ninety thousand miles

Chapter 500 Chanting
Jiang Mei thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you. The ferry gives me a very special feeling."

Wen Guying was about to speak when Yao Shuang spoke first, "Then I'll stay. I'll be with Junior-Martial Brother Liu. Even if we can't kill that thing, we can always hold it out until you guys come back."

She said: "Besides, we still have the formation to rely on here. If it really doesn't work, we can retreat into the tunnel and hold on for a while."

"Senior Sister Yao, you have to go." Wen Guying insisted on his decision. He said, "I don't plan to follow their previous path again. Whether it's that thing or Jiang Lei, they may have repaired the mechanism and set traps again. So I need you to help us dig through the underground palace and dig a new way out."

Jiang Mei weighed the options again and said, "Now that the Abyss Fire Mirror is in my hand, I am somewhat confident that I can temporarily trap that thing for a while and continue to wear away its power."

Wen Guying said: "If we haven't returned by then, you can come to the ferry to find us."

"Okay." Jiang Mei said, then he looked at Yao Shuang and said, "Junior Sister Yao, come here, I will tell you about the rune seals I encountered before, some methods to break them, and the insights I gained from these fights."

Yao Shuang stood up and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother Jiang."

One of them taught carefully, the other learned seriously, and both of them had been immersed in this for a long time. In less than half an hour, Yao Shuang said that she had memorized it all.

Jiang Mei nodded with relief, then turned to Liu Yang and said, "Xiao Yang, let's go out now. Make some noise and lure those things over here."

Liu Yang immediately said, "Okay, okay. Senior Jiang, I'll do whatever you say."

Wen Guying suddenly said, "Master Wukong."

Wukong heard Wen Guying calling him, and asked hurriedly: "Master Wen, what can I do?"

Wen Guying hesitated and said, "Can you, no, forget it..."

Wukong said, "Master Wen, I know you asked me to stay here because you wanted Master Jiang to save my life. But... the old monk taught me the scriptures. Although we are not master and disciple in name, we are master and disciple in reality."

He said, "When I knew that the old monk was related to the demons, I was worried whether he had committed an unforgivable sin. Now it seems that he has not committed any unforgivable sins. The Buddha's light in the room after his death was not fake. Also, the nun who cured the plague and built a nunnery to suppress the spire, they... may have regarded themselves as human beings."

"The old monk died because of the demon masters. Now they have turned into shadows, but I want to avenge them." Master Wukong said, "So, Master Wen, what can I do?"

Wen Guying apologized to Wukong and said, "I was just being superficial," and then he said, "I thought that if you recited the scripture aloud, it might be easier to lead that thing to where we want it to be."

Wukong said, "Sure." He looked at Jiang Mei and said, "Master Jiang, where should I chant the sutra?"

Jiang Mei knew Wukong would not change his decision, so she said, "You sit in the center of the formation. When the time comes, just recite. No matter what happens, don't move. Leave everything to me."

Wukong said, "Okay."

Jiang Mei said to Wen Guying, "Guying, go back to the corridor. When you hear Master Wukong chanting, leave immediately. Brother Jiang knows the way. I have just explained the route to Junior Sister Yao."

Wen Gu should carefully respond and say, "I understand."

Jiang Mei also reminded Li Chuan, "Li Chuan, you should pay more attention to the surroundings along the way, think more, and don't just follow them with your head down."

"Oh, okay, okay." Li Chuan quickly agreed.

Wen Guying added: "If you have any wonderful ideas, please speak them out so that everyone can listen."

"This..." Li Chuan didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Wen Guying said, "If you feel something is wrong, just act on your instincts and don't worry about anything else." Li Chuan asked, "What if I affect you?"

Wen Guying said: "After the matter is accomplished, you must make amends to us and give the Four Heavenly Mysteries and Three Sects a magic weapon for each sect to cultivate for a year."

"That's fine," Li Chuan thought it was no big deal and said, "Then let's go to the corridor first?"

"Let's go." Wen Guying said.

Then, Li Chuan followed Wen Guying and Yao Shuang and walked back the way they came.

After walking a few steps, Jiang Bai looked back and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Li Chuan asked.

Jiang Bai sighed and said gloomily, "I didn't expect that Jiang Lei really wanted to kill me."

Li Chuan said: "He is afraid that what he did will be exposed by you." He asked: "How much does Qingzong know about his affairs? All the aliens collected by Xialin Village were given to Qingzong for research..."

Jiang Bai said: "How long has it been since I went back to Qingzong? Besides, even if I went back, I wouldn't be able to access these things. Even my brother might not be able to access them."

Wen Guying spoke up and said, "We will know it eventually. Let's focus on the things in front of us first."

Next, they sped up and soon returned to the stone wall.

Yao Shuang looked around and said, "Except for Junior Brother Liu who came to repair the sword net just now, no one has been here during this period of time."

Wen Guying looked into the corridor and said, "Junior Brother Liu has extraordinary comprehension. The sword net he set up this time has already touched upon some of the Dao's meaning."

"In this generation, he is indeed okay. But compared to you, he is far behind," said Yao Shuang.

Li Chuan sat for a while, then remembered Jiang Mei's instructions and began to carefully observe every tree and blade of grass here.

"That..." Li Chuan said.

"What did you find?" Wen Guying asked.

Li Chuan said, "That's right. If the stone platform represents a ferry, then why is the ferry not here, but where the clouds gather?" He pointed upwards, "Is it above? Also, if the stone platform here is part of the stone platform in Heyuan Town, then it can be cut into pieces to create many ferry crossings?"

Wen Guying replied: "I think the reason why Yanyunke and Shilongwang placed the stone platform here was just to find the spire and then find a way to restore the spire to its original state. The appearance of the ferry was done by the demon spirit. This may be her unique ability."

"As for why she used the stone platform to open the ferry, but that doesn't mean the ferry and the stone platform are in the same location."

"That's it." Li Chuan said.

Then, another idea flashed through his mind. He said, "Then...we can just dig up the stone platform again from here, and then destroy it. Then, will the ferry be gone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the familiar sound of chanting coming from afar.

The formation was in operation, and Master Wukong sat in the middle with his brows lowered and eyes closed, chanting scriptures with concentration.

(End of this chapter)