Ji Xiang was too lazy to undo the sealing spells. Since they couldn't be recognized as his master, it was faster to simply seize them.
The power of the Huang Tian Staff Banner and the Three Flavors Fire Wheel was obtained by Ji Xiang. The dense incense and fire floating around was also stirred up by Ji Xiang, all gathered into his palm and formed into a ball of incense and fire, which he then swallowed.
"Prince Lu is a proxy for Huiji Vajra or Yuan Huang, and Yuan Huang is the backing behind the Song Dynasty. Biyou Palace appears to be disciples of Huiji Vajra, and this might be related to the strange actions of the ancestors of the Shangqing Sect. Did they descend to the mortal world for the Shangqing Ancestral Scripture to counter Huiji Vajra?"
"Tianxin Realm, they cannot descend, but I can disgust them. This world is about to undergo drastic changes, how can I not participate?"
Ji Xiang was pondering things when suddenly, the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet appeared with text, warning Ji Xiang:
[The Spiritual Connection Great Technique, cast by Da Xian Hua Guang Fa Zhu before his death, is now taking effect!]
[Quickly use the Chapter of Subduing Demons to repel this heretical art!]
[If you repel the Spiritual Connection Great Technique, you will be noticed by Emperor Hua Guang, and all practitioners of Hua Guang Dharma sects will regard you as an enemy!]
[You will be unable to use any spells of 'Taiyi Thunderous Immovable Heavenly Venerable (Emperor Hua Guang)']
The first time Ji Xiang saw Da Xian Hua Guang Fa Zhu, he paid special attention to this Spiritual Connection Great Technique. However, Da Xian Hua Guang Fa Zhu was very cautious at the time and did not use any extra spells, escaping directly. It turns out he was not from Biyou Palace to begin with.
As a qualified undercover agent, it is normal to not exert full effort.
"Interesting, let me see how powerful this secretive heretical art is, that Da Xian Hua Guang Fa Zhu kept it hidden until his death before using it?"
"The Daoist Heavenly Venerable divine position of Emperor Hua Guang, and the spells he controls cannot be used? It seems someone has already mastered the divine position of Taiyi Thunderous Immovable Heavenly Venerable."
There are many divine positions in the Great Fu Li, but not all divine positions can be invoked. Some divine positions even have many taboos and restrictions. The fact that I can possess the divine position of the Four Saints of the North Pole is also an unauthorized invocation, not a normal operation.
A crimson divine banner appeared in Ji Xiang's hand, emanating the aura of true demons, fierce and awe-inspiring. With a thought, the Ten Directions Divine Fiends manifested, rushing through heaven and earth!
However, the divine fiends appeared, fled, and then quickly disappeared.
An absolute silence fell upon heaven and earth. It was not that no one was speaking, but that all the words spoken and conversed by people, divine fiends, and living beings had lost their sound.
It was as if their throats were crushed, even the wind and rain of heaven and earth stopped, and time was frozen at this moment.
Ji Xiang suddenly felt his three souls unstable!
So he raised the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Banner and shook it towards the void!
The divine banner trembled, and a vast chaos floated on it, hazy and indistinct, as if heaven and earth were just opening, and chaos was first divided!
The clear qi of heaven and earth rose majestically, and the turbid qi descended violently. In the middle was a world, which, with a wave of the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner, instantly turned into a realm of nothingness!
Then, from this realm of nothingness, a piercing sound emerged!
Countless black ghost gods appeared, slaughtering and merging with each other. All living beings still alive in the entire city had their souls being snatched away by these ghost gods!
Ji Xiang's soul was not taken by them, so they naturally noticed Ji Xiang's existence, but with another wave of the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner, the countless fierce ghost gods that appeared were swept away clean!
"The Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner can subdue ninety-nine types of heretical ways and one hundred and eighty types of demon heads in the mortal world! I want to see what abilities these things summoned by the Spiritual Connection Technique have!"
Things that cannot be seen are difficult to deal with.
But as long as they can be seen!
Ji Xiang has not yet encountered any creature that can resist the Tai Xu Treasure Light!
"Retreat!"
The Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner shook, and those ghost gods were instantly shattered. The realm of nothingness continued to expand, and many ghost gods died consecutively. Frightened by the divine banner, they all retreated to a more ethereal place!
They were repelled by the divine banner, and the power of the Spiritual Connection Great Technique was also gradually weakening!
But Ji Xiang, of course, wanted to beat a drowning dog, not letting any of them go!
"Since you've come, why not come in for a chat!"
The Tai Xu Treasure Light flew out, and an inch of divine light instantly enlarged, filling the nothingness of heaven and earth. All the ghost gods behind were taken away by this nine-colored treasure light!
"Collect!"
Ji Xiang reached out, and the Tai Xu Treasure Light returned to his fingertips, shrinking back to an inch in size. The ghost gods manifested in that realm of nothingness had all vanished without even a trace of ash!
"So the so-called Spiritual Connection Great Technique is to summon a bunch of unintelligent ghost gods?"
"Da Xian Hua Guang Fa Zhu, relying on this, wants to kill a Heavenly Monarch at the peak of Pure Yang?"
Ji Xiang shook his head, thinking this was clearly unrealistic.
Although those ghost gods were ferocious, the cultivator of Biyou Palace, Ying Sun Heavenly Monarch Hong Feng, had a method to escape the Heavenly Human Trap. It would take some time for these ghost gods to take effect, and during this time, he would have recovered somewhat and could once again use the Heavenly Human Trap escape method to return to Biyou Palace.
Could these ghost gods pursue him to Biyou Palace?
Even if they did, what would be the outcome?
The cultivation of the Biyou Palace Lord must be higher than his. Ji Xiang thought that things that happened in the Dharma Realm were difficult for the mortal world to know, perhaps he was already a figure in the Ascension Realm.
Ascensions in the mortal world seemed to be becoming more frequent.
"Of course, it's possible he's only half a step from Ascension."
The Yang God had half ascended, had not failed, but had not yet proven to be a Heavenly Immortal. However, his magical power had greatly surpassed the Pure Yang realm.
Besides, shaking the soul was not a profound technique. Anyone with a relatively strong cultivation had a wonderful method to resist it. If not, they could just guard their primordial spirit. It was just that his external cultivation had not yet reached the Primordial Spirit realm, which was why his soul was shaken.
As Ji Xiang was thinking, he felt that the Dharma Teachings were nothing special, but then, the realm of nothingness changed again!
A pair of strange eyes appeared in the realm of nothingness. Above the clear qi, and floating above the turbid qi, there was no specific form, only a pair of vacant red eyes that could be seen by the world!
A vast and supreme power came from the void. Ji Xiang stomped his foot abruptly, stabilizing his figure. He waved the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner forward, and instantly those red eyes were repelled by the divine banner and disappeared without a trace!
However, after being repelled once, within two breaths, these eyes reappeared.
"This thing doesn't seem to have self-awareness, it shouldn't be a living thing!"
Ji Xiang had no choice but to wave the divine banner again, and the text that appeared in the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet was all covered in black!
"Cannot see... Is this what the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet displayed as 'the source of the spell is unknown'?"
"To deal with such things, one must find a way to make them manifest, and I must find their true bodies myself. After subduing one, similar things can be reflected by the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet."
"The first time I dealt with an opponent of unknown identity was the Yin spirits of the Song Dynasty. Those Yin spirits attached themselves to divine positions, occupying human forms and spirits, so they could not be seen by the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet, thus hiding their identities successfully."
"But this power now is not sinister ghostly qi, nor demonic qi, but rather a kind of heretical power that I do not know. The blank divine tablet knows of the existence of this heretical power, but cannot display it, as if the eyes can see, but the mouth is sealed."
Ji Xiang wanted to activate the True Meaning of the Three Teachings, but after careful consideration, he held back.
He couldn't waste any more of the Shangqing scriptures in his hand. Before finding the White Lotus Sect for a "zero-yuan purchase," he should minimize the operation of sacrificing scriptures for new spells.
It's not that there is no way to deal with this thing. After repelling it, he can just run away.
There are things that the blank divine tablet in the inner scenery cannot deal with. Ji Xiang thought that if he still had an extra thousand two hundred good deeds, he could exchange a divine miracle with the Heavenly Lord's small window to see if he could blow out the true body of this thing.
Unfortunately, his good deeds were almost used up.
This time, killing the Ying Sun Heavenly Monarch of Biyou Palace, there were no witnesses. The Shangqing Daoist and the Ghost Immortal were nowhere to be found, so it was a wasted effort.
The Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner was waved down again, and the Chapter of Subduing Demons continued to operate, shaking heaven and earth. The red eyes also kept disappearing and reappearing tirelessly, each time attempting to launch a void attack on Ji Xiang.
"A mere ghost of a Dharma Teaching, seeking death!"
Ji Xiang counterattacked with a Tai Xu Treasure Light!
But the treasure light passed straight through in front of the red eyes. It circled a few times and returned, causing no harm to the red eyes at all.
"No substantial form?"
Ji Xiang was shocked. He had been so confident just now, and now he was slapped in the face. But for a Heavenly Demon, those who do great things must have a broad perspective!
Changing one's expression is a Chinese national treasure!
"Then I won't waste time with you!"
Ji Xiang bared his teeth, repelled it once more, and then waved his hand to set up a great thunder tribulation formation. Then he flew out of Ding Jia City, raised the clouds and mist, rolled up all the civilians who had fled to the villages and towns outside the city, and sent them to other distant Ming Dynasty towns.
The sea of thunder covered the great city. Ji Xiang pressed down his cloud head, but his body stiffened!
The Xuan Tian Coffin had opened!
When he left, he had sealed the coffin lid with thunder magic. Now the coffin lid was open. Mortals absolutely did not have the ability to lift the Xuan Tian Coffin lid. Then there was only one answer.
The Immortals in the coffin had already risen with the coffin and arrived in the mortal world!
"This is really unlucky! The Immortals actually rushed out of the Xuan Tian Coffin at this time. Where is he? I can't find him, he should have already left..."
"I have released a master into the mortal world, I don't know if he is an enemy or a friend."
Ji Xiang's expression turned a little grim. Although he had expected such a thing, unlucky things always came one after another... Perhaps this was the problem brought about by the tribulation of the mortal world.
"Whether it's a killing tribulation or a reflection, red eyes, Immortals opening coffins... Things come wave after wave..."
Ji Xiang sensed it, and the tribulation of the mortal world in the dark had indeed decreased significantly. Unlucky things were indeed being influenced by this, but he had not yet found a way to resolve it, so he could only continue to be unlucky.
It didn't seem like a big deal now, but Ji Xiang understood that many problems would arise in the future. Some tribulations would occur on the spot, while others would be delayed until the distant future, accumulating and being settled together.
This was like paying back money at the end of the year; creditors always came in droves.
[The Spiritual Connection Great Technique is taking effect!]
[Quickly use the Chapter of Subduing Demons to repel this heretical art!]
The Inner Scenery Divine Tablet suddenly displayed text again. Ji Xiang looked back and found that the great thunder tribulation formation had stopped at some point, and a pair of huge red eyes appeared on the city wall, seemingly targeting him and determined to track him.
The clouds and mist rose into the sky. Ji Xiang waved his divine banner again and left this land during the gap when the red eyes disappeared.
But the red eyes pursued relentlessly!
The elemental energy of heaven and earth gathered, and those clouds and mist began to twist strangely. Ji Xiang immediately dispersed the clouds and mist and started a new cloud head. The red eyes reappeared in the void, but this time they were much fainter than before.
"The Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner can separate clear and turbid, penetrate the void, capture heretical ways from all directions, and slay ghosts and eliminate evil. This is my first time using it, and its power is indeed not small, but the opponent's ability is great."
"To deal with these red eyes, one must face them directly. Therefore, the divine banner penetrates the void to touch its power and repel it. But conversely, if I don't use the Subduing Demon Divine Banner, its power is greatly weakened, as if there is a pathetic thick barrier between me and it..."
"What would happen if I stopped using the divine banner?"
Ji Xiang had this thought, but he didn't dare to actually try it. This thing couldn't be driven away at all, it looked like some kind of curse. If he were to be entangled by such a curse, it would be truly difficult to resolve.
He was a Heavenly Demon, a rare cultivator of the Jade Pure Heaven, but he had not cultivated the Jade Pure Hidden Scripture to a profound level. The fact that this thing could be repelled but not subdued meant that his current strength was not enough to deal with its true body.
"Pure Heaven and Earth Divine Spell!"
"Mani Blazing Fire!"
Ji Xiang decisively used the Pure Heaven and Earth Divine Spell from the Eight Great Divine Spells, and at the same time, his palm manifested the power of the Three Flavors Fire Wheel, and then used the Mani Blazing Fire to burn the heavens and scorch the earth!
The Mani Blazing Fire could instantly transform a defiled heaven and earth into a clear place. The red eyes also disappeared, but after the Mani Blazing Fire dissipated, they reappeared.
"Shatter the Void!"
The divine ability of the Ascension Realm was unleashed, but it still couldn't harm these red eyes!
"Not a tangible thing, nor an intangible thing, without form or substance, without phase or law! What on earth is this thing!"
"However, this Spiritual Connection Technique must also be related to that Yuan Huang, because such a technique is by no means something that mere people of the Dharma Teaching can perform!"
Ji Xiang frowned. At this time, there was still one method, although he did not want to use it.
But there was no other choice.
This thing couldn't kill him, but it couldn't be eliminated. It was like a tribulation hanging over his head. His vital energy was limited, and if it were all consumed, then his death would likely be imminent.
Although he was not afraid of death, Ji Xiang had experienced the matter of the True Spirit Position Chart before, and knew that there were still many ways in this world to control his incense and fire true body.
So Ji Xiang pressed down his cloud head, drew an eight-petaled lotus on the ground, and chanted the Peacock Great Bright King Mantra!
"I have the Great Mantra of the Mother Buddha Mingwang Moha Moha Yu Li, which has great power and can destroy all poisons, fears, calamities, and afflictions!"
As the Great Bright King Mantra operated, Ji Xiang's mind instantly became empty. He thought of nothing, forgot all worries and resentments, and entered a state of enlightenment.
The red eyes launched a void attack on Ji Xiang. Ji Xiang endured this blow, and his spirit felt a dizzying sensation. The normal world was distorted, and his spirituality seemed to be shattered by this blow!
Countless roaring and strange laughter also came from a more distant and empty place, wanting to occupy his physical body and spirit.
But the Great Bright King Mantra finally had some effect. Coupled with Ji Xiang's repeated waving of the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner, these sounds gradually disappeared, and the red eyes retreated once more. Ji Xiang also regained his thoughts and immediately used the Tong Tian Ming Yan!
However, what was wrapped was his form and spirit!
I eat myself!
The bright smoke manifested and quickly disappeared, returning to Ji Xiang's body. Ji Xiang appeared in the world in the image of the White-faced True Warrior, briefly losing his original appearance.
After this, Ji Xiang came back to his senses. After waiting for a while, the red eyes finally stopped appearing.
The state of enlightenment faded. Of course, he didn't realize anything this time. Ji Xiang only felt a headache.
The Inner Scenery Divine Tablet then displayed text:
[Using the Dust Labor Great Sin Subduing Demon Divine Banner, and the Peacock Great Bright King Mantra, to sever afflictions and dissolve killing intent! The Spiritual Connection Technique has become invalid!]
[The Lord of Incense and Fire has been regarded as dead by the Spiritual Connection Technique! No longer pursued!]