The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 126 Who can turn the tide?!
The transformation of a dragon is the first and most crucial step in the metamorphosis of a dragon species. Before this, even if a dragon species is born with a special bloodline, it is nothing more than a snake or a python. Even if it has the opportunity to grow dragon horns, it is still a serpent.

Only after fully transforming into a dragon can the title of "Dragon" be added later.

The dragon pearl emitted a stream of light, accelerating Ao Xuantao's transformation, while the insect-like and demon-like dragon's body dissipated. The last dragon eye gazed at Ao Xuantao and said, "...Find the truth, don't lose."

There were also surviving insect demons crawling out from the gaps in the dragon's scales, trying to corrupt Ao Xuantao. The already dead dragon's corpse roared fiercely, and the evil sound that was originally like the flapping of thousands of insects' wings became faintly magnificent and grand.

The dragon's body erupted with light, and it perished along with the insect demons that inhabited it.

Ao Xuantao's consciousness was overwhelmed by excruciating pain. His massive body plummeted downwards, blood flowing around him. The wounds he had inflicted during the battle were widening, his scales falling away. Suddenly—

From a distant existence, a surge of fortune descended upon Ao Xuantao. Ao Xuantao's consciousness gradually cleared, and he was not impacted by the power of the dragon pearl. He saw the young Taoist looking at him sideways, his eyes clear and bright.

Ao Xuantao murmured:
"Mr. Lang..."

I'm sorry to trouble you again.

Jinghe Dragon Lord lowered his eyes, feeling at ease. The human fortune surged like a long river, aiding Ao Xuantao's transformation into a dragon. Thus, beneath his body, countless streams of water surged and gathered, accompanied by a tearing sound.

Dragon claws appeared at the wound.

A new dragon will be born between heaven and earth. The wind follows the tiger, and the clouds follow the dragon. In the sky, the clouds gather more and more heavily, constantly swirling and pressing down layer by layer, and the moisture in the air begins to rise.

boom! ! !
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and exploded.

The fingers tapped on the handle of the knife, making a crisp sound.

Zhou Yan stood at the front of the crowd, his heart filled with worry. He was worried about Wugong Town and Ao Xuantao. The deeper they went into the Battle of Wofo Temple, the more they could feel the turbulent vortex and understand the immense entanglements involved.

A breeze blew by, and the boy's Taoist robe was filled with flowing air.

His sideburns trembled slightly, but his eyes remained fixed on the Reclining Buddha Temple.

Li Longji's preparations seem to require more time.

Zhou Yan recovered his strength and spirit, and stood guard at the forefront against the changes at the Reclining Buddha Temple. At this moment, the strange phenomena at the Reclining Buddha Temple were rising in layers, to the point that they could be vaguely seen even without the Dharma Eye.

The crimson light and pale golden aura swirled and transformed into a giant egg the size of a small hill. The feeling that this giant egg was nurturing something was becoming increasingly obvious. The powerful sense of oppression was so strong that if a mortal were to approach it, they would probably go mad instantly.

Even now, looking at it from afar, it fills one with fear and unease.

Next to Zhou Yan were Li Zhenyue and Pei Xuanniao from the Pei family.

The latter was not highly skilled, but he was very brave. His face was pale with fear, but his feet were firmly planted on the ground, refusing to take a step back. Zhou Yan exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Li Zhenyue asked, "Then, should we rush in?"

Zhou Yan said, "We can't let what's being conceived by this blood egg actually come out."

Pei Xuan Niao said, "I am willing to be the vanguard."

Zhou Yan said, "This is not a question of whether or not we are willing to be the vanguard. This thing has been prepared by those guys for who knows how many years. Every single one of us here could not kill it in a one-on-one fight."

Li Zhenyue said, "A temple covering more than a hundred acres has been transformed into a demon. This is somewhat similar to a regional barrier spell. Logically speaking, there should be nodes inside, just like the meridians and acupoints in the human body. If these nodes are broken, this thing will not be able to be conceived."

"However, at every node, demons will surely roam freely."

"With just the people here, it's impossible to destroy all the ley lines before the thing inside the blood egg is born. In fact, can we really destroy these nodes with just the people here?"

Pei Xuan Niao looked arrogant and instinctively wanted to answer or refute.

But he saw that terrifying, blood-red giant egg, visible to the naked eye, something that seemed to be gestating within it, something that seemed to have a fetus moving inside. The immense fear prevented him from speaking a word in rebuttal.

Pei Xuan Niao's arm was injured and had just been bandaged.

He gripped the knife, and in the end, all he could say was, "It's just death."

Li Zhenyue neither confirmed nor denied the claim.

"madness!"

Zhou Yan stared intently at the Wofo Temple. At this moment, Ao Xuantao was still asleep in the water, undergoing a perilous transformation into a dragon, the outcome of which was uncertain.

Shen Cangming sat cross-legged.

The elixir given by Li Longji transformed into vital energy, nourishing the foundation of one's health.

The man's murderous aura was contained, and his cultivation level had returned to the peak of the seventh rank. The transition from the seventh rank to the sixth rank is the most crucial and transformative step in any lineage.

And in Wugong Town—

The Xuan Tan barrier set up by the old Taoist Yuan Danqiu has already crumbled layer by layer, like golden clouds falling to earth. But in fact, it's not that simple. Those are all golden insects that have gathered and landed on the Xuan Tan, the earth veins, and the true body of the land, frantically gnawing at them.

The old Taoist priest thought it was Jin Chan again.

But upon closer inspection, it was clear that it was not a cicada at all, but a swarm of locusts, frantically biting and gnawing. Yuan Danqiu was a high-ranking Taoist priest of the Canxia Pavilion, with outstanding Taoist skills and magical powers.

The fact that he could open the protective altar barrier for the entire Wugong Town and summon the land with his magic proves it, but it is obviously difficult for one person to fight against the swarm of insects that wants to devour the whole place.

Moreover, he had been holding on for a whole day.

Twelve two-hour periods.

Even though the Xuan Tan magic can draw power from the earth's veins and the heavens and earth, the consumption of the Xuan Guan's own magic power is extremely small, almost negligible. However, if the time is too long, Yuan Danqiu's magic power will eventually be unable to hold on.

Ultimately, a large-scale altar should not be guarded by a single Taoist priest.

Soon the nodules shattered layer by layer, and screams could be heard from afar.

These insects have started attacking the people.

Although these are just insects tainted with demonic energy, and any one or two of them could be crushed by a mortal, firstly, the insects here are too large. Even a common locust plague would result in swarms of locusts biting people's ears and faces. Secondly...

The most terrifying thing about these insect demons isn't their biting.

Instead, they use biting to implant insect eggs or similar things into the human body!
Yuan Danqiu, recalling the rhinoceros demon he had heard about, and the scenes of its blood transforming into flying insects, listened to the screams, his expression growing increasingly grim. He slammed the token in his hand onto the altar, casting a spell. The altar's wind magic swirled and tore, and the insects rained down like a storm.

Useless.

The gaping hole was quickly filled with even more insects. Even the corpses of the insects that had been torn apart and smashed down by Yuan Danqiu's Xuan Tan magic were bitten and eaten by the insects that caught up later.

Locusts that have eaten the corpses of their own kind become larger and more dangerous.

It rises and falls, seemingly without end.

Sword energy swirled behind Yuan Danqiu, and the slender sword in the hands of the aloof and otherworldly woman danced, transforming into a stream of light to protect Lian Niang and the others. However, more insect demons approached, and Yuan Danqiu could see with his naked eye that the Xuan Tan barrier was gradually becoming clearer due to the excessively dense demonic energy.

Therefore, he saw cracks appearing on the clarified barrier, like shattered glass cups.

Oops……!
The old Taoist's magical altar techniques completely collapsed.

Time seemed to slow down. Compared to when they had only crawled in through the cracks, countless more insect demons crashed down. With the guardian deity gone and the altar shattered, Yuan Danqiu, facing the horde of demons at this distance, was no different from a mortal.

Wugong Town held out for a day and a night before falling.

boom! ! !
A black wind suddenly swirled and descended, engulfing the insects, which were instantly reduced to charred remains. Crimson light swirled within the black wind. Yuan Danqiu was stunned, then heard a bold voice resounding from within:
"Taoist, your magic has finally been broken. If the magic hadn't been broken, I wouldn't have been able to get in."

A hand covered in black hair reached out, grabbed a large insect, and crushed it.

The black wind dispersed, and a bear-like demon stood upright, wearing a round-necked robe, holding a spiked club in one hand, and wearing a purple Taoist jade crown. He said, "Hmph, where is that one-armed man?!"

From within the demonic clouds emerged a tall, skinny man and a short, stout man wielding two hammers. These were the same men who had previously heard rumors that Zhou Yan's flesh could grant immortality, so they had tried to rob him on the road, hoping to get a piece of his foot skin, but had ended up getting beaten up.

The big black bear said, "These little demons under my command are under that kid's care."

"We've been doing business here at the Hedong Beach Fair in Wugong Town for a while now, much better than the bandit king of the mountain. These insect demons are so unrestrained. We're here to help them today, which is also to repay him for sparing the lives of these two lads last time."

He gripped his spiked club and swung it sharply, the sound of it cutting through the air muffled, accompanied by a gust of wind.

“We spirits and monsters are not the same as these demons.”

"Men, hold this position for me!"

"it is good!!!"

"Boss, can we have some meat?"

The black bear spirit laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, eat your fill!"

Yuan Danqiu was stunned and then sat down on the ground. Only then did the old Taoist finally dare to relax. As soon as he relaxed, all his strength was drained away, and even his fingers were trembling.

"Ah, hoo..."

The old Taoist priest looked at Bihen holding the sword, and at the group of monsters. The bamboo pole monster and the coal monster swung their weapons. They had no flesh and blood and were not afraid of parasites at all. They rushed into the swarm of insects and fought wildly. They were even more adept at fighting than he, a high-ranking Taoist priest.

It's true that one thing can overcome another.

Yuan Danqiu breathed a sigh of relief: "Young friend, young friend..."

"You really do have a wide circle of friends."

........................

As Zhou Yan looked at the Reclining Buddha Temple, just as everyone was feeling anxious, a ripple suddenly appeared in the eyes of the young Taoist. He turned to look and heard the sound of a zither in the air. The dark-faced musician appeared beside Zhou Yan.

Lei Haiqing said, "I will live up to your expectations."

Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The power of the beacon fire sensed the tremors of the great earthquake. Originally there to welcome Li Longji, three thousand elite cavalrymen stationed in Fengxiang came galloping over. The leader was wearing chainmail armor and had an extraordinary bearing.

Li Zhenyue and Pei Xuanniao both breathed a sigh of relief.

But Zhou Yan's discerning eye suddenly saw a stream of blood-red light, his expression changed, and he said:
"Be careful!!!"

The Reclining Buddha Temple occupies a large area, nestled among these mountains.

In order to reach the group quickly, the cavalry took a shortcut, passing by a mountain demon's detached courtyard of the Reclining Buddha Temple. The blood egg split open, and a beam of bloody light shot out, shattering the wall of the detached courtyard, which was originally some distance from the main body of the Reclining Buddha Temple.

The leader's body stiffened.

A graceful, Buddha-like arm grew out of the temple wall and pierced through the general. He looked down at the beautiful Buddha arm that pierced through his chest and saw that the fingernails on that fair arm were scarlet.

The rider opened his mouth in disbelief and collapsed to the ground.

As Zhou Yan's fire blade and Chen Xuanli's attack arrived, the arm seemed to be easily severed with a single blow, falling to the ground. The blood egg seemed to be beating like a heart, and a solemn and dignified voice rang out.

"Pure and free, compassionate and loving, supreme Buddha Mother, reborn as a deity!"

Zhou Yan, Li Zhenyue, and the others all looked grim.

Reinforcements arrived, but the cavalry general was immediately killed upon his arrival. This shows that Blood Egg is absolutely afraid of a large army led by a cavalry general. Our side's judgment was correct; we can definitely crush the enemy.

Therefore, the enemy chose to launch a surprise attack before the blood egg was formed, killing the cavalry general.

In this situation, Li Longji took a deep breath, stood up to stabilize the situation, and suddenly shouted:
"Within the temple gates, a demon has taken human form!"

"Who else has the courage and spirit to lead the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty into the enemy ranks?!"

Chen Xuanli was merely a general in the Imperial Guard, while Li Zhenyue was a defensive general.

If there really is anyone who can lead a true elite force to subdue the monster, then there is only one such person here. All eyes were focused on the one-armed man with his eyes closed.

Commander of Wang Zhongsi's personal guard.

Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Cavalry.

Shen Cangming.

(End of this chapter)