Chapter 455: Swallowing Thunder to Refine the Body, Divine Water Xuanming
Wuzhiqi is dead.
It sounds incredible that this water-raising ape, which had been causing trouble during the time of Dayu and had been suppressed for thousands of years but survived, actually died under Li Daoxuan's sword.
But in fact Li Daoxuan knew that all this was not accidental.
Because this world is no longer the same as it was in ancient times, the old Taoist priest once said that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is gradually declining, especially after the Eternal Night, it has dropped sharply and is far less than before.
This is also the reason why the cultivation techniques are still passed down, but the number of people in the Yang Shen realm is decreasing.
According to ancient records in Mount Longhu, before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were quite a few Yang gods in the world. Even earth immortals often appeared, taking medicine, practicing qigong, and swimming in rivers.
But now Yang Shen is already at the top.
During thousands of years of suppression, Wuzhiqi often did not get food, and his blood, flesh and essence seriously declined. In addition, the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had a great impact on this innate creature. Therefore, his once indestructible body has now been broken by several Yang Gods working together.
In "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong actually had a similar experience. He was suppressed under the Five Finger Mountain by the Buddha and was fed copper juice and iron balls by the land for five hundred years. After he came out, his magic power was greatly reduced, and he often couldn't defeat various monsters on the way .
Of course, Li Daoxuan felt that there was another reason why Dayu did not kill Wuzhiqi that year, which was that he did not want to attract too many disasters.
Wuzhiqi is a divine ape born from the innate power of water. He is blessed by heaven and earth and has great luck. He is equivalent to the biological son of heaven. Although he is a little naughty, you can teach him a lesson. If you kill him directly, heaven will punish him.
Back then, Dayu fought with Wuzhiqi in order to control the flood. If he killed Wuzhiqi, he would be blamed by the heaven and the flood would be severe. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Maybe at that time some gods and Buddhas took a fancy to Wuzhiqi and wanted to recruit him to be the god of guarding the mountain, so they used Dayu to temper Wuzhiqi's temper. However, who would have thought that the eternal night would come later, and the gods and Buddhas would disappear mysteriously, which led to Wuzhiqi being suppressed ever since.
How could the emperor of the world not understand the ways of the world?
Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan was not so surprised. The only thing that puzzled him now was what Moro was doing and why he did not show up when Wuzhiqi begged for help before he died?
Li Daoxuan shook his head and pulled out the bloody Juque heavy sword. This inferior spiritual treasure was now stained with Wuzhiqi's blood. The strange thing was that the dark red blood was being absorbed by the sword bit by bit.
It is said that a famous sword should be sharpened with blood. In history, some swordsmiths would even jump into the furnace to sacrifice their blood on the day the sword was completed.
Now the sword spirit of Juque seemed to realize that those essences and blood were good things, and absorbed them all into the sword body. The originally dark heavy sword became even darker and more translucent. The deep black color was like a black hole, swallowing up the surrounding light.
As an ancient mythical beast, Wuzhiqi is full of treasures, and its essence and blood are extremely precious. Li Daoxuan's heart moved, and he immediately raised his sword, letting the Chixiao and Bailong swords also pierce into Wuzhiqi's heart.
Wuzhiqi's cold body trembled slightly.
Li Shimin, who was far away, was shocked. He did not expect Taichong to be so cruel that he would not even let go of the corpse...
Until the three magic swords could no longer absorb, they staggered back to the Longyin Sword Box as if drunk, and there was very little blood and essence left in Wuzhiqi's heart.
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes. He wondered what changes would happen to these three magic swords after absorbing Wuzhiqi's essence and blood?
Of course, what he is most looking forward to now is the heavenly book reward he will get after killing Wuzhiqi.
Just as Li Daoxuan was about to concentrate his mind and take a look at the rewards of "The Book of Exorcising Demons", the originally clear night sky suddenly darkened, and thunderclouds gathered, as if heavy rain was about to fall.
It seemed as if the heavens were weeping for Wuzhiqi's death.
This scene really frightened many of the surviving people. Now, they are almost terrified of rain.
Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
Li Daoxuan snorted coldly, not afraid of the changes in the celestial phenomena at all. While the law of celestial phenomena was still there, he opened his mouth and sucked hard, swallowing the rolling thundercloud directly into his stomach.
Boom!
Muffled thunder sounded in his body, and purple-blue lightning flashed across his skin. He looked like a giant thunder that could hold up the sky and shake the earth, and every strand of his hair turned into a lightning snake.
Li Daoxuan used his profound skills to gradually digest all the thunder, and finally he burped, the sound was as loud as thunder.
Even the Red Hare was startled.
There was a gleam of joy in his eyes. The "Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Technique" that he had just broken through not long ago had actually made another big step forward at this moment, making his body even tougher and stronger. He was not far from the seventh level.
He himself had not expected that under the law of heaven and earth, he could practice thunder magic with the help of a god!
This is a pleasant surprise.
At this moment, the people of Chang'an City all looked up at this shocking scene. When the rainstorm was strangled in the cradle and the lightning was swallowed by the giant, Chang'an City once again welcomed the bright moonlight, and everyone felt infinite admiration in their hearts.
Some children have this scene deeply imprinted in their hearts.
Even decades later, when these children who experienced the Zhenguan flood had become octogenarians and Chang'an had long since changed, they would still tell their descendants the story of what happened tonight.
The giant ape that stirs up waves, the goddess who walks on water, Guan Gong who stands on his horse with a sword in hand, and the giant who swallows lightning have become the indelible memories of this generation of Chang'an people.
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"Master, I will take my leave!"
When Guan Yu saw that Wuzhiqi was dead, he laughed loudly, bowed and said goodbye.
There were many tiny cuts on his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, which showed that he had suffered a lot of damage in this fight. However, Guan Gong was indeed a hero of great righteousness. After the mission was accomplished, he left without any greed for Wuzhiqi's body, nor did he ask for any reward.
Come to subdue the demons and return with all of them killed.
The Red Hare neighed, its four hooves surrounded by flames, and it carried Guan Gong away on the moon, his heroic laughter echoing in the air.
"Master, next time you need to slay demons and monsters, don't forget Guan!"
"This battle is great!"
Li Daoxuan looked at Guan Gong's back and couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart.
There are countless heroes in history, but only Guan Erye can achieve such brilliant achievements in Shinto . Whether during his lifetime or after his death, he used his life to practice his beliefs and never forgot his original intention.
Although such people are a little arrogant, they are still admirable.
Moreover, Li Daoxuan felt that Guan Yu's attitude towards him seemed to have changed a lot. He was no longer arrogant, but very respectful. He even told him to continue to summon him next time. This was very rare for Guan Yu, who was always so arrogant.
You must know that when Li Daoxuan first summoned Guan Yu in the Yellow Springs Realm, the other party's attitude was very arrogant , and he did not say such words when he left.
Chen Ziyu was still holding the umbrella, standing quietly beside Li Daoxuan, her hair fluttering, with no reflection in the moonlight.
Li Daoxuan felt very relieved. With Sister Yu by his side, he would be able to respond even if Moro showed up. So he immersed his mind into the sea of consciousness and took a look at the reward of "The Book of Exorcising Demons".
When Wuzhiqi was killed, the "Book of Subduing Demons" burst out with an extremely bright light. If Li Daoxuan had not been afraid of Mara hiding in the dark, he would have been eager to see what was going on.
"In June of the second year of Zhenguan, I killed the Xingshui Divine Ape Wuzhiqi in Chang'an and received a reward - [Xuanming True Water], one of the seven divine waters!"
"Mysterious Water: The natal water of the Water God Gonggong. It is the manifestation of the Great Dao of Water in the Five Elements after it blends with the turbid energy of the Earthly Evil. It abandons the power of water to be gentle and to nurture life, and only pursues the ultimate attack and lethality. It has the power to freeze three thousand worlds and endless time and space. It is the most offensive of the innate divine waters."
"At the same time, Gonggong is a natural water god, and the principles of water are naturally imprinted in his blood. As his natal true water, Xuanming True Water has the ability to command all waters, including rivers, lakes, seas, abysses and swamps. Once Xuanming appears, all waters submit!"
When it comes to the Xuanming True Water, "The Heavenly Book of Exorcising Demons" spares no effort in describing it, with large expanses of gilded ancient seal characters explaining the origin and function of the Xuanming True Water.
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up and his heart was excited.
It is said that water and fire are merciless. Regarding flames, there are many popular legends in this world, such as the Nanming Li Fire which is the size of a fingernail but can boil the East China Sea, the Sun True Fire of the Three-legged Golden Crow, the Samadhi True Fire, the Six Ding Divine Fire, and so on.
Fire can be used to fight enemies, to make elixirs, and it can be said that it has endless uses.
But few people know how terrible water is.
In myths and legends, there were seven kinds of holy water, each of which was extremely powerful and magical. The one ranked first among them was the Three Lights Holy Water of Yuanshi Tianzun in "The Romance of the Gods".
This water is composed of Sunlight Divine Water, Moonlight Divine Water and Starlight Divine Water. Each of these three kinds of divine water is extremely poisonous, but when combined together, they become the number one holy medicine in mythology, which can cure all poisons in the three realms and six paths.
This water was first stored in the eight-treasure glazed bottle of Yuanshi Tianzun, and later in the jade bottle in the hands of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
In "Journey to the West", Guanyin Bodhisattva used this magic water to revive the ginseng fruit tree that was knocked down by Sun Wukong. Otherwise, how could Guanyin easily solve a problem that even Emperor Donghua and the ancestor of earthly immortals Zhen Yuanzi were helpless about?
The Xuanming True Water obtained by Li Daoxuan is one of the seven kinds of divine waters. It is the true water of the water god Gonggong. It has extremely strong offensive capabilities. At its peak, it can even freeze three thousand worlds and endless time and space!
This description made Li Daoxuan extremely yearning. If he obtained the Xuanming True Water, he would undoubtedly have a powerful weapon in his hand. At that time, with the Fantian Seal in his left hand and the Xuanming True Water in his right hand, who in the world could be his match?
Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan immediately chose to withdraw the reward.
Now no one knows where Moro is hiding, and the Fantian Seal cannot be used without Yangshen. If one can possess the Xuanming True Water, it would be like having an extra trump card.
As his mind moved, a drop of dark blue liquid like jelly flew out from the "Book of Exorcising Demons", with ancient and mysterious patterns lingering on it. Just one glance at it made people feel chilled to the bone, as if even the soul was trembling!
Li Daoxuan wanted to extract it like a magic weapon, but to his surprise, the Xuanming True Water did not obey his command at all. As soon as it appeared, it turned into a faint light and drilled into his heart at lightning speed.
The next moment, Li Daoxuan's face, which had originally shown joy, suddenly froze.
A bone-chilling chill spread from the heart to the internal organs, even to the soul and spirit.
Li Daoxuan only felt that the time around him slowed down in an instant. Or rather, it was not time that slowed down, but his perception of time that slowed down. Even his thoughts were gradually frozen!
The breath turns into ice!
At this moment, billions of pores on Li Daoxuan's limbs and bones were emitting bone-chilling coldness. Endless frosty air spread around him, forming a thick layer of ice on the ground.
Chen Ziyu was the first to notice something was wrong. Lotus shadows floated around her, resisting the terrible cold. She looked up and saw that Li Daoxuan's face had turned black and he had turned into an ice sculpture.
What scared her the most was that Li Daoxuan's heart had completely stopped beating!
call!
As the night wind blew, Li Daoxuan actually fell down stiffly. Given the degree to which he was frozen, if he fell to the ground, he would probably be torn into pieces and turned into a pile of debris.
At the critical moment of life and death, Chen Ziyu resolutely reached out and grabbed Li Daoxuan.
But at the moment she touched Li Daoxuan's body, the lotus body that was invulnerable to all kinds of attacks suddenly trembled, and a layer of frost crawled along her arms towards her body.
Lotus phantoms bloomed, and the lotus mark on Chen Ziyu's forehead burst into brilliant light. The Xiaoxiang Divine Seal flew out from it, trying to absorb the coldness from Li Daoxuan's body, but with little effect.
There was a trace of pain in her eyes. Obviously, even at the Yang Shen realm, it was still difficult to resist this terrible cold.
She just gritted her teeth and held on, the oil-paper umbrella in her hand turned into a sea of flowers, and when the petals fell, both she and Li Daoxuan disappeared.
"Too aggressive!"
When Li Shimin and his gang hurried over, they found that the place was empty and only a thick layer of ice was left, which was still emitting cold air.
Half of Wuzhiqi's huge body was frozen.
"What happened to Taichong just now? Did Moro attack from behind?"
Wang Bo shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem likely. If it was really Moro who did it, then his methods are too terrible. You know, the national teacher just killed Wuzhiqi!"
After a pause, he comforted her, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The Imperial Master is blessed by heaven and will definitely not die young. Besides, the Goddess Xiaoxiang just now seems to have a close relationship with the Imperial Master and will definitely not stand idly by."
Li Shimin nodded, then looked at Wuzhiqi's body with a deep gaze, and said: "Send someone to clear the dungeon and put the body of this monster in there temporarily. Remember, try not to damage it."
"promise!"
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Tang Dynasty, Henan Road, Shangyang City.
In the silence of the night, a figure sat quietly in an abandoned Zen temple somewhere. The temple was filled with dead branches and rotten leaves, and spider webs and dust were everywhere, but he did not despise it at all, and even showed a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
More than two hundred years ago, it was in this Zen temple that he met his close friend, Bodhidharma.
The two of them sat there and talked about spring to summer, summer to autumn, and autumn to winter.
When the snow melts and everything comes back to life, the distant bell tolls from Dinglin Temple, reminding people that another cycle of four seasons has begun.
Sanle sat against the wall for a very long time, until his stomach started to rumble with hunger, and he suddenly came to his senses.
He held his stomach, shook his head and smiled, sighing: "They say a big stomach can accommodate a lot, but in fact, there are some things that I just can't accommodate..."
After paying tribute to his old friend, he opened the door and prepared to leave.
An old beggar in tattered clothes stood at the door, holding a roast chicken in one hand and a wine jug in the other. His face was ugly in the moonlight and his body was covered with pus-filled tumors.
"Sanle, do you really want to go?"
Sanle smiled and said, "I have to go."
The old beggar smacked his lips, bit his teeth, threw a half-eaten roast chicken to him, and said, "We are about to set off, why not try it?"
"good."
Unexpectedly, Sanle took the half roast chicken, ate it till his stomach was full, and then spat out the chicken bones.
The next moment, a magical scene happened. The chicken bones gathered together automatically, grew hair and flesh again, made a cry, came back to life from death, and fled away flapping its wings.
The old beggar laughed and said, "So what you ate was not its flesh and blood, but its sins. That's why you were able to come back to life. Wonderful!"
After a pause, he sneered again: "But do you really think you are Maitreya? You saved it once, can you save it a second time? This old beggar will catch it and roast it again!"
Sanle chanted the Buddha's name and said calmly, "I am not Maitreya."
After a pause, he raised his head, his eyes were free and bright, as if there was a dazzling light, and the originally calm voice had a little more ups and downs.
“But Maitreya is not me either.”
