Chapter 64: Subjugating the Mountain Goblin

  Mu Yuan was somewhat annoyed in his heart, this Qi Wei was also a disciple of Yun Hua Peak, and had a good relationship with his own Dong Yun Peak, the two sects' disciples were originally one family, how could this cold and elegant master sister seem to look down on him!

  Fortunately, Mu Yuan has been in a good mood recently and didn't mind. With nothing to do, his consciousness sank into the Black Water Gourd again, going to see how Shan Xiao was being tormented by Qian Huan's Thousand Illusion Array.

  In the Black Water Gourd, the spiritual energy was dense and rich. As soon as Mu Yuan entered, he felt refreshed and clear-headed. Before his eyes appeared a gigantic, illusory magic array that shone with a dazzling light. A green glow swirled and churned in the center of the array, but its momentum had weakened significantly. The angry roars of the Mountain Fiend that emanated from within the array were also much fainter. It was clear that both had been clashing against each other for days and were now at their last gasp. Mu Yuan's divine sense took shape and moved to the center of the array, where the Azure Wood Thunder Sword lay with its energy almost depleted. However, as soon as it sensed an intruder, the sword shook violently and burst out with a blast of azure light that dispersed into tens of thousands of sword energies that rained down from above.

  Mu Yuan sneered, originally planning to wait until the Congxian became a god before coming to subdue this flying sword. Now with the Guangming Putuo Mantra, everything is much easier to say. With a single finger from both hands, the Xuan Water True Dragon Array outside the Shanlong Qianhua Array brought an overwhelming pressure, pouring down in an instant. The enormous power immediately suppressed the flying sword!

  Without the suppression of Bì Mù's Thunder Sword, the Shan Gui in the Mirage Array unleashed its fury, attempting to break through the formation. However, Mù Yuán casually pointed a finger, and a mountain range illusion was instantly transported over, temporarily encircling the Shan Gui. The Xuān Shuǐ True Dragon Array provided power, suppressing the already weakened Shan Gui, and began to take action against Bì Mù's Thunder Sword!

  Rolling water element force suppresses the flying sword, and the wood element divine sense invades. Inside this excellent flying sword, there are layers of seals, one layer after another, with talismans and forbidden laws, array patterns, and mysterious texts that even the wood element doesn't fully recognize. With a casual wave of his hand, he gathers the true yuan of the mysterious water to break through with force, blasting open these complex arrays and talismans. His body flashes in, rushing straight towards the True Spirit Seal of Hua Zhenzi!

  Like Hua Zhenzi, a cultivator who has refined his yin spirit through meditation and internal alchemy, but when it comes to flying swords, he cannot leave behind a divine consciousness or spiritual clone like a superior being. At most, he can only rely on his own true energy to temper himself day and night, leaving behind his spiritual awareness, establishing an inexplicable familiarity between the two, and manipulating them with skill that comes from practice.

  If the treasure is lost or taken away by others, it cannot sense the location of the treasure. Or with a casual wave of the hand, the treasure can fly back. This is the technique used by high-level cultivators to refine their treasures. The divine consciousness splits and interacts with the original divine spirit at all times, unless suppressed by a powerful opponent. As long as there is a thought in one's mind, the treasure will automatically fly back, even if it is tens of thousands of miles away!

  Mu Yuan pierced through countless arrays of talismans, and suddenly a bright light appeared before his eyes. A floating emerald green glow ball presented itself, which was the fusion of Hua Zhenzi's true energy and divine consciousness. It repelled all external forces, defended against all anomalies, and sensed Mu Yuan as an outsider invading its space. Immediately, it burst into a blast of light, dispersing into several paths of thunderfire, exploding and annihilating!

  The first step in refining the flying sword is to thoroughly understand its internal structure, all the formations and incantations must be clear. Only then can it be nurtured with one's own true energy. Although Mu Yuan used the Xuan Shui True Dragon Formation to suppress the various seals within the flying sword, he absolutely cannot destroy them, otherwise this flying sword would be ruined, losing its internal formation, and from then on could only be considered a mundane tool. For cultivators, it would no longer be able to serve a great purpose. Mu Yuan of course cannot do such a thing as destroying the goose that lays the golden eggs.

  Lightning flames raged on, and Mu Yuan's divine consciousness was extremely weak. He had not yet refined his dual spirits and only used his own true energy to temper his divine consciousness, which was far from the powerful divine consciousness left by Hua Zhenzi in the flying sword. Hua Zhenzi understood the structure of the flying sword, so he could naturally infuse his true energy along with his divine consciousness into the flying sword for refinement. Mu Yuan did not have this technique; he had originally relied on brute force to enter, and now only had divine consciousness without true power. Facing these lightning flames, it would be easy to wipe him out!

  Fortunately, there is now the Bright Exorcism Mantra. With a flicker of divine consciousness, it transformed into a ball of true words, and purple lightning flashed. Mu Yuan also discovered that this group of true word mantras could be displayed with divine consciousness, and the purple light flashing true word mantras filled the air, absorbing the scattered thunderfire element, slowly becoming more powerful!

  Flying thunder and fire, crisscrossing and flashing, waiting for the wooden yuan god's consciousness to intersect and become a spell that becomes somewhat full, immediately welcoming a thunder and fire to rush up, a collision, immediately absorbed, true words flashing, expanded several times, in turn swallowing all the remaining ones!

  That emerald light seemed to have sensed Mu Yuan's ferocity and suddenly hid, Hua Zhenzi's divine sense was extremely familiar with the flying sword, unlike Mu Yuan who was unfamiliar with this place. This retreat actually made Mu Yuan unable to exert his strength, only able to block and intercept back and forth, his divine sense in disarray. The vast mantra scattered, transformed into six paths, each condensing into a complete Six-Character Brightness Mantra, forming a circle that trapped Hua Zhenzi's divine sense.

  The six paths of the symbol are interconnected, and the mark is slowly erased. Mu Yuan is very patient and not in a hurry. Hua Zhenzi is still young, and it's only been a short time since he refined his yin spirit. This emerald ball was originally not very powerful, and now that it can't borrow the power of the flying sword itself, it's being suppressed by the Xuan Water True Dragon Array. Mu Yuan easily swallowed it whole!

  After devouring the divine consciousness of Hua Zhenzi, Mu Yuan carefully examined the memories related to the Bi Mu Pei Lei sword in this ball of divine consciousness. He found that this flying sword was indeed not bad, with arrays such as Jiling, Yinlei, and Muling... and even included more than half of the Changsheng Palace's talismans and true words, making Mu Yuan overjoyed.

  It was originally the mantra that Huazhenzi had thoroughly comprehended, and now Muyuan had inherited it with ease. He immediately grasped control of the flying sword, and the Bimu Thunder Sword transformed into a powerful thunderbolt under his mental control, charging towards the Mirage Dragon Thousand Illusion Array!

  The mountain demon was wreaking havoc on the scenery created by the Thousand Illusions Array of the Dragonfly, when suddenly a powerful pressure came from above its head. A strong lightning bolt flashed, accompanied by the surging power of the Xuan Water True Yuan. A massive fist swung down, but was directly suppressed by Mu Yuan's mobilization of the Xuan Water True Dragon Array!

  In the Black Water Gourd, Mu Yuan's tide of true energy expanded to countless times its original size. Moreover, Shan Gui was already at his wit's end, having been struck by several bolts of lightning and blasted until his skin was torn and his flesh was exposed, causing him to let out a series of pained howls. Mu Yuan raised his hands, and a massive hand condensed from the dense Water Element appeared out of thin air, directly pressing down on Shan Gui!

  "Will you surrender?"

  The sound of the wood element reverberated, like a thunderclap that shook the heavens, shaking the mountains and rivers, leaving an unstoppable and powerful impression in the mind of the mountain demon at this moment!

  The mountain demon, despite its strength, cannot escape its beastly instincts and the notion of survival of the fittest. It was originally trapped inside, feeling suffocated and on the verge of madness. Later, it became obsessed with the endless illusions, constantly clashing with the Azure Wood Thunder Sword. Now, seeing that familiar lightning sword being controlled, it too has been captured, and can only let out a couple of hums, indicating its submission!

  Muyuan was overjoyed in his heart and also let out a sigh of relief. After going to great lengths, he had finally subdued the mountain goblin. A sense of accomplishment arose, and with a wave of his hand, the goblin stood up again, only much more docile now. Muyuan knew that these heavenly creatures were simple-minded, once tamed, they would never betray him for life, unlike those cunning and sinister demonic beasts that had gained spiritual awareness, nor like humans whose thoughts were complex and multifaceted.

  Mù Yuán naturally took advantage of the fact that this Shān Xiāo was still relatively pure to give him a good impression, and immediately transmitted the first half of the Cháo Tāi Liú Xīn Jué using the method of divine thought transmission. Shān Xiāo is a spirit formed from the mountains and rivers, belonging to the Metal element path. If he were to cultivate the Eternal Secret Technique, it would be best, but Mù Yuán didn't have that now. Fortunately, Metal can give birth to Water, cultivating Cháo Tāi Liú also had its benefits, making it easier to achieve.

  Furthermore, Mu Yuan's transmission of the tide-like flow is also intentional. Shan Gui's true body is too large, and if it appears in front of outsiders, it would be too conspicuous. It's just right to borrow the soft and changeable properties of the tide-like flow, and then use the method of stealing the sky and changing the day that Chu Yunfei and Mu Yuan once shared to transform its shape, so it wouldn't have to be confined to the black water gourd all the time!

  He transmitted the tide of the stream to him, and Mu Yuan didn't stay much longer. He left the method of stealing heaven and changing day in his sea of recognition, shrunk his body out of the black water gourd, and also brought out the Bi Mu Thunder Sword.

  Opening his eyes to take a look, he found that the sky was already bright, and several people including Dan Huo Lao Dao were having breakfast downstairs at the inn. Although cultivators of Qi usually lived on air and didn't need to rely on grains, they would occasionally indulge in some mortal delicacies.

  "Qī Wēi's little girl is still in seclusion!" Mù Yuán saw that there were only three people, Dān Huǒ Lǎo Dào Shī and his two disciples, but no sign of Qī Wēi. He knew that this cold and elegant senior sister was still in seclusion, so he let out a sigh and didn't bother with her. He greeted the three of them, sat down by himself, and started eating. After a few bites, he found that the flavor had changed and it was very sweet. He couldn't help but eat a few more mouthfuls. When he was full, he called for Qī Wēi again and they set off on their journey!

  This journey has been uneventful so far, passing through Tiandu and entering the Tianlong Kingdom, it's been over half a month now, finally arrived at Yao Shen Gu!