The crack continued to expand, as if it was about to split the entire mountain.
A moment later, a deep hole appeared on the mountain.
At the bottom of the pit was a huge black vat.
After the dust settled, I landed in the hole and looked at the vat.
The black vat was floating in the air, and many kinds of auras were moving under it.
True Dragon Qi, Buddhist Qi, Yin Qi, and Shaman Qi were evenly distributed on the Taiji diagram below.
The Tai Chi diagram was the number one diagram in China.
From the pillars of the Temple of Confucius's Dacheng Hall to the symbols of Laozi's Louguantai, the Three Reeds Palace, and the Baiyun Temple, the Daoist priest's Daoist robe, the fortune-teller's stall, the book covers of Chinese medicine, Qigong, martial arts, and traditional Chinese culture, to the national flag of South Korea, the Singapore Air Force emblem, and the Bohr emblem … The Tai Chi diagram was everywhere.
It was clear how important the Tai Chi diagram was.
The scene in front of me confirmed my previous guess. Yin and Yang gave birth to the Dao, and the Dao gave birth to Yin and Yang.
Yin and Yang complemented each other. They could restrict and transform each other at the same time.
The True Dragon Qi was a spiritual Qi of extreme Yang, and so was the Buddhist Qi. However, the souls of those people earlier were pure Yin Qi.
Witch energy wasn't as gentle as True Dragon energy, and it wasn't as sharp as Yin energy either. It was a kind of spiritual energy in between.
The function of the Tai Chi diagram was to mix the pure Yin energy with the pure Yang True Dragon energy and convert them into witch energy.
However, the Tai Chi diagram and the pure Yin and Yang energy couldn't be converted into witch energy. There had to be a special method, just like the great formation in the Wangwu Utopia.
After observing for a while, I flew back to the sky and looked down.
It did not take me long to see something.
The stones scattered around the Tai Chi diagram looked fragmented, but after observing for a while, it wasn't hard to see that they were placed in a very specific position. It was the layout of a formation.
Although I hadn't studied the formation in the Wangwu Utopia that could convert witch energy, the formation in front of me had the same function.
The Wang family's ancestor had spent a lot of effort to create the great formation in the Wangwu Utopia.
And Nangong's cultivation was clearly inferior to the Wang Family's ancestor. To be able to set up such a large formation here, it was unknown how much effort he had put in.
Although it was strange that Nangong was Guan Zhenren's junior brother, the Zhanshi Faction had always been good at formations. With Nangong's identity, it was understandable that he was proficient in formations.
Of course, it was also possible that the formation here was the same as the formation in Wangwu Grotto, and it was unknown how Nangong obtained it.
Thinking of this, this matter was basically straightened out.
I heaved a sigh of relief and flew toward the black vat hovering in the air. I was ready to break the formation.
But at this moment, a blood-curdling scream suddenly sounded from the foot of the mountain.
I turned around and saw Fang Min in the crowd at the foot of the mountain. She was holding her head and rolling on the ground. The scream I had just heard came from her.
I cursed under my breath.
Old Man Yuan must have realized that I was about to take action. In a moment of desperation, he decided to kill Fang Min in advance and take her soul to speed up the transformation process.
At this moment, I couldn't care less about the black vat. I turned around and flew toward Fang Min.
Blood oozed out of her seven orifices. She looked really scary.
When the people around saw her in this state, they all looked scared. No one dared to go forward to check on her.
Only Monk Mingjue knew what was going on. He seemed to understand what had happened. He grabbed Fang Min's hand and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures in an attempt to calm her down.
Although Buddhist scriptures could clear one's mind, he was still too weak. Old Man Yuan was at the peak of the Yang God Realm, and he couldn't resist him.
After I landed, I hurried to stop Monk Ming Jue, asking him to stand to the side to protect me.
At this moment, Fang Min didn't have any ghosts around her. Old Man Yuan was still haunting her dream.
Monk Mingjue nodded and asked all the monks to sit cross-legged, surrounding Fang Min and me.
I took a deep breath and pressed Fang Min's hand to calm her down. Then, I placed my hand on Fang Min's forehead and entered her dream.
As soon as I stood still, I saw Old Man Yuan standing in front of me. He was holding an ash-gray object in his hand. It was one of Fang Min's three souls.
In the Nangong Palace's formation, Old Man Yuan had lost his mind. I didn't want to talk nonsense with him. I summoned Tong Tong and the snake spirit, asking them to fight with me.
Since the enemy was in front of us, the snake spirit wasn't as noisy as it used to be. As soon as it came out, it transformed into its true form and attacked Old Man Yuan.
I was worried that the snake spirit would be at a disadvantage. I hurried to take out the Xuan Yuan Sword and asked Tong Tong to join the fight.
Since I had embarked on the path of cultivation, I had experienced countless battles and had accumulated a lot of experience.
Even a lion would use its full strength to fight a rabbit, not to mention that Old Man Yuan was very strong. That was why I didn't dare to hold back from the beginning.
The Xuan Yuan Sword in my hand was filled with Dao energy. At the same time, my shaman energy was ready in my body. I wanted to attack the second time after the first attack.
Tong Tong and the snake spirit were entangled with Old Man Yuan.
With my full strength, Tong Tong and the snake spirit, even if Old Man Yuan's cultivation base was much higher than mine, I was confident that I could defeat him.
However, after I forced the sword energy out of the Xuan Yuan Sword, I was dumbfounded.
It wasn't that Old Man Yuan was too strong, and the sword energy of the Xuan Yuan Sword didn't work. It was that Old Man Yuan's strength was much weaker than I had imagined.
When he had nine scars on his head, the evil spirit had told me that his cultivation base was at the peak of the Yang God Realm. Now that he had one more scar, according to Monk Mingjue, he was only a step away from becoming a Buddha. His strength must have increased again.
Although I was confident in this fierce battle, I was also prepared for a bloody battle. Who would have thought that things would turn out like this?
While I was thinking, Old Man Yuan had forced the snake spirit and Tong Tong to retreat. He was now attacking me.
His hands were covered in thick shaman energy as he slapped at me from a distance.
Looking at the approaching shaman energy, I felt a little emotional.
I had experienced many battles in my life, but it was my first time facing shaman energy.
Instinctively, I wanted to dodge the attack. However, as I was about to dodge, an idea popped up in my head.
Old Man Yuan's fighting power didn't seem to be as strong as I had imagined. I could try to use the Sky Devouring Technique I had just learned to resist this attack.
The Sky Devouring Technique was something I had just learned, and it wasn't appropriate to use it to fight the enemy. However, after the idea popped up in my head, I couldn't suppress it.
On the other hand, the Sky Devouring Technique had devouring power. At this moment, Old Man Yuan's shaman energy was much stronger than mine. If the Sky Devouring Technique couldn't resist his attack, it would be fine. However, if it could, I would be able to digest all of his shaman energy!
My shaman energy cultivation base hadn't improved for a long time. If I could devour his energy this time, it would be a great help to my strength.
Many thoughts flashed in my head. After a while, I gritted my teeth.
Fortune is found in danger. I will try to block this attack with the Heaven Devouring Art. If I can't block it, it won't be too late for me to switch to other methods.
After all, with Old Man Yuan's attack power, it was impossible for him to kill me in one hit.
After confirming it, I didn't hesitate anymore. I stood where I was and didn't try to dodge. I just circulated the Sky Devouring Technique in my body.
Seeing that I didn't move, Old Man Yuan sped up his attack. Just as he was about to hit my chest, the Serpent Spirit and Tong Tong sped up and tried to stop him. When I saw them, I sent them a telepathic message to stop them.
Although the Serpent Spirit and Tong Tong didn't know what I was planning, they were used to obeying me. When they heard me stop them, they stopped.
Soon, Oldman Yuan's palms slammed down on my chest.
At this moment, the Sky Devouring Technique in my body had been activated to the extreme. A suction force came from my chest and sucked the shaman energy from Old Man Yuan's hands into my body. After a few seconds, the shaman energy in his shriveled hands had disappeared.
I was a little surprised. On one hand, I had blocked Old Man Yuan's attack. Moreover, it seemed that I had done it with ease.
On the other hand, Old Man Yuan was worthy of being the incarnation of the Tai Sui. The pure shaman energy in his body couldn't be compared to that of the sacrificial evil spirit.
The Sky Devouring Technique didn't only have a suction force, but it also had a transformation force.
After absorbing the shaman energy, I continued to use the Sky Devouring Technique. Soon, I had absorbed the shaman energy and sent it to my Heaven's veins. I felt so comfortable that I couldn't help but stretch my body.
Old Man Yuan was surprised. Of course, he didn't know about the Sky Devouring Technique, which was a peerless technique. He just retreated slightly and stared at me. However, he couldn't see anything strange.
Soon, the doubt on his face turned into anger. His hands were filled with shaman energy again. He turned around and attacked me for the second time.
I was impatiently waiting for him. Seeing this, I was overjoyed. I pretended to wave the Xuanyuan Sword in my hand twice, and immediately took the initiative to welcome his palms on my chest.
This time, I didn't pretend to be as relaxed as before. Instead, I pretended to be ready to fight. No matter what, Grandpa Yuan had his own intelligence. If he saw my relaxed face, he would probably turn around and run away in a few moments.
After his palms hit me for the second time, I deliberately retreated and pretended to be hurt. However, I felt so comfortable that I wanted to scream. After absorbing a huge amount of shaman energy into my body, it quickly changed. In just a blink of an eye, it had gathered in my Heaven's veins. My cultivation base had advanced again.
When the Snake Spirit and Tong Tong saw my appearance, they became anxious. They rushed over to check on me.
I secretly used telepathy to ask the two of them to return to my body. They didn't need to fight anymore.
Although the two of them were puzzled, they couldn't ask anything. They quickly followed my order.
When Old Man Yuan saw my appearance, he immediately followed up with another attack.
Just like that, I pretended to be hurt to lure him to attack me. In the blink of an eye, Old Man Yuan had attacked me dozens of times. Every attack was aimed at my chest.
I wasn't too familiar with the Sky Devouring Art. When Old Man Yuan attacked me quickly, I managed to swallow all of the shaman energy. However, I also spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. I didn't do it on purpose. I was really hurt.
Of course, Old Man Yuan was in a worse state than me. When he finally stopped, the huge amount of shaman energy on his body had shrunk by half. He stood there and looked at me in fear. It was as if he was looking at a strange beast.
I was silent for a while. After I had digested all of the shaman energy, my injuries were instantly healed. I couldn't help but puff out my chest. My aura also increased.
Seeing that, Old Man Yuan's eyes were filled with fear. He turned around and ran. His figure instantly disappeared into the darkness.
Of course, I didn't chase after him.
I had come here to save Fang Min. Now that Old Man Yuan had run away, Fang Min could be considered to have been saved.
I turned around and flew back to Fang Min's soul. After confirming that she wasn't hurt, I reached out to grab her and left the dream.
After coming out, I returned Fang Min's soul to her body.
However, her soul was injured, so she wouldn't wake up for a while.
After confirming that Fang Min was alright, I closed my eyes and checked my body.
The shaman energy I had absorbed this time was now settling in the Vein of the Heavens. After a quick check, I was shocked. The amount of shaman energy I had absorbed this time was almost the same as the one I had absorbed from the Heavenly Law Corpse Servant in the Corpse Yin Sect!