fifth form

Chapter 3466 Controlling the Demon-Revealing Mirror

Side hall of Changmen Garden.

Zhang Xuezhou approached step by step, holding the brocade box, while the new emperor stood directly at the palace entrance.

The new emperor could tell that Zhang Xuezhou's action was impromptu, but he knew very well that only with thorough preparation could he cope with unexpected changes.

Just as Zhang Xuezhou practiced the Heart Sutra without ever entering the Realm of True Self, it seems that Zhang Xuezhou did not make full use of the Heart Sutra. However, once he enters the Realm of True Self, it may produce considerable results, and there is no need for him to seek the teachings at the last minute like the new emperor.

Focused practice is beneficial, but Zhang Xuezhou's multifaceted practice is also advantageous. There is no superior or inferior approach among different methods; it simply depends on which method suits you best.

The new emperor was quite satisfied with himself, and he also hoped that Zhang Xuezhou would make progress in his cultivation so as not to waste the years of hard work he had accumulated.

But when his gaze swept over the dozens of large bottles and jars behind Zhang Xuezhou, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch repeatedly.

Even if these bottles and jars contained pills, or even just millet and meat, very few people would be able to eat them.

"His cultivation is still a bit strange—his magical artifacts are strange, his cultivation method is strange, and he himself is strange!"

The new emperor had seen many great cultivators, but Zhang Xuezhou was a rare find. Despite his young age, he carried a staff and used a cane. His flying techniques were ridiculously strong, and he had also cultivated his physical body. He was also extremely strong and had even fought with Wei Qing in a chaotic brawl. As for Zhang Xuezhou's character, he was quite eccentric. It was almost impossible to find another official like him in the court.

Looking back on everything, the new emperor felt that if he hadn't met Zhang Xuezhou nearly twenty years ago, he really wouldn't have believed that the other party would give him such an important position, let alone believe that Zhang Xuezhou would bring such great benefits.

"If you're confident, you can use the Unity of Heaven and Man technique when I ask for help. If you're not confident, you should prepare in advance!"

When Zhang Xuezhou spoke, the new emperor nodded and began to ponder the art of harmony between heaven and man taught by Dong Zhongshu.

The art of harmony between man and nature provides a special state, and everyone may face a different state. Being in this state will harmonize the body and thus achieve balance.

This technique sounds mysterious and useless, but the new emperor used it after entering the True Self Realm.

He even felt that he could develop special abilities in the True Self Realm, which were inseparable from the art of the unity of heaven and man.

Although his acquisition of the sword formation ability was a bit skewed, having it is better than not having it at all.

The new emperor began chanting incantations. As his gaze swept across the room, he saw Zhang Xuezhou take several pills and then take out the control artifact for the Demon-Revealing Mirror.

The mirror reflected Zhang Xuezhou's image without any change. However, just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to point the magic weapon at his arm, the new emperor heard a slight hissing sound from the demon-revealing mirror in the side hall. The stone-wall-like mirror suddenly became clear and luminous, and inscriptions flowed rapidly. Mountains, rivers, insects, birds, fish, and beasts appeared one after another, and the figures of various great demons that had been shot and killed by the demon-revealing mirror flashed by.

A beam of white light shone through the demon-revealing mirror and then gently fell.

"Too mild!"

Zhang Xuezhou grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Having been grafted with demonic power, he was clearly inferior to a pure-blooded demon king like Kong Ning, and was very likely to be judged by the demon-revealing mirror as some kind of minor demon, and the power he encountered was also relatively weak.

But Zhang Xuezhou knew that the Demon-Revealing Mirror would continue to kill as long as it couldn't kill, and its power would keep increasing.

Aside from taking up more of his time, this situation isn't too bad.

As long as the "demon-revealing mirror" can continue to strike, things will remain under control.

"Can a demon-revealing mirror be used for cultivation?"

The new emperor was initially confused about the situation, but it wasn't until the demon-revealing mirror pierced Zhang Xuezhou that he belatedly realized what was happening.

"Dongfang Shuo once mingled in the Xiong Kingdom, so it seems his body has also been tainted by the benefits of demonic power. No wonder he hasn't taken control of the Demon-Revealing Mirror for so long!"

When the new emperor's gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou's arm, he saw that Zhang Xuezhou's arm had a bluish-green color, and something furry seemed to be rolling around inside the sleeve.

Grafting demonic power is the lifelong pursuit of the warriors of the Fiend Kingdom, while the Great Han Dynasty is extremely wary of the potential for loss of control that may result from being tainted by demonic power. Only a few schools of thought dare to take the risk.

"Come to think of it, I've never seen Dongfang Shuo use any demonic power. Is he trying to use the demon-revealing mirror to remove the demonic power from his body?"

The new emperor knew that Zhang Xuezhou wanted to cultivate his body, but his understanding of the direction was obviously very different from Zhang Xuezhou's.

His gaze swept across the sky, unsure of how Zhang Xuezhou would proceed, but the new emperor could sense the Demon-Revealing Mirror's power continuously increasing. It was as if this was a punishment for the unruly; the Demon-Revealing Mirror's power rose step by step, even as Zhang Xuezhou wielded the magical artifact he was currently controlling.

"boom!"

A slight rumbling sound, like the sound of thunder, followed as the white light of the demon-revealing mirror enveloped Zhang Xuezhou's entire body.

Rays of light began to bloom on Zhang Xuezhou's body.

"Dongfang Shuo was like this before. He even said he used talismans. Is this guy physically like that, or does he have some special treasure protecting him?"

The new emperor, who was chanting the mantra of the unity of heaven and man, paused for two seconds as he looked at him.

If Zhang Xuezhou relied on talismans, his current ability would not be surprising. If he had a treasure to protect him, then the treasure would be extraordinary. And his physical body, which contained demonic power, was able to fight against the Demon-Revealing Mirror, which indicated that he was a demon saint with a body far more powerful than any human.

"Could it be because Dongfang Shuo has refined demonic power, making it difficult for him to draw upon lightning tribulations to temper himself like a great demon, thus allowing him to further advance with the power of the Demon-Revealing Mirror?"

The new emperor initially guessed that Zhang Xuezhou wanted to use the demon-revealing mirror to eliminate demonic power, thereby avoiding mental confusion in his old age. However, when Zhang Xuezhou was radiating divine light, his thinking shifted, and his guess became very close to the truth.

"Seek traction and leverage!"

When Zhang Xuezhou called out, the new emperor stopped thinking and instead immersed his mind in the art of the unity of heaven and man.

Dong Zhongshu's art of the unity of heaven and man is good in every way, except that it takes too long to activate. The slow pace of combat allows the opponent to make seven in and seven out of battle.

Zhang Xuezhou mentioned that his attempt to achieve the unity of heaven and man was purely by chance, and the new emperor's attempt to achieve the same was not easy either.

After repeated attempts, the new emperor only saw a faint light appear on the horizon during the third attempt at the traction.

Before the glimmer of light could fall upon him, it began to fork and fell to the side. The new emperor felt that the power within the glimmer of light had become unfamiliar.

An aura so powerful it made people tremble and shake was concentrated within it. The new emperor never expected that he, who had already stepped into the True Self Realm, would still have feelings of weakness and fear.

This is a situation that shouldn't have happened, but it has been forced upon us.

The distant horizon seemed to have been partially revealed, like an abyss, and a colossal object emerged from the sky.

In the dim light, the new emperor felt a gigantic serpent, its body so large it was terrifying, coiling around him. The eerie light in its eyes seemed to see into his soul, and the new emperor even sensed that he was being locked on and would soon suffer an irresistible calamity.

"This is outrageous! Humans have actually taken control of the instruments of punishment to slaughter our race!"

An angry voice resounded in his heart. The new emperor saw the image of a giant snake appear in the demon-revealing mirror, which then transformed into a woman with an astonishing aura in a short moment.

When the woman pointed at him, the new emperor felt a sharp pain in his body, as if something inside him was rapidly dissipating.

But in an instant, a familiar chanting began to resonate within his body.

The figure of a barefoot old man emerged from his body, as if he were in control of the situation with ease. The barefoot old man formed a hand seal, and the figure of the woman in the demon-revealing mirror immediately faded a bit.

"They are the seventy-two virtuous emperors who performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai!"

While the sacrificial ceremony helped many people's bodies take shape, the new emperor also encountered an unspeakable experience. The emperors who had previously performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai rebuked the new emperor for not following the rules, and almost brought him to the brink of mental collapse.

At this moment, the imprints of these imperial sacrifices were activated and emerged from his memory, appearing one by one in front of him.

Each figure that appeared had a different hand seal, which continuously sealed the woman's body in the demon-revealing mirror until the woman's figure collapsed and turned into a giant snake, and then gradually solidified like a stone sculpture.

The reappearance of the Demon-Revealing Mirror, which had been severed during the Qin Dynasty, allowed the new emperor to instantly understand how to form the hand seals to control it.

He stretched out his right hand to form a hand seal, and felt as if his right hand was holding a huge demon-revealing mirror.

The giant jade mirror flipped in his hand, and an immense power emerged.

Just as the new emperor was beginning to feel satisfied, his heart suddenly sank.

Before he could even form hand seals to control it, he saw the immense power transform into white light and pour out in an instant.