Chapter 653 - 753: Five-Element Divine Colorful Sparrow
Ye Tianfan, upon hearing Bai Feng's description of the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow, immediately felt that this Demon Beast sounded so familiar.
It seemed like the power of some big shot was also like this, and back then, in a certain battle, they were invincible. Only they were forcibly taken away by an even bigger big shot.
But still very powerful. If the Taichu Sect's Five-Colored Divine Sparrow has the same abilities as that big shot, then basically no Magical Treasure can rival it.
For example, take the Xuanhuang Pagoda; even though it has a slight law of time and space within, its materials or functions are primarily Earth Attribute, so that Five-Colored Divine Sparrow can still surpass it.
Not to mention the Fire Lotus Sword, which is clearly Fire Attribute, no match whatsoever for this Demon Beast, and then there's the Xuanlong Seal, which is also Earth Attribute but mixed with Metal Attribute, while the Xiaoyao Sword is Water Attribute, because after all, the Xiaoyao Sword carries the essence of freedom, and water represents that freedom, so it's Water Attribute. The Magical Treasures held by the nine heads of the Taichu Sect have not escaped the five elements; as long as the materials used to refine the treasures are from the five elements, they cannot escape the grasp of the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow.
Various materials, such as certain ores, are clearly Earth Attribute, or certain flames and liquids are either Water Attribute or Fire Attribute, all fall within the five elements. Of course, there are some special materials, like those used to refine Spatial Attribute Magical Treasures, which also depend on where these materials are derived from. For instance, materials that increase spatial storage, the Void Stone, although spatial in nature, still belongs to Earth Attribute being a stone, thus would also be overshadowed by the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow.
Moreover, the most powerful aspect of the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow is that if your Magical Treasure contains even a tiny bit of material from the five elements, it can overshadow you. This isn't by overshadowing from the material itself but from rules directly overshadowing it.
Ye Tianfan suddenly felt that the Taichu Sect's long-standing tradition wasn't without reason, after all, just this one Five-Colored Divine Sparrow could completely overshadow any opponent. Practically no adversary could walk away unscathed from the Taichu Sect. Even disciples like Ye Tianfan had no knowledge of such a Sect Guardian Beast, so the enemy would be even less aware of it.
Therefore, the organization's choice to attack the Taichu Sect was an incredibly ill-advised decision. They might have aimed to establish supremacy using the Taichu Sect, but instead found their own prowess overshadowed by it. After all, a group capable of annihilating the Celestial Fragrance Sect was easily repelled by the Taichu Sect. Considering both the Taichu Sect and Celestial Fragrance Sect belong to the top four righteous sects, it simply reaffirms the Taichu Sect's status as the preeminent sect, doesn't it?
However, Ye Tianfan found it odd that, despite having defeated the invaders, the other heads hurried back to their respective peaks. Could it be related to the Nine-headed Dragon's aura he felt earlier? Or was the organization's true aim not the Taichu Sect but the Nine-headed Dragon sealed beneath the mountain?
Upon contemplating this, Ye Tianfan suddenly realized the truth. Although he didn't know how they learned of the Taichu Sect's seal on the Nine-headed Dragon from back then, if they intended to release it to wreak havoc again, it was simply impossible. His master, Tian Chu Zhenren, told him that most sects were involved in the war back then, which nearly tore apart the cultivation world, and only the ancestor of the Taichu Sect managed to seal the Nine-headed Dragon. Naturally, the Taichu Sect paid a steep price, with nearly all head positions involved in the war facing casualties.
Yet, Tian Chu Zhenren hadn't told Ye Tianfan the full story—it wasn't those heads who confronted the Nine-headed Dragon head-on. They were merely assisting; the real combatant against the Nine-headed Dragon was the mother of the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow. At that time, the Taichu Sect wasn't a match for it, as even if everyone joined forces, they couldn't handle even one head of the Nine-headed Dragon. However, where there is evil, there is righteousness; the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow suddenly emerged, and instead of destroying the cultivation world as people feared, it resolutely attacked the Nine-headed Dragon. That battle shook the heavens, and darkened the sun and moon. Ultimately, the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow severely wounded the Nine-headed Dragon, allowing the heads of the Taichu Sect to seal it. Even so, many heads of the Taichu Sect were killed or injured, and the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow herself was gravely wounded after the battle. She entrusted her young to the care of the Taichu Sect, who promised to look after the young sparrow carefully. Thus, this Five-Colored Divine Sparrow secretly lived on the back mountain of Taichu Peak. And after every head that participated in the war from that generation passed away, this sparrow matured and took on the responsibility of maintaining the Nine-headed Dragon seal, fulfilling its mother's spiritual legacy.
After taking on the burden of the seal, this Five-Colored Divine Sparrow could no longer use its powers freely. Just like now, when it acts, the seal on the Nine-headed Dragon loosens because it has devoted almost all its power to maintaining the seal. If the sparrow acts, reducing the energy suppressing the seal, it gives the Nine-headed Dragon a chance to release some aura from the loosened seal.
Releasing some aura isn't for escape but to see if it can tempt someone, enabling control over them to break the seal, allowing it to escape. But if any step goes awry and is detected by the Taichu Sect, they will reinforce the seal, negating any effort put in by the Nine-headed Dragon. This method has failed the Nine-headed Dragon before, leading to previous major losses.
Of course, after the release of some aura, the Five-Colored Divine Sparrow would quickly restore its energy to the seal, leaving the Nine-headed Dragon without further opportunity to leak any more aura, though the already released aura was sufficient.
