Chapter 686

Chapter 686: The Gathering of Yin-Yang and Six Paths

Li Hui sought out Ji Mengxue to help his partner reclaim her legal form and achieve the Six Paths. To his surprise, the love demon broke the shackles of memory, using exceptional methods to summon their unborn child to the present as a threat to control Yang Jiuzhen’s consciousness.

Yang Jiuzhen, originally focused on cultivating her heart and distancing herself from demonic tendencies, found her anger ignited by the love demon’s actions. The reversed demonic patterns appeared on her forehead, and she plunged into the Demonic Dao Realm once more, risking a return to the path of demonic corruption. If this happened, she would become a vessel for the demonic legal form, which would be extremely detrimental to her.

Behind Li Hui, the six paths manifested in a dazzling array. He suppressed Yang Jiuzhen with his left hand while directing his right hand towards Ji Mengxue. The Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique revealed an unprecedented, unpredictable power, as though a Golden Immortal were present, an embodiment of great authority.

“Forgetfulness is a calamity!”

At that moment, Yang Jiuzhen and Ji Mengxue became dazed, frozen in place.

Li Hui carefully embraced the child and inspected him, his expression changing as he murmured, “Hey! There are actually such heartless parents in the world. It isn’t the love demon breaking the memory shackles, but rather future me and Yang Jiuzhen deliberately left the child in a red pouch, waiting to be stolen, and concealed a message inside.”

“My appearance expedited many events; the Blue Demon will likely appear in about five years, a full thirty years ahead of schedule. Xi Qiu will still die in the Canglang River battle, taking many Heavenly Talisman Sect disciples with him. Yao’er will be heavily injured in this battle and exit the historical stage early; she will remain in eternal slumber until this little one is born!”

“Furthermore, the Path of Martyrdom Alliance internally split due to conflicting ideas, dividing into the Kui Dao Sect and Gaotian Alliance, which imposed limited restrictions on demonic creatures. Their infighting, however, continues unabated. In the midst of the cataclysm, I struggled to turn the tide while the Wutu Continent got caught in the turmoil.”

“Wutu practitioners lack competence, and the Yin Moon Dynasty suffers under the oppression of the Heaven’s Net Clan. Xun Zuoyuan’s true goal is to perform a blood sacrifice to summon the Dark Buddha, using his power to activate the Buddhist Treasure and create three hundred Arhats. With the Arhats appearing, they will slay anyone who stands in their way, even slaying Buddhas.”

“Due to our actions, along with the Heavenly Talisman Sect cooperating with the Daxia to restructure the Wutu civilian practitioners, the Dharma Demon world has fallen into greater chaos over two hundred years, necessitating this drastic measure, to have the love demon send the child to this era for nurturing.”

The message on the pouch began to fade. Li Hui read it quickly and waved his hand, dispelling the calamity of forgetfulness. Yang Jiuzhen’s eyes cleared, and she hurriedly cradled the child in her arms.

“Dear husband, what is happening?”

“It’s a long story; let’s quickly retrieve the Heartless legal form. We have much to accomplish,” Li Hui massaged his forehead, trying to think through the various matters, musing, “Plans cannot outsmart the heavens; I thought I could defy fate to end many misfortunes, but instead, it has drawn excessive attention. Even having a child means I cannot raise him by my side; I must expend great effort to send him to Jiuzhen before she integrates with the Six Paths, highlighting how perilous the situation will be.”

Yang Jiuzhen sat cross-legged and gestured to Ji Mengxue. Instantly, a cold-looking legal form emerged and thunderously stood behind her.

As the legal form departed from Ji Mengxue, Li Hui sensed her energy diminish. Her eyes lost their brilliance, and her once sharp demeanor became ordinary, a change so vast that words cannot describe.

“Heartless Path, Extreme Love Path, Friendship Path, Crimson Love Path, Demonic Love Path, True Love Path—combining to form the Six Paths, stronger than gold.” The words immediately summoned calamity clouds; although the heavenly secrets were in chaos and difficult to stir, the emergence of the six paths had a profound impact, promptly summoning the Tribulation of the Heavens.

Li Hui glanced around, marveling, “Sentient beings experience emotions, and only with emotions can karma exist, endlessly cycling and repeating. On the symbols of the Great Dao, the Six Paths I cultivate are the external expression, while Jiuzhen’s Six Paths are the essence. Yin and Yang mutually reflect each other, thus embodying the completeness of the Six Paths, extending a profundity that is utterly mysterious.”

At that moment, Ji Mengxue’s eyes regained clarity, and she held her head, saying, “Who are you? I… feel like I slept for a long time and experienced many things in a dream.”

“Sister-in-law!” Li Hui hurried to address her.

“You? Is that Xiao Hui? When did you grow so big? I remember that I took you to Frost Town with the second brother, hoping for some luck. That day, while picking fruit near the official road, I was struck by two red fruits and then became dazed, unable to remember what happened afterward.” Ji Mengxue looked at the current Li Hui with a hint of embarrassment, feeling a bit awkward, as she was just a girl from a little mountain village and had seen very little of the world.

“Don’t worry, sister-in-law; I am your Third Brother, Li Hui! Over the years, my elder brother has received the protection of a high-level demon cultivator and has finally expelled the poison from his body. Soon he will return to reunite with you.”

“Your elder brother is still alive?” Ji Mengxue cried out, “That ungrateful wretch! Since he has high-level protection, why didn’t he send me a message?”

Li Hui laughed heartily; this was the Ji Mengxue in his memories, direct in her speech and hasty in her actions. Although she could read and write a little and was skilled in embroidery, her demeanor in Frost Town had been delicate, and her thoughts extremely sensitive. It became clear that this was a connection from fate, with Yang Jiuzhen now embodying her.

At that moment, the forces of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind reversed, and demonic shadows swarmed around. Yang Jiuzhen was undergoing heavenly tribulation while her inner demons took advantage of the chaos, complicating her integration with the Six Paths.

This scene was both spectacular and terrifying, causing Ji Mengxue to tremble in fear.

Li Hui smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, you have also become a practitioner, but your realm has regressed to the mid-Condense Essence level. You will need to cultivate diligently in the future. This lady is my brother’s wife; she has stayed quietly by your side, taking care of me for a time. There are many underlying circumstances to this, and thankfully, in today’s calamity, we can gather together to explore the Great Dao.”

“Oh? Third Brother, you say I have also become a practitioner?” Ji Mengxue looked incredulously at her arms and legs, wondering if she could glide through the clouds like other practitioners.

“This place will become increasingly dangerous; I will escort sister-in-law home to reunite with your family.” Li Hui performed a deep bow and waved his sweeping brush, releasing auspicious light.

Flames consumed the sky, forming a grand entrance, and the auspicious light whisked Ji Mengxue away quickly, heading towards Turtle Longevity City in Daxia. Just then, a massive sound erupted, heralding the arrival of the Tribulation of the Heavens.

Li Hui gazed at the sky, observing for a moment before saying, “The Tribulation of the Heavens is divided into four ranks: the first is the Destruction of Souls, the second is the Annihilation of Essence, the third is the Obliteration of the Heavens, and the fourth is the Eradication of the Dao. There is also a fifth rank, which is a combination of the previous four.”

Yang Jiuzhen, cradling the child, said, “So, this is the second rank, the Annihilation of Essence? It intends to eliminate the traces of my existence.”

“Exactly, Annihilation of Essence, erasing the traces of existence.” Li Hui sat back-to-back with Yang Jiuzhen and called out, “No matter the rank, let’s both immerse ourselves in the Yin-Yang Six Paths and prepare!”

“I’m ready.”

“Combining the Six Paths, the cycle of Yin and Yang, with no beginning and no end, evolving the Great Dao.” As soon as Li Hui’s words fell, a massive sound thundered upward, the Nine Heavens opening one by one, and the Tribulation of the Heavens instantly escalated to the Obliteration of the Heavens.

Behind Yang Jiuzhen, six legal forms emerged. She had not yet fused her legal forms into one when suddenly a shard of broken tile appeared, shimmering with millions of purple talismans, elucidating the principles of heaven and earth, connecting the Dao Principles and Dao Fruit.

“Is this your great achievement in the path of talismans, husband? Truly marvelous.”