Ten days later.
The heavenly troops stationed above Cuiyun Mountain retreated like a tide under the leadership of the three gods.
Just as Qin Yao and others were wondering what was going on, Sun Wukong somersaulted over, stepped on the somersault cloud, and hung in the air outside the mountain protection formation.
"Liu Yanchang, Liu Chenxiang, come with me. Guanyin Bodhisattva is waiting for you at Mount Hua."
"Don't go out, be careful of traps."
The Bull Demon King held the iron rod tightly in his hand, his nervousness was beyond words.
Qin Yao used his Fiery Eyes to take a look and shook his head, saying, "It doesn't matter. Even if there's a trick, as long as we stay together, we won't be afraid of anyone."
After saying this, he looked up at the Fighting Buddha on the golden cloud and asked, "Holy Buddha, why is Guanyin Bodhisattva waiting for us on Mount Hua?"
Sun Wukong waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't ask me, you should ask the Bodhisattva yourself."
Qin Yao nodded silently, then said to Xiaoyu: "Remove the restriction."
"Okay." Xiaoyu responded crisply and put away the defensive shield without hesitation.
"I'll ride the cloud."
The Bull Demon King was still a little worried about the monkey in front of him. With a thought, black clouds suddenly rose from under his feet.
Sun Wukong chuckled and said, "Old Ox, you've suffered a lot these years, haven't you?"
After the gods and demons boarded the demon cloud, the Bull Demon King rode it up and flew away, keeping a certain distance from Sun Wukong's Somersault Cloud. "Who said I, the old bull, was at a disadvantage?"
"Every failure makes you wiser. The cautious look you have now seems to be the result of some hardship." Sun Wukong laughed.
The Bull Demon King glared at him and said, "Stinky monkey, stop talking nonsense and lead the way!"
That evening.
The sky is full of red clouds.
Two clouds, one gold and one black, brought all the gods to Mount Hua, but they saw a woman in a white dress standing quietly with two children, a boy and a girl, at the gate leading to the Huashan Immortal Palace.
The breeze lifted her white skirt and ruffled her long black hair. This scene was so beautiful that everything around her seemed to serve as a foil to her...
"Greetings to Guanyin Bodhisattva."
Fortunately, none of the people present were short-sighted and would not be distracted by the appearance of this foreign minister. They greeted him in unison.
"No need to be so polite." Guanyin raised her hand, a smile appearing on her face. "Liu Yanchang, I made a bet with the Queen Mother. The bet is whether you and your father can split Huashan and rescue Yang Chan within three months. I bet you can, and the Queen Mother bets you can't. If I lose, I will help the Queen Mother suppress you. If she loses, she will forgive your family's sins and modify the Heavenly Law."
"Thank you, Bodhisattva." Upon hearing this, Qin Yao bowed deeply.
Guanyin said calmly: "From now on, the fate of your family is in your hands."
Qin Yao lowered his arms and looked into the other person's eyes boldly: "I will never let you lose."
Guanyin felt a strange feeling in her heart and waved her hand, saying, "Don't let yourself lose. If I lose, there's nothing to lose, but if you lose, the consequences will be very serious."
After she finished speaking, she turned into light and disappeared with the two boys, without even giving Qin Yao a chance to respond.
"That's good, mother is saved." After watching Guanyin leave, Chenxiang said excitedly.
"Don't be happy too soon, look up." Qin Yao said in a serious voice without much joy on his face.
Chenxiang looked up, and with a flash of light in his eyes, he finally saw the golden bowl that mortals were not qualified to see.
"What the hell is this?"
"The Qiankun Bowl, the innate sacred treasure," Sun Wukong said. "Legend has it that its defense is unmatched in the world, even your Precious Lotus Lantern is slightly inferior."
Chenxiang: “…”
"Let me try it out."
The Bull Demon King transformed himself and used his supernatural powers to control the heavens and the earth. He raised the iron stick in his hand, which had grown countless times larger, high up and smashed it towards the golden Qiankun Bowl.
"boom……"
As an aftermath spread out in the form of a circle of light, the Bull Demon King was instantly bounced away by a powerful force and turned into a small black dot in the distant sky.
"Old Ox!" Princess Iron Fan yelled and hurriedly chased after him on her palm-leaf fan.
"It's really hard."
Chenxiang gave a fair evaluation.
He knew the strength of the Bull Demon King. If it weren't for the protection of the Precious Lotus Lantern, he and his son would have been killed by the other party long ago.
But even the Bull Demon King was repelled by the passive defense of the Qiankun Bowl, which shows the power of this innate holy treasure.
"Is there anything else in the world that can split this holy treasure?" Qin Yao asked knowingly.
With the original plot as his guide, he certainly knew that the Axe of Creation left by Pangu could split the Qiankun Bowl.
But the problem is that he is not supposed to know about the Pangu Axe, a magical weapon, in his current identity.
Under the watchful eyes of countless powerful beings, it would be extremely foolish to use the ability of "prophet".
Stupid beyond belief!
Sun Wukong pondered for a long time and said, "It is said that when Pangu created the world, he left behind a magic axe, which later generations called the Axe of Creation. If you can find that magic axe, you will be able to split this Qiankun Bowl in half."
Qin Yao asked, "Does the Holy Buddha know where this Axe of Creation is?"
Sun Wukong shook his head. "If I knew, I would have gone there a long time ago to see if I could get the divine axe. But I can ask my master. He should know."
"Is your master...Sandalwood Merit Buddha?" Chenxiang asked.
"No, I'm talking about my mentor."
Sun Wukong explained, then turned into a streak of golden light and quickly disappeared into the clouds, leaving behind only one instruction: "Wait here for me, I'll be back soon!"
"Xiao Yu, you and Lao Niu and the others just wait here. If the Holy Buddha comes back with good news, you tear open the talisman and we will come back immediately." After retracting his gaze, Qin Yao turned and said to the little fox.
"Where are you going?" Xiaoyu asked puzzledly.
Qin Yao: "We will travel across thousands of mountains in three months to find the divine axe."
"Treading on a thousand mountains?" the old fox asked, "How can you be sure that the divine axe will be on the mountain?"
Qin Yao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but I believe that treasures have spirits. The divine axe is a sacred object that created the world, and it must be unwilling to be buried deep underground. So I plan to go to the mountains to look for it and see if I can find anything."
The old and young foxes seemed to be lost in thought.
This reason... isn't anything wrong with it.
Not long after, Qin Yao and Chenxiang flew away together on a cloud, and time was refreshing day by day.
Thirteen days later.
Sun Wukong returned with a somersault, and Xiaoyu hurried over to greet him, holding the talisman and eagerly asking, "Holy Buddha, have you asked for the location?"
Sun Wukong shook his head and said helplessly, "Forget about asking for the location. I haven't even seen Master. It's obvious that he doesn't want to bother with this matter."
Xiaoyu's heart trembled. "Then what should we do? Chenxiang and the others are searching aimlessly. How can they possibly find the Axe of Creation within three months?"
Sun Wukong sighed, "I just hope that even the Heavenly Dao will help them, otherwise..."
In fact, he didn't hold out much hope.
If the Axe of Creation was so easy to find, it would have appeared long ago. How could it have survived until today?
In a blink of an eye, two months have passed.
After flying down another mountain, Chen Xiang's disappointment grew even stronger. He asked, "Dad, what's the difference between this and looking for a needle in a haystack?"
"It's still easier than finding a needle in a haystack." Qin Yao said, "After all, a needle is too light and will fluctuate with the sea water, never settling anywhere, while the Axe of Creation will not follow the current."
Chenxiang: “…”
Another half a month later.
As the three-month deadline drew closer, Chenxiang inevitably became restless.
One day, after searching the mountain again without success, he turned to his father and said, "Dad, the time is up in half a month. I don't think we can keep searching like this."
"Look at you, you're anxious again." Qin Yao said calmly, "How many times have I told you that when doing big things, you need to be calm. Haste makes it easy to make mistakes, and haste and mistakes can lead to dire consequences. So no matter what you face, you must not be too impatient."
In the original novel, Liu Yanchang could not teach Chenxiang because he was a pedantic scholar. He could teach Chenxiang to read and write, but not other things.
That's why Chenxiang in the original novel is so irresponsible. Even though he has Dingxiang as his fiancée, he is still reluctant to give up his relationship with Xiaoyu.
After confirming his relationship with Xiaoyu, he simply stopped saving his mother and wanted to retire, which made the Eighth Prince so angry that he broke off his ties with her.
Qin Yao, in terms of both strength and experience, could easily control this big boy, so he taught him hard work and perseverance when he was a child.
He just lacked patience, but that wasn't Chenxiang's fault. After all, if Qin Yao didn't know that the Axe of Creation was in Kunlun Mountain, he would have been anxious facing the approaching three-month deadline.
Chen Xiang took a deep breath and said, "I understand what you said. What I mean is, should we go back and see if there is any news about Fighting Buddha?"
Qin Yao shook his head: "If Fighting Buddha had any news, Xiaoyu would have torn open the talisman to summon us back. Okay, keep looking. If you don't give up, you may not succeed, but if you give up on yourself, you will definitely not succeed."
Chenxiang was speechless.
Seventh day before last.
Heavy snow fell and the cold wind howled.
The father and son walked in a straight line to the Kunlun Mountains. Qin Yao activated his magical power, opened his flaming eyes, and scanned the vast mountain range. A look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Huh..."
"Did you find anything?" Chenxiang asked hurriedly.
Qin Yao: "There is a cave in this mountain."
Chenxiang's mood suddenly plummeted to the bottom, and he said helplessly, "Dad, among the ten mountains we're walking on, at least eight of them must have caves. Mortal Qi cultivators love to hide in the mountains to practice, so isn't it normal to have caves in the mountains?"
Qin Yao waved his hand: "It's not normal, because I can't see the interior of this cave. This means there is a restriction outside the cave, and the person who set up the restriction must be stronger than me."
Chenxiang: "This is also normal. There are ancient immortals and gods in the mortal world as well."
Qin Yao shouted angrily: "Shut up and follow me."
Chenxiang: “…”
He thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what was wrong with what he said.
After a while, Qin Yao brought his eldest son to a stone cave. As soon as they climbed the stone steps in front of the cave, a melodious voice came from inside the cave: "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"My father and I are two immortals in the world. We came here to find the Axe of Creation." Qin Yao responded.
"How do you know that the Axe of Creation is in this cave?" the voice asked in surprise.
Chenxiang's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted, "The Axe of Creation is in this cave?!"
"Don't you know about this?" The voice was full of surprise.
Liu Chenxiang didn't have the energy to argue with him. He turned around and grabbed his father's clothes, jumping up and down in excitement: "Dad, Dad, we found the Axe of Creation. We finally found the Axe of Creation."
Qin Yao said in a serious tone: "Don't get excited. Finding is not the same as getting. On the other hand, this is just the beginning."
“To find is not to get, that’s a good saying.”
The door slowly opened, and the voice grew louder as it opened. "I am the Snow God, the guardian of the Axe of Creation. The Gods of Power, Death, and I have been tasked with guarding the Axe for millions of years. To this day, no one has been able to pass the three levels. Now that you have seen the axe, what are you capable of? Do you dare to borrow it?"
Qin Yao did not answer but asked: "May I ask what the specific form of these three levels is? Is it to defeat you?"
"beat?"
The Snow God laughed heartily for a long time. "It's not that I look down on you two, father and son. Let alone the immortals, even the celestial beings standing at the pinnacle of the immortal path, don't even think of defeating us head-on."
Qin Yao didn't think that the other party was humiliating him, because there was nothing wrong with what he said.
If the three gods were so easy to defeat, the Axe of Creation would not have remained in this cave.
"If it doesn't mean defeat, then it means I have to complete the test you three set for me?"
"That's right." The Snow God said, "As long as you can complete the three tests, you can see the divine axe."
Qin Yao: "May I ask what these three tests are specifically? Once we understand this question, we can answer your first question."
Snow God: "I can only tell you one word, heart."
Qin Yao said: "Refine your heart."
The Snow God was very surprised and said, "You are the sixteenth person who has hit the nail on the head among all the challengers over the years."
Qin Yao: “…”
sixteen……
It turns out that the Axe of Creation is hidden here and it is not unknown. Those gods who know this and are eager for the Heavenly Court to lift the rule of banning love are amazing. Not a single one of them secretly hinted at it. The main thing is to do nothing, not be involved in anything, and reap the benefits.
"Now, please answer my first question." said the Snow God.
Qin Yao patted Chen Xiang on the back and then pushed him forward: "We dare to come here because this child has a sincere heart, a pure heart..."
During the conversation with the Snow God, he knew that he had no chance of passing the third level.
Although his life experience and knowledge are far superior to Chenxiang's, and his scheming is much higher than his, this is not a good thing in the trial of tempering the heart.
To put it more bluntly, if nothing unexpected happens, the person who meets the requirements of the three gods should be a purely good person. Only a purely good person can control the Axe of Creation and avoid doing things that destroy the world.
If the love-brained male and female protagonists in those ancient idol fantasy dramas were to obtain the Axe of Creation, they would definitely disregard the three realms for one person.
Some even said things like, "If she's not here, what's the point of these three realms existing?"
Having said that, is he a purely good person?
Qin Yao felt very guilty for forcing this word on himself.
This is not his character at all.
It's even completely different from who he is.
Fortunately, he did not teach Chenxiang bad things, nor did he spoil him into a playboy.
With the blessing of destiny, this good boy may still be able to pass the three levels in a row. (End of this chapter)
