Deng Chan Yu has sorted out her thoughts. Over the years, through various means, she has tested the bottom line of Western teachings. There is no causality between Ma Yuan and the disciples of various saints, plus she can attain Buddhahood, so she can be purified by Pure Enlightenment. The one in front of me cannot attain Buddhahood and yet came seeking proactively. You've caused such great karma; do you still want to run away?
"Friend, you demand the Phoenix with your mouth and ask for a favor with your eyes. Do you not think this is too overbearing?"
Fa Jie's expression changed, and his strong, muscular frame abruptly rose two feet higher: "I speak to you with good will and reason. Do not misjudge me, friend!"
Deng Chan Yu smiled sarcastically, "Hahaha, to misjudge oneself? I think it's you who has strayed into the wrong path, burdened by karma. You may never reach the shore of enlightenment in this life. Why not let me give you a chance for fortune?"
Fa Jie was so angry that he shouted, "Poof!" He swished his robe and produced a black demonic banner in his hand. Some flawed Celestial Fairy Force was infused into the banner. After that, a bloody wind rose up from the banner, in which some kind of creature was hidden. It screeched at Deng Chan Yu and Jiazi's souls one after another.
"This is mere trifling technique, you bald monk doesn't even have the most basic discernment. You deserve not to attain true fruit of cultivation." Deng Chan Yu, who didn't fear even the Taiyi Golden Immortals, was fearless in the face of this Celestial Immortal from a byway sect. She wasn't ready to use any treasures; instead, she contained a flicker of thunderous light in her palm, preparing to defeat her enemy with magic.
"Let me do it!" Jiazi eagerly said.
"Alright, then." Deng Chan Yu then withdrew the magic in her hand.
With a shout, the five beast spirits that composed the "Ascend to the Clouds" formation all charged out. Having been re-consecrated, they have now gained new enhancements. Their bodies are covered with an outer layer of infernal scripts, knowledge obtained by Daji from the heritage of the Fengdu Emperor.
The spirits' bodies were covered with a layer of dark wind, but it was not contaminated with evil qi. Instead, they emitted a sense of uprightness and authority.
The five beast spirits roared just once, and the demonic banner's chilling shriek was instantly countered. Fa Jie was taken aback and immediately poured more power into the banner. Suddenly, three black skulls appeared on the banner, dark as ink.
The skulls' mouths held three golden fairy bones, and the entire banner's aura abruptly shifted. Now, when looking at it, it seemed to have a touch of divinity.
Deng Chan Yu stood idly by, showing no sign of tension.
"It truly is a side path." Daji took out the Setting Sun Bow, drew the bow, and fitted an arrow. Her movements were smooth as silk and exceptionally fluid, exuding a kind of unique beauty. In one swift motion, she hit all three skulls on the banner with one arrow each. Three arrows later, Fa Jie's demonic banner was left with only three burning fireballs.
"Ah! Lowborn, how dare you interfere with Master's treasures?" Fa Jie was enraged. His eyes were as big as bells, and he opened his mouth to spit out a carriage.
The carriage grew taller with the wind, reaching over three zhang (9 feet) in height. The dark wind howled, and within the carriage emerged a myriad of blade lights that were as fierce as a killing aura.
"Unite!" Daji formed a magical seal with her hand. The five beast spirits moved into positions according to a certain formation, merging with each other until they ultimately transformed into an enormous creature with a tiger's head, lion's body, ox horns, eagle claws, and double wings on its ribs.
Deng Chan Yu had an urge to cover her face. After Daji's operation, the Ascend to the Clouds formation really took on a middle school vibe. Just make sure Cloudy Sky doesn't see it
The Ascend to the Clouds formation possessed immense power. It did not dodge or avoid, but forcibly collided with Fa Jie's Multi-Blade Cart. What dark winds and blades were all illusion in the face of absolute power. Even the most sinister, could it be more sinister than the Fengdu Emperor?
In mid-run, the powerful kinetic energy of the Ascend to the Clouds formation collided with the left wing of the Multi-Blade Cart. Next, with a flick of its horn, the cart's beam was lifted. Then, as the Ascend to the Clouds let out a loud roar, it exerted all its might to lift and toss the cart back at Fa Jie.
Fa Jie was flustered and scattered, having passed his Multi-Blade Cart to his disciple Han Sheng. Now this one was newly consecrated, and its control wasn't as flexible as before. In a panic, he dodged the frontal impact of the cart and had barely straightened up when Ascend to the Clouds descended from above like thunder, aiming for his neck and biting down.
The attack of the beast spirit was aimed at the soul, and Fa Jie, as a celestial immortal, had a solid foundation. The first bite didn't make a mark; it only made him dizzy for a moment. Daji flipped her wrist, and with Deng Chan Yu's slightly surprised gaze, a flying axe struck Fa Jie's forehead straight on.
With a body injury, blood gushed out. Fa Jie's control over his soul was no longer as solid. Daji flew up in the air, and somehow, a blood-colored spear appeared in her hand. The spearhead pierced Fa Jie's neck from behind and came out from his chest. As Ascend to the Clouds continued to exert force, Fa Jie's soul was finally dragged out.
He had also achieved some level of cultivation, and his soul was still struggling. However, after Daji lanced the soul three times with her spear, it finally turned into a muddled state.
Daji was elated. Although she was a heretical celestial immortal, she had also accomplished the feat of a true immortal defeating a celestial immortal.
She waved the blood-colored lance casually, creating a flower of gunfire, and then asked, "What should we do with this guy?"
Deng Chan Yu thought for a moment and said, "Check the Book of Life and Death to see if his name is listed there."
Daji pinned Fa Jie's physical body with her blood-colored spear while he was biting into his soul. She took out the Book of Life and Death by herself and flipped through it for a moment: "There he is, but his lifespan is less than thirty years."
So the original version of QuanTi took away FaJie, but it didn't save him?
Deng Chan Yu said, "This fellow has provoked us, and the karma is so great that he should be punished. However, considering his cultivation and the difficulty of his journey, let him be reincarnated."
She nodded her head to the west, and Daji understood immediately. She snapped her fingers and ordered Ascend to the Clouds to shred Fa Jie's soul. Then she summoned two of Qing Si's kind-hearted emissaries of hell, asking them to send Fa Jie's true spirit to the underworld.
How to handle it specifically is up to the Western teaching and their own affairs.
Ascend from the soul read some information. Daji smiled at Deng Chan Yu and said, "This fellow is about to reach his life's end. He heard that the Azure Beast was once Wen Zhong's mount, so he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to present the Azure Beast to Jie Zhu Fa, gain the favor of Jin Ling Saint Mother, and obtain a treasure that can extend his lifespan. He really is good at calculating."
Deng Chan Yu also laughed twice. These side paths are too lacking in intelligence, completely unaware of Deng Chan Yu's existence, treating Deng Jiugong as an ordinary person, thinking it's a big opportunity, and resulting in the outcome of dying and disappearing.
"How are you, are you safe?" With the matter smoothly resolved, Deng Chan Yu asked the Azure Phoenix.
"Hush hush!" As the number of the Azure Phoenix tribe decreases, their ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune becomes stronger. With Deng Jiugong, there's food and drink, and there's always something to do like basking in the sun and watching a few old men play Mahjong. That's so comfortable. Returning to the Jie Teaching would be a life-and-death struggle, perhaps ending any day now. It's not surprising that the Azure Phoenix would make such a choice.
He called out twice more, expressing gratitude and saying that he could carry Deng Chan Yu and the other women to the Yun Mo Sea.
They exchanged glances, both sensing the intent in each other's eyes. Phoenixes, we haven't ridden you yet. It's the perfect opportunity to give it a try!
They first returned to the South Capital, informed Deng Jiugong, and then set off again towards the Yunmeng Lake.
