Ming Lou choked and instinctively dodged, but was still struck by lightning.
Qi Yu frowned, instinctively tilting her head back.
But soon, the second and third bolts of lightning followed!
Ming Lou let out a roar, and as he was struck by lightning, his body began to grow bit by bit, as if all the power between heaven and earth was being absorbed into him.
In the blink of an eye, Ming Lou, who was originally a small fluffy ball, immediately grew and stretched, transforming into a tall and majestic adult winged tiger.
He raised his head and let out a tiger's roar.
The spiritual energy in the sound vibrated, directly shaking open the dark clouds.
The Eighth Heaven reappeared in light.
The dark clouds receded.
Ming Lou's body began to shrink bit by bit, and finally gradually returned to human form, with a head of slightly upturned brown curls, looking no different than before.
"Ming Lou," Yue Zhiyin called out excitedly.
"Senior Brother, Second Brother..." Ming Lou looked at them, tears welling up, and rushed to hug them.
He even spun Si Qing and Qi Yu around in his embrace.
Sui You breathed a sigh of relief, "I originally thought it would take you a long time to recover, but I didn't expect you to finally recover today. This is a good thing."
"It's been a long time, hasn't it?" Ming Lou sighed, "It feels like everything has changed."
Yue Zhiyin hooked his arm around Ming Lou, "It's alright. Some things have indeed changed, but your senior brothers, junior brothers, and sisters are all still here. We haven't changed, and that's enough."
Ming Lou nodded.
The group went to the Ninth Heaven to gather.
On the way, Qi Yu casually handed Ming Lou a amethyst necklace gifted by the Law.
Ming Lou took the amethyst necklace and was shocked when he learned how to use it, "The Laws have descended to the mortal realm and become human. They need to choose a new Heavenly Dao Master. My heavens, what has happened in the more than 10,000 years I've been injured?"
"A lot has happened," Qi Yu thought for a moment, "When we get to the Ninth Heaven, we'll start from the beginning."
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Ninth Heaven.
Ming Lou sat on a stool and listened for almost an hour before he finally understood what had happened in the more than 10,000 years he had been injured.
He was stunned when he learned of Li Yu's current situation, his face showing disbelief:
"How could he treat our junior sister like that?"
Everyone fell silent.
After so much, they had grown accustomed to it, but Li Yu's situation was no different from betrayal to Ming Lou.
Suddenly receiving so much information, Ming Lou couldn't say it was difficult to accept, only that his heart was too shocked to be calm.
"How did things turn out this way?" Ming Lou lowered his eyes, feeling his curly hair droop.
Qi Yu couldn't help but comfort him, "It's been a long time, and it's all in the past. Although my relationship with Li Yu is like this now, no matter what, he was your master. If you want to chat with him or talk to him in the future, you can find him in the Ninth Heaven. He's still here."
Yan Hua looked surprised.
Qi Yu met his gaze and simply smiled.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.
Although her relationship with Li Yu had become like this, she couldn't deny everything Li Yu had done just because of the issues between her and Li Yu.
Li Yu had indeed been an enlightened benefactor to Ming Lou and the other disciples.
Her relationship with Li Yu might remain like this for eternity, but Ming Lou was different. She didn't demand that Ming Lou cut off all contact with him like she had.
Ming Lou looked up, "Thank you, Junior Sister."
Qi Yu waved her hand, indicating it was no trouble, and then explained the situation with the amethyst necklace, the reason for the Laws' descent, and who their main target was.
The more Ming Lou listened, the more solemn his expression became, "The Blood Demon煞 has controlled the Heavenly Dao for so long, then we really need to find a successor for the new Heavenly Dao quickly."
The Law, to avoid being controlled and for self-preservation, pretended to defect. This proved that there were definitely more than just the Blood Demon煞 on the Blood Demon煞's side, but many more powerful demons.
Finding a new Heavenly Dao successor and driving the Blood Demon煞 from the Thirteenth Heaven would likely be the best way to confront the Blood Demon煞 directly, but only if this new Heavenly Dao successor was reliable.
"But this is hard to choose, isn't it? How do we choose? We can't just walk up and tap someone on the shoulder and see if the necklace reacts, can we?" Jin Yan was amused by his own words.
"That's too exaggerated," Yu Yuan thought for a moment, "Perhaps, under the guise of celebrating Ming Lou's return, we can hold a celebration party in the Ninth Heaven and invite all races from the four seas and eight directions to attend the banquet. This reason is more appropriate."
Qi Yu couldn't help but nod.
Si Qing propped her chin on her hand, "Speaking of which, after discussing for so long, does anyone know what the so-called Heavenly Dao energy looks like? Can it appear in anyone? Will demons have it? And even if we find someone with Heavenly Dao energy, how do we make them the Heavenly Dao?"
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More to come