Sacred Peak
"It's actually the method I used to tame the Weasel Spirit!"
Zhang Xuezhou had thought many times about how Donghua would target Zhu Jiuyin, but he never expected that Donghua would simply copy the book from his own work.
Just as Zhang Xuezhou subdued Huang Daoxian, Donghua subdued Zhu Jiuyin.
Unlike him, Zhang Xuezhou used the Soul-Controlling Beast Technique to subdue the physical body, and then Huang Daoxian entered it while escaping, thus completing the union.
Donghua's uniform was created by using the Soul-Controlling Beast Technique to influence 'Bai', and then 'Bai' possessed Zhu Jiuyin's dragon body, thus achieving the same level of control.
How did Donghua find such a good opportunity?
Compared to Donghua's methods of subduing Zhu Jiuyin, Zhang Xuezhou focused more on how Donghua found this time period.
The timing of their move was so precise that Zhang Xuezhou found it somewhat frightening.
This period of time is when Zhu Jiuyin's body refines ten thousand low-grade Qi and Blood Pill, and it is also the time when Zhu Jiuyin's soul welcomes Ren Anran.
Zhu Jiuyin remained secluded in the underground palace for many years, making it very difficult for outsiders to learn about these matters. It was virtually impossible to obtain information through infiltration or inquiries.
The Primordial Chaos Formation can bind outsiders, but it cannot bind the owner of the formation. Zhang Xuezhou watched helplessly as Zhu Jiuyin's physical body emerged from the condensed mountain and then broke free of the formation to ascend into the sky.
There was no earth-shattering battle, no flowing dragon blood of Zhu Jiuyin, and no easy victory in the great battle that Zhang Xuezhou and the others had envisioned.
Even though he was on this battlefield right now, and even had partial control over the Hunyuan Wuji Array, Zhang Xuezhou found that all his calculations were in vain.
According to the perception brought by the array artifact, Zhu Jiuyin's massive body followed the direction of the flag raised by Donghua, as obediently as a hunting dog.
Zhang Xuezhou couldn't break this trap, nor could Zhu Jiuyin, even if Zhu Jiuyin's spirit returned.
Huang Daoxian could not break free from Zhang Xuezhou's restraints, nor could Zhu Jiuyin break free from Donghua's restraints. Without spiritual power far exceeding that of the controller, once the physical body and soul were trapped, they would be affected by the Soul-Controlling Beast Technique, making it difficult to resist.
What's his next step?
The Immortal Court's longevity elixir has lured many people. As long as Donghua uses Zhu Jiuyin's body to refine the elixir of immortality, many Sacred Land will inevitably be bound to it, and even the Immortal Court will be no exception.
The Sacred Land of elite development has far fewer details than a dynasty, and the speed at which top interests are unified into a whole is extremely fast.
This is similar to the alliance of many Sequence Holder in the real world. As long as Donghua offers enough benefits, many people will respect Donghua. Not to mention that the centennial event has already brought nominal jurisdiction. At this moment, it is just a matter of making this jurisdiction completely substantial.
With this group of cultivators, everything Donghua wanted to do would be much simpler.
Donghua clearly remembers how Zhang Xuezhou manipulated Huang Daoxian, so he will definitely remember Zhang Xuezhou. If Zhang Xuezhou's performance is an eyesore, the other party will definitely join forces to kill Zhang Xuezhou, no matter what kind of physical sainthood Zhang Xuezhou has, it will all be in vain.
What should I do next?
Zhang Xuezhou needed to consider the consequences of Donghua using the elixir of immortality to win him over, and also figure out what the other party would do after completing all this. He also needed to take corresponding actions to avoid putting himself in a desperate situation.
"Where is Zhu Jiuyin? Where is An Ran?"
The fact that Zhu Jiuyin was arrested was so bizarre that Zhang Xuezhou was somewhat stunned.
Only when he returned to his own situation did Zhang Xuezhou remember what was most important at that moment.
As he put down the array artifact, Liuli, and extinguished the array's pull, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel somewhat bewildered as he leaped out along the fiery passage.
He called out several times, but no one in this secret place responded. Instead, dozens of dead souls roared and charged towards Zhang Xuezhou recklessly.
"Hey!"
Zhang Xuezhou ignored these mindless, dead souls, who could not tear at his flesh or even invade his body.
With a slap, Zhang Xuezhou pushed aside the maggot-like dead souls blocking the bronze door, crawled into the tunnel from which Zhu Jiuyin's physical body had emerged, and sped out along the passage that was almost like a winding mountain road.
He leaped into the air, glanced around, and then landed in the icy pool.
The once icy pool has now turned into a muddy crater.
The battle between the Five Lakes Dragon King and the Western Sect destroyed this place, and Zhang Xuezhou's use of the Hunyuan Wuji Array to fill in the Xieluosi River Holy Land also affected this area.
"Don't come back here, go find your father!"
After digging away a boulder used as a barrier, Zhang Xuezhou discovered the spirit feather inside, which he had observed with the help of an array device. Beside it stood a trembling Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon.
Some knowledgeable demon kings knew which cultivators were not to be trifled with, and some old demons had heard of the Eight Trigrams Carriage, but the mindless demon birds didn't care about all that. When the bell of the Sacred Land rang, it was time to kill all external enemies.
Like moths drawn to a flame, if the spirit feathers hadn't been transferred, the opponent would have also joined the fray among the demonic birds and charged at the Eight Views Carriage.
"Kill! I want to kill!"
"You can't even push a stone away, what are you killing for? Go find your father, he should be able to find the Venerable One!"
Lingyu's eyes were bloodshot, and she flapped her wings, trying to rush out. But when Zhang Xuezhou grabbed her and entrusted her with the task, Lingyu nodded heavily, as if she had accepted a heavy responsibility.
"You... you can go wherever you want!"
Lingyu flapped its wings and flew westward. The Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman asked in a trembling voice about the arrangements, but Zhang Xuezhou had no arrangements to make.
He had just driven away the Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon when he suddenly pondered for a moment.
"Wait, you just said where Lu Baibai is?"
"The sacred peak, the one with the hot lake!"
The Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman was more thoughtful. Unlike Lingyu, who would rush headlong into things just because she was given a direction, she considered who she needed to consult before leaving.
Upon hearing that the Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon wanted to find the Right Envoy Lu Baibai, Zhang Xuezhou suddenly had a flash of inspiration and finally figured out the location where Zhu Jiuyin might be exploring and discussing the Dao.
That was the place where he and Wu Chao once studied the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, and the Venerable One also once soaked in the hot spring there.
Years later, Zhang Xuezhou no longer kept this matter in his mind as important information. It wasn't until the Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman muttered that he realized what had happened and knew where Zhu Jiuyin might be.
The location of Zhu Jiuyin is not the key point; the key point is that Ren Anran will most likely enter the Three Realms from there.
Having grasped the most likely possibility, he could no longer afford to continue searching around the Xieluosi River Holy Land.
A faint light appeared on his arms, wings quickly took shape, and he leaped into the air once more.
The Demon Power revived by the Thousand Herbs Pill surged rapidly into his arms, and his body quickly reached the sound barrier, soaring towards the mountain peak in his memory.
"Ahhh~"
Zhang Xuezhou's sudden disappearance left the Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon as if she had seen a ghost.
She looked at the destroyed Cold Water Pool dwelling, and then at the Xieluosi River Holy Land, which had been filled in and turned into a mountain, and felt that everything was filled with unreality.
But the blood in the muddy pool of Cold Water Pool is real, as are the many bird demon corpses piled up in the mud.
The Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon reached out and touched the bloody mud. The bloody mud, filled with the poison released by the Water Dragon King, stung her palm, and almost instantly turned her back into a fish fin, causing the Mottled-Robed Mandarin Fish Woman demon to scream.
She no longer cared about the rules of the Sacred Land, and frantically fled into the distance, her legs twisting wildly.