lovenovelstory #385 - Shocking Secret
#385 - Shocking Secret
Chapter 382: A Shocking Secret
Hearing the words of the Great自在Heavenly Devil, countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind: "Escape? Where to escape? And where can I escape to? I am now in a mortal body. Even if you let him run for ten or eight years, he still can't outrun the accomplished Changsheng Ancestor!"
The Great自在Heavenly Devil's words were purely a bad idea.
So, what to do?
At this moment, Zhang Chen was truly in a situation with no way to go to heaven or earth. If he were cornered in the house by the Changsheng Ancestor, he would surely die.
What to do?
Fortunately, Zhang Chen was not a simple person. He was very clever and decisive at critical moments. He gently tugged the chain of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and the next moment, Zhang Chen was directly pulled into the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.
Just as the Changsheng Ancestor's palm touched the door, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror closed, and all the strange phenomena disappeared without a trace.
Then, the Ancestor opened the door of the main hall, looked at the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, held it in his hand, and examined it for a while before saying, "This Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror is extremely mysterious. To activate it, one still needs to sacrifice the Grass Return Pill, but sacrificing the Grass Return Pill is not easy... There is still a semi-finished Grass Return Pill, which can barely be used to control this treasure and achieve success."
Then, he rushed out in a hurry, holding the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and came to the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, calling out to Xu Erniu beside him, "Xu Fu, come here."
"What are your orders, Ancestor?" Xu Fu respectfully stepped forward and said respectfully.
"I will teach you a mantra to control the most precious treasure of this temple. Later, you will control this treasure to illuminate the great formation and see if it can reflect the foundation of the great formation," said the Changsheng Ancestor.
Upon hearing this, the disciples were in an uproar. They knew that the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror was the most precious treasure of the temple, and only the Ancestor could master it. Now that the Ancestor had bestowed the mantra to control the treasure, wouldn't that mean that he was deciding that this little girl would be the future head of the Taoist temple?
Thinking of this, the eyes of the disciples turned red with jealousy. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with heat and envy.
To become the head of the Wuzhuang Temple, what an honor that would be! Countless resources would be in their hands, and achieving immortality in the future would be a certainty.
Xu Erniu was not stupid either. She was stunned when she heard this, and a thought arose in her heart: "Merciful heavens, have you finally taken pity on me?"
She certainly knew the meaning of the Ancestor's passing down the mantra. She couldn't help but tremble and knelt down on the ground: "Ancestor, this disciple will never let you down."
The Ancestor smiled and nodded when he heard this, and touched Xu Erniu's head: "Good child, get up quickly. I have high hopes for you. You must not disappoint me."
Then, the Ancestor bestowed the mantra. Xu Erniu operated her magic power according to the mantra, and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror opened, and a beam of light shone towards the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
The light and shadow on the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror were blurred, and a series of complex trajectories appeared, but the scenery reflected was not clear, like looking at flowers in the mist, completely unclear.
Inside the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, Zhang Chen was pulled into it, and the next moment, he saw a flower in front of his eyes, and he came to a void world.
In that world, there were two cages, one imprisoning Zhang Chen's body, and the other imprisoning a blurred figure.
The cages were made of unknown materials, indestructible and eternal, with patterns of laws and order flowing on them, containing endless mysteries.
However, at this time, Zhang Chen did not ponder the cages, but looked at his neighboring 'colleague', and recognized the origin of the other party at a glance, it was the congenital peacock.
However, this one's condition was very bad at this time. Not only was his physical body gone, but even his soul was shattered, and only a trace of indestructible true spirit was struggling to persist.
Zhang Chen saw the congenital peacock, and of course the congenital peacock also saw Zhang Chen. At this time, enemies meeting were extremely jealous, and the congenital peacock gritted his teeth with hatred: "It's you! You were also imprisoned? Hahaha, truly evil has its retribution, and good has its reward. I didn't expect you, this dog thief, to have this day."
Zhang Chen glanced at the congenital peacock. He had something to ask of the other party and didn't want to anger him and then the negotiation would break down, so he sighed faintly: "Why must the ancestor hate me? If it weren't for saving you, I wouldn't have fallen into such a situation today."
The congenital peacock was stunned when he heard this, and the mocking words stopped. He blinked his eyes, and his eyes were full of astonishment: "What?"
At this time, Zhang Chen began a passionate performance: "Senior doesn't know, in the past, when I was young and frivolous, I didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and my eyes were only on spiritual treasures, so I caused Senior to lose his cultivation, and even his congenital origin fell, causing Senior to suffer heavy damage. Billions of years of cultivation turned into a stream, so I feel extremely regretful in my heart. Later, I traveled all over the world, wanting to find Senior's trace and send the congenital five elements back to you, but who knew that this junior could not find Senior's trace for a long time."
"Until recently, I heard that Senior was imprisoned here, so I came here to make up for my past mistakes and to rescue Senior," Zhang Chen said without blinking an eye, his voice full of sincerity.
The congenital peacock was now a phantom form, but he could still see his approximate appearance. He stared at Zhang Chen with his eyes: "What trick are you trying to play, kid?"
He was not a fool, he would never believe these words.
Zhang Chen did not beat around the bush: "This junior was invaded by the congenital Yin-Yang origin. I know that Senior was born from the congenital five elements and has mastered the congenital five elements to the extreme, so I came here to ask Senior how to complete the mutual transformation of the congenital five elements and the congenital Yin-Yang."
The congenital peacock was stunned when he heard this, looked Zhang Chen up and down, and immediately noticed Zhang Chen's condition. He couldn't help but laugh up to the sky, his voice full of schadenfreude: "Hahaha! Hahaha! You dog thief, how could you steal my congenital five elements? I didn't expect you to have this day too."
The congenital peacock's laughter was full of joy, the feeling of revenge was completely unmasked.
"Senior, can you teach me? This junior is willing to pay any price," said Zhang Chen.
"Return the congenital five elements to me," the congenital peacock stopped laughing.
"The congenital five elements have already been refined by me. Even if I wanted to return them to you, I can't do it," Zhang Chen's voice was full of helplessness.
"Then there's nothing to talk about. You are trapped in this Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, just wait to die," the congenital peacock said, crossing his arms and ignoring Zhang Chen.
"Senior, this Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror cannot trap me," said Zhang Chen.
“You're dreaming! I know you possess the innate Yin-Yang energy. Innate Yin-Yang energy has the power to melt and destroy all laws, but this is the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. Your Yin-Yang energy is useless here because there's neither the innate Five Elements Dao nor the innate Yin-Yang Dao. This place is the Ruins of Creation, devoid of laws.” The Innate Peacock said, “Since there are no laws, you can't use any supernatural powers. Even if you have great abilities, you can't escape. Unless the owner of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth opens it and releases us, you'll only be refined to death.”
The use of supernatural powers is based on laws. If there are no laws in the world, how can supernatural powers be used?
“What if I can master the incantation to control the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth?” Zhang Chen said.
“Stop daydreaming. If you had the incantation to control the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, why would you be imprisoned here?” The Innate Peacock was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Zhang Chen looked at the Innate Peacock's expression, which seemed to say, 'You're going to make me laugh to death,' and couldn't help but sigh. He knew that saying a thousand words now was not as effective as showing the truth.
If he couldn't show the truth, the Innate Peacock would never believe him.
The most crucial thing was that he didn't have much time left. If he didn't appear outside for a long time, it would inevitably cause trouble. Therefore, he had to fight for the control of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth and hold it in his hands so that he would have a chance to escape.
This space was empty, a place of the Ruins of Creation, where heaven and earth had not opened and chaos had not been judged. It did not possess the laws of heaven and earth. No matter how much magic power or supernatural power you had, it would be difficult to escape once you fell into it, unless you had the power to open the sky.
Of course, Zhang Chen didn't have that kind of power. If he had such power, the mere Longevity Ancestor would have been crushed to death with a finger. How could there be such a situation?
Fortunately, he had the incantation to control the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. Even if he was imprisoned within the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, it didn't prevent him from refining the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth and fighting for its control.
Zhang Chen pinched his fingers and chanted according to the incantation, then grabbed the cage in front of him with his palm. The next moment, Yin-Yang magic power was poured into it.
The entire cage was a part of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. Zhang Chen wanted to refine it, so naturally, he could start anywhere.
It was just that Zhang Chen's innate Yin-Yang energy was too small compared to the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. If he wanted to completely refine an innate restriction, the time required would probably be calculated in hundreds or thousands of years.
However, Zhang Chen didn't need to completely refine an innate restriction. He only needed to leave a preliminary mark. With the control method of the incantation, everything would naturally fall into place.
As Zhang Chen refined the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, he already knew in his heart that the Longevity Ancestor outside, although possessing the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, had not refined it.
“Why didn't the other party refine the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth?” Zhang Chen was a little puzzled.
However, just as Zhang Chen was refining the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he felt that his refining speed had suddenly increased a thousandfold: “Someone is mobilizing the power of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth? They have activated some of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth's power, exposing the core of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to my eyes. The other party's power is pouring into the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, but they don't have the incantation to refine the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. I only need to use the other party's power to pick up a big bargain.”
Zhang Chen was overjoyed at this time. It was like a pillow coming when he was sleepy, directly allowing Zhang Chen to rise to the sky in one step. Without thinking, the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth was in the hands of that Longevity Ancestor, and it must be that Longevity Ancestor who was showing mercy, activating the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, giving himself the opportunity to peek into the core of the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth.
Outside
It is said that Xu Erniu activated the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to reflect the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Only to see the aura on the mirror surface of the Treasure Mirror was hazy and blurred. Although it reflected some of the law trajectories within the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, it was a blur, and the scenery inside the great formation could not be seen clearly at all.
The Longevity Ancestor couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene. He secretly said in his heart: “This ginseng fruit has only just begun to be refined, and its magic power is shallow, making it difficult to activate the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth.”
However, in a short while, Xu Erniu's head was already dripping with sweat. When the Longevity Ancestor saw this, he placed a palm on Xu Erniu's shoulder: “I will lend you a hand.”
The next moment, majestic magic power poured into Xu Erniu's body, and the light emitted from the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth suddenly skyrocketed, and the scene on the mirror gradually became clearer.
The Ancestor hurriedly looked towards the mirror surface, and then couldn't help but be stunned: “That is…”
Only to see two stone sculptures in the great formation, one was Zou Wenlong, and the other was holding a flag, it was Chen Ling.
No wonder Chen Ling didn't come out after entering the great formation, but because he was suppressed by the great formation.
The Ancestor's expression changed greatly at this time. It must be known that the flag is a secret treasure of the Wuzhuang Temple, which can gather the power of thousands of rivers and mountains to bless it. As long as each disciple of the Wuzhuang Temple opens up a cave, there will be an extra mountain range on this flag, which will be blessed in the dark.
But now that the flag has entered the great formation, it has actually been suppressed, and Xu Ling can't even resist and struggle. Isn't it incredible?
There is nothing more outrageous than this in the world.
However, the Longevity Ancestor didn't stop, but increased the input of magic power and began to reflect the foundation of the great formation, trying to find a way to break the formation.
With the Longevity Ancestor's magic power pouring in, Zhang Chen in the mirror was enjoying himself, which was equivalent to having a top master helping him refine the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth.
The Longevity Ancestor fully operated his magic power, observing and deducing the key to the Nine Bends Yellow River Rune Formation. This Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth is indeed amazing. The Longevity Ancestor has already seen some of the tricks of the great formation on the opposite side in just three days.
“What a vicious and evil great formation.” The Longevity Ancestor stared at the mirror in front of him with his eyes, revealing a touch of disbelief in his eyes, and his eyes were full of horror:
“Eliminating the Three Flowers, sealing the Five Qi, it is truly vicious and evil.”
But even if he sees the origin of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, what can he do?
Sometimes, even if you see the origin of the great formation, you still can't break it.
“If you want to break this great formation, there is a simplest way. As long as you split the earth, you can directly disintegrate this great formation that covers only a thousand meters. But the key is that this place is the Qingcheng Mountain earth vein, and there is a young dragon vein here. If you act rashly, you will inevitably provoke heavenly punishment. Moreover, this Qingcheng Mountain is my cave. If I collapse the dojo, wouldn't it be equivalent to self-slashing my cultivation? How will I survive the upcoming tribulation then?” The Longevity Ancestor looked at the scene inside the great formation, and his whole body was numb, and his eyes were full of helplessness.
What can he do when he encounters such a thorny problem? He is also very helpless!
“This great formation came inexplicably? When I came here before, it seemed that I saw that Zou Wenlong kid activated the great formation. Where did that kid get the great formation? Isn't this a pitfall? How could he have such means?” The Longevity Ancestor's eyes were full of disbelief. Did Zou Wenlong get these means? Where did he get them?
It doesn't matter if he pits himself in, but he has also pitted the entire Taoist temple.