Chapter 68: Riding the Heavenly Thunder Once More

  Those big trees before were exceptionally hard, but they could still fall under the sword with a swing. Only this last one was not the case.

  The tree trunk emitted a metallic sound and sparks flew out as it was chopped down. Although Gan Jiang's sword could penetrate three inches into the wood, after he pulled it out, the green liquid that flowed out from the tree trunk quickly healed the wound on the tree body. Seeing this scene, I really went crazy, shouting angrily as I swung Gan Jiang like a hatchet and chopped wildly for half a day. The strange tree didn't fall, but I collapsed from exhaustion.

  Sat on the ground panting for half a day, suddenly had an idea, since it can flow out tree sap to prove that this strange tree is indeed a tree, and trees are afraid of fire. Turned over and stood up, searched around for many dry branches and fallen leaves, piled them around the strange tree and set them on fire.

  I pulled out my army knife and cut off a piece of bear meat, flipping it over to cook. A few packets of compressed biscuits wouldn't last long for two people and a dog, they might have already run out of food by now. Thinking about this made me lose my appetite, I put the bear meat aside and started searching for dry branches from afar, later on even cutting down trees that could be dragged back.

  The enhanced flames did have a certain effect, the leaves of the strange tree fell off one after another under the scorching fire, and the bark was also charred and burst open, until only the bare branches were left, which looked exceptionally green in the flames.

  Looking at the emerald green branches and the strange fragrance emitted when burned, I suddenly had a feeling of déjà vu. After a moment's thought, I finally remembered that I had seen this tree before when I was with the disciples of Ziyang Guan to pay homage to Tongtian Zu Shi in Bihu Biyou Palace by the East Sea, and according to the introduction of the guide boy, this tree is called Bishan Tong, a rare species unique to the East Sea.

  It seems that this Five Elements Formation was indeed set up by the Ancestral Master of the Tianxian Sect. Unfortunately, at the beginning, I didn't ask the leading child about what this tree fears, otherwise today would have been much easier.

  At this moment, the sound of Shen Gui Cannon's gunfire came from the isolated island in the middle of the lake. The thunderous sound was incessant, and in the chaos, there was no time to count carefully, but it is estimated that a burst of shots had been fired. What does it mean when one shot is safe and two shots are urgent?

  But it's definitely not a good thing, is the white wolf that's been starving to death killing me? Before I left, I told you that if you really can't hold on anymore, be sure to give the white wolf a thrill, is this arrowhead the golden cannonball that gives the white wolf a thrill?

  I'm anxiously pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot skillet. This Bixi tree in front of me is as hard as gold or stone, not to mention that it can even self-heal from injuries. It's been burning for so long but I haven't seen any actual effect.

  Facing the Bixi tree in front of me, I imagined the miserable scene that might be happening on Lake Heart Island at this moment, and I couldn't bear it anymore. I retreated a few steps, drew my sword out of its scabbard, and raised it to the sky!

  "With the left hand grasping the law, in the mouth reciting the true words: 'Notify Ling Xiao, evil spirits harm the world, things clear and bright, Lord Lei punishes evil, Chen Wenyu quickly receives orders, the Great Supreme Taoist Lord urgently commands like a law decree!'"

  In desperation, I once again employed the technique of summoning thunder with my aura. Although my aura cultivation was no longer what it used to be at this point, my spiritual energy still lingered in the deep blue realm and could not mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so I had to rely on my own meager cultivation to cast a spell to summon lightning.

  However, this time it was much more bearable than the last time, and the loss of spiritual energy was not enough to make me faint. Looking at the dark clouds looming on the horizon, I released my spiritual energy to guide the impending thunderbolt and indicate its target, which was the Bi Shuang Tong tree in front of me.

  The sound of thunder finally rang out, accompanied by a gunshot on the isolated island. King Kong Cannon discovered the sudden change in aura at my location and suspected that I was casting some kind of powerful spell, so he hastily fired his gun to signal me. "Damn it, you killed my dog, you must be safe..." I cursed silently at King Kong Cannon, as the spiritual energy surged through my right hand and gathered above.

  Something that makes me vomit blood has happened again. The thunderclouds that were originally gathered above my head, unexpectedly didn't listen to my blue energy's command, and slowly moved behind the mountain in the shade. Only then did the sound of thunder start. The rumbling sound startled a few red spirit apes hiding on the back mountain, causing them to shriek and flee in disarray.

  Seeing that the heavenly thunder I had painstakingly summoned did not obey my commands, I hastily withdrew my energy and scattered my spell, sitting stupidly on the ground, watching as the thunderclouds slowly dispersed.

  The Patriarch is the Patriarch, and the formation laid down by the Tianxian Sect Master will not be easily broken by anyone. Otherwise, the Xuan Heilin on the isolated island would have been broken long ago. It seems that I really underestimated this Bi Shuangtong in front of me.

  It can't be cut off, it can't be burned, and even lightning won't strike it. Now, I'm completely at a loss.

  The current situation is that if I go around to the other side to break through the five-line fire array, there won't be enough time. By the time I run over, the Golden Cannon will probably have starved to death. As soon as I think of the Golden Cannon, I associate it with the miserable fate that White Wolf may suffer, and my heart is filled with a wave of sorrow.

  Heartbroken for a while, I finally managed to get up with difficulty. Practicing the Thunderbolt Technique had almost exhausted my spiritual energy, and my body was exceptionally weak. I must replenish food; otherwise, in such cold weather, I would freeze to death. No matter how dangerous the situation is, as long as I am alive, they have hope, and for their sake, I must stay alive too.

  Staggering towards the still smoldering fire, picked up the piece of bear meat on the ground, simply grilled it, forced himself to swallow it down, crawled into the previous grass nest and curled up.

  In the late afternoon, I was awakened by the cold. The snow on the mountain top had been melted a lot by the big fire before, I bent down to pick up the bullets lost last night, pressed one and fired a shot towards the Jin Gang cannon to indicate that I was still safe.

  After I cut down the big tree on the mountain top, a lot of green aura that was reflected onto the isolated island dissipated. However, the wood aura on the Bixi Tong became even more lush and green because I burned away its bark and leaves.

  I forced myself to calm down and approach the Bixi tree again, no matter how mysterious it was, it's still a tree after all. The dozens of large trees on the mountain top should be its descendants, but because they were not born from the East Sea, they have some congenital deficiencies, so they can still be cut off with a single blow. In the five elements, metal overcomes wood, this is common sense, but why couldn't even Ganjiang, a divine and sharp weapon, cut it off? Is it that Ganjiang's own metallic spiritual energy was not enough?

  At this point, I quickly plucked the Jiuyang Brush from the back of my neck. Although Jiuyang Song is the ultimate yang of heaven and earth, it is also a member of the same Tongmu family as Bishan Tong, so naturally it cannot overcome it.

  As the saying goes, good fortune comes from a clear mind. Suddenly, I thought of the Nine Yang Brush in my hand, which was originally made from the feathers of a thousand-year-old divine crane!

  At that time, Fengdao Ren was on his way back after stealing the Jiuyang Song from Kunlun. He happened to encounter the Kunlun Mountain's guardian crane and the San Yin Bi Shui fighting, and he rescued the San Yin Bi Shui. He luckily picked up two spiritual crane feathers, which he treasured and made into a dusting silk.

  Kunlun Mountain was originally the blessed land of the Western Queen Mother Yang Wanjuan, and the spirit of the Queen Mother belongs to gold. Her mountain-guarding crane, although it is a bird, also has a spiritual energy that returns to metal. Moreover, having lived in this blessed land for a long time, its feathers naturally became pure yang and golden substances.

  I thought of this and held the Jiuyang feather duster to sweep towards the Bishan Tong, as expected, in the place where the feather duster swept, fine wounds were cut out on the green tree trunk, it seems that it is effective, but unfortunately the feather duster is very fluffy, the attack area is too large, and the force is not concentrated enough.

  As soon as I saw the potential, I picked up the duster and thought for a while. Finally, I came up with an idea to weave the duster's silk threads together and made a crane feather short whip.

  She simply wiped off the blood on her fingers and went to Bi Shan Tong, whipping out a sweep.

  After several lashes of the whip, the green bamboo finally fell over.

  Looking at the fallen Bixi Tong, instantly turning into rotten wood, I was overjoyed in my heart and hastily concentrated to observe. Indeed, the wooden energy that had been shrouding Qinghu Island was gone without a trace. The balance of the five elements has been broken, the array is broken!

  I hastily fired a shot to inform Jin Gang Pao, and after a moment, a gunshot sounded, and the formation was really broken!

  After a brief rest, I chopped down trees and made a sled to put the black bear's body on, planning to drag it back for future provisions. Who knew that the black bear was enormous in size, plus my left arm was injured and my body was weak, so I couldn't take it after just a few steps. Under duress, I had no choice but to abandon half of it and gritted my teeth as I dragged what was left down the mountain.

  The whole way was a stop-and-go affair, and it wasn't until the second day at dawn that I finally made it back down to the foot of the mountain. After taking a look at the lake surface which had just started to freeze over, I found a spot out of the wind to settle in for the night, built a bonfire, and huddled up by it to sleep.

  I woke up to find it was already evening, and the island in the middle of the lake had lit a fire. Seeing that the Golden Cannon was safe and sound, I felt a lot more at ease, but suddenly I thought that perhaps the wolf was being roasted over the bonfire on the isolated island, and my heart ached with pain.

  Tried the frozen lake surface and found that it can barely support a person, so I hastily grasped the Wind Chasing Formula and rushed to the isolated island in the middle of the lake.

  Near the isolated island, with the help of the firelight coming from the island, I saw that Jin Gang Cannon was indeed roasting something beside the bonfire, while Murong Zhui Feng and Bai Lang had already disappeared without a trace.

  "Niu Jingang, where's my dog?" The voice arrived before the person did.

  Jin Gang saw me coming from the unfrozen lake surface, extremely happy "Lao Yu, come and eat meat quickly."

  I strode quickly onto the deserted island and saw that on top of the bonfire was indeed a lump of meat. I couldn't help but have my anger soar to the heavens, "Damn it, you really killed my dog?!"

  "No, your dog is fine. Chui Feng has gone to feed it." Jin Gang said, pointing to the island behind him. "What did you say to it when you left? Why has it been circling around the island nonstop since you left?"

  I just remembered that before I left, I gave the white wolf a positioning guard command. In case it couldn't see me and became anxious, I could only let it perform some tasks, otherwise it would think I had abandoned it if it couldn't see me.

  "What are you roasting?" Hearing that White Wolf was safe and sound, I felt great, smelling the fragrance coming from the bonfire.

  "Fish meat! I caught a big fish with the water spear of that shell spirit and shot it dead with my gun. We've been eating it for two days now, and it tastes okay." Jin Gang Pao said as he stood up and cut off a piece of fish meat for me. It seems that the intense gunfire I heard yesterday was not to kill dogs but to kill fish!

  "White Wolf, come!" I shouted loudly calling out for White Wolf. Not seeing it makes me feel uneasy in my heart.

  Soon, a familiar figure came running from behind the island, followed by Murong Zhui Feng. The White Wolf saw me sitting on the ground and happily ran over to play with me. Looking at its not-so-thin belly, I felt much more at ease, it seemed that Jin Gang Pao had not mistreated it in the past few days when I was away.

  "Aren't you afraid it's poisonous?" I wolfed down large chunks of fish meat, and with salt and seasoning, the food was much better than half-cooked field mice.

  "She said it's non-toxic!" Jin Gang Pao turned his head and pointed at Murong Zhuifeng who was sitting next to Bai Lang.

  I was so shocked when I heard this, can't help laughing and crying at the same time, does he really believe in such nonsense?

  "My grass, I forgot what I was doing, Old Cow is taking me out to drag a bear!"