Buddha Woman

"They arrived so quickly. It seems they suspected we were hiding here a long time ago; they're probably spies."

Feng Haixiao's expression turned grim.

"A spy? Who?" Chen Xiaosan looked around nervously.

"Besides me and Heavenly Blood Python, is there another person in Zheng Family Garden who's in charge here?"

Feng Haixiao took a deep breath and began to plan his escape route. If he were to be bitten by Golden Core several times stronger than himself, only death awaited him.

However, after these Golden Core core-level escape lights appeared in their field of vision, their target was not the two of them, but rather they headed straight for the direction that the female Golden Core had been exploring.

"Damn, they're going to ambush my second brother!"

Chen Xiaosan's expression also changed. With his invincible state of "Mysterious Transformation," given enough time, he could kill even the most powerful Golden Core.

The problem is that there are nearly ten Golden Core cultivators in front of him, but his "Mysterious Transformation time" is limited.

"Let's give my second brother a boost first," Chen Xiaosan said, unusually serious.

A fleeting look of hesitation crossed Feng Haixiao's eyes, then he nodded firmly.

Now that we're on this pirate ship, we have no choice but to go all the way.

Two streaks of light rushed directly towards the direction of the Wanshun Sea Hall's escape light.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Wanshun Sea Hall were using all their strength to activate their escape light, rushing towards the direction where the Hu Mang was located.

There were nine of them in total. Their escape lights formed a continuous line, like a golden dragon cutting through the rainforest sky, their momentum fierce and their determination to win unwavering.

The leader held a bronze mirror, its surface gleaming with an eerie light, and continuously scanned the terrain ahead while muttering incantations, seemingly confirming the target's location.

However, just as they were about to reach their target area, the rainforest ahead suddenly began to tremble violently.

The ground undulated like waves, trees fell in swathes, and the soil churned like boiling water.

A strong smell of sulfur gushed forth from deep underground, filling the air and making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

One of the managers of the Wanshun Sea Hall was stunned to see the green beneath his feet being replaced by red, and an aura that made cultivators very uncomfortable emanated from the red magma.

In a daze, the group of Golden Core cultivators saw a "volcano".

The Turbid Qi beneath our feet is composed entirely of dark red rock, its surface covered with cracks, from which scorching lava flows, billowing thick smoke that blots out the sky.

At the crater, plumes of turbid Turbid Qi gushed out, like giant black dragons churning and coiling in the air, emitting a deep rumbling sound.

Although it is called "Turbid Qi", it is actually the same as Spiritual Qi, colorless and odorless. However, when Turbid Qi is mixed with volcanic ash and volcanic fog, it evolves into black dragons.

Someone is very experienced.

How could there be a volcano!?

"There can't be a volcano here!"

"And this aura, this temperature, there's something wrong with this aura!"

The Golden Core cultivator at the head of the group had a drastic change in expression and frantically activated the bronze mirror in his hand, trying to dispel the turbid Turbid Qi.

However, the moment the bronze mirror touched the Turbid Qi, it melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting fire.

The Turbid Qi surged towards them, like an invisible giant hand, slamming hard onto their Divine Sense.

Those Golden Core cultivators felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in their minds, their vision went black, their ears rang, and their Golden Core trembled violently, as if they were about to shatter at any moment.

Some people coughed up blood on the spot, some clutched their heads and roared in pain, and some fell directly from the light and crashed heavily into the rainforest.

Each black dragon formed from Turbid Qi seemed to contain the resentment accumulated from the earth over thousands of years and the intent of volcanic extinction, pressing directly down on the Divine Sense of those Golden Core cultivators.

However, in the eyes of Feng Haixiao and Chen Xiaosan, these nine Pill Formulas, upon appearing above the area where Hu Mang was in seclusion, were either frantically using their Spirit Artifact to sweep around, or clutching their heads and screaming in agony, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

Then, one by one, they fell like rain.

At the same time, they heard Hu Mang's voice.

"What are you standing there for? If you don't leave, you'll get arrested."

Soon, the second batch of Golden Core cultivators from the Wanshun Sea Hall arrived. In addition to the Golden Core cultivators themselves, there were thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators, each exuding a fierce aura and bearing various wounds, some even with large penetrating wounds running from front to back.

And in this sea area, there is only one thing that could cause such injuries: a sea monster!

Wanshun Sea Hall is the only force in Nanyang capable of hunting deep-sea monsters.

The cultivators responsible for hunting these deep-sea monsters are the true elite of the Wanshun Sea Hall.

They were not only hunting sea monsters, but also exploring new sea frontiers.

"Good heavens, we finally got a break on land, and this is the worst that happened. Fatty's dead, and the innkeeper who was chasing us is lying on the ground too."

The woman speaking had a dark brown complexion, curly black hair simply tied back and secured with a coconut bone hairpin, and her hands and wrists were covered with small, old scars. She carried a cloth medicine bag and bone ritual implements passed down from her mother's clan at her waist. Her voice was soft and gentle, with a unique ethereal quality.

Her cultivation level was at the Golden Core Great Perfection.

"Buddha Woman, let's save the person first."

"A shopkeeper at sea quickly said."

The Buddha Woman glanced at the Golden Core cultivators lying on the ground, first ignoring the three who were completely lifeless.

"These three are beyond saving; their souls have been scattered to the winds."

How did they die?

"Scared to death."

Then she looked at the other four Golden Core cultivators whose mouths were slightly open and closed, seemingly still in a state of fear.

"These four are exhausted; take them back and Boneless Water to help them recover."

Following the instructions of the Buddha Woman, all the Golden Core level managers present obeyed without question.

This was not only because of her Golden Core Great Perfection cultivation, but also because she was the ship's doctor on the earliest ship of the Wanshun Sea Hall.

The fat guy she mentioned who had just died was the captain of the Wanshun from back then.

Three died, four were taken away, and the remaining three seemed to be salvageable in the eyes of the Buddha Woman.

"I don't have much Buddha Pulp left."

The Buddha Woman sighed, took out several special bottles, opened the caps, and released odors that were either extremely fishy or had a strong, pungent smell.

Everyone around covered their noses and stepped back.

The Buddha Woman seemed oblivious, deftly mixing the potion. Soon, the foul smell disappeared, replaced by a faint sandalwood fragrance and a small bottle of golden liquid in her hand.

The Buddha Woman poured the liquid into the mouths of the three Golden Core cultivators, and then a strange thing happened.

A radiant aura, visible to the naked eye, emanated from the three individuals.

The pain on their faces gradually faded, replaced by a serene expression, as if they were immersed in some kind of tranquil Zen state.

The Buddha's light acted like a warm barrier, slowly soothing the wounds caused by the "Turbid Qi." Even the Golden Core within their bodies seemed to have been re-tempered, radiating a faint golden glow.

Then, the three opened their eyes, saw the Buddha Woman, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Buddha Woman, is that you?"

"Okay, tell me what happened."

The three then recounted what had just happened: the people chasing Zheng Family Garden, the volcanic eruption, and the severe damage to their consciousness.

The content is not much different.

"A large-scale Jiangtou?" an old woman with gray hair mixed with black strands asked.

This state seems to be explainable only by large-scale Jiangtou.

However, only a dominant power in Nanyang could perform such a large-scale Jiangtou.

This is not something that can be accomplished by Jiangtou a few indigenous tribes; it requires unique exploration and research into the Technique Method.

"It's not Jiangtou."

"But it couldn't possibly be a real volcanic eruption either; the nearest volcano is 500 miles away."

"Yes, you're right."

The Buddha Woman stood up, looked around, and suddenly asked, "Who brought a hoe?"

No one answered.

Nobody brought a hoe.

But there will always be someone who brings Law Artifact that can dig.

The Buddha Woman pointed to a few places seemingly casually.

"Dig it."

No one dared to object, but few could understand it.

A Golden Core cultivator's ability to dig is comparable to that of a large excavator.

Soon, a pit tens of meters deep was dug out.

Then they saw some strange phenomena: the soil became increasingly scorched and the temperature rose higher and higher as they went deeper; some soil even clumped together, emitting wisps of blue smoke, and there was also molten underground iron rock.

"See? It's not an illusion."

The Buddha Woman nodded, unsurprised.

However, the other shopkeepers gasped in shock, and some even jumped into the giant pit to touch the ground and feel its scorching heat.

"How did this happen!?"

"A large-scale witchcraft ritual? Impossible, there are no offerings around."

"Could it be Nascent Soul or a Deity Spirit Transformation?"

The speculation is getting increasingly outrageous.

"Heavenly Gate will not allow a Nascent Soul Nanyang," the Buddha Woman chose as her answer amidst a multitude of outrageous speculations.

"But as far as I know, that Heavenly Blood Python is different from us; he comes from the Heavenly Gate."

"It's even less likely for our own people."

The group couldn't understand, but the Buddha Woman quickly made it clear to them.

"If they were Nascent Soul, there wouldn't have been only three Golden Core who died, nor would they have allowed you to continue the pursuit."

Should we continue pursuing it?

One of the shopkeepers on land blurted out, then realized what he had said, his face turned pale, and he quickly shut his mouth.

The Buddha Woman gave the speaker a strange look and said:

"I don't mind if you don't avenge that fat bastard, but if you don't avenge him, even just nominally, you won't be able to keep your positions."

"Unless you want to break up."

Meanwhile, in another rainforest, three figures were running wildly.

"Holy crap, Second Brother, what kind of technique did you just use? How did those Golden Core cultivators fall down one by one?!"

You've never heard of the concept of "Unity of Heaven and Man"?

"Second brother, stop talking nonsense. Isn't the Unity of Heaven and Man State of Mind?"

"That's right. These Nanyang Asians practiced Evil Method, State of Mind were unstable, so their plane crashed while flying."

"I see."

Feng Haixiao could no longer tolerate this idiotic conversation and took the initiative to interrupt.

"What do we do next?"

"Didn't I say we had to find out the cause of that fatso's death before the seventh day after his death? I have a feeling that if we don't figure it out before then, something big will happen."