Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

Chapter 517 - 511: Checking the Life Lamp

The sanctuary at Dingxu Mountain.

Dingxu Mountain, located on the territory of the World Honored One, is considered a blessed and auspicious land.

Bai Ze, Xiang Liu, and Chongming Bird came to seek refuge and were respectively appointed as the Great Wisdom Buddha, the Pingjiang Dinghai Buddha, and the Great Auspicious Buddha.

Since they had been granted such titles, a sanctuary naturally followed.

The three are already good friends and, having offended the Peacock Great Ming King, they feel safer banding together.

Thus, Dingxu Mountain became the sanctuary for Bai Ze, Xiang Liu, and Chongming Bird.

After the meeting dispersed that day, Chongming Bird went to rally Black Dragon Heaven, while Bai Ze and Xiang Liu returned to the sanctuary to cultivate.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed without Chongming Bird’s return.

This made Bai Ze and Xiang Liu a bit worried.

Something was not right about this matter.

Black Dragon Heaven’s power was merely at Tier Three Peak, and no matter what, Chongming Bird’s mission shouldn’t have taken three days.

Black Dragon Heaven surely could not have detained Chongming Bird.

Could it be that Black Dragon Heaven arranged an enticing ’dragon service’ for Chongming Bird, making him reluctant to leave?

But even if such a service was arranged, after three continuous days, one would expect Chongming Bird to be exhausted and return!

"Fellow Daoist Bai Ze, why has Chongming Bird not yet returned!"

"Could something have gone wrong?" Xiang Liu asked, puzzled.

Bai Ze also appeared puzzled after hearing Xiang Liu’s words.

After a brief contemplation, Bai Ze said seriously, "Allow me to divine!"

As a divine beast with knowledge of the heavens and the earth, Bai Ze was highly skilled in the art of divination.

Put simply, among the world’s experts, in terms of divination arts, Bai Ze ranks third.

Both Elder Bai and the World Honored One could be considered tied for first in divination skills.

Hence, Bai Ze reasonably took the third place.

After Bai Ze performed the art of divination, he was soon drenched in sweat.

Unable to calculate!

Totally unable to calculate!

In Bai Ze’s divination figures, Chongming Bird was neither alive nor dead, his location unknown, as if vanished into thin air.

Seeing Bai Ze drenched in sweat, Xiang Liu felt something was wrong and tentatively asked, "Is he dead?"

Bai Ze remained silent and shook his head.

So Xiang Liu tentatively asked again, "Is he still alive?"

Bai Ze still remained silent and continued to shake his head.

Then, Xiang Liu asked, "Where is Chongming Bird?"

Bai Ze replied with a solemn expression, "I don’t know, can’t calculate, it’s as if he disappeared from this world."

Currently, Chongming Bird was trapped in Lin Yuan’s small world.

And in this world, Lin Yuan was a blank space.

Let alone Bai Ze, even the World Honored One could not calculate Lin Yuan’s matters.

"This..."

"Neither dead nor known whereabouts—what on earth is going on?" Xiang Liu said seriously.

Xiang Liu was anxious, and Bai Ze was equally worried.

Bai Ze, Xiang Liu, and Chongming Bird were a trio, and with Chongming Bird encountering an unexplained situation,

there’s no guarantee that one of them, either Bai Ze or Xiang Liu, would not be next.

They were like insects tied together on the same string—if one got into trouble, the others wouldn’t fare well either.

After some thought, Bai Ze said seriously, "The current priority is to determine whether Chongming Bird is dead or alive."

"As long as Chongming Bird is alive, there’s still room to maneuver."

"If Chongming Bird is dead, the situation becomes tricky."

Given the high probability of Chongming Bird being in trouble, Xiang Liu was truly anxious.

He urgently asked, "If you’re unable to determine from divination whether Chongming Bird is dead or alive, how can we ascertain it?"

A glint flashed in Bai Ze’s eyes as he answered, "The Life Lamp!"

"When we joined the World Honored One Sect, we all ignited our own Life Lamps."

"We should go to Lady Ming King to check whether Chongming Bird’s Life Lamp is extinguished or still alight, which would confirm his status."

Everyone in the World Honored One Sect lights a Life Lamp upon joining.

Even Peacock Great Ming King is no exception.

Of course, this Life Lamp serves no other purpose except to confirm one’s death.

Not just the World Honored One Sect, but essentially all sects in the Mysterious World illuminate Life Lamps for their followers.

After hearing Bai Ze’s suggestion, Xiang Liu recalled the matter of the Life Lamp.

The Life Lamp was something absolutely reliable.

"Let’s go quickly and find Lady Ming King!" Xiang Liu pulled Bai Ze along, appearing very anxious.

Bai Ze intended to find Lady Ming King, and Lady Ming King was also prepared to seek out Bai Ze.

Bai Ze and Xiang Liu hurriedly arrived before Lady Ming King, and before they could speak, Lady Ming King asked first, "Has the Great Auspicious Buddha returned?"

"Three days have passed since the Great Auspicious Buddha went to rally Black Dragon Heaven, yet there has been no report back."

Originally, Lady Ming King thought that after Chongming Bird went to rally Black Dragon Heaven, he returned to the sanctuary first.

Therefore, she proactively inquired about Chongming Bird’s situation from Bai Ze.

With a solemn expression, Bai Ze immediately responded, "Lady Ming King, it is precisely regarding this matter that we have come."

"The Great Auspicious Buddha has been absent for three days since his departure. I cast a divination for the Great Auspicious Buddha, and the figures reveal he is neither alive nor dead, nor known whereabouts."

Hearing this, Lady Ming King’s heart sank.

The Great Auspicious Buddha neither alive nor dead, of unknown whereabouts.

This was certainly abnormal!

After all, the Great Auspicious Buddha had a clear mission objective!

Thus, Lady Ming King hastily asked with a grave expression, "Great Wisdom Buddha, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

Lady Ming King had not initially thought Bai Ze came to check the Life Lamp.

After all, Lady Ming King, being a woman, might panic a bit when faced with certain matters, which is understandable.

Bai Ze quickly stated his purpose, "Lady Ming King, our visit is to check the Life Lamp of the Great Auspicious Buddha."

"If the Life Lamp is extinguished, it means the Great Auspicious Buddha has met a tragic end; if the Life Lamp is still alight, then the Great Auspicious Buddha is in danger."

After hearing Bai Ze’s purpose, Lady Ming King nodded repeatedly and agreed, "That makes sense. You two, come with me to see the Life Lamp!"

After speaking, Lady Ming King stood up and led Bai Ze and Xiang Liu towards the back mountain.

On the back mountain at the World Honored One Sect headquarters, there is a pavilion named the Life Lamp Pavilion.

The Life Lamps of everyone in the sect are housed therein.

The pavilion is also regularly patrolled and inspected by novice monks.

If a Life Lamp goes out, the novice monk would immediately inform Lady Ming King.

Currently, no novice monk has notified Lady Ming King, so she believes the Great Auspicious Buddha’s Life Lamp is still alight.

However, to be sure, she decided to personally escort Bai Ze and Xiang Liu to the Life Lamp Pavilion to check, for assurance.