Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 246 Casting the Bait
On the cliff of Emerald Bamboo Mountain, a strange power permeates the air, yet for a time, people inadvertently overlook the changes that have occurred here.

“Normally, a spiritual artifact requires the spiritual power of a Dao Foundation cultivator to be activated freely. I am somewhat lacking in this aspect. Fortunately, my true qi is sufficiently abundant, and I also have a second-tier divine soul, so I can barely activate the power of this spiritual artifact.”

With a surge of powerful divine soul energy, Jiang Chen connected with the Dragon Fishing Rod.

This magical artifact underwent a transformation by fishing up the pure-blooded dragon Mist Flood Dragon, acquiring eleven restrictions. It was already the pinnacle of a low-grade magical artifact, yet it possessed extraordinary mysteries.

With a hum, spirituality revived. As Jiang Chen's power continued to flow in, the miraculous power of the Dragon Fishing Rod began to truly manifest. The originally yellowish bamboo rod began to radiate rays of spiritual light.

"fall!"

An invisible fishing line stretched out, and Jiang Chen swung his fishing rod.

In that instant, as if tempted by something, the dragon blood hidden in Gao Zixuan's body suddenly revived and actively approached the power of the fishing rod. At the same time, under such impact, Gao Zixuan, who was originally under the influence of the bewitching, showed signs of waking up, but was quickly suppressed by Jiang Chen.

A moment later, the power of the fishing rod successfully connected with the dragon bloodline within Gao Zixuan's body. At this point, Gao Zixuan had completely become the fish on Jiang Chen's hook, and he could catch him at any time if he wanted.

However, this is meaningless, since even without the fishing rod, Jiang Chen can easily control Gao Zixuan.

"The Green Serpent stripped away the dragon's bloodline and hid a portion of it within Gao Zixuan's body to deflect the backlash. She will eventually take back this portion of the bloodline."

"After becoming a spiritual artifact, the second divine manifestation of the Dragon Fishing Rod is to fish for jiaolong (a type of dragon). It has a natural restraint on jiaolong and can stimulate the bloodline of jiaolong. However, jiaolong is extraordinary after all, especially jiaolong that has already established its Dao foundation and whose power has already been established."

"Even with a magical artifact like the Dragon Fishing Rod, it wouldn't be easy for me to catch a dragon at the Foundation Establishment level. But now I can take advantage of this opportunity to deceive everyone and make the Green Snake swallow my hook willingly."

"The dragon blood within Gao Zixuan is both the foundation for the green snake's transformation and my bait."

On a whim, Jiang Chen deliberately cut the fishing line, creating the illusion that the fish had escaped the hook, leaving the invisible fishhook temporarily inside Gao Zixuan's body.

"The essence of the Dragon Fishing Rod is extraordinary, and its ability is specifically designed for dragon species. Given the Green Serpent's background and cultivation level, it is highly unlikely that it will be able to detect the existence of this fishhook."

"However, in this case, I need to handle the Gao family's affairs more reasonably."

Watching the power of the fishing rod disappear into Gao Zixuan's body, completely assimilating with the dragon's bloodline, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

"Gao Zixuan colluded with the demon snake to break through the Gao family's protective formation. The Gao family split, with one branch wanting to join the demon race and the other branch resolutely opposing it. They fought each other, and finally the current family head, Gao Sizhu, forcibly activated the formation, detonating the green snake evil energy that had accumulated on Green Bamboo Mountain, turning the entire Green Bamboo Mountain into a dead land."

"The black serpent demon, who had reached the peak of Qi Refining, perished. Only Gao Zixuan, who had mastered a portion of the great array's authority, was seriously injured but managed to escape and his whereabouts are unknown."

With these ideas colliding, a complete script quickly took shape in Jiang Chen's mind.

With his divine sense reflecting upon the past, and combined with Gao Siyuan's memories, Jiang Chen's understanding of Green Bamboo Mountain was actually greater than that of Gao Sizhu, the current head of the family. Although Gao Sizhu succeeded to the position of head of the family, he had not found a way to use the Azure Serpent's Fiend, which was also the best reason to kill the Black Serpent.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Chen no longer hesitated and immediately used his mind control technique to mislead the Black Serpent, Gao Sizhu, and Gao Zixuan. In this way, the script was reflected in the real world. After a short while, while Jiang Chen used the peach wood branch to extract the spiritual energy from the Green Bamboo Mountain's spiritual cave, Gao Sizhu was driven into a desperate situation.

"How dare my Gao family collude with the demon race! Explode!"

Holding the array core plate, Gao Sizhu roared and fiercely detonated the great array on Green Bamboo Mountain.

In an instant, the spiritual energy surged wildly, and the dazzling spiritual light enveloped the entire Green Bamboo Mountain, attracting attention. Of course, all of this was just a show, because the spiritual energy had already been drawn away by Jiang Chen, so the self-destruction of this great formation was just a facade, and the power it could exert was limited.

However, both Gao Sizhu and the Black Serpent Demon did die, their souls annihilated, and they were ultimately devoured by the rampaging Green Serpent Demon.

"Dead, all dead."

At the foot of Emerald Bamboo Mountain, as if just recovering from the explosion, Gao Zixuan looked at the Emerald Bamboo Mountain behind him, which was now completely shrouded in azure evil energy. His face was pale and filled with panic.

He never expected things to develop to this point. He almost died. If he hadn't run fast enough, he would probably be a ghost on the mountain now. Even so, he paid a heavy price, with his body covered in marks from the erosion of evil energy.

“Green Bamboo Mountain is not far from Qingyuan County. Although the county magistrate is not here now, such a big change has occurred, and I am afraid that someone will come to investigate soon. I can’t stay here.”

"I'm going to Five Immortals Mountain to find my mother. She's a Dao Foundation Great Demon. With her around, my cultivation will definitely be much smoother than it is in the Gao family."

A sudden thought arose, as if grasping at the last straw. Without daring to linger, Gao Zixuan immediately fled towards Wuxian Mountain.

After Gao Zixuan left, Jiang Chen's figure appeared.

"So it's done. Although the mind control is more of a guide and can't directly alter memories at their root, it can make Gao Zixuan forget my existence and forget some illogical things. Unless the Green Snake has mastered the soul-searching technique and performs a soul search on Gao Zixuan, it shouldn't be able to detect it."

"As for Black Snake and Gao Sizhu, they are doomed to die. I used Soul Illumination to search their souls, and their souls have already suffered irreparable damage. With Green Snake's cultivation level, he will most likely be able to detect that something is wrong."

With a thought, Jiang Chen rose with the wind and disappeared again, following Gao Zixuan at a distance.

Just in case, he decided to escort Gao Zixuan on his way, since Gao Zixuan was already injured and it would be ridiculous if he encountered an accident on the way and died on the way.

Shortly after Jiang Chen left, figures began to appear near Emerald Bamboo Mountain. They were all cultivators from the county city. When Gao Sizhu detonated the great formation, the powerful explosion attracted their attention.

"Is the Gao family doomed?"

At the foot of the mountain, looking at the Emerald Bamboo Mountain shrouded in malevolent energy, the cultivators exchanged bewildered glances. The malevolent energy was so fierce that they dared not approach it easily. However, judging from the current situation, the Gao family's situation was probably not good, and they were likely in serious trouble.

(End of this chapter)