novelraw Chapter 66 – Unclear reappearance, to send off an old friend
Chapter 66 – Unclear reappearance, to send off an old friend
Chen Changsheng casually touched his bald head and sat down next to Ikkyu.
"Little Monk, it's only been a few hundred years, and you've turned into this."
Hearing the familiar voice, a gleam of light flashed in Ikkyu's cloudy eyes.
"Is it really you?"
"Of course, who else would come to see an old monk on the brink of death like you?"
Confirming the visitor's identity, Ikkyu immediately pulled out eighteen silver needles from his body.
His once aged flesh visibly transformed into a youthful state.
"Chen Changsheng, you damned bastard, why aren't you dead yet!"
Watching Ikkyu's furious outburst, Chen Changsheng casually took out an orange and began to eat.
"How can a monk use such foul language?"
"You're a renowned monk of the Nightmoon Kingdom, show some dignity."
Facing Chen Changsheng's calm demeanor, Ikkyu rolled his eyes dramatically and reached for the orange in Chen Changsheng's hand.
However, Chen Changsheng pulled his hands back, refusing Ikkyu.
"I'm about to die, can't I at least have an orange?"
"Of course not, I'm eating the orange to mask the smell of decay."
"I'm curious, how did you end up like this? Even though the lifespan of the Elemental Infant Realm is only eight hundred years."
"But with some life-extending pills, living an extra hundred or two years shouldn't be a problem."
"But according to my memory, you aren't even eight hundred yet."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Ikkyu pursed his lips and said helplessly, "I wish I could live a few more centuries too!"
"But circumstances don't allow it. Remember when I was trapped in the Forbidden Zone of the Nightmoon Kingdom?"
"I remember, then what?"
"At that time, I was being hunted by the Wolf King and had no choice but to block the crack in the seal."
"As time passed, my body was eroded by an ominous force."
"This force made me very strong, but at a cost. To prevent the situation from worsening, I cut myself back to the Elemental Infant Realm."
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng frowned and placed his right hand on Ikkyu's wrist.
After a careful diagnosis, Chen Changsheng said, "There's a force inside you devouring your body, and your body is almost a hollow shell."
"The cost you mentioned, could it be your lifespan?"
"Yes, but to be precise, it's my vitality."
"The ominous force devours the host's vitality and then converts it into strength to feed back to the host. That's the truth behind the ominous force making one stronger."
"To prevent the ominous force from harming myself, I can only use others' lives to replenish my own."
"The higher the realm, the more beings I need to kill. When I can't satisfy it anymore."
"It will drain me dry and then look for the next host."
"Now you know why I've become like this."
After speaking, Ikkyu quietly looked at Chen Changsheng.
Facing Ikkyu's gaze, Chen Changsheng paused and said.
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"Have you ever thought about destroying it?"
"Of course I have, I've tried many methods, but none succeeded."
"Unless I die, it won't disappear."
"And according to my estimation, if I die naturally, it will definitely jump out of my body and look for the next host."
"That's why I've been holding on, waiting for you to return."
"The feeling of becoming stronger is too tempting, few in the world can resist this allure."
"I don't want this scourge to continue spreading."
Saying this, Ikkyu took out a delicate ashes box and handed it to Chen Changsheng.
"The best way to destroy this force is to burn me to ashes. I've already prepared the ashes box, the rest is up to you."
"Also, given my realm, I should leave behind a few relics after death. Consider these as payment for your help."
"I know you too well, asking you to do something for free is more painful than killing you."
Looking at the ashes box in his hand, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said.
"Where should your ashes be buried, should I give them to your disciples?"
"Forget it, the generations at the Heavenly Buddha Temple are getting worse, those little baldies are no good."
"If my ashes fall into their hands, who knows, they might get scattered one day."
"You can choose the burial place, I can't manage it anyway."
After speaking, Ikkyu sat cross-legged again and completely lost his vitality.
When Ikkyu passed away, countless golden characters appeared on his body, locking it tightly like a net.
Looking at Ikkyu's corpse, Chen Changsheng shook his head and sighed.
"Little Monk, oh Little Monk!"
"You're still as kind-hearted as ever. If it were someone else, they might have gone on a killing spree by now."
With that, Chen Changsheng's figure disappeared, and Ikkyu's body vanished from the meditation room as well.
But on the wall of the room, three large characters remained.
"Funeral Escort!"
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Forbidden Zone of the Nightmoon Kingdom.
A stunning woman stood silently in front of three withered trees.
Suddenly, a teasing voice sounded from the side.
"Little Bai, how have you been lately?"
"Boom!"
Without any hesitation, the stunning woman immediately attacked the source of the voice.
"Don't attack!"
"It's me!"
Chen Changsheng dodged the woman's attack and quickly revealed his identity.
But upon learning it was Chen Changsheng, the woman's attacks became even more vicious.
Seeing the woman unwilling to stop, Chen Changsheng shook his head helplessly and then directly used the Heaven and Earth Dharma.
"Boom!"
With an unnamed fist technique, the woman was instantly sent flying.
Immediately after, Chen Changsheng's right hand drew mysterious formation patterns, binding the woman tightly.
After finishing everything, Chen Changsheng set up a temporary formation to prevent outsiders from disturbing them.
"Wanyan Yue, we're old acquaintances, do you really need to be so ruthless?"
Even though Wanyan Yue was trapped, the hatred in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
"I'm hitting you, and I won't just hit you, I want to kill you!"
"If you have the ability, trap me forever, otherwise I'll make you pay!"
Facing Wanyan Yue's fury, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said.
"Can't we talk nicely? If you don't, I'll give you a trendy new hairstyle."
At these words, Wanyan Yue's body trembled, and the humiliation from deep in her memory surged back.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Why wouldn't I? I can prove it to you right now."
Saying this, Chen Changsheng took out a razor and walked towards Wanyan Yue.
Facing the razor gleaming with a cold light, Wanyan Yue finally relented.
"Don't come any closer, I won't be your enemy."
"That's more like it, why get so worked up when old friends meet."