Vanquishing Demons at Lion Camel Ridge (I)
Meanwhile, all matters Pansi Ridge were concluded.
Ao Tu returned to the Flower Realm in Black Ship, and the rewards were settled accordingly.
However, Ao Tu did not immediately examine the various rewards, because before that, something else broke through the void and came into his hand.
"The Great Array of the Celestial Stars"
Ao Tu examined this array flag. Unlike the previous Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array flag, this one no longer displayed the sun; instead, it featured the stars and moon shining together, yet it was far more powerful than before.
The layers of Merit flowing above are the Merit Numinous Treasures; yet hidden within are also Baleful Qi, the Slaughter Numinous Treasures.
This Formation Flag now appears to have broken away from the Great Formation of Stars of the Celestial Cycle and become a new Numinous Treasures.
Generally speaking, both Merit Numinous Treasures and Slaughter Numinous Treasures are born from the destiny of Heaven and Earth and earth, and are predetermined by Heaven and Earth. However, Ao Tu did not know why this treasure was born. He vaguely felt that this Formation Flag was connected to his future path, but he could not see it clearly.
Although Ao Tu has now achieved the Primordial Divine Saints, his Cultivation Realm has not yet reached the Great Luo. This makes it difficult for him to directly foresee the path ahead, even though he possesses power exceeding that of an ordinary Great Luo.
Ao Tu opened his Double Pupils, using his Heavenly Eye and Supernatural Power of Knowing Past Lives, his gaze piercing through the long river, peering into the past Future.
He vaguely saw Dao Body, very familiar, but there was always a barrier between them, preventing him from seeing it clearly.
Concerned about his future, Ao Tu was unwilling to give up. He expended a great deal of magical power to break through to the Dao Fruit, his forehead beaded with sweat, but there was still a thin barrier between them, like viewing flowers through fog, so close yet always out of reach.
Apricot Immortal brought tea and noticed that Ao Tu had sweat on his forehead, so she took out a fragrant handkerchief to wipe it away.
Jiangzhu stopped her and shook her head slightly.
Do not disturb my Benefactor cultivation.
As time passed, Ao Tu realized that he could not see the way forward using his Supernatural Ability, so he simply switched to using the power of his bloodline, transforming his eyes into the Pangu’s Heaven-Opening Eyes.
This Heaven and Earth was created by Pangu, Pangu's eyes could naturally see everything in Heaven and Earth.
The previously unseen the Path gradually dissolve.
Ao Tu discovered that there was a connection that had been flowing back to him since the Heaven and Earth of time, helping him to defy his Primordial Heaven and achieve Primordial Divine Saints.
That is the Twelfth-Grade World-Cleansing White Lotus!
Ao Tu followed the Twelfth-Grade World-Cleansing White Lotus and glimpsed his former self. It was during his time at Lesser Thunderclap Temple, when he fought against Maitreya and, with the help of Pangu's power, returned to the time of Heaven-Opening and Earth-Creating.
Ao Tu saw his past self briefly lingering during the Heaven-Opening and Earth-Creating, and then, by chance, he severed his Good Corpse.
The Good Corpse was conceived and born from the Twelfth-Grade World-Cleansing White Lotus. It was born with Primordial Divine Saints body, and thus nourished its True Body to achieve Primordial Divine Saints.
With his long-standing doubts resolved, Ao Tu suddenly understood.
It turns out that he had unknowingly completed the Corpse-Slaying. However, because his Cultivation Realm had not yet broken through to the Great Luo realm, and because his Good Corpse had been left behind in the past, he was unable to realize it.
Therefore, the reason why the Third-Grade White Lotus was close to him was also because of this.
Ao Tu couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of the Great Dao and the mystery of Heaven and Earth and Earth.
At this moment, Ao Tu's vision began to blur.
Pangu's power was too great; even with the triple bloodlines of the Ancestral Dragon, the Ancestral Shaman, and the Demon Emperor, he still could not sustain it for long.
Ao Tu quickly turned his gaze to the array flags of the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The Formation Flag were crucial to his future, which was why he used this power this time; witnessing himself Corpse-Slaying Vision merely an accident.
As Ao Tu turned his gaze to the Formation Flag, a Vision unfolded before him.
That was his benevolent self, a primordial saint named Jing Shi, who borrowed the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array flag from the demon race to use as a religious banner.
Ao Tu's vision began to blur, and he could no longer see clearly.
Beneath the banner of the sun, moon, Stars, many Ancient Human Race knelt in worship; this must have been the act of his Good Corpse collecting Faith in Ancient Times times.
Having expended too much energy, Ao Tu dared not linger for long. He quickly shifted his gaze.
Ao Tu didn't care about the Dragon Vein of those Formation Flag; he only cared about his own current the Path.
This time, Ao Tu's gaze glimpsed the Future.
A banner bearing the moon Stars was raised high, and countless Monks knelt before it, their Merit and Baleful Qi converging on the banner. The Monks chanted the name of the New Religion, the sect that Ao Tu would establish in the Western Heaven in the Future.
The New Religion Church is thriving, the Baldheaded Monk been defeated and fled, and the two Western Heaven the Two Sages’ Division, but these Ao Tu can no longer see clearly.
Complete darkness descended before his eyes, and Ao Tu collapsed weakly onto the bed.
Jiangzhu and Apricot Immortal were shocked and rushed forward, one calling out "Benefactor" and the other "Your Great King," in a flurry of activity.
Ao Tu patted the two on the back and whispered:
"I'm fine."
After a while, Ao Tu regained his strength, but his vision was still blurry. He could only make out the outlines of Jiangzhu and Apricot Immortal in front of him, and could not make out their appearance.
Ao Tu could sense that his vision was slowly recovering, but it would take some time. Before that, he would have to live the life of a "blind man".
Ao Tu reached out and touched them, discerning the differences between the two, and said, "You are Jiangzhu, and you are Apricot Immortal."
Jiangzhu blushed and said, "My Benefactor is so improper! We were worried about you!"
Ao Tu laughed and said, "Just now I glimpsed a corner of the path ahead. Although it was incomplete, it was of great benefit to my cultivation. It's just a pity that I suffered a backlash, and now my eyesight is obstructed, so I can't see the two of you clearly. I need to recover slowly."
Hearing this, Jiangzhu felt a pang of heartache. She helped Ao Tu lie down on the couch, then softly hummed:
"Our Benefactor may not be able to see us clearly, but he can always hear our voices. How could things be like that?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Tu reached out and slapped her, saying, "You have no manners." He then pulled her into his arms and laughed, "Just now, in a short while, I glimpsed billions of years of time, and my eyes are exhausted. Now that I've finally seen the road ahead, can't I even relax for a moment? Isn't that a bit of fun?"
Upon hearing this, Jiangzhu felt even more sorry for Ao Tu, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Ao Tu thought to himself that shedding these tears for no reason would only cause heartache and bring no benefit whatsoever. So he whispered some private words in Jiangzhu Jiangzhu's ear, making her blush with embarrassment.
Apricot Immortal, out of curiosity, came over to listen as well.
Jiangzhu quickly said, "You mustn't tell Apricot Immortal."
Ao Tu ignored her and told Apricot Immortal what she had said.
Upon hearing Apricot Immortal, Xingxian's eyes crinkled into two crescent moons with laughter.
Jiangzhu complained, "My Benefactor only bullies me!"
After fooling around for two or three hours, Ao Tu's eyesight recovered considerably, and he could see almost anything beyond three to five meters. So he took out each of the treasures he had been rewarded with to examine them one by one.
The Turning Stone into Gold, a skill coveted by all, is of little use to immortals, but it might have miraculous effects when used to develop a following.
Especially for Ao Tu, who had traveled from the future, he knew even better how to use this magic. There was no need to actually bestow gold and stone; simply demonstrating it in front of the believers would have a great effect.
Taiqing Golden Elixir is a type of Holy Water recorded in the "Supreme Elixir Classic". It is one of the many elixir formulas made public by the Taiqing Sage. The refining process is not complicated, but the materials are precious and require certain alchemical skills.
Ao Tu would naturally know how to refine it, and he estimated that the Four Great Celestial Masters of the Heavenly Court would also know how to refine it, since the main ingredient in the Heavenly Celestial Immortal Pool of the Heavenly Court was diluted Taiqing Golden Elixir.