Wet viviparity

Chapter 851 Encounter, Gu Yushi
The two vortex-shaped pale blue whirlwinds beneath the Qigong Divine Chariot spun wildly, as if the surrounding scenery was being pulled backward.

In just a moment, he arrived at the Dayunfu Mountain. Here, he deliberately slowed down. Around him, lakes and ponds were scattered like stars. The sunlight shone down and reflected in the water, making it look as if a giant turtle's shell was inlaid with hundreds of tortoiseshell pieces, shining brightly.

Ji Ming sat on the divine chariot, holding the steering wheel with one hand and unfolding the leather with the other.

This skin was none other than the one with the cursed pattern printed on Jiang Heixiao's back, and he naturally kept it intact.

However, the curse diagram was extraordinary and had many supernatural aspects. After Jiang Heixiao died, it began to dissipate on its own. If it weren't for Ji Mingyuan's ability to ward off evil, it would have already dissipated on its skin and wouldn't have survived until now.

Ji Ming rubbed his palm back and forth on the skin, evenly infusing it with the spiritual light of the Unfinished Auspicious Symbol, so that the process of the 'Spell Diagram Dispersing' would be fixed in the state of not dispersing and about to dissipate for a longer time, giving him more time to comprehend the diagram.

At this moment, the divine chariot approached a battlefield where the sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling occasionally emanated, indicating the presence of the two elders, Dragon and Tiger.

The two old men sat on two solitary peaks facing each other, while their dragon and tiger mounts fought in the air with a wisp of smoke that appeared and disappeared intermittently. The two old men watched from the peaks, seemingly quite relaxed.

They weren't surprised to see the divine chariot speeding towards them; they all raised their hands and pointed down the mountain, signaling Ji Ming to go.

Ji Ming glanced at the plumes of dust that appeared anywhere among the thousands of peaks and knew that it was the God of Drought. He nodded to the two old men and then came down to the foot of the mountain. As soon as he approached the ground, he felt something in his heart. It was the sensation of eight hundred kalpas of his own thoughts stored in the relic bottle.

"Chiyi Langjun."

Ji Ming thought to himself.

He knew that if he could sense something, the other person could sense it too.

Ji Ming parked the car nearby, where there was a lake or pond, the water reflecting thousands of beautiful trees, their green canopies standing tall like a canopy.

There were crimson-crowned cranes preening their feathers and dipping their reflections in the lake, and silver-scaled fish carrying catkins and weaving through the duckweed. In the misty forest outside the pond, tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves appeared and disappeared with red herbs in their mouths, watching Ji Ming, this unexpected visitor, in the shadows.

After waiting for a while, two figures arrived.

One of them was handsome, with a face like jade, white teeth and red lips, long eyebrows that reached his temples, and thick, black eyebrows.

This person has wings on his back, is tall, and wears a white Taoist robe on his upper body, covered with a light blue lotus cloud shoulder. The chest and back are embroidered with flowers and birds, and decorated with gold bells and silver bells. His movements are audible, and he reveals a pair of smooth, water-like arms. Under the hem of his robe, a pair of bird claws are bare.

Clearly, this person is not a cultivator, but rather an old demon or monster whose cultivation level is difficult to fathom.

The other was a being with two heads and four arms, its body shimmering with iridescent light, like a colorful insect shell illuminated by sunlight. Within this body, the handsome head gazed at Ji Ming with a complex expression.

"Fellow Daoist Chiyi, we meet again."

Ji Ming stood on the divine chariot, holding the Yuanbi Ruyi, and said expressionlessly.

On the other body of that Dharma body, Gu Huagong's expression was blank, and his breathing slowed down. "How...how did you get here?"

Ji Ming turned his gaze to Gu Huagong, and after a moment's thought, he said, "A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. You, Gu Huagong, are also a leader of a side sect who has undergone one tribulation. You have made some contributions to the mountain in the past, and there is still a day for you to turn back."

"late."

"That's what Chi Yi Lang Jun said."

"He knows too much, he's involved too much, how can he turn back?"

"If I say yes, then it is yes."

Ji Ming said firmly.

Upon hearing this, Chi Yi Lang Jun fell silent, while Gu Hua Gong frowned, caught in a dilemma.

When Master Lingxu appeared in the Great Cloud Floating Territory with the Ruyi in his hand, Gu Huagong immediately received two pieces of information: first, the other party had broken through to the fifth level of the Fetal Spirit Realm; second, the other party's potential had increased dramatically, beyond imagination.

He had never seen a magic weapon shaped like a Ruyi, not even in his past life, let alone in this one.

This kind of magical artifact cannot be forged at will; there are countless invisible barriers involved, and the aspects involved are unfathomable.

After regaining his composure, Gu Huagong received the third piece of information: the next generation of Taiping Zhenjun was a foregone conclusion, with no doubt whatsoever. Perhaps he should now call the person in front of him "Little Zhenjun," as his words carried considerable weight.

Just as he was about to act, he suddenly felt something strange in his body and hurriedly said, "There are spies in Yifeng!"

The next moment, Gu Huagong's dark face was sealed with snake scales.

"I acknowledge this achievement," Ji Ming said from the divine chariot.

Chi Yi Lang Jun suppressed his turbulent emotions. He knew that now was not the time for battle, and seeing Ling Xu Zi's wide-open defenses, he knew that the other party must be fearless.

In his impression, Ling Xuzi was an extremely cautious person. He learned a lot from Ling Xuzi. However, this cautious person was no longer cautious. One can imagine how much he relied on.

Seeing that Chi Yi Lang Jun was able to remain calm, Ji Ming became more vigilant.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He placed one hand on the steering wheel and gently pushed it. The next moment, he suddenly appeared on the surface of a pond.

On the water's surface floats a tiny, fingernail-sized piece of duckweed, upon which sits an old monk with a ruddy complexion and a fleshy mole on his forehead, his chest bare.

He grinned broadly and said to Ji Ming with a cheerful smile, "Fellow Daoist is indeed wise and discerning. With just one glance, you saw that Fellow Daoist Gu was restless and not a like-minded person of Chi Yi Lang Jun. With just one word, you have already sown discord between him and his mind."

"Vajra Buddha!"

Ji Ming's heart sank. He couldn't figure out the winged bird-man's background, but he recognized this Venerable Kongle.

If it weren't for the start of the Three Frontiers Conference, he would have already started dealing with the Twin-Body Temple of the Venerable Kongle after dealing with the Venerable Baiqin and Baiqin Mountain.

This lewd monk from Tiannan has lived a carefree life for many years and has achieved extremely profound attainments in the Buddhist teachings of emptiness and bliss. It is said that he has already attained the second stage of enlightenment, the Sakadagami stage, and has long been regarded by both the orthodox and unorthodox schools of Tiannan as a great Buddhist figure comparable to the fifth stage of Taoism.

Because it is extremely difficult to achieve enlightenment in non-Buddhist schools, in some ways the Venerable Master Kongle is more valuable than the Five Realms Old Monster of other schools.

Ji Ming, who has already attained the first stage of enlightenment, can better understand the significance of the Buddha's second stage of enlightenment. The achievement of the second stage is built upon the first stage of enlightenment, and the slight residual afflictions under the three fetters of self-view, attachment to rites and rituals, and doubt have been completely eliminated.

In addition, based on the severing of the three fetters, the desires of greed, anger, and ignorance become weak, hence it is also called the "thin ground".

The attainment of the Sakadagami fruit is not as difficult as the Śūraṅgama fruit. In essence, this fruit is just an extension of the Śūraṅgama fruit. The only difficulty lies in the deity. At this stage, one must perfect the three secrets of body, speech, and hearing to the point of great accomplishment in order to control the wrathful form of the deity.

“Fellow Daoist Lingxu, we are not on the same path.”

The Venerable Kongle had no intention of clashing with Lingxuzi either. He put his palms together and said, "We are going up the mountain, while you are going down the mountain. We might as well part ways."

Standing atop the divine chariot, Ji Ming gazed at the Crimson-Intent Gentleman, who subtly held a dominant position within the group, and his interest in this Gentleman intensified.

He wasn't in a hurry to take action against this person, though he had to admit that even if he did, he wouldn't gain much advantage.

However, he had a new idea. After refining the Yuanpi Ruyi, he could do many things that he couldn't do before, such as having a deeper relationship with the old golden rooster.

Behind the tribulations surrounding Chi Yi Lang Jun lies the work of Lao Jin Ji. Therefore, to completely control Chi Yi Lang Jun, one only needs to find Lao Jin Ji and persuade him. This is the fundamental solution and a higher level of strategic maneuvering.

With a thought, Ji Ming's divine chariot vanished from the spot, leaving only a ripple on the water's surface.

After Ling Xuzi left, Chi Yi Langjun remained in a daze for a long time. Ling Xuzi's last glance was truly unforgettable, as if he were looking at an ant on the chessboard from outside the chessboard.

"Truly worthy of being called a minor saint among mortals!"

The winged man exclaimed in admiration, seemingly quite fond of Ling Xuzi.

"What does Your Excellency mean?"

When the old Buddha Kongle heard the title "Little Saint," his smile froze, and he immediately pressed for an answer.

"This is the latest news from the Jade Terrace of Heaven," said the person whom the Buddha addressed as Venerable. "Since it came from the mouth of the Fairy of the Green Bag, it seems that it won't be long before this name spreads throughout the southern lands."

Such a person will eventually be granted a high position in the ranks of immortals, and will ascend to the rank of Taiyi Zhengshu upon becoming an immortal. It would be extremely unwise to make an enemy of him early on.

These words seemed to be meant to awaken the young master Chi Yi, and even the Buddha was surprised that such words would come from the mouth of this venerable one.

If Gu Huagong was affected by Ling Xuzi's words just now, Chi Yi Langjun was still able to remain calm.

But now, this Venerable One, this ancient Rain Master's grand statement, makes it difficult for him to maintain his composure. The team he has painstakingly built seems to be crumbling in front of Ling Xuzi.

The Venerable One said to Chi Yi Lang Jun, "Go up the mountain. Once you get there and obtain the Mist Treasure, I will give you a Thunderfire Divine Talisman that grants you an important position in the Thunder Department's Cloud Flowing Division. With this, you will be qualified to catch up with Ling Xu Zi."

(End of this chapter)