Petrification · Possession

  Yue Qing released the Chi Yang ring to sweep away the demonic fog with the Tai Yi Xian fire, and everyone's field of vision was cleared. The inside of the mountain cave was already a mess, with broken walls and scattered rocks everywhere. On top, there was a large hole the size of a millstone, through which could be seen the blue sky and white clouds. The mountain winds howled in, blowing loudly.

  Just now, Yue Qing released the Tianmang Divine Needle and turned Cong Rong's physical body into a powder. Zou Qin was after all one step higher in his path, using the Five Fires Yin Lei to blast open a passage and escape with his life. As he left, he used a magic banner to capture Cong Rong's primordial spirit. At that time, the emerald fire filled the entire cave, luckily Yue Qing released the Taiyi Five Smoke Net in time to protect everyone. Otherwise, not only would these shallow disciples have been affected, even Shi Xian Wang and his wife's original primordial infant would have been refined by the Yin Lei, thoroughly scattering their souls!

  Yu Qing dispelled the demonic fog and put away his magic treasure. Shi Xian Wang and his wife hurried over to thank him: "This time, thanks to Fellow Daoist's rescue, otherwise our hundreds of years of cultivation would have been destroyed in an instant! Please accept our kowtow!" With Shi Xian Wang and his wife's primordial spirits leading the way, they all knelt down.

  Yue Qing quickly used his magic to help everyone up: "You are all fellow Taoist cultivators, disciples of the Three Purities. Everything we did today was what should have been done. Moreover, when Bing Rong committed such a heinous crime under my very nose, I didn't eliminate him early on and allowed Xian Ju to be humiliated, which is truly my fault."

  After a few humble words, Yue Qing said: "You two have physical bodies that are not convenient to move. Why don't you first go to the Wutai Mountain and sit for a while? I happened to obtain a bottle of Jade Cave Golden Elixir left by Zhang Guo Lao of the Tang Dynasty a few days ago, which has an extraordinary effect on cultivators who have entered madness due to excessive fire."

  Shi Xian Wang and his wife thought that the cave mansion in Qinling had been destroyed by Zou Qin and others, and they were almost homeless. Many of their disciples had been invaded by the cold poison of Yin Lei and urgently needed treatment. Since they already owed a favor to Yue Qing, they might as well agree to this matter and not ask for two families.

  Yu Qing let Lei Qi Long go to Hengshan to report the news, and he himself used magic to bring Shi Xian Wang's family back to Wutai Mountain.

  Deng Bagu was surprised to hear that Shi Xianwang had arrived, and personally brought Lu Rongbo and Bai Lingxian and other disciples to welcome him and arrange his accommodation.

  Yue Qing called out to Bai Ling Xian: "Take the refined monsters you brought back from the East Sea a few days ago to help build the cave mansion on Hengshan. Jinzhen Shengmu is not good at this, and I have already made an appointment with Bo Tian Tong and Shang Jianchu from Tumu Island to come and assist with the construction. They will arrive in two days. Follow their instructions to help build the towers, pavilions, and terraces, and strive to complete them as soon as possible. Mention to Jinzhen Shengmu that Qinling Stone Xianwang couple is visiting me, and invite her to come over when she has time. If Lei Qilong and Mi Mingniang mention anything about the forbidden chart again, simply reject them sternly and let them return to Qingluo Mountain to report back to Wei Fengniang."

  Bai Ling Xian led the crowd to Hengshan, and Yue Qing came to Tianji Hall again. Deng Baigu followed Shi Xianmu in the past had a few dealings with them, and felt sympathetic to their family's misfortune. Shi Xianmu also talked about her own family's tribulation: "Our Shi family is unique among the side doors, although we can't ascend to heaven, but we can also roam freely in the world of earthly immortals. Our school's magic has a special effect on controlling the demon head, and for us, the most difficult tribulation that others find hard to predict is easy to overcome. However, the fire tribulation is the hardest to pass. When the tribulation comes, our cultivated magic will ignite from within the stone, stir up the five elements of fire in the body, and then bring down heavenly fire, combining them into a samadhi flame that instantly burns people from inside out into flying ash."

  Deng Baigu was straightforward and would repay kindness or grievances: "Elder Yue has the true water treasure on his hands, which is best at extinguishing fire. I'll ask him for it later and give it to you to help you through the ordeal."

  "This fire is emitted from the internal organs of our five viscera, and no treasure can stop it. Even if we drink real water, it can only suppress half of the fire calamity." She sighed, "My Shi family's ancestors have all died in the fire calamity, so for thousands of years, there hasn't been a single person who has exceeded 500 years of age!"

  At this time, Yue Qing came in, and Deng Baigu asked him to give Shi Xianmu a few drops of Tianyi True Water. Yue Qing hesitated for a moment, then said: "I've heard about the stone fire in your family, but relying solely on Tianyi True Water won't be of much use. If I'm not mistaken, if you want to overcome the three talents and five stones' fire calamity, you'll need two treasures." He looked at Deng Baigu with a smile and said: "The first one is the Snow Soul Pearl transformed from the Million-Year Ice Snow Essence on Master Sister Deng's hand."

  "Can it be so?" exclaimed Deng Baigu.

  Shi Xianmu was also surprised and delighted: "The Tribulation Treasure was right in front of me all along!"

  Yue Qingdao said: "Relying solely on Shizhi's Xuehun Pearl to cross the tribulation is already sufficient, but that treasure will suffer no small damage afterwards."

  Deng Baigu said: "The Snow Soul Pearl is just an external object to me, but it's a matter of life and death for others. Even if it's destroyed, what's the harm?"

  Yue Qing smiled and said, "There's no need to be so anxious. The silver rings on my hands are called the Two Extremes Circles, which contain the true energy of yin-yang primordial magnetism. They can precisely restrain the Five Stones' Fire Tribulation. Moreover, I know that your Snow Soul Pearl is intended to nurture a second primordial spirit and cultivate an externalized body. No matter what, it cannot be damaged in any way. Coincidentally, some time ago, I asked Xu Shijie to go to the Western Extreme Mountain to fetch the Xuan Yin True Water. When she brings back the water, you can use it to wash and refine the pearl for three years. The pearl will then produce boundless effects, helping Shi Daoyou's couple overcome their tribulation, which is already more than enough. With the addition of my Two Extremes Circles, we can ensure absolute safety!"

  Shi Xianmu was overjoyed after hearing this, and knelt down to thank them again. Yue Qing quickly had Deng Bagou help her up, saying: "You two have been kind to my sister Deng in the past, now that you're in trouble, how can we just stand by and do nothing? Besides, as fellow practitioners of the Mystic School, it's only right that we help each other."

  Shi Xianmu said with gratitude: "That little thing back then, how can it be considered a 'favor'! If fellow daoist wants to mention it again, it would be embarrassing! If fellow daoist saves us from danger today and helps us survive in the future, that would be a great favor."

  Yue Qingdao said, "As it happens, I obtained a bottle of Jade Cave Divine Elixir from Zhang Guolao in the stone chamber within Hengshan this time. It has an extraordinary effect on treating cultivators who have gone mad due to entering fire. Let's go help the couple recover their bodies first!"

  As they entered the back hall, the couple's bodies were placed on the bed, from head to toe, even their clothes had petrified, as if carved out of a whole piece of white jade. The primordial spirit of Shi Xian Wang was still operating inside his shell, and at this time, he flew out to meet with everyone, hearing his wife say that Yue Qing had a way to help them recover their bodies, and he was both surprised and delighted.

  Yue Qing first took out the coral gourd, and from inside it he fetched the Tianyi True Water: "This water is a pre-heavenly true liquid; if an ordinary person were to take it carelessly, they would probably immediately dissolve their five viscera and six bowels. However, for you two, it will be very beneficial for your body refinement!"

  That day, every drop of true water scattered was a lake, so they all had the weight of ten thousand jun. Yue Qing emitted the Hunyuan True Qi, holding two drops of true water in mid-air, dispersing them into a bowl-sized water ball. Then, he let Deng Bagou open the jade bottle, taking out two Jade Cave Spirit Pills and throwing them in separately. After the medicine was fully digested and merged with the water, he used his true qi to force the liquid to separate into two streams of water, which were poured into the mouths of the two wooden statues on the bed: "You two, quickly return your primordial spirit to its original position! Use your sect's divine technique to reunite body and spirit, and use the power of the medicine to restore yourselves!"

  The bodies of Shi Xian Wang and his wife turned into a whole piece of jade, their teeth and lips were stuck together, and ordinary water couldn't enter their mouths. Only the Tianyi true water could combine with objects, and after lingering at their mouths for a moment, the stone-like lips and teeth quickly recovered, revealing their original flesh and spirit. The medicinal liquid entered through the mouth, gradually unblocking the esophagus and entering the abdomen, then unblocking the five organs and six bowels, meridians and blood vessels, and nourishing the whole body. Within an hour, both of their bodies had completely recovered to their original state.

  Yue Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Deng Ba Niang, "The two of them have already recovered, but they've lost too much yuanqi in these past few days. For now, they can't speak a word. Let their disciples come over to take care of them. Have them take one Hunyuan Jindan pill every day, and they'll be back on their feet within three days."

  Yue Qing walked out of Tianji Hall and headed straight back to Taiyi Palace. He had also consumed a lot of yuanqi just now.

  Sitting on the couch, Yue Qing took out all his Taoist books. First was the Hunyuan Xianjing, and then he also transcribed the Tongxuan Zhenjing in seal script, compiling them into a book. Next were the Shiming Jing, Taiyi Zhenjie, and Hunyuan Fuce. Among them, the Shiming Jing was last, and when stacked together, they exceeded half a foot in height.

  Next is Lü Zu's Pure Yang Dan Jing. Although he gave the Pure Yang Dan Jing to Ming Yi Zi to help them establish the Pure Yang Sect, he also personally comprehended and silently wrote it down, making a record of the book.

  The last thing he left behind was Zhang Guo Lao's Jade Cave Great Spirit Dan Jing and Shan Hai Jing Tu Lu. The former only explains how to refine the elixir, while the latter can only cultivate up to Earth Immortal. However, when combined together, one can achieve Heaven Immortal.

  The second is Guang Chengzi's Yuanyang Tian Shu, the upper and lower volumes are written in tadpole script, and there is also a supplementary volume recording side door techniques.