Shi Feiyang forcefully took away the Seven Evil Yin Divine Curtain, pondering what other means to employ to teach them a lesson without weakening their overall strength.
He was looking down at Xuanyuan Dharma King and his disciples, along with Demon Corpse Gu Chen, preparing to find more trouble when he decided that the Black Lotus Dharma Seat looked rather appealing.
Suddenly, Jiang Xuejun said to her master Yan Yingmu through a secret transmission, "Master, that miscreant is fighting with the demon humans, this is the perfect opportunity for us to..."
"Silence!" Yan Yingmu rebuked sharply, interrupting Jiang Xuejun's words.
Jiang Xuejun was astonished. "We're using the secret transmission technique, and there's also..."
She thought that since she was using a secret transmission rather than speaking out loud, and with the Liangyi Dust Formation as a barrier, Shi Feiyang wouldn't be able to hear them.
However, the Liangyi Dust Formation was just a portable and simplified version set up by the Emei Sect on the outside, not powered by the Taiqing One Qi Divine Talisman as the formation's eye. Moreover, it hadn't been successfully deployed at the moment. Qi Shuming had not seized the Central Palace, and the six portals were not yet fully interconnected, completely isolating the inside from the outside.
With Shi Feiyang's current Daoist power, within a radius of three to five thousand li, he was keenly aware of every little movement, hearing Jiang Xuejun's words loud and clear.
He immediately lost interest in the Xuanyuan Dharma King and stretched out his hand to point; the red and gold lines of the Nine Suspicions Tripod flew northward, forcibly drawing in the Golden Light Giant Hand and the Soundless Divine Thunder summoned by Yan Yingmu from mid-air.
The Golden Light Giant Hand condensed by Yan Yingmu was as powerful as Master Fen Tuo's Sumeru Vajra Hand, no weaker than Bai Mei Zen Master's Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm. It could snatch Xu Feiniang and the like straight out of the air, breaking all of their spells. Should it encounter a Flying Sword, it would grab the sword; should it encounter a Magical Treasure, it would snatch the treasure, invincible in every encounter!
In the original text, Zhu Hong stole the Taiyin Five Smoke Net from Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor and sacrificed it alone for many years, only to be easily snatched by this giant hand as if it were picking up a handkerchief.
There were very few Magical Treasures in the world capable of countering this Golden Light Giant Hand, and even those specifically designed to seize others' possessions could be easily snatched by it from afar.
However, the Nine Suspicions Tripod was a Cosmic Treasure and had now grown several zhang tall. Shi Feiyang stood before the tripod, casting spells to unleash its full might.
The red and gold lines whirled and sucked in reverse; each Golden Light Giant Hand cast towards the Northwest Ming Gate, along with a series of Thunder Pearls, was forcibly redirected mid-flight, all flying into the Nine Suspicions Tripod!
Once inside the Tripod, the Golden Light Giant Hand disintegrated into strands of light and was absorbed into the Cosmic Core, while the Soundless Divine Thunders reverted into gleaming, splendid Thunder Pearls. Just like the earlier Seven Evil Yin Thunder of the Xuanyuan Dharma King, they clattered down one after another.
Yan Yingmu was so furious that her white hair trembled. She knew that Shi Feiyang possessed high Divine Power, but still, she regarded it as limited at best. Her biggest problem with him was his knack for strategizing, exceptionally accurate in deducing Heavenly Numbers. They had a few long-distance encounters in the past, attempting to alter each others' fates, and she had always ended up worse, hence her reluctance to face Shi Feiyang directly. Eventually, she even called back Jiang Xuejun.
Now, with Shi Feiyang possessing the Heavenly Mirror and the Nine Suspicions Tripod, he became even more difficult to conquer. It would be possible to unite several of the current world's supreme masters to exterminate him, but it would inevitably lead to cataclysmic destruction, a disaster for the Human World!
Moreover, Li Jingxu made a valid point: although Shi Feiyang was of the Xuan Dragon lineage and practiced Demon Path Great Techniques, he was not comparable to the demon humans of the Demon Cult. As long as one didn't provoke him, it was better for everyone to coexist peacefully. If he truly committed atrocious acts, he would naturally face Heavenly Punishment.
In reality, everyone understood that Shi Feiyang was unlikely to suffer from Heavenly Punishment; he had accumulated much virtue over the years.
The high priests of both Buddhism and Daoism had calculated in secret that Shi Feiyang, through the Great Ming Dynasty, had saved countless lives and educated all beings on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. He treated everyone equally, encompassing humans and demons, good and evil alike, amassing at least eight million deeds of virtue...
When True Master Changmei first founded the Emei Sect, he set the goal of amassing one hundred thousand deeds of virtue, but later decided to accumulate a million in cooperation with his disciples.
The laughing Monk expressed gratitude to his mentor, the Ascetic Monk, also pledging to establish one hundred thousand virtues; before Jiang Shu's Ascension in Tian Dou, he too vowed to amass one hundred thousand Outer Skills.
Guang Chengzi was notably ambitious, aiming for ninety million virtuous deeds. He had lived many years before the ancient times, helped the Yellow Emperor battle Chi You, assisted in Alchemy governance, but had only accumulated just over half so far. He also crafted numerous Magical Treasures and left many Daoist books for posterity, hence later generations achieved success with his possessions, contributing to his past good deeds.
Shi Feiyang and his disciples received Guang Chengzi's Dan Book and many Treasures, and the virtues they accrued over the years also shared benefits with Guang Chengzi.
Even so, Shi Feiyang still had over eight million!
The final conclusion of Yan Yingmu and others was not to provoke Shi Feiyang... Even should they manage to defeat him, there was a chance that Heavenly Punishment could fall upon themselves instead!
Eight million good deeds, the equivalent of many lifetimes' worth of virtue for an ordinary person—they would essentially be killing a saint of a hundred lifetimes, and at that point, forget Ascension; they might even be unwelcome in the cosmos!
Thus, Yan Yingmu and the others always maintained indifference towards Shi Feiyang, avoiding contact and interaction, letting him be.
As a result, Jiang Xuejun, this troublesome disciple, repeatedly provoked him voluntarily, and today, at this critical moment, she spoke ill of him and was caught in the act, both embarrassing and infuriating!
Yan Yingmu watched as her Spells and Divine Thunders were taken by the Nine Suspicions Tripod, and a thought suddenly arose in her mind: this disciple's nature isn't strong enough; perhaps she should be reborn yet again?
She wasn't afraid of Shi Feiyang, but she simply didn't want to engage in a duel with someone adorned with eight million deeds of virtue and still thriving, especially with two Cosmic Treasures in hand. It was pointless. Shi Feiyang wasn't a Great Demon causing chaos in the world; instead, he constantly accumulated virtue, performing good deeds...
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