The Lotus Lantern

Chapter 154 The Lotus Lantern

Richard was genuinely unaware that he was being targeted. After all, he was only a mid-level god and had no idea that these guys were at least high-level gods.

He was caught up a day later, by which time he was already far from the sphere of influence of Emperor Wing City.

Several high-ranking gods surrounded him from all directions.

Even the path ahead is blocked by high-ranking gods.

Richard raised an eyebrow. So professional?

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, hand over your spatial ring obediently, and we might consider sparing your life." After completely blocking him, a divine sense transmitted over.

"Oh? I'm just a mid-level god, why are you all making such a big fuss about me?" Richard asked doubtfully.

"Heh, you guys saw your grand gesture at the Bauhinia Castle, how about it? A mid-level god piloting a high-level metallic lifeform, a rich young master, know your place, right?"

"Oh? So you were already watching me in Imperial Wing City. No wonder there's such a powerful group here, so close to Imperial Wing City. Aren't you afraid the Imperial Wing City Guard will wipe you out?"

Richard suddenly realized.

"Alright, stop trying to stall for time, kid, surrender. We're only after your money, we don't care about your lives."

Of course, this was only because they were unsure whether Richard had other divine avatars. What if they killed someone and couldn't open the spatial ring? That would be a huge loss.

"Heh." Richard sheathed his metal lifeform and beckoned to draw his longsword.

He unleashed several attacks with a wave of his hand, an attack that combined the profound mysteries of at least six laws. The intensity of the attack caused the surrounding high-level gods to change color drastically, and they hurriedly launched their own attacks to defend themselves.

But after the energy explosion, only one person remained alive.

"Oh? There's even a six-star demon?" Richard exclaimed in surprise.

It's very difficult for anyone who isn't a six-star demon to survive his attacks.

However, would a six-star demon even care about such a small amount of money?

Generally speaking, a six-star demon with a little accumulation can have a net worth of at least hundreds of billions of inkstones.

"Hmph, we've been outmaneuvered this time. We misjudged you. We thought you were just a young master, but it turns out you're a prodigy who started fusing with the profound mysteries of laws at the mid-level god stage."

However, it's because your divine power quality is inferior; otherwise, you should be as strong as a seven-star demon, right?

"Should I say you're ambitious? You still haven't advanced to a high-ranking god?" The man couldn't help but mock after blocking Richard's attack.

In terms of attack power, Richard's wind-elemental divine clone, if it only uses the profound mysteries of wind-elemental laws, does not actually reach the level of a seven-star demon.

But he is not limited to using the profound mysteries of wind-based laws.

"Then try taking another hit from me." Before Richard could finish speaking, another flash of silver sword light appeared.

It gave the man no chance to react at all. The sword light crossed space and even seemed to transcend time, instantly shattering the barrier of the material defense artifact and reaching his divine essence.

"Impossible." The astonishment in the man's eyes flashed for a moment, and then his whole body turned into nothingness.

This was Richard's strike, combining the laws of wind with the principles of space and time.

Its power reaches the level of a seven-star demon, and more importantly, it is virtually unavoidable and impossible to dodge. The only option is to withstand it; if one's physical defenses are insufficient, they will be instantly killed.

Richard then began to reap the rewards, acquiring several more high-level godhoods. These guys were all quite strong, not weak among the high-level gods.

Richard was now even more excited about what was inside their spatial rings.

After trying, I found that I couldn't open three out of the five spatial rings, including the one for the six-star demon. Now I'll have to slowly locate it again.

I opened both of the ones that could be opened and took a look. The haul was pretty good. The smaller one contained hundreds of millions of ink stones, and the larger one even contained nearly two billion.

They all possess advanced metallic lifeforms. Indeed, without advanced metallic lifeforms, they couldn't catch him.

After a few more days, he finally located the remaining three spatial rings and took out the contents.

A sudden windfall, a real sudden windfall.

The ring of that six-star demon-level expert alone contained hundreds of billions of inkstones, and other miscellaneous items could also be sold for hundreds of billions.

The other two combined probably amount to three or four billion inkstones. With this, he might consider buying a soul defense artifact made by a certain master.

No custom orders, only in-stock items. While in-stock items are scarce, it's still possible to come across them.

He decided that he would stop and visit every major city he passed through along the way, hoping to stumble upon a master artist who might have a piece for sale.

He does indeed need a soul defense artifact.

He can dodge physical attacks using his spacetime abilities, but some strange soul attacks are impossible to avoid. In those cases, it depends on whether he has a soul defense artifact and whether his soul is strong enough.

He then passed the time by reading books about the customs and traditions of various parts of Hell as he traveled. Incidentally, these books were all taken from the spoils of war.

There are even some photos of powerful figures battling each other, like movie clips.

While the wind god avatar and the death god avatar were still roaming the underworld, the main body of the advanced metal life form had already begun preparing for a new round of travels.

This time he was going to Yang Chan's world, the Third Holy Mother who rarely spoke in the group.

I don't know what they're busy with.

Judging from her tone, she was probably living before the timeline of meeting Liu Yanchang. But that's hundreds, even thousands of years between Yang Jian rescuing his mother in the prequel to The Lotus Lantern and Yang Chan meeting Liu Yanchang.

The Third Holy Mother never mentioned her current timeline.

This world is truly deep, unfathomably deep.

Because this is an Eastern mythological world, the major gods that are clearly defined in this world include Nuwa, Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, Jade Emperor, Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Erlang Shen, and the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, as well as a series of other well-known figures in the Eastern worldview.

Although the characters in the story don't seem to be very strong in combat, they are obviously not as omnipotent as in myths and legends.

Judging from the behavior of these big shots, it should just be a mythological derivative world.

But who knows if these big shots will resort to their main accounts to beat people up if they are pushed too far?

Therefore, you must be extremely careful when you go into this world.

It wasn't that Richard insisted on taking risks; it was simply that when one roams through countless worlds, one cannot escape the worldview of Eastern mythology.

It had already been subtly touched upon in Bao'er's world before.

Now another one has appeared, and even Daiyu's worldview seems to have some mythological elements, after all, not just any place can be called the Heaven of Parting Sorrows.

We can't just avoid all the people in these groups from now on, can we?

It's better to take advantage of the fact that you're a decent member of this group and build good relationships with the big shots. It might make things easier for you in the future.

He hadn't forgotten the goddess with a human head and a snake's body from the fox demon world; what if she really was Nuwa?

Couldn't we try to establish a relationship with Nuwa, the goddess from the world of Lotus Lantern?

Although the goddess Nuwa from the world of the Lotus Lantern seems to have long since departed, some things remain, such as the Lotus Lantern itself.

For example, monkeys.

After making his decision, he tagged Yang Chan in the group chat.

Richard: May I come into your world? @YangChanXiaMi: You're so brave.

As a dragon king who had lived in China, Xia Mi was quite knowledgeable about Eastern mythology. Having spent a long time with Lin Feng, she also knew a lot about the lofty mythological settings.

Raymond Lam: Boss, think it over.

Yang Chan: Welcome.

As the goddess of Mount Hua, she cannot easily leave the Mount Hua territory, so forget about going to play in other people's worlds; that would be considered dereliction of duty and a violation of heavenly rules.

She can only wait for other group members to come and play in her world.

On weekdays, all I do is peek at other group members chatting and having fun in the group chat.

Dao Xuan: What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this fellow Daoist's world?

Unohana Retsu: Yeah, is it dangerous?

Tu Shan Ya Ya: Same question.

They couldn't understand how dangerous it had to be for Xia Mi and Lin Feng to agree that even a strong person like Richard could be in danger.

After all, they had a good idea of ​​how strong Richard was.

Is this dangerous? Wouldn't they all die suddenly if they went?

Xia Mi: Well, this isn't a question of whether it's dangerous or not, but rather that it might attract a lot of attention from powerful figures, even more so than in the world of babies. In short, those who know, know.

Ye Zhen: I understand.

Raymond Lam: I understand.

Bao'er: What do you guys know?

Raymond Lam: You slipped through the net! That world has the Three Pure Ones, the Buddha, Guanyin, and the Jade Emperor.

Yue Buqun: I understand.

Linghuang: I think I understand now?

Emperor Ling recalled the Chinese mythology he had read some time ago.

Hermione: They all seem to be famous deities from Eastern mythology? The Supreme God?

Yang Chan: Huh? Why bring up these powerful beings? If you're just guests, why would you disturb them?

Richard: Who knows? Maybe they'll find out as soon as I enter your world?

Yang Chan: Are you still coming?

Richard: Come on, agree.

Yang Chan: Okay, I've agreed. Be careful when you come over, don't disturb the mortals in the temple.

On the West Peak of Mount Hua, a palace with green tiles and red walls is supported by a giant rock shaped like lotus petals, which looks like a jade pavilion floating in the sea of ​​clouds from a distance.

Copper bells hang from the upturned eaves; when the mountain wind blows, the clear and melodious sound of the bells drifts through the pine trees and soars into the sky.

The stone steps in front of the palace are embedded in the cliff, with ancient cypress trees and deep green moss beside them. Light mist lingers all year round, making it impossible to distinguish between clouds and fog.

This is the sacred site of the Three Holy Mothers, Xueying Palace, also known as the Temple of the Holy Mother.

The vermilion mountain gate is inlaid with bronze rings in the shape of beasts, and above the gate hangs a golden plaque with the three characters "Holy Mother Palace" written in a clear and vigorous style, which is the imperial calligraphy when the title was bestowed by the Heavenly Court.

Two guardian deity statues carved from blue stone stand on either side of the door, their robes fluttering, their eyes wide open in anger, yet they are shrouded in a soft glow from years of incense smoke.

Pilgrims come and go in an endless stream, leaving the stone steps covered in wear marks. The iron cauldron in front of the hall is piled high with incense ash, and wisps of smoke curl up to the eaves of the palace, mingling with the fresh air of the mountain plants and trees—a fusion of the mortal and the immortal.

Before the statue of the Virgin Mary in front of the temple, a figure quietly appeared without causing any ripples.

The temple keeper and worshippers ignored it.

This person was none other than Richard, who had traveled through time. He was prepared to appear anywhere, such as in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Jade Void Palace, or even in front of the Buddha of Mount Ling.

I didn't expect to arrive at the Huashan Holy Mother Temple so smoothly.

Are the big shots indifferent? Or is this simply a TV drama worldview? Or are they being overly cautious?