Chapter 281 The Title of Heavenly Master

Chapter 281 The Title of Heavenly Master

Mr. Zhang smiled, “About this matter, I hope you can forgive me. I have been busy with my work in the Netherworld Council. I couldn’t even leave for a second. Perhaps, I can’t help you with anything even if I returned to the mortal world. I’m quite certain that I wouldn’t have known much about the situation.”

His reply stunned Ye Shaoyang for a moment before he asked, “There are things that you don’t know about in this area?”

“No one knows everything, even the God, let alone myself. Frankly speaking, the spirit commissioner was too powerful; I couldn’t get near the formation. That’s why I learned nothing about the situation.”

After listening to his words, Ye Shaoyang decided not to press the matter further. He asked, “By the way, did you hear the conversation between that lady and me, just before you entered?”

“I heard it from outside. The only thing I know is that the spirit is new here. It doesn’t have a nest. That’s all.”

A new spirit…. Ye Shaoyang thought for some time, “What are its usual activities?”

“I don’t know,” answered Mr. Zhang as he shrugged at Ye Shaoyang, “Heavenly Master Ye, we both know that informant spirits are not universal. We don’t dare to investigate the background of certain evil beings, so far as to hide from them when we sensed their existence around us. That’s how I survive till today.”

Ye Shaoyang nodded. That was true. When evil beings chose to cultivate in evil ways, they would kill anyone who got in their way, especially the informant spirits who acted like a reporter in the underworld; the evil beings would be more cautious to prevent them from knowing their present situation. Therefore, an informant spirit could only get the details of an evil being within certain limits.

“Alright. I guess I should stick to my plan and continue investigating,” said Ye Shaoyang politely, “Is there anything urgent you came here for?”

“Yup. Two important things. First, I represent the Netherworld Council to grant a soul binding chain to Heavenly Master Ye. Bingo, the one that you are holding right now.”

Funny. He had the chain for quite some time already. Now, the Netherworld Council had just decided to grant him the chain. Nobody could take the chain away from him, not even Cui Fujun. What a laugh. However, he had a second thought. At least he could rightfully keep the chain in his possession. So, he nodded stiffly, “Thanks.”

“Secondly, the Netherworld Council humbly requests for Heavenly Master Ye to register and receive your Heavenly Master Tablet at the council.”

Ye Shaoyang fell into deep thought and replied flatly, “I am not going.”

Mr. Zhang seemed to expect his answer. He replied with a laugh, “Heavenly Master, this is the third time you have refused to receive your tablet; this is unprecedented. But why?”

“Not clear with my Daoism, not receiving the tablet.” Ye Shaoyang replied in short.

“May I know what Daoism you are referring to?”

“My Daoism. Not related to anybody. What’s the problem with not receiving it?”

Mr. Zhang shrugged and said with embarrassment, “Heavenly Master Ye, you are much more powerful than a typical Heavenly Master, but you refuse to receive it. Although this won’t affect your power, you can’t collect more virtue of second life.”

Ye Shaoyang laughed, “I am not planning to become an officer in the Netherworld Council after I die. What’s the purpose of collecting so much virtue of second life?”

Mr. Zhang gaped, looking from Ye Shaoyang to Xiao Ma. He began to speak but hesitated. “Go on. You can ignore my presence,” said Xiao Ma as he shook his hands.

With a wave, a structureless aura spread from Mr. Zhang and hit Xiao Ma, freezing the latter.

Only then did he speak, “Heavenly Master Ye, Cui Fujun wanted me to pass on this message; the Qi around the mortal world has begun to be thrown into disorder. We’d better be prepared as soon as possible.”

Ye Shaoyang repeated the sentence in his mind, trying to understand. His eyebrows frowned heavily, “What does that mean?”

“I am not sure either. But Cui Fujun wants you to be well prepared for an important mission.”

“What mission?”

Mr. Zhang extended his arms, “I don’t know.”

Ye Shaoyang paused for a while, and said, “Fine. I will ask him personally when I go to the Netherworld Council. By the way, since when did an informant spirit like you work for Cui Fujun?”

Mr. Zhang shrugged again, “No choice. You killed the spirit commissioner who worked in this area, so they asked me to take over the job temporarily. Well, I have to go. Heavenly Master Ye, if you are free, please do burn some candles for me. Goodbye then.” As he said this, he bent and transformed into green smokes and disappeared through the window.

Xiao Ma regained consciousness at once. Looking left and right, he asked with confusion on his face, “What happened? Where is Mr. Zhang?”

“He had left. He sealed your conscious just now.”

“What a bastard! He did it without asking for my permission!”

“He is more powerful than you. So, you can’t stop him from doing that.”

“What?! Do you simply bully people if you’re better? He has infringed upon my human rights!”

Ye Shaoyang shrugged, “He is not even a human, so he need not follow the human laws. If you are unhappy, you can punch his face next time.”

“Hmph! He will taste my fist next time!” Xiao Ma snorted angrily.

“Alright. Let’s pay Teng Yongqing a visit.”

When Ye Shaoyang turned his back to the door, a flash of golden light emerged from his chest. He blanked momentarily before he reached out; he felt a hard object and took it out. It was a Heavenly Master Tablet, which emitted a dazzling gold light for a few moments before it gradually cooled down.

Mr. Zhang’s voice appeared outside the window, “Heavenly Master Ye, Cui Fujun has just given the order that he wants you to register a tablet. Since you refused, he had no choice but to activate the Heavenly Master Tablet that you are holding. You can’t reject this time. Haha. Haha. Done my job. See you, Heavenly Master Ye….”

His voice trailed off. He was gone for real this time.

“Damn! He set a trap for me!” Ye Shaoyang looked at the tablet as he angrily spoke.

“But, is this bad for you?” Xiao Ma asked curiously.

Ye Shaoyang weighed the tablet as he heaved a sigh, “No. Many Daoists fight for a tablet for whole life.”

“But why do you not seem happy to own one?” Xiao Ma asked, feeling even more curious.

“No. I want it, but not now,” said Ye Shaoyang, “No one can take my tablet away if I register late. It is sort of my possession. I don’t want to register that early because that will mean a confer of title from the Netherworld Council. In the future, they will ask for your help with lots of stuff. I will lose my freedom.”

Xiao Ma scratched his head, “What help will they ask for?”

“The matters that the Netherworld Council cannot handle in the mortal world. Let’s say, an Undead King appears in one area, the Netherworld Council will push it to you. You can’t just reject them if you have accepted the title.”

Ye Shaoyang heaved again, “I was too careless to wear the tablet on me, so they got the chance to activate it. That would equal to registering with the council. A Heavenly Master will only get one tablet in a lifetime. The council will not give out another one to the same Daoist if he or she loses it. I have no choice but to take this tablet as mine now.”

Ye Shaoyang had no choice but kept the tablet. Then, Xiao Ma and Ye Shaoyang packed their stuff and went out. As they were walking, Xiao Ma frowned and asked, “Little Ye, if the tablet once belonged to your ancestor and you owned the tablet now, don’t you think it is a coincidence?”

Ye Shaoyang stood upright abruptly. A chill ran down his spine like an electric current shock:

That’s true. He had almost forgotten about this if Xiao Ma had not reminded him. If it was true, this coincidence was spooky. At first, he had obtained this tablet accidentally. Then, by coincidence, he found the way to read the lost chapters of the Heavenly Manual, and now, he owned the tablet. What a coincidence!

Besides, the tablet had the Chinese character ‘Ye’ carved onto it. It was as if the tablet was specially made for him. However, was this a coincidence, fate, or was there something going on behind if deep into this matter?