Chapter 1694: Chapter 1694

"I don’t know why Master Void would... act this way, but he died right in front of me. I couldn’t bear it, so I went wild too, fighting with those people. In the end, all of them were killed, and I was exhausted." Elder Feng said this with a somewhat desolate expression.

He still remembered that Master Void fought to the end, seeing that he was about to breathe his last breath. Yet, he didn’t forget to use his sword to ward off those people and then struggled to walk to the child, using his body to shield the child.

Without uttering a single word of farewell, Master Void passed away.

Hearing this, Jiang Ningxiang was teary-eyed. She gripped Li Yifei’s clothes hard, tears flowing uncontrollably down her face. Listening to this, Jiang Ningxiang no longer blamed Master Void for having stolen her child because he, in the end, protected the child and showed remorse. Otherwise, if Master Void had been intent on escaping, the child would already be lost by now.

Li Yifei, holding Jiang Ningxiang’s hand in reverse, had a heavy expression. He sighed and said, "We need to find out why Master Void acted in such a manner, who was threatening or framing him. We’re going to avenge him!"

Murong Yuanqing covered his face with both hands, grieving the loss of a comrade who died somewhat ambiguous according to Elder Feng’s account. It could be inferred that Void must have been injured or poisoned; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so weak. Although those people combined were strong, he shouldn’t have been defeated so quickly and stabbed with the sword.

Elder Feng sat down heavily, shook his head, and sighed, "If there was something, he couldn’t tell us. I don’t believe we couldn’t handle it together. Why take it upon himself..."

Yao Lingfu suddenly said coldly at that moment, "Never mind the old fellow for now, if we want revenge, we must figure out who did this. Now, there’s no one alive, we don’t know how to start the investigation. Judging by those people’s techniques, there’s no discernible style, yet they were troublesome. It’s likely an effort to dismantle a battle formation with my cultivation."

Murong Yuanqing released his hands, looked up at Yao Lingfu, then at Li Yifei and the others, his eyes full of murderous intent, "This enmity must be revenged, it has to be. They dare to scheme against us, they will face the wrath!"

The group of old fellows was filled with rage, Li Yifei and Jiang Ningxiang were the same. Although Master Void initially was wrong, he later realized his mistakes, turned around, and protected the child. They had to thank him.

Eventually, they decided to wait for Yao Lingfu to recover from her injuries, gather their strength with Li Yifei, and seal the child first with Bai Shan. Fortunately, Master Void had already taught Yao Lingfu the method for sealing, right before a few days ago, knowing that Li Yifei and others would bring Bai Shan here. Looking back, Master Void seemed to have foreseen an incident, so he told Yao Lingfu in advance.

Three days later, Yao Lingfu was preliminarily healed; at least her surface wounds had healed. She then gathered everyone, eagerly preparing to seal the child to deter more people from coveting him.

On the other hand, Murong Yuanqing had the bodies of the dead enemies taken away, checking whether some information could be found. But at present, it’s unlikely. These people were black accounts; no immigration information, nothing on them like identification materials, making facial comparison difficult to recognize. Likely smuggled directly. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

Murong Yuanqing has contacted the nationwide verification process, but this requires time.

Of course, there are always hidden channels offering information, though these also take time and, more importantly, cost.

Li Yifei and Jiang Ningxiang, carrying the child, came to see Master Void one last time. Murong Yuanqing and others received Master Void’s relics from the monk’s hands but found nothing concerning this event. The elder had no children in his life, and previous relatives couldn’t be found long ago. He lived alone, according to his previous wishes — once he died, he wanted to be cremated, taking nothing with him in life or death. So today, Murong Yuanqing and others prepared to cremate Master Void.

Murong Yuanqing placed Master Void’s belongings beside him. Elder Feng held the fire. The cremation site was beside the monastery, intending to bury him here after cremation. This isn’t Void’s birthplace; actually, in those chaotic times, Void didn’t know where he was born, having no homeland. But this is where he stayed the longest, so it became his home, and buried here, Void should be content.

Everyone felt heartache but had other tasks to do. Elder Feng threw the torch onto the setup piled with combustibles and gasoline, calling out, "Bald old monk, rest in peace; we will avenge you."

Murong Yuanqing even recited a Buddha’s name he had never chanted before, "Amitabha."

Jiang Ningxiang wiped her eyes, looked at Li Yifei, her expression filled with sorrow.

Soon, a tomb stood beside this tranquil mountain temple. Earthen structure, accompanied by green grass, trees as companions, and a small stream in the distance. In silence, one could hear the babbling sound of water flowing.

Everyone said their last farewells and returned to the temple. Li Yifei asked Jiang Ningxiang to retrieve Bai Shan, open the box, exposing the crystalline Bai Shan, which Murong Yuanqing took.

Following Master Void’s method, Murong Yuanqing brought out several already prepared items, arranged them, and activated with True Qi. Bai Shan visibly shrunk until pigeon egg-sized, then Murong Yuanqing stopped.

This was the Law of Five Elements — intergenerating and intercontrolling. Bai Shan was a foreign entity, not belonging within the Five Elements, yet the child inherently possessed Five Elemental attributes. Thus, Bai Shan was used to seal the child’s vast Innate Vital Energy.

Li Yifei, Jiang Ningxiang, and the other three made up the five elements. The child lay in the center, Bai Shan placed at his chest, with each person representing one element and holding the corresponding elemental object.

The entire sealing process didn’t last long. The pigeon egg-sized Bai Shan shrank again and magically adhered to the child’s skin, seemingly burrowing underneath. Finally, with Murong Yuanqing’s light call, everyone simultaneously withdrew their activated True Qi. Bai Shan formed a small circular pattern imprinted at the child’s chest, right at the center.

The child, who initially opened his eyes curiously watching the adults busy, suddenly closed his eyes when the seal completed.

Jiang Ningxiang worried the child might have a problem. She hurriedly picked him up to check, Yao Lingfu walked over to inspect, saying, "It’s not a big deal, he might need to sleep for three to five days. Bai Shan sealed the child’s Innate Vital Energy within, which will also make him a bit weak."