Xiao Sheng suddenly pulled Cao Bao to kneel down, his face contorted with grief, and said, "If you can save us, Daoist, we will obey your every command from now on." He then hurriedly kowtowed several times.
The Daoist "Zhunti" was even more troubled. He helped the two up with his hands, unsure of how to comfort them, and sighed, "If I were to save you two, that would be fine. My cultivation is already quite weak, and even if I lost half of it, it wouldn't matter. However, due to the previous three divinations, I have already used up all my spiritual treasures. Innate spiritual treasures are extremely rare. Even if I wanted to save you two, I am powerless to do so." Xiao and Cao were overjoyed to hear that "Zhunti" was willing to use his magic to save them. When they heard that Daoist "Zhunti" could not use his magic because he had no innate spiritual treasure, the two exchanged a glance and said, "We are extremely grateful for Daoist's kindness. Coincidentally, we recently obtained a treasure in the Wuyi Mountains, an innate spiritual treasure called 'Luobao Jinqian' (Falling Treasure Coin), which can be used by Daoist for his magic." After saying this, Cao Bao took out Luobao Jinqian. It was a copper coin about an inch in size, extremely ancient, with two wings on it, which was rather cute.
Cao Bao handed the Treasure-Dropping Coin to "Zhunti," saying, "This treasure is for the Daoist Master to use in his magic. Please, Daoist Master, save us." Zhunti, looking like he couldn't escape, took the Treasure-Dropping Coin and said, "I will certainly help." He then had the two find a quiet room, set up an altar, and placed a trace of their essence blood and hair on it. "Zhunti," from who-knows-where, took a peach wood sword, holding a bell in one hand and shaking it incessantly, while jumping around with the sword in the other, like a sorcerer, chanting incantations. After more than ten minutes, "Zhunti" threw the Treasure-Dropping Coin, which landed in mid-air... In the middle of the night, he spat out several mouthfuls of blood essence onto the object. With his peach wood sword, he drew 490 incantations in the air. The Falling Treasure Coin in the air began to burn on its own. Slowly, after several minutes of burning, the Falling Treasure Coin vanished without a trace. Seeing this, "Zhunti" roared, "Heaven and Earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law, Heavenly secrets, manifest!" Suddenly, a water mirror appeared in the air where the Falling Treasure Coin had been, with a figure flickering on it. It was none other than Randeng, wielding the Qiankun Ruler, laughing wildly as he tried to seize their spiritual treasure, the Falling Treasure Coin. He ultimately defeated them, destroying their true spirits. With another tremor, the water mirror shattered, and "Zhunti" swayed precariously, his face deathly pale.
Xiao and Cao were astonished by Zhunti's Taoist magic, completely absorbed in the spectacle. Suddenly, they noticed that Zhunti was seriously injured and quickly helped him up. They didn't recognize the figure they had just seen in the image, and since there was no sound, Zhunti had to explain. Zhunti weakly said, "The person in the mirror was someone from Zixiao Palace back then, named Randeng. He later became a disciple of the Chan Sect. This person is narrow-minded, ruthless, and behaves strangely. He appears to be a gentleman, but in reality, he is a villain. He has a passion for collecting spiritual treasures. I had a conflict with him back then because of a dispute over spiritual treasures, and later he even ambushed me and took away..." "He gave you a post-natal spiritual treasure, the 'Purple Gold Bowl.' Just now, I used my Daoist magic to calculate that the reason this person would kill you two was because he coveted the innate spiritual treasure, the Treasure-Falling Coin, in your possession and tried to seize it by force. Unfortunately, I happened to break your calamity, not only showing you his despicable nature but also eliminating his intention to kill you. However, the ways of Heaven are unpredictable, and this person may eventually plot against you. You two must be careful when you encounter him in the future." Upon hearing this, Xiao and Cao secretly resented Ran Deng, vowing never to let him off lightly in the future.
At this moment, "Zhunti" said, "This time, my cultivation level has dropped considerably due to the use of magic, and I am seriously injured. I still need to return to the Western Paradise to find my senior brother, Jieyin, to heal me. So I will take my leave now, fellow Daoists. I hope we will meet again someday." After saying this, he struggled to get up and leave, ignoring the two people's objections.
Unable to win the argument, the two knelt down and thanked "Zhunti," thinking to themselves, "What a good man, what a good man." Little did they know that the Taoist's injuries had healed so quickly that he flew away in no time.
Ten Heaven and Earth Gourds
Leaving aside how Xiao and Cao thanked the Daoist "Zhunti" and how much they hated Randeng, let's talk about how the Daoist "Zhunti" flew out of Wuyi Mountain and went to a secluded place, where he transformed into a person, who was the scholar that Xuantian had transformed into earlier.
Xuan Tian laughed loudly, revealing an object in his hand—the Falling Treasure Coin. When this fellow had performed his "magic" earlier, he had pretended that the Falling Treasure Coin had burned out completely, but in reality, Xuan Tian had already switched the treasure. What had burned was merely an illusion created by spiritual energy. He figured that Xiao and Cao wouldn't be able to see through Xuan Tian's saintly methods. He then casually cast a Water Mirror Technique, a common technique used by cultivators, but because it was cast by a saint, the technique was naturally more refined than that of ordinary people.
When Xuan Tian tricked Xiao and Cao out of their spiritual treasures, he also pinned a fabricated charge on Randeng. Of course, the direct reason was that Xuan Tian disliked Randeng. Although Xiao and Cao's cultivation levels wouldn't pose any threat to Randeng, they could still cause him some trouble.
As for impersonating "Zhunti," firstly, it was to conceal his identity, and secondly, it was also to deliberately ruin Zhunti's reputation. After all, if Xiao He and Cao Cao realized the truth in the future, they would definitely pin the blame on Zhunti. Haha, Xuantian is too despicable. Zhunti Daoist was quite nice to him and respected him, but little did he know that this guy was already ruining his reputation.
Xuan Tian took the Treasure-Falling Coin in his hand, found a random spot, and began to refine it. It wasn't that he was unwilling to let his disciples use it, but mainly because this thing was too domineering. It could drop anything, regardless of whether it was a treasure or a weapon. Of course, cultivation level was also an important component. Giving it to his disciples would easily attract the attention of other saints. It would be a loss to scheme against his disciples.
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