Wet viviparity

Chapter 707 The Blind Nun, The Gamble Begins
Jinjing Mountain, Lingzhai Courtyard, in a flower pavilion.

Ji Ming sat there, watching people come and go in the courtyard, one by one carrying away the gauze cabinets, screens, statues of the Buddha, ancient alchemy furnaces, and other items from the small courtyard.

Because the twins conceived by the woman in this small courtyard were only affected by a spirit tiger in the Jiang family ancestral hall, the Jiang family removed all the precious items from the house and reduced the scale and treatment. This is the coldness and indifference of human relationships within the family.

Ji Ming was physically present, but his thoughts were not on the small courtyard; rather, they were on his second primordial spirit.

When Ma Wang Xiaoshen mentioned that Ku Ma Laozu had arranged for a master to rescue Chi Shenzi, he subconsciously thought of the various forces under the command of Shenxiao Deputy Commander, such as the Zhao family of the Zhenling Sect, or that Caihu Zen Master.

He would prefer the former to the latter, but reality is often the complete opposite of what he desires.

He didn't know what kind of calamity was brewing at Fanlang Mountain that would give the Crying Ancestor and the Horse King Little God the confidence to lure all the cultivators of Jiheng Mountain out in full force.

Although he was curious, he did not immediately try to deduce the details of the matter.

As Ma Wang Xiaoshen himself said, this disaster originated from the chaos in people's hearts and the entanglement of interests. The underlying causes are so deep that it is difficult to trace the root of the problem.

His immediate priority is to take measures to restrain the actions of Ma Wang Xiaoshen and prevent this rescue from being a ruse to capture his second primordial spirit, Chi Shenzi, in order to curry favor with some noble person.

As Ma Wang Xiaoshen also said, that master, on a whim, manifested a divine decree to preemptively expose the calamity brewing at Fanlang Mountain.

The reason for his early action here might be that he sought to attain the first stage of enlightenment and use the ritual of Nirvana to bestow the blessing of initiation upon his next incarnation. This caused the high-ranking person to have a sudden inspiration and feel a profound connection in his primordial spirit.

If things are as he predicted, then this master must be no ordinary person.

"Perhaps it's time to bring that person into the game!"

Ji Ming pondered for a long time, then began to make hand seals and mutter incantations.

In the western sky, a star trembled twice, responding to Ji Ming's incantation. Soon, to Ji Ming's west, golden light shone through the void, forming a flaming wheel, within which the outline of a human figure condensed.

The Pleiades Star Lord's Dharma Sense said to Ji Ming, "The earth veins under this blessed land are connected to the Gouqu Cave Heaven. In that cave heaven, the old monsters who are in charge of Huayang Heavenly Palace are very vigilant. We should not talk here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the flame wheel expanded, enveloping Ji Ming, then contracted on the spot, transforming into golden clouds that scattered across the ground.

The ordinary people bustling about in the courtyard, carrying things around, were completely unaware of the commotion in front of and behind the flower pavilion.

Ji Ming was photographed at a lakeside in the drizzling rain outside Jinjing Mountain.

Before him, Pleiades Star Lord Fa Nian, whose outline was only visible in the blazing wheel, spoke in a very amiable manner: "There are still four years until the appointed day. Have you decided to start the duel ahead of schedule?"

"It's time. Delaying for another four years will only bring no benefit."

Ji Ming, with an undisguised and open expression, continued, "I have already chosen my opponents for the duel, and you have already met them."

"The fetus that the nun in the monastery is carrying?!"

Ji Ming's expression shifted, and he asked, "Great Immortal, how much of my thoughts can you sense?"

"Among the cultivators in this world, your cultivation of sexual energy is already quite remarkable. You have reached a certain level of proficiency, and you can gather all your thoughts into one mind without letting any slip through. There are not many distracting thoughts left for me to observe in your primordial spirit."

"Master, you're cheating."

Ji Ming's sudden remark almost shattered the peaceful demeanor of the Pleiades Star Lord.

"You little devil, are you deliberately letting your mind slip through my fingers so you can seize on that and gain an advantage in the duel?"

To be honest, the Pleiades Star Lord doesn't care that much about gambling, at least not as much as the Golden Boy thinks.

However, he couldn't afford to appear indifferent, as that would only make the already suspicious Jin Tong even more doubtful of his motives, thus driving their relationship further apart. His approach to Jin Tong was a calculated one: the first step was to cultivate trust, and the second step was to pursue their shared interests. But for someone like Jin Tong, cultivating trust was destined to be a slow and gradual process.

"Now that you have chosen someone, this contest will officially begin from this moment."

As agreed beforehand, you will give him an increase, and I will give him a decrease. The final outcome of the contest will be determined based on the change in the person's inner nature—whether the increase brings lasting joy and happiness, or the decrease brings impermanent suffering.

In this contest, we will all adhere to one core ironclad rule—this is the natural order of human life, and it must never be altered!

"good."

Ji Ming nodded and said.

Seeing how serious the Pleiades Constellation was, Ji Ming felt slightly relieved.

Although he still had some doubts—that there was no impartial person in the contest to ensure that both sides followed the ironclad rule—he also believed that the Pleiades Star Lord would not abandon the dignity of Godhood in order to win this contest.

After repeating the form and rules of the duel, Pleiades said with great interest, "Golden Boy, now tell me the buff you wish to cast, and I will judge whether it is compliant according to the Iron Law."

"Great Immortal, do you know the three karmic connections of the 'King of Wealth'?"

Jiheng Mountain, Hanji Peak, Tielao Temple, and Suoni Well.

With utmost caution, Ma Wang Xiaoshen approached the six Southern Dipper Spirit Tablets outside the well. They represented the Star Lord of Male Birth, the Star Lord of Difficult Crossing, the Star Lord of Increased Fortune, and the Three Life Star Lord of Longevity.

At the bottom of the well, Chi Shenzi said, "Jiheng Mountain is the lower realm Daoist temple of Lady Nanhua Huode. Without the intervention of the immortal officials and generals of Tonghua Palace, no outsider can shake these six Southern Dipper Spirit Stele in the slightest."

"Now that I'm here, I've made my own preparations."

With a laugh, Ma Wang Xiaoshen threw out an iron plaque, which landed on a spirit tablet, causing the tablet to fall backward.

Chi Shenzi could see clearly from the bottom of the well that the spirit tablet was engraved with the constellation map of Musheng Xingjun. In Ji Ming's mind, this star lord and his Seven Killings Palace had become synonymous with the troublemakers of Tiannan.

Whether it's the infamous "Spirit Saint" mount of the Star Lord in the Seven Killings Palace, who has repeatedly descended to the mortal realm and is already infamous in the world, or the Spirit Saint's involvement with the unorthodox sect of the Southern Wilderness, the affairs of the Half-Fairy Maiden, all these demonstrate the blatant crimes of the Seven Killings Palace.

"Hurry up from where the spirit tablet fell, your master is still waiting for you outside!"

"Thank you, senior."

From underground, a beam of light, radiating a black and gold hue, rose up, enveloping Chi Shenzi and instantly soaring into the sky.

"What a wonderful magic weapon! This unorthodox magic weapon, which comes together with the same cause and condition, can actually enable the coexistence and mutual generation of the Buddhist and demonic paths. It is truly ingenious."

Ma Wang Xiaoshen was discussing the wonders of the strange light in the sky when the light suddenly turned and flew towards Zirong Peak. Only then did he realize something was wrong and hurriedly used his escape light to call out, "Chi Shenzi, what do you mean by this?"

"Senior, I'm afraid my master isn't the only one waiting for this humble monk outside the mountain!"

"Do you know how much effort and how much face your master went through to invite us, his friends who live in seclusion in the mountains and rivers, to come and help? Stop having doubts and come down the mountain with me."

Ma Wang Xiaoshen followed Yi Cai Guangwei at a leisurely pace. He knew that Yi Cai was going to suffer a great loss as soon as he saw him fleeing towards Zi Rong Peak. Zi Rong Peak was a sacred place for immortals, and it would not allow outsiders to trespass.

Let alone entering the peak, even approaching the outer edge of the peak will result in being injured by the purple aura within the purple aura protective barrier outside the peak.

Ma Wang Xiaoshen was waiting patiently for Chi Shenzi to run into trouble outside the peak so he could capture him, send him outside the mountain, and finish his job. Unexpectedly, the other party's colorful light changed again, and he fled to Danzhu Peak, the second peak of Jiheng Mountain.

"Don't go there! The blind nun with the withered lamp in the Yellow Lamp Cave on that peak is extremely dangerous."

(End of this chapter)