The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 125 Slap the Dragon, Ask the Master to Show Mercy
The water flows gently and the river flows eastward.

Xuanming sailed on the river for several days.

It was not until a month later that the boat arrived at the confluence of the middle and lower reaches of the Canglan River and automatically stopped at the edge of a whirlpool like a river island. A purple lotus grew in the river nearby, and the lotus was holding up a slightly fat Taoist with a sweet smile. He was none other than the head of the Zixia Sect: Dongfeng, and the only Taoist practitioner in the sect who had condensed a holy fetus.

In the past, the two Taoists had met once when discussing Taoism. Today, when they met again, Master Dongfeng was filled with emotion and was the first to pay his respects: "It has been a few years since we last met. Your demeanor is worse than before, and you have condensed a holy fetus. This is truly gratifying. I admire you and feel ashamed of myself."

Xuanming was not surprised that Master Dongfeng was waiting here. Since he had decided to kill the dragon, he naturally had to give a greeting to Zixia Sect. He did not act too arrogantly and bowed his head in return, saying:
"You are too kind, fellow Daoist. I just had a lucky breakthrough. I can't compare to you who have been polishing for many years and have a deep foundation."

Taoist Dongfeng smiled without saying anything, Xuanming nodded and smiled, and the two Taoists tacitly changed the topic. Taoist Dongfeng waved his sleeves and took out a compass. Streams of purple air emerged from it and condensed into a magical power, which attracted many purple auras of the rising sun and poured into the vortex together.

The vortex glowed and stopped rotating temporarily, and a door like a black hole opened in the middle.

"Fellow Daoist, that evil obstacle is locked here."

After he finished speaking, Master Dongfeng was the first to pass through the portal. Xuanming responded with a smile and used his escape technique to follow him.

The light dimmed and the space became dim. The two real people came to the bottom of the river. There was an underwater well here. The well mouth was no different from an ordinary ancient well, except that the surroundings and the inside of the well wall were engraved with mysterious runes.

There are nine Taoist chains on the ground, connecting the nearby underground mountains, piles of rocks, grasslands and a riverbed. It is with the help of power from all four directions that Zixia Sect can suppress the dragon.

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hold head high!
The roar of an angry dragon came from the well.

The sound was deafening and rolling like the tide, causing huge waves at the entire wellhead. However, as soon as the storm started, it was dissipated by the runes and the nine chains arranged in the shape of a nine-square grid.

"You're all here! So that I don't have to look for you again after I break the seal."

The dragon was furious and struggled continuously. The chains collided with each other, making a loud noise that irritated the eardrums.

"Humph, you evil creature, today is the day you die!"

Taoist Dongfeng snorted coldly, turned around and looked at Xuanming, bowed his head and said: "I'd like to trouble you to use your magical powers to kill the dragon and seek justice for the lives that died in vain in the past, and also to save the people of Canglan River from future troubles."

"As it should be."

Xuanming nodded, strode towards the wellhead, and as he took steps he gradually turned into flowing light and entered the wellhead.

After passing through the narrow well wall, the space suddenly opened up. A hideous green dragon was seen with nine chains piercing through its nine orifices. Perhaps because the space was only a few dozen feet, the dragon's body was forced to shrink to a few dozen feet. Its scales, as big as a cattail fan, had a cold and hard texture like bronze, its eyes were wide open, and its fangs were sharp.

Seeing Xuanming, he stopped struggling, and even ignored the blood flowing out from where the chains were tightening. He didn't care about the pain, and stared at the Taoist in front of him, exuding a strong murderous intent.

"It's you!"

The main body and the split soul have a special connection.

From the moment he sensed Xuanming's aura, Jiaolong recognized that the old Taoist was the one who killed his own soul. If he hadn't ruined his plans, he might have already broken the seal and escaped with the help of internal and external forces.

Now, this old bull nose came to him again and wanted to kill him. With new and old grudges added to each other, the dragon was furious. He opened his mouth and roared, risking his injury and spitting out a breath of dragon's breath.

This breath of dragon contained the resentment of the dragon that had been suppressed for many years. When it was used recklessly, its power was terrifying. The space was burned and distorted. The dragon was confident in this attack.

Although he was suppressed, his life was not in danger. He lay dormant patiently, thinking that there would always be a chance for him to break the seal and see the light of day again. That's why the dragon did not fight to the death.

Now the situation goes against his wish, as an old Taoist priest shows up on the road. Jiaolong is unwilling to be killed, so he naturally has to fight for his life. Especially since he smells a trace of terrifying aura from the old Taoist priest, which makes his scales tighten. Jiaolong dares not to be careless and strikes first.

If a war breaks out, the huge movement will damage the magic circle, revealing a gap or flaw, and he will have the opportunity to use the force to fight back, break the seal and escape. Facing the angry attack of the dragon, ordinary Saint Embryo True Person may have to be on high alert and have to deal with it with all his strength, which may damage the magic circle as the dragon wants, but it is not worth mentioning to Xuanming. He just waved his sleeves lightly, and the breeze blew, and the dragon's breath melted away like snowflakes.

Seeing that the dragon's breath was easily defeated by Xuan Ming, the dragon was in disbelief. He felt as if facing a great enemy. Feeling death approaching step by step, he squeezed his potential, mobilized the power of dragon blood, dragon bones and dragon tendons in his body, opened his mouth again, and spit out dragon's breath.

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The dragon's breath was divided into two, one half rushed straight to Xuanming, and the other half hit the chain directly, with greater power than before.

The entire space formation was forced to manifest, and three thousand runes emerged and flowed along a mysterious trajectory.

Wherever the dragon's breath passed, the runes were temporarily annihilated. Although they were quickly filled and born again, as if they were endless and indestructible, they were still a moment slow in the face of the all-out attack of the burning origin.

The dragon's breath fell on a chain, burning the runes on it. Taking advantage of this gap, the dragon roared in pain and struggled to break one of the chains.

Large pieces of scales fell off and blood spilled like rain. Although it looked miserable, the dragon grinned and its aura suddenly became stronger.

All this happened in a flash, and the timing was just right. It was obvious that although Jiaolong was trying it for the first time, he had done many simulations during the years of being suppressed, and had already made plans for the worst, so he was able to hit the target with one strike.

At the same time, Xuanming waved his sleeves to sweep away the dragon's breath, and broke a chain on the dragon. He was not surprised at all that there were still three pounds of nails on the broken boat. Moreover, this dragon was already at the peak of Qi training, and was about to turn into a real dragon in the past. It was not surprising that it had such a hidden skill.

Outside the well, seeing one of the chains broken, Master Dongfeng's face changed drastically. This was also the reason why he did not dare to attack the dragon easily when he was condensing the Holy Fetus. This monster was ferocious and terrifying, far beyond the reach of ordinary Holy Fetus masters. If it were not for Master Xuanming's special situation, he would not dare to come here rashly.

Although out of trust in Xuanming, Master Dongfeng did not rush into the well, he still offered up a scroll-shaped spiritual weapon, ready to help immediately if the situation got out of control.

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In the Dragon Locking Well, even though the dragon's aura was stronger, Xuan Ming was confident. He raised his hand and slapped the long worm, and a dragon tooth immediately broke off and flew out.

He cultivated both his magic and his body, and his life and soul were advancing together. With his current strength, he was able to easily crush this crippled dragon.

Looking at the dragon's incredible expression, Xuanming raised his hand again and slapped the dragon a few more times. No matter how the dragon dodged, it could not escape the slap in the face and could only feel helpless and furious.

"Who are you anyway?"

After Xuanming stopped, the bruised and swollen dragon asked fearfully, you know, he has strong dragon blood in his body, which is equivalent to a human who has built a superior foundation for the Tao. He has also seen the threshold of practicing spirit, otherwise, he would not have the confidence to transform into a dragon.

Even though Long You is now in shallow water and his strength is greatly reduced, facing a life-and-death struggle of his own, even if the old Taoist in front of him has built a superior foundation of Taoism, he can at most be on par with him or have a slight advantage over him in the short term, and there is no way he can crush him so easily.

"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

"Old Niubi, how dare you bully me like this?"

"Please stop, I'll talk it over."

……

Xuanming did not answer, but continued to slap Jiaolong until his skin was torn and blood was dripping. He stopped only when Jiaolong was dying. Jiaolong lost his arrogance and was afraid that Xuanming would continue to attack him, so he immediately begged for mercy:
"It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. If you are willing to show mercy and let Xiaolong go, I am willing to be your helper and follow you around, loyal to you.

If you don't believe me, I am willing to swear an oath that if I ever try to kill you, I will end Xiaolong's spiritual path and make him die a miserable death."

Xuanming seemed to be moved. He calmly brushed off the dust and blood on his sleeves and said slowly, "God is merciful. I am very happy that you can return to the right path after losing your way. But if you want to seek refuge, you must show your sincerity. I have some questions in my heart, and I hope that the Dragon King can answer them."

(End of this chapter)