Chapter 215: Fake Tongtian
Qianyuan Mountain, Jinguan Cave, in the quiet room at the back of the cave.
Li Anran sat cross-legged, with rosy clouds and auspicious aura surging around him.
The four Zhu Xian swords were hung upside down around him, with sword lights surging and crisscrossing, forming the Zhu Xian Formation with him as the center of the formation.
The vast and terrifying murderous aura continued to overflow from the sword, but was sealed within the range of the formation by the invisible Taoist patterns formed by the sword formation, not allowing even a single bit to leak out.
Different from ordinary innate spiritual treasures, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were formed by the combination of the murderous aura of Pangu when he created the world and the earth, water, fire and wind at the beginning of the universe. They are of the same origin and closely connected with each other.
It is similar to the River Map and Luoshu, and the Xiantian Five Directions Flags.
Although it can be used alone, its power will be greatly reduced when used alone.
The Zhu Xian Formation is essentially about strengthening the induction between the four swords, combining the four swords into one, tracing back to the origin, and evolving into the murderous aura that burst out when Pangu swung his axe to open the sky.
This murderous aura is the first murderous aura in the world, and it is also the strongest killing force!
This is why it is said that the Zhuxian Formation is the number one killing formation in the prehistoric world!
If one wants to practice the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, one cannot practice any one sword individually, but needs to use the Zhu Xian Formation to connect the four swords into a whole.
This is also the reason why Chi Jingzi and his companions have not refined the Four Swords of Zhu Xian into their own magic weapons even after so many years.
The deeper your understanding of the Zhu Xian Formation, the faster and more efficient your ritual will be.
Li Anran had already used his experience points to raise his understanding of the Zhu Xian Formation to the maximum level, and it was much easier for him to refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian than for others.
But, even so, it is not an easy task to refine the top-grade innate spiritual treasure such as the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Thirteen years have passed since Taiyi Tianzun bestowed the Four Swords of Zhuxian on him.
Li Anran just tried to blend his aura with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, which could be considered a preliminary success. If he wanted to fully refine the four swords, he still had a long way to go.
However, Li Anran was not in a hurry.
The thing that practitioners have the most is time.
As long as one can refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, it would not be too long even if it took hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.
At this moment, Li Anran suddenly felt a palpitation, as if something bad was going to happen.
This moment of distraction also caused a slight fluctuation in the operation of the Zhu Xian Formation.
Buzz!
The four Zhu Xian swords trembled slightly, and the sword bodies tilted half an inch. The originally orderly murderous aura suddenly erupted.
Clang, clang, clang, clang...
Countless sword beams shot out, and the void was like tofu, and was instantly torn into long and thin cuts.
Swish! Swish!
Li Anran's clothes had become beggar's clothes, in tatters, with numerous fine scars on his body, and blood was faintly seen flowing out.
Weapons are dangerous tools!
And innate killing weapons like the Four Swords of Zhu Xian are even more unparalleled weapons!
Even if the master Li Anran cannot suppress them, he will be hurt by the sword energy, or even be overwhelmed by the murderous aura and in turn be controlled by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Similar things have happened in the Three Realms before.
There is a fine line between innate creatures and innate spiritual treasures.
Those with great luck and successful transformation at an early age are innate creatures.
If you are unlucky and transform late and are found by others, then you are an innate spiritual treasure.
All innate spiritual treasures have intelligence, but the strength of their intelligence varies. Some are similar to ignorant babies, while others are naughty children of three to five years old or even seven to eight years old.
Because of the different ways they were born, they have different personality preferences.
This is why we talk about compatibility!
If the degree of compatibility is high , it will be easy to perform the ritual. If the degree of compatibility is low, it may even be backfired by the magic weapon!
It was for this reason that after Jiejiao obtained the Chaos Bell, it first asked the Golden Spirit Mother, who had served as Dou Mu Yuanjun, to try to sacrifice and refine it.
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian are formed from the spirit of killing and destruction; they are violent, rebellious, warlike and brutal.
Li Anran was already accustomed to the occasional riots of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Taiyi Tianzun also made preparations in this quiet room in advance.
Buzz!
At the moment when the sword energy overflowed, a dark yellow flag suddenly appeared in the void in front of him. It moved without wind, and seven-colored rays of light surged, revealing thousands of golden lotuses, blocking all the sword energy.
It is the innate spiritual treasure Wu Ji Xinghuang Flag!
clang!
The four Zhu Xian swords rang in unison, the sword light became brighter, and the sword bodies were horizontally stabbed at the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag from all directions.
"return!"
Li Anran had already calmed his mind. While calming the fluctuations of the Zhuxian Formation, he took back the Four Zhuxian Swords and suspended them around him again.
However, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were still making their humming sounds, and Li Anran could clearly feel the belligerence and discontent coming from them!
During the thirteen years that Li Anran practiced and cultivated the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag had suppressed many rebellions caused by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
The Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag is steady and heavy, not showing off, but the Four Swords of Zhu Xian are certain that the feud between the two sides has already been formed!
Li Anran even suspected that the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were taking the opportunity to make a fuss just to lure out the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag!
As a result, he is the one who suffers every time!
Although his body is as strong as that of a great wizard, even a great wizard cannot withstand the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!
You know, during the Conferred Gods calamity, it took only one strike from the Blood-Transforming Divine Sword to make Nezha and Lei Zhenzi shiver like dementia-like people, unable to speak, and could only wait for death.
It was nothing more than a wisp of sword energy from the Zhuxian Sword bestowed upon Yu Yuan by the Patriarch Tongtian.
The power of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian is far greater than that of the Blood-Transforming Divine Sword!
The three swords, Zhuxian, Juexian and Luxian, target the spirit, energy and essence. Zhuxian kills the body, Juexian dissipates the magic power and Luxian destroys the soul.
The Xianjian Sword can trap the enemy, cutting off their five senses, making them unconscious and powerless to resist.
Even though Li Anran's body was so strong, he was still covered with wounds by the four sword energies. It would take at least half a month to recover!
This is because this is only the sword energy emitted by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, and not the sword energy used to kill the enemy!
And he is half the master of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, and can use the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to extract the murderous aura.
If it were an ordinary cultivator, as long as a cut was made, he would be continuously corroded by the murderous aura until his body was destroyed and his soul was shattered!
If you touch it, you will get hurt, and if you get hurt, you will die!
"I have to find some time to make some pills that can dissolve the sword energy of Zhu Xian!" Li Anran thought secretly.
He was not doing it for himself, but was worried that if he accidentally hurt someone one day, without this pill, the other person would probably die before he could save them.
"How dare you, four brothers, bully one of them? Wait until all five of its brothers are here, and then you can decide who's better!"
Li Anran used his spiritual sense to calm the Four Swords of Zhu Xian for a long time before he finally calmed them down.
The Wu Ji Xing Huang Qi was extremely calm. After blocking the sword energy, it re-hidden into the void and disappeared.
Only then did Li Anran have time to think about the palpitations he had just felt.
After a cultivator breaks through to the realm of True Immortal, it is possible that he will be able to feel something in his heart when it comes to important matters of his own, which is often called the resonance between heaven and man.
The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the probability of induction, and the stronger and clearer it is.
"Did something happen to my second brother?" Li Anran frowned, looking a little worried.
There are not many people he cares about in the Three Realms, one is Yang Jian, one is Nezha, half of the monkey, and half of Taiyi Tianzun.
The first two and a half are friends, and the last half is the financial sponsor!
To be honest, Li Anran initially worshipped Taiyi Tianzun as his master just to curry favor with him and was ready to kick him out at any time.
But, there is no way!
Taiyi Tianzun has given so much!
So much so that Li Anran felt embarrassed not to regard him as his master and be grateful to him!
Apart from himself, there are only these three people who can make Li Anran feel touched!
He himself was safe and sound in this Golden Light Cave.
Nezha has no big ambitions and only wants to settle accounts with Li Jing one day, so the probability of something going wrong is not high.
The monkey follows Wutan and with Wutan's protection, nothing should happen to him.
It was not even his turn to worry about Taiyi Tianzun.
Only Yang Jian is determined to change the Heavenly Laws!
Before he went into seclusion, he was still looking for evidence of Guanyin, wanting to rectify the Dharma of Guanyin and shock the three realms so that the gods and Buddhas of the three realms would not dare to defy the Heavenly Laws!
The probability of something going wrong is the highest!
What’s more, the incident might be so serious that even Taiyi Tianzun couldn’t suppress it!
Li Anran was thinking, when suddenly he had an idea and looked towards the door of the quiet room.
A moment later, there was a knock on the door and the voice of Jinxia Boy came in.
"Junior Brother Li Anran, Master said that you have finished your retreat and asked me to call you over."
"Brother, wait a moment. I'll be right there."
Li Anran's mind moved, and he took the Four Swords of Zhu Xian back into his body. He then cast a spell to change into clean new clothes, and then he stood up and walked out of the quiet room.
Jinxia Tongzi couldn't help but glance into the quiet room. Seeing that it was exactly the same as before, he was a little disappointed. He looked Li Anran up and down and found that he was exactly the same as before.
The noise made by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian could be heard throughout Qianyuan Mountain. Jinxia Tongzi was also very curious about what happened inside, but unexpectedly he could not see anything.
Li Anran was too lazy to explain too much, just pretending that he didn't see it, and urged: "Brother, let's go quickly! Don't let the master wait anxiously!"
The two walked all the way to the front cave and soon saw Taiyi Tianzun beside the lotus pond.
"Disciple Li Anran greets Master." Li Anran noticed that Taiyi Tianzun frowned slightly and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes, and his heart sank.
Compared with the good corpse of the Eastern Qinghua Emperor, Taiyi Tianzun, as the original body, speaks and acts more humanely rather than divinely.
However, as Taiyi Tianzun is the head of Xuanmen, it goes without saying that he is very cunning. Even he inadvertently reveals a look of sadness.
This means that things are likely to be worse than he expected!
Taiyi Tianzun did not rush to talk about the matter, but asked: "How is the ritual of the Four Swords of Zhuxian going?"
Li Anran said truthfully: "My disciple is dull and can only barely blend with the aura of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. I can simply control the four swords and arrange them into the Zhu Xian formation. It will take a long time to fully refine them and use them as if they were my own arms."
Taiyi Tianzun was very pleased: "You don't have to underestimate yourself! It's not easy for you to achieve this in less than thirteen years. It's far beyond my expectations! I asked you to come here today because there is something I need you to do."
"Master, please give your instructions. I will do my best." Li Anran said respectfully.
Taiyi Tianzun nodded slightly and said, "This matter is related to Nezha. Thirteen years ago, Nezha met Lü Dongbin, the reincarnation of Emperor Donghua, in Dongsheng Shenzhou..."
Li Anran was stunned. He never expected that the person in trouble was not Yang Jian, but Nezha!
And as Taiyi Tianzun told the story, he finally understood what was going on.
After the Buddhists completed their journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures in Xiniu Hezhou, it was the turn of the Xuanmen sect to resolve the disaster in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
The situation they set up is just like the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea!
Taishang Laojun intends to recruit the Eight Immortals as his disciples to strengthen the power of the Human Religion, and the Eight Immortals he chooses are either his own trusted confidants or the reincarnations of people with deep connections!
For example, Li Tieguai, the reincarnation of the Cowherd Boy, Lü Dongbin, the reincarnation of the Emperor Donghua, Zhang Guolao, the reincarnation of the innate creature white bat, and so on.
Taishang Laojun had a very comprehensive plan. He first used the fake Tongtian to train the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave, and then he took this opportunity to show favor to the Eight Immortals and accepted them as his disciples!
Then let the Eight Immortals cross the sea, stir up disputes between the East China Sea Dragon Clan and the Eight Immortals, and use the lives of the East China Sea Dragon Clan to eliminate the disaster!
For this purpose, he specially found Shen Gongbao to be the fake military advisor so that he could know himself and the enemy and avoid any accidents!
However, no matter how well-planned, accidents can happen!
Taishang Laojun and Taiyi Tianzun only saw that the fake Tongtian had a worrying IQ and was fooled by Shen Gongbao, so they foolishly became pawns at the mercy of others.
But they forgot that the fake Tongtian was the result of a wisp of evil spirit from Master Tongtian, and it was easy for him to be overwhelmed by the evil spirit and lose his reason!
Then, the accident happened!
"Half a day ago, that fake Tongtian suddenly ambushed Nezha and captured him..." When Taiyi Tianzun said this, he felt worried and disappointed.
Li Anran was also stunned.
Nezha has the power of Taiyi Jinxian and many magic weapons. Even if he can't beat the fake Tongtian, he can escape without any problem! How could he be captured by the fake Tongtian?
But soon, he understood what was going on!
This matter actually has something to do with him.
When he locked up the fake Tongtian in the prison, Nezha had taken a look out of curiosity and even mocked the fake Tongtian.
Or, it would be more accurate to say that we speak the truth!
Nezha had seen the real Master Tongtian and knew how terrifying the power of a saint was.
In the Heavenly Prison, seeing such a fake Tongtian, one naturally couldn't help but comment on how outrageous his fakeness was, saying that he was not even worthy of carrying shoes for the real Tongtian!
When the fake Tongtian was cursing Yuanshi Tianzun, he beat the fake Tongtian violently.
It can be said that among the people that Tongtian Jiaozhu hates the most, Nezha is definitely in the top five!
The rest are Tathagata, Guanyin, Taishang Laojun and Li Anran!
Shen Gongbao has been instilling in the fake Tongtian that "killing the Eight Immortals is useless. If you want to resolve the destiny, you must make the Eight Immortals possessed by demons and fall apart."
The fake Tongtian also believed it and did not take action against the Eight Immortals himself. Instead, he followed Shen Gongbao's advice and started all kinds of conspiracies and tricks that were full of loopholes.
But, Nezha is not one of the Eight Immortals!
When the fake Tongtian first learned that Nezha was hanging out with Lu Dongbin, he considered killing Nezha himself.
However, for the sake of the overall situation, he barely suppressed his murderous intent, thinking that he would wait until Lu Dongbin and Bai Mudan had a love affair before killing them.
As a result, despite all the temptations from Bai Mudan, Lu Dongbin remained unshaken. Instead, he successfully persuaded Bai Mudan to abandon evil and do good. They worked together to plot against the fake Tongtian and killed Chunying, the toon tree spirit who was sent by the fake Tongtian to seduce Bai Mudan.
Of course, during this process, Bai Mudan also fell deeply in love, and just like the Peony Fairy in her previous life before, before, before... nine times before, she fell in love with the handsome and upright Lu Dongbin.
But, in the end, the flowers are willing but the water is merciless.
There is no need to say much about the twists and turns during this period.
It was said that the fake Tongtian failed in his plot against Lu Dongbin and even lost a disciple he had trained with great effort. He was so furious that he wanted to kill Lu Dongbin and Bai Mudan personally.
After being dissuaded by Shen Gongbao, the fake Tongtian decided to vent his anger on Nezha first.
The fake Tongtian believed Shen Gongbao deeply, but was also a little annoyed by Shen Gongbao's persuasion, so he did not tell Shen Gongbao about this matter, but quietly changed into a mortal and approached Nezha.
Nezha was caught off guard and was ambushed by the fake Tongtian. He was taken prisoner before he could display any of his skills.
