Substituting One Thing for Another

Chapter 83 Substituting One Thing for Another

"Not good!" Daoist Zhunti's eyes were bloodshot, wishing he could kill Shen Ni and wipe out the entire ferocious beast clan, but no matter how he thought about it, it was too late and he could only regret it.

The Guide Daoist also took a moment to clear his mind and annihilated the remaining dim starlight with a wave of his hand, but it was to no avail.

"Thank you both for your kindness. Now I can look forward to my resurrection and return."

Just then, Guang Chengzi suddenly opened his eyes, but his voice was completely different from before, sounding old, decaying, and with a slight dry cough.

Duanruo was like a dying man who had barely managed to crawl out of hell. Years of not speaking had made him forget how to communicate with others, but he could not hide his joy.

The clarity and indifference that had been in Guang Chengzi's eyes were gone, replaced by a murderous desire and overwhelming hatred, as if he wanted to avenge the previous grievances and kill all those who had wronged him!

At this moment, Guang Chengzi was no longer Guang Chengzi; he was now called Shen Ni.

Seeing this, the two Western Lords could not do anything about their resentment. They looked at each other, not knowing how to explain to their second senior brother.

My second senior brother sent his disciple to the West to save all living beings, but he ended up getting trapped here.

It would be hard for anyone to accept such an ending, and they would suspect that these people were deliberately sabotaging things behind the scenes, unable to bear seeing their own disciple do well.

The thought of Yuanshi Tianzun's wrath, leading his elder brother and younger brother to the West to seek justice, made the two Western Lords tremble with fear, lest the Western world, which was barely clinging to life, perish at the hands of these three true descendants of Pangu.

Thinking of this, even the most composed Daoist Jieyin could no longer remain seated. His face hardened, and he picked up the Six Pure Bamboo, aiming it at Shen Ni, or rather Guang Chengzi's forehead, coldly saying, "Quickly extract your soul, or I will kill you right now, along with all the ferocious beast races—I will spare none of them!"

Shen Ni, using the appearance of Guang Chengzi, cackled and said, "Kill me? Then you can kill me! But I have to make it clear to you first that the soul and will of this body have not been erased by me, it still exists."

After all, he has several powerful figures backing him up, so I dare not kill him like this. I am now equivalent to another will of this person, which can be understood as his subconscious, or a second personality.

If you kill him, it will be the same as killing him. If you are not afraid, then go ahead and kill me. As for my descendants, if you want, then kill them. I can just create new ones.

Anyway, they were created from nothingness by me, so it's only natural that they sacrifice themselves for me now. If they all die, I can just create an even more perfect race of ferocious beasts!

At this point, Shen Ni suddenly smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. This body is truly perfect. It can actually evolve from a naturally born being into a divine body. This is rare even in my era. It truly suits my identity and is my most perfect resurrected body."

After saying that, Shen Ni threw his head back and laughed loudly. He showed no fear in the face of the two men's oppressive aura. On the contrary, he waited with a smile, waiting for the two men to kill him.

Seeing Shen Ni as a tough nut to crack, Jieyin and Zhunti were helpless. Indeed, although the opponent was an old relic, old relic also had his own strengths.

Even they couldn't learn such tricks as transforming into someone else's subconscious or second personality, so now they could only watch this person swagger around in front of them.

"Hmph! Even if we can't kill you, your dream of regaining your former glory is just wishful thinking!"

Seeing that Shenni was beginning to accept his cultivation flowing into nothingness and wanted to restore his full strength, Zhunti Daoist was immediately furious and directly plucked a Bodhi leaf from the Seven Treasures Tree and placed it on Shenni's forehead.

With the suppression of this broken Bodhi leaf, Shen Ni, whose momentum was still surging, suddenly became stiff and unable to move. Only his eyes continued to look at Zhunti Daoist with a mocking expression.

Zhunti Daoist was furious and raised his hand to strike Guang Chengzi again, but he figured that this was Guang Chengzi's physical body, and that fighting back and forth would only hurt Guang Chengzi in the end, so he could only helplessly lower his hand.

The Taoist priest observed coldly for a while, then suddenly said, "Go to Kunlun Mountain."

Zhunti Daoist was originally looking forward to seeing what kind of idea the Guide would come up with, but when he heard that they were going to Kunlun Mountain, he was startled and hurriedly said, "Senior brother, these things should be done secretly. It's best to keep it here and never tell anyone. But now we are taking Guangchengzi to Kunlun Mountain. If Second Senior Brother finds out, he will definitely blame us. That will be difficult."

The guide shook his head indifferently and said, "Junior brother, you are wrong. If we keep this secret and delay, and Guang Chengzi really loses his life, then our second senior brother will be truly angry."

Instead of doing that, let's just be straightforward and get straight to the point. It's all about brainstorming. If the five of us think together, we're bound to come up with some solutions.

If the three senior brothers can't come up with a solution, they can call on Senior Sister Nuwa, or other junior brothers and sisters. With so many people involved, they're bound to find a way. At that time, it would be perfect to apologize with a bundle of thorns on one's back, rather than trying to hide it any longer, which would only make things worse.

After hearing this, Daoist Zhunti could only nod. Judging from the current situation, this was probably the only option.

The two had no intention of continuing the argument. Before Shenni could speak, the Guide Daoist directly put him into the Guide Treasure Banner and then rushed to Kunlun Mountain.

In the Kunlun Mountains, inside the Jade Void Palace, the Primordial Celestial Venerable was meditating on the Great Dao with his eyes closed when suddenly his mind stirred. He immediately opened his eyes and knew that something had happened to Guang Chengzi.

But before he could rush out to rescue them, he saw two beams of Buddha light flying from the west. He knew that his fifth and sixth junior brothers had arrived, so he had no choice but to go ahead and greet them.

Laozi and Tongtian also witnessed the arrival of the Western Buddha's light, and they all left their caves to welcome it.

After Jieyin and Zhunti arrived, before Laozi could speak, the two first went to Yuanshi Tianzun and bowed. Jieyin said solemnly, "Second Senior Brother, it was our negligence in supervising him that allowed my nephew Guangchengzi to commit such a grave crime!"

At first, Yuanshi Tianzun was confused, but when he heard that the matter concerned Guangchengzi, he was immediately shocked.

No wonder he only realized it now. It's because even a Great Luo Golden Immortal can shield one from heavenly secrets, let alone being in the West, and considering that it concerns Shen Ni, the master of the first great calamity, it would be a miracle if he could still calculate it with his fingers.

The fact that Yuanshi Tianzun sensed Guangchengzi's impending disaster as soon as Jieyin and Zhunti set off was already quite remarkable.