Master Le Kong couldn't bear to see the misunderstanding deepen between both sides, and helped to explain: "Donor Chen suffered this calamity purely by accident, it was not something Donor Lu intended to do."

"Are you trying to play the good guy?"

The Evil Emperor sneered and said, "I did it on purpose."

"Amitabha."

Master Le Kong clasped his hands together and said softly: "Donor Lu, the power of the Vajra Relic has been completely unleashed; I cannot suppress it alone. I hope Donor Lu can lend me a helping hand."

As they spoke, Chen Tang's body was already out of control, slowly floating upwards, as if lifted by an inexplicable force, suspended in mid-air.

A faint golden light spread continuously around Chen Tang's abdomen.

"Why don't you just take it out?"

The Evil Emperor said indifferently.

Master Le Kong said in a deep voice: "The Vajra Relic has been infused with this child's bloodline and has already fused with him. If I were to take it out now, his dantian, and meridians would be torn apart. Even if his life could be preserved, his life would be ruined permanently!"

"Oh?"

The Evil Emperor smiled slightly and said: "If you can't bear to do it, I can help you take out the Vajra Relic."

Master Le Kong frowned deeply.

Now is not the time to extract the Vajra Relic.

But if the Vajra Relic is not removed, and its contained energy breaks through his seal and is released, Chen Tang would also die from a body explosion.

Both consequences were not something Master Le Kong wished to see.

Lu Qing clenched her fists tightly, summoned great courage, and suddenly shouted at the Evil Emperor: "If you don't save him, I'll hate you forever!"

Her words were extremely heavy.

Even with the Evil Emperor's heart as cold as ice, she could not help but be touched.

In fact, she had quite a fondness for Lu Qing, but she seldom showed it.

She lived a lonely life, having no relatives.

Back then, when Lu Yunyan brought Lu Qing back and she heard Lu Qing call her aunt, a slight emotion stirred in her heart.

Upon learning that Lu Yunyan had named the girl Lu Qing, she liked it even more.

The name Qing, signifying something sinister, was to her liking.

However, Lu Yunyan was unwilling to sever ties with Qin Xi.

The two argued, and in a fit of anger, she drove them both away.

In hindsight, she felt a tinge of regret.

But her nature was such that even if she regretted it, she would not admit it openly.

At this moment, hearing Lu Qing's words, the Evil Emperor showed a hint of hesitation.

Master Le Kong saw that the Evil Emperor was still unmoved, sighed, and said: "Donor Lu, do you know that only he knows the whereabouts of Donor Qin?"

"What!"

The Evil Emperor's expression changed, staring sharply at Master Le Kong.

Master Le Kong said solemnly: "If he dies, no one in the world will know where Donor Qin is."

If it were someone else saying these words, the Evil Emperor might have doubted them.

But Master Le Kong, being part of the Zen Sect, would never lie.

The Evil Emperor snorted coldly, moved instantly beside Chen Tang.

She extended her palm, her speed was extremely fast, performing a series of rapid movements around Chen Tang's abdomen, sealing the power of the Vajra Relic within his dantian with the True Intent of the Profound Nether and Buddha's Light.

Without the energy of the Vajra Relic, Chen Tang's body gradually floated down from mid-air.

Lu Qing quickly stepped forward to catch him, tearing a piece of her garment to try and bandage the wound on Chen Tang's abdomen.

But as she focused, she noticed that the once bloody wound was no longer bleeding.

With two Grandmasters intervening, and the energy of the Vajra Relic, stopping the bleeding was naturally easy.

The wound remained, but Lu Qing still carefully bandaged Chen Tang's abdomen.

Seeing Chen Tang slowly open his eyes, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"He really didn't die!"

The Evil Emperor stared coldly at Master Le Kong.

Back then, upon hearing of Emperor Wu's demise on Martial General Mountain, she rushed over immediately.

Although countless people witnessed Emperor Wu's death, upon thorough investigation, she always felt there was something amiss.

After Emperor Wu's death, while Yuwen Mao and others were en route with his corpse back, Emperor Wu's body mysteriously disappeared, and even Yuwen Mao and others didn't know what happened.

Emperor Wu's body was guarded and escorted by a large army, with many powerful individuals accompanying them; it had no reason to just vanish.

But this bizarre incident happened right under everyone's nose.

All forces were investigating, even the Profound Celestial Sect got involved, but after some fruitless investigations, the matter was dropped.

At the time, various rumors spread.

Some said Emperor Wu had turned into a ghost seeking vengeance on his enemies.

In those years, Yuwen Mao suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield.

It was said that Yuwen Mao was haunted by nightmares, almost losing his mind during cultivation, running around the camp in panic, in a desolate state.

Even with his Grandmaster cultivation, he believed in these ghost stories and erected a statue of Emperor Wu in the camp to pray for forgiveness.

As a result, the army's morale weakened, and eventually, the Yuwen Family retreated from the struggle, ultimately being defeated and subdued by Emperor Qian.

The Evil Emperor never believed in ghosts or gods.

She knew there was something strange about the whole affair.

But even with her cultivation, she couldn't figure out what exactly happened to Emperor Wu, whether he was alive or dead, or what occurred on Martial General Mountain back then.

So, from then on, she settled in the Gorge beneath Martial General Mountain, seeking an answer.

"Haitang, how are you feeling, are you okay?"

Lu Qing asked with concern.

Chen Tang shook his head.

Just now, when the Vajra Relic hit his abdomen, a vast and boundless force exploded in his dantian, flowing through his limbs and bones, his five viscera and six bowels.

The force was so immense.

Chen Tang felt his body couldn't bear it, almost bursting apart!

But soon, a force flowed into his body, temporarily suppressing the energy of the Vajra Relic.

However, the Vajra Relic was still restless.

After a while, another force surged into his body, completely sealing the Vajra Relic.

During this process, Chen Tang could clearly hear the conversations of the three near him.

But strangely, mysterious and complex scriptures flowed through his mind, Buddhist chants resounded continuously, as if someone was chanting sutras and praising Buddha in his mind.

"Thus I have heard... All Bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas should subdue their minds thus..."

"Whatever has form is all illusory..."

"All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, like dew and lightning, and should be considered thus."

These mysterious texts poured into his mind all at once, making Chen Tang feel dizzy and heavy-headed.

The wound on his abdomen wasn't very painful, but his dantian felt swollen as if stuffed with a foreign object.

Chen Tang couldn't say for sure whether he was fine or not.

"I'm okay, I guess."

Not wanting Lu Qing to worry, Chen Tang forced a reply.

The Evil Emperor slowly asked: "Monk, what really happened back then?"

"Amitabha."

Master Le Kong chanted softly, showing emotion, and said slowly: "When I arrived from Nanxia, the situation of the Wu Dynasty was already dire, and Donor Qin was severely injured and fled here."

"If I had acted to save Donor Qin, I could have temporarily repelled the pursuers, but could only protect Donor Qin for a short time."

"Helpless, I set up an Illusion Realm to deceive the world and confuse everyone."

"Oh?"

The Evil Emperor raised an eyebrow, skeptical, and asked: "You have such means, an illusion that can deceive a Grandmaster?"

"With my own abilities, I couldn't achieve that."

Master Le Kong said: "At that time, I harnessed the power contained within the Vajra Relic to set up that Illusion Realm."

Upon hearing this, a scripture suddenly echoed in Chen Tang's mind: "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, like dew and lightning, and should be considered thus..."

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