Techniques and Dao

Chapter 184 Auspicious Universe
"Tianjizi, your Immortal Master Jueguang has always been reasonable. Is it really not possible for you to postpone it for two days?"

Lü Dongbin replied, “Immortal Master Qingmiao, we have never met before. However, I have heard a little about what you did at the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Now that you, Qingmiao, are getting so close to this male disciple and are even protecting him out of personal interest, it is probably immoral! Aren’t you afraid of being ridiculed? I advise you to stop quickly and come with us to escort this demon back to Shengpingning to await punishment. That way, you can keep your position as Immortal Master.”

Master Qingmiao shook her head helplessly, as if she had made up her mind. She turned around, squatted down, and said to Jian and Huasheng on the ground, "It seems that this immortal master will find it difficult to persuade them."

Hua Sheng saw Qingmiao Immortal Master's dilemma and said, "Immortal Master, it's only natural that you wouldn't help us. Besides, it's not easy for you to be an Immortal Master in the Academy. How should I put it, you should also have something like a formal position in the mortal world, right? It's not worth sacrificing yourself for us."

Qingmiao gazed at the ground and slowly said, "I am doing this not only for my sister, but also for you."

Hua Sheng was about to say something more when Qing Miao smiled slightly and asked Jian, "How are you feeling, Miss?"

Jian nodded; it seemed that Qingmiao's magical technique did indeed have some healing effect on her.

“Let’s not give up so easily,” said Master Qingmiao. “Jian, could you try the summoning spell one more time? It seems that Behemoth you mentioned is no match for Lü Dongbin. Can you summon something stronger, young lady?”

Upon hearing this, Hana quickly added, "Yes, yes! Is there a summoning spell stronger than Heath Ledger's?"

Jane immediately seemed to have thought of something and said softly:

“Bahamut. Even stronger than Behemoth is the King of Good Dragons, the Platinum Celestial Dragon, whose name is… Bahamut.”

However, she showed no confidence in winning, saying instead, "Unlike before, this requires an incredibly powerful magic circle. Summoning the Platinum Dragon is only theoretically possible, but I have never personally witnessed a magic circle strong enough to summon Bahamut. Moreover, although I know the incantation, I have never attempted a summoning of this level. Not even once!"

"Let me first share my understanding, and then you can see if it's correct."

Master Qingmiao placed her hand on Jian's shoulder: "As I understand it, your so-called alchemy in magic is somewhat similar to the Eastern art of alchemy. A sorcerer not only needs to be familiar with many medicinal herbs, but also needs to master different objects and magical artifacts. Is that so?"

Jane nodded and replied, "Yes. My alchemy exam score was S-rank."

Hua Sheng immediately said, "Just now I saw you on the yacht casually grab a mop and levitate like a magic broom. Although it was short, it was just an ordinary mop after all. I think you must be like the eighteen weapons we Easterners talk about, or like a musician who knows multiple musical instruments!"

“That’s a requirement for alchemy. Theoretically speaking, that’s how it is,” Jane said.

Master Qingmiao patted Jian on the shoulder and said, "Very good! As long as you can control different artifacts, that's fine. This time, Huasheng and I will act as your protectors, guarding this formation for you and helping you summon the Benevolent Dragon King, the Platinum Heavenly Dragon, that you just mentioned!"

Hua Sheng nodded immediately upon hearing this: "Yes, yes, yes! Jian, Qingmiao Immortal Master and I will help you reach the pinnacle of a magician's life!"

Jane seemed to think the suggestion was not feasible. She shook her head: "The sacred space I set up has been destroyed. Without an extremely powerful magic circle, it is absolutely impossible to achieve the summoning! There's not even a chance to try!"

"Who says we don't have magic circles?"

Immortal Master Qingmiao removed the Qiankun Ring from his wrist: "The Qiankun Ring is the circular magic array you requested. This treasure originally came from Kunlun Mountain, and was a magical artifact of the Chan Sect bestowed upon True Person Taiyi by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable of the Jade Void Palace..."

She suddenly stopped explaining to Jane, the foreign girl: "Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you..."

Upon seeing this magical artifact, Jane knew it must be something extraordinary, and a look of joy instantly appeared on her face.

But that expression vanished from his face in an instant, replaced by disappointment as he said, "But... the wand is destroyed too. Where am I supposed to find a wand now?"

"No! You're wrong! We still have a magic wand."

Hua Sheng patted his chest with great pride.

"This magic wand, its name is Ding, Hai, Shen, Zhen!!" Bahamut.

The King of Good Dragons, the Platinum Celestial Dragon. A dragon representing wisdom and power.

Ruyi Qiankun Formation

The Qiankun Ring serves as the base of the formation, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) is the magic wand.

The guardian of the Qiankun Circle, Master Qingmiao, is the left protector, and the guardian of the Golden Cudgel, Huasheng, is the right protector.

Hua Sheng chanted to the golden cudgel in his hand, "Ruyi Jingu Bang! Small! Small! Small!"

The golden cudgel kept shrinking, and finally transformed into a magic wand that was slightly longer than a chopstick!

Jane was stunned by what she saw, then shook her head frantically and said, "No! I'm afraid I can't do it! Summoning Bahamut, that's absolutely impossible! I've never tried to summon such a powerful sacred beast before!"

Hua Sheng immediately grabbed Jane's shoulder and said, "You Westerners may not know how powerful the Universe Ring and the Golden Cudgel are! But every Easterner knows the power of these two magical artifacts. Besides, your alchemy score is S, so you definitely have the ability to wield magical artifacts that you don't usually use!"

Master Qingmiao glanced at Lü Dongbin and Tianjizi, who were eyeing him menacingly, and said to Jian, "Besides, do you think we have any other choice?"

Jane took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and stood up from the ground!
She cracked her knuckles, making a series of popping sounds, and said, "If all my efforts at this magic school are only for exams, and they're neither practical nor beyond what I've learned, then what's the point of all that hard work?"

Jane took the magic wand-sized golden cudgel from Hua Sheng's hand, almost dropping her hand to the ground. With a struggle, she lifted the cudgel, weighed it in her hand, and said, "It's much heavier than I expected!"

Hua Sheng twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled, "After all, the quality is different! And the materials are genuine!"

Immortal Master Qingmiao took off the Qiankun Ring from his wrist and threw it forward!
With a whoosh, the golden Qiankun Ring instantly expanded from the size of a bracelet to several meters wide, floating in mid-air.

Jian pinched the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which had transformed into the size of a magic wand, between her thumb and forefinger and asked Qingmiao, "Are you really going to fight them?"

Qingmiao glanced back at Lü Dongbin, who was currently burning with rage, and said slowly to Jian:

"Of all the things in this world, which are truly precious and which are merely worldly views? Shouldn't those who serve as teachers set an example by doing so?"

Jane listened and then stopped hesitating. She opened the Star Rainbow Codex with her left hand and picked up the Golden Cudgel with her right.

She leaped upwards, and the space in the center of the Qiankun Ring instantly transformed into a magic circle.

Jane landed right on the Qiankun Circle magic array!

She bent down and used her golden cudgel to write several foreign characters that Hanamori couldn't understand in the magic circle space, such as "Adonay", "Agla", "Saday", "Tetragrammaton", and "Michael".

Then she chanted: "Great circle of Solomon, powerful circle of magic! With your divine light, connect us to the realm of God, so that peace may come to the world!"

Immortal Master Qingmiao and Hua Sheng stood on either side of Jian behind him, forming hand seals and shouting together, "Universe Ring! Golden Cudgel! So be it!"

Jian Gao raised the magic wand that the golden cudgel had transformed into and shouted to the sky:
"Appear! Guardian of the endless stars! Great God of the benevolent dragons! Bahamut!"

(End of this chapter)