Chapter 563

Every little white dragon born in the Linghai Dragon Palace receives special attention from birth.

Linghai Dragon Palace

little white dragon (not a name; white dragon is a type)

Again and again they ascend, again and again they transform.

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Once a white dragon transforms into a golden dragon, it bears a great responsibility.

White Dragon

Golden Dragon

Liu Mu is the only white dragon of the Linghai Dragon Clan in nearly a thousand years to have transformed into a golden dragon.

Liu Mu

Linghai Dragon Clan

White Dragon

Golden Dragon

Back then, when the Linghai Dragon Clan fell into turmoil, she fearlessly threw herself into the Dragon Transformation Cauldron of the Linghai Forbidden Ground.

Linghai Dragon Clan

Linghai Forbidden Ground

Dragon Transformation Cauldron

How could that not be considered a kind of sacrifice?

- none.

And today, after Liu Junyan was forced to endure the Nine Dragon Baptism Formation, he instantly transformed into a golden dragon, and what awaits him next is likely another sacrifice.

Liu Junyan

Nine Dragon Baptism Formation

Golden Dragon

Crackle!

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A bolt of lightning struck down from above without warning, hitting Liu Junyan, who was in the process of transforming from a white dragon into a golden dragon, squarely.

White Dragon

Golden Dragon

Liu Junyan

I immediately sprang into flight, rushing straight toward Liu Junyan.

Liu Junyan

What I didn't notice was that, as I took off, the six-petal lotus I had just been standing on began to rotate on its own.

six-petal lotus

"Xiao Jiu, don't come over," Liu Junyan's voice came from above, he said solemnly, "We had agreed to enter the situation with our bodies, to lift the three-legged crow and ascend..."

Xiao Jiu

Liu Junyan

three-legged crow

Fresh blood dripped down from above, dropping on me and also on the cloth covering the center of the temple.

temple

cloth

I looked at Liu Junyan, my heart aching.

Liu Junyan

But Liu Junyan and reason both told me not to act impulsively.

Liu Junyan

Unable to bear losing the Four Blessings Immortals, we chose to break the situation.

Four Blessings Immortals

But the fact proves that beneath one situation lies another.

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How many years has Dìshì been plotting in total?

Dìshì

Whether true or false, I have already reincarnated three times, while Dìshì's layout began even earlier.

Dìshì

Wanting to break the situation directly—how could that be easy?

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Our energy is limited; even if we are smart enough to pass five gates and slay six generals, who knows whether there might be a seventh gate, an eighth gate, and so on...

Five Passes Slay Six Generals

If we make a single misstep, we lose everything.

- none.

Therefore, instead of risking our lives to break the formation, it would be better to trade our lives for a chance at heavenly judgment.

Heaven's Judgment

"Xiao Jiu, I'm fine, believe me."

Xiao Jiu

Even at this point, Liu Junyan still wants to spout nonsense to comfort me.

Liu Junyan

I took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to rush forward, and my gaze fell on the cloth covering the center of the temple.

temple

Liu Junyan's fresh blood fell on the cloth; the blotches did not spread but were quickly absorbed.

Liu Junyan

Not a trace remained on the entire cloth.

cloth

What exactly is hidden beneath this huge curtain?

curtain

I reached out, grabbed the cloth, exerted force, and flung it upward.

cloth

The cloth is large, yet when lifted it is light, as thin as a cicada's wing.

cloth

At the moment the thing concealed beneath the cloth revealed its true face, I was completely stunned.

Mount Lu

I had imagined many possibilities, but never expected that what lay beneath would be a tall tower.

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This tower stands upon the six-petal lotus, its body layered one upon another, carved with dragons and painted beams, extremely exquisite.

six-petal lotus

The temple hall is over thirty meters high; this tower has nine stories, each over three meters tall, making it look majestic in height, yet it is quite narrow.

temple

Moreover, looking through the hollowed sections, the tower's interior appears both empty and not empty.

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How should I describe it?

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Essentially, the tower's whole structure is like a shell enclosing an inner cylinder.

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I narrowed my eyes and looked inside carefully, examining it again and again, daring not to confirm what I thought.

- none.

Until Liu Junyan's voice came from above: "It is... a Revolving Wheel Tower."

Liu Junyan

Revolving Wheel Tower

Revolving Wheel Tower!

Revolving Wheel Tower

Everything seemed to return to that tower behind the Sutra Pavilion of the Great Dharma King Temple.

Great Dharma King Temple Sutra Pavilion

The algae well, the momentum of the Nine Dragon Baptism, and even... the Revolving Wheel Tower!

algae well

Nine Dragon Baptism momentum

Revolving Wheel Tower

The inner cylinder of the Revolving Wheel Tower is the sutra wheel.

Revolving Sutra Wheel

No wonder!

- none.

No wonder that just now, standing on the six-petal lotus, I heard a sound from beneath, rising in circles, which sounded familiar.

six-petal lotus

It turns out it's the sutra wheel!

Revolving Sutra Wheel

Back then, the little novice monk led me into the Revolving Wheel Tower just to force me to turn the sutra wheel.

little novice monk

Revolving Wheel Tower

Revolving Sutra Wheel

He wanted to use this to determine whether the little one in my belly is truly a reincarnation of a Dharma Body Buddha.

little guy

Dharma Body Buddha

He even told me the anecdote of Wu Zetian turning the sutra wheel in the Revolving Wheel Tower before she ascended the throne.

Wu Zetian

Revolving Wheel Tower

Revolving Sutra Wheel

Only a Dharma Body Buddha can turn the sutra wheel inside the Revolving Wheel Tower to the top.

Dharma Body Buddha

Revolving Wheel Tower

Revolving Sutra Wheel

Turning the sutra wheel one to three times brings prosperity to the temple's incense, year after year.

Revolving Sutra Wheel

Turning the sutra wheel four to six times brings peace and prosperity to the country, and smooth sailing in all affairs.

Revolving Sutra Wheel

Turning it seven times gathers the soul, calms the spirit, and yields boundless merit.

merit

Turning it eight times reaches down to the underworld and up to the heavenly ear.

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Turning it nine times achieves great perfection!

Great Perfection

Only a Dharma Body Buddha can turn out great perfection.

Dharma Body Buddha

Great Perfection

Back on Mount Song, I carried the little one and successfully turned out great perfection.

Mount Song

little guy

Great Perfection

Therefore, all the formations in this underground palace temple are aimed at me, Liu Junyan, and many others around us.

underground palace temple

formation

Liu Junyan

But in the end, it was still aimed at Little Guy.

But Little Guy still hasn't hatched!

Thinking of this, my heart gave a sudden thump; I jerked my head up and locked eyes with Liu Junyan.

We saw the same answer in each other's eyes.

Originally we speculated that when Sān jiǎo yā grew its second golden true feather, it would receive a "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere" and instantly erupt with tremendous power.

And he might use this power to open a killing spree, slaughtering Wǎngsǐ Chéng in blood.

But now it seems we were still wrong.

Dìshì's scheme is like peeling an onion.

Only by peeling it layer by layer can we discover the purpose of each step in his layout.

And now we realize that when Sān jiǎo yā's second golden true feather grows, that "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere" will be used by him to hatch Little Guy, helping him successfully break out of its shell.

Little Guy's birth means the Dharma-body Buddha reappears in the human world.

Sān jiǎo yā will force Little Guy to turn this prayer wheel.

Turning it to great perfection will help Sān jiǎo yā grow its third golden true feather, completing its transformation into the Solar Divine Bird.

This is the complete scheme that Dìshì has laid out.

Perhaps at the beginning, Dìshì's scheme was not arranged this way.

But when I conceived Little Guy, when I carried Little Guy, at the moment I achieved great perfection on Mount Song, Dìshì changed this scheme into this.

Precisely because Dìshì's thoughts are changing, we can't grasp the key point, and thus we keep coming up with one countermeasure after another as his thoughts shift.

Looking over the entire scheme Dìshì has laid out, there is no trace of È.

That is to say, Dìshì and his mother È are not on good terms.

Dìshì intends to step on his mother È to ascend.

If Sān jiǎo yā's ascent fails, È will backlash; that is the situation we truly do not want to see.

So Liu Junyan would rather enter the scheme.

I... am too!

Liu Junyan's blood keeps falling down.

Drop after drop falls on him and is quickly absorbed.

The six-petaled lotus below keeps spinning, its speed increasing faster and faster...

When the golden light bursts from the center of the six-petaled lotus, it climbs up the tower continuously; with each rise, the tower seems to be plated with a layer of gold.

The golden light gradually disperses and condenses, forming eight strands.

Like eight golden dragons, they surge straight toward Liu Junyan above...