The Fall of Jinyun Temple

The Jinshan River flows mightily into the Kuanglong River, Jinyun Temple stands on the banks of this river.

Originally intended for convenient water conservancy, it has now become a passageway for Savage Beasts to advance unimpeded.

The Five-Clawed Dragon Whale had temporarily become the leader of the Savage Beast. Its massive body resembled a moving mountain, blotting out the sky and casting large shadows.

The black tide surged in, engulfing everything in its path.

Due to the sheer size of the Savage Beast tide, the Jinshan River was widened considerably, and its waters spread outwards, submerging countless homes of Mortal.

At the same time, the Devil Cultivators Demon Beast took advantage of this great opportunity to stir up trouble, slaughter the common people, and cause endless bloodshed.

Jinyun Temple remained indifferent to this situation, not only failing to send any disciples to resist the Savage Beast tide, but also quickly retreating when the tide arrived, concentrating at the sect's location to set up a defensive perimeter.

"Roar!!"

A long, deep, resonant roar, like that of a whale or a dragon, echoed across the vast Yunxiao. The disciples of Jinyun Temple looked up in terror, only to see, amidst the swirling clouds and mist, the scales and claws of a creature as large as a mountain revealed. A terrifying pressure poured down, and some disciples with weak minds and cultivation were so frightened that they wet their pants and collapsed to the ground, displaying their ugly state.

"Well, have you found the location of the Beast-Attracting Incense?" Monk Yun Hai asked anxiously in the main hall.

The Yunqi, who had just entered, shook his head, his eyes filled with solemnity. "This Beast-Attracting Incense is moving rapidly. Although we can use treasures to pinpoint a certain area, finding it is extremely difficult. I wonder what kind of Divine Ability or special Spirit Treasure this is. Where does the Purple Moon Yang Household come from to have so many methods?"

"Who knows? I shouldn't have provoked them!" Monk Yun Hai had also lost his initial arrogance.

"Further discussion is pointless. Since we can't find it, let's just leave it at that. The most urgent task is to defend against the Savage Beast's attack. I have already activated the Śarīra left behind by our ancestors and connected them with the sect's Defensive Formation. With the sect's accumulated resources over the years, we should be able to hold them off for a while."

Upon hearing this, Yun Hai and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Yunkong Kong then asked, "Yunchu, how are the arrangements for your elite disciples going?"

Yunchu clasped her hands together respectfully and said, "All of them have been sent out of the sect."

"That's good. If we lose land but save people, we can gain both. If we lose people but save land, we can lose both. Money is just an external thing. As long as we have people, elite disciples, and high-end combat power, our Jinyun Temple will not perish," said the old monk Yunkong calmly.

The others quickly nodded in agreement, and a strange glint flashed in Yunchu's eyes as she lowered her head.

Elite disciple?

They were indeed sent out, and they are no longer threatened by the Savage Beast tides. As for whether they will survive, that's another matter.

Yang Tianyou's goal was to completely annihilate Jinyun Temple, from the inside out, from top to bottom, leaving it spotless. He wanted to prevent any future disciples from coming to seek revenge, shouting, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!" While swatting a fly wouldn't be difficult, a fly is just as annoying!

The Savage Beast tide slowly arrived, a dark mass like a storm Dark Clouds falling to earth.

With himself at the center and his three fellow disciples assisting, the old monk Yunkong fully deployed the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation Jinyun Temple had been building for many years.

As the Eighth Tier Spirit Vein Spirit Lake rippled with enormous waves, columns of Spiritual Qi connecting the sky and the earth were drawn out and injected into the core of the Formation, where they were refined by the furnace to support the operation of the massive Formation system.

In an instant, flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, chanting Buddhist hymns filled the air, and countless Buddha images appeared. A gigantic golden shield appeared above Jinyun Temple, then multiplied into countless forms, completely enveloping an area of 100,000 li in radius.

The Five-Clawed Dragon Whale roared, its path blocked by the shield. It raised its claws, as thick as pillars, and then brought them down, accompanied by rolling Thunder that circled the giant claws with immense power.

At the same time, this was like a signal to attack; as the Five-Clawed Dragon Whale made its move, all the Savage Beasts began to launch their attacks.

Flames, Thunder, Storms, and more importantly, Water Attribute Innate Divine Abilities, as well as pure yet extremely powerful Fleshly Body strength.

Boom! Boom!

The continuous crashing sounds echoed between heaven and earth, Spiritual Qi surged, and hurricanes rose one after another. In an instant, the area centered around Jinyun Temple became a chaotic place.

"Defense!"

The old monk Yunkong lightly tapped the wooden fish in his hand. With a clang, the disciples of Jinyun Temple, who had been filled with fear, suddenly calmed down, their minds becoming as still as a stagnant pool. They even felt that death was nothing to be ashamed of; at most, it was just Reincarnation, nothing serious.

This is why Yunkong was respected and even feared by his fellow disciples, who dared not disobey him in the slightest.

It wasn't just because of seniority, nor just because of a higher level of cultivation. The old monk Yunkong cultivated the Soul Way, which was the most unpredictable and mysterious. In fact, over thousands of years of interaction, he subtly influenced his fellow disciples, planting a Seeds in their hearts. Perhaps unintentionally, or perhaps it was Yunkong's deliberate act, the end result was that Jinyun Temple was practically a one-man show by the old monk Yunkong.

Once he's made up his mind, no one can stop him, and more often than not, no one will try to stop him at all.

As the old monk Yunkong gently struck the wooden fish, eerie sound waves Dang Kai.

These sound waves were like soul-reaping pens from the underworld; with just a light sweep, countless Savage Beasts lost their lives, becoming empty shells of corpses, a scene that looked utterly horrifying.

However, the Five-Clawed Dragon Whale was completely unaffected by the sound of the wooden fish, attacking one claw after another without ceasing. Each strike carried the power of rolling Thunder, displaying its supreme and domineering power to the fullest extent.

As time slowly passed, Jinyun Temple, as the defender and having exhausted its sect's resources, showed no signs of defeat for the time being, and holding out for a short period of time was not a problem at all.

Seeing this, both Yun Hai and Yunqi smiled.

Only Yunchu quietly relinquished control of all Formations, and in the process, she devoted herself to causing destruction.

In the blink of an eye, the previously favorable situation was destroyed. The Jinyun Temple's Formation Defense System was breached, creating a large hole, and the horde of Savage Beasts surged in instantly.

The Five-Clawed Dragon Whale roared excitedly, its long, enormous tail swung through the air, and it also burrowed into the Formation's Defense System through the large hole.

"Junior Brother Yunkong, what are you doing?!" Monk Yun Hai roared in disbelief, his face ashen.

"Yunkong, how dare you betray the sect!" Monk Yunqi exclaimed, then a look of understanding flashed across his face. "So that's how it is. The Beast-Attracting Incense was also your doing. What has the sect ever done to wrong you that you would commit such a heinous act of betraying your master and ancestors?!"

Yunchu Chu didn't speak. Instead, he soared into the air and unhesitatingly used Forbidden Divine Ability, fully igniting the Law Power, Spirit Abode, power of rules, soul... everything within him, transforming into an extremely terrifying beam of light. He launched a desperate attack at Yunkong, who was sitting in the center, looking somewhat astonished but mostly furious.

Boom!!

From the Yunchu destroyed the Formation to the moment he completely burned himself out in a desperate attack, the process seemed long, but in reality it was extremely short. Monk Yunkong Kong was responsible for maintaining the entire Formation system and also had to use his soul Divine Ability to boost morale. In addition, he had absolute trust in his three junior brothers, so they were not on guard.

Under these circumstances, the old monk Yunkong was directly annihilated into Void by the beam of light that Yunchu had transformed into.

The spot where he used to sit cross-legged is now just a small black hole, because the remaining power was too domineering and was completely destroyed as soon as the Void Turbulence appeared.

"Senior brother!!" Yun Hai shouted, his voice filled with a deep sense of despair, like a puppy that had lost its mother, as if its entire mental support had collapsed.

Although Yunqi was saddened, his reaction was not so exaggerated.

Just as he was about to comfort his junior brother, he saw black mist rising from the surface of Yun Hai Yunhai's body, and ghostly whispers echoed in his ears. The next moment, a familiar expression appeared on Yun Hai Yunhai's face.

Withered as rotten wood, cold as ice.

"Senior Brother... Senior Brother!!" Yunqi's voice trembled as a terrifying thought flooded his mind, "You devoured Junior Brother Yun Hai?"

"Amitabha, what talk of devouring? It's merely merging with me. I, your brother, will ascend to the Pure Land sooner or later. Yun Hai and I have become one, isn't that something to celebrate?" Yun Hai —no, now he should be called Yunkong —said calmly, as if dying once had no effect on him.

"Unfortunately, I originally planned to wait until the three of you grew a little older before harvesting the fruit, but it's a bit too early now, and..." The old monk Yunkong looked towards the location of Nine Refinement Mountain, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

He absolutely did not believe that Yunchu did these things because of betrayal; it was simply impossible. He had already implanted the "Seeds" in all three of his junior brothers.

The reason Yunchu is like this is most likely due to her soul supernatural Divine Ability.

As an expert in this field, Yunkong was well aware of the power of soul Divine Abilities, and therefore he was extremely wary of them. He decided that after escaping this time, he would never seek revenge unless he became a Bandit Cultivator.

"Grow longer?" Yunqi felt a chill run down his spine. A huge sense of crisis washed over him like a tidal wave. He stopped maintaining the Formation, used his Escape Technique Divine Ability, and rushed out with all his might.

However, the old monk Yunkong merely watched indifferently, without making the slightest move, only a cold smile lingering deep in his eyes.

As expected, Yunqi, who had just flown a short distance away, fell silently from the horizon like a bird with broken wings, crashing heavily to the ground. Veins bulged on his face, his expression was ferocious, and his pupils quickly turned black, as if they had been stained with ink, dark and heavy.

"Senior brother... no, please don't! For the sake of our many years of friendship..." Yunqi pleaded frantically, clinging to his remaining consciousness.

However, the old monk Yunkong remained unmoved. "Junior brother, how can you still not understand? On the path to Buddhahood, there is no such thing as True Intention; it's all about life and death, nothing more!"

"May you have a safe journey. When I attain Buddhahood, I will naturally guide you to rebirth in the Pure Land!"

After speaking, Yunqi transformed into a wisp of black energy and entered the body of Old Monk Yunkong. The latter's aura began to rise, and endless Spiritual Qi surged in, directly pushing him to the level of just reaching the Body Integration Late Stage Realm.

"Haha, brilliant, truly brilliant!! What a skill! You've silently turned all three of your junior brothers into soul Puppets. Your mastery of soul Divine Ability is truly astonishing!!" A soft clapping sound rang out, and the space rippled. Yang Tianyou appeared like a villain, with Yunhua standing beside him.

On each of the couple's shoulders perched Void Worm, Formless Insect, and the Fencang Furnace Artifact Spirit.

The Beast-Attracting Incense, placed by the Void Worm under Yang Tianyou's instructions, was now being used by the Savage Beast, which was gradually moving towards the area.

Faced with the sudden appearance of Yang Tianyou, the old monk Yunkong adopted a look of great vigilance.

However, Yang Tianyou suddenly patted his neck, and a long, previously invisible worm revealed itself.

The insect was slender, with a mouth full of sharp teeth and no eyes. It wriggled incessantly on his fingertip, trying to struggle.

"So, this is how you control your junior brothers, isn't it?" Yang Tianyou curiously examined the insect in his hand. With Zhiming around, no one could ambush him, not even with the most bizarre soul Divine Ability.

"You truly are an expert in this field!"

The old monk Yunkong narrowed his eyes, then sneered, "Don't think that just because you've broken my Soul-Possession Technique, you can openly appear before me. In the Cultivation World, strength ultimately speaks."

After saying this, the old monk Yunkong made his move directly. This time, it was no longer a soul Divine Ability, but a golden light that traversed the heavens and earth.

The light was so intense that it tore through the sky and the earth, sweeping towards Yang Tianyou.

In the eyes of the old monk Yunkong, Yang Tianyou was too Void Refinement. Even if his methods were strange, what could he possibly use to stop him when he was facing the formidable strength of the Body Integration Late Stage Realm?

"Yes, you're right. In the Cultivation World, whoever has the bigger fist gets to speak!" Yang Tianyou nodded seriously, then grabbed the Fencang Furnace Artifact Spirit's bellyband and threw it into the air.

Immediately afterwards, a three-legged furnace appeared, burning with multicolored flames. Its size increased dramatically as it faced the wind, and its terrifying power made the originally confident old monk Yunkong's face stiffen. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away.

Such decisiveness impressed Yang Tianyou, who exclaimed, "Excellent! Such a soul must be included in the Reincarnation of reincarnation in the Great White Grotto Heaven; it will be my ally in the future!"

Call!

Flames soared into the sky with incredible speed, forming a giant fiery hand that slammed down.

The giant hand descended, sealing off the space. With the help of the Void Worms, the old monk Yunkong failed several times in his attempts to escape using spatial Talisman.

Finally, with a ruthless expression, he turned and charged at Yang Tianyou.

To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. Although we don't know how many tricks this kid has up his sleeve, this is the only way for now.

However, Yang Tianyou didn't give him any chance at all. Although he could kill the old man in a head-on fight, it wouldn't be worth it, and what if something unexpected happened?

It's safer to use the Nine-Dragon Heaven-Burning Furnace.

Yang Tianyou, under the protection of the Void Worm, merged into the void.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the old monk Yunkong turned to ashes, his soul entering the netherworld of Great White Grotto Heaven.

"The messenger Lineage can now be deployed for disaster relief!"