I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 678 Returning to the Vermilion Bird Palace

With the appearance of the Three Enclosures Palace, and Tao Duweng taking control of the palace, the boundless starry sky naturally reached its limit. Gongshu Ting also vaguely sensed that he had reached a level above the first-grade 'Great Evolution' realm of the Mo family, but he had no time to ponder it at the moment.

The Bridge of Imaginary Numbers traverses the Thirty-Three Heavens and the boundless starry sky, but this time it arrives at a tiny place.

Before me is a black and white dot, symbolizing the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, and also the opening of the Taoist Tai Chi, existing as pure 'Qi' before the birth of time and space.

Gongshu Ting immediately judged, "This method is similar to the Annihilation Black Hole cast by the Peacock, except one symbolizes 'the end' and the other symbolizes 'the beginning,' but in any case, a method needs to be established..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Wugui continued his analysis, "I'm afraid it's not just about opening a gate. Since there are two main halls, it means that someone needs to be stationed in both halls at the same time. Otherwise, Yin and Yang will continue to merge uncontrollably. Even if it is opened up, it will collapse again and continue to cover the path to the Great Luo Hall."

The human cultivators looked around, and one of them said, "Among us, only Zhou Kun can cultivate the method of creation, but she is currently trapped in the Vermilion Bird Palace and fighting with the Peacock for control of the palace. Even if Zhou Kun is willing to leave, the Peacock probably will not be willing to let go."

The peacock, having used its millennia of Buddhist teachings to try and enlighten Zhou Kun in the mortal world, has already become obsessed with the idea and will certainly not be willing to let go easily.

At this moment, Qi Renchan, who was standing next to Gongshu Ting, spoke up, "Perhaps we can help..."

His voice was hesitant, as if he himself was unsure.

At this moment, the cultivators turned to look at Qi Renchan and the other two. They knew that Qi Renchan, Meng Qiuyu, and Zhou Qian were all young men from Liangjie Mountain. So even though they didn't have any cultivation at all, no one dared to ignore them, because this might be the will of the Heavenly Venerable. That's why Gongshu Ting had always kept them by his side.

"What can you do?"

One person asked anxiously.

Qi Renchan and Meng Qiuyu exchanged a glance, and Qi Renchan said, "This method might not work if I tell you about it; I have to see the peacock in person to see it."

He spoke in a mystical manner, but those present were all true Buddhas and patriarchs. They had experienced such arrangements before and were not entirely unable to understand them. Gongshu Ting pondered for a moment and said to Sheng Shan beside him, "I trouble you, Venerable One, to take this young friend to the Vermilion Bird Palace and bring Zhou Kun here."

Within the Vermilion Bird Palace, worldly desires permeate the air, Buddhist light shines everywhere, and sacred flames scatter in all directions; even a first-rank official might find it difficult to move an inch.

However, whether it was preordained or deliberately arranged by those powerful figures, Sheng Shan happened to have experienced the torment of these three methods at the same time. At this time, he also consumed a ginseng fruit that was the first grade of Buddhist cultivation, so his resistance to these three forces was much higher than that of others.

Shengshan said woodenly, "I understand."

Then he reached out and picked up Qi Renchan, transforming into a beam of glazed Buddhist light and heading towards the Vermilion Bird Palace.

At this moment, the Vermilion Bird Palace was indeed not a place for immortals and Buddhas to stay. Patches of pink dust formed a magnificent ocean of rosy clouds. Within this ocean, sacred fire rose and burned, and the light it emitted contained a hazy, crystalline Buddhist light. The three forces mixed together, forming an inseparable and perilous realm.

However, such desperate situations only apply to cultivators, and the higher their cultivation level, the more dangerous they become.

The mortal world does not harm ordinary people, the Buddha's light does not harm ordinary people, and the sacred fire does not harm ordinary people either.

Upon arriving at the palace, Shengshan manifested his golden bodhisattva body, which was only a thin layer, which he carefully wrapped around his body, but he paid no attention to Qi Renchan, who had no cultivation.

In an instant, Sheng Shan understood why Zhou Tieyi wanted to involve two teenagers from Liangjie Village who had no cultivation whatsoever in this momentous event that would decide the fate of the world. Because in certain special circumstances, mortals were far more useful than cultivators like themselves.

Qi Renchan was brought to the palace by Shengshan. He was enveloped in the mortal world, Buddha's light, and holy fire, but Shengshan ignored him. He was so frightened that he was about to scream.

However, as soon as he shouted, he felt that the three forces landing on him did not seem to cause him any harm. Instead, they felt warm and pleasant, like basking in the sun.

Sheng Shan didn't say much, but simply led Qi Renchan inside, saying, "Let's go."

His golden body was permeated by the three forces, causing it to be severely depleted once again. Fortunately, he had already been tormented by the three forces, so unlike other cultivators who could not move an inch, his progress was not much better.

After walking for a while, Sheng Shan suddenly saw illusions of the mortal world around him. These illusions were the various schemes he had encountered during his twenty or thirty years of journey to the West to obtain the scriptures. The mortal world manifested as gods and Buddhas in the heavens and as temples in the blue and purple robes. They either mocked or scorned him, all of which stirred Sheng Shan's mind.

Sheng Shan's poison was not yet cured. Even though he had withstood the Buddha's light and the sacred fire, he was ultimately affected by the mortal world. His eyes glowed red as he looked at Qi Renchan beside him.

In a daze, Qi Renchan transformed into Zhou Tieyi's appearance once again, since Qi Renchan's emergence from Liangjie Village was Zhou Tieyi's will.

Qi Renchan was walking along peacefully, but the further he walked, the more he felt that Sheng Shan was looking at him strangely, and he had the feeling that Sheng Shan was about to attack him.

He immediately realized that Shengshan was being influenced by the surrounding forces, and the influence was becoming increasingly profound, to the point that Shengshan would eventually lose control of himself.

He hurriedly searched for items that could help him resolve the matter. After leaving Liangjie Village, the villagers gave him various things.

Now that he knows that the people in the Two Realms Village are all true Celestial Venerables and Gods, he naturally places his hopes on what they have given him for a solution.

Fengniang gave him several weapons and a few words, but Qi Renchan didn't want to use the weapons to hurt Shengshan, since Shengshan was also affected by the dangerous environment around him.

Uncle Lei gave them three pieces of lightning-struck wood, one for each of Qi Renchan and the other two. He waved them around, but there was no reaction.

Finally, the storyteller gave Qi Renchan a book, saying it was an outside copy of "Journey to the West." As soon as Qi Renchan took it out, the three words "Journey to the West" seemed to have a tremendous attraction.

Sheng Shan looked at "Journey to the West" and murmured to himself, "Is it real or an illusion?"

Qi Renchan hurriedly said, "Master, I don't know whether it's real or illusion, but we should hurry up and rescue Zhou Kun. We shouldn't stay in this godforsaken place, or I'm afraid you'll go crazy and I'll lose my life."

Sheng Shan nodded slightly and took the copy of "Journey to the West" from Qi Renchan's hand. With this copy of "Journey to the West" with them, their travel speed increased significantly, and they soon arrived at the core of the Vermilion Bird Palace.

The peacock, transformed into the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, sat in the empty hall, with a half-open, half-bloomed black and yellow lotus flower in front of him.

Shengshan was cautious and was about to step forward to take the lotus when Mingwang opened his eyes and looked at the two of them with his bloodshot eyes.

(End of this chapter)