Divine Yan Hall, Divine Farmer City:
“You are not my elder brother. Get out! Scram!” Jingwei shouted furiously, glaring at the people in the hall.
Jiang Gautama held his palms together and smiled faintly. Then, he left the palace hall with the Future Buddha.
After leaving the palace hall, the Future Buddha frowned. “Lord Buddha, Jingwei is not cooperating. What should we do? Will there be surprises tomorrow?”
“Ji Dihong has the same motive as I do. As long as Jingwei does not leave, everything will be within our control. It is normal for her to throw a tantrum. Just guard her without worry; don’t let her leave,” Jiang Gautama said seriously.
“Yes!” the Future Buddha answered.
Jingwei glowered at the departing Jiang Gautama, feeling great hatred.
Soon, the Flame Monarch entered the palace hall.
“Princess, did Jiang Gautama come to force you to cooperate again?” The Flame Monarch frowned.
“He behaved so brotherly previously. When Eminent Father was alive, he kept sending people to bring me gifts. Hah! Hahahaha!” Jingwei grimaced.
“Jiang Gautama? He changed so quickly? Hah! His Holy Eminence misjudged him,” the Flame Monarch said with an unsightly expression.
“Uncle Flame Monarch, they are going to take action tomorrow. Is there still no word from the Han Imperial Dynasty?” Jingwei asked anxiously.
“Perhaps this is the only good news.” The Flame Monarch smiled bitterly.
“Huh?”
“Gu Hai is here, and he wants to meet you,” the Flame Monarch said gravely.
“Oh? He finally arrived?” Jingwei’s eyes lit up, showing joy on her face.
“However, Ji Dihong’s and Jiang Gautama’s men laid a ritual array outside the Divine Yan Hall, strictly checking everyone,” the Flame Monarch said, scowling.
“How are we going to bring him in?” Jingwei asked with an unsightly expression.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, ripples appeared behind the Flame Monarch.
Two people walked out from the ripples: Gu Hai and Lin Waner.
“You?!” the Flame Monarch exclaimed.
“I entered with you.” Gu Hai smiled.
Gu Hai could move extremely covertly with the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
However, he did not dare to leave Lin Waner outside alone, as Sect Master Heavenly Access could come at any time.
Although the Flame Monarch felt shocked at their entry, this result was the best possible.
Jingwei immediately started sizing up Gu Hai.
Previously, Jingwei had been wary of Gu Hai, even encouraging Jiang Lianshan to kill him early. After all, leaving such a potential danger was too risky. Unexpectedly, she had to ask Gu Hai for help now.
“Greetings, Yan Princess!” Gu Hai greeted with a faint smile.
Gu Hai studied Jingwei. She looked like a young girl carved out of jade, with an extremely cute countenance. However, he did not underestimate her.
Jingwei’s eyes lit up. “Many thanks to Imperial Emperor Gu for coming to help.”
“Your message said I just needed to bring you away from here?” Gu Hai looked at Jingwei.
“That’s right. Don’t worry. I have boundless lifespan. Only Eminent Father and I know about that place. No one else does, not even Jiang Gautama or Ji Dihong,” Jingwei said with certainty.
“Since that is the case, I’ll bring you away.” Gu Hai nodded.
“Perhaps you are unaware of the situation. Look at my wrist.” Jingwei held out her right hand.
Her right wrist had two tattoos: a golden lotus and a golden sword.
“These are?”
“These are the marks Ji Dihong and Jiang Gautama placed on me. I cannot leave. No matter where I go in the world, they can find me immediately. You used an immortal firmament earlier, right? Even entering the immortal firmament is useless. You can try if you don’t believe me.” Jingwei smiled bitterly.
Gu Hai waved his hand and brought Jingwei into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
Buzz!
The golden lotus and golden sword tattoos on Jingwei’s wrist immediately gave off a gentle golden light.
“Jingwei, are you trying to break my restriction?” Jiang Gautama’s voice suddenly came from outside.
Whoosh!
Gu Hai let Jingwei out of the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
Jingwei glared at the door and roared, “Humph! What do you care?!”
“Rest well for tomorrow’s grand ceremony!” Ji Dihong’s voice came from outside.
Jingwei stopped answering them. The two outside fell silent.
Gu Hai frowned.
The Flame Monarch quickly laid a sound isolation barrier.
“Flame Monarch, can’t you remove this thing?” Gu Hai asked, his brows knitted.
The Flame Monarch shook his head.
Lin Waner also stepped forward to take a look, sending a strand of Supreme Ascendant energy into Jingwei’s body.
“It can’t be undone unless one is at the same cultivation level as Ji Dihong and Jiang Gautama.” Lin Waner frowned.
“It’s that problematic?” Gu Hai frowned.
“That’s why I sought you out. It is possible to undo it. I can drive the power of the nation when I succeed the throne tomorrow. Using the blessings, I can attempt to break these marks then. However, it will all be too late tomorrow,” Jingwei said with a black look.
“You can only undo it tomorrow?” Gu Hai frowned slightly and entered deep thought.
Jingwei looked at Lin Waner in shock. “The Supreme Ascendant’s aura? You are Lin Waner, the Myriad Age Daoist Sect’s new Supreme Ascendant?”
“Not anymore.” Lin Waner shook her head.
“The fire cauldron physique!” Jingwei goggled and grabbed Lin Waner’s hand, appearing extremely excited.
Lin Waner frowned slightly, wanting to pull her hand back. “Princess Jingwei, please let me go.”
“Huh?” The nearby Gu Hai felt slightly surprised.
Just then, Jingwei had suddenly lunged towards Lin Waner.
“What are you doing?” Gu Hai’s expression changed, and he wanted to step forward.
However, it happened too quickly, over in the time it took for a spark to fly. Jingwei seemed to turn immaterial and entered Lin Waner’s body.
“How audacious!” Gu Hai’s expression changed as he tried to grab Jingwei.
However, Jingwei had already vanished.
“Princess?” the Flame Monarch exclaimed in shock.
Buzz!
Lin Waner’s body immediately gave off a bright, fiery light. Then, a vast flame rushed out in all directions.
“Jingwei, come out!” Gu Hai extended his hand and tossed Lin Waner into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
At the same time, he used the vines from the Vine World Calabash to bind her. Then, he placed his hand on her back and sent some energy into her body.
“Gu Hai, don’t move. You don’t want Lin Waner’s body damaged, right?” Lin Waner yelled, but the voice was Jingwei’s.
“Come out from Waner’s body. Jingwei, don’t you want me to save you anymore? Do you want to die?” Gu Hai said ferociously.
“Don’t move. Lin Waner is fine. She really is fine. However, I want to borrow her body for a while.” Jingwei’s voice rang out once more.
“What did you say?” Gu Hai said with an unsightly expression.
“The fire cauldron physique? Haha! Only this can contain my soul essence. There’s no need to worry. My temporary occupation of her body will give her astronomical benefits,” Jingwei called out.
“There’s no need. We don’t need your benefits. Get out now!” Gu Hai said coldly.
“Princess, why did you…?” the Flame Monarch said in shock.
“Uncle Flame Monarch, have you forgotten? I died in the sea back then. My corpse sank into the sea and vanished, and my essence soul turned into Jingwei. Speaking of which, I am just a soul body. Eminent Father searched for a fire cauldron physique for me but could not find any. Unexpectedly…unexpectedly…. Hahahaha!” Jingwei suddenly said with wild joy.
“Do you believe I can kill you now and rescue Waner later?” Gu Hai showed a stern look as he gripped Jingwei’s neck.
“Stop!” The Flame Monarch wanted to attack Gu Hai.
However, the Flame Monarch grabbed nothing when he extended his hand.
This took place in Gu Hai’s immortal firmament, so the Flame Monarch could not touch him at all.
“Cough! Cough! Cough! Let go of me!” Jingwei said with horror on her face.
“Jingwei, I am here for a transaction with you, not to fall into your trap. Come out now, and I can pretend nothing happened! Don’t force me to kill you!” Gu Hai said with a frosty expression.
“Cough! Cough! Cough! I’m not thinking of harming Lin Waner. She is fine. I am just temporarily occupying her body. Once I find my corpse, I can immediately come out,” Jingwei insisted, aghast.
Gu Hai glared at Jingwei, ignoring her.
“Only with a physical body can I use blessings to their greatest effect. That’s the only way to fight for the thing in the blessings cloud sea. Furthermore, I cannot come out now,” Jingwei said anxiously.
Boom!
A shock wave suddenly came from Lin Waner.
“Upper Heavenly Palace?” Gu Hai’s face sank.
“Eminent Father used a Southern Bright Li Flame seed to condense my soul essence. I gave it to Lin Waner to refine. Her souls are currently refining the Southern Bright Li Flame. She will benefit greatly!” Jingwei called out.
“The Southern Bright Li Flame? That’s impossible. After the vermilion birds went extinct, there has no longer been any Southern Bright Li Flame in the world!” the Flame Monarch said in shock.
“When Eminent Father was the Yan Heavenly Emperor, he collected all sorts of flame seeds in the world. Although the Southern Bright Li Flame was hard to obtain, he managed to find one. Lin Waner has the fire cauldron physique. It will be great nourishment for her. Her three spiritual souls are currently merging with the Southern Bright Li Flame with all their might,” Jingwei called out.
“I said get out!” Gu Hai glared.
“I cannot come out. Without the Southern Bright Li Flame to anchor my soul essence, I will scatter the moment I come out. Furthermore, Gu Hai, you had best let go of me immediately. I know you can collect the three spiritual souls and use a Go Dao ritual array to fix the physical body. You are capable of killing me and bringing Lin Waner back to life. However, Lin Waner’s three spiritual souls are currently merging with the Southern Bright Li Flame. If anything goes wrong, her spiritual souls could immediately scatter, utterly destroyed,” Jingwei yelled.
“What did you say?” Gu Hai said sullenly.
“Yes, I have seized another person’s body. However, you cannot do anything to me now. If I will die, I die with her!” Jingwei glared at Gu Hai.
“Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Hah! Young lass, I still underestimated you!” Gu Hai looked at Jingwei coldly.
Gu Hai sent some energy into Lin Waner’s body through his palm.
Jingwei struggled hard. After Gu Hai checked her body, he found he could not do anything about the situation.
“Gu Hai, we can continue with our transaction. Don’t worry. I will return an intact Lin Waner to you. Just find my corpse, and I will come out immediately,” Jingwei said seriously.
“What if you cannot find it? Jiang Lianshan spent so many years searching but failed. Your corpse might have been eaten by the fishes long ago,” Gu Hai retorted coldly.
“It’s not. I can sense it. Or, we can wait until I find my elder sister. My elder sister has a way to help me reconstruct my body,” Jingwei called out.
“Waner’s life is tied with yours?” Gu Hai said, feeling depressed.
“That’s right. I am occupying her body, and her three spiritual souls are refining the Southern Bright Li Flame. The Southern Bright Li Flame is the strongest flame in the world. It is the true Southern Bright Li Flame, not one of those counterfeits. When I come out, she will grasp the most terrifying flame in the world. Did you see that? She only just started refining it, and she already reached the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm!” Jingwei yelled.
Gu Hai stared at Jingwei with a terrifyingly sullen expression. However, he could not do anything.
“Hah! Jingwei, if anything happens to Waner, I will utterly destroy you!” Gu Hai said coldly.
“Don’t worry. I have never thought of harming her,” Jingwei said seriously.
