Chapter 102 Karma
Yang Jian took the flying banner and took Li Qi to fly to the heaven.
After leaving the Southern Continent, he couldn't help but stop the auspicious clouds and look back.
The divine eye on the forehead was shining.
The light of the Nine Cauldrons Formation that covered the entire Southern Continent dimmed.
Countless black resentments invisible to the naked eye permeated the air, covering the sky and the earth like fog.
There are also faint traces of ominous brown-red things mixed in it.
Yang Jian looked solemn, with a hint of worry between his brows.
These ominous brown-red things are the karma of heaven and earth that is even more terrifying than resentment and hostility!
Although the karma before him was still far from comparable to that during the Conferred God Catastrophe, the number was already very exaggerated. Even if a Daluo Jinxian was contaminated by it, he would not end up well!
What’s more, they are increasing in number!
Artificial increase!
If this continues, it will sooner or later lead to a disaster that will affect the entire southern continent!
By then, the number of casualties will probably be dozens of times more than it is now!
"Human God... calamity..."
The words that Lei Zhenzi said to him before he died flashed through Yang Jian’s mind.
That day, he had no choice but to bring Roaring Sky Dog to Nanzhanbuzhou to capture Lei Zhenzi.
Originally, I just wanted to go through the process and perform a double act with Lei Zhenzi, and finally pretend that both sides had a falling out and were defeated, and the matter would be over.
But he never expected that when he found Lei Zhenzi under the guidance of Xiaotian Dog, all he saw was a golden wind and thunder stick and a remnant soul attached to it!
To be more precise, it is a remnant soul with only half of its body left, its consciousness already blurred, and it may dissipate at any time!
Yang Jian was shocked and quickly cast a spell to help Lei Zhenzi concentrate his soul in an attempt to save him.
But, it's of no use!
Lei Zhenzi’s injuries are too serious!
His soul is like a bag with a big hole. No matter what is put in it, it will quickly flow out!
Yang Jian didn't even dare to touch the Wind and Thunder Golden Stick, for fear of accidentally shattering Lei Zhenzi's soul.
During this process, Yang Jian discovered that Lei Zhenzi had been cut in half along with his body and soul by someone using a magic weapon while he was still alive!
Logically speaking, with his soul having suffered such a severe blow, Lei Zhenzi should have died long ago.
However, because he had once eaten two fairy apricots nurtured by the innate spiritual root Huangzhongli, his vitality was reversed and he barely managed to keep half of his soul from dissipating.
Yang Jian had seen such a wound before!
It was during the Conferred God Catastrophe!
On the sika deer that is the mount of the Taoist Master Ran Deng!
The person who took action was Zhao Gongming, and the magic weapon he used was the Golden Dragon Shears!
As Yang Jian's magical power and merits continued to be infused into Lei Zhenzi's soul, it gradually regained some consciousness.
When he saw Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi became very excited and wanted to say something.
However, this made his mind and soul suddenly become dim and hazy, just like a candle swaying in the wind, which could go out at any time.
Yang Jian was startled, and hurriedly used his palm to pass a stream of magic power to help Lei Zhenzi temporarily concentrate his mind. He shouted: "Lei Zhenzi, quickly gather your mind! Your mind is seriously damaged. If you have any more distracting thoughts, your soul will be torn apart in an instant!"
Lei Zhenzi's whole body trembled, and he looked down in confusion, only to find that he was left with only a wisp of soul, no, it should be said that half a wisp of soul!
The soul is related to a person's memory. Lei Zhenzi's soul is damaged to such an extent that he has lost a lot of memories.
He even forgot that he was dead!
Yang Jian did not rush to ask Lei Zhenzi what happened, but tried his best to comfort him: "Lei Zhenzi, don't worry! I have sent Roaring Sky Dog to the Golden Light Cave in Qianyuan Mountain to ask for help from Master Taiyi! Master is knowledgeable and powerful, he will definitely be able to save you!"
Lei Zhenzi looked relieved upon hearing this. He tried hard to focus his mind and put aside all distracting thoughts to prevent mental fluctuations from damaging his soul.
Yang Jian also breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help thinking, "If only the Precious Lotus Lantern was here! I could store Lei Zhenzi in the Precious Lotus Lantern to nourish him, and I wouldn't have to waste time here!"
Just as he was thinking, Yang Jian seemed to suddenly realize something, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look towards the cave entrance.
The void twisted and a figure appeared in front of him.
The man was nine feet tall, wearing a chain mail and a red robe, with a golden crown on his hair. His face was as white as mutton, his eyes were sharp, he walked with the shape of a tiger and the gait of a leopard, and he was very majestic. He was none other than Huang Tianhua, Duke of Bingling, the righteous god of the Three Mountains.
"Yang Jian, what are you doing!"
"Huang Tianhua, get out now!"
Both of them looked changed and shouted out almost at the same time.
Yang Jian had no time to explain and hurriedly raised his hand to slap Lei Zhenzi in front of him.
But it was too late.
Huang Tianhua is the son of Huang Feihu, the Emperor of Dongyue. He stays in the underworld of Mount Tai all year round, dealing with ghosts and judges, and has been contaminated with a lot of negative energy and violence.
These negative and violent energies are nothing at ordinary times, but now, Lei Zhenzi's soul is on the verge of collapse. He can't hold on after being hit by these negative and violent energies.
Lei Zhenzi had just recovered a little bit of his spirit, but after a while of shaking, he became so weak that he almost disappeared.
"Yang Jian, don't stop!" Huang Tianhua roared angrily.
Yang Jian waved his palm in order to disperse the evil spirit approaching Lei Zhenzi, but in Huang Tianhua's eyes, it seemed that Yang Jian was caught by him and wanted to kill to silence him and disperse Lei Zhenzi's soul.
Huang Tianhua slapped out his palm almost without thinking, trying to stop Yang Jian and save Lei Zhenzi.
As soon as he moved, the evil spirit that was originally just a few wisps in the air suddenly surged by a hundred or a thousand times.
Bang!
Yang Jian didn't dare let Huang Tianhua get close to Lei Zhenzi. He waved his sleeves, and a golden light flashed, directly blocking Huang Tianhua.
But this moment of distraction made Lei Zhenzi's injuries even worse.
Lei Zhenzi's soul, which was already so faint that it was about to dissipate, became almost completely transparent.
Lei Zhenzi knew his own situation best. A look of determination flashed in his eyes, and his body suddenly lit up, and his spirit suddenly became more solid.
Yang Jian's face turned pale and he shouted, "Lei Zhenzi, what are you doing! Stop it now!"
He wanted to stop Lei Zhenzi, but it was too late.
Lei Zhenzi has already stimulated the little bit of original power that remained in his soul.
However, this amount of original power was too weak. Even if he activated it all, it only brought him a moment of last gasp.
"It has nothing to do with Tianhua... It's the fate of humans and gods... Please, please... Please..."
Lei Zhenzi's voice was intermittent, and he just looked at Yang Jian with pleading eyes.
Before he could finish his words, his remaining soul quickly dimmed and disappeared like a burnt-out spark.
"Lei Zhenzi!" Huang Tianhua screamed, heartbroken.
There was also a flash of sorrow in Yang Jian's eyes, but he was very shrewd and controlled his emotions, not showing it.
But the same sentence can have completely different meanings when heard by different people.
Yang Jian knew that Lei Zhenzi's words about his death and the dispersion of his soul had nothing to do with Huang Tianhua.
Humans, gods, and disasters should be what Lei Zhenzi had encountered before.
It's just that his soul was too severely damaged, his memory was incomplete, and his last moments were too short, so he only had time to say these two most crucial words, which were also the keywords he remembered in his heart like obsessions!
"Please" and "please" should be begging him to prevent this disaster.
But, when Huang Tianhua heard this, it was completely different.
To Huang Tianhua, the first half of the sentence "It has nothing to do with Tianhua" and the last "beg" and "please" meant that Lei Zhenzi was worried that Yang Jian would attack him, so he was begging for mercy from Yang Jian on his behalf.
The second half of the sentence, "the calamity of man and god", means that Yang Jian, who is a half-human and half-god, is his calamity!
"Yang Jian! Lei Zhenzi only killed a few city gods and land gods who did evil things. Why did you kill him so cruelly?" Huang Tianhua looked sad and angry.
During the Conferred God Catastrophe, the relationship between Huang Tianhua and Lei Zhenzi was only ordinary, and they would only occasionally join forces to fight the enemy on the battlefield.
But after the Conferred God Ceremony, Lei Zhenzi stayed in the Southern Continent to protect the Zhou Dynasty, while Huang Tianhua became Bingling Gong, the Three Mountain Gods who assisted his father Huang Feihu in handling matters of the underworld, and also stayed in the Southern Continent all year round.
The friendship between the two naturally progressed by leaps and bounds, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were as close as brothers.
At this moment, seeing Lei Zhenzi die at the hands of Yang Jian, Huang Tianhua could no longer suppress his anger. He drew the Moye sword from his waist and chopped down at Yang Jian's head.
when!
A three-pointed, double-edged sword suddenly appeared and blocked Moye's sword.
"Who told you that I came down to earth to capture Lei Zhenzi?"
Yang Jian originally felt that Huang Tianhua came too quickly.
Now it seems that this is not a coincidence, but someone deliberately leaked the news to him!
Huang Tianhua became even angrier when he heard this, and shouted, "What? Are you, the God of Justice, going to retaliate? Yang Jian, don't even think about hearing who it is from me!"
clang!
The cold light on Moye's sword surged, and the sword energy was like a rainbow, carrying the power of heaven and earth and pressing towards Yang Jian.
Yang Jian didn't ask any more questions.
Because he has already guessed who it is!
After he dismissed his court in Heaven, he immediately brought Roaring Sky Dog here.
There was only one person who could learn the news in such a short time and find Huang Tianhua to rush over, and that was——
Huang Feihu, the Great Emperor of Dongyue!
However, he did not think that Huang Feihu let Huang Tianhua go over intentionally to use the negative and evil energy in Huang Tianhua to collide with the remaining soul of Lei Zhenzi, causing Lei Zhenzi's soul to be shattered.
If Huang Feihu had known about Lei Zhenzi's situation earlier and wanted to silence him, he could have just sent a little ghost to kill him!
There is no need to wait until now!
Yang Jian did not move, but gently spun the three-pointed, double-edged sword in his hand and led Moye's sword to the side.
Then, a heavy blow of the sword came down and hit the Moye sword.
when!
Huang Tianhua only felt an irresistible force coming from the sword. He had no time to resist and was directly blown away.
When he was about to stand up again, the three-pointed, double-edged sword was already pointing at the tip of his nose.
During the catastrophe of Conferred Gods, Yang Jian's strength and cultivation were already above Huang Tianhua.
Now, ten thousand years have passed, and Huang Tian's incarnation is on the List of Gods, but his cultivation has not improved at all. It is easy for Yang Jian to defeat him.
"Yang Jian, just wait! Sooner or later I will seek revenge on you!"
Huang Tian, who was listed in the Investiture of the Gods under a pseudonym, was not afraid at all. He simply stretched his neck forward, hoping to be killed by the three-pointed, double-edged sword.
But, it hit nothing.
Yang Jian put away his three-pointed double-edged sword and said calmly: "Even if you don't tell me, I can find out who leaked the secret! Lord Bingling, this time I will not argue with you for the sake of Emperor Dongyue. I hope you will take care of yourself!"
After saying that, Yang Jian no longer paid attention to Huang Tianhua, and rode on a auspicious cloud to fly towards the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.
He did not tell Huang Tianhua the truth.
Firstly, Huang Tianhua and Lei Zhenzi had a close relationship, and he didn't want Huang Tianhua to bear the psychological burden of causing his best friend to lose his soul.
This is also what Lei Zhenzi does not want to see.
Secondly, Lei Zhenzi's death involved the Jiejiao and the Three Heavenly Golden Shears, which were too complicated to be involved.
Not to mention Huang Tianhua, even if Huang Feihu got involved, he would be in trouble.
Yang Jian was galloping all the way and ran into Roaring Sky Dog and Taiyi Zhenren head-on.
It’s not quite right to say that we met by chance.
It should be said that Xiaotian Dog smelled his scent and led Taiyi Zhenren to find Yang Jian.
"Yang Jian, where is Lei Zhenzi?" asked Taiyi Zhenren.
"Lei Zhenzi's soul has been scattered." Yang Jian told everything that happened, and then said: "Uncle Master, I checked Lei Zhenzi's injuries, and it should be the Golden Dragon Shears of the Three Goddesses who killed him, Uncle Master..."
"Yang Jian, stop talking!"
Taiyi Zhenren interrupted Yang Jian and said, "There are countless magical weapons in this world that can cut a person in half. How can you be sure that the Golden Dragon Shears were the one that killed Lei Zhenzi?"
Yang Jian was stunned, his eyes full of confusion.
There are indeed countless magical weapons in this world that can cut a person into two pieces, but there are only a handful of magical weapons that can cut Lei Zhenzi's body and soul into two pieces!
Lei Zhenzi had already reached the Xuanxian realm during the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, only slightly inferior to Nezha.
After the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, his body became a saint. He did not go to heaven to be an official, nor did he become an immortal on earth. Instead, he chose to stay in the Southern Continent to protect the Zhou Dynasty.
With the blessing of the Zhou Dynasty's human luck, even if Lei Zhenzi's progress in cultivation is not as good as that in the Conferred God Catastrophe, it is still far beyond that of ordinary cultivators!
After tens of thousands of years, his strength must have surpassed Nezha, and he must be at least a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
In addition, Lei Zhenzi himself is a star general who has a strong body and amazing combat power.
He was also in the Southern Continent, where the Nine Cauldrons Formation suppressed his cultivation.
With all these factors combined, even an ordinary Golden Immortal might not be his match!
And it can cut his body and soul into two pieces, leaving him no chance to escape!
After thinking about it, Yang Jian could only think of the Golden Dragon Shears!
Moreover, the person using the scissors was either Yunxiao or Zhao Gongming!
If he can think of these things, then Taiyi Zhenren must be able to think of them too.
But now, Taiyi Zhenren has flatly denied all of this, and even used almost specious methods to whitewash the Three Sisters!
Yang Jian's heart sank as he thought of the most unlikely possibility.
Taiyi Zhenren's next words confirmed his guess.
"Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi stayed in the human world to protect the Zhou Dynasty . He was blessed by the luck of the human race, but he was also contaminated by karma. His fall today is all due to fate, and it cannot be reversed by human power. You should go back to heaven and don't worry about this anymore."
"Uncle Master!"
Yang Jian couldn't accept this and was about to ask again, but Taiyi Zhenren had already turned around and left.
It was also at this time that Yang Jian realized that this matter was far more complicated than he had imagined. Not only was there the Jie Religion behind it, but there was also the tacit approval of the Chen Religion!
This tacit consent is even more important than Lei Zhenzi’s life!
After Yang Jian returned to heaven, he hesitated again and again, but he could not forget the pleading look of Lei Zhenzi before he died.
Then, he quietly went down to earth to investigate.
As a result, we saw that the southern continent was devastated and full of suffering!
The disciples of Jiejiao frequently descended to the mortal world and brought down various disasters.
Moreover, these disasters were not caused by their own actions, but were caused by the order of the Jade Emperor!
Obviously, the Jade Emperor is behind this disaster!
The Jade Emperor supports it, the Chan Sect acquiesces, and the Jie Sect implements it!
Except for the fact that no saints were involved, the scale of this was already comparable to the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods!
Yang Jian also felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and was unsure of himself.
However, he couldn't bear to stand by and watch the lives of the people in the world suffer.
This led to his actions, which were almost like planning his funeral, of severing ties with Nezha and Li Anran one after another to avoid implicating them.
