Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao

Suddenly, everyone felt a change in the aura of the entire venue, as if a tremendous force had descended upon this narrow piece of heaven and earth.

"Human Path Dragon Qi suppression, what use is that? Isn't the Jinguang Taoist also under suppression? Even though he is the revered State Preceptor, under such suppression, he surely can't be that strong!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

However, to everyone's astonishment, the Jinguang Taoist indeed wasn't afraid of this Fortune and Destiny suppression. They saw him, spirited, brandishing a treasured sword and attacking Lu Yu, boastfully saying, "Didn't expect this, did you? I am actually not affected by Fortune and Destiny suppression. Meddlesome Scholar, I'm taking your head right now."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

A piercing sword light flashed, a phantom-like Celestial River slashed across the sky, and the Jinguang Taoist, who had just been smug, suddenly let out a scream, flew backward, and desperately shouted, "Why, how are you not affected by Human Path Fortune and Destiny suppression, how is this possible!"

A deep sword mark appeared on the body of the Jinguang Taoist, and his Taoist robe was already stained with blood. His face, previously arrogant and complacent, was now filled with disbelief.

"Everyone knows that the Human Path Fortune and Destiny naturally repels all cultivators. However, 'immune to all Techniques' is just talk. There are 'Innate' things between heaven and earth, born naturally immune to Human Path Fortune and Destiny suppression. Am I right, Jinguang Taoist?" Lu Yu said indifferently.

Only then was the Jinguang Taoist taken aback and soon noticed the list in Lu Yu's hands. He instantly understood the situation, "Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"Unexpectedly, there is such a master within the Great Chen Dynasty. To command the winds and rain, you must have just learned to use it to this extent, and with an Innate Spiritual Treasure at your side, who exactly are you, to lower yourself to this tiny place!"

Lu Yu bowed lightly and said, "The Scholar Lu Yu is indeed a person from the Great Chen Dynasty."

"What a Scholar, Lu Yu, I will remember you, you forced this upon me!" the Jinguang Taoist said in a fit of rage.

All of a sudden, he tore open his blood-stained Taoist robe, revealing his pale upper body, chanting a bizarre spell.

Lu Yu watched quietly, finding the scene very familiar but couldn't recall where he had heard of such methods.

Along with the Jinguang Taoist's spell, the previously formed sinister eyes, influenced by a mysterious force, instantly flew onto the body of the Jinguang Taoist.

As soon as they made contact, they burrowed into his flesh, and in an instant, four pairs of eyes appeared beneath the Jinguang Taoist's ribs.

The Jinguang Taoist shouted loudly, and the sinister eyes suddenly opened, shooting out dazzling golden light. The blinding golden light shone in all directions, causing unbearable pain to anyone who saw it, making them roll on the ground in agony, including the Primordial Spirit Elders.

Seeing this, how could Lu Yu not recognize what this Divine Skill was? He unfurled the scroll and held it in front of his eyes. The golden light hit the scroll and vanished without causing a ripple, disappearing without a trace.

Lu Yu raised his Sword of state, a fierce Sword Qi struck directly at the Jinguang Taoist, the sword energy with the Celestial River illusion instantly gashed and ruined several of the Jinguang Taoist's eyes.

At that moment, the Jinguang Taoist suddenly took out a piece of withered branch and placed it in front of himself. The Sword Qi reached the branch and was as if it had struck a great mountain. The immense sound wave swept across, damaging all the surrounding buildings, but the Jinguang Taoist narrowly escaped the catastrophe.

He activated the full force of his mana and directed it toward the mysterious withered branch. The branch emitted a gentle glow and suddenly flew towards Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was shocked, thinking that Jinguang Taoist had unleashed some formidable secret technique. This withered branch was indeed powerful, as his full-strength strike had not left even a scratch on it.

To his surprise, as the branch flew in front of him, he realized that the previous spectacle was just Jinguang Taoist bluffing. Just as his attention wavered for that moment, Jinguang Taoist transformed into a giant centipede and burrowed underground, disappearing from sight.

"Such decisive action, could he be the future Demon Lord of a Hundred Eyes?" Lu Yu muttered to himself as he watched the now-vanished Jinguang Taoist.

At times like this, Lu Yu deeply envied the Monkey's Somersault Cloud, which was very handy for both fighting and fleeing. Although he pondered day and night over this technique of riding the clouds, it was never as good as what was passed down from the ancestors.

Picking up the mysterious withered branch, Lu Yu examined it closely and discovered it was full of innate energy. No wonder Jinguang Taoist could withstand the suppression of the Human Path's Dragon Qi. Indeed, this was an Innate Spirit Root that had been damaged.

"It's unclear which Spirit Root this is. There are rumors that when heaven and earth first opened, the Innate Spirit Roots descended from the outer chaos. Upon entering the Three Realms, they would inevitably face calamities. This must be one of the Spirit Roots that couldn't withstand those calamities," Lu Yu speculated in his heart.

Even so, the innate spiritual energy was not lost. If there was a chance, it might still be possible for it to recover, although the effectiveness of the damaged Spirit Root might not compare with those of the top-tier ones.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a stream of Divine Water shot into the sky, and the rain washed over the land. Those whose mana had been depleted due to poisoning suddenly noticed their bodies could now move slowly, and they were overjoyed.

Lu Yu held up the Great Dao Treasure Vase, and saw that the rain from the sky was quickly being absorbed into the vase. Not long after, the wind ceased, the rain stopped, and the clouds dispersed, revealing the shining sun bathing the earth.

What was once a magnificent venue was now in ruins, and the cultivators who had been full of vigor now wore expressions of sorrow and anger, staring fixedly at the surviving king of the Great Chen Dynasty.

By this point, the King of the Great Chen had been utterly dumbfounded. As the great battle concluded, his heart had turned to ash; all his painstaking pursuits had amounted to nothing but Illusory Flowers Reflective Moon—a mere fabrication by Jinguang Taoist to exploit him.

Regrettably, his greed had clouded his judgment long ago, and by the end, he was in too deep to retreat, inevitably leading to this outcome. However, he remained indifferent to the hatred of the cultivators. As the King of the Great Chen, no one dared to confront such immense karmic consequences by killing him.

Yet, Lu Yu was the one he feared the most, simply because this man was not suppressed by the Human Path's Fortune and Destiny, and there was a chance he might have a way to avoid karma, hence he looked at Lu Yu with an uneasy heart.

However, Lu Yu did not care about the cautious thoughts of those around him. To him, attending this Dao Conference was just a coincidence. If it weren't for the divine skill of calling the wind and summoning the rain fitting his methods perfectly, he would have been reluctant to come here.

Nevertheless, since he was here, he naturally hoped to use this opportunity to establish the ordinances of Divine Enthronement.

Suddenly, he flew up to the high platform and unfurled a list. A profound and mysterious atmosphere immediately filled the air, and everyone looked up in astonishment at the young expert, wondering what he was planning to do by standing so high.