"Go inside and rescue them all." Shi Feiyang concentrated on playing the zither, his lips moving slightly as he transmitted his voice to Zhu Changyuan.
Without a second thought, Zhu Changyuan answered, "Yes! But how do I get inside to save them?"
Shi Feiyang handed him the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler. "Take this treasure inside. Use six golden flowers to protect yourself, and whenever you find someone, rotate three golden flowers before his forehead to wake him. Once you have gathered everyone around you, turn Jiazi-Wu to Jiaxu-Ji, let the three wonders find their emissaries and the flying stars enter their palaces, leave Kun Two unassigned, mount the Heavenly Bird above, and enter the Gate of Life with the aid of the Soaring Serpent..." He followed this with a string of technical terms from numerology.
Zhu Changyuan understood every word. He accepted the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler and learned how to use it, then held it in his left hand while forming a seal with his right to direct his sword. Man and sword became one, streaking straight toward the Seven-Treasure Golden Lamp and plunging inside.
Once inside, he waved the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler, releasing primordial purple qi and six golden flowers to protect himself, then hurried to find the trapped people.
The Seven-Treasure Demon Lamp had many wondrous uses, but Revered One Yideng had first lost his four god-demon incarnations, then suffered a backlash from a hundred thousand demons. He was already struggling, and Shi Feiyang's relentless musical assault left him unable to unleash the lamp's full powers. Taking advantage of his inability to divide his attention, Zhu Changyuan plunged into the boundless sea of fire to find Fire Wuhai and the others.
Shi Feiyang also feared that Yideng might spare enough attention to activate