He Ping and Chixinzi fought as they moved, and in the blink of an eye, they were as fast as lightning. In an instant, they passed through the mountains and disappeared into the depths of the forest, leaving no the Unseen.
The Crimson Refining Snake Lord, Plague Doctor Sun Kui, and others caught up. They knew that Chixinzi had entangled He Ping and that the man couldn't stop them for the time being. Without saying anything more, they rushed into Great Canopy Mountain one after another.
From the hidden woods, a cold male voice rang out.
"Junior Sister Yu, our strength is limited. This trip to Gloomwind Stone Ridge is already our limit. We don't know what the situation is inside Great Canopy Mountain yet, so it seems we have no choice but to stop here!"
The young man, known as Senior Brother Chu, remained calm. Even the appearance of people from the Immortal Puppet Sect told him how dangerous the struggle in Great Canopy Mountain would be.
"Furthermore, we've also learned that this group came here for the sake of the great hero Luo Jiuzhao, and the treasures hidden in the Flame-Severing Cave Hanging Coffin Mountain..."
Senior Brother Chu sighed softly.
"These villains are all extremely vicious, but unfortunately we are too weak to help Master Luo. If we rashly enter Great Canopy Mountain, we will not only fail to save anyone, but we will also endanger our own lives."
"Master Luo is very close to the Xuanqingliu lineage of the Xijie Mountain Daoist sect. I heard of his chivalrous reputation when I was young," said the girl surnamed Yu, looking dejected. She was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and after circulating her internal energy to recover, she slowly said, "If I were to tell my master, I don't know if he could send someone to come and help."
It turns out that the girl surnamed Yu and her senior brother were both disciples of the Daoxuan Xijie Mountain lineage. Xijie Mountain had an extraordinary background and was a later generation of Daoist practitioners.
This school differs from the Taiyi and Sanyuan lineages, which inherit the ancient Daoist teachings, and also from the three primordial teachings that venerate the divine. Xijie Mountain is known as Mysterious Dao, taking its name from the Xuanxue lineage. Its tenet emphasizes "existence arises from non-existence," focusing on the metaphysical "distinction between existence and non-existence." It believes that the Dao arises from non-existence, not from nature, meaning that the Dao exists prior to nature.
In later generations, the school of metaphysics that originated from the Daoist tradition was called " Mysterious Dao ". In addition, the " Hemp-Robe Dao Palace ", which was also a later branch of the Daoist school, only came out of the mountains during times of chaos, and went into seclusion in the deep mountains when the world was at peace. Therefore, it was called " Hidden Dao ". There was also another Daoist lineage called " Wondrous Dao ". These three schools, "Xuan", "Yin" and "Qi", were listed as the Three Daoist Sects in the post-heaven era.
Daoxuan Xijie Mountain is named " The Great Meaning of the Five Elements," and it begins with a preface. "The Five Elements are the root of creation and the origin of human relationships. All things are subject to their changes, and all spirits are influenced by them. They originate from Yin and Yang, are dispersed in the essence of things, pervade the heavens and the earth, and spread to the extremes of the visible and invisible..."
The Great Meaning of the Five Elements is profound and extensive. It follows the great principle of Yang and the transformations of the Five Elements, thereby connecting existence and non-existence, and resolving fullness and Great Cheng. Once mastered, it can evolve into all phenomena, and any strike can produce infinite changes. Its subtle and profound mysteries are beyond description.
However, this orthodox method of entering the Tao has extremely high requirements for disciples. If one's aptitude is insufficient, one often has no clue how to get started. Even if one hesitates for half a lifetime, by the time one's hair turns white, one will probably have little success.
Both Chu and Yu knew their strength was weak and their understanding of the "Great Meaning of the Great Meaning of the Five Elements " was still lacking. Moreover, they had only come here to gather intelligence, so they had already begun to consider leaving.
"Master also went out to avoid trouble, and on top of that, she was injured..." As if he had thought of something, Senior Brother Chu shook his head and sighed, "Besides, we've severed ties with the Xijie Clear Stream Lineage. The only thing we can do now is go back and inform Master to see if there are any other solutions... Sigh!"
He suddenly saw something unexpected, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Senior Brother Chu?"
Junior Sister Yu looked at her senior brother in surprise. She knew very well that her senior brother was calm and composed, never showing his emotions, but now he looked clearly surprised.
"... That person?"
Senior Brother Chu raised his thick eyebrows slightly. He saw a figure slowly walking out from the winding mountain path. The person was dressed in coarse cloth, short brown clothes, straw sandals, and a woven hat. He looked like an ordinary mountain dweller, but he was carrying a red-tasseled spear on his shoulder. He walked steadily towards the deep mountains.
"Senior Brother Chu," the girl surnamed Yu looked at the person in the mountain path with suspicion, then turned to look at her senior brother behind her, and asked softly, "Do you perhaps know that person?"
"No, it's just that the person seemed somewhat familiar."
Senior Brother Chu shook his head, his brows furrowed into a deep frown. He was searching his mind for a figure similar to the one carrying the gun, but he couldn't recall one for the time being.
"Forget it, let's leave first!"
Deep within Great Canopy Mountain, in a secluded valley.
"Brother Luo, hand over the goods!"
The slightly hoarse voice carried on like a chilling gust of wind.
"Although you are not weak, you are only one person, and you also have to protect two mortals. You are no match for our ' Five-Colored Wealth Gods '!"
"That's right."
A woman's voice also sounded from the side.
" Luo Jiuzhao, after four encounters, we know your strengths and weaknesses very well. We have already broken your Formless Sword Gu. What's left are nothing more than the Kunwu Insect, the Flying Locust Soldiers, the Blood-Whisker Sword, and the Spiral-Piercing Needle. With your current strength, what can you rely on?"
"Hey-hey."
That sinister voice also joined in singing "Double Yellow".
"Brother Luo, we don't mean anything by it, but you can't possibly take all the treasures from the Flame-Severing Cave Hanging Coffin Mountain by yourself. How about this: you hand over the treasures, and we, the ' Five-Colored Wealth Gods,' will not only leave you alone, but will also help you escape from Great Canopy Mountain."
The woman chuckled softly.
"You don't actually think we're the only ones eyeing you, do you? You know the Twin-Bodied Old Monsters suffered a loss at your hands, you don't think those two old guys will take it lightly, do you?"
The two of them chattered on and on, but Luo Jiuzhao kept his eyes closed and ignored them.
The man and woman among the Five-Colored Wealth Gods talked for a long time, but seeing that Luo Jiuzhao had no intention of answering, they gradually became angry, and their persuasion turned into cursing.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged in a cave in the valley, guarding a large golden eggshell behind him, seizing the time to recover his strength, unmoved by the curses of the " Five-Colored Wealth Gods " guarding outside.
The Five-Colored Wealth Gods sent by the " Eastern Esoteric School " dared not easily advance because they were afraid that he had set up a powerful killing move in the cave, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
The woman snorted coldly a few times.
"Besides, you've already suffered serious injuries. If you don't find a place with yin energy veins to gather yin energy and slowly recover your vitality, your cultivation will probably regress by ten years. Even if you don't die, your foundation will be damaged, and you'll never have the chance to enter the Dao again. What's the point of all that?"
In the pitch-black cave, Luo Jiuzhao suddenly opened his eyes, two dazzling beams of light flashing and disappearing in an instant.
In the darkness, his eyes felt faintly glaring, but the sensation quickly faded, and he returned to calm.
'These fools probably don't know that I found a small section of the Earth's Qi Fiend Vein. Although it's only a small section, after I absorbed it, I recovered seventy percent of my power.'
Luo Jiuzhao sighed inwardly, thinking how incredibly lucky he was to have unexpectedly found a Yin vein in this desolate mountain forest. However, the Sha Qi in this vein was extremely weak, but absorbing it all would still allow him to recover some of his power.
" White Treasure King, Red Wheel Venerable, why bother with such nonsense..."
He suddenly let out a long roar, his voice soaring and clear, as if piercing through the clouds and splitting rocks, shaking the heavens.
"If you've got the guts, then storm in. Stop pretending. If you're just trying to test me, forget it. I'm right here. Let's see what you can do!"
The five members of the Five-Colored Wealth Gods exchanged glances after hearing his long roar, the sound waves of which continued unabated, indicating that his power had not been diminished. Their faces were grim.
"Damn, just how powerful is this person's foundation?"
"Could it be that he has regained his power?"
"We can't wait any longer, let's be decisive and force our way in!"
"I've heard that Luo Jiuzhao has extremely high aptitude. After mastering the Formless Sword Gu, he was also taught the Shadowflight Sword Gu by the White Cloud City. If his cultivation is that profound, we'll inevitably fall into his trap if we attack recklessly!"
The five men racked their brains, but for a moment they couldn't come up with any solutions. They could only continue to guard the cave entrance, pondering a way to defeat the enemy.
In the air above the deep valley, several Flying Wing Green Bat circled, conveying this scene to He Ping.
He Ping pretended to be entangled with Chixinzi, wandering around in a thicket of trees outside the deep valley.
" Indaluo is just bragging. I thought this ' Five-Colored Wealth Gods ' was some kind of powerful being, but after all this time, he still can't defeat Luo Jiuzhao."
He also coveted the treasures hidden on Luo Jiuzhao's person, but he was also wary and decided to wait for a final opportunity to make his move.
Meanwhile, He Ping also released a large number of Flying Wing Green Bat in Great Canopy Mountain to scout out the movements in the mountain.
The Flying Wing Green Bat circled around, and he noticed a figure in the shadows, secretly watching him and Chixinzi fight.
"This should be a woman, right? Strange, she's wearing a mask too..."
He Ping's eyes were already equipped with " Puppet Eye Spirit Orb," and through the Flying Wing Green Bat, he saw that the woman was also wearing a golden mask. This mask was very similar to Moxiuluo's mask, except that the crown on her head was a pig's crown.
"The pig belongs to the Hai hour, and among the ' Twelve Golden Generals,' Gongpilu is the god of the Hai hour in the twelve earthly branches. This woman should be Gongpilu in the ' Eastern Esoteric School Gongpilu.' Shouldn't she be guarding the east side to prevent outsiders from entering? What is she doing here?"
He thought for a moment, and through the images brought by the Flying Wing Green Bat, he discovered that Gongpilu was hiding in the shadows, holding a metal cylinder about the thickness of two fingers in his hand, seemingly aiming it at him and Chixinzi.
"This thing is somewhat similar to the Nine-Fire Thunder Tube of the Evil-Slaying Bureau. It's a typical demon-slaying fire weapon with immense power... Is Gongpilu planning to help me get rid of Chixinzi, or is he planning to eliminate my ally as well?"
Whether it's helping him eliminate Chixinzi or eliminating him along with him, neither is what He Ping wants to see.
His mind raced, and a plan suddenly came to him. He immediately shouted.
" Gongpilu, hurry up and come out! I can't hold them off by myself any longer!"
" Gongpilu," the woman with the golden mask, was about to activate the mechanism of the Nine-Fire Thunder Tube when her finger trembled slightly, and she paused. She was still somewhat hesitant, but He Ping shouted her name several times, so despite her anger, she had no choice but to fly out.
" Moxiuluo, stop yelling! I'm here to help you!"
Suppressing her murderous intent, she flew out from her hiding place, concealing the metal cylinder in her sleeve. Instead, she took out Root Bone with both hands, her figure flashing and transforming into a series of afterimages as she arrived through the air.