“How terrifying! Brother, shall we step in and help?”
Shui Tianyi, the Holy Mother, was ultimately a human immortal, and human immortals shared a common nature: they absolutely could not coexist with evil beings.
“How terrifying, brother, should we step in to help?”
After all, the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi is still a human immortal, and human immortals share a common nature—absolute opposition to evil beings.
There are many demons, their strength is formidable, and the situation is extremely horrifying.
The moment Shui Miao activated the small chessboard killing array, he suddenly wondered if this was the doing of the Heavenly Mechanism Sovereign, using this act to test the power of the small chessboard killing array?
This possibility is very high; otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence.
This is truly a big dilemma: either use the small chessboard killing array or watch the Spirit Marshal die!
Seeing the eerie and evil skull cloud mass enveloping the Spirit Marshal layer by layer, and sensing that the Spirit Marshal and his group of heavenly soldiers and generals could not break free, Shui Miao, in a moment of desperation, decided to activate the small chessboard killing array to attack the rapidly rolling, enormous black skull!
A seven-colored light pillar suddenly shot out, creating a dazzlingly bright column in the gray sky, directly hitting the enormous black skull, which instantly turned into nothingness. The surrounding black qi quickly dissipated, evaporating in an instant, with the light like the blazing sun, rapidly spreading to the distant yin-qi around.
The evil clouds around the Spirit Marshal dispersed, and several evil blood-colored demonic shadows painfully disintegrated under the light, completely disappearing.
The power of the small chessboard killing array is too terrifying, it is simply the nemesis of demons.
A large area of evil qi was completely dispelled, and the originally gray sky turned bright and clear.
Shui Miao stopped activating the small chessboard killing array, but the light pillar that had already been activated did not disappear. The huge light pillar transformed into an enormous light dragon, flying through the realm of immortals and demons under Shui Miao’s control, dispersing evil qi everywhere, turning large areas into a holy and clear realm full of spiritual energy, just like the celestial realm.
Under the influence of the spiritual energy, flowers and grass gradually grew on the land of the realm of immortals and demons, bursting with vibrant life.
“This, this is too miraculous!”
Seeing the originally lifeless realm of immortals and demons undergo such a dramatic transformation, the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi became excited, “Brother, have you made significant modifications to the small chessboard killing array? Normally, the Hongyu Chessboard couldn’t possibly produce such earth-shaking, yin-yang reversing effects.”
“Some modifications, but I didn’t expect its performance to exceed my expectations so much.”
Shui Miao was also shocked.
Originally, the thirty-three sacred artifacts in the Hongyu Chessboard were a whole, a perfect sacred artifact combination array that could attack, defend, and function as a celestial city.
Now, Shui Miao, according to his own understanding, set up a small chessboard killing array, which was already a huge modification.
Upon reflection, Shui Miao sensed the five-element layout of the small chessboard killing array and discovered that he had arranged the positions of the thirteen attack-type sacred artifacts into a layout that enhances yang-qi through the mutual generation of yin and yang and the five elements, coincidentally countering the evil demonic qi.
That is to say, Shui Miao now only needs to change the positions of the thirteen attack sacred artifacts on the small chessboard killing array to create super attack arrays of different patterns and attributes.
Thus, the small chessboard killing array is indeed terrifying.
But the massive amount of crystals required to activate the small chessboard killing array is also very, very terrifying and daunting.
“Someone has come to save us!”
“Who is he, how is he so powerful, could he be the Heavenly Emperor?”
“Spirit Marshal, are you alright?”
“I’m fine, let’s go over there…”
The Spirit Marshal led a group of heavenly generals, not riding horses, but flying over on foot.
“It’s you?”
Seeing Shui Miao, the Spirit Marshal was stunned.
The Holy Mother Shui Tianyi knew about Shui Miao’s situation, so she wasn’t surprised, just concernedly asked, “Spirit Marshal, are you alright?”
“Oh, thank you for your concern, Holy Mother, I’m fine!”
The Spirit Marshal and the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi were talking, but he couldn’t help but look at Shui Miao in shock.
Judging by his expression, he should not be in league with the Heavenly Mechanism Sovereign; he is also a victim. Shui Miao’s thoughts turned, and he clasped his fists and said, “Spirit Marshal, we finally meet. Without the jade pendant you gave me back then, there would be no Shui Miao today.”
“This, this…”
The Spirit Marshal’s face showed an extremely awkward expression, paused for a moment, then said with shame, “Brother Shui Miao, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have used you to resolve my wife’s heart knot, I’m sorry, please forgive me!”
The Spirit Marshal actually directly apologized to Shui Miao.
This surprised everyone, and Shui Miao was also taken aback.
The Spirit Marshal could have apologized privately, explained the matter privately, but he didn’t do that, which shows he is a person with a clear conscience, his thoughts are like a mirror, saying what he thinks, worthy of respect and admiration.
“Ah! Forget it…” Shui Miao shook his head, sighed and said, “Spirit Marshal, actually, this matter can’t be blamed on you, it’s all fate playing tricks. Although I was deeply troubled, I also gained many benefits from it, step by step allowing me to grow, so you don’t need to apologize, just give me the truth.”
“Good, this is not the place to talk, please come back with us to talk, you saved our lives, we need to thank you properly.” Seeing Shui Miao say this, the Spirit Marshal was very happy and quickly invited Shui Miao and Shui Tianyi to the camp as guests.
“Thank you both for saving our lives!”
“Thank you both…”
The heavenly generals all clasped their fists and thanked them in unison for saving their lives.
Shui Miao and Shui Tianyi looked at each other, but didn’t say anything.
To save everyone, so many crystals were spent, hearing a few good words is only fair.
Back at the camp, the Spirit Marshal immediately set up a banquet of a hundred fruits to entertain the guests.
During the banquet, Shui Tianyi asked the Spirit Marshal about the affairs of the realm of immortals and demons.
The Spirit Marshal did not hide anything and immediately told the truth.
Today, just before Shui Miao arrived, the Spirit Marshal suddenly received intelligence that there was unusual activity in the realm of immortals and demons, so he immediately took people to investigate. But unexpectedly, as soon as the Spirit Marshal and his group went out to patrol, they were surrounded by more than ten demon sovereigns, and even the Demon Emperor came.
Fortunately, Shui Miao acted in time, killing the Demon Emperor and those more than ten demon sovereigns.
Moreover, such a thing had not happened for over a thousand years.
Hearing this, Shui Miao once again suspected the Heavenly Mechanism Sovereign.
However, Shui Miao did not voice his suspicions.
After the banquet of a hundred fruits, the Spirit Marshal invited Shui Miao to a secret chamber, setting up a super confinement inside to prevent others from peeking or eavesdropping. Then the Spirit Marshal was very straightforward, directly getting to the point and saying to Shui Miao, “Brother Shui Miao, actually I knew long ago that you would come to find me, but I didn’t expect you to come so quickly, your strength to grow so rapidly. My master once gave me a brocade pouch, told me to give it to you when you came, he said you would understand everything after reading the brocade pouch.”
“The brocade pouch…”
Shui Miao was slightly stunned, never expecting that he really had some connection with the Supreme Lord Laozi.
The moment Shui Miao activated the small chessboard killing formation, a sudden thought crossed his mind: could this be the work of the Celestial Mechanism Sage, using this situation to test the power of the small chessboard formation?
This possibility was very high; otherwise, things wouldn’t have coincided so perfectly.
This was truly a big dilemma—either use the small chessboard formation or watch Ling Shuai perish!
Seeing the eerie and evil skull-like dark clouds wrap around Ling Shuai layer by layer, and sensing that Ling Shuai and his group of heavenly soldiers couldn’t break free, Shui Miao grew anxious. He could no longer hesitate and immediately activated the small chessboard formation, launching an attack at the rapidly approaching, enormous black skull!
Suddenly, a seven-colored light beam shot forth, creating a dazzlingly bright column in the gray sky, directly striking the enormous black skull. The massive skull instantly turned to nothingness, the surrounding black qi quickly dissipated and evaporated instantly. The light shone like the blazing sun, rapidly spreading outward and purging the surrounding yin and malevolent energies.
The evil clouds surrounding Ling Shuai and his men dispersed, and several evil blood-colored demonic shadows painfully disintegrated and vanished completely under the light.
The power of the small chessboard formation was simply terrifying—it was practically a nemesis of evil beings.
A vast area of malevolent energy was completely dispelled, and the previously gray sky actually transformed into a bright and clear expanse.
Shui Miao stopped channeling the small chessboard formation, but the light beam he had already unleashed did not vanish. The massive beam transformed into an enormous luminous dragon, which, under Shui Miao’s mental command, darted through the Immortal-Demon Realm, scattering evil qi everywhere and turning large regions into pure, bright, and spiritually rich lands just like the Immortal Realm.
Under the influence of spiritual energy, flowers and grass began gradually sprouting from the soil of the Immortal-Demon Realm, exuding a vibrant vitality.
“This… this is just too amazing!”
Seeing the once lifeless Immortal-Demon Realm suddenly undergo such a dramatic transformation, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi became extremely excited. “Brother, did you make major modifications to the small chessboard formation? Normally, the Hongyu Chessboard could never produce effects capable of reversing heaven and earth or overturning yin and yang.”
“I made some modifications, but I didn’t expect its performance to exceed my expectations so much,” Shui Miao replied, also feeling somewhat stunned.
Originally, the thirty-three sacred treasures within the Hongyu Chessboard formed a unified whole—a perfect formation composed of sacred artifacts capable of both attack and defense, as well as functioning as a celestial city.
Now, however, Shui Miao had arranged a small chessboard killing formation according to his own understanding, which was already a major modification.
Upon reflection, Shui Miao examined the Five Elements layout of the small chessboard formation and realized that he had placed thirteen offensive sacred treasures in a configuration that enhanced yang-type immortal energy through the mutual generation of the Five Elements. By sheer coincidence, this layout happened to counteract evil demonic qi perfectly.
In other words, by simply rearranging the positions of the thirteen offensive sacred treasures on the small chessboard formation, Shui Miao could create various types of super-attack formations with different attributes.
Thus, the small chessboard formation was indeed terrifying.
However, the massive amount of spirit stones required to activate the small chessboard formation was also incredibly daunting.
“Someone has come to rescue us!”
“Who is he? How can he be so powerful? Could he be the Heavenly Emperor?”
“General Ling, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Come, let’s go over…”
Ling Shuai led a group of heavenly generals, flying toward them without riding horses.
“It’s you?”
Seeing Shui Miao, Ling Shuai was momentarily stunned.
Knowing about Shui Miao, Holy Mother Shui Tianyi wasn’t surprised and instead asked with concern, “General Ling, are you okay?”
“Oh, thank you for your concern, Holy Mother. I’m fine!”
As Ling Shuai spoke with Holy Mother Shui Tianyi, he couldn’t help but stare at Shui Miao in astonishment.
Judging from his expression, he didn’t seem to be in cahoots with the Celestial Mechanism Sage and was also a victim. Shui Miao’s thoughts turned, and he bowed respectfully, saying, “General Ling, it’s finally our first meeting. Without the jade pendant you bestowed upon me back then, there wouldn’t be the Shui Miao of today.”
“This… this…”
Ling Shuai’s face immediately turned extremely awkward. After a pause, he said with embarrassment, “Young Brother Shui Miao, I wronged you. I shouldn’t have used you to resolve my wife’s emotional turmoil. I’m truly sorry—please forgive me!”
Ling Shuai actually directly apologized to Shui Miao.
This surprised everyone, including Shui Miao himself.
Ling Shuai could have easily apologized privately and explained the matter behind closed doors, but he didn’t do so. This clearly showed that he was a person of integrity, speaking openly and honestly, someone worthy of respect and admiration.
“Oh, forget it…” Shui Miao shook his head and sighed, saying, “General Ling, actually, this matter isn’t entirely your fault. It was just fate’s doing. Although I was greatly troubled, I also gained many benefits, step by step growing stronger. Therefore, there’s no need to apologize—just give me the truth.”
“Alright, this isn’t the place to talk. Please come back with us and let’s discuss it properly. You’ve saved our lives, and we must properly thank you.” Seeing Shui Miao’s response, Ling Shuai was very pleased and promptly invited Shui Miao and Shui Tianyi to his camp as honored guests.
“Thank you both for saving our lives!”
“Thank you both…”
The heavenly generals bowed in unison, expressing their gratitude collectively.
Shui Miao and Shui Tianyi exchanged glances but said nothing.
After expending so many spirit stones to save everyone, hearing a few words of gratitude was only fair.
Returning to the camp, Ling Shuai immediately hosted a banquet of a hundred fruits to entertain the guests.
During the banquet, Shui Tianyi inquired about the Immortal-Demon Realm from Ling Shuai.
Ling Shuai didn’t conceal anything and truthfully explained everything.
Earlier that day, just before Shui Miao arrived, Ling Shuai had suddenly received intelligence about unusual disturbances in the Immortal-Demon Realm, so he immediately led a team to investigate. However, he hadn’t expected that as soon as they started their patrol, they were surrounded by more than ten Demon Lords, and even the Demon Emperor himself had appeared.
Thankfully, Shui Miao had intervened in time, killing the Demon Emperor and the ten-odd Demon Lords.
Moreover, such an event hadn’t occurred for over a thousand years.
Hearing this, Shui Miao once again suspected the Celestial Mechanism Sage.
However, he didn’t voice his suspicions.
After the banquet, Ling Shuai invited Shui Miao into a private chamber, setting up powerful barriers to prevent eavesdropping or surveillance. Then, in a straightforward manner, Ling Shuai said directly to Shui Miao, “Brother Shui Miao, to be honest, I’ve known all along that you would come looking for me, but I didn’t expect you to arrive so soon or develop your strength so rapidly. My master once gave me a sealed letter, instructing me to hand it to you when you came. He said that once you read it, you would understand everything.”
“A sealed letter…”
Shui Miao was slightly taken aback, not expecting that he truly had a destined connection with the Supreme Elder Lord.
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