I sighed and pointed at the vase on the table. "Let's not talk about the chair. This vase also has a long history."
The fat man had learned his lesson this time. He carefully picked up the vase and shook it. Then, he asked, "What kind of treasure is this?
Eh … It looks like a magic tool! "
He found a clue. He gathered his Dao energy from his fingertip and slowly poured it into the vase.
After a long time, the vase didn't have any reaction.
"Those below the Heavenly Master level can't activate this magic tool. Give it to me."
I took the vase from the fat man's hand and played with it. This vase was made of porcelain. Its entire body was overflowing with light. At first glance, I knew it wasn't an ordinary item.
The white base of the vase was painted with green and red colors. Ancient trees with twisted roots were drawn.
It was easy to see that the person who painted this vase was very skilled. The ancient trees gathered on the vase looked like a living forest.
"Didn't you want to show me?
Why are you admiring it? "The fat man urged when he saw that I didn't respond.
"I can't do it here. I have to go out and show you." I held the neck of the vase with one hand and supported it with the other as I walked out of the building.
I left the stone path outside the building and chose a relatively wide lawn. I turned around and looked at the fat man. "Watch carefully."
Then, I circulated the true essence in my body and slowly poured it into the vase.
The moment my Zhen Yuan came into contact with the bottle, the green and red ancient trees on the bottle suddenly lit up. As I poured more and more Zhen Yuan into the bottle, I could even faintly feel the existence of the ancient trees.
I had seen this kind of porcelain vase in Daoist scriptures. It was called the "Yin Yang Ruyi Vase."
The so-called Yin Yang Ruyi Vase was to seal something that was about to die inside the vase. In the future, the sealed thing could be summoned out through a spell.
This kind of act of stealing the sky and changing the sun actually disturbed the Yin and Yang. It forcefully kept the dying thing inside the vase. That was why it was called the Yin Yang Ruyi Vase.
Although this thing was rare, it was not very precious. This was because most of the Yin Yang Ruyi Vases could only contain some flowers and plants. Those that could contain birds and beasts were already of a very high grade. As for those that could contain people, whether they were ordinary people or cultivators, it was a quality that could only be encountered by chance. Since ancient times, there were not many that could do so.
According to the Daoist scripture I've read, there have been two confirmed cases in history. One of them was an ancient emperor who couldn't accept the fact that his concubine was dying of a serious illness. He found a cultivator to make a Yin and Yang Ruyi Vase and sealed his beloved concubine's soul and body in the vase.
The other one was vague, only saying that there was an evil being that could not be completely destroyed sealed within.
As for the one in my hand, according to the patterns on the vase, there are only some ancient trees sealed inside, so it's not that rare.
However, I was still excited. This was the first time I had seen this kind of Yin Yang Ruyi Vase.
As the true essence slowly poured into the vase, I saw the ancient tree on the vase become brighter and brighter, as if it had gained some vitality.
When I felt that the time was right, my mind flickered. I controlled my Dao energy and gathered it on one of the crooked trees.
The patterns on the tree shone brightly. After the light faded, the ancient tree I had chosen began to move. Its branches and leaves shivered as if they were swaying in the wind.
Then, I didn't know what to do. I carefully controlled my Dao energy and circulated it around the ancient tree, trying to summon it.
Unexpectedly, the ancient tree just shivered. No matter how hard I tried, it didn't react.
After a long time, I was a little impatient. I transferred my true essence and changed it to another tree.
This time, it was different from the previous time. The ancient tree looked very thick. When it came in contact with my true essence, it also emitted light. Then, the light slowly gathered at the mouth of the vase. I could feel the Dao energy and true essence in the vase moving together with the light toward the mouth of the vase.
Not long after that, I heard a clattering sound. It seemed something had fallen into the vase.
What's going on?
I was bewildered. This was different from what the Daoist scriptures had said. It should have directly summoned an ancient tree. How could this be?
"Third Baby, you've been dawdling for a long time. What did you get?" The fat man saw me standing there in a daze, so he craned his neck to look at me.
I held the bottle and gently tipped it out. A green seed rolled out of the bottle.
"Logically speaking, it should have summoned the ancient tree."
I looked at the vase. The thick ancient tree had disappeared. I explained to the fat man, "But I don't know why it became this thing."
The fat man saw that it was just a seed, so he lost interest.
I was also a little dispirited. I put the seed in my pocket and walked back with the vase.
However, what I didn't notice was that on the side of the crooked tree pattern that I had poured my True Essence into for the first time, a vague figure suddenly appeared. This figure was colorful and looked like a woman. It seemed to be able to move.
She carefully hid behind the tree and glanced outside. Then, she disappeared.
After studying the ancient vase, the fat man lost interest. He went to the lake outside to meditate and cultivate. I also returned to the Daoist palace. Seizing this rare opportunity, I tried my best to absorb the surrounding witchcraft energy.
After cultivating for a few days, I opened my eyes. It was already evening, and the sun was hanging on the horizon. I heard some noises outside. I got up and pushed the door open. A golden ray of sunlight shone into the small building, illuminating the hall. In the twilight, I saw a crane as tall as a human. It stood on the table with its slender neck and was combing the feathers on its back.
I was surprised by the crane's posture. It was elegant and white, just like a fairy from heaven.
The crane seemed to feel my gaze. It looked at me like a human and stopped combing its feathers.
I hesitated for a while then tried to approach it. The crane wasn't afraid of people. It just stood there and looked at me. When I came close, it stretched its head and rubbed my arm.
This crane was completely different from the cranes in the mortal world. It looked elegant and full of spirit energy. It looked like a celestial spirit bird that I had seen in movies. I wondered how the Wang family had trained such a creature.
I was excited to see it, so I curiously stroked its soft, fluffy feathers.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I touched it, the crane shook its feathers and spread its wings. A feather fell from its armpit.
The feather fluttered even though there was no wind, slowly falling in front of me.
I reached out to catch the feather. The moment my fingers touched it, a weak flow of True Qi was transmitted to me.
"I've prepared a banquet. We're waiting for the Sage's arrival. Follow the crane."
It was Wang Can's familiar voice again. I squeezed the feather in my hand and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This fellow always made things complicated. He had sent me a Sound Transmitting Talisman, and now he had sent a crane to show me the way.
Looking at the cranes flapping their wings and blinking at me, I thought for a while and understood. Wang Can had grown up in this Blessed Enclave. These Taoist techniques that I found a little strange were something he had been used to since he was a child.
After all, the Blessed Heavenly Abode was isolated from the rest of the world. No matter how they talked or behaved, they all looked ancient. I guessed it had been like this for thousands of years.
The crane was very intelligent. Seeing that I hadn't moved for a long time, it seemed to be impatient. It flapped its wings and urged me to move faster.
I went out and asked the fatty to go with me.
However, the fatty seemed to be immersed in his cultivation and directly refused me.
I didn't force him and went out on my own.
When the crane saw me go out, it flapped its wings and flew up. At first, it hovered in the air. When it flew out of the small building, it spread its wings and soared into the sky, circling above my head to show me the way.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but remember the crane pendant I had used to bless Liu Qingji.
At that time, after I had poured my Taoist energy into the pendant, the crane had spread its wings and led the way for Liu Qingji.
Who would have thought that today, I would actually see a real immortal crane leading the way for me, leading me forward.
I liked the spiritual crane very much, and it reminded me of the Qilin in Chiyou's tomb.
When I had first entered the Green Mountains Kingdom, I had asked the Qilin to stay in the Devil Refining Gourd to cultivate. After that, I had traveled all the way. When I returned to Shenzhen, I met Lu Zhenyang. When he took the Devil Refining Gourd away, I didn't have time to release the Qilin. I didn't know how it was now.
Lu Zhenyang didn't know how to use the Devil Refining Gourd, so the Qilin should be safe in there.
Although the Qilin, which looked like a big dog, didn't have much power and didn't have a good temper, its intelligence wasn't worse than the crane's.
I followed the crane and walked down the mountain. Slowly, the road in front of me became wider and wider. In the end, it became a bluestone road, and the terrain gradually became flat.
I knew we were going down the mountain. Looking back, I saw that the mountain ridge behind me was hidden in the clouds, and I couldn't see the Taoist palace where I had lived.
I continued to walk along the bluestone road. There were still lush trees on both sides of the road. I didn't see any buildings or people.
There shouldn't be many people living in the Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, and they were scattered across the mountains. It was normal to have such a sparse population.
After walking for a long time, I vaguely saw a hall in front of me. Although it was exquisite, it wasn't as magnificent as the one I had seen when I had first entered the Grotto-Heaven.