The self-born spirit of the God’s Heaven Illusion, now fallen, represents the true core secret of the God’s Heaven Secret Treasury. Even the all-knowing Insight Bell could not grasp it, nor could the countless monsters swarming into Mo Cloud City hope to seize it.

The piercing of the Chai family’s old residence by this “God’s Heaven True Secret” seemed outwardly uneventful, as nothing appeared physically damaged, not even the evening breeze was disturbed. Yet, it had indeed occurred. For the bewildered Swift Wind Killing Sword, the nonchalantly aloof Pig Da Li, and the recently departed Snake Gu Yu were all undeniably lifted onto the feast prepared by Rat Jialan!

Whether the Red Makeup Mirror was considered Jiang Wang’s possession or Jiang Wang merely an attached gift to the mirror is unclear. The Red Makeup Mirror, nestled within the cloth pouch placed in the shrine, now lay quietly not far from Chai A Si. Of course, at this moment, no one would notice.

The monsters who had entered the God’s Heaven Secret Chamber ahead of others, upon witnessing the immeasurably profound Taiping Ghost Messenger and Swift Wind Killing Sword, could not entirely conceal their vigilance and suspicion. Yu Xin’s earlier assertion that entering the God’s Heaven Secret Chamber was a complex process, and thus few monsters would arrive quickly, held a grain of truth and was not mere blind self-confidence. He and Xiong San Si had expended considerable effort to reach this point; years of plotting had finally yielded some results. Even with their path cleared and entry difficulty reduced, the latecomers should not have arrived so effortlessly.

Though the God’s Heaven Secret Chamber was now teeming, who had not already revealed their trump card? Recall the grandeur of Lu Qi Lang’s entry and the flamboyant display of Rat Jialan’s challenge. Compared to the Taiping Ghost Messenger and Swift Wind Killing Sword, whose cultivation remained hidden yet who calmly waited for the true secret to descend, they had certainly fallen short! Other monsters were like boats struggling across a bitter sea, while these two seemed like willing fish on the hook.

The orchestrator of this scene, whether it was the Taiping Ghost Messenger, the Swift Wind Killing Sword, or a pre-existing collaboration between them – perhaps even conveniently roping in Snake Gu Yu! – remained unknown. Rat Jialan, who had originally intended to challenge the Taiping Ghost Messenger and then settle the matter of life and death, now hesitated, his bravado about testing blades forgotten. The waters were too deep to fathom, and sailing in them risked striking a hidden reef. Pig Da Li, of course, didn’t even spare a glance in the direction of the great monk from Black Lotus Temple, further emphasizing his profound inscrutability and disdain for such trivialities.

Within the God’s Heaven Secret Chamber, everyone regarded these two mysterious monsters with apprehension.

Across the entire expanse of Mo Cloud City, all who witnessed Chai A Si within this God’s Heaven True Secret were stirred. The Swift Wind Killing Sword might be fierce, but he was merely a minor player on the path; could he truly stand alongside the new kings of the Heaven List like Lu Qi Lang? It seemed his performance of passing through and slaying generals on the Jin Yang Platform had been intentionally restrained!

Ape Lao Xi’s brows furrowed deeply. This brat had been hiding his true strength so well all along; his city mansion was far too deep! He might not necessarily be a suitable match for his daughter. He must turn back and pray to the great spirit god, asking the ancient Yama god to examine this fellow’s roots, lest he be deceived. Ape Xiao Qing, seeing her beloved so mighty, couldn’t help but feel her heart tremble, whispering, “Little Brother Chai.”

The monster in all of Mo Cloud City most thrilled by this scene was not Ape Xiao Qing, nor Chai A Si’s younger brothers, but rather, within the Ape family’s old residence…

Ape Meng Ji suddenly sprang to his feet, his face flushed with excitement. Pointing at Chai A Si within the God’s Heaven True Secret, he declared to Ape Jia Zheng, “Who says I have no preparation? I had this dog monster under my command long ago!” Ape Jia Zheng was already beyond anger, merely emitting a long sigh.

But regardless of the moods of the various monsters in Mo Cloud City, and regardless of the trepidation among the Heaven’s Chosen within the God’s Heaven Secret Chamber, Rat Jialan’s words held truth: At this moment, with dishes aplenty and guests seated, it was indeed time for the banquet to begin!

Following the opening of that vast silver-white gate, an entire glorious God’s Heaven land began to “flow” forth. It was as if a sculpture sealed for ten thousand ages had revived, or as if living spring water had been injected into a stagnant pool. Vitality was now manifest, and all things were beginning to awaken.

In the deep darkness, a certain rule was taking form, causing the clouds of the eight directions to stir! Changes were happening in an instant. Under the night sky, countless monsters rushing towards the Chai family’s old residence suddenly halted, then plunged down like dumplings, crashing into rooftops and long streets with loud bangs. It wasn’t that they had suddenly died or lost their power. Rather, a terrifying pressure had descended, a weight they could not bear, forcing them down into the dust.

The monsters watched in horror, seeing only that within the night sky, where the colossal treasure bell was suspended… A vast hand, large enough to cover the sky and conceal the moon, suddenly extended. The veins on this hand were clear, resembling rivers; the joints were distinct, like celestial pillars. Dim light emanated from its surface, concealing a deep Buddha nature. Each finger was as grand as a continuous, undulating mountain range. The moonlight was no longer visible, the blood moon having fallen within the mountain ranges. In the endless darkness, this one hand, vast as a mountain range, rolled forward with rumbling thunder.

It was as if thick clouds were rolling across the sky, as if a heavy curtain was covering the eternal night. It was as if an ancient spirit god was covering the world with its palm! Almost the entirety of Mo Cloud City fell into a state of doom. All the monsters within Mo Cloud City felt a fear originating from the depths of their souls; they could sense their impending demise, understanding that their end was nigh.

Under such a colossal hand, the Insight Bell, awakened within Mo Cloud City, was merely a small toy, not even enough to be held between two fingers. And as the hand descended, it naturally encompassed the Insight Bell, extinguishing all of its outward-manifesting treasure light. It seemed about to be grasped.

But the sound was still ringing.

“Du!”

A Buddha sound suddenly emerged. This sound rescued the multitude of monsters from the fear of extinction. Only then did the monstrous crowd realize that within the crevices of the fingers of that sky-covering hand, faint moonlight still sprinkled down, only ignored by their vision due to the terrifying might of that hand. This night had not dissipated, had not left. How had it gone far, and how had it returned?

At this moment, all the thin moonlight seemed to condense, casting itself into the ditch-like finger crevices in the sky—there was a small figure suspended in the air. Relative to that hand which covered the sky and hid the moon, this figure was indeed as tiny as an ant, like a lonely speck of dust floating within a colossal canyon. But in the eyes of the monstrous crowd, he became increasingly clear, increasingly bright, increasingly radiant, reaching ten thousand zhang! His eyebrows, eyes, and even the folds of his kasaya were clearly visible.

He was a very plump monk, with a large face and a round belly, his smiling eyes curved, looking utterly devoid of awe. But he was the one shaking the Insight Bell. He was the one emitting the Buddha sound. He was the one tearing apart the eternal night and breaking through the era of doom. At this moment, the one drawing more and more gazes was also him!

He raised his hand, glossy with Buddha light, and like a friend playfully chiding another, casually struck one of the mountain-range-like fingers beside him. The mountain ranges retreated, the darkness collapsed, and the red moon reappeared in the world. That hand, which had covered the sky and hidden the moon, vanished into the farther black night.

Under the blood moon, for a time, only that plump monk, bathed in moonlight, remained suspended. He burst into laughter: “Taking without asking is stealing! Lu Xing Kong, does Black Lotus Temple not value virtue in this way?” He laughed so heartily, so infectiously. Generally, powerhouses of this level rarely possessed such joyful smiles. The more one experienced, the less one could possess it.

In the darkness, rustling sounds rippled, wave after wave, like gathering tides, finally echoing into an illusory voice: “Seeing money on the road, is one not allowed to pick it up? Is Ancient Nan Mountain so overbearing?”

The plump monk laughed even more heartily: “It’s been so long, and you’re still so unreasonable.” The voice from the darkness replied: “And you still wear such a false smile.”

“Hahaha, Lu Xing Kong, ah Ji Xing Kong! Yang Yu the little bald monk might still be in that secret chamber. How did the Insight Bell just become roadside money? You old fellow are not respecting elders, desiring to seize a child’s treasure?”

“Chan Fa Yuan, ah Chan Fa Yuan! The orthodox Buddha Gate is in Black Lotus. Before leaving, Yin Guang Tathagata personally delivered it to the Demon Master Tathagata. Returning things to their rightful owner, how is that so?”

“What crooked scriptures are you reading? When did Yin Guang Tathagata give such instruction? The orthodox Buddha Golden Body is molded in Ancient Nan Mountain, I have never heard of a famous Demon Master!”

“Ancient Nan Mountain is full of clay sculptures; the true Buddha of the world walks among us. Evil Buddhas compile scriptures, deceiving not the sober monsters, but deluding confused insects like you!”

If physical attacks can be considered scripture debates, then the debate between the two Bodhisattvas of Ancient Nan Mountain and Black Lotus Temple was certainly intense. Their words might not have been knives, but within the long night, surging Dao principles ebbed and flowed like sea tides, howling near and far. Every tiny ripple contained a power capable of destroying heaven and extinguishing earth.

Moreover, setting aside the genuine temperament of the Bodhisattvas of Ancient Nan Mountain and Black Lotus Temple, who argued here without any pretense, tonight’s Mo Cloud City was not limited to these two uninvited guests. Or perhaps, there were some who arrived even earlier than them. Precisely at the moment the God’s Heaven True Secret fell into the Chai family’s old residence. In the house opposite the Chai family.

A bare-chested tiger clan big man suddenly opened his eyes. They were the color of amber, flashing with an ancient, fierce light. With just this opening of his eyes, his muscles tensed like a bow, his flesh like a tomb; this body had already shed its mortal form and changed its bones, vastly different! He pushed away the woman wrapped around him, got out of bed, casually picked up his iron rod, and stepped out of the room.

Another step forward, and he was about to step into the God’s Heaven land. What young generation struggles, what Heaven’s Chosen compete. What God’s Heaven True Transmission, what Feather Clan inheritance. Who is backing, who is relied upon, how plotted, how much preparation… He had come, and thus it belonged to him. Only after loosening his fingers would he turn his attention to others!

Looking across the entire Demon Realm, who had truly calculated the landing point of the God’s Heaven land? It was him! A path not to be resigned, a mountain not to be yielded. He, Tiger Tai Sui, had left Purple Wu Hills today, using an ordinary skin body, temporarily entering confusion with the status of a Heaven Demon, solely to complete this “deception,” to be taken away together with the God’s Heaven land.

But unexpectedly, he had missed by a thread, still one step away. It mattered not; he would step over this one step. Thus, he opened his tiger eyes, displayed his true might, and personally came forth, seeking the Dao from the ancient God’s Heaven King within. He cared not about the entanglement with the Insight Bell. It mattered not whether the two Bodhisattvas lived or died. What he cared about was the legendary great demon of the Feather Clan, Yu Zhen! What he desired were the secrets of history, the sealed truths, the “story” of that era. But this one step, which must be taken, could not be stepped into. The night color was thick and could not be dissolved, the ancient aura wantonly growing. A power pierced through the river of time, descending from the distant past to the fresh present, resisting a power such as his!

Demons shall not enter this gate. Heaven Demons shall not enter this gate. Tiger Tai Sui forcibly stepped forward, terrifying power penetrating heaven and earth, about to forcibly open another gate and go his own way. But the God’s Heaven land suddenly flashed, the rapidly carved vitality within surging into the high sky, resisting the external force. Brilliant flowing light fell like rustling dust, about to collapse on the spot!

Tiger Tai Sui had no choice but to stop. If this place were to collapse at this moment, all the monsters within would perish. No matter how much of a genius one was, it would be useless. Of course, all gains would be lost. His amber eyes shifted, and he reached out to the void to grab. When that distinctly jointed large hand was brought back, it had already pinched a neck within its grip. Like carrying a rabbit, he carried a struggling female monster. A pair of exquisite swords fell from her hand. Abundant Dao Yuan was entirely suppressed. All roars and shouts could not be made. It was the City Lord of Mo Cloud City, the true demon Zhu Xian!

Her past noble demeanor was gone; this hall’s true demon, under the clamp of Tiger Tai Sui, fully displayed her wretchedness. “Open the God Bridge,” Tiger Tai Sui directly instructed. Zhu Xian had previously used her natal God Bridge to send her Zhu family younger generation into the boundary; at this moment, she was to use its special natal connection to Zhu Lan Ruo and Zhu Yong, deceiving the God’s Heaven land and once again intruding within. As for whether this deception would be complete, or when the God Bridge would burn out, it was not for him to consider. Though Zhu Xian had a thousand unwilling thoughts, she could only watch helplessly as her natal God Bridge was drawn out!

But at this moment, a white jade hand, piercing through the rules, gently pressed that natal God Bridge back, and with a single pull, snatched Zhu Xian away, allowing her to escape from Tiger Tai Sui’s large hand. This figure who suddenly appeared in the small alley, facing Tiger Tai Sui, was naturally none other than the one who shook the Tian Xi Wasteland, Zhu Yi! She stood proudly, her posture graceful, her long skirt reaching the ground without being stained by dust, and leisurely said: “So old, and still wanting to bully the younger generation?”

Tiger Tai Sui laughed once: “Reasonable!” His large hand reached out again: “Then I shall come and bully you?” He showed absolutely no courtesy! And why should he? She had engaged in a bloody battle with the Human Race earlier and was seriously injured and not yet recovered. What qualifications did she have to make him fearful? If she had hidden to recuperate, that would have been fine; he might have at least considered the friendship between those of the same realm and not sought her out. But she actually dared to show her head strongly? She actually dared to block his path? Kill without mercy!

Zhu Yi casually pushed away the still-shocked Zhu Xian, shifted her feet, stepping on the seams of the “Dao,” and avoided this palm. Her face completely sank: “It seems Purple Wu Hills wants to go to full war with Tian Xi Wasteland?” Tiger Tai Sui laughed heartily: “Afraid you’ll shrink back!”

In an instant, winds and clouds rose, and the four seas surged. In a moment, the secret treasury opened; in a moment, Heaven Demons fought. But were the waves tonight limited to just these? As the continuous mountain shadows vanished and the red moon spanned the sky, there were two great Bodhisattvas fighting, two Heaven Demons fighting, and another slender figure, coming with the moon at her back. The ink-like night made her skin appear even fairer than snow, her graceful silhouette in the moonlight light as a flying wild goose. She came stepping on moonlight. And in the light red moonlight, flower after flower bloomed. Flowers like brocade, paving a bright road from the Nine Heavens to the mortal world. Precisely at the moment Tiger Tai Sui and Zhu Yi exchanged blows, she stepped into Mo Cloud City. So lively?

Her voice stirred the fragrance of a hundred flowers. She was naturally Lu Qi Lang’s greatest reliance in crossing Mo Cloud City, the master of the Divine Fragrance Flower Sea, the old ancestor of the Divine Fragrance Deer Family, the Heaven Demon Lu Xi!