Immortal Father
Chapter 616 - 616 216 The Cunning Guiling

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Boy?

Li Ping’an stood stiffly beside the cauldron, now unable to move, and barely maintained himself from falling down using a thread of immortal power.

He had just borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao with a Great Vow to become the Heavenly Emperor, using it to strike down the enemy’s experts fiercely and exterminate the major demons present.

If he were to fall now…

Didn’t he care about saving face?

That Green Ox had already attracted attention from everywhere at this moment.

The Holy Mother had not revealed her trace, and her towering shadow began to dissipate.

The experts of the Human Race did not pursue relentlessly; after all, they had chased those old demons countless times, and those demons had honed excellent skills for escaping since ancient times.

Tianli the elder and Kongming rushed towards him.

“Ping’an!

Ping’an!”

Tianli the elder was covered in blood, his disheveled hair also stained with blood.

He seemed to be in a worse state than Li Ping’an, but now he did not care to tend to his own wounds.

“What happened to you?

Have you turned to stone?”

The black flames surrounding Kongming gradually dissipated.

As he landed on the edge of the cauldron, he was unsteady but managed to keep himself upright.

He frowned and said, “Ping’an, you’ve…”

“Preceptor, don’t misunderstand, I am not the Heavenly Emperor at the moment.”

Li Ping’an quickly explained:

“I just forcibly borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao.

This petrification is the backlash, which can also be recovered from.

It might take three to five hundred years, or doing more good deeds in the meantime will do.”

Kongming nodded slightly, just about to speak, when he couldn’t help but cover his chest and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The old Taoist slowly closed his eyes as his spiritual energy rapidly dissipated, and his figure began to fall backward.

“Alas.”

Tianli the elder swung his large hand, catching Kongming and stuffing an Elixir Pill into Kongming’s mouth.

Kongming’s breath was temporarily stabilized, but his spiritual energy continued to scatter outward.

Li Ping’an frowned and asked, “My preceptor, he…”

“Don’t call out rashly,” Tianli the elder said gravely, “you have already called the Leader of the Chan Teachings ‘preceptor.’ If you call out to Kongming as well, wouldn’t it be a curse on him?

The Chan Teachings have great merit with our Human Race.”

“Understood.”

“Kongming has exhausted his life’s essence; he likely has half a year left.”

Tianli the elder continued:

“That’s already quite fortunate, not being killed by the Demon Race outright, and he managed to save so many people.

“Who would have thought, just by him and Linghua performing the Demonic Fall Technique together, one could succeed?

Usually, three out of ten, or eight out of twenty would.”

Li Ping’an, unable to move, asked with a frown: “How can his life’s essence be replenished?”

“It’s impossible; the Holy Mother tried many methods back in the day.

It could be replenished, but it wouldn’t stay put.

No one can save those who have undergone the Demonic Fall Technique.

Otherwise, after the upheaval of the Heavenly Court and the battle of Zhuolu, our Human Race wouldn’t have entered a period of weakness.”

Tianli the elder spoke calmly, grabbing a handful of Elixir Pills and swallowing them as though they were candy.

One after another, Heavenly Immortals flew up from below and gathered at the edge of the cauldron.

Yun Ting maneuvered the large cauldron slowly down towards the main peak, looking worried as he approached Kongming’s side.

Grandmother Linghua hugged the unconscious Kongming, bowing her head and silently shedding tears.

Li Ping’an murmured, “If only I had mastered this technique earlier…”

“You’ve done quite well already, Ping’an,” Grandmother Linghua looked up at Li Ping’an, taking a soft breath, drying her tears, and smiled, “Wanyun Sect has produced you and your father, and that’s Kongming’s blessing.”

Li Ping’an’s nose felt sore, and he bowed his head as a gesture of respect.

“Ping’an, how are you doing?”

Li Dazhi rushed over, cradling the body of Sect Leader Yun Mo.

“Why have you turned into stone?”

“Dad, I’m alright.

It’s just the backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

Later, set up a temple for me to draw some incense worship, and I’ll be able to recover in a hundred years.”

“A hundred years!

You…” Li Dazhi gave a bitter smile, “You’ve been a great help…

I’ll go to see your preceptor.

The Sect Leader, he…

alas, we’ll talk later.”

“Okay.”

Li Ping’an’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he said softly, “Dad, the preceptor’s life source is damaged, he has probably half a year left.”

Li Dazhi’s Dao Body trembled, he sighed slightly, nodded to Li Ping’an and laid Yun Mo properly beside the cauldron, and quickly walked over to Kongming.

Li Dazhi did not show much sorrow;

If not for his trembling hands, Li Ping’an wouldn’t have known how distressed his father must be feeling.

If his and his father’s sense of belonging to the Wanyun Sect equaled ten parts, he might only have two parts, and these two parts were because of his master Qing Su, the elder Yansheng, and Deacon Wei Yanzi.

Moo—

Green Ox had brought the Boy over their heads.

“Ping’an!”

A familiar voice called out, as the Human Emperor and Preceptor Cang Jie arrived on a cloud from not far off, stopping nearby.

Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor, holding a Longsword, reminded, “Do not neglect the proper forms, this is the mount of the Sect Hierarch of the Human Teachings, Taiqing, and his attendant Boy.”

Li Ping’an squeezed out an awkward smile towards the Human Emperor and looked up at the sky slightly.

“Sorry, I’m not in a position to give my respects right now.”

The Boy on the back of the Green Ox grinned, showing a row of little white teeth, and cheerfully said, “How could the Heavenly Emperor pay respects to a Boy?”

“About that,” Li Ping’an said, “I merely made a promise to the Heavenly Dao and have not yet fulfilled the role of the Heavenly Emperor.”

“My master said…”

The Boy suddenly stopped mid-sentence: “Ox brother, can I say this?”

Green Ox nodded.

The Boy resumed his cheerful demeanor and eagerly continued:

“My master said, after you made the Great Vow to the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao has already recognized you as the Heavenly Emperor.

From now on, you only need to prepare the Heavenly Court’s land, soldiers, officials, and wealth, then you can establish the Heavenly Court of the Human Race to protect the Human Race!

“This is the power of the Great Vow!

“If you cannot achieve it, the Heavenly Dao will also impose a penalty on you!

“But surely, the Heavenly Dao will favor you!”

Li Ping’an smiled and asked, “Then may I know, does Taiqing have any instructions for me?”

“I am here on my master’s orders to help the Heavenly Emperor resolve the troubles of the backlash,” the Boy said.