Chaos Spirit Field

After Zhao Shanhe collected the Xuanming True Water, he turned to look at Xuanming with a look of surprise on his face. He said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanming, you didn't leave. Thank you for the gift. I am grateful for it."

Xuan Ming was so angry when he heard this that his teeth nearly broke. He cursed Zhao Shanhe inwardly for being shameless. Wasn't this a typical example of taking advantage and then acting ungrateful? He really wanted to slap him to death, but for various reasons he couldn't. He could only suppress his anger and pretend to be indifferent, saying, "It's just Xuan Ming True Water. It's nothing to me."

After hearing this, Zhao Shanhe couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the most powerful race in the Three Realms, they are truly wealthy, not even caring about the Xuanming True Water. Little Fourteen, it's getting late, let's hurry and cross the river."

The Blackwater River, now devoid of its Xuanming True Water, was no longer dangerous, and Long Shisi easily swam across. Xuanming, standing on the shore, watched Zhao Shanhe and his companions reach safety, filled with regret, regretting his decision to listen to Shen Gongbao and venture into the murky waters of the Journey to the West.

Zhao Shanhe had just instructed Sun Wukong to find a place to set up camp when a Taoist priest arrived and said, "Daoist friend, please stay."

Seeing this man, Zhao Shanhe was amused. He asked, "Is this person Shen Gongbao?"

The Taoist said, "Fellow Daoist, do you know me?"

Zhao Shanhe quipped, "Who doesn't know the title of the First Disaster Star in the Three Realms? You shattered a great sect that had thousands of immortals paying homage. I heard that Yuanshi Tianzun blocked the Eye of the North Sea with you. How did you escape?"

Shen Gongbao said angrily, "You are joking, my friend. I came here to rescue you."

Zhao Shanhe said with disdain, "Shen Gongbao, your reputation is so bad that I have nothing better to do. I'm just sitting here with nothing to do, so I'd like to hear how you can fool people."

Shen Gongbao remained calm despite Zhao Shanhe's ridicule. Instead, he said earnestly, "Daoyou Zhao, if I hadn't asked you to come down the mountain, you wouldn't have been included in the Conferred God List..."

Zhao Shanhe interrupted, "Shen Gongbao, have you become stupid after staying in the Eye of the North Sea? I'm not some Daoist Fellow Zhao. For Yuanshi Tianzun's sake, please get out."

Shen Gongbao asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why do you say that, Brother Zhao? I didn't do anything."

Zhao Shanhe replied coldly, "Shen Gongbao, your skills of bewitching are far inferior to Daji's. It's because I don't want to be bound by karma with the Chan Sect, otherwise I would have made sure you never came back. Bajie, Sha Seng, show me around."

Shen Gongbao looked at the two men with unfriendly faces and knew that he would get nothing out of it if he stayed any longer, so he left in disgrace. However, a sinister smile appeared on his face, because the purpose of this trip had been achieved.

Seeing Shen Gongbao leave, Long Shisi felt a little uncomfortable, as if he had lost a good friend. So, he walked up to Zhao Shanhe and complained, "Master, that Taoist priest didn't look like a bad person just now. Why did you chase him away?"

Zhao Shanhe sighed inwardly when he heard this. Long Shisi hadn't been able to defend himself against Baosi's charm last time, and now he'd fallen for Shen Gongbao's. His character was truly unbelievable. So he said, "Little Shisi, you must persevere in your cultivation and not be fooled by appearances. It's time for you to take the Water of the Forgotten River. Just two drops will be enough this time."

"Oh." Long Shisi nodded obediently, then picked up the water of the Forgotten River and drank two drops, then ran to the side to eat grass.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie approached Zhao Shanhe and said cautiously, "Master, calm down. Sixth Junior Brother lacks self-control and doesn't mean what he said. Please don't take it to heart. By the way, what on earth is Shen Gongbao doing here?"

Zhao Shanhe frowned slightly and replied in a serious tone, "If someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. He came here to harm me."

Zhu Bajie said angrily, "Master, I will kill him right now."

Zhao Shanhe shook his head and said, "Bajie, don't be reckless. Shen Gongbao has too many karmas on his head to kill. It's getting late, and I'm a little sleepy. Go see if Wukong has found a good place."

Speaking of both sides, Zhao Shanhe had already set up camp and moved into a cave. Meanwhile, Shen Gongbao approached a Taoist priest and said respectfully, "Master Lu Ya, I have already received Xuanzang's aura. You must deal with him well."

Zhenren Lu Ya looked at Shen Gongbao expressionlessly and said in a cold tone: "Shen Gongbao, no matter whether it succeeds or not, the cause and effect between me and Jiejiao is now settled. You just don't say anything, I'm going to start a ritual." After that, he began to prepare to cast the spell.

A mysterious altar slowly rose, its altar covered with various offerings and props. The most striking feature was a straw figurine, so lifelike it looked like a miniature human. Next to it sat a book, and next to it a small, exquisite bow and arrow, seemingly a child's toy. But in reality, this bow and arrow was no ordinary toy; it was the renowned Seven Books and Nail-Head Arrow.

The Seven-Book Arrows with Nailed Heads possess a miraculous power, disregarding both distance and cultivation level. Any cultivator below the level of a Saint would find it difficult to withstand their power. Back then, Zhao Gongming, the eldest brother of the Jiejiao Outer Sect, had the cultivation level of a Daluo Jinxian and was not originally listed in the Conferred Gods List. However, he was slain by the Seven-Book Arrows with Nailed Heads and ultimately made it onto the list. This incident also implicated Fairy Yunxiao, also a Daluo Jinxian. This incident became a key factor in Tongtian Sect Master's enraged deployment of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Zhao Shanhe, lying in the cave, let out a disdainful smile. He muttered to himself, "Now that we've worshipped each other, who should we use to ward off the disaster? Tongtian Patriarch, while satisfying, would be easy to expose. After all, Xuanzang and he had no connection. Nuwa Niangniang is an option, but after all, I finally managed to trick that woman back. I won't let her get involved. I'd better let her be my wife."

Just as Lu Ya shot an arrow at the straw figurine, he felt a sudden pain in his chest and couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood. The straw figurine burst into flames, igniting the nail-headed book next to it. Seeing his treasure reduced to ash, he couldn't help but curse, angrily cursing, "Shen Gongbao, you evil star, how dare you trick me like this? Whose aura is that?"

Shen Gongbao's face was filled with confusion and bewilderment. He said with certainty, "Master Lu Ya, I can swear to heaven that this was indeed the aura I collected from Xuanzang."

Lu Ya said angrily: "Nonsense, that aura is clearly that of a saint, it has a smell of the six realms of reincarnation."

Shen Gongbao said uncertainly, "Master Lu Ya, it must be Xuanzang who saw through my scheme and stole the dragon and replaced it with the phoenix."