Ignoring the frightened look in Lu Mingyu's little eyes, Chen Changsheng sat down cross-legged.
Chants of Sanskrit echoed between heaven and earth as Chen Changsheng recited the World Cleansing Mantra, attempting to purify the black water before him.
Yet the ever-effective World Cleansing Mantra had no effect whatsoever against this black water.
Golden lotus flowers fell into the black water, but the pitch-black lake surface did not so much as ripple.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Chen Changsheng stopped chanting.
Staring at the motionless lake water, Chen Changsheng said coldly, "Impressive methods. I truly underestimated you."
Whoosh!
The fishhook shot out as Chen Changsheng intended to forcibly "fish" out the person inside.
Splash!
He yanked up the Fishing Rod, only to find several strands of white fur hanging from it.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng's brows furrowed even tighter.
"I have some bad news for you. Xiao Hei is probably trapped too."
The moment those words fell, Lu Mingyu's eyes filled with disbelief.
"Teacher, Senior Bai is a divine beast!"
"Something happened to him too?"
"Yes. Even the Auspicious Beast Bai Ze, who has always been able to seek fortune and avoid calamity, has met with trouble. That shows just how extraordinary our enemy's methods are."
"Also, I seem to have guessed the root cause of illness."
"You were targeted while you were still in your mother's womb. Someone made you enter dreams and undergo a hundred lifetimes of Reincarnation."
"That is precisely why your bones and internal organs weakened so quickly."
"If not for the vast amount of Miraculous Elixir sustaining you, you would have died long ago."
The successive bombshells left Lu Mingyu utterly dumbfounded.
"No, what have I, Lu Mingyu, ever done to deserve a powerhouse like this personally targeting me?"
"If