After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 994 An Unexpected Reward, Bashe's Conditions!
"Ah!"

The Bashe seemed not to hear Chen Yang's words, and opened its mouth wide, sending the huge fire jade flying directly into its gaping maw.

"senior……"

Chen Yang was stunned. Before it could say anything, the Bashe had already swallowed the fire jade.

"how?"

Bashe didn't even burp, and glanced at Chen Yang indifferently, as if he had done something perfectly normal.

"Senior, that is the incantation symbol of the Vajra Divine Mantra."

Chen Yang chuckled dryly, but still gave it a reminder.

"I know."

Bashe responded readily.

Chen Yang opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

Knowing full well that it was a Vajra Mantra talisman, and a third-tier one at that, he still swallowed it.

What's the difference between this and an ordinary person swallowing a grenade?
Bashe said, "I have long heard that the Vajra Mantra is one of the three great forbidden mantras of Buddhism, and its power is extraordinary. I would like to experience the divine power of this mantra seal. Why don't you try activating the mantra seal..."

"Senior, you're not kidding, are you?"

Chen Yang's ears twitched; he almost thought he had misheard.

This kind of operation really left him a bit stumped.

The curse was imprinted into the belly of the Bashe, and Chen Yang could indeed unleash its power.

Knowing its power, why did Bashe still pull this stunt? Was it testing whether Chen Yang dared to attack it, or was it simply showing off its superior skills and daring in front of Chen Yang, a junior?
Bashe stared coldly at Chen Yang with his vertical pupils. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Feeling the imposing aura of the Bashe, Chen Yang hesitated for a moment.

Should we do as it says?

It has already swallowed the stone, and the power of the Vajra Mantra will be released sooner or later. It dared to swallow it, so it must have that confidence.

If a senior wants to show off, you can't deny them the opportunity.

Regardless of its intentions, since it's courting death, we might as well grant its wish. If we can seal it off, we can go to Dong'e Mountain openly and without any scruples.

At worst, we can unseal it before leaving the secret realm.

If you can't seal it, just praise it a bit and let it experience the thrill of successfully showing off. If it turns against you, you can just swallow the Dao True Pill and run away.

"Hurry up!"

Bashe's majestic voice rang out, his aura suddenly rising and pressing down directly, not at all like he was joking with him.

"Okay, be careful, senior."

Chen Yang stepped back a little; it had such a strange habit, and he had no reason not to satisfy it.

He immediately activated his primordial spirit, resonating with the jade talisman within the Bashe body.

"Om..."

A strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the belly of the Bashe.

The giant snake clearly felt uncomfortable, and its massive body twisted violently.

The bluish-black scales on its abdomen suddenly shone with golden light.

"Buzzing..."

In the darkness, it sounded as if countless high monks were chanting sutras.

From the golden light, obscure incantations appeared.

Golden light spread rapidly from the abdomen of the serpent to its entire body, and incantations quickly covered its entire body.

A few breaths later, the enormous body of the Bashe turned completely golden, its scales covered with dazzling golden runes, transforming it into a gigantic golden serpent.

Within the golden light radiating from his body, countless golden runes were coiled around him.

The scale of the operation was much larger than when we caught that Mist Spirit last night.

To show respect for his senior, Chen Yang unleashed the full power of the Vajra Mantra, causing the energy within the Fire Jade to be consumed at an alarming rate.

"Roar!"

The serpent roared, its twisting body suddenly freezing, and in an instant, it seemed to transform into a golden statue.

"It's sealed off!"

Mo Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

It is indeed sealed off.

but……

Only then did Chen Yang, the person involved, realize the intricacies of the matter.

He could sense that the Bashe was not struggling or resisting; it seemed to be intentionally sensing the power of the divine incantation.

This made Chen Yang almost suspect that the snake might have some special fetish or masochistic tendencies.

On the other hand, he had already pushed the power of the Vajra Mantra to its limit, but he knew very well that the mantra within the snake's body could not contain it.

Not to mention that the energy in the fire jade won't last long, even though it's been sealed, it could break free at any time if it wanted to.

Although a third-tier divine incantation can seal beings at the Dao True Realm, this particular third-tier divine incantation uses the Mountain Lord Seal as its seal, which is not as powerful as the Vajra Seal. It cannot fully unleash the power of a third-tier divine incantation. Moreover, the Bashe is a late-stage Dao True Realm deity, theoretically a being beyond the Dao True Realm. It would be a miracle if this divine incantation could seal it.

……

"Ding, mission complete. Hunted SS-level Divine Fiend [Bashe]*1. Reward: [Daozhen Pill]*1, experience points +100000."

……

At that moment, a system message suddenly appeared.

Chen Yang was stunned for a moment.

Does this work too?
Chen Yang, realizing what was happening, was both amused and exasperated.

Is this Bashe (a mythical snake) the reincarnation of a money-bringing boy? All this commotion, is it some kind of act to bring me good fortune?
To be honest, Chen Yang never intended to complete the task of hunting the Bashe.

After all, Bashe has a strange temper and is not as easy to talk to as Beizheng, who can persuade him to complete the task with just a few words.

If he dares to use a red rope to tie up this snake, it will almost certainly turn on him.

Who would have thought that this snake would take the initiative to do such a thing?

If it weren't for the system notification, Chen Yang would hardly have reacted.

Another [Dōshīn-maru].

This was such an unexpected gain.

……

The serpent remained rooted to the spot, motionless.

Seeing the strange expression on Chen Yang's face, Mo Yuan seemed to have figured something out. He was initially pleased, but gradually his smile faded.

Time passed second by second, but the enormous body of the Bashe remained frozen in place like a statue, gleaming with golden light and covered with incantations.

What is it doing?

Chen Yang stared at the sealed-up Bashe in front of him, completely clueless about what tricks it was playing.

The golden light has not yet subsided. The power of the divine incantation is definitely not enough to suppress it, but why doesn't it struggle or destroy the divine incantation?
It's been trapped in the mountains for too long, gotten addicted to being trapped, and wants to try a different kind of trapping? To experience a unique kind of pleasure?

A while passed.

"Om..."

A powerful energy surge suddenly emanated from the Bashe.

The runes covering the serpent's body cracked rapidly, like ice.

The golden light suddenly dissipated, quickly returning to its original bluish-black color.

The enormous body of the Bashe snake finally began to move again.

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat.

I knew I couldn't trap it, but why did it allow the Vajra Mantra to immobilize it for so long?
"Ugh."

The golden light completely disappeared, and Bashe sighed.

A gray mist spewed out from its mouth and nostrils, as if it were alive and trying to escape.

Fog Spirit!

With the Vajra Mantra broken, it naturally lost its restraints.

"hiss!"

But the serpent wasn't about to let it escape; it took a deep breath.

The gray mist that had just emerged was quickly sucked back in by the Bashe, as if a scene had been replayed.

It was like a heavy smoker, even closing his eyes to savor the moment.

"Good tricks, senior!"

Chen Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and first offered a compliment, his mind already filled with a bunch of flattering words.

"Ugh."

Bashe sighed, seemingly somewhat disappointed, "You haven't perfected your Vajra Mantra yet, have you?" "Yes."

Chen Yang nodded, "This junior is not very talented; the Vajra Divine Mantra only has the first three levels, and I have only cultivated up to the third level..."

"No wonder!"

Bashe was clearly disappointed. "I was hoping to gain some inspiration from your Vajra Mantra, but it seems I was overthinking it. Your mantra is fine for trapping ordinary Dao True Realm cultivators, but since it's not fully mastered and doesn't involve laws, it's barely enough against slightly stronger Dao True Realm cultivators..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang seemed to understand.

The way Bashe just did that was because he was savoring the Vajra Mantra, trying to understand its mysteries, and hoping to gain some inspiration from it.
What inspiration does it hope to gain?
Is it based on the sealing principle of the Vajra Mantra?

Bashe said, "Emei also has a similar spell called the Cleansing Altar and Sealing Demon Spell. Have you learned it?"

Chen Yang shook his head.

Bashe gave him a strange look. "If I remember correctly, the Vajra Mantra should be a secret sect mantra. Since you are an Emei disciple, why don't you learn the Cleansing Altar and Sealing Demon Mantra, instead of going to such lengths to learn this Vajra Mantra?"

"In response to your question, senior, I obtained the secret manual of the Vajra Divine Mantra by chance, which can be considered as stealing it. As for the Purifying Altar and Sealing Demon Mantra, perhaps my cultivation is still insufficient, and my elders in the sect did not teach it to me," Chen Yang said.

"Hmm, you're quite frank."

Bashe didn't dwell on the question, only saying it was a pity, "If it were the Cleansing Altar and Sealing Demon Spell, it might still be of some use to me..."

Hearing it say this, Chen Yang roughly guessed the cause and effect.

As the guardian beast of Dong'e Mountain, the Bashe must possess some kind of sealing power, perhaps even the Purifying Altar Sealing Demon Curse.

It probably wanted to understand some principles of sealing from the Vajra Mantra in order to dispel the sealing power on its body, but things didn't go as planned. Chen Yang's Vajra Mantra came from the Secret Sect and was not from the same system as the Cleansing Altar Sealing Demon Mantra. In addition, it had not been perfected and was only a third-order mantra, so it did not gain anything.

"Ugh……"

Bashe sighed, opened its blood-red maw, and a dark blue wooden token flew out, floating in front of Chen Yang. "This is the pass token for Dong'e Mountain. Wear it, and the restrictions on Dong'e Mountain will not affect you!"

Chen Yang's eyes brightened slightly.

The token has been presented; does this mean the Bashe (a mythical snake) is allowing me to ascend the mountain?
"Thank you, senior."

Chen Yang was overjoyed and reached out to grab it.

However, just as his hand was about to touch the token, it suddenly drifted away a little distance.

"senior?"

Chen Yang looked up, staring at the large snake in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Bashe said, "I can give you the things, but you have to do something for me."

Chen Yang paused, realizing there were still conditions.

"What would you like me to do, senior?"

I gave you the Vajra Divine Mantra Talisman I just made, along with the Mist Spirit trapped inside. Not only that, I also brought you so much wild elephant meat. I just wanted to go for a walk in the mountains, and you still have conditions?
He also wanted to hear what the serpent wanted him to do for it.

Bashe said, "Simple, help me get rid of a thorn in my side, a mortal enemy."

"what?"

Chen Yang was stunned. Another hired killer?
Am I a professional killer?

Bashe's mortal enemy?

Could it be Bei Zheng? Sending him to kill Bei Zheng is morally questionable, and the possibility of it is simply nonexistent.

With Chen Yang's strength, how could he possibly defeat a Divine Fiend in the late stage of the Dao True Realm?
Bashe said, "Aren't you very good at this? You can kill someone like Shi Xiangsheng, which proves that your combat strength is not weak. Killing one is the same as killing two. You can do what that Udumbara flower asked you to do, so there's no reason why you can't do what I asked you to do, right?"

By the end, Bashe had gained some backbone.

Chen Yang said, "That's different. Shi Xiang Sheng is bad enough that I have no qualms about killing him. In fact, killing him would make me feel at peace. But you ordered me to kill him, Senior..."

"The one I asked you to kill was naturally a heinous villain..." Bashe said.

"Oh?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. "I wonder who you want me to kill, senior?"

He was also curious about what kind of being could make the Bashe so jealous.

If it's Bei Zheng, then Chen Yang thinks it's better to find a way to kill this Bashe.

Bashe said, "Outside the South Mountain, there is a hermit named Miao Bonong..."

"Miao Bonong?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly.

It's not Bei Zheng, that's good.

"Have you heard of this person?" Bashe asked.

Chen Yang nodded. "After killing Shi Xiangsheng, I heard from one of his spiritual plants that it was also a disciple of the Shennong Sect who was stranded when the secret realm opened last time..."

"good."

Bashe nodded slightly, "After the cave closed last time, this fellow happened to be near my Dong'e Mountain. During the clearing out, I found him..."

"At that time, he was with Shi Xiangsheng. Normally, two mere Creation Realm cultivators would have been easy for me to deal with in one bite, but both of them were carrying powerful treasures..."

"The man surnamed Shi had a bronze mirror in his hand. The mirror must have been blessed by a master. With his cultivation at the Creation Realm, it released extremely powerful energy. The mirror emitted a white light that actually froze me for a moment. The man surnamed Miao also had a treasure called the Azure Seed Nail, which was contained in a jar. As soon as the jar was opened, azure light flew out. I didn't have time to dodge and was blinded in one eye by it..."

"The two took advantage of my injury and escaped, but unfortunately, due to the laws of the cave, they had to retreat back to Dong'e Mountain when the clearing time was up..."

……

Chen Yang could clearly sense Ba She's hatred. His gaze fell on Ba She's face. "Senior's eyes, aren't they perfectly fine?"

With two large, lantern-like eyes, they hardly look blind.

At this moment, the snake lowered its head, and a vertical slit suddenly appeared between its eyes and on the center of its forehead.

An eyeball of the same size, but clearly no longer distinguishable between black and white, appeared in front of Chen Yang.

It has three eyes.

Unlike the other two eyes, this eye has clearly shrunk.

Bashe continued, "This matter has always been on my mind, and I can't shake the thought of it. I'm glad you killed Shi Xiangsheng, but it would be even better if you could kill that Miao fellow too..."

"Why don't you do it yourself, senior?"

Chen Yang looked at it in surprise. It had come down the mountain, so why didn't it take revenge itself?

Bashe said, "Although I can break free from the power of the sealing town to some extent, I can only move within a twenty-mile radius of Dong'e Mountain, and I can only stay outside the mountain; I can't go inside..."

"Even during the cleanup period after the cave was sealed, I was only responsible for the eastern area. That person was hiding outside the South Mountain. Although the seal on the South Mountain had been lifted, I was still affected by the sealing law of the East Emei Mountain and couldn't go there..."

……

Hearing this, Chen Yang felt sorry for these guardian beasts, who could only stay in their own little plot of land and couldn't go anywhere.

"This guy surnamed Miao is no good. Over the years, he's been hiding outside Nanshan, capturing and enslaving many spirit beasts and plants. Recently, he's even set his sights on my Eastern Region, digging into the foot of my mountain in the south, trying to alter the course of my mountain's water veins and divert the water vein energy to the Southern Region. I don't know what he's up to, but fortunately, I've discovered it in time several times and sent him away..."

……

Bashe listed Miao Bonong's crimes.

Actually, even if Bashe hadn't brought it up, Chen Yang would most likely have gone to meet Miao Bonong whenever he had the chance.

As Jin Gangzhu had said, this person had a close relationship with Shi Xiangsheng, and that alone was enough reason for Chen Yang.

It's possible that Shi Xiang Sheng has already informed this person that even if he doesn't go looking for him, the person will come looking for him.

Bashe said, "I won't let you work for nothing. You're looking for the Mountain Lord's cave. Although I don't know the exact location, I've lived on this mountain for so many years, so I can give you a general direction..."

"senior."

Chen Yang interrupted it, "There's no need to say more about this, I'll take over."

Upon hearing this, Bashe's gaze became noticeably kinder.

Chen Yang said, "The man surnamed Shi has probably already passed on the news. He has a good relationship with Miao Bonong, and Miao will most likely seek revenge on me. So, not for the sake of the senior, but just for my own sake, I've taken on this task."

"it is good."

Bashe nodded slightly. "It's been a long time since I've seen such a frank and courageous young man like you. You're very much to my liking..."

Chen Yang felt embarrassed, thinking to himself that it was better not to be his cup of tea. If they ate him up in one bite, who would he cry to?

"Tomorrow morning, you go up the mountain, and I'll give you directions. Don't forget to bring the snacks you prepared."

The serpent left behind a sentence, then grabbed the two wild elephant carcasses on the ground, tilted its head back, swallowed them whole, and then swaggered away.

Its massive form quickly disappeared into the pitch-black night.

"call!"

Chen Yang let out a long sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.

My back was soaked with sweat, and the wind felt chilly, giving me the lingering fear of having just escaped death.

It's so scary.

They crept up behind me silently, without me even noticing.

If that snake had attacked them then, the outcome would have been entirely predictable.

Mo Yuan also collapsed to the ground, genuinely frightened by what he had just witnessed, almost thinking he was going to die.

It had just started planning how to deal with this snake when it was caught red-handed.

It was so frightened that it didn't dare to breathe or utter a word. Who would have thought that the dignified Emei Rat could be so pathetic?

(End of this chapter)