The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 116: Mysterious Spiritual Root, Endless Wood

Inside Chiyao Mountain, magical power is surging.

The entire mountain range roared and shook as if the earth was shaking.

Xuanming and the Fire Rat King have fought for several rounds.

There was heavy rain, thunder and lightning, raging fire and heat waves. One of them controlled the situation while the other had the advantage of terrain, so they were temporarily evenly matched.

Xuanming shook out the dream fairy by swung the magic gourd in his hand. A wisp of dreamlike mist diffused out and transformed into a mirror-like banshee in a water blue dress.

After recuperating in the spirit gourd for several months, Meng Po's injuries have almost recovered. Since she has a grudge with the Fire Rat King, she can't just sit there and watch the show.

As expected, when the enemies met, they were extremely jealous of each other. The Fire Rat King directly abandoned Xuanming, with a murderous look on his pretty face, and rushed towards Mengpo.

Meng Po also had a gloomy expression, exuding a chilling murderous aura, and took the initiative to greet the Fire Rat King.

The two monsters, one real and one fake, fought fiercely, with each move being deadly. For a moment, they only had eyes for each other, as if they would not stop until they killed their opponent.

Waving his sleeves to collect the remaining fire rat skins, Xuanming did not intervene, but watched the battle leisurely, because he saw some clues. The Fire Rat King and Mengpo Dao were in opposition, one was targeting the physical body, the other was targeting the soul, one was active and the other was quiet, this was a confrontation between nature and fate.

Xuanming also noticed that the auras of the two demons were somewhat similar. Although their Taoism and Taoism were completely different during the fight, there was a sense of fusion between them. It seemed that there was some connection between them.

Only when Mengpo and the Fire Rat King were about to be defeated did Xuanming come to the rescue. Heavy rain turned into thousands of water swords, carrying lightning and thunder, and directly hit the Fire Rat King.

Two fists are no match for four hands, and Xuanming is as strong as the Fire Rat King. After joining forces, the Fire Rat King was severely injured.

"Meng Po, Lao Niu Bizi, I have made note of this and will avenge you one day."

As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. The Fire Rat King plunged into the boiling magma, and her hateful voice echoed in the karst cave. However, Xuan Ming had been on guard against her and was faster than her. He took a step forward, his figure disappeared, and he used the Five Elements Escape.

The Fire Rat King was stopped directly by taking the initiative to attack the monster and escaping at a fast speed. Waves rose from the deep magma and a bolt of lightning struck the Fire Rat King on the head. The sea of fire boiled, waves of fire surged, the magma exploded into numerous sparks, and the surrounding volcanic rocks cracked and fell off layer by layer.

The Fire Rat King was forced to emerge and break through the magma. Knowing that she had nowhere to retreat and escape, her eyes turned red and her gaze was determined. She exuded a madness that meant she would die if she failed. She planned to settle accounts with the Dream Lady and decide between life and death. Only in this way could she win a glimmer of hope and even rise again from the ashes.

Grandma Meng was already on high alert, secretly gathering strength and using her magical power of Mirror Flower to hover above the magma, just a foot away from the surface of the fire. When she saw the Fire Rat King flying out, she immediately attacked with all her might.

As soon as the Fire Rat King emitted a flash of lightning, he plunged headfirst into the mirror. His speed was so fast that she had no time to react. By the time she could react, she was already surprised.

Thinking of the culprits who led her into this trap: one was lying in wait, digging a trap, and the other was chasing her relentlessly, forcing her to hide here and there like a sheep. They were truly a pair of snakes and rats... in cahoots with each other, birds of a feather, insidious and cunning. The Fire Rat King was alert and gnashing his teeth in hatred.

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The Fire Rat King fell into the trap, and Meng Po and Xuan Ming began to catch the turtle in the jar, and the three thousand dream tans were released in the water mirror, and the three thousand Fire Rat Kings came out. Meng Po's strength was equal to that of the Fire Rat King. This time the Fire Rat King was injured and trapped in the mirror, and Meng Po had the upper hand. Xuan Ming helped from the side, offering the moon stone and throwing in the mirror flower to bless this magical power. Under the mirror flower and water moon, the Fire Rat King was exhausted and looked humiliated. All his magical powers were suppressed, and he was in danger. His life was hanging by a thread several times.

He raised his hand and thunder appeared. Thousands of mines appeared in the mirror. The fire wall collapsed, the sea of ​​fire overturned, the volcano collapsed, the sparks withered, and even the real fire condensed from the earth fire was extinguished. The Fire Rat King was in an even worse situation.

Half an hour later, the mirror flowers shook and roared continuously. A crack appeared on Meng Po's mirror-like face, but her whole body exuded an aura of joy, because the Fire Rat King's domain collapsed and he finally fell.

Reaching out his hand to take the moonstone, Xuanming waited patiently while wandering around the cave looking for some spiritual materials. At the same time, he shrunk the distance into an inch and walked towards the direction of the fire spirit's fluctuations. Finally, he used the Five Elements Escape and headed straight for the depths of the sea of fire.

After diving all the way down to a depth of about several hundred feet, he touched a thin film. This was a formation, which was used to open up an area in the magma. The Fire Rat King died and the power of the formation was greatly damaged. Xuanming easily passed through the formation and came to the land of the Fire Rat clan.

As far as the eye can see, this separated space is about several hundred acres, planted with a large number of fire-attributed spiritual materials, ranging from yellow level to black level, mainly spiritual medicines, spiritual flowers and spiritual grains. Spiritual roots are the most precious, but their number is scarce.

However, the most eye-catching thing is a giant tree that reaches the sky. The tree is five hundred feet high, with a thick trunk, twisted branches, and a crown like a canopy. The whole tree is burning with flames, and the wood seems to be endless. This is the sacred object of the Fire Rat Clan: the Endless Wood.

It is said in the "Daxuan Qimu Lu": There is a volcano in the south, forty miles long, with endless trees growing on it, and fire burning day and night...

This kind of Xuan-level spiritual root is very common in the south but relatively rare in the north. Looking at the big tree, Xuanming clapped his hands and laughed.

If we bring this spiritual root back to the Qiuzhen Temple and plant it in Floating Cloud Mountain, it will gather spiritual energy, sort out the earth's energy, and suppress the luck. Over the years, it will surely make Floating Cloud Mountain more prosperous. Combined with the other foundation of the Fire Rat Clan, the foundation of the Qiuzhen Temple will certainly increase greatly.

A moment later, Xuanming was in the treasure house of the Fire Rat Clan, looking at the dazzling array of spiritual materials. He stroked his beard and smiled. He had originally wanted to maintain harmony and make good connections, but unexpectedly things took a turn for the worse. The conflict between the Fire Rat King and the Dream Lady was far worse than he had imagined. Although there were many twists and turns, the reward was fruitful.

Xuanming waved his sleeves and put the treasures into the Ruyi Bag and Taiji Heaven. Then he walked out of the treasury. The rest of the Fire Rat Tribe had already fled. Considering their shallow karma, he did not kill them all.

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Passing through the formation and across the sea of fire, Xuanming broke through the magma layer and returned to the cave. At this time, Mengpo's Mirror Flower Dao Realm had already swallowed up the Fire Rat King's broken Dao Realm. The prototype became more complete and began to turn from virtual to real.

Afterwards, Meng Po turned into a stream of light and dropped into the corpse of the Fire Rat King. In an instant, her body rose into the air, glowing brightly, and her life and soul merged. Suddenly, the corpse of the Fire Rat King shook slightly, and a strange yet familiar aura spread.

Holding the whisk tightly, Xuan Ming's hair stood on end, as if facing a formidable enemy, and stared at the Fire Rat King. This powerful aura made him feel pressure like a mountain, as if he was facing a great spiritual master. Although the Disha Exorcism Technique acts on the soul and has a certain restraining force on the Fire Rat King, he still dared not take it lightly. After all, the Fire Rat King's condition looked a little special.

The corpse turned from horizontal to vertical, and the Fire Rat King's temperament changed drastically as her eyes opened and closed. She was three points less flamboyant and bright, and three points more gentle like water. The two completely opposite temperaments blended perfectly in her body. A water blue corset ribbon was added to her fiery red skirt, and her pupils turned from black to blue, as if they were filled with clear springs. At this moment, she was both the Fire Rat King and the Dream Lady.

With a faint glance at Xuanming, the Fire Rat King put away the transformed Mirror Flower Dao Domain, walked into the depths of the magma as if no one was around, and nimbly shuttled through the sea of fire like a fish. Xuanming followed closely behind him. The Fire Rat King's speed was getting faster and faster, and he also kept accelerating.

One hundred feet, five hundred feet, one thousand feet...

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the temperature first increased by ten feet, and then decreased by ten feet. Xuanming reached the bottom of the magma. Just as he stepped on the ground and stabilized his body, the Fire Rat King, who had arrived earlier, moved again and suddenly dived into the ground. He used the earth escape technique to immediately follow him.

(End of this chapter)