Chapter 379: Seeking to Ruin Emperor Ku's Merit, Taotie closed his eyes, and his Spiritual Sense slowly spread out.
It enveloped the entire Emperor Ku Tribe.
It covered a square area of ten thousand li.
Inch by inch.
Foot by foot.
Zhang by zhang.
He sensed everything closely.
The night deepened.
The moon shone bright, and the stars grew sparse.
Within the tribe, the lights gradually went out.
All was silent.
Only insects chirped, only the wind murmured.
Taotie's blood eyes remained open.
He did not dare close them.
He did not dare sleep.
He did not dare slacken in the slightest.
Because Master had once said—
Emperor Ku's merit had to be accumulated by himself.
If Taotie warded off his tribulations for him, then his merit would not be enough.
If his merit was insufficient, his divine position would not descend.
That would not be helping him; it would be harming him.
So Taotie could not act.
Unless it was absolutely necessary.
Unless Emperor Ku's life was truly in danger.
Otherwise, he could only watch.
He could only wait.
Wait for those hidden enemies to bare their fangs.
Wait for the tribulations that were meant to come to descend.
Wait for the moment to strike to arrive.
The night passed without incident.
The next day.
At the first glimmer of dawn.
Emperor Ku rose early.
He pushed open the door and stepped outside.
Took a deep breath.
The air carried the fragrance of earth and the dampness of dew.
Barefoot, he stepped into the fields.
He continued the farming he had not finished yesterday.
One plow.
One rake.
One hoe.
Sweat dripped down, blending into the soil.
Day after day, year after year.
Never once interrupted.
Never once slackening.
Taotie stood above the clouds, watching that figure.
The trace