The conversations between Tortoise Spiritual Mother and Awu Bing were obscured by the seven-colored silken beams radiating from the moon and sun. Without even considering the significant differences in their realms, just discussing their understanding and use of array patterns, Tortoise Spiritual Mother was clearly more proficient. Through numerous tests, she had uncovered more than four-fifths of the secrets of this blood-colored array by then and made effective countermeasures.
The Sage of the Tao exhorted from outside the array, "Comrade, your merits are insufficient, and you are entangled with karmic qi. Today, it seems you will find it hard to escape death. Why not surrender and spare yourself the shame of being struck back to your original form by me."
His advice differs from that of the middle-two-villain text where the antagonist demands the protagonist "cut off his own hand" or "kneel and lick his shoes" and so on. In Hongwu, the Jade Emperor and immortals pay great attention to being struck back to their original form.
Lingya Immortal and Qiu Shou Immortal were struck back to their original forms, instantly losing all resistance and obediently serving as mounts.
In the original time and space, the Tortoise Spiritual Mother was defeated back to her original form by Guangchengzi using the Fan Tian imprint, and both Tiansheng and Zhang Tianzhong felt shame and expelled her from the Jade Palace.
In Hongwu, the perception of being struck back to their original forms was akin to a public humiliation, like being led through the streets with an animal leash. It was a deeply shameful incident.
Upon hearing this, the Tortoise Spiritual Mother showed no intention of surrendering. Inside the array, she cursed fiercely, using very bad language.
The Sage of the Tao sighed with compassion, "One brings suffering upon themselves, and it cannot be alleviated."
Although his descent into madness deepened each day, the foundation of years of meditation was still there, and the demon did not want him to go mad and kill people indiscriminately.
The targets chosen by the Sage of the Tao and Shen Gongbao were not selected at random. He could indeed see the karma qi on immortals, and now he prioritized those with heavy karma qi to deceive.
As for Shen Gongbao encountering Deng Changyue, it was a complete coincidence. They happened to meet each other, I have cultivated for 40 years to become a human immortal, you have cultivated for 20 years to become a golden immortal? Shen Gongbao's jealousy overwhelmed him and he didn't even consult the Sage of the Tao before attacking.
The Sage of the Tao was unaware of Shen Gongbao's affairs outside. To him, the karma qi on Tortoise Spiritual Mother was several times heavier than that of an ordinary immortal.
If the karma qi was lighter, it might have been Zhaogongming accompanying her, or by sheer coincidence, other Xiejiao immortals would have joined the battle. Now with deep karma qi, only Awu Bing was available as an ally. In the eyes of the Sage of the Tao, this ally was practically non-existent.
He was convinced that Tortoise Spiritual Mother could not break through the seal of the Huan Yuan Jindou, and as a result, he received a good lesson from reality.
"Act!" Tortoise Spiritual Mother summoned the Water and Fire Gourd.
Accompanied by a deep, powerful, majestic, and mysterious roar, the two qilin led the charge against the great array and the Huan Yuan Jindou.
The event of the Three Clarities, Nuwa, Hongyun, Di Jun, and Taiyi picking a gourd from the hereditary vine at the end of the First Zixing Palace lecture occurred when the first part of the Zixing Palace lecture was over. This is a location that many Hongwu cross-time travelers must visit at least three-quarters of them have picked a gourd from the hereditary vine, while the remaining third missed their chance as time travel was too late.
The time of Zixing Palace Lecture is after the Dragon and Phoenix Primordial Crisis. At that time, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans had completely faded away, exiting the stage of Hongwu.
It was at this time that the Celestial Master of the Heavens captured two qilin, refining them into the Water and Fire Gourd.
In the first place, the number of qilin is already rare, and he took away two mature ones, which may make the qilin species become endangered species. However, this is not within the scope of consideration for the Celestial Master of the Heavens.
The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans. To begin with, the Phoenix race has the fastest speed, the Dragon race has the strongest adaptability, and the Qilin race is naturally strong in strength.
Tortoise Spiritual Mother released the seal on the Water and Fire Gourd, and a qilin with its entire body enveloped in fiery flames led the charge toward the array core. Ignoring the black sand that eroded its flesh in the array, it charged indiscriminately, crushing countless blood mist with its incredible strength.
The other, covered in dark scales, its four feet pounding the ground to send up sprays of water, leaped high into the air with an aura of water so dense it was almost palpable. Its approach was straightforward without any frills, and it collided head-on with the Huan Yuan Jindou.
'Boom!' A resounding explosion, the Huan Yuan Jindou shook violently, and a vast amount of impure aura spread out. The thick yellow light connected with the earth and water veins, and barriers were quickly raised around the outer periphery of the Jindou.
The eyes of the water qilin shone with life, and its entire body radiated extremely pure water qi that relentlessly fended off the impure aura and yellow light.
, after half of the water qi had dissipated, it completed the entire process of withdrawing, accelerating, and launching a second charge.
At the same time, Tortoise Spiritual Mother also summoned her own magical treasure - the Yuehua Pearl.
The Yuehua Pearl, a Taian essence treasure, moved at incredible speed at this moment. Ignoring the risk of lowering the quality of its magic item, it directly struck the side of the Huan Yuan Jindou. Immediately afterward, the charge of the water qilin arrived.
A three-inch-long web-like crack appeared on the side of the Huan Yuan Jindou, and the water qilin was knocked unconscious.
When an exceptional Taian essence treasure was damaged, the Sage of the Tao felt his eyes go black, and the qi force absorbed and transformed within him suddenly went rampant. Each strand of qi seemed to carry the consciousness of its original owner. Their anger turned into a thousand sharp blades, furiously cutting through the Sage of the Tao's body. For a moment, he was in such pain that he nearly passed out.
He quickly pressed his fingers in a mudra and recited spells, trying to suppress the great tremor of the Huan Yuan Jindou and stabilize the great array, but Tortoise Spiritual Mother had thrown all her cards, so she wouldn't give him any chance.
At the level of Taiyi Jinguanyin, relying on an exceptional Taian essence treasure to defeat a Daojun immortal is possible, but to capture or kill one, the difficulty coefficient increases several times. After all, those who cultivate to the Daojun level don't have a few life-saving treasures in their hands?
Moreover, the Taian essence treasure being used by Tortoise Spiritual Mother is still the one given by the Celestial Master of the Heavens.
The water and fire qilins were "kidnapped" by the Celestial Master of the Heavens from the Qilin Cliff. Inside the gourd, they not only retained their own bodies but could also practice for countless eons. Occasionally, they could also listen to teachings by the Celestial Master of the Heavens.
They can be considered a type of existence between pets and tools qilins, they all have combat power comparable to Daojun immortals, and when driven by the Water and Fire Gourd, they strive fiercely, even the Huan Yuan Jindou cannot bear such a huge force. The blood-colored great array unconsciously reveals a crack.
"Go out!"
Without needing instructions from Tortoise Spiritual Mother, Ao Bing swung his dragon tail, transforming into an arrow of dragon energy, and forcibly slipped through the gap when it reached two chi wide.
'Die for yourself!' The Sage of the Tao didn't even look and raised his hand to strike out with a pointed magic treasure - a vital treasure of a Xiejiao immortal.
Ao Bing, aware of Tortoise Spiritual Mother's intention to have him lead the charge, anticipated the fierce blow from the Sage of the Tao.
As soon as he burst out of the array, he used his dragon claws to protect his head and face, but even so, in an instant, a strike pierced through his left eye. The pointed treasure was incredibly sinister; after obtaining blood and flesh nourishment, its piercing speed suddenly increased by thirty percent. In the end, it flew out from Ao Bing's back with a large amount of blood, white bones, and brain matter.
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