Holy Bone

Chapter 1567: The Four Saints of the North Pole, the True Lord Yisheng and the Emperor Bell

Jin An calmly withdrew his gaze and looked down at the Emperor Bell in his hand.

There was one thing that Da Qingniu said that was correct: this imperial bell was indeed made by his eating.

The pile of sand on the palm of the statue was forming a seal. While he was swallowing the gold fossil, he discovered that in addition to the fairy jade fragments and golden body pigment, there was another breath.

It is the breath of the Emperor Bell.

The Taoist description of the Four Saints of the North Pole is that he holds the Emperor Bell in his hand and wears Kunlun on his head.

When the stone statue was being carved, the Emperor Bell was also built and placed on the palm of the statue. As time went by, without the incense and offerings from the world, the Emperor Bell fell into disrepair along with the statue. The Emperor Bell finally weathered into a pile of dust and was buried under the sand.

“Although this Emperor Bell is a replica of the magic weapon of the Four Saints of the North Pole, it is also a powerful artifact that the Taoist temple has used all the natural resources and treasures to create. In addition, it has received a lot of incense from the statues of the Four Saints of the North Pole, and has gained a lot of divine power. Its divine power has been nurtured to a higher level…”

"It's a pity..."

“Even though I inherited the power of the Four Saints of the North Pole, and even after swallowing the gold fossil, I was able to turn stone into gold, and re-melt the gravel that I ate into the Emperor Bell according to the inherited memory, the Emperor Bell’s magical power has been broken. It was shattered by external forces a long time ago. Even if I re-melt it, it still can’t stop the power from draining away every moment. I only have three chances to use it at most…”

Jin An carefully examined the Emperor Bell in his hand.

Below the Emperor Bell is a Dharma bell, and above it is a sword. The sword is in the shape of a mountain, symbolizing the Three Pure Ones of Taoism: Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

The Emperor Bell is an important magical instrument in Taoism for subduing demons and monsters, and it has such power that even gods and ghosts admire it.

"After I get out, I'll see if there's any way to rebuild your golden body." After Jin An finished speaking, he rushed into the sky with the heroic spirit of a new breakthrough, and shattered the void with his martial arts. This time he got out of the tiankeng cave very easily.

It was the divine artifact Emperor Bell that blocked the scorching sun above his head for him.

After exiting the tiankeng and looking at the boundless and vast world of yellow sand, Jin An took out the Luogeng Jade Plate and began to search for the location of the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist.

This time, the statue of the Thousand-Eyed Taoist God was located quickly, much faster than the last time.

"It seems that everyone has successfully entered the paradise." Jin'an's eyes showed joy, and his figure flew back to the eye cave of the statue, ready to take the big blue ox out of the tiankeng.

However, before leaving, Jin'an took the big blue ox to burn a stick of incense to the statue of the Four Saints of the North Pole. This is called leading by example. Through words and deeds, he taught the big blue ox to know how to repay kindness and abandon the bad qualities of the previous demon cult members.

In the eye hole of the statue, when the big blue bull saw Jin An coming back, it slammed its hooves on the ground and exhaled white air from its mouth and nose: "Martial Dao Immortal, you are hiding too deeply!"

"You have cultivated both Shinto and Martial Arts, and have both entered the fourth realm. You have created a new chapter in history with your own strength. You are the first Martial Arts Immortal of the fourth realm after the Dharma Ending Age! You are unprecedented in history!"

"Everyone in the world thinks that you, the immortal martial artist, are a natural genius in martial arts, and have the potential to be a martial king of an ancient country! But no one would have thought that your aptitude in the way of the gods is also extraordinary, and you can actually condense five Dao Jindan! Only a true person can condense one Dao Jindan! Five Dao Jindan means that you have five times more Dao Qi than others, and you are invincible in the same realm. You can dominate the world in the first thousand years and the next thousand years!"

The big blue ox was so excited that he shook his head and exhaled white air from his mouth and nose: "Interesting, getting more and more interesting, this world has been quiet for too long, it's been too long since it's been so lively!"

"I can't wait to see you return to the capital and show off your martial arts skills. Yuan Yiban was stunned on the spot, with an expression of disbelief on his face."

The true strength displayed by Jin'an had a great shock on the mind of Zaoxu Zhenren, and he became a little incoherent.

Jin An patted the big blue ox on the forehead, calmed the big blue ox down, and then said that he had found a way to leave the tiankeng, but before leaving, he wanted him to complete another task first.

The palm of the statue.

Jin'an made an incense burner by polishing the rocks and placed it on the palm of his hand. Then he brought the big blue ox and burned a stick of incense each to express his gratitude.

"Jin'an, a disciple of Zhengyi Dao, is grateful for the heaven-bestowed grace of the Four Saints of the North Pole, Yishen Zhenjun. After I leave, I will build a temple for the Zhenjun and offer incense. I will never forget the kindness you have shown me today." Jin'an held the incense in both hands and thanked him sincerely.

The big blue ox beside him also followed suit and burned incense.

While he was burning incense, tears kept falling from his eyes. His eyes were red and bloodshot, with crystal clear tears rolling in them. From time to time, he would raise his front hoof to wipe away the tears.

People who don’t know the truth would think that this cow is very pious, and is extremely grateful to the Four Saints of the North Pole, and is so moved that he cries bitterly.

"If the Taoist Thousand Eyes were here and saw you crying so bitterly, he would definitely give you a catchphrase." After burning incense, Jin An looked back at the big blue ox who was still crying and laughed.

"What's your catchphrase?" The big blue ox raised his red eyes curiously, tears welling up in his eyes.

Jin An said with a smile: "You are a very nice person."

Big Blue Ox: “…”

"Thank goodness no one else saw me crying, otherwise I would have become a laughing stock. I still feel the burning pain in my eyes and soul, and I can't stop crying. You're a martial arts immortal, and you can still laugh? If you want to break through the realm, then break through the realm. Why make such a big fuss and kill people?"

The big blue ox complained about Jin'an with a lot of complaints.

After the man and the cow burned incense, they flew into the air and headed out of the tiankeng.

In the sky, the big blue ox looked back every few steps at the statue of the Four Saints of the North Pole, and rubbed the tears from the corners of its eyes with its hooves from time to time. It was a scene of reluctance to leave and separation of life and death.

"Don't be reluctant. I have already looked for other places. There are only ruins in those stone Taoist temples." Jin An interrupted the big blue ox's other thoughts and told the big blue ox to go out with him without worry, to find Master Qingxi as soon as possible and rescue him.

The big blue bull still didn't give up: "Since there is no other immortal fate, why did you, the martial arts immortal, dig up those mummies and take them away again?"

"It is said that there is no gain without profit. There is profit behind everything. I am not as easy to fool as a three-year-old child."

Jin An glanced at the stomach of the person hanging on his waist and said, "If it weren't for that inscription, I wouldn't have gotten the opportunity so quickly. It would probably take more effort, and we wouldn't have been able to escape from the tiankeng so quickly."

"They have a karmic connection with me. I will take them out and find a Feng Shui treasured place to bury them. They won't have to be lonely ghosts who never see the light of day." The big blue bull looked suspicious: "Are you really not driven by profit?"

Jin An smiled, then patted the person's stomach, waved his sleeves, and wrapped several mummies in Taoist Qi and escorted them to the big blue ox.

Then he said solemnly: "You will keep them for me, but you must promise me that you will bury them properly when you get out."

The big blue bull was delighted and was about to open its mouth to swallow a few mummies, but stopped. Then it shook its horns impatiently and pushed a few mummies back to Jin An, saying impatiently: "I don't understand Feng Shui, I don't know where the treasure cave is and where the evil cave is. If I bury them in the wrong place, I will bear the consequences! This is too troublesome, I don't have the time!"

Jin An laughed and put the mummies back into the human stomach again.

The man and the bull were very fast and soon got out of the tiankeng. Seeing that the scorching sun in the sky really couldn't hurt them, the big blue bull was so excited that he exhaled white air: "Damn, they really got out. It's still the martial arts immortal who has a way!"

"Not long ago, I was still worried that if we really couldn't get out this time, we would end up like those mummies!"

The big blue ox, having regained its freedom, felt that even its hooves were lighter. Carrying Jin'an on its back, it traveled quickly through the desolate desert world.

Jin'an sat on the ox's back, holding the Luogeng Jade Plate all the way to point the way forward for the big blue ox.

Capable of multitasking, he gave directions while constantly visualizing the Four Saints of the North Pole, consolidating his new inheritance and new breakthrough.

At the same time, with the help of the Four Saints of the North Pole, he observed the divine patterns and symbols on the Imperial Bell, in preparation for the future reconstruction of the golden body and repair of the divine artifact.

Traveling across the barren Gobi Desert can easily become boring, because all you see is the same endless yellow sand.

After the excitement of being freed, the big blue ox's expression became numb. He just focused on hurrying on his way, even talking less, and leaving behind a cloud of dust.

The sunlight here is too strong. The soul and consciousness cannot leave the body too far. The soul's perception and consciousness's exploration of dozens of miles away are all useless here.

The Emperor Bell itself is damaged, and the range it can provide protection is very limited.

Without these Shinto means, a man and a cow are not much better than ordinary people. They are like a grain of sand thrown into the ocean, tiny and inconspicuous, and can get lost in it at any time.

The most frightening thing in the desert is getting lost. If you can't find your way, you will easily despair and your mentality will collapse. Fortunately, Jin'an has the Luogeng Jade Plate to locate the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Statue. Although the journey is boring, the mood of the man and the cow is not disturbed by the outside world.

Moreover, Jin'an did not have to worry about being hurried on the road, because it was the big blue ox that was hurrying him on the road. He devoted his whole body and soul to cultivation, so the interference from the outside world was even less.

Jin An, who was immersed in cultivation and consolidating his realm, suddenly felt the back of the bull under him tremble slightly, and then heard the big blue bull say in surprise: "Martial Dao Immortal, can you smell it? The spiritual energy around here is richer than other places!"

This scene is like being in a dry desert with nothing, and suddenly smelling the air mixed with moist water vapor, which makes you feel refreshed.

The big blue ox was still on its way, looking up and around while sniffing around, searching for the source of spiritual energy.

This is where the disadvantage of the soul and consciousness being unable to leave the body too far away is revealed. It is impossible to detect the situation immediately and everything is unknown.

Although Jin An's consciousness was also restricted, he practiced the wind-borrowing technique and his perception of wind was stronger than others. He quickly identified the wind direction and raised his hand to point in one direction: "The abnormal movement came from that direction."

The big blue ox received the instructions and turned around to check.

As a result, before they found the place, dawn broke in the world of the living, and a strange phenomenon of two suns appeared in the sky above their heads.

In the past, the strange phenomenon of two suns in the same sky had always been seen outside, but this time was the first time that Jinan saw the strange phenomenon of two suns in the same sky in this blessed land.

The sun in this paradise is a circle bigger than the one outside. The dazzling sunlight makes the eyes dizzy and casts a blazing furnace-like high temperature on the earth.

The big blue ox was not interested in the two suns in the same sky. He just kept on walking and was only interested in the source of the unusual spiritual energy.

Yellow sand rolled, earth dragons rose into the sky, and the big blue ox ran quickly on the desert as if it was walking on flat ground, making a lot of noise. Suddenly, the big blue ox stopped abruptly.

It wasn't that the big blue ox wanted to stop, but it was blocked by a dead end.

An incredible spectacle appeared before their eyes.

In the desert full of yellow sand, a fault zone suddenly appeared, like a dry and exposed riverbed. The yellow sand in the riverbed was flowing, like quicksand, flowing continuously in one direction.

And the speed of yellow sand flow is not small.

Although it is a dry and exposed riverbed without a drop of water, it gives people the visual impact of a rushing river. The quicksand rushes at a very fast speed, rubbing and colliding with each other.

"This is the real Quicksand River. You can only see the quicksand, but no river water." Just as the big blue ox was speaking, a piece of sand under the ox's hooves had been washed and eroded for a long time. It suddenly sank and became part of the Quicksand River. The big blue ox took more than ten steps back.

"The speed of the Quicksand River is quite good. It is a good way to travel." Looking at the Quicksand River, the big blue ox thought about how to be lazy.

Next, he threw stones and unused magic weapons, but all the attempts failed. The quicksand was soft and could swallow everything. No matter what was thrown in, it would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Jin An patted the big blue ox's head and said, "We can't find any clues here. Let's go ahead and have a look. The spiritual energy here has become much weaker. I suspect that what we are looking for is in the Quicksand River and is now drifting ahead of us along the quicksand."

"That's exactly what I meant." The big blue ox pawed its hooves and chased after it with all its might.

At the same time, Jin An, who was sitting on the back of the ox, looked down at the Luogeng Jade Plate in his hand. Seeing that the direction indicated by the Luogeng Jade Plate was consistent with the direction of the Liusha River, his eyes showed a bit of contemplation.

It seems that this quicksand river is the key, and the Thousand-Eyed Taoist statue is most likely also moving along the quicksand river.

If you find the statue of Thousand-Eyed Taoist, you will be able to find the elders of Yujing Jinque.

(End of this chapter)