Two experts with three flowers gathered at the crown arrived together.
Morale soared among the forces of the Truth-Seeking Abbey.
Their defensive line became impregnable.
At the same time, two bolts of lightning cracked.
One came from the Emperor Gouchen, who swung his sword to cut down the Ghost Kings. The other came from the Great Emperor of Antarctic Longevity, whose lightning blazed at the foot of the mountain, as though he had been lying in ambush there all along.
Together with Gouchen, he encircled the ghosts like filling wrapped in dumpling dough and slaughtered them.
Lightning was supremely forceful and yang, the natural bane of yin creatures and ghosts. Neither Gouchen nor the Great Emperor of Antarctic Longevity was an ordinary Great God. Under their joint assault, the Ghost Kings and their armies suffered devastating casualties, with the Daoists of the Truth-Seeking Abbey lending their aid.
Phoenix cries rang out as the Phoenix Clan also arrived in force.
The Ghost Kings besieging Floating Cloud Mountain were all but wiped out.
The Truth-Seeking Abbey turned danger into safety.
Xuanming communicated with the Divines through his mind to assess the situation. Once he discovered that everything remained under control, his mind settled.
He rose and headed to the Peaceful Heaven Dao Palace. Rather than trying to prove himself, Xuanming decided to seek the Peaceful Heaven Dao Master's help, asking him to impose a Sealing Ban and help suppress Old Man Peach. Once matters in the Netherworld stabilized, he could begin working toward his breakthrough.
The Peaceful Heaven Dao Master did not refuse. For him, suppressing Old Man Peach required no more than lifting a hand.
Their cooperation had already come this far, so he did not mind lending a few more helping hands. Besides, the stronger Xuanming became, the more it