Chapter 119 A Coin

While the girl, standing on a stool to better exert her strength, began to mold the clay following the instinct of the Nuwa, the Great Tang Dynasty…

…was in the Kaiyuan prosperous era.

Wuzhiqi, with chains wrapped around his body to conceal his form, stepped upon the turbulent Jianghuai water system, proceeding slowly. The demons and strange beasts beneath the Huai River remained unaware, continuing to trail the clear waves as always.

The clattering of chains grew sharp and piercing.

The fish beneath the surface seemed startled, flicking their tails and diving into deeper waters.

The Huai River Calamity Lord, Wuzhiqi, stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his voice hoarse: "Let it be here."

"If there's anything to say, speak now."

Wuzhiqi's golden eyes fixed on the Guanshi Zizai Bodhisattva, radiating Buddhist light and possessing a gentle face.

His right hand drooped, the massive chains coiling and twisting, resembling a huge gauntlet forged from steel, with distinct edges and corners, exuding an immense and terrifying aura. Anyone who saw the weight of this gauntlet would not doubt its power, capable of breaking mountains and tearing rivers.

Jue came back to her senses, looking at Wuzhiqi at this moment.

Wuzhiqi's strength had decreased to some extent in later generations.

This was because, from the Kaiyuan era to later generations, the power of the Huai River had been diverted, depleting thousands of years of cultivation. Naturally, it would require an equal or even longer time to recover. It was like suffering further damage and depletion when the body was still recovering from a serious illness, making recovery more difficult than before.

If this matter could be resolved at its source…

…then Wuzhiqi would instantly restore his foundation.

However, Jue had tried it, and it was almost impossible to accomplish.

The involved karma was too heavy, linked to the Huai River Calamity Lord and indirectly involving the Water God Gonggong and Yuanshi Tianzun. It was impossible to do. Now that the incense offerings here had begun to transform, Jue thought about it and only had one method left, which was to temporarily store this incense offering for Wuzhiqi.

It was just like saving money for a child in advance.

Yes, saving New Year's money.

The girl silently added in her heart.

She thought for a moment, twirled a strand of hair beside her temple, and said in a gentle voice, "These two monks have already separated your incense offerings, Water Lord. Even now, I cannot reverse it. Over time, your strength may be significantly damaged."

"I've thought about it and perhaps there is a way to resolve this disaster for you."

Wuzhiqi burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, you say you can solve it, and you can solve it?"

"Hahaha, who knows if you're lying to me?"

"You underestimate me too much."

Then he laughed loudly, his laughter unrestrained and wild, stirring up wind and thunder, causing the little novice on the nearby mountain rocks to suffer a splitting headache.

The girl pondered.

Recalling how Wei Yuan interacted with Wuzhiqi.

She seemed to understand something.

Then, she lightly opened her lips and said in a calm tone, "Are you afraid?"

The arrogant laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Wuzhiqi's eyes widened, and he roared angrily: "What do you mean?!"

"I am the Huai River Calamity Lord, in charge of the Four Rivers, once roamed the world, came and went through the Nine Provinces, and no one could stop me!"

"You, a mere little thing."

"I can crush you with one little finger!"

"I would be afraid?! What a joke?!"

Jue pondered.

Then nodded slightly.

Her tone was gentle: "Yes, good, not afraid."

"Water Lord, are you chickening out?"

Wuzhiqi was slightly stunned, then roared in anger, the veins on his forehead bulging. If the Shindai chains on his body hadn't only opened a gap and hadn't allowed him to fully move his body, he would have rushed forward in anger. At this moment, he laughed wildly and said, "Good, good, a good use of the provocation!"

"Speak, what means do you have? Let me see!"

Jue reached into her sleeve, took out the letter Wei Yuan had given her.

She had written to Wei Yuan before setting off, asking if he had a way to break through the blockade of karma. Wei Yuan's reply was gentle: "Then, let's use this as a contract. The Water Lord needs to give three drops of blood essence, one drop into this letter, as an agreement, and the other two drops..."

"First, take the mineral materials from under the Huai River to forge a long staff."

"Second..."

Jue looked at the Kunlun goldfish in the basket.

Seeing that it had lost many scales, all left behind by Wuzhiqi's beating.

After thinking about it, she said: "Use the scales of this fish, and collect some mineral materials to forge a suit of armor."

"Then, hide this set of armor and weapons in the temples and shrines built around here, and use them to receive incense offerings in your place. Because there is also the aura of your blood essence inside, it is actually just temporarily stored in these two things. After thousands of years, the Water Lord can naturally come and open them and take these two things away."

Wuzhiqi thought for a moment and said, "Good!"

Jue flicked her fingers and sent the letter personally signed by [Yuanshi Tianzun] towards Wuzhiqi.

Wuzhiqi sneered a few times, not caring about a few drops of blood at all.

One drop after another flew out.

Falling on it, leaving a mark.

Then, Jue looked at the monk Sengqie and his disciple. The thing Sengqie sought had completely turned into emptiness. At this moment, he sat slumped on the ground, his face pale, his breath faint. Only the little novice still had bright eyes. Jue said, "What are your plans for the future?"

The little novice was stunned for a long time before realizing she was talking to him.

He glanced at his master and said, "My teacher has fallen into obsession. This little monk, this little monk will probably stay here and move into the Guanyin Temple prepared earlier to cultivate properly."

Jue did not make things difficult for the little novice brought by his master.

She only watched Wuzhiqi sign the 'challenge letter', and then watched the Huai River Calamity Lord turn around with dissatisfaction and stride away, the chains clanging. Jue looked at the talisman in her hand, which had the blood mark of Wuzhiqi, her palm trembled slightly, the flowing wind below dissipated, revealing lines of words.

Representing the style of the Heavenly Court talisman system.

But now it was a standalone template.

Not connected to the entire Heavenly Court talisman system.

It had not been activated yet.

Jue's eyes were gentle. She didn't write anything on it, planning to let Wuzhiqi write it himself after returning to the timeline of later generations.

He could write down whatever title he liked.

At this moment, suddenly the sound of water flowing in front of her suddenly burst out, turning into thunder, directly tearing towards Jue, but it was Wuzhiqi who shot from afar, laughing loudly: "If you want to compete with me, you must first show your ability, if you can't even take this move..."

Jue's five fingers opened slightly.

The wind flowed, and the power of pure and impure merging erupted.

In an instant, it had surrounded and torn apart the water tornado, slashing horizontally in the opposite direction.

Wuzhiqi's strength was less than 10% of what it once was, and his decline was immediately apparent after one move, but he didn't care, just laughed loudly, stepped into the water waves, and left. Jue reached out, her five fingers opened, catching some of the hairs flying in the air, among which three hairs from the back of his head seemed to fall into her hand.

She shook her head helplessly.

While Wuzhiqi returned to the bottom of the Huai River.

Planning to break free from these Shindai chains and completely go out and wantonly stir up the water, roaming the Four Rivers, it was this last fight that made Him actually fall into a disadvantage. The chains collided, and then they closed perfectly, especially the iron chain engraved with the word [Yuan] that had just been untied, touched it and closed directly.

Wuzhiqi's face froze.

Two thoughts flashed in his mind.

The first was, knowing this, I wouldn't have fought at the end.

The second, however, was thinking of the potter Yuan who smashed a pottery pot on his eye socket back then.

His face twisted.

"Yuan!!!!"

Boom!

The brief interference of fate was calmed, so all beings returned to the established scale. Those who are not among the Ten Great Ones cannot transcend.

Wuzhiqi sank heavily into the water.

Finally, he whispered unwillingly: "Fate!!!"

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Chang'an City.

The goldfish from Kunlun had no doubts about what it had to do. Being able to survive under the cudgel of the Calamity Lord, this irritable water monkey, was already a great blessing, and losing a few scales was nothing.

As for the art of forging armor.

The goldfish also knew it, tempering a long staff and a set of golden chain mail.

Delivered to the little novice to stay in the Jianghuai Guanyin Temple.

To collect luck with this.

The incense was diverted, but it was only equivalent to preserving part of Wuzhiqi's foundation.

When He gets the weapons and armor, he can fully recover.

His strength will probably skyrocket again.

Well, a Phoenix-Winged Purple Gold Crown, a Golden Chain Mail, Lotus Root Silk Cloud Walking Boots, plus a Heavenly Court talisman personally signed by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Isn't this really becoming the Qitian Dasheng (Great Sage Equaling Heaven)?

Jue walked aimlessly, went to Chang'an City. Chang'an City was already the Lantern Festival, extremely busy and lively. It was the most noisy time for fireworks and the mortal world. Jue found her bixi mask again, paced in this mortal world, suddenly her footsteps paused slightly, turned her eyes, thought about it, and walked into a tavern.

"Shopkeeper, a pot of the best wine in Chang'an."

The girl's voice was clear.

"Okay, guest, please wait."

The girl sat down, put her newly forged knife aside, the pure and impure had been transformed, briefly merged into one, watching the Lantern Festival of the Kaiyuan prosperous era outside, extremely noisy and lively. The Lantern Festival is also called the Yuanxiao Festival, and here are some people who can't return home, there are Hu women with slender waists and tempting curves, there are also merchants from thousands of miles away, there are warriors from Northern India.

There were also some old and far from home people.

At least here there was some warm wine, and some people who were also not at home gathered together and chatted idly.

It could also be said that there was a bit of warmth from home.

"Guest, your wine is here, enjoy!"

The girl from the tavern had nimble steps, put down the wine, next to it was a plate of finely cut dishes, and a bowl of steaming rice wine, a few Lantern Festival dumplings floating in the wine, the tavern girl blinked, smiled and said: "Listening to the girl's tone, you should also be not next to your relatives, these floating Yuanxiao in the wine, just treat them as snacks with the wine."

Then she smiled brightly and bowed her hands: "May you be well on the Lantern Festival."

Jue returned the salute, she couldn't drink in the past, but now it seems she can.

But she didn't drink, just thought of decades ago, when the Taoist asked them to leave Kunlun, when she set off, he said he would treat her to the best wine in the entire Chang'an City, and watch the most grand fireworks, but unfortunately, the girl's eyes drooped slightly, the surrounding environment became estranged, as if all things were entering another world.

Then a masked man appeared, walking into here step by step.

Sitting at the table next to Jue, his voice was hoarse: "Sure enough, you haven't fallen so easily, Pixiu."

"What happened?"

Lord of Guixu?

Well, it was the loss of the jade pendant, plus the cracking of the mask, that caused Guixu to lose contact.

But He would actually come here to find the missing guardian?

Jue pondered, considering Guixu's ability to investigate what happened here, so she only concealed some important events, such as the part related to Wuzhiqi, such as the merging of pure and impure, such as Xuanzang's backup plan in Chang'an City, the rest she told.

Saying that she encountered danger, and then ran into the matter of Sengqie, and had a means similar to incarnation.

"Incarnation… Avalokitesvara of the South Sea."

The Lord of Guixu nodded.

Then said: "In that case, then it happens to give you another task."

His voice was slow, saying: "Above normal time, an anomaly has appeared in the Shindai South Sea."

"Outsiders cannot enter, insiders cannot leave, turbid energy spreads."

"You, in the identity of [Avalokitesvara of the South Sea]."

"Go and investigate!"

ps: Today's second update.........