Chapter 8, Lock Dragon Well, Broken Stone Head

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  But it is said that in the country of Bhikkhu, there was a hermitage called Sui Xin An, which was said to be the place where Guanyin Bodhisattva, one of the three saints of Western Buddhism, cultivated his mind in his past life. Nanhai Guanyin had made a great vow to reincarnate as a human being and had spent one lifetime cultivating himself in this place. After going through many difficulties, he finally became enlightened. Therefore, the hermitage enshrines Guanyin's Dharma body, but it is different from other places, which is a beautiful young girl with a slender figure and an ethereal aura.

  Walking in the Suixin An, the three Red Boys couldn't help but feel a little awkward, although Hong Haier had previously acknowledged that his family's face had been tempered by countless island nation educational films and should have transcended the Great Wall. However, at this moment, when he saw the nuns casting unusual glances and men giving affectionate gazes, he couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end.

  Although Sui Xin An has a somewhat notorious reputation, the women inside are all clever and skilled with their hands. They have arranged this small temple in an exquisite and intricate manner. Although the decorations cannot be considered luxurious, they are still very attractive to the eye, making Hong Hai Er feel refreshed and unaware of the passing time.

  Unconsciously, he followed the footsteps of the crowd and arrived at the back courtyard of the temple, where a nine-story pagoda appeared before Hong Haier's eyes. He felt a huge shadow looming over him, as if it was going to engulf everyone, making people feel oppressed and suffocated.

  "What is this?" The three Red Boys saw this, and they were shocked. Especially the Like-minded True Immortal, whose cultivation had already reached the peak of the 7th rank, was extremely sensitive to the aura. At this moment, he raised his head to gaze at the tower, but felt that it seemed to have transformed from a stone tower of only tens of meters into a towering mountain range that pierced the sky and shook the earth, with an aura that was overwhelming and made their demonic hearts tremble.

  It's just an ordinary nine-story pagoda, yet it can make a great demon feel like the sky is falling, as if it will be crushed at any moment. There are two possible reasons for this situation: one is that the pagoda has been blessed by high-ranking monks and has been worshipped and offered sacrifices to for many years, making it sacred. The other possibility is that there is something extraordinary inside the pagoda.

  "This is the Liuhe Pagoda." Seeing the expressions of the three people, Hu Qiuyue's face showed a hint of pride, thinking to herself that when she first came to this place, she was also intimidated by the majesty of the pagoda. She silently sighed, although she had already become an immortal, but after all, she was a demon who had achieved enlightenment, and from the beginning, she was restrained by the Buddhist family's magic.

  "Six Harmony Pagoda." Hong Haier heard this, but looked towards Hu Qiuyue and smiled slightly: "It's a good pagoda, however, could it be that the precious treasure about to be born is related to this pagoda?"

  "That's not it, this tower is peculiar and legend has it that it was where the Dragon Tamer Arhat refined demons, but for some reason it has always been tightly locked, even the hermits are not allowed to enter." Hu Qiuyue heard this and shook his head, then led the three of them to the front door of the stone tower. A few feet away from the tower door, there was a stone well, and a faint aura of treasure was emanating from the mouth of the well. On the stone wall above the well were carved three large crimson characters: "Dragon Locking Well".

  "It's actually here." Hong Haier heard the words, but he walked up to the front and lay down at the wellhead to examine it carefully. He saw that the wellhead was covered with a huge stone, and there was an iron chain on top of the stone, indicating that there was a dragon tied inside the well. When he slightly opened the well cover, he saw that there was water in the well, and in the water, there was a stone-carved dragon, facing upwards towards the sky, as if it wanted to come out. However, he couldn't open the well cover, and with his naked eye, he couldn't see how deep the well was, only feeling that at the bottom of the well, everything was dark and chaotic, and his mind couldn't reach it. The misty treasure light was flowing out from the depths of the stone well.

  "It seems that the treasure has not yet emerged. " The nearby Ruyi Zhenxian suddenly spoke up, having already used various divine powers to investigate the situation inside the well.

  "Ah!" Hong Haier heard this, but softly sighed and secretly thought that his family had originally planned to come and investigate first, and take the opportunity to pick up some leaks. But he didn't think that before the treasure was born, it would absolutely not reveal its shape. Moreover, in the depths of Suo Long Jing, there is a vast expanse of misty air, with countless chaotic auras, and his divine sense cannot reach it, just one glance and it will be covered by the ultimate ban.

  "Hiss!" Just then, a small hissing sound came from the calf's bosom.

  Hong Haier, however, suddenly remembered the three small snakes he had just bought from the snake charmer. Turning his head back, he saw a green head already poking out of the bamboo basket in Xiao Niu's arms.

  "Huh?" The pondering Yuanyang Zhenxian and Hu Qiuyue suddenly let out a cry of surprise, turning their heads to look at the nearby Suolong Jing, just in time to hear a loud rumbling sound of water surging up from the bottom of the well.

  "This is, dragon energy!" The True Immortal of Wishful Thinking looked at the wellhead of Locking Dragon Well with some surprise, and saw a misty golden light flying out from the deep well, transforming into a colorful stream that poured into the mouth of the green snake in the arms of the little cow.

  "It turns out that the old way has walked into the eyes, and it is still the dragon tribe's bloodline." The True Immortal of Wishful Thinking saw this but shook his head and sighed.

  The Red Boy took over the bamboo basket from Little Cow, opened the lid, and saw that the small green snake transformed into a green light flying out, coiling around his wrist, looking very intimate. On the other hand, the two eye-snakes made of gold and silver in the bamboo basket were now limp, completely unlike their former majesty, making "hiss" sounds from their mouths, as if they felt the dragon power inside the green snake's body.

  "However, congratulations to the young master." Hu Qiuyue saw this and hurriedly congratulated him, but her eyes revealed a hint of envy, apparently raising a green snake with dragon blood as a pet was equivalent to raising a dragon, and it would not be difficult to cultivate a powerful subordinate in the future.

  "What's there to be so happy about." Hong Haier heard this, but was somewhat puzzled. Why did the small green snake in his hand, which seemed very ordinary, have the blood of the dragon clan? He whispered softly, sizing up the green snake, turning it over and over again, and finally found an inverted scale on the snake's neck, three inches below, which shone with a strange light like jade.

  In my past life, I had heard that the dragon's neck has inverted scales. Now, I have bought a small snake on a whim and it also has inverted scales, which is a sign of the dragon clan bloodline. I couldn't help but sigh in amazement at the wonders of the world, especially in this era of Journey to the West where demons and monsters roam free.

  As he thought about it, he was about to ask his uncle, but suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, an unknown sense of oppression, as if the nine-story pagoda in front of him was collapsing on top of him. A spiritual pressure even more terrifying made Hong Haier tremble with fear, feeling like he was facing an ancient tower that pierced the sky, its grandeur and majesty so overwhelming that Hong Haier couldn't open his mouth or move a single muscle, only feeling his legs trembling as if wanting to kneel down. In a daze, it seemed like there was a figure looking down at him, Hong Haier only felt that the figure's appearance was too dignified to behold, and a voice echoed in his ear "Do you surrender?"

  "Oh no!" The two Immortals, Ru Yi and Zhen Xian, noticed something was off about Hong Hai Er and exclaimed in unison. They suddenly remembered that this place was rumored to be where the Dragon Subduing Arhat cultivated demons. Although the Dragon Subduing Arhat was only an Arhat, his cultivation had reached the 8th rank of Tai Yi Xuan Xian. The place where he subdued and refined demons must have been heavily restricted. Just now, Xiao Qing She had disturbed the dragon energy in the Long Jing Well, and that energy clearly carried a hint of evil, which was left behind after the death of the evil dragon. It could be said to be demonic energy. When demonic energy appears, it will inevitably trigger the restrictions set by the Dragon Subduing Arhat to suppress it. Looking at Hong Hai Er's appearance, he had obviously been affected. With his heavenly immortal cultivation, how could he withstand the techniques of an 8th rank expert? Just as they were about to go forward and rescue him, they suddenly saw a blurry figure in the void, who seemed to glance at them before they became unable to move. They could only stand there with pale faces, staring at Hong Hai Er with wide eyes, their hearts filled with anxiety.

  "Crack!" A sharp sound, a black stone suddenly fell from the sky and hit the Red Boy's forehead.

  "Ouch!" A pained cry came from Hong Haier's mouth, but he was holding his head and swaying back and forth. Obviously, a small bump had formed on his forehead. Only then did he realize that he could move again. Looking around, he quickly spotted the object that had hit him earlier at his feet and bent down to pick it up.

  "What a relief." The two Immortals of Like Mind, who were standing by, finally came back to their senses and felt a lingering fear. The image of the person they had just seen in the void was too frightening, with an aura that made people tremble, evoking a direct urge to surrender. They couldn't help but admire the Buddhist method of subduing demons, feeling fearful in their hearts. Fortunately, everyone except Hu Qiuyue practiced the Orthodox Taoist teachings of the Upper Clarity, and Hu Qiuyue was even a fox demon who had attained the status of Heavenly Immortal, so how could they still be detected as having demonic energy? However, the Immortals of Like Mind were somewhat puzzled - although the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was only an eighth-grade strongman, his methods seemed to be a bit too ruthless.

  "It's actually a piece of top-grade ink jade." Hu Qiuyue saw Hong Haier pick up the black stone, and her eyes lit up as she thought to herself, "Indeed, there is a superior being assisting us." This ink jade was best at dispelling illusions, calming the mind and quieting the energy. Only then did it become clear that Hong Haier had almost gotten into trouble due to the restrictive spell. Thinking about this, Hu Qiuyue couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy, thinking that her own path as a wild and untamed demon cultivator was fraught with difficulties, and she felt a pang of sadness.

  "What's this, a piece of ink jade?" Regardless of what the two were thinking, it was Hong Haier who was experiencing a stormy sea in his heart at this moment. The stone in his hand looked smooth and lustrous, just like ink jade, but Hong Haier knew that this wasn't actually ink jade. Because as soon as he had picked up the stone, he felt a warm current flowing into his body, as if it was combing through his limbs, making him feel comfortable all over, as if all of his meridians had been opened up and filled with warmth. Could it be that his luck was really this good? He had gone out once and picked up a pet, and now he had even received a treasure.

  "What's wrong, Holy Infant?" Seeing the red boy's puzzled expression, the True Immortal Like Intent walked forward, took the stone from the red boy's hand, played with it for a moment and then put it back, smiling: "It's just an ordinary ink jade, your uncle has plenty of them."

  "What?" As soon as the stone was in his hand, Hong Haier could clearly feel a stream of energy flowing into him from the stone, although it was very small, but he couldn't be mistaken. Why didn't his uncle feel it? It seemed that he had really picked up a treasure. He put away the unknown stone and didn't care about being hit on the head by it just now.

  Then he left under the urging of Ruyi Zhenxian, after all, the treasure is about to come out, and there are many eyes in this place. If you stay too long, you may create variables.

  "Bang!" Not long after Hong Haier and others left, a golden statue in the Liuhe Pagoda suddenly emitted a cracking sound. The golden statue had one head and four arms, with three horse-shaped images standing in its fiery hair bun. A long snake was draped over its left shoulder, with the snake's head and tail tied to its shoulder. Its right upper hand held a pestle, while its lower hand held a dagger; its left upper hand held a lotus branch, and its lower hand held a golden-winged bird. It stood in a heroic posture, its left foot treading on a long snake, the snake's body twisted like a rope. Wearing a tiger-skin skirt with intricate carvings of flowers, its face was stern and majestic, with a fierce gaze. As the cracking sound faded away, several cracks gradually appeared on the golden statue, which then extended and expanded to cover its entire body.

  A loud "Boom!" echoed out, the golden statue shattered into several pieces and scattered on top of the lotus platform, accompanied by a faint sigh.