Chapter Seventeen: Refining the Banner

  In the sacred realm, Jīn Wū felt a suffocating sensation, but no matter how he calculated, he couldn't get to the bottom of it. In the vastness, there was a feeling of being stabbed by someone, but he didn't know where it hurt. Was it because his cultivation had been too hasty, causing him to become restless and anxious, with an unquiet mind?

  It's not the little golden crow, something must have happened, but I can feel its existence, everything is going according to my plan, searching everywhere for a weakness in this world, or rather, a way to control it.

  That's what it means to be a human being, when on someone else's turf, it's better to keep a low profile, otherwise you won't even know how you're being bullied.

  Lu Yao Daojun was extremely satisfied, and after putting away the small golden crow, he branded his divine consciousness in the crow's body. Unless it was discovered through absolute refinement, how could the Golden Crow Taoist re-refine his already completed small golden crow? He hurried to Yang Mei Da Xian's grand hall where she was refining the Star Chart Banner to take a look at the situation.

  Yang Mei the Great Immortal said to the group of gods and demons: "Everyone, please hand over your congenital spiritual treasures first. Then we can start making the Star Chart Banner!"

  The gods were reluctant in their hearts, and these spiritual treasures were all condensed with the hard work of countless people. It was said that they would be destroyed, but no one was willing to take them out. This was already the nth time Yang Mei Da Xian urged, but no one was willing to come forward.

  Lu Yao looked at this scene and sighed in his heart: "This bad guy is still up to me."

  He moved his body, and three figures flashed out, each holding an ancient sword in their hands, surrounding the crowd. With a surge of energy, he shouted at the crowd: "Fellow Taoists, have you forgotten your promise in the great hall? Have you forgotten the crisis that lies within yourselves?"

  Everyone was shocked, what kind of formation is this, endless killing intent came face to face. Immediately, four people could not withstand this endless killing intent. These four people immediately raised their hands and took out the spiritual treasures they had refined, which were the Eight Trigrams Flag, the Five Elements Ring, the Purple Thunder Hammer, and the Yin-Yang Sword. These four spiritual treasures were all condensed from the elements of chaos or the five elements, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, each with its own use.

  The four of them erased the mark of the original spirit from these four spiritual treasures, and the four spiritual treasures seemed to know that disaster was approaching, suddenly making a sound, flying out into the sky. The four of them hastily used their techniques, grasping them in their hands, still jumping about restlessly.

  The crowd couldn't bear to offend Lu Ya Daojun, so they took out their spiritual treasures and wiped away the mark of their primordial spirit. Five people occupied positions according to the five elements' generating and overcoming principles. These five people shone like five bright stars. They corresponded to the five organs and six viscera of the human body. The heart stored the spirit, the liver stored the soul, the spleen stored the will, the lungs stored the vital energy, and the kidneys stored the essence. This provided a constant supply of vitality for the stars, allowing those celestial bodies to possess spirit, soul, will, vital energy, and essence. These five people were to provide the main banner with vital energy.

  Yang Mei Da Xian carefully explained the refining mantra of the Star Flag, and each transmitted 30 million handprints. Every 30 million handprints formed a combination, with different printing methods for each one. The five people savored this carefully before starting to refine the flag.

  Led by Yang Meidaxian, the six people each held a spiritual treasure and cast out boundless hand seals, triggering their own yuan Shen's six spiritual treasures to smelt. The six pairs of hands changed seals continuously under the guidance of the yuan Shen, melting the six spiritual treasures and constantly casting mysterious array seals into the spiritual treasure. In an instant, the six people flew out with a series of handprints, and in a moment, 180 million handprints were submerged in the spiritual treasure. They shouted in unison: "Break!"

  Those six congenital spiritual treasures suddenly shattered and opened, bursting out with six groups of chaotic spiritual energy. This energy was a piece of chaos, gray and misty, emitting boundless vital energy and flowing with the rules of the Great Way.

  Six people forgot to glance, continuing to quickly slap out handprints. The six groups of spiritual energy gradually gathered together, slowly condensing into one. The chaotic spiritual energy gradually coalesced into a treasure, which was a large gray banner with a group of heavenly stars and constellations on it. There were 365 main stars and 84,000 secondary stars on the banner, faintly visible in the center.

  This master flag can be said to be an array eye, it can trigger this star great formation.

  Then, corresponding to the seven mansions of Sun, Moon, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, refine twenty-eight rods of flags, with twelve secondary flags under each flag.

  The two who had been quietly cultivating and comprehending in the extremely yin victorious realm opened their eyes, and two golden gazes shot towards the primordial chaos.

  "The Taoist friend, the power of this star is not ordinary. Just by laying out the formation's instruments, it has destroyed so many spiritual treasures from the Chaos Realm. They are all nurtured by the Chaos and are roughly on the same level as our own spiritual treasures."

  Pangu nodded and said, "This Star Du Grand Array is connected to the essence of 365 people, and the essence of the four spirits of heaven and earth has transformed into the power of the four dimensions. This is truly worthy of me, Pangu."

  "Perhaps the stars in that piece of heaven and earth will be perfected this time."

  Pangu said: "I don't know how many of these gods and demons can be left, the Great Way wants us to kill them, in fact it's for the development and fate of this universe. It's the inevitable result of the Great Way evolving from me."

  Xuan Huang Dao said: "Above and below, the four directions are called Yu, from ancient times to the present is called Zhou. But now it's still mainly about the chaos that has not been separated. This universe is not quite worthy of its name, heaven and earth and all things are not visible, I don't know how Yang Mei will go about transforming heaven and earth and all things. We have always been quietly paying attention, I know your thoughts, but others do not know, they see Dao You as the first executioner who slaughtered the chaotic spirits of the universe, a knife in the hand of the Great Dao, wanting to get rid of it quickly. Will Yang Mei go about transforming heaven and earth? They still want to deal with Dao Xiong."

  "Take another look, thousands of innocent lives have been lost. How many people have died at our hands? It's not because we're cruel, but because they used the name of the Great Way to slaughter each other. Yang Mei Bu's Starry Sky Array has brought about a thousand thoughts among these innocent lives. Who knows what they're thinking? If fellow daoists give up and destroy themselves, I think this world will definitely perish, and both the Chaos and the Great Way will be destroyed."

  Pangu was about to refute, but heard Xuan Huang continue: "This chaos is the Great Way's, not a fellow Taoist's, and it's not something you can abandon at will. The way of evolution of this Great Way is also not decided by us."

  Pangu sighed and said: "Perhaps I was wrong, the Great Way gave me a mission, but I avoided it." He bowed to Xuanyuan and said: "Thank you, fellow Taoist."

  Pangu said: "I see that fellow Daoist has made a major breakthrough, with three green lotus flowers gathering at the top, it is indeed mysterious and unparalleled."

  Xuan Huang Dao said: "I don't know either, there is no specific mind method, it's as if it comes naturally, and the three green lotus flowers seem to be very far away from me."

  Pangu thought for a moment and said, "This heaven and earth have too many mysteries, the Great Way is not something we can comprehend."

  Xuan Huang Dao said: "Alas, people are foolish, thinking they can control the Great Way."

  Pangu let out a long sigh, this sigh lingering on and on, drifting in the chaos, stirring up countless emotions.

  But how many people understand this feeling? Everyone is busy cheating and deceiving each other, busy competing for fame and profit.

  When the Star Flag was formed, the four spirits of heaven and earth gained a deeper understanding, and their cultivation of the heart method also reached a new level. Since this might be related to their own life issues, no one dared to slack off, especially Jin Wu Dao Ren, who had ambitions and knew how to cherish his own life.

  Jin Wudao is also considered a wise person, with the deepest understanding of the Tao among the Four Spirits. Although he has some hidden wounds that have caused his cultivation to decline, no one can surpass him.

  Using the way of beheading corpses to refine a small golden crow and transform into a body, it can be said that helping others is also a manifestation of his extraordinariness.

  He was also the first to refine a avatar. This incarnation is like a golden god, with a clear and handsome appearance, eyebrows and eyes like a phoenix, majestic without anger, wearing a magnificent golden dragon robe, with a king-like demeanor, emitting a golden aura all over his body, with a three-legged golden crow mark on his forehead, exuding boundless domineering aura in every move.

  This aura forms an invisible pressure that spreads out in all directions, causing all objects around it to tremble with fear. If it continues to spread, this place of seclusion will surely disappear into thin air.

  The emperor withdrew his breath and bowed to the Golden Crow, saying: "I have seen your true self." He turned around and stepped into the lotus flower, sitting down on the lotus platform.

  Jinwu burst out laughing, and with a mysterious smile, he communicated with the small Jinwu. He thought to himself: Yang Mei, watch how I seize this world, and see how I'll deal with you all later. He turned around and left his secluded cultivation chamber, heading towards the grand hall of Lianhua Star Flag.

  Little did they know that everything was secretly manipulated by Lu Ya Daojun, and nothing in the small golden crow could escape his notice. He sneered coldly: "Still don't know who's dealing with whom."

  Jin Wudao saw Lu Yaodao and hurriedly paid his respects, saying: "Thank you, Daoist Master, for imparting the Supreme Heart Method to us. With this lifesaving divine ability, we will surely repay you heavily in the future."

  "It is indeed right, if Lord Dao has any orders, we will certainly follow."

  Xie E then turned around and flashed in with Xu Wu, towards Lu Ya Daojun who hastily paid his respects.

  Jin Wudao said: "The path of human heart is also a rare achievement for these two to cultivate into a Corpse God so quickly."

  Wicked Guan said: "I don't know where the Great Immortal is now, but I still have one or two spiritual treasures here that can also exert some force."

  Lu Yao said: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, let's wait a bit longer for Long Huan."

  This is Long Hui who has already come out of the pass, followed by a dragon king with a human body and a dragon head, wearing a Taoist robe, this is one of his three corpses.

  Long Hui Shi Li Dao: "Very wonderful, with my dragon king incarnation, my Bi Bo Sheng Jing can also be said to have someone sitting in town." He then turned to the dragon king and said: "Thanks to fellow Taoist."

  The dragon king stepped on the clear waves and went towards the depths of chaos.

  Jinwu said with a smile: "You're too impatient, who else would remember that small lake of yours?"

  Long Hui's face turned red, and he said, "Don't worry, don't worry."