044 Use Ji · Qi Huang Island

  Yue Qing stayed in front of and behind the Green Snail Gorge for nearly two months, and with Wei Fengniang, they comprehended all the spells that could be cultivated from the Heavenly Book. Especially the first chapter of cultivation, "Yuanyang Chapter", was the most important one. To use the later spells, one must cultivate Yuanyang True Qi through this chapter; otherwise, most of the spells would not work.

  Wei Fengniang was also known as Shen Shoubi Qiu, and initially followed Guangming Shitai to learn Buddhism, walking the path of Buddhism. Later, on the top of Tian Shan, she obtained a fragment of the ancient heavenly book "Jade Pool Immortal Scripture", and began to cultivate Taoist techniques. After that, in Western Kunlun, she got a copy of "Chi You San Pan Jing" which was only one-third of the remaining volume, and cultivated the magic teachings of Mo Jiao. Later, from Jiangnan, she obtained a copy of "Su Nu Jing", and thus mixed many dual cultivation techniques.

  She had learned a lot, but couldn't control her own desires. Seeing slightly decent men would make her lose control, relying on her strong magical powers to recklessly plunder and absorb their energy. Her inner elixir was impure and unrefined, having reached the peak of scattered immortals years ago. She thought that her fate must be extremely violent, but didn't dare take the final step, becoming pregnant with a spiritual embryo, stuck at this stage. Although her magical powers grew stronger with each passing day, her moral character remained stagnant. Now that she had obtained the "Primordial Yang Chapter", which was only one chapter, how could she bear to focus on practicing it sincerely? She took Yue Qing's warning as mere wind in her ear, instead focusing on the later sections of the scripture, still thinking she could defy heaven and use her past knowledge to integrate these techniques.

  Yu Qing advised her several times, but she didn't listen, so he gave up. He thought the timing of the Purple Cloud Palace should be about right, so he bid farewell and declined Wei Fengniang's repeated invitations to stay. He mounted his sword and flew towards the East Sea, arriving at Qihuang Island, where he had previously agreed to meet Xu Feiniang. Indeed, on the island stood three female immortals gathering herbs - Xu Feiniang, Sanfeng, and Dongxiu.

  Yu Qing pretended not to see and flashed across the horizon tens of miles away from Qihuang Island.

  Xu Fei Niang was holding a herb on the island, showing it to San Feng and Dong Xiu. The two women's eyes swept over the Astragalus membranaceus and happened to see Yue Qing's sword light, and they exclaimed in surprise and delight: "Isn't that Brother Yue?"

  Xu Fei's wife turned her head and saw: "It was indeed Yue Shidi, but she didn't know where he was in such a hurry to go."

  "Brother Yue is in such a hurry, he must have something important! Let's go..." Before San Feng could finish speaking, Yue Qing's sword light was already gone, and she had vanished into the distance. She paused for a moment, then mounted her sword and chased after him, with Xu Fei Niang and Dong Xiu naturally following close behind.

  At the speed of Yue Qing, San Feng was naturally unable to catch up. As he watched, the silver light in front grew farther and farther away, and was about to disappear from view. Just as he was getting anxious, the silver light suddenly flew back: "Where are you three headed?"

  Xu Fei's wife came over and said, "We were picking herbs on the island of Qi Huang below when we suddenly saw our junior fellow disciple hurrying along in a great rush. We thought you must have some urgent matter to attend to, so the three palace masters and Dong Xiu's sister all came together to take a look."

  Yue Qingdao said: "I don't have anything particularly important to do, it's just that a friend of mine from the Eastern Divine Mountain, who was defeated in a battle of magic and didn't want to return to the palace to ask for help from his master and mistress, sent me a flying sword with a message. He wants to exchange one of the 96 Cosmic Spirit Arrows crafted by his master, Shen Yue Shengjun, for my Six Ding Six Jia Demon Gourd."

  "Jiǔ Liù Zhōu Líng Nuò!" Xǔ Fēi Niáng exclaimed beside him.

  San Feng and Dong Xiu hastily asked: "What is the 96th Cosmic Arrow, that it can make the all-knowing Sister Xu astonished like this?"

  "The Jiǔ Liù Zhōu Líng Shuǐ is the treasure of the Shen Jun, once used, it can immediately activate the Taiyin Fāng Sha Qi that has been hidden in the earth's core for tens of millions of years since the beginning of time, causing a strong earthquake. The epicenter of the quake will be felt thousands of miles away. At that time, volcanoes will erupt, magma will flow freely, black water will surge like mountains, and the yin qi from the earth's core will spew out with toxic fire. Within an area of several thousand miles around the epicenter, everything will become a dead zone, all living things will be exterminated!"

  Such a powerful move stunned Sanfeng and Dongxiu, leaving them speechless for a moment.

  Yue Qingdao said: "It's exactly this treasure, my friend is the beloved disciple of Zhen Yue Shenjun, in the past he had made great contributions and saved his master's wife's life, and was rewarded with this divine arrow. However, due to its destructive power being too vast, even more so within the Shenzhou region, it would be a catastrophe that would destroy everything, and all the saints would perish. He didn't dare to create more killing karma, so he wanted to exchange it for my Divine Demon Gourd. I thought that in the future when we would inevitably clash with the Emei Sect, I could use this treasure to flatten the entire Emei Mountain region, return to the Primordial Chaos, and fight to the death..."

  "That's impossible!" Dong Xiu interrupted, "How could Brother Yue have such a suicidal idea to perish together with the enemy?"

  San Feng hastily said: "Exactly! Although the Emei Sect is powerful, we are not weaker than them! The Wutai Sect was able to suppress the Emei Sect in the past, and now they are their arch-enemy. Moreover, with the help of our Purple Cloud Palace, we will definitely not let things reach that point. Brother Yue, you should know that once the heavenly calamity is triggered, not only will the heavenly immortals be affected, but also suffer heavenly punishment. At that time, several hundred years of bitter cultivation will all be destroyed in an instant... Sister Xu, please advise Brother Yue a few words." She really couldn't think of anything to say, so she asked Xu Fei'niang for help.

  Xu Fei's face was serious: "My junior brother has already made up his mind, and even if I advise him again, it will be of no use." San Feng on the side was anxious and stomped her feet, pulling Xu Fei's sleeve, Xu Fei continued to say, "This matter is of great importance, I only advise my junior brother to think carefully about it."

  "Not bad, not bad, let's think carefully!" San Feng said, "Junior Brother, why don't you come back to the Purple Cloud Palace with me first and stay for a while, then we can deliberate carefully."

  Yue Qing hesitated and was unwilling to go, but San Feng brought Dong Xiu along, repeatedly inviting him, almost to the point of pulling his sleeve, so Yue Qing had no choice but to agree.

  Four people returned to the South China Sea together, Sanfeng and Dongxiu let him move into Daxiong Reef again, and they went to arrange a banquet with Dongxiu in person, making Xu Feiniang come to test the wind, and sent away the troublesome Wu Fan. Yue Qing asked her: "How is it?"

  Xu Fei Nang smiled and said: "Everything is just as Shidi expected, Dong Xiu obtained the Five Yin Demon Flag, these days he has been showing off, I secretly used treasures to lure the smiling Buddha, first using the purple gold alms bowl to hit the two phoenixes, then using the Tathagata's divine palm to secretly calculate Jin Xu Nu, and also using that alms bowl to scoop up a lot of seawater to pour into the Shensha tunnel, claiming that he wanted the people here to offer the Purple Cloud Temple and also wanted to worship him as a disciple. Later, San Feng decided on a plan, I would fight against the evil monk head-on, she would use the Heavenly Demon Soul Capturing Great Technique to assist from the side, then Dong Xiu would secretly attack with the Five Yin Demon Flag. The evil monk's Tao was not shallow, although his Buddhist treasures and light could not withstand the yin demon, at first he could still concentrate his spirit and willpower to resist the magic power, barely holding on for half an hour, finally unable to withstand the demonic invasion, losing his divine consciousness, being turned into a puddle of blood by San Feng with one stroke of her devilish magic.

  "The terrible thing about the dark devil is that it has no form or substance, and no treasure or magic can defend against it."

  "It's true, San Feng was so eager that she couldn't help herself, and would have liked to use her power to force you to hand it over. I mentioned your gourd a few times at critical moments, and she became fixated on it, repeatedly urging me to send the flying sword to deliver an invitation for you to come over, having already decided to trade the Zhu Guang Chi for your gourd. The only thing holding her back was the fear that you wouldn't agree, so she wanted to add some other items to sweeten the deal and asked me to plead with you on her behalf. I casually mentioned the Tian Yi Zhen Shui."

  "Tianyi's real water won't work, let's stick to our previous plan and use the calabaza to exchange for the Xuan Guang ruler."

  "I don't understand this, although I didn't say it out loud, looking at San Feng's expression, as long as we speak up, she will definitely bring out all the true water, and with Xuan Guang Chi exchanging with us, it saves us the trouble, why not? Disciple brother, no one in the palace knows the preciousness of Tian Yi True Water yet."

  "Just because they don't know, that's why they can't change. Shifu, this is where you and I differ. In your view, the Purple Cloud Palace is just a pawn to be won over, used to deal with the Emei Sect in the future. If it can cause some damage to the Emei Sect, then it's a gain; if not, even if everyone here dies, it doesn't matter to us. However, this will lead to a consequence: the Emei Sect will press on step by step, sweeping away one by one the pawns you're looking for. They'll keep growing stronger, and your efforts to form alliances will all become stepping stones for their growth. By then, if the Emei Sect prospers, Shifu, you'll be the true number one contributor!"

  Yue Qing's words were quite impolite, but Xu Fei didn't take offense: "And what does that junior brother of yours plan to do?"

  "We cannot weaken the power of Ziyun Palace, but rather help it grow stronger. This way, in the future, they can become a powerful ally in our struggle against Emei Sect. Moreover, we must not use deceitful means, otherwise, they will turn against us and even join forces with Emei, becoming our enemy, which would be disastrous. Let's stick to our original plan: exchange Wu Yin Mo Fan for Long Que Huan, and Shen Mo Hu Lu for Xuan Guang Chi. This way, the demonic treasures will go to them, while the Taoist treasures will belong to us. Both sides will benefit, and our strength will not only not weaken but also increase. This is the right path."

  "What... about Tianyi's real water? Don't you want it?"

  "It's only natural that it should be so; otherwise, Emei would have been too cheap. But this matter will have to wait until Chufeng is released from prison, and then we can make the deal with her!"