Daoist Huangzhong was also well versed in Qimen Dunjia. He pinned down the Human Plate's Eight Gates—Rest, Life, Injury, Obstruction, View, Death, Fear, and Opening—with eight Demon-Refining Flying Swords, then formed hand seals and cast his spell. Each sword burst forth with eight sharp streams of yellow Sword Qi, shredding the Apes within the gates and scattering them into wisps of black vapor.
Every Ape was a fake!
Daoist Huangzhong snorted coldly, then swiftly stepped through the Earthly Plate's eight palaces—Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui. He was about to cast a spell to rotate the Star Plate, but the moment he formed a seal and pointed skyward, before he could activate it, nine brilliant stars suddenly appeared in the pitch-black night sky, each blazing with light and as large as a bushel measure.
Daoist Huangzhong recognized the star overhead as Tianpeng Star, also called Greedy Wolf. It occupied the north and belonged to water, sinister and treacherous. Not daring to take it lightly, he hurried into the northeastern Gen Palace. Gen belonged to earth, and he intended to use earth qi to overcome water. Little did he know that Shi Feiyang had calculated his moves in advance and shifted the Injury Gate here before he pinned down the Eight Gates. The Injury Gate belonged to wood and corresponded to Lei. The instant he arrived, Tianpeng Star shifted after him, its starlight falling upon the Injury Gate. With a crack, a bolt of Lei plunged from the heavens. Daoist Huangzhong hastily cast a defensive spell, but the strike still left him reeling, his blood and qi surging.
As Greedy Wolf, Tianpeng Star was crafty and cunning. While openly striking at his head with Lei, it also filled the air with countless hidden thunderbolts and streaks of lightning,