Chapter 596: Chapter 279: The Layout of God

Yin Yang Blood, Fox Clan’s Horizontal Bone, rested in Zhou Xuan’s palm, shimmering with radiant light. The only element missing now was Buddha energy.

Zhou Xuan had absorbed Buddha energy before elevating himself to the two-incense level; his body naturally harbored Buddha energy.

“But the trace of Buddha energy within me—how could it possibly match the Yin Yang Blood and Fox Clan’s Horizontal Bone?”

Zhou Xuan flipped his hand and retrieved his Wash Away Injustice Talisman.

This talisman originated from the Heavenly Dome God-level Green Robed Buddha and contained extremely potent Buddha energy.

The three artifacts materialized, each taking flight, revolving around Zhou Xuan’s body like three celestial stars.

Their paths of motion were chaotic, yet seemed to adhere to some mysterious and peculiar pattern.

As they rotated, Zhou Xuan was drawn into an even deeper, more serene Void Realm.

He observed his Secret Realm as a mass of primordial chaos; then the Yin Yang Blood entered the realm, flickering with a demonic luster.

Next, the Horizontal Bone entered the realm, unleashing the first roar of the Demon Clan amidst heaven and earth.

The Wash Away Injustice Talisman was the last to enter, resonating within the realm with sonorous Buddha chants akin to a great bell.

Affected by the glow and sound, Zhou Xuan snapped his eyes open and saw himself standing atop the Great Snow Mountain, overlooking all living beings.

The Buddha energy, Jiang Qi, and Demon Qi transformed into clouds filling the skies, condensing into a seven-colored radiance that enveloped Zhou Xuan.

With a sudden jolt, Zhou Xuan’s eyes widened, as across from Mingjiang there emerged a gigantic town—Peng Town.

Appearing as a Forbidden Land, Peng Town unfolded distinctly before Zhou Xuan’s eyes.

But the town’s edges were veiled by a thin mist, resembling an inverted giant bowl placed over the earth.

As Zhou Xuan gazed from afar, he noticed that the vibrant colors of the town looked duller—its old houses and people bore somber shades.

The black-and-white-like imagery cast a shadow in Zhou Xuan’s heart, weighing his mood down and filling him with an inexplicable impatience; he pointed toward the mist with his finger.

The trio of star-like artifacts circling him—Blood, Bone, and the Talisman Script—responded to his will, forming three vivid rays that streaked across the horizon.

The rays converged tens of meters before the mist shrouding Peng Town, merging together—blood stained the bone, the Horizontal Bone fused into the Wash Away Injustice Talisman, and the triad transformed into a crimson Heavenly Book, appearing like frozen blood.

The Heavenly Book, massive and weighty, hurtled toward the mist, causing a vast depression in its surface.

From the concaved area came cracking sounds, then the equilibrium shattered. Spider-like fractures spread outward, and fragments of fog crumbled away.

The Forbidden Land’s barrier opened a breach, no larger than a face.

Immediately, Zhou Xuan beckoned the crimson Heavenly Book back to his hand. With his right hand, he swung it heavily onto the book.

A muffled sound echoed, and the Heavenly Book split into its original components—Yin Yang Blood, Horizontal Bone, and Wash Away Injustice Talisman.

Zhou Xuan crossed his hands and returned the Horizontal Bone and Yin Yang Blood to Sister Cui and Li Shuangyi.

“Third Senior Brother, Four-tailed Fox, thanks for your assistance today. Should you need my help in the future, just call upon me.”

“Heh… heh… heh.” Li Shuangyi’s laughter remained stiff and unsettling.

Sister Cui took back the Horizontal Bone, then dissolved into the wind. She knew more elite fighters from Mingjiang would soon arrive, and she needed to follow the mountain winds back to East Market Street swiftly.

“The Forbidden Land is breached. Prepare to unleash the Dragon Riding Talisman.”

Yun Ziliang placed his left hand flat over his chest and abdomen, then gently pulled outward as though grasping something.

Zhou Xuan, with heightened perception and having just emerged from the Void Realm, could now clearly discern the invisible Dragon Qi, which appeared vividly to his eyes.

He saw Yun Ziliang extracting a small golden dragon. It mirrored Yun Ziliang’s battered form, missing many scales, with patches of exposed, scaly skin resembling the unsightly bald spots of a human head afflicted with scabs.

“Golden Dragon ascends, Wandering Dragon writes the heavens! Using white clouds as paper, vaporous mist for ink, giant trees of the mountain as brushes, let my blood act as cinnabar!”

Yun Ziliang drove the golden dragon with both hands, letting it weave through the clouds above.

The enormous trees below shed their shadows, which rose into the clouds.

The surrounding cloud vapor transformed into a dark ink-like hue.

After completing these steps, Yun Ziliang bit his middle finger, squeezing out a drop of blood from his decrepit body.

The finger blood, like his flesh, carried a rotting aura with a distinct stench of decay if closely inspected.

“Go.”

Yun Ziliang flicked the finger blood onto the clouds above.

Blood, ink, cinnabar, brush, and paper—all elements present—the white clouds transformed into Taoist talismans.

When the ink markings on the talisman dried and the Taoist aura swirled, the white cloud condensed into a tangible paper talisman, shrinking until it landed in Yun Ziliang’s hand.

Yun Ziliang handed the talisman to Zhou Xuan. “Xuanzi, it’s your turn to activate it.”

“How do I use it?”

“You’ve already lit the Dragon Seeking Incense. You can perceive Dragon Qi. Use your perception to command the Dragon Qi to move.”

Hearing this, Zhou Xuan accepted the talisman. With careful perception, he sensed the Dragon Qi within the talisman clearly and distinctly.

The Dragon Qi appeared to envelop the talisman. Zhou Xuan extended his perception, shaping it into an invisible plane of energy to support the talisman.

Then, Zhou Xuan stretched his perception forward, and the ethereal energy plane followed suit, naturally guiding the talisman in the direction Zhou Xuan desired.