Chapter 48: The Divine Beast Red Dragon (Part 1)

  Lian Shu let out a cold hum and said, "I don't want to hear the same words again. Insulting me is fine, but if anyone dares to insult Xiao Huan's sister, that would be taking an enemy stance against our Lianhua Sect."

  At this moment, the master of the Golden Sect, Jin Yi, suddenly shone brightly in his eyes and pointed to the top of Tianfang Mountain: "Look quickly, I'm afraid the treasure is about to be unearthed." Everyone rushed to look up. Indeed, on the top of Tianfang Peak, a soft white light appeared, and the refreshing spiritual energy that made everyone feel comfortable could be clearly felt even at the foot of the mountain.

  Piao Yu Dao Zun said in a cold voice, "Everyone, don't rush, let's wait for now. The treasure has emerged from the ground and possesses the aura of the immortal spirit, it will definitely harm the demons. Let them clash with each other after they obtain the Lao Jun Record, then we'll make our move." One of Xiao Yun's disciples couldn't help but say, "Master, those who are quick have a chance, those who are slow don't! Let's go up!" As he spoke, he was about to ascend the mountain. Xiao Yun slapped him back with his palm and said, "Everyone, calm down, we'll follow Wu Yun Zong's orders."

  Wu Yun smiled and nodded his head, clasped his hands together in gratitude: "Thank you, Master Xiao Zong, for your support. The analysis of the Daoist priest is very reasonable, let's wait for now."

  The originally calm Heavenly Lake was now like a boiling pot, with the lake water gathering and churning up, and a large amount of white spiritual energy constantly overflowing. The two factions of demons were instantly affected under the cover of the spiritual energy, fortunately, they had brought their elite masters this time, and for the time being, they could still hold on.

  Mo Zong Yi Tian and Yao Zong Jin Shi San floated above the Heavenly Lake, their expressions almost identical. Their magical powers had reached the limit, ready to strike at any moment. The Lao Jun Lu was extremely important for both of them. With it, they might be able to smoothly pass the nearly insurmountable Six Heavens Tribulation.

  Today's moonlight is extremely bright, the moon shadow trembles constantly with the ripples on the water surface. The dark red glow of the Heaven-Defying Body and the pale green glow of the Golden Thirteen form a striking contrast. Although the immortal energy is vast and majestic, when it hits their bodies, it is repelled by the demonic and evil energies.

  Jin thirteen used his neutral tone to say: "Er Tian big brother, I think it's better this way. Let's wait until Lao Jun is born into the world, then we can work together to take him down and cultivate together afterwards."

  He snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "You're at least 5,000 years older than me, don't call me big brother. Cultivate with you, a yin-yang person? Am I not plotting with a tiger for its skin? Treasure has virtue, whoever gets it will depend on their own abilities. However, I must warn you, we are both facing the heavenly tribulation's danger right now, when we start fighting later, best not to use more than 30% of your magical powers."

  Jin thirteen didn't get angry because of Rui Tian's words, a gentle smile, said: "Don't be so unfeeling, brother Rui Tian! In this world, you are the one I admire most."

  Even with his cultivation, Ji Tian couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine when he heard Jin Shi San's words. He slightly angrily said: "You dead demon, you'd better not say another word. When the sacred treasure is unearthed, it will definitely be guarded by a spiritual beast. First, take care of the spiritual beast before talking about anything else. If you ruin everything, I won't forgive your demonic sect."

  Just as they were speaking, the water of Heaven's Lake suddenly became extremely turbulent, a loud roar erupted, accompanied by a red light that shot up into the sky. The massive spiritual energy caused both Ji Tian and Jin Thirteen to retreat backwards, not daring to underestimate its power. A gigantic shadow, dozens of feet long, appeared before them. Jin Thirteen exclaimed in shock: "It's bad! This isn't a spirit beast, it's a celestial beast!"

  A gigantic silhouette gradually became clear, and Jitian and Jin thirteen were shocked to see that it was a huge red dragon. The dragon's body was surrounded by a halo of scorching heat, and just as it emerged from the water, half of the water in the vast Heavenly Lake evaporated instantly, and the remaining lake water was completely boiling. This red dragon had an extremely unusual appearance, with a huge head that was completely out of proportion to its body, and the dragon's head was as large as its body. As it let out a deafening roar, the entire Heavenly Mountain seemed to tremble. The red light continued to condense, and the red dragon's body seemed to shrink slightly, but its aura became even more majestic.

  "Quickly, Jin Thirteen! Launch the Great Demon and Monster Array with me. Don't let it break out. The Old Lord's Record must be on its body."

  Jin Shisan Leng said: "With the deployment of the Great Array of Ten Thousand Demons and Ten Thousand Monsters, what about those Orthodox Cultivators below?"

  "Are you still thinking about those things now? Don't you know what the sacred beast represents? Once it erupts, we'll all be dead."

  Jin's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his gentle demeanor completely disappeared. He exchanged a glance with Ze Tian, and taking advantage of the Red Dragon's emergence from the ground, they simultaneously activated the Great Array of Ten Thousand Demons and Monsters. All the high-ranking experts of the two demon clans dispersed to the periphery under their command, as a chilling gust of wind swept through, accompanied by shrill cries of rage. The gray mist suddenly swirled around the Red Dragon, like a swarm of locusts, beginning to corrode its body violently. The Great Array of Ten Thousand Demons and Monsters was one of the strongest forbidden spells of the demon clans, even the divine lightning of the Orthodox sect couldn't break through it. Under the command of the two clan leaders, it instantly unleashed enormous power, and when the Red Dragon's body descended halfway, it suddenly stopped, its protective red halo already corroded away by more than half.

  The red dragon was enraged, constantly roaring with its mouth wide open, spewing out mouthfuls of red flames one after another. However, the Great Demon Array seemed to be stuck to its body like a piece of cotton candy, unaffected by the dragon's fire attacks. Under the powerful seal that gathered the evil energy of heaven and earth, even the stars in the sky dimmed. The dragon's spiritual energy was greatly reduced when it emerged from the water. Li Tian and Jin Shi San had already gained the upper hand, but they didn't relax their guard, constantly urging on their magic to strengthen their attack on the red dragon.

  Under the leadership of Ji Wu and the four great demon kings of the Demon Sect, the masters of both the Demon and Magic sects simultaneously released a vast amount of evil energy to support their sect leader's spellcasting. The scorching hot energy protecting the Red Dragon was being constantly whittled away, it was like a ferocious beast trapped in a cage, desperately struggling free.

  The appearance of the Red Dragon also caught the attention of the Orthodox, who knew what it was. Wuyun took a deep breath and said: "Fortunately, we listened to the words of the Daoist Master Piaomiao and did not rush up the mountain too early. Whether it is the magic array of the two religions of Yao and Mo, or this divine beast born from absorbing the spiritual energy of the immortals, neither can be dealt with by us. Daoist Master Piaomiao, what should we do now?"

  She hesitated for a moment, just as she was wondering how to respond, when a voice like the buzzing of mosquitoes came into her ear, "Take everyone up the mountain and wait for an opportunity." Upon hearing this voice, her heart calmed down, and in a low tone, she said, "For now, the two demon clans are too busy to bother with us. Let's head up the mountain first, then we'll wait for our chance."

  Wu Yun nodded and said in a low voice, "After going up the mountain, everyone be careful, use your own magic treasure to defend yourself with all your might, let's go." As he spoke, his feet stepped on the yellow Buddha cloud, and he rose first. The Orthodox crowd took out their strongest magic treasures one after another, and under the leadership of Wu Yun Buddha, they headed towards the top of the mountain.

  At the foot of Tian Mountain, after all the people from Zheng Dao Liu Zong disappeared, three figures flew over from afar, and they were Hai Long, Hong Zhi and Xiao Ji Ling.

  "Haha, it's really lively! There's even a big-headed dragon, great, this time it's going to be exciting. Let's go, we'll also head up the mountain."

  Hong Zhi said with some worry: "Big brother, that red dragon seems to be a divine beast. I heard my master say before that divine beasts are the true mounts of immortals, having no less power than ordinary immortals, possessing extremely strong cultivation. Do we really want to stir up this muddy water?"

  Hai Long Dao said, "Are you afraid? What's wrong with the immortal beast? Don't forget, on this Heavenly Mountain, the top figures of both the righteous and evil paths of the Divine State are gathered. Not to mention me, a righteous cultivator, but even the evil cultivators Jie Tian and Jin Thirteen are also high-level experts approaching the Immortal Realm. With the combined strength of so many people, we can definitely eliminate the immortal beast. Don't worry, follow me, my plan to kill two birds with one stone will not go wrong. It's best if all the evil cultivators are annihilated and both the Tianyun Sect and the Yuanyue Sect are destroyed. I saw that bastard Xing Tian earlier, if it wasn't for my good self-cultivation, I would have rushed out already."

  The little guy snorted disdainfully and said, "What's with your good upbringing? It's clear you're just afraid of others and don't dare go out. Don't make it sound so nice."

  The dragon tapped on the little clever head and said, "Am I afraid of him? I'm afraid of affecting the big plan. Let's go, if we're late, there won't be a good show to watch." After finishing speaking, he didn't use his magical power, but relied on his agile body to flash towards the mountain like lightning. As soon as they entered the mountain forest, it became the little clever one's domain. Even though the dragon and Hongzhi's cultivation were far above it, their speed was still much slower without urging the spiritual cloud. They climbed up while paying attention to the red giant dragon's movements in the sky at the top of the mountain.

  The red giant dragon, despite being a celestial beast, was gradually weakening under the joint efforts of Ji Tian and Jin Shi San, as well as the support of many demons. The protective red energy around its body was constantly diminishing, and under the stimulation of the gray demonic aura, the scales on its body that shone like rubies had begun to show signs of corrosion. Waves of intense pain made this proud celestial beast even more ferocious, and its impact force grew stronger. As a result, Ji Tian and Jin Shi San were starting to feel somewhat strained.

  At this moment, various colored lights burst forth, and the six orthodox sects arrived with countless magical treasures. Ji Tian and Jin Thirteen simultaneously furrowed their brows, their hands involuntarily hesitating for a moment. The Red Dragon was indeed formidable, taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, he frantically charged forward, hundreds of scales bursting from his massive head, a deafening explosion shook the air, and the entire Heaven's Lake water instantly evaporated in the face of the sudden intense heat. The Great Demon Array was shattered, Ji Tian and Jin Thirteen simultaneously spat blood and retreated in defeat.

  This red giant dragon was originally a red scaled carp in the divine state, after countless years of dedicated cultivation, it finally jumped over the dragon gate and became a powerful red dragon that rose into the immortal realm. However, due to its violent temper, it inadvertently destroyed one of the Emperor's treasures, resulting in being demoted to the mortal world.

  Before descending to the mortal world, the red dragon took advantage of the absence of the Supreme Old Lord and stole his manual, the Old Lord's Record, then hid and cultivated here. It originally wanted to use the Old Lord's Record to enhance its own cultivation, but who knew that with its physical constitution, it was not suitable for cultivating the methods in the record. In desperation, it could only cultivate using its previous method, after tens of thousands of years of bitter cultivation, it finally recovered its original power.

  The situation at Heaven Lake had been discovered by it long ago, but it didn't take it seriously. After becoming a red dragon, it was exceptionally proud, these mortal creatures, how could they possibly attract its attention? Today, it finally achieved great success in its cultivation at the bottom of the lake and wanted to re-enter the immortal realm to return the Old Lord's Record to the Supreme Old Lord and apologize to the Emperor. Who would have thought that as soon as it left Heaven Lake, it encountered such a huge blow.

  Its true body had already suffered severe injuries, if not for using its scales to blast through the seal, it probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. The red dragon after escaping, entered a state of frenzy, it didn't distinguish between friend or foe, originally the red dragon flames rose to an even more intense white color, opening its mouth and spewing downwards was just a crazy gush.

  At that moment, whether it was the evil path or the righteous path, they all took out their own magic treasures and unleashed a seven-colored radiance to desperately defend against the red dragon's attack. However, the red dragon, which even the Great Demon-Beast Array couldn't trap, was not easy to deal with after going berserk. In an instant, over ten lone masters from both the righteous and evil paths were killed by the dragon flames, their primordial spirits annihilated in a temperature that humans could hardly imagine.

  The Buddha saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly chanted in Sanskrit: "The Buddha said that the empty space has no boundaries and cannot be measured. The Bodhisattva's generosity is also like the empty space, and the merits obtained are also immeasurable and boundless. In the world, nothing is greater than the empty space. Among all natures, nothing is greater than the Buddha nature. The Buddhist Dharma is boundless and universally saves all living beings." The low and thick Sanskrit chanting voice rose and fell continuously, filling the air with silence, and everyone felt a sense of solemnity. The four fellow disciples of Wuyun's level followed him in chanting, and a yellow light emerged, floating towards the red dragon in the sky.

  Jie Tian, who had retreated to the side, said disdainfully: "Wu Yun, the old monk, is really overestimating himself, thinking that he can contend with the Xian beast with his own strength. It's simply seeking death." Sure enough, three consecutive dragon flames were sprayed on the seal of the Golden Vajra Mantra, and taking advantage of the weakness of the seal, it actually broke through, using its huge dragon mouth to tear the seal apart.

  Wu Yun's face changed greatly, his whole body burst out with a large amount of yellow light, and he spat out a mouthful of blood before immediately retreating to the side with his four junior brothers. With a loud boom, the place where he had originally been standing was already blasted into a ten-meter diameter hole by Long Yan's flames.

  The Spring Festival is approaching, and I'd like to wish everyone an early happy new year.