Chapter 40: Taiji Bag and Haotian Mirror

  The Taiji Bag and the Huantian Mirror met again on Mount Kongtong after being separated for many years. These two divine artifacts were born as sworn enemies, each suppressing the other. The Huantian Mirror possessed unparalleled power, but was first restrained by Fuxi, preventing it from fully utilizing its abilities. Over 3,000 years ago, in a great war, it lost to the Taiji Bag wielded by Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi, marking its only defeat since its creation. However, this loss was not acknowledged willingly, and later, Guangchengzi sealed its powers entirely, leaving it frustrated and unable to express itself, merely being treated as a talking copper mirror for people's entertainment. This was unbearable for an extraordinary divine artifact like the Huantian Mirror, which had been harboring resentment under dual restraints until one day, Zhao Wujin's Chi Yang True Qi inadvertently lifted Guangchengzi's seal during a test, finally giving it an opportunity to vent its frustrations. And today, it coincidentally encountered its arch-nemesis - the Taiji Bag! It could no longer hold back!

  Qingyan had no idea what Huatian Jian was thinking, he really didn't know that the spiritual nature of this peerless divine artifact was beyond human imagination. Since he took out the Taiji bag, he had already taken a step towards the Ghost Gate Pass!

  Firstly, Haotian Jian was the first to make a move, its temperament is warlike and extremely arrogant. Although the seal on itself has only been lifted by just a tiny bit, it still recklessly made its move without any regard for consequences!

  Haotian Mirror emitted a faint yellow glow, which quickly wrapped Qingyan into its circle. Qingyan was caught off guard and hadn't expected such a situation to arise. While still in confusion, he felt the true energy within his body stirring, and the reaction of the Taiqing Dao power was much faster than Qingyan's. Immediately, the energy coursed through his entire body, ready for battle! "What's going on? Is there an enemy?" Qingyan asked, still unclear about the situation. He also sensed that something was amiss, but where was the enemy?

  Just thinking of this, the Taiji bag in his hand emitted a very fast vibration, as if it also knew the danger. Qingyan was greatly shocked and wanted to withdraw from the place surrounded by Huang Mang, but he used all his strength and his body didn't move at all. Instead, the Huang Mang became more and more dense, and the Haotian Mirror in front of him couldn't even reflect his own shadow. A soft hum suddenly came from the Haotian Mirror, and a very strong beam of light shot out from the mirror surface, with an aura that could pierce the sun and moon, aimed directly at Qingyan's Taiji bag!

  Things happened too suddenly, too quickly. By the time Qingyan realized that the enemy was Haotian Mirror, and also felt the huge lethality of that beam of light, it seemed that everything was already too late!

  A beam of light shot straight at him, and Qingyan, who was completely immobilized, couldn't dodge it. He saw himself becoming the first target of this divine artifact's wrath after being suppressed for thousands of years. The accumulated resentment of over 3,000 years was suddenly vented out, and his face was already filled with bitter smiles. "What is this! Am I a jinx?"

  Qingyan's body was unable to move, but the Taiqing Dao power inside his body had not been idle. The rapid running of his intention struggled to break free from the shackles of Huang Tianjian, but the difference in strength was too great and everything was in vain!

  The beam has arrived, Qingyan closed his eyes and waited for death. At this moment, he suddenly thought of someone he had met before, the daughter of Lian Tianyuan, the master of the Heavenly Fire Palace, who didn't even know who she was - "I wonder if her illness has healed?" Qingyan said to himself. Finally, a powerful force burst through the protective circle of Taicheng's power that protected his body, instantly entering his body, and he felt a slight pain, like being bitten by a mosquito. "Is this what death tastes like?" Qingyan whispered, and then lost consciousness.

  The threat of death, Qingyan has experienced twice. Once was the battle between Zhao Wujin and Yin Huo Guo Yunjie, that time he almost died too, fortunately Zhao Wujin finally turned defeat into victory, the two fought a circle in the Ghost Gate Pass and came back again, Qingyan also felt at that time how close death was, so clear. This time is also, almost met with King Yan, fortunately King Yan didn't have time to receive him yet, he came back!

  The beam of light emitted by Haotianjian had just penetrated Qingyan's body when the Taiji bag, which was still shaking violently, suddenly emitted a million golden lights. The beam of light was cut off at the waist by the golden light, and Qingyan immediately regained his lost consciousness. He felt a warm flow of air entering his body from the Taiji bag in his hand, rapidly repairing the damaged meridians he had suffered earlier. In an instant, Qingyan felt that his spiritual shock injury had healed.

  Qingyan narrowly escaped death and was both shocked and delighted. When she opened her eyes, she saw a brilliant golden light illuminating the room, making everything shine brightly.

  Looking again, the golden light was emitted from those golden threads on the Taixu bag, and that warm flow of air continued to flow into his body. He thought to himself, "This is indeed a divine artifact! I was wrong before, I shouldn't have underestimated you!" Just as Qingyan apologized, the situation changed again!

  Haotian Jian suffered a setback with just one move, how could he be willing to accept it? Moreover, his arch-nemesis Taizong's seal was also showing signs of being lifted.

  Huang Tian Jian emitted a loud noise, and a beam of light that was even stronger than before shot out again. Qing Yan's eyes were almost blinded by the intense light, and he could only see the golden light emanating from Taiji Bag growing more and more intense as it resisted Huang Tian Jian's wild attack with all its might. The two powerful forces were evenly matched, neither willing to yield, and for a time they were locked in a stalemate that was difficult to break.

  Qingyan was in a precarious situation, and the taste was extremely unbearable. Although the Taiji bag provided some protection, the attack from the Huantian Mirror was too fierce. The powerful beam of light couldn't penetrate directly, but it was highly concentrated, and the golden light of the Taiji bag could only block most of the attacks. Qingyan had to rely on himself to defend against the remaining attacks.

  Qingyan's Taicheng Dao power was desperately running inside his body, and his true energy had set up a layer of air walls three inches outside his body. This was the limit of Qingyan's cultivation, and he could only reach three inches outside his body with his energy. Any further would be beyond his capabilities.

  However, even the Taicheng Dao power could only block part of the Huantian Mirror's attack. Qingyan felt the penetrating force constantly entering his body, but fortunately, there was still a warm flow of air from the Taiji bag that was continuously circulating to repair his damaged body.

  Qingyan thought to himself, "Isn't the Huantian Mirror sealed? How can it still have such incredible power? If this is its current state, then it must be even more terrifying when it's at its peak! Luckily, I have the Taiji bag here. But wasn't the Taiji bag also sealed? What exactly is going on?"

  This matter can only be made clear by Guang Chengzi, who had once sealed the two divine artifacts. At the time of sealing Taiji Bag, Guang Chengzi thought that if one day Huatian Mirror were to be unsealed first and wreak havoc on the world again, perhaps only Taiji Bag could control it. However, Taiji Bag would not be able to control Huatian Mirror without being unsealed itself. Therefore, when sealing Taiji Bag, Guang Chengzi made Huatian Mirror the prerequisite for unsealing, so that as long as Huatian Mirror attacks Taiji Bag, its seal will naturally open. Of course, once Huatian Mirror is controlled by Taiji Bag, the two divine artifacts will be automatically sealed again. Thus, these two divine artifacts are like a pair of brothers in adversity, one unsealing the other, and if they attack each other, they will both be sealed again.

  In this way, the two great divine artifacts attacked and defended each other for a full hour. The Huatian Mirror had been attacking for a long time without showing any signs of weakening, its emitted light beams growing stronger and stronger, its momentum more and more vigorous. The Taiji Bag was also rising with the tide, not weaker than the Huatian Mirror. It was only pitiful for Qingyan in the middle, whose meridians were damaged and then repaired, repaired and then damaged again, coming and going back and forth countless times, truly several cycles of reincarnation without end!

  Haotian Jian's flames burned brighter and more fiercely, the Taiji Bag showed no signs of defeat, its endurance as strong as it was over 3,000 years ago. Haotian Jian, determined to avenge his previous arrow wound, launched a final attack, with no intention of retreating or showing mercy, he wanted to perish together with the Taiji Bag, destroying everything in their path!

  Qingyan felt something was wrong, because the Taiji bag stopped transmitting airflow to him. The ten thousand golden lights that had been surging and rising suddenly dimmed down. Qingyan only felt a shock in his hand, and the Taiji bag slipped out of his hand and floated in mid-air. The five-colored silk ribbon that had been tied tightly automatically untied itself, and the mouth of the Taiji bag faced Huang Tianjian motionless and quietly waiting.

  At the same time, the Haotian Mirror's beam of light suddenly retracted, and the thick yellow mist also slowly returned to its body. The smooth mirror surface flickered, as if carefully examining the Taiji pouch in front of it.

  Qingyan looked at this situation and felt inexplicable, what was going on? Were they not fighting anymore? Were they going to negotiate?

  Qingyan was just about to say a few words of harmony and unity, in order to ease the tension, when suddenly a loud roar came from the Huatian Mirror.

  It's a roar! It's the kind of suppressed humiliation that has been endured for many years, and when an opportunity arises to vent it out, it becomes an unstoppable, unrelenting, and desperate roar!

  With a loud roar, Haotian Mirror finally launched its final attack!

  A beam of light shot out again, just like thousands of suns appearing at the same time, shining to the extreme! Not only was it bright, but also had an indestructible power, directly irradiating the Taiji bag!

  The Taiji bag also made a move in the roar, and the original one-foot-long six-inch-wide bag suddenly expanded several times. The mouth of the bag flashed directly towards the extremely bright light beam shot by Haotian Mirror.

  Qingyan's eyes were shut tight by the intense bright light, just as Taiji Bag and Haotian Mirror went all out in a fierce battle. He felt that the fiery red true energy inside his body rose again from his dantian, the scorching true energy making his blood boil and burn! His face turned crimson, and his body emitted a fiery red mist, surrounding him and the two divine artifacts.

  A loud crash, Taiji pouch and Huangtian mirror finally clashed, strong against strong! Qingyan felt an unprecedentedly powerful force rushing over, as if a hundred million kilograms of giant stone was pressing on his body. His throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, splashing onto the Taiji pouch and Huangtian mirror in front of him. His body was shaken by the tremendous force, rolling over several times, "thud" sound, firmly falling onto the big bed behind, and then lost consciousness!

  It was unclear how much time had passed before Qingyan regained consciousness. It hurt so much! This was his current feeling, as if his entire body had fallen apart, with not a single bone intact and his muscles seemingly torn from the inside out - it was all just pain! However, after circulating his true energy several times, he felt much better. Qingyan knew that if it weren't for Zhao Wujin's protection of the Chi Yang True Energy he left behind, he would likely have been severely injured by that massive force.

  Slowly getting out of bed, Qingyan looked towards Haotianjian with a bit of trepidation, "Ah!" Qingyan exclaimed in surprise, Haotianjian was gone!

  He didn't even care about his physical pain anymore, Qingyan jumped off the bed and came to where Haotianjian was originally standing.

  Nothing was left but the purple heartwood frame, and the Heaven Mirror, which was as tall as a person, had disappeared!

  Qingyan was stunned for a long time, shook his head and searched the house again, only to see that the Taiji bag had returned to its original state, lying quietly on the ground. Next to it was something shiny. He quickly picked up the Taiji bag and took the shiny object in his hand, examining it carefully to find that it was a copper mirror the size of a palm.

  The copper mirror is octagonal in shape, with extremely fine workmanship. The mirror surface is bright and shiny, reflecting clearly when looked at. The back of the copper mirror is engraved with strange but beautiful patterns. The copper mirror is only half an inch thick, but it feels heavy in hand.

  Qing Yan looked carefully for a while, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the Heavenly Mirror! It's the Heavenly Mirror!"

  After calling out, the copper mirror still faintly transmitted Qingyan's voice, only much softer than before. It was indeed the Haotian Mirror!

  Qingyan really couldn't accept that the originally towering Haotian Mirror had become so small and delicate, it was too wonderful!

  The Haotian Mirror has shrunk and isn't as temperamental as before, but Qingyan fiddled with it for a long time without being able to make it emit light again. In the end, there was nothing they could do about it.

  The Taiji pouch is still the same, with the Forgetful Fan, Hanxi Bi and other items inside. Qingyan holds the Huatian Mirror in his right hand and the Taiji Pouch in his left hand, already possessing two of the three treasures of Guangcheng. Having obtained a pair of these extraordinary divine instruments all at once, Qingyan can't help but burst into laughter, feeling an overwhelming sense of accomplishment as if everything is within his grasp!

  After laughing loudly, Qingyan thought of some questions again. What's going on? How did the Huatian Mirror shrink?

  This thing is something Qingyan can't figure out no matter how hard he tries!

  At the time of the final showdown between Taiji Pouch and Haotian Mirror, Taiji Pouch was slightly superior, absorbing all the strong light emitted by Haotian Mirror into its pouch. However, the powerful backlash also caused Qingyan to spit out blood. It was precisely Qingyan's blood that restored Haotian Mirror to its original form. To be aware that any magical treasure has a property of harmony with human essence and intent, Haotian Mirror is no exception. At that time, it had just been defeated by Taiji Pouch, its energy greatly depleted, giving Qingyan the opportunity to merge it with his essence, and with the re-entry of Qingyan's Chi Yang True Energy into its body, another seal was lifted, restoring it to its original form. However, after the battle between Haotian Mirror and Taiji Pouch, it was sealed again!

  Qingyan didn't know all this, and finally put the Huatian Mirror into the Taiji bag. Looking at the two who were just fighting to the death, now quietly staying together, he smiled in his heart, "What a perfect pair of enemies!"

  Who would have thought that these two treasures had sealed each other!