DreamersGN 188. Chapter 188 Fellow Daoist Calms Down!
188. Chapter 188 Fellow Daoist Calms Down!
Chapter 188: Fellow Daoist, Calm Down!
"Dad, don't worry for now!" Liu Zimo took a deep breath and spoke firmly to his father on the other end of the phone, "Tell me, what exactly happened? Who kidnapped my little brother?"
In the city of Luozhou, there were two Saint Realm experts, Zhiyuan Shengshi and Zhang Zhenren, guarding the city. In the spiritual energy blessed land outside the city, there was also Jiao Linglong, a divine beast with a physical body capable of communicating with gods and proficient in various illusion formations, guarding it.
According to reason, no one should have the ability to kidnap my little brother under their watchful eyes. Moreover, with Liu Zihao's reclusive personality, he would never leave the spiritual energy blessed land easily. Even if he did leave, Jiao Linglong would not let him go unchecked.
But now, Dad said that my little brother was kidnapped and his whereabouts were unknown, his life or death uncertain. How could Liu Zimo not be filled with suspicion?
"The strange thing is here!" Liu Yi's voice came again, "Your brother disappeared as if out of thin air, suddenly without a trace!"
"Fei Hong and Xiao Xiao were cultivating in the cave at that time and didn't sense anything unusual!"
"Oh, right, your spiritual pet, the little dragon, seems to be having problems too. It has been in a deep sleep and doesn't respond no matter how we call it!"
"Son, your brother must be in trouble!"
"Even your uncle said that the other party kidnapped your brother because of his identity as an alchemist, because the alchemy furnace he often used also disappeared!"
"Also, it seems that the spring water in the spiritual spring has been taken away, not a drop left..."
Liu Yi urgently recounted everything he knew.
Listening to this, Liu Zimo's brows furrowed tightly. His uncle was an intellectual-type evolver with extraordinary intelligence and keen spiritual perception. Since even he had concluded that the other party had kidnapped rather than killed, it was highly likely that my little brother was still safe for now.
However, what surprised Liu Zimo was that Jiao Linglong, who possessed the Divine Ability of "Spiritual Perception," had also fallen victim to the other party's scheme. To be able to make an ancient divine beast with a physical body capable of communicating with gods and awakened with the "Spiritual Perception" Divine Ability fall into a deep sleep without realizing it, it showed that the strength of the person who made a move was definitely above Jiao Linglong.
However, the other party did not take the opportunity to kill Jiao Linglong while it was asleep, which was somewhat unexpected. Otherwise, not only Jiao Linglong, but Fei Hong and Lou Xiaoxiao, who were cultivating by the spiritual spring at the time, would also have encountered accidents.
From this, it can be seen that the other party is not a wicked person.
My little brother being in the hands of the other party would not pose any immediate danger.
However, even so, it is absolutely not a reason for the other party to arbitrarily kidnap his younger brother!
"Alright, I understand, Dad. Stay at home and wait for me to come back!"
"Before I return, you must not leave the city without permission!"
Liu Zimo reassured and instructed over the phone, then hung up.
Afterwards, with a gloomy expression, he greeted the Turtle Sui Shou and Tiger Da Li with a nod.
"Let's go, we're going back to Luozhou immediately!"
"Yes, master!"
Turtle Sui Shou habitually responded respectfully, its body suddenly expanding tenfold, carrying its master on its back and soaring into the air.
Seeing this, Tiger Da Li quickly followed suit, obediently landing at Liu Zimo's feet without saying a word.
Although it also wanted to inquire about the specific situation of Jiao Linglong, as soon as it saw the cold and stern expression of its master, it dared not speak.
Turtle Sui Shou was the same.
Knowing that its master was in a bad mood and eager to return, the old turtle no longer dared to be lazy like it was when it came.
From the beginning, it exerted all its strength, even burning some of its essence blood to boost its speed to the extreme!
In just three hours or so, they crossed more than half of the earth and flew back to the sky above Luozhou City.
Swoosh!
They returned to the underground cave.
Liu Yi, Zhao Hongzhang, Xiao Feihong, Lou Xiaoxiao, as well as Yang Sisi and Lou Yuchen, who had received the news, were all gathered in the courtyard.
Everyone's faces were filled with worry and concern.
"Xiao Mo!"
"You finally came back!"
Seeing his eldest son return, Liu Yi was so excited that he rushed over, grabbing Liu Zimo's hand and said eagerly, "Son, you are the most powerful and capable in our family. You must find a way to save your brother and bring him back safely!"
Liu Yi's eyes were slightly red, and there were still traces of tears on his face.
It seemed that he had cried before.
My uncle is also the same. Although his face remains calm and composed, the redness and traces of tears in the corners of his eyes cannot be concealed.
Seeing several people gathering around, Liu Zimo spoke softly, "Alright, I already have a general understanding of the situation. Leave the rest to me!"
"Father, please rest assured. With me here, I will definitely rescue my younger brother safely!"
After comforting his father, Liu Zimo focused his attention on Jiao Linglong, who was still sleeping deeply by the Spirit Spring.
As soon as they entered the secret realm, Hu Dali and Gui Sui Shou appeared beside Jiao Linglong at the same time, examining any abnormalities on her body.
When Liu Zimo approached, the two mini spirit pets jumped onto his shoulders and reported their findings to him.
"Master, Jiao Linglong was indeed targeted. Someone used the Dragon Butterfly Incense on her. It will take at least ten days or half a month for her to regain consciousness on her own!"
"In addition, the Dragon Butterfly Incense is an ancient aphrodisiac specifically used to target the Snake Spirit Clan. It has long been extinct since the end of the era."
"Nowadays, someone who can produce such incense to deal with Jiao Linglong is most likely a surviving creature from ancient times!"
Liu Zimo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
Ancient creatures?
No wonder!
There is not a single creature that can survive from ancient times to the present without being a formidable opponent.
Under unintentional circumstances, Jiao Linglong fell into a trap, and my younger brother was kidnapped and missing. It is indeed possible!
"Can you find their whereabouts?"
Liu Zimo asked Hu Dali and Gui Sui Shou.
After exchanging glances, the two pets turned their gaze to Jiao Linglong, who was lying on the ground asleep.
"Jingling Venerable possesses the Divine Ability of Spiritual Perception, and is extremely sensitive to the scent of the Dragon Butterfly Incense."
"As long as we can awaken her in advance, she will definitely be able to follow the lingering scent of the incense in the air and find the hiding place of the other party!"
Although the Dragon Butterfly Incense is the nemesis of the Snake Spirit Clan, even a small amount of it will cause them to fall into a deep sleep and be unable to wake up.
However, correspondingly, this is also because the Snake Spirit Clan has an extremely sensitive sense of smell for the scent of the Dragon Butterfly Incense, which other spirit beasts do not possess.
Even if there is only one in ten thousand traces of the scent in the air, the Snake Spirit Clan can easily detect it.
Since the other party used the Dragon Butterfly Incense on Jiao Linglong here, there must be remnants of the scent on their body.
As long as Jiao Linglong wakes up in time, she can completely find the hiding place of the other party before the scent of the incense completely dissipates!
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and wake up Jiao Linglong!" Liu Zimo urged impatiently.
Tiger Dali and Turtle Shou, although long-lived, both lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"Master, you don't know." Tiger Dali explained softly, "To awaken Elder Linglong from the fragrance, it would require at least the peak power of the Spiritual Realm. Only then would it be possible."
"Although I have successfully broken through to the Spiritual Realm, I am still at the initial stage. My soul power is limited and far from enough to eliminate the influence of the Dragon Butterfly Fragrance!"
It should be noted that even in ancient times, there were few who could awaken a spirit snake or dragon that had been enchanted by the Dragon Butterfly Fragrance. Usually, they would be left to sleep naturally until the effects of the fragrance wore off, and they would wake up on their own.
After all, even in ancient times, cultivators at the peak of the Spiritual Realm were extremely rare and not easily encountered.
"The peak of the Spiritual Realm?" Liu Zimo furrowed his brow, not expecting it to be so troublesome to dispel the illusionary effect of the Dragon Butterfly Fragrance.
At this moment, where could he find a cultivator at the peak of the Spiritual Realm?
Did he really have to wait for ten days or half a month, until the effects of the Dragon Butterfly Fragrance dissipated and Jiao Linglong woke up naturally, before searching for the culprit?
Don't joke around!
Even if he could wait, his little brother couldn't!
Who knows what accidents might happen after ten days or half a month!
Swish!
Liu Zimo stubbornly extended a strand of divine consciousness and forcefully entered Jiao Linglong's sea of consciousness.
In Liu Zimo's eyes, the sea of consciousness, which was less than fifty thousand square meters, was pitifully small.
Therefore, as soon as his divine consciousness entered, it only took a moment for him to explore and lock onto Jiao Linglong's soul origin.
Seeing the pink mist swirling around Jiao Linglong's soul origin, it was clear that this was the Dragon Butterfly Fragrance that caused it to sleep without waking up.
Liu Zimo manipulated his spiritual consciousness, wanting to drive away and refine these pink mists.
However, he found that these mists were intangible and unaffected by the power of spiritual consciousness.
Helpless, Liu Zimo could only try another method. He directly activated the Soul-Shaking Secret Technique, attempting to forcibly awaken the sleeping Jiao Linglong.
Buzz!
The sea of consciousness trembled lightly, and ripples spread through the soul origin.
At the same time, as the soul body trembled slightly, nearly one-third of the pink mist that enveloped the origin was swallowed and refined by it.
Impressive!
Liu Zimo's spirit trembled, and he continued to increase the output of his spiritual power, constantly using the Soul-Shaking Secret Technique to stimulate the Jiao Linglong's original body.
Soon, after three or five times, all the mist gathered on the original body was completely devoured and dissipated.
Liu Zimo clearly sensed that the spiritual power and mental power of Jiao Linglong had greatly increased in an instant!
Even the space in his sea of consciousness expanded by tens of thousands of meters!
It can be seen.
Although this Dragon Butterfly Incense would make the Snake Spirit Clan fall into a deep sleep without any resistance, this hallucinogenic mist would not cause any harm to their bodies and souls. On the contrary, once they completely absorbed and refined these special hallucinogenic mists, their spiritual cultivation would also greatly improve!
[Your spiritual pet Jiao Linglong has refined a strand of 'Dragon Butterfly Incense', stabilizing its soul, soaring in its origin! Triggering the talent attribute 'Stealing Heaven', sharing half of the soul cultivation increase, mental power +100, soul strength +200, sea of consciousness space +20,000.]
The sound of the prompt ringing in his ears further confirmed Liu Zimo's previous speculation.
However, the increase of one hundred years in mental power cultivation and two hundred levels of soul strength still surprised Liu Zimo!
He didn't expect that this Dragon Butterfly Incense would have such a great effect on Jiao Linglong, or rather, on the improvement of their Snake Spirit Clan's soul cultivation!
"Roar~!"
As the mist dissipated and his mental power greatly increased, Jiao Linglong gradually woke up from its slumber.
"It... woke up so quickly?!"
Tiger Dalie and Turtle Sui Shou were dumbfounded when they saw this.
Is this for real?!
How can it be so amazing?!
Didn't the master just break through to the Spirit Domain realm? How could he so quickly remove the influence of the Dragon Butterfly Incense on Jiao Linglong and wake it up directly?
This is so unscientific!
Wasn't it said that only peak Spirit Domain cultivators could suppress the influence of the Dragon Butterfly Incense and awaken the dormant consciousness of the Snake Spirits?
Why is it that now, someone who just broke through to the Spirit Domain realm can easily break the hallucinogenic effect of the Dragon Butterfly Incense?
Could it be that the soul power possessed by their new master is already not weaker than that of a normal peak Spirit Domain cultivator?
Tiger Dalie and Turtle Sui Shou couldn't believe it.
But besides this reason, they couldn't think of any other possibilities!
"Lord Dalie, you're back too?!"
As soon as Jiao Linglong opened its eyes, it saw its master, Turtle Sui Shou, and Tiger Dalie, whom it hadn't seen for tens of thousands of years. It couldn't help but greet them.
Tiger Dalie came back to his senses and nodded in response.
"Yes, I'm back!"
"Thanks to the master not abandoning me, not only did he save my life, but he also took me under his wing. Now, we siblings can fight side by side again!"
Jiao Linglong instantly understood in her heart.
If nothing unexpected happened, it must have been the old turtle, Turtle Sui Shou, who did this.
Otherwise, how could Tiger Dalie, who had been hiding in the extreme south, provoke Liu Zimo and be taken in as a spiritual pet by him?
I really didn't expect it.
Even though it hid in the glacier in the extreme south, the Great Power Lord still couldn't escape the fate of being recognized as a master again.
"Alright, there will be plenty of time for catching up later!"
Liu Zimo calmly interrupted the conversation between the two beasts and asked Jiao Linglong directly, "Miss Linglong, my younger brother has been kidnapped by a thief and his life or death is unknown. Now I need you to help me find that thief. Any questions?"
Huh?!
What's going on?!
Upon hearing that his master's younger brother had been kidnapped, Jiao Linglong's heart suddenly tightened, and she turned her head abruptly to look at the spiritual plant garden.
Liu Zimo had entrusted it with the task of guarding this spiritual energy secret realm and the family living in it before he left.
But now...
It had only been a few days since the master left, and it had already lost track of the master's own younger brother!
This was a serious dereliction of duty!
Jiao Linglong felt self-blame and fear in her heart.
Fearful that the master would be dissatisfied, it directly unleashed its true essence and killed it on the spot.
"Master, please forgive me. I am willing to take the blame and find out the person behind the ambush, and save Young Master Zihao!"
Feeling the cold and stern gaze in the master's eyes, Jiao Linglong's mind trembled slightly, and she spoke repeatedly.
After speaking, Jiao Linglong sniffed lightly with her nose and quickly caught a faintly fading scent of dragon butterfly in the air.
"There!" Following the scent of the dragon butterfly, Jiao Linglong's tone was extremely certain as she looked towards the west.
Upon hearing this, Liu Zimo's eyes flashed with a gleam. Instead of leaving in a hurry, he turned to Tiger Dali and Turtle Sui Shou beside him and instructed, "You two stay here and ensure the safety of my father and younger uncle!"
Tiger Dali and Turtle Sui Shou nodded in unison, not daring to show any disobedience.
"Father, younger uncle, please wait here. I will definitely bring my younger brother back safely!"
After comforting his father and younger uncle, Liu Zimo controlled the transformed Jiao Linglong, soared into the sky, and disappeared in an instant.
A moment later.
500 kilometers west of Luozhou City, Zhongnan Mountain Range.
Jiao Linglong's huge dragon body soared through the clouds and stopped above a simple and ancient Taoist temple in the middle of the mountain range.
"Zhenyi Temple!"
With his divine sense sweeping over, Liu Zimo's eyes narrowed slightly, sensing a somewhat unusual aura.
This Taoist temple was too intact and clean!
With the advent of the apocalypse and the arrival of the demonic calamity, almost all parts of the world were filled with endless demonic beasts.
Major cities overnight turned into ruins.
Even the thousand-year-old martial arts sects, Dalin Temple and Longhu Mountain, were reduced to ruins in the consecutive demonic calamities.
Yet this small Taoist temple hidden deep in the old forest appeared untouched, without any traces of being invaded by demonic beasts.
This was too abnormal!
At least, after the apocalypse, Liu Zimo had never seen a building cleaner and more intact than this.
What's more, it seemed that each room in this Taoist temple had a special aura that blocked his divine sense from prying and investigating!
This deepened Liu Zimo's suspicion of this Taoist temple.
"Zhenyi Temple?!" Jiao Linglong also saw the plaque hanging at the main entrance and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is impossible! Zhenyi Temple had already lost its lineage and disappeared before the end of the Dharma era! How could it reappear after thousands of years, and the mountain gate is still so well-preserved?"
Liu Zimo's eyebrows raised slightly upon hearing this.
No wonder this Taoist temple gave him such a strange feeling. It turned out to be an ancient sect from the ancient times!
In that case, the person who had bewitched Jiao Linglong and kidnapped his younger brother should be in this Zhenyi Temple!
"Miss Linglong, are you sure it's here?" Liu Zimo asked calmly.
"There's no mistake!" Jiao Linglong nodded firmly and reported, "The source of the dragon butterfly fragrance is here! However, there is an ancient spiritual formation protecting Zhenyi Temple. Even my Divine Ability, Lingjue, cannot penetrate it. I still don't know where Young Master Zihao is and whether he is safe!"
"It's okay." Liu Zimo said, "As long as we find the main culprit!"
After speaking, Liu Zimo didn't waste any more words. He directly refined the Soul-Subduing Bell he had obtained from Tiger Dali.
Buzz! With his divine intent fully activated, the bell instantly expanded a thousand times in size, completely enveloping the entire Zhenyi Temple!
Previously, Tiger Dali's cultivation was insufficient, so he could only barely activate the Soul-Subduing Bell to the first level.
However, even so, the overflowing sound of the bell made Turtle Sui Shou, who had already recovered to the peak of the God Connection Realm, somewhat unable to withstand it.
Now, Liu Zimo refined the Soul-Subduing Bell again, fully activating it with his boundless soul power.
In an instant, the Soul-Subduing Bell was cultivated to its ultimate ninth transformation.
The golden bell covered the sky and earth!
Even though it hadn't been officially struck, the runic incantations revealed on the bell emitted an endless divine might, completely suppressing the entire Zhenyi Temple!
"Fellow Daoist, please calm down! Fellow Daoist, please calm down!"
"We mean no harm. We hope Fellow Daoist will show mercy!"
Just as Liu Zimo was about to strike the bell to shock Zhenyi Temple and teach them a lesson, a disheveled Taoist suddenly appeared in the temple below, shouting and begging for mercy from a distance.
(End of this chapter)