Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 279 Penglai Island Sinks (8.2k words)
A deafening roar echoed in the sky above Penglai Island, and in an instant, the broken stone pillars fell like meteors, accompanied by a deafening boom.

"Run! The island in the sky is falling down!" someone shouted.

Immediately, everyone rushed to the outer perimeter.

"Boom——"

The deafening roar tore through the sky, as if the heavens and earth had been smashed open with a crack.

The celestial island, falling from a height of hundreds of feet, was like a meteorite burning with raging flames, crashing into Penglai Island with immense force.

At the moment of impact, the earth trembled violently, as if repeatedly struck by a giant hammer. The solid rock strata cracked and splintered with a "crackling" sound, and spiderweb-like fissures spread wildly from the point of impact, instantly swallowing up the hills and rocky beaches along the way. Gravel and pebbles shot into the sky like fountains, then crashed down mixed with scalding dust. The entire surface of Penglai Island was like a boiling cauldron, constantly undulating and twisting.

Even more terrifying was the sudden burst of airflow.

The shockwave generated by the impact was like an invisible tsunami, sweeping outwards in all directions with overwhelming force.

The howling wind swept by snapped ancient pines that would take several people to encircle in half, their crowns tossed into the air like kites with broken strings; the coastal reefs collapsed under the tearing force of the gusts of wind, the shattered rock fragments mixed with the giant waves crashing against the shore, creating walls of water dozens of feet high, smashing all the boats moored in the harbor into pieces of wood.

The distant archway snapped in half with a loud crash. Before the copper bells on the eaves could even ring, they were swept away by the shockwave and disappeared into the dim, yellowish dust. Even those who had already run far away were blown away by the shockwave. Some were swept into the raging chaos and their fates were unknown. The most tragic were the numb and bewildered disciples of Penglai Island. None of them resisted or tried to escape; they were all swept into the world-ending crisis in an instant.

Amidst the deafening roar, the entire Penglai Island was turned upside down, with deep abysses appearing and endless surging seawater pouring in, as if the entire island had been shattered into pieces.

Penglai Island was not large to begin with, just a relatively regular square island about four miles long and wide. Although the island was not large that day, the impact of falling from a height of several hundred feet was more than enough to turn Penglai Island upside down.

Indeed, Penglai Island has undergone a complete transformation, and even the smaller islands that have split off have begun to sink.

The survivors from various countries helped each other climb ashore from the sea, all of them completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened or who had fought on the island that had led to this tragic scene.

The group struggled to climb onto the various ruins and looked into the chaotic dust in the center of Penglai Island. There, things were still turbulent, and people were fighting. However, with ruins flying everywhere and dust surging, they could not see the scene inside at all.

On a pile of rubble, Zhang Daoyi took a deep breath, looked at Ji Wusuan beside him who was panting heavily as if he had survived a disaster, and said in a deep voice, "You old codger really did bet right. There really won't be a next time that Penglai Island opens to the public."

Ji Wusuan swallowed hard and said, "This is different from what I saw. What I saw was Penglai Island devastated, with dead and injured everywhere, but I didn't see the island being sunk!"

Zhang Daoyi: "??"

Just then, Qi Tianchu ran over, looking disheveled, and said, "Something's not right. We're still missing someone. Where did Master Gu go?"

Upon hearing this, everyone around looked surprised.

Although the impact of the island crashing down was terrifying and many people died, none of the martial arts masters died. After all, they all escaped quickly and had profound internal strength. Although they were also impacted, they were still able to survive, only being thrown into the sea in a sorry state.

Since they can all survive, it's impossible that Gu Mo, the number one in the world, can't survive.

Just as everyone was wondering,

Ji Wusuan pointed speechlessly at the turbulent scene amidst the dust and ruins in the center of the island and said, "Who else do you think could cause such a commotion on this island besides Master Gu and the First and Second Island Masters?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, then suddenly understood.

"How could Master Gu have fought against the First and Second Island Masters?"

How did they end up fighting?

"..."

For a moment, everyone wondered why Gu Mo was fighting with the First Island Master and the Second Island Master.

Only Ji Wusuan sighed softly and shook his head helplessly.

Zhang Daoyi asked, "Do you know the reason?"

Ji Wusuan shook his head and said, "I don't know the reason, but do you remember that before we entered the island, I did a divination for Master Gu?"

Zhang Daoyi nodded.

Ji Wusuan said, "Actually, I had a vague idea at the time that the calamity on Penglai Island came from Master Gu, and the way to avoid the calamity was to find out that Master Gu's target was Jiang Ruoxu."

So, Master Gu asked me if I had a way to help him find Jiang Ruoxu, who was the only hope for Penglai Island. I gave Master Gu some advice, telling him to hold back and not to act. It seems he couldn't hold back!

"hold head high……"

Suddenly, at that moment, a dragon's roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, its terrifying power piercing straight into people's souls and hearts, causing them to tremble uncontrollably.

Everyone immediately looked over—

The chaotic, churning miasma tore open like silk, revealing two dazzling streaks of light locked in combat with a colossal, snow-white shadow. It was none other than the First and Second Lords of Penglai Island, locked in a fierce battle against a somewhat ethereal white dragon.

The dragon scales gleamed with a cold, eerie light like frost blades under the setting sun, and when the millstone-sized claws tore through the air, they left spiderweb-like icy blue cracks in the void.

In the instant the two men and the dragon swirled and intersected, they simultaneously struck the dragon's claws, scattering sparks like stardust. A thunderous explosion shook the dust and sent the three figures, enveloped in flames, soaring into the churning clouds of the sky.

In an instant, however, the dragon suddenly raised its head and swung its neck, its claws slamming down on the island lord with immense force. The crimson figure was struck as if by a heavy hammer, flying backward with shattered armor pieces, crashing into half of a scorched mountain with a deafening roar. Rock fragments mixed with gushing blood mist rolled down the collapsed mountainside, staining the slope a winding crimson.

Almost simultaneously, the dragon's tail swept across, and the protective aura that the Second Island Master had hastily conjured cracked with a sharp sound like ice shards breaking. He was sent sliding along the ground, carving deep furrows several feet deep into the scorched earth. Wherever it passed, vegetation and scorched earth turned to dust, and in the rising dust, broken knife tassels could be vaguely seen fluttering like broken butterflies.

Amidst the gray smoke and dust, two figures staggered to their feet. The First Island Lord's robes were tattered, his exposed skin covered in spiderweb-like bloodstains, and his collarbones were stained with bluish-black cracks. The Second Island Lord's face was half-submerged in blood, the hem of his black robe swept by the dragon's tail into tatters like icicles, and blood beads seeping from the deep grooves on his back instantly crystallized in the dragon's breath's extreme cold, forming tiny blood ice fragments that hung on the scorched earth.

The two exchanged a glance, then dragged their battered and bruised bodies and ran off in opposite directions.

This happened very suddenly and quickly.
Everyone was still reeling from the shock of seeing a real dragon.

However, at this moment,
The illusory dragon suddenly swooped down and transformed into Gu Mo's figure. Holding the Taixu Sword, Gu Mo intercepted the island lord and sent him flying back with a single strike. As soon as he landed, Gu Mo threw the sword out again. The Taixu Sword instantly pierced the island lord's heart and unleashed bursts of spiritual power, pinning the island lord to a rock.

At the same time, Gu Mo shouted, "Stop the Second Island Master!"

now,

Everyone was stunned. However, Zhang Daoyi, Su Qianqiu, Master Liansheng, and Qi Tianshu were familiar with Gu Mo and trusted his character. Although they did not know what had happened, the four of them immediately took action to stop the Second Island Master.

The Second Island Master had already been severely injured by Gu Mo, and then he was attacked by four masters at the same time, and was sent flying backward.

In that instant, Gu Mo reached out and drew a sword, and in the same manner, pierced the Second Island Master's chest with the long sword, pinning him to the ground.

"Master Gu, what exactly happened?" Zhang Daoyi shouted.

Everyone quickly gathered around.

Gu Mo said in a deep voice, "Bai Yujing has placed a restriction on our primordial spirits. I don't know what his purpose is. The First Island Master and the Second Island Master claim to be Bai Yujing, but they also say that Bai Yujing is not them. I am also a bit confused now."

In an instant, everyone's face turned deathly pale.

They didn't doubt Gu Mo's words. After all, those who could come here were all outstanding individuals, not true fools. They all understood one principle: there's no such thing as a free lunch. They also suspected that Penglai Island's selfless contribution of the secret manual must have some unknown purpose. However, they couldn't resist the temptation, and at the same time, they also had a bit of wishful thinking. After all, they had never heard of anything happening to the people from Penglai Island.

However, even if those present knew about the primordial spirit restriction, they had no way to verify it.

Only Su Qianqiu said, "I vaguely sensed something in my primordial spirit, but my cultivation was not high enough to see it. Now that I think about it, it is probably the restriction that Master Gu mentioned."

"Is there any way to undo this?" Zhang Daoyi asked.

Everyone then looked at the First Island Lord and the Second Island Lord, who were pinned to the stone by Gu Mo with his sword.

Of course, what truly limited them was not the sword, but Gu Mo's mental power.

However, even at this moment, there was still no sign of panic or fear on their faces; they remained as calm and composed as ever.

The island lord chuckled and said, "Gu Mo, you can kill us, but you can't find or kill Bai Yujing. You really don't need to fight Bai Yujing to the death. You and Bai Yujing are life forms of the same level, why make things come to this?"

Gu Mo said coldly, "Bai Yujing attacked me first."

“That was just an accident. Bai Yujing didn’t know your identity before,” the island lord said.

Just then, Master Liansheng suddenly spoke up, saying, "Amitabha, I'm afraid that now that Bai Yujing knows that Master Gu's life level has transcended, it will want to control Master Gu even more!"

The island lord looked at Master Liansheng and chuckled, "I almost forgot about you, monk. If it weren't for you deceiving Bai Yujing today, the outcome would be uncertain!"

Su Qianqiu looked at Master Liansheng and said, "Little monk, what do you know?"

Master Liansheng said, “I met Bai Yujing and grasped a trace of Bai Yujing’s characteristics. After I came out, I saw that all the disciples on the island were numb. At that moment, I understood that there was never a Penglai Island. There has always been only one Bai Yujing. Everyone on this island is Bai Yujing, but Bai Yujing is not them.”

"Don't try to be mysterious now!" Su Qianqiu said.

Master Liansheng smiled slightly and said, "This humble monk will use the Gu (a type of poisonous insect) as an analogy for everyone. Baiyujing is a Gu mother, which is constantly cultivating child Gu. Each child Gu is a part of it, but it is not all of those child Gu."

The strengthening of Baiyujing requires true spiritual intent. Therefore, it placed a restriction on our primordial spirits. After we die, it will unify and control all the unconscious primordial spirits, and then create a new person based on the characteristics of each primordial spirit, which is the disciple of Penglai Island.

It then cultivates these special individuals, whom we'll call "pseudo-humans," according to a predetermined path. These pseudo-humans continuously improve, acquiring various abilities, becoming more and more perfect with each generation. Currently, the most perfect pseudo-humans are the First Island Master and the Second Island Master.

Su Qianqiu asked, "Then, what exactly is Baiyujing?"

"Inanimate objects".

Master Liansheng said, “It could be a stone, a piece of wood, or even a grain of sand or a speck of dust. But this inanimate object possesses a special ability to enhance itself. It constantly creates and deduces martial arts, opens an island every thirty years, and guides new directions in martial arts, all in order to cultivate and enhance more abilities and make it more perfect.”

Everyone else was confused, but Gu Mo understood.

Baiyujing is a program.
This program initially only gave simple instructions, but it became increasingly intelligent by constantly having more "pseudo-humans" learn and create, and then feeding back the feedback.

The disciples of Penglai Island can be understood as intelligent robots, with different levels of intelligence. The First Island Master and the Second Island Master are currently the most intelligent, while Bai Yujing is constantly evolving. It is very possible that one day, among these Penglai Island disciples, an existence more intelligent than the First Island Master and the Second Island Master will emerge.

The primordial spirits controlled by Bai Yujing were part of the feeding program.

Master Liansheng looked at the island lord and said, "However, this humble monk cannot imagine how much Baiyujing will be strengthened if this continues."

Gu Mo said, "Bai Yujing will become the Heavenly Dao, and the most perfect pseudo-human will become the god of the world, the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao, just like the current First Island Lord and Second Island Lord on Penglai Island."

Su Qianqiu hurriedly said, "Gods and the Heavenly Dao don't matter. What matters is whether the restrictions in the primordial spirit can be lifted?"

Everyone looked at the island lord.

The island lord calmly said, "There is no way. Monk Liansheng is right. I am Bai Yujing, but Bai Yujing is not me. I am the one with the most and most complete abilities among all Bai Yujing. But unfortunately, controlling the primordial spirit, planting restrictions, creating new Bai Yujing, and perfecting the rules are unique talents and abilities of Bai Yujing. I cannot master them, so naturally I cannot lift the restrictions."

However, you don't really need to worry too much. Bai Yujing only summons the primordial spirit after the controlled person dies, so it doesn't have much impact on you. Of course, if you can cultivate to the Ascension Realm, you will never be able to ascend.

For a moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the shadow still lingered. No one could accept that there was something else in their primordial spirit. Moreover, although it was said that it would only be activated after death, who could guarantee that Bai Yujing would not suddenly activate the restriction before they were alive?

Master Liansheng said, "Everyone, why don't we go to the forbidden area of ​​Penglai Island to investigate and see if we can find a solution?"

“Yes,” Su Qianqiu said, “On Penglai Island, only the Valley of the Beginning is off-limits; everyone else can enter and exit freely. There must be some unknown secrets there… However, the Valley of the Beginning… is probably hard to find now…”

“It’s still there,” Ji Wusuan said. “I can find it.” Zhang Daoyi quickly chimed in, “With Ji Wusuan, the greatest fortune teller in the world, here, we’ll definitely find it.”

"Let's go, let's go now."

"Let's go as soon as possible. Penglai Island is sinking continuously, and there's no time to waste."

Everyone started talking at once.

Su Qianqiu looked at Gu Mo and asked, "Master Gu, what do you say?"

Gu Mo pointed at the First Island Lord and the Second Island Lord and said, "You two go first. I'll deal with these two. Their situation is special; they're practically immortal. I need to take care of them. I'll be back shortly."

Immediately, everyone followed Ji Wusuan away, but a small number of people whose cultivation was insufficient or who did not understand cultivation at all stayed behind.

With a wave of his hand, Gu Mo unleashed two streams of true energy like long whips, dragging the First Island Master and the Second Island Master to a relatively secluded place.

The First Island Lord and the Second Island Lord both looked at Gu Mo with some confusion. The First Island Lord asked, "Gu Mo, although we two are not easy to kill for ordinary people, it's only because we are mainly primordial spirits, while you are already at the Ascension Realm. Given our current inability to resist, it would be easy for you to kill us, right? Why did you bring us here?"

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "No matter what, you are all equivalent to Bai Yujing's clones. If I want to kill Bai Yujing, it is most useful to find a way from you. I want to try to see if I can sever your connection with Bai Yujing."

As soon as Gu Mo finished speaking, a wisp of dark purple demonic flame overflowed from his eyes, and a series of powerful spiritual forces spread out. The two island lords immediately felt an invisible force pulling at their primordial spirits, and then they entered a dark place—the domain of the demon immortals.

Deep within the domain, Gu Mo clearly saw spiderweb-like silver threads entwined around the primordial spirits of the First and Second Island Masters. These threads shimmered with a holy halo, yet they locked the primordial spirit meridians at extremely tricky angles.

Gu Mo immediately understood that it was a kind of spiritual wedge, a kind of spiritual bond. The true form of Bai Yujing relied on this wedge to connect and disconnect with the Bai Yujing it created, such as the First Island Master and the Second Island Master.

Currently, it appears to be in an interrupted state.

"Then let it continue to be interrupted."

Gu Mo's spiritual power, bursting from his fingertips, was like a black iron hook, precisely grabbing the silver threads on the two primordial spirits and pulling them sharply!
The silver thread erupted with a piercing clang, and the holy halo shattered inch by inch like glass.

The moment the two old restrictions completely shattered, Gu Mo's palms flew out, and the power of the demon immortal surged forth like a living thing.

It was black energy entwined with runes, each rune inscribed with the demonic symbols of "enslavement" and "soul binding." The black energy, like a serpent, burrowed into the cracks in the primordial spirits of the two island lords, where it exploded into a hideous demonic lotus at their core. Gu Mo's spiritual imprint slowly condensed in the lotus's heart.

Outside the domain, the bodies of the First and Second Island Lords lay shattered on the ground, but their primordial spirits had already left their bodies. A layer of turbid dark purple flashed briefly in their previously numb eyes, disappearing in an instant. Then, their numb gaze began to struggle.

at this time,

As the Demonic Realm gradually disappeared, a swirling mental cage floated in Gu Mo's palm, containing the few strands of silver thread pulled from the primordial spirits of the First and Second Island Masters. That was what Gu Mo wanted—the energy of Bai Yujing.

Gu Mo didn't want this thing to find a way to deal with Bai Yujing.

Previously, in the alternate dimension, when he was in the Dragon God Skill state, he could trigger a qualitative change by using the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, and his energy level would directly surpass the Ascension Realm, which could cause damage to Bai Yujing.

He wanted to obtain this energy in order to dismantle it and see if he could find Bai Yujing through it. However, this was definitely not something that could be done in a short time.

but,

Other than that,

There were also some unexpected gains.

Gu Mo was very surprised to see the First Island Lord and the Second Island Lord struggling with their primordial spirits. He had not expected that these two guys could also have their spiritual imprints planted and become demon slaves.

However, upon closer examination, although these two individuals cannot be considered human, their primordial spirits are extremely pure spiritual energy, and in some ways, they are much purer than the primordial spirits of normal people.

As for the physical body

Gu Mo had just discovered during his battle with these two that the reason they had been able to exist for hundreds of years was not because they had refined the phoenix blood and could be reborn, but because they could enter another body after their bodies aged.

The people on Penglai Island have no souls; they are all avatars of Bai Yujing, sharing the same lineage, so they can naturally fit together perfectly.

After a while

The struggle of the Great Island Master and the Second Island Master's primordial spirits gradually ceased, and their gazes became clear.

"Master." "Master."

The two primordial spirits bowed to Gu Mo.

Gu Mo could clearly sense that his spiritual imprint had been successfully implanted, and the two of them had become puppets under the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique.

Gu Mo immediately instructed, "Go find two intact bodies."

It is essential to send these two to find physical bodies. Their cultivation level is the same as Ling Xiao's back then, suppressed at the half-step ascension realm. Their primordial spirit state cannot last long and has great limitations. They must have suitable physical bodies, and after adapting and cultivating for a period of time, they will be able to fully unleash their strength.

Now, chaos has begun.

Although Gu Mo had no interest in building any power, having two henchmen who could be considered the strongest fighters in the world was still quite good.

For example, this time, when it was inconvenient for him to bring his sister out, if he had two such powerful combatants protecting her, he wouldn't have had to send her to the capital.

After a while

Two figures appeared beside Gu Mo once again. The Second Island Master had changed into the body of a middle-aged man, who was slender and refined, still possessing a very ethereal and otherworldly air. The First Island Master, on the other hand, had changed into the body of a young woman, whose appearance was similar to her previous physical body. With the enhancement of her primordial spirit, she was essentially a replica of the First Island Master, and even her clothes were still red.

Judging from the compatibility of these two bodies, Gu Mo had reason to suspect that the First Island Lord and the Second Island Lord had bodies ready to be swapped at any time; otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence.

Subsequently,

Gu Mo sized up the two of them and named the First Island Master "Red Robe," while the Second Island Master, who was skilled in playing the zither, was named "Qin Shi" (Zither Master).

He then ordered the two men to leave first.

Gu Mo, on the other hand, flew rapidly towards the direction of the Valley of the Beginning.

When Gu Mo arrived, he saw Zhang Daoyi, Su Qianqiu and others emerging from a pile of ruins.

“Gu Mo,” Zhang Daoyi stepped forward, pointed to a cave entrance among the pile of rocks behind them, and said, “We just saw many primordial spirits in there, but by the time we arrived, they had mostly begun to dissipate. We also saw Yu Jinghong’s primordial spirit!”

Qi Tianchu said in a deep voice, "Hero Gu, Xiaobai is not the reincarnation of my master. My master has never been reincarnated."

Gu Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "So, Xiao Bai is actually a fake Bai Yujing who might be even more perfect than the First Island Master and the Second Island Master?"

Master Liansheng said, "Whether it is more perfect than the First Island Master and the Second Island Master is hard to say. However, all pseudo-Bai Yujing are created based on the characteristics of a certain person's primordial spirit. Since Xiao Bai can integrate Yu Jinghong's memories and even emotions and intelligence, it is enough to show that it is a very successful pseudo-Bai Yujing!"

Gu Mo asked, "Have you seen any trace of Xiao Bai?"

Master Liansheng shook his head slightly.

Gu Mo looked at Ji Wusuan.

Ji Wusuan quickly shook his head and said, "I can't find it. It's not within the Heavenly Secrets, so I can't calculate it."

Su Qianqiu then said, "By the way, Master Gu, I sensed a faint domineering sword intent here." As he spoke, he pointed to a corpse not far away and said, "That person should have been killed by Jiang Ruoxu."

Ji Wusuan quickly said, "Hero Gu, this is not an old man taking your fortune-telling fee for nothing. According to our speculation, Jiang Ruoxu should have noticed the matter of the primordial spirit restriction, so he came here to seek a solution. Theoretically speaking, if you can refrain from making a move today, then Jiang Ruoxu should not be able to enter the forbidden area of ​​Penglai Island so easily. Then, he will be exposed, and you will be able to find him."

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Mr. Ji, rest assured, I will not go back on my promise regarding the divination fee. However, Mr. Ji, would you like to have another divination performed?"

Ji Wusuan shook his head repeatedly and said, "This is without direction. I don't have the ability to find out the whereabouts of someone like Jiang Ruoxu. The previous divination was only possible because you, Master Gu, had a clear destination and direction. It's not that I have the ability to track down Jiang Ruoxu."

Gu Mo nodded slightly and asked, "Then, has anyone found a way to lift the restriction?"

Everyone shook their heads; the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Su Qianqiu said, "However, Monk Liansheng is a master of cultivating spiritual power. He said he has a direction, but he needs time to figure it out. He will let us know when he comes up with a solution."

Master Liansheng put his hands together and said, "This humble monk will do his best."

Zhang Daoyi asked, "Gu Mo, what about the First Island Master and the Second Island Master?"

“Kill it,” Gu Mo said. “Everyone, this island is about to sink. Let’s go find a boat first. If we don’t have a boat, the East China Sea is so vast that it will be difficult to get ashore.”

Everyone then realized what was happening and immediately set to work.

Not long after, the group found a well-preserved large ship in a canyon, and the eighty or ninety survivors boarded the ship.

However, Gu Mo did not board the ship. Everyone knew that Gu Mo could control a sword, so they all bid farewell to Gu Mo.

Finally, Master Liansheng came to say goodbye. He stood with Gu Mo on a reef and slowly said, "Great Hero Gu, you should have a way to lift the restriction on the primordial spirit, right?"

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Doesn't the master have a way too?"

Master Liansheng chuckled and said, “I have no way, but the Samsara Mirror has a way. However, this humble monk’s understanding of Buddhism is not thorough enough. I have some selfish motives and want them to owe me a great favor. After all, if it is too easy to resolve, I'm afraid no one will consider it a great favor.”

After saying this, Master Liansheng said with a guilty look, "Amitabha, I am ashamed before the Buddha and after so many years of cultivation, for I still have such selfish thoughts and desires. I am truly ashamed."

Gu Mo rolled his eyes and said, "I can help, but my method also involves using mental power. At this time, everyone is like a frightened bird, and they might even suspect that I have left some tricks in their primordial spirits again."

Master Liansheng said softly, "Master Gu has a very thorough understanding of human nature. I admire him."

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "Stop with the flattery. By the way, did you manage to get the invincible martial art from Bai Yujing?"

“Originally, I had made a profit,” Master Liansheng said. “However, as soon as I came out, I saw your Dragon Transformation skill, and I knew that I could only be second in the world. After all, although my Lotus 128 Heavenly Scripture is almost perfect, it is still a mortal martial art.”

"You really think you can't beat me?" Gu Mo asked with a smile.

Master Liansheng, head held high and chest puffed out, declared arrogantly, "We can't beat them!"

Gu Mo said speechlessly, "Your expression doesn't look like you think you can't beat me."

Master Liansheng grinned and said, "This humble monk is certainly no match for you, Master Gu. However, I do possess the Mirror of Reincarnation, which is not a mortal power. Perhaps I can still exchange blows with you in the end."

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Alright, we'll have a go at it then. Now that we're leaving, the island is almost sunk. If you don't get on the boat soon, they won't wait for you."

Master Liansheng hurriedly said, "Hero Gu, this time we used the Samsara Mirror to compete with Bai Yujing. The Samsara Mirror consumed a lot of spiritual power and it will take about a year to recover. If you still can't find Bai Yujing by then, you can come to the Great Bright Temple to find me. I can borrow the power of the Samsara Mirror to deal with Bai Yujing."

"You must be careful this year. I've learned from the Mirror of Reincarnation that the stronger and purer the primordial spirit, the greater its attraction to Bai Yujing. The primordial spirit power you've displayed this time will be extremely attractive to Bai Yujing, and it will definitely try to deal with you. Therefore, you must be vigilant. Just one year, only one year. After that, I can give you the Mirror of Reincarnation to deal with Bai Yujing."

Gu Mo laughed and said, "You're so generous!"

Master Liansheng smiled and said, "Since we are certain that you, Hero Gu, would not covet the Mirror of Reincarnation, why not lend it to you to do the work of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous? This is a great act of merit!"

Gu Mo smiled, turned around, and flew away on his sword.

(End of this chapter)