Chapter 217: Soul Binding Array
With the Book of Punishment for Evil, Li Anran was able to determine the location of the fake Tongtian with just a little sense, and then he and Yang Jian rode away on a cloud.
On the way, Li Anran couldn't help but complain to Yang Jian: "My master and Taishang Laojun are really interesting! They clearly know the whereabouts of the fake Tongtian, but they refuse to tell us and trick us into finding him ourselves. They really think that as long as they follow the script process, they can fool the Heavenly Dao!"
Yang Jian said: "They know that what they are doing is deceiving the heaven, and they try to act more realistically just to seek peace of mind."
Li Anran nodded in agreement.
Taiyi Tianzun is worried that the gods and Buddhas of the three realms will be unable to make ends meet if they join forces to eliminate the calamity. Aren't the other gods worried as well?
But the catastrophe is imminent and there is no better way, so I can only give it a try.
Li Anran asked with some concern: "Second brother, what is Nezha's current situation? My master gave me the Three Lights Divine Water."
Li Anran has been in seclusion for many years to practice the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. This is the first time he has come into contact with Lu Dongbin and others, and it is also the first time he has entered the calamity of Dongsheng Shenzhou.
This was not the first time for Yang Jian.
As early as several years ago, Taiyi Tianzun asked Jinxia Tongzi to convey an oral instruction, asking Yang Jian to find an opportunity to participate in the Eight Immortals' tribulation and gain some merit.
Yang Jian had no interest in this matter at all.
In the original time and space, when Taiyi Tianzun was seeking Buddhist scriptures in the West, he asked Jinxia Tonger to convey similar instructions to him.
Yang Jian repeatedly refused on the grounds of being busy with official duties, until he could no longer refuse. He was forced to take his Meishan brothers to Xiniu Hezhou to help the monkey deal with the Nine-headed Insect.
That was also the first and only time that Yang Jian appeared in Journey to the West since his conquest of Mount Huaguo.
Yang Jian also had no interest in participating in the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea of Dongsheng Shenzhou.
However, as a disciple of Xuanmen, it was difficult for him to refuse Taiyi Tianzun.
In desperation, he could only let Roaring Sky Dog come down to earth to cause some trouble for Lu Dongbin, and then he went down to earth himself to clean up the mess.
As a result, the legendary story of "The dog bites Lu Dongbin, not knowing the kindness of a man" was left behind.
When Nezha had an accident this time, Yang Jian rushed to the Eight Immortals' residence as soon as possible, so he should know more about the situation than he did.
Unexpectedly, when Yang Jian heard the words "Three Lights Divine Water", his expression suddenly changed and he cried out, "Master Taiyi gave you all the Three Lights Divine Water?"
Li Anran's heart sank and he immediately took out the Three Lights Divine Water. He also told his friend about his sudden heart palpitations and premonition that something bad was going to happen during his retreat.
Yang Jian's face became even uglier.
He knew that Nezha was hanging out with the Eight Immortals in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
It is also clear that this was a deliberate arrangement by Taiyi Tianzun, with the purpose of allowing Nezha to break through the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in the catastrophe and gain some merits by the way.
Therefore, before coming, Yang Jian had always thought that today's incident was another drama of monsters capturing Tang Monk, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Brother Li Anran, let's hurry up, Nezha's situation is probably very bad! Although I knew about this earlier than you, Uncle Taiyi didn't tell me anything. He only asked Jiuling Yuansheng to go to the Justice Heavenly God Temple to pass on a decree, ordering me to come down to earth to help the Eight Immortals rescue Nezha!"
Li Anran nodded and increased the speed of the cloud.
But in just a moment, it crossed most of Dongsheng Shenzhou and stopped above a mountain range.
This mountain range is majestic and undulating, stretching for thousands of miles, with dozens of peaks standing. The top of the highest peak is covered with snow, which contrasts with the lush green mountains around it, giving it a sense of isolation and seclusion.
Yang Jian glanced around and stopped at the slightly lower peak on the left side of the highest peak. He uttered five words coldly: "Damn evildoer!"
Yang Jian's voice was not loud, and there was not even any anger on his face, but only those who knew him knew how angry Yang Jian was at this moment.
"Second brother, let's save people first." Li Anran reminded.
He knew very well why Yang Jian was so angry.
These mountains may look ordinary, but they actually form a soul-binding formation.
That’s right, it’s about arresting spirits, not gathering spirits!
Fake Tongtian was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, so he set up a soul-binding formation in this mountain range.
Any living being that enters it cannot leave while alive, and even if it dies, its soul will remain in the formation forever.
It seems that the means are sophisticated and the plan is meticulous, but in fact it is extremely foolish to try to cover up the truth!
In such a large mountain range, not a single soul has entered the underworld for more than 20 years. Even a fool can see that something is wrong!
The fake Tongtian was very proud of himself. In order to prevent the ghost spirit and resentment from spreading around, he refined these dead souls into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, turning them into ghosts and never allowing them to be reborn!
Such behavior is not just against the harmony of nature, but deserves punishment from heaven!
What made Yang Jian even more unacceptable was that these things happened right under the noses of Taiyi Tianzun Taishang Laojun, and it could even be said that they condoned them.
It is to let Jia Tongtian bear more karma and calamity, so that the Eight Immortals can get more merits and make this man-made calamity more effective in eliminating the calamity.
The word "evil obstacle" he used was to curse the fake Tongtian, but he was also cursing the Taiyi Tianzun Taishang Laojun who deliberately condoned it, and those gods and Buddhas in the sky who knew all this but regarded all living beings in the world as ants!
Yang Jian hummed, and the anger and murderous intent that was about to solidify around him was completely restrained.
Li Anran observed the soul-binding formation below and quickly saw through it. He drew two golden talismans in the air with his fingers and attached them to Yang Jian and himself respectively, and said, "Second brother, let's go down."
"Okay." Yang Jian nodded in response.
Although he is not good at formations, as a Golden Immortal, he knows that all methods have the same goal, so he still has some vision.
He could tell at a glance that Li Anran's talisman not only allowed them to freely enter and exit the Soul Binding Array without triggering it, but also concealed their breath so that it would not be detected by the fake Tongtian.
It is not easy to achieve just one of these two points, and to achieve both of them, and to achieve them in such a short time, is even more difficult!
Brother Li Anran's attainments in formations are so profound that no one in the three realms can surpass them!
Yang Jian couldn't help but admire in his heart.
The fake Tongtian was bitten by a snake once and became afraid of ropes for ten years. He was worried that his whereabouts would be discovered by the Heavenly Palace, so he didn't even build a mountain gate at the entrance of his cave. He even covered it up with magic so that it looked no different from a stone wall.
If it were Lu Dongbin and the others, they would probably have been fooled by him.
But this time, the people who came were Li Anran and Yang Jian, and his concealing magic was more like a sign of trying to hide something fishy, and was discovered by the two at a glance.
Li Anran and Yang Jian did not use any transformation skills, but directly used the magical power of changing their size to the size of sesame seeds and squeezed in through the crack in the door.
All the living creatures within the range of the Soul Binding Array had long since died, and became minions of the fake Tongtian Wanhun Banner. No matter what they become, it would be superfluous.
The security of the Jiatongtian cave is quite strict. Once you enter the cave, there are dozens of little demons guarding on both sides.
A wolf demon leader wearing armor and holding a big sword was giving them a lecture: "Everyone, cheer up! The leader said that he has captured Nezha, the great god of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly in Heaven. Heaven will probably send people to cause trouble for us!"
"Their God of Justice, Yang Jian, is best at transforming into insects, moths, and the like. You all need to keep a close eye on him. Tell me immediately if you see these things! If he sneaks in, you will all have to become ghosts in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!"
Yang Jian: “…”
Li Anran did not hesitate at all. He waved his right hand and an invisible ripple swept across. The monsters did not even have a chance to react and instantly turned into ashes and disappeared.
In order not to alarm the soul-binding formation, Li Anran did not even retain their souls and directly dispersed them.
Yang Jian was stunned. Although he didn't say anything, his expression was very obvious.
Aren’t we supposed to sneak in and rescue people first?
Li Anran explained: "As long as we kill everyone, no one will know we have sneaked in ."
Yang Jian: “!!!” Although it sounds a bit strange, it seems to be the truth!
Yang Jian felt like the door to a new world had been opened.
Buzz!
Yang Jian learned quickly, and with a glare of his eyes, two rays of divine light shot out, killing all the monsters in the other team that came to take over. Their souls also flew away and evaporated directly.
Compared to Li Anran, Yang Jian is the one who truly hates evil and hates the monsters and demons here to the core.
The two continued to walk inside.
Yang Jian has the third eye, and Li Anran's five senses are far beyond those of ordinary cultivators.
Even without using their spiritual sense to perceive the surroundings, the two of them could easily find the hiding place of every monster and directly destroy their bodies and souls.
Thanks to the Emperor's Flow thirteen years ago, Jia Tongtian has recruited many subordinates over the years and has put a lot of effort into training them.
Many small monster leaders have the cultivation level of true immortals. If they were placed in the former Xiniu Hezhou, they could already occupy a small hill and become the king.
The monster leaders guarding some important checkpoints, such as the wolf monster guarding the cave entrance, have the cultivation level of celestial beings.
However, in front of Yang Jian, the Golden Immortal, and Li Anran, whose combat power is comparable to that of the Golden Immortal, they are not much different from ordinary wild beasts.
Li Anran and Yang Jian could scare them to death with just a few gestures.
The two walked along the way, and by the time they reached the mountain, they had killed no less than a thousand monsters.
At this moment, Yang Jian frowned and stopped.
Li Anran quickly understood why Yang Jian had this reaction.
Someone else is coming!
two!
One is a monster, the other is a god!
Shen Gongbao, the God of Water Dividing in the East China Sea!
If this happened during the Conferred Gods Catastrophe, Yang Jian would have killed Shen Gongbao and the monster without a second thought, dispersed their souls, and continued to implement Li Anran's infiltration strategy of "killing all witnesses so that no one will know we have infiltrated."
However, Yang Jian knew that Shen Gongbao at this time was different from the one when he was conferred the title of God!
During the Conferred Gods Ceremony, Shen Gongbao sincerely joined the Jie Religion in order to prove that he was stronger than Jiang Ziya and to avenge the contempt shown to him by the Chen Religion people.
Now Shen Gongbao is an undercover spy sent by Taishang Laojun to help him complete his plan for the Eight Immortals.
Killing is definitely not allowed, but if you want to capture him alive, especially without making any noise, that would be a bit troublesome!
Shen Gongbao is not like those inexperienced mountain monsters under the fake Tongtian. He has stayed in both the Chan and Jie sects successively, so he must have many ways to save his life.
It is not easy to capture him alive without killing him!
More importantly, Shen Gongbao didn't know that Yang Jian knew his undercover identity.
In order to play the role of the fake Tongtian military strategist well and to save his own life, the first thing he did when he saw Yang Jian was to run away immediately and inform the fake Tongtian!
However, the monster that was traveling with Shen Gongbao, although also full of demonic aura and his cultivation had reached the level of Xuanxian, was nothing insignificant and could be killed directly!
Yang Jian was just feeling worried when he heard Li Anran say, "Second brother, let me do it!"
Compared with Yang Jian, Li Anran’s biggest advantage is that he has many magic weapons. Yang Jian can only rely on himself, but he can rely on magic weapons!
Li Anran first stretched out his hand and drew several talismans in the air, isolating the area within a hundred meters from the soul-binding formation outside.
Afterwards, he took out four sword balls from his arms, flicked his fingers, and dropped them on the four sides of the cave. Then he and Yang Jian hid aside, waiting for Shen Gongbao and the monster to come in.
His sword pill was made by collecting the sword energy of the four Zhu Xian swords. The Zhu Xian formation formed by it can have about one thousandth of the power of the real Zhu Xian formation.
The only drawback is that they are disposable items, and they will collapse when the sword energy is used up.
"Master Shen Gong, the leader said that no one is allowed to leave without permission. If we go out now and the leader finds out, wouldn't that be bad?"
"Marshal An, we are not leaving this soul-binding formation. We are just going to the outside of the cave to find some mountain spring water to drink some tea. What's the big deal? If you don't want to, I will go by myself!"
"Why wouldn't I want to? After drinking Taoist Shen Gong's immortal tea last time, I couldn't stop thinking about it. But...but...never mind, let's go! We'll be out for two or three hours now, the leader shouldn't notice!"
"That's right! This fairy tea of mine can be picked from Mount Wuyi. If there is no mountain spring water to brew it, it will be wasted!"
…
The sound of Shen Gongbao's conversation with the monster reached his ears.
Li Anran and Yang Jian looked at each other and understood.
Shen Gongbao deliberately lured the monster out for tea, probably to pass on a message to Taishang Laojun!
Yang Jian couldn't help but shook his head.
Even Shen Gongbao wanted to save Nezha, but Taishang Laojun and Taiyi Zhenren ignored him and only let the two of them come!
This is really ridiculous!
Seeing that the two were about to walk into the formation set up by Li Anran, Shen Gongbao suddenly stopped, looked around, with a bit of doubt on his face.
"Did he discover the formation I set up?" Li Anran was a little surprised at first, but soon realized that Shen Gongbao did not discover it, but just instinctively sensed a hint of danger.
"Master Shen Gong, what's wrong? Why don't you leave?"
Marshal An next to him didn't notice anything was wrong and kept urging Shen Gongbao: "Master Shen Gong, let's go over there quickly and come back early, otherwise we will be discovered and punished by the leader!"
Shen Gongbao hesitated for a moment, looked left and right, but still couldn't find the problem.
However, he still said carefully: "Marshal An, please!"
He deliberately stayed three or five steps behind Marshal An, ready to escape at any time.
