Free Web NovelChapter 693: Chapter 257: Shen Chongxu’s Revenge
"Brother Hong Ye, what has happened?"
Three other Buddhist Cultivators who had also reached the Great Brightness Mirror stage urgently inquired upon seeing Hong Ye.
The attack occurred right above Hong Ye’s head, and the three believed he must know what was going on.
"I have no idea what happened either."
Hong Ye looked up at the slowly healing Grand Array above, but couldn’t see the person who made the move.
The other three also looked outside the array for a moment before frowning and saying, "Brother Hong Ye, let’s go out and have a look."
"Our Master is in reincarnation, and Brother Hong Xiu has taken many disciples to Yangnao Land. Now is the time when our Jianan Temple’s strength is weakest; we must not allow some treacherous people to take advantage and slip in."
Upon hearing this, Hong Ye turned to look at the Nine-leaf Bodhi swaying in the wind and also felt it was best to go out and have a look.
It’s better to preemptively resolve any danger and trouble.
"Let’s go."
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and flew out towards the golden light shield.
The other three quickly followed, arriving outside the array as well.
The four stood in mid-air, their Divine Senses frantically sweeping across the surrounding mountains and void, not even sparing the floating clouds.
"Have any of you found anything?"
After a round of investigation, Hong Ye frowned and turned to look at the three.
The three exchanged glances, all shaking their heads.
"Strange..."
"Could the one who attacked have already escaped?"
Hong Ye furrowed his brow even tighter and after some thought, said, "For safety’s sake, let’s split up and investigate in different directions."
It’s a crucial time now, and he didn’t want anyone disturbing his chance for opportunities.
The other three nodded in agreement.
The four of them flew off in different directions.
Dozens of breaths later, they all returned to the same spot.
"I flew out a hundred miles, meticulously checking every place, and found nothing unusual."
"Same here..."
The three each reported their findings, slightly easing Hong Ye’s worries.
"Never mind, let’s go back."
After pondering for a long time, Hong Ye finally dismissed further thoughts and promptly flew back down.
Back in the meditation room, he still felt uneasy. After a moment’s hesitation, he rushed over to where the Nine-leaf Bodhi was growing.
He saw that the four-leaved Nine-leaf Bodhi was still swaying in the wind without any anomalies, and finally, his tense heart relaxed.
But just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly sensed something was wrong!
Originally, the leaves of the Nine-leaf Bodhi were lush green, as if carved from jade.
But now they had turned dark green, emitting a strange aura.
Hong Ye approached, carefully examining it with a furrowed brow.
"Demonic Qi..."
"Is it because that kid is a Demon Cultivator?"
After some thought, believing it possible, Hong Ye didn’t pay it further heed, transforming into a streak of light and returning to his meditation room to continue his cultivation.
Meanwhile, in the Glazed Hidden Mechanism Compassion Light Tower, Shen Chongxu was emitting a faint black smoke, and angry, peculiar roars echoed within his Sea of Consciousness.
In response, Shen Chongxu’s Divine Spirit calmly sat on his Spirit Platform, embracing the divine and guarding the one, letting the roars rage on.
This time, he was right.
Jianan Temple, though behaving no differently than demon cultivators, ultimately practiced Buddhist Cultivation Techniques.
The Nine-leaf Bodhi cultivated by Hong Ye was also a product of Buddhist Righteous Method, originally intended for true Buddhist cultivators to stabilize their Merit and nurture their Fruit Position.
However, in the hands of these people at Jianan Temple, it had become a means to seize others’ blessings and fortune.
Such Buddhist methods seemed quite effective against Outer Celestial Demons.
The Outer Celestial Demon summoned by Shen Chongxu using the Demon’s Arrival Secret Skill sneaked in silently while Hong Ye and the others opened the array to investigate, directly entering Shen Chongxu’s Sea of Consciousness.
This Outer Celestial Demon thought it could feast on a cultivator’s divine spirit.
Who would have thought that as soon as it entered, the Nine-leaf Bodhi Tree Root embedded in Shen Chongxu’s flesh lunged at it, abandoning Shen Chongxu and treating it as new nourishment.
The Outer Celestial Demon roared in anger but couldn’t escape.
Celestial Demons are formless and incorporeal, so under normal circumstances, the Nine-leaf Bodhi couldn’t do anything to it.
But the Demon’s Arrival Secret Skill functioned like an ancient and special contract, constrained by certain laws.
This Outer Celestial Demon had been summoned by Shen Chongxu through Demon’s Arrival.
According to the rules, either it devoured Shen Chongxu’s divine spirit, or it got slain and refined by Shen Chongxu; there were no other choices.
Now, with it being controlled by the Nine-leaf Bodhi, it couldn’t reach Shen Chongxu’s divine spirit and could only be continuously drained by the Nine-leaf Bodhi as nourishment.
It was Hong Ye’s first time using the Nine-leaf Bodhi and he never anticipated Shen Chongxu would have this skill.
At this moment, he was unaware that the Nine-leaf Bodhi was no longer drawing Shen Family’s fortune, but rather absorbing the various negative energies of the Outer Celestial Demon.
Shen Chongxu could clearly sense the illnesses and misfortunes carried by the Outer Celestial Demon.
These were supposed to temper his divine spirit and Dao heart but ended up benefiting Hong Ye.
"Old Baldy, I hope you enjoy the gift I’ve sent you."
On the Spirit Platform, his Divine Spirit slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the distorted, ever-changing strange Celestial Demon in his Sea of Consciousness, a cold smile flashing across his face.
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Yunshui City.
Shen Chongming led Feng Changyou, dressed in luxurious robes, into the guest room, bowed slightly, and said, "Elder Feng, please have a seat. I will go and invite Third Uncle."
