Subduing a Demon with a Divine Ability

"This cultivator Zhang is actually a member of the Yin Yang Nine Heavens Sect!"

It wasn't until the incident with the Beast Taming Sect that Li Shaojun learned about Zhang Xuezhou's background.

This also made him understand why Zhang Xuezhou threw stones at him on Mount Tai. Besides the abundance of stones on Mount Tai, the Nine Heavens Sect really didn't have any special Technique Method or martial arts to fight against.

This sect embodies both yin and yang, possessing internal alchemy and array formation techniques as support, and external Puppet Technique, shadow magic, and other various killing techniques to combat enemies. It once ranked among the top academic sects in the Southern Jambudvipa Continent.

However, at some point, the Yin-Yang School was embroiled in internal strife, with the two major factions fighting each other, ultimately leading to its rapid decline and increasing antagonism.

"The art of furnace and cauldron?"

Li Shaojun recalled some rumors and deduced the possible conflict between Zhang Xuezhou and Jin Chang.

You'll need me in the future!

Knowing Zhang Xuezhou's identity and possessing the corresponding knowledge, Li Shaojun was not afraid of losing Zhang Xuezhou, nor was he afraid of not being able to obtain information related to the Immortal Court from him.

Moreover, although Zhang Xuezhou and the others had gone far away, Rong Tianding was still on Niutou Mountain and had not come down.

After thinking for a moment, he set off alone again towards Niutou Mountain.

"This guy does have some skill!"

Li Shaojun didn't say a word to Wu Chao, and he didn't even look at Wu Chao much, while Wu Chao stared at Li Shaojun for a long time.

No one offered Li Shaojun any help, and it seemed that Li Shaojun didn't need anyone's help.

From fading away completely to simply walking away, Li Shaojun seemed used to it all, as did Zhang Xuezhou.

Wu Chao was a little envious of the other party's capabilities.

He didn't even need to use his brain to know how useful the other party's ability was.

"I wonder what price we'll have to pay?"

After several thoughts ran through his mind, Wu Chao realized that Li Shaojun's abilities would likely come at an extraordinary cost, and only then did he feel at peace.

He pinched his hand several times, but instead of rushing back to the Beast Taming Sect's headquarters on the top of Niutou Mountain, he sat quietly at the exit of this underground river and waited.

The wait at Wu Chao wasn't too long.

Fifteen minutes later, the water at the entrance to this hidden underground river became increasingly turbid, and bursts of sound like explosions rang out again.

The sound of chanting Buddhist hymns gradually subsided.

The Buddha himself also appeared in the river.

He was nearly three zhang tall at this moment, his entire body was pale gold, and a giant hand was tightly gripping the Water Ape Great Sage whose body was burning and torn apart.

In the hands of the Buddha, the Water Ape Great Sage's body had visibly shrunk, and as the Water Ape Great Sage's body left the water, it struggled and continued to shrink.

"Senior brother!"

Wu Chao let out a loud cry.

"Hahaha, junior brother, my cultivation method has reached its peak, and I am now completely invincible in the eighth realm!"

The Great Sage of the Water Ape was captured and injured, and the Buddha's senior brother also coughed up golden blood.

This was the first time Wu Chao had seen this senior brother cough up blood.

But Brother Tathagata showed no sign of dejection at the loss of his power; instead, his face was full of excitement.

"The Divine Ability I've condensed has finally been released!" Brother Tathagata exclaimed joyfully. "This Divine Ability is certainly no less powerful than the uncontrollable destructive Divine Ability of the Buddha Son Shigong!"

"Senior brother, what kind of Divine Ability do you possess?"

"I once thought of a name, 'Supporting the Sky with One Hand,' but I always felt that name was too vulgar, so I didn't name this Divine Ability power," Senior Brother Tathagata said happily. "My Divine Ability is designed to use the power of all kinds of acupoints to form an absolute suppressive force. All kinds of great power are condensed into one palm. As long as one falls into my palm, one will be just like this demon!"

Brother Tathagata pointed to his palm, and there he saw that the Water Ape Great Sage, whose body was also three zhang tall, was now less than one zhang long, and the Water Ape Great Sage's body was still shrinking.

When the Buddha clenched his fists tightly, the Water Ape Great Sage's body suddenly shrank to the size of a dwarf.

Compared to the Buddha's enormous and majestic body, the Water Ape Great Sage's body was so small that he could only stand in the palm of one's hand and roll around.

"Receive!"

With a low shout, the Buddha's senior brother's three-zhang-tall golden body rapidly shrank, and the Water Ape Great Sage, seemingly unaware of the changes in the outside world, shrank in sync with the Buddha's senior brother.

"Senior brother, this demon is smaller than my finger now. Will his body explode if he shrinks like this?" Wu Chao asked worriedly.

"Have you ever seen the treasure hidden in the Sumeru Bag explode?" Brother Tathagata asked with a smile.

"Is Senior Brother's Divine Ability similar to the Sumeru Treasure?" Wu Chao exclaimed in surprise.

"Similar, but not entirely," Brother Tathagata laughed. "When I was wandering the Eastern Lands, I met a Daoist named Zhenyuan. He had a Divine Ability that was similar to the Sumeru Concealment Technique, but his method could only collect, not capture. Now it seems he is a notch below you, Brother!"

"Your senior brother's Divine Ability allow him to both capture and subdue?"

Seeing the Great Sage of the Water Ape trapped in the palm of Buddha's hand like an idiot, Wu Chao felt a chill run down his spine at the thought that he might suffer the same fate if he forced his way out. Fortunately, Zhang Xuezhou had the support of the Great Han Dynasty; otherwise, no matter what he tried, he would not have been able to withstand Buddha's Divine Ability.

"Not bad," said Brother Tathagata with satisfaction. "This water monkey has been captured by me. As long as my Divine Ability remain, he will not be able to escape my grasp!"

"If Senior Brother stops using his Divine Ability, won't he still be able to transform?" Wu Chao asked doubtfully.

"It's alright!"

Brother Tathagata reached into his waist and took out his alms bowl.

He reached out and tossed the water ape, which had been trapped in his palm, to the ground. It was then bound in the alms bowl, its body unable to return to normal.

"Roar!"

Although the Water Ape Great Sage's body was bound, his mind was still somewhat clear, and he raised his head and roared at his senior brother, Buddha.

"This demon is only this size now, it looks about the size of a cricket," Wu Chao said. "Senior brother, is this alms bowl considered a treasure?"

"This is hardly a treasure," Brother Buddha laughed. "This alms bowl has simply been held in my palm for many years and has cultivated Divine Ability according to my thoughts, thus acquiring a trace of my own. It can only temporarily replace my hand!"

"Senior brother's method is brilliant, but why are we coming to the Eastern Lands to capture a water monkey?"

"This water ape is incredibly strong and skilled at controlling water, its mastery of which is almost divine. If it can be tamed and aid me, we will have a greater chance of winning against Master Shi and the others!"

Is he willing to listen to us?

"He won't listen to us, but he knows the Yin-Yang School's techniques. We can ask the sect leader to control and tame him," said Senior Brother Tathagata. "The techniques belong to the sect leader, but this water ape will definitely be ours!"

"Even a demon knows about the Yin-Yang School's realm techniques?"

"This demon is very likely the guardian spirit beast of the Yin-Yang School," Senior Brother Tathagata pondered earnestly. "You said that the Yin-Yang School's realm techniques emphasize control, and I see that his water control technique has reached an extremely refined level. This must be thanks to the Yin-Yang School's realm techniques. Non-Self hadn't ambushed him with the True Fire of the Sun, it would have been virtually impossible to capture him this time!"

Ah~

Wu Chao nodded, then looked at the mountain peak of the Beast Taming Sect, finding it hard to understand why the Beast Taming Sect's guardian spirit beast had become the Yin-Yang School's guardian spirit beast.

However, considering that his senior brother Tathagata had not visited the Eastern Land for over a hundred years and did not recognize the Han Dynasty's writing system, he guessed that his senior brother Tathagata might have mistaken the Beast Taming Sect for the Yin-Yang School.

Even if the three characters "Beast Taming Sect" still remain on the main shrine of the Beast Taming Sect, Brother Tathagata might mistake them for "Yin Yang Sect".