However, this was almost impossible. The Infernal Barrier relied on the Supreme Deity, and it wasn't just about the heart's blood.
Immortal Official Yi hesitated. "This situation can be resolved with the Immortal Dendrobium Herb."
"The Immortal Dendrobium Herb?"
Yaohua had read about it in the Records of Mysterious Events in the Divine Land. The Immortal Dendrobium Herb was one of the top ten immortal herbs of ancient times. The former Supreme Deity had searched for several years and only managed to obtain one, but no one knew where it came from.
"That's right." When talking about something he was good at, Immortal Official Yi instantly became much more confident. "The Immortal Dendrobium Herb grows in the Tomb of the Supreme Deity, and the key to open it is kept by the divine envoys of each generation."
"I'll go find Tu Yang!" Yaohua said and was about to leave.
"The Supreme Deity has ordered you not to set foot in the Celestial Realm even once, Yaohua. Don't be so willful."
"But Master, without the Immortal Dendrobium Herb, you'll die." Yaohua's nose felt a bit sour.
She simply didn't dare to think about the possibility of losing her master.
"Tu Yang has no right to lend you the key. To open the Tomb of the Supreme Deity, you first need the approval of the Supreme Deity." Chongming sighed slightly. "I'll petition the Supreme Deity myself. What do I need you to do?"
With the Heavenly Demons causing chaos, the Supreme Deity really had no reason not to open the Tomb of the Supreme Deity.
Yaohua bit her lip and then turned back. "Master, why don't you go back and rest for a few days? Even a donkey shouldn't be overworked every day."
Chongming was amused and angry. He bent his finger and tapped Yaohua on the forehead. "Comparing your master to a donkey?"
Yaohua covered her head unhappily. "Even if Master is a donkey, you're the most good - looking donkey."
She was in a bad mood at the moment, and Chongming didn't argue with her. "If Master doesn't go, who will block those karmic fires?"
"Isn't there only Master as a Supreme Deity in the Celestial Realm? Can't the other Supreme Deities take over for a while?"
"Don't talk nonsense. The Supreme Deities each have their own duties, and all those who can be dispatched to repair the barrier have already gone."
Yaohua pouted and kept silent. She walked aside to write a letter to her father and elder brother.
Half - way through writing, she remembered that she hadn't told her master about the matter of the Dragon Clan yet. She angrily turned back again. After finishing speaking, she went to sulk again.
Chongming couldn't help but laugh. Then he said, "Immortal Official Yi, why don't you go back to the Celestial Realm with Rong Chu first?"
Immortal Official Yi quickly shook his head. "I want to follow the Supreme Deity. I won't cause any trouble for the Supreme Deity."
Rong Chu also said, "Supreme Deity, don't send me away. If I stay by your side, I can still offer you some advice."
"Fine then." Chongming didn't insist. Seeing that neither of them was willing to leave, he conjured a spiritual crane and ordered it to deliver the information Yaohua had learned to the Supreme Deity Donghua.
The Infernal Realm.
A blood - red moon hung in the dim sky. Bright crimson spider lilies grew out of the white bones at her feet and spread all the way to the horizon.
The shrill and helpless cries of birds made Yaohua shed tears.
Chongming sighed slightly and told her to use her spiritual power to cover her ears. Only then did she feel a bit better.
"Master, why is the Infernal Realm so desolate?"
It was like a wasteland overgrown with weeds, completely different from what she had imagined, which was full of ghosts running amok and a storm of blood.
"Up ahead is the Abyss of Karmic Fire, the cleanest place in the entire Infernal Realm."
Yaohua understood. Under the karmic fire, all sinful things were burned to ashes. How could it not be clean?
She became even more curious about what the Infernal Barrier that could trap the karmic fire looked like.
After walking a few more steps, her master suddenly turned around and covered her eyes with his wide sleeve.
"Master?"
"Yaohua, maybe you should go back first..."
"No way!" Yaohua grabbed her master's arm and pressed it down. "We've already come this far, and you still want to send me away?"
She looked past her master. Immediately, she saw several Supreme Deities in the front. Half of their bodies were intact, while the other half was a bloody skeleton. The karmic fire was wandering on their skeletons, but their outstretched hands were still outputting spiritual power.
She couldn't help shivering. A deep sense of guilt welled up for her thoughtless words before.
Each of these Supreme Deities had made great sacrifices to repair the barrier. She shouldn't have undermined their contributions.
Seeing Yaohua shed tears, Chongming quickly blocked her view.
"If you're scared, don't look."
"I'm not scared at all!" Yaohua sniffed and walked up to the roaring karmic fire.
She saw an almost transparent barrier in front of the abyss. Every now and then, some profound and obscure Sanskrit characters flashed across it. And just near the ground, there was a gap that looked like it had been torn by claws.
This was the place that the Supreme Deities had wracked their brains to repair.
Yaohua had an idea and quickly summoned the True Fire of the Phoenix to repair the barrier together with the Supreme Deities.
The True Fire of the Phoenix was of the yang nature, while the karmic fire, despite its name, was of the yin nature. The difference between the two was huge, so Yaohua had to give up.
She returned to her master dejectedly. "Master, what can I do to help you all?"
"Your cultivation has indeed improved a lot. If you can help them extinguish the karmic fire on their bodies, I'm sure they'll be very grateful to you." Chongming motioned for her to look at the Supreme Deities with fire on their bodies.
"I don't want their gratitude. Everyone is doing this for the sentient beings in the Three Realms!"
Her voice was clear and crisp. When some other Supreme Deities heard it, they couldn't help laughing.
"I've only heard before that the Supreme Deity has a very willful disciple. I didn't expect her to be so cute."
"That's right. Seeing is believing. The Supreme Deity's disciple is sensible and intelligent. We were being shallow."
Yaohua was embarrassed by their praise and quickly summoned the Phoenix Fire to help them put out the fire.
"Uncles, please stop praising me. I'm getting embarrassed!"
The effect of the True Fire of the Phoenix was extremely obvious. The karmic fire that had been devouring the Supreme Deities' bodies was gradually extinguished by the Phoenix Fire, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
After a while, Yaohua had nothing to do.
She walked up to her master and craned her neck to look into the Abyss of Karmic Fire.
"Master, what's at the bottom of the Abyss of Karmic Fire?"
She seemed to see a white mass.
Chongming opened his eyes and looked in the direction she was pointing. The intense karmic fire was like claws and teeth, rushing towards them.
"Oh no, it's that time again!"
The panicked voice of a nearby Supreme Deity rang out. Then the Supreme Deities all got up one by one. "Quickly evacuate from here!"
Chongming got up and led Yaohua towards the tunnel on one side.
Rong Chu and Immortal Official Yi had been waiting there for a long time. There was a pile of calculation drawings in front of them. When they saw the Supreme Deity coming, Rong Chu shook his head.
The tunnel was full of Supreme Deities who had come to support. Yaohua and her master sat down at the entrance of the tunnel.
"Master, why do we have to hide when it's that time?"
Chongming was looking intently at a drawing. Hearing her question, he felt a bit helpless.
"The karmic fire is surging towards the Divine Land day and night. We can't completely control it. We can only try to suppress it. However, when the suppression reaches a certain point, it will rebound, and at night, that's when the karmic fire rebounds."
I see. Yaohua instantly understood.
Thinking of what she had seen just now, she couldn't help asking again, "Master, did you see anything just now?"