Chapter 464

Chapter 464: The Cause and Effect

Apart from Falling Lord Mountain, the surrounding peaks crumbled.

The Six-Armed Arhat also faced the impact, but it was not a big issue.

Li Hui stepped onto the arm of the Arhat. At this moment, there was only one palace left on the mountain, protected by purple-red nether fire, and the green jade steps leading to the palace had already broken apart.

"Little brother, don’t go any further," a figure suddenly stepped out, their face filled with sorrow as they pleaded, "I promise Yuyan will not oppose you again. After all, we were both pitiful when alive, and in death, stirring up trouble is only to remove the National Master of Dalong."

"Ghost bridegroom Guo Junan?" Li Hui stopped and sighed, "I trust you! But I don’t trust her. Brother Guo, she has become your shackle. Back when my cultivation was weak, you didn’t seize the opportunity to kill me when you came to propose; I owe you for that."

"No, as a married couple, I truly cannot bear to be separated from her…" Guo Junan was quite stubborn.

"Alright, spirits have feelings, which I respect," Li Hui took a step forward and said, "I can help you wash away the dark energy. Whether to remain in this world or to fade away with the wind is your choice. However, I have come today for Cheng Yuyan to conclude the cause and effect; you cannot speak for her…"

Suddenly, a cold snort came from the palace above: "Guo Junan, he is right. You cannot make promises in my name. Regardless of our past as a couple, are you truly so unconcerned about me?"

"Stop it! Yuyan!" Guo Junan turned to face the palace, but in the next moment, his body collapsed, his head rolling away, and large amounts of ghost bugs flew from his ears and mouth.

"You use your husband to raise bugs?" Li Hui felt that Cheng Yuyan had gone too far.

"Hahaha, who said he is my husband? He forced me into this marriage; I’ve disliked him for a long time." Cheng Yuyan laughed wildly, "Li Hui, I’m not pretentious; it’s quite normal for cultivators to fight. You helped Mu Qianyun in the palace and killed me, which means you are more skilled. I should thank you; without becoming a ghost cultivator, I wouldn’t have such power!"

"I’m very curious. You should have forgotten me by now; what made you remember?" Li Hui was indeed curious; it was something he cared about the most.

"Hmph!" Cheng Yuyan scoffed, "Li Hui, you are impressive; you didn’t follow my instructions and broke through obstacles to enter the Yin Moon Dynasty, killing your way to me. The answer was already given; I had Ghost Fox relay that I became the Yin Luo King, commanding the Eight Hundred Ghost Kings. With such might, how can I not take down a National Master? Yet I gave you one year to take Qiao Tianxing’s head. It’s only him, existing for many years, continually harming others and gaining power, controlling Dalong. This extraordinary cultivator is connected to you and me; who else could it be?"

"Xun Zuoyuan?" Li Hui truly did not expect that the National Master of Dalong and Xun Zuoyuan were the same person.

Cheng Yuyan slowly said, "Qiao Tianxing’s abilities even the Yin Moon Dynasty fears. He is a ghost yet stands out, able to challenge the Yin Moon Dynasty. There are powerful figures in the court wanting to recruit him, so I couldn’t act directly. Instead, I wanted you to fight him."

"Is it best for us to perish together?" Li Hui sneered, "Regardless of whether what you say is true or false, I will verify further, but today, we must settle this cause and effect."

"Good, I have found you to be a great hidden threat to me; until you are gone, I cannot find peace." Cheng Yuyan acted, guiding all the nether fires outside the palace to suddenly attack the Six-Armed Arhat.

"Ting, ting, ting…" The Six-Armed Arhat tried to resist the impact with all its might, its holy object shattering in its hands. As the Buddhist light dissipated the attack, it couldn’t protect Li Hui at the same time.

In a moment, a streak of sword light appeared.

Fast, it reached its peak, instantly hitting Li Hui.

"Crack…" The black long sword pierced into his chest, brilliant nether fire exploding outward.

"Suppress!" Li Hui forcibly controlled the black sword, taking steps toward the palace. Suddenly, he heard movement near him; two more black swords pierced toward him, penetrating his ribs and entering his body.

"Suppress!"

He simultaneously suppressed three black swords, not feeling any hindrance from his actions as he stepped onto the unbroken green jade steps, entering the palace at the mountaintop, scanning the ghost kings on both sides.

Standing in the palace were six hundred ghost kings, but they resembled wooden carvings, their ghostly energy swirling very slowly, as if they were asleep. Li Hui recognized this as raising bugs.

Then he heard a voice ahead: "Ever since the Ten Thousand Gu Sect gathered the dark energy to cultivate Yang Gu, the Yin Moon Dynasty has placed great importance on it. My strength does not match the ghost kings, so I use the ghost kings to raise ghost bugs to assist in my ascension."

“Boom, boom…” All six hundred ghost kings opened their mouths simultaneously, spewing out purple ghost bugs, the swarm swirling around the figure in the center of the hall.

Cheng Yuyan was devouring the power of the six hundred ghost kings, rapidly growing stronger. Seeing Li Hui approaching her step by step, she raised her lips in triumph and said, "You are late."

As the words fell, Cheng Yuyan gently pushed her palm across the air, emitting a powerful blow that sent Li Hui flying out of the palace, the power so strong it was hard to describe.

"Ha ha ha, how ridiculous; with such strength, you dare come before me?" Laughter filled the palace, but the next moment Cheng Yuyan sensed something wrong; the six hundred ghost kings closed their mouths, and there were no more bugs around her to increase her power, returning her to the scene of the moment before.

Li Hui re-entered the palace and said, "We agreed to settle this cause and effect today, so I will not fall easily. If the National Master of Dalong Qiao Tianxing is indeed Xun Zuoyuan, I will help you fulfill your wish from your life, so dissipate your resentment and depart!"

"No, the bugs help me increase my power," Cheng Yuyan was somewhat frightened, but she remained confident, once again absorbing bugs to increase her power. This time, her hand did not succeed in one strike; it took her a moment to reduce Li Hui to scraps.

However, when Li Hui entered the palace for the third time, he shook his head and said, "All things that have the capacity to act are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows; they should be viewed as such. I’ve been here all along; you just didn’t know."

With a delay that was fleeting, Li Hui pulled out the three black swords embedded in his body, the Buddhist light shining wildly as he slashed out the purple nether fire.

The six hundred ghost kings in the palace ignited, and a large number of bug worms instantaneously flew out. Before Cheng Yuyan could absorb the bug worms to increase her power, a small gourd slowly rose, creating a fierce suction to compete with her for the bugs.

These ghost bugs fled in panic, but the suction was too strong, sweeping them away like the wind sweeping away clouds.

"No, how can I be defeated?" Cheng Yuyan refused to believe it, but the facts were in front of her; she called for help outside the palace: "Prince An, save me."

Suddenly, a cold aura descended.

Li Hui looked up, his voice like a bell, "If you dare come down, I will let you taste the flavor of endless hell. There will come a time to extinguish your ghostly soul."

The cold aura abruptly stopped, retreating as it said, "Li Hui, I will remember you. Cheng Yuyan has pleased my uncle; she is a concubine raised outside. You have settled the cause and effect with Cheng Yuyan but lost face for my uncle; this debt will be settled eventually."

"No, Prince An…" Cheng Yuyan was greatly shocked.

"Well, I hope you can be reborn to reunite with that devoted ghost bridegroom," Li Hui forcefully grasped, peeling layer upon layer of dark energy from Cheng Yuyan as a radiant Buddhist light blossomed behind him, beginning to guide her soul.

"Killing is a sin; many sins become karmas, and all karmas lead to bonds. You two, depart," his voice rumbled.

"Two?" Cheng Yuyan saw a ghostly head appear, staring at her and laughing heartily: "Thank you, little brother, for making us whole. As a married couple, we must accompany each other. I have no more attachments; I will return, return, and if there are Yellow Springs, may we fly side by side."

"Crazy…" Her figure slowly dissipated in the Buddhist light, unsure if Cheng Yuyan ultimately accepted to go to the Yellow Springs with her ghost bridegroom.