The streak of light tore across the sky, beneath a vault of heaven as clear as if washed clean. Only when he could no longer sense the person behind him or hear those words that sounded like a curse did Tan Ping finally rein in his magic and land atop a nearby mountain. Still shaken, he glanced back the way he had come.
He had actually returned to the ancient age of the Investiture of the Gods War. But that wasn't the point. The point was that he had run straight into Shen Gongbao and gotten the full "Fellow Daoist, please stay your steps!" treatment!
"Good thing I read the situation quickly and opened a second Secret Vault. I've got plenty of treasures on me, so I managed to shake that jinx." Tan Ping couldn't help muttering to himself.
The Innate Spiritual Being Water Ancestor had witnessed the Investiture of the Gods War. As his reincarnation, Tan Ping was no stranger to Shen Gongbao. The familiar words had barely reached his ears before he recognized the man's aura. Back when the Heavenly Court was flourishing, Water Ancestor had also spoken with the many colleagues listed on the Investiture of the Gods. He'd been astonished to discover that anyone who truly stopped after hearing Shen Gongbao say, "Fellow Daoist, please stay your steps!" inevitably died and lost their Dao, their true spirit entering the list. It was as if some curse on the level of an Other Shore Being were at work.
With those cautionary tales fresh in his mind, Tan Ping felt no shame whatsoever at fleeing in disarray. He was downright proud of himself!
Before long, he'd settled down, though a question nagged at him. "I wonder what stage of the Investiture of the Gods War this is? Other