Chapter 1292: 576: Water Mother's Annihilation, Peacock's Feast (Part 2)
Capítulo 1292: Chapter 576: Water Mother’s Annihilation, Peacock’s Feast (Part 2)
The Evil Water Mother inside seemed to be suffering greatly and began to wail.
She started cursing non-stop.
Later, seemingly frightened, she actually called for help from the three Taiyin Fairy.
“Taiyin, Qingnv, save me!”
Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv exchanged a glance, neither taking action.
The Evil Water Mother seemed to see their indifference and began cursing again:
“Qingnv, if it weren’t for me, you’d have long been dead at the hands of other cultivators!”
“Taiyin, without me teaching you the Divine Dao Skill, could you have reached where you are today?”
“Ni Chang, are you not listening to me anymore?”
The expressions of Taiyin Fairy and the other two grew darker, as if these words touched upon past memories in their hearts, yet none of them spoke, just listened to the Evil Water Mother’s pleas, crying.
After more than ten hours, the sound from the silver giant bell gradually faded, finally falling silent.
Daoist Venerable looked at Zheng Fa and began speaking in a complex tone: “I did not expect the Yaochi Water Mother to meet this end.”
His tone was full of regret for the passing of an old friend.
Zheng Fa slowly landed on the bronze platform, noticing that the three Taiyin Fairy’s gazes towards him were particularly complex, somewhat grateful, yet somewhat distant, understandably puzzled.
“Master Zheng, don’t blame us.” Taiyin Fairy was silent for a while before explaining, “That Evil God, although it’s our life-and-death enemy…it was, after all, transformed from our Yaochi Water Mother.”
She watched as the silver giant bell slowly dispersed, revealing nothing inside, with no trace of the Peach Tree, her gaze even more sorrowful.
“We feared it while it was alive, despised it.”
“But watching it die before our eyes, we…”
Taiyin Fairy shook her head, seemingly unable to articulate further.
Just as Zheng Fa was about to speak, Qingnv continued, “We are just momentarily saddened, not unreasonable, blaming you, Master Zheng, only hoping to return to Xuanwei in the future, to protect the Turquoise Pool for the Water Mother, so as not to fail…”
“Hold on a moment.” Zheng Fa finally couldn’t bear it and interrupted Qingnv’s words, “I forgot to mention something earlier.”
“What?”
“The Water Mother is still here.”
“Still here?”
Even Daoist Venerable was stunned.
The shock was even more profound for the three Taiyin Fairy, who looked at Zheng Fa, seemingly in disbelief.
“Otherwise, how do you think our Jiushan Sect could so quickly comprehend the All Heaven Stars Formation?”
Taiyin Fairy said in surprise: “Master Zheng, you mean the Water Mother is now in Jiushan Sect?”
“Exactly.” Zheng Fa rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat embarrassed but still explained, “In terms of seniority, she would still call me Master.”
“…”
The three Taiyin Fairy exchanged glances, unable to speak for a long while, until Lord Nichang suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed joyfully: “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s return to Jiushan Sect!”
This “return” was used very cleverly, and yet both Taiyin Fairy and Qingnv exchanged glances, neither saying anything, seemingly acquiescing.
Indeed, with the Water Mother now in Jiushan Sect, what else could they do?
“Returning to Jiushan Sect is not urgent.” Who would have thought Zheng Fa would slightly shake his head, seemingly having other plans, “This All Heaven Stars Formation can still be used for a while, it must not be wasted.”
“Not wasted?” Taiyin Fairy immediately understood Zheng Fa’s meaning, “Master Zheng, who do you plan to deal with?”
…
“Peacock Emperor wants us to attend a banquet?” In No Struggle City, Gu Hong Taoist held an invitation, puzzled, “Isn’t he refining that Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain?”
Lady Qian Ji also couldn’t understand, shaking her head, and asked Gu Hong Taoist, “Did he only invite you, City Lord?”
“There’s also Master Huang Gu and Linglong Immortal Venerable.”
This left Lady Qian Ji even more puzzled, as previously Peacock Emperor and the Hidden Three Immortals had parted ways unsatisfactorily, mainly because the Hidden Three Immortals didn’t want to act as pawns for Leiyin Temple.
Now with Peacock Emperor in a deadlock with Jiushan Sect, why suddenly invite them?
“Will the City Lord go?”
Gu Hong Taoist was also undecided, and after discussing with Master Huang Gu and Linglong Immortal Venerable for several days, finally made up his mind: “We will go! Huang Gu said we cannot afford to offend Leiyin Temple, and with the three of us together, we’re not afraid of Peacock Emperor.”
Lady Qian Ji nodded and said: “Master Huang Gu has always leaned towards Leiyin Temple, thinking this way is reasonable.”
“Exactly, but it’s best if the three immortals advance and retreat together; if he goes, I can’t not go.”
Having made the decision, Gu Hong Taoist took Lady Qian Ji westward, entering the realm of the Peacock Demon Country.
“The arrays of Jiushan Sect here are getting stronger and stronger.”
Looking at the occasional black mountain ranges on the ground, Lady Qian Ji remarked.
Gu Hong Taoist was also observing; now Jiushan Sect occupied most of Peacock Demon Country’s territory, only unable to enter Luofeng Ridge because of the Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain.
But Jiushan Sect hasn’t been idle; they’ve been gathering spiritual material from Peacock Demon Country while constructing that Origin Magnetic Array.
Gu Hong Taoist could see that this array was truly remarkable—in the array, those Shenxiao Warships flew ten times faster, and the resource gathering and transportation capacity were incomparable to before.
If this array can still be used against enemies, even paired with the Sun-shooting Divine Bow, this Origin Magnetic Array is truly outstanding.
He deliberately controlled his speed, meeting halfway with Master Huang Gu and Linglong Immortal Venerable, before heading together to Luofeng Ridge.
This place was very lively, the remaining demon races of Peacock Demon Country all huddled here, spectacularly chaotic, filled with demon aura everywhere.
At the center of Luofeng Ridge stood a stone mountain, at its peak a palace called Wuyou Palace, the daily residence of Peacock Emperor.
Above Wuyou Palace, the Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain hovered, protecting the entire Luofeng Ridge.
Peacock Emperor was standing beneath the Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain, looking at Gu Hong Taoist and his group, with an expression of arrogance and confidence, even more pronounced than before.
“Emperor!”
Gu Hong Taoist and his companions dared not be negligent, bowing respectfully.
Peacock Emperor’s face finally showed a hint of a smile, slightly nodded, and said to the trio: “I apologize for any shortcomings in welcoming you three here.”
Gu Hong Taoist and his companions hurriedly responded, following Peacock Emperor into Wuyou Palace, only to find it was already filled with demon races.
Among them were two True Immortal demons and seven Independent Immortal demons, Gu Hong Taoist knowing these were likely the last elite forces of the Xuanwei Demon Clan.
Peacock Emperor led the trio to their seats, saying nothing, merely having the minor demons pour drinks for them, celebrating heartily.
After drinking a few cups, Gu Hong Taoist couldn’t hold back: “May I ask for what reason the Emperor summoned us here?”
The hall immediately fell silent, Peacock Emperor holding his wine cup, slowly turned his head to look at Gu Hong Taoist, after a moment of silence, finally spoke: “Enough, since City Lord Wu Zheng is so impatient, let’s drink later.”
Gu Hong Taoist responded by slightly bowing to Peacock Emperor, apologizing.
“I invited you three here, firstly, to celebrate our Leiyin Temple’s World Venerable preparing to advance, soon to retreat for true seclusion.”
“This…”
Gu Hong Taoist’s expression changed, for this matter was supposed to be top secret of Leiyin Temple, yet Peacock Emperor openly spoke of it before them, obviously intending to intimidate the three.
On the other hand, this also revealed Leiyin Temple’s confidence in Lu Yao’s advancement—what kind of opportunity made Leiyin Temple so confident?
Gu Hong Taoist’s thoughts spun, yet he laughed aloud: “This is a great event! I must toast to fellow Daoist Lu Yao!”
He downed a cup of wine and asked Peacock Emperor: “The Emperor has spoken of the first matter, surely there is a second?”
“The second is just a minor issue.” Peacock Emperor laughed, “I’ve fully refined this Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain.”
Gu Hong Taoist was even more shocked, so quickly?
Peacock Emperor continued: “That Jiushan Sect killed my children, occupied my territory, and rampaged through the Northern Continent for many days, relying solely on that Origin Magnetic Array!”
“Now that I’ve refined this Five Elements Origin Magnetic Divine Mountain, I can break their array and restore peace to the Northern Continent, so I especially invited you three to witness.”
Gu Hong Taoist finally understood, Peacock Emperor, like Jiushan Sect, wanted them to observe the battle, both wanting to set an example by defeating a foe.
…Only, have you considered how the examples feel?