PCJ – Chapter 591 The Marvelous Use of the Old Lord’s Incantation

Zhang Jiaohua casually unleashed a Palm Thunder at the golden leopard, using the recoil to swiftly evade its sneak attack.

The golden leopard failed in its ambush and got shocked silly by the Palm Thunder.

At that moment, Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey, who had been following closely behind Zhang Jiaohua, immediately pounced.

These three were as devious as they came. Leopard retaliated by going straight for the golden leopard’s throat, Fat Cat lunged at its nape, and Fat Monkey was the most shameless—he actually reached for the leopard’s crotch with his front paw, seemingly intending to make sure the leopard would never have cubs again.

However, the golden leopard wasn’t some pushover. Although stunned by the lightning strike, it hadn’t suffered serious damage—just momentarily disoriented. Sensing the danger, it quickly regained composure. With its agile body, it barely dodged Leopard and Fat Cat’s attacks. But it couldn’t completely avoid Fat Monkey—though Fat Monkey didn’t hit its vital spot, he managed to claw its belly, leaving four deep gashes that bled profusely.

The belly is the most vulnerable area for animals. To expose it is a sign of surrender. The golden leopard, in its effort to dodge the other two, failed to notice Fat Monkey’s sneak attack, and ended up paying the price.

“ROAR!” Enraged by the unexpected blow, the golden leopard bellowed. Whether it was Leopard, Fat Cat, or Fat Monkey—these creatures were normally its prey. Now, the king of the mountain had been humiliated by its would-be prey. How could it not be furious?

Strike while the iron’s hot! That was the mantra of Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey. Seeing their foe seriously injured, they seized the opportunity and launched another wave of attacks. Having been together a long time, their coordination was flawless. And now that they had grown into powerful spirit beasts, even a one-on-one fight with the golden leopard wouldn’t be much of a disadvantage. Now it was three-on-one, and the golden leopard was wounded. The balance had clearly tipped in their favor.

The golden leopard roared angrily at them, but instead of retreating, it charged at the trio with reckless abandon.

It was going all in!

“Careful!” Zhang Jiaohua didn’t want his spirit beasts to risk their lives in a brawl, nor did he intend to kill the golden leopard. After all, the beast had likely come across some rare opportunity to evolve into a spirit beast—it hadn’t been easy. More importantly, it wasn’t the one causing trouble today; they were the ones intruding into its territory.

Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey were clever—they knew when they had the upper hand, and also when it wasn’t worth risking it all. So, they skillfully dodged the golden leopard’s charge. But what happened next left Zhang Jiaohua half laughing, half crying.

The golden leopard hadn’t really gone berserk—it was bluffing. It had bet that Leopard and the others wouldn’t risk a life-or-death fight. After they scattered, the golden leopard turned and fled into a nearby forest—straight into a strange formation it clearly knew well.

Zhang Jiaohua quickly stopped his spirit beasts from chasing.

“Stop!” he shouted.

Though reluctant, Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey obeyed. Zhang Jiaohua approached the forest and found, as expected, an array formation. One he had never seen before—likely an illusion array. It wasn’t offensive, but it was still dangerous. Especially since a fierce beast familiar with the terrain was inside.

“We’ll go this way,” Zhang Jiaohua said. He wasn’t worried that the golden leopard would sneak back to attack Ji Jiaxin and the others—the Mountain-Sweeping Dog was guarding the path. The leopard wouldn’t easily get past it.

This place was rich in spiritual energy. Not as strong as the Kunlun Secret Realm, but far surpassing the Xiyun Secret Realm. Clearly, the spiritual veins here hadn’t dried up. Zhang Jiaohua found it strange—why hadn’t cultivators occupied this secret realm? How could such a prime location fall to a lone spirit beast? Very odd. Especially since that illusion array clearly wasn’t something the leopard could have created. So where had the cultivator who set it up gone?

The secret realm was roughly half the size of Meizi’ao. Though the medicine fields had been unattended for years, spiritual herbs grow slowly, and the fields were still dense but orderly—not overrun with weeds or decay.

As Zhang Jiaohua had suspected, the spiritual spring had not dried up. It still bubbled quietly, though the flow was small. After flowing for ten or so meters, the water would vanish—entirely transformed into spiritual energy that saturated the area. No wonder. If the spring had been the size of the one in Xiyun, this place wouldn’t be in its current state. A spring like this couldn’t support a whole sect.

With his Daoist Diagram Space, Zhang Jiaohua wasn’t particularly interested in the secret realm—he was just curious.

ROAR!

Suddenly, the golden leopard leapt out of nowhere. As a spirit beast with high intelligence, it knew exactly how important the spiritual spring was to it. If Zhang Jiaohua destroyed it, its good life would be over. So despite the danger, it chose to fight.

Woof!
Meow!
Squeak!

Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey immediately tensed up, ready to attack again.

“Wait!” Zhang Jiaohua called out.

They instantly froze.

The golden leopard was baffled. It stared at Zhang Jiaohua, unsure of his intentions.

Zhang Jiaohua began to walk the Daoist steps and chanted: “I respectfully invoke Lord Li of the Celestial Treasury, Born at eighty-two, with no sun or moon at his birth, When the Buddha was born, there were three lights, Born in the year of the Wood Tiger, purifying the Yellow River for ten thousand miles. Seventy-two practice the Dharma, worshipping Master Li of Maoshan. Great ghosts brought to the altar to be beheaded, Small ghosts reduced to dust. Your disciple now calls upon you, May the venerable master descend in spirit!”

It was the Old Lord Incantation. As he chanted, Zhang Jiaohua formed a hand seal, and his entire body emitted a divine light, as if a deity had descended to the mortal world.

Leopard, Fat Cat, and Fat Monkey, who moments ago were ready to fight, instantly lost all aggression and prostrated themselves on the ground, eyes filled with submission.

Even the golden leopard, who had been on high alert, suddenly felt no threat and was filled with the urge to surrender. It, too, bowed low, gazing at the radiant Zhang Jiaohua, not daring to feel even the slightest offense.

This use of the Old Lord Incantation had been a stroke of genius. Though Zhang Jiaohua had used many spells before, he hadn’t fully grasped each one’s effect. But just now, a flash of insight had come to him, and this incantation had achieved miraculous results.

To subdue such a proud spirit beast with just one spell—how cost-effective was that?

Zhang Jiaohua then produced a bowl of blood-stopping water and treated the golden leopard’s wounds. Though it had submitted, the leopard still harbored hostility toward Leopard, Fat Cat, and especially Fat Monkey, who had nearly ended its bloodline. Every now and then, it would growl at Fat Monkey in particular.