Wet viviparity

Chapter 904 Gods and Monsters, Sacrificial Rituals

At the table, some people could not withstand the pressure and wanted to bow down like Mi Liang, while others wanted to leave the table to avoid the disaster.

They never imagined that a small cooking gathering would attract the Lingxu Little Saint, who had not emerged from seclusion for several years. As the saying goes, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow, and no one wanted to offend this person.

"do not move!"

Ji Ming spoke again, his voice not loud, yet it seemed to bring immense pressure to everyone present.

Everyone held their ground, not even blinking, their breath seemingly frozen. No one could defy the voice, even though it contained no magic. Yet it possessed a kind of "power," as if words could become law.

From Mi Posuo's perspective, a white lotus blooms in full glory above the main seat, its petals moving without wind, giving a sense of elegance and dynamism.

On the lotus platform, Ling Xuzi, dressed in a plain blue Taoist robe, sat relaxed and comfortable. His right leg was raised, his right hand rested on his knee, his left leg was crossed in front of him, and his left hand was behind him. This sitting posture was full of a comfortable and carefree aura.

In an instant, Mi Posuo felt that the other party was the true owner of the Mi family's ancestral home.

Ji Ming didn't even glance at Mi Liang, who was lying prostrate on the ground beside him. His gaze first fell on Mi Posuo, who was standing frozen in place, and then turned to Lin Ming, who was trying to remain calm. He said, "Disciple of Tianteng Mountain, you have quite the nerve."

To label the Mi family as rebellious based on a mere suspicion sounds as if I've become some kind of tyrannical person who demands no explanation.

He shook his head and said to Lin Ming, "If I really acted that way, why would I hold a grand council or set up a treasure fund merit spirit court? Wouldn't it be easier and less troublesome to just send troops to sweep through?"

"Lingxuzi!"

This was the first time Mi Posuo had met Ling Xuzi. He was immediately captivated by the other's aura. In a brief moment of distraction, he realized that the person before him was another Lu Zhenjun or someone like Pei Qingling of Huangting Palace. The last bit of hope in his heart was finally extinguished.

When the hope that he could force Lingxuzi to submit through conspiracy and trickery was shattered, it did not mean that Mi Posuo would surrender.

He knew that there was only one way to deal with someone like Ling Xuzi: to change him. This method was also the best way to solve the problem, as recognized by cultivators. It was a battle of magic.

Mi Posuo continued, "You indulge your disciples and humiliate my family. What exactly do you intend to do? Do you really want to hand over all the thousand-year-old foundations of my family? Have you come here today to test your true abilities? I'll gladly oblige."

On the lotus platform, Ji Ming's words became somewhat ethereal, carrying an indescribable sense of emotion, as well as a hint of barely perceptible weariness.

"The struggle for power and profit, the scheming and intrigue have been the same for thousands of years. No wonder that after Lu Zhenjun took power, he stopped venturing into the mortal world and only issued decrees and governed within the blessed land. If the mountain were only for mortals like you, staging the same drama every day, you wouldn't get tired of it, but others would too."

Ji Ming stood up from the lotus, barefoot, made a hand seal in front of him, and said to Mi Posuo, "This world is vast, the Great Dao is infinite, and the mysteries are ever-changing. Why waste your energy on such petty and trivial matters?"

"you"

Mi Posuo warned himself not to be influenced by Ling Xuzi, but he knew that these words came from the other party's heart and he could not refute them.

"you"

He tried several times to provoke the other party into making a move, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt like a vulgar person.

At this moment, he thought of his greatest enemy in life, the Old Man of the House Platform. Since he became enemies with him, he had been defeated almost every time and had never gained an advantage. It was because of this hatred that he hunted and killed all the pythons near Yushan Island in the South China Sea in order to create a magic weapon to restrain the Old Man of the House Platform - the Returning Light and Dream Returning Treasure Mirror.

I suppose in the eyes of the old man at the rooftop, I am just an ordinary person.

"hehe!"

A series of light laughs came from Ji Ming's mouth as he said, "Mi Posuo, I can give you a chance to fight. If I lose, it's up to you. If you lose, the Mi family will disappear from here. The world is vast, so let the Mi family go wherever it wants!"

Mi Posuo paused for a moment, seemingly not having reacted yet.

Mi Liang, the new head of the Mi family, reacted quickly, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He had long realized that Lingxu Xiaosheng was a true dragon, a divine elephant. Once such people gained power, they could not be restrained; they were truly free beings. "Xiaosheng!"

As Mi Posuo spoke, Mi Liang froze on the spot, his face streaked with tears, and cried out, "Please take back your words! Please take back your words! The Mi family is willing to be slaves and servants. The children of the Mi family are innocent; they are merely people who have been coerced by our foolishness."

"very good."

Ji Ming looked at Mi Liang and said, "The Mi family still has some sensible people. However, since you are so sensible, you should know that a ruler's words are not to be taken lightly. Moreover, my current position does not allow me to take back what I said."

"Wait, I did not agree to your conditions."

“Senior Mi,” said Master Qian, who was seated in the second seat, his brows furrowed and a sigh escaping his lips. “It’s too late.”

Ji Ming stepped down from the lotus platform, and everyone at the table remained motionless, including the Mi family scions with their tragic futures, as well as Master Qian. No one dared to disobey him.

"One round decides the outcome."

Ji Ming ignored Mi Posuo's struggles and didn't care how unbearable the Mi family's burden would be if his words fell on them. He walked forward and said, "Now everyone's fate is truly in your hands."

"I've taken the leeway for you."

Mi Posuo faced Ji Ming as he approached, her legs apart, bent over in a half-squat, her fingers interlaced and clasped together, hanging down to the ground.

He opened and closed his mouth, and said in a hoarse voice, "Perhaps compared to you, I am an extremely mediocre person, but I want to say that even an ordinary person can live a brilliant life if he focuses on one thing for hundreds of years."

Mi family kids, don't be afraid, don't worry. Once you've climbed over this "mountain" in front of you, you'll find it's not so bad after all.

"I agree with that!"

Ji Ming opened his arms, and spiritual light and the Xun wind surged out at the same time.

In the void, a curved arc streaked across, freely roaming through the void. Wherever it passed, there was no longer any sense of vibrant life, as if the mysteries of this place had settled down, and the wondrous Five Elements techniques that could be manipulated at will could no longer be used.

At Mi Posuo's feet, the raised altar, influenced by the arc of the ground, seemed stuck in the ground and could not be fully raised.

With a "bang," Mi Posuo slammed his fist into the altar, which was partially exposed. The altar cracked and spewed out a stream of divine sand, which gathered around Mi Posuo like scattered troops returning to their nests. In an instant, it condensed into a large, golden-white tomb.

"Sealing the earth and performing the ritual!"

Ji Ming stared at the large tomb and said softly.

"In the ritual of invoking the spirit, if a sophisticated altar is used to invoke powerful divine power, then the gods and monsters summoned in this ritual will surely be powerful."

Therefore, our Mi family has been exchanging ritual practices with other families and formulating ritual standards. In reality, we are pursuing a perfect ritual that can elevate and enhance the art of invocation. And when it comes to the deities invoked in the rituals of all families, who can compare to the Three Primal Heavenly Venerables in the Earth-Sealing Ritual?

The voice of Mi Posuo could be heard from inside the large tomb.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not revealing this to you to curry favor, but so that if I kill you, the authorities will know. I've done all I can."

That being said, Mi Posuo had to admit that she had been a bit too boastful.

After that arc appeared, the active Five Elements power in the void became "sluggish," and the advantage of being a fifth-stage Fetal Spirit who could directly move the Five Elements with his primordial spirit infant no longer existed.

Originally, if the five elements were moved and rotated in sequence, and the earth was drawn as a boundary, the ritual of incantation and sacrifice could have several times more mysterious changes. But now, we can only concentrate our magic power and summon the most powerful gods and monsters in the Yin and Yang realms.

(End of this chapter)