Wet viviparity

Chapter 709 The Visitor Arrives, the Treasure Banner Turns
A silvery mouse dangled from Chi Shenzi's shoulder, a blood-red robe dangling from its mouth. The robe was covered in a glossy sheen, the texture of human skin.

At the same time, the Divine Blood Thunder struck down from the sky. Chi Shenzi raised the treasure banner above his head, and the falling blood thunder vanished instantly. All the thunderous energy within was blocked by the treasure banner, without any leakage.

Ji Ming took the robe from the Treasure Rat and said to Ma Wang Xiaoshen, "I have long heard that your sect possesses a set of extremely yin and malevolent demonic armor. I would like to have the humble monk examine the blood-stained robe within this set."

Having said that, Chi Shenzi let out a muffled groan, exhaling two streams of air from his nostrils, which landed on his robe and swirled inside and outside. The Yin ghosts and demons flying outside, arrayed in formation, were uncontrollably drawn into the two streams of air on the robe.

They were already nurtured by the blood robe within the demonic armor, and could be said to be inextricably linked to it. The Avici Hell's Qi cleansing the blood robe was like cleansing the Yin Ghosts and Demons, and in the blink of an eye, their lives were in the hands of the Chi God Child.

Before Ma Wang Xiaoshen could get angry and lose his temper, Chi Shenzi's two breaths from under his nose had already stirred up evil spirits and demons, which were then inhaled into his nasal cavity. With each breath, they were transformed into specks of spiritual light that scattered throughout heaven and earth.

Chi Shenzi shook the blood-red robe, and the oily, shiny leather on it dissipated, transforming into a cassock and returning the blood-red robe to its original form.

"How do you know that my demonic armor was originally made from the Vajra protective armor of Buddhism?" Ma Wang Xiaoshen was first surprised and doubtful, then he said angrily with his eyebrows raised and teeth bared: "I understand, it must be that lowly maid, Huilong Gu, spreading rumors everywhere again."

Chi Shenzi took the kasaya, intending not to entangle him, but to enter the cave to attain enlightenment and receive the teachings. Unexpectedly, Ma Wang Xiaoshen revealed all his demonic armor—a bone suit appeared on his body, with two short, thin bone spears deeply embedded in the flesh of his shoulders, as if they were naturally formed.

Each spearhead is adorned with a miniature green-maned horse head, about the size of a fist. The horse heads open and close their mouths, revealing fine, white teeth. Blood gleams within their throats. When the two horse heads open their mouths, two divine thunderbolts are unleashed.

Ji Ming spun the treasure banner atop his head, intending to withstand the blood lightning head-on. Unexpectedly, after two strikes of blood lightning, a spirit python flipped through the air, wandering around, changing position up and down, unpredictable.

Chi Shenzi knew that the battle could not drag on for too long, as it would lead to unforeseen changes. After all, the opponent was at the fifth level of the Fetal Spirit Realm.

With a urge, he sat down on the green-maned white lion, and a small heavenly dragon Zen sound came out from the lion's mouth. As expected, the little god Ma Wang was momentarily stunned. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the treasure banner rose from the top of the mountain, opening up a sky and encompassing the area around Danzhu Peak.

The sunlight outside the peak suddenly dimmed, as if a thousand acres of dark clouds had cast shadows.

"Collect it from me!"

Ji Ming formed the Demon-Subduing Seal and activated the Peak-Shielding Treasure Banner.

First came two lightning-fast, circling Divine Blood Thunderbolts, the signature thunder techniques of the Little God Ma Wang, which swept across the Central Plains; anyone struck by them would surely suffer damage to their primordial spirit.

Beneath the treasure canopy, two bolts of blood lightning, like two monstrous pythons, were drawn into the two canopies above the clouds as they struggled and stretched. They were then torn apart and worn down by the seven poisonous creatures within the canopy. The demonic dragon on the flame pearl at the top of the canopy kept a close eye on the battle.

This precious banner is a combination of the Seven Forms Poisonous Yuan Treasure Banner and the final karmic connection of the deity "Wealth and Treasure King"—the Wisdom Umbrella—which is refined to perfection. When this banner is opened, the sky darkens and the earth swells; when it is turned, rivers tremble; and it can freely take away external objects.

If combined with the Treasure Rat, it can be said that no treasure is beyond its grasp.

"What a shame!"

This Chi Shenzi hasn't even attained the first stage of enlightenment in Buddhism, yet he managed to resist him for a time using his own Buddhist teachings. If this matter gets out in the future, what face will he have left to claim dominance among unorthodox sects?

Immediately, he sat barefoot in the air, let his black, bushy hair fall loose, made hand seals, shrugged his shoulders, and held a thunderbolt in one mouth and a fire essence in the other, chanting incantations with the Horse King Little God.

"Fellow Daoist, quickly go into the cave to perform your magic."

Li Muru's Mind Lamp Meditation Method has reached a high level, his mind is clear and his six senses are sharp, he can perceive the distinction between purity and turbidity in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth more clearly, and his sensitivity to evil spirits is particularly obvious.

At this moment, within her empty, blind eyes, she could see a shooting star streaking across the sky, instantly spreading out and obscuring most of the nearby clouds, a deeper, darker shadow overlapping the faint shadow beneath the Canopy of Hidden Peaks. Knowing he was no match, Chi Shenzi said nothing, leaped into the golden light, and vanished into the Yellow Lamp Cave.

Under the vast, dark sky, Li Muru waved his hand and covered the cave entrance with the Pure Sand Brightness Precept Seal Array. Then, he summoned the Twelve Yuan Animal Spirit Ropes, which transformed into twelve animal-shaped glass lamps, including rats, oxen, horses, and rabbits.

In the pitch-black shadows, twelve crystal lamps were lit with the light of Zen meditation, and immense light rose from between the peaks, illuminating everything above and below.

"The Blind Nun with the withered lamp is truly extraordinary!"

Ma Wang Xiaoshen and Li Muru, who were under the eaves of the cave, were level with each other, and the two looked at each other.

"You have no connection with him, why risk your life to accompany him?"

For once, Ma Wang Xiaoshen showed great kindness, pointing to the dark sky and saying, "This Purple Thunderfire Net was created by me after I became an infant, after more than 110 years of seclusion, painstakingly cultivating and organizing the Taoist scriptures in the Cave of Ten Thousand Deaths and all my knowledge."

Once this net of magic is deployed and activated, thunder and fire within it rain down in a continuous stream, exploding simultaneously, startling gods and ghosts, causing the earth's crust to overturn, and killing both humans and animals.

He was always worried that this method would offend the natural order, harm innocent lives, and thus anger the heavens, incurring divine punishment. Therefore, whenever he used it, he never let it go lightly, but once he did, it would surely bring great success.

Seeing that Li Muru remained unmoved, Ma Wang Xiaoshen stopped trying to persuade this person who was determined to die. Like a net cast from the sky, he cast it over Danzhu Peak. In the end, he was still worried about committing too many sins, so he only destroyed the life on this one peak.

"Should we...should we take refuge for now?"

Ding Yuanzi was somewhat at a loss, wanting to escape and survive, yet unwilling to abandon Li Muru. However, seeing the imposing and awe-inspiring legal net descending from the sky, the thought of escaping gradually gained the upper hand.

Sitting inside the crystal light, Li Muru said confidently, "Don't worry, my senior brother has always been a master strategist. Since he instructed me to help this person in the future, he must have a backup plan."

As soon as she finished speaking, a dark shadow appeared in the southwest.

"Golden Boy!"

Upon seeing the approaching black shadow, Ding Yuanzi realized that Li Muru's words had indeed come true. He immediately suppressed his panic and flew off to meet it. However, just as the black shadow got close, it raised its hand and two golden circles fell down, one aimed at him and the other at Li Muru.

As soon as the golden ring fell, he collapsed to the ground, his muscles went limp and his bones gave way.

The same was true for Li Muru. A peak of crystal light emanated from her body, but it was all contained within the circle. Li Muru sat stiffly and pale in the circle, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Brother Daoist!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Ma Wang Xiaoshen smiled with a hint of apprehension and stopped the net he had cast from the sky.

The shadowy figure ignored Ma Wang Xiaoshen, turned around in front of the cave, and an invisible whip-like object lashed out in the void, causing the air to explode repeatedly. After lashing out, the object swiftly turned and rushed into the Yellow Lamp Cave.

At that moment, the sky was a mix of gold and white, and tiny specks began to fall.

(End of this chapter)