Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 465 A Gentle Breeze Travels South, A Crimson Rainbow Enters Yunnan (Seeking votes at the beginning of the month~)

The lion's roar is an innate supernatural power. At this moment, the lion chants a spell with its roar, and the spell's effect is extraordinary. In addition, the lion is chanting the "Snowfall Spell," which is particularly compatible with its snow mountain essence, making its use even more effective.

Furthermore, mountain spirits are wondrous spirits born of heaven and earth, favored by the universe and created by creation itself. At the moment of their awakening, heaven and earth bestow favors and blessings. For example, when a lion awakens its spirit, heaven and earth are moved and bestow upon it a powerful and a malevolent force. The powerful force is "Flying Snow Piercing the Sky Power," and the malevolent force is "Silver Frost Accumulating Jade Malevolent Force." At this time, the lion casts a spell, incorporating the magical intent of the snow power and the frost malevolent force into it.

Furthermore, since the lion can borrow the power of the altar and the advantageous location of the place, its spell becomes quite extraordinary.

A chill permeated the void, and shards of ice broke off, causing large flakes of silvery snowflakes to fall, resembling jade dragon scales or gleaming blades, striking the blood-red clouds of Asura surrounding the altar.

Cheng Xinzhan was also surprised to see this scene. She thought that the lion was usually lazy, but now it seemed that it had learned something real. Moreover, she usually taught it earth magic, spell magic, and suppression magic, but she didn't teach Qi Qingyu much thunder magic.

He remembered when he was teaching it thunder magic, the lion's eyelids were drooping, its golden eyes opening and closing rapidly. He thought it wasn't interested in thunder magic and was secretly dozing off, so he didn't mention it to it much after that. Unexpectedly, after just a few lessons, it listened and learned it. Now it can integrate incantations, thunder magic, and altar magic and perform them with excellent results, which is quite surprising.

Moreover, the lion acted with great restraint, keeping Bu Xue confined to the Hongmu Ridge area and not venturing into other parts of Miao territory, demonstrating his ease and control.

Judging from this, this blockhead has an excellent talent for magic, but he's too lazy. We need to keep a closer eye on him in the future.

Cheng Xinzhan thought to himself.

Asura is an evil spirit of fire and poison, and burning it with flames is ineffective; it should be suppressed with ice and snow instead. Originally, Cheng Xinzhan himself had also planned to summon wind and snow to fight the enemy, but seeing how easily the Lion Summons Snow, he decided not to repeat the effort.

Moreover, the lion's cultivation level had been pushed to the peak of the third realm, and near the altar, it was equivalent to the fourth realm, possessing formidable divine power. After chanting the incantation, it transformed into countless clones, traversing the snow curtain to fight against the Asura demon soldiers. Furthermore, due to the protection of the altar and the blessing of the Dao-merging ground, the lion's clones were inexhaustible; for every one that died, another would spring forth from the snow. In this way, relying on the incantation to descend snow and the technique of fighting with clones, the lion, single-handedly, managed to hold back the Asura demon soldiers outside Redwood Ridge.

Seeing this, Cheng Xinzhan smiled. The lion was eager to make a name for himself as a new official, and now that he had been appointed as the Guardian General, he was determined to show off and worked very hard. His divine power was truly extraordinary.

He flicked his finger, and a glimmer of light flew from his fingertip, mingling with the swirling snow, before precisely finding the lion's true form and disappearing into its brow.

Cheng Xinzhan poured a whole series of spells for praying for snow and frost, including the "Hailstorm Spell," "Snowflake Purification Spell," "Auspicious Snow Exorcising Spell," "Ice Rain Spell," "Ice River Spell," "Frozen Soil Insect Killing Spell," "Cold Mist Spell," "Frost Spell," and "Frosty Weather Spell," into the lion's brain. Faced with the endless stream of Asura demon soldiers, it had no choice but to learn them.

Immediately, Cheng Xinzhan produced another talisman, writing and drawing on it while chanting incantations.

"Heroic spirits from the heavens, a million celestial soldiers."

They vanquish the demons of heaven above and survey the netherworld below.

A thousand gods bow in respect, ten thousand demons take form.

It can devour stars and the moon, and move thunder and lightning.

Demons have no right to offend, and ghosts and spirits are annihilated.

The plague disappears and the family settles down in the courtyard.

I have divine generals to cleanse the altar from obstruction.

The Supreme Deity issued an edict, bestowing upon them power and troops.

Hurry like a law! "

After reciting the incantation, Cheng Xinzhan had already drawn the "Enhanced Military Talisman" in his hand. He threw the talisman paper out, and one talisman transformed into ten thousand talismans, which flew into the snow curtain and then stuck to the lion's back.

The talisman, upon contact with the lion, immediately dispersed into a ball of silver light, enveloping the lion. It transformed into armor upon contact with flesh and claws, becoming weapons upon contact with teeth, arming a million lions in the blink of an eye. The Asura demon soldiers found it increasingly difficult to slay the lion avatars, but the lions found it much easier to kill the Asuras.

Seeing this, Cheng Xinzhan was quite satisfied with the effect of the "Enhanced Military Talisman," but at the same time felt a little regretful. This was because it was an effect that could be produced by ordinary talisman paper. If it were made with celestial energy, just like the one used to break the Green Robe Celestial Phenomenon, such as the "Tai Bai Xu Bing Gang" talisman, its power would probably be much better.

However, Cheng Xinzhan has always been quite open-minded about things like the "罡煞" (gāngshā), not wanting to be overly attached to them, believing that if he gains them, it's his fortune, and if he loses them, it's his fate.

Seeing that the lion's divine power could stop the Asura, Cheng Xinzhan decided to put aside his concerns for the time being and focus on resolving the celestial phenomena affecting the righteous cultivators of the four regions.

With the thunderclouds over Miao territory gone and the miasma in Hunan temporarily subsided, Cheng Xinzhan once again turned his attention to Yuyang.

At this moment, in Yuyang, east of the West River, snowflakes were falling just like those above Redwood Ridge. However, the snowflakes summoned by the lion were meant to suppress the fiery evil of Asura and purify the heavens. The snowflakes in Yuyang, on the other hand, were summoned by the green-robed man, containing a chilling and damp poison. They withered vegetation, blocked rivers, and froze people to the bone.

Fortunately, Yuyang has the Three Dragon Lords of the Three Rivers, who also possess the ability to control wind and rain. Moreover, these three Dragon Lords are all at the fourth realm, and all are dragons with pure dragon blood and great dragon might. At this moment, on their own river territory, dealing with the external ice and snow is not a problem. Cheng Xinzhan's gaze fell upon the three dragons already performing a joint ritual, summoning the east wind to thaw Yuyang and blowing the cold snow back to the Southern Wilderness.

Seeing that the situation in Yuyang was still favorable, Cheng Xinzhan decided not to interfere and instead turned his attention to the Yunnan script in the west.

At this time, eastern Yunnan was experiencing a severe storm of wind and rain, with snow and hail lashing down on the area west of the Nanpan River, with a particular focus on the Ailao Mountains.

However, although the gate of Ailao Mountain remains unchanged, its strength is now vastly different. The Lushan Mountain sect has migrated westward in a grand and imposing manner, bringing with them a group of elite troops. At this time, they are attacking Fuxian Lake, and even the Lushan sect leader, who was guarding the ancestral temple in Fujian, has come.

The cultivators of Lushan were skilled in altar magic, possessing the ability to transport spirits and demons, capable of sending Dao soldiers across the void. Transporting hail and rain was therefore no problem for them. Lushan was well-prepared, having built a deep altar in the Bottomless Cave of Ailao Mountain. After a brief setback, the two leaders of Lushan ascended the altar together to perform a ritual. First, they used the secret technique of transporting five ghosts to gather the hail and rain, then sent it to Fuxian Lake, causing it to surge and roar as if boiling. Next, they used the supernatural power of turning beans into soldiers, transforming the hail into Dao soldiers to attack the demons guarding Fuxian Lake. Before long, they forced the Green Robe to withdraw the celestial phenomenon.

At this time, Biji Mountain remained completely still, and Doumu Pavilion also remained inactive.

So Cheng Xinzhan turned his gaze back to the Southern Wilderness.

It is only polite to retaliate. The Green Robe disrupted the land with celestial phenomena, so naturally, I must return the favor. However, the Green Robe was driven to desperation, defying the seasons and disregarding the terrain to carry out his magic, while I cannot do the same. Although the Southern Wilderness is now a demonic land, it was not born that way. People are divided into good and evil, and the path is divided into righteous and wicked; the land has ultimately done nothing wrong. Moreover, I possess the destiny of a terrestrial immortal and the will to remain in this world, so I must not corrupt the earth's energy.

Therefore, what Cheng Xinzhan needs to do is to influence the spiritual energy and suppress demons by changing the celestial phenomena, without going against the natural order or harming the earth's energy.

This is easy.

Cheng Xinzhan, with his keen sense of the wind, knew that the Southern Wilderness would be frequently swept by northerly winds after winter. He was currently in southeastern Guizhou, right upwind of the Southern Wilderness. Therefore, what he needed to do was not to go against the natural order, but to follow it. Once he understood this, everything else would be much easier.

Then, he was seen performing the ritual steps, making hand seals, and chanting.
"The true king's decree, the Xun Palace opens its hall."

The spiritual atmosphere is clear and bright, and the vast emptiness is cleansed. The mysterious winds dispel evil and ward off misfortune.

A gentle breeze dispels evil, bones crumble and ashes scatter.

Capture the spirit and pursue the monster, and the demons will vanish while the Tao will rise.

The spirit is carefully refined, and all vital energy is combined to form a unified whole.

Hurry like a law! "

Cheng Xinzhan pointed his sword towards the southern wilderness, and at the same time used the Heavenly Gang as a talisman to strike the wind.

Thus, the once ordinary north wind began to change, the bleak winter wind became gentle, revealing a sense of clarity and tranquility, and blew into the southern wilderness.

"A gentle breeze disperses evil spirits."

The Southern Wilderness was originally a demonic land for thousands of years, long occupied by demons and monsters, with spiritual energy hidden and turbid energy soaring to the sky. Now, due to the Green Robe setting up an evil altar on Rotten Peach Mountain, gathering blood energy, evil energy, and resentment, the spiritual atmosphere within the territory has become increasingly unbearable.

At this moment, as the gentle breeze swept southward, the foul air in the Southern Wilderness was immediately dispelled, and a clear and fragrant aroma spread. Furthermore, it should be noted that the phrase "gentle breeze dispels evil" contains not only the word "gentle" but also the words "dispels evil." This wind softens trees, clarifies water, and intoxicates people with its gentle, intoxicating fragrance. However, if it blows upon demons and monsters, it is nothing less than a bone-scraping steel knife, making them feel as if they have fallen into an ice cellar, shaking their very souls.

The divinely bestowed "Gentle Breeze Disperses Evil" weighed over a pound, more than enough. Cheng Xinzhan slowly mixed it into the wind, combining it with the "Mysterious Gale Purifies Heaven and Earth Incantation" and altar techniques, continuously scattering it into the Southern Wilderness. This spiritual wind wasn't intended to cause much damage to the demon soldiers and generals; it merely worked on the overall spiritual atmosphere, suppressing evil and promoting righteousness, dispelling turbidity and bringing purity, creating favorable conditions for the righteous sects of the four regions.

Cheng Xinzhan's methods didn't stop there. Since Green Robe wouldn't let him be idle, he certainly couldn't let him be idle either.

Come and don't go indecent.

At this moment, the lion was blocking the Asura, so Cheng Xinzhan summoned Pleiades, who was sitting in the void, back. Pleiades transformed into a ray of light and entered the "Supreme Heavenly Register," and the jade register floated back. He reached out and took it. Holding the talisman and affixing it to his forehead, Pleiades returned to his heart palace via the Yintang point. At this moment, fire descended and water was generated, and the Taiyin Emperor emerged from the water palace, leaving the inner world and entering the talisman.

Cheng Xinzhan did not directly reveal himself as the emperor, but instead waved his hand and threw the talisman into the Three Rivers Gorge at the foot of the altar.

The talisman fell into the water, sank to the bottom immediately, and then flowed downstream, out of the Three Rivers Gorge, and along the Peach Blossom River all the way south until it reached the edge of Redwood Ridge, which was also the edge of Cheng Xinzhan's Taoist temple, where the talisman stopped.

The talisman was affixed to a pebble at the bottom of the river. Then, a flash of light appeared on the talisman, and the Taiyin Empress leaped out of it, sitting upright on its surface. At this moment, the Empress was only the size of a peach pit, her hands forming a mudra, and the magic sword "Heaven Creates Water" resting horizontally on her lap.

At this moment, the Emperor was completely integrated with the Peach Blossom River and Cheng Xinzhan's Dao Domain, and his aura was completely imperceptible. Mandarin fish swam by, water snakes darted by, and river snails slowly crawled along the riverbed, passing by the Emperor without him noticing anything amiss.

The emperor formed hand seals and channeled his energy, then used his magical power to permeate the river water.

The Taiyin Emperor was Cheng Xinzhan's inner divine being. The magical power the Emperor carried was naturally the water-based magical power that Cheng Xinzhan had accumulated in his water palace. At this moment, what the Emperor felt was naturally what Cheng Xinzhan felt as well. After the rushing river water from the Three Rivers Gorge entered the gradually widening riverbed, its flow slowed down, flowing gently. Cheng Xinzhan could feel the cool and gentle river water enveloping him as it flowed past him.

At this moment, a thought flashed through Cheng Xinzhan's mind: now that he had entered the fifth level, he could take a trip to the north and bring his martial uncle out of the demon cave.

The thought flashed through Cheng Xinzhan's mind, but she quickly focused on the water again.

The Emperor, or rather Cheng Xinzhan, was using his magical power as a medium to communicate with and comprehend the great river. Because this river was located within Cheng Xinzhan's Dao-merging ground, and because this world had responded to Cheng Xinzhan's invitation to merge with the Dao, the river water did not resist this magical power or this intent at all, allowing it to explore the mysteries of "water" within the world through itself.

Heaven and earth possess spirit, the Great Dao possesses emotion, and so too does the river. The Emperor sits serenely in the water, as the God of Yin, ruling over the five lakes and four seas, and the twelve water palaces. Cheng Xinzhan, imbuing his thoughts with the Emperor's divine form, immersed himself in the river. Heaven and earth, and the river, resonated with each other, yielding to his will, and a myriad of meanings arose:
The river's shape is determined by the shape of its bed. Narrow, winding gorges cause the river to flow faster, while wide, straight valleys cause it to flow slower.

【刚】The narrow and winding gorge was originally a mountain, carved out by the river. The wide and straight gorge was originally flat land, carved out by the river.

【流】The river water is always moving, always flowing downhill, never stopping.

【润】, the peach trees and grasses on both banks grow vigorously because of the river water, and the creatures in the river survive because of the water.

[Na], streams converge along the way, and the river never refuses to overflow.

[From], the river water has no taste, but if you smell it carefully, you can detect a muddy, grassy, ​​and floral scent. There's also the smell of wine; someone must have dropped a wine cup into the river at the banquet a few days ago. Oh, and there's also the smell of soapberry; someone must have been washing clothes by the river.

[Change] The river water originally had no color, but because the rocks at the bottom were black, the river water appeared black. In one section, there were water plants, so the river water was green. In another section, it was very deep, and the bottom was unclear, but the surface of the river had a blue hue, which was the color of the sky.

[Illusion] The river reflects the sky, the mountains, and the altar, but nothing in the water is real.

……

Cheng Xinzhan was comprehending the mysteries of water, some of which he had already understood before, and some of which he had just discovered. He thoroughly enjoyed the process, his magical power spreading rapidly through the river, and the river did not resist Cheng Xinzhan's "possession" at all.

His process of enlightenment is also the process of him expanding the realm of harmony with the Dao.

He is in the Taohua River, which stretches downstream from its source.

Water also has another characteristic, which can be called "bleeding." Just like a drop of water falling into ink, it immediately spreads and diffuses. You don't need to see the ink drop in the water to notice its presence; even from a distance, you can perceive the change in color and atmosphere. Moreover, it is a vast and abundant living magical power.

Therefore, the moment he made a move, his magical power and aura permeated the Redwood Ridge section of the Peach Blossom River, and the Green-Robed Ancestor, located downstream on Rotten Peach Mountain, immediately reacted. Although the demon's path to Dao Integration ended at Rotten Peach Mountain, he had, after all, refined half of the Peach Blossom River, so he was naturally very sensitive to changes in the river's aura.

The man in green robes was both furious and shocked. He was furious that the Taoist priest actually wanted to seize his Peach Blossom River, and shocked that the priest had the leisure to seize his Peach Blossom River at this time!
Just as the man in green robes was about to make a move, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked westward.

The upper reaches of the Nanpan River have been refined by the Green Robe and incorporated into the Dao Integration Land, where his mental avatar is stationed. This single mental avatar is far inferior to his Li Zhu incarnation, but it is enough for him to see the changes there.

But then a crimson rainbow appeared, flying south from Xikang, covering tens of thousands of miles, and arriving before Biji Mountain. It transformed into a valiant man in crimson robes. The man stood in the void, gazing down at Biji Mountain, his eyes dim, and said only…

"Renying, may I have a meeting with you?"

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