SEC Chapter 241 Battle of Wits
Chapter 241 Battle of Wits
A spiritual light entered the demonic body.
Sensing the Taoist's mastery of his arts, the Celestial Realm couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Excellent! I was worried that the Heavenly Demon would become uncontrollable and cause trouble, but now, unintentionally, I've gained an excellent pawn. Let this old Taoist see what secrets you're hiding! Rise!"
The pig demon, whose body was gradually solidifying, suddenly opened its tightly closed eyes, and two beams of blood-red light shot down towards it.
Chen Chunan was startled and swung his golden cudgel to block the bloody light from his body.
Pigsy (Zhu Bajie)?
The idea was immediately rejected by Chen Chunan.
Pigsy (Zhu Bajie) is the wood element within the Earthly Branch Hai (亥), and the yin element within the Earthly Branch Li (离), which represents his true nature; therefore, he would never possess demonic qualities.
The monster before us is a celestial demon in form, which has been transformed by the conscious mind by severing the four obstructions of greed, anger, and ignorance.
It shouldn't have taken shape in the first place; the thing before us must have been the work of the person who just laughed!
After Chen Chunan learned the truth, a surge of anger rose in his heart, and he wished he could smash the person who was laughing into dust with a stick.
As soon as the anger arose, Chen Chunan realized what was happening and was horrified.
With the sword of wisdom cutting through thoughts, the restless mind returns to its proper place. The mind should be in a state of balance, with the mind and spirit firmly contained. But now, anger has arisen because of the object in front of me. Perhaps this object was born with the ability to arouse my anger?
A tailor-made opponent?
Chen Chunan had a bad feeling.
"The external demon and the internal demon are intertwined, you damned monkey, you really did create a great treasure for me!"
Chen Chunan's eyes were solemn. This world was an illusion. Although he had gathered the three natures, he lacked a physical body and had not yet achieved the Yang God.
Even if he could regain his composure, he would still be unable to unleash the same attack he had in Pingjiang.
The Thunder Magic can subdue demons, but now that the sword pellet is no longer in his body, he can no longer draw upon the Yin and Yang energies of life and death, so naturally he cannot unleash the true Jade Pivot Divine Thunder.
Chen Chunan discovered that he was detached from his physical body and his abilities were mediocre; he couldn't even unleash the Jade Pivot Divine Thunder.
"I still need to achieve Yang Shen as soon as possible. Yang Shen can take human form when gathered and dissipate like smoke. It is a true immortal, and can use various methods without a physical body. However, the Xuan Guan acupoint resides in the heart. I can still use some methods myself."
Chen Chunan opened his palm, and a blazing white flame surged and leaped. A wisp of red flashed at the heart of the flame.
The sun is blazing!
This was a rare item he had obtained from this vast world during his previous cultivation of emotions and nature.
Chen Chunan spat out a burst of solar true fire from his palm, which transformed into a fire dragon in mid-air. With a single stroke, the dragon wrapped the pig demon, which had not yet completed its transformation, into a rice dumpling.
The dragon's body, wreathed in flames, burned the pig demon until its skin was torn and its flesh was torn apart, the sloughed-off flesh turning into wisps of black vapor that rose up.
Having succeeded in its attack, the fire dragon immediately opened its mouth and aimed at the pig demon's fontanelle, spewing out streams of true solar fire that continuously scorched the pig demon.
Chen Chunan breathed a slight sigh of relief as he watched the fire dragon achieve its goal.
He then sighed, "It's a pity my true form isn't here; otherwise, with my Ten Suns Burning Heaven Diagram unfolded, this pig demon would have been refined in an instant!"
The pig demon, before it was even born, suffered this calamity; the surging malice pressed down on Chen Chunan as if it were a tangible force.
Chen Chunan snorted coldly and immediately increased the firepower, burning the pig demon's body smaller and smaller.
More and more black energy scattered around.
Just when Chen Chunan thought he was about to completely destroy this pig demon.
The black energy that had been burned away by the fire suddenly responded and transformed into thousands of chains, binding Chen Chunan in the air in an instant.
Holy crap!
Chen Chunan, who was focused on tending the fire and preparing to burn the pig demon to death, never expected that he would suddenly fall into a trap.
He only had time to utter a "Holy crap" before he was tied up.
He strained with his hands and feet, but could not break free at all.
"What to do? What to do? Hiss~ That's it, the Golden Cudgel, transform!"
The golden cudgel in his right hand transformed into a long sword, slashing up and down and constantly cutting the silk threads binding Chen Chunan.
The old Taoist priest, casting a spell across realms, sensed that the spell hadn't arrived yet and that Chen Chunan was indeed about to escape, so he immediately disregarded everything else.
The last remaining thread suddenly pierced Chen Chunan's brow.
Chen Chunan was immediately struck as if by lightning. The golden cudgel, which had been flying around, lost control and plummeted straight down.
The old Taoist priest, overjoyed at his successful sneak attack, exclaimed, "You're just a mortal who hasn't yet attained enlightenment; I managed to take you down so easily. Let me see your secret!"
The black energy was like water.
Chen Chunan was completely immersed in it.
Sensing that his true form was trapped, the Mind Monkey stepped out of Chen Chunan's body, just as he was about to summon the Ruyi Jingu Bang to help his true form break free from the predicament.
The black energy seeped in and actually bound it tightly within it.
"What?"
The monkey was horrified. Just as it was about to use its magic to break free, black energy flowed into its silk.
In an instant, it was wrapped into a cocoon.
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Xiao Yuxian was being dragged along, which made it difficult for him to move. He could only turn his head to look at Yu Jiaolong.
"Senior, this is it! My master and Uncle-Master Chi encountered danger here! It's that jade tree. When Junior Aunt and Fellow Daoist Chi approached it, their primordial spirits left their bodies! Ah! How did it turn completely black! Are my master and the others in danger?!"
Xiao Yuxian remembered that her junior aunt Hongxian had said that this was her master in disguise.
"So noisy!"
Yu Jiaolong had a headache from Xiao Yuxian's nagging, so she casually used her magic to leave a red mark on his forehead.
She's not blind!
A large array lay before him, concealing his presence, yet he could see it clearly.
A strange alchemy furnace, inside which is a black jade tree exuding demonic energy.
A jade talisman hung above the stove, and five or six people lay around it.
Her beloved grand-disciple Chi Mianxi and Chen Chunan and his sister were among them, but the presence of the other three made her frown.
She didn't recognize Feng Qingzi, but she could tell from his attire that he belonged to the Dao Sect. She did recognize Yu Chen and Yun Xuanzi, those two old fogies from the Dao Sect.
Did Chen Chunan get into a conflict with those three from the Dao Sect?
But where did their spirits go?
She has reached the Mahayana stage, and her eyes have developed supernatural powers.
Back then, she could see clearly into the upper realm from the lower realm through the ascension passage.
In her eyes, the jade puppet had some connection to Chen Chunan, but not much. It had no connection whatsoever to her grand-disciple, and she couldn't see through the inconspicuous jade talisman at all.
Was it because of the jade talisman or the jade tree?
Xiao Yuxian had been feeling guilty because Chen Hongxian and Chi Mianxi had been in danger in front of him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have endured the wrath of the Mahayana stage True Dragon to forcibly divine her location and even suffered a severe beating just to invite Yu Jiaolong over.
Now that he saw Yu Jiaolong's doubts, he didn't care whether he would anger her and immediately said, "Junior Aunt rushed towards the jade tree, and then her primordial spirit was sucked away."
Yu Jiaolong frowned deeply, muttering to herself, "Fine, let's try with this jade tree. If we can summon Chen Chunan's primordial spirit, the matter will be easily resolved!"
Having said that, Yu Jiaolong stretched out her body and transformed into a thousand-foot-long true dragon.
A jade-colored dragon pearl was slowly exhaled, surrounded by wisps of immortal energy.
Suddenly, a beam of light shone on the jade tree, and the black energy seemed to be drawn out.
The pig demon that had been grinning savagely within the Sacred Realm of Reincarnation now showed a look of terror on its face, and its form was slowly turning into nothingness.
The old Taoist priest from the Heavenly Realm sensed that the chess piece he was controlling was about to be pulled out of the Sacred Realm of Reincarnation.
His smug expression froze instantly, and he couldn't help but curse, "Damn bastard! How dare you, an ant, ruin my important plans!"
At this moment, Chen Chunan, who was in the Sacred Realm of Reincarnation, finally woke up with the help of Yu Jiaolong from outside the arena.
He felt as if he had just had a long, drawn-out nightmare.
In his dream, he was beset by all kinds of suffering, drifting along in the sea of desire in the realm of lust, yet unable to find a way to save himself.
"Phew~ Damn it! I've fallen for it again!"