At night, Chen Yun guided Wang Siyan in her cultivation practice for a while.
After the other person went to bed, he came alone into the quiet room.
Taking out the purple-golden gourd gifted by Laojun, Chen Yun stared at it for a while. "This purple-golden gourd is the core of my refining 'Zhan Xian Fei Dao', and it contains an endless ancient Dao qi. Once it's consumed, after waiting for a long time, it will naturally restore itself."
In this way, once he refines the purple-golden gourd into the "Zhan Xian Fei Dao", he will no longer have to worry about consumption issues.
He estimated its strength based on the qi of the ancient Dao. "If successfully refined, it should be able to consecutively apply the 'Murder' law three times. Once this number is exceeded, it will need to be left to rest for a day, after which the qi of the ancient Dao will recover."
Performing it three times consecutively seems like quite a number of times.
In fact, its impressive hit rate might make it return to zero after three attempts.
Chen Yun didn't put too much importance on this, because the Mi Sheng Shuangshēng Baǒzhū could increase the probability of a hit.
Thinking of this, he again took out Xuanming Xian Sha, Zhu Que Huojing, Zhen Long Zhihan, Chongming Niǎo Yi Yì, Jiǔ Zhuàn Bīng Tiě, Chao Xia Zhi Qì, Leng Xia Zhi Jing and Tai Bai Zhi Yuan.
All of these are essential materials for refining the "Zhan Xian Gourd".
Chen Yun thought to himself, "I need to use these celestial and terrestrial treasures to inscribe several arrays and the structure of the 'Murder Law's power' inside the purple-golden gourd."
The structure of the 'Murder Law's power does not need to be explained, as it is the core.
Without this structure, even with an abundance of qi of the ancient Dao and the Dao, it would not be able to combine into the 'Murder Law's power.
The arrays are there to guide the combination of the qi of the ancient Dao and the qi of the later Dao.
Chen Yun secretly calculated, "The inscription of arrays and the 'Murder Law's power is entirely different from the nature within my body. I must be completely error-free, otherwise, if one link fails, it could potentially cause all of these refining materials to be wasted."
Since no errors can be made, it is certain that it will take a very long time to refine the "Zhan Xian Gourd".
He initially judged that he would need at least ten or more days to possibly successfully refine the "Zhan Xian Gourd".
This is under the premise of no mistakes.
Once a mistake is made, unless the materials are collected again, it would be impossible to refine the "Zhan Xian Gourd".
"Hoping there won't be any mistakes."
Chen Yun took a deep breath, mobilizing the golden pill inside his body.
He opened his mouth and blew, a fire from the Dan Dan appeared from his mouth and sprayed onto the Xuanming Xian Sha.
As the scorching hot Dan fire erupted, the Xuanming Xian Sha gradually melted into a substance similar to lava.
Chen Yun reached out and gently pushed those "lava" into the air, then dived down and poured them into the mouth of the purple-golden gourd.
Once the "lava" entered the interior, he continuously clenched the incantation, causing these "lava" to adhere to the inner wall of the gourd, forming a star-like pattern.
This is to build the basic structure pattern of the 'Murder' law's power, which is the initial stage of refining a magical artifact.
Chen Yun's mind was divided, using Dan fire to melt the Xuanming Xian Sha on one hand while photographing the "lava" to form patterns and waiting for it to cool down.
Although the amount of Xuanming Xian Sha was not much, it still took him several hours to completely melt it away.
Once all the "lava" adhered to the inner wall of the gourd, he opened his mouth again and spat out a large amount of Dan Qi, completely integrating the star-like spots with the inner wall of the purple-golden gourd, not just fixing them in place.
A large amount of Dan Qi was consumed.
If it were just a general Daoist realm, he might need to take a break in the middle.
Chen Yun was different; he now almost possessed "endless vitality," so he naturally did not need to stop and rest.
Approximately by dawn, he finally completed the first step of refining the "Zhan Xian Gourd".
Chen Yun checked the interior of the gourd, "Hmm, the Xuanming Xian Sha has completely formed the structure of the 'Murder' law's power. Now I can proceed to the next step."
He was about to refine the Leng Xia Zhi Jing.
Suddenly, Chen Yun's "omniscient vision" caught something on the streets.
...
At this time, on the streets.
The third son of Hua Shan turned into a white scholar, indeed he was dignified and graceful, towering above the ravines and peering into the clouds.
He held a banner in his hand, with the words: "One Talent for One Hexagram."
At this time, it was the morning market, and there were people coming and going on the streets.
Soon, someone noticed the words on the banner of Hua Shan Sanlang and stood there pointing and talking.
"This poor fellow must be desperate for money and gone mad!"
"One Talent for One Hexagram? Why don't you rob it!"
"Hey, it's not that simple. Maybe this gentleman truly possesses ghostly and mysterious fortune-telling skills."
"Ha ha, you really believe that? If he was truly talented, he would have been welcomed by kings and nobles as their honored guest. Why would he need to come out on the streets and chance it?"
A group of people were discussing it over there, but no one really came forward to have a fortune told.
Well, not everyone can afford a thousand gold pieces.
Hua Shan Sanlang heard the discussions around him without being annoyed. He sat cross-legged on the open ground in the middle of the street, assuming a posture like that of Master Jiang Tai Gong fishing, waiting for someone to come forward.
Time passed by one second at a time, and no one came forward to have a fortune told.
Instead, the news of a "madman crazy for money" was spreading more and more widely in the capital city.
It is very normal for most people not to believe in something like "one Talent for One Hexagram," but some people simply refuse to believe the evil and must go up and provoke Hua Shan Sanlang.
This person is still a familiar one to Chen Yun, it is Zhuo Li Hu Nian.
At that time, he was handling affairs in the sect.
Suddenly, a member of the Shamanic religion walked in, smiling and saying, "Ancestor, you must not know what happened outside the city today."
Zhuo Li Hu Nian asked, "What happened?"
The member of the Shamanic religion said, "I went out today to buy cosmetics for my wife. I saw a scholar who might have come from the southern region setting up a stall and boasting about charging a thousand gold pieces for each hexagram. Do you think this is strange or not?"
Zhuo Li Hu Nian was astonished and said, "A thousand gold pieces for one hexagram? How dare he?"
The member of the Shamanic religion laughed and said, "Probably he's gone crazy with greed, and that's what everyone in the city is saying."
Zhuo Li Hu Nian laughed and said, "I think he must have some skills to dare to be so bold. However, the Confucianism has already taken many of my Shamanic religion's followers. If I show him my skills, only the Confucianism will be more arrogant. I can't let this happen. I have to go and suppress his arrogance and proclaim my Shamanic religion."
With that, he transformed into a dashing young gentleman, wearing a leisurely hat and an azure brocade robe, walking with dignified steps and exuding confidence.
Zhuo Li Hu Nian came to the streets of the outer city, found the crowded area, and indeed saw a white-clad scholar sitting cross-legged without any dignity.
He walked through the crowd without making any noise and came to the white-clad scholar, looking down on him and saying, "A thousand gold pieces for one hexagram?"
Hua Shan Sanlang didn't even lift an eyebrow, "Good, one thousand liang of gold, not pure gold."
Zhuo Li Hu Nian said, "A thousand gold pieces are easy to come by. As long as your calculations are accurate, I will hand over the gold willingly."
"Is this scholar really going to have a fortune told?"
"Wow, one thousand two hundred gold, he really does dare to part with it."
"With so much money, you can hire the famous fortune tellers to tell your fortunes, why do you need to come to the streets?"
"You don't understand the world of the rich."
The crowd around him whispered and muttered, wanting to see how things would turn out.
Hua Shan Sanlang slowly raised his head, "What is it you wish to ask?"
Zhuo Li Hu Nian said, "Since I lost my parents when I was young, I would like the master to tell me if I can find them again."
Hua Shan Sanlang looked at Zhuo Li Hu Nian coldly and said, "Are you not trying to cause trouble?"
Zhuo Li Hu Nian pretended not to understand, "What did the master say?"
Hua Shan Sanlang narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you really want me to reveal your background in public?"
Zhuo Li Hu Nian still didn't think it was necessary, "If you know, then just say it."
Hua Shan Sanlang laughed coldly again, "Others do not know about your background, do you really think I don't know? I will give you one last chance. If you leave now, I will not hold it against you. But if you don't, don't blame me for being unfriendly!"
Zhuo Li Hu Nian laughed heartily, "If you have the ability, just say it. Why do you need to hesitate and not dare to speak?"
"That's right."
"The scholar has been scaring people."
"I guess he doesn't have much skill, so he can't explain it properly."
The crowd around him kept shaking their heads, thinking that Hua Shan Sanlang really had no idea about Zhuo Li Hu Nian's background and was trying to scare people away with intimidation.
Little did they know, before the crowd's chatter had even died down, Hua Shan Sanluo spoke in an unfriendly tone, "You wild deity, have you no fame or reputation among the gods? How can you dare to accept sacrifices from countless common people? I had thought to spare your life, but since you insist on seeking death, don't blame me for being ruthless today!"
After speaking, Hua Shan Sanlang's eyes turned into a pure golden light.
In the next moment, the Duxi Li Hu Nian, who was still full of confidence and chatting away, suddenly let out a terrified scream of "ah" and turned into a half-human and half-goat monster in an instant, lying on the ground and being pressed down so that he couldn't move at all!
"Mommy!"
"He's an alien!"
"Everyone, run quickly!"
"Why run? Can't you see that this master has subdued the monster?"
Although the crowd of people were terrified, they couldn't leave because of Hua Shan Sanluo. So no one left.
Zhuo Li Hu Nian's true form was exposed by force, and he finally realized that he had bitten off his own foot.
He shouted for mercy, "Immortal, spare my life! Immortal, spare my life!"
Hua Shan Sanluo spoke calmly, "I can't spare you!"
As he raised his right palm to strike down.
Suddenly, two shouts echoed from a distance.
"Master, show mercy!"
"I beg the master to be generous. Please forgive my younger brother's rashness!"
Before the voices had fallen, Nir and Yao arrived one after the other.
Hua Shan Sanluo looked at the two of them and said in a cold tone, "Although you two have names and records in the ranking of the gods, you are just local deities. How dare you protect this demon and enjoy offerings from humans? Alright, I will take both of you with me!"
Nir and Yao almost fainted in terror. They immediately realized that the scholar in front of them might be a deity from the heavenly realm. His cultivation realm was definitely much higher than theirs by dozens of times or more.
Nir, drenched in sweat, bowed deeply and said, "Master, please allow me to explain."
Hua Shan Sanluo said, "What else do you have to explain?"
Nir spoke quickly, "My younger brother enjoyed the incense offerings from humans, but he did not take them by force or arrogance. My brother and I shared them with him. According to the laws of heaven, this is allowed. He has not caused trouble for mankind. Master, you have no reason to capture him."
Hua Shan Sanluo's expression softened, "Ah, so that's the case. I thought there was some wild deity daring to steal human incense offerings. Well, since you have two elder brothers, I will spare your life today."
After saying that, he closed his golden pupils and sat down again in the lotus position.
The Duxi Li Hu Nian, who had been suppressed, instantly returned to his human form.
The people around watching from the side seemed to understand the situation.
"The principle is the Shamanic religion's great deity."
"I thought it was a monster."
"The great deity of the Shamanic religion respects this master? So, what kind of divine being is this master?"
"He must be of great importance."
The onlookers kept guessing.
Nir and Yao exchanged a glance, then bowed with their fists, asking carefully, "May we know the master's name?"
Hua Shan Sanluo smiled wryly and said, "You are trying to find out my background?"
Nir felt quite embarrassed being caught and quickly said, "No, no."
"It's no problem to tell you," Hua Shan Sanluo lifted his head slightly and said with some arrogance, "I am the third son of the King of Mount Huashan, the third son of King Liangde of Guanyin Temple! And one of the Seven Saints of Huashan is also called Huangshan Sanlang!"
At these words, Nir, Yao, and Zhuo Li Hu Nian couldn't help but suck in their breath in shock.
The other onlookers were also frightened to the point of being stunned, and they knelt down on one knee to bow in worship.
None of the other onlookers had expected that Hua Shan Sanluo was so influential, that he was actually the son of the famous Jin Tianwang.
The ordinary common people only knew the King of Huashan, Jin Tianwang. They had no idea about Guanyin Temple's Erlangshen. They were only respectful of Hua Shan Sanluo's background.
However, Nir, Yao, and Zhuo Li Hu Nian were not that ignorant.
Of course, they knew the existence of Guanyin Temple.
They also knew that the strongest fighting force under Er Langshen was the Seven Saints of Huashan, who were how formidable gods.
As the rumors go, each of the Seven Saints of Huashan is a god in the realm of the immortals, with great supernatural abilities and boundless power, causing countless demons to tremble at the mere mention of them.
Nir, Yao, and Zhuo Li Hu Nian had not expected that they would actually encounter one of the Seven Saints of Huashan right in front of them. This made them instinctively reverent and eager to immediately ingratiate themselves with this great deity.
Nir hurriedly bowed again and approached to speak, "Master, as a guest who has traveled a long way, may I offer you proper hospitality?"
Hua Shan Sanluo showed no gratitude and waved his hand, "No need. I am just here for leisure, coming to the mortal world to cast a hexagram for people every day. You should go about your business."
Nir, Yao, and Zhuo Li Hu Nian dared not contradict his words, so they had to bid him farewell with great respect and leave.
Although Nir, Yao, and Zhuo Li Hu Nian withdrew and left, the news that Jin Tianwang's third son had arrived in the city of Manchuria spread rapidly.
Soon, the whole capital knew that a truly divine and powerful deity had descended among mortals, and was willing to cast a hexagram for the common people every day.
So, the nobility and officials were all excited, and they all wanted to find a way to have a hexagram cast for them by the divine being.
Unfortunately, most people were left disappointed.
...
Lao Jun Guan, quiet room.
Chen Yun, who was refining an instrument, saw everything clearly.
He smiled to himself and thought, "Brother Sanlang's methods are almost the same as mine at the beginning. They are straightforward, but they work very well. It shouldn't be difficult to lead Yang Yuan Guang and Zhao Yan Shou to come for a divination."
Then, the plan he had made could be considered successful half-way.
Now, it was just a matter of whether Brother Sanlang could "incite" Yang Yuan Guang and Zhao Yan Shou to attack persuade Shishi De Guang.
The plan was already formulated, and Hua Shan Sanluo was strictly following it.
Chen Yun naturally didn't need to pay much attention.
He focused his attention back on the purple and gold gourd.
He immersed himself wholeheartedly in the process of refining the "Sword Immortal Gourd."
