UGB Chapter 9 Slaying the Three Corpses and the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl
Chapter 9 Slaying the Three Corpses and the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl
The three demons' escape light split into three directions, while auspicious clouds continued to gather beneath Yun Zhongzi's feet.
These three demons were all demon kings of the Celestial Immortal Realm.
In the mortal realm, a demon king from the Celestial Realm would be enough to dominate a region.
Lion Camel King, Flood Dragon Demon King, and Nine-Headed Insect will all become famous demons on the journey to the West. Although they have not yet reached their peak, their cultivation is already formidable.
With a flick of his finger, Yun Zhongzi sent three magic beans flying out of his sleeve.
The bean fell into the air and, facing the wind, transformed into three cloud seeds, each leading two pillars of heavenly fire, rushing towards the three demons.
As the three demons fled in haste, they suddenly saw Yun Zhongzi's figure appear in front of them, and were so terrified that their souls flew out of their bodies.
The Lion Camel King let out a strange cry, and the dark blue-black demonic wind abruptly stopped, almost colliding with the flames of the Bean Soldier's Heavenly Fire Pillar. Although he was a demon king of the Celestial Immortal Realm, he immediately became weak-kneed and submitted to such a celestial treasure.
The Flood Dragon Demon King spun around rapidly, his azure light tracing an arc through the clouds, attempting to bypass the Bean Soldiers. But the figure was relentless, the pillar of fire always blocking his path three zhang away.
The Nine-Headed Insect was extremely alert. When it saw the Bean Soldiers blocking its way, all eight of its snake heads hissed simultaneously, and dark red demonic energy exploded, turning into a sky full of blood mist to cover its form. Its true form then tried to escape using the Blood Escape Technique.
Just then, Yun Zhongzi gently flicked his sleeve—and a universe was revealed within his sleeve.
A gentle breeze swept by silently.
Wherever the wind passed, the Lion Camel King vanished from the spot.
The dark blue-black demonic wind was still swirling in the same spot, but the demon king's true form had vanished without a trace; the Jiao Demon King had disappeared.
The blood mist from the nine-headed worm was still lingering, and its eight snake heads remained in a hissing posture. In the next instant, the demon and the mist disappeared into the breeze.
The three illusory images of golden immortals formed from the three magic beans simultaneously dissipated and vanished into the air.
The sleeve contained a universe of its own, and the three demons were drawn into it, as if they had fallen into a boundless void, with nowhere to land.
"Junior brother!"
The voice of Taiyi Zhenren came from behind.
Yun Zhongzi turned around, and Taiyi Zhenren, riding a flying boar, caught up with him, his spiritual energy scattered. Now that the demonic calamity had been eliminated, he came to pursue Yun Zhongzi.
He peeked into Yun Zhongzi's sleeve, then looked in the direction the three demons had disappeared, his round face full of surprise:
"Junior brother, you took them in? Weren't you going to chase after them and kill them?"
Yun Zhongzi said calmly:
"It would be a waste to kill them."
"pity?"
Taiyi Zhenren scratched his head, and the small yellow flower at his temple swayed with his movement:
"What's so regrettable about a few demon kings at the Celestial Immortal Realm who are burdened with karmic obstacles? Junior brother, are you lacking materials for refining weapons? Or medicinal herbs for refining pills?"
Yun Zhongzi shook his head, his tone calm:
"For years I have lived alone in the Zhongnan Mountains. There is not even a servant boy to guard the gate in my cave. When I go out to visit friends, I have to ride the clouds, which is very inconvenient."
He paused, then looked at the pink flying pig beneath Taiyi Zhenren:
"I happen to need some mounts. These three demons are decent-looking, I'll tame them and use them as steeds."
Taiyi Zhenren paused, looked down at the flying boar he was riding, then looked up at Yun Zhongzi, and suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter carrying far through the clouds:
"Haha! Junior brother certainly has good taste!"
He patted his round belly, looking like he knew what a promising young man he was.
"Look at your flying pig, Senior Brother. Although it's not the best-looking, it's so impressive to ride it! It flies steadily, isn't picky about food, and can even keep you company and relieve your boredom. Your Zhongnan Mountain is so deserted, it's perfect to keep a few mounts!"
Yun Zhongzi's lips twitched slightly.
prestige?
Riding a pink flying pig?
He didn't say much, but simply nodded slightly: "What you say is true, senior brother."
Then, shouts of battle came from below, and the two looked down.
The Battle of Beihai.
From the direction of the Shang army camp, the sound of war drums suddenly rose.
Ascending astride the black Qilin, Wen Zhong, his twin whips crackling with lightning, charged out of the camp at the head of the charge. Behind him, the four generals of the Mo family and Zhang Guifang led 300,000 Shang soldiers out in full force, their armor gleaming, their battle cries deafening.
Inside the rebel camp, Yuan Futong's face was ashen.
He watched helplessly as Taiyi Zhenren's Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover burned the right-wing demon soldiers to ashes, and then watched as Yun Zhongzi's Heaven-Reaching Divine Fire Pillar turned the left wing into a sea of fire. The remnants of the seventy-two vassal lords and tens of thousands of demon soldiers were like paper before the two Golden Immortals.
Although they only killed demons, the soldiers who had taken the forbidden drug were burned away by the flames, leaving them limp and powerless.
Now, fewer than three thousand people remain standing around him.
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
Yuan Futong roared as he mounted his horse and galloped away with his guards.
But it was too late!
Wen Zhong's black Qilin was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it had already rushed into the rebel camp. With the twin whips, wherever the lightning passed, rebel soldiers fell to the ground in droves.
The four demon generals followed closely behind; the Azure Cloud Sword, the Primordial Umbrella, the Jade Pipa, and the Flower Fox Sable—the four magical treasures unleashed their power simultaneously, causing blood and flesh to fly through the rebel ranks.
Zhang Guifang's spear flashed like a dragon as he shouted at the fleeing rebel general, "Why aren't you dismounting and surrendering? What are you waiting for?!"
The divine power of calling out names to fall from their horses was activated instantly, and several enemy generals fell from their horses and were captured alive by the Shang army soldiers on the spot.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
From the start of the Shang army's charge to the end of the battle, it took no more than an hour.
Yuan Futong was dragged out of the fleeing soldiers by Mo Liqing, bound hand and foot, and brought before Wen Zhong. Of the seventy-two warlords, some died, some surrendered, and none escaped.
The rebellion in Beihai was thus quelled.
Wen Zhong sat atop the black Qilin, his divine eye sweeping across the battlefield strewn with corpses, his face expressionless. He looked up at the clouds, remained silent for a moment, then suddenly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect:
"Thank you both, my two senior uncles, for your help in eliminating this demonic threat."
Yun Zhongzi stood on the cloud, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.
Master Taiyi grinned and waved his hand, "Nephew, you're too kind. My junior brother and I are just following our master's orders."
Wen Zhong said no more, turned the black unicorn around, and directed the Shang army to clean up the battlefield.
Just now.
Within Yun Zhongzi's sea of consciousness, a system notification suddenly sounded.
[Side Quest: Intercept 60 units of the Chan Sect's fortune, 80 units of the Western Sect's fortune, and 20 units of the Jie Sect's fortune - Completed in the North Sea Demon Suppression]
[Reward 1: Realm Advancement by Two Levels]
[Reward Two: The Three Corpses Severing Technique]
[Reward 3: Magic Treasure - Twenty-Four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls]
Above the auspicious clouds, Yun Zhongzi's spiritual energy circulation slowed down by half a beat.
The cultivation realm has been upgraded to the second level, the Three Corpses Severing Technique has been mastered, and the Twenty-Four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls have been acquired.
Three rewards are presented side by side. Among them, the least valuable is one's level of attainment.
He has been a Golden Immortal for 20,000 years. In these 20,000 years, his cultivation has not progressed at all, but it is not because he is not diligent enough. Rather, it is because the advancement of each realm above the Golden Immortal no longer relies on hard work.
The Golden Immortal Realm emphasizes comprehending the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.
He has already lived as long as heaven and earth; as long as he doesn't perish in a calamity, he will eventually break through by slowly comprehending his understanding. This reward of advancing two levels in his realm is merely saving him some time and effort.
The real treasures are the latter two.
The Three Corpses Severing Technique.
Yun Zhongzi's hand, hidden in his sleeve, slowly clenched.
The method of severing the three corpses is the only way for the Xuanmen (Taoist school) to attain quasi-sainthood. By severing the good corpse, the evil corpse, and the corpse of obsession, and eliminating all three corpses, one can glimpse the realm of quasi-saint.
This method has always been practiced only by direct disciples of the Xuanmen sect.
Within the Chan sect, only the Antarctic Immortal and the Twelve Golden Immortals received this method personally from the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
Within the Jie Sect, only the Seven Immortals who served under the Tongtian Sect Master, the Daoist Duobao, and the Holy Mother Jinling received the teachings.
Even the other disciples, including those with exceptional talent like Zhao Gongming and the Three Immortals, had no chance to glimpse the path to this method.
Yun Zhongzi, as a second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, was a Golden Immortal, but he was never regarded as a direct descendant by Yuanshi Tianzun.
The third reward is twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.
Yunzhongzi attaches great importance to this.
Dinghai Pearl, Zhao Gongming, and Randeng Daoren.
In the original story, Zhao Gongming relied on the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to dominate the world. When this treasure was unleashed, its five-colored light was dazzling, and even the Twelve Golden Immortals would find it difficult to withstand.
Later, Zhao Gongming was tricked and died, and the Dinghai Pearl fell into the hands of the Taoist Ran Deng, who transformed it into the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings, which became the object of Ran Deng's enlightenment.
Legend has it that there were forty-eight Dinghai Pearls in total. Zhao Gongming received twenty-four of them from the Tongtian Sect Leader, which enabled him to remain undefeated even among quasi-saints.
After obtaining this pearl, Dipankara Buddha, with the help of the Twenty-Four Devas, became a Buddha of the Past in later Buddhist traditions.
The remaining twenty-four, which have never appeared in the Three Realms, are actually here with the system.
Yun Zhongzi decided to return to his cave and carefully consider his options. He suppressed the shock in his heart, but he was inevitably a little stunned.
"Junior brother?"
Taiyi Zhenren patted the flying pig and came closer:
"What are you daydreaming about? Grand Tutor Wen has already withdrawn his troops. We should go back and report."
Yun Zhongzi snapped out of his daze: "Senior brother is right."
Taiyi Zhenren peered down again and saw that the Shang army was cleaning up the battlefield. Wen Zhong had only executed the ringleaders and had not massacred the surrendered soldiers. Even the remnants of the seventy-two vassal states had only had their generals imprisoned.
"Nephew Wen is quite a good person."
Taiyi Zhenren praised him, then turned to Yun Zhongzi and smiled:
"Let's go, junior brother, let's go back and report."
"good."
One person rode a cloud, and the other rode a pig. The two streaks of light left the North Sea and flew towards the Kunlun Mountains.
Unexpectedly, the Primordial Celestial Venerable had already left a decree, and the two handed over their tasks and returned to their respective caves.
As soon as they stepped inside, they discovered that the bean soldiers they had been tracking in Chaoge City had returned as celestial beans.