Earth Immortal Realm
Yu Yuan stared at the Pharmacist with a solemn expression, his Primordial Spirit sending a transmission: "Do you think such lies can deceive me?"
"It's better for Fellow Daoist to believe me," the Pharmacist transmitted indifferently. "Everything that's happened in Xiniu Hezhou hasn't escaped my master's sagacious eye."
Yu Yuan felt a chill in his heart.
Although the world is now shrouded in disaster Qi, with the Heavenly Mechanism chaotic, causing all the Saints to lose the ability to "understand all things in Heaven and Earth, knowing past and future," obviously the means of the Saints are not limited to this.
As the headquarters of the Western Sect, Xiniu Hezhou has long been managed so tightly that perhaps everyone was exposed to the Western Sect's surveillance the moment they set foot there.
The information provided by the Pharmacist was not very precise; it simply informed Yu Yuan that after his master, the Golden Spirit Saint Mother, left the Gentle Village, she went straight north, seemingly in pursuit of a Cloud Whale.
Upon hearing the term "Cloud Whale," Yu Yuan immediately thought of Bai Ze, whose Tao Palace seemed to be supported by a back-bearing Cloud Whale.
This discovery somehow threw Yu Yuan into a sudden panic.
He knew too well what sort of person the Demon Saint Bai Ze was!
Unscrupulous!
It seemed there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do!
Given his appearance in Xiniu Hezhou, the Gentle Village's Miao Yu Demon Fire incident was almost certainly his scheme, or else why would the Golden Spirit Saint Mother be chasing after him?
She must have discovered something and wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly!
And the sudden appearance of the Chaos Bell Fragments in the Northern Continent must be his doing as well!
Thinking this, Yu Yuan found it strange.
Why would this remnant Demon Saint from the Demon Court repeatedly target him?
Logically speaking, before his trip back to the Ancient Era causing havoc in the Demon Court, there didn't seem to be any interaction between them, and during the havoc, he acted under the identity of "Xuan Yangzi," Bai Ze should not know his true identity...
Why would he give up his carefree days and risk scheming against him time and again?
What exactly is his purpose?
As Yu Yuan pondered, he took out a Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl.
With the pearl shattered, turning to dust, that familiar figure did not appear.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan hastily contacted Fairy Miao Yuan with a bronze mirror to inquire whether the Miao Yu Demon Fire was Bai Ze's calculation.
Fairy Miao Yuan quickly transmitted a message back:
[This is your own discovery, not what I said... Additionally, there's no need for you to get involved; I have already locked onto his location and am about to confront him!]
So, it was him!
Yu Yuan's expression turned ugly.
If it were any other Quasi-Saint powerhouse, he wouldn't be so worried.
Looking at the vast Primordial, there are very few who have the strength and the audacity to make a move against the Golden Spirit Saint Mother.
And Bai Ze Demon Saint happens to be one of them!
This fellow, in the Ancient Era, was considered the Demon Emperor's trusted strategist; unscrupulous in his actions, he would do anything to achieve his goals!
"Is something the matter?"
Yun Xiao's eyebrows furrowed lightly, looking at Yu Yuan with some concern.
Although she had not heard the conversation between Yu Yuan and the Pharmacist, she could still sense something amiss from the change in Yu Yuan's expression.
At this moment, Yu Yuan had calmed down.
He knew there was no use in being anxious, as he didn't even know where his venerable master was at this time.
However, Fairy Miao Yuan had just said that she had locked onto Bai Ze's location and was about to settle the score... and Yu Yuan could use the bronze mirror to pinpoint Fairy Miao Yuan's location!
This was his only chance to track down Bai Ze.
He didn't act rashly to avoid startling the snake.
The more critical the situation, the calmer he became.
Bai Ze, as a Quasi-Saint powerhouse who has survived from the Ancient Era to the present, is not the strongest, but certainly the most cunning!
He must have many methods to conceal himself, as well as trump cards like the "Miao Yu Demon Fire."
The fact that Fairy Miao Yuan could lock onto his location might very well be another plot of his.
Yu Yuan understood that right now, following Fairy Miao Yuan was the only way he could possibly find Bai Ze!
However, before that, he had to take care of the matter at hand.
He pondered briefly and then transmitted through the clouds, "Honored Uncle, may I borrow the Primordial Golden Bowl for a moment?"
"Primordial Golden Bowl?"
Yun Xiao was taken aback, a hint of hesitation flickered across her face.
Primordiality represents the highest realm of the Dao.
Upon achieving this state, one can perform as a Primordial Saint, the Supreme Sect Master.
That the Primordial Golden Bowl is crowned with the name 'Primordial' indicates its extraordinary nature.
This treasure was conceived during the Creation of Heaven and Earth, containing within it the Three Talents, encompassing the mysteries of Heaven and Earth, with unknown cause and effect, indiscernible tribulations, and mysterious divine powers. It became the possession of the Sect Hierarch Tongtian at Treasure Division Cliff and was later bestowed upon his disciples, the sisters Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, and Qiong Xiao.
Yu Yuan's memories of his past life left a profound impression of them, yet the most memorable was undoubtedly the Primordial Golden Bowl.
In the recollections of the Sealing God Tribulation, the three sisters, Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, and Qiong Xiao, wielded the Primordial Golden Bowl to capture all Twelve Golden Immortals from under the Chan Sect's Yuxu Sect, confining them all within the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation.
The Primordial Golden Bowl serves as the core and pivotal eye of the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation. Once activated, it can strip a god of their divinity, obliterate a god's soul, ensnare a god's shape, weaken a god's energy, erase the essence of a god, and amputate a god's limbs!
The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were directly stripped of the Three Flowers atop their heads and the Five Qi from their chests, destroying tens of thousands of years of Dao Xing in an instant, only to await the post-Sealing God Tribulation for the restoration and return to their original state.
The reason Yun Xiao hesitated was not because she begrudged lending the treasure but because its tremendous power could have unimaginable consequences if used for evil.
Yu Yuan was aware of her cautious nature; even her elder brother Zhao Gongming might not be able to borrow such treasures from her. He promptly told her his intentions using the Primordial Spirit Transmission Method.
Yun Xiao pondered for a moment and ultimately, with a light wave of her hand, a ball of spirit light emerged before Yu Yuan.
Within the spirit light hovered a fist-sized treasure bowl, golden in color and dazzlingly bright, as if it were cast from pure gold, shimmering with a magical glow.
It was of pure composition, glinting golden, exuding an incomparably mysterious aura.
Yu Yuan had wanted to borrow this treasure a long time ago, but because their relationship was not very close, he had not dared to borrow it rashly. However, at this moment, his intention for borrowing was not for "cultivation" but for another purpose.
Now that he had obtained the Primordial Golden Bowl, without a second word, he directly threw the Primordial Spirit of Vina Night into it.
"You... what are you doing?"
The surrounding Immortal Gods watching the battle were all dumbfounded, filled with surprise and curiosity.
None of the immortals present had seen the Primordial Golden Bowl before and were unaware of its divine might, nor did they understand Yu Yuan's action.
Even the disciples of the Western Sect were unfamiliar with the Primordial Golden Bowl. Seeing Yu Yuan's actions, they assumed he was refining the Primordial Spirit of Vina Night, and they were immediately filled with righteous indignation.
The Pharmacist spoke icily, "Honored friend, you had clearly promised to spare the protector's life. Are you reneging on your word now?"
"Do not worry; I will spare his life," Yu Yuan replied calmly.
Immediately after, he revealed a broken Chaos Bell above his head, producing a melodious, resonant chime.
"Ding~~~"
An invisible fluctuation enveloped the Primordial Golden Bowl, causing the space-time within its vicinity to accelerate countless times over.
What was a mere moment in the outside world was equivalent to several days of operation for the Primordial Golden Bowl.
In the next instant, the glow of the Primordial Golden Bowl receded, and a weakened Primordial Spirit fell out from it.
To their sights, it was undoubtedly the Dharma Protector Venerable of the Western Sect, Vina Night, but now his aura was exceedingly feeble.
The Pharmacist and other Western Sect disciples quickly "snatched" Vina Night away, and upon closer inspection, they noticed that the Dharma Protector Venerable no longer possessed the Three Flowers atop his head nor the Five Qi in his chest, with the majority of his Magic Power and Dao Xing dissipated into nothingness.
He now had merely the cultivation of a Golden Immortal!
"What's going on?"
"What kind of treasure is that, capable of stripping away even the Three Flowers and Five Qi from a being on the verge of greatness?"
"Terrifying! Just a brief coverage from that treasure and millennia of arduous cultivation was ruined in an instant!"
"…"
The Western Sect disciples couldn't help but exclaim in shock, their eyes inevitably revealing deep fear when they looked toward the Primordial Golden Bowl.
However, the one most unable to accept the situation was Vina Night himself.
How could a near-Quasi-Saint suddenly become a Golden Immortal?
At this time, Yu Yuan had already activated the Chaos Bell, bringing Yun Xiao with him as they left the Earth Immortal Realm and arrived above the Wuzhuang Temple.
"What on earth happened?"
Yun Xiao asked.
"Something might have endangered my master; I couldn't contact her with the Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl..." Yu Yuan briefly explained the situation and then said earnestly, "I ask Honored Uncle to rush back to Penglai immediately and seek help from our master!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao, too, became anxious, "I have a way to contact Master. Don't worry... Eh, where are you going?"
Her inquiry was met only with a long, melodious bell sound, as the tall and heroic figure had already vanished from sight.
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