Catching Monsters

Chapter 297 Returning to the Third-Rank Celestial Master Realm

Inside the Sanqing Temple in the capital city.

Xu Suwen, who was guarding outside the Sanqing Hall to protect Jiang Yun, also noticed the strangeness coming from inside the Sanqing Hall.

Inside the Sanqing Hall, it was like a black hole, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around it.

This process lasted for about half an incense stick's time, after which the Sanqing Hall returned to calm, with no further movement heard.

Xu Suwen's expression changed slightly as she realized something. The room was eerily quiet, but she didn't dare to go in and disturb Jiang Yun.

She wondered to herself, "Could it be that Jiang Yun has broken through?"
Such precedents are rare, and she didn't know if she could bother Jiang Yun at this moment.

Just then, the gate of Sanqing Temple was suddenly kicked open with a bang.

Ao Qing walked slowly into the room with his hands behind his back and a gloomy expression. His gaze quickly locked onto Xu Suwen.

Where is Ao Yu?

Ao Qing slowly walked in, his demonic aura gradually emanating from him, his eyes filled with a threatening look.

Xu Suwen subconsciously drew her sword and said in a deep voice, "Ao Yu is not in the Sanqing Temple."

Ao Qing's eyes showed some impatience. He raised his hand, and a huge suction force instantly pulled Xu Suwen towards him.

His hand gripped Xu Suwen's neck tightly, and soon Xu Suwen's face gradually turned pale, and she could hardly breathe.

Ao Qing shouted a loud threat: "Ao Yu! If you don't come out, I'll kill this human!"

"come out!"

In a moment of desperation, Xu Suwen swung her sword and slashed at Ao Qing's arm.

However, Ao Qing was transformed from a demonic dragon, and his physical body was incredibly sturdy. No matter how Xu Suwen swung her sword, she could only tear his clothes to shreds.

His arms were covered in shimmering blue dragon scales.

Indestructible by swords and spears.

Suddenly, a massive surge of magical power erupted within the Sanqing Hall.

Ao Qing's pupils contracted slightly, and his heart skipped a beat. Oh no!

Could it be that Ao Yu is hiding inside, waiting for me to show up?
He casually tossed Xu Suwen aside, then braced his legs, ready to turn and run away at any moment.

The door of the Sanqing Hall burst open with a bang, and countless yellow Taoist banners flew out and quickly swept towards Ao Qing.

Upon seeing this, Ao Qing instantly opened his mouth, and a mouthful of demonic fire spewed out, instantly burning away all the Dao banners that were attacking him.

At the same time, Jiang Yun slowly walked out of the Sanqing Hall. He had just been stabilizing his magical power, but he was fully aware of what was happening outside.

He took a deep breath, looked at Xu Suwen, and said, "Suwen, please step aside."

Xu Suwen rubbed her neck, which had turned blue from being pinched, and without saying a word, quickly retreated to a distance. Her gaze towards Jiang Yun also carried a hint of worry.

Jiang Yun had only just broken through to the third-grade Celestial Master realm, so it was uncertain whether he could be a match for Ao Qing.

Ao Qing, who had been pretending to flee, saw that it was Jiang Yun, not Ao Yu, who walked out of the Sanqing Hall.

After the surge of magical power emanated from Jiang Yun, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He slowly narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Just broke through to the third-grade cultivation level?"

You should know that even though Ao Qing was hunted down by Ao Yu for a full twenty years, it's still a story.

It wasn't that Ao Qing was too weak, but rather that Ao Yu was too strong.

Once the dragon race reaches the third rank, they can summon wind and rain, thunder and lightning, making them incomparable to ordinary monsters.

Jiang Yun felt the magical power within his body and exhaled a breath of turbid air: "I have finally returned to the Celestial Master realm."

Then, his gaze slowly fell on Ao Qing, his eyes filled with anger, and he took out a yellow talisman.

Toss it gently.

"Playing with fire with me?"

"The true fire of Samadhi, flowing light for ten thousand miles. Illuminating heaven and earth, shining brightly in all directions. Rivers and seas boil, demons and monsters hide. The Southern Dipper descends with its energy, the flowing light of Samadhi."

"Refine the embryo to change its nature, refine the soul to ensure its health. All demons perish, riding the smoke to fly away. So be it!"

In an instant, a massive burst of Samadhi True Fire erupted from the yellow talisman and swept towards Ao Qing.

Ao Qing's expression changed slightly. It could sense that the Samadhi True Fire was quite powerful, so it quickly dodged to the side.

Jiang Yun tossed out one talisman after another from his hand.

Boom!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared above the Sanqing Temple.

Bolts of lightning roared down.

At the same time, one after another strong mud-brick soldiers emerged from the ground and rushed towards Ao Qing.

Soon, Ao Qing was entangled by these mud-brick soldiers, and thunder roared down from the sky.

boom!
In an instant, the lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, slammed into Ao Qing.

Ao Qing's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Jiang Yun with some surprise. This person's strength did not seem like that of someone who had just broken through to the third-grade Celestial Master realm.

One yellow talisman after another was thrown out by Jiang Yun.

Thunder and fire roared simultaneously.

That is, Jiang Yun had just broken through and had not yet had time to draw the talismans that could only be used by the Celestial Master realm.

However, Ao Qing was, after all, a third-grade demonic dragon. He let out a dragon roar and instantly smashed the mud-figure soldiers who were entangled with him. Then he flew into the sky, his demonic eyes fixed on the Sanqing Temple below, before soaring down.

His combat experience was also incredibly rich; he knew that to fight a Taoist who was casting spells, one had to get close.

Once someone gets close, I can tear them to pieces with a single claw strike.

Jiang Yun also saw through Ao Qing's intention, narrowed his eyes slightly, then threw up a yellow talisman and loudly chanted.

"If we rush to destroy the altar and temple, we must absorb the Qi and then withdraw our troops. I imagine the five Thunder Gods riding the clouds to join me."

boom!
A bolt of lightning roared down and struck Jiang Yun.

In an instant, Jiang Yun's aura suddenly burst forth. When the demonic dragon that Ao Qing's true form had transformed into attacked, Jiang Yun actually leaped up, grabbed its claws tightly, and then forcefully flung it to the ground.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The dragon's body, which was over ten meters long, crashed heavily to the ground.

Then Jiang Yun took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and slowly chanted:
"Heaven is the image, earth is the form. Transform towers and pavilions, summon prison generals. Set up prison guards, transform iron beds. Thousand-pound locks, ten-thousand-pound canes. Escort evil spirits into prison, heavy crimes are investigated, light crimes are pardoned. So be it!"

Then a spell was cast towards the ground.

For a moment, the ground trembled slightly.

From beneath the ground, countless yin energies gradually spread out, followed by countless jet-black iron chains that surged out from the ground and bound Ao Qing's body.

Soon, Ao Qing was bound by countless iron chains and struggled incessantly.

Ao Qing's expression also changed. At this moment, the countless iron chains seemed to want to drag him into the underground underworld.

Once dragged into the underworld, I'm afraid...

A painful dragon's roar resounded.

Ao Qing instantly transformed into human form, and the iron chains that had been binding him instantly missed their target.

Countless iron chains adjusted their direction again and bound him.

Ao Qing, without hesitation, fled towards the outside of the Sanqing Temple in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun's face darkened. He wanted to give chase, but this fellow was only good at escaping, despite his other mediocre skills.

He fled from the Sanqing Temple in a flash and disappeared.

Jiang Yun instantly flew to the outside of the Sanqing Temple, but the fellow had already vanished without a trace.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, his eyebrows furrowing slightly, but soon he realized something and looked towards the street on his right.

Before anyone knew it, Feng Yu was already standing on this empty street, a faint smile on her face as she looked at Jiang Yun.

He slowly walked over and said with a smile, "It's better that it escaped. If you had killed it, you would have been in a lot of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, "Why has Eunuch Feng come?"

"Of course, I sensed that someone had broken through to the third rank." Feng Yu walked slowly into the Sanqing Temple with his hands behind his back and said, "The third rank is already considered a top-notch expert. If someone of this strength wants to assassinate His Majesty, we cannot afford to be careless."

"Of course we need to find out who it is."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded slightly and quickly followed Feng Yu inside.

Just then, Xu Suwen rushed over and asked about Jiang Yun's situation: "How is it? Did you let that demonic dragon escape?"

Jiang Yun nodded, took a deep breath, recalled the scene just now, and said in a deep voice, "This guy's strength is probably only at the beginner level in the third rank, but his speed in escaping is really fast."

"Eunuch Feng." Xu Suwen greeted Feng Yu with a fist and palm salute.

Feng Yu waved his hand with a smile and said, "You're too kind. Jiang Yun and I have something to say to each other."

"Then I'll excuse myself for a moment." Xu Suwen was quite sensible and quickly turned to leave.

Jiang Yun quickly led Feng Yu to the living room of the Sanqing Temple, and even made him a cup of tea. She was also a little curious about what Feng Yu wanted to say to her.

Feng Yu took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Jiang Yun, you really surprise me. You've only been in the capital for a short time, half a year? And you've already reached the third-grade Celestial Master realm. If you're talking about a stroke of luck, it's hard for me to believe that an ordinary person could reach the Celestial Master realm in half a year."

Hearing Feng Yu's words, Jiang Yun gave an awkward smile.

Then Feng Yu's expression turned serious, and he reminded Jiang Yun in a deep voice: "Some things I told you before were a bit premature."

"But now that you've reached the third-grade Celestial Master realm, you've learned some things."

"In the capital, there are quite a few experts at the third rank in the five major academies and five major Buddhist temples, and even some old monsters."

"Many years ago, once you reached the third rank, you were called the Immortal Realm."

"It was only later, because the different sects and schools had different paths of cultivation, that they each adopted new names."

"Once one reaches the level of Immortal Liberation, in some respects, one is already different from ordinary mortals with physical bodies."

"The most significant one is lifespan."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, those who reach the third rank can live for about two hundred years."

"The second-grade realm can last for about three to four hundred years."

Feng Yu paused, stared intently at Jiang Yun, and said, "Do you know why I'm telling you all this?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded slightly and asked, "Is Grandfather telling me that there are always people more capable than you, and that there is always something beyond your understanding? Should I not become arrogant and reckless just because I have reached the third-rank Celestial Master realm at such a young age?"

Feng Yu smiled faintly: "That's why I like talking to smart people."

(End of this chapter)