Chapter 189 Daoist friend please help

Qianyuan Mountain

Jinguang Cave

Taiyi Zhenren sat cross-legged beside the lotus pond, his brows furrowed. The anger in his heart was like a raging fire that was difficult to calm down.

The Nine-Dragon Divine Fire Cover was a treasure bestowed upon him by the Master Yuanshi Tianzun, but now it had fallen into Yang Ling's hands. How could he tolerate this?

"Where is the boy?!" Taiyi Zhenren shouted.

A little Taoist boy came over quickly, put his hands together, and asked respectfully, "What do you want, Master?"

"Go and ask your two uncles, Manjusri and Yuding, to come to the Golden Light Cave. I have something important to discuss with you."

"Yes!"

The little Taoist boy took the order and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. His figure disappeared beside the lotus pond like a wisp of green smoke.

A few days later, the Jinguan Cave was filled with auspicious air.

Not only Manjusri and Yuding, the two golden immortals of the orthodox teaching, were invited to come, but Samantabhadra and Qingxu also came along.

Upon seeing this, Taiyi Zhenren quickly stood up to greet him.

"Uncle-master, I wonder what important matter has Senior Brother Taiyi called us here for?" Manjusri's eyes revealed a hint of doubt.

Taiyi Zhenren took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said slowly: "My fellow disciples, I have called you together this time because I really have an important matter to discuss.

My Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover was taken away by that man’s disciple Yang Ling…”

As soon as Taiyi Zhenren finished speaking, Wenshu Taoist frowned slightly, his eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally stopped at Taiyi Zhenren, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, why are you so careless?
Didn't I tell you before that Yang Ling has a rare treasure that can be used to buy treasures? Why did you provoke him? "

Jade Ding Zhenren also looked puzzled, "When our treasures were lost to him, we didn't hide it. We told all the brothers and sisters about it."

"I forgot..."

Taiyi Zhenren listened to the reproaches from his two junior brothers, and his face was slightly embarrassed, but he quickly suppressed his unhappiness, sighed, and said: "But this time it was not me who provoked him, but he bullied me."

He then briefly recounted what had happened in Qianyuan Mountain before. There was a hint of resentment in his tone, but more of helplessness.

After listening to Master Taiyi's narration, Qingxu Daode Tianzun was immediately furious, his voice full of anger: "This Yang Ling is too outrageous, he actually dared to bully our Master Xian!"

Taoist Manjusri pondered for a moment and said, "Brother, you called us here this time because you want to take back the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover, right?"

“Not only the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, but also the Dragon Escape Pillar and Merit and Celebration Cloud of my two junior brothers!” Taiyi Zhenren said seriously.

Taoist Manjusri shook his head and frowned, saying, "Master has already told us not to provoke Yang Ling..."

Before he finished speaking, Qingxu Daode Tianzun said angrily: "No matter what, we must teach Yang Ling a lesson and let him know how powerful our Chan Sect is!"

"That's right!" Taiyi Zhenren said to his old rival with satisfaction, "Yang Ling has been bullying us time and again. If we just keep putting up with him, he will think that we, the Xianjiao, are easy to bully!"

"Since senior brother said so, let's find a way to take the treasure back. However, we cannot act rashly on this matter. We need to plan it carefully." Taoist Manjusri said seriously.

Hearing this, Jade Ding Zhenren nodded quickly and said, "Brother Wenshu is right. Although we in the Chan Sect are not afraid of any opponent, we cannot easily make enemies.

To deal with a person like Yang Ling, we need a more careful plan."

Taiyi Zhenren nodded, he knew that what his fellow apprentices said made sense. He had personally witnessed how powerful Yang Ling was, and the magic of that treasure.

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Then let's do as you say. Let's find a suitable opportunity first and then take action."

When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement.

……

Above the East China Sea, the vast blue waves are rippling, and the sea breeze blows on your face, bringing with it a hint of saltiness and boundless freedom.

Yang Ling was wearing a green shirt and standing on the back of a huge black dragon. He looked deeply at the Skull Island isolated in the sea in the distance.

Nezha followed closely behind, the red bellyband he was wearing fluttering in the sea breeze, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Ever since being defeated by little Yang Chan with a magical power, Nezha has always had a knot in his heart. This time, he went to Skull Island with Yang Ling, and there was no outsider around. He finally plucked up the courage and asked, "Uncle Yang...Uncle Yang, can you teach me some magical powers?"

Yang Ling glanced at Nezha and smiled: "What do you want to learn?"

Nezha was silent for a moment, and finally spoke out his thoughts: "I want to learn the move that Yang Chan used to defeat me."

Yang Ling nodded, looked at the sparkling sea in the distance, and said with a smile: "It's still some time before we reach Skull Island, which is enough time for me to teach you."

After saying that, he turned around, stretched out his finger and gently pressed it on Nezha's forehead.

"Close your eyes and feel the magical powers I teach you." Yang Ling's voice was low and full of magic.

Nezha closed his eyes as he was told, and felt a warm power surging into his forehead. That power seemed to contain infinite wisdom and laws. In a moment, flowers bloomed all over the sky, and he felt like he was dominating the world.

"This is 'One thought and the flower blooms, and you rule the world.'" Yang Ling's voice echoed in Nezha's heart.

Nezha opened his eyes, still in shock. He looked at Yang Ling and asked incredulously, "You can teach me this kind of magical power just like that?"

Yang Ling retracted his finger and smiled faintly: "I have a close relationship with your parents. You are my nephew, so teaching you a magical skill is nothing."

Nezha felt a warm current in his heart, his eyes sparkled, and he said solemnly: "I will remember it, and I will definitely find a way to repay you in the future!"

Yang Ling nodded, said no more, turned around and continued to ride the black dragon forward.

The sea breeze continued to howl, and the black dragon shuttled over the waves, heading towards the distant Skull Island.

……

The rocky Skull Mountain looks like a ghost whispering in the mist. The mountain peaks on the island are steep and look like a huge skull from a distance, with empty eye sockets and an open mouth, which makes people shudder.

At this moment, a figure came quickly from afar. The man had a black face and thick beard, wore an iron crown on his head, held an iron whip in his hand, and rode a black tiger. The Taoist on the tiger's back looked very aggressive, like a violent storm about to sweep over.

In the cave on the island, Niangniang Shiji sensed the powerful aura of the visitor and quickly tidied her Taoist robe to welcome him out of the cave. "Brother Zhao Gongming, you are finally here!" Niangniang Shiji bowed respectfully with a look of surprise.

Zhao Gongming dismounted the Black Tiger and walked towards Niangniang Shiji with firm steps. His eyes were like two sharp arrows, sweeping across Niangniang Shiji's body sharply and found that her injuries were not light.

"Junior sister Shiji, you sent me a message saying you had an important request, but you look like you have been seriously injured? Who did it?" Zhao Gongming asked in a deep voice, shaking the iron whip in his hand lightly, emitting bursts of cold light.

Niangniang Shiji's face was pale. Although her physical body seemed to be fine, her soul had been severely damaged. It would not be able to recover overnight. It would take at least tens of thousands of years of hard training to get back to its peak state.

She bit her lip, her voice trembling a little: "It was Master Taiyi who did it. I almost couldn't escape back."

Zhao Gongming frowned upon hearing this, and the iron whip in his hand trembled slightly. It was obvious that he was furious: "Master Taiyi? Why did he attack you?"

Niangniang Shiji briefly recounted how her boy was shot to death, and how she was trapped and refined by Taiyi Zhenren in Qianyuan Mountain. Her tone was filled with fear and resentment: "I just wanted to ask for an explanation, but Taiyi Zhenren used the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover to refine me to death!
If it weren't for Brother Yang Ling's timely rescue, I... I would have really died there!"

After hearing this, Zhao Gongming's face turned pale. He knew that Niangniang Shiji was quite powerful. If Taiyi Zhenren had not used all his strength, she would never have been in such an embarrassing state.

He said in a deep voice: "How dare this Taiyi Zhenren be so arrogant, it seems that he really thinks that no one in Jiejiao can bully us!"

Seeing Zhao Gongming's anger, Shiji Niangniang tried to persuade him: "Brother, I am not sending you a message to ask you to help me get revenge... Our master has ordered us to close the cave and recite Huangting in silence...

The reason I encountered this disaster was because I did not listen to Master’s advice.

However, I was injured this time. Although my life is not in danger, my vitality is also seriously damaged. I am worried that Taiyi Zhenren will not give up, but I am not good at the art of formation, so I would like to ask my senior brother to help me set up a large formation outside the cave..."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Zhao Gongming's eyes, but he also knew that what Lady Shiji said made sense, so he snorted coldly, "I know my limits, but I will never let this matter go.

Madam Shiji, you should heal your wounds first. I will not spare that Taiyi Zhenren! As for the formation... I am not very good at it, but don't worry, I will go to Sanxian Island and ask my sisters to help..."

Upon hearing this, Niangniang Shiji felt relieved. She knew that the Sanxiao sisters from Sanxian Island were the most skilled in formation in the sect. With their help, they would be able to set up a perfect protective formation.

She immediately bowed again to express her gratitude.

Zhao Gongming waved his hand, signaling to Niangniang Shiji that there was no need to be polite, then turned around, mounted the black tiger, and soon disappeared between the blue sea and sky.

Shortly after he left, a black dragon flew from a distance and circled over Skull Island.

Yang Ling stood on the dragon's back, his eyes swept across the mountains and caves on the island, he took a deep breath, and then shouted loudly: "Empress Shiji, Yang Ling came to visit!"

The sound was like rolling thunder, echoing over the island.

Niangniang Shiji was startled in the cave, and quickly tidied her appearance, walked out of the cave in a hurry, and headed towards the direction where the sound came from.

Seeing Yang Ling, Niangniang Shiji showed a grateful look on her face. She walked forward quickly and bowed deeply, "Daoyou Yang, I am very grateful for saving my life last time. I wonder how you can find time to visit my cave today. Do you have any instructions?"

Yang Ling waved his hand slightly, indicating to Lady Shiji that there was no need to be so polite.

At this time, Niangniang Shiji's eyes fell on Nezha, and she was stunned for a moment, "Why did you bring him here, Taoist friend?"

Nezha was standing behind Yang Ling at this moment, feeling a little uneasy.

Seeing this, Yang Ling said softly, "Fellow Daoist Shiji, I brought Nezha here today specifically to make him apologize to you.

He accidentally shot and killed your boy before. Although it was unintentional, it was still a big mistake. I would like to hear your opinion. How do you think he should be punished?"

Niangniang Shiji looked at Nezha, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

She shook her head slightly and said, "Friend Yang, although Nezha is young and frivolous, his nature is not bad.

Since he already knows he is wrong, I will forgive him this time for the sake of fellow Taoist."

When Nezha heard this, he was slightly shocked.

He had already prepared himself to be scolded and punished, but he didn't expect this to be the result in the end.

Yang Ling looked at Nezha, who was a little confused about where to put his hands, and a gratified smile appeared in his eyes. Then he turned to Lady Shiji and said, "Fellow Daoist Shiji is kind and loyal. I, Yang Ling, will remember what happened today... If you need my help, just let me know."

Upon hearing this, Niangniang Shiji's heart was slightly moved. She knew that Yang Ling was extremely powerful. If she could set up a large formation with his help, her own safety would be greatly increased.

Although Zhao Gongming said that he would ask the three sisters to help, who knows when they will come... She is at her weakest now and can't wait too long!

Thinking of this, she nodded immediately and said, "To be honest, I really have something to ask of you..."

Yang Ling was a little surprised.

His words were purely out of habitual politeness, but he didn't expect that Shiji would actually ask for his help.

But since the words have already been spoken, there is no reason to take them back. He nodded slightly, looked at Lady Shiji and said:
"If you have anything to say, please feel free to ask. You are welcome."

When Lady Shiji saw that Yang Ling did not refuse, she felt relieved and said quickly, "I have suffered a great disaster this time and my vitality has been greatly damaged.

I hope you can help set up a large formation around Skull Mountain to protect the cave and guard against unexpected events."

Yang Ling raised his brows slightly after hearing this. He extended his divine sense to stare at Skull Mountain and carefully inspected it several times. Then he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:
"It's not difficult to set up a formation here, but the materials needed to set up a formation large enough to protect the entire Skull Mountain are not simple."

Niangniang Shiji's heart tightened. She knew what Yang Ling meant. The materials needed to set up the formation must be precious and rare. But she also knew that if she could really set up a large mountain-guarding formation, all these costs would be worth it.

So she quickly replied: "What materials do you need, just tell me, I will do my best to provide them."

Seeing that Lady Shiji was so sincere, Yang Ling listed the materials needed for the formation in detail: "This formation is called the 'Tianxiang Tianluo Formation'. You can use your Eight Treasures Cloud Light Handkerchief as the formation center, and use seventy-two purple gold beams as the formation base, as well as one hundred parts of Tianlei True Silver and a thousand kilograms of Taiyin Refined Iron..."

Niangniang Shiji nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. I have been practicing for many years and have accumulated a lot of various immortal gold and divine materials, as well as natural treasures... I will go back to the cave to get them now."

Yang Ling smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "As long as we have enough materials, this Wanxiang Tianluo Eight Treasures Cloud Light Array can be set up in less than three days!"

It was said to be three days, but in fact, not even two days were used. He had already set up the formation, and all that was left was for Niangniang Shiji to use her Eight Treasures Cloud Light Handkerchief to combine with the formation to form the core of the formation.

Just as Niangniang Shiji was happily performing the ritual according to Yang Ling's instructions, a clear and pleasant female voice suddenly came from a distance:

"Didn't they tell us to set up a mountain defense formation... Why is there already one here?"

(End of this chapter)