Chapter 1785: Creating the Worthy

Huaxin stared at the small whip in fear, shaking her head vigorously. "No running, no running, I won't run," she said. A treasure personally given by an Asura Empress — how could it be fake? She had no desire to endure needless hardship.

Jiang Fan pursed his lips in disappointment; he had wanted to test the small whip's power. The Asura Empress was also quite disappointed. She snorted, "The whip's damage intensifies with distance. If you had run further away just now, you might very well be dead from the whip."

So, she had been holding back information. Huaxin was furious. "You vicious old woman!" she fumed. The Asura Empress retorted, "When it comes to age, I might not be as old as you are!" Even through the Angelic Race body, she could sense the extraordinary nature of Huaxin's remnant soul; it might very well be the remnant soul of a certain Sage.

Seeing the two women about to start a verbal spat about their age, Jiang Fan quickly stuffed the Asura Empress back into the spatial mirror and tied her up. As for Huaxin… when he looked over, he saw Huaxin taking out a lounge chair and placing it in front of the abyss. She stretched, lay down comfortably, then pulled out a book and a carrot infused with Yin energy. She munched on the carrot while reading the book, her mouth mumbling the book's content indistinctly: "If life violates you, and you can't resist, then learn to enjoy it."

Jiang Fan nearly spat out blood. "Who was going to 'violate' Huaxin?" And was Huaxin always reading such a questionable book? However, he dared not be careless. Huaxin was very cunning. She only appeared docile now because she couldn't escape. Given an opportunity, she would surely pounce on Jiang Fan and bite him viciously. But this was for the best; she knew her place, and Jiang Fan would have less to worry about.

Just then, he suddenly felt a wriggling sensation at his waist. Looking down, he saw that two ancient giants' pouches were squirming. His mind instantly reeled. "Damn it, how could I have forgotten them?"

He quickly took off the two pouches. The noticeably deflated pouch immediately opened. A stream of people flashed out, none other than the members of the Heavenly Oracle Pavilion! Previously, when the Asura Saint Son had sprayed the misty demonic liquid everywhere, Jiang Fan had protected the Heavenly Oracle Pavilion disciples beneath the Five-Magnet Elemental Mountain. After falling into the void, he had temporarily put them into the pouch. As a result, after consecutive encounters with the Asura Saint Son and then going to the eleventh underground level, he had forgotten about them.

Gu Xin'er was the first to emerge, her hair damp. After all, the pouch was just a confined space; with so many people crammed together, how could it be comfortable? She looked around, muttering, "Where did you bring us?" "The tenth level of the Underworld!" Xia Chaoge said without hesitation, a bright glint flashing in her crystal clear eyes. She was certain because this was one of the few places Jiang Fan and she had visited together. She remembered every place they had shared footprints. Gazing at the familiar abyss and the familiar coffin, a nostalgic smile appeared on her lips. Until she saw an Angelic Race member lying there reading a book, she couldn't help but cover her mouth. "Uncle-Master, is that...?" She thought she had seen wrong; how could there be an Angelic Race member here?

Jiang Fan said, "That's Huaxin; just ignore her." "Oh, is it that poor little female ghost?" Xia Chaoge felt relieved, but when she looked at Jiang Fan, a surge of guilt rose in her heart. She didn't know how to explain her identity to Jiang Fan. Perhaps there wouldn't even be time to explain.

"Husband, where is Senior A-Yu?" Xu Youran asked, walking over while holding the young Unicorn Master. Jiang Fan's expression darkened as he briefly informed her about the opening of the two realms and the matter concerning Asura King A-Yu. Hearing this, Xu Youran staggered, and tears of sorrow welled up and fell from her eyes. She put down the young master and bowed towards the abyss. "Senior A-Yu's kindness, Youran will never forget. I will certainly take good care of the young master." If it weren't for Asura King A-Yu, where would she be today? With her ordinary talent, she would have been left far behind by Jiang Fan, gradually disappearing from his world, just like Wu Manyue.

Jiang Fan remained silent. Solely for Asura King A-Yu's kindness towards Xu Youran, he had to fulfill her last wish and deliver Empress Dugu's remains to Fengdu.

Suddenly, a figure materialized from thin air and rushed over. It was none other than the Lord of Riverside Pavilion. He had arrived with Venerable True Word, Grand Venerable Crimson Demon, and other Soul Transformation Realm cultivators from Taicang Great State. Finding Jiang Fan unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where is the Asura Saint Son?" asked the Lord of Riverside Pavilion. Jiang Fan briefly recounted the events, and everyone's expression immediately became solemn. The sudden war caught them off guard. And they were to fight against the incredibly powerful Hell Realm!

Jiang Fan stated solemnly, "Since the Ancient Sage intends to facilitate a war between the two realms, it must be a well-considered decision. Either we won't suffer significant casualties, or there's a benefit worth fighting for, even if it means exhausting the current generation of powerful cultivators in the Central Plains. We just need to prepare for war with all our might."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions turned grave. They all sat down cross-legged where they stood, seizing the time to prepare for battle. Coincidentally, they had all received rewards from the Ancient Sage's Merit Stele, which they could now assimilate.

Venerable True Word took out the liquid droplet gifted by Sage Wuhen, preparing to break through the Three Decays of Heaven and Man. The Jade Paper Heavenly Book in his arms also flew out, soaring directly above Empress Dugu's coffin pedestal. After observing it, its eyes lit up, saying: "What a beautiful woman, no less stunning than I was in my prime! And she's a very powerful Asura Empress, definitely above the Six Hells during her lifetime. She's the perfect body for possession!"

Jiang Fan's heart stirred. "Senior, wait," he said. "I have a more suitable Sage body for you to possess and cultivate anew." He immediately took out Dongfang Canyue's remains. Her face was elegantly beautiful and stern, a tall and graceful figure wrapped in a silver long dress. Her long red hair added an extra touch of stunning beauty.

The Lewd Sage's eyes lit up. "This one's even better! I love it, I love it! With this body, won't I just charm all the men in the world to death?" Jiang Fan's mouth twitched. If you split this guy's brain open, it would probably all be 'yellow', wouldn't it?

"Senior, if you possess this body, you'll have to follow the Asura lineage from now on. You need to consider this carefully." The Lewd Sage, however, waved his hand and said, "Who cares about the future? Sage Realm corpses are incredibly rare and hard to come by. Finding a complete one is a tremendous stroke of luck; how could one be picky? If they were so easy to find, I wouldn't have stayed under the fiery well for a thousand years."

The Lord of Riverside Pavilion deeply agreed, saying, "Even a mighty figure like the Great Sage of Reincarnation spares no resources to establish Reincarnation Mountain just to cultivate bodies for his own possession. Apart from Sage Du'e's remains, you won't find a second Sage's body in the Central Plains."

"Is that so?" Jiang Fan stroked his chin and then poured out the remains of Sage Cixin and a male Asura Emperor from his spatial storage device. "Speaking of which, I still have two more Sage remains to deal with."

"Uh—" The Lord of Riverside Pavilion and the Lewd Sage were petrified on the spot. Including Empress Dugu, Jiang Fan had acquired four Sage remains, hadn't he? Was he running a wholesale business?