CBGC - ch104.1

Chapter 104: Heavenly Punishment

     "Exchange her for the Soul-Restraining Bell." Bai Su pinches the silver puppet in his hand, "Hand over the Soul-Restraining Bell first."

     In this realm, the Demon Venerable is someone who has never abandoned his research in souls for thousands of years. His Soul-Restraining Bell can collect the residual consciousness that should have returned to heaven and earth the moment a person dies, which is contrary to natural order. Bai Su has traveled through so many realms, and this is the first time has seen something like it.

     He does have a device that can temporarily preserve Su Tingyun's primordial spirit, but as long as the Soul-Restraining Bell is still in Demon Venerable's hands, he can easily tear Su Tingyun out of any device. And so, he must first take the bell in his hands.

     The Demon Venerable's eyes look like they’re dripping blood, the expression within them full of malice, "What I hate the most is people threatening me." After saying that, he lifts Su Tingyun up and suspends her in the air.

     "What a coincidence, me too." Bai Su replies without a change in the smile on his face. He pinches the puppet between two fingers, a bit of force on it this time, making the body of the silver puppet gradually go limp. Seeing the Demon Venerable’s insane expression, he simply squeezes the silver puppet right in the hollow of his palm.

     No matter how seriously injured Xi Guang's body is, as long as Su Tingyun’s soul could leave in time, there would be no serious problems. Although Su Tingyun's primordial spirit is suppressed and unable to move for the moment, if the Demon Venerable makes a move to kill him, he would have to use his soul pressure to temporarily suppress Bai Su instead, so that Su Tingyun has a chance to extract her soul. So now, Bai Su has more confidence. He doesn’t know that Su Tingyun could actually move, but she’s just choosing not to.

     A small cluster of flames appears in the palm of Bai Su's hand, burning on the silver puppet.

     Feng Ling lets out a shocked cry, making Demon Venerable's face darken. His complete attention is on Feng Ling, and at this moment, he really can’t match the ruthlessness of this practitioner from the Upper Realm. He treats Feng Ling like his own life, while this Upper Realm cultivator must think of Su Tingyun like a puppet. In this comparison, he will certainly lose.

     Thinking of this point, the Demon Venerable calms his mind, then he throws the Soul-Restraining Bell into Bai Su's hand.

     Bai Su easily wipes away the demon's Divine Sense from the bell, making the Demon Venerable’s complexion turn white, and a wisp of blood spills out from the corner of his mouth.

     The Demon Venerable sneers, then he wipe the blood from his mouth, "I have given you the Soul-Restraining Bell, now give me back Feng Ling." He moves quickly, throwing the little bell with one hand, while using the other to insert a gold needle into Su Tingyun to seal her primordial spirit again, lest the other party ring the bell to take her soul and run— if that happens, he really would lose all control.

     Although this seal cannot be maintained for too long due to the hasty timing, a short-term restriction on her should be enough.

     After finishing the seal, the demon catches a slight change of the expression in the eyes of the Qianji Pavilion’s Master, and he himself gets other ideas. He puts Su Tingyun down and places his arms around her waist, "Now it's time to exchange hostages, but I’m really reluctant to part with this one."

     But then he sees Bai Su spread his palm open, and a cluster of flames appear in his hand, "My Heavenly Fire is the Nirvana Flame that was born on the Phoenix Tree when the Phoenix underwent the process of rebirth. It is very beneficial to the remnant soul of your device spirit. Now, if you release her and take us outside the underground palace, I will return Feng Ling to you and give you a piece of the Phoenix Tree, the very one where the Phoenix had built its nest during its rebirth, and this will keep her soul from extinguishing for three hundred years."

     Then, Bai Su takes out a small piece of the Phoenix Tree branch, which is only about one chi in length. After lighting it with his Heavenly Fire, he throws it in front of the Demon Venerable.

     The Demon Venerable grabs it in one hand. He smiles, and responds straightforwardly: "Deal."

     After speaking, he pushes Su Tingyun with his large hand towards Bai Su, who reaches out and grabs her, then hides her behind him. In an instant, both of their figures disappear completely.

     But the Demon Venerable maintains his composure, "I have set up an inescapable net in this underground palace. Even if you disappear, you won’t be able to escape." That said, he stomps on the floor tiles under his feet, then he extends a hand to point forward. At once, countless attacks surge towards the location he’s pointing, the doorway. Then he brandishes his long knife and hacks away.

     Bai Su can't use spiritual energy, so he is currently using a defensive formation disk he had prepared beforehand. However, if the spirit stones in the formation disk are all used up, it will no longer have any effect. The moment they entered the defensive array, Bai Su had already pulled out the golden needles sealing Su Tingyun. He had broken the seal placed on Ren Jia by the Hei Clan back then. Compared to their methods, the Demon Venerable's technique is much simpler and cruder.

     "If it gets too dangerous, just go into the bell." Bai Su whispers to Su Tingyun.

     Bai Chengyu is stationed outside the underground palace, ready to help. If there are any problems, he would do everything necessary to get Su Tingyun to escape with Bai Chengyu. Of course, it would be best if they could take Xi Guang's body with them. This way, it would only be a matter of time before they could break the seal of the Sealed Heaven Border.

     As the array is about to shatter, Bai Su speaks up, "Demon Venerable, you need only to escort us out of the underground palace. Before our departure, there is no need to send us off with such force."

     "I'm simply letting you know not to try anything funny," the Demon Venerable laughs grimly. With a vicious flick of his sleeves, "Go on!"

     An Upper Realm cultivator who can't use spiritual energy and a weakened low-level spiritual being who can be suppressed in an instant— as long as Feng Ling is back in his hands, he isn’t afraid of these two. When the moment comes, neither of them can leave!  So what if he’s an Upper Realm practitioner? When they set foot on the territory of the Moon Worship Cult, even a dragon has to coil up before him, gods on his path shall be slain, demons blocking his way shall be killed!

     The three of them walk out of the tunnel of the underground palace. All throughout, the Demon Venerable has a cold smirk on his face.