The filthy and dirty pool of water gave off a foul odor, which became stronger the closer one got to it.
But, when Li Anran really jumped in.
The stench has become much lighter. After smelling it for a long time, I no longer feel it stinks. Instead, it is somewhat fascinating.
The turbid and dirty water looked like the medicinal bath in online novels.
Except for the slight discomfort that Li Anran felt in the beginning, after getting used to it, he felt refreshed physically and mentally, and his energy and cultivation began to improve rapidly.
In just a few breaths, Li Anran's cultivation level broke through from the sixth level of the Celestial Immortal to the seventh level, and he was still advancing to the next level at an even faster speed.
After a while, Li Anran's cultivation broke through to the eighth level of celestial immortal.
And this is far from over.
His spirit and cultivation were still improving at a terrifying speed, faster and faster, as if there was no upper limit.
On the cliff, the green snake watched Li Anran jump into the pool, and a look of joy appeared on her face. As time passed, the joy on her face became more and more intense.
The black liquid in her glass bottle is called "bad water". Although it looks like a small bottle, it assimilates ordinary clean water like fuel, turning the pool of water into a big dye vat.
The only flaw is that it is filthy, dirty and smells bad, and anyone can see at a glance how vicious and dangerous it is.
It is difficult to drag someone into the water without using some special means.
But, as long as she can drag someone into the water, she is basically halfway to victory.
As long as the opponent doesn't escape at the first opportunity, she has already won 99% of the time.
Because once people enter this bad water, they will no longer be able to see its filthiness and dirtiness, but will instead mistake its stench for fragrance, and will feel extremely comfortable and gain countless benefits.
And as the soaking time increases, the comfort and benefits increase exponentially.
In this way, even if the enemy is vigilant at the beginning, he will inevitably be immersed in it.
I thought, "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, I'll enjoy myself for a while, and then I'll come out once my strength improves a little bit!"
Until you are assimilated by it, completely sink into it, and cannot extricate yourself.
Green Snake waited for a while and was completely relieved when he saw that Li Anran had not come out yet.
"Idiot! Even if you are a god, so what? You have jumped into this big dye vat, and you still want to stay out of it!"
The green snake turned and walked towards the snake demon and the scorpion demon. Just as he was about to use his treasure bag to rescue them, he suddenly heard a strange gurgling sound behind him.
Looking back.
Suddenly, golden lights appeared and a huge hole appeared in the center of the pool, revealing the figure of Li Anran.
He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze was clear and his expression was calm, as if he was not affected by the bad news at all.
The surrounding lake water was not forced back or isolated, but was directly evaporated.
The remaining pool water continued to surge in, forming a huge black vortex around Li Anran, and moved little by little as he walked towards the edge of the pool.
It didn't disappear until Li Anran came ashore.
The green snake looked at Li Anran blankly.
Shocked, stunned, unbelievable, incomprehensible...
Green Snake considered what would happen when she used this "bad water" against her enemy.
There are only three types.
Or you may go along with the corrupt crowd and sink into it forever.
Or stick to your original intention and stay clean and untainted.
Or it may be like thunder and rage, sweeping away all that is filthy.
She never thought that there are people who only take benefits but do not do the work, and turn their backs on people!
Li Anran felt the ninth level of celestial immortal cultivation in his body and a faint smile appeared on his face.
If he was just guessing before, now he is sure that as long as he experiences these seven magic weapons of the snake demon, he will be able to break through to the Xuanxian realm.
This is equivalent to saving him more than seven years of experience!
For ordinary cultivators, going from a celestial immortal to a profound immortal would take at least ten thousand years of hard training, and it might even be a gap that can never be crossed!
As expected of an ancient mighty being, his method is truly mysterious!
No wonder Yang Jian said this was a great opportunity!
Li Anran's eyes lit up as he urged, "Quick! Continue! Next one!"
Green Snake: “???” What do you think I am!
The green snake gnashed its teeth in hatred, but there was nothing it could do. It could only hold the treasure bag in its hand and recite the incantation again.
Buzz!
A slender green grass grew out of the treasure bag, then broke off and the long leaves floated in front of Li Anran.
The green snake said, "If you have the courage, stick this leaf behind your back."
Li Anran took the leaf, put it behind his back, and asked, "What's the name of this thing?"
"It's called a little tail!"
The green snake chanted the magic formula again, and a flower blossomed above the broken grass. The flower floated out and turned into a large copper hat covered with spikes in mid-air.
“It’s called a big hat!”
Buzz!
The little tail was sparkling with crystal light, and the big hat grew in the wind, covering Li Anran's head.
"Press the small tail, put on the big hat, your magic weapon is really more interesting than the other! Unfortunately, it is useless to me!"
Li Anran didn't even try to dodge. He just fired a shot and smashed the big hat on top into pieces. He also pulled out the small tail at the back that was used for positioning and crumpled it into a ball.
The green snake panicked and chanted the spell repeatedly: "One, two, three, four, five, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, change!"
The treasure bag was shining, and all kinds of weapons appeared continuously, flashing thousands of cold rays and flying towards Li Anran, while she turned around and ran away.
However, Li Anran had the Ruyi in his hand, and with just a breath, he froze all the weapons into ice cubes.
Li Anran said calmly: "If you don't stop, you will be the next one to be frozen!"
The green snake naturally refused to stop.
Next second.
A cold wind blew by, freezing all the rocks around her into an ice wall, trapping her in the middle.
Li Anran said, "Snake demon, your money is for the red gourd with infinite strength, your evil spirit is for the orange gourd with clairvoyance and super hearing, your shoes are for the yellow gourd that is invulnerable, your big pot rice is for the green gourd that uses fire, your poison is for the green gourd that uses water, your small tail and big hat is for the blue gourd that can make you invisible, so what about this purple gourd? How are you going to deal with it?"
The green snake did not answer this question, but begged bitterly: "Lord God, what benefit can you get from helping those gourd kids suppress us? Why not join forces with us, capture those seven gourd kids, and refine them into Seven Heart Pills! After eating it, not only can you live forever, but you can also obtain the innate magical powers of those gourd kids. Why not do it!"
Li Anran was slightly stunned.
yes!
How much benefit can I gain by suppressing these snake monsters!
Those Calabash Brothers have such terrifying talents. If I can refine them into Seven Heart Pills and obtain their talents, even without the Book of Punishment, I can break through to the Golden Immortal!
Seeing that Li Anran stayed where he was, the snake demon was overjoyed and continued to shout, "My lord, those Calabash Brothers are not yet mature, and this is the best time to deal with them! As long as we join forces with them, we will not be able to win at all..."
call!
A cold wind blew and the green snake was frozen in the ice.
At the end, there was still a joyful and bewitched expression on his face.
"Is this how you deal with the purple gourd? Break it from the inside?"
There was a divine light in Li Anran's eyes, and he activated the Hehuan technique. He pinched the air half an inch in front of his eyebrows with his thumb and index finger, and actually pulled out a woodworm the size of a grain of rice.
This worm looks no different from an ordinary woodworm, but in fact it is a magic weapon refined by the green snake using the treasure bag. It can corrode people's minds and arouse their greed and desire.
The method is very clever, and the magic weapon is also very exquisite. Even an ordinary Golden Immortal would be fooled.
However, when placed in front of Li Anran, who practiced the Hehuan technique, it seemed a bit like showing off one's skills in front of an expert.
Not to mention, Li Anran knew clearly what was hidden behind this Calabash Brothers, so how could he be persuaded by this green snake!
Snap!
Li Anran gently crushed the aphids in his hand to death, and suddenly an indescribable wonderful feeling arose in his heart, as if it was an epiphany, or as if he had suddenly realized something.
He sat down cross-legged and silently practiced the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong.
Normally, the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong would only be accelerated when fighting for life and death, but now it was running at a speed dozens of times faster than when fighting for life and death, over and over again.
Boom boom boom——
Li Anran's whole body was blossoming with divine radiance, brilliant as a rainbow, and bursts of roars like the creation of the world erupted from his body.
His spirit seemed to be burning and boiling, and wisps of misty light surged, interweaving the sky and the earth into a dazzling golden light.
The whole process lasted for several hours before the hazy glow began to fade away and was absorbed into Li Anran's body bit by bit. The surroundings returned to calm, and the light was restrained and disappeared.
Not long after, Li Anran woke up, with a bright light in his eyes. The moment he stood up, the heaven and earth seemed to be shaken and swayed twice.
"Mysterious and mysterious, the door to all wonders, is this the Mysterious Immortal?"
Li Anran felt the changes in his body.
He had already completed the fifth turn of the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong, and his cultivation had also broken through to the Xuanxian realm.
"It's time to end it."
Li Anran did not waste any more time. He waved his right hand and a gust of wind blew up, picking up the snake sisters and the scorpion demon and flying back to the top of the mountain.
The noise Li Anran made earlier was so loud that the gourd brothers, the old man, and the pangolin all heard it, but they were too far away to see it and only got a general idea from Erwa.
At this time, seeing that Li Anran had really captured the three monsters, everyone was ecstatic.
The old man was so happy that he stood up: "Great! The gods have caught these three monsters, and the villagers can move back home!"
Li Anran asked: "How should we deal with these three goblins?"
The gourd brothers said in unison: "Of course we have to get rid of them. We can't let them harm the world anymore."
"Okay." Li Anran was no longer polite. He waved his right hand and a golden light swept across, directly smashing the ice and the three goblins inside into pieces.
However, in the next second, their broken bodies gathered together again, transforming into a hazy mist.
When the mist cleared, two snakes, one black and one green, and a scorpion appeared on the ground. Then they transformed into the three monsters again, and even their injuries were healed.
The three monsters were obviously unaware of this happening. They were stunned for a moment, then they came to their senses and tried to escape with a gust of evil wind.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunderclouds surged in the void, and three purple divine thunders fell down, dispersing the evil wind and turning the three monsters into charcoal.
But, the next second.
The coke turned into mist again.
This time, Li Anran did not wait for the fog to dissipate, but cast a spell again, causing the Purple Sky Divine Thunder to continuously strike the fog.
But the fog seemed not to exist in reality, and no matter how loud the thunder roared, it could not disperse it at all.
After a while, the fog dissipated, and the three monsters appeared in front of everyone safe and sound.
"What, what's going on?" The old man and the pangolin were frightened by the scene before them.
"Let me try!" The fourth child shouted and spit out a mouthful of Samadhi True Fire, which directly burned the three monsters to ashes.
But, it was of no avail.
But in an instant, the ashes turned into mist, and the three monsters were resurrected for the third time.
The fourth child was unwilling to give up, and he breathed out another breath of real fire, burning three monsters to death again.
But the next second, the three monsters came back to life again, as if they had immortal bodies.
Li Anran's heart moved, and he took out the colorful lotus platform given to him by the mountain god.
Buzz!
The seven-colored lotus platform emitted a thousand-foot-long ray of light, and floated into the air, sucking in the mist, and spraying it on the roots of the gourd vine.
Boom, boom, boom…
In the sky, seven-colored lightning roared, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
Every time a flash of lightning appeared, the corresponding gourd would fall to the ground and explode, and a gourd baby would be picked out from it.
The seven gourd brothers look exactly the same, except for the gourds on their heads and the colors of their bodies.
Afterwards, the seven gourd brothers leaped up and stood on the seven-colored lotus platform like a stack of Arhats, transforming into a seven-colored mountain.
Rays of light flowed, and the seven-colored mountains gradually disappeared, replaced by a middle-aged man in red clothes, with long flowing hair and a handsome face.
He sat lazily on the lotus platform, with his left leg bent and his right leg straight, his arms casually draped over his knees, his Ruyi placed at his side, a brocade bag hanging around his waist, the Hard and Soft Yin-Yang sword behind him, and a palm-sized bronze mirror hanging on his chest.
It was not until this time that Li Anran discovered that the Ruyi, brocade bag, and the hard and soft Yin-Yang sword in his hand had disappeared at some point.
The sounds of insects chirping, birds singing and wild beasts roaring came into my ears.
Li Anran looked around.
The surrounding scene is completely different.
Hulu Mountain disappeared, the barren mountains disappeared, and the corpses of monsters all over the mountains disappeared.
Instead, there is green grass and flowers everywhere. Rivers flow down from the mountains like jade belts, passing through dense jungles. All kinds of animals live among them, leisurely and contentedly.
Everything that happened before seemed like an illusion.
Hallucination?!
Li Anran's pupils suddenly shrank, and he suddenly remembered that someone in his previous life analyzed that the Three Stars Cave in the Slanting Moon on Lingtai Fangcun Mountain all pointed to a "heart".
They don't exist, or don't exist in reality.
It only exists in the monkey's mind, in a moment of thought.
The monkey was looking for immortals and learned the way. He got tired in Xiniuhezhou, fell asleep and had a dream.
Patriarch Bodhi entered the cave in his heart through dreams and preached to him and answered his questions.
Li Anran didn't know whether these were true or false, but he was obviously in the hands of Patriarch Hongyun before.
The so-called snake spirit, green snake, and scorpion spirit!
It’s nothing but the evil thoughts in the heart of Ancestor Hongyun!
That's why they can't be killed no matter how hard you try!
Seven Calabash Brothers!
It is the good intention in the heart of Ancestor Hongyun!
Flawed good intentions!
The so-called exorcising demons and eliminating evil is nothing more than a collision between the good thoughts and evil thoughts of the Red Cloud Ancestor.
To be more precise, he is using evil thoughts to temper his good thoughts.
He will not be like before, a foolish and nice guy who is unaware of being plotted against and defenseless against ambushes.
The Chan sect represented by Li Anran is the help from Yuanshi Tianzun to Patriarch Hongyun. It is the goodwill of the outside world towards Patriarch Hongyun, helping him to strengthen his good thoughts, subdue his evil thoughts, and be reborn after calamities!
When the distinction between good and evil was made in one's heart and the winner was determined, Patriarch Hongyun would naturally be reborn from the calamity.
The old man and the pangolin stared at the man blankly for a long time before they woke up as if from a dream. They knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Master! You are finally back!"
A faint golden light shone from their bodies and they transformed into two boys.
"Fools." The man in red smiled faintly, raised his hands slightly, helped the two boys up, and asked, "Are you willing to take me as your master?"
The two boys were startled, their faces showing ecstasy, and they quickly bowed to the ground: "Greetings, Master."
Buzz!
A ripple appeared in the void, and Zhen Yuanzi and Guanyin appeared in front of everyone.
Zhen Yuanzi couldn't suppress his joy on his face, and he bowed and said, "Congratulations, fellow Taoist, on returning from your ordeal."
The red-clothed man looked much more serious, and stood up to return the greeting: "If it weren't for Brother Dao's help, Hong Yun would have fallen into the hell of Shura billions of years ago and would no longer exist."
Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said, "When we first met, the world was just beginning, and the great principles were not yet complete. I helped you just like the left hand helping the right hand, so why should I thank you!"
"Good." Patriarch Hongyun did not say any more polite words. The most important thing was to keep this favor in mind.
Zhen Yuanzi said, "Daoist friend Hongyun, this is Guanyin Bodhisattva from Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea. Following the order of the Tathagata Buddha, I have come to protect you."
Guanyin Bodhisattva then stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Congratulations to Daoist Fellow Hongyun for returning from his calamity! My Buddha Tathagata suppressed the Styx Patriarch in the Nine Netherworlds Blood Sea, and specially asked me to come here to wait for Daoist Fellow's return!"
"Thank you for your help." There was a hint of sarcasm in the tone of Patriarch Hongyun, but he did it out of respect for Zhen Yuanzi.
The reason why he suffered so much was ultimately because of the misfortune he caused by giving up his seat to the Taoist Master Jie Yin in the Zixiao Palace.
However, after he got into trouble, Jie Yin Zhunti acted as if nothing had happened and had no intention of avenging him at all.
Patriarch Hongyun's hatred for the Western Religion is no less than his hatred for Kunpeng.
After saying this, Patriarch Hongyun no longer wanted to pay attention to Guanyin. He looked at Li Anran and asked, "Are you willing to take me as your master?"
Li Anran was stunned. He never expected that Patriarch Hongyun would suddenly say this.
I was stunned for a moment and forgot to answer.
Zhen Yuanzi was a little anxious, and hurriedly sent a message to the Red Cloud Patriarch: "Daoyou, this boy has a chaotic destiny and an unclear fate. He is a man who will be doomed. If you accept him as your disciple, I am afraid you will be dragged into the catastrophe of heaven and earth."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Patriarch Hongyun's eyes lit up and he became even more interested in Li Anran.
"Brother Zhenyuan, I was always kind to others and gave in when faced with difficulties. I stayed in seclusion during the catastrophe of heaven and earth, but so what? When it was time to face the catastrophe, I still faced it. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to leave even a trace of my soul behind."
"Brother Dao, my strength was not as good as Kunpeng Minghe back then. Now billions of years have passed, and my strength has not improved but declined, while I don't know how much they have improved. I want to sever the cause and effect with them, but how can I do it without the help of the power of this catastrophe of heaven and earth? I hope Brother Dao can help me."
Zhen Yuanzi wanted to say something but stopped.
I really want to advise you, “When will the cycle of revenge end?”
But he also knew that if such a huge cause and effect was not resolved, Hong Yun would probably never be able to understand his thoughts.
When Patriarch Hongyun saw Zhen Yuanzi stopped talking, he knew that the matter had been settled, and continued to ask: "Li Anran, are you willing to take me as your master?"
Li Anran said: "Please forgive me, senior! I have no intention of becoming your disciple!"
Ancestor Hongyun: “???”
Guanyin Bodhisattva: “???”
Zhen Yuanzi: “???”
Two boys: “???” Did I hear it wrong?
Ancestor Hongyun's expression froze, and he was also wondering if he had heard it wrong, so he asked, "What did you say?"
Li Anran said: "Please forgive me, senior. I have no intention of becoming your disciple."
Ancestor Hongyun was a great and powerful being from ancient times. Back then, when he was a guest in Zixiao Palace, he gained countless benefits by becoming his disciple.
But at the same time, it will also be affected by the cause and effect of Ancestor Hongyun.
Li Anran has a system, and he can improve his cultivation by accumulating experience points. He can learn various skills and spells, and even his innate magical powers, by watching the lives of prisoners and drawing extra rewards.
There was no need for him to find himself a father, especially one who was obviously in big trouble.
For ordinary cultivators, taking Patriarch Hongyun as a teacher will bring more benefits than disadvantages.
But for him, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
"Li Anran, do you know who is in front of you?"
Before Patriarch Hongyun finished speaking, Zhen Yuanzi refused to listen.
It was one thing that he didn't want Patriarch Hongyun to accept Li Anran, the man who was destined to be calamity, as his disciple, but it was another thing that Li Anran refused to be his disciple.
Li Anran said: "Although I don't know the identity of this senior, he can be friends with Zhenyuan Daxian, so he must be a famous senior in the Three Realms."
Zhen Yuanzi was puzzled: "Since you have guessed it, why do you still refuse?"
Li Anran did not make excuses, but said directly: "My reluctance to become your disciple has nothing to do with the identity of this senior."
Zhen Yuanzi waited for a while, but seeing that Li Anran was unwilling to tell the specific reason, he did not dare to ask any further.
"Since you don't want to, forget it."
The Red Cloud Patriarch was quite open-minded. He waved his hand and let the matter go. He then placed the Ruyi, the Treasure Bag and the Magic Mirror in front of him and said, "Please choose one of these three items!"
Li Anran was shocked and quickly refused: " I have already received great benefits from coming here this time, and I really don't dare to accept any more rewards from you, senior."
Patriarch Hongyun said, "I have been able to survive until now, all thanks to the Three Lights Divine Water bestowed by the Jade Purity Saint. I give this magic weapon to thank you for helping me overcome the calamity this time, and also to repay the karma of the Jade Purity Saint. If you feel guilty about it, just give it to Yang Jian."
Li Anran couldn't refuse, so he could only accept: "Then... the treasure bag!"
"good."
Patriarch Hongyun casually threw the treasure bag to Li Anran and said, "Today's matter has come to an end. I have been trapped here for so many years, and it is time to go out and take a look at the three realms now. Brother Zhenyuan, goodbye!"
After saying this, Patriarch Hongyun and the two boys beside him disappeared.