Chapter 95

Shi Sheng, along with Shang Jianchu and Zhuang Yi, the three of them flew swiftly over the turbulent sea, circling around the center of the fierce storm of the Immortal Array, using their swords to slash and kill the aquatic monsters, including shark demons with fish heads and human bodies, fish spirits with wings on their ribs, and sea snakes over ten zhang long. They had no idea how many aquatic creatures they had killed. Shi Sheng released the Liguizhong (a magical bell) to cover himself and his two companions, enduring countless divine water thunderbolts while slashing and killing.

Suddenly, Shi Sheng's flying sword seemed to strike something hard, and a powerful force sent his sword rebounding.

He was greatly startled and quickly called his two companions to ascend rapidly, connecting their sword lights to protect their feet.

The seawater boiled and churned, with countless aquatic creatures screaming and fleeing in panic, as if they had encountered a natural enemy.

Shang Jianchu exclaimed in surprise, "There must be a monster a hundred times more powerful coming. We must be extra cautious!"

Before he finished speaking, the water waves churned, revealing countless white scales, moving from west to east toward the island covered by the Immortal Array.

Shang Jianchu cried out, "It's a white chi (a mythical creature)!"

Zhuang Yi added, "No, it's a white snake!"

Indeed, it was a snake over thirty zhang long, quickly swimming to the vicinity of the Immortal Array, diving into it. As its massive body coiled, it stirred up huge waves. A dragon-headed, snake-bodied monster appeared on the wave crest, wielding a flying fork to attack. It was struck by the snake's tail from behind, flying up into the sky like a bundle of straw. The monster transformed into a green dragon, similar in size to the white snake, shaking its head and tail, gathering wind, waves, and clouds to support itself in the air, and casting countless lightning bolts and hailstones downward.

The white snake opened its mouth and spat out a small tripod. The tripod's mouth opened, emitting boundless golden light, revealing a nine-headed, dragon-bodied creature from the primordial era. The green dragon was first captured by the golden light, then intimidated by the fierce roar of the creature, causing it to lose control of the clouds and fall like a dead snake, its body shrinking. Just as it was about to be absorbed into the tripod, the green dragon suddenly spoke in human language, "Immortal, spare my life!"

The white snake flew out of the sea, transforming into a white-robed girl, holding the small tripod. The green dragon had shrunk to the size of an earthworm, lying on the tripod's lid, pleading loudly, "I was also following orders. I beg the Immortal to pity my hard cultivation and spare my life. In the future, I will willingly serve the Immortal, cleaning the courtyard and being a slave, for all eternity!"

Seeing the girl appear, Shi Sheng was both surprised and delighted, flying over with Shang Jianchu and Zhuang Yi, "Aunt Bai! It's really you!"

Xian Bai Ling smiled, "I was ordered by my senior master to fetch the treasures of King Yu from Mount Yandang. I hurried here specifically to deal with this fellow." She said to the green dragon, "I am Bai Ling, a disciple of the Wutai Sect. If you are willing to submit, I will introduce you to my senior master and beg him to show mercy and spare your life. Otherwise, I will absorb you into the tripod and use you as a spirit."

The green dragon dared not say a single word of refusal, immediately touching the ground with his head, willing to submit. Bai Ling transformed him into a small snake and put him in her sleeve.

Shi Sheng said, "Aunt Bai, Sima and the others are on that island, trapped in the array. Let's go and rescue them quickly."

Bai Ling replied, "Uncle Yue is already there. We don't need to go, to avoid alerting the demons. Do you have the courage to go under the sea with me?"

Shi Sheng laughed, "With Aunt Bai here, where in heaven or earth would I dare not go!"

Bai Ling patted his forehead, "Good child! Aunt Bai will take you to the Dragon Palace!" She waved her large sleeve, splitting the sea surface, and led Shi Sheng and the others into the water, diving a thousand zhang deep. It was pitch black all around, with only the colorful cloud of the Liguizhong and the connected sword lights providing some light. Bai Ling moved freely in the sea, almost undetectable by Shi Sheng and the others. She would occasionally call out, "Don't be afraid, Aunt Bai is right beside you."

Suddenly, a point of light appeared ahead. As they continued to dive, the light grew brighter, and they gradually saw a deep sea trench filled with many luminous pearls, crystal shells, and bioluminescent fish and jellyfish, illuminating the area like daylight. Many sea monsters lived there, and upon seeing intruders, they began to scream and attack. Shrimp spirits launched flying forks, crab spirits released flying knives, clam spirits opened their shells to release water thunderbolts, and mermaids shot silk threads, forming a giant net.

A dark-skinned boy flew over, "Sister Bai, the Taiyin Earth Net is ready. When will we activate it?"

Bai Ling said, "We need to wait a bit longer, until Geng Kun and Uncle Yue start fighting, then we will activate it." She explained to Shi Sheng and the others, "These are the disciples and followers of Yidao, using magic to cause the sea to rise and flood Mount Laoshan." She pointed to the boy, "This is my new little brother, Bai Gun."

As she spoke, a massive explosion shook the sky and sea, and a powerful force traveled through the water. Shang Jianchu, already injured, felt his body being crushed and spat out another mouthful of blood.

Bai Ling said, "They are fighting above. Let's act!" She took out the small tripod, opened the lid, and released a large amount of golden light, causing the nine-headed, dragon-bodied creature to appear again. Meanwhile, the boy named Bai Gun began to collect the Taiyin Earth Net.

Among the sea monsters, there was a shen dragon, who had studied with Yidao Geng Kun for a long time and possessed considerable magical power. Upon seeing Bai Ling's treasure, which resembled the legendary tripod used by King Yu to control the waters, it was terrified and transformed to escape. When Bai Gun collected the Taiyin Earth Net, the shen dragon had already escaped, splitting the water and quickly rising to the surface. It intended to find its master but mistakenly entered the Great and Small Heavenly Arrays, where it saw its master fighting.

Earlier, Yue Qing had arrived and used the Xuan Guang Ruler to create countless light circles to protect the entire island, blocking the hail, poison rain, hurricanes, and electric snakes. He then began to break the array.

The Great and Small Heavenly Arrays, derived from the Three Disks of Chiyou, were extremely intricate. Geng Kun had set up this array to kill some of the people invited by the Laoshan Sect, to avoid them all gathering and becoming too difficult to handle. Seeing that his forbidden magic could not harm Yue Qing and was at risk of being broken, he had to personally appear to eliminate the enemies.

Geng Kun had a face like a jade crown, red lips, white teeth, a sword-like brow, and star-like eyes, exceptionally handsome. He was tall and robust, wearing a white Daoist cloud shoulder on his upper body, exposing arms redder than fire. His lower body was clad in a lotus-leaf Daoist skirt, with bare red feet, the toes resembling bird claws, sharp and pointed. He had a pair of wings on his back, extending from his shoulders, each about four to five zhang long.

He was known as Yidao, named after his wings. With one flap, he could create a fierce hurricane, and when mixed with true qi, it could form a tornado that connected heaven and earth. He created twenty-four wind columns, rapidly rotating on the sea surface, absorbing the seawater and forming sharp ice blades and needles, which then converged and attacked the island.

A massive explosion shook the island, shattering the countless light circles created by the Xuan Guang Ruler, turning the dark night sky into a rainbow of light.

Geng Kun laughed, his wings vibrating, sending down red light like rain. These were his feathers, each as hard as steel, capable of piercing through enemies in battle.

On the island, Wei Kan, Huang Qian, Yu Zhong, Yang Xiao, Gou Xian, Cui Shu, Sima Ping, Bu Tian Tong, Zhu Bai Ling, Shi Long Gu, and others used various techniques to resist the bird feathers. Each of them faced one feather. Yue Qing released the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo, a thin mist quickly rising to cover the island. The bird feathers shot at it were all deflected. The feathers previously released were all trapped inside the Five Smoke Luo, which Yue Qing used the Xuan Guang Ruler to capture and restrain, giving them to the younger disciples, "This fellow is a hybrid of a golden-winged great roc and a human, with feathers as indestructible as vajra. Take them back and use them to make some small items."

Geng Kun was furious, "Immortal, you are too much!" He spewed true qi, causing the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to oscillate and rub against each other within the Great and Small Heavenly Arrays, creating a massive force that pressed down on the island.

Standing on the island, everyone saw the thin, colorful mist above them, with raging flames, hurricanes, huge waves, and sandstorms, the five colors of light intermingling, like the end of the world, causing them all to be terrified.