Deng Yin was embroiled in a fierce duel with Master Ren, while at the same time, Shi Feiyang was also in a magical contest with Xin Ru Nun, the two no longer relying on brute force but instead employing clever strategies.
Shi Feiyang wasn't worried about Deng Yin escaping, regardless of whether he chose to help him. Master Ren would not allow him to leave; even if Deng Yin knelt down and begged for mercy, she would still eliminate him.
At the same time, although it was Shi Feiyang who had let Deng Yin out into the world, Master Ren was also responsible for the karma that followed. Without her as the cause, Shi Feiyang wouldn't have lured Deng Yin out.
Both Master Ren and Xin Ru acknowledged this fact, so they also wouldn't let Deng Yin go. Shi Feiyang had no plans for ascension and didn't intend to leave this world, but they were considering it—if Deng Yin caused some great disaster once he got out, the Buddhist sect and Shi Feiyang would have to shoulder the blame together. Therefore, even if Deng Yin did manage to escape, the Buddhists would still find a way to capture him again, of course, Master Ren was the most decisive about this.
At this moment, Deng Yin's duel with Master Ren seemed to be at a disadvantage; he was hit until blood light scattered everywhere, yet he unexpectedly held the upper hand, and Master Ren kept getting restricted, suffering greatly in her primordial qi. At this point, Xin Ru was in a hurry. She wanted to drive Shi Feiyang away and then help Master Ren annihilate Deng Yin.
Shi Feiyang, on the other hand, had different ideas. If Master Ren and Xin Ru killed Deng Yin, he didn't mind since if Deng Yin went out to do evil, he would also bear the karma. The best outcome for him was grabbing the Xuanyuan Two Treasures for himself while the two nuns killed Deng Yin.
So, just as Deng Yin previously didn't care about his life or death, he now didn't care about Deng Yin's life or death either. It would be best if Xin Ru immediately went to beat up Deng Yin, while he would go snatch the Xuanyuan Two Treasures.
To grab the Nine Suspicions Tripod, one had to seize the Heavenly Mirror first. The Heavenly Mirror was suspended above the Holy Lord's Relics, supported by a swirling cloud. Using the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc to clear his way, Shi Feiyang went straight for the snatch. Xin Ru naturally couldn't let that happen, and the remaining twenty-one incarnations simultaneously attacked him, intending to trap him inside the Buddha Country Dharma Realm and kill him there.
With three streaks of Purple And Blue Divine Flames atop his head, Shi Feiyang was enveloped in a purple flame of light, turning himself into a luminous purple figure, drifting and moving swiftly among the 'Buddhas.' His speed was incredibly fast; Buddha Light formed as soon as the thought arose, and although his speed wasn't faster than the Buddha Light, he was always able to dodge just before the Buddha Light reached him.
Shi Feiyang traversed according to the Circulation patterns, rapidly entwining the light shot out from within the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc among the 'Buddhas,' and in just a few seconds, form a dense network of light.
He suddenly flashed back in front of the suspended coffin, holding the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc in his left hand, casting and urging the dense Magnetic Light Threads to shine brilliantly, ready to launch. Xin Ru reacted swiftly; in an instant, the twenty-one Golden Buddhas vanished, leaving only a dense cloud of Magnetic Light Threads in the sky.
Shi Feiyang collected the light threads and headed for the Heavenly Mirror. Just as he reached the mirror, a Golden Buddha appeared behind him with both hands forming the Three-Life Seal, uttering a Secret Spell and roaring like the thunderous roar of a lion shaking the universe. Simultaneously, a dazzling pillar of light shot out from between the hands of the Dharma Seal, slamming fiercely towards Shi Feiyang.
Shi Feiyang turned and cast a spell, manifesting ten Sun Illusions around his body, which spun rapidly and then slowly converged as he brought his hands together, also fiercely launching a golden beam of fiery light.
The two beams collided with enormous force, scattering an explosion of energy that coated the entire tomb in golden light, shattering vast arrays of ancient pottery and ceramics!
The Golden Buddha remained unshaken, serenely floating in the void, whereas Shi Feiyang was knocked backward, almost crashing into the Heavenly Mirror. Fortunately, he quickly channeled his True Qi to stabilize himself, his back coming within less than three feet of the Heavenly Mirror.
The Heavenly Mirror, together with the swirling cloud, was an Array established by thirty-six masters from ancient times to acquire it was not an easy task. Although Xin Ru had gained a step ahead earlier, Shi Feiyang soon caught up. If she wanted to take the Heavenly Mirror away, it would still be quite an ordeal.
At this time, Shi Feiyang was knocked into the swirling cloud. The Yellow Emperor's tomb was enormous, covering an area of eight or nine acres and several meters high. The Innate Primordial Crossbow Bolts within it were ten feet long each. The clouds lifting the Heavenly Treasure Mirror spanned an acre, with even more space inside. From the outside, the Treasure Mirror was visible, shining with a bright gold light. Yet, upon entering, it became invisible.
He had previously calculated the intricacies of the place, knowing that the swirl cloud contained an intricate Immortal Array, advantageous to him and not to Xin Ru. He took this opportunity to purposefully enter, holding the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc to carefully reckon and identify the patterns. He soon found the Circulation patterns, identical to those left underneath Dinghu Peak. He immediately began to rapidly rotate around them.
Taking the Heavenly Mirror as the central pivot of heaven, encircled by the Yellow Path of the Circulation, starting from the Void Sun of the Rat in the North, moving quickly through the array.
He had deduced that when the mythical Emperor Wa repaired the sky, the Five-Colored Stone was used to fill the five heavens, with the tortoise's four limbs transformed into pillars that held up the heavens, represented by the Xuanwu Seven Stars of the Void Sun of the Rat, the Vermilion Bird Seven Stars of the Star Day Horse, the Azure Dragon Seven Stars of the Room Day Rabbit, the White Tiger Seven Stars of the Pleiades Day Rooster, from which the twelve zodiac originated, the Primordial "hens" too had their beginnings here, with the imaginary stars as the warp and the rooms and Pleiades as the weft, intersecting lines of Zi Wu and Mao You dividing the four quadrants of the heavens.
Every time he passed a spot, he launched a Golden Talisman. In the blink of an eye, he had launched 360 Golden Talismans, following the specific hour of the day when the Magical Treasure appeared in the world. From this, he deduced the five additional days that needed nourishment and inserted an extra five Golden Talismans into the necessary positions.
After the 365 Golden Talismans were all placed, the talisman light vanished, the clouds surged, and the Heavenly Mirror reappeared once more.
His movements were extremely fast. In just a few seconds, Xin Ru knew he was inside casting a spell to retrieve the mirror. After a slight hesitation, she sent all twenty-one of her avatars into the fray.
Twenty-one flashes of light swept through the air. As each golden light unfolded, it transformed into a great Buddha. The twenty-one Golden Bodied Buddhas formed a circle around the Heavenly Mirror, chanting in unison and each forming a Dharma Seal. The Buddha Light surged like a tide, illuminating the clouds, and instantly created a scene as if the Buddha Light had just appeared. With the chant, it was as if they were truly in the Buddha Country of the heavens.
Shi Feiyang seemed oblivious, standing under the Heavenly Mirror as if he hadn't seen anything, hands forming the Circulation Seal and eyes closed in prayer, uttering blessings to the Yellow Emperor.
However, after just a few words, the surrounding Buddha Light flourished, turning everything between heaven and earth into a golden cast. Twenty Dharma Seals of Buddha Light were all aimed at Shi Feiyang.
Shi Feiyang looked up at the Heavenly Mirror, and opening his mouth, he exhaled a stream of Essence Energy. The Magical Treasure began to glow, emitting a pale azure column of light downwards. It wasn't particularly intense but enveloped Shi Feiyang completely within it. With a mere thought from Shi Feiyang, a flurry of Golden Radiance mysteriously appeared within the azure light, accompanied by a dazzling display of flower rain, billowing winds, and thunderclaps...
This was all but a moment's work!
Shi Feiyang still held the Circulation Seal in his hands, and bathed in this cyan and gold light, he instantly felt a connection, channeling the Mirror Light and drawing vast quantities of energy into his Seal. At the same time, ten Suns emerged from his body.
When he previously used the "Punishment of Ten Suns" Spell, ten surrounding Sun Wheels were merely illusions. But now, empowered by the Heavenly Treasure Mirror, the ten Sun Wheels were substantiated, truly "creating" ten Suns that circled around like lightning bolts, rapidly expanding and flying outward, perfectly intercepting the Buddha Light Seals from the twenty-one Golden Bodied Buddhas. A violent explosion ensued, the Suns shattered, a rain of fire flew, and a fierce Sunny maelstorm was born, wildly scorching everything in its path.
The twenty-one Great Buddhas were roasted by the Sunny maelstorm as if purified into True Gold, slightly melting yet emitting an even more blinding golden gleam.
Shi Feiyang continued to form seals with both hands; the Heavenly Mirror automatically descended, hanging above his head. He launched "Punishment of Ten Suns" once more, drawing even more power from the Magical Treasure. The Sun Wheels formed were larger, the flames fiercer, and Xin Ru, unreconciled, once again commanded the twenty-one Great Buddhas to hurl their golden light seals to bombard him.
This explosion was even more powerful than the last, and under the terrifying force of the Sunny maelstorm's howling, a piercing whistle was formed. The twenty-one Great Buddhas couldn't withstand it any longer, and began to rapidly melt, their facial features starting to blur!
Perceiving that her avatars were harming her Primordial Spirit, Xin Ru urgently tried to retrieve them. A flash of golden light, and the Great Buddhas vanished into thin air.
Shi Feiyang, holding the Heavenly Treasure Mirror, gathered and dispersed the rampant flame maelstorm; now that he possessed the Magical Treasure, the supporting clouds also disappeared.
It was at this moment that Master Ren, who had turned into a decrepit old crone sitting in front of the palace door, let out an angry roar and chopped off one of her pinky fingers.
It turned out that Deng Yin had been doing all sorts of mischief inside her body. Though she could handle him in a frontal duel, his Blood Divine Demon Skill was unpredictably elusive and clung like sticky candy, untearable and indestructible. Having been wounded continuously by him, Master Ren finally reached her limit. Using all her Effort, she forced Deng Yin to her left pinky and decisively chopped it off.
A ray of Blood Flame burst forth from the wound, and Blood Demon Deng Yin reappeared within the Blood Light, feet hovering off the ground.
He spoke coldly, "Old thieving nun, to be struck by the Blood Demon Dharma Body and still live, and even force me out, you are the first in a thousand years!"
While he praised Master Ren with his words, his actions were merciless. He unleashed Blood Flames from all ten fingers, and three Blood Flames rose above his head. The trio of whip-like Demon Fire and Blood Light shot forward.
Having forced him out of her body, Master Ren felt much better. She quickly protected her body with the Great Sumeru Unmoving Venerable Skill while continuing to defend with the Formless Buddha Light.
Upon her arrival, Master Ren's mana had been greater than Deng Yin's, her attacks fiercer and more intense. A single Demon-Subduing Pestle had flattened him, scattering him into a swath of Blood Light. However, now that Deng Yin had absorbed much of her spiritual energy, she was greatly weakened while he had flourished, and the reverse of fortunes left her unable to contend with Deng Yin. The Formless Buddha Light was repelled by his ten-fingered Blood Flames, retreating step by step.
Watching Shi Feiyang holding the Heavenly Mirror, Xin Ru Nun realized she had lost. She had exerted all her strength and effort, yet she had failed to prevent Shi Feiyang from obtaining the Heavenly Mirror. With the Heavenly Mirror, it was tantamount to gaining the Nine Suspicions Tripod. Shi Feiyang's strategic objective was achieved, and they had completely lost this round!
Yet she wanted to make one last attempt. She had noticed that Shi Feiyang's innate mana was far inferior to hers; it was the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc and the Nine Heavenly Demon Slaying Immortal Swords that were annoyingly problematic, not to mention that Purple And Blue Douluo Fire... Now that he had just acquired the Heavenly Mirror and had already surpassed her in a direct clash of spells, given time, if he fully mastered the Heavenly Mirror to be completely at his will, she would not be able to subdue him anymore!
She had to seize this last chance to snatch back the Heavenly Mirror that Shi Feiyang had just obtained!
If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.