Chapter 765: Great Supreme Chan (I)
The Five-Eyed Merciful One twisted his fingers to seize Xu Mu’s fate and calculate. His vision turned hazy, and soon, a great lake emerged before him. The rippling blue waters of the lake formed the outline of a crescent moon.
Towering peaks surrounded the lake. The islets within were either sealed by thunder or lush with verdant grass. The scenery was as tranquil and clear as moonlight. He studied it carefully and thought to himself, This should be Moongaze Marsh, one of the ancient Seven Lakes and Four Marshes... Now it’s merely Moongaze Lake... The Water Mansion of the Five Water Virtues, the authority over lakes and marshes, no longer manifests, and thus it has declined to this state...
As he continued his deductions, he suddenly caught sight of a young man in white. The youth had sword-like brows and starry eyes, while his body was cloaked in frost and snow. In his hand, a green-white sword radiated a piercing light.
Just then, a voice called out by his ear, “Li Xijun!”
The Five-Eyed Merciful One studied his face. His heart stirred as his eyes burned with desire. He then revealed a look of joy, This... is good... A face as if carved, his brow cold and sharp, his heart pure and bones of ice. Adept at severing mortal ties, he’s cold as winter snow and utterly merciless. He suits my Way of Emptiness even more than Xu Mu! I lost a copper sword, yet gained a blade of frost!
His heart surged with joy, thoroughly satisfied, And to think this man killed one of my Arhats! To kill and create karma is the greatest kind of karmic link! I don’t even need to go through great lengths to sever his fate and convert him, there’s already cause for him to fall into my hands!
The Merciful One scattered the divination, formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Radiant light burst forth from the back of his head as he observed carefully from the great void. He reached into his robes with a golden-lacquered arm and retrieved a small copper sword.
The copper sword had already snapped in two. Holding it in his palm, he began to chant, “In this place, the first boundless life is born of the great void. The five-eyed one seeks the cause of the broken sword, to fulfill the fruit of my Dao lineage... and bring salvation to all beings...”
Golden light shone from the Merciful One’s face as his eyes grew hazy. Soon, Li Xijun’s face appeared before him, and he couldn’t help but nod slowly, To divine him so easily... indeed, someone with no background or entanglements... Good...