Chapter 86

Yue Qing accepted Deng Bagu as a disciple and had Bai Lingxian also become her disciple. Deng Bagu took out a Lightning Gathering Divine Talisman and gave it to her: "You are a transformed being, and besides the heavenly tribulation, you fear your natural enemies the most. This divine talisman was given to me by my previous master, Leigupopo. It can gather ten thousand thunderbolts and specifically counteracts various transformed beings and monsters, such as centipedes. If you encounter them, even with a thousand years of cultivation, it would be hard to withstand the power of this divine talisman."

Bai Lingxian was overjoyed after hearing this and quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude.

Deng Bagu then looked at the ginseng doll: "Just now, when I was still ill, you contributed your blood. I cannot take advantage of you. You are also a transformed being. Why don't you become my disciple as well?"

The ginseng doll could already understand human speech. Although he was still a bit confused by what Deng Bagu said, seeing Bai Lingxian's joyful expression and her repeated gestures, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Deng Bagu.

Deng Bagu sighed and took out a greenish-blue treasure umbrella: "This treasure is called the Taiyi Green Spirit Umbrella. It was obtained by my master when she visited the Eastern Great Wasteland Mountain and exchanged it for a treasure. You are a ginseng that has transformed, and your entire body is precious, making you easily coveted by others. This umbrella will protect you." She touched the ginseng doll's forehead, "You will also follow Lingxian and take the surname Bai. Since you are a transformed ginseng, you will be called Bai Shen. In about thirty years, you will be able to start speaking... I have heard that the Southern Sea Purple Cloud Palace has the Heavenly One True Water. Once I fully recover, I will personally go to the Southern Sea to obtain a drop for you and to the Northern Sea Undetermined Island to seek some Soul-Strengthening Divine Glue to help you form and nurture your internal meridians. By then, you will be able to cultivate like us humans."

Liu Quan said from the side, "Sister, there's no need to go to the Southern Sea or the Northern Sea. The two items you mentioned, my senior brother has them."

Deng Bagu was slightly surprised: "These two items are extremely rare..." She didn't say it, but in fact, to help Bai Shen form his internal meridians, the Soul-Strengthening Pill would be better than the Soul-Strengthening Glue. However, the method to refine the pill has been lost, and Liu Quan had only six pills in the jade bottle, two of which he had already used on her. She was unwilling to owe anyone, and Yue Qing had done her a great favor. It wouldn't be appropriate to say more. She could only repay him by joining the Wutai Sect and fighting at the forefront against the Emei Sect. She also deeply felt the great kindness of Bai Shen's contribution of his blood, so she took him as a disciple and gave him a treasure, and planned to seek medicine for him overseas.

Yue Qing smiled: "There is still some Heavenly One True Water, and I don't have the Soul-Strengthening Glue, but the Wutai Sect's Xuanhuang Golden Pill is even better than the Soul-Strengthening Glue. It will be more than enough to help the little guy form his meridians and solidify his pulse."

Deng Bagu had also heard of the Xuanhuang Pill: "The Taiyi, Hunyuan, and Xuanhuang three immortal pills are considered the Wutai Sect's most precious treasures. I heard that the ingredients are hard to find, and even when the Taiyi and Hunyuan Ancestors were around, there weren't many. I didn't expect that my senior brother could refine them. That's excellent."

Deng Bagu packed her things and left the Xuanbing Valley where she had lived for many years. She came out to return to Wutai with everyone else. Since Tao Jun was still in the Green Snail Demon Palace, Yue Qing asked them to go back first while he went alone to save Tao Jun. Liu Quan said, "The Green Snail Mountain is now filled with ten thousand demons. It would be unwise for my senior brother to go alone. It would be better if we all went together and pooled our efforts."

Yue Qing replied, "You are injured. How powerful is Shang Heyang's White Bone Heart Lock Hammer? Although you have been treated with divine medicine, you still have fire poison. Sister Deng's body has not fully recovered. If you fight now, you will surely lose essence and vitality, and may even leave hidden dangers in your body. Moreover, although the Green Snail Palace is filled with ten thousand demons, the main demons like Wei Fengniang, Shang Heyang, and Dulong Zunzhe all have old ties with me. It's not certain that we will come to blows."

Liu Quan and Deng Bagu exchanged glances. They were unwilling to meet Dulong Zunzhe and the others in their current state. Moreover, as Yue Qing said, they were not mortal enemies like the Emei Sect. Perhaps if he asked for Tao Jun, they would immediately release him and even warmly welcome them. Therefore, they didn't argue further. The four of them, plus the ginseng doll Bai Shen, hurried back to Wutai Mountain.

Yue Qing went to the Green Snail Valley alone. As soon as he reached the valley entrance, he saw rolling thunder and raging fire. The Green Snail Palace and the Emei Sect were engaged in a fierce battle.

The Green Snail Palace now had four divisions: the Heavenly Demon Division, the Yin Demon Division, the Divine Demon Division, and the Blood Demon Division, with over two thousand disciples, all of whom were scattered cultivators from various evil sects around the world. The four divisions took turns sending people to guard the entrance, responsible for receiving guests and repelling enemy invasions. Today, it was the Blood Demon Division's turn, and they sent the Plague Child Jin Duo and the Flying Locust Child Jiang Yan, along with thirty-six Blood Demon Banners, to set up the Heavenly Gang Earthly Fiend Blood Demon Array. Once activated, it could release a blood gas that combines with the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend. Ordinary people would become feverish and delirious upon inhaling it, and if not treated immediately, they would go mad and die. Moreover, this blood gas could condense into thirty-six blood demons. If caught by them, one would be drained of blood and die as a dry corpse.

Drunk Daoist was immediately entangled by Li Yuyu and Zhao Qingwa, missing the best opportunity to escape. After the array was activated, he could no longer escape. White Cloud Master entered the array, using the Evil-Repelling Divine Wall to protect himself, blocking all magic and evil spells, and together with Drunk Daoist, they repelled the two women and the two children. Just as they were about to break out of the array, the Golden Thread Fairy Pu Miaomiao from the Yin Demon Division, along with the Slim Waist Fairy Liu Ruhua and the Golden Yellow Maiden Tong Yaofeng, arrived, all of whom were experts. The Blood Demon Division also sent the Heart-Piercing Great Age Wu Xing and the Blood Knife Killer Qin Li, along with the Flying Ferret Child Feng Wu, pushing seventy-two Blood River Carts into the array. The magic banners were above, and the magic carts were below, almost turning the valley entrance into a sea of blood. Drunk Daoist and White Cloud Master could only rely on the Evil-Repelling Divine Wall to defend themselves and could not break out of the array.

In the sky, the Divine Eye Child Qiu Hu was battling Li Yuanhua. He was naturally no match for Li Yuanhua, but he managed to hold him back, preventing him from going down to rescue his two fellow disciples. After a brief struggle, his master, the Ghost Elder Shan Wu, arrived with the Divine Demon Division. Li Yuanhua hurriedly tried to escape, but his immortal crane was hit by Shan Wu's Five Yin Ghost Claw and fell from the clouds. Li Yuanhua tried to escape by sword, but was trapped by the Heavenly Demon Dance Array set up by the Ghost Elder and his followers, and was forcibly knocked down and thrown into the Blood Demon Array below.

After a moment of stalemate, the Emei Sect's Yuanjue Chan Master from the Kaifeng Temple in Kunming, Yunnan, and the Wanshi Master from the Chouying Cave in Luoyan Mountain, Guizhou, arrived. Yuanjue Chan Master was one of the Seven Immortals of Luofu, and his own Daoist cultivation was already strong. Later, he learned Buddhism from the Ascetic Bhikshu, making him even more powerful. Although he was also trapped in the demon array, he could still bloom a sea of green lotuses in the blood and have a mountain-like Buddha light protect his head. Therefore, although he could not break through the demon array, the Green Snail Palace could not do anything to him for the time being.

Yue Qing watched the fierce battle from a hidden spot on the valley slope. Suddenly, a demonic light flashed on the opposite valley slope, and a group of people appeared. In the center stood a graceful woman in a palace dress, none other than the Green Snail Palace's Palace Master Wei Fengniang. On her left stood Shang Heyang and Dulong Zunzhe, and on her right stood Bulu Yinja and Flying Dragon Nun. Behind them, the experts of the four divisions were arranged in a V-shape, totaling two or three dozen people.

Dulong Zunzhe said, "Since Brother Yue has come, why are you just watching the battle at the valley entrance and not coming to the palace to chat?"

Yue Qing replied, "I originally wanted to come to the palace to catch up with old friends, but before I came, I divined and found out that there is someone in the valley who I really don't want to see. To avoid any awkwardness, I thought I would find someone to send a message to the Palace Master, asking her to release my disciple. Once this turmoil is over, I will bring my disciple with a generous gift to thank her."

Dulong Zunzhe was puzzled, "Who here doesn't want to see you?"

"It's me!" A white-clad man stepped out from behind Flying Dragon Nun, none other than the Seven-Handed Night Fork Long Fei. He pointed at Yue Qing and said to everyone, "This scoundrel monopolized the treasures and scriptures left by our master, and conspired with Xu Feiniang to take over Wutai Mountain. These are our family matters, so I won't say more. He also used the pretext of rectifying the rules to eliminate dissenters, even driving Senior Brother Fayuan off the mountain! The rules he established are all imitations of the hypocrites of the Emei Sect. Think about it, after cultivating for hundreds of years, even when our master was around, he never forbade us from killing and refining treasures or from having women!" He sneered, "He has completely turned his back on us and joined the Emei Sect. Respected Master, you are a man of honor, but you must be wary of being stabbed in the back by this old friend one day, and end up in the underworld with no idea why you were wronged!"