Chapter 1833

The immortals and demons of the Heavenly Palace turned around and closely followed them, constantly harassing them. Though they were outnumbered, the Divine Radiance Giants who had rushed from other parts of Silver Pearl Island also joined the melee; they were all transformed from extinguished Divine Radiance meteorites.

The battlefield shifted to the banks of Waist-Child Lake, becoming even more lively.

He Lingchuan hurriedly patted the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, urging it to replay the scene of True Lord Cangxi striking the lakebed.

That scene had happened too quickly; he anxiously tried to figure out exactly what was going on.

The Hao Yuan Golden Mirror sensed its master's intent and thoughtfully replayed the footage at ten times slower speed, simultaneously removing the blinding golden light from the image.

Compared to the dull sand table, it could do so much more.

But since it was so perceptive, the Soul-Capturing Mirror in He Lingchuan's bosom snorted twice: "Look at you showing off!"

Nevertheless, no matter how it muttered, the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror still performed its task meticulously; the chosen angle perfectly captured True Lord Cangxi flashing onto the surface of Waist-Child Lake, then producing a...

Yellowish pear?

No, it was a non-luminous Silver Pearl Fruit.

The Heavenly Palace troop crossed Waist-Child Lake from the Upper Realm, of course using the Silver Pearl Fruit, but the fruit's passage time lasted only a quarter-hour, which has long since expired.

Afterwards, True Lord Cangxi produced another blue lotus seed.

He Lingchuan had always thought these lotus seeds were refined from extraterrestrial meteorites, but this one did not look like it, because True Lord Cangxi crushed the lotus seed in his palm and scattered the powder onto the Silver Pearl Fruit.

That gesture was just like sprinkling pepper powder on a biscuit.

Before entering the water, the Silver Pearl Fruit lit up!

The timing was seized with exquisite precision.

Dong Rui exclaimed in disbelief: "What! This..."

They had only ever seen the Silver Pearl Fruit darken and finally turn into an edible big pear, never imagining this process could be reversed! How was this achieved? "How exactly is this reversed?"

In fact, this blue lotus seed is a divine technique recorded in the Bei Ye Scripture by Mei Yi Shen, obtained from Jin Nao Shen, capable of restoring an object to any state within the past two hours.

This was originally just an insignificant minor technique, because the object subjected to it cannot be a person, cannot be a magical artifact, and even the magical power fluctuations it contains cannot be too great. After subtracting seven and adding eight, only odd objects and the like qualify.

This is a test specimen left over from before; even the Holy Lord of Ling Xu couldn't be bothered to reclaim it. When Miao Zhantian came to borrow True Lord Cangxi's skin, the Holy Lord of Ling Xu casually handed it over along with it.

Therefore, Miao Zhantian previously used the other iron lotus seeds in the lotus lamp to create divine fire heavenly meteors or incarnations, but never touched this blue lotus seed, knowing it was merely a toy ornament.

Who would have thought that if used skillfully, an ornament could become a great vessel! The Heavenly Palace troop entered the Lower Realm through Waist-Child Lake after sunrise, and now the sun has not yet reached the zenith, meaning less than two hours have passed, although the battle was extremely fierce.

This satisfies the two-hour time limit requirement.

The Silver Pearl Fruit itself is merely a pear, endowed with the passage permit property by Qian Hua Jia; its composition is singular, its attributes simple.

This satisfies the requirement that magical power fluctuations not be too great.

Thus, Miao Zhantian used the Bei Ye divine technique to restore the Silver Pearl Fruit to its luminous state—wouldn't this passage permit for traversing Waist-Child Lake then be available? However, the divine technique can only be applied to one Silver Pearl Fruit, so only Miao Zhantian himself could go.

The earlier forbearance has now been rewarded.

"What else happened in the lake?"

Earlier, they only knew that after the golden light entered the water, it sank all the way down.

At this moment, the mirror adopted a top-down angle, taking a view from over ten zhang above the lake surface, playing back True Lord Cangxi entering the water at an angle.

During his descent, everything at the bottom of Waist-Child Lake was illuminated in minute detail.

Everyone saw: where was the lakebed, where were the sand, stones, and aquatic plants! The golden light into which True Lord Cangxi transformed plunged straight into a deep passage; the two sides of the passage were grayish with white, and the surface still had several thick stone tendons, resembling limestone at first glance; but after looking twice more, they discovered it was abnormally smooth, actually filled with fleshy, vibrant vitality! Wan Si Liang unconsciously touched his neck, feeling as if this lake bottom somewhat resembled, resembled a human throat? Everyone already knew this was the lake-bottom passage opened by Miao Zhantian using the Silver Pearl Fruit, but he himself had also controlled the Waist-Child Lake vicinity, the inner and outer layers of law being contradictory, and with the aid of the True Seeing Eye, before finally stripping away this passage's facade! Dong Rui murmured: "Back then, was it also like this for us?"

What happened next was roughly as everyone knew. True Lord Cangxi struck the lakebottom four times before and after; the first three attempts failed, but the last one succeeded in breaking through, after which he smoothly rushed in.

The passage closed behind him, returning to its original state.

Immediately afterward, the Qian Hua Dharma Phase arrived, but was blocked outside the passage.

He Lingchuan also sighed: "Miao Zhantian finally turned the tables on Qian Hua, not easy at all."

Schemes and plots are not Qian Hua's exclusive patent.

Zhu Xiuer gazed at the rippling water on the lake surface, then suddenly sent a sound transmission to He Lingchuan: "Waist-Child Lake has been taken over by Miao Zhantian, right?"

He Lingchuan nodded.

Zhu Xiuer continued: "Then why can your mirror still display the scene of Waist-Child Lake?"

In the lighthouse contention battle in another phantom realm, once Miao Zhantian's lighthouse boundary was deployed, the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror could not display the battle situation within the boundary. This is because, within the lighthouse boundary, Miao Zhantian's own laws take effect, shielding and replacing some of the rules of the Overturned Sea.

At that time, the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror was still in the hands of the Phantom Sect, serving as the nodal point of the Overturned Sea's law network, and could not see inside the boundary.

Now, Miao Zhantian uses the Divine Fire Grand Array to demarcate territory; the places he occupies similarly target Qian Hua, shielding rules.

Why can the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror display his sphere of influence, namely the scene of Waist-Child Lake?

Logically, it should also be shielded just like before.

He Lingchuan praised: "Auntie Zhu really is becoming more and more meticulous."

This special situation, he had noticed long ago. Qian Hua's sand table cannot display areas controlled by Miao Zhantian, but the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror displays them without error!

He Lingchuan had his own inference: here, Miao Zhantian used the divine fire meteorite of True Lord Cangxi as a formation base to shield the local laws. Coincidentally, he found fragments of the Crimson Flame Horned Viper, a clone of True Lord Cangxi, in Qian Hua's secret hall; this object's composition is extremely complex, and it is also a manifestation of Miao Zhantian's divine power. After the Great Square Vessel took it back, who knows how it was stirred up, perhaps even deciphering part of Miao Zhantian's rules.

Thus, the Waist-Child Lake area also became a visible range for the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror.

If his inference is correct, this is truly a tremendously significant matter, indicating that the Great Square Vessel's application of so-called laws and rules surpasses even the two great immortals and demons.

Dong Rui felt somewhat worried and anxious, voicing the sentiment of the Black Armor Army behind him: "Miao Zhantian finally gained this initiative with great difficulty; wouldn't he just stab the old shell to death? Then we'd have to follow suit and be buried with him."

Miao Zhantian's archenemy is Qian Hua; Bai Ziqi's archenemy is He Lingchuan. Once Miao Zhantian disposes of Qian Hua, the next turn will be for He Lingchuan and company! Dong Rui has no fondness for the True Person of Qian Hua, but speaking of choosing the lesser of two evils, he still hopes Qian Hua wins miserably.

Wan Si Liang and Wang Fubao, etc., nodded repeatedly, while Luo Xie just stared at the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror in a dazed state; today's events truly exceeded his comprehension.

He Lingchuan shook his head: "You're thinking too simply. This old clam monster has absorbed thousands of years of solar and lunar essences and spiritual energy; how could it be so easily stabbed to death? Besides, Miao Zhantian risked his life entering the Overturned Sea, his goal not only to exterminate the True Person of Qian Hua, but more importantly to seize the clam monster's carcass! If he ruins such an excellent carcass, wouldn't that be a wasted trip?"

"Just preserve the carcass?" Dong Rui suddenly understood: "Then we must exterminate Qian Hua's soul and spirit!"

"Not bad, just like what the Holy Lord of Ling Xu did to True Lord Cangxi back then." He Lingchuan reached out to stroke the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, "Although Qian Hua's true form is not an immortal, he has the ability to make the illusory real; the phantoms he creates can also take human form, and his magical power is correspondingly great. Doesn't that sound like what the demons tirelessly seek?"

"A powerful humanoid form?" Dong Rui murmured: "Yes, if Miao Zhantian can take Qian Hua's carcass, perhaps the demons' secret research could be greatly shortened."

He Lingchuan interjected a side remark: "By the way, the demons have always been unable to long-term reside in immortal carcasses; you see, what is the reason for this?"

Dong Rui shrugged: "How would I know? I haven't done any research in this area."

At that moment, several bolts of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, followed by rolling thunder.

"Huh?" Wan Qi Feng looked up, "How come it's golden lightning?"

Everyone looked up and saw more than a dozen bolts of lightning descending from the heavens, their shape resembling upside-down coral clusters, but each one was golden, a pure vermilion gold color, luxurious and dazzling.

After Miao Zhantian threw himself into the lake, the True Eye suspended in the sky had already vanished, and the sky had returned to normal.

But after those more than a dozen bolts of lightning had fallen, half of the sky became transparent again, and everyone could see that beyond the heavens, sometimes golden light flickered, sometimes blue light glimmered, outlining some enormous shapes.

There is something beyond the heavens, and it seems to be moving!

The ghost ape also shaded its eyes with its hand and looked up. Dong Rui asked He Lingchuan: "Is that Qian Huan's true form?"

"Perhaps."

Not a moment later, the sky once again became overcast with dark clouds, obscuring the phenomenon beyond the heavens.

People were still staring at each other when the ground suddenly shuddered violently, making it hard for anyone to stand.

Immediately, seven or eight fissures split open along the lakeshore, each bottomless!

"Miao Zhantian and Qian Huan have already begun their magical duel." Dong Rui whispered to He Lingchuan, "Now that your Haoyuan Golden Mirror possesses many wonders, can't you directly take us away from the Inverted Sea?"

Since this mirror has also been connected to the Inverted Sea's law network, could it bring them out of the net?

Anyway, He Lingchuan's purpose in provoking Miao Zhantian and Qian Huan to fight each other has already been achieved; now slipping away could also be called achieving success and withdrawing.

"I've tried, it doesn't work!" He Lingchuan doused his hope with a bucket of cold water, "Qian Huan is still the master of this place; if the clam doesn't open, probably no one can leave."

Dong Rui let out a long sigh: "We can't leave even if we want to, we can't see even if we look, who knows what Qian Huan and Miao Zhantian's battle has come to?"

After saying this, He Lingchuan's heart stirred slightly, as if he had realized something.

This is the Haoyuan Golden Mirror communicating with him.

Could it be?