CHAPTER 700: 577 WHY ARE YOU GETTING HEAVIER_2

He believed that the Cangxu God surely could hear his prayers, and the God, seeking the source of the plea, would undoubtedly come to save him. His Elder possessed the greatest divine skills; with just a flick of his finger, he could crush all demons to death... For the demons too were created by His Elder to test the faith of believers, to see if they were truly devout and steadfast.

Wei Yaozhi saw that he remained silent and thought she had found the right person.

Her master, Yu Xiangzhu of the Three Xiang, had especially cautioned her, saying that her fate contained a tribulation—which was encountering a man with whom she had a past entanglement, albeit not a deep one, yet it had led to many incidents. This life was the time to resolve it.

Yu Xiangzhu, though headstrong and ruthlessly cold, had undergone a Demon Tribulation twenty years ago, a trial that had tempered her heart. It had been a time of extreme peril, yet afterward, it compensated for many deficiencies in her temperament, and she ultimately became an Earth Immortal. Her Daoist power had since become incomparable to her past.

She pointed out two paths to Wei Yaozhi. The first was to avoid the tribulation by hiding on West Sea Island, situated at the Eastern Extreme, and never approach Central Earth for life, waiting for the other person to either achieve Ascension or fall into tribulation, thereby avoiding this karmic bond.

The second path was to ready herself to proactively face the tribulation by directly finding the person and engage in Dual Cultivation with him, becoming an Immortal couple. In this way, she would transform the malign fate into a benevolent one and transcend through the tribulation.

Wei Yaozhi wished to take neither path. The first was akin to imprisonment. Although she didn’t usually go to Central Earth, there was a difference between not wanting to go and being unable to go; once she realized she couldn’t, she began to yearn to go!

The second seemed unpalatable to her. She felt indignant at the thought of having to marry a stranger to pass a tribulation, not even knowing whether the man was tall or short, fat or thin, ugly or handsome. If he were a graceful and charming youth, it would still be fine, but what if he were some homely and monstrous figure? Just seeing him would be suffocating, and every moment in his company would feel like an eternity. How could they become husband and wife?

Now, her Dao Level and mana were significantly greater than when Shi Feiyang had come to Moon Island to obtain treasures nearly a hundred years ago. She was a well-known female Immortal of the East Sea and had achieved not inconsiderable renown.

She had calculated that her tribulation would commence today. The Gua Xiang revealed that the man had recently survived a tribulation and was now a castaway in the Mortal World, fishing in the East Sea—a young fisherman no older than twenty.

So, she took the initiative to search for him, and upon arriving at the East Coast, she immediately saw the reincarnation of the Yin Yang Elder, whose appearance perfectly matched the divination. She swiftly captured him using her spell.

Wei Yaozhi, with Lei Qi in tow, flew eastward. Her master, Yu Xiangzhu, had told her that the tribulation was in the Western direction and had instructed her to only operate around the vicinity of West Sea Island at the Eastern Extreme without wandering westward.

Anxious and flustered, she thought to bring the man back to West Sea Island as quickly as possible, to present him before her master... to be married.

She found Lei Qi to be quite handsome and robust. Since there was a past connection with him, marrying him wouldn’t be too hard on herself.

However, unknown to her, Lei Qi was silently reciting a spell from the Western Sect, invoking the response of Cangxu, the Demon God. But Cangxu paid him no heed.

After all, the world was vast, and there were more than a million followers of the Western Sect! On West Pole Mountain alone there were tens of millions, and quite a few in Central Earth as well. Everyone prayed to him for salvation; despite being promoted as having thousands of hands and eyes to seek and alleviate suffering, in reality, he couldn’t possibly attend to so many people.

Besides, Elder Cangxu had been killed and his soul captured and brought to West Pole Mountain, where he was forced to become a Demon God. He was particularly slack in his duties, and if the twelve Divine Demon didn’t press him with spells, he was absolutely uninterested in exerting himself...

But even though Cangxu made no move, Lei Qi did receive the attention of his Lifebound Divine Demon, Ji Fan.

Ji Fan’s Lifebound Divine Demon was molded into a holy statue, enshrined in the church, worshipped by believers with incense, and blessed with Will Power. For decades, its Divine Skills were vast and powerful.

Sensing Lei Qi’s prayers, his Lifebound Divine Demon did not come to his rescue either, because there were too many people asking for help, and it was impossible to attend to them all. Usually, it chose those with high standing in the church, who made large donations, or those nearby, to fulfill their wishes.

After all, if you can’t even take care of the people at your own doorstep, how can you manage affairs thousands of miles away? Even if you do take care of them, how many people will see it? And what merit would there be in it?

As Lei Qi moved farther and farther away from Central Earth, the Divine Demon couldn’t look after him; it only sent a blessing of Will Power from afar.

Wei Yaozhi, carrying Lei Qi in a hurry to return, thought they would soon be back at Little Penglai, but the farther they flew, the heavier the person she carried seemed to get.

After flying for the time it takes to eat a meal, the accumulated weight felt as heavy as a small mountain.

Wei Yaozhi had no ability to move mountains; gradually, she could no longer control the sword light, which slanted down toward the sea.

"I’ve long heard that fishermen on the sea are impoverished and have no spells, relying solely on their hands to sail, like ants carrying mountains, scavenging for food in the sea, completely at the mercy of the heavens for their meals. If they encounter storms, they face a life or death situation. You, child, must have been extremely poor from childhood, not even having enough food to eat every day, only able to swallow sand, bite rocks to fill your stomach, or maybe you’ve swallowed someone’s manure fork or a kitchen knife..."

Wei Yaozhi, carrying Lei Qi, landed on an island filled with birdsong and floral scent, brushed the sweat-soaked bangs from her forehead, and rambled on.

Lei Qi said, "Our family can eat fish and grains too; we’ve had income from Immortal Tea these past years, always having enough to eat. How could it be possible that I ate rocks and gulped down soil?"

Wei Yaozhi, who had been silent for a while, poked her finger at his forehead on purpose to tease him: "If you didn’t grow up eating iron and swallowing stones, why would you be so heavy? I can barely carry you, nearly falling into the sea!"

Lei Qi walked a few steps on the spot, bounced twice, and looked at the depth of the footprints he left on the sandy beach. He didn’t feel any heavier.

However, he did not know Wei Yaozhi, not knowing where this woman was taking him or what she intended to do. Since they could no longer travel here, it was not too bad.

He then asked Wei Yaozhi, "Why have you brought me here? Do you want me to grill fish for you?" His grilling skills were indeed excellent; none of the youths in his tribe could surpass him.

Could it be that this female Sword Immortal, who lived on wind and dew, drinking northwest winds, had a craving and wanted a taste of the Human World’s culinary delights, and had specifically sought him out for his grilling skills to prepare fish for her?

The novels all described it: Often, craftsmen from the Human World were invited by Human Immortals or Demon oddities. There were cooks asked to prepare meals, blacksmiths to forge metal, and even Scholars invited to teach and lecture to Little Demons.

If it was indeed to grill fish, that wouldn’t be too bad; his life would be secure at least, and he might receive many gifts upon his return.

But the next words from Wei Yaozhi nearly made him pop his eyes out of their sockets: "I want to marry you, to become your wife! This time, I’m taking you to Little Penglai for our wedding!"