Chapter 742 - 741: The Second Life, Tragically Framed

People often say.

A smile from a beauty can be captivating.

But a smile from this Saint...

It’s really beyond words.

Fortunately, Li Jing is no longer the naive guy he used to be, but a seasoned old hand who was "old in years" with tens of thousands of experiences, and at home, he even has a beauty fox like Yulian.

If not, he really might not have been able to withstand it.

When facing Zhu Qing, Li Jing doesn’t hold the absolute respect that other members of the human race would have.

This might be because he’s not a native of the Universe Great World, or because he holds the title of the World’s Watcher.

The reason isn’t important.

What’s important is that he dares to take action.

Witnessing that picturesque smile in stark contrast to the desolation of the Nether Nine Heavens, Li Jing immediately pulls out his cell phone and takes a couple of compulsory shots at Zhu Qing.

Zhu Qing looks slightly stunned, frowning as she spoke.

"What are you doing?"

"You look so good when you smile; it would be a waste not to keep a memory."

Li Jing grins from ear to ear.

"......"

Zhu Qing.

She felt...

That she might have been flirted with.

But over her extraordinary life, she had never encountered such a situation before.

Not knowing what to do, a hint of heat crept onto her face.

Li Jing calmly put the phone away and looking up at Zhu Qing, she looked slightly surprised.

It hadn’t crossed his mind before.

But on reflection now...

Is the high above, Human Taoist Saint, quite pure?

There’s a saying that it’s best not to expose after figuring out situations.

He was already married and would not dare to flirt with a saint. What if she attaches herself onto him?

Clearing his throat, Li Jing spoke.

"Since the things from the Eternal Divine Kingdom have already had an impact, and Cang Tian has dissipated, why are you still searching for that thing? Is there another threat from the Divine Kingdom in the Universe Great World apart from Cang Tian?"

"Yes, and no."

Zhu Qing responded while calming down.

"Cang Tian did die in your hands, but such beings aren’t so easy to disappear completely. He has a second life, to be precise, his second life body. There are tales revealing this in folklore. ’Cang Tian has died, Huang Tian should stand’, where the Huang Tian mentioned is Cang Tian’s second life body."

With that, she continued speaking.

"Huang Tian is not Cang Tian, but the two are closely linked. This is related to a secret spell Cang Tian created after abandoning his original Tao and creating his own path. This secret spell is a safety measure. Once Cang Tian unexpectedly dies, Huang Tian would awaken somewhere in the same world, receive Cang Tian’s inheritance and memories and slowly assimilate it, eventually evolving into Cang Tian again."

Hearing Zhu Qing’s explanation, Li Jing frowns.

’Cang Tian has died, Huang Tian should stand’, he was naturally familiar with this.

However, the origin of the saying has no relation to the second life body that Zhu Qing mentioned.

But since Zhu Qing mentioned it, it must be true.

While trying to digest this, Zhu Qing said.

"The mere existence of Huang Tian doesn’t pose much of a threat to the Universe Great World, and it won’t be able to assimilate Cang Tian’s memories in a short span. However, since the Heavenly Path Will has fallen asleep and its ability to monitor the entire world has weakened, it’s hard to ensure that it won’t make contact with the Eternal Divine Kingdom to strike from within and without."

After saying this, she continued.

"The reason I tried to find that item in the Universe Great World was to find Huang Tian and eliminate this hidden danger. The people of this world used to assist the Heavenly Path Will in backstabbing Cang Tian. If the Heavenly Path is usurped, the human race will definitely be the first to suffer. As the Human Taoist Saint, it’s my duty to prevent this situation."

Li Jing closes his mouth without saying a word, then raises his hand to rub the temples of his forehead, speaking.

"I roughly understand the situation now, but since I’ve thrown the thing into the void space, there’s no way to get it back now. Is there any other way to find Huang Tian?"

"Hard."

Zhu Qing responded and said,

"Items from the Eternal Divine Kingdom usually have a connection to the puppet master behind the scenes; the item in the Universe Great World is undoubtedly from Cang Tian’s hands. With the item in our hands, I could possibly trace back its origin to some extent with the Trace Back Spell. Now that the item is gone, it is as hard as flying to the moon to find him. However, there is not completely no feasible method."

While talking, she looked steadily over.

"We can find Xiaoyao Zi."

"Xiaoyao Zi?"

Li Jing was stunned. The image of that unkempt old Taoist that he had almost forgotten surfaced in his mind, making his expression gradually change to a strange one.

"Xiaoyao Zi’s technique in predicting one’s life via divination is indeed good, but his current state is no longer there, are you sure he can calculate where Huang Tian is hiding?"

"Sure."

Zhu Qing seriously nodded and said,

"Don’t underestimate Xiaoyao Zi. In his heyday, even the Human Taoist Saint had to give way."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at that.

Xiaoyao Zi was not simple, he knew that.

Not only did Xiaoyao Zi manage to evade the encirclement and suppression of Human Taoist Saint Zhu Qing in the past.

That person was holding onto many awe-inspiring heavenly treasures hidden in various places in the Immortal Realm. Cang Tian’s coffin was one of them.

It didn’t matter if he didn’t know that Cang Tian was from the Eternal Divine Kingdom.

Now that he knew it, Li Jing was not having difficulty deducing,

Xiaoyao Zi buried the heavenly treasures to wait for the "person with destiny" for his own reasons, which might be to lay out a scheme against the Eternal Divine Kingdom, or to safely and reasonably "neutralise" them with his own design.

However, there seemed to be a problem with his layout at some point, which disrupted the plan.

The imminent revival of Cang Tian and the Heavenly Path’s selection of a person to break the deadlock signified that the plan had gone haywire.

Xiaoyao Zi had no choice but to come to him.

Recollecting the past events, Li Jing enquired,

"Who exactly is Xiaoyao Zi? His goal seems to be the same as yours, why is he deliberately avoiding you?"

"I can’t say that my goal is the same as Xiaoyao Zi’s."

Zhu Qing shook her head, saying,

"His plan is incredibly far-reaching; he is working step by step to cultivate someone who can completely change the Eternal Divine Kingdom, correct the chaos caused by the deceivers of the Divine Kingdom and eliminate the hidden danger. I am merely working to protect the humans of this world."

Li Jing fell silent.

The goal of Xiaoyao Zi was indeed guessed by him to some extent.

But not all of it.

He never could have imagined,

That the seemingly unkempt old Taoist had the objective of radically changing the Eternal Divine Kingdom.

Does this...

Could this really be done?

Glancing at Zhu Qing, Li Jing spoke softly.

"Isn’t he a bit naive?"

"In our view, he’s undoubtedly naive, but to him, it’s a lifelong obsession that he’s been unable to let go after surviving countless years. For this, he has given up so much that he should possess, even his own cultivation."

Zhu Qing answered, and then said with faint sorrow.

"He’s a person with a story and has made significant contributions, we, the later generation, should refrain from making baseless comments."

With that, she continued,

"I can’t say who Xiaoyao Zi really is. I only know that he couldn’t stand the Eternal Divine Kingdom as an ancient existence that had returned from that place to the Universe Great World and had experienced several historical ruptures. How he came to be, I’m afraid even the Heavenly Path of the Universe can’t tell clearly."

"....."

Li Jing.

Xiaoyao Zi was very impressive, he knew that.

But he didn’t think he was this impressive.

Even the Heavenly Path of the Universe couldn’t tell what his background was.

That is to say,

Before "Sky Control" took office, Xiaoyao Zi had been to the Eternal Divine Kingdom and come back

Li Jing was secretly shocked by this.

"So are you saying, now, to find Huang Tian, our only hope’s with Xiaoyao Zi, how do we find him?"

"If he doesn’t want to be found, no one will find him. Even if they find him, he might not be willing to help."

Zhu Qing responded, saying.

"I can’t do anything about it, it’s all up to you now."

???

Li Jing.

What does she mean it’s up to him now?

Is Zhu Qing abandoning him?!?

Speaking of which.

He was just passing by.

Otherwise, if he hadn’t learned that Huang Tian might threaten the Big World, he wouldn’t have asked further.

Unable to retort, Zhu Qing chuckled.

"You are the Watcher, protecting this world is your responsibility. I didn’t think you’d grow up so fast, but the facts proved me wrong. This is your responsibility, you should take it on."

Having said that, she smiled.

"You and Xiaoyao Zi have unresolved matters, he owes you a huge favor for the revival of Cang Tian in the past. As it stands, you’re the only one in this world who can force him, try to find him."

"..."

Li Jing.

It’s always been him who’s passed the buck, but now Zhu Qing is tossing this huge responsibility onto him.

This is...

The problem is, he has to take it seriously.

Not to mention that Huang Tian lurking in the shadows is indeed a threat to the Universe Great World.

Cang Tian was killed by his own hands, the yet-to-transform Huang Tian must bear a grudge against him and will cause trouble sooner or later.

Li Jing doesn’t mind at all.

He is the World Watcher.

Under the rules of the Heavenly Path, he can easily defeat any threat deemed by the Universe Great World to potentially shake the order.

Huang Tian, who originated from the Eternal Divine Kingdom, is undoubtedly a threat to order.

If he dares to mess with him, he dares to kill him a second time.

The problem is that now he is not alone, he has a big Chen Tang City behind him.

Holding his aching head, Li Jing muttered to himself.

"Xiaoyao Zi is probably still in the Immortal Realm, I’ll let my subordinates try to locate him, I’ll personally go back to look for him after the matters of the Upper Three Realms are settled."

"Hmm."

Zhu Qing nodded and said.

"There’s no hurry about this matter, we have plenty of time, but it’s still better to solve the problem as soon as possible."

Having said that, she stood up.

"Since we’ve made ourselves clear, it’s time for us to part."

?

Li Jing raised a question mark and quickly got up.

"What? You bring me such a big problem and you’re just going to leave? You’re not going to help with it?"

"I’m a Saint, not a Watcher, isn’t this your responsibility?"

Zhu Qing tilted her head, looking playful.

"..."

Li Jing.

For some reason, he felt like hitting someone.

But he obviously couldn’t beat Zhu Qing.

Seeing Li Jing’s exasperated expression, Zhu Qing covered her mouth and laughed, saying.

"Alright, all jokes aside. As this concerns the safety of the human race, of course I’ll help you if I can. But following you won’t help at all, I would just be a vase at most. Give me some time, and I’ll bring you a surprise."

A surprise?

Li Jing frowned.

Honestly, he didn’t really like surprises.

Zhu Qing didn’t care though, she swiftly left.

In the end, she is the ultimate Human Taoist.

Even with Li Jing’s current Heaven Respect Level cultivation, he couldn’t see how she left.

There wasn’t even a hint of disturbance in space, yet Zhu Qing just disappeared...

Heaving a sigh, Li Jing opened a rift in space and stepped into it.

The next second.

He returned to the Heaven- Dragon Temple in the Five Heavy Sky.

Then,

He was astonished to find that the Heaven Dragon Temple had been initially rebuilt within just a few months.

Without thinking, Li Jing slapped it.

"Boom!"

The Heaven Dragon Temple was flattened once again...

Immediately, Li Jing felt refreshed.

This time, he didn’t linger here and left directly after slapping the Heaven Dragon Temple flat.

...

Travelling alone, Li Jing had a much higher efficiency.

After all, with Ye Piaoran and Han Youran, he couldn’t go full speed flying through the sky, as the two women couldn’t handle his speed.

In addition, he had a lot of questions about the Upper Three Realms to ask the two women, and they occasionally needed to answer some of his questions, so he couldn’t keep them in his Little Universe on the road.

Now, however, he didn’t want to waste more time in the Upper Three Realms.

Huang Tian was like a thorn in his side.

Without solving it, he wouldn’t feel at ease.

Setting that aside.

In just half a day, Li Jing had crossed more than half of the Five Heavy Sky and arrived at the passage to the Little World that led to the Four Heavy Sky.

Without wasting time on travel, he activated Silent Shadow to shield everyone’s perception and entered the Little World directly.

For the Four Heavy Sky, Li Jing chose to directly cross the entire realm.

The Four heavy Sky surely had some benefits.

But without the City of Freedom, this realm was in complete chaos.

There was no clear leader, and it had been chaotic for countless years.

It was only because of the mutual checks and balances between the different realms that others didn’t interfere, unless there was a tacit understanding, other realms wouldn’t let a realm interfere in the Four Heavy Sky.

The Four Heavy Sky itself is too complex and usually not easy to interfere, other realms can’t sneak in, so they have to hold their troops.

Whoever interferes first will inevitably be besieged by the others.

At that time, it could well be a loss, and the Four Heavy Sky could be divided up by other realms under the pretext.

Under this kind of delicate balance, the Four Heavy Sky can be said to be "sleeping without worries".

As a result, Li Jing wanted to shake things up, but he didn’t know who to target.

Four Heavy Sky, directly skip.

Two days later, Li Jing arrived at the Three Heavens.