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"Then I’ll send out invitations to the whole world, for ninety days from now, on the fifteenth of the eighth month."

"Be good. Don’t cry anymore."

The young woman on the other end obediently stopped crying.

After a long while, Xiaoyan spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Xiaolu, I’ll wait for you."

"Mhm."

After hanging up, Lu Xuan closed his eyes, his mind racing. ’Dragon Tiger Mountain, the dead peach tree, Xiaoyan, the Little Peach Spirit...’

His heart throbbed painfully. ’What happened in the past, or what will happen in the future?’

’A dead peach tree...’

Lu Xuan suddenly understood. So-called Reincarnation only happens after a living being dies. Only then can they be reborn.

’Which means...’

His heart ached violently.

A low pressure filled the area. The sky suddenly darkened, and for ten thousand li in every direction, the birds and beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling. The Catfish in the Fish Basket was as silent as a cicada in winter, not daring to move an inch.

After a long time, Lu Xuan took a deep breath, temporarily casting aside these distracting thoughts. He then exhaled a turbid breath that shook the vast Cyan Celestial Realm, blowing away the dense clouds for ten thousand li!

With a thought, his Form Acupoint trembled, and the green mountain before him suddenly changed.

The scenes of the majestic green mountain and the Heaven-Reaching Stele flickered back and forth. The alternation grew faster and faster, until finally, they briefly overlapped.

Lu Xuan seized the opportunity. Carrying the Fish Basket, he strode into the Stone Stele.

The scene before him changed abruptly. A great fire still burned across the sky, Emperor’s Blood still flowed down the cliff face as always, and the Buddha in Nirvana was still sitting atop the scorched black peak.

As he walked into the great fire and then emerged from it, the beautiful, curled-up woman sat up straight, adopting a majestic posture. Yet, the joy in her eyes could not be hidden.

"Lady." Lu Xuan performed the rite and bowed deeply.

"You’re here."

The moment the extraordinarily majestic woman spoke, her dignified air vanished. She laughed joyfully like a three-year-old child, unconcealable delight bubbling up in her clear eyes.

She glanced at the Fish Basket in Lu Xuan’s hand and asked curiously:

"What’s this...?"

Lu Xuan lifted the Fish Basket and said with a smile:

"A gift for you. I thought you might be bored with no one to talk to, so I brought you a Catfish Spirit."

Inside the Fish Basket, Ben Bo’Erba was a little dumbfounded. He poked his fish head out and was instantly horrified.

It stared, dumbstruck, at this broken world, thinking that the trapped woman looked somewhat familiar.

Ben Bo’Erba looked further and saw the corpse on the cliff. ’Hmm, that looks a bit familiar, too.’ And the Buddha Corpse on the scorched black peak... ’also a bit familiar.’

But for the moment, he couldn’t remember who they were.

’This... What is this place?!’

Ben Bo’Erba swallowed hard, his mind racing.

And while he was terrified and pondering,

a look of pleasant surprise appeared on the beautiful woman’s face:

"Thank you, Xiaoxuan! You’re so thoughtful!"

Lu Xuan smiled and placed the Fish Basket down. The beautiful woman scooped the Catfish out. Ben Bo’Erba instinctively tried to struggle, but was horrified to discover that although the woman seemed to have no Cultivation, her hand possessed a Profound power that completely sealed his own!

’Who... who in the world is she?!’

Not far away, the Emperor Corpse pinned to the cliff looked up with interest and chuckled.

"You’re a clever kid, bringing a Little Catfish of the Great Grade Realm... Hmm, this Catfish has the aura of Jasper Pool and the Buddha Mother on it. Is it one of theirs?"

Ben Bo’Erba’s heart went cold. ’Holy crap, the dead man is talking!!’

’And this dead guy dares to refer to the Immortal Mother as just ’Jasper Pool’...’

He swallowed hard.

But Lu Xuan just chuckled softly:

"Your Majesty, I don’t really know the origin of this Catfish Spirit either. It’s just a little something to amuse the Lady. As for whose it is, that’s not important. No matter whose subordinate it is, once they’re here, it’s all the same, isn’t it?"

"True enough." The Emperor Corpse chuckled again.

Before he could finish laughing, the Buddha in Nirvana on the scorched black peak spoke up with a reminder:

"Your Majesty, now that there’s one more fish, you’ll have one more witness when you lose face."

The Emperor Corpse’s old face instantly darkened.

Ben Bo’Erba, held in the beautiful woman’s grasp, felt another chill run down his spine. ’Holy crap, another corpse is talking!!’

’And ’Your Majesty’... What ’Your Majesty’??’

Just then, the beautiful woman glanced over, a radiant smile on her face.

"Mmm, regardless, you’re very thoughtful, Xiaoxuan... Let me think. What should I give you this time?"

Lu Xuan quickly waved his hands and said earnestly:

"Lady, there’s really no need this time... I do have one small request, though."

The beautiful woman nodded slightly, then smiled again.

"No need to say it, I already know. You want to have a talk with that fellow Haotian and want me to help see if he’s lying? No problem. Mother will help you."

Lu Xuan was stunned. ’Mother...’

Ben Bo’Erba was stunned. ’Haotian... What Haotian??’

After a moment, Lu Xuan gave a solemn bow. He then turned to the Emperor Corpse pinned on the cliff and said with a smile:

"His Majesty the Celestial Emperor, we meet again."

"Spit it out!" the Emperor Corpse said with a dark face. "Ask whatever you want to ask!"

As the man and the corpse spoke,

Ben Bo’Erba began to tremble violently, his fish mouth falling open unconsciously.

Oh, he remembered who this corpse was. He had once gazed upon him from afar, right in Lingxiao Hall, upon the supreme throne.

The Supreme Lord of the Central Celestial Court, the Emperor Jade of Heaven Golden Palace.

Ben Bo’Erba’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted from fright.