Chapter Eighty-six: Heavenly Punishment

  For the divine method, Mu Yuan has never had any intention of hiding it, and he carefully explained the Taoist five-color fantasy divine light method. Chu Yunfei's cultivation of the Xuan Yin heart method took a strange path, while Qi Wei's cultivation of the Longsheng jue was pure and thick. Mu Yuan's vision was among the top three, each with their own strengths, exchanging and discussing together, Mu Yuan also gained a lot, compared to his own solo research, it was much deeper!

  Not long after, Chu Yunfei and Qi Wei also each condensed a thin layer of five-colored light circles, but they were different from Mu Yuan's fantasy divine light. Mu Yuan's body was surrounded by scattered light fragments that swirled around him, similar to the colorful star river created by Minghe Xianjian. Qi Wei's fantasy divine light, on the other hand, was a clear and calm entity, like still water, without many changing colors. Chu Yunfei's, however, was primarily black gas mixed with purple and blue hues, looking like dark misty air, giving off an eerie and mysterious aura.

  Mu Yuan saw Chu Yunfei's Taiyi Wuyan Huancai Shen Guang and laughed so hard he fell over, "Chu Ge'er, you really can't refine the divine light of Mount Shu's divine ability, how did your cultivation become so evil!"

  As for Chu Yunfei's change, Mu Yuan wasn't too surprised, but Qi Wei also practiced the Longevity Technique, so how did she cultivate the Fantastical Colored Light to be like this? He was curious and asked, "Senior sister, didn't you use the Longevity Energy to condense the Fantastical Colored Light?"

  Qī smiled and shook his head, "Of course not, this is the true energy of Cháofēng condensed, no less resplendent than your halo."

  Muyuan smiled wryly and stopped worrying, dispersing the Taiyi Five Smoke Fantasy Divine Light. He then saw a fishing hook sink, and with a sudden pull, he pulled out a large fish over a foot long from the sea. With great enthusiasm, he removed the scales, opened its belly, cleaned it thoroughly, and gathered his true energy to form a cauldron shape. The tide of true energy condensed into a pot of clear water. Although there were no seasonings on the boat, Muyuan chose some uniquely flavored dried fruits and squeezed out their juice. With the Longevity True Energy, he formed a gentle flame in the stove, slowly simmering it.

  While waiting, Chu Yunfei also caught a fish and cleaned it himself. He started cooking it in the same way as Mu Yuan, but only slightly improved his technique. Then he returned to his cabin to practice bitterly.

  "I say, Xiao Mu, this Shifu of yours is really boring. All she knows how to do is sit in meditation and cultivate, it's so suffocating!" Chu Yunfei saw Qi Wei return to her cabin and after a brief moment, felt the change in the surrounding spiritual energy, and spoke out in admiration.

  Muyuan shook his head and ignored him. He was also somewhat disdainful of Qiwei's bitter cultivation, as cultivation wasn't just about this one thing. Refining qi and operating the spirit were only tangible achievements, while grinding one's heart and understanding the heavens and earth were the true steps to advancement. However, Muyuan didn't bother to say these principles, as Qinghua True Person naturally wouldn't be unaware of them. Everyone had different choices, and it was possible that the other person would say that the two of them were lazy and idle.

  "Hey, Chu Ge'er, what's that Wu Gui Yun Shen Fa of yours? Is it some kind of divine art? Tell me about it." Mu Yuan suddenly spoke up, and at this time, the pot in front of him was already emitting a fragrant aroma that made his mouth water.

  Chu Yunfei exclaimed, "Huh? You're not interested in this, are you? Besides, you already have the Taiyi Wuyan Huancui Shenguang. Even I don't think about refining that Wu Gui anymore. Why bring it up again?"

  Mu Yuan smiled, "Having an extra skill can't be a bad thing. Besides, although our Fantastical Colored Light looks different from the Shu Mountain disciples', it's just superficial. Anyone with discerning eyes can tell that this is a Shu Mountain technique at first glance. Who would dare to use this openly? In the future, when you need to disguise yourself and don't want to reveal your identity, this Five Ghosts Divine Movement Technique of yours will come in handy!"

  Chu Yunfei didn't care, and told Mu Yuan the method of offering sacrifices to the five ghosts. Offering sacrifices to the five ghosts wasn't difficult, as long as you could find five male corpses over a year old, each representing one of the five elements. If not, it would be troublesome to refine them. After setting up the altar, holding the incantation for 49 days, you could complete the task and refine the five corpses into five balls of ghost fire that could be carried with you. They could also transform into a human-like ghostly form, similar to an external incarnation, but it would have its own spiritual consciousness, yet still obey your commands, making it a reliable helper.

  The two of them got excited, and Chu Yunfei immediately wanted to search for the remains everywhere. Mu Yuan saw that the island was sparse and even if there were any, they would be as small as a palm, with no human habitation at all, so he gave up.

  With nothing to do, the monotonous sea stretched out around them. Mu Yuan accelerated the boat's speed, and the yuanqi pool inside the dragon boat roared to life, filling the ship with spiritual light as it sped forward. Mu Yuan sat with Chu Yunfei, cultivating their energy, and when they had nothing to do, they would fish for fun. But on this day, they suddenly encountered a storm at sea. The fierce winds howled, the heavy rain poured down like a deluge, and the sea beneath them churned as if it were boiling. As the hurricane raged on, large waves surged up unpredictably, and even the sturdy dragon boat was unable to withstand the fury of nature, being tossed about helplessly as it rose and fell with the wind. The rain pounded against their faces, stinging slightly.

  Looking around at the waves like small hills, Mu Yuan changed his印诀 (seal character), and the Bi Cheng Long Zhou (Jade Submerged Dragon Boat) suddenly produced a layer of misty light on all sides. Countless spiritual lights were moving back and forth within it, but the dragon boat was slowly sinking into the deep sea. At first, he still felt the pressure from all sides like a mountain, the powerful impact of the waves crashing against him, but as he sank down, the seabed was calm and quiet. Fish swam back and forth, coral shone like fire, and various rare flowers and trees that were hard to see on land, such as qí huā (beautiful flowers) and jiǎ mù fāng huì (fragrant woods), were different from those on the sea surface.

  Looking around at the fish and shrimp swimming, stopping to rest in the chaotic sea grass, an indescribable sense of comfort and relaxation made all three people a little envious. The dragon boat separated from the seawater, still moving steadily forward. Mu Yuan watched with relish, gazing far away, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat. As far as his eyes could see, he had seen Bi Mo's primordial spirit blood thorn again!

  Bimo's primordial spirit blood thorn seemed somewhat dim, sitting cross-legged on a mountain peak that rose from the seabed. Not far in front of him was a figure shrouded in blue electric light, exuding an aura of power, with over a hundred blue lightning bolts coiling around his body, dazzling to behold. The electric light merged with the surrounding seawater, as if the entire sea area had been enveloped by his electric light, giving rise to electric thorns!

  "Surprisingly, I've run into this old ghost again. What an unlucky year!" Mu Yuan saw that the two were about to clash and instantly withdrew the dragon boat, hiding his figure along with Qi Wei and Chu Yunfei.

  Bimo had a fierce battle with that blue light Daoist. On the same day, Bimo escaped from Lingyuan Reef and flew directly back to the mainland. His law body was just formed, his yuan Shen was initial, plus he didn't understand the heart method of the Taoist school, so he could only use his yuan Shen to urge some of his original divine powers. His strength had greatly decreased, not to mention that the primordial energy that had been suppressed for thousands of years had not yet recovered. On the way, he encountered several cultivators and captured them indiscriminately, but this led to a Daoist pursuing him to kill him!

  This Taoist, who is enveloped in a blue electric light, is an elder of the Shen Xiao Sect. He is called Tian Gang. Most people in the Shen Xiao Sect cultivate the Tian Gang Zheng Qi Lei, but this elder, although also named Tian Gang, cultivates the Xing Huan Yao Chen Lei, which is rare in the sect and focuses on self-protection. However, he is a high-ranking cultivator of the Yuan Shen, and when facing Bi Mo, he still has the upper hand!

  Two people, one chasing and one fleeing, chased back from the mainland to the East China Sea, after several major battles, they were all a bit exhausted. On that day, Mu Yuan was ambushed by Bi Mo, it was because of Tian Ge's pursuit that he didn't have time to make a fatal blow, and was able to escape with his life. Who would have thought that they would meet Bi Mo again here!

  Bimo's body was wrapped in the Blood Thorn, but on his head, there was a seal that was rolling up and down. It was the Town Demon Stone. Unfortunately, this heavenly treasure had little effect on the Yuan Shen Fa Tian's divine body. While it could suppress all physical things, its pressure on the Yuan Shen was minimal. The Tian Gang only needed to separate a wisp of spirit to defend against it, and he could still gain the upper hand in his battle with Bimo. After all, Bimo was eager to escape, and the flaw in the Inverse Blood Transformation Technique had not been made up for yet!

  Two powerful primordial spirits clashed again, and the Tianxia Sect's Tiangong Elder himself used a hammer-shaped treasure, also known as the Thundering Hammer in the Tianxia Sect. When activated by Tiangong, it produced endless blue electric lights that wrapped around him. On Bimou's body, however, a pale green Daoist robe floated out, and an array of white jade-like light emanated from it. Bimou desperately defended himself with his life, but even the Starlight Thunderbolt couldn't penetrate through.

  "It's this Daoist robe again, truly a priceless treasure. However, I now have the Taiyi Five Smoke Fantastical Light, and in the future when I reach Small Completion, it won't be difficult to refine another Daoist robe to protect my body. Adding that to your Heavenly Demon Bone Whip, old man, I won't lose to your tattered robe!"

  Mu Yuan saw the two fighting, purely a test of endurance. Tian Ge's Lei Fa attack was not strong, and Bi Mo didn't have any particularly powerful divine abilities either. He only managed to conjure up a white bony handprint in the Blood Mang that seemed to grab at the air, looking like it might be Bi Mo's famously named "White Bone Seal". However, it still couldn't break through Tian Ge's Starlight Shield of Thunder. The two were evenly matched, and it was really hard to say who would win or lose.

  Mu Yuan saw that the two were too busy to pay attention to their surroundings, and quietly pulled Chu Yunfei and Qi Wei away without making a sound. They retreated and flew over the sea surface, advancing rapidly through the wind and rain, leaving the sea area they had just been in far behind them!

  "Xiao Mu, do you know that eccentric Taoist?" Chu Yunfei saw Mu Yuan was somewhat flustered, and only spoke up when the three of them slowed down their flying speed.

  "Knowing a thing or two", Mu Yuan nodded, recounting the process of meeting Bi Mo. Chu Yunfei and Qi Wei were also amazed, shocked by Bi Mo's extraordinary identity!

  "Thousand-year-old monster, I didn't think you could still escape, truly a calamity that will last for a thousand years. But speaking of which, Xiao Mu, where is that Bone Whip of yours? Bring it out and let me take a look!" Chu Yunfei exclaimed, suddenly shifting the topic to the Tianmo Huagu Bing (Bone Whip) that Mu Yuan had mentioned earlier, his face filled with drool, as if he couldn't wait to drag Mu Yuan over and take out the Bone Whip for him to see.

  Mu Yuan smiled and with a flick of his wrist, the white jade belt at his waist suddenly appeared in his hand. He swung it back and forth several times, creating a few whip-like movements, and said proudly, "How's that? Take a good look."

  Chu Yunfei's face was filled with admiration, and he hastily said, "Don't worry, let me take a closer look!"

  He saw Mu Yuan's anxious face, secretly pinched a technique, and the bone whip on his hand suddenly flew out, turning into a white rainbow that wrapped around Chu Yunfei in several circles, tying him up tightly. Chu Yunfei was caught off guard, and his Xuan Yin true energy burst out violently, but when it collided with the white light of the bone whip, he retreated repeatedly. Later, the white light of the bone whip became like sharp needles, sealing all the acupoints on his body, unable to move his true energy, sweating profusely, shouting "Let go", Mu Yuan only then retracted the jade belt and retied it around his waist.