Ya sighed, "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken! It is not that we are looking for trouble, but that your brother has brought trouble upon himself. This is the will of Heaven, and there is no escaping it. Having encountered a dead end, how can one avoid disaster! Your brother disobeyed his master's orders and went to Xiqi, which is courting death." Well, he keeps talking about the will of Heaven. Could it be that Zhao Gongming really did seek his own death?
Qiongxiao roared in fury, "You killed my own brother, and now you dare to use the excuse of destiny? How can you conceal the hatred for my brother's murder with clever words! Don't run, take my sword!" She then urged her swan bird to spread its wings and flew towards him with her sword. Ziya quickly parried with his own sword. Just then, Huang Tianhua rode his jade unicorn, wielding two silver hammers, and charged forward. Yang Jian, having already seen Cangjie nearby, understood his teacher's words and feigned a fierce attack, but it was merely a show of bravado and of no real use. Meanwhile, Bixiao, enraged, cried out, "I'm furious!" and soared into the sky with her flower-feathered bird. Yunxiao flew away with her blue phoenix to join the battle. Caiyun Fairy grabbed the Eye-Slaying Pearl from her gourd, intending to strike Huang Tianhua off his unicorn. This pearl specifically targets the eyes; Huang Tianhua, caught off guard, was struck in both eyes and fell from his jade unicorn. Jinzha quickly rescued him. Ziya also raised his God-Slaying Whip, which struck the clouds and brought down the blue phoenix.
Enraged, Yunxiao took out the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron and tried to sweep it at Jiang Ziya. How could Jiang Ziya be a match for her? Seeing that he was about to be swept away, he hurriedly took out the Central Earth Apricot Yellow Banner bestowed by Yuanshi Tianzun and threw it at the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, barely managing to resist its suction force. Seeing that she couldn't defeat Jiang Ziya, Yunxiao then attacked Huang Tianhua. Huang Tianhua was no match for the group for a while and could barely defend himself, but he was in a sorry state. Meanwhile, Yang Jian was fighting Bixiao on the side. The two were of different cultivation levels, and Bixiao was no match for Yang Jian. However, Yang Jian was just putting on an act, cooperating with Bixiao's attacks. For a while, the fight was quite exciting, and Cangjie watched from the side and found it amusing.
When Han Zhi Xian saw Jiang Ziya holding off the Hunyuan Golden Bucket, she opened her wind bag. What a wind! As the poem testifies: "It can darken heaven and earth, it can obscure the universe. It can split rocks, collapse mountains, and kill all who encounter it."
Han Zhi Xian released a black wind. When Zi Ya hurriedly opened his eyes, he was ambushed by Cai Yun Xian Zi, who struck him in the eye with the Eye-Slaying Pearl, nearly causing him to fall from his horse. Qiong Xiao charged forward with her sword, but Yang Jian, seeing the situation was dire, even if it was just an act, couldn't let Jiang Zi Ya die. He quickly protected Jiang Zi Ya, and thanks to Yang Jian's intervention, they were safe. Seeing they were no match for their opponents, Yang Jian escorted the two back. Jiang Zi Ya returned to his thatched hut and closed his eyes. Guang Cheng Zi, seeing this, was also surprised. He asked Yang Jian and learned that Jiang Zi Ya had been injured by the Eye-Slaying Pearl; he quickly obtained ordinary medicine to treat him, and he recovered quickly. Zi Ya and Huang Tian Hua's eyes were healed. Huang Tian Hua gritted his teeth, still harboring resentment, and wanted revenge for the pearl.
The forty-five-three-day-old immortals set up the Yellow River Formation, and Lu Ya slew Cangjie.
Now, Yunxiao was severely struck by the God-Slaying Whip. Although she was not seriously injured, she was a woman and had lost face, which was not pleasant for her. The other two Xiaos were also furious. The three Xiaos exchanged glances and said in unison, "I did not want to hurt you, but you have ruined my life! Enough, enough, enough! Sister, don't say that he is a disciple of the Jade Void Sect. Even if he is my senior uncle, I can't care about him!" It was just as the saying goes: Without using infinitely mysterious techniques, how can one reveal the secret skills passed down by immortals?
After taking the elixir, Yunxiao said to Grand Tutor Wen, "Select six hundred strong men from your camp and give them to me; I have a use for them."
The Grand Tutor went, and immediately selected six hundred strong men to serve. The three goddesses of the Cloud Palace, along with two Daoist nuns, went to the rear camp and used white clay to draw a diagram; where to begin and where to end. Inside lay innate secrets, mechanisms of life and death; outside, the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams were used, with entrances and exits, linked advances and retreats, all in perfect order. Although there were only six hundred men, the mysteries within were no less than those of a million soldiers. Even immortals entering this formation would be utterly defeated. The group practiced the formation for half a month before they became proficient.
On that day, Yunxiao entered the camp to see Grand Tutor Wen and said, "My formation is complete today. Please watch me test my skills against the disciples of the Jade Void Sect."
Wen Zhong hurriedly asked, "I don't understand the mystery of this formation?" Yunxiao laughed and said, "This formation is based on the Three Powers and contains the wonders of heaven and earth; within it is the Bewitching Immortal Pill and the Immortal-Sealing Technique, which can cause immortals to lose their spirit, dissipate their soul, trap their form, damage their energy, lose their original essence, and harm their limbs. Immortals who enter here become mortals, and mortals who enter here perish. There is no straight line within the nine bends; the bends exhaust the wonders of creation and reveal the secrets of immortals. Even the sages of the three religions would find it difficult to escape this."
Grand Tutor Wen Zhong was overjoyed upon hearing this and ordered, "Guards, raise the troops and march out of the camp!" Grand Tutor Wen mounted his black unicorn, with four generals positioned to his left and right. The five Daoist nuns gathered before the tent and called out, "You scouts, relay this to Jiang Ziya, and tell him to come out and answer us personally." The scouts reported up to the tent, "The Tang camp has a group of female generals challenging us to battle." Jiang Ziya recognized them as the Three Immortals of Sanxiao and their followers, and personally gave the order, commanding all his disciples to line up and come out.
Yunxiao said, “Jiang Ziya, if we consider the disciples of our two sects, we both know the Five Elements Technique. We can both move mountains and overturn seas. Now I have a formation for you to see. If you can break this formation, we will all return to Xiqi and dare not fight against you. If you cannot break this formation, I will definitely avenge my brother.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian quickly changed his mind and said, "Fellow Daoist, we are observing the formation with our Uncle-Master. You must not take the opportunity to secretly release rare treasures or hidden weapons to harm us." Yunxiao angrily asked, "Who are you?" Yang Jian replied, "I am Yang Jian, a disciple of the True Immortal Master of Penglai Island."
Yunxiao found this strange and turned to look at Cangjie. Cangjie understood her meaning and nodded, saying, "This person is indeed a disciple of my senior brother. My master once said: Everyone has their own destiny. Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry." Yunxiao nodded, but thought to herself: After all, he is a disciple of your Penglai Island. It would be strange if I didn't worry.
Bixiao said, "I've heard that you possess the ability to transform, and that your transformations are unpredictable. I wonder what kind of extraordinary skill it is?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian proudly declared, "The skill I cultivate was created by my ancestor and is called the 'Dutian Xuanyuan Skill.' It has the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang and the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends. The skill is unique and rare in the world."
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