In front of the city lord's mansion, Yi Tian and Ao Li arrived and found that they had to open the Heavenly Fire Formation in order to enter the mansion.
The prerequisite for opening the formation was that the three of them had to work together. After Ao Li transformed into his human form, he searched around. After a short while, he sighed and said, "I can sense a familiar aura in the depths of the main hall of the city lord's mansion. It's a pity that the aura is filled with death Qi. Even if we go in, we won't be able to find any survivors."
"No way." Yi Tian was shocked. "According to what I know, it's almost impossible to completely kill a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator's soul."
"Of course you can't deduce this with your cultivation," Ao Li said with disdain. "However, according to what I know, there are at least two Grand Ascension Stage cultivators in the Spirit Realm who participated in the Demon Extermination Campaign who were able to suppress their souls for eternity. Then, they can slowly wear down their souls over time until their lifespan is exhausted."
"Are all Grand Ascension Stage cultivators limited in lifespan?" Yi Tian sighed. "Even they weren't able to achieve immortality. I wonder who else can achieve it."
"If you cultivate to the Grand Ascension Stage, perhaps you'll be able to reach the next realm. However, our main goal now is to go in and investigate. Perhaps the answer you've been searching for can be found in there." Ao Li pointed at the gate of the city lord's mansion.
Yi Tian looked at it and patted the beast pouch at his waist. Then, a streak of azure light flew out and transformed into a human form. Wine Immortal Guagua said with a sleepy expression, "What is it that you want to disturb my sleep? I said I won't do it if there's no benefit."
"Cloud Dream Air Eating Toad." It was Ao Li's turn to exclaim, "It seems to have just taken human form not long ago, and there's a trace of fire phoenix blood essence in its body. It's a pity that its cultivation is too low and it's unable to use its innate ability."
Yi Tian, who was listening by the side, pretended as if nothing had happened, but in his heart, he couldn't help but think highly of Ao Li. However, he was able to see through Guagua with just one look. He was even able to sense that Guagua's body contained a trace of Meng Xin's true blood. As expected, the dragon race was the leader of the hundred spirits.
With a light cough, Yi Tian said, "Guagua is a spiritual pet that I brought up from the Lower Realm. His cultivation progress naturally complements my strength. There won't be too much of a difference."
Ao Li's face darkened when he heard this. It seemed that these words had touched his heart. After a while, his expression returned to normal and he said, "Alright, the three of us have gathered. Let's open the seal and go in quickly." Then, he turned to look at Guagua and a strange look appeared in his eyes.
Being stared at like this, Guagua hid behind him and whispered, "Master, where did you find such a powerful person? It's so oppressive standing next to him."
Yi Tian knew that he was not afraid of Ao Li because he had a Numinous Treasure protecting him, as well as the Li Fire Sect's chains sealing him. However, Gugu, who was also a Fey beast, was frightened by the dragon's might.
He pointed at the three nodes and said in a deep voice, "I got you here to help me open the seal. Once it's done, you can go back. I'll add a jug of wine for you."
"Deal." After Guagua said that, he did not beat around the bush. He walked to the right node and waited for orders.
As for Ao Li, he walked to the left node that was further away under his instructions. Finally, Yi Tian's figure flashed and landed in the middle. Then, he conjured his spiritual energy with both hands to activate the runic sealing pattern beneath his feet.
Guagua and Ao Li did not idle around. They conjured their spiritual energy and activated the runic sealing pattern beneath their feet. The Nan Ming Li Fire hexagram suddenly appeared above the door. The three of them activated the trigram's three lines in succession.
With a series of "kacha" sounds, the runic sealing pattern on the City Lord's residence seemed to be attracted by the Li Fire hexagram as it gradually lit up.
At this time, Yi Tian could see that the runic sealing pattern on the walls of the City Lord's residence seemed to have been activated. Then, a flame flashed in the middle of the Li Fire hexagram. Then, two figures appeared.
To be precise, it was a recording. Yi Tian immediately recognized that one of them was Patriarch Wu Ye. This recording should be the scene of him setting up the Heavenly Fire Formation to seal the Demon Saint Crown Prince here more than eight thousand years ago.
But looking at Patriarch Wu Ye's state at that time, it seemed indescribably strange. And he did not recognize the person beside him. He turned his head and asked Ao Li, "Do you recognize these two people?"
"Isn't it just Wu Ye and his precious disciple Ji Xuanyuan." Ao Li pointed and said, "I will never forget that it was him who sealed me that year."
"It was him who sealed the demonized you," Yi Tian added.
"Yes, yes," Ao Li said impatiently, "But don't think that Wu Ye really won. In my opinion, he still lost by half."
"Is that so?" Yi Tian's expression did not change, but he believed most of Ao Li's words in his heart. Considering that Patriarch Wu Ye was split into two people, and one of them was still sealed in the Tianlan Realm, it could be guessed that Patriarch Wu Ye might have fallen into a trap during the Demon Extermination War back then. In the end, he had no choice but to announce that he had returned to the Li Fire Palace to cultivate for eight thousand years.
He did not know where to start talking about these secret techniques. The only one here who was knowledgeable was Ao Li in front of him. Yi Tian immediately put Guagua back into his Beast Pouch, then turned his head and bowed to Ao Li, saying, "Senior Ao, please enlighten me. I feel that there is something wrong with the Great Sage Wu Ye in the image, but I can't tell what it is."
"Since you're so humble, I'll give you some guidance," Ao Li said proudly, "I've heard that other than the Great Sun Sutra, the Thunder Light Zen Temple has another zen technique called 'Good and Evil Intentions'. This technique is originally a Heaven-level technique passed down from the Celestial Realm. Those who cultivate it can cut off the good and evil in their hearts. It is similar to the technique that the Taiyi Golden Immortals used in the legends to cut off the three corpses. "
"The technique from the Celestial Realm is naturally very powerful, but what does this have to do with the Great Sage Wu Ye's state? Also, this Buddhist secret technique can't be used against people, right?" Yi Tian replied.
Ao Li waved his hand and said firmly, "My master, Master Jie Ding, originally cultivated this Good and Evil Original Heart Zen Technique. When he fell into the demonic path, he would naturally demonize this technique. I think the Great Sage Wu Ye must have fallen into the trap. After that, the good and evil in his heart would definitely split and become incompatible with each other. In the worst case, he would fall into the demonic path, or rather … "
"Or rather, he would become good and evil, right?" Yi Tian continued.
"Actually, I don't know what will happen. Jie Ding also had good and evil thoughts in his heart back then. In the end, the evil thoughts suppressed the good heart, and that was why he fell into the demonic world," Ao Li said with a sigh.
Yi Tian smiled bitterly and said, "Buddha and demon in one thought. I believe that with Master Jie Ding's determination, he wouldn't let his good heart be suppressed by his evil thoughts for no reason. Something unknown must have happened."
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