In front of the boundary of the small world, Tao Zhenhong, Mi Xiunan, and Li Xiumi looked around cautiously.
Just Now, even though the attack hit the opponent, there was no clear air dissipating after a long time, which was enough to prove that the person was not dead.
This was not surprising. For a Grotto-Heaven cultivator like Wu Ruyang, as long as his dharmakaya was not destroyed in one strike or his vitality was exhausted, he would not die immediately.
After waiting for a long time, the person did not appear.
Li Xiumi tilted her head and said, "Could it be that this Daoren retreated into the small world?"
Tao Zhenhong thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible."
He shook his sleeve and let out a snow-white mouse with two whiskers. As soon as it landed on the ground, its nose twitched as it scurried away. Its eyes darted back and forth as it curiously sized up the surroundings. It was very jumpy.
Tao Zhenhong urged it several times, but the mouse ignored him. He shook his head and took out another technique, pointing forward. The mouse's tail immediately exploded with thunder fire. It seemed to be startled, and with a jump, it ran into the small world.
The three of them waited for about a moment, and with a flash of white light, the two whiskers ran out again. It returned to its master's feet, stood up, and squeaked, looking like it was asking for credit.
Tao Zhenhong casually threw a bead and let the mouse gnaw on it. He looked up at Mi Xiunan and Li Xiumi and said, "This Daoren is not in the small world."
Li Xiumi said, "Since he is not here, and I don't see him running away, he probably escaped into his own Grotto-Heaven."
Tao Zhenhong agreed and said, "That should be the case."
Li Xiumi sighed and said, "It's a pity that we did not manage to do our best."
Tao Zhenhong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this Daoren does not have much time left, and with such a heavy injury, he should not be able to compete with me, or else he would have come out to cause trouble."
Li Xiunan and Mi Xiumin nodded, thinking that he was right. Wu Ruyang undoubtedly wanted to kill the three of them before his lifespan ran out. If he had any strength left, he would have run out. But since there was no trace of him after waiting for a long time. Then he should be at the end of his lifespan.
After discussing for a while, the three of them decided not to return to the small world for the time being. Instead, he entered the Dragon Palace to recover his magic power. With this restriction, he was not afraid of enemies attacking. He would make arrangements after a few days.
In the Donghua Continent, the True Masters of the various sects all withdrew their gazes.
The result of this battle was somewhat unexpected. They had thought that this battle would be a fight to the death, and at the very least, one of them would be defeated and killed. However, he never expected that Wu Ruyang would take the initiative to retreat in the end.
Even though Wu Ruyang seemed to have lost this battle, no one dared to look down on him. His life was clearly at its end and his spiritual power was declining, but he still beat Tao and Mi to the point where they could not fight back. No wonder he was an elder of a large sect.
They could all tell that even if Li Xiumi joined the battle later on, it was unlikely that she would be able to defeat the old Daoist, and he would be defeated in the end. However, he had lost in terms of strategy, not in terms of fighting.
Inside Jinding Xiantong's Hui Yang Cave, a stream of clear Qi was moving slowly. After an unknown amount of time, it suddenly flashed and gathered. Wu Ruyang's body appeared. However, at this moment, his body seemed to be faintly discernible. It was as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
At the last moment, when the blade and sword collided, he made a prompt decision and used most of his Essence Qi to defend. Using the extremely subtle changes in his technique, he escaped with his life. In the end, he was left with a sliver of Essence Qi and escaped back into the cave.
However, at this moment, he was at most left with twenty percent Essence Qi. If he could just maintain it, he would be able to return to the East Sea. However, it was impossible for him to defeat the three of them together. The purpose of this trip was not achieved.
Right now, without a physical body, it was difficult for him to defend against the external Qi for a long time with just his Dharma body. Even in the cave, he could only last for a month at most. The only feasible way was to return to the sect and reincarnate.
He sighed and said, "Fine. When I stabilize my Dharma body, I will return to the sect and leave this cave to the disciples of my clan. Then, I will end my life."
He sat cross-legged and decided to first stabilize his Dharma body so that he would have enough Qi to open the door of the cave and return to the East Flower Continent.
However, even he didn't notice that at this moment, there was a bit of black Qi lingering between his eyebrows.
On the Immersing Light Cliff of the Yuxiao school, Zhou Dongbo, the Hall Master of the Kang Zheng Hall, saw the outcome and was silent for a moment before saying, "Elder Wu was a little too careless this time. After all, the East Sea is close to the Qincang School. Even if they used any methods, we wouldn't be able to stop them."
Sitting beside him was the Hall Master of the Bi Bi Hall, Zhou Liguang. He said, "Elder Wu also saw that his life was about to end, so he wanted to help the sect."
Zhou Dongbo said, "There is nothing to criticize about what Elder Wu did. Fortunately, the outcome is not decided yet. Previously, when he suppressed Tao and Mi, everyone in the world saw it. Even if he retreated in the end, it wouldn't be considered a defeat. Otherwise, the sect would definitely criticize him and think that he humiliated the reputation of the Yuxiao."
Zhou Liguang bowed and said, "Don't worry, Senior Apprentice-Brother. Elder Wu has worked hard and made great contributions. No one can belittle him. I will go down later to take care of him. No one will come out to say anything."
Zhou Dongbo nodded. He stroked his long beard and said, "In the end, Elder Wu escaped into the cave. I don't know how he is right now."
Zhou Liguang said, "Then … do we need to gather all the Zhenrens to check the longevity incense?"
In the Yuxiao sect, most of the Zhou disciples had their life tablets enshrined in the Gong Bei Hall. As for the Wu disciples, their life tablets were placed in the Zun Yang Hall. If someone's life was in danger, the sect would know immediately.
As for the Zhenren of the Cave, they all lit the longevity incense on the altar in the Chen Huan Palace. Who died and who lived long would be known at a glance. However, on normal days, unless there was an official edict or the sect's Zhenren's approval, no one was allowed to check it without reason.
Zhou Dongbo waved his hand and said, "No need. I have the edict from the Zhenren. Take it and check it. When you come back, just report to me." As he said this, he took out a half moon Jade Talisman from his sleeve and carefully handed it over.
Zhou Liguang's face turned serious. He stood up and walked forward with his head lowered. He respectfully took the talisman and took a step back. He raised his head and said, "I will go now."
He went back and forth very quickly. After a while, he returned and handed the talisman back. Then he said, "The longevity incense is still there, but it doesn't look like it will burn for long. There are at most twenty more days."
Zhou Dongbo was silent for a while and said, "Pass down the order. The Huiyang Peak Lord's life is coming to an end. To avoid a lack of seats in Yuxiao, we can let the Wu disciple Wu Fenggu take over his position and give him ten years of cultivation. If he doesn't succeed, the sect will take back the position of peak lord. "
Zhou Liguang said yes. But in his heart, he thought, "If this Wu Fenggu can't pass the mountain pass, then our sect can take another seat."
After the founding of Yuxiao Sect, because of the agreement made by the various sects in the Piji Palace, there were only nine seats in the Grotto-Heaven Sect.
In the beginning, the people who sat on the seats were all cultivators with different surnames. Not a single one of them was from the Zhou family. But after ten thousand years, the Zhou family occupied six of the seats. Other than the Wu family, the rest were all subordinates.
To prevent chaos in the sect, the Zhou family made an agreement with the Wu family that the three seats would belong to the latter. As long as the successor of the Grotto-Heaven Cultivator didn't have any accidents, the Zhou family wouldn't take the seat by force.
If Wu Fenggu passed the mountain pass this time, everything would be the same as before. But if something happened to the Zhou family … Then the Zhou family could openly take the position of Huiyang Peak Lord and wouldn't have to return it to the Wu family.
Twenty days later, Wu Ruyang finally stopped meditating. He felt the situation of his dharma body and felt that he had enough mana to open the Grotto-Heaven. So he stopped and stood up.
Although he could accumulate more mana if he continued, his lifespan was really coming to an end. There was no point in continuing to cultivate. It was enough as long as he could return to Donghua Continent.
He took a deep breath, took out a spell, and was about to escape to the real world.
But at this moment. His body trembled uncontrollably. Then, black smoke rose from his feet and slowly climbed up. Soon, it reached his waist. Although he tried his best to suppress it, he couldn't stop it from spreading. He could only watch as it went from his chest to his neck. Finally, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
After the black smoke reached the top, it rolled up and down. It lasted for about two hours before it suddenly retreated. A middle-aged Taoist wearing a yellow robe stepped out.
Sima Quan looked at his hands and clenched them in satisfaction. Then, he put them down and thought to himself, "The spirit of the Grotto-Heaven Cultivator is a great tonic for me. This Wu Ruyang is just a person who is about to die, but he helped me recover seventy to eighty percent of my mana. If it wasn't for the attack at the Realm Gate, I'm afraid I would be in perfect condition."
Earlier, he'd used a shapeless transformation in a vain attempt to enter the pocket dimension first, but never had he imagined that when he approached the Void Crossing Qi that held the barrier in place, he actually felt his vital energy become chaotic, and he faintly felt that he was about to be forced out.
What surprised him even more was that the sword talisman only felt that something was wrong and immediately slashed down. At that time, he reacted quickly. In order to not expose himself, he immediately created three clones. One went to face the sword talisman, the other purposely revealed itself and escaped far away, so that people would think that he had escaped.
As for the last one, it was thrown from Wu Ruyang's body. Taking advantage of the fact that Wu Ruyang was busy fighting the enemy, it invaded his body and returned to the Grotto-Heaven.
However, he was afraid that an accident would happen, so he didn't immediately take over the body. Instead, he used the boiling method to slowly invade it.
After a long battle, Wu Ruyang suddenly returned to his own Grotto-Heaven. He was completely relaxed. In addition, his mana was exhausted and his vitality was greatly weakened, so he didn't notice it at all. By the time Sima Quan made his move, he was already in a quagmire and couldn't turn the situation around. Not only was his spirit occupied, but the Grotto-Heaven was also in the enemy's hands.
Inside the Dragon Palace, Tao Zhenren was recovering the mana he used in the battle. Suddenly, he felt a vibration in his sleeve. He checked with his spirit and found out that it was the Psychic Jade Wall. He hurriedly waved his sleeve and let it out.
As soon as the jade annulus was placed outside, the light on its surface rippled like water. After a while, Zhang Yan's figure appeared. He cupped his hands and said, "Dao Friend Tao, I'm sorry to disturb you by visiting without notice."
Tao Zhenren stood up and returned the greeting. He said, "What are you talking about? Is there anything that Spiritual Master Zhang wants to tell me?"
Zhang Yan said, "There is indeed one thing that I want to ask. What is the map that Tao Zhenren used during the battle?"
Tao Zhenren was a little curious, but he didn't hide anything. He said, "This map is called the Southern Flower Source Map of Walking Beasts. I got it from my teacher."
Zhang Yan nodded his head and said, "So this is the Walking Beasts Map."
He had never heard of this map before. However, because he might have to face all the sects in the world during the Human Tribulation, he had been paying attention to the treasures and techniques of all the sects. This Southern Flower Source Map of Walking Beasts was one of the famous treasures of the Southern Flower Sect.
Tao Zhenren asked, "Why is Spiritual Master Zhang asking about this?"
If someone else had asked, he might have thought that Zhang Yan had covetous intentions, but the Dark Azure Sect was a profound sect that had existed for tens of thousands of years, and there were many precious treasures in the sect. The sect had never cared about treasures that did not belong to their sect, and Zhang Yan had always been on good terms with him, so it was even more unlikely that he would do such a thing. Thus, he was somewhat suspicious.
Zhang Yan said, "I've heard that this scroll can contain five types of Soul Essences. The highest level can contain the Soul Essence of the Heavenly Demon. Is that true?"
Tao Zhenren sighed softly and said, "It is true. This item was passed down by the founding master of the Southern Flower Sect. However, when the founding master established the sect, all the Heavenly Demons in the world were killed by the cultivators from the west and the mighty people from beyond the heavens. Therefore, there isn't a single Soul Essence in this scroll."
Zhang Yan asked again, "Do you need a physical body to refine the Walking Beasts' Soul Essence?"
Tao Zhenren replied, "It would be best if there is a physical body. However, if there isn't, it can be replaced with some treasures."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "What if it's a Heavenly Demon?"
Tao Zhenren looked at him in surprise. He thought for a while and said, "Every type of Heavenly Demon is different. The Spiritual Birds Chart is not in my hands. I don't have the Winged Insects. However, if it's a Scaled Feather, I can give it a try." At this point, he looked over and said in surprise, "Spiritual Master Zhang, other than Guo Yuan Jun, are there other Heavenly Demons in this world?"
Years ago, he and Zhang Yan worked together to set up a formation to deal with Guo Yuan Jun. Unfortunately, this Jasper Heavenly Centipede was a Flying Insect and not a Walking Beast. Even if he obtained it, it would be useless. Otherwise, he would have tried to exchange the treasures of his sect with Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan smiled and nodded, "There is still one Heavenly Demon that is not dead. It is a Green Scaled Centipede Dragon. It is the son of Dragon Monarch Ji Wuwang. It is a Scaled Feather."
Tao Zhenren's eyes brightened. He took a step forward and said, "Does Spiritual Master know where this dragon's son is now?"
Zhang Yan smiled, "This Centipede Dragon is currently in Donglai Continent. However, it has some tricks up its sleeves. It can plant essence in living beings in this world. It is also very cunning and good at hiding, so it is hard to kill. It will take a lot of effort to find it."
Tao Zhenren thought for a while and asked, "Does Spiritual Master have anything left behind from this demon? Scales, teeth, beard, and hair are all fine."
Zhang Yan took out a glass bottle from his sleeve and said, "I have a drop of Centipede Dragon's blood essence here. I wonder if Fellow Cultivator can use this to find this demon dragon?"
Tao Zhenren's expression showed some surprise. However, he quickly calmed down and replied seriously, "With this drop of blood essence, I will definitely find it."
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