Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 919 - 918: Zhengyi Sect

Chapter 919: Chapter 918: Zhengyi Sect

"’If a man does not act for himself, will Heaven annihilate him and Earth obliterate him?’" Yusuf Zuck’s face turned pale, as this was not the Dao he desired. At the same time, he finally understood that the Heavenly Dao was merciless. In this vast world, only those who are truly heartless, devoid of love, and purely selfish could achieve longevity.

There’s an old saying: good people do not live long, while calamities last a thousand years. This is the epitome of the Heavenly Dao.

If your heart is filled with love and compassion, you cannot achieve immortality. Instead, those who are selfish and think only of themselves live longer because they will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, capable of any underhanded and unscrupulous deed.

Phoenix Thornton continued with reddened eyes, "I’ve heard that there are particularly many Buddhists in the higher realms, and the reason is just this: those who cultivate Buddhism are originally without affection or love, without kin or reason, and thus they truly conform to the Heavenly Dao’s doctrine."

"Without passion, without love, without friends or family, what’s the point of living?" Yusuf Zuck said with a cold laugh.

"My father said the same before. That’s why he told me before he crossed the tribulation that we are human, we have flesh and blood and we also have hearts!"

"Your father is awake!" Suddenly, as Phoenix Thornton spoke, the Prophet who had fallen to the ground abruptly opened his eyes, emanating two beams of golden light, while his body slowly floated upward. Then, a door opened in the sky—a Golden Door radiating blinding brilliance.

"He successfully cut off his mortal ties in the tribulation?" Yusuf Zuck took a deep breath.

Phoenix Thornton was tense all over because, at this moment, she didn’t know what her father had become. Having only heard of it and never experienced it herself, she was truly afraid her father wouldn’t recognize her.

After the golden light shone on the Prophet, his body quickly recovered, while immortal qi continuously enveloped him, and even a purple aura rose above his head.

As his body ascended towards the Golden Door, he also turned around to look at Phoenix Thornton!

"Father!" Phoenix Thornton suddenly knelt down.

"Remember what I said before, stick to your true heart, don’t let external things sway you. Although the Heavenly Dao is heartless, we are human because we have hearts. We must not be heartless. The trial of ’Cut off Mortal Ties’ is actually the trial of cutting off the inner demons," the Prophet advised.

"Father..." Phoenix Thornton suddenly burst into tears, her father hadn’t, like the legends said, severed the blood ties between them! She had really been afraid her father wouldn’t recognize her!

"Hahaha, young friend, please take care of my daughter for me, we shall meet again!" The Prophet laughed heartily as he stepped into the Golden Door, then vanished like smoke.

At this point, Yusuf Zuck also took a deep breath—it seemed that the tribulation of mortal ties hadn’t made the Prophet disown his relatives.

However, he was indeed curious what the Prophet had experienced in the tribulation, whether he had really severed the mortal ties or not.

"It seems your father hasn’t really severed the mortal ties, after all!" Yusuf Zuck helped Phoenix Thornton to her feet with a smile.

"Yes, yes." Phoenix Thornton nodded repeatedly, "As soon as my father spoke, I knew it was still him; he hasn’t changed because of the ascension after crossing the tribulation."

"It’s good he hasn’t changed. Your father is extraordinary!" Yusuf Zuck knew that the Prophet must have some secret technique for crossing the tribulation, and probably Phoenix Thornton did as well, considering they hadn’t switched to cultivating as Earth Immortals for so many years, all in preparation for the original body to cross the tribulation.

"Yeah, let’s go celebrate. I’ll cook something delicious for you!" Phoenix Thornton was overjoyed. Her father had ascended safely, and even if he had severed the mortal ties, he hadn’t changed, so how could she not be happy?

...

Meanwhile, as Yusuf Zuck was rushing back to the city of Lingshi with Phoenix Thornton and Jonah Burch, a very remote cultivation planet within the Origin Star System called the Moonlight Star saw a sect holding a secret meeting.

This sect was known as the "Orthodox Sect", which, in the entire Origin Star System, was very small and insignificant; even on Moonlight Star, it was considered a fourth or fifth-tier sect.

At this moment, inside the secret chamber of the Orthodox Sect sat ten individuals, among whom there was a Twelfth Level Earth Immortal, two at the Eleventh Level, and the rest at Tenth or between Eighth and Ninth levels.

These ten people were currently passing around a Spiritual News Jade Dishware released by the Lingtong Pavilion, and each one of them, after having a look, would take excited, deep breaths.

The Jade Dishware eventually returned to the hands of the man sitting in the main seat, who laughed and said, "Everyone saw it, right? He’s still alive, he knows we’re here, so he’s calling for us!"

"The... the... the... the surname is Huang, how do we get there?" stammered an Eleventh Level Earth Immortal.

"Yeah, what Wumao said is right, how do we get there?" another person asked.

Indeed, these ten people were close friends and relatives of Yusuf Zuck, with the man seated in the main seat being none other than Abram Trujillo, who had received the legacy of the Immortal Sword back in the day. Now, with the highest cultivation level among them, he had reached Twelfth Level Earth Immortal, his cultivation profound and unfathomable.

Who else could the stuttering man be but Wumao?

Apart from Abram Trujillo and Wumao, present were former deputy leader of the Dragon Group, Devin King, Miles O’Brien, Grey Petty, Luciano, Alfredo Meskill, Master Ye, Dream Morrow, and Sara Zuck.

Only these ten were in attendance; others such as Mia, Fleur Carson, Mr. Zuck, Paisley Kirk, Marlon Shepherd, and the like were not there.

These ten had remained incognito together over the years, seeking out others, but although they had inquired for so many years, they had only found out about Ruth Wilcox from the Jade Maiden Sect, who was safe, therefore they hadn’t gone looking for her.

Moreover, belonging to a small sect, they could not compare to larger sects in terms of cultivation resources, which were extremely scarce for them; they possessed only a few Teleportation Spirit Stones.

They had fewer than ten such stones in their possession.

That meant they couldn’t even teleport as a group once; reaching the Central Star was impossible. Even if they gave all ten Teleportation Spirit Stones to one person, that person could only teleport ten times at most, which was still too far from the Central Star.

"There is one way we can let Yusuf Zuck know we’re here!" Abram Trujillo said with a smile. "We can go to a Transit Planet, find Lingtong Pavilion, and then also release a Spiritual News, telling him in a secretive manner that we’re here!"

"No way!"

"No way!"

Hearing his words, several people immediately waved their hands in disagreement.

"Tyler Nash is here, and he has now become one of the three big devils. If he learns we’re here, he will definitely come after us, and we might end up being used as bargaining chips or hostages, which would be of no benefit to Yusuf Zuck!" Devin King, having been the deputy leader of the Dragon Group, was very clear about the grudges and favors of the past.

"And there’s more," Old Master Ye added at this point: "Even if Tyler Nash doesn’t come, the journey to the Central Star is two months away. By the time Yusuf Zuck gets the message and comes here, he won’t be able to keep his promise to meet in the Central Star. What happens when our other companions arrive there and find him missing?"

"A single penny can put a stop to a hero’s journey, why don’t we... why don’t we... why don’t we just go and rob them, steal Teleportation Spirit Stones, take them wherever we go on the way, and when we arrive at the Central Star and see the boss, all will be well and safe!" Wumao suddenly proposed.