"Fortunately, this Buddhist precept isn't difficult to invoke."
Watching the swarm of insects fly toward him, Xu Taiping let out a soft breath.
He had mastered the use of that precept.
Whoosh!
Just then, the demoness Su Su, who had discovered Xu Taiping's hiding place using the Blood-Sucking Fireflies, commanded the black shadow to slash at him again.
Already prepared, Xu Taiping used Endless Horizon and dodged the blow.
This time, however, he did not continue looking for somewhere to hide. Instead, he pressed his palms together where he stood and began reciting a strange passage of Buddhist scriptures.
And as his recitation rang out,
a strain of ethereal Buddhist chanting suddenly arose within the ruined temple, as though resonating with Xu Taiping.
At the same time,
a purple-gold thread began winding around his left wrist.
Beads formed from golden Sanskrit true words began condensing on the thread. In mere moments, nine had formed.
Although the demoness Su Su did not understand what Xu Taiping was doing, a faint, ominous premonition stirred in her heart.
Her instincts told her she had to interrupt Xu Taiping immediately.
By then, however, Xu Taiping had finished his recitation.
His eyes suddenly flew open. Clenching his hands into fists and settling into a fist stance, he shouted, "My Buddha is merciful! This disciple willingly seals his blade for three days in exchange for a quarter-hour of..."
Boom!
Before Xu Taiping could finish, the Corpse-Soul Puppet beneath the demoness Su Su suddenly unleashed both saber and sword. Frenzied sword qi and blade qi wove into an enormous net that hurtled toward Xu Taiping with a thunderous roar.
The demoness Su Su had clearly put her full strength into this attack.
Yet, to her utter astonishment, Xu Taiping not only failed to dodge, but leaped down