Yinshan Record

Chapter 584 Why the Arrest and Questioning (Part 1)
"We still have that person here."

Ghost Ancestor looked at Yin Yang Dharma King: "With him here, we can still play chess and place our pieces."

"he?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head: "If I trusted him, why would I have waited so many years until you destroyed my lair before coming out?"

"Narayana is no longer there."

The Ghost Ancestor looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King and said, "He was there when we broke through the Heavenly Gate back then. Of course, we can't compare to back then, but we are still doing the same things as before."

"So what? Even if you wiped out all the Lords of the End of Dharma back then, what would be the point?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at the Ghost Ancestor and said, "May I ask a question? Among the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man, is there any supernatural power that can reverse time, turn back cause and effect, and return to the time before the fall of the Heavenly Court? The Buddhist teachings say that the past mind cannot be grasped, the present mind cannot be grasped, and the future mind cannot be grasped. Even a single thought of the past cannot be fully restored, let alone turning everything back to the past?"

Even if you manage to accomplish all of these things, is it possible to bring back your fellow disciples from back then?

The Ghost Ancestor was momentarily overwhelmed by its power.

"Senior brother, are you really going to just watch all that hard work from back then go to waste, making His Majesty and all of you the sinners?"

"sinner?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at the Ghost Ancestor: "When did I ever say they were sinners? But the aversion of heaven and earth is there, the pattern of heaven and earth collapsing is there, that is the fact, just like in the past, and it cannot be changed."

"You should know better than I what the Six Heavenly Yin Instruments and the remains of so many fellow disciples mean to this world."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head and said, "These should have been destroyed along with the Yin-Yang Realm. But I still entrusted them to that person because I won't stand in your way. But you must understand that not everyone has to be a pawn on your chessboard."

He added one last sentence.

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. We argue every time we meet, so let's see each other less often in the future and try to maintain some goodwill."

Su Che watched the two fellow disciples arguing in front of him and was momentarily dazed.

However, the topic quickly shifted to the Ghost Ancestor himself.

"So, Senior Brother, you're just going to watch like this?"

"Yes. I'll just watch, what else can I do? You've been plotting against the ancient underworld, plotting this and plotting that, have I ever stopped you? Am I not just a pawn in that person's game?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at the Ghost Ancestor and said, "Do you expect me to storm Xuandu Palace and capture all those Earth Immortals for you to command in order to be considered as having done my best?"

“Senior brother, you must know that this kid is just a shadow bone, he is not the reincarnation of the Azure Emperor Lingwei Yang.”

“I know, how many reincarnations of the Azure Emperor have you guys created over the years? But I also know that this Su kid is a human being. He’s more warm-hearted than you guys who are always scheming about the world. He and I get along well. We can play together, even if it’s just bad fun. What? Is it a sin if I can’t learn from you?”

"Since you like this kid and want to help him, you should at least let him know that this is a time of great strife and the end is coming. It's not his place to waste his time and not even be able to condense his core yet."

Ghost Ancestor angrily said to Su Che, "Boy, I'm going to kill you now, what can you do about it?"

Then go ahead and kill him.

"Try touching him."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King roared at the Ghost Ancestor, "Look how much skill I have left!"

The Ghost Ancestor breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Little friend, I'm not targeting you personally. I just have a few questions."

After gathering his thoughts, he continued.

"Senior, please speak."

"I'm just asking you, if one day, Yuwen Rui of the Northern Dynasty marches in with his army, and this fellow colludes with the Northern Demonic Sect, and some of the Demonic Sect's immortals take advantage of the great calamity of heaven and earth, when Xuandu Palace has no time to deal with it, and the world is in chaos, and they come to kill Wei Huaiwen and Su Gui one by one, what can you do?" Su Che did not reply.

"Let me ask you again, if one day our goals clash with Huang Tiandao's, and you receive two contradictory orders from both sides, who will you obey?"

Su Che was momentarily dazed. This was actually a problem? Then I'd definitely report you! We're legitimate disciples of the Yellow Heaven Path.

"If one day, Su Gui forces you to do something you don't want to do, such as setting aside your tender feelings to bully the common people, betraying your sect, or letting Bailudong go for the sake of the Su family's cause, what would you choose?"

Su Che smiled after a moment's thought.

“Senior, if I had a lawyer by my side, he would tell you that you don’t need to answer these hypothetical questions. But I am actually somewhat similar to you.”

"Ok?"

"Although my magical power is weak, I have principles and will not do certain things. I will not bow down to my superiors or inferiors because of my magical power, nor will I bow down to the superiors who give me orders. This is one of my principles in life."

"Actually, I can sell many things, and I don't have to adhere to certain principles, but I also have some things that I can't sell."

Su Che looked up at the Ghost Ancestor as he spoke: "Just like you, senior. Even if there are some things that are beyond my ability to think about, I will still do my part as a junior should."

"Pfft."

Kongkong'er, who had been listening for a while, suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

"Damn it, old ghost, this kid is cursing you. I can tell, he's saying you're overestimating yourself."

The Ghost Ancestor, however, was not angered.

"Young Su, you're actually a good kid. If the situation were different, I'd be happy to drink and chat with you about anything and everything, but things are different now. In this era of great strife, one either advances or falls behind. Take your current situation, for example. With your cultivation level of Returning to the Core Formation, can you handle the extraterrestrial tribulation in the Blood River Realm?"

Before Su Che could respond, the Yin-Yang Dharma King asked.

"What Blood River Realm? Isn't that Luo Yan's lair?"

"I wonder if Xuandu Palace did it on purpose, but all the mess that the Celestial Masters Sect made back then has been blown up again."

The Ghost Ancestor of Beimang briefly mentioned the matter of that void rift, while Su Che recounted the arrangements that Xuandu Palace had prepared, which he had heard about.

The two matters, when put together, left the Yin-Yang Dharma King scratching his head in bewilderment.

"Are you going to fix the leak?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che and said, "Did the Daoist Master assign you to lead the team?"

"That's the arrangement."

Su Che nodded and said, "The Celestial Masters Sect will also send people. This is their territory anyway, so we can just go with them."

"Even before the elixir of immortality has been formed, we are about to face the calamity from beyond the heavens."

Ghost Ancestor looked at Yin Yang Dharma King and said, "Senior Brother, you're having a good time, but what about our little friend?"

Su Che finally understood the unspoken meaning behind the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor's words. He was expressing disdain for his own cultivation level, feeling that he was not up to any great use.

After holding back for a long time, the Yin-Yang Dharma King finally spoke.

"Su boy, I'm sorry, I've tricked you this time."

Su Che was somewhat bewildered by these words, wondering where they came from.

(End of this chapter)