Crimson Fire Crows Set the City Ablaze, an Ancient Bronze Lamp Illuminates the Wounded Sea
"Besides the wondrous [ Hide Form ], there are two other wondrous abilities: [ the Paired Instruments ] and [ the Gaze at the Toad ]..."
Chen Shuangbai carefully tested the three miraculous methods and was very satisfied, even excessively so.
Changming lay prone to wait for his Master's praise.
He had already decided in his mind that he didn't need anything else; just increasing the annual salary by another 50%... oh no, 30% would be excellent.
Chen Shuangbai glanced at the jade spirit and said, "Very good. I will set up a refining room on the peak, and you will be in charge of refining everyone's Law Treasure!"
"Ah?"
"This matter is settled!"
[ Shadow Chang'e ] belongs to the Mid-Grade Law Treasure level and has three kinds of divine wonders. Chen Shuangbai put on it and left the place with Changming.
However, he has already passed on some of the Jade Spirit Clan's weapon-refining techniques to Yao Jie, so it is likely that the Jade Spring Sect's various Law Artifact and Spirit Artifact will also make considerable progress in the future.
Chen Shuangbai returned to Sunken Jade Valley and threw Changming into the [ Dew Radiance Pool ].
Upon seeing the treasure pool, the jade spirit said nothing and was about to jump in, but Chen Shuangbai pulled it back.
"Soak yourself in a basin of pond water, otherwise when the True Lord returns... I won't be able to protect you!"
Upon hearing "use a basin," Changming's face immediately fell. His emerald green eyes looked pitifully at Chen Shuangbai, attempting to evoke pity through his appearance.
But Chen Shuangbai remained unmoved. He picked it up by the scruff of its neck and placed it next to a jade basin used for holding spiritual materials in the corner, saying calmly, "Either fill yourself with water, or don't touch a single drop. The choice is yours."
Changming looked at the shimmering, Spiritual Qi rich Dew Radiance Pool, then at the jade basin in front of him that was barely big enough for him to squat in, and finally gave in.
He used his Law Power to summon some water from the pool, then jumped in with a splash, leaving only his head above the surface. With his eyes closed, he groaned in ecstasy, "Ah... so good..."
Chen Shuangbai ignored the jade essence.
The reason he brought Changming along wasn't so that the guy could enjoy himself, but rather to see if the guy could improve a bit and recall more memories about the Jade Spirit Clan.
"Even a single method of weapon crafting is so wondrous; if one could recall some methods of alchemy and treasure crafting..."
Chen Shuangbai suppressed the turmoil in her heart and returned to her cultivation.
The seasons change, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
On the front lines of Hengzhang City, the two sides would fight each other every half month, but the two Nascent Soul always held back, so the battle was always in a stalemate.
Half a year is but a fleeting moment in the long lifespan of a cultivator, but for the cultivators on the front lines of Hengzhang City, it feels exceptionally long.
With a small battle every half month and a major battle every month, the Holy Origin Alliance's offensive was like a tide, one wave receding only to be followed by another.
Although each attack was blocked by the Azure Wave Thunder-Nurturing Earth-Covering Formation, the continuous war of attrition put immense pressure on the cultivators in Hengzhang City.
Although True Lord Qingyu had the advantage of terrain and kept True Lord Qingyu True Lord Shendu out of the Jing Kingdom, he gradually realized that something was not right. After expending some manpower, he was able to see through some of the situation.
"This True Lord Shendu is probably cultivating some kind of powerful poison!"
The Celebrated Origin Sect is extremely skilled in the use of Gu poison.
Even the Transformation Sect was no match for it. There are rumors that the founder of the sect received some of the True Disciple of the Ancient Shaman Way of Great Li Mountain, which is why he had such powerful methods of using poison.
That day.
As the allied forces, composed of poisonous insects, poisonous beasts, and demonic cultivators from the Holy Origin Alliance, launched another surprise attack, True Lord Qingyu, sitting in the sky, was about to make a move when he found True Lord Shendu's position. Suddenly, several streaks of fire appeared in the Holy Origin Alliance's allied forces below!
Those seven or eight streaks of fire, a dazzling expanse of light, carrying a terrifying burning form, transformed into terrifying fire crows, each dozens of feet in size, manipulating flames and stirring up streaks of bright red demonic fire, which crashed into Hengzhang City.
"Is it the Crimson Fire Crow?"
True Lord Qingyu frowned immediately. He was about to make a move when, just then, from the distant blood clouds, countless five-colored poisonous lights rapidly spread, turning all the clouds along the way into venomous insects gleaming with bright poisonous light, baring their fangs and claws at True Lord Qingyu.
True Lord Qingyu snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and streams of clear water rippled like waves in a lake, suppressing all images.
"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, please don't get so angry!"
True Lord Qingyu turned his head and saw True Lord Shendu sitting on a five-colored centipede not far away.
The centipede was covered in a colorful carapace, and each segment of its body was covered with densely packed legs, the tips of which gleamed with a sinister, poisonous light.
On the head of the centipede sat a middle-aged Daoist priest in colorful robes, none other than the True Lord Shendu.
He sat cross-legged on the centipede's head, toying with a small, transparent jade bottle in his hand, from which a wisp of seven-colored smoke could be faintly seen flowing slowly.
True Lord Qingyu opened his right palm, and a small and exquisite Dragon-Tiger Hook appeared. The hook was white and bright, as if it had been infused with some special Geng metal spiritual substance. It also floated with clear water light and revealed a rather sharp intention.
True Lord Shendu glanced at the Dragon-Tiger Hook and laughed, " Qingyu still has such a fiery temper; this is not the demeanor a righteous cultivator should have."
"How about we sit down and play a game of chess for a while...?"
True Lord Qingyu coldly looked at the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Celebrated Origin Sect before him and said in a cold voice, "Fellow Daoist can still remain so calm, it seems that the battle in the West Kingdom is not particularly stalemate yet."
The two Nascent Soul True Lord were locked in fierce combat in the sky, while on the battlefield below, the defending army of Hengzhang City suffered repeated defeats.
With a flick of his finger, the Mystic Sea Avatar unleashed a surge of wind and thunder, and the boundless Xuanhai appeared, instantly enveloping the three-headed Crimson Fire Crow. However, shortly afterward, scorching flames shot out from the Xuanhai, forcefully breaking through the Mystic Sea Avatar's [ Clouds and Water Share the Same Sky ] technique, causing considerable damage to the Mystic Sea Avatar.
"Uncle-Master?!"
Chen Fuguang rode the flames, but was stopped by Mystic Sea Avatar. Fu Qianlan immediately followed, releasing her Sword Essence. The bluish-white sword light darted about like a swimming fish, her gaze dark as she looked at the seven Crimson Fire Crow before her.
"Two Crimson Fire Crow at the Golden Core stage, and five more at the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment Crimson Fire Crow... It seems the Crimson Fire Cave is going to stake everything on this?"
Fu Qianlan naturally recognized that these Crimson Fire Crow must have come from the Crimson Fire Cave Sixteen Demon Caves at Sea.
As for why they joined the Holy Origin Alliance to oppose the Jade Spring Sect of the Vast Waves Alliance, the reason is probably obvious.
It must be because Chen Shuangbai killed Demon King Junyu, the next cave master of Crimson Fire Cave, that Crimson Fire Cave harbored resentment.
Now, the Holy Origin Alliance doesn't know how to persuade them, and they've actually allowed the Crimson Fire Cave to send their people to stir up trouble throughout the land!