Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 112: Demon Subduing Sound

The term "Pure Light Goddess" originated from the monks. Madam Jinling's senior sister was named after this. The way she practices naturally has obvious traces of Buddhism and Taoism. Her appearance is naturally extraordinary. Before she appears, there is light shining in the sky, pieces of light falling, precious lotus blooming, and fragrance spreading in the air.

A wonderful celestial maiden stands in the void, wearing a cloud-like dress, a flying silk cape, a towering bun, a graceful figure, a jade button, and a tassel with beads. She is surrounded by auspicious aura, holding a four-stringed pipa in her hands, playing it softly, like the sound of morning bells and evening drums, or like the sound of Sanskrit chanting echoing in all directions.

The heavenly light, strange visions, and wonderful sounds made the Pure Light Goddess seem like the center of the sky, attracting everyone's attention, and everyone could not help but ignore the two monks traveling with her.

Chu Tai, who was standing in the mountain, was an exception. He looked at the celestial being slowly descending from the sky, with faint light of the sun and the moon appearing in his eyes. He completely ignored the wonderful appearance of the celestial being and focused on analyzing the cultivation level and method of practice of the person who came.

'This goddess's cultivation is slightly higher than that of Taoist Mu Jing, and she is a fifth-rank cultivator. The two with her are slightly lower than Taoist Zheng Yang, and they are both sixth-rank cultivators.'

Chu Tai stayed for a moment on the two people traveling with the Pure Light Goddess. Unlike Cang Xuan, these two did not hide their auras on purpose. With the bonus of [Alchemist] and pupil technique, it was not difficult for Chu Tai to see their abilities.

'A person whose level of Taoism and Qi is almost the same as mine. His cultivation method seems to be from the Beiming School, but it is somewhat ambiguous. I don't know which branch of the school he is from.'

'The other one has a higher cultivation level than me, but his true Qi level is obviously lower, barely reaching the threshold of the fifth level. His cultivation method seems to be from the Pure Yang lineage, but it is also a bit specious, so it should also be a branch lineage. As for this goddess? '

Chu Tai looked back at the Goddess of Pure Light. The two fragments of the Dao Fruit, [Shami] and [Bhikkhu], began to emit a faint light naturally, allowing him to quickly see many details on the Goddess of Pure Light.

'The Heart Sutra of the Great Brahma and Thunder Sound? The Sutra of the Wonderful Sound of the Heavenly Drum? Or the Sutra of the Trayastrimsa Sutra of the Wonderful Sound Goddess?'

His gaze shifted to the small spherical incense burner with lotus pattern on the goddess' waist, and he muttered to himself.

"I remember that when I was communicating with Madam Jinling, she once said that when she left the mountain gate, her sister was trying to condense the Pure Glazed Incense Sound Wonderful Light Qi, so this goddess should have practiced another incense method."

'As for the Buddhist incense art, is it the "Miaohuaxiangji Pure Land Theory"? Or the "Magashan Special Wonderful Incense Sutra"? Or is it the incense art volume in the "Tushita Heaven Descending God Mother's Womb Broadly Speaking Sutra"? '

Many thoughts arose and fell in Chu Tai's mind.

As his thoughts changed, the abilities of the monk continued to emerge. Faintly, the power called "wisdom" seemed to emerge in Chu Tai's body, and a little light of Prajna wisdom was reflected in Chu Tai's pupils.

At the same time, the many distracting thoughts in Taoist Zhao Ning's mind dissipated in the Sanskrit sound, and he regained some of his sanity.

The Pure Light Goddess frowned, and felt that the people below had a strange aura, as if there was Buddha's light and mixed air. She was about to take a closer look when a thin old man beside her said, "Did you find anything, fellow Taoist?"

As a result of this interruption, the impurities on Taoist Zhao Ning's body disappeared, and the wisdom in Chu Tai's eyes disappeared like the sun and the moon. The Goddess of Pure Light could no longer find it if she wanted to chase it.

On the other side of the goddess, a plain-looking boy of fifteen or sixteen years old spoke up: "I also felt a strange aura before, but it came and went quickly. Now there is no trace of it. It seems that the impact of the drought demon on the Chu State is even greater than we originally expected."

Hearing this, the old man was surprised and asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhuang Kong, your cultivation method is best at finding the breath, but you can't even detect it?"

The young man named Zhuang Kong shook his head repeatedly: "My method is just based on the fragments left by my ancestors, combined with the contents of the Taoist scriptures, and I came up with it myself. Although it is a bit mysterious, it is far inferior to your wonderful method, Master Shi."

"What a wonderful method, it's just a dead end."

Shi Ruotie waved his hand and said, "The 'Great Sun Fire Immortal Notes Pure Yang Wonderful Interpretation' that my lineage practices is, to put it nicely, a separate transmission of the Pure Yang. To put it bluntly, isn't it also like you, forging our own path from the fragments left by our ancestors? If fellow Daoist Zhuang Kong doesn't mind, we can also exchange methods and expand our own ways of practice." "I don't think so..."

Zhuang Kong was somewhat uncomfortable with Shi Ruotie's behavior. The Goddess of Pure Light in the center saw his embarrassment and interrupted their communication.

"Don't be anxious, my two Taoist friends. We are here today mainly to subdue the evil foreign Hanba. The exchange can be put off until later."

Hearing this, Zhuang Kong immediately nodded and repeatedly expressed that this was the right thing to do.

Shi Ruotie didn't want to continue the previous topic, so he followed the Goddess of Pure Light down from the clouds.

Madam Jinling, who had been waiting for a long time, concealed the slight strangeness in her eyes, walked forward with a smile to greet the Goddess of Pure Light, introduced everyone around her one by one, and informed her of her recent preparations.

The Goddess of Pure Light also introduced the two people around her.

"These two are Daoist Fellow Zhuang Kong and Daoist Fellow Shi Ruotie. They are both cultivators I met on the road, and they also came here for the drought demon."

"Oh?"

Madam Jin Ling was a little surprised and asked, "Are you two here for Hanba as well?"

Shi Ruotie smiled and said, "My lineage's cultivation method is considered a side branch of the Pure Yang Sect, and is not orthodox. At this stage of cultivation, I can no longer make any progress. Over the years, I have accumulated virtues and done good deeds, and consulted the immortals in the heavens. Ten days ago, I was fortunate to receive guidance and learned that a drought demon was born here, so I wanted to come here to seek a drought demon's life fire to strengthen my own foundation and try to break through the current realm."

Zhuang Kong said that he originally wanted to come out to look for his brother Zhuang Ming who ran away from home. After coming out of his own Taoist temple, he used divination and calculation along the way and found that the drought demon here might have something to do with his brother.

"I am now afraid that Zhuang Ming will join hands with Hanba to do something harmful to the world or to go against me, or even fall directly into the evil path."

In response to Zhuang Kong's worries, everyone could only say a few words to comfort him.

After everyone got a little familiar with the situation, the Goddess of Pure Light continued, "I heard earlier that you were going to set up a formation to make rain to drive away demons. I wonder if I can join in on the fun? Among the methods I practice, there happens to be a method called Thunder Sound to Subdue Demons, which can be combined with the Nine Heavens Thunder to intimidate the demons."

"It's great that Senior Sister is willing to help. But does Fellow Daoist Chu need to make some judgment on this matter?"

Madam Jinling would naturally not refuse the request of the Goddess of Pure Light, but she would not be so foolish as to ignore Chu Tai's idea. After responding to the Goddess of Pure Light, she looked at Chu Tai and said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, while the formation is changing, is it possible to add my senior sister's Demon Subduing Thunder Sound?"

"I have left some space in advance. As long as you don't occupy the main seat, there will be no big problem. If you don't believe me, can we start practicing now?"

Chu Tai's answer surprised everyone again. In everyone's eyes, Chu Tai was able to drive the changes of the Five Elements and Six Combinations formations at the same time, which was already very powerful. Even if he upgraded the magic weapon and left some space for movement, it should not be too large.

Everyone was prepared for him to spend some time to correct the formation, but they didn't expect Chu Tai to answer so easily.

Of course, in addition to those who were amazed, there were also some people who were secretly cursing in their hearts, thinking that Chu Tai was just pretending, and secretly hoping to see Chu Tai fail and be embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)