The Spiritual World was still enveloped by the black wind, blowing heaven and earth into darkness, as goes the saying:
This wind knocks over Putuo Mountain, and a roll of the Avalokitesvara Scripture is swept away.
Ten generations of King Yan seek the Judge, while the Underworld’s Ox Head chases Ma Mian.
The White Lotus disembarks at the seashore, blowing down the twelve courts of Bodhisattva.
Zhang Chen walked in the black wind, unable to perform any transformations, relying only on the power of the flesh to traverse the mountains. After half an hour, he stopped and summoned the Great Freedom Celestial Demon to ask for directions.
Even though the Great Freedom Celestial Demon harbored malicious intentions, Zhang Chen sometimes had no choice but to rely on him.
The black wind made the sky dark and the sun and moon lose their luster, leaving people dizzy and disoriented. Zhang Chen helplessly called upon the Great Freedom Celestial Demon for guidance.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon stood in the black wind, identifying a path for Zhang Chen. After another tea’s time, his magical power was depleted, and Zhang Chen had to return to the real world to meditate and restore his magical power.
Within him, the Golden Light incessantly flowed, transforming into magical power. Then, Zhang Chen re-entered the Spiritual World again.
After repeating this three times, Zhang Chen had walked in the black wind for an hour when the Great Freedom Celestial Demon shouted, "We’ve arrived."
Zhang Chen, standing in the black wind and gazing forward, saw nothing different. He inquired, "How have we arrived?"
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon replied, "Take three more steps forward."
Hearing the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s words, Zhang Chen, with caution in his heart, took three steps forward and was suddenly stunned.
What did he see?
A whirlwind!
Most crucially, the whirlwind was very small, about the size of a fist, continuously spinning on the ground. Endless black currents spewed forth from this whirlwind, turning the world dark and the sun and moon dim, and all the external fierce winds originated from this whirlwind.
The most critical part was that Zhang Chen finally saw a new skill materializing into a fragment, dropping beneath the black wind.
"Is this...? Your so-called grand array is actually a small whirlwind? This tiny whirlwind can unleash such incredible power?" Zhang Chen’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
"The so-called grand arrays are not as you think. Sometimes when a mysterious object falls, it can change the heavens and earth into a grand array," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said:
"This whirlwind was created when a divine object fell, altering the earth’s magnetic field and forming this cosmic array."
"Such a small whirlwind, it feels like it could be snuffed out with a slap." Zhang Chen muttered.
Then Zhang Chen reached out his hand, wanting to feel the power of the whirlwind. But who would have thought that the whirlwind, like an illusory and intangible object, ignored Zhang Chen’s hand, allowing his palm to pass through without any effect.
"Hmm~" Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen appeared perplexed.
"This is a mysterious object; how could it be so easily touched? To break this grand array, you need to place a Wind Stabilizing Pill upon it, and then you can naturally destroy this array," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon advised attentively.
Zhang Chen, seeing this, did not hesitate, stepped forward, and threw the Wind Stabilizing Pill into the whirlwind. In the next moment, the whirlwind twisted, sucking in the Wind Stabilizing Pill, then the pill glowed, and the whirlwind twisted, transforming into a cloth bag about a rice grain in size.
The cloth bag was dull gray, and all the fierce winds emanated from it. At this moment, the Wind Stabilizing Pill emitted silvery-white light, and under the suppression of its power, the outlet of the bag stopped producing wind, and the bag gradually shrank to a palm size.
Beside the bag was a blue rope. Seeing this, Zhang Chen was moved and quickly reached out to grab the rope, tying it around the bag’s opening, upon which the bag settled down completely.
"The fierce wind was actually caused by a bag?" Zhang Chen looked at the dull gray bag, his eyes filled with astonishment.
"This is no ordinary bag. Without the Wind Stabilizing Pill, it would have been impossible to get close to it. And do you think this is the full extent of the bag’s power? Look closely at the bottom of the bag—there’s actually a tear, as if someone ripped it, causing severe damage to this treasure," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon pointed at the bag’s bottom.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at the bag and indeed saw a thumb-sized hole at the bottom, with frayed edges resembling a torn garment, full of tattered, messy threads.
"Even a damaged treasure has such power. I wonder what incredible means it had at its peak." Zhang Chen examined the small bag repeatedly, his eyes full of joy. Regardless of its condition, taking it back to the real world would prove greatly valuable, a veritable weapon of destruction.
Seemingly aware of Zhang Chen’s thoughts, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon sneered, "Don’t be so fanciful. Since this bag is already torn and damaged, restoring it is as hard as reaching the heavens. Otherwise, its owner wouldn’t have left it here. The bag already leaks wind, and its internal powers and forbidden techniques are disintegrating and collapsing. Adding your Wind Stabilizing Pill’s suppression accelerates its decay, turning soon into an ordinary bag, with nothing special except its material."
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon mockingly ridiculed Zhang Chen, his tone full of derision, thinking Zhang Chen too greedy.
"You must know that this ancient temple has stood deserted for an untold number of millennia since its destruction, and the power of this damaged Wind Bag has constantly diminished. It’s barely hanging on, operating on its last breath. Your Wind Stabilizing Pill fell, snuffing out that final breath, and the bag will no longer be able to stir the winds. Just try removing the Wind Stabilizing Pill now, and see if the Wind Bag can still unleash the fierce winds."