Chapter 58: Yuan Shen Gao Ren
At that time, Mu Yuan could only master these six extremely easy but bizarrely brilliant Universal Ferrying Mantras. He naturally didn't know that the Buddha who created these mantras was originally from the demon tribe, and although he later converted to Buddhism, he still couldn't escape his mysterious and cunning ways. These six mantras can be said to be a culmination of both demonic arts and Buddhist teachings. Although they were named "Universal Ferrying", in reality, they were a remnant of the demons' divine powers. After all, it was extremely difficult for demons to cultivate, and this demon saint who became a Buddha always thought about reviving his tribe, exhausting his wisdom to create such clever and easy-to-use mantras.
As soon as he saw the magnificent power of Guangming Putuo Zhou, Mu Yuan couldn't help but recall other incantations stored in his sea of consciousness. As he sank into thought, countless strange and mysterious incantation texts flew about and churned in the depths of his mind, coming and going like lightning, impossible to see or touch, and with no way to practice them. Although he felt a little disappointed, he didn't feel anxious, knowing that the more profound an incantation was, the harder it would be to cultivate, so he calmed down and focused all his attention on the scene before him.
The dragon beast's entire body was covered in scars, and its painful roar shook the mountains. With a fierce blast of dragon breath, a wave of pungent and suffocating air surged forward, rolling towards Yuan Can and Yuan Jue.
The two monks' infinite true emptiness great hand seal was indeed mysterious, but when this air current rushed over, it immediately changed color. The original Buddha light wrapped around, the colorful flashing great hand seal suddenly covered a layer of dark turbid air, and it continued to spread upwards. The two were startled and started operating their own mysterious skills, a fierce and bright fire instantly appeared on the infinite true emptiness great hand seal, driving away the turbid air!
Just then, the sword-toothed beast endured several flashes of sword light and fire energy, broke through the seal, and rushed into the mountains at high speed!
Everyone rushed to catch up, the bloody misty air that filled the sky gradually dissipated like the morning sun, and surged into the mountains. Several people rode the wind and chased after them!
The giant dragon beast looked clumsy, but its speed was extremely fast. Along the way, it knocked down trees and rushed through the forest, sending sand and rocks flying everywhere. On the ground, it dragged out a long trail, startling countless wild beasts and birds in the mountains, which fled in all directions under the pressure of the crowd's true energy, disappearing into the distance.
Ling Siyuan took the lead, closely followed by Hua Xing, and then Xiao Tianyun. These three young people with strong blood and qi all had a sense of justice to eliminate demons and evil spirits. Mu Yuan, however, was secretly paying attention to Xiao Tianyun, thinking of taking advantage of the chaos for personal gain.
Yuán néng yuán jué què shì zuì hòu gǎn shàng lái, liǎng rén de wú liàng zhēn kōng dà shǒu yìn bèi lóng xī zhuó qì wū rǎn, fèi le hǎo yī fān gōng fu, cái yòng běn shēn dà rì zhēn huǒ qì jiāng qí chù, mǎn liǎn nù qì, gǎn dào jìn qián shí, zhòng rén yǐ jīng tíng liú zài yī chù shān zhōng hú pō shàng!
The mountain ranges on both sides of Fenghuacheng are not very large, stretching only about ten miles, and the lake is also small, only about ten feet in diameter. The surroundings are extremely quiet, with only a layer of ripples on the surface of the lake, which is exactly where the sword-toothed dragon beast made its last escape!
"This lake has a rich spiritual energy!" Mu Yuan stood by the lake and felt a strong surge of spiritual energy rushing towards him, extremely pure and almost unadulterated. Taking a deep breath, he felt coolness penetrate his heart and spleen, very comfortable!
Several others also felt something was amiss and exchanged a glance, all of them looking somewhat astonished.
"This sword-toothed dragon beast is so powerful, yet it doesn't even know such a high-level spirit gathering array!" Although Hua Xing had a fiery temper, it didn't mean he wasn't meticulous in his thinking or that his vision was narrow. Seeing the distribution of rocks, grass, and trees by the lake, which secretly formed an array pattern, the moonlight and starlight from above, and the surrounding spiritual energy and primordial force all pouring into the lake like moths to a flame, even the impurities in the spiritual energy were filtered out by the array, refining and condensing it to make it extremely exquisite!
"Eliminate evil, the Buddha's mercy, but also has a demon-slaying fury. No matter what, today cannot let this demon off!" Yuan was enraged by the sword-toothed dragon beast desecrating the incense and colored light, and loudly shouted!
"The master is right, since we've already come here, we can't return empty-handed. This demon beast doesn't seem simple at all, it might have some hidden strength!" Ling Siyuan nodded and continued, "Everyone work together, strike the lake water and stir it up to the heavens!"
Everyone exclaimed, and in an instant, the colorful light of the sword energy, flames, and ice crystals stirred up the lake water. The lake water surged forward, instantly forming a huge whirlpool that connected directly to the bottom of the lake!
The water outside the lake spouted out, surging a huge pillar of water into the sky. It was immediately peeled off by the crowd and scattered all over the sky. The originally small lake had seen its bottom in just an instant. All the lake water evaporated, presenting to everyone's eyes a huge cave. At a glance, it was deep, dark, and narrow, and it was unknown how the sword-toothed dragon beast drilled in!
Xiao Tianyu let out a loud roar, his feet stomping the ground, and instantly the earth shook and air surged. The cave was blown open by his true energy, revealing a burst of light, and from deep within the cave came a mighty roar from the Sword-Toothed Dragon Beast. Suddenly, a heart-stopping aura exploded forth, followed by an earth-shaking angry bellow: "Who dares to disturb my cultivation and harm my divine beast?!"
Mu Yuan felt a sudden response to that thumping breath, the Long Life Sword in his dantian emitted a burst of tremors, greatly startled, this breath was so vast and sharp, unprecedented, his whole body's breath surged violently, rapidly retreating!
Having witnessed the stone jars in Zhao Yang Mountain, Mu Yuan is now deeply frightened by the mysterious aura. As soon as he sees something wrong, he immediately withdraws, but a large expanse of light has already surged up from the lake, and a flat, round purple sand jar flies out while rotating, with a small mouth that emits an irresistible massive suction force. Everyone stands unsteadily, the grass under their feet is rolled up, rocks fly wildly, and big trees are uprooted, all throwing themselves into the jar!
That suction force was extremely powerful, even if Mu Yuan had already flown back, he was still sucked over. In the colorful light, the round pot vaguely transformed into a human face, thin and gaunt, dry as firewood. However, at the mouth of the pot, starlight twinkled and shone brightly, dazzling and bewildering. Before he could think much, he had already been swallowed inside!
It swallowed ten people, and the colorful light of the round pot shook and transformed into a human figure, wearing a long gown with stars all over it. The sharp face had thick eyebrows, dry like a corpse, stretched out its hand to invite, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth violently fluctuated. Countless water vapors were pulled out, re-condensed into water in the lake, and gathered into a calm lake again!
If Mu Yuan and the others were to see this, they would probably be shocked out of their wits. After all, it's easy to destroy something, but rebuilding is much harder. And yet, this person can gather steam to form a lake with such ease - it's truly unbelievable!
"This freak, having done all this, was satisfied and clapped his hands. 'The Yuanshen Jituo Fa Bao is a bit awkward, but its power is not bad. This Lian Yao Hu is also an ancient treasure, its power is too great, it's hard to blend in with the others. These few guys don't know where they came from, and they dare to subdue demons? Let them slowly wait inside the pot to be refined!"
Flipping back into the lake, he touched the sword-toothed dragon beast. The huge dragon beast let out a gentle low growl like a small cat, lying on the ground, and the wounds on its body gradually healed by itself. It has to be said that the dragon beast's body is strong and its recovery ability is also extremely powerful!
The fresh blood on the Sword-Toothed Dragon's body flowed back into its body like a stream reversing its flow, and the torn skin gradually healed. However, the turbulent water and fire energy inside its body, as well as the sword aura that had burst forth, were not something that could be dispelled in an instant. The strange man simply reached out to gently stroke the Sword-Toothed Dragon's back, and a soft, starry light spread out from his hand. Suddenly, countless fiery red, snowy white, and colorful lights gathered on the dragon's body, and with a gentle tug, they were drawn out of its body!
Ling Siyuan's Mountain River Sword Qi, Xiao Tianyu's Furnace Yellow Earth True Qi, Huan Chen San Jie Mei's Tianshan Sword Qi, Yuan Neng Yuan Jue's Infinite True Void Great Hand Seal, Hua Xinyun Yun's Yang Fire True Qi, all condensed into a cluster of purple and red, dazzling and fantastical hundred-changing light ball, spinning wildly in the hands of the strange person!
"These few juniors are indeed well-cultivated, but how can there be only nine strands of aura among ten people? Truly strange! The eccentric muttered to himself, and with a single inhalation, this strand mixed with nine different true energies, even having the distinct ice and fire dual energies in the middle. However, this guy swallowed it all in one mouthful, and his dantian inner core had a colorful glow like jade rolling back and forth. It then split into over ten strands dispersing throughout his body, being assimilated by his own true energy, supplementing his own body!"
"This person muttered to himself, 'I heard that Xīng Jí Zǐ was burned by Wū Lóng's Five Poisons Netherfire, damaging his physical body and even his primordial spirit. After escaping, he actually seized control of a star that had taken billions of years to form its spiritual awareness. He gained quite a few benefits from it. Although this Refining Demon Cauldron isn't particularly powerful, it excels at refining all sorts of heterodox true energy, with endless uses. If we were to meet again in the future, who knows who would be more formidable?'"
This strange man removed the injury for the sword-toothed dragon beast, and then went to meditate and practice on his own. The Lian Yao Hu is an ancient rare treasure, and there are not many magical artifacts that can be compared with it. This strange man calls himself Wu Yin Old Ancestor, although he is a high-ranking person who has cultivated the yuan Shen, but many years ago, he was killed by the Shu Mountain's two-instrument micro-dust array, his physical body was cut off, and his yuan Shen was also torn apart, only a little bit of residue escaped. After many years of bitter cultivation, he finally recovered a little, and unexpectedly obtained the lost Lian Yao Hu, thinking that it is difficult to get a good physical body, occupying the body of the pot, and even consuming yuan Qi to kill the pot spirit in the Lian Yao Hu, but did not expect that the Lian Yao Hu itself is mysterious and unpredictable, and it is difficult to control, can only hide here for bitter cultivation and grinding, hoping to be able to fully grasp this physical body.
The Five Elements Ancestor finished collecting the lake water outside and entered the lake by himself, but he didn't know that in the mountain forest outside, Danhuo Old Dao was furious, muttering to himself nonstop, "Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, these few little guys actually encountered a Yuan Shen-level expert, this time they kicked an iron plate, forget it, I'll use all my strength to rescue Huaxin and Yunyun along with that kid, otherwise this face will be lost, how can I explain it to the sect leader and Tiemu Old Dao when I return!"
