Zhang Yan left the banquet and stayed in the Shell Palace for the time being. On the surface, he was meditating and regulating his Qi, but in reality, he was thinking about how to make up for some of his shortcomings.
There was no such thing as a perfect ending in this world. His supernatural energy was strong, and he had his primordial energy to make up for the deficit in his spirit. When facing cultivators of the same generation as him, he had a great advantage. As long as he could force his opponent to use the Root Fruit to evade, his victory would more or less be decided. However, this was most useful when facing a single enemy. If he were to fight against more than one enemy, the outcome of the battle would be hard to predict. This meant that his opponent would have more choices in battle. Even if he did not use the Root Fruit to evade, he could still have his peers to help him.
Previously, when he was fighting against the female Taoist and the dwarf cultivator, he had actually defeated them one by one. He did not give them a chance to join forces to attack him. Now that he was heading to the Green Jade Palace, all sorts of accidents could happen. He had to prepare well so that he would not be able to react in time.
He focused his gaze in front of him, and with a flick of his finger, a five-colored brilliance flashed, and he instantly refined a talisman. His aura suddenly decreased by a lot. His current mana was so vast, but when he refined this talisman, such a scene appeared. It was enough to show how much mental and physical effort he had expended.
However, he did not stop because of this. After continuously refining six Talismans, he sat down to meditate.
This Shell Palace was indeed a good place. Even if he didn't meditate, his transcendence energy would recover on its own. This might be enough for an ordinary person, but it wasn't enough for him. Fortunately, Ao Shao had prepared enough precious herbs for him to use on this trip.
Not long after, his Qi activity flourished again. Then, he did not stop for a second and continued to refine Talismans. Once his Qi was depleted, he would meditate and recover. This cycle repeated itself.
After refining a total of thirty-six Talismans, he stopped Just Now.
However, this battle was related to his future plans. He would rather make more preparations than hold back. He had to exert as much strength as he could. Therefore, he still had one more thing to do.
"The Leaf Sea Sky is full of water essence. No wonder Daoist Master Xun Yue came here in the past. It's just that we invited Fellow Daoist Xuan Wu to come here."
He cast a spell and waved his sleeve. It was as if a mysterious hole had opened up in front of him. Then, endless water gathered, and a figure as tall as a mountain gradually appeared. When it was completely revealed, a divine beast that was half snake and half tortoise had already appeared in front of him.
He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, long time no see."
The Black Tortoise let out a low roar and obeyed his will. It once again turned into a majestic stream of Mysterious Water and flew into his sleeve.
The night passed, and soon, it was the next day.
Zhang Yan sensed that the appointed time had arrived, so he stood up from the praying mat and stepped out of the shell palace.
Yesterday, he entered this place through the formation door, so he did not see the scenery of the Dragon Residence. Now that he looked around, he saw more than a hundred White Jade Spiral Halls of various sizes. Every hall was arranged in a position above the formation.
Outside the hall, there were many Coral Trees that were tens of thousands of feet tall. Among them, there were many golden branches. Several palm-sized shell girls were shuttling back and forth, ordering colorful fish to pluck the jade fruits from the trees. Because he hadn't entered the real world, these little demons couldn't see him.
At this moment, a servant that was transformed from a formation spirit came over. She bowed and said, "Shangzhen, the Manor Master invites you."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Lead the way."
He followed her and walked towards a Spiral Hall not far away. Not long after, they arrived at the front of the hall. They stepped onto the steps and entered the palace. Ao Shao, Elder Peng, and Shao Wenchao were already waiting there. After greeting each other, they took their seats.
Ao Shao said, "How's the recovery of your arcane energy?"
Zhang Yan bowed and said, "I have to thank Manor Master Ao for lending me the Precious Medicine Shell Palace. Moving my inner breath is twice the result with half the effort. Now, my arcane energy has fully recovered."
Ao Shao smiled and said, "That's good." He turned to look at Elder Peng and asked, "Fellow Daoist, how is it?"
Elder Peng Daoren said, "The arrangements have been made. Now, we're just waiting for that treasure."
Ao Shao nodded and took out an item from his sleeve. He placed it on the table and said, "This treasure is called the Ten Thousand Net Pocket. It was given to me by my old master years ago. There are two sets of Yin and Yang. Fellow Daoist, take the Yang Net Pocket with you. When the time is right, you just have to take it out and we can use the Yin Net Pocket to go there." “
Zhang Yan's eyes flickered. Elder Peng had not mentioned how to enter the palace, but he did not ask too much about it. It was impossible that Elder Peng had not thought about such an important matter. He should have already made preparations for it. However, he did not expect Ao Shao to have such a treasure.
One must know that the Green Jade Palace's Restrictive Spell might even contain the True Yang Almighty Cultivator's tricks. However, judging from Ao Shao's tone, this treasure could bypass the Restrictive Spell and directly bring cultivators from the outside into the Green Jade Palace. This meant that there was no place in the Yuhuan Heavens that this person could not go. It seemed like the old master that Ao Shao mentioned had a powerful background.
Elder Peng's expression turned solemn. He stood up and walked forward to take the Yang Net Pocket. He bowed and said, "Then, I'll take my leave first."
Ao Shao nodded and said, "I'll send you off." He picked up a small flag from the table and tossed it down. Immediately, an array door appeared on the ground.
Elder Peng bowed again and passed through the door.
When Ao Shao saw that the array door had disappeared, he gestured to the side. A servant spirit immediately carried a jade urn over and placed it in front of Zhang Yan's seat. He smiled and said, "Fellow Zhang, you've come from the outside world and you've been here for so many years. I'm sure you don't have enough external medicines with you. I have a lot of them in my Dragon Residence. I'll lend them to you."
Zhang Yan did not stand on ceremony. He thanked Ao Shao and accepted all of them.
Although he had drunk some fragrant dew earlier, it was better to have as many great medicines as possible during a battle. Logically speaking, Elder Peng should have prepared these things for them. However, he had given most of the external medicines to Zhang Yan in order to get rid of the demonic poison. Thus, he did not have much left. What he had left was only enough for his own use. Therefore, everyone had to prepare their own medicines for this battle. Fortunately, Elder Peng had promised that Green Jade Palace would compensate for the losses after the battle was over. Moreover, they would be heavily rewarded.
Although the medicines that Zhang Yan had obtained were borrowed from the Dragon Residence, they would still be given to Elder Peng in the end. Ao Shao did not have to do this. If things did not go smoothly, he might have given them away for nothing. Since he was willing to take this risk, it was obvious that he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Elder Peng.
While the two of them were talking, Elder Peng had already passed through the array door and returned to the Imperial Golden Palace of Qinghua Heaven. He did not stop there and headed straight for the Cloud Continent. Not long after, he arrived at the array door. He frowned slightly as he looked at the tight restrictions. Even though Ao Shao said that there was no problem with the Yang Luodou, he did not know whether the treasure could really lure everyone in.
He took a deep breath and composed himself. He passed through the array and returned to his own cave abode. When he reached the boundary, the Deacon Daoist came up to him and said, "Elder, I have already prepared everything according to your instructions."
Elder Peng nodded and said in a deep voice, "Go to the main hall and send a message. Tell them that I have something important to discuss with the other elders and I need to announce it in the main hall. If that happens, I might have to use my Hall Duty Golden Talisman to invite all the Spiritual Masters in the palace to discuss it."
The Deacon Daoist bowed and left as he was told. Not long after, he turned back and said, "As you expected, those people did not agree to your request. They only said that they would come and visit you later."
Elder Peng sneered and was not surprised at all. This was the first step of his plan. He said, "Go. Do as I told you earlier."
After the Deacon Daoist left, he closed his eyes and sat on the Pan Tuan to wait.
Previously, he tried his best to get the parties to join forces and take back the Heart of the Heavenly Gods. However, when it came to the time to make a move, he was very calm and did not show any signs of impatience.
After more than two hours, three beams of clear light landed outside the abode. Then, three people walked in. The one in front was a middle-aged Daoist. He wore a crown and a wide belt, looking elegant and refined. He had the aura of an immortal. The two behind him were Daoist Lan and Daoist Meng, who had advised Zhang Yan not to pursue the matter of him being attacked.
Elder Peng glanced at them silently. He realized that the middle-aged Daoist was a clone while Daoist Lan and Daoist Meng were here in person. He stood up and bowed. "Greetings, Elders."
The middle-aged Daoist and the others returned the greeting.
After Elder Peng invited the three of them to take a seat, the middle-aged Daoist said, "Elder Peng, what is the important matter that you are talking about? Why do you need the Golden Talisman? "
Every principal elder of the Green Jade Palace had a Golden Talisman with them. If they encountered a situation where their opinion was different from the others, they had the right to summon all the elders above the grotto-heavens to the palace for a discussion.
However, once the item was used, the palace would have to take it back. This item could turn the situation around at a critical moment. Therefore, all the elders who held the Golden Talisman were very careful and none of them were willing to use it recklessly.
The middle-aged Daoist was worried that Elder Peng would use this as an excuse to summon those people who were in secluded meditation. This was why he wanted to ask about this matter. If it wasn't too serious, then he would find a reason to suppress it.
Elder Peng looked at Daoist Lan and Daoist Meng and scoffed coldly. "I have been in secluded meditation for thousands of years and originally didn't want to care about the palace matters. However, recently I heard that Tang Xin is actually walking around openly outside. This person is colluding with the evil demons. I remember that before Elder Tang went into secluded meditation, you said that if Tang Xin doesn't get rid of his evil cultivation, he will be suppressed under the Cloud Continent and not let out. Why, did the palace change the rules again?"
When the middle-aged Daoist heard him talk about this matter, his heart relaxed. Since they dared to let Tang Xin out, then they naturally had a backup plan. He said expressionlessly, "Elder Peng, there are reasons here and it isn't what you think. Just Now, you have gotten rid of the demon poison and your spiritual power hasn't recovered. You don't have to worry too much about the palace matters."
As he said that, he frowned and looked outside. Just Now, in that instant, he felt the restrictions in the cave start to activate. However, he didn't think too much about it. He just thought that Elder Peng didn't want them to leave so easily. He laughed coldly in his heart, "This Peng Xinhu staying in the palace is a problem. It seems like I have to find an excuse to deal with him in case he spoils my plans."
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(To be continued.)
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