Chapter 111: Thunder and Fire Refining the Evil Dragon Xuanwu. It is located in the north of the sky, is Kan in the Eight Diagrams, symbolizes the old Yin, and is water in the Five Elements. The Xuanwu virtual image obtained by the Lingtai Zifu in the Niwan Palace enabled Tao Tie to have a deeper understanding of the water element among the Five Elements, the old Yin among the Four Symbols, and the Kan among the pre-natal/post-natal Bagua. It's not so exaggerated as to point out the essence of water, old yin and Kan, but these insights are enough for Tao Tie to do one thing: to attract the water thunder, one of the five thunders that Bai Yuchan believes to be positive. [Knowing Everything] shows that one can attract heavenly thunder, earthly thunder, divine thunder, sea thunder and demon thunder, swallow them, eat them, accept and refine them, and there may be unexpected gains. The wording of this “windfall” is rather vague. However, at that time, the Tiangang method [Mastering the Five Thunders] was incorporated into the Taotie visualization method. No matter how unexpected the gains were, it would definitely improve the proficiency in [Mastering the Five Thunders]. Since this is the case, with no harm and benefits, why not give it a try? So, after Tao Tie left Cangqing County, he wanted to choose a place to lure water mines and swallow them, eat them, or accept them and refine them.
The innate Bagua conforms to the time, and the acquired Bagua conforms to the location. As for the time to draw lightning, Tao Tie chose it according to the Tai Chi Bagua and set it at the hour of You on the twenty-third day of the lunar calendar (17:00-19:00). To be precise, it is the You hour (18:00). As for the location to attract lightning, Tao Tie chose according to the Eight Trigrams, and decided on a depression with a high slope due south and a large lake due north. Coincidentally, the second day after leaving Cangqing County was the twenty-third day of the lunar calendar that month. Coincidentally, before the arrival of the You hour, Tao Tiexuan reached the depression by the lake that he had selected early on through his [Clairvoyance]. Tao Tie used the Cleansing Clothes and Body Cleansing Technique to tidy up his spotless body, purified the depression with the method of purifying the disordered weather, and then patiently performed the evening lessons, transforming this place into his temporary dojo, and began to attract lightning. As usual, the Five Thunder Scroll hung in the air in front of him. The Thunder Stick stood under the Five Thunder Scroll. After several days of practice, the divine power in the Five Thunder Scroll has been reduced, and the remaining amount is barely enough for today's use. And a lot of thunder is stored in the Thunder Pestle. This kind of thunder is a mixture of five thunders, and is not suitable for Tao Tie's practice this time. It would be a pity to throw it away in vain. Before setting off the water mine, Tao Tie took out the close-fitting soft armor and rope that were made from the same source as the Thunder Pestle, drained the thunder stored in the pestle, and tempered the soft armor and rope. The quality of a magic weapon is basically determined from the day it is refined, and it is difficult to improve it. However, through continuous refinement, it can become a magic weapon. On the surface, magic tools and magic treasures only differ by one word, but in fact, there is a huge difference between them. Take the Thunder Pestle as an example, a mid-grade earth-level magic weapon that can attract lightning and store lightning, but it can only work when activated by Tao Tie. If it is tempered into a magic weapon and given spirituality, it will no longer need to be activated by pottery and iron, but will take the initiative to act when the time and environment are right to attract and store lightning.
Going a step further, it is to transform the spirit and possess skills similar to supernatural powers. This skill is derived from the basic function of the magic weapon when it is refined and formed. For example, if the Thunder Pestle is tempered into a magic weapon, perhaps in addition to attracting and storing lightning, it can also derive skills such as condensing thunder into a spear, weaving thunder into a net, and other skills that can be actively released for attack or binding. Tempering a magic tool into a magic weapon is a long and arduous process, and Tao Tie is not in a hurry. So after completing the tempering of the soft armor and the rope, he immediately put away the two low-grade earth-level magic weapons and focused all his attention on the matter of attracting lightning. The Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" is in charge, and the virtual shadow of Xuanwu represents the understanding of water, old Yin and Kan as an inducement and blessing. Tao Tie uses the Tiangang method [Mastering the Five Thunders]. The Yang Five Thunders from the Heart Fire leap between the five fingers of the left hand, and the Yin Five Thunders from the Kidney Water leap between the five fingers of the right hand. The five yin and yang lightnings merged into one and gathered on the thunder pestle. The crackling sound of thunder and lightning came one after another. The Thunder Pestle was like a Tesla coil, with azure lightning jumping all over its body. After accumulating for a period of time, the azure lightning flashed upwards. The Five Thunder Scrolls hanging above the Thunder Pestle absorbed all the incoming azure lightning. The five divine powers of thunder in the scroll were all integrated into the azure lightning in an instant. Tao Tie changed his left hand into a thunder seal and made a sword gesture with his right hand. Tiandun/Chunyang Sword Heart leaped out from the Lingtai Zifu in the Niwan Palace, carrying the azure lightning that was integrated with the Five Thunder God's Will, and slashed towards the sky with the Zhenjian Dao of the Taiyi Fenguan Sword Art. A rumbling sound suddenly rang out. The sky above the depression was then covered with dark clouds. It seemed as if a city of thunder was faintly visible in the red clouds. A moment later, endless mines bombarded down with great power. The first to be struck was the Five Thunder Scroll. With a snapping sound, the Five Thunder Scroll, which had exhausted its divine power, was torn into two halves like old paper. Then it turned into ashes and scattered everywhere. Then what got struck was the Thunder Pestle made from the horn of a dragon. This dragon horn was given to me by Senior Sister Qiu. She said that she got it when she killed an evil dragon swimming in the water while passing through Dianzhou. Jiao is of the water element and also of the dragon element. Walking on water is the purpose of transforming into a dragon. Even if you cannot transform into a dragon successfully in one go, you can still improve your own level. When this evil dragon was killed by Senior Sister Qiu, it was in the process of being promoted from the fifth grade to the fourth grade. Therefore, the quality of the dragon horn is very high, and it was used to refine a mid-grade earth-level Thunder Pestle.
After being refined and nourished by the thunder in the previous few days, the impurities in the Thunder Pestle, namely some water vapor and impure dragon energy, have been removed a lot. However, there are also remnants. This time, the mine brought by Tao Tie immediately cleared out the remaining water vapor and impure dragon energy in the Jinglei Pestle. Along with the ashes of the Five Thunder Rolls, they scattered everywhere. The so-called impure dragon energy refers to the dragon energy possessed by a dragon that has not successfully transformed into a dragon. The dragon energy that drifted out from the depression came to a large lake not far away, and sank into the lake water along with the water vapor that was also cleared out. Soon, in the water palace under the lake, a female dragon curled up and sobbed. Her nose twitched a few times and she cried out in pain: "My son!" After successfully attracting lightning, Tao Tie immediately entered the next stage, visualizing Taotie, swallowing it, eating it, and accepting and refining it. To be honest, Tao Tie is quite skilled in driving the Taotie Dharma Image to swallow mines. After all, I have visualized Taotie and transformed myself into Taotie in the past, and conceptually swallowed a lot of things. But how to absorb and refine it is a little unfamiliar. [Knowing Everything] only gives hints but no specific methods. Tao Tie could only control the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" based on his own understanding, and practice the Tiangang Method [Mastering the Five Thunders] in the Lingtai Zifu of the Niwan Palace. It could be an accident or it could be divine guidance. This method is obviously very correct. An endless stream of water mines blasted down from the red clouds in the sky, were carried by the Thunder Pestle, were swallowed by the Taotie Dharma Image, and then were taken in and refined by the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor", achieving four goals in one go! First, the impurities of the Thunderbolt Pestle must be removed and cleansed by the water mine, so that there is hope for spirituality. Secondly, the proficiency of Tiangang Method [Mastering the Five Thunders] has soared and has reached the level of (Mastery, Progress: 18%); The third is that the compatibility with the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" has been improved, and the way of transformation has taken a big step forward; The fourth gain was that the shadow of the Black Tortoise, which was an entanglement of the tortoise and the snake, became a little more solid, which in turn promoted the comprehension of the Water Element, the Old Yin, and the Kan Gua. With these four gains, Tao Tie stopped while he was ahead, stopped using [Mastering the Five Thunders] and the Sword of Shock, and took back the Heavenly Escape/Pure Yang Sword Heart and the Thunder Pestle. Then, with the lingering emotion, continue to comprehend the principles related to the Five Thunders, Water, Old Yin, and Kan. Because he was too focused, he did not notice the abnormality under the lake not far away in time. Cangyun Prefecture, Liuxian County, Missionary House. Huang Junshi, who had stolen a half-day of leisure, came to the second floor of the library, dragged Mr. Qiu from the rocking chair by the window, and played chess with him for fun. Huang Junshi plays black and Qiu Lao plays white. The two players played fast chess, which did not allow for too long thinking or too slow moves. The crisp sound of "pa pa pa" rang out one after another. In a short while, the chessboard was filled with black and white pieces, forming a situation of four dragons killing each other, two large and two small. When the endgame was approaching, Huang Junshi suddenly froze for a moment, holding a black piece in his hand, not dropping it immediately. His left hand began to count with his fingers, calculating something.
This is a sign of a sudden inspiration. Only those with great supernatural powers can have this effect and would not dare to underestimate it. Old Qiu smiled and began to collect the chess pieces, saying casually: "Don't say anything. Your beloved disciple is destined to have this little disaster, it's okay." After hearing what Mr. Qiu said, Huang Junshi really stopped calculating. After thinking about it, he took out the communication terminal and sent a message to his eldest disciple Dao Xiaofeng who was far away in Beijing. Then block it again. Beijing. Outside the mountain gate of Baima Zen Temple, Dao Xiaofeng, dressed in men's clothes, with his hands folded in front of his chest and a folding fan stuck in the collar of his neck, was blocking the way in and out of the temple in a casual manner. Beside Dao Xiaofeng, there was a woman standing on each side. The one on the left is Qiu Wan, who is yawning repeatedly. On the right is Ma Weiwei, the daughter of the new Marquis of Xi, whose beautiful eyes are fixed on Dao Xiaofeng and whose heart is also tied to Dao Xiaofeng. Dao Xiaofeng looked proud and asked in a deep voice, "Wanru, Weiwei, if I break into the White Horse Temple and overturn the main hall today, will the emperor grant me a princess to play with?" Qiu Wanru glared at Dao Xiaofeng unhappily, too lazy to answer such a ridiculous question. Ma Weiwei first lowered her head sadly, her eyes misty for a moment, then she took a breath, quickly calmed down, raised her head and said crisply: "Nihuang, although His Majesty dislikes Buddhism, he has not explicitly targeted it. Baima Zen Temple is one of the ancestral temples of Buddhism. If you pick it, His Majesty will probably not reward you, but punish you instead. I think it's better for you not to act rashly." "Ah." Dao Xiaofeng thought about it seriously and agreed, "Weiwei is worthy of being my think tank, what she said makes sense." As he spoke, Dao Xiaofeng turned sideways, put down his right hand and gently embraced Ma Weiwei's slender waist, then held the soft and fragrant girl in his arms. "It's delicious." Dao Xiaofeng lowered his head, sniffed gently at Ma Weiwei's temples, sighed, and then blew a tickling breath towards the girl's already red ears. When the girl was almost limp and hanging on him with her heart pounding, Dao Xiaofeng pressed his lips on her in a very domineering manner, pried open her teeth and sucked her sweet saliva. Qiu Wanru covered her forehead and sighed. Another innocent girl has fallen. Just as Dao Xiaofeng was doing whatever he wanted to Ma Weiwei outside the gate of Baima Zen Temple, a message came from Cangyun Prefecture across half of the Celestial Empire to the capital. As soon as the special squeaky vibration sounded, Dao Xiaofeng let go of Ma Weiwei's sweet tongue and took out a communication terminal with many star dots on the back. "Hey! How could that blockhead Huang Junshi think of sending me a message?" Opening the communication terminal, Dao Xiaofeng sighed, "How rare! It's really rare! The sun didn't even rise from the west today! How could that blockhead think of a traitor like me?" Sighing, Dao Xiaofeng clicked on the message and checked the specific content, and was stunned. Then he handed the communication terminal to Qiu Wanru with a strange look on his face: "The trap you dug has trapped my junior brother whom I have never met." "Hmm? What did I dig?"
Qiu Wanru took the communication terminal in confusion, looked at the message on it, then raised her eyebrows, embarrassed. She really was the one who dug this pit, Dao Xiaofeng did not wrongly accuse her. The question is, what did Tao Tie do to attract the relatives of that evil dragon? But now is not the time to think about this issue. The most urgent task is to rush to Dianzhou as soon as possible. That evil dragon dared to wreak havoc on the local area when the flood occurred, not without support. If she had not passed by there, the local county government and the Immortal God Bureau might not have the ability to deal with the evil dragon. "go!" Qiu Wanru made a prompt decision, flew back to the capital at high speed, and said, "Teleport to Dianzhou and rescue your junior brother." Dao Xiaofeng hugged Ma Weiwei and followed closely. You can enjoy games, but you can’t let it interfere with your work. Dianzhou. By the big lake, in the depression. Tao Tie had finished his enlightenment. He soared into the air and looked towards the lake in front of him with a serious face. He was just immersed in his thoughts for a moment and neglected something. It's not like I completely lost my guard. Soon, he sensed the movement under the lake. But it's too late to leave, all I can do is face it head on. Suddenly, a female dragon several dozen feet long broke out of the water, stared at Tao Tie viciously, and roared, "Where is my son's body? What is your relationship with that stinky woman?" After asking, the female dragon continued to roar: "Hand over my son's body, and I will leave you a whole body." Tao Tie frowned slightly and said seriously: "You and I are strangers. If we have anything to discuss, we can talk about it properly. There is no need to do this..." "Have a good talk?" The female dragon sneered, and then became extremely angry. "When that stinky woman killed my son without saying a word, did she ever think of giving my son a chance to talk properly? You want to talk to me properly? Go to the underworld to accompany my son first, and then I will talk to you properly!" Roar! ! ! Before she finished her words, the female dragon raised up a huge wave over a hundred feet high and pounced towards Tao Tie. The blow was extremely simple. There were only huge waves crashing and the female dragon's body hitting him. But it's not simple at all. The space by the lake, in the depressions and on the high slopes was completely fixed by the female dragon. Even if Tao Tie used the [Flash] between reality and illusion, he could not escape from this space.
The huge waves created by the female dragon and her personal attack are sure to hit the target. Compared with the female dragon's body, Tao Tie is like a porcelain doll that will break if touched. This is the simple purpose of the female dragon's attack. After all, for monsters, the more the means of killing the enemy can make use of the physical advantages, the better. Why all the fancy stuff? Faced with a fatal blow, Tao Tie remained calm. Before the female dragon roared angrily and showed signs of attacking, he had already triggered all the arrangements he had made temporarily. A thunder pestle hangs above the head, releasing all the stored mines in an instant. The Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" controls the virtual image of Xuanwu, and uses the Earth Evil Technique [Demon Slaying] to bless the Tiandun/Chun Yang tangible sword heart, and performs the Zhen Sword Dao of Taiyi Fenguan Sword Art, slashing at the water mines released by Jinglei Chu. In less than half a breath, this area, which was already extremely susceptible to attracting thunder due to Tao Tie's previous lightning and lightning, was once again filled with lightning. Layers of red clouds gathered above the sky in the blink of an eye. "upbraid!" Tao Tie opened his mouth and uttered, using two magical powers [hum] and [ha] at the same time, shaking people's souls and dispersing their spirits. Use both hands to form thunder seal at the same time, Tiangang method, [master the five thunders]. Drive away thunder and lightning! Cure evil spirits and conquer demons! In less than a breath, Tao Tie used the most powerful combination of attack methods he could use at this time and place. In terms of defense, he only had time to use the soft armor made from dragon skin and turtle shell, and he had no more strength left. There was a loud rumbling sound. The endless thunder struck down in an instant, piercing through the huge waves and hitting the back of the female dragon's head that pounced on Tao Tie. The collision of thunder, waves and dragons produced a dark blue fire. The higher the waves, the stronger the thunder, and the bigger the fire. The azure thunder fell from high above, exploding from the outside, blasting the female dragon's skin and flesh apart. A dark blue fire burned from within, like a maggot attached to the bone. The attacking female dragon and Tao Tie, who was attacked, felt their internal organs burning and their bodies burnt completely. They met suddenly, and each struck once, in the midst of thunder and fire. That is to distinguish between life and death. (End of this chapter)