Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 177 - 175: Departure (3)

Chapter 177: Chapter 175: Departure (3)

Last time, to make the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk operate normally, Yan Rufeng almost had all his Essence Blood sucked dry by it. When he heard that the artifact spirit of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk wanted more blood, Yan Rufeng was genuinely terrified. He looked pale and weak as he said, "Others can easily deal with heaven-defying magical treasures, but when it’s my turn, I get one that devours souls and sucks blood. Do I even have a chance at surviving this..."

"Master," Six Paths said seriously, "I know your Essence Blood hasn’t fully recovered. However, if you want to restore this vast underworld to its original place, I can’t do it without your Essence Blood."

Yan Rufeng’s brows furrowed in anger as he roared, "Little Six, you know damn well my Essence Blood hasn’t fully recovered. Let me ask you, who was it that decided on their own to stash the underworld into my Purple Mansion in the first place?"

Six Paths bowed and said, "Master, please don’t be angry. At that time, I did it because your Essence Blood was insufficient, and I had no other choice."

Yan Rufeng nearly spat out blood at this. "Little Six, back then you almost sucked me dry and now you say it wasn’t enough. Who are you trying to fool!"

Six Paths clasped his hands, "Master, how dare I deceive you? When you first activated the Reincarnation Plate with your Essence Blood, it was just because your cultivation was too low. If not for my deliberate control, even with your Hongmeng Saint Body, you would have perished. Later, to repair the Reincarnation Plate completely, I took the underworld and placed it into your Purple Mansion, slowly absorbing your Essence Blood to continue the repair."

Yan Rufeng suddenly understood.

"Heh, Little Six. So you’re the reason my Essence Blood has never fully recovered! I never would’ve guessed."

Feeling an intense chill radiating from his body, Yan Rufeng had the urge to strangle Six Paths.

Six Paths, however, was unfazed. "Master, the underworld is fine where it is in your Purple Mansion. Why insist on bringing it out?"

Yan Rufeng said in exasperation, "I have to venture into another realm, so I can’t bring you and the underworld along."

"Master, if that’s the case, then you really can’t take the underworld with you. In that scenario, you’ll need to make a sacrifice."

Yan Rufeng shot a glare at Six Paths, "Little Six, so it’s not you giving up your Essence Blood, but me, huh?"

Six Paths secretly chuckled, "Master, I assure you, I’ll leave you more Essence Blood this time..."

To make the underworld return to its place, Six Paths had to absorb Yan Rufeng’s Essence Blood. However, Yan Rufeng’s Essence Blood had only half recovered, and he was reluctant. But if he wanted to extract the underworld from his Purple Mansion, there seemed to be no other solution. Yan Rufeng had no choice but to bleed, letting Six Paths absorb as much as he wanted.

With the Hongmeng Saint Body, Yan Rufeng could willingly let Six Paths absorb his Essence Blood, which pleased Six Paths significantly. This time, he showed no mercy.

Thinking to himself, Six Paths said, "Master will soon leave for another world. Once the underworld is restored, I can no longer stay in his Purple Mansion to cultivate. So, I’ll seize this chance to absorb as much of his Essence Blood as possible. As long as I leave him alive, it should be fine..."

A quarter of an hour later, Six Paths stopped absorbing Yan Rufeng’s Essence Blood. With a flash of light, Six Paths and the Reincarnation Plate disappeared in front of Yan Rufeng. Due to yet another massive loss of Essence Blood, Yan Rufeng fainted, his vision turning black.

Seeing this, Niuniu rushed to support him. She carefully controlled her Spiritual Energy, laying Yan Rufeng on the ground. Holding him like a little adult, she tearfully said, "Master, why did you let him absorb your Essence Blood? How could you be so foolish?"

"Wah wah wah..."

Reentering Yan Rufeng’s Purple Mansion, Six Paths folded up the underworld. In an instant, a beam of light shot out from Yan Rufeng’s brow. Suddenly, at the end of the space where Yan Rufeng lay, three large characters appeared: ’Ghost Gate’...

The underworld had been restored to its place. Six Paths appeared before Meng Xiaopo and bowed, "Sister Meng, my master has fainted outside the Ghost Gate due to Essence Blood depletion. Since I cannot leave the underworld, please bring my master back and prepare some blood-replenishing soup for him."

"Heh." Meng Xiaopo sneered, "Six Paths, I didn’t expect you to have some conscience."

"Sister Meng, what do you mean?" Six Paths asked with a bow.

"Heh!" Meng Xiaopo coldly laughed, "Six Paths, your master is suffering from Essence Blood depletion. How should I describe you? Don’t you know your master’s condition and yet you still heartlessly drain him?"

Scratching his head, Six Paths looked puzzled, "Sister Meng, I don’t understand. How have I harmed my master?"

"Hmph!" Meng Xiaopo’s eyes shot daggers. "Six Paths, don’t pretend to be innocent. As far as I know, you didn’t need to absorb your master’s Essence Blood to restore the underworld."

"Uh..." Six Paths smiled slightly, "I didn’t expect Sister Meng to see through me."

"In the underworld, your little schemes are as transparent as glass to me," Meng Xiaopo said with disdain.

Quick to respond, Six Paths said, "Sister, I merely wanted to absorb more Essence Blood while my master is away to strengthen myself. Please don’t let him know."

"Sigh..." Meng Xiaopo sighed deeply. "I’ll keep it a secret for you."

Six Paths bowed, "Thank you, Sister Meng."

Meng Xiaopo said, "Six Paths, I hope that from now on, you will fully assist your master in achieving the Great Dao. This way, you won’t regret what you’ve done today."

Six Paths bowed low in respect, "Sister, rest assured, I will certainly help my master achieve the Great Dao..."

After returning to the Reincarnation Plate, Meng Xiaopo informed the Eight Ghosts, urging them to quickly head to the Ghost Gate. Unable to wait, Meng Xiaopo reached the Ghost Gate ahead of them...

"Sister Meng!"

Seeing Meng Xiaopo from afar, Niuniu shouted loudly.

"Haha!" Meng Xiaopo chuckled, "Niuniu, what brings you here?"

"Sister Meng, I’m supposed to accompany Master to Canglong Star. But after Master had a talk with another guy, he let that guy absorb his Essence Blood and then fainted. I don’t know when he’ll wake up," Niuniu said, looking distressed again.

Meng Xiaopo smiled gently, comforting her, "Niuniu, your master will be fine. I’ll wake him up now."

Turning her head, Meng Xiaopo spoke to the Eight Fat Ghosts who had just arrived, "Old Yan, go help your boss up. I need to give him some soup."

"Does the boss need help..."

Before Old Yan could finish his sentence, he saw Yan Rufeng lying on the ground. His words trailed off as he rushed to Yan Rufeng’s side, bent down to help him up, and shook him vigorously, shouting, "Boss, boss, what’s wrong? Wake up, it’s me, Old Yan."

Meng Xiaopo sternly said, "Old Yan, hold your boss steady and stop shaking him."

"Sister Meng, I’m just worried," Old Yan said hurriedly.

After Meng Xiaopo fed Yan Rufeng the blood-replenishing soup, he slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he said upon seeing Meng Xiaopo was, "Sister Meng, my life is so tough. Why do I always meet such treacherous artifact spirits..."