DiploNovel #399 - Do a big one
#399 - Do a big one
The peacock is an innate deity, similar to the creation gods of the primordial world, such as Nuwa, the Eastern Emperor, and other supreme beings.
“The origin of immortality comes from the Thirty-Third Heaven. It seems that I will have to make a trip to the Thirty-Third Heaven in the future,” Zhang Chen thought to himself.
“What are your plans next?” the innate peacock asked Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen pondered for a moment before saying, “Now that you have possessed the Sea Toad Monk, if you go out and mingle among the crowd, will you be seen through by those people?”
The peacock smiled triumphantly upon hearing this, “You underestimate me too much. Although my cultivation has been weakened after possessing the Sea Toad Monk, they will definitely be suspicious. But even if they are suspicious, so what? How can they see through my methods? I have my own ways to conceal the past. It’s just that I have just been reborn, and my strength is insufficient. If I really fight, I’m afraid I can only run away with my tail between my legs.”
Zhang Chen smiled after hearing the innate peacock's words, “If you run out and lure those old ancestors outside into the grand formation, that would be great. Just kill two or three more, and these people will definitely freak out and fight to the death with the Longevity Ancestor.”
“This is simple, leave it to me!” The innate peacock smiled strangely, then picked up the golden bowl from the sand and said to Zhang Chen, “Return the vajra to me, and I will have a means of self-defense.”
Zhang Chen grabbed at the sand with his palm, and the sand rolled and flowed, and the vajra appeared in Zhang Chen's hand.
The innate peacock took the vajra, then stroked the golden bowl and said, “Release the grand formation and let me out, and wait for my good news.”
After saying that, the innate peacock turned around and rushed out of the grand formation, leaving Zhang Chen standing in the formation, watching the back of the Sea Toad Monk leaving in silence.
Meanwhile, the old ancestors outside looked at each other, their eyes fixed on the innate grand formation in front of them, all frowning, at a loss and helpless for a time.
This Nine Bend Yellow River Formation is very strange. Even if they have stepped into the Fruit Realm, they dare not rashly enter it.
Just when the atmosphere in the arena was tense and the situation was somewhat out of control, suddenly the yellow sand in the grand formation rolled, and the Sea Toad Monk rushed out of the Nine Bend Yellow River Formation, his clothes ragged and his figure in a sorry state.
Seeing the Sea Toad Monk rushing out, the old ancestors were overjoyed and hurried to greet him, “Sea Toad Brother, how are you?”
The Longevity Ancestor on the side also looked happy. Now that the Sea Toad Monk had come out, he could clear his name and take back the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.
“Fellow Daoists, you must uphold justice for me!” As soon as the Sea Toad Monk came out of the formation, he immediately made a false accusation, “The Longevity old thief wanted to harm me. He actually struck me into the grand formation with one palm, wanting to use the grand formation to grind me to nothing. Fortunately, the true spirit of the immortal pointed me out, so I could see through the gate of life and escape from it.”
Hearing the words of the Sea Toad Monk, the old ancestors were all shocked and turned to look at the Longevity Ancestor, their faces extremely gloomy. The Eastern Profound Ancestor stared at the Longevity Ancestor, “Longevity, what do you have to say now?”
The Longevity Ancestor glared at the Sea Toad Ancestor upon hearing this, “You dare to lie with your eyes open? It was clearly you who stole the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and then lured me to this place, plotting to frame me. How dare you talk nonsense?”
“Even if I frame you, there is no reason to push myself into the innate grand formation,” the Sea Toad Monk said with anger in his voice, “This grand formation is extremely dangerous. If it weren’t for the guidance of the true spirit of the immortal, how could I break out of it? You say I framed you, do you think I don’t even want my own life?”
As soon as these words came out, the Longevity Ancestor’s face became even colder, “Heh, the thief crying ‘stop thief!’ This grand formation was set up by yourself, so of course you are not afraid of the power of the grand formation!”
The innate peacock looked sad and indignant upon hearing this, “This grand formation is extremely dangerous and can grind away one’s cultivation. I have already fallen from the ‘Fruit’ realm to the eleventh level. Am I also acting?”
Everyone had already noticed something was wrong when the ‘Sea Toad Monk’ crawled out of the grand formation. The other party’s aura was extremely weak. At this time, hearing the words of the ‘Sea Toad Monk’, his cultivation had actually been削去 (weakened)?
Everyone hurried forward to check, and sure enough, the Sea Toad Monk’s cultivation had fallen, and his aura was extremely chaotic. It was truly miserable.
A ‘Fruit’ realm mighty figure actually fell in realm and had his cultivation削去 (weakened). If this was also a frame-up, the old ancestors present thought they would never be able to do it.
In addition, with the preconceived notion that the old ancestors thought that the Longevity Ancestor wanted to play tricks, they immediately believed the words of the Sea Toad Monk.
Looking at the Sea Toad Monk whose cultivation had been磨灭 (ground away), the Longevity Ancestor’s pupils shrank, and he finally noticed something was wrong. No matter how much the Sea Toad Monk plotted against him, he shouldn’t use his own cultivation as bait. The price was too high. Once he fell in realm, it would be extremely difficult to cultivate back. However, although he noticed something was wrong, he was deeply陷 (stuck) in the situation and could not sort things out for a moment.
Facing the menacing gazes of the crowd and looking at the Sea Toad Ancestor whose cultivation had fallen, the Longevity Ancestor knew in his heart that no matter what he said, the other party would never believe a word.
“Since things have come to this, what is the need to explain? I can only say that the clear are clear, and the muddy are muddy. If you fellow Daoists believe me, I will definitely investigate the truth of the matter and give you an explanation. If you don’t believe me, just go down the mountain. Wuzhuang Temple does not welcome you.” After the Longevity Ancestor finished speaking, he甩 (flung) his sleeves and turned to leave.
What else could he say now that things had come to this? He knew that even if he had a thousand words, he would not be able to open his mouth to explain in the face of the Sea Toad Ancestor whose cultivation had been inexplicably削去 (weakened).
The old ancestors looked at the back of the Longevity Ancestor leaving, all with annoyed expressions on their faces, but they heard the Profound Mystery Ancestor say, “It is clear that this fellow is secretly plotting mischief and wants to plot against us. He was actually so arrogant after being seen through and exposed by us. He is really 혼账 (a scoundrel)! I am really blind. How did I get to know him!”
“Sea Toad, what exactly happened? Tell us in detail,” the Fortune and Prosperity Ancestor asked from the side.
The Sea Toad Ancestor showed a look of lingering fear, “The grand formation behind us is called: Nine Bend Yellow River Formation. Once you fall into it, you will definitely have your cultivation 磨灭 (ground away) and be reduced to a mortal body. That Longevity thief actually secretly plotted and invited me to this place, and took advantage of my unpreparedness to strike me into the grand formation with one palm. Fortunately, the true spirit of the immortal temporarily awakened and pointed me to break the grand formation and come out. It’s just a pity that the immortal’s true spirit awakened too late, and my cultivation of tens of thousands of years has been 磨灭 (ground away) by seventy-seven or eighty percent and turned into flowing water.”
The Sea Toad Monk was truly sincere at this time, standing there crying bitterly. His acting skills were truly first-class.
Looking at the Sea Toad Monk crying bitterly, everyone had mixed feelings and did not know how to comfort him.
“Don’t worry, we will definitely seek justice for you,” said the Moon Goddess.
“That’s right, since he has broken his trust and righteousness, we must not let it go,” said one of the Three Immortals of the Overseas.
“Fellow Daoists, that Longevity thief has obtained the legacy of the immortal and has various secret treasures in his hands. If we want to ‘reason’ with him, this grand formation behind us must be broken! This grand formation can 磨灭 (grind away) people’s cultivation. Once we are defeated and thrown into the grand formation by him, we will be dead!” said the Sea Toad Ancestor with a sad voice.
“We can’t see through this grand formation, so how can we break the formation?” said the Profound Mystery Ancestor.
“I have obtained the guidance of the immortal’s true spirit and have my own way to break the formation, but I don’t know if you fellow Daoists dare to enter the grand formation with me and help me break the formation? This grand formation is extremely vicious and evil. You fellow Daoists must join hands to break the formation!” said the Sea Toad Monk.
Hearing this, several people hesitated in their hearts. After all, everyone was panicked at this time, and the old ancestors may not trust each other.
The Sea Toad Ancestor’s eyes swept over everyone without a trace, and then he said, “There is a wonderful power in this Nine Bend Yellow River Formation. Only by joining hands can we refine and absorb it and seize the fortune of this grand formation. That wonderful power can 磨灭 (grind away) people’s cultivation. If we want to restrain that Longevity Ancestor, we must use this energy.”
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, all hesitating and standing in front of the grand formation with hesitant expressions.
“I say, if we don’t borrow the power of the grand formation, how can we be a match for the Longevity thief in the Qingcheng Mountains? Now that the thief has already set his sights on us, even if we are willing to give up, he will definitely not let us go.” The Sea Toad Monk looked at everyone hesitating and said with激将法 (provocation), “Even if we hand over the immortal’s true spirit, such a thing has already happened, and we have reached this point. Will he still let us go? If we go down the mountain and leave, who can stop us under the Immortal Execution Sword? It’s better to join forces and end all the troubles on the mountain.”
As soon as these words came out, the old ancestors looked at each other. Everyone had cultivated for tens of thousands of years and were all determined and decisive people. Looking at the miserable state of the Sea Toad Ancestor in front of them, everyone knew that there was no retreat, so they all咬着牙 (gritted their teeth) and nodded in agreement to the Sea Toad Monk’s proposal.
Only the Moon Goddess asked again, “Let me ask you, do you really have the means to break the formation? If you can’t break the formation, we will all be trapped.”
“Since I can come out, how can I not know the method of breaking the formation?” the Sea Toad Monk said confidently.
Hearing the Sea Toad Monk’s guarantee, the old ancestors nodded together, “Since that’s the case, let’s go with you.”
The Sea Toad Monk nodded upon hearing this, “Fellow Daoists, follow me into the formation.”
Inside the grand formation
Zhang Chen frowned as he watched the movements outside, “The peacock has tricked everyone in. Who will I rely on to kill the Longevity Ancestor then?”
But seeing that everyone had been persuaded, he could not stop them and could only let everyone outside walk in.
As everyone walked into the boundless yellow sand, suddenly a sigh came from the yellow sand, “Peacock, you have tricked everyone in. Who will help me restrain the Longevity thief?”