Chapter 1621 - 295: The Opening of the Ghost Gate (Part 4)

Now Li Zhiyuan, aside from being stuck here waiting to die, can do nothing else; whether he kills or not is meaningless.

The front end of the procession stopped before the offering table left by Li Zhiyuan.

The monks chanted sutras, a surge of faith gathering to form flowing golden light, a large, jade-like hand emerged from the light, raising a finger and pointing forward.

"Buzz!"

Like rippling waves, a miserable scream echoed, endless ghostly figures spilled out, wandering along the entire Ghost Street.

Even though the monks along the entire street were chanting scriptures, they still couldn't suppress the slight overflow of ghost energy at that moment.

Li Zhiyuan screened out the noise of the Fierce Ghost's roar, now he heard a faint sound of flowing water.

It's not raining, nor a dockland, but indeed there's a river, as if descending from Heaven, smoothed down, flowing toward this direction.

This is... Jiang Shui.

The reason why he came to Fengdu this time was the Jiang Shui moved by the Bodhisattva.

Li Zhiyuan has the authority to open the Ghost Gate, the Bodhisattva has the ability to open the Ghost Gate.

Even if it's not the young boy who opens the Ghost Gate himself, as long as he comes to Ghost Street and draws in the Jiang Shui, the Bodhisattva can thereby use the Jiang Shui to push the gate open.

As long as the key is here, deciding whether to open this door no longer depends on the key's opinion.

"Rumble!"

The Ghost Gate is opening, bringing an aura of decay and dust.

More and more ghost energy welled out, all the monks on the street sat cross-legged, a golden mark appearing on their brows.

Next, this copious ghost energy, once leaving the Ghost Gate, was actively absorbed into the bodies of these monks.

Li Zhiyuan watched as many monks' faces turn ashen, their once kind expressions became twisted and ferocious.

By this self-sacrificing method, they helped the Bodhisattva disperse and bear the pressure.

Even though Li Zhiyuan felt they actually didn't need to do this, as being a Bodhisattva, if she couldn't withstand this little pressure, she might as well come down from the Lotus Platform promptly.

They voluntarily chose to do so, in pursuit of great satisfaction, and the Bodhisattva did not stop them, nor did she extend a hand to help bear the burden, even though it was very simple for Her.

The opened Ghost Gate was no longer just a simple door; it more closely resembled a crack torn open once more, akin to a scar left in the world.

The Arhats carrying the palanquin halted, despite the Ghost Gate being open, they did not proceed further.

That large hand reached out again, grasping a corner of the Ghost Gate, soon, strands of gold spread from the hand towards the Ghost Gate.

Li Zhiyuan finally understood that the Bodhisattva never intended to enter this Ghost Gate or the Underworld.

The Bodhisattva deceived the world and myth.

Of course, it's possible the Bodhisattva once planned to enter the Underworld, but now, she may have changed her mind.

The Bodhisattva did not enter; she wants to seize control of this Ghost Gate to seal it forever.

The Ghost Gate unable to be opened again will lose its meaning of existence, and the Underworld cut off completely from the outside will no longer have the value of existence.

To seal forever is akin to destruction.

Then, the Bodhisattva can start anew, creating her own Underworld, redefining the relationship between Yin and Yang according to her blueprint.

Admittedly, this quite matches the Bodhisattva's behavioral habits, abandoning the True Monarch to let it seal forever, then establishing the official system.

The malevolent aura on the Ghost Gate was being continuously transformed by Buddha's Light, when Buddha's Light completely covers the entire Ghost Gate, it will mean the Bodhisattva has fully seized control of it.

The speed, though not slow, couldn't be called fast either.

Probably due to using only one hand, then where is the other hand guarding?

Li Zhiyuan's peripheral vision glanced outside the Ghost Street.

Maybe it's guarding against the Great Emperor outside.

It seems the Bodhisattva is certain Mr. Zhai is the true Emperor Fengdu, or perhaps the real Great Emperor is not in Fengdu at this moment.

Immortals all set traps for each other, guarding against each other.

This level of confrontation, because Heavenly Dao presses above, no longer stands as mere face-to-face battles, which requires considering many aspects.

Let's see who will ultimately win.

Li Zhiyuan believes it will be the Great Emperor who wins.

Even though the Bodhisattva's performance and real motives went beyond or even overturned Li Zhiyuan's original expectations, it doesn't affect Li Zhiyuan's judgment of the outcome, as he never included Bodhisattva's variables.

Believing the Great Emperor will win is because in this wave, the Great Emperor's direct intervention is minimal, unlike the Bodhisattva, she never appeared yet showed obvious numerous interferences.

Li Zhiyuan feels the one confident to sit fishing calmly has a better chance of winning.

It's been a short time since he traveled the Jiang; the Bodhisattva picked up his sword while the Great Emperor had long executed under Mr. Zhai's identity.

"Boom!"

At this moment, two enormous skeletal hands stretched out from the Ghost Gate, grasping that pure, sacred hand of the Bodhisattva.

Then began pulling it toward the Ghost Gate.

The moment both touched, terrible echoes rippled; fortunately, they were above, the spreading planes were also overhead. If this happened on the ground, Li Zhiyuan believed that at least this Ghost Street would be instantly wiped out. ℴ

The Bodhisattva miscalculated, the Great Emperor... is in Fengdu.

The Great Emperor is forcibly pulling the Bodhisattva attempting to control the Ghost Gate into Fengdu Yinsi.

The Bodhisattva's other hand extended, both sides began a tug-of-war.

The image of four hands quickly dissipated, turning instead into the stalemate of the Great Emperor's black aura and the Bodhisattva's Buddha's Light, both sides exhausting their foundation.