Taming

One-third of the Hunyuan Wuji Array does indeed have shortcomings.

The power of the three Sacred Land of Covenant the workings of heaven and earth, can transform the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, turning a thoroughfare into an insurmountable barrier. This formation's ability is auxiliary, not for killing.

This formation had completely outmaneuvered the Northern Border army of the Great Han Dynasty and had also blocked hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, forcing the Emperor Qin to build the Great Wall to divide and defend the territory. However, when facing individual powerful cultivators, this formation was not as effective as expected.

"Move the mountain!"

With the power of the mountains and rivers gathered in his palm, the three great mountains surrounding the Sacred Land emitted a sound of earth-shattering collapse, and half of the mountains collapsed and fell down.

The mountainside rushed down like a mudslide, with countless boulders crashing into the center of the Xieluosi River Holy Land.

"Okay, okay!"

The scene of the mountain collapsing was like the end of the world. Almost a third of the many frenzied birds, beasts and bird demons were crushed to death in an instant. Even the leaders of the Sect Master Jieyin and the Zhunti were covered in dust and flew upwards. Donghua's hearty laughter came from the Eight Views Carriage.

"I previously judged that there was still a three-point deficiency, but now I am absolutely certain," Donghua laughed loudly.

"Haotian, don't mess this up!" the Sect Master Jieyin exclaimed.

"We have already slain the Five Lakes Dragon Kings, now it is your turn to act," said the Master Zhunti.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I've got everything under control. You all don't need to worry!"

Donghua waved his hand, indicating that everyone did not need to be nervous in the face of the formation.

"This formation is meant to trap, not kill; Zhu Jiuyin has actually trapped himself," Donghua said. "This matches my predictions perfectly!"

"We don't understand what you're saying, so what should we do?" the Sect Master Jieyin asked.

"No rush," Donghua waved his hand and said, "I just need to wait for an opportunity!"

"What opportunity?" the Sect Master Jieyin asked doubtfully.

"After the mountain collapses, you all need to carve out a small path into the secret realm, even just planting a pole will do," Donghua confirmed. "Leave everything else to me!"

"Sounds weird and nonsensical!"

The leader of the Zhunti made a sarcastic remark.

Since they first came into contact, they had not had any direct conflict with this Kunlun Emperor, but the things he pointed out had all hit the nail on the head regarding the two leaders' thoughts.

And as the other party said, once they confirm it, there will indeed be no further involvement.

If everything is as Donghua said, they can practically stand by and watch from the sidelines.

The leader of the Zhunti reached out and threw the blue lotus from his palm downwards.

Previously, the Earth Dragon King in the Sacred Land lake transformed into a mountain, and the collapse and compression of the three great mountains in the Xieluosi River Holy Land further piled up this mountain layer by layer, resulting in a mountain nearly a hundred feet high.

It would be quite difficult for ordinary people to enter by digging, and even a great cultivator would spend a considerable amount of time clearing a passage.

If all that's needed is to clear the area where a pole can be inserted, that's easy.

The blue lotus landed on the mountainside, with countless roots extending out from below and continuing to spread downwards, creating a hole about the thickness of a finger that also continued to extend and deepen.

"I've heard that there's a grand formation called Hunyuan Wuji in the Northern Kuru Continent. This formation possesses immense creative power, and while my Azure Lotus can open a path, it will also be repaired by the formation," said the Sect Master Jieyin. "When is the opportunity you're talking about? Don't wait until I take the Azure Lotus and then you say the opportunity has arrived!"

"That's right, we need to give them a timeframe," said the leader of the Zhunti. "Otherwise, if things go wrong, we brothers won't be blamed!"

"Almost there!"

Donghua stretched out the Spirit Gathering Banner in his hand and kept chanting incantations.

He made a gesture, Sect Master Jieyin retracted, causing the spirit-gathering banner to immediately insert into the passage pierced by the lotus.

Countless souls roared, trying to break free from the banner, but were pulled in by the vortex and sank deeper. The combined power of these souls expanded the passage that the Azure Lotus had previously opened, and also pulled at the array's pulling force, thus creating a kind of resistance.

"You're really willing to give it up. This Spirit Gathering Banner refined so many souls back then, and you just throw it all away like that," the Sect Master Jieyin sighed.

"The living souls will be pulled and killed by the power of the great formation. It is estimated that the Yellow Springs will evolve from here and spread throughout this area surrounded by waters," the Zhunti Master speculated.

"That's a bit against the natural order!"

The two exchanged a knowing glance, but neither uttered the last word. After all, they weren't the ones who did this, and if Donghua didn't care, they obviously cared even less.

"Are you planning to create a battleground for that white snake to fight Zhu Jiuyin?" the Emperor and Empress asked worriedly. "This fiend is from beyond this realm; the slightest carelessness could lead to disaster!"

"I gave it a chance, but it's unlikely to seize it," Donghua laughed. "Once we return to Kunlun, I'll find a treasure to suppress it!"

"It's good that Your Majesty is aware of the situation!"

The Emperor and Empress nodded.

Compared to the Emperor's decadence in the past, he is now confident and composed, as if everything is under control.

This was the emperor the empress had hoped to see, yet he was also an emperor who felt somewhat unfamiliar to her.

"You need not worry about it. My cultivation technique removed that hairy monkey from my body, and my personality has changed somewhat, losing some of its demonic nature," Donghua said. "But I am still me, and our goal of pursuing immortality and transcendence remains unchanged!"

"Your Majesty is right!"

The Emperor and Empress nodded.

She frequently recalled the conflicts between the Emperor and Zhang Xuezhou, including instances where the Emperor directly targeted them.

This sudden change aroused suspicion in the Emperor and Empress, but the Emperor did not take any further action. Instead, he devoted himself to communicating with the Immortal Court and the Western Sect, and promoted the progress of the elixir of immortality. Almost all his actions no longer involved Zhang Xuezhou.

This attitude significantly reduced the Emperor and Empress's wariness, and Donghua's mention of the changes brought about by cultivation now had a reasonable explanation.

The Emperor was probably in the wrong at the time, but there was nothing that could be done once the deed was done.

At this moment, Donghua destroyed the Soul Gathering Banner, a treasure he once possessed, and was doing everything in his power to capture Zhu Jiuyin. The matter was somewhat insane, but as long as one considers immortality and transcendence, this behavior can be understood.

The Emperor and Empress agreed to Donghua's request, and then turned their gaze to the mountain in the center of the Xieluosi River Holy Land.

The spirits of the Soul Gathering Banner roared underground. These living souls, tempered over many years, would inevitably seize the aura of any living being and attach themselves to it, either draining its body, forcibly taking over its body, or being devoured by their own kind and turned to ashes.

Without the control of the Soul Gathering Banner, the behavior of these living souls became uncontrollable, and neither the Emperor nor the Empress knew what the final outcome would be.

"Just as I thought!"

On the Eight Views Carriage, Donghua sat for almost a quarter of an hour before quickly getting up and letting out a joyful sound.

What do you mean?

As the Sect Master Jieyin puzzled, a muffled sound came from the mountain below, and the entire mountain roared, accompanied by a surge of soil and rocks.

"As expected, Zhu Jiuyin's situation is even worse than I anticipated!"

Donghua gave a brief response.

He stretched out his right hand and counted, and when his five fingers had counted twice, he lightly leaped up.

As he reached for the Spirit Gathering Banner, a dragon head the size of a small mountain emerged from the ground and caught Donghua as he fell.

Let's go!

Donghua raised the Spirit Gathering Banner, and the dragon heads beneath it roared.

"You have no choice at this point!"

The Spirit Gathering Banner was waved repeatedly, accompanied by Donghua's continuous curses. The red dragon beneath his body coiled out and began to follow Donghua's instructions.

Like a docile dog, the direction pointed to by the Donghua Gathering Spirit Banner became the direction Zhu Jiuyin traveled.

The Sect Master Jieyin and Zhunti sects exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock. They had never expected that Zhu Jiuyin would obey their orders like a lapdog.

"It seems he sealed the white snake's soul into Zhu Jiuyin's body!"

"This was achieved by controlling Zhu Jiuyin through the White Snake and then using taming techniques to quickly subdue him. But where did Zhu Jiuyin go?"

The Sect Master Jieyin and Zhunti sects whispered to each other.

Zhu Jiuyin's combat strength is not as formidable as that of the Three Pure Ones Heavenly Venerables, but his ability to traverse between reality and illusion makes him a notoriously difficult opponent.

The two leaders held Zhu Jiuyin in awe and turned a blind eye to his protection of the Zhu Jiuyin Demon Race, even though the Sect Master Jieyin the Wood Dragon King.

But what's happening right now is so simple it's hard to believe.

Without even a simple struggle, Donghua found an opportunity when Zhu Jiuyin had not taken control of the body, and then completed the task of seizing the body.

This could even persuade the other party to send them to Kunlun to refine the elixir of immortality.

As Donghua once said, all that's needed is to find the right opportunity, and then everything can be accomplished.