Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 32: The Dispute over the Daoist Orthodoxy
Feeling the majestic dragon energy in the sky, which was no less than 40% of the Daqian dragon energy, Jiale's thoughts raced, his hands moved quickly, and he was thinking of something in his mind.
The Maoshan Six Hexagrams were activated, and one hexagram after another instantly appeared in his mind. Now that the Emperor Qian of Daqian was dead and its luck had collapsed, without the cover of human luck, Jiale could easily see the current situation of Daqian.
They are all ruthless people, whether it is Cihang Pudu or the fox demon, they are all ruthless people. Everyone knows that human beings have good luck, and all demons know that swallowing dragons can bring infinite benefits, but few people actually put it into action. Why? If it fails, there will be no recovery. If it succeeds, well, it seems that there will be no good results.
The mistakes of the past are lessons for the future.
From ancient times to the present, there have been countless cases of monsters causing harm to the country and the people, but how many monsters can escape the reckoning of humanity?
But these are none of his business. What is important is the dragon energy in front of him. If he can intercept this dragon energy and inject it into Sun Zichu's body to be refined, 40% of the dragon energy will be enough for Sun Zichu to conquer the entire four southern states.
When Cihang Pudu sensed the dragon energy coming, he was immediately happy, thinking that there was a turning point. He even gave the fox demon a thumbs up. But before he could be happy, he saw a golden coffin appear in the sky, trying to intercept the dragon energy.
This was the life-saving dragon energy, how could Cihang Pudu allow such a thing to happen, he rushed forward to snatch it, but before he could make any move, the sixty-fourth heavenly thunder had already descended, instantly blocking his movement. Even if he tried his best to survive, it was still difficult to resist. If he was distracted any further, there would be no chance of survival.
Is God going to destroy me?
Cihang Pudu was filled with grief and anger. Seeing that the dragon energy was about to be intercepted by the golden coffin, a stream of light in the distance quickly blocked the golden coffin and was about to take away the dragon energy in advance.
Jiale was also surprised when he saw the light.
A bottle, a bottle containing the breath of Buddhism, a magic bottle.
His thoughts raced, and Jiale said to himself, "As expected, this Cihang Pudu is indeed connected with Buddhism, and it actually provoked Buddhism to take action."
However, even if the Buddhist sect took action, Jiale could not retreat. He was determined to obtain the dragon energy. Jiale now had the support of Maoshan. He did not care which Buddhist sect was secretly lurking behind him.
The Nine Yin and Nine Yang evil-suppressing coffins gathered together and crashed into the bottle-shaped magic weapon. Jia Le also disappeared from the spot. The Buddhists did not want to show up in front of people, but Jia Le had no such concerns. The five thunders in his palm gathered together and went straight towards the bottle-shaped magic weapon.
Feeling Jiale's power, the bottle-shaped magic weapon suddenly burst out with golden light and shot towards Jiale.
Jiale was well prepared. He activated the magical power of Returning Wind and Fire, and the golden light attack was quite powerful, close to the state of Hedao. However, under the magical power of Returning Wind and Fire, by the time it got close to Jiale, it was no longer much of a threat. Five thunders descended, and the golden light attack that Jiale took was instantly returned to its original path.
The two magical powers attacked in succession with such power that even the cultivator who was secretly controlling the bottle-shaped magic weapon was shocked. At this time, the bottle-shaped magic weapon had already absorbed 20% of the dragon energy, and no longer paid attention to the remaining dragon energy. The bottle-shaped magic weapon actually disappeared directly from the spot and went towards Cihang Pudu.
Seeing this, Jiale was unwilling to let it go.
Use the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Evil-Suppressing Coffin to absorb the remaining 20% of the dragon energy, open the Qimen Bagua, and use the Maoshan Sealing Technique to seal the space, so as to stop the bottle-shaped magic weapon and prevent it from entering the range of the thunder of Cihang Pudu.
Guanyin Temple.
The nun elder was controlling the six-tone bottle. She was annoyed when she saw that Jiale had absorbed 20% of the dragon energy but was still not satisfied and was still chasing him.
“Arrogant!”
Although she didn't want to reveal her identity, she also didn't want this magic weapon and dragon energy to fall into Jiale's hands again.
"Malala, Malala, hum!"
A Sanskrit sound rang out, and the Six-tone Bottle suddenly burst out with power. Deadly Sanskrit sounds came out of the Six-tone Bottle. This kind of Sanskrit sound was not comparable to that of Cihang Pudu. It directly hit the soul, and even Jiale was frozen. In just a moment, the Six-tone Bottle successfully escaped Jiale's ban and came directly to Cihang Pudu.
"Nine Tribulations Refining the Void!"
Jia Le narrowed his eyes and did not make any further attack. The Buddhist behind Cihang Pudu was indeed not simple. It was a cultivator who had reached the ninth level of the Refinement Realm who made the attack. He should not be far from achieving the state of Integration with the Dao. He just did not want to be exposed, so he was being so tolerant. If he made another attack, it would be a bit ignorant.
Moreover, Pingzi had already entered the range of Cihang Pudu's thunder. If he took further action, he would most likely be implicated in it, which was not worth it.
Two percent of dragon energy is not a small amount, and the most important thing is that it is free, an unexpected surprise, and as for the rest, I can just hold on to the mentality of "if I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate".
His eyes rested on the bottle-shaped magic weapon.
Just when the bottle activated its magical power, Jiale sensed a lot of information. This bottle should not be an ordinary magic weapon. It should be at least a top-grade magic weapon, and it is more inclined towards sound attack. The deadly Sanskrit sound of Jiujie Lianxu, after being blessed by the bottle, is almost reaching the level of Hedao.
In other words, he was eager to escape and rescue Cihang Pudu. If he focused on dealing with him, he would be difficult to deal with.
I was thinking in my mind that with such a good treasure right in front of me, it would be a bit of a waste if I didn't find a way to get it.
Cihang Pudu was also a little confused when he saw the six-tone bottle appear. He obviously didn't know what was going on. Although this fool was part of the Buddhist plan, even he himself didn't know how he got to this point today.
The six-tone bottle was hanging above Cihang Pudu's head, and his consciousness disappeared just before he entered the range of the thunderbolt.
Two percent of dragon energy descended towards Cihang Pudu. Cihang Pudu, which was already at the end of its strength, suddenly became revitalized with the blessing of two percent of dragon energy.
The dragon scales had all fallen off, but now, under the nourishment of dragon energy, they began to grow again. A single horn grew on its head and a claw appeared under its body. It actually had a tendency to evolve into a dragon. However, the thunder would not stop just because Cihang Pudu began to transform into a dragon. Instead, it kept raining down one powerful blow after another.
However, with the nourishment of dragon energy, Cihang Pudu, helped by the Six-tone Bottle, is obviously no longer the same. The thunder tribulation becomes more and more powerful, but Cihang Pudu is also becoming more and more powerful.
The six-tone bottle actually fell into the hands of Cihang Pudu, who instantly realized the magical use of the six-tone bottle. He started to fight against the thunder with Sanskrit sounds.
Jia Le watched this scene. At this moment, Cihang Pudu's luck was flourishing. Even if it was only 20% of dragon energy, it gave Cihang Pudu a greater chance of surviving the thunder calamity. What's more, with the help of a top-grade magic weapon, this calamity might not be difficult for him.
But it’s better this way. If he died under the thunder, the energy bead would not be in his hands.
boom!
In the blink of an eye, the 81st thunder tribulation had arrived. Cihang Pudu, who had stood up straight just now, was in a mess again. The dragon scales that had just grown had all fallen off again. The dragon energy was rapidly consumed, and there was no time to supply him to transform into a dragon. All of it was used to resist the thunder tribulation. There was obviously only one thunder tribulation left, but the seriously injured Cihang Pudu had a fifty-fifty chance of surviving it.
Even so, he had the help of the Six-tone Bottle. Otherwise, it would have been even more difficult. However, the Six-tone Bottle had not been refined by Cihang Pudu. Now it was only used roughly and could not even exert 30% of its power.
What's more, Jiale is watching closely.
Cihang Pudu looked around but did not find Jiale. However, he knew that Jiale must be hiding in the dark and would probably take action as soon as the thunderbolt struck. With Cihang Pudu's severely injured body, he might not be able to cope with Jiale's attack even if he survived the thunderbolt.
Disaster!
Cihang Pudu had been practicing for 5,000 years, but this was the first time he encountered such a difficult situation.
However, Cihang Pudu did not have many choices at this time. The last thunderbolt had already been delivered. If he could not survive it, he would die. He did not know whether he would die later or not. He could not give up now.
roar!
With a loud roar, Cihang Pudu actually took the initiative to face the last calamity thunder.
The Six-Sound Bottle was activated by Cihang Pudu, and the Sanskrit sound turned into golden light, covering Cihang Pudu. Cihang Pudu did not dare to hold back, as whether he could successfully survive the thunder tribulation depended on this one move. Among the nine nine heavenly tribulations, even if he fell under the last thunder tribulation, it would be considered a failure.
The power released by the thousand-foot-long centipede's body is actually comparable to that of the Nine Tribulations Refining Void.
Jiale felt the power of Cihang Pudu and nodded. This guy's qualifications were absolutely impeccable. No wonder he was targeted by Buddhism. However, Buddhism obviously had no intention of training him as one of their own. They just regarded him as a tool. Jiale now understood what was going on.
Jiale is raising dragons, and Buddhism is also raising dragons. I heard from Taoist Zhenliang that Buddhism is behind the Three Kings of the North.
The driving force behind the demise of Daqian was probably Buddhism, and Cihang Pudu acted as a catalyst. And not only that, with dragon energy and national destiny in his body, Cihang Pudu at this time was like a poisonous insect. After Cihang Pudu turned into a dragon, Buddhism took its essence and transferred it to the new king. The dragon energy, national destiny and dragon blood, the three combined into one, the new king would definitely be unmatched.
It seems that the Buddhist sect already has a candidate in mind, but it is not known which one of the three new kings it has chosen.
I have to say that Buddhism has really run into his hands. He raises dragons and Buddhism also raises dragons, so they are already on opposite sides. Now they are competing with him for Cihang Pudu, so they cannot give in.
Thinking about things in his mind, Jiale began to make arrangements. A group of spirit beasts were summoned by Jiale and began to arrange formation flags around the range of the thunder according to Jiale's instructions. Since Buddhism might intervene, he had to make more preparations. The seriously injured Cihang Pudu was not a concern, but the Buddhist masters were not so easy to deal with. It was very necessary to set up a large formation.
At this time, Cihang Pudu was concentrating on overcoming the tribulation, so naturally he did not notice Jiale's actions. Even if he noticed, he would probably be powerless to stop him.
boom!
When the last thunderbolt descended, Cihang Pudu's thousand-foot-long demon body actually broke through the limit and surpassed the thousand-foot limit. However, this was already the limit of Cihang Pudu. After passing the last thunderbolt, Cihang Bodhisattva actually fell straight to the ground.
However, at this time the Six-tone Bottle was causing trouble again, emitting golden light that wrapped around Pu Du Ci Hang and was about to take him away.
Jiale narrowed his eyes. Fortunately, he had foresight and arranged the formation early. Otherwise, with the power of the magic weapon, it was possible that the enemy might escape. But now, there was no way he could do that.
boom!
As the magic power surged, the great formation was instantly activated, and the Yin-Yang Bagua covered the sky. The range of the thunderbolt was instantly transformed into nothingness. Upon closer inspection, it was found that when the great formation was activated, the surrounding space had been completely separated from the outside world.
The Eight Trigrams Mysterious Array.
The key point of this formation is the word "trapped". Once you are trapped in it, the Eight Trigrams will flow around. Unless you have the attack power of the Hedao realm and bombard it fiercely, it will be possible to break it open. Otherwise, even if a formation master comes, he will have to fight with Jiale first.
The Six-tone Bottle plunged into the space of the formation and felt something was wrong, but Jiale did not hold back. With the blessing of the Bagua Xuanmen formation, the power of the Qimen Bagua was even more powerful. Thunders came down on the Six-tone Bottle. This Six-tone Bottle was indeed magical. It could even carry living things. Cihang Pudu had already been taken into the bottle.
"court death!"
Thunders bombarded the Six-tone Bottle, finally angering the guy who was controlling the Six-tone Bottle behind the scenes. A thought came from the Six-tone Bottle, and waves of Sanskrit sounds rang out, coming from all directions of the formation space.
Jia Le smiled when he saw this. The formation space blocked the Sanskrit sound, so even if he used his magical powers, it would be useless to him even if he shouted at the top of his lungs.
The owner of the six-tone bottle also discovered this very quickly.
Inside the Guanyin Temple, the elder who controlled the Six-tone Bottle could no longer sit still. If he delayed any further, something might happen. If he continued like this, not only would Cihang Pudu not be able to be brought back, but even the Six-tone Bottle would have to remain there.
"Host, I have to go!"
The abbot of Guanyin Temple had a pale face and just nodded when she heard it. There were many variables and she couldn't control them. She didn't want to put Guanyin Temple in the forefront. Although Guanyin Temple's actions were no longer a secret in front of all the top immortal sects, before the veil was lifted, Guanyin Temple would still be the top Buddhist sect that was aloof from the world.
With a single thought sweeping across Yangzhou, the abbot of the Guanyin Temple seemed to have seen Jia Le's actions, but all the immortal sects' masters of returning to the void and combining the Dao flashed through his mind, and none of them could fight against Jia Le.
Who on earth produced this freak who is actually going against Buddhism?
The elder has already set out. Although Yangzhou and Liangzhou are not close, for a cultivator who has reached the Nine Tribulations Refining Void stage, it is only a blink of an eye.
On Mount Maoshan, Taoist Zhenliang sensed the breath of the elder and couldn't help but smile. Jiale's performance really surprised him. At this time, the Taoist friends in Guanyin Temple probably didn't know who had swept the chess pieces on their chessboard into a mess, nor did they know what the abbot's expression would be when he knew that Jiale was only a disciple of the Neng generation in Mount Maoshan.
At this point, the battle is no longer between Jiale and Cihang Pudu.
"Baoying, go take a walk."
"good."
An elder nodded upon hearing this and disappeared on Mount Maoshan.
In front of Lanruo Temple.
Jiale was consuming the six-tone bottle in the formation. If it didn't move, Jiale would attack it with thunder. If it moved, he would use the formation to consume it.
The divine power that the person behind the scenes placed in the six-tone bottle was limited. As time went on, the six-tone bottle lost the control of its owner and could only be manipulated by Jiale.
Of course, Jiale did not forget to observe his surroundings. He did not think that the person behind the scenes would throw away such a good treasure casually.
Wansheng has already taken his position under Jiale's instructions. As long as the person behind the scenes comes, Jiale will directly pray to the gods. With Jiale's current cultivation level, Kuimulang will definitely be able to pass the Nine Tribulations Refining Void when he descends to the mortal world, and he will not be at all afraid of the person behind the scenes.
Here we come!
At this moment, Jiale also sensed a powerful aura coming from afar. That aura was exactly the same as the aura emitted by the Six-tone Bottle now.
A figure suddenly appeared. Jiale looked up and saw a middle-aged nun. Jiale immediately thought of the nun elder from the Hengshan School in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. He forgot her name, but she looked very similar.
She exuded a domineering aura, but was not friendly at all. Even from a distance, Jiale seemed to be able to feel the anger of the middle-aged nun.
"Who are you?"
Jiujie Lianxu! Jiale had already confirmed the middle-aged nun's cultivation level, and he was relieved and prepared to invite the gods.
"Fellow Daoist Miaoyin, it is wrong to bully the weak."
Just when Jiale was about to call on the gods, a familiar voice appeared. Jiale was delighted to see who it was, thinking that he didn't need to call on the gods.
"Elder Baoying !"
Baoying was also smiling when he saw Jiale. It must be said that Baoying had been practicing for thousands of years, but when he saw Jiale, he felt like he had been living like a dog for these thousands of years. Even in these thousands of years, Baoying found that no Maoshan disciple could compare to Jiale, which was really satisfying.
"Master Yin Yang, the mountain master asked me to come and support you. Fellow Daoist Miaoyin is an elder of Guanyin Zen Temple. According to seniority, he is your predecessor, but this time he is bullying the weak."
The master of Yin and Yang meridians!
Elder Miaoyin's face was extremely ugly at this time. She was wondering who dared to ruin the good deeds of their Guanyin Temple. After all this time, it turned out to be the work of Maoshan. Yes, Yangzhou is Maoshan's territory, and Maoshan should have been the most likely culprit, but Maoshan had been silent for too long, so Guanyin Temple was somewhat ignored.
What really shocked Miaoyin was that Jiale was actually the master of Maoshan's Yin and Yang meridians. Not long ago, Maoshan welcomed back the master of the Yin and Yang meridians, and now five of the nine meridians were complete. However, the news that had been spread said that Jiale had only the cultivation level of Yuanshen Realm. Now it seemed that he had reached the Lianxu Realm. This Maoshan must be playing tricks again.
But how could a young man of the Neng generation, with this bone age, cultivate to the Lianxu realm?
Miaoyin's mind raced, and she gradually developed murderous intentions towards Jiale. It was not a good thing for Guanyin Temple that Maoshan had such a disciple.
However, with Baoying standing in front of her today, she couldn't do anything even if she wanted to. She took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and bowed to Elder Baoying.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Baoying. Fellow Daoist, that Six-tone Bottle is the treasure of my Guanyin Zen Temple. Please ask the Yin Yang Vein Master of your sect to release the Six-tone Bottle."
Miaoyin was so proud of her status that she was unwilling to even say hello to Jiale, and she was very rude when she spoke to Baoying.
Knowing that Miaoyin was from Guanyin Temple, Jiale was not surprised. Guanyin Temple was the only gathering place for nuns among the top Buddhist sects. It was also famous for being stubborn and unreasonable. Although it was mainly composed of nuns, it was even more domineering than those top temples.
Baoying doesn't spoil her.
"Fellow Daoist, let's talk about how you entered my Maoshan territory without permission and attacked the master of my Maoshan Yin Yang Vein. Our two families have always been separate. You suddenly attacked me. Could it be that you are the Guanyin Temple and want to start a war with my Maoshan?"
As soon as he said this, murderous aura began to burst out from Baoying.
Miaoyin's face froze when she heard this. In fact, cultivators like them who have reached the realm of returning to the void and merging with the Tao are required to say hello when entering the territories of other top immortal sects. However, Maoshan has not been involved for a thousand years, and this time it was an emergency, so Miaoyin skipped this step. What's more, who would have thought that Jiale was actually the new Yin-Yang Vein Master of Maoshan? No wonder she didn't know him.
Feeling the murderous aura from Baoying, Miaoyin cursed inwardly.
Among the Taoist sects, if we talk about which sect has the heaviest murderous aura, it must be Maoshan. Maoshan, which inherits the Shangqing Lingbao lineage, used to be the kind of sect that would start fighting at the slightest disagreement. After the outbreak of the demonic calamity, Maoshan became the sect with the heaviest murderous aura. It was because of the heavy damage a thousand years ago that they closed the mountain gate to recuperate and appear a little gentler.
Miaoyin was used to being domineering, and now when she thought of Maoshan's style of doing things, her face couldn't help but freeze.
It is definitely impossible to start a war. This is Yangzhou, and they are not in the right. Once a war breaks out, they will not gain any advantage. In terms of strength, Maoshan has been recuperating for a thousand years, and its strength has probably recovered a lot now. They still have plans, but they are unwilling to shed blood in Yangzhou.
However, Miaoyin was also somewhat annoyed by Baoying's reaction. The plan of Guanyin Temple was certainly no secret to Maoshan, and yet he was still asking questions. The worst thing was that she couldn't answer it. She couldn't say that the Cihang Pudu in the Six-tone Bottle was related to their fight for the dragon in humanity.
"Fellow Daoist Baoying, you are too polite. Our two families have always been on good terms. How can we go to war? I was just a little anxious and forgot the rules. Please, for the sake of our good relationship, let me take the Six-tone Bottle away?"
Baoying did not respond immediately after hearing this, but looked at Jiale, meaning to let Jiale make the decision.
Jiale looked at the Six-tone Bottle with some reluctance. He really wanted the Six-tone Bottle, but as a top-grade magic weapon, it was also very precious to the top immortal sects like them. Miaoyin would definitely not let the Six-tone Bottle fall into his hands. If he forced it to stay, I'm afraid a war would really break out.
"You can take the Six-tone Bottle with you, but you have to leave the Cihang Pudu inside. This evildoer is causing troubles in the world, and I am killing the evildoer, but Elder Miaoyin is here to take advantage of it. It's a bit unfair. Or is it that Elder Miaoyin, or the Guanyin Temple, has something to do with the evildoer, and is helping the evildoer when I am killing the evildoer?"
This is too much!
Elder Miaoyin was so angry that her teeth almost broke when she heard this. If it wasn't for Cihang's salvation, would she have gone to such great lengths?
