BXBX NOVEL Chapter 63: Unlucky Kunpeng
In fact, Minghe both gained the Hong Meng Immortal Qi and deepened his understanding of the Law of Killing by participating the competition for the Hong Meng Immortal Qi. Moreover, Taoist of Heaven and Earth also benefited a lot, because the 68 Sages-to-be killed by Minghe were all Primordial Mazingers. They were either shapeshifted from Spiritual Roots, or Spiritual Treasures, or Divine Beasts.
Thus after they were beheaded, their blood and the Origin became the best nutrients for the World of Heaven and Earth inside the Taoist of Heaven and Earth. The World of Heaven and Earth’s Origin could be strengthened by plundering others’ Origin. Thus, only in this war,the World of Heaven and Earth’s Origin had been more than doubled.
The Origin of these 68 Sages-to-be was extremely abundant. Though some of them were lost, the World of Heaven and Earth also benefited from them a lot. The Divine Law within the world had been increasingly improved. But to advance into a small chiliocosm, the World of Heaven and Earth still needed to plunder more Origin power, such as the sun, the moon, and the stars, as well as the leyline of Untainted Land—which were all the Origin power that was badly needed by the World of Heaven and Earth.
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Kunpeng was curing himself by Closed Door Meditation in a remote mountain cave, not far from the place where Minghe killed the 68 Sages-to-be. Now his condition was even worse than last time when he was badly injured by Minghe. Obviously, he had serious injuries, with unsteady and irregular vital force.
Kunpeng was severely injured by Minghe’s punch. Knowing that he could be killed by Minghe’s second punch, Kunpeng immediately decided to sneak away, because he paid more attention to his life than his honor. If he had truly escaped at that time, he might have been in recuperation at his base in the Northern Underworld now. However, he made a decision that might have taken his life.
In Kunpeng’s view, although Minghe’s power had reached an unparalleled level, it still would have been hard for him to withstand the siege from the 68 Sages-to-be at the same time. If Minghe had died, all Individual Cultivators of Sages-to-be might have seized the Hong Meng Immortal Qi, which would have caused a mess. Thus, Kunpeng intended to seize the Hong Meng Immortal Qi during the chaos. That was a dangerous decision, but he could not refuse the great seduction to gain Sage status. Therefore, it was difficult for him to give up, even if the opportunity was slim.
Whereas, what happened next was completely out of Kunpeng’s expectations. Minghe’s power absolutely outweighed the total Individual Cultivators of the 68 Sages-to-be, and he slaughtered them all. And most importantly, Minghe’s one-shot kill also attacked Kunpeng, who was hiding not far away at that time. Obviously, Minghe discovered him.
Kunpeng was injured again by the shot, much more seriously than before. When Minghe finally left, he seemed to cast a glance at the hiding place of Kunpeng, either intentionally or unconsciously. Kunpeng was scared to death. Fortunately, Minghe finally left without another attack on him, then Kunpeng was relieved.
Now Kunpeng was seriously wounded, so any Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could defeat him without much effort. Thus, he had no choice but to find a place to heal himself by Closed Door Meditation first and recover his power to at least 60% or 70% of the previous level. Otherwise, if he was killed by others at this time, it would be extremely unjust.
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Sacred Demons, including Emperor Jun, Taiyi, Fuxi, Goddess Nyuwa, and Ji Meng, got together in the Divine Wind Palace of the Heavenly Court. All of them were clouded with worry. Apparently, they were anxious about the Wu Tribe’s Twelve Divine Beings Killing Formation. The Real Entity of Pangu summoned by the Wu Tribe in the last round was so unimaginably powerful that even the Cosmic Stars Formation could not resist it.
Seeing the discouraged Sacred Demons, Emperor Jun said, "Gentlemen, we suffered heavy casualties in this battle with the Demon Tribe. The Real Entity of Pangu called by the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcery was fairly horrific. Do you have any strategy to deal with it?"
Hearing "Real Entity of Pangu", some Sacred Demons couldn’t help shivering. No wonder they were so scared, the Real Entity of Pangu was virtually horrific. Only one shot laid billions of armies of Demon Tribe into ashes. Even quite a few Sacred Demons at the level of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal lost their lives, while the fortunate survivors were all injured to various degrees.
After thoughtful consideration for a little while, Ji Meng said, "Your Majesty Demon Emperor, we Demon Tribe suffered heavy losses this time, but it is not without remedy. As long as we can invite one person to join the Heavenly Court now, we can revive our heyday."
Hearing that, Emperor Jun hurriedly asked, "Who?" Ji Meng replied, "Kunpeng Taoist." On hearing that name, Emperor Jun was immediately silent. They had discussed about inviting Kunpeng before, but no solution was found. If they invited him at present, even if Kunpeng agreed, he would ask for exorbitant requirements.
Ji Meng knew what Emperor Jun was worried about, saying, "Kunpeng stole up Hongyun in order to seize the Hong Meng Immortal Qi. However, Hongyun exploded himself, which inflicted damage on Kunpeng. Then he was seriously injured by Ancestor Minghe. Maybe he’s healing himself somewhere on the Untainted Land at this moment. We just need to find him and temper threats with mercy on him. I believe Kunpeng is a smart guy, so he would receive Your Majesty’s invitation."
To put it nicely, it was "tempering threats with mercy", while in fact, they just took advantage of Kunpeng’s perilous state. However, they all knew this was indeed a good idea because it was a good opportunity to subdue Kunpeng when he was seriously injured. If this chance was missed and he returned to the Northern Underworld successfully, it would be impossible to manage this in the future.
However, Emperor Jun had his misgivings. He said, "Ji Meng, it’s really a good solution, but if so, I’m afraid Kunpeng may not submit from the bottom of his heart. Then he won’t help our Heavenly Court sincerely." If they forced Kunpeng to join them right now, he still could leave any time at his will when he had recovered. Then what they had done would have been all in vain.
Ji Meng answered, "It doesn’t matter. We just need to borrow Royal Nvywa’s Demon Summoning Banner and absorb a wisp of Kunpeng’s Original Spirit into it. As a result, he will definitely do his best to help us. We can also take this chance to bring the Demon Tribe in the Northern Underworld under our control to totally make up for our losses. In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone."
Everyone said nothing hearing the Demon Summoning Banner. Ji Meng’s idea was really vicious. Even if a wisp of Original Spirit was absorbed into the Demon Summoning Banner, Kunpeng had to assist Emperor Jun meekly, though he was unwilling. Otherwise, if the Original Spirit in the Banner exploded, Kunpeng was probably dead, or at least injured seriously, and it was nearly impossible to recover it.
Overjoyed, Emperor Jun said, "Great! Ji Meng, you quickly assign people to closely inspect Untainted Land, especially the way to the Northern Underworld. Once finding Kunpeng, report to me immediately. We must make it in one stroke. We can’t waste this great chance and let him go."
Accepting the order, Ji Meng instantly arranged manpower to supervise Untainted Land carefully. Ancestor Hongjun had ordered that the Sorcerer and Demon tribes should not fight against each other for 10,000 years, so the Demon Tribe didn’t need to worry about the Wu Tribe’s sneak attacks. However, for caution’s sake, their actions were conducted in secrecy, not only for fear of annoying the Wu Tribe, but also for fear that Kunpeng would be informed in advance. "Beating the grass may frighten the snake away", they knew this truth.
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A hundred years later, Kunpeng finally completed his treatment by Closed Door Meditation. Almost half of his wounds were recovered and his combat power could reach the level of Sage-to-be in the early stage. After Minghe’s slaughter, there were few people at the level of Sage-to-be in Untainted Land. Thus, Kunpeng could return back to the Northern Underworld without too much worry eventually.
Reaching the North Sea, Kunpeng finally could discard all his worries. He was not far from the Northern Underland now, but someone was in the way ahead. Seeing the two people, Kunpeng’s face took a ghastly expression. He said in a cold voice, "Fellow Taoists Emperor Jun and Taiyi, why do you block my way?"
Emperor Jun smiled and answered, "Fellow Taoist Kunpeng is really a good joker. Taiyi and I come here to invite you to join us in the Heavenly Court. Creating the Demon character, you are greatly honored among the Demon Tribe. Thus, we sincerely invite you to join us and contribute to the battle for the ownership of Untainted Land. As a reward, we would give you the position of Demon Master and a top-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure. Do you agree?"
Hearing that, Kunpeng’s expression became even colder. "Fellow Taoist Emperor Jun, I’m just an Individual Cultivator. How could I deserve to be called Demon Master? Please find someone better qualified. I still have something to do. I’m going now." Then, he tried to leave.
But Taiyi instantly stopped Kunpeng, saying coldly, "Kunpeng, you’d better not refuse a toast only to drink as a forfeit. You’d better realize the situation and accept our invitation right now, or I won’t treat you in such a polite way as my big brother. I’m afraid you haven’t recovered totally, have you?"
Taiyi and Emperor Jun cooperated well. One played the role of the kind inviter, another as the one who gives pressure. Kunpeng definitely realized Taiyi was threatening him, but these two people were much more powerful than him. What’s worse, his injury hadn’t recovered. Thus, it was impossible to run away successfully.
Facing these threats to his life, Kunpeng had no choice but to compromise. He said between his teeth, "Now that Fellow Taoist Emperor Jun invited me sincerely, I’d like to join the Heavenly Court." However, this was just his stalling tactic. When he was completely recovered, he would flee back to the Northern Underworld. He believed Emperor Jun could do nothing at that time.