Chapter 1058 — The Deep Recesses of the Peach Grove
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
It happened that Old Master Huo had resigned his post as the Tathagata and left Mount Sumeru, so the Lame Elder asked this one-time divine constable to instruct him in his craft, calling it, for fair appearance's sake, advancing together. Old Master Huo could not bring himself to refuse, and he also feared for the safety of the Lame Elder and Lan Yutian, so he had no choice but to follow them and clean up after them. "Heavenly Master Meng's formations are indeed formidable.
His formations are not merely killing arrays; they also leave traces of those who intrude.
Take this formation: these mirror surfaces are for capturing images, and anyone who breaks in will be recorded by them. " Old Master Huo looked about him, his gaze coming to rest on the books within the formation: "That scroll is like a Book of Life and Death, one body with the mirrors.
Once an image is taken, the scroll will use it to discover the thief's identity. Tucked into the book is an echo bug that mimics the thief's voice. . .
And the jade box over there holds no treasure, it is a trap. .
. " The Lame Elder was full of admiration.
To the Celestial Venerable Yu he said: "Learn from this, you little brat; this is real skill! " Lan Yutian nodded again and again, committing Old Master Huo's words to heart. Just as the Lame Elder and Lan Yutian were about to make their move, space suddenly shifted, and the three were startled.
They looked around and saw peach groves on every side, peach blossoms in full bloom. Strangely, the peach blossoms beside them were open, plainly early spring, while the peaches nearby were already ripe, which was summer! "Two venerable sirs, and young master, the Celestial Venerable requests your presence," a maidservant came over and said softly.
The Lame Elder's face turned ashen: "Old Master Huo, I've been found out! If the Celestial Venerable seizes me, she will likely take off both my legs and cut me into a human stick like the village headman, planted in a jar, so that I can never run again!
" Old Master Huo looked around and said: "This looks like the Celestial Venerable Moon's peach grove. Shen'er once spoke of this place.
Let us simply follow and see. Do not make a great fuss.
The reason I could catch you in the past is that you are always careless, your Dao-heart unsteady. " They followed the maidservant forward, and there they saw Dragon Qilin and a frail girl waiting outside the palace. Lan Yutian gave a cheer and ran up, but Yan'er, who seemed to have just been weeping, did not even call out to him, and waited quietly outside the palace.
"Fat Dragon, what is wrong with Sister Yan'er? " Lan Yutian asked. Dragon Qilin sighed: "The Cult Leader asks you to come over. Go in first. " More puzzled than ever, Lan Yutian followed the Lame Elder and Old Master Huo into the palace hall.
Inside the hall, Shen Mu took out a mirror and showed it to Old Master Huo and the Lame Elder: "The palace in this mirror is an image of the Pixiang Hall, imprinted with talismans, the very talisman scripts and seals of the Pixiang Hall.
This Pixiang Hall is a treasure the Heavenly Court uses to suppress souls; it bears a great many talismans and seals, and I need experts to break them, to go in and steal away the soul suppressed there.
" He gave it a light tap, and the space within the mirror expanded outward; the Pixiang Hall in the mirror was in truth projected into this great hall, standing before them all. The various talismans and seals pasted around the bronze hall had been mirror images while in the mirror, yet once outside they returned to normal. Lan Yutian praised it: "Brother's painting path has grown even more brilliant! " Shen Mu said: "That last wisp of your remnant soul is hidden in this hall as well.
Grandpa Lame, is there a way for you to enter this hall?
" The Lame Elder's expression turned grave. He studied the talismans, pacing round and round the bronze hall, muttering: "Remarkable, extraordinary.