A Sword Subdued the Golden Cicada and Sealed the Ancient Bell; a Blood Banner Sundered Hatred and Fled in Violet Light
The colorful light faded.
In Chen Shuangbai's hands was an ancient bell with rolling runes on it. Three golden and white Sword Essence emitted Great Yin Illusory Radiance, circling around it to form a seal, imprisoning the Glazed Glass cicada that was transformed from Jingxu.
Speaking of which, the Divine Ability of Lotus Temple are indeed quite remarkable.
There were five Buddhist cultivators on this trip. Four of them perished under Chen Shuangbai's sword. Only the leader, the six-eyed Buddhist cultivator, was able to hold out for a long time even under his own illusion, and in the end, he transformed into this Glazed Glass cicada.
On the surface of this golden cicada, there seemed to be an ancient Sanskrit script, with bursts of Buddhist light emanating from it and golden powder falling in a the Unseen. It was as if some unseen force was trying to draw it away, but it was stopped and suppressed by Chen Shuangbai's Sword Intent.
Jingxu's mind was repeatedly assaulted by Chen Shuangbai's illusions more than ten times, and now he is on the verge of death. His body has perished, and only this thing remains.
"It seems... the infighting among the various factions within Lotus Temple is indeed not just a rumor!"
Chen Shuangbai thought to herself, then turned to look at the tattered soul banner within the sword formation.
Zhao Buyan's voice came from within.
Terrifying and sinister.
" Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal, I, Zhao, will remember this humiliation!"
That's all.
The towering, blood-red soul banner rapidly shrank, merging with Zhao Buyan's form. He then summoned a Law Treasure resembling a human skull, male in the front and female in the back. A terrifying, mournful voice emanated from it, and both lovesick men and women cried out in unison—
"I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!"
"We have no control over the fate of Hentian!"
Even Chen Shuangbai's State of Mind was shaken by these few words of demonic wisdom filled with resentment.
Thus, the [Qiongguang Zhaoying Light Splitting Jianzhen], which was already nearing its limit and had only recently been created and was not yet fully completed, collapsed in that instant and returned to the real world.
Relying on the protection of the [ Great Yin Dao Fruit ] in her mind, Chen Shuangbai was not greatly affected. Without thinking, she suddenly unleashed a Sword Intent.
A golden-white radiance manifested, and the Great Yin Illusory Radiance shone in all directions. However, Zhao Buyan, who was prepared, grabbed his three fellow disciples and instantly refined them into three blood pills, which then rushed towards the Sword Intent.
Several loud, booming explosions were heard.
These three Golden Core from the Parting Hate Gate were unable to do anything and were sacrificed in vain by their own senior brother.
Zhao Buyan was not entirely unharmed either.
The crimson soul banner that was intertwined with its form was cleaved in two. The opponent let out a shrill wail and cursed hatefully, "Just you wait, I will surely..."
A Sword Intent formed from golden-white light slashed down again, cutting down the remaining half of the soul banner that was about to leap out.
In a moment of desperation, Zhao Buyan summoned the Law Treasure that resembled a human skull to block the Sword Intent.
This demonic Law Treasure burst forth with blinding blood-red light, from which countless cries of sorrow and resentment from lovesick men and women rang out, but they were still no match for the Sword Intent. They were pierced through and fell to the ground with a thud, emitting intermittent sounds of lamentation.
Zhao Buyan was heartbroken.
This is a top-tier Law Treasure bestowed by the Parting Hate Gate, named [ Yin Yang Resentment Skull ]. It was refined from the skulls and souls of a pair of lovelorn lovers in the Late Golden Core Stage stage. It is extremely powerful and is his trump card.
But he couldn't care less about the heartache. Taking advantage of the turmoil caused by the destruction of this magical Law Treasure, which created a crack in the illusion sword formation, he swayed and, with the remaining half of the blood-red soul banner, transformed into a dazzling streak of blood light and departed.
" Chen Shuangbai, we will meet again one day!"
His response was yet another Sword Intent from Chen Shuangbai.
This person was decisive, readily abandoning the remaining half of the soul banner. A Nascent Soul soul talisman on his body emitted a dazzling black light, and taking advantage of the moment when the blood-red soul banner resisted the Sword Intent, he flicked in mid-air and disappeared without a trace.
Chen Shuangbai withdrew the sword formation, suppressed the head Law Treasure and the blood-red soul banner, and used the [ Swaying Moon Sunken Cold Treasure Mirror ] to protect himself before falling back into the stone formation. He wanted to release his Divine Sense, but then remembered the special nature of this place and could only observe with his naked eyes. He confirmed that the person had already escaped and pondered to himself.
"Good, decisive enough."
Zhao Buyan knew that once the Sword Intent struck him, even though he was only an avatar on this trip, his main body would still be affected by the Sword Intent. Therefore, he decisively abandoned his fellow disciples and several powerful magic Law Treasure on his body, not wanting the Sword Intent to fall on him.
This demonstrates the domineering nature of Sword Intent.
"It's just that the wonders of my sword formation haven't been fully realized yet, otherwise..."
Although this person escaped, he had already exhausted most of his strength in the sword formation, and it would not be possible to make up for it in a short time.
His gaze then fell upon the ancient bell in his hand.
Jingxu's divine sense did not transmit out; he seemed to be dead.
However, Chen Shuangbai could sense that once he sent back the Sword Intent that had landed on it, the Glazed Glass cicada that the person had transformed into would be absorbed by a the Unseen force.
He carefully recalled what the sect had known about Lotus Temple in the past and concluded, "It must be that [ Lesser Lotus Pure Land ]."
[ Lesser Lotus Pure Land ] is a special Dharma realm established by Lotus Temple based on the supreme blissful Pure Land described in Buddhism scriptures, and by collecting the Incense and Fire Prayer Power of millions of believers. It is located in the space between Yin and Yang, and is an extremely special region.
It is said that as long as a Buddhist monk establishes his name in this [ Lesser Lotus Pure Land ] and suppresses his soul within it, as long as his soul remains intact, even if his physical body perishes, he can still cultivate again in this Pure Land.
Having considered this, Chen Shuangbai secretly despised the item while planning to take it back with him after leaving and hand it over to the True Lord of the Alliance for disposal. He was certain that he could exchange it for considerable benefits from the Buddhist Alliance.
A moment later.
The azure light gradually dissipated, and the first change in this stone formation gradually disappeared. In Chen Shuangbai's hand, there was a jade snake sculpture that seemed to be made entirely of azure jade.
"So this is what it is."
He had previously noticed that the azure light of the stone formation was moving faster and faster, and an unusual aura was lingering within the thousands of darting azure lights. He figured that the key to breaking the formation lay in this unusual aura.
After a little effort, he had the object in his hand.
Changming's divine sense emanated from his sleeve, clicking his tongue in amazement, "It's really strange."
"On that white jade platform before, my lord, you obtained a jade carving of a colorful bird. Now that you've broken through the first layer of this stone formation, you've obtained this jade carving of a green snake... Does everyone in the True Net Cult Sect have a penchant for jade carvings?"
Chen Shuangbai was also slightly curious.
He used his Law Power and Divine Sense to examine both jade carvings, but found nothing wrong with them, nor did he find any trace of divine inspiration within them.
"Do we need to collect several?"
After a brief moment of thought, and realizing that the two jade carvings were unchanged, Chen Shuangbai remembered something else.
"This group of Buddhist monks came in... seemingly looking for an ancient Buddhist treasure?"