Chapter 430: Chapter 282: Life Rejuvenation Spell! Upper Grade Forbidden Artifact Fragment

Hai Shu’s body began to visibly and rapidly decay, yet it was also constantly healing. His head flickered back and forth between a bleached-white skull and a face of flesh and blood.

Not only had he failed to obtain the True Buddha’s blessings and true nature, he had even lost a Forbidden Artifact Fragment. He desperately wanted to leave this place, personally capture that guy, and demand answers.

But he couldn’t!

As the Guardian of the Eternal Prison, a major problem had just occurred within it. Furthermore, his Spiritual Turbidity was currently in a state of imbalance. If he were to leave now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Hahahaha... Hai Shu! What’s wrong with you? You’re a high and mighty Bodhisattva, aren’t you? Why would a Bodhisattva shed tears of blood? Are you taking pity on all living beings?"

Invisibly, the resentment from deep underground seemed to materialize. Countless wisps of black qi coalesced into a figure within the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, who looked at Hai Shu with a cold sneer.

His entire body was shrouded in black qi, revealing only his eyes. His eyes, however, were filled with countless pupils that reflected a black light.

"Ah, the long-lost scent of freedom!"

He spread his arms, greedily inhaling the scent of the incense, his eyes filled with fascination.

"You shouldn’t have come out. The Eternal Prison is where you belong."

Facing this newcomer, despite his Spiritual Turbidity being imbalanced and the countless costs of his power beginning to run rampant, Hai Shu’s tone remained perfectly calm.

"How much longer do you think you can keep the Eternal Prison suppressed?

I will be free soon. I will prove that your path of seeking Buddhahood is wrong, and that only my path is correct!"

HUM!

In an instant, the countless flames within the hall were extinguished. The black qi swelled, enveloping the entire Ten Thousand Buddha Hall.

...

He was back!

Yang An emerged from the Earth Spirit Stele. He scanned his surroundings and, sensing no one else’s presence, immediately left the area and headed for the edge of the Ten Thousand Buddha State.

The Round Gate Four Pavilions had been destroyed, he had killed the clone Hai Shu sent after him, and he had pocketed the Forbidden Artifact Fragment.

Even though it was the day of the Joyful Shrine Association—a day when no reason was needed for one’s actions—Yang An could still imagine the scene currently unfolding at Great Virtue Temple.

The destruction of the Round Gate Four Pavilions had surely affected the Eternal Prison, and it was all his doing.

Furthermore, he had used the Xian Origin Land to forcibly sever Hai Shu’s connection to the Forbidden Artifact Fragment. Such a method was unheard of and would definitely draw Hai Shu’s attention.

Hai Shu would not let him go. Now that he had made a move, the superficial harmony between them was shattered.

Even if Hai Shu didn’t openly target him, he would surely find ways to make his life difficult or create all sorts of trouble for him.

Fortunately, Yang An had already decided to abandon his identity as an undercover agent and no longer wanted to stay at Great Virtue Temple.

He was someone who hated trouble, so he had no intention of giving Hai Shu the chance to create any for him. This decision would save him from at least a hundred thousand words’ worth of tedious and tiresome problems.

However, whether he could actually shed his undercover identity depended on whether the Workshop Master could deliver.

Therefore, until he was certain he could undo the Rule Seal on himself, Yang An kept a backup plan.

He had left a Qi Seal on Guang’an and quickly followed it to find him. At that moment, Guang’an was still fleeing in a panic, apparently not having much faith in Yang An.

When Yang An appeared before him, Guang’an quickly recovered his senses and was so overjoyed he nearly burst into tears.

"Thank goodness, Your Highness the Buddha Prince! You’re safe! Guang’an was so terribly worried about you."

Watching the man’s clumsy acting, Yang An couldn’t be bothered with him.

The reason he had sought out Guang’an was that Guang’an served as his public stand-in in the eyes of Elder Zhuan Yu. As long as this guy was around, his undercover identity would remain intact, at least long enough to temporarily deceive Elder Zhuan Yu.

Taking Guang’an with him, Yang An quickly found a secluded spot, free from the presence of any other living people or Demon Fiends. After giving Guang’an a word of warning, he sank his consciousness into the Tree of Flesh and Blood.

’Workshop Master! It’s urgent! Urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent!’

He sent the message to the Workshop Master and quickly received a response.

’You’re asking about what we discussed last time, aren’t you? I need at least ten more days. I’ll have the Magical Artifact for storing the Vulgar Mouth Bow ready for you then.’

’No, that’s urgent too, but something even more urgent has come up.’

After receiving Yang An’s message, the Workshop Master went silent for a moment before a new reply came.

He had blocked everyone else, creating a private space for the two of them to talk.

’I noticed it back when I helped you with your Corpse Transformation. You’re talking about the seal on your soul, aren’t you?’

There was a hint of teasing in the Workshop Master’s tone; he seemed to have known all along that Yang An would come to him about this.

Yang An obviously hadn’t expected the Workshop Master to have already noticed. This suited him just fine, however, and he immediately asked:

’Workshop Master, do you have a way to remove the seal?’

’For anyone else, of course not.

But since this seal is on you, there actually is one way.’