novelhk Chapter 368 Chaotic Qi, Wang Ye's Unfortunate Calculation
Chapter 368 Chaotic Qi, Wang Ye's Unfortunate Calculation
Within the Lingtai Cave, a brilliant and clear light filled all directions, and in addition to the things that already existed, the scenery here underwent new changes.
At the center of the spiritual platform is naturally Lü Qian's primordial spirit avatar, which has undergone tempering. It stands on a lotus platform, with the sun above its head and a golden sword in its arms. Three lotus flowers float around it, tracing a mysterious trajectory.
The lotus platform is in full bloom, and those lifelike petals are not formed by the condensation of light or the gathering of Qi, but by the flowing of wisps of blazing flames. These flames, which seem real yet illusory, are the Samadhi True Fire that burns the spirit and refines the soul.
The primordial spirit avatar sat on the lotus platform formed by the Samadhi True Fire. Under the light and purification of the fire, the primordial spirit avatar appeared serene and content. Its transparent, glass-like body exuded an aura that was a mixture of immortality and mortal life, seemingly a transformation of divinity and humanity.
The fire lotus took root, and below it was no longer a magnificent palace-like void, but a bottomless and boundless "lake and sea". Unlike the lakes and seas outside, the lakes and seas here were calm and the vast and peaceful water surface was like a clear and bright mirror.
This mirror reflects the entire scene within the Lingtai Grotto Heaven: the primordial spirit incarnate, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed; the ethereal Three-Flower Dao Fruit; the vast and radiant golden sun...
All of these are clearly reflected in the mirror, and the lotus of Samadhi True Fire is rooted within this boundless "lake and sea".
Although the lake and sea are calm and peaceful, the "formless, shapeless, and intangible" seawater within them flows and converges continuously. Its source is Lü Qian's "thought," which is not only a thought of the mind, but also a thought of the spirit, and even more so, a thought of consciousness.
These thoughts transformed into seawater rippling within the mind, and ultimately ignited into the Samadhi Fire, tempering Lü Qian's primordial spirit.
After releasing that wisp of energy, the primordial spirit avatar did not close its eyes again. Instead, it looked down at the calm sea and, through the reflection in the sea of thoughts, looked at the avatar within it.
The avatar reflected in the endless sea of thoughts is also looking at the primordial spirit avatar outside the sea surface. The two are unified, yet they also have some differences.
A single thought can bring about a thousand eons, and a single thought can end a thousand eons. Within the Lingtai Cave, there is no concept of time outside. After the two avatars gazed at each other for countless years, the avatar in the sea of thoughts suddenly spoke, while the primordial spirit avatar on the fire lotus remained completely still.
"Junior Brother Wang Ye, the timing is perfect. With the three calamities converging, I hope that you, as a Marquis, can also break through the calamities of heaven and earth and attain freedom and liberation."
Indeed.
The primordial spirit avatar smiled and agreed, then reached out and touched the surface of the sea of thought below. Tiny ripples spread around its fingertips, and gradually the formless and shapeless sea of thought surged and churned. This illusory scene vanished completely, and the endless sea of thought disappeared entirely within the Lingtai Cave Heaven.
The place returned to its original boundless and vast void. The lotus platform formed by the Samadhi True Fire drifted away, and the scattered flames flowed and meandered around the primordial spirit incarnation, transforming into a ring of flames that adorned the great sun.
"The karmic debts have been settled, and the journey here is nearing its end."
"Illusion and reality coexist, only I remain constant!"
The primordial spirit slowly closed its eyes, cradling the golden sword, as if falling into a deep sleep. But above its head, a crimson flame pattern resembling an eye slowly opened, as if gazing upon the scenery of all times and places.
In the external reality, when the flame pattern between the eyebrows of the primordial spirit took shape, the same divine pattern also appeared on Lü Qian's smooth forehead, with crimson light surging and the flames flashing, resembling a swaying lotus bud.
The patterns appeared silently. Lü Qian withdrew his gaze from the southwest and continued to follow behind Lü Ci, heading towards the Gao family's Peach Banquet.
"Junior brother, don't blame me. It's my first time being invited to a banquet, so I couldn't control my strength, hehe..."
"What should be my holy name?"
A gentle breeze carried Lu Qian's seemingly joking questions and lewd laughter, dissipating into the world. Meanwhile, on the distant Wudang Mountain, the flowing energy descended upon Wang Ye through invisible channels.
Almost the instant Wang Ye knelt down to pray, after the endless, pure killing intent completely enveloped him, a vast and magnificent aura suddenly erupted, and lightning serpents surged and raged, suppressing the three calamities of wind blades, fire dragons, and lightning serpents.
"Hmm, did you bring in some help?"
Zhuge Qing looked at Wang Ye, who was slowly getting up. The flames burning with the life force of his body were burning fiercely deep in his eyes. A hint of apprehension was suppressed by excited curiosity.
"Master Lü Qian, no, at this time you should be called Daoist Lü Qian."
With eyes burning with the power of the Three Treasures, he clearly sensed the change in Wang Ye's aura, an aura that was similar to yet different from that of Lü Qian, who had preached at sea that day.
The Daoist Master Lü Qian, who subdued dragons and severed karma at sea, exuded an aura of perfect harmony and immortality. However, the aura awakening in Wang Ye at this moment was more like that of a Daoist who had not yet shed his mortal heart and body than a pure and immaculate immortal.
"Seriously, senior brother, can't you be a little more generous? Wait... this feeling... it's like the senior brother from back then!"
Wang Ye, who had received the aura, patted his knee with some pride. However, after he fully sensed the essence of this aura, his face fell before he could even laugh wildly.
"We've really been tricked this time."
Wang Ye, whose aura was high and who seemed to be on the verge of achieving perfect health, sadly raised his head to look at the dark clouds and mist that suddenly intensified in the sky and the increasingly fierce wind and fire in his ears. His face was so pale that he almost cried.
Although this energy has arrived at the opportune moment, it is not the right time.
The aura that Wang Ye borrowed was the same aura that Lü Qian encountered when Duanmu Ying awakened and transformed after his first life-refining process—a chaotic and malevolent aura.
If Zhuge Qing merely used the Wuhou Qimen Dunjia technique, borrowing the three calamities from heaven and earth with his own lifespan as a guide, then the killing scheme against Wang Ye was not the original intention of heaven and earth.
So after Wang Ye merged with that aura, the formless and inactive world truly "wrathed." This wrath was not directed at Wang Ye's invitation, but at Lü Qian's malevolent aura, which could be described as demonic.
Such a chaotic and complex energy, where yin and yang are in disarray and life and death are intertwined, is no different from the appearance of evil spirits in the face of a calamity that is rigid and bound by inflexible principles.
"boom!"
A vast and righteous pressure suddenly appeared, and invisible laws seemed to intertwine in the void, transforming into chains of shackles that bound Wang Ye to the spot.
Not far from the training ground, in front of the main hall, Zhou Meng and Zhou Sheng stood on the steps, gazing at the scenery of the training ground. At the moment when heaven and earth revealed their anger, the two old men showed no worry on their faces, but instead laughed twice with schadenfreude.
"Haha, this cunning kid has finally learned his lesson."
Zhou Sheng stroked his sparse beard, a sly smile appearing on his otherwise harsh face. "That kid Lü Qian is cunning too. He actually lent his energy from that time to Wang Ye. It wouldn't be a big deal under normal circumstances."
"But the Zhuge family set up the Seven Star Formation and borrowed the Three Calamities. This place is the manifestation of Heaven's will. That chaotic Yin and Yang energy, the possession of evil spirits, is tantamount to provoking Heaven right under its nose."
"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that Wang Ye, this lazy Marquis of Feng Hou, will have to undergo a tribulation to avert disaster today."