Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing had almost reached his limit.

He felt like he hadn't eaten for days and suddenly, a table full of dishes appeared before him, with ten cold and ten hot dishes, along with two soups, and the utensils already prepared, without needing to follow any procedure.

The aroma of freshly steamed lotus leaf pancakes, combined with the freshly cooked braised pork with preserved vegetables, filled the air, the fragrance of the meat and the sauce blending together.

Yu Ziqing could no longer control his salivation.

On his face, the hungry ghost form appeared uncontrollably, and heaven help him, he also knew the name of this fellow.

The only species in the world for which Yu Ziqing could directly perform a determination upon seeing it was the hungry ghost.

Because hungry ghosts emerged because of Yu Ziqing, he was the original hungry ghost.

The most difficult to determine was the human race, as it required extensive information.

Humans possess all Nine Orifices, with a physical body and a complete Divine Soul, innately endowed with spiritual wisdom.

And there was another kind of thing, that Yu Ziqing generally didn't need to determine, as he could easily overpower it by force.

That was the Devil Thought, also the Heart Demon formed purely from Devil Thoughts, and so on.

The Devilic Freedom Heavenly Demon also belonged to the category of Devils.

Born without a physical body, without a Divine Soul, without soul and spirit, but inherently with spiritual wisdom.

Yu Ziqing was never afraid of Devils, because even if he couldn't overpower them, it was very easy to determine them.

Not to mention, he even knew the True Name of this Heavenly Demon.

It was just a dish to him.

Just as Yu Ziqing was about to unsheathe his sword, a song came from the distance.

Though there were no words, the melody was lingering, carrying a joyful atmosphere, as if the one humming the song was attending a grand celebration where everyone was cheerful and optimistic.

Yu Ziqing's near-uncontrollable desire slowly receded.

The hungry ghost form on his face also slowly faded away.

Turning his head to the side, he saw in the distance, Death Qi billowing like a sandstorm, covering the sky and earth.

Yet within that Death Qi, the joyful tune carried a sentiment completely out of tune with the rushing and surging Death Qi.

Following this, Yu Ziqing saw the Death Qi, forming a gigantic wall, slowly pressing forward, transforming into figures dancing and singing, each with a bright smile on their face, and even the dead silence of the Death Qi couldn't suppress that brightness.

The Heavenly Demon on the opposite side, who had been smiling perversely, gradually gathered his smile, his brows raised in aggression, his eyes filled with hostility.

"Can't rest in peace after dying! How annoying!"

Devils, especially Heavenly Demons, were indeed the natural enemies of humans.

But this didn't include the dead.

Especially those who were once a Heavenly Monarch in life, their power at this moment, no matter how much it had weakened, was still like a starved camel being bigger than a horse, a giant's leg hair thicker than an ordinary cultivator's waist.

Death Qi rolled and drifted, countless Death Qi transforming into hands, supporting a young man with his eyes tightly closed, as if asleep, drifting majestically out of the forest.

The figures formed by the Death Qi surrounded him, cheering and singing, yet he showed no signs of life, unmoving, as if he were merely an ordinary corpse.

The Heavenly Demon's expression twisted a bit, turning into a streak of black light and disappearing instantly from the spot.

Yu Ziqing stood there, offering a salute in respect.

This senior, his consciousness had not yet awakened, merely his corpse roaming this great Mausoleum was enough to scare a Heavenly Demon away.

Even without these facts, merely as a forebear, he ought to maintain respect.

Yu Ziqing stood to the side, waiting for the Heavenly Monarch Luoge to pass by.

However, when Heavenly Monarch Luoge passed in front of him, the figures surrounding him in song and dance all stopped simultaneously.

The figures formed by the Death Qi slowly reverted back into Death Qi and dissipated, and the body held aloft by the Death Qi slowly descended, landing on the ground.

His eyes slowly opened, an accumulated Divine Light forming into a streak of Void Electricity, bursting forth.

Yu Ziqing felt as though the scene before him became a vast Void, floating alone, a white thunderbolt spanning the Void, transforming into a colossal thunder river, charging towards him.

He felt he would either be struck dead or drowned in this thunder...

Drown?

In the instant these thoughts flashed through his mind, those illusions vanished.

He saw Heavenly Monarch Luoge extend a hand before him, snatching the Divine Light, effortlessly compressing it into a sphere, countless runes appearing on its surface, transforming it into a solid object.

"I'm sorry, I've been asleep for so long, I almost hurt you. Take this as a gift."

Heavenly Monarch Luoge handed the sphere to Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing stood there in a daze, only now feeling cold sweat suddenly burst forth, that immense crisis sensing and great terror were finally perceived by him.

In the face of danger, he found himself unable even to simultaneously sense the threat.

Was he almost killed by a mere glance from this person?

Thinking of the Heavenly Demon who had fled earlier, Yu Ziqing suddenly understood.

The Heavenly Demon had been scared away by the slumbering Heavenly Monarch Luoge, not the awakened one.

Likely, until the entire Sorrow Cave Heaven was sealed, Heavenly Monarch Luoge had actually never woken up.

Thinking of this, Yu Ziqing realized that after becoming Devilic, his courage had become quite large indeed, as he didn't flee with the Heavenly Demon.