The Art of Qimen Dunjia

After their discussion, Tong Guan departed to aid Song Jiang and the others in attacking Fang La's army.

Several months later, Guan Sheng and Tong Guan struck from both sides and captured Black Dragon Ridge.

Lu Junyi took Yu Ridge Pass and breached Shezhou.

By then, Fang La had only one final stronghold left—Clear Source City.

Within Hangzhou City, Ling Qing had not only condensed the White Emperor True Form over these past months.

With the help of many fellow cultivators, he had also successfully refined the final Black Emperor True Form.

"Northward to the Mysterious Heavens, the five qi circle and linger; within stands the Black Emperor, the twin sovereigns of Great Subtlety, commanding talismanic mandates, immortal-refining the Eight Powers, clad in blue skirts and feathered brown, dragon-script and phoenix robes, bestowed by the High Emperor, arranged upon jade steps. The Northern Dipper aids the kidneys, Ox and Dipper guard the gates; Maiden, Void, Rooftop, and Encampment spread wide open. The jade disk commands the Seven Stars, seizing the fierce and correcting wrongs, repelling calamity and sweeping filth away, illuminating the Way with cavernous brilliance. The Northern Mountain God Incantation stirs yang and raises thunder; flowing bells flash and descend, Ape Heaven shakes its might. Those under Northern Feng's command crush and destroy ten thousand demons. The nine rivers pour dry, the black mother's flock takes flight; flood dragons open the passage, water veins yawn wide. Crimson-script jade book, post-dragon racing like the wind."

This was the true jade text of the Northern Five-Qi Spiritual Treasure, the hollow Book of Nature.

One was called the Primordial Spirit-Born True Treasure Bright Text, one the Northern Mountain God Incantation, and one the Eight Powers Heaven-Subduing Text.

The Black Emperor wore a crown of black-essence jade upon his head and dark feathered