The six-winged golden cicada is a fearsome creature in the heavens and the earth, capable of eating anything but never being sated, which causes it to be in a state of raging hunger at all times. Moreover, it appears and disappears without a trace, making it difficult to deal with this thing without some means.
At this moment, the golden cicada has no intention of communicating. Its body, as large as a calf, shakes violently, and its six wings fan rapidly, appearing before Deng Yuanyu in an instant. It collides fiercely with the Xuan Yuan Control Water Flag.
The massive mandibles continue to snap, as if trying to bite out a passage through the water mist of Xuan Yuan Control Water Flag, which has a delay effect.
Deng Chanyu has been refining this treasured flag for almost half a year. After infusing her cultivation of the profound arts into it, the flag can unleash 1.5 times its power.
As she shook her wrist, the water vapor of the flag turned from delaying to heavy, making every drop of water within her line of sight feel like a ton. The six-winged golden cicada was compressed from all directions, but it showed no fear, and its ferocity increased by a third.
"Form an array!"
The Two Elements Dust Array rose quickly. Having seen the ancient Lord's Bagua Purple Gold Furnace, Deng Chanyu's understanding of the yin and yang principles deepened. This time, she also used the Mixed Yuan Qi Tai Qing Talisman borrowed from the Blue Cow, boosting the array's power by a sudden thirty percent.
A continuous "bang bang bang" sound echoed without end, as if the golden cicada didn't feel exhausted, continuously striking the water vapor with its body.
Deng Chanyu maintained the array for another three breaths before removing the Xuan Yuan Control Water Flag and encircling the six-winged golden cicada within the array.
"Go!" As she pointed her finger, the "Illusion" door within the Two Elements Dust Array closed completely. The six-winged golden cicada's mind was filled with malice, making it immune to many illusions. By closing one door, she strengthened the "Destruction" door, and the pitch-black gate opened. Countless light swords composed of earth and heaven's vital energy shot towards the golden cicada.
The chitin of the golden cicada is not much worse than that of the deity tortoise that was just killed. The shell of the deity tortoise is simply hard, while the shell of the golden cicada is very smooth. Added to its incredible speed in flight, it moves freely within the array, making the damage caused by sword light virtually negligible.
The female giant held a wooden staff tightly, as if wanting to lend a hand.
Deng Chanyu indicated that it wasn't necessary and summoned a spell, not using her Lü Yang Tian Huo but instead using the most legitimate Xuan Men San Mei Zhen Huo. She opened the array's Wan Men and Ming Men, utilizing the scholarly and martial fire to simmer slowly.
Previously, her flame cultivation had been striving for higher temperatures and a broader attack range. The ancient Lord's alchemy introduced her to another realm, showing that not everything is better the faster it is, and endurance is the key!
The six-winged golden cicada went mad, constantly charging at the array. Its six wings seemed to have an effect of isolating fire, no matter how much fire it touched, a wing vibration could extinguish the fire automatically.
"Sssss!——" The golden cicada, relying on some innate intuition, spat out a large amount of acidic fluid at several weak points in the array, trying to forcibly break through it.
Deng Chanyu quietly watched for a moment at the center of the array. The six-winged golden cicada's ferocity was more exaggerated than she had anticipated, and its battle intuition was terrifying. It's hard to imagine that such a creature filled with malevolence could be the previous life of Tangsheng.
The teachings of the Shaolin sect are truly terrifying!
The six-winged golden cicada was desperately trying to break through the array, and Deng Chanyu wasn't idle either. She occasionally controlled the flames to pursue and intercept it while using the power of Yin and Yang to repair the array.
Advance when the enemy retreats, and retreat when the enemy advances. She wants to see who will hold out first
With a look of boundless mercy and an imposing demeanor, the Pureland Saint Chuandí arrived at the gates of the Palace of Huá. He was clad in a golden robe.
Facing fellow level sages, he didn't display any extraordinary, step-creating-lotus-flowers or radiant light forms, but rather appeared to be a simple cultivator.
He bowed at the gate: "Chuandí seeks to see my sister-in-law."
Sima Hua, it seems, knew he was coming. By now, she had already put away anything that might attract attention, such as the viewing mirror to the heavens and the fruits like watermelons, peaches, and pears. Even the primordial wutong tree and the spirit essence of the golden sunbird had been hidden deep within the Palace of Hua.
As the disciples were not present, the mount's status was not enough, and the servants had no qualifications. unwilling to move, Sima Hua had to personally go out to welcome him.
"Little Brother's esteemed arrival at the Palace of Huá, it is an honor, it is an honor. Please come in for tea. Brother, please."
"Little brother has disturbed, sister, please."
The two sages sat as hosts and guests respectively on their cloud beds.
Qingluan served tea to the two sages and then stood beside Nuwa with a respectful expression.
Nuwa's expression held a hint of curiosity as she asked, "Brother, why are you not enjoying your fortune in the Western World but have come to this desolate place? What is it that brings you here?"
Chuandí's expression was very serious: "Brother, today I had a sudden inspiration and calculated that I have a connection with an anomaly in this world. Therefore, I have come to seek guidance from my sister-in-law."
Sima Hua, in secret, pursed her lips, finding that the object in front of her was truly lowering the tone of a sage. She had accepted people to the point of not being particular anymore.
"Then, what kind of outstanding personage could catch your brother's attention?"
"This anomaly is indeed a little troublesome. It accidentally entered the Stream-of-consciousness Mandala of my sister. Please forgive me, my sister."
Nuwa's expression showed three parts of surprise and seven parts of confusion: "Oh? Is this really the case?"
The two sages spoke back and forth, their words pulling in opposite directions.
Chuandí pondered for a moment and said, "When you subdued Ma Yuan, you had already seen the disciples of my sister. Indeed, this person is blessed with merits and will certainly be able to inherit my sister's legacy in the future. It is truly something to celebrate."
He first praised Deng Chanyu, but when he saw that Nuwa was still not budging, he had to resort to serious matters.
"Brother here has two lotus seeds, which have a little enlightenment and the power to open one's mind to enlightenment. I would like to entrust my sister to pass them on to her outstanding disciple."
The lotus seeds are fruits produced by the innate Xingjin Enlightenment Tree. Like the innate wutong tree, the innate Fushuang Tree, the innate Renshen Tree, and the innate Pan Tao Tree, they are all ten of the innate spiritual roots.
The difference is that the other spiritual roots are still just spiritual roots, unchanged for ten thousand years or a hundred million years, and cannot transform into physical forms. They will never be able to walk the path of cultivation. However, the innate Xingjin Enlightenment Tree transformed into a physical form early on, and it is this person, Chuandí the sage, who is eloquently speaking before Nuwa.
The lotus seeds are fruits produced by the innate Xingjin Enlightenment Tree before it transformed into a physical form.
Unless Chuandí the sage was willing to give up his status as a saint and return to his original state, transforming back into the innate Xingjin Enlightenment Tree, otherwise these lotus seeds are becoming rarer and rarer.
The lotus seeds, peaches of immortality, and ginseng fruits are all fruits produced by the top ten innate spiritual roots, with different effects but similar levels.
These things are most effective when consumed the first time, and eating ten or eight will leave mostly the effect of filling hunger. In this regard, Zhenyuanzi and Aijiu empress have more authority to speak, as if they continued to eat, their magical power would grow indefinitely, and these two would have become Hualongingkunxian.
Chuandí is very shrewd in his calculations. Compared horizontally, the effect of the lotus seeds is about the same as that of the ginseng fruit that matures every nine thousand years, but because they are rare, they are considered extremely precious.
If only one is given, it would seem that he, as a sage, is too stingy. Even if he came to the Palace of Nuwa, just giving a broken fruit isn't very sincere. If two are given at once, it looks more commendable.
