txolops Chapter 227 The Lamp Burner Unleashes the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, the Immortal with the Curly Head
Chapter 227 The Lamp Burner Unleashes the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, the Immortal with the Curly Head
"This item was temporarily stored with me by Fellow Daoist Yu Ding. I am not familiar with it, so it would be best if Fellow Daoist Yu Ding handled it himself."
Upon hearing this, Master Yuding looked astonished, immediately took half a step back, and feigned complete bewilderment, saying loudly:
"What makes you say that, Vice Leader? This treasure was brought out by you, Vice Leader. It has nothing to do with me. How can you slander me without my knowledge?"
During this great calamity, the secrets of heaven are obscured and shrouded in chaos, making it difficult to discern the truth even for those with profound spiritual cultivation.
Yu Ding knew in his heart that at this moment, he could only rely on his words. As long as he insisted that he did not know, no one could do anything to him.
Moreover, his fellow disciples, including Guang Chengzi and Huanglong Zhenren, were all on his side and there was absolutely no way they would speak up for Randeng.
As expected, Guang Chengzi immediately stepped forward, blocking Yu Ding's path, and aggressively addressed Randeng:
"Randeng, are you trying to frame Junior Brother Yuding? Or are you just pretending we don't exist?"
Since you started this, you should take responsibility for it. If you want to shirk it, you'd better ask me, the Heaven-Turning Seal, for permission first!
Before he finished speaking, the golden seal, imbued with the might of a mountain, leaped into his palm, its cold light gleaming, its threat self-evident.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and Randeng's heart sank, knowing that it would be difficult to get justice today.
He looked around, but no one seemed willing to help. He sighed inwardly and had no choice but to suppress his words and remain silent.
Meanwhile, Qiu Shou Xian had retreated to the Shang army camp.
Although he suffered some humiliation, his injuries were not serious, and he was fine after resting for a while.
However, when facing Lü Yue, his gaze wandered, and he felt uneasy.
When Lü Yue heard that the treasure was lost, his eyes suddenly blazed with fury.
The Xingtian Seal was a treasure he had painstakingly nurtured over countless years, and now it had fallen into the hands of others. How could he not be furious?
However, this anger was not directed at Qiu Shou Xian, nor at Tai Bai who was trying to steal the treasure.
Li Bai once gave Li Bai some guidance, and although the two were not close friends, they had no enmity with each other.
Lu Yue directed all his resentment at the Taoist Ran Deng.
In his view, if it weren't for the disturbance caused by Ran Deng, Qiu Shou Xian would not have gone to visit Tai Bai, and Tai Bai would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and steal the spiritual treasure.
"Don't worry, senior brother, I'll go find reinforcements right away and make the Chan Sect pay the price!"
Before Qiu Shouxian could finish explaining, Lü Yue had already spoken and left the camp gate, his figure disappearing into the twilight in the blink of an eye.
Now that Lingbao has fallen into Taibai's hands, getting it back is probably wishful thinking.
But Lü Yue could not swallow this insult.
He resolved to seek stronger allies and vowed to wipe out the disciples of the Chan Sect outside Xiqi City.
Qiu Shou Xian reached out to stop him, but it was too late. He could only sigh and remain silent.
In the following days, Qiu Shou Xian did not rest. While consolidating his own cultivation, he went to the city of Xiqi every day to challenge them.
No matter how much he cursed and how fierce his words were, the gates of Xiqi remained tightly closed, and the city was silent, with no one coming out to fight.
This continued until the eighteenth day, when suddenly Qiu Shou Xian stopped going to hurl insults.
When the soldiers found him, they found him lying unconscious on the bed, breathing erratically.
Lu Xiong was extremely anxious and asked several military doctors to examine him, but they were all helpless and could not find the cause of the illness.
Shen Gongbao, upon hearing the news, also came to investigate. He examined the man closely and found that Qiu Shou Xian had no obvious external injuries.
Although his breath was weak, it showed no signs of stopping, and there was no abnormal dissipation of his internal magical power, yet he remained unconscious.
He tried to investigate several times with his magic, but couldn't find the slightest clue.
"Grand Preceptor, please think of a solution! Urgent! A major plot twist! Read this quickly. If the Xiqi cultivators take advantage of the situation to attack now, our army will be in grave danger!" Lu Xiong paced back and forth in the tent, sweat beading on his forehead.
"General Lu, please calm down. Your aimless wandering around here is useless. It would be more important to increase the number of sentries and strengthen the defenses right now."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiong clenched his fist heavily and said helplessly:
"That's all we can do."
After saying that, he hurriedly left the tent to arrange defenses.
Silence returned to the tent.
Just as Shen Gongbao was deep in thought, a faint sound suddenly came from the bed.
Suddenly, Qiu Shou Xian slowly opened his eyes. He laboriously raised his hand and beckoned towards Shen Gongbao.
At this moment, Qiu Shouxian's eyes were sunken and his lips were purplish-black, making him a sight to behold.
Shen Gongbao was overjoyed to see him wake up.
Now, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Jin'ao Island, Qiu Shou Xian, Lü Yue, and other fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect are all people he invited to help him.
Now only Qiu Shou Xian and Lü Yue remain among these people. If these two also perish, even if there are reasons for it, I will still be implicated.
The disciples of the Jie Sect are numerous and have different personalities; they may not listen to the arguments of an outsider like him.
"Senior Brother Qiu Shou Xian, what happened to you? Is there anything else you need to say? I will do anything, even die, to save you!"
Shen Gongbao strode forward, grabbed Qiu Shouxian's hand, and asked urgently.
"This...this is a curse...the person who cast the spell is currently inside the Xiqi Taiji Formation. To resolve this, we must either kill the caster..."
"You either need to... find a... quasi-saint... or go directly to a saint... only they can..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Shou Xian fainted again.
"Senior Brother Qiu Shou Xian, what you're saying... is as good as saying nothing at all!"
Shen Gongbao sighed deeply, his newly ignited hope instantly extinguished.
Now that Xiqi is shrouded in the Taiji Formation, the caster must be inside the formation.
Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Qiu Shou Xian couldn't break the formation, so how could he possibly do it?
Even if he could break the formation, how could he possibly be a match for several disciples of the Jie Sect when he faced them alone?
Searching for Quasi-Saints is even more of a pipe dream. Currently, there are only a handful of Quasi-Saints in the Primordial World, such as Zhen Yuanzi, Styx, and the Queen Mother of the West.
He didn't know these powerful figures at all, and they wouldn't even give Shen Gongbao a second glance, so how could he possibly persuade them?
The person he knew with the highest level of cultivation was Taibai.
Although Taibai possesses the realm of a quasi-saint, he has never appeared since the Shang Dynasty launched its military campaign.
As for matters concerning sages, he had no way of finding them.
He himself had escaped from Kunlun Mountain, so there was no way he could have gone to Kunlun to find Yuanshi Tianzun, and as for Tongtian Jiaozhu, that was also impossible.
After all, the Jie Sect is currently under the control of Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, so it's impossible for him to meet Tong Tian Jiao Zhu.
Shen Gongbao was at a loss and felt utterly dejected.
In desperation, he had no choice but to fly to the heavens and spread his divine sense to its fullest extent, shouting the name of Taibai while trying his best to sense it with his divine sense.
Although it's unknown whether Li Bai knew this, we can only try anything as a last resort.
Taibai, hidden in the shadows, heard everything but made no move.
Moreover, even if he were to appear, he might not be able to save Qiu Shou Xian.
The curse power of the Seven Arrows of Nailhead was truly bizarre and extraordinary.
After calling out for a quarter of an hour without receiving a response, Shen Gongbao had no choice but to turn around and fly swiftly towards Jin'ao Island.
Now he only hopes that Qiu Shou Xian can hold on for a little longer, at least until he can bring reinforcements.