Free Web NovelChapter 701: Chapter 258: Undying Sword Immortal (Part 6)
Family is his reverse scale.
This Jianan Temple has attempted to harm the Shen Clan members time and again.
Shen Chonghong was forced to burn the foundation of the Immortal Embryo because of them and has not yet fully recovered.
Shen Chongxu was captured, his life or death currently unknown.
And now comes Shen Chongxuan.
If not for the chance opportunity to refine the Spiritual Transformation, possessing the most pure Power of Life to promptly stabilize Shen Chongxuan’s injuries.
This time, even if Shen Chongxuan miraculously survives, it’s likely his entire Dao Practice would be ruined.
How could such deep revenge not be avenged?
After helping Shen Chongxuan gather the corpses of the Shen Clan, Shen Wen’an returned to the location of the cave abode and used an Array Plate to hide the Black Tripod, and uncle and nephew together returned to Yunshui City.
Black Water Pavilion.
As soon as father and son met, Shen Yuan asked in a deep voice, "Did you encounter people from Jianan Temple on this trip?"
Shen Wen’an nodded and recounted the encounters on this trip, including that Shen Chongxu was captured by Jianan Temple.
Shen Yuan’s face showed no surprise.
"Father has deduced this over these few days."
"That group of bald monks seems to want to use Chongxu and Chongxuan’s bloodline to seize the Shen Family’s fortune through some Secret Skill."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wen’an’s murderous intent intensified.
Fortune is immensely important to both families and individuals.
Jianan Temple wanting to seize the Shen family’s fortune is essentially aiming to annihilate the Shen family.
"That Spiritual Transformation inside the Great Chu cultivator’s cave abode..."
Changing the topic, Shen Yuan spoke again.
"I refined one, the Black Tripod remains immovable and is still in its original place."
Refinement?
Shen Yuan looked at him somewhat surprised.
Shen Wen’an shrugged with a peculiar expression and cupped his hands: "I don’t know how, but it was refined through luck."
"Now, that small tree has taken root in my Sea of Consciousness, able to provide me with endless pure Power of Life."
"With the existence of this Power of Life, I can feel that as long as my physical body and Divine Spirit aren’t instantly shattered, any injury can be swiftly healed."
Upon hearing these words, Shen Yuan was slightly taken aback.
This Spiritual Transformation is indeed an existence that defies the heavens.
Even if it weren’t for entering the Dao Source Secret Realm, just looking at the effects of the Spiritual Transformation would be enough to make cultivators vie for it recklessly.
"With that, saving Chongxu is much less trouble."
After some thought, Shen Yuan spoke solemnly: "Father had planned to ask you to negotiate with Celestial Sandalwood Mountain, to have them aid in rescuing Chongxu from Jianan Temple."
"But now that you’ve refined the Spiritual Transformation and possess such ability, there’s no need to pay the price to ask Celestial Sandalwood Mountain to help."
As he spoke, a sneer appeared on his face: "The bald monks of Jianan Temple were exploiting cause and effect to plot against Chongxuan, and father happened to glimpse some of his memories."
"That old thing in the Arhat Realm at Jianan Temple is undergoing a possession and rebirth, you only need to be cautious of those in the Great Brightness Realm."
"There’s a variable in the hexagrams, which is favorable, but father hasn’t deduced the specifics."
"When you arrive at the Southern Border, you must adapt to circumstances."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wen’an immediately cupped his hands: "Then I shall go and see now."
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Southern Border, Jianan Temple.
Inside the Glazed Hidden Mechanism Compassion Light Tower, Shen Chongxu leisurely refined high-quality Spirit Crystals while consuming elixirs provided by Hong Ye.
Now, all the roots of the Nine-leaf Bodhi are entangled with the Outer Celestial Demon in his Sea of Consciousness, completely ignoring himself.
And the Celestial Demon summoned by the Demon’s Arrival Secret Skill, apart from roaring and howling in the Sea of Consciousness, can’t extricate itself either.
Shen Chongxu could distinctly feel the Five Diseases and Three Deficiencies on this Outer Celestial Demon, with all sorts of negative emotions like greed, violence, and jealousy being continuously extracted by the Nine-leaf Bodhi.
Whether the Nine-leaf Bodhi can refine all these negative energies is something he doesn’t care about.
After all, it is Jianan Temple here, even if the Nine-leaf Bodhi can’t refine it, it’s Jianan Temple who would be unlucky, and he has nothing to worry about.
Instead, as the Celestial Demon’s negative energy is completely extracted, the remaining pure origin magic power could become a great supplement to nourish and strengthen his Divine Spirit.
This is the original intention of the Ancient Cultivator for creating the Demon’s Arrival Secret Skill.
"Old monk, I really have to thank you."
Upon refining the medicinal power within his body, Shen Chongxu slowly opened his eyes, revealing a trace of a smile.
His previous cultivation was forcibly raised using the Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace.
As the Artifact Spirit of the Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace, Wushi Qianrou was loyal and did its utmost to help him eliminate the lingering resentments in the blood qi, yet some still accumulated slowly within him.
Before using Demon’s Arrival to summon the Outer Celestial Demon, the Nine-leaf Bodhi had been drawing his energy.
It also conveniently cleansed those latent resentments within him.
Now, Shen Chongxu could clearly feel his cultivation becoming more pure.
Meanwhile, in the meditation room outside the Glazed Hidden Mechanism Compassion Light Tower.
Hong Ye, with the appearance of an eight or nine-year-old child, slapped a disciple at the Middle Stage of Void Observation into a blood mist and ominously gazed at another terrified monk kneeling on the ground.
"Do you want this seat’s Nine-leaf Bodhi too?"
The monk fearfully kowtowed, repeatedly saying he dared not.
Hong Ye’s eyes flashed with a hint of red light, then he suddenly waved his hand, sending the monk flying over ten feet with a cough of blood.
"If you dare not, then guard it well for this seat!"
"Anyone daring to approach the Nine-leaf Bodhi will be killed without mercy!"
The disciple struggled to his feet despite his injuries, knelt to respond hastily: "I obey the World Honored One’s command!"
"Hmph!"
Hong Ye returned to the meditation cushion and coldly snorted:
"This opportunity belongs to this seat..."
"No one should dare to touch it..."
"Not even the Ancient Buddha can!!!"
The same strange situation occurred elsewhere in Jianan Temple.
Disciples who usually got along peacefully started fighting over trivial matters, while the elders became increasingly impatient, resorting to anger and insults towards disciples.
Some secluded disciples accidentally fell into madness, causing chaos.
The dark sides hidden deep in the Divine Spirits of many monks seemed to be slowly elicited.
Originally relatively harmonious on the surface, Jianan Temple was now in complete disorder.
The root cause of all this was precisely that Five-leaf Bodhi growing before the Glazed Hidden Mechanism Compassion Light Tower.
Previously having only four leaves, the Nine-leaf Bodhi had now grown its fifth leaf.
But its appearance was no longer the vibrant green it once was.
All the leaves of the Nine-leaf Bodhi had darkened to ink green, and the golden lines on the surface had morphed into blood red, emitting an almost imperceptible black aura.
The monk killed by Hong Ye’s slap had sensed something amiss with the Nine-leaf Bodhi and intended to inspect it closely, only to be mistaken by Hong Ye for harboring designs on it, leading to his swift demise.
That night.
Outside the golden Unmoving King Array’s light shield, a sword light shot from afar, gradually fading into the clouds, concealing itself.
Looking down at Jianan Temple enveloped by the Grand Array, Shen Wen’an furrowed his brows from within the clouds.
Although his father mentioned that this journey wouldn’t pose much risk and that the hidden Arhat Realm cultivator undergoing possession and rebirth was comparable to Purple Mansion.
He couldn’t rashly attack the sect’s protection array.
Though he wasn’t able to discern the details of the Grand Array below, as an unseen Purple Mansion influence, Jianan Temple’s protection array was certainly capable of repelling assaults by a Golden Core Cultivator.
If he recklessly made a move, it would be uncertain if he could breach the array, but he’d certainly alert the enemy.
Once alerted, rescuing Shen Chongxu would likely become difficult.
After pondering, Shen Wen’an immediately applied an Invisibility Talisman, simultaneously shielding himself with the Concealing Breath Skill to hide his aura, intending to observe for a while and ascertain the variable his father spoke of.
