Shi Feiyang planned to head to Buddha Light Mountain's Zhuanlun Temple to defeat the One Light Master, originally without seeking aid from others. Apart from himself, he was bringing only Xiong Man and Jiang Shu, and at most would have included Deng Bagu—not even considering seeking help from Lin Han.

Therefore, he consistently devoted his energy to refining his magical treasure and assessing the One Light Master's situation for weaknesses. He never paid attention to how much assistance he might receive on his side nor did he calculate it...

As a result, each time he went out to check, there were more people, all of whom he had not anticipated. In a matter of days, the conference hall where they gathered to speak was bursting at the seams.

Fortunately, the expansive grounds and numerous buildings of Haideng Temple, operated by the Chuandeng Monk for many years, provided ample lodging with a room for each attendee.

Besides the mature and stable Su Xianxiang, Huan Yu—who was diligent in his second lifetime of cultivation and took his status seriously—the rest were all younger generations. They exchanged Daoist techniques and sparred in swordsmanship daily. They weren't satisfied with just discussion and demonstration on the ground, and during their moments of excitement, they would release their flying swords to truly battle it out in the sky.

Shi Feiyang knew that from the start, the One Light Master was using a crystal ball to observe the situation here. He didn't obstruct this, letting the One Light Master watch to his heart's content. Such a bustling scene was beyond Shi Feiyang's own expectations and if it could block the One Light Master's spirit, all the better.

The only exception was his residence in the back courtyard, which used to house a Golden Buddha statue surrounded by four Divine Demon sculptures, all shattered to pieces by Tian Can's thunder and sword.

Shi Feiyang had earlier ordered all of the temple's gold, silver, and bronze divine statues and lampstands to be melted down into gold ingots, then stored them all in the Qiankun Jade Box. The wooden carvings and clay statues were also smashed and burnt to ashes, to prevent the One Light Master from using these objects to cast spells and play tricks.

After cleaning up the place, Shi Feiyang moved into the back courtyard.

He knew the One Light Master's magic was profound and unpredictable. The Crystal Ball Reflection technique he used was different from the remote viewing used by others. The Chuandeng Monk could attack Jiang Shu in distant Fujian from Sichuan using the ball, so the One Light Master's methods were bound to be even more sophisticated. Relying solely on an array for defense might not be fully effective, so he devised a clever plan.

After studying and understanding the Chuandeng Monk's crystal ball, he used the Mysterious Sect Immortal Technique to re-refine it, incorporating the Twelve Flower Evil God Gang into it, transforming it into the Floral Evil God Pearl. He also set up a Dharma Platform inside the hall and placed the Treasure Bead on top, casting and setting up an array around it.

Clouds of colorful mist churned within the Pearl, emitting a soft glow that condensed the courtyard's various scenes inside it. These scenes would then change according to the whims of Shi Feiyang's mind.

When the One Light Master used the crystal ball to view other courtyards, he received real scenes. But when he checked Shi Feiyang's area, the two crystal balls resonated with each other, and he saw the scenes from within the Floral Evil God Pearl.

To deceive someone, you can't tell only lies, as they would be seen through immediately. Rather, it's most convincing when nine truths are intermixed with one lie.

Shi Feiyang commanded the Floral Evil God Pearl to mostly display real scenes, even those of his own room, only placing falsehoods in the most critical places.

As for the One Light Master, he indeed used the crystal ball daily to observe the situation at Haideng Temple. Seeing so many people arrive unsettled him, especially since they were young disciples from renowned and large sects. If he truly killed all these youngsters, the Wudang, Kunlun, and Qingcheng sects would undoubtedly retaliate fiercely against him. Though he wasn't afraid, it still infuriated him. Even the Wutai Sect had gotten involved!

In fact, on the day after Yu Xiao returned to Haideng Temple with Zhu Changyuan, a young maiden dressed in white arrived and introduced herself as Sikong Zhan's younger aunt, the Taiyin Fairy Fang Yuhuan. Chasing after handsome men, she had even chased him here, immediately announcing her search for Yu Xiao, claiming his promise to aid Master Shi in slaying the traitorous bald One Light Master.

Shi Feiyang was left speechless...

So was the One Light Master, who recognized from Fang Yuhuan's flying sword technique that it was certainly Sikong Zhan's style. Having met Sikong Zhan before and recognizing his habits, he concluded this girl to be Sikong Zhan's newly favored concubine and lover.

Kunlun, Wudang, Qingcheng—it's one thing if they oppose me, but Wutai Sect, why are you muddling these waters!

The One Light Master, being a prominent figure of the Demon Cult, was arrogantly defiant, fearing neither man nor heaven. With a temper quick to rise, he would dare to challenge anything, having no concept of "fearing heaven and fate."

"What rubbish these so-called Immortal Sects are! Anger me, and I'll lay waste to all four of your ancestor courts, blow up your four mountains, and show you which affairs you can meddle in and which you can't!" he seethed with rage, grinding his teeth.

He then called over two of his disciples who were both ugly and fierce-looking, with faces full of savage scars—none other than the former fellow disciples of Deng Bagu, one named Xing Kun, the Ugly Demon King, and the other the Evil Mute Yuan Da: "Today's Human Tribulation, much like the past Heavenly Tribulation, is related. That day I trapped you all atop Fangyan, intending to execute you all.

Seven of you kneeled before my sword, begging piteously for mercy, swearing allegiance on your Lifebound Demons due to our shared affiliation with the Western Sect, and pledging eternal loyalty. Seeing that you had potential, I took you under my wing. Only Deng Bagu and Chen Yufeng, those wretched wenches, escaped. Now Deng Bagu has returned to seek revenge against me—how do you feel about this?"

The two of them hastily knelt down to express their loyalty, cursing their former master to death and volunteering to eliminate Deng Bagu on behalf of the One Light Master.

The One Light Master said, "Naturally, it should be you who get rid of her. However, there's currently an issue—Liu Quan and Zhao Guangdou, who also acknowledged me as their master back then, harbored different intentions. A few years ago, they took advantage of being sent out on missions and ran away—one to Zhongnan Mountain and the other to Qianling Mountain, playing a game of obedience without loyalty. All these years, I have been cultivating Magical Treasures to deal with the Heavenly Punishment and haven't bothered with them. A few days ago, I sent them a Flying Talisman edict, ordering them to come here to take orders, but so many days have passed with neither showing up!"

Xing Kun and Yuan Da hastily said, "We will capture them right away and bring them to you for punishment!"

"I have already sent two of your younger fellow disciples to Qianling Mountain to bring back Zhao Guangdou. Now I command you to go to Zhongnan Mountain and find Liu Quan at Hequan Cliff," said the One Light Master. "That wretched Deng Bagu is coming from the North and will pass by Zhongnan Mountain on her route, which will likely lead her to meet with Liu Quan. She is currently persuading him to follow the Demon Dragon and make things difficult for me. When you go there, that wretch will definitely try to kill you. She currently possesses the Snow Soul Pearl—formed from the essence of billion-year-old ice and snow—specifically designed to counteract your Demon Fire. Once she attacks, it's more likely that you'll face harm than escape unscathed."

The two looked at each other, unable to believe that Deng Bagu could be so powerful now. But since the One Light Master was always extremely accurate with his words, if he said Deng Bagu could kill them, then she surely could. They were at a loss and waited for further instructions from the One Light Master.

The One Light Master said, "All things in the world foster and counteract each other. The Snow Soul Pearl can specifically break our Demon Fire, but it is not without its nemesis. To defeat the Snow Soul Pearl, the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation is required. Have you heard of this formation?"

Both shook their heads in unison.

"It's no wonder you don't know; the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation was originally created by Zhurong of Ancient Times. In the ancient battles, it was used to fight Gonggong, causing heaven and earth to split and seas to dry up into stone. Eventually, the Human Emperor intervened, using Supreme Power to command the True Water to the North and True Fire to the South, also adopting the fiery nature to ascend and the moistening nature of water to descend, harmonizing the Water and Fire to balance, and only then was the world restored to clarity.

The diagram of the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation ended up in the hands of the Huashan Sect, but it is only an incomplete diagram, lacking the specific method for Sacrificial Refinement of the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags. It is said that there were a total of three hundred and sixty flags in the formation that Zhurong of Ancient Times laid out.

Unable to fully comprehend it, the Fiery Fire Ancestor of the Huashan Sect invited the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor of the Wutai Sect to study it together. My nephew Shi Nanxi had a close friendship with the Fiery Fire Ancestor for hundreds of years, and even before there was a Huashan Sect, they were jointly known as the Huashan Three Fierces, thus he also participated in the recovery of the formation diagram."

Xing Kun asked, "Does our master already possess the formation diagram?"

The One Light Master glared, "That's the treasured secret of their sect, how could I possibly have it? I am sending you to find that wretched Deng Bagu, to tell her that you have already joined the Huashan Sect and are preparing to introduce Shi Nanxi to become the Huashan Sect Leader. When the fight breaks out, you will retreat toward Huashan.

Zhongnan and Hua Mountain aren't far from each other, and the Huashan Sect members are mostly as fiery as their nature suggests. With just a little provocation, they will surely fight. Then you tell the men of Huashan Sect that together you must capture that wretched woman and present her to them, and bestow upon them the Great Technique of Supreme Bliss Dual Cultivation. Given her fairly attractive appearance, they will certainly fall into the trap."

Xing Kun and Yuan Da exchanged glances, as the same cry of admiration simultaneously burst from their minds: "Brilliant!"

In fact, the One Light Master had a deeper implication behind this move—he wasn't sure whether the Wutai Sect had truly taken sides with the Demon Dragon, resolved to cause him trouble.

Huashan and Wutai were like branches from the same tree, as close as if they were one sect: he made Deng Bagu fight to the death with the Huashan Sect as a test. If Fang Yuhuan acted on her own initiative, that was better still, but if it was directed by the Wutai Sect, then the relationship with the Huashan Sect needed serious reconsideration, and most likely they would turn against him.

The best possible outcome would be for both the Wutai and Huashan sects to send all their experts to fight to the death with the Demon Dragon in western Sichuan, and then he would seize the opportunity to strike, ensuring that the Demon Dragon would fall into an irreversible doom!

Having established his plan, he sent the two off to carry it out.

Xing Kun and Yuan Da left the Rotary Temple, flew out of the Himalayas, and headed straight for Hequan Cliff on Zhongnan Mountain.

At this time, Deng Bagu was indeed inside Liuquan Cave.

Flying from the North Pole to Central Earth, Deng Bagu headed straight for western Sichuan. She had been covertly calculating the causality of the events on her journey, going over the situations of her past fellow disciples one by one. As she happened to pass by Zhongnan Mountain, she decided to visit Liu Quan, telling him that she had already taken a master and converted to the Righteous Path, and she urged Liu Quan to do the same and enter into Shi Feiyang's tutelage, thereby shedding their shackles. Once this tribulation ended, they would go to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain together to enjoy the bliss of immortality forever.

However, Liu Quan dared not agree; when their former master had died, the One Light Master had captured them all, only Deng Bagu and Chen Yufeng escaped. The remaining seven had been forced to take the One Light Master as their new master, swearing loyalty to his Lifebound Divine Demon, and should they ever betray him, the One Light Master could remotely cast a spell to seize their Primordial Spirits and torment them at will.

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