Wet viviparity

Chapter 787 Leaving a Message, All Birds Fall
The divine crane flapped its wings and flew forward, its heart filled with anger, eager to unleash the Mountain-Rubbing Technique with all its demonic magic.

He will then turn this entire mountain upside down, causing the earth's core to emerge, and the earth, fire, wind, and water to spew out, creating thunder and lightning. Hundreds of miles will become a disaster area. Before he dies, he will drag the entire Heguan down with him to be buried with him.

Within the crane's body, which resembled azure glass, the demonic sonic spell, which had been weakened, surged wildly again due to the complete loss of the true spirit of all birds. It churned the entire body into a chaotic mess, and the feathers covering the crane's body were almost torn apart and scattered.

The small section of the severed neck swayed in the fierce wind, and a large amount of emerald blood sprayed from the cut. The earthy yellow essence of the Wutu (戊土) surged out like a burst dam, carrying specks of mountain spirit essence, and sprayed wildly onto the layered peaks below.

Amidst this frenzy, even Taihe's fishing line couldn't be pulled back.

The broken-necked crane suddenly burst open its wings, unleashing thousands of flames, leaving a trail of shimmering light that stretched across the mountainside. Like a burning azure meteor, it plunged headlong towards Heguanping with a desperate, all-consuming gait.

"master!"

A loud shout brought back some semblance of reason to the birds.

Within the crane's body, the primordial spirit shrieked once more, causing the magic talisman that sealed the primordial spirit's true essence to swell with the whistling sound. The dense tadpole-like incantations on the talisman twisted and turned, and the joints of the talisman heads showed signs of breaking apart slightly.

It turned out that his formation had been disrupted, and his orientation was completely reversed. There was no Crane Pavilion in front of him; instead, there were his three disciples.

"By the way, I prepared a message talisman beforehand and had the three of them meet me outside Heshan at any time."

The drowsy Baiqin Shangzhen thought to himself.

The three demons of Hundred Birds Mountain were also shocked by the tragic appearance of Hundred Birds Mountain and were stunned for a while before they reacted.

"Master, a great formation has been set up here, and the five elements are reversed and disordered. We are working together to use the Five Elements Shifting Technique to temporarily move this formation to the southeast. You must quickly escape from here and pray to the Rain Pig God, and you will be able to escape to safety!"

Just as the birds were regaining their hope and flapping their wings once more, suddenly the Qi of Earth and Wood condensed in the void, mixing into two colors, green and yellow. A divine willow quietly appeared from the two Qi.

The branches of this divine willow spread wide, reaching into the air, while its roots resemble ten thousand gnarled yellow dragons hanging down, ignoring the obstruction of mountain rocks and plunging straight into the depths of the earth.

The willow branches sway gently, neither green nor blue, but formed from gathered quicksand. Upon closer inspection, golden dust falls from the branches, melting upon contact with the wind, instantly forming countless fine, needle-like ochre-yellow gusts of wind.

The wind was neither howling nor roaring, but rather like billions of grains of sand swirling and spreading silently, enveloping the severed necks and bodies of birds and cranes, along with the kneaded peaks below.

A figure sitting on a lotus under the willow tree is holding a bottle and looking at the sky, saying softly, "The Hundred Birds Supreme Being, the calamity of the Southern Heaven is just beginning to unfold, and you and I are both caught in it, and it is difficult to escape."

The reason I invited you to this meeting is because I remember that since your reincarnation, you have secluded yourself to cultivate your mind and body, and severed ties with the old world. This is truly rare. I thought that you had eliminated the six thieves, knew right from wrong, and could abandon evil and do good, and make a clear distinction with Hundred Birds Mountain.

If you firmly refuse my offer, then it's fine if you don't come.

They insisted on bringing two evil leaders here to defile my home and expose my shame.

"Only because my disciple Ding Ruyi performed the grand ceremony of becoming my disciple did I refrain from showing any anger or resentment. Now I will let you know that your calamity has arrived."

After speaking, a gust of golden dust swept past the jade crane's body, carrying the three demons with it.

The ochre-yellow gale that touched their bodies was like boiling oil poured on snow. All the spiritual feathers covering the bodies of the Hundred Birds True Man broke off, bursting open with thousands of holes. The three demons struggled left and right in the torrent, but could not stop the disintegration of their true bodies.

"Big brother, save me, Lulu!"

Cold tears streamed from the fat, swollen-bodied demon's eyes, water gushed from its ears, nose, and mouth, its body was covered in fish scales, and it gurgled and howled.

In the blink of an eye, the two demons had turned into a strange, dried-up fish, and no one knew where they had been blown away.

At this moment, the Three-Six Number Killing Small Universe Formation Diagram, no longer restrained by the Five Elements Shifting Technique, is about to return to its original position.

The three demons were all familiar with the changes of the five elements; otherwise, they would have had difficulty moving the array diagram earlier.

The state of the two demons before their deaths clearly showed that they were fish spirits and water monsters, and were harmed by the mysterious conflict between earth and wood within the divine energy. Their pure water essence was restrained by the earth element and extracted by the wood element, causing great imbalance and leakage outside their bodies. In the end, they died of dehydration.

The Great Demon hardened his heart, knowing that things were hopeless. His master would either escape immediately or be left behind; there was no third option.

He grabbed the three demons, ignoring his headless master, and used the extremely costly Blood Disintegration Technique. His entire body transformed into a hundred-foot-long beam of blood light, enveloping the three demons as they fled eight hundred miles away between reality and illusion.

"receive!"

Ji Ming swayed his shoulders, the sun and moon appeared and disappeared, and a divine aura split off from the divine willow, tossing the bottle into the wind.

Eight hundred miles away, the blood-red light transformed from the Great Demon threw down the three demons. Just as it was about to reassemble its true form, it suddenly heard the sound of wind in its ears. A reddish-yellow gale followed closely behind, and a bottle stood steadily in the wind, its mouth facing the blood-red light that was about to reassemble.

"No"

Before the words were finished, the hundred-foot-long blood-red light was collected into the bottle like a bolt of lightning. Having done this, the relic bottle no longer pursued the three fleeing demons, letting the divine force blow it back to its origin eight hundred miles away.

Beside the Wu Xun Divine Willow, beneath its massive, dense shade, stood a headless green crane, three or four zhang in size, resembling a rooftop, which had already perished there without any desperate counterattack. In its final moments, it only murmured, "How slow, half an hour."

Wen Daoyu and Ding Ruyi stood on either side of Ji Ming, looking dazed.

The death of Baiqin Shangzhen had a great impact on them. Last time, Fubeigong died because of a scheme, but this time it was a real battle of magic, and even though Jintong did not participate in the whole thing.

A moment of stunned silence was followed by a sense of regret.

They understood that after this battle, all those involved would receive the mage's "favoritism," and this "favoritism" would become especially important as the calamities intensified.

Soon, Erjun and Shusi, who had joined the battle, along with Taihe Zhenren, one of the main forces, arrived one by one.

Next came Mo Yazi and Xu Yanzi, Zhang Xiaoyuan and Diaolongweng, Susu and the Master. One by one, figures, some riding on light, some riding on clouds, silently gathered under the dense shade of the divine willow.

Qingling Gong and his disciples from Huangting Palace stood quietly in one corner, while the people from Tianteng Mountain and the Five Immortals Sect were positioned a little further away. There was no noise at the scene, only the mountain breeze rustling through the willow branches, carrying fine, dust-like particles that fluttered down.

Those who practiced unorthodox methods had particularly complex expressions; while shocked, they couldn't help but feel a sense of unease, as if they were witnessing the death of a rabbit and the sorrow of a fox.

The fall of the green crane seemed to reflect the fragility and fate of all unorthodox sects and wild spirits in the face of the orthodox sects. Several younger disciples were already pale with fright and subconsciously tightened their robes, as if the silent ochre-yellow gale could sweep over them at any moment.

Who could have imagined that such a murderous plot was hidden beneath the seemingly peaceful apprenticeship ceremony?

In this deathly silent viewing area, only Ji Ming, sitting as still as a stone beneath the divine willow and atop the lotus platform.

"Haha, what a divine might that is like a prison, cleansing away all evil influences."

Now that this matter is settled, it is not appropriate to disturb the peace any longer, so I will take my leave.

Qingling Gong chuckled, his eyes darkening slightly. With a flick of his sleeve, he and the others from Huangting Palace transformed into a wisp of faint green smoke, instantly merging into the distant clouds.

The master nodded slightly to Ji Ming, his silence speaking volumes. Then, the master took a step, shrinking a thousand miles into a mere inch beneath his feet. At the same time, Su Su, Ling Gu, and Li Mu Ru, who was elsewhere receiving treatment for her limbs, were all teleported back to the Fire Ruins Cave in Ji Heng Mountain.

The old man who fished for dragons cupped his hands and said, "My teacher has returned to the dojo. Before leaving, he told you not to forget the third lesson in twenty-seven years."

Having said that, he left alone.

Tian Teng Mountain and the Five Immortals Sect were the last to arrive. They bowed to the lotus platform, and then various colored lights suddenly rose up and scattered hastily, heading towards the distant mountains.

After the outsiders left, Ji Ming shook the porcelain bottle and heard the sound of water flowing inside before he smiled.

"The south is about to boil over; this is not the end, but merely the prelude."

He said to the people of Victoria Peak.

Everyone agreed and responded, among them Mo Yazi earnestly pleading, "Please, Senior Brother Lingxu, consider the bigger picture and return to the sect to take charge of affairs as soon as possible."

"Don't mention that." Wen Daoyu immediately retorted, "Senior brother bears the fate of a province and is responsible for suppressing the disloyalty of the Five Immortals Sect and Tianteng Mountain. This matter is of great importance, how can you leave so easily?"

"I also think that Junior Brother Lingxu should go to the residence and discuss important matters of the south with the elders."

"Master Taihe spoke up."

Following Master Taihe's statement, everyone's expressions varied. Wen Daoyu even pursed his lips and glanced at Ling Xuzi with a hidden look, thinking to himself, "Could it be that Senior Brother already intends to vie for the position of True Lord and no longer remain hidden behind the scenes?"
Judging from my senior brother's usual style, he wouldn't get involved in such a major conflict so early. Could I have misjudged his intentions?

Ji Ming lowered his eyelids slightly and gently tapped the porcelain bottle containing the relics with his knuckles.

"Ding."

After a clear, melodious sound, the noise subsided, and everyone listened intently to what Master Lingxu would say next.

Just as Ji Ming was about to speak, Mingyue Tongzi hurriedly rushed over, ignoring the gazes around him, and presented a piece of cloth to Ji Ming.

"This was left by the Old Ancestor Crying Hemp before he left. He said there was something extremely urgent inside and asked me to bring it to my master."

Ji Ming took the cloth, hesitated for a moment, and then gently unfolded it. He immediately raised an eyebrow. This was the cloth he had given to Ku Ma. Below his own words, "Refining treasures at the Cui Palace of Wu Li Mountain, testing the magic at the Hanming Mansion of Xiao Ci Gorge," there was a new line added by Ku Ma: "Heaven and Earth Fire Position, Spiritual Treasury Eighty-two Years."

(End of this chapter)