The冥河 was filled with frustration at this moment. He had, after all, loosened the seal precisely for these魑, 魅, 魍魉! He had initially thought that he was, at the very least, the savior of these three fellows, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to stay and chat! Yet, to his surprise, these three figures vanished without so much as a farewell!
Furthermore, these three beings were born from Pangu's residual resentment, possessing immense origins and an immortal existence. Not only that, but they were also impossible to track, for their karmic ties were vast! The only reason they could be deduced was through the divination of the 落宝金钱, not the 魑, 魅, 魍魉 themselves!
Now, the 冥河 was in a bind. With these three little demons having escaped, what would become of his plan? He had envisioned the beginning but hadn't calculated the end. Who knew these fellows would be so ill-mannered?
Sitting in the Sea of Blood, the 冥河 looked up at the heavens in speechless despair, holding the 落宝金钱 in his hand, a look of utter bewilderment on his face! He felt he had failed to live up to the trust placed in him by Jieyin. The task was botched, and it seemed beyond his control!
Meanwhile, the 魑, 魅, 魍魉, who had escaped, were filled with excitement. They were overjoyed that some fool had loosened the seal and released them! They had initially believed they would never escape, as they were suppressed within the Innate Geng Metal, becoming the 落宝金钱, the moment they were born. Their fate could be described as utterly tragic!
But now, they were free, truly free, and they could wreak havoc across the Great Desolation! After all, they were born from Pangu's residual resentment, inherently immortal and indestructible. Yes, they were that formidable, far surpassing the 冥河's boast of "as long as the Sea of Blood doesn't dry up, the 冥河 will not die." They were simply immortal and indestructible, otherwise, the Heavenly Dao wouldn't have merely sealed them instead of obliterating them!
Upon their release, they had intended to spread plagues. However, sensing that the 冥河's cultivation was that of a Saint, seemingly higher than their Quasi-Saint level, they had made a swift escape rather than lingering to cause a scene! Otherwise, the 冥河 would weep. If his Asura clan were to be afflicted by such a thing, it was estimated that over half of them would perish!
"Big Brother, we cannot celebrate too early. The 落宝金钱 is still in the 冥河's possession. We must destroy it, or we will be sealed back in!" said 魍魉!
魑 nodded and chuckled, "Indeed, only by destroying the 落宝金钱 can we brothers roam freely throughout the Great Desolation!"
魅, however, looked somewhat troubled, saying, "But the 落宝金钱 is with the 冥河 now. That fellow has the cultivation of a Saint; we cannot defeat him!"
魑, however, wore a look of confident foresight and chuckled, "Haha, although we were suppressed for years, we are still aware of the affairs of the Great Desolation. Currently, the Human Race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors appearing to govern. Now, the Heavenly Sovereign has achieved enlightenment, and the Earth Sovereign has emerged. For the Earth Sovereign to achieve enlightenment, he needs to contribute to the Human Race. According to my calculations, the unification of currency is fundamental. Heh heh, the 落宝金钱 in the 冥河's hand is Innate Geng Metal, intended to be a reference for the Earth Sovereign. As soon as the Earth Sovereign obtains this 落宝金钱, our opportunity will arise!"
魅 and 魍魉 immediately nodded. Their Big Brother was indeed brilliant and had meticulously planned.
Soon after, 魍魉 asked, "Um, Big Brother, the 落宝金钱 is Innate Geng Metal. How can we destroy it? After all, we don't possess any spiritual treasures!"
魑's expression instantly froze. He glanced at 魍魉, thinking, "Brother, can you not have some common sense? Why must you bring this up when I'm in such good spirits? It makes Big Brother lose face!"
魅 clearly noticed his elder brother's expression and said with some exasperation, "Big Brother, be serious. Our future is at stake now. Can you stop showing off?" He felt his elder brother was a bit unreliable!
魑 felt his pride wounded and snorted, "We may not have spiritual treasures, but others do! As far as I know, the Innate Five Elements are mutually destructive and supportive. Fire restrains metal. As long as we find an ultimate Innate spiritual treasure of the fire element, we can naturally destroy the 落宝金钱! After all, the seal on the 落宝金钱 has also loosened. Without us, the 落宝金钱 is merely Innate Geng Metal!"
"Haha, Big Brother, I know about that. An ultimate Innate spiritual treasure of the fire element. Hmm, the 离地焰光旗 is one. Another is the Innate Lotus Platform, the Twelve-Grade Karma Red Lotus can also be considered grudgingly! Others are not of the ultimate grade!" 魅 exclaimed loudly!
魑 nodded, looking pleased with his protégé, and chuckled, "Let's first inquire about the whereabouts of these two magical treasures!"
With an idea in mind, the three brothers quickly set to work. Surprisingly, their inquiries were swift, and they soon discovered the location of the spiritual treasures.
At this moment, within a cave, a cultivator at the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal was already lying dead. Yes, they had interrogated this Grand Unity, who was a powerful figure in the Great Desolation, being at the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Unfortunately, he had encountered the 魑, 魅, 魍魉. Each of the three brothers possessed Quasi-Saint level strength and easily crushed this Grand Unity!
"This is problematic. The Twelve-Grade Karma Red Lotus is in Tongtian's possession! That fellow has the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and he's a Saint. We can't afford to provoke him!" 魑 said with great frustration! As for the 离地焰光旗, it was in the hands of Xuan Du, the Great Master, a disciple of Taiqing Laozi. This one still had some potential!
"Big Brother, should we go after Taiqing Laozi's disciple? Will he be able to detect us?" 魍魉 asked with some concern!
魑 sneered, "We are the 魑, 魅, 魍魉, born from Pangu's residual resentment. We have immense karmic ties with the Three Pure Ones. The Heavenly Dao is unfair. Why should they, the Three Pure Ones, achieve sainthood while we can only be suppressed? To deduce us? Even a Saint cannot!"
魅 immediately said, "If that's the case, then we should go to Shouyang Mountain. Xuan Du wouldn't stay on the mountain forever, right?"
"I fear we may not have enough time!" 魑 expressed some worry!
魍魉's eyes darted, and he suddenly said, "Big Brother, I heard that Yuanshi is in charge of the Earth Sovereign's tutelage. He will surely send his disciples. If we deal with his disciple, do you think he will seek external help? And then, will this Xuan Du descend the mountain?"
魑 immediately slapped his thigh and laughed, "Excellent, excellent! Let's divide our tasks. Second Brother, you go to the Human Race tribes and find the Earth Sovereign in advance. Stay by his side, making it convenient to seize the 落宝金钱. Third Brother, you go to Shouyang Mountain and stand guard. Once Xuan Du appears, snatch the 离地焰光旗. I will go and find his Yuanshi's disciple!"
魅 and 魍魉 heard this and thought, "Well, Big Brother's plan seems quite reliable," and said, "Alright, we'll split up and take action!"
Thus, the 冥河's actions, in a roundabout way, proved beneficial. After all, the 魑, 魅, 魍魉 going to trouble the Three Pure Ones was far better than the 冥河 negotiating with them himself!
"Fellow Daoist 冥河, how did things go?" Jieyin transmitted his voice. They had just finished tidying up the Spiritual Mountain. They had no choice but to endure tearfully, as they had been beaten by the Three Pure Ones!
"Ahem, ahem, well, um!" the 冥河 said awkwardly, at a loss for words for a moment. Would telling the truth be too embarrassing?