In ordinary people's dreams, there are all sorts of trivial matters like firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar tea. By themselves, these matters don't amount to much. However, when added up over time, they become the main force contributing to the misty sea in the dream.
Now the main force is scattered, and Shenzhong's disguise is torn apart by the nearly collapsed dream, which has revealed itself.
It has transformed into a monster with a dragon's body, phoenix's wings, and qilin's legs.
"Isn't that still going to require a fight?" Zhao Gongming was a bit puzzled. You set up such a big array, I thought we could win easily, but in the end, we still need to fight."
Deng Chanyu and Duo Bao didn't say anything. The rise of Buddhism was an inevitable trend, saving people and weakening Shenzhong were not contradictory. These two things could be done at the same time.
They all sense that the Buddhistauspiciousness is gradually rising, but with the absence of the Buddha and the Buddha Mother, and various factions within the great religion, the rising auspiciousness seems somewhat insubstantial.
The Buddhist sound of Ling Mountain reaches the depths of dreams, and with ten thousand Buddhas reciting sutras, one can see precious Qi surging into the sky, and countless rays of light. There is a strong trend to directly enlighten Shenzhong, but this time Shenzhong is completely unaffected. It opens its mouth and dances, looking extremely fierce.
Old Zhao is just straightforward, not dumb. He has the eyesight of a Great Golden Immortal at least, so he can't be said to be an Ancestral Saint.
He noticed a hint of something: "This fellow seems to still be in a dream? Whose dream is this time?"
Deng Chanyu pondered for a while: "It should be its own dream, a dream that can never be awakened."
Old Zhao looked at her, and she shook her head: "I cannot locate it spatially. Its dream is completely separated from ours and not in the present moment. Perhaps..."
Duo Bao knew what she was going to say and said bluntly, "I can't do it either. This creature is still in a time point in the past. That's why the ancient three tribes could only seal it, not kill it."
For the beings in the Primordial Chaos, Shenzhong is a non-existent thing. It arises in dreams and will disappear here. All the claws it had stretched out before were cut off by ten thousand Buddhas. Now its true body is hiding in the same dream as before, so how do we fight it?
Duo Bao Buddha is known as the past Buddha. In fact, all disciples of Xuanmen know that the Dao of Time cannot be walked in Hongwu. He has only skimmed the surface of the Dao of Time, with some Dao seeds and Dao Essence. He can do some minor moves like using axes that have been rotten many times, but he can't do anything major.
"Let me give it a try!" Zhao Gongming saw that they weren't coming up with any good methods, so he was ready to attack directly. No need for all that fancy stuff, let's fight and see!
He raised the Heaven and Earth Cane, and in the next instant, he saw the world turned upside down. The earth became light and agile, the sky became heavy, and the fire was incredibly gentle, while the floods were as violent as could be. In this instant, all the power in the world became unfamiliar.
Deng Chanyu watched from a distance, Zhao Gongming's move was quite powerful. The Heaven and Earth Ruler in Ren Leng's hands was usually used for surprise attacks. When it was in Zhao Gongming's hands, it became open and fair.
The Heaven and Earth Ruler reversed the yin and yang, turning all things from tangible to intangible. However, this great power passed straight through Shenzhong without leaving a single trace.
Shenzhong closed its eyes and waved its claws in their direction, resembling the South Ming fire of the Yan Phoenix scattered into countless sparks, endless and boundless, carrying the might of incinerating everything. It swept towards them, but it was the same. The seemingly powerful flames did not hit them at all. They stood upright and watched as the fire sea flowed by them like a mirage.
"What are we to do now?" Old Zhao was the most frustrated by such situations.
They can't attack Shenzhong, and Shenzhong can't attack them.
Both sides appear to be very close, but in reality, there are countless space and time between them.
The true existence of this Shenzhong is still in the past, during the Dragon-Phoenix Era of tribulation.
Pan Gu can cut across countless eras and strike at this time point with a hammer, but they don't have that ability.
Just give up and go home? That's not possible. If they had killed their way over only to retreat in the end, wouldn't all their previous efforts have been in vain? Now that the Buddhist light from Ling Mountain dispels the mist of East Sea, if they were to turn around and leave, the mist would soon envelop the East Sea again within three days.
Without needing to be reminded by Deng Chanyu, Old Zhao himself was aware of the key point. Now, they absolutely cannot retreat.
Duo Bao pondered for a while and said, "Brother, your opportunity for cultivation is high and far-reaching. Perhaps we can start by looking at dreams. Shenzhong is in a dream, and in fact, we are also in a dream. Here, all the means of perception you have can be used."
Duo Bao's methods in the Dao of Time are not as good as Old Zhao's. However, he hasn't spent much effort on it, while Old Zhao sacrificed the Twenty-Four Sea Pearls, which is quite impressive.
Old Zhao understood. Yunxiao had reminded him before that the Twenty-Four Solar Terms could borrow power from the long river of time, and this path had a promising prospect. Even if he couldn't realize the enlightenment of the chaotic realm and control the Dao of Time, using the power of time as a protective measure was still good.
He closed his eyes to construct a real dream, and the Twenty-Four Sea Pearls he was most familiar with appeared behind him in turn.
One, two, twenty-four. The familiar prenatal treasure reappeared. This was not the limit. With a thought, the Twenty-Four Sea Pearls moved slightly to make room, and the twelve Sea Pearls that had not been controlled by him before also appeared.
The thirty-six Sea Pearls correspond to the number of the Zhouji, reaching the level of top-grade prenatal treasures. With Old Zhao's own supernatural abilities, it was a scene of wind rising and water surging, with an uncountable amount of river water being whipped up by the fierce wind. The speed of the water reached its ultimate limit, and countless spiritual essences of water transformed into sprites cheering and jumping around. A rare bit of time essence was born from the rapid surging of seawater.
Old Zhao spread his five fingers, aiming at the direction of Shenzhong. The power of time essence relied on the waves and storms, quickly penetrating through, continuously setting up seventy-two exquisite arrays in an attempt to seal and restrain Shenzhong from its source.
The Shenzhong was struck by horizontal and vertical lines of gold, and it retaliated fiercely, with a faceful of malevolent aura.
"Puff" the rear neck scale of Shenzhong was pierced by a line of gold, a drop of blood blossomed. This move was like sending out a signal. One after another, the power of time essence swept over its body, and the blood blossoms were connected together. Shenzhong looked as if it had been torn to pieces, and every part of its body was bleeding.
It roared fiercely, but it couldn't attack their side.
Old Zhao's five fingers slowly closed. He controlled the power of time essence, imitating the shape of a binding dragon rope, from the outside in, tightly wrapping Shenzhong. At first, it was a ball of thread, and the speed at which the gold lines wrapped around increased more and more. In the end, it was reduced to a grain size. Old Zhao pushed it forward with force, and more power of time essence swept over. Shenzhong's roar kept echoing in his ears, but it could not compete with the Dao of Time in the end. After struggling twice vigorously, it disappeared without a trace.
"Brother, that's quite the skill."
"Brother, your move is very good. The Dao is simple, yet it is incredibly clever. You are truly remarkable."
Old Zhao smiled.
If there were treasured artifacts, a mere one-tenth of one's power could produce a tenfold effect.
Now, the treasured artifact is only imagined, and the consumption is many times greater.
Although this move made his power consumption enormous, and his face was slightly pale, he accepted the compliments of the two. Such a strong enemy was sealed, and he was too powerful!
