#965 - Chapter 965: Escape

But the carp dragon still caught Xuan and tossed him around for fun.

All night, Xuan was tormented by the carp dragon to the point of near death.

The sun had not yet risen, but the air was already filled with the chill of dawn, and the grass was covered with transparent dew.

The carp dragon threw the unconscious Xuan at the mountain gate of逍遥Peak. Xuan was bruised and swollen, lying exhausted at the mountain gate.

Pretending to be unconscious, Xuan half-opened one eye and saw that the carp dragon had completely left, then slowly got up, dragging his tired body.

Looking up at the plaque that read "逍遥Peak" in front of him, Xuan's body sent signals of pain from all over.

Xuan immediately decided to let Ye Kong off this time, but he would never spare him next time.

Then, Xuan dragged his body away from 逍遥Peak.

The rain fell from the sky like ten thousand silver threads, and a row of water droplets fell from the eaves, like a beautiful beaded curtain.

Ye Kong walked to the window of the thatched cottage and saw that it was drizzling outside.

It seemed that today's cultivation could only be done indoors.

Ye Kong then opened his mouth wide and shouted.

"The heavens are not smiling upon us today, gather at Maple Leaf Evening Hall!"

The voice was loud and resounded throughout 逍遥Peak. Lin Yaoyao, who was meditating, heard Ye Kong's command; Chen Haoran, Ye Hongxue, and others who were sweeping the floor stopped their sweeping and also heard Ye Kong's voice; Xiao Shan, who was fast asleep, even heard Ye Kong's voice in his sleep and woke up with a start.

The fourteen disciples put on the cultivation robes they had won in the Xuanwu Gathering competition. With the blessing of the uniform cultivation robes, the 逍遥Peak disciples looked like a unified whole.

The fourteen disciples came to Maple Leaf Evening Hall. The male disciples, led by Bai Wuchen, stood in a vertical row on the left, and the female disciples, led by Lin Yaoyao, stood in a vertical row on the right, leaving a space in the middle where another vertical row of people could stand.

The disciples all arrived at Maple Leaf Evening Hall in advance.

The rain drizzled, and Ye Kong walked slowly from the rain, holding a white tea-colored wooden umbrella.

When he reached the entrance of Maple Leaf Evening Hall, Ye Kong put the wooden umbrella aside, then patted the small water droplets on his body and walked towards the front of the crowd.

After Ye Kong walked to the head seat, the two vertical rows of disciples consciously moved closer to the middle, forming two vertical rows.

Ye Kong waved his sleeves and turned around.

Looking at the energetic appearance of everyone, all wearing uniform cultivation robes, Ye Kong couldn't help but feel gratified.

"Today, the mountains are covered in new rain, so, as your teacher, I have decided to teach you the天地逍遥Heart Sutra in Maple Leaf Evening Hall today."

The天地逍遥Heart Sutra was a mental cultivation technique that Ye Kong unintentionally comprehended while cultivating the Chaos Art. Ye Kong thought he could teach it to his disciples, maybe it would help them in their cultivation.

When the disciples heard that Ye Kong was going to teach them a mental cultivation technique, they all rubbed their hands happily.

Every time Ye Kong gave them a cultivation technique before, it was very useful to them. The disciples believed that this time would be no exception.

Ye Kong sat down cross-legged, and the disciples followed suit.

"The heart sutra naturally broadens the mind, freeing one from worldly worries." Ye Kong stated the key to the天地逍遥Heart Sutra, so that the disciples could comprehend it well.

After Ye Kong finished speaking, he pinched his thumb and middle finger together and placed them on his knees, his eyes half-closed, because closing the eyes during meditation easily leads to drowsiness, even falling asleep, making it impossible to practice, so Ye Kong kept his eyes half-open to make it easier to adjust his heart and practice.

And the disciples simply closed their eyes.

"Circulate the true energy in the body, do not let the body stop."

The disciples obediently urged the circulation of true energy in their bodies.

"The earth is thick and carries all things, the sky is high and the way is far, imagine yourself in the most beautiful place." Ye Kong said, and took a deep breath.

Ye Kong imagined himself in the grassland where he cultivated the Xuan Guang Shield.

The other disciples followed Ye Kong's prompt and also took a deep breath.

Lin Yaoyao imagined herself soaking in a hot spring, relaxing her whole body, and the true energy in her body slowly spread from her Qi Sea.

Xiao Shan imagined himself in the Water Domain Country Mountain...

The other disciples also imagined themselves in the most beautiful place, relaxing their whole body, without feeling tense.

"The mountain realm is water, the water follows the mountain, flowers, plants, insects, fish, and southward flying geese." Ye Wuxin praised the place he imagined.

Ye Kong fully opened his eyes and saw that the disciples were doing what he said.

Ye Kong quietly cast a spell, and elements slowly condensed in his hands, allowing the disciples' divine senses to enter their respective fantasies.

Casting the spell again, a burst of light instantly flew from Ye Kong's hand, flew to the disciples' heads, and emitted a black light, covering everyone.

In the disciples' illusions, changes appeared in the sky.

Dark clouds covered the sky, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and everything was pitch black.

The disciples were shocked in the illusion, wanting to escape, but the surrounding objects and people disappeared, leaving only themselves under the dark sky.

"The sun has sunshine and shade, the moon has waxing and waning, wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning are all subject to change."

Ye Kong's voice was transmitted into the disciples' illusions. The disciples looked at the scene in front of them and swallowed involuntarily, then began to meditate in the illusion.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, the sound was deafening.

The disciples' composure faltered, and Ye Kong looked at the crowd frowning.

Ye Kong shook his head and sighed unintentionally.

"If the heart is not calm, how can one discern?"

Ye Kong then cast the spell again, increasing the difficulty in the disciples' illusions.

"Awoo~"

A silver-furred wolf appeared in each disciple's illusion. Its fur was thick and shiny, and its body was exceptionally strong.

The silver wolf howled again, its voice shaking the wilderness, making people shudder.

The disciples in the illusion heard the howl and turned around.

As soon as Bai Wuchen turned his head, he met a pair of greedy eyes, which also flashed with fierce cold light.

Bai Wuchen smiled playfully, thinking that the master only gave him such a difficulty.

Bai Wuchen confidently pinched his fingers to cast a spell.

There was no change in his hands.

"What's going on!" Bai Wuchen tried several times, but still couldn't cast a spell.

The silver wolf in the distance rushed towards Bai Wuchen.

Bai Wuchen looked at the ferocious wolf and ran away. Some disciples were in the same situation as Bai Wuchen.

In fact, the disciples' true energy and inner strength were all there, Ye Kong just eliminated their spiritual power in the illusion, so they couldn't cast spells.

Another part of the brave disciples, such as Lin Yaoyao.

After discovering that she could not cast spells, when the silver wolf was about to approach her, Lin Yaoyao supported the silver wolf's head, directly dodged in mid-air, and then fought with the silver wolf.