A Dog Throwing Its Weight Around on Its Master's Back

The Underworld Supreme Being had devoured the Source Heavenly Master's treasure down to the last morsel, leaving only scraps: a few fragments of Divine Origin, a Purple Gallbladder, and some liquid from melted wondrous fruits.

The Purple Gallbladder had yet to turn into a golden divine gallbladder, so the Supreme Being had looked down on it and it had escaped disaster. The liquid could extend life somewhat, but the Self-Slashed Supreme Being had already eaten Immortal Medicine and developed a resistance to it. It could only replenish a little divine power, so he had left it untouched.

Ye Fan took the Purple Gallbladder and cultivated Source Heavenly Insight to perfection. Big Black Dog claimed half the divine liquid, then set aside another half-bottle for Jiang Taixu to restore his vitality.

Everyone stared in disbelief. Since when had the Black Emperor been so kind?

"What's wrong with me?" Big Black Dog looked thoroughly displeased, then muttered, "A Divine King who's lived a Second Lifetime should be able to beat that damned Monkey..."

Lin Xian smiled. The Black Emperor clearly held a deep grudge against the Victorious Fighting Buddha. He still couldn't get it out of his head.

Ye Fan quickly caught on and pressed him. "Senior Divine King has lived a Second Lifetime?!"

"He should be close."

The Black Emperor muttered that last month, he had returned to Purple Mountain to have a heart-to-heart with the Beginningless Bell. He had found no trace of life in the stone wall imprisoning Jiang Taixu. It had fallen utterly silent.

Only two things could explain it: either Jiang Taixu had died completely, or he had reached the most critical point in his journey from death toward life.

"Tell the Jiang Family to bring the Hengyu Furnace to Purple Mountain." Lin Xian was overjoyed. A