153 Mazes

The demon pounced again, stirring up the winds and clouds. The black mist swept up once more, and the vengeful spirits howled in unison, turning this once sacred place into a hellish hell in an instant.

Moreover, the demon transformed into it, appearing as a giant ghost with a huge shadow, opening its blood-red maw to devour the white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma body'.

The white-browed 'Dharmakaya' remained standing there, calmly watching everything unfold.

The black mist engulfed the 'Dharma Body', and the ghostly figure that the demon had transformed into then swallowed him whole. "Haha, old man with white eyebrows, let's see what you can use to fight me?"

At this moment, I was also a little worried about the White-Browed Taoist's 'Dharma Body'. If we couldn't defeat it, things would get complicated. If we overturned this platform, we might even overturn the entire Shu Mountain.

The sky was filled with swirling clouds, and all around was darkness. I couldn't even see my own hand in front of me. All I could do was wait in the darkness, hoping that things wouldn't get worse.

Suddenly, in the endless darkness, a point of light appeared, instantly illuminating the surroundings and piercing through the ghostly figure that the demon had transformed into. The white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma body' appeared, holding a round ball of light in his hand, as bright as the moon. The surrounding ghosts were instantly terrified, as if they had seen their nemesis. Even the demon let out a mournful roar.

An angry voice rang out, "White Eyebrow, you old bastard, you're resorting to underhanded tactics again! Wasn't the Haotian Mirror already destroyed?"

I was startled. It turned out that the luminous mirror in the old Taoist priest's hand was the legendary Haotian Mirror, just like the three supreme treasures of Taoism, a legendary existence.

The white-browed old Taoist's 'Dharma body' stood in mid-air, swaying uncertainly, and his aged voice rang out, "Since your evil thoughts are not dispelled, then this old Taoist will take this opportunity to suppress your evil thoughts today to eliminate future troubles."

Having said that, the Haotian Mirror in the Dharma Body's hand shone brightly, illuminating a beam of light that struck the ghostly figure. There, a black shadow was dodging, trying to avoid the Haotian Mirror.

"Back then, we thought you had a hard time cultivating, so we wanted to give you a chance to repent and reform. That's why we didn't let your soul be scattered. We only suppressed your evil body. But we didn't expect you to be unrepentant and still stubborn. So don't blame this old Taoist today. Although we can't destroy your true body, we can still suppress this sliver of evil thought in you."

The aged voice carried a sense of vicissitude and majesty, as if it came from the distant past.

"Ah!" the demon cried out, "White Eyebrow, you are so hateful! You deliberately set a trap for me and left behind a 'Dharma Body' specifically to deal with me."

The demon roared, and the entire platform trembled as if it were about to collapse.

However, the Haotian Mirror in the hands of the old Taoist with white eyebrows shone on the demon, preventing him from breaking free. Just as he was about to be destroyed, the demon chuckled sinisterly, "White Eyebrow, you want me to destroy you? It's not that easy. At worst, we'll fight to the death, and neither of us will survive."

As soon as he finished speaking, I saw black liquid flowing out of the cracks in the rocks around the altar, like ink, and it quickly engulfed the altar. The demon's body also began to appear, swelling up, like a peerless evil ghost, ferocious and terrifying.

The situation changed again, and the two sides seemed evenly matched, but Bai Mei remained calm and his aged voice rang out, "The Big Dipper slays demons."

Above the platform, stars were densely packed, and seven large stars twinkled among them—the Big Dipper. This was the Shu Mountain Platform, which was arranged according to the principles of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams, encompassing all things in heaven and earth. It was not surprising that there were formations set up here.

What I didn't expect was this Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation. It is one of the oldest formations in Taoism, specifically used to deal with evil things. My Liu family also has a lineage of it, but it is far inferior to this most primitive ancient method.

As soon as the Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Array was activated, the sun and moon lost their color, and seven rays of starlight shone down from the sky, instantly engulfing the Taoist platform. The white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma Body' held the Vast Sky Mirror and floated up and down inside.

At this moment, the demon was truly terrified, because he felt the threat of death, and he knew very well the power of the Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation.

"Ah~ It's the Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation. White Eyebrow, you are so ruthless to have set up this formation here. Ah~ I was trapped by this formation back then. Now... I understand... you..." Before he could finish speaking, the Haotian Mirror in White Eyebrow's hand enlarged and suppressed the demon. The demon's figure disappeared, and the scene returned to calm.

It took me a long time to react. I rubbed my eyes and stared in disbelief at everything in front of me.

"Is it dead?" I asked, realizing what was happening.

"Not yet. This is only a part of it. The rest is still suppressed. However, it can temporarily free you from it. If you want to completely eliminate it, you will still have to rely on yourself in the future. This is the cycle of cause and effect, the will of fate," the white-browed 'Dharmakaya' said calmly.

"I don't understand. Didn't you just say that I'm not the same person I was back then? I'm a new me. How can I still be involved in everything?"

The old Taoist with white eyebrows smiled slightly, "You will naturally understand in the future. This involves the taboos of the Heavenly Law. You will know when the time is right. Alas! The universe and the Heavenly Law have too many unknown and mysterious areas. Unfortunately, no matter how strong we humans are, there are limitations. Ultimately, we cannot cross this final barrier."

"Do immortals truly exist in this world?"

"I don't know. Although in ancient mythology, cultivators were everywhere and Taoism produced many sages who created miracles, they could never take that final step. They were all blocked from becoming immortals and eventually were worn away by time and turned into dust. Even the three great celestial beings who were the founders of Taoism were so powerful that they broke the sky, but in the end, they still ended up in obscurity. However..."

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