Chapter 15: The Battle of Divine Instruments (Part 2)

  The Prayer Heaven Wheel was left by Lian Yun Zushi, and it belongs to the middle-grade immortal artifact. It is a guest star of evil demons and evil paths. As long as it is used properly, it can completely disperse the evil energy and use the prayer method to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, making them never able to transcend forever. Its effect is especially significant when dealing with monsters. It is all the guest stars that cultivate evil demons with animal bodies. If someone from the demon sect sees this object, they will be frightened and escape in panic.

  Relying on the power of the Prayer Heaven Wheel, Zhi Shui Dao Zun had previously severely injured Wu Xuan Ben Zun who acted rashly. That was just a physical attack without any magical decision injected. At this moment, under the full force of Zhi Shui Dao Zun's urging, the Prayer Heaven Wheel is gradually revealing its true face. The disk-like body is constantly expanding, and under the illumination of golden light, it makes people unable to see its appearance clearly. A vague low hum keeps echoing around it, giving people a sense of stirring their souls.

  The source of water is one of the five artifacts of Wuzhao Xian, and it can release all the power of the original water. However, because it itself is inferior to Qitian Lun in terms of quality, and Shuiyun's cultivation is also inferior to Zhi Shui Daozun, it was instantly suppressed and could only shrink within five meters in front of Shuiyun. The blue ripples trembled with the increasingly powerful aura of Qitian Lun.

  Under the powerful oppression, Shui Yun could no longer let her Qi spiral out of control. In desperation, she first launched an attack. Her left palm pressed down on her right shoulder, and her right palm lightly floated above her head. All the blue light converged wildly towards her right palm. "North Essence Water, the source of water." As her right palm swung down, a massive blue river burst forth with a loud rumbling sound, sweeping across the sky. The rushing river water was like a mountain flood bursting through the dam, pouring down from above without any warning, heavily striking the Qitian Wheel with a deafening roar.

  Dao Zun's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she naturally knew that this was not real river water, but a vast magical power. Even with the obstruction of the Vajra Mantra, she could still clearly feel the surging power of the Heavenly River, and her heart suddenly rose with several points of worry.

  Mù Sōng's expression was equally tense, when he saw Zhǐ Shuǐ Dào Zūn summon the Qí Tiān Lún, his face had already changed. He never thought that this seemingly unremarkable Lián Yún Zōng Zhǐ Shuǐ True Man would have the cultivation of a Daoist immortal, and also possess a celestial artifact at the same time. In this situation, it's not necessarily possible to win him over with just charm.

  As the Milky Way poured down, the face of Zhi Shui Dao Zun became as calm as an ancient well without ripples. He continued to change his magic decisions, allowing the prayer wheel in front of him to defend against the crazy impact of the Milky Way. The golden light illuminated the sky, and the impact of the Milky Way did not make Zhi Shui Dao Zun retreat half a step.

  "Subdue the evil, descend the magic, refine the ghosts and souls, pray for the heavenly wheel to turn." The four sentences of the mantra shook everyone's heart like a deep bell. The prayer wheel in the sky began to rotate slowly under the impact of the Milky Way, and the golden light flashed continuously with its rotation. The speed of the prayer wheel's rotation became faster and faster, and soon formed a huge golden whirlpool. The impact of the Milky Way was no longer blocked, but was directly sucked into the whirlpool. The golden whirlpool formed by the prayer wheel was like a bottomless pit, receiving all the waves and impacts of the Milky Way without any scattering.

  The smile finally appeared on the face of Piaoyu Daozun, and the handling of Zhi Shui Daozun made her very satisfied.

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun manipulated the Prayer Wheel while focusing his gaze on the Water Rhythm in front of him. As the Heavenly River couldn't produce any effect and was extremely draining to his spiritual power, the protective glow around Water Rhythm had dimmed significantly.

  The clear and refreshing feeling was overwhelmed by the golden whirlpool in front of her, which was as oppressive as a great mountain, making it hard for her to breathe. No matter how she urged her magic power, she couldn't take a step beyond the Thunder Pool. Just as she gritted her teeth and was about to throw the Water Source into the Heavenly River for a final attempt, she heard the voice of Zhi Shui Dao Zun.

  "Shui Yun Zong Zhu, we both belong to the Orthodox Way, there's no need to fight to the death. This is the sacred land of the Fan Xin Zong, if we really unleash the power of our magical artifacts, it might affect the sacred land. How about this, let's end things peacefully and consider the previous bet just a joke? After returning, I'll properly discipline that disciple."

  Shui Yun's words were indeed a great concession to Shizhushui. With over 2,000 years of cultivation, she naturally knew that even if she unleashed the full power of her water source, it would be impossible to defeat Shizhushui in this situation. How could she not take advantage of such a good opportunity? She let out a soft sigh and said, "Shizhushui, I was at fault earlier. Thank you for sparing me. Let's withdraw our powers together." The blue and gold light simultaneously surged, and Shui Yun and Shizhushui flew back more than 100 meters. The Water Source and the Praying Heaven Wheel returned to their original forms when they were first summoned, and with the urging of their magic seals, they disappeared into thin air. The tense atmosphere dissipated. In the sky, only Shui Yun's face showed a hint of loss, while Shizhushui's expression remained unchanged.

  The Buddha smiled faintly and waved his hand, saying: "The sutra has been spoken. The venerable Mahākā?yapa and all the bhikkhus, bhikkhunis, upasakas, and upasikas, as well as all the heavenly beings and humans in the world, have heard what the Buddha has said and are all greatly delighted, believing, receiving, and practicing it. The two Dharma friends can harmonize and conclude the assembly, which is a blessing for my Right Dharma." The yellow light of the Vajra Mantra disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

  In a flash, Zhi Shui Dao and Shui Yun descended to the ground one after another. Zhi Shui said: "Shui Yun's cultivation is profound, worthy of being one of the five masters of Wu Zhao Xian. I, Zhi Shui, offer my respects. In the future, if there is an opportunity, I will definitely exchange experiences in cultivating the truth with Master."

  The icy demeanor on Shui Yun's face thawed slightly, and she let out a soft sigh: "The 'frog in the well' comment was not entirely undeserved. I, Shui Yun, previously acted rashly and ask for your forgiveness, Honorable Zhi Shui Dao. From now on, I hope that our Five Elements Sect can form an eternal alliance with your noble sect."

  Piao Yu Dao Zun smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'no fight, no acquaintance', you don't have to be polite to each other anymore. Since we've ended on a harmonious note, it's all for the better. From now on, our two sects must make more contributions to subdue demons and evil spirits."

  Even if others couldn't see it, Mù Sōng, who was familiar with Shuǐ Yùn, understood that Shuǐ Yùn had actually lost the previous contest. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face as he slightly bowed to Piāo Miǎo Dào Zūn and said, "You're right, fellow Daoist."

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun suddenly let out a light hum, saying: "Where did that little Ha Long run off to? He didn't listen to my instructions and spoke out of turn. I must punish him. It's also good to give an account to the two Sect Masters, Shui Yun and Mu Song."

  Dao Xuan smiled slightly and said, "He left early. His cultivation is too poor and he can't make any contribution to our demon-sweeping operation. When you were fighting earlier, I ordered him to return to Lianyun Mountain first."

  Shui Yun Dao: "Stop blaming Guimen Xia, what he said earlier was nothing wrong."

  Zhi Shui let out a soft sigh and said, "The Sect Master doesn't know, but this kid Hai Long is really too arrogant. No matter what the occasion, he never shows any restraint. If this continues, it will greatly affect the reputation of our Lian Yun Sect. Eldest Senior Sister, you're spoiling him too much! Even if he's left now, I won't let him off when he gets back. If we don't make him suffer a bit more, he'll never understand reason."

  Lian Shu smiled and said, "Actually, that child is just a bit more straightforward in his personality, there's no great fault. Zhi Shui Dao Zun, if your esteemed sect doesn't like such a disciple, why not let him join my Buddhist sect instead, and become a disciple of my Lotus Sect?"

  Wu Yun smiled slightly and said, "Junior sister, so you've also noticed that the child has a Buddha-like nature. I've already mentioned this proposal before, but the Floating Void Daoist won't give it up easily! The child's innate conditions are extremely good; if he doesn't take a detour, he'll definitely become an extraordinary talent of my Orthodox Path in the future. If there's an opportunity later on, perhaps we won't need to do much, and he'll enter my Buddhist sect on his own."

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun slightly shook his head and said, "The plans of the two Sect Masters will probably not come to fruition. My shifu's sister dotes on this little disciple, and the Gate Master Shixiong also attaches great importance to him, so they definitely won't give in."

  Tong He Zhen Ren burst out laughing and said, "Fellow Taoist friends, you are really interesting. First, you were fighting each other, now you've changed to competing for disciples. I think we should return to the Pu Xin Sect's sacred land and continue discussing our plan to exterminate the demons."

  The Abbot of Wuyun Sect said: "I really should be polite, fellow Taoist friends, please."

  Piaoyu Daozun gazed deeply in the direction where Hailong had left earlier, saying quietly to herself: Whether this period of training will be beneficial for your cultivation depends on yourself. You must return safely to Lianyun Mountain! Hailong's departure made her feel a strong sense of loss, and now she was somewhat regretful of her previous decision.

  Hai Long slipped away when Zun was praying to the Heavenly Wheel in the Still Water Path, at that time everyone's attention was focused on the two people dueling, even if one had a high level of cultivation, no one noticed him. With an excited mood, Hai Long followed the mountain foot forest path, urging his magical power to the limit, and flew extremely fast towards the distance.

  "Shut up, you old witch! You think it's easy to capture me? Just wait, once I surpass your cultivation level, I'll make you kneel at my feet and beg for mercy. Dammit, those guys' cultivations are all so abnormal, just one of them glaring at me is unbearable. Looks like I really need to hurry back to the mountain and cultivate properly. Without strong power as a backing, it's always going to be bullying. Ah, if that weird senior would teach me his dao techniques, that'd be great - even the fairy sister calls him senior, so his cultivation must be very profound." As he muttered to himself, Hailong had already run over ten miles away.

  In the process of urging the power of the law, the sea dragon surprisingly discovered that although his own cultivation realm had not improved, his law power was no longer as easily exhausted as before. His spiritual platform was like a warehouse, and the law power would flow in to supplement it from the spiritual platform whenever some were consumed, galloping for several hours without feeling tired at all.

  Half a day later, the Sea Dragon had already left the Holy Land of the Mantra Sect more than 200 miles away. Although he didn't feel any shortage of mana, the long flight also made him somewhat mentally exhausted.

  The sound of flowing water came from a short distance ahead, and the dragon's heart was delighted. He thought to himself that since there was water, there must be fish too. In these days in the mountains, every day was just fruit, Huang Jing, Shou Wu and other things, his mouth had long been tired of them. This was exactly an opportunity to open his appetite. His body moved according to his thoughts, and after a few ups and downs, he flipped over a small hillside, and a small river about five meters wide appeared in front of him. The water was clear and transparent, and the sound of hitting the stones in the river was constantly ringing, which sounded extremely pleasant.

  He plopped himself down on the ground, stretching out his somewhat tired legs and taking in the fresh air. "This is a pretty good spot," he muttered to himself. "There are trees, water, and the air is fresh. Since it's still early, I'll just take a rest for a bit before moving on."

  A faint stream of air rose within him, slowly circulating and continuously nourishing his body with each breath. The mental fatigue disappeared after the air flow had rotated around his body for several laps.

  "Wow, cultivating is so great, I can recover my physical state without sleeping. No wonder the masters are always closed-door cultivation." Playing with the Qian Kun ring on his hand, he thought of the ethereal and otherworldly temperament of Xian Nü Jie Jie, and Hai Long couldn't help but feel a few strands of nostalgia. "Xian Nü Jie Jie seems to be genuinely good to me, giving me such a precious thing, and even afraid that Zhi Shui Lao Yao would punish me, letting me run away first. Later, I must treat her well. Unfortunately, cultivating is so difficult, if I want to have the same realm as her, I must make her my wife, anyway, she won't get old, having such a beautiful wife, it's enviable to death for Dou Ya Er that kid. How do I use this Qian Kun ring? Let me try." Closing his eyes, he slowly guided his own magic power into his fingers. His whole body shook, and he was surprised to find that he felt a sense of emptiness, and where the magic power flowed in, there was a weak suction force. Opening his eyes, he saw that the originally dull ring now flashed with a circle of cyan light, Hai Long scratched his head, still not understanding how to use the Qian Kun ring.

  Suddenly, a whistling sound came from behind, and Hai Long's reaction was extremely swift due to his long-term play with Xiao Jing Ling. He swiftly dodged to the side and stretched out his hand to grab at the incoming object. The thing that broke through the air turned out to be just a leaf. A strange thing happened - when the leaf came into contact with the blue light on the Qian Kun Ring, the light surged, and the leaf disappeared.

  Hailong suddenly understood the usage of Qiankun Ring, it turned out that as long as he touched the things he wanted to store into the light emitted by the ring, they could be stored inside. Under the influence of novelty, he continuously put the stones and wood on the ground into the Qiankun Ring, with very good results, each success further solidifying Hailong's confidence.

  After a while, the dragon stopped because he suddenly thought of a problem. He looked at the ring with a bitter smile and said: "It's packed in, but how do I get it out? If the fairy sister finds out that I've packed a lot of garbage in, she'll probably be angry. Come on, come on, all of you come out."

  It was as if he had understood his words, and the Qing Guang of the Kunlun Ring burst forth in a big way. The things that were packed into it earlier actually appeared neatly in front of him. The control of taking objects was actually completed by intention.

  The trial revealed the use of the乾坤戒, and Hai Long couldn't help but get extremely excited. "Treasure, it's really a good treasure! From now on, no matter where I go, I won't need to bring any gifts!" He said to the fairy sister, "You're too good to me!" He suddenly felt a bit hungry, "First, let's find something delicious to eat before we continue." Since leaving Lian Yun Sect, he hadn't eaten anything yet.

  He casually broke off a branch from the big tree beside him, and Ha Long walked to the clear river with a sly smile. The clear river water provided him with convenience, and the fish swimming happily in the river appeared clearly before his eyes.