Let alone causing any real harm to Chen Shuangbai, she... can't even get close to this sword immortal now.
Just as Demon Lord Qiujing, was pondering, he suddenly heard True Lord Shendu shout "Be careful!"
Qiujing's heart skipped a beat. He shook his head in mid-air, revealing his original demonic form as a giant clam. Then... an extremely powerful golden light roared out from the center of the poison array, carrying immense force, and plunged straight into the giant clam.
"Ouch... it hurts so much!"
A shrill scream rang out, and Demon Lord Qiujing, echoed within the formation with his sharp and piercing voice.
Her original demonic form as a giant clam had been refined over hundreds of years, its shell infused with Liaowu essences of heaven and earth. In terms of defensive power alone, it was comparable to many Mid-Grade Law Treasure Law Treasure.
But she happened to encounter Chen Shuangbai's High-Grade Law Treasure, the [ Azure Sea Hanging Rainbow Dragon-Binding Ring ], which he had refined over many years.
Since accompanying Chen Shuangbai in killing a demon king at the Late Golden Core Stage, this precious ring has not achieved any significant feats.
Now that Chen Shuangbai has released it, it emits dazzling golden and jade-like light. With just one strike, it forcefully broke a corner of the giant clam's shell, from which an even more dazzling golden and jade-like light burst forth. This strike almost made Qiujing faint from the pain, and large amounts of azure demon blood flowed out.
"Return."
At Chen Shuangbai's command, the precious ring broke free from Demon Lord Qiujing's original clam-shaped demon body and returned as a golden and jade-colored light.
But it was at this very moment...
Suddenly, the eyes of the Celestial True Lord Shendu lit up, and a small bottle made of mutton-fat jade appeared abruptly in front of him.
Then, the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Celebrated Origin Sect spoke softly, and a beam of colorful light leaked out and landed on the white jade bottle.
A streak of colorful light, resembling neither a locust nor a snake, leaped out and, with a flap of its wings, snatched away Chen Shuangbai's High-Grade Law Treasure- grade magic ring.
Chen Shuangbai's gaze sharpened, and she swung her sword, striking upwards.
Buzz!
Within this poisonous array, beside True Lord Shendu, a crack suddenly appeared in the void, from which countless Glazed Glass powders gushed forth, giving rise to a dignified Dharma body with six arms, three heads, and golden pupils covering its entire body.
The Dharma Body suddenly opened the six eyes above its three heads, and then the countless golden pupils all over its body also suddenly opened, shooting out thousands of golden powder lights, which blocked Chen Shuangbai for a moment, allowing True Lord Shendu to hook up the [ Azure Sea Hanging Rainbow Dragon-Binding Ring ] and suppress it under his ancient treasure [ Five-Colored Miasma Light Treasure Vase ].
Chen Shuangbai stood amidst the endless, dazzling, poisonous light, her jade-like eyes fixed on the two people before her... no, to be precise, it should be two people and a demon.
Qiujing had already regained his human form, half of his body was dyed a deep blue, and his face was pale. He was currently taking some kind of pill. When he saw Chen Shuangbai's jade eyes looking at him, he couldn't help but tremble slightly, take two steps back, and hide behind the two cultivators in front of him.
True Lord Shendu opened his mouth and spat out several more beams of colorful light onto the [ Five-Colored Miasma Light Treasure Vase ] in front of him, greatly increasing the power of the treasure bottle, which barely managed to suppress the violently shaking golden jade ring that was pressing down on it.
He said quietly, " Chan Master Baotong, you're late... This isn't quite what we agreed on beforehand?"
Baotong?
Chen Shuangbai immediately understood.
Having thrived for thousands of years, Lotus Temple now boasts three lineages coexisting within its walls.
Aside from the Pure Water Lineage, where Jinglian's style of doing things leans towards ancient Buddhist practices, there are two other veins: the Golden Banner Lineage and the Glazed Glass Lineage, making a total of three veins.
Nowadays, the [ Pure Water Lineage ] has been suppressed to the point of having almost no voice, while the [ Golden Banner Lineage ] and [ Glazed Glass Lineage ] are showing signs of merging and seizing power over Lotus Temple and the Buddhist Alliance. They advocate the entry of Buddhism into the world and the salvation of all beings, and are willing to use any means to achieve this.
As long as these two great wishes can be fulfilled!
The Bao generation refers to the generation of Jinglian's senior and junior masters. The one named Baotong... is the one in the [ Golden Banner Lineage ] who is also known as the [ Thousand-Eyed Hundred-Vow Bodhisattva ], and is the Chan Master Baotong at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage.
After ascertaining the identity of the visitor, Chen Shuangbai said coldly, "Does Lotus Temple intend to wage a life-or-death war against my Jade Spring Sect and Vast Waves Alliance?"
Chan Master Baotong chanted a Buddhist prayer, clasped his hands together, smiled slightly, and said, "This humble monk's visit is of my own volition and has nothing to do with the temple."
"However, it seems that an ancient treasure and the soul of a junior disciple of my Buddhism have been residing in the body of the Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal..."
At this point, the Zen master's hundreds of golden eyes hummed, and even more Glazed Glass light seemed about to erupt. He said in a low voice, "I request that the Sword Immortal accompany this humble monk back to the temple to clear up this misunderstanding."
"Oh!"
Chen Shuangbai sneered and retorted, "Even if I dared to go... would your Lotus Temple really dare to keep me here?"
Chan Master Baotong opened his mouth to say something more, but True Lord Shendu interrupted him coldly, shouting, "Zen Master, this is different from what you said before."
Upon hearing this, the monk chanted a Buddhist prayer again and said softly, "Forgive me..."
After a Buddhist chant, within the vast and dignified Dharma body shimmering with Glazed Glass light, seven figures manifested one after another. Each figure stared at the golden Dharma body, holding various Buddhist Law Artifact in their hands, their bodies draped in Glazed Glass light, and their faces bearing identical, peaceful and serene smiles.
"Young friend, be careful. This is a Vajra that Shi Xiu has converted. It is one with the energy of the person who converted it, and it is extremely difficult to deal with... You must not fall into their formation."
With his Divine Ability fully unleashed, True Lord Canxia managed to hold off True Lord Youluo and Golden Crow Demon Lord were fighting two opponents at once.
He had been keeping an eye on Chen Shuangbai's side, and when he saw Baotong enter, a look of disgust appeared on Chen Shuangbai's face. Seeing this, he sternly reminded her.
His response was a burst of golden-white light that soared into the sky.
A pure and chilling Sword Intent flashed amidst the boundless golden and white radiance, slashing directly at the three Nascent Soul cultivators above.
Baotong's expression darkened slightly, clearly having anticipated Chen Shuangbai's Sword Intent. He then softly commanded, "Form the [Mystic Essence Returning Light Buddhist Conversion Array]."
The seven Vajras beside him responded in unison, leaping up and landing in seven different positions—some sitting, some standing, some lying down—while simultaneously unleashing their seven magical Law Artifact, which emitted an even more dazzling, Glazed Glass light.
The colorful lights intertwined, forming an incredibly mysterious array. In the dim light, one could see the ground covered in gold, lotus flowers blooming in a treasure pool, and colorful flower rain falling from the sky. The intertwined array of colorful lights was like a spider web, trying to trap and imprison Chen Shuangbai within it.
But it was only for a fleeting moment.
Golden and white energy soared into the sky, piercing through the Buddhist cultivation array. First, it was a single point, then a violent force erupted, and sixteen golden and white slashes appeared, shattering the hastily formed Buddhist cultivation array and scattering countless Glazed Glass lights.
Of the seven Vajras who constituted this great formation of Buddhist practice, four died on the spot, and three were severely injured. They silently transformed into golden light and returned to the colorful light surrounding the dazed Chan Master Baotong.
[ Zhengguang Jielin Jade Pool Flying Immortal Sword!]
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