409: Hunting for Darwin

"The imperial jade seal is the condensation of China's Luck; if we lose it, it is equivalent to losing our Luck..."

Great Immortal Zhenyuan said in a deep voice, "Then, in the future, we might not have such good Luck to be able to contend with those Extraterrestrial Gods and Demons!"

"The imperial jade seal must be retrieved..."

Tang Ku said in a deep voice.

"We don't even know how the imperial jade seal was lost, so how can we pursue it?"

Pigsy couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This is truly inexplicable, ha. We didn't even sense any living person approaching!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice: "The problem occurred when the two worlds merged..."

Recalling the events, he already roughly understood Darwin's plan and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "When we destroyed that machine, the two worlds would merge. This must have been calculated by Darwin. The reason he sent Newton to stop us was, in fact, because he was preparing to seize the imperial jade seal and had been hiding in the shadows, waiting for the right moment. When the merger occurred, he took the opportunity to seize the imperial jade seal... Hmph, what a cunning old fox!"

"Just now, the Pure Altar Messenger said it! They didn't feel any living person approaching. Logically speaking, an expert like Darwin, no matter how good he is at hiding, his aura wouldn't be so easy to conceal completely... And there's another point..."

Great Immortal Zhenyuan said in a deep voice, "For something like the imperial jade seal, whoever holds it in their hands cannot lose it so easily, because holding the imperial jade seal is equivalent to holding Luck. Therefore, generally speaking, even if your magic power is strong and formidable, it is difficult to snatch the imperial jade seal from the hands of its owner..."

"It's too late to say anything now. If, as the Great Immortal said, once the imperial jade seal is in the opponent's hands, he becomes its owner. According to the laws of Luck, how can we find Darwin and take the imperial jade seal back?"

Yang Jian said in a deep voice.

"Heh, it's not that fast!"

Great Immortal Zhenyuan said, "The imperial jade seal is an imperial seal. Only those who bear imperial Luck can use it freely. Ordinary cultivators, or others who do not understand Daoist Magic, need to carry it with them for a long time to refine it. This is the Heavenly Dao. Even someone as strong as Darwin cannot change it!"

"But there is a problem now. Perhaps this old guy has already run away with the imperial jade seal. If we want to find him, it will be extremely difficult!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice.

The main hall instantly fell into silence, but this silence did not last long.

Bang!

Outside the main hall, a person stumbled in, fell to the ground as soon as they entered, and gasped heavily.

"Shi Jingmo? You... what happened to you?"

Tang Ku hurriedly went to help his Disciple up and exclaimed, "Those Saint Seiya from just now shouldn't have been your match, right? How did you get hurt like this? Hmm? Why do you feel much younger than before?"

Shi Jingmo's face seemed to have changed from his previous thirties, nearing forty, to that of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth. He looked full of vitality, but that sense of weakness and the injuries on his body suppressed this vitality.

"Master, I... I saw Darwin... He... he is holding the imperial jade seal in his hand!"

Shi Jingmo said weakly.

"Darwin?"

Tang Ku exclaimed, "You fought him?"

"Yes, Disciple... Disciple was not his match, he... he got away!"

Shi Jingmo said in a deep voice, "Master... quickly... quickly pursue him... Brother Nezha used Zun Zun to lock onto his position. As long as we follow Brother Nezha... we... we can catch up to him!"

As he spoke, Shi Jingmo took out a communicator from his pocket that came with the spaceship; it looked exactly like an energy detector from Dragon Ball. Tang Ku took it and put it on his ear. Sure enough, Nezha's voice appeared in his ear.

"Holy Monk, are you there? Are you there? A spaceship signal will appear before your eyes. As long as you follow this signal, you will be able to find me... Hmm, Darwin's flight speed is not fast, and he hasn't discovered my presence. We need to hurry; he seems to be flying in the direction of the overseas territory..."

"Let's go, let's chase Darwin!"

Tang Ku helped Shi Jingmo sit down to regulate his breathing, and Great Immortal Zhenyuan took out a Medicinal Pill from his bosom and gave it to him to eat. Only then did the group set off, exiting the main hall and flying towards the east.

A triangular light image appeared on the blue lens in front of Tang Ku; it was the signal source emitted by Zun Zun. Tang Ku flew towards the east following the direction of this signal.

Now, following Tang Ku in the pursuit were Zhen Yuanzi, Yang Jian, and Ksitigarbha. Currently, only these few had the ability to fight Darwin. Tang Ku's cultivation had not fully recovered, and although his injuries were healing quickly, in this state, facing Darwin would mean certain death.

"If we encounter him next, there will inevitably be a battle. Sanzang, you have not recovered from your serious injuries, so just stand by and assist from the sidelines. The three of us will join forces, and dealing with one Darwin should not be a problem!"

Ksitigarbha said.

"I understand, rest assured, I won't go up and cause trouble... Hmm, actually, I have been wondering how Darwin managed to steal the imperial jade seal. If it is said that the imperial jade seal will protect the user and envelop him in Luck, there must be various accidents that would prevent Darwin from succeeding, but now..."

Tang Ku frowned slightly while flying.

"Hearing your description of the Dream World and the Reality World... I do have a conjecture!"

Ksitigarbha said in a deep voice, "These two worlds... if we follow the Universe perspective you told me about before, can actually be completely regarded as two parallel worlds, right? Then, the imperial jade seal jumping between the two actually has a blank area, which is the moment when the two worlds merge. The imperial jade seal is in Chang'an, whether it is the Dream World or the Reality World, it can exert a huge effect and can appear by the user's side at any time..."

"Especially when the two machines are connecting the two worlds, this kind of jumping is even easier to happen... However, if the machines of the two worlds are destroyed, at the moment of merger, there must be a special blank, a time when the imperial jade seal cannot function at all..."

"That is to say, Darwin actually let us destroy the machine on purpose, and then took advantage of that blank period... to steal the imperial jade seal?"

Tang Ku couldn't help but say through gritted teeth, "This guy is truly calculating!"

Great Immortal Zhenyuan said in a deep voice: "I think it might be more than that. The merger of the two worlds will cause a certain degree of chaos in the rules of this Universe, because the will of the Universe cannot judge the truth or falsehood of the two worlds, which is why this blank occurs... I think some strange change must have occurred in our Universe, but I haven't felt exactly where the change is yet!"

Everyone fell silent. A moment later, Nezha's voice came from the communicator, saying urgently: "Holy Monk, Holy Monk..."

Tang Ku hurriedly responded: "What's wrong? Did he change his route? Where did he go?"

"Uh, actually it's not... I just want to tell you that you don't need to come so urgently. Someone has temporarily stopped Darwin!"