Script of Salvation

After successfully calming the people of Martial King Manor, Shi Yi came alone to its memorial hall.

The memorial hall was not large, but it was solemn and imposing.

At the very top stood the shrine of the Shi Clan Ancestor. Below it were the memorial tablets of Shi Yi's grandfathers' generation. There had originally been only ten tablets, but now five brand-new ones stood beside them.

Further down were the tablets of Shi Yi's father's generation. There were many of them as well. The men of the Shi Clan did not fear death, and the memorial hall was packed with fresh tablets.

These fresh tablets all belonged to fallen men of the Shi Clan.

They might not have been clever, but not one of them had been a coward.

Why was it Martial King Manor?

Why not Stone King Manor?

The reason was simple.

The men of the Shi Clan charged bravely ahead, fearless and valiant, strong enough to pull up mountains and spirits lofty enough to overshadow the world. They were men of blood and passion. Even knowing death awaited them, they still possessed the fearless courage to press onward even against millions.

Such fearless courage.

It sounded foolish, didn't it?

They knew Bi An and Ya Zi were lying in wait, waiting for them to go and die one after another.

But could you really stand by and watch your parents and loved ones await death without trying to save them?

Thus.

Martial King Manor was now practically crippled.

Other than Shi Yi, the legitimate grandson, Shi Hao held the highest seniority. As for the Shi Clan men capable of fighting, nearly all had already been buried in the jaws of Bi An and Ya Zi.

It could be said that the current Martial King Manor was nothing more than a group of elderly, weak, women, and children. If Shi Yi had not returned, Yu Yuexian alone could never have supported the enormous Martial King Manor.

Whether in status or rightful standing, Yu Yuexian fell far short.

Her surname alone made it impossible for her to firmly occupy the position of Martial King Manor's head.

If not for her son Shi Yi, allowing her to rise in status through her son, the surviving remnants of the Rain Clan who had escaped would have had no way to let her temporarily wield the authority of Martial King Manor's head.

Now that Shi Yi had returned to Martial King Manor, he had successfully taken over the authority of its head as the legitimate grandson. With his identity, he had also stabilized the Martial King Manor that had been on the verge of collapse.

Lastly.

Do not ask why the Stone Kingdom royal family and the Stone Country Human Emperor had not stepped in to help, instead watching Martial King Manor suffer such a catastrophe.

Human hearts were far more sinister and vicious than the hearts of beasts. Internal conflict among humanity was the most dangerous of all.

In the Stone Country Human Emperor's eyes.

With those Shi Clan Old Ancestors gone, Shi Yi, this Double Pupil User, would naturally have no choice but to rely on himself in the future. Then, with a marriage alliance with the Sixteenth Princess, Shi Yi could be firmly bound to the Stone Kingdom royal family.

But he could not have imagined that Shi Yi was no longer an inexperienced calf, nor was he someone the Human Emperor could manipulate at will. At the same time, Shi Yi could never be restrained by a mere Stone Kingdom royal family.

"Eighth Grandfather, Ninth Grandfather, Eleventh Grandfather, Thirteenth Grandfather, Fifteenth Grandfather, rest in peace. Yi'er will definitely avenge you."

Shi Yi knelt on the cushion in the center of the memorial hall, looking so lonely and helpless.

Dressed in mourning clothes and wearing mourning hemp, he bowed his head heavily five times before the tablets of Eighth Grandfather, Ninth Grandfather, Eleventh Grandfather, Thirteenth Grandfather, and Fifteenth Grandfather.

He knew.

Those five kind and amiable grandfathers from the past would never return. Though they had once been strict with him, it had only been because they wanted him to reach greater and farther heights in the future.

A few minutes later.

"Father, though you did not appear often in my memories, please rest assured. I will take good care of Mother and never let her suffer the slightest grievance."

Shi Yi solemnly kowtowed three times before Shi Ziteng's memorial tablet. This was his promise to his father. He did not want to lose any more family.

Still.

What did tears taste like?

And what did sorrow feel like?

Shi Yi did not know. He only knew that salty water had somehow streamed down his cheeks.

True grief was not hysterical sobbing. It was being alone in solitude.

And so.

No one knew how long he remained there.

Within Shi Yi's sea of soul consciousness, among thirteen scriptures emanating an ancient Dao aura, one sensed Shi Yi's grief and suddenly lit up.

This scripture was a supreme scripture, and it had three names.

All three names could be called its True Name.

They were the Supreme Wondrous Scripture of Limitless Salvation of the Lingbao, the Supreme Wondrous Scripture of Limitless Salvation of the Primordial Beginning, and the Supreme Wondrous Scripture of Limitless Salvation of the Supreme Cavern Mystery Lingbao.

In short: the Script of Salvation.

"I wonder whether this world has reincarnation, whether people have past and present lives. If not, then let the future me establish a Netherworld Underworld in this world, as well as the Six Paths of Reincarnation that allows people to be reborn!"

Shi Yi's mind completely sank into his sea of soul consciousness. Quietly watching the Script of Salvation that radiated Dao essence, he set a goal for his future self—a goal he did not know whether he could achieve.

At the same time, in reality.

Shi Yi shifted from kneeling to sitting cross-legged, and slowly began chanting the Script of Salvation.

"The human path is faint and distant, the immortal path vast and boundless."

"The ghost path delights; let the Life Gate be born."

"The immortal path values life, the ghost path values endings."

"The immortal path is ever auspicious, the ghost path ever ominous. Lofty purity is beautiful, sorrowful songs resound through the vast sky. May the immortal path be fulfilled; may the human path not be exhausted."

"Northern Capital Spring Qu Mansion holds a host of ten thousand ghosts. They seek only to thwart the human allotment and sever the gate of human life. Ah, people sing the cavern chapter, to subdue Northern Luo Feng."

"Bind and chant demons, fiends, and spirits; behead the sharp edges of the six ghosts."

"The heavens are vast and clear; my Dao prospers day by day."

"Descend."

"Descend."

"Descend."

Shi Yi's mouth seemed caught by something. No matter what he did, he could not recite the second part of the Script of Salvation. It was as though some unseen force was preventing him from completing the entire scripture.

Yet even with only one-third of the Script of Salvation.

It had now triggered an unimaginable heavenly phenomenon.

At this moment, Martial King Manor—no, the entire Stone Kingdom—was shrouded in golden auspicious light. A Golden Lotus of unimaginable size bloomed in the sky.

However, Shi Yi's consciousness remained in his sea of consciousness.

He did not know what was happening outside. After realizing that he could not recite the second and third parts of the Script of Salvation, he did not force it. He merely continued devoutly and silently reciting its first part.

Only.

Every time he recited the first part of the Script of Salvation, a Golden Lotus bloomed for him.

Shi Yi's first devout recitation: the deaf gained hearing. Among the hundreds of millions of people in Stone Kingdom, all those whose ears were deaf regained their hearing because of the blooming Golden Lotus.

Shi Yi's second devout recitation: the blind saw. Among the hundreds of millions of people in Stone Kingdom, all those whose eyes were blind regained their sight because of the blooming Golden Lotus.

Shi Yi's third devout recitation: the mute could speak. Among the hundreds of millions of people in Stone Kingdom, all those unable to speak regained their voices because of the blooming Golden Lotus.

Shi Yi's fourth time.

There was no fourth time.

Shi Yi fainted and fell into the Willow Deity's embrace.

"What a foolish disciple. If I had not stopped you in time, by the time you finished chanting the scripture, it would have been the moment your body and soul vanished. This scripture is a true supreme Dao scripture, containing supreme Dao essence. Even the long-lived Noble Families and undying Dao Lineages of the Immortal Domain would descend to the Lower Realm to seize it."

"Fortunately, the Golden Lotus formed from Dao essence only bloomed within Stone Kingdom. Some Dao Lineages of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths may become interested, but they would not descend to the Lower Realm for such an incomplete scripture. At most, they would have the Dao Lineages in the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm come to Stone Kingdom and investigate this incomplete scripture."

Just moments ago.

Within Shi Yi's Tenth Celestial Passage, in a celestial passage filled with Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Yin Yang Chaos, and Five Elements Power, the Willow Deity lay within the Small World she had opened up.

She heard Shi Yi's chanting. Given her cultivation and knowledge, she immediately recognized it as a supreme scripture and instantly blocked and concealed most of its contents.

Because of this.

Of the Script of Salvation that Shi Yi devoutly recited, at least nine out of every ten words could not be heard and were indistinct. Only a scant few words could be made out.

And this was only the first part of the Script of Salvation. Had Shi Yi truly recited all three parts and chanted the Script of Salvation in its entirety, even the Willow Deity would have been unable to conceal it.