Mysterious mirror hanging high

He sat cross-legged on the huge exposed roots of the ginkgo tree, like a jade statue that grew naturally under the tree.

His eyes were slightly closed, his long eyelashes casting a faint shadow under his eyes, his lips and teeth opened and closed silently, and he silently recited an unknown scripture.

A string of dark brown Bodhi beads hung before his clasped palms. It was not held in his hands, but floated in the air, slowly rotating on its own. Each bead emitted a warm and restrained light, running endlessly in silence.

The aura around him was harmonious and integrated with the aura of the ancient temple and ancient trees, without any distinction between them.

At this moment when everything was silent and time seemed to have stopped, a plump ginkgo fruit was gently pushed off the high branch by the last and weakest force of the autumn wind.

It did not fall vertically, but with a strange rhythm, it drew an imperceptible arc in the air, passing through the layers of golden leaves, without deviation.

"Attsu."

There was a soft sound, as clear as the tapping of a wooden fish.

The heavy, silver-white-skinned ginkgo fruit landed squarely on the monk's jade-like head. It felt firm and crisp.

This sudden, light "knock" from above broke the almost frozen meditation in the courtyard.

The monk's long and thick eyelashes trembled suddenly, and his lips stopped chanting. The floating and rotating Bodhi beads also stopped for a very short moment, and the precious light stagnated slightly.

Then he slowly opened a pair of bright and clear eyes.

Jing Yu felt his body sink slightly, but then he saw Yuan Ji stand up, clapping his hands and laughing:

"The law of gravity... I understand!"

"Huh? Turns out Xuan Jing has arrived."

Jing Yu seemed to be thinking: "Were you comprehending the law just now?"

Yuanji smiled and said, "I've just gotten started with the [Law of Gravity]. It's not worth mentioning."

Jing Yu complimented him, "In ancient times, the Buddha attained enlightenment through meditation under a Bodhi tree. Today, Master Yuanji is learning the introductory principles under a ginkgo tree. The master is truly remarkable. He possesses the qualities of a Buddha..."

"I dare not, I dare not... I would be very happy if I could attain the status of a Buddha. How could I dare to aspire to the position of a World Honored One?"

Jing Yu rolled her eyes: "You really dare to think so."

At this moment, the huge ginkgo tree suddenly shrank rapidly and slowly condensed into a human form. It turned into the appearance of a young monk in brown clothes, and respectfully saluted Jing Yu with folded hands:

"Junior [Juexing], greets Senior Xuanjing."

"It turns out to be the Juexing tree. I haven't seen it for a few years, and it has become more luxuriant." Jing Yu grinned. The little monk transformed from the ginkgo tree in front of him was the [future body] of the deceased. He was a plant spirit, very extraordinary. Now his cultivation has become more and more profound.

But why is it that when he is in tree form, he still has lush branches and leaves, but when he turns into a human form, he becomes a bald head?

Jing Yu was lost in thought when Yuan Ji brought her back to her senses: "Xuan Jing, why are you here today?"

"Oh, right, I forgot something important."

Jing Yu's expression grew serious: "Just now... Fellow Daoist Lu made a breakthrough!"

"Hmm?" Yuanji raised his eyebrows. "So, the plan can begin now?"

"That's right!" Jing Yu nodded heavily.

"Then let's review the entire plan."

Yuanji counted on his fingers and said, "The incarnation treasure left for me by the [Cihang Temple] is a complete giant cave... It contains many extremely high-ranking Buddhist treasures."

"Now this cave is hidden outside the sky. I only need to use a secret method to lead it to the lower world. With the status of this cave, it will be enough to attract the three gods to come and search for treasure."

"But Xuan Jing, what if none of them come?" Yuanji asked.

"Don't worry, the status of this cave heaven that Buddha left for you is terrifyingly high, even far exceeding the status of [Weiyang Heaven]. Even in the fairy world, it is rare for the celestial immortal forces to see it. It is impossible for them not to be tempted."

"Try to make it as loud as possible..."

Jing Yu pondered and said, "If they can still sit still... we might as well take all the treasures in the cave, which will increase our chances of victory."

"If they are too arrogant and only come with one person, that would be the best. We can just ambush them in the cave and kill them."

"If two of them come... I have a plan to deal with them. I'm not completely sure, but at least I have an 80% chance of winning."

Yuanji asked, "What if three people come together?"

Jing Yu shook his head: "No, the possibility of three people coming together is extremely low, almost impossible."

"If all three of them enter the cave heaven, that would be perfect. We can use this time difference to wipe out the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty's influence in the world, destroy the Immortal Dynasty's capital, and destroy the dynasty's image... and once again destroy the jade seal that collects the incense and wishes of the people of the world!"

"In this way, for at least a thousand years, the Shending Immortal Dynasty will not be able to dream of unifying the Immortal Continent."

"And a thousand years later? I estimate that Fellow Daoist Lu has already reached the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. It would be easy for him to control a few immortal cultivators who have reached the Perfect Spiritual Transformation Realm."

Yuanji smiled and said, "Of course, I've taken most of the possibilities into account. This plan is truly flawless!"

"I will use my secret method to attract the world of Dongtian!"

"Where will it land?"

Jing Yu's eyes flashed: "Penglai Fairyland, Zhongzhou Region!"

After saying this, the handsome monk in a moon-white robe clasped his hands together and muttered something...

A meteor streaked across the sky, trailing a long flame tail, and quickly descended upon the fairyland.

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Outside the Immortal Continent

Outside the realm of the Immortal Continent, there are no sun, moon, or stars, only eternal silence and darkness, and a faint dark mist.

This place is the so-called world outside the world - the [Dark World].

Suddenly, as the fog surged, the entire dark world began to spasm.

A giant claw covered with spiral patterns tore through the fog, and every wrinkle on the claw tip was embedded with densely packed pupils.

Those pupils blinked at different frequencies, reflecting thousands of fragmented projections of the fairyland.

As the monster fully revealed itself, the chaotic fog within a radius of ten thousand miles suddenly dissipated.

This indescribable creature has an outline similar to that of a giant whale, but its body is composed of countless tangled shadow tentacles.

Whenever it swims, honeycomb-shaped holes appear on its skin, spewing out strange gases - those are actually billions of miniature screaming human faces, which turn to ashes the moment they are separated from the body.

As it turned towards the Xianzhou realm, its abdomen suddenly split open into a mouth that spanned its torso.

There are no teeth in its mouth, only layers of mirrors, each of which reflects the most horrifying scene in the observer's heart - if a monk with an unstable mind takes a look at it, he will immediately go astray.

“Gu… Lulu…”

A sticky sound of water came from deep within the monster's abdomen, as it savored the abnormal fluctuations it suddenly sensed.

The ripples of laws caused by the arrival of the Buddhist cave are like a beacon in the darkness to it.

The long tongue covered with barbs licked the mirror, and all the illusions in the mirror suddenly turned into scenes of Nirvana pulling the cave into heaven.

The monster let out a howl that was a cross between a baby crying and metal rubbing against each other, and the human face that burst out from the holes in its skin began to shout at the same time:

"Found it, finally found it!"

"The coming of a Buddha's son into the world is not good for you, sir... To overcome the calamity... to survive... there will be no rest!"