The screen of light presented a vivid picture of all living beings:
The Golden-Winged Great Peng stood with its arms crossed, sneering and looking down on everything around it.
The Creation Daoist and the others remained silent, watching the White Lotus.
White Lotus's expression was the most complex.
Since joining the Nine Luminaries Heaven, his expression has always been calm, exuding a confidence that needs no words.
According to Zheng Fa's observation, among these True Immortal, White Lotus held the highest position and was implicitly the leader of the group.
He was Lu Mo's direct disciple, the closest to him, and possessed numerous treasures. It was clear that he was highly valued, and in past discussions, everyone implicitly followed his lead.
Even the local resident, the Creation Daoist, with his detached nature, kept his distance.
But the certainty on White Lotus's face had long since vanished. His face turned pale and then red, he gritted his teeth, yet his brows were furrowed, as if he was both hateful and afraid, unable to make up his mind.
Roc's words probably really struck a nerve with him.
The Creation Daoist seemed to see his dilemma and advised, " The Primordial Purple Qi is the foundation for Fellow Daoist Lu Mo's attainment of Dao. It has been planned for many years, and only now has this opportunity arisen."
White Lotus glanced at him, seemingly moved, and opened her mouth as if to speak.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng said unhurriedly, " The Primordial Purple Qi belongs to His Majesty the Demon Emperor, but the position of the future master of Thunderclap Temple belongs to you, White Lotus."
White Lotus suddenly fell silent again, plunging into a meaningful silence.
This Golden-Winged Great Peng not only has sharp wings, but its beak is also damnably fast and ruthless.
Zheng Fa and the others present could also see that White Lotus was wavering. The reason for this wavering was simple—he was worried that Zheng Fa, holding the Golden Lotus, would usurp his position as the future master of Thunderclap Temple.
The Creation Daoist spoke again, "Fellow Daoist White Lotus, Zheng Fa and Thunderclap Temple have a deep-seated hatred for each other. How dare he go to Thunderclap Temple?"
"If he takes the Primordial Purple Qi, we might not be able to snatch it back," White Lotus suddenly said. "Isn't that right?"
Seeing that no one spoke, White Lotus seemed to have figured it out. " Creation Daoist Zaohua, what do you say? We can wait until he gets the Primordial Purple Qi before we try to seize it."
"But Zheng Fa's methods are unpredictable; we've been deceived by him time and time again."
"What if we can't get it back? What if that Primordial Purple Qi can greatly increase Zheng Fa's strength?" White Lotus spoke confidently, seemingly having convinced herself. "Wouldn't that mean letting such a treasure fall into the enemy's hands? We would be committing even greater sins!"
"Fellow Daoist White Lotus, having lost the Primordial Purple Qi, you will inevitably be punished upon returning to Thunderclap Temple," Creation Daoist said with a stern face. "At that time, it will be even more difficult for you to become the master of Thunderclap Temple."
"Why would I care about the future mastership of Thunderclap Temple?" White Lotus clasped her hands together, her face filled with sorrow. "It's just that I bear the esteemed trust of my master and must be cautious."
He said he didn't care, but everyone knew he cared a lot.
"Once we break through this Nine Luminaries Heaven Illusion, we can intercept and kill Zheng Fa, eliminating any future troubles!" White Lotus made up her mind and said to everyone.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng laughed loudly, "Good!"
The Creation Daoist and the others remained silent.
"You're unwilling?" White Lotus's voice suddenly rose, and a string of prayer beads flew from his wrist, floating above the Five Organs Temple.
The prayer beads grew larger and larger, resembling eighteen meteorites, and the shadows they cast completely enveloped everyone in the Five Organs Temple Hall.
Ripples appeared on the light screen in front of Zheng Fa, as if it were about to shatter.
He turned his head and saw that Thousand-Eyed Cicada looked extremely uneasy, and this unease... came from the Gu God!
These prayer beads are probably more powerful than he saw, even making the Gu God, a True Immortal, feel a fatal danger.
White Lotus's confident gaze swept across the face of the Creation Daoist: "These Eighteen Vajra Prayer Beads were bestowed upon me by my master, who granted me permission to act as I see fit."
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. White Lotus chuckled softly, then sent the prayer beads flying in all directions, shouting, "Break!"
Zheng Fa felt a pang of anxiety, but he knew he couldn't stop it. Fortunately, he had attained the status of Loose Immortal and acquired the Daoist treasures of the Five Saints, so it wasn't a complete loss.
However, figuring out how to escape requires careful consideration.
Moreover, there's also the Primordial Purple Qi...
Just as he was feeling regretful and wary, he suddenly heard a sigh.
Zheng Fa suddenly looked at the light screen.
The light screen was completely black; nothing could be seen.
Only panicked cries remained.
White Lotus roared, " Creation, what are you doing!"
Where was the confidence and certainty he had before in his tone?
The sound from the light screen was very eerie.
One moment it was gurgling, the next it sounded like muffled thunder.
After a while, Zheng Fa heard the somewhat helpless voice of the Creation Daoist: "I have a very close friendship with Fellow Daoist Lu Mo, and I have guarded the Nine Luminaries Heaven for him for so many years. How can I watch my nephew ruin the grand plan for his own selfish reasons?"
"No... you're not True Immortal!" White Lotus's panic and anger were barely concealed. "Master didn't tell me!"
"No, you lied to Master!"
The light screen flickered a few more times before finally plunging into darkness.
In the end, all that could be heard was a rumbling hum and a long, satisfied sigh.
" The Creation Daoist is Golden Immortal?" In the Heavenly Palace Hall the Nine Mountains Sect, Uncle-Master Pang and the others were in a panic.
This was completely beyond their expectations.
"Judging from the strength he displayed and White Lotus's reaction, his strength far surpasses that of True Immortal."
The Heavenly Emperor Body's expression was also very serious.
White Lotus, holding the heirloom bestowed by Lu Mo, was actually taken by the Creation Daoist.
It should be noted that the Nine Luminaries Heaven Illusion is extremely fragile, yet the Creation Daoist subdued White Lotus and the others without affecting the illusion at all—this can only mean that the Creation Daoist's strength far surpasses that of these people. It can be said that White Lotus and the others did not even have a chance to resist.
"That Five Organs Temple must also be somewhat strange."
Senior Sister Zhang added.
"But why did he...?"
Before Uncle-Master Pang could finish speaking, the Heavenly Emperor Body replied, " Primordial Purple Qi! He wants Primordial Purple Qi... or rather, he himself wants Primordial Purple Qi."
" Lu Mo?" Uncle-Master Pang understood. "This is a case of dogs fighting, giving Zheng Fa a bit of an opportunity."
Senior Sister Zhang slowly shook her head. "No, it's even more dangerous now. The day Junior Brother obtains the Primordial Purple Qi, he'll make his move. At that time..."
Senior Sister Zhang didn't finish speaking, but everyone present understood what she meant.
Zheng Fa was isolated and helpless in the Nine Luminaries Heaven. If it weren't for the protection of the Six Saints, he would definitely not have escaped the pursuit of the Creation Daoist.
"Although the original body can be resurrected with our help, it still consumes resources and time, not to mention the Void Crown and the Primordial Purple Qi..."
The Heavenly Emperor Body added.
"What should we do?" Uncle-Master Pang frowned and looked at Senior Sister Zhang.
"With the help of the Earthly Fiend Seventy-Two Transformations, let's go to Vast Sun Mountain!" Senior Sister Zhang said directly, "First, we must control the gateway to the Nine Luminaries Heaven!"
Uncle-Master Pang suddenly realized. "Absolutely! Otherwise, Zheng Fa won't be able to escape!"
The Heavenly Emperor Body nodded in agreement.
What Senior Sister Zhang said was actually the most important thing: to leave Zheng Fa a way to escape.
Senior Sister Zhang hadn't finished speaking, " The Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation must be upgraded; we must prepare for the worst."
The worst-case scenario, of course, is that the Creation Daoist seizes the Primordial Purple Qi, leaves the Nine Luminaries Heaven, and attacks the Nine Mountains Sect.
Sword Dao Body's expression was also very solemn as he nodded to Senior Sister Zhang.
The Old Yuan then spoke up, "Since we are going to enter Vast Sun Mountain, we can still make use of the Golden Sun Burning-Heaven Formation."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then remembered the Old Yuan's previous idea of forcing Cloud True Immortal to rebel.
With the Creation Daoist revealing his Golden Immortal strength, the Golden Sun Burning-Heaven Formation becomes even more valuable.
Senior Sister Zhang and the Heavenly Emperor Body exchanged a glance, Old Yuan nodded slightly.
" Nine Luminaries Heaven Gate, Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation, Golden Sun Burning-Heaven Formation." Uncle-Master Pang breathed a long sigh of relief, seemingly a little more at ease.
But he was too complacent too soon.
"Incomplete materials?" Uncle-Master Pang stared at the Sword Dao Body, dumbfounded.
Madam Xuanhua, standing to the side, also looked distressed and shook her head, saying, "Although we know what the materials in those inscriptions are, and even Xuanwei now possesses the corresponding spiritual materials, the sect simply doesn't have that many accumulated."
Sword Dao Body was also frustrated. "Using the Cosmos Cauldron would consume a huge amount of resources, enough to bankrupt the Nine Mountains Sect. Moreover, there are some rare spiritual materials that we can't find in a short time."
The Heavenly Palace Hall was deathly silent.
It was the Heavenly Emperor Body who broke the silence. "Back then, the Tianhe Sect exhausted the wealth accumulated over an entire era in order to refine the Reincarnation Disc. Although my Nine Mountains Sect has a decent income,..."
Although they didn't forge the Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation from scratch, the resources required to upgrade a True Immortal -level formation diagram are simply too numerous.
How many years has the Nine Mountains Sect been wealthy?
"How long will it take?" Uncle-Master Pang, still unwilling to give up, asked the Sword Dao Body.
Sword Dao Body shook his head, his expression bitter. "Many spiritual materials are not necessarily available, they're not even on the market. There's no sure when we can prepare them; it's hard to say."
Silence fell over the Heavenly Palace Hall, everyone's brows furrowed.
Resource issues are the most difficult to solve; in fact, it's something for which there's no hope in the short term.
As Sword Dao Body said, many spiritual materials are rare and hard to come by; sometimes, even if you have them, you can't buy them.
"And there's the Golden Sun Burning-Heaven Formation." Seeing the tense atmosphere in the hall, the Old Yuan laughed, "If our resources aren't enough, we'll just seize the formation from Vast Sun Mountain!"
Uncle-Master Pang nodded and said, "That's the only way..."
The Heavenly Emperor Body suddenly looked up at the Sword Dao Body. The two were already of one mind, and now they were thinking the same thing again.
"Our Nine Mountains Sect is young and has little accumulated experience, Vast Sun Mountain is old!"
Vast Sun Mountain, Origin Venerable Peak.
Cloud True Immortal sat cross-legged in a small pavilion halfway up the mountain.
His eyes were half-closed, and the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow rested on his knees, as if he were refining and familiarizing himself with this supreme treasure.
Master Shi Nandang bowed and entered the small pavilion, not daring to speak or approach, and stood aside.
After an unknown amount of time, Cloud True Immortal slowly opened his eyes and asked, "What is it?"
" Founder, our clan has run out of materials to set up the Golden Sun Burning-Heaven Formation."
"Go to Thousand Wonders Peak to get it."
" Founder, the current Peak Master of Thousand Wonders Peak is Yun Fan of the Yun Clan."
Cloud True Immortal was stunned for a moment, almost forgetting about this matter. Yun Fan's position as the peak master of Thousand Wonders Peak Master Shi Nandang, and he hadn't had time to pay attention to it after returning.
Cloud True Immortal looked at Shi Nandang, his master, and frowned slightly. "What do you want to say?"
"Please grant us a token, Founder, so that we may access the sect's resources." Cloud True Immortal thought for a moment, nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a white token landed in the hand of Master Shi Nandang.
But Shi Nandang, the master, remained unmoved.
Is there anything else?
"I would like to request another oral instruction from the Founder."
"What imperial edict?"
"We have no right to interfere with or inquire about the mobilization of spiritual resources from Thousand Wonders Peak by the Yunluo and Liang clans."
Cloud True Immortal narrowed his eyes, staring at Shi Nandang's master.
" Founder, please forgive me. You said that the Yunluo and Luo clans might be colluding with the Nine Mountains Sect. If this gets out, what will happen if the Nine Mountains Sect is on guard?"
Cloud True Immortal's expression softened slightly.
He looked Shi Nandang up and down, but found nothing amiss. He seemed to agree with the statement. Moreover, he wasn't worried about the Lu Clan causing any trouble, so he finally issued another decree.
Master Shi Nandang bowed and left, not disturbing his communication with the Sun-Shooting Divine Skill any further. He went straight out of Origin Venerable Peak and flew towards the inner city where the Lu Clan lived.
In a courtyard, a group of " Lu Clan " were already waiting.
"How did it go?" Uncle-Master Pang asked excitedly, "Did you get it?"
The Heavenly Emperor Body Shi Nandang the Master raised the command token in his hand.
Everyone chuckled.
The dozen or so people exchanged glances, and without further ado, they marched up Thousand Wonders Peak in a grand and unassuming manner, without trying to conceal their presence.
Yun Fan stepped forward, his face grim as he looked at the arrogant Lu Clan: "What are you doing at Thousand Wonders Peak?"
Uncle-Master Pang swayed and swaggered, holding the white token up to Yun Fan's face, shouting, "By order of Ancestor Yun, we have urgent business. Quickly hand over the treasury token and account books!"
Yun Fan's face darkened further, but as a Yun Clan, he naturally recognized the token of the Cloud True Immortal.
He gave the crowd a deep look, then said to his disciples behind him, "Give it to me!"
The disciples dared not disobey, and soon they respectfully handed a jade box to Uncle-Master Pang.
Uncle-Master Pang didn't move, but instead glared at Yun Fan and the others, shouting, "Why aren't you all backing down?"
"I am the Peak Master Thousand Wonders Peak," Yun Fan said through gritted teeth. "Whatever you take, I will record it. This is the rule of Thousand Wonders Peak!"
"Rules?" Uncle-Master Pang sneered. "What rules? Vast Sun Mountain was established by my Lu Clan, and my Lu Clan is the rule!"
Yun Fan snorted, "That's not up to you!"
Uncle-Master Pang laughed heartily, his attitude becoming increasingly presumptuous. "It's not up to you! Peak Master, heed the Founder's decree!"
Yun Fan could only retreat helplessly and resentfully. Only after the Heavenly Emperor Body and his entourage left the main hall of Thousand Wonders Peak did they reach the back hall. They shone the token on a wall in the back hall, and the wall suddenly emitted a purple light.
The light shone on everyone, as if testing their bloodline and identity. After half a cup of tea, the purple light dissipated, and the wall parted to the sides.
As the group stepped into the gate, they saw a glowing passageway leading down from top to bottom. On both sides of the passageway were rows of glowing caves, each of which was a warehouse of Vast Sun Mountain —the accumulation of Vast Sun Mountain over several eras was all contained here.
The group exchanged glances and finally couldn't help but laugh.
The Heavenly Emperor Body exclaimed, "Uncle-Master, your acting is absolutely perfect—you're a true Lu Clan!"
"That annoying attitude is just him playing himself." Aunt-Master Huang snorted. "He was like this even in his younger days."
The Heavenly Emperor Body truly hadn't expected this. After looking at his somewhat embarrassed Uncle-Master Pang's face for a while, and then glancing at the caves on either side of the passageway, a thousand words could be summed up in one:
"Move!"
(End of this chapter)