In the process of transforming from an ugly caterpillar that could only crawl wretchedly on a dry tree trunk into a beautiful butterfly that could fly freely under the sun, the most vulnerable moment was not the moment when it broke out of the cocoon to dry its wings, but the moment when it stayed in the cocoon to wait for the transformation.
Zhang Lisheng's current state was like a caterpillar waiting to transform, waiting for the day when it broke out of the cocoon to realize another major leap in its life.
Before the transformation, he was like a caterpillar trapped in a cocoon that was severely restrained. He could not cast the transformation technique that he was best at, causing him to change from a versatile person who could advance and retreat freely on the battlefield to a brave character who could only fight head-on with the enemy.
Even though in terms of combat power alone, transforming into a giant ape or an eye beast was more powerful than using the insect sea and wizard gu transformation technique, his survivability had been reduced by many times.
In terms of making up for it, the power to control 'water and soil' that he had obtained by tracing back to the ancient god's power had become increasingly exquisite. Even the power to create life from Nuwa's water and soil creation and the power to repair everything from refining stones to mend the sky, which was an extension of these two powers, had also reached the initial threshold, allowing him to more or less change his combat methods.
However, Zhang Lisheng could only cast all these divine powers by burning his faith in the land ruled by the Wizard Li tribe. Once he left the land shrouded by the faith, he could only use the basic power of 'water and soil.' Not only that, in the desert where life was barren and the air was dry, the power of 'water and soil' that he could cast had also been weakened to the minimum.
Sensing the approaching danger, Zhang Lisheng could not help but smile wryly and mumble with a frown, "I'm really unlucky. Putting aside the 'home field' of the Wizard Li tribe, be it the ocean or the forest, the plains or the loess plateau, or even the wilderness hills, all of the terrains are much better than the desert. This luck … sigh …" However, he did not loosen his foot on the accelerator at all.
With such perseverance, the sand cart drew a straight line on the desert and sped steadily. Finally, a rocky land that was slightly taller than the surrounding sand and was about two to three ordinary adults appeared in front of the young man.
Relying on his amazing eyesight, he noticed that there was not a single car under the low mine facing him. There was only a metal house that looked dirty and indistinguishable under the hot sun standing far away. Zhang Lisheng slowed down his car and carefully parked next to the house.
After opening the door and jumping out of the car, the young man carefully looked around at the endless yellow sand and the rocky ground in front of him and found nothing unusual. He listened carefully to the movements around him, but he still did not find anything. Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, he leaped like an ape towards the door of the metal house not far away and slammed his shoulder against the alloy door, shattering it into pieces like a piece of toilet paper.
At the flat top of the mine was a groove that was sunk deep into the ground. Four people were dressed in Yin-Yang robes that shone with multicolored light.
There was a white jade embedded in the middle of his head, and behind him, there were two black and white poles that occasionally intersected to form the shape of a Taiji symbol.
On his waist hung a rusty copper bell, an ancient jade sword, a magnetic compass, and an old horsetail whisk with a withered wooden handle. These four treasures were either leopard's eyes or tiger's mouth, like a butcher's.
Or his face was like jade, gentle and refined.
Or his temperament was so cold that it made people quiet when they saw him.
The Taoist priest who was indescribably gentle and approachable stood around a surging water column that displayed a three-dimensional image as though they were watching a 3D movie as they watched Zhang Lisheng break the door and enter. All of them had different expressions on their faces.
"This Junior Nephew Yu lives up to his reputation. He's quite intelligent and actually managed to lure the fish into his' nest '." The old Taoist priest who had a horsetail whisk on his waist with an unusually cold expression seemed to have the highest status. Looking around, he said, "Junior Brother Li, your fundamental method is the Gold Cutting Desolation Technique. You're very sensitive to gold and you're also the best at divination. Do you know what material is the door that the bastard broke?"
"Senior Brother, you're too cautious. The four of us who have ascended the Heavenly Gate have already set up the formation and waited for that bastard to come knocking on our door. It's already an honor that his ancestors have accumulated, so why do you still need to ask?
Just let me, your Junior Brother, rush over and force him into the formation! "The Taoist priest who had been grinning all this while standing on the right side of the aloof teacher touched the jade sword on his waist and shouted loudly," Let me rush over! Let me rush over … "Even though he said so, he did not act rashly since the aloof old Taoist priest did not say anything.
"Junior Brother Yu, don't mess around!" When the gentle Taoist priest standing on the left side of the aloof old Taoist priest saw that the grinning Taoist priest was getting more and more cheerful, he gently persuaded him and cupped his fist at the old Taoist priest. "Senior Brother, please wait a moment." He picked up the bronze bell on his waist and gently rubbed it a few times. With a change of expression, he said, "I'm afraid that iron door has the toughness of triple refined gold. What a good trick this thief has!"
"Oh …" Upon hearing this, before the aloof old Taoist priest who asked the question could say anything, the leopard-eyed Taoist priest, who was the only one who did not speak, had his eyes widened to the size of a copper bell. Overjoyed, he shouted loudly, "As expected of the successor of the ancient witchcraft! He can already break a door that has the toughness of triple refined gold like breaking a window paper before he even transformed! I can use this opportunity to fight him head-on later to satisfy my craving …"
"Hey, Junior Brother Song, you're in charge of the Yin Yang Two Forms Positioning Plate. The activation of the formation depends entirely on you to trap the enemy and win. What craving …" Upon seeing the Junior Brother beaming with joy, the aloof old Taoist priest reprimanded him with a gloomy expression.
After that, he saw the leopard-eyed, tiger-mouthed Taoist bowing his head and admitting his mistake, but his expression was rather disapproving. Thinking of his unrestrained temperament, the old Taoist choked for a moment, his expression became even more unfriendly as he said, "You, you, sigh …
If it was not for the fact that Junior Brother Xuan Yu and Junior Sister Silver Star are in closed-door cultivation and Senior Brother Xing and Wang have gone to the Gate of Witchcraft with the Elders, you're the only one who's most compatible with the Yin Yang Two Forms Displacement Plate. How would it be your turn to come out of seclusion?
Junior Brother Song, oh Junior Brother Song, ambushing this ancient witchcraft's successor is related to the rise and fall of the entire Gate of Dao. You must not act recklessly as you please. "
"Senior Brother Lu, do you really think that I, Song Huanzhen, don't know what's important and what's not?" Hearing the stern old Taoist's careful instructions, the big-eyed Taoist cupped his hands and said with a cold smile, "Look at that thief. Although he broke the iron door with one hit, his muscles are obviously dented. This is clearly a sign that his body is not refined enough.
There's a 99% chance that it's a hidden danger left behind when he transformed the strange insect. Come to think of it, how can the ancient witchcraft be so easy to cultivate?
I've heard from Junior Niece Xiangzhou and Lianbao that this thief has mastered a kind of omniscient power that allows him to travel through the void. Who knows, he might be able to escape from our formation just by activating it. It's better for me to seize the opportunity and fight him head-on when he's least expecting it. Who knows, I might be able to make his muscles collapse. By then, wouldn't it be easy to pull out his tendons and skin him alive to avenge Junior Nephew Tianliang who died tragically and restore our Gate of Dao's prestige? "
"This …" The old Taoist, who usually disliked Song Huanzhen's unruly temperament and did not have much contact with him due to his humble background, did not expect this person to have such a scheme. For a moment, he was rendered speechless.
Right at this moment, the water column showed that Zhang Lisheng, who had gained nothing from the multi-functional metal house that served as a temporary office and rest room, leaped out of the door and leaped up to the mine.
"This fish has finally taken the bait …" Sensing that an attack was about to happen, the four Taoist priests hiding in the holes had the same thought rise in their minds at the same time. No longer thinking or saying anything, they held their breaths and got ready to make their move.
The Taoist priests were already prepared and were waiting for the young man to take a few more steps to enter the mine before activating the formation. However, to their surprise, Zhang Lisheng suddenly froze the moment he entered the low mine. He stopped and turned around abruptly, covering his eyes with his hand as he looked into the distance.
"Oh no …" When the gentle and elegant Taoist saw that the 'fish' that had taken the bait suddenly became cautious from the water column, his heart jolted. Pinching his fingers, he said.
"What's wrong? Has that bastard discovered our whereabouts?" The aloof old Taoist asked with his eyes wide open.
"Senior Brother, we're in the formation eye of the Four Image Formation. If we can still be discovered by that thief, then there's no need for this' ambush 'anymore," The gentle Taoist smiled wryly as he shook his head.
"Then what's wrong?"
"I'm guessing that 'Ying Xing Chong Sha' might have attracted that thief's attention when our helpers arrived."
"Helpers? Then where did the helpers come from …" The aloof old Taoist calculated for a while and roared in anger. "Has it been those disciples from the Gate? T-This is really a failure! How dare they say that they're all elite disciples of the younger generation! How can they be so reckless?!"
"It's precisely because the disciples in this Noah sand are all elites of the younger generation that they would come to help. Otherwise, how can they show off the means of elite disciples …" Upon hearing the old Taoist's words, the leopard-eyed Taoist priest on the opposite side suddenly chuckled strangely.
"Senior Brother Song, don't make trouble at this juncture." Knowing that the big-eyed Taoist priest was originally an outer disciple of the Gate and had relied on his own hard work and fortuitous encounters to finally stand out, the gentle Taoist smiled wryly and advised him. Then, he turned to the Taoist priest on the opposite side who was still chuckling. "Junior Brother Yu, quickly use the Water Mirror Technique to contact your Junior Nephews. Listen to Senior Brother Lu's instructions later."
"Alright, Senior Brother! Watch my technique first!" The Taoist priest, who had been smiling all this while, nodded and began to chant the incantation of 'the nonsense of water, if it exists, it doesn't exist …'. Without warning, he opened his mouth and used his finger to pull out a water line as thick as a baby's fist from his throat and smeared it into a water curtain in the air. In the end, he drew a talisman and slapped it on the water curtain. At once, many figures sitting in the car appeared on the water curtain.
"It's really these few! These few! Sigh …" At this time, the aloof old Taoist had already calmed down. When he saw the situation in the car, he knew that he did not have to worry even if there was only one disciple in the car with Lu Shangyou's identity. However, he could not afford to offend all of them when all of them were added together. For this reason, he could only suppress his anger and said, "Disciples, listen to my command. That thief seems to have seen your whereabouts and has stopped.
There's no need for all of you to hide anymore. Hurry up and come to help. Later, no matter what method you use, you must lure the thief into the formation. "
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