Wet viviparity

Chapter 710 Light Spots, Feigning Confusion
Two colored dots of light fell, with flames surrounding the gold dot, grand and sacred; and spiritual energy flowing around the white dot, pure and ethereal.

As the two points hurtled downwards, they passed through the dark, purple-tinged lightning and fire net on the peak. This net seemed to have caught two flying stars weighing over ten thousand pounds, stretching downwards within the net and causing it to sag by two or three hundred feet.

Ultimately, the net could not withstand the pressure, and millions of lightning and fire beads began to float on it. For a moment, dense explosions could be heard in the clouds below Danzhu Peak, like thousands of beads falling onto a jade plate, making a series of crackling sounds.

In that instant, countless orange-red mushrooms of all sizes seemed to burst open in the clouds above the peak, filling the thousands of acres of clouds from top to bottom, forming mushroom-shaped pillars of fire with a thick top and a sharp bottom. The dense bursts of lightning and fire illuminated the rocks and figures with a blood-red hue, as if the world had suddenly changed.

At the very bottom of the pillar of fire, the two colored lights remained completely undisturbed.

As the golden light shone, the sound of a rooster crowing at dawn drowned out the dense explosions. Sunlight shone down from the spiritual realm tens of thousands of feet above the eastern sky, and the scattered thunder and fire instantly vanished like snow falling into a boiling pot, leaving no trace.

As the white dot turned, an extremely fierce howl arose in the sky.

The thick smoke that had obscured the sky was swept away by a roaring divine force, and in an instant, the sky was clear and the sun shone brightly.

The spirit of the minor god Ma Wang was frantically pounding as it issued a warning, yet it still defiantly shouted at the two colored light spots falling from the sky: "Who are you, esteemed master?"

At this moment, outside the Yellow Lantern Cave, the dark figure also stopped moving. As the two golden and white dots fell and gradually came into full view, the dark figure shivered. His mind raced, but he finally suppressed the urge to escape.

With a wave of his sleeve, he dispelled the thick smoke covering his body, revealing an old Taoist priest with a ruddy complexion, white hair, and bushy eyebrows. He was none other than the Crying Ancestor of the Thousand Flower Cave of Hundred Treasures Mountain in the Western Wilderness. This man bowed deeply to the descending golden and white figures and said, "Disciple pays respects to the old immortal!"

The golden dot landed first, transforming into a magnificent golden rooster.

The golden rooster was bathed in sunlight, which made its feathers shine with a dazzling golden light, so bright that everyone couldn't open their eyes for a moment. When the golden rooster saw the Crying Ancestor come to pay his respects, it opened its mouth and shouted: "Foolish thing, wicked creature, you have no regard for ethics and morality, and you have harmed your disciple as a master."

"Unjustly accused!"

Facing the celestial beings, the Old Ancestor of Crying Ma remained as spineless as ever, hardly befitting an old monster who had lived for over a thousand years. He stood there complaining, saying, "This disciple has no such intentions. I have come here specifically to rescue my beloved disciple, Chi Shenzi."

At that moment, the white dot landed right between the peaks, stopping outside the Yellow Lamp Cave, standing side by side with the Golden Rooster.

It turned out to be a pure white lotus. At this moment, the lotus blossomed from its bud, its petals unfolding layer by layer, its clear light spreading out and sweeping away the hostility in people's hearts.

When the lotus flower unfolded, revealing a Taoist sitting cross-legged within it, Li Muru and Ding Yuanzi both smiled with relief upon seeing the person in the lotus, as if a great burden had been lifted from their shoulders.

Ji Ming sat cross-legged indifferently in the lotus, holding the relic bottle in his palm. The old ancestor of crying ma looked at him with slight surprise, and Ji Ming also happened to look at him. The two stared at each other for a moment, and then tacitly looked away.

"How strange! This Taoist's gaze makes me, his old master, feel uneasy."

The old ancestor, Kuma, thought to himself, knowing that things would not end well today.

With the arrival of this golden rooster, the course of events became beyond his control, and the expert he had arranged to meet was currently unable to extricate himself from Fanlang Mountain.

The old ancestor thought to himself, "My beloved disciple has already fallen to this state, yet he still seems to have no end in sight. Could it be that he truly has some great fortune on his side, becoming stronger with each setback?"

After shifting his gaze from the Crying Ancestor, Ji Ming glanced at the Horse King Little God again. His face remained expressionless, but his mind was in turmoil. He thought to himself, "With two old monsters from the fifth level of the side sects joining forces, and another extraordinary master from beyond the realm, if I don't invite the Pleiades Star Lord into the game, I'm afraid the three karmic connections will be difficult to protect this time."

"Great Immortal, look quickly at the Flipping Wave Mountain to the south."

Ji Ming raised his hand and pointed south, looking as if he had just discovered the strange and disastrous situation at Fanlang Mountain.

More than a hundred miles away at Fanlang Mountain, a blood-red light shot straight into the sky, dyeing the dark sky a crimson hue—the sea of ​​clouds churned like ink, and the stars shimmered red.

The demonic shadow slowly rose from the foot of the mountain, like a winding stone beam spanning the valley between the peaks. A deep, dark light leaked out from it, forming fish-scale-like patterns. As the demonic shadow turned and emerged from the mountain, the sheer cliffs crumbled like rotten wood, and the stalagmites collapsed with a deafening sound.

Looking out from outside the Yellow Lamp Cave, one can see a long, shadowy figure stretching across the mountains and valleys, with several bright spots of light occasionally flashing, causing the shadowy figure in the mountains to roar. It is unclear whether this is the radiance displayed after a supernatural power or a magical artifact is used.

The roar reverberated, and even those inside and outside Danzhu Peak were disturbed by the distant sound, their minds reeling and their vision blurred. One can only imagine the perilous situation faced by the cultivators on the front lines of the fight against the demonic shadows.

"How dare you release this 'Kanshui Mystic Infant'?"

The Pleiades Star Lord was astonished that these people were so audacious as to release a portion of the ancient ferocious beast from the Emperor's era. In this peaceful dynasty, this was a major event that would alarm the Thunder and Dragon Divisions. The Horse King Little God immediately distanced himself, saying, "Great Immortal, your supernatural powers are vast; you must be able to foresee the future and know that I have little to do with this matter!"

As early as after Chi Shenzi escaped from the well, he chose to flee immediately. Ma Wang Xiaoshen knew that Ku Ma must be hiding something from him.

Those who are skilled in divination and calculation, like those in the unorthodox school of Ma, always think they have the upper hand and look at everyone as if they were chess pieces in their hands. Naturally, they will not tell their chess pieces everything.

Because of their past relationship and because Chi Shenzi was just a novice monk who had not yet attained enlightenment, Ma Wang Xiaoshen did not pursue the matter further. He was focused on taking Chi Shenzi to Kuma to settle the score and repay the favor from the past.

Little did he know that things were getting out of hand, with even a divine incarnation from heaven getting involved. But Ma Wang Xiaoshen wasn't so righteous and insisted on getting involved.

"Back in Baibao Mountain, I told you that you did not properly guide and teach the 'those who are reincarnated from the world of tribulations,' causing them to stray into heretical Buddhist sects and become unable to return to the lineage of the Heavenly Dao. Furthermore, you allowed your followers to harm them so that you could bestow favors and win them over. Such scheming is already on the path of demons."

At that time, because your master-disciple relationship with Chi Shenzi was not yet over, I was still able to tolerate you, only giving you a few words of reprimand to observe your future behavior. Furthermore, I allowed you and Chi Shenzi to go to Jinji Ridge to seek me out to learn the Dao during the Sanyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the third month of each year, so that I could guide you into the Dao in the future.

Unexpectedly, you made more and more mistakes afterward, and you continued to let things slide without fulfilling your responsibilities as a teacher.

Now, they have joined forces with treacherous individuals to seize the destiny within their own disciple; their conscience has been utterly lost.

"Great Immortal!"

Ji Ming suddenly interrupted, pausing deliberately.

Before the Yellow Lamp Cave, after the Star Official's words, the Crying Ancestor was as still as a candle in the wind. He was no longer the powerful figure who had suddenly appeared with the wind and clouds following him, with heaven and earth working together to awe the entire audience. He was no different from an ordinary cultivator.

"Golden Boy, what can I do for you?"

The Pleiades Star Lord's tone was both teasing and serious.

Just now, outside Jinjing Mountain, he was formally starting his duel with Jin Tong. When Jin Tong said he would give the unborn mortal three karmic connections, before he could finish speaking, his expression changed.

He discovered that he had been neglecting to monitor Chi Shenzi, who was burdened with karmic connections and calamities.

Given the amount of thought and energy he had focused on Chi Shenzi, any slight movement there would surely trigger his interest. As a result, Jin Tong had already begun to plot Chi Shenzi's three karmic connections, and it seemed like things were already settled, yet he still had no idea what was going on.

To know that such a divine and virtuous ancient immortal could have his spiritual senses obscured, it would be only because he had excessively plundered the mysteries of creation over countless millennia, causing him to suffer a great calamity and become a person destined for tribulation. Only then would his wisdom and spiritual senses be obscured, leading him to act in various foolish and stupid ways. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to lose his vigilance easily.

Unless there is another immortal being of equal strength within Chi Shenzi, who conceals the secrets of heaven for Chi Shenzi.

This was confirmed in what the Golden Boy said next.

Jin Tong claimed that the reason he did not kill Chi Shenzi during the battle at Xiaofudi, but instead chose to suppress him under the Locked Sin Well, was because Chi Shenzi was almost deprived of his destiny by the evil dog priest from Jiuzhen who used the guise of an array.

Just as the priest was about to succeed, he carelessly revealed the secret, confirming that he was assigned by a deity from the Thunder Department.

At that time, after Chi Shenzi was captured in Xiaofudi, he told Jin Tong the truth about this root.

Because of the great implications involved, Jin Tong, after careful consideration, sent him to be imprisoned under the Locked-away Well, to be protected by the sacred land of Jiheng Mountain, and to make other plans after things became clear.

However, Chi Shenzi knew that he had been targeted by the celestial immortals and knew that he had no chance of survival. He was determined to protect his original destiny and prevent the evil celestial immortals from succeeding. Therefore, he sincerely entrusted himself to the Golden Boy and asked the Golden Boy to do a little protection so that he would have time to perform the initiation and transmission of the Dharma.

To be honest, even the Pleiades Star Lord couldn't determine how much truth and falsehood were mixed in with this story, but he could be certain that it wasn't entirely true.

Since he now needed to gain the trust of the Golden Boy, he pretended to be confused for the time being.

He knew that Jin Tong was a smart man and that he was pretending to be confused. He just hoped that Jin Tong would stay smart and not actually think that he was confused in the end.

(End of this chapter)