Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 378 The Dragon King Escapes
"Tai Shang Tai Xing, constantly responding to changes.

Exorcise evil spirits and bind evil spirits, protect life and body.

Wisdom is clear and the mind is peaceful.

The three souls are eternal, and the soul has no loss. "

The Purification Mantra, one of the Eight Great Mantras of Taoism.

It cannot be used for offense and defense like the Golden Light Mantra, nor can it summon the ancestral master like the Incense Offering Mantra, nor can it restore and heal injuries like the Mysterious Essence Mantra, nor can it regulate feng shui like the Earth-Soothing Mantra and the Heaven-Purifying Mantra, nor can it directly regulate the true qi of the body like the Mouth-Purifying Mantra and the Body-Purifying Mantra.

But why is it called the first of the eight great divine spells?
Because it directly affects the most fundamental aspect of living beings—the soul!
Break free from delusions and evil thoughts, expel evil spirits and demons, strengthen the spirit and soul, and purify the soul.

The Purification Mantra purifies the soul from the very foundation of the Great Dao. It is upright and honest, and while its efficiency may not be the highest, it is certainly the most thorough, with absolutely no side effects.

Gu Zhao and the sixteen old Taoists sat down around the stone slab according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) arrangement, deriving the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. The sound of the Purification Mantra was transmitted through the stone slab's seal to the ground, directly affecting the consciousness of the only living being beneath the stone slab.

It's not that they can't break the seal on the stone slab, but rather that there is a demon-possessed Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits under the stone slab, clearly corrupted by demonic energy. If they were to break the seal directly and release him, they might not be able to withstand him!
To them, the Myriad Spirits Dragon King, with his millennia of cultivation, was not much different from the true form of the Heavenly Demon.

Gu Zhao: ╮(￣▽￣)╭

As the demonic energy on the stone slab weakened, the seal became less and less secure, the dragon's roar from beneath the slab grew louder and louder, and the sound of the Purifying Mantra became clearer and clearer.

"hold head high--"

The dragon's roar was filled with pain, and also with struggle.

Bai Fei and Li Qingshuang stood on one side of the stone slab, nervously looking at the stone slab's restrictions, but listening to Gu Zhao and the others chanting scriptures, they felt calm and peaceful, and couldn't feel nervous at all.

This feeling is awkward and makes people feel a bit embarrassed.

"What a wondrous incantation." Bai Fei sensed the chanting of the crowd, the rhythm of their voices, the true qi released according to the rhythm, and the rising and falling fluctuations of their divine souls...

These ever-changing and subtle details, along with the most important Daoist Qi and pure Yang spirit, constitute an extremely profound incantation.

Bai Fei could sense that this exquisite spell was very beneficial to the soul. Even though she was only affected by the aftereffects of the spell, her soul was still strengthened and purified.

At the same time, as the Purification Mantra was continuously chanted, and as everyone's magic power and consciousness were sent into the seal, the demonic patterns on the stone slab gradually smoothed out, the dragon's roar gradually weakened, and the dissipation of demonic energy gradually diminished.

But in less than half a day, the demonic patterns flickered again, the dragon's roar grew louder, and the demonic energy suddenly became dense again.

……

Next, almost every day, the sealing reaction, the dragon's roar, and the concentration of demonic energy began to cycle from strong to weak, and then from weak to strong again.

Eight days passed in a row, and the cycle continued endlessly.

Fortunately, Gu Zhao and the others were all highly skilled and possessed profound magical power. Moreover, reciting the Purifying Heart Mantra consumed far less energy than casting spells to trap the Ink Dragon, which allowed them to persevere all the way.

After enduring eight days of this, Li Qingshuang finally couldn't take it anymore and asked Bai Fei, "How long is this going to take?"

"almost."

Bai Fei's cultivation was far superior to Li Qingshuang's. She clearly sensed that although the cycle repeated eight times in eight days, each cycle was actually different.

The peak intensity of the sealing reaction was gradually weakening, the pain in the dragon's roar was getting less and less, the struggle was getting weaker and weaker, and the concentration of demonic energy was also gradually decreasing.

All of this indicates that the situation is gradually improving. With the help of the Purifying Mantra, the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits is gradually regaining his sanity and is even expelling the demonic energy from his body.

But even Bai Fei didn't know when she would succeed, or when this quantitative change would lead to a qualitative change.

Maybe it will take a long time, or maybe it will happen next time.

Bai Fei didn't know, and neither did Gu Zhao and the sixteen old Taoist priests, because strictly speaking, they were actually playing a supporting role.

Based on the current situation of the Myriad Spirits Dragon King being sealed by the Ink Flood Dragon, as well as Li Qing Shuang's previous mention of the Myriad Spirits Dragon King's inexplicable madness, and the Ink Flood Dragon's previous relationship with that Demon Ancestor... Gu Zhao deduced that the Myriad Spirits Dragon King probably did not voluntarily fall into demonic possession, but was ambushed.

Looking at the seal underground and listening to the struggling dragon's roar, Gu Zhao judged that the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Spirits might still be saved. So he decisively gathered everyone to recite the Purifying Heart Mantra to help, and it worked as expected.

If Bai Fei could sense it from afar, they could certainly sense it too. Since they knew it was effective, they continued chanting without hesitation, and were even more motivated.

Moreover, they were filled with curiosity.

Dragon! True dragon!

That black dragon was already as imposing as a mountain, so I wonder just how magnificent this Myriad Spirits Dragon King will be?
"hold head high--"

As the ninth day arrived, the dragon's roar rose to a new height, its sound now imbued with a sense of majesty in addition to its pain and struggle.

At the same time, as if sensing something, the black patterns on the stone slab suddenly began to flash wildly, and the demonic energy beneath the slab began to surge in waves.

This change is also more dramatic than the previous eight-day cycle.

"hold head high--"

"Om-"

"The Supreme Star Platform, ever-responsive..."

The chanting of the Purification Mantra mingled with the demonic energy of the dragon's roar, creating a new balance between the Tao, the demons, and the monsters.

The air was filled with Taoist charm, the dragon's might was overwhelming, and demonic energy filled the sky.

Soon, half a day passed, and the dragon's roar, which should have faded, did not diminish but instead became even more high-pitched and loud, as if it did not want to continue the next round of the battle.

Gu Zhao's eyes flickered, and he took out the Three Pure Bells and gently shook it.

"Jingle Bell--"

The sixteen old Taoist priests also exerted their power together. Those who had magic treasures directly used them to enhance their power, while those who did not have magic treasures also activated their true qi with all their might.

The Bagua formation forms a unified whole, amplifying the power of the Pure Heart Mantra, and through the formation's seal, it is directly sent beneath the stone slab.

Bai Fei and Li Qingshuang naturally noticed this change and were both ready to take action.

then……

"Crack! Click!"

The stone slab, unable to withstand the torment, began to crumble, and the demonic patterns on it also started to break.

Just as the ninth day was drawing to a close, a desolate dragon's roar resounded from the bottom of Ink Lake, and then the stone slab that had been suppressing and sealing the lake shattered completely!

"Boom!"

The stone slab shattered, and the demonic energy beneath it surged forth, but it was completely blocked by the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation.

Then, in the pitch-black demon cave, a huge dragon head, tens of meters long, suddenly appeared.

Its head, with its sharp angles, was covered in white scales that looked like frost, and on top of that were two huge, pure white dragon horns.

His eyes were not vertical pupils, but rather human-like eyes, exuding wisdom and majesty, yet also showing a deep weariness.

"Thank you!"

(End of this chapter)