Bai's Words Followed by Law
The Yellow Springs beneath Fengxize are as still as a stagnant pool.
But as the two leaders traveled away through the Yellow Springs, the Yellow Springs began to churn and tremble.
In the Yellow Springs water, pale yellow dragon scales emerged.
Zhang Xuezhou and the Peacock Great Wisdom King communicated in a calm and peaceful manner, while the two cult leaders used a simple and brutal approach.
"They acted with such eagerness, even suppressing their tempers despite the damage to Mount Ling. It seems they truly have ulterior motives regarding 'Bai'!"
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Huang Quan several times, and for a moment he even considered leaving this area of Huang Quan water to avoid getting involved.
Whether 'Bai' can defeat the two leaders is uncertain, but it shouldn't be too difficult for him to turn against Zhang Xuezhou and the others.
The more Zhang Xuezhou practiced cultivation techniques, the more he felt he couldn't just rush in headlong. Instead, he should avoid direct clashes with cultivators of the same type, even if it didn't trigger a cultivation battle, he needed to avoid causing subsequent misfortune.
"The Yellow Springs water is so turbulent it's gotten our feet wet. Let's go outside and wait!"
Zhang Xuezhou stepped on the blue lotus, his sleeves billowing outwards in the wind. The Peacock Great Wisdom King did not stop him, but instead followed him.
Zhang Xuezhou spoke very politely, but such people don't speak without reason.
The Peacock Great Wisdom King once had a glorious past, but his highest official position was that of a garrison commander, a regional general. As for his title of joining the Western Sect, although it sounded impressive, in reality he was just a driver and groom.
The Peacock Great Wisdom King, and he also lacked the insight that comes with a top-level perspective.
He lacked understanding and followed the crowd extremely quickly. He didn't even do what the two leaders had arranged to do—keep an eye on Zhang Xuezhou —but instead ran off with him.
"Zhang Shengzi, how can I obtain the best strategy you mentioned?"
Emerging swiftly from the Yellow Springs, the Peacock Great Wisdom King glanced north several times before whispering a question to Zhang Xuezhou.
"The best strategy requires the right timing, the right place, and the right people," Zhang Xuezhou said. "What I say now might not be useful, and you can't provide what I need!"
"If you are willing to tell me the best solution, I can give you one of my natal feathers," the Peacock Great Wisdom King said in a low voice. "My natal feather can cleanse and destroy anything within the Five Elements; it is quite formidable even in the Three Realms!"
"It doesn't work! It doesn't work!"
Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that he had no interest in feather-related treasures.
He wasn't deliberately trying to raise the price; rather, Zhang Xuezhou was very aware of the drawbacks of the Yao Treasure.
The Peacock Great Wisdom King's natal feather can only be truly effective when used by the right person. Zhang Xuezhou, lacking the Demon Power to control the feather, not only weakened with each use, but also suffered in silence due to his inadequate abilities when encountering powerful treasures.
If it were for self-defense, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't be short of such an embellishment.
If Zhang Xuezhou becomes accustomed to the convenience brought by the other party's feathers, he may need to seek help from the Peacock Great Wisdom King after exhausting the power of the feathers, or he may simply have to let the other party take them back.
Having used the Golden Crow Great Emperor's feathers for many years, he was well aware of their drawbacks and would not easily exchange them for such a temporary Yao Treasure.
Moreover, the best and second-best strategies truly require favorable timing, location, and human factors; they cannot be achieved simply by him talking about them.
"You don't need to be anxious. The best, worst, and middle strategies depend on the circumstances. It's already good enough that you can use one of them right now," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If a better opportunity arises, I'll come to you again!"
"This..."
Having made his request in vain, the Peacock Great Wisdom King could only sigh.
Zhang Xuezhou's gaze swept across the night sky above Feng Xize.
The bright moon was obscured, and not a trace of starlight could be seen. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and purple lightning constantly flickered within them.
At the entrance to the Underworld, the water bubbled and gurgled like a hot underground spring, appearing extremely dangerous.
A torrential downpour is about to begin, and the churning of the Yellow Springs water means that 'White' is either engaged in battle or in a state of high concentration to guard against the two leaders of the Western Sect.
"Sizzle!"
As the purple lightning that had been lingering in the clouds transformed into a bolt of lightning and fell, Zhang Xuezhou only had time to activate his Lightning Avoidance Instruction before his ears were engulfed by a deafening roar of thunder.
A dragon's roar echoed from underground, causing the entire land to tremble violently. Countless clods of earth churned and muddy water gushed forth along with the Yellow Springs water.
The Peacock Great Wisdom King leaped out, and Zhang Xuezhou's body floated up and down, but he didn't take flight. Instead, he used small leaps to dodge, and didn't even care about the falling lightning. He chose to endure it head-on.
"Zhang Shengzi, you..."
The Peacock Great Wisdom King leaped no more than ten feet into the air. He shouted and was about to pull Zhang Xuezhou away when he felt lightning falling from the clouds begin to chase his body. Zhang Xuezhou, however, seemed to have become an insulator and did not attract the lightning's pursuit.
What's going on?
The instinctive behavior to dodge lightning, but the instantaneous dodge resulted in being focused by the lightning. Peacock Great Wisdom King, who was able to dodge the lightning with great speed, appeared calm and composed. His mind was not in a state of panic, and he did not understand the situation for a moment.
"Words become law!"
When dozens of lightning bolts appeared in the sky and fell in an instant, the Peacock Great Wisdom King suddenly remembered the form of the top-level Technique Method.
A single word, a gesture, or even a glance can trigger the transformation of wind, fire, water, and earth into Technique Method; this ability is called "words become law."
The thunder and torrential rain in the sky are not natural phenomena, but rather a battle of wits.
Every magical duel has its target. The low-key Zhang Xuezhou was clearly judged to be no threat or excluded, while the Peacock Great Wisdom King attracted attention by demonstrating his abilities.
Because they respond differently, they receive drastically different treatment.
The Peacock Great Wisdom King's eyelids twitched. He had always been somewhat arrogant, believing that no matter how outstanding a junior was, it would be difficult to catch up with the passage of time.
Older cultivators like them not only possess higher cultivation levels but also accumulated combat experience over time.
Asking Zhang Xuezhou three strategies was simply a matter of the Demon Race's limited intelligence, a fact that the Peacock Great Wisdom King acknowledged. However, he hadn't expected that his judgment in battle would be inferior to Zhang Xuezhou's.
A sense of being locked the Unseen surged into his heart, Peacock Great Wisdom King felt a chill run through his body. He felt as if he were an ordinary person being targeted by a venomous snake, and the sense of danger caused his feathers to burst forth instantly.
Purple lightning instantly splashed out from the demon's body. Pain and numbness surged through the body, and the Peacock Great Wisdom King suddenly spread its wings, its ten-foot-long demon body vanishing in an instant.
"Impressive skill!"
The Peacock Great Wisdom King, acting as a charioteer, embodies one mode of flight, while displaying yet another type of flight ability when facing a crisis.
The Sect Master Jieyin mentioned that the Peacock Great Wisdom King had a great advantage in short-distance sprints, and Zhang Xuezhou immediately realized that it was indeed extraordinary.
Just as he possesses the Wind Avoidance Instruction assistance when he soars through the air, the Peacock Great Wisdom King's body emits a five-colored light when he flies. This light originates from the Demon Power of the other party, and it is the special race that has created the Peacock Great Wisdom King's status as a flying being.
Zhang Xuezhou gave a word of praise.
The shadows hanging over his head had receded, and he was no longer in the Yellow Springs underground. Zhang Xuezhou was now at ease and could easily observe 'Bai's' battle.