Tathagata and Reinhardt also hoped the dark chaos would end soon, and naturally agreed to Mu Jinyu's request.
Five days later, they had still not found a way to resolve the disaster and the Tide of Chaos.
However, good news continued to arrive in the Capital City every day.
Xiang Mantang, along with Jian Ruyan, suppressed the Ghostly Demon, traveling across the Huaxia Region. It took almost five days, but they finally managed to imprison more than a hundred demons scattered throughout the region.
And as he used the power of the Ghost Shadow, his techniques became more skilled, allowing him to directly strip away the Demon Power from those who had been eroded by the disaster and were at risk of demonization, thus rescuing them.
Another piece of good news
was that the Ghost Shadow, being the source of the ghosts, seemed to instill fear in both the disaster and the Tide of Chaos. After Xiang Mantang roamed the Huaxia Region, there were no more incidents of sudden demonizations.
The entire Huaxia Region seemed to have finally become safe.
Xiang Mantang then left Huaxia and went to other countries to continue capturing demons worldwide.
And on this day,
Mu Jinyu saw off Arhat, Ruyi, Ning Fan, and other masters from Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere and the Way of Nature. Finally, the pressure in his heart eased.
With the Huaxia Region stabilized, there was no longer a threat of disasters intruding and afflicting people, and the plan to mass-produce protective talismans to safeguard the public no longer needed to continue given the changed situation.
Mu Jinyu felt truly relieved. His original plan to gather local Demon Whisperers to act as City Gods, safeguarding the safety of a city's residents and no longer needing to spend vast amounts of Gold and Jade Materials to produce Magic Artifacts, was also shelved as everything gradually improved.
This sudden and unexpected change in plans was something Mu Jinyu hoped would happen more often.
It would be best if all these demons vanished from the human world and returned to the hell they belonged to.
"Dinglingling!"
Mu Jinyu was about to return to the office when his cellphone rang.
He took out his phone and saw the caller ID: "Tathagata."
Indeed, even the Head of Ten Thousand Buddhas doesn't possess the divine skill to communicate over thousands of miles and needs to make a phone call.
Mu Jinyu found it odd to communicate with Tathagata through a phone call at first, but after getting used to this quirky scenario, it wasn't a big deal anymore.
Upon answering the call, Tathagata's voice came through, clear and unruffled, "Dragon King, good news. I have finally succeeded in the mission and found the base of Paradise Lost."
"Oh, is that so?" Mu Jinyu's eyes lit up upon hearing the news he had been waiting for for days. He quickly asked, "Where is it?"
Tathagata replied, "In Dongying, at Zuoxu Shrine."
"The specific location, brother." Mu Jinyu couldn't help but speak flatly.
Tathagata then gave Mu Jinyu a detailed location of Zuoxu Shrine.
"Alright, I've got it. I'm setting off now," Mu Jinyu said.
After finishing the conversation, and since Tathagata had no other updates, he exchanged a few more words and then hung up.
He then went back to the office and said to Su Zijin and the others, "Mom, Xiyan, we've found the base of Paradise Lost. I need to go there with Buddha Head and the others to check it out."
In the office, Su Zijin and Gu Xiyan, hearing Mu Jinyu's words, all looked up at him with a hint of worry in their eyes, but they didn't dissuade him, merely cautioning, "Hmm, be careful on the road."
"Hmm, I'm leaving now. Once this dark chaos is over, I'll spend more time with you all."
Having said that, Mu Jinyu left.
Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue's faces turned slightly red as they thought of Mu Jinyu's promise when he had gone to rescue Xiang Mantang in Kunlun Mountain, to return and marry them.
With the end of this dark turmoil in sight and everything needing to be rebuilt, they also felt very tired and didn't want to run around as they had before.
They just wanted to settle down and stay close to Mu Jinyu.
Even Gu Xiyan, who had previously been somewhat proud and coy, now felt that there was nothing wrong with the three women marrying Mu Jinyu together.
Even if it meant including Lin Qiaoxia and Yu Linglong, who had some minor flirtations with Mu Jinyu, she didn't mind too much anymore.
During this period, the three women had helped each other and their relationship had progressed quickly, resolving any grievances with Mei Yinxue and becoming truly like sisters.
"I hope there won't be any more twists this time,"
Gu Xiyan and the others silently said in their hearts.
...
Mu Jinyu was unaware of Gu Xiyan and the others' thoughts.
Due to his busyness during this period, he had actually forgotten the idea of marrying them and hadn't had the time to think about it.
Moreover, with the dark turmoil still unresolved, particularly the two most troublesome aspects, the Imminent Disaster and the Tide of Chaos, he was hardly in the mood for romantic considerations.
It would only be after the dark turmoil ended, with Su Zijin's urging and reminders, that he would remember such matters.
At that time, he would certainly, without a second word, give Gu Xiyan and the other devoted women a status.
Having no airplane to travel with, Mu Jinyu flew through the sky directly to Dongying!
It took him two to three hours.
Mu Jinyu finally arrived at the gate of Zuoxu Shrine as described by Sheng Rulai.
Sheng Rulai and Reinhardt were already standing at the gate, just waiting for him.
"Sorry for being late,"
Mu Jinyu, seeing Sheng Rulai and the others waiting for him, apologized.
"No problem, Dragon King. You came quickly and just at the right time,"
Sheng Rulai said with a very polite smile, his hands pressed together in greeting.
Reinhardt also nodded slightly, showing no signs of impatience.
After all, he was still dealing with numerous demons rampaging through the countries of Europe, waiting for Xiang Mantang's intervention to incarcerate them.
"How are things? Have you checked inside yet?"
Mu Jinyu did not waste words and asked directly.
While speaking, he glanced at some people lying unconscious on the ground and asked, "Have you managed to pry anything out of these people?"
Sheng Rulai said, "They know very little. They're not sure why Le Le can control so many demons, but we did find out from them how Le Le located these demons."
He then raised a black candle in his hand, which appeared to have been used many times; wax had overflowed on its surface and solidified again, making it resemble a dead person's finger with its dark color!
Before Mu Jinyu could inquire, Sheng Rulai introduced it himself, "This candle is called Ghost Candle, and it is very attractive to demons resembling fierce ghosts. It's like in the sea, where the scent of blood from an injured creature attracts sharks. Once lit, it can lure demons!"
Mu Jinyu suddenly realized, "No wonder the dark turmoil had just started, and he, Le Le, was already teeming with demons!"