svetikya Chapter 623 - 245: Battle at Jianan Temple
Chapter 623 - 245: Battle at Jianan Temple
Among the three, a middle-aged monk with a solemn appearance and a clean-shaven face spoke in a deep voice, then sat cross-legged.
Xu Zhan charged forward with his White Bone Long Spear, sweeping it horizontally, causing a sonic boom in the air in front of him!
The spear glow formed by the Blood Qi fiercely collided with the two Void Observation Perfection Realm monks charging at him!
"Junior Brother Hui Jue, be careful!"
Seeing the terrifying power carried by Xu Zhan’s spear, the monk Hui Sheng immediately warned.
Facing Xu Zhan’s attack head-on, Hui Jue dared not be careless, forming a Finger Technique that conjured an illusory Vajra Pestle in an instant!
Bang!
The White Bone Long Spear smashed against the illusory Vajra Pestle, producing a deep booming sound!
The illusory Vajra Pestle resisted for just an instant before being shattered by the White Bone Long Spear!
The golden light dissipated, and Monk Hui Jue’s body involuntarily stepped back dozens of steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth once again.
On the other side, seeing Xu Zhan retreat Hui Jue with just one strike, Monk Hui Sheng flashed a light in his hand, taking out a Magical Artifact Long Rod with both ends wrapped in dark golden metal.
The rod exuded an ancient aura, clearly an old object.
After taking out the Magical Artifact Long Rod, Monk Hui Sheng did not rush to attack, seemingly waiting for something.
Seeing this, Xu Zhan slightly raised his brow, slowly raised the White Bone Long Spear, ready to charge forward, when he suddenly felt a strange power appear on the surface of his body.
In an instant, he found that everything around him had changed.
The battlefield disappeared, the fighting vanished.
Now, he found himself in a serene ancient Zen temple.
The melodic sound of a bell echoed, with gentle incense smoke wafting through the air.
A gentle breeze carried the scent of Zen incense, instantly dispelling much of the killing Evil Qi in his heart.
Xu Zhan looked down at the White Bone Long Spear in his hand, then glanced around, not daring to act hastily.
Understanding that a Body Cultivator’s Divine Spirit is a weakness, he realized that he must have fallen into some strange Technique.
"Xu Zhan?"
"Why are you still standing there?"
"Quick, follow me inside."
Just as he was warily observing the unusual surroundings, a familiar voice called out to him.
Xu Zhan turned around abruptly to see Shen You, with a bulging belly, standing behind him accompanied by two Shen Family maids.
Seeing this, Xu Zhan froze, frowning deeply.
Before he could speak, Shen You, with her bulging belly, frowned and approached.
"Why draw your weapon in the Zen temple?"
"Hurry and put it away."
Hearing her, Xu Zhan glanced again at the White Bone Long Spear in his hand, remaining unmoved.
"I’m talking to you!"
Shen You seemed angry, speaking with a stern face, her delicate hand waving in front of him.
Seeing this, Xu Zhan suddenly reached out and grabbed the delicate hand in front of him.
Feeling the warmth in his palm, his expression changed drastically.
He had thought everything before him was an illusion, a fabrication.
Yet the touch of holding Shen You’s hand felt so real!
"Damn baldy... what trickery is this!"
Xu Zhan’s eyes narrowed slightly, staring intently at the Shen You before him.
"Let go!"
"You’re hurting me!"
The Shen You before him struggled to withdraw her hand, then looked at him with a face full of grievance and said, "The Nine Fiends Gathering Body Technique has affected your mind."
"After the last massacre, you committed too many killings, and now you promised to bring me here to pray for our unborn child."
Shen You spoke, gently stroking her bulging belly.
The realistic feeling left Xu Zhan momentarily dazed.
While his Heart Spirit was still struggling to remind himself that everything before him was a hallucination, an eerie force silently infiltrated his Sea of Consciousness.
That force, like scarlet tentacles, surged from all directions, rapidly attacking the Spirit Platform at the center of his Sea of Consciousness.
Xu Zhan noticed none of this.
Now, all his attention was focused on the external illusion.
He wanted to raise his spear and slay the fake Shen You and the two Shen Family maids before him.
But due to their familiar faces and voices, he hesitated to make a move.
Amidst his internal struggle, golden words suddenly floated in his heart!
"I reflect upon myself three times a day..."
At that moment, the auxiliary Cultivation Technique Self-Examination Book, created by Lu Zhiyuan for the Nine Fiends Gathering Body Technique, took effect.
In a flash, Xu Zhan’s eyes suddenly became clear, and he swung the White Bone Long Spear in his hand.
The blood-colored spear glow directly cast aside Shen You and the two Shen Family maids, slaying them on the spot.
As Shen You’s form was about to dissipate, the complex expressions of confusion, resentment, and despair on her face deeply pained Xu Zhan’s heart.
He knew very well that all of this was an illusion, all fake.
Yet the expression on the fake Shen You’s face before her death was indelibly etched into his eyes!
"Damn baldies, I’m going to crush your skulls!"
Xu Zhan growled in a low voice, then immediately used the Power of the Divine Soul to resist the vexing illusion.
However, when he focused his attention on the Sea of Consciousness, he was horrified to find his Divine Soul on the Spirit Platform was tightly bound by countless scarlet tentacles!
Seized with panic, Xu Zhan hurriedly tried to control his Divine Soul to break free of the strange tentacles.
But there were just too many tentacles!
These tentacles were tightly wrapped around his Divine Soul, continuously exuding an evil, dark golden energy, infiltrating into his Divine Soul bit by bit.
Under the influence of this dark golden evil energy, Xu Zhan could distinctly feel waves of weakness from within his Divine Soul, making him feel drowsier and drowsier.
Outside.
Seeing Xu Zhan standing with his White Bone Long Spear, eyes tightly closed, the Blood Qi Power and Evil Qi on him gradually dissipating, replaced by a faint golden glow, both Hui Sheng and Hui Jue revealed expressions of great joy.
"It’s working!"
"It’s almost done!"
"This young one is about to be fully enlightened by Senior Brother Hui Wu!"
Monk Hui Sheng was overjoyed, and his eyes were filled with envy.
Enlightening a Peak Fourth Realm Body Cultivator was tantamount to gaining a powerful guardian for them.
In the future, once they condense a Pure Land within, having such a formidable follower in their Pure Land would be a significant boost to their strength, incomparable to ordinary followers.
"Senior Brother Hui Wu is indeed blessed, but we shouldn’t be idle either."
"The Shen Family’s Body Cultivators are too powerful, and the battle on that side doesn’t look optimistic either."
While speaking, Monk Hui Jue also gazed at the Jianan Temple monks battling the many Shen Family Body Cultivators in the distance.
As the two were ready to go help, they suddenly felt a pure chill approaching their backs!
Turning around in surprise, they saw that Xu Zhan, originally standing with his eyes closed, was now emanating a terrifying black Yin Qi!
As a large amount of Yin Qi surged, the ground around them slowly crusted with white frost.
The frost spread rapidly, reaching them in the blink of an eye.
"What is this..."
In shock, the two dodged the frost, simultaneously hearing a scream from Hui Wu in the distance!
"Senior Brother!?"
When Monk Hui Jue raised his head, he witnessed a sight that made his scalp tingle!
An entity formed entirely of Yin Qi had silently appeared behind Monk Hui Wu at some unknown point.
From the shadow stretched a pair of hands encased in black Battle Armor, tightly grasping Hui Wu’s head!
Under the stunned gaze of the two, the hands enveloped by black Battle Armor exerted force, brutally wrenching Hui Wu’s head from his neck!