1326: Chapter 2 Tao Master_3 1326: Chapter 2 Tao Master_3 As the Talisman Rune was drawn, the human skin shrunk smaller and smaller, gradually turning into a drumhead.
Su He: “…”
Even as a corpse avatar, how could Baiyin bear to lay her hands on something that bears his face?
In this segmented period of time, Su He was like a phantom, unseen by others.
Baiyin did not spot him here.
While drawing the drumhead, she was muttering words to herself.
“Poke your eyeballs, poke your lungs!
One year, two years, eighty thousand years!
Not visiting me in eighty thousand years, I’ll use your avatar to practice, and when you come, I’ll personally slice open your skin!”
As she spoke, she flicked her hand, and a Small sword for cutting meat got nailed to a pillar.
It trembled with a buzzing sound.
The small knife hadn’t fully taken shape yet; it only had a blade, with the handle not yet solidified, and there was still a hint of white intention at its unfinished part.
That Grind Meat Sword in the Origin Space—no need to be refined and could be used by him straight away—was made from his own bones!
Inexplicably feeling choked up!
Su He, watching Baiyin who was still busily muttering and working hard, couldn’t help but feel as if he had invited a witch into his house.
The kind that curses husbands!
Or perhaps…
should consider a temporary parting from his wife?
Just as this thought occurred to Su He, Baiyin abruptly looked up, her eyes flashing with a cold gleam as she looked towards him.
Uh…
To Su He’s surprise, a sheepish voice came from behind him: “Fairy, please don’t be so filled with murderous intent.
As the keeper of Wang Mountain, I do have some privileges which allow me to see the secluded place of the Fairy.
It really is not excessive!”
Turning his head, Su He saw an old Taoist riding a bald reindeer, trotting over.
At the sight of the old Taoist, Su He instantly bristled.
Tao Master!
Old fellow!
Not the Tao Master of this era, but the one from the era of Su He!
Commonly known as Third Huai Yu, just an hour ago, he had fought side by side against the Sealed Emperor Great Ancestor!
Su He’s breathing hastened, and a flood of thoughts raced through his mind.
There can’t be two identical people in the world—even though this Tao Master’s brow lacked that sword scar.
But it was him!
However, the Tao Master was born around ten million years ago, coincidentally during the war between the Sealed Emperor Great World and the Mystery Yellow Big World, which ended with Mystery Yellow being demoted to Mystery Huang.
That battle was also when the Tao Master made his name, moving from a mortal to an existence within the Immortal Sovereign Realm in an extremely short period of time.
Is this guy the reincarnation of the Tao Master of this era?
And still pretends to be pure and innocent, turns out to be a reincarnation of a Greater Power!
Su He let out a sigh of relief and looked towards the courtyard.
He saw the Tao Master riding the reindeer down, made a courteous bow, and proceeded inwards.
But the deer, upon seeing the human skin in the courtyard, shook its head vigorously, refusing to enter at any cost.
The Tao Master sighed helplessly, allowing it to leave, and turned to look over the courtyard, observing the human skin and the drumhead under Baiyin’s hand, his facial muscles twitching.
“Fairy…
according to the ancient records of our sect, this one is very likely one of the four students under the Taoist Ancestor…”
Can’t you be gentler…
for the sake of the Taoist Ancestor?
Baiyin’s smile blossomed with joy: “Is that so?
He’s also a junior from my little family clan!”
Is the great direct disciple of the Taoist Ancestor greater, or her little man at home?
The Tao Master smiled helplessly with resignation, and after smiling, he heaved a sigh and said: “Fairy, do you know when the four students will come to our era?”
“Why?” Baiyin raised her eyebrow.
An old man is interested in her little man too?
The Tao Master grew silent for a moment, then with another sigh, he said: “Fairy, do you know who I have been contending with these years?”
“The old fellow behind Yuan Sovereign?” Baiyin displayed a proud look; were there still things in this world she couldn’t divine?
Her little man was, yet it was her who facilitated it.
“Great wisdom, Fairy!” said the Tao Master, and then the Tai Chi Diagram opened in the sky above the courtyard.
Shielding heaven and earth.
Baiyin’s eyes suddenly lit up as she looked at the Tai Chi Diagram, her little hand seemingly uncontrollable, looking as though she wanted to pull it down and slice it up.
The Tao Master’s expression turned slightly startled.
“Fairy, stop fooling around!
In terms of relation, this belongs to the First-Generation Taoist Master, and it is therefore the property of your third uncle!”
Baiyin pursed her lips, restraining her restless right hand.
“Spill it, old man.
What incredible secret have you stumbled upon?”
To summon such a large force and seal away Heavenly’s Secret, it must be something that cannot be leaked, not even a sliver.
The Tao Master pondered for a moment before saying, “During the war eighty thousand years ago, Fairy personally beheaded the Big Witch of the Yuan Sovereign.
Surely you must be aware of the Yuan Sovereign’s origin.”
Baiyin blinked, “Ah!
That part of my memory was cut off.
There must have been something tremendous seen, not fit to be preserved in memory form.”
The Tao Master nodded, “What the Fairy witnessed was from the mid-era of the Ancient Heavenly Court, where the Four Spirits and White Tiger shattered a finger of a Sovereign being.
This was deliberately revealed to the Fairy by the Big Witch, aiming to contaminate your spiritual sense.”
Baiyin shrugged, “Who knows, maybe it is, maybe it’s not.”
The Tao Master grew silent for a moment, then let out a sigh, “The Yuan Sovereign Clan doesn’t just have one Ancestor; there are five!
All five Ancestors actually surpassed the typical Immortal Sovereign Realm and reached the realm of the First-Generation Taoist Master, Netherworld King.”
“However, before they could truly erupt in power, they were consecutively slain by the Tian Emperor and others.
As far as I know, three were killed and one was imprisoned.”
He looked at Baiyin with a more serious expression, “Eighty thousand years ago, the fourth gentleman released the Western Thunder King from the Heavenly Court, and he carried a trace of power from the Ancestor of the Yuan Sovereign that was nearly undetectable.”
“That imprisoned Ancestor must be with the fourth gentleman, and the Thunder King was the prison guard!
That’s why, when the fourth gentleman left, I disregarded everything to start a war, determined to annihilate the Big Witch.”
Baiyin narrowed her eyes, matters involving her family’s juniors, the Taoist Ancestor, and another dreadful existence couldn’t be divined.
These existences, which seemed to be the root of all, were not within the realms of hexagrams.
“The aura of the Ancestor of the Yuan Sovereign might not be recognized by others, but the Big Witch surely would!
I had no choice but to act wilfully in advance, instigating the war suddenly to slay her,” Tao Master said with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
Baiyin blinked her eyes.
Was it this old man who instigated that great war?
Clearly, it was her and Tan Tai giving a pre-ceremony gift for her little man!
Then it led to the outbreak from Mingzu, and soon after the Four Spirits, Demon Clan, and Guiwang Mountain appeared at last to wrap things up!
Baiyin gazed at the old Taoist standing before the courtyard with a dangerous look in her eyes.
Indeed, being accurate in divination isn’t impressive enough; one must also be adept in scheming and plotting.
This old fellow was the best at plotting, and outsiders wouldn’t know even if they fell prey to his schemes!
The Tao Master shook his head slightly, “Among the five Ancestors, Li managed to escape, which has been the mission of Guiwang Mountain since the Savage King era until now.
I have been battling with it for tens of millions of years, and only recently have I come to understand the true purpose of the Yuan Sovereign Clan.”
As he spoke, his expression grew even graver, “To break through space-time, to summon one of their beings from a time beyond the Ancient Times—before the space-time seal—into this era!”
Baiyin hissed softly, frowning slightly as she fell into contemplation.
She unconsciously took the Talisman Pen into her mouth, only to immediately spit it out with disgust, “Why is my little man’s blood sour?”
Su He: “…”
So the paint for Drawing Talisman came from his body?
After voicing her complaint, she looked up at the Tao Master again, “Are you talking about the Space-Time Rift that the Big Witch entered just before her death, taking thirty percent of her Origin with her?”
In the temple where the Big Witch resided, there indeed was a Space-Time Rift, originally sealed by Mingzu, but whisked away by the Big Witch just before her death.
The Tao Master nodded.
“Then why are you looking for my little man?”
The Tao Master smiled wryly, “The Fairy has demonic talents, and I too have my predecessor’s heritage.
But we can only slightly affect time, far from controlling it, and even less so compared to the Yuan Sovereign Clan, who has the means to condense a Space-Time Rift—the only one who truly has a chance to control space-time…”
He slowly raised his head, his expression solemn, “It’s only the fourth gentleman who can thwart what the Yuan Sovereign has planned; only the fourth gentleman can do so!”
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The following is an addition made later, free of charge.
Sorry, there were many things happening over the New Year, and I’m late again.
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and I would like to take a day off, not related to Valentine’s Day.
The year is almost over, there’s not much formalities for welcoming or seeing off, time to resume regular writing.
The story of this era is about to unfold, and I need to review previous chapters and write an outline.
Otherwise, it might get dragged out and watered down.
This book hasn’t had any filler so far; it can’t start dragging and thinning out when everything is being unveiled and all roots are being exposed.
Day after tomorrow (the sixth day of the new year) will resume updates at 8 AM.
Then I’ll proceed to catch up with the owed chapters as promised.