Li Yan's Shadow, Has Been Stolen!

In the Shadow World controlled by Zhang Deng, it was trying to bewitch Li Yan, making him sink deeper and deeper into this Lamp Shadow Temple, unable to extricate himself.

Little did it know, Li Yan was already immune to the Yao Jue Dao Patterns of this world.

If an ordinary cultivator were dragged into this Lamp Shadow Temple by Zhang Deng, they would inevitably be deceived by the temple's serene tranquility.

Every detail of this world is constantly providing suggestions.

It's safe, peaceful, and tranquil here.

There is no strife here, it is a paradise.

In addition, the moment one enters the Lamp Shadow Temple, a large number of 'Yao Jue Dao Patterns' interfere with one's will, immersing them in a disguised atmosphere of peace of mind amidst the monks' chanting.

[Hint: The chanting in the Lamp Shadow Temple is trying to erase the host's memories, allowing the host to empty their mind.]

[Side effect turned positive: The host's consciousness will become clearer.]

The constant chanting from all around can make people forget everything, forget the troubles of the real world.

The old abbot said in a peaceful voice, "Empty your thoughts, listen to the cicadas chirping, the sound of the flowing water."

"Benefactor, please don't speak."

"This old monk knows you have many questions, why you came here, and what about your physical body."

"But now, please empty everything, let go of all the worldly thoughts, and feel the tranquility of this moment."

"Benefactor, worldly ties are like Zhang Deng, when the lamp goes out, the shadow disperses. What you are clutching tightly is not grudges, but a burning wick."

"What is true and false in this world, what is the pursuit of a lifetime?"

"Why not let go of your worries, be tonsured as a monk in this Lamp Shadow Temple, and chant the Lamp Shadow Sutra with this old monk."

Having said that, the old abbot chanted.

"The lamp is illusory dust, the shadow is the true realm.

One lamp is like delusion, illuminating and breaking through the false shell, the shadow reveals the true appearance. Bones are cast by shadows, blood flows from shadows, thoughts float from shadows.

People hold the lamp as reality, chasing illusions as truth, not seeing the mountains and rivers in the shadow--stone is condensed by shadows, wind is moved by shadows, reincarnation is turned by shadows.

When the lamp burns out and the light dies, one knows that the shadow does not die with the lamp, only because the enlightened one recognizes early that your body is originally a shadow, why fear falling into the dust?"

The old abbot's eloquent voice was extremely bewitching, making people feel dizzy and shake their heads.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have long been confused by Zhang Deng's series of arguments, unable to distinguish between the real and false worlds.

Zhang Deng didn't give anyone a chance to speak, it kept chanting incessantly, constantly forcing its thoughts into Li Yan.

Li Yan played along, following the old abbot, who was disguised by the Lamp Holding Siming, and chanted the mantra.

"The lamp is illusory dust, the shadow is the true realm..."

And all of this was seen by the people outside.

On the jade platform of the White Jade Capital, the other four Sì Mìng saw Li Yan through the Lamp Shadow.

The Lamp Holding Siming projected the scene inside the Lamp Shadow Temple onto the White Jade wall through the Lamp Shadow.

It was like a projector, clearly showing everything inside the Lamp Shadow Temple.

The Longevity Siming saw Li Yan shaking his head and chanting scriptures with the old abbot.

He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Alas, I didn't expect Li Yan to be so easily tricked, Zhang Deng's methods are becoming more and more skilled."

"I was thinking of taking action myself, but I didn't expect Li Yan to have already been taken down by the old lamp."

Tao Shou was a little unhappy: "I thought he was so powerful, but is this all he's got?"

The sickly scholar, Li Zai Sì Mìng, weakly added.

"Ordinary people don't cultivate shadows, if they are lured into the Lamp Shadow Temple by Zhang Deng, they can hardly escape."

Indeed.

Ordinary people don't cultivate their shadows, but Zhang Deng specializes in this kind of evil art.

If it drags a person's shadow into the Shadow World, then it can do whatever it wants.

Hearing the praise of others, Zhang Deng became even more proud.

"As long as a shadow mark is left behind, no one can escape from this old man's palm."

"I thought Li Yan was proficient in Dao Patterns and could defend against my Lamp Shadow Temple, but I didn't expect him to be so vulnerable."

While Zhang Deng was complacent, Shi Yue poured cold water on it.

"Don't forget, Li Yan's understanding of Dao Patterns is above everyone else's."

"Are you sure he's really fallen for your trick?"

Faced with Shi Yue's 'dissent', the Lamp Holding Siming had an air of composure, as if everything was under control.

"The Lamp Shadow Temple is the world I created, in my world, how can he counter me?"

"Besides, the scriptures he is chanting now were fabricated by me, the more he chants, the more he will be unable to extricate himself from the Lamp Shadow Temple."

In the Lamp Shadow Temple created by Zhang Deng, it is God!

Lamp Shadow Temple imprisons a large number of powerful individuals. If one doesn't notice it immediately, almost no one can escape!

From ancient times to the present, almost no cultivator who has entered Lamp Shadow Temple has ever escaped.

This is also the confidence of Lamp Holding Siming. He watched Li Yan shake his head and recite scriptures.

Looking at Li Yan inside Lamp Shadow Temple, he had even shaved his head and donned a monk's robe.

"Everyone, look, Li Yan's eyes are hollow, he has completely become this old man's Shadow Slave!"

But at this moment, Lamp Holding Siming didn't know that on the other side, a voice was echoing in Li Yan's mind.

[You are converting Lamp Shadow Temple through Falsity into Truth.]

[Lamp Shadow True Scripture Side Effect: Becoming a slave within Lamp Shadow Temple.]

[Side Effect Reversed: Lamp Shadow Temple will become a world under your control.]

What is meant by turning the guest into the host? What is meant by a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest?

Lamp Holding Siming hasn't realized that the small world of Lamp Shadow Temple, which he painstakingly built, is becoming Li Yan's territory.

In the eyes of the other Sì Mìng, Li Yan had shaved his head and put on a monk's robe, and had been brainwashed by Zhang Deng.

Meanwhile, inside the Abyss Palace of the Abyss of the Netherworld.

The voice of the Ancient Dragon King suddenly came from within the Coiled Dragon Pillar.

"Not good! Li Yan's shadow has been taken away!"

As soon as these words came out, Ao Yan and Ao Jiao, the siblings who were protecting Li Yan outside the door, immediately rushed into the main hall.

"Ancestral Dragon, what did you say?"

The Ancient Dragon King in the Coiled Dragon Pillar anxiously said, "Look, the room is brightly lit, but Li Yan's shadow is gone."

"Moreover, he hasn't moved for two hours."

"This king speculates that his shadow must have been taken away by Lamp Holding Siming of White Jade Capital!"

Hearing the Ancient Dragon King say this, Ao Jiao immediately became anxious.

"What should we do? Is it serious if the shadow is taken away?"

The Ancient Dragon King's serious voice came from within the Coiled Dragon Pillar.

"If you lose your shadow, it's like a lamp losing its oil. The three souls have nothing to rely on, and the seven spirits are uneasy. In less than three days, the physical body will turn into a wisp of green smoke, and you won't even be able to touch the threshold of reincarnation."

Hearing that Li Yan's shadow was lost, such a serious matter, Ao Jiao was struck by lightning.

"How could this be? How could this be!"

The Ancient Dragon King was silent for a moment, then sighed: "The Sì Mìng of White Jade Capital have strange and unpredictable methods."

"The other party must have found a way to take away Li Yan's shadow."

"And this king is least proficient in Shadow Technique."

As soon as Ao Jiao heard this, she eagerly asked for help: "Your Majesty, is there any way to save Li Yan!"

"Hmm..."

The Ancient Dragon King hesitated for a while, but still told the two siblings.

"There is no way. Even if you go in, you will surely die and won't be able to save Li Yan."

Ao Jiao didn't hesitate at all: "Let me go in and try!"