At the moment when the two layers of golden cloud-like Divine Power collided, many heterodox sorcerers or cultivators within and outside Fengyang County felt something.
Governor’s Mansion
In front of a grand building, Qing Yu Daoist was leveraging the geographic advantage to collect the bright moonlight to strengthen his soul.
Moonlight nourishes the spirit, while sunlight tempers the body.
Cultivators typically separate the two for different uses.
At the burst of Divine Power, Qing Yu Daoist opened his eyes, a thick ripple of Magical Power subtly flickering in his gaze.
This pure Magical Power differs from Spiritual Power, its flowing brilliance makes Qing Yu Daoist emit a dense divine profundity, as if he grasped some special principle.
This is a capability only obtained after Foundation Establishment.
But when he gazed at the collision of those two layers of Divine Power, Qing Yu Daoist’s eyes froze, and his expression became grave.
"City God Divine Department, Bai Shui Divine Department!"
The City God and the Bai Shui Dragon Monarch are considered True Gods, recognized and protected by the Sheji God.
Surprisingly, these two clashed at this time.
But soon he realized, this was not a mutual collision, but the City God Divine Department simply assaulting the Bai Shui Divine Department, almost forcing the latter’s power to retreat deep into Bai Shui.
It is unclear what happened to make the City God Divine Department act out suddenly.
Though he did not understand the details, it was unrelated to the Governor’s Mansion, so he paid no further attention, but a fleeting envy flashed in his eyes.
...
Qi Mansion, Zhang Jian also sensed the grand surge of Divine Power.
That Divine Power was like a vast Spiritual Mechanism Light Pillar piercing through the sky.
The spiritual force fields around Fengyang Commandery City felt as if a massive rock had been thrown in, and as a fish growing in this lake, he could naturally sense the terrifying spiritual undulations.
He had encountered such imposing Divine Power before.
Solemn, sacred.
It resembled the golden divine power enshrined on the ’Ancestor’s’ Golden Body in the Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall, a similar aura, yet different internally.
It also bore some similarities to the spiritual energy emanating from the Well Dragon King.
"Could this be the power of the Incense Fire Gods?"
Zhang Jian speculated, but without experience dealing with the Incense Fire Gods, he had no concrete impression.
Nor could he determine where this Divine Power originated from?
Zhang Jian sighed slightly, planning that when the opportunity arose, he would engage more with the cultivators in and around the city to gauge the depths, otherwise, he might fall prey to an unexpected ambush.
Of course, the most crucial thing was his Dao Practice.
He needed more trump cards.
But suddenly, as his Divine Thought moved, his highly sensitive spiritual sense revealed several strange auras approaching the outskirts of Qi Mansion.
"A fishing trap, or just a coincidence?"
Zhang Jian’s gaze shifted as he sensed through his Divine Thought, those auras were violently clashing, numerous eerie spiritual energies besieging a singular figure.
That figure was filled with a rich, moist spiritual energy, faintly carrying a frosty essence.
Murderous intent filled the air.
"It shouldn’t be a trap!"
Sensing another figure’s aura rapidly dimming, nearing death, Zhang Jian promptly left Qi Mansion.
The aura of that dying figure subtly resonated with the Dragon Pearl, likely the Dragon Maiden mentioned by the Well Dragon King.
...
On the long street, the night dew grew heavier.
Under the bright moonlight, several figures surrounded a woman clad in a Cold Black Jue Silk Robe, her figure graceful, her face beautiful, but now pale.
Her shoulder stained with a large patch of blood, Bai Liying swept a cold gaze around her, though she had luckily escaped into Fengyang County, she was quickly intercepted by a group of heterodox individuals.
Clearly, this was premeditated.
At this time, four figures stood in four directions, an old voice emerged from among them.
"Dragon Maiden, this is Fengyang Commandery City, not a place for you to act recklessly, you should obediently return with us to see the Lord Envoy!"
At this moment, four figures encircled the Dragon Maiden, their garments varied, but their auras distinct.
Some secular, some Daoist, some elderly, some youthful, among them a pure aural Daoist, and some exuding a dense, dark, powdery aura.
"The Governor?"
Bai Liying’s heart sank.
The Governor was a high-ranking official of a commandery, even the City God and Dragon Monarch had to show caution. Though she was unsure why they targeted her, she knew the outcome under worldly hands would not be favorable.
However, she had been previously ambushed by a demon from Bai Shui River, poisoned, and now caught off guard by these heterodox individuals, worsening her injuries, making escape seemingly impossible.
As the thought crossed her mind, she suddenly smiled sweetly, "Very well, I’ll go with you!"
The lead, a rather righteous-looking elder Daoist, slightly nodded.
"Very good, cease resisting immediately, we can guarantee not to harm your life!"
He held out a rope crafted from a talisman, which flew towards the Dragon Maiden.
But what met this Divine Lock was a white sword in the Dragon Maiden’s hand, the sword light flashed, instantly severing the rope, and her figure swiftly appeared before a woman clad in a pink Peach Blossom Robe.
This woman in the pink Peach Blossom Robe, coquettish and flirtatious, wielded a pink Treasure Pearl. She had earlier launched a sneak attack, causing substantial harm.
"She’s going for Lady Taohua, stop her!"
Beside her, a petite figure, yet a sharp-featured ’Child’ uttered a coarse shout, a mist surging around him, as he rapidly chanted a mantra, his fingernails elongated instantly, and hair appeared on his face, unleashing a fierce Spiritual Power towards the Dragon Maiden.
This was a strategy to save Lady Taohua!
Around the long street, Zhang Jian had long witnessed this scene, and having identified the attackers, a plan formed in his mind.
"Since it’s a matter of the Governor, then it must be wrecked!"
The Governor was certainly not on his side.
No matter the scheme, it must be disrupted.
Meanwhile, he could seize the Dragon Maiden and inquire why she had been operating covertly outside.
Zhang Jian first locked his gaze on the strongest elder with a white beard, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Nourishing Spirit Stage, with formidable Spiritual Power.
Rumble!!
Zhang Jian drew talismans in the air, almost in one go, twelve illusory talismans transformed into crimson electric locks, enveloping the white-bearded elder down the street.
The elder was shocked to see lightning suddenly manifest overhead, instinctively releasing several Vajra Talismans laced with golden light, which transformed into a veil of golden rays above.
Yet after several thunderous booms, those Vajra Talismans held for merely a few moments before being shattered by the remaining lightning, and his figure was instantly bathed in electricity, turning to char.
After swiftly dealing with the elder Daoist, Zhang Jian’s form turned into a breeze.
Launching another series of Lung Gold Talismans.
Blood light swirled, accompanied by three muffled groans.
In moments, only three figures remained in the fray.
At this point, the Dragon Maiden and the ’Child’ resembling a heterodox sorcerer were visibly shaken.