txolops Chapter 117 East China Sea
Chapter 117 East China Sea
Just as Taibai was about to reiterate the advantages and disadvantages, a clear light suddenly shone in his mind, and the Taiji diagram of the Taiqing Sage appeared, with the words "Eastern Sea" written on it.
Taibai understood immediately and said to Haotian:
"Uncle-Master, please rest assured. This disciple has an inescapable responsibility to handle matters concerning the East Sea properly."
Having received the guidance of the High Primordial One, Taibai felt more reassured and earnestly requested again:
"But the evil gods of the primordial era are scattered in all directions, poisoning living beings and blaspheming the righteous law, and cannot be tolerated. I earnestly request my uncle to deal with these evil gods."
Haotian looked thoughtful, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest of the throne.
After several exchanges of words, Li Bai remained extremely respectful and his intentions were very firm.
In the end, Haotian seemed to have made up his mind and sighed, "Fine. Since you insist on this, I will give you some assistance."
After speaking, a round mirror appeared as he raised his hand. The mirror frame was carved with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the state. It was the innate spiritual treasure, Haotian Mirror.
"I'm lending you this mirror for now. It contains a protective magic power of mine. If you encounter danger, it will automatically protect you. In this way, your life will be safe."
Taibai bowed and accepted the mirror with both hands, feeling its warm, smooth surface and the subtle power of its resonance with the heavens and earth.
"Thank you for your generous gift, Uncle-Master. I will certainly live up to your expectations."
He knew that since the Heavenly Emperor had agreed to lend him the precious treasure, he had tacitly approved the matter of eliminating the evil gods, and he felt somewhat relieved.
After bowing to Haotian, he left the Lingxiao Palace.
In his view, Xiao Hei was born in the East China Sea and knows the East China Sea well. Taking him there might be twice as effective with half the effort, and it would also be an opportunity for his cultivation.
Taibai's divine sense spread out, instantly enveloping one side of the Heavenly Court.
In an instant, he locked onto Xiao Hei's aura.
On the cloud platform below, a dense array of celestial soldiers stood in formation.
The soldiers and generals wielded their magical weapons in unison, their shouts shaking the heavens and earth, their killing intent soaring to the sky while maintaining strict discipline.
Xiao Hei, clad in black armor, stood on the command platform, his face solemn, supervising the training.
Taibai looked at Xiao Hei, who was seriously training his troops, and nodded in satisfaction.
"You're not bad; I didn't expect you to be good at training troops."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Hei turned around, saw Tai Bai, and immediately stepped forward, bowing deeply to him.
"Greetings, Master. Your disciple has now been appointed Marshal of the Central Altar by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, commanding 50,000 heavenly soldiers and generals."
As Xiao Hei spoke, he looked up and smiled at Tai Bai.
His face was full of excitement, as if he was looking forward to Taibai's praise.
"Well, leave the affairs of this place to your lieutenant. Now, come with me to the East Sea immediately."
Having said that, before Xiao Hei could give any instructions to the group of heavenly soldiers and generals, he pulled Xiao Hei and flew towards the East Sea.
It was only on the way that Taibai spoke to Xiaohei to explain.
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Soon after, Taibai, relying on his keen senses, led his disciple Xiaohei to the East China Sea.
As soon as they got close, a chaotic spiritual pressure rushed towards them.
Looking out, the sea was no longer its usual calm and azure blue; instead, it presented a chaotic and intertwined color.
"Little Black, do you know where this is? Why are the Five Elements here so unbalanced and chaotic, and even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has become so polluted and violent?"
Taibai stood in mid-air, his robes fluttering in the turbulent air currents, his piercing gaze sweeping over the out-of-control region below.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei focused intently on observing the sea below, his brows furrowing slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he finally replied:
"Sir, based on the local weather and location, we should be not far from the East China Sea eye."
"But I am foolish and ignorant, and truly do not know how I have come to this state."
Upon hearing the words "East Sea Eye," Taibai's expression became even more solemn.
The Sea Eye is a vital spiritual energy hub in the sea. If the anomalies in this area continue to spread and affect the Sea Eye, the entire East China Sea will be impacted.
However, what aroused his suspicion was that the East Sea was the land ruled by the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Clan remained completely silent in the face of such a major change.
If the sea eye is damaged, the Dragon Palace will be the first to be affected. Logically and emotionally, the Dragon Clan should not remain silent.
Could there be another hidden story behind this?
Putting aside his doubts for the moment, Taibai spread his divine sense around, carefully examining every anomaly in this sea area.
Xiao Hei followed closely behind, releasing its divine sense in an attempt to unravel the underlying reasons for the chaos.
About an incense stick later, the two withdrew their divine senses almost simultaneously, looked at each other, and both saw a look of understanding in each other's eyes.
It turns out that the root form of this chaotic area faintly resembles a huge and distorted pentagram formation.
The five points correspond to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, respectively. However, the power of the five elements, which should be mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, is now all surging violently towards the center of this area.
As a cultivator who practices the Five Elements Laws, Taibai has a clear understanding of the predicament he is facing.
The key to quelling this chaos lies in restoring the balance of the five elements.
The water element is clearly stronger here, while the other four elements are relatively weaker.
Therefore, to restore balance, one must either strengthen the four elements of metal, wood, fire, and earth, or weaken the excessive water element.
Thinking of this, Taibai immediately took action.
He flew to the water element location, activated his own Five Elements Laws, and carefully absorbed the water element spiritual energy of the area.
However, after a short while, the power of the water element weakened significantly, and a situation of mutual restraint gradually formed among the five elements.
Taibai returned to his original spot, gazing at the gradually balancing spiritual energy fluctuations, a look of satisfaction on his face.
However, just as Xiao Hei was about to speak up, the five-pointed star area below shook violently again, and the five elements here fell into chaos once more.
"How could this be? The water element was clearly weakened just now, and there were signs of balance appearing, so why did it get out of control again?"
"Master," Xiao Hei stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
"If it is truly impossible to reconcile them, it would be better to completely erase the foundation of the five elements here, turning it into a barren and deadly place."
Although this method is ruthless, it can ensure the safety of the East China Sea's sea eye, and can be considered a solution.
After a moment's thought, Taibai felt that this statement made sense and immediately wanted to try it again.
He did not approach rashly, but instead operated the Devouring Law from a distance, attempting to extract the chaotic power of the five elements.
However, the power of the five elements seemed inexhaustible; every time a trace was devoured, it would immediately re-emerge from the depths of the sea.
Taibai tried several times, but all his efforts were in vain; the imbalance of the five elements in this place had not been resolved.
Just as they were concentrating on their deductions, a huge wave suddenly surged up on the sea not far away.
The next moment, a giant blue-white dragon with shimmering scales burst out of the water, circled once in the air, then calmed the wind and waves and landed in front of Taibai and Xiaohei.
"Fellow Daoist Taibai, there's no need to try anymore." Dragon King Ao Guang's voice was deep and resonant, but his gaze bypassed Taibai and fixed directly on Xiao Hei.
"The strange phenomena here are something that our dragon clan has tried every means to cure, but to no avail."
Although he was speaking to Taibai, a cold glint appeared in Ao Guang's eyes.
Xiao Hei did not back down either. His aura quietly solidified, and he subtly formed a confrontation with this Dragon King of the Great Luo Realm.
Taibai felt a chill run down his spine; this tense standoff was no ordinary feud.
It's likely that there's a very deep cause and effect hidden between these two.