Free Web NovelChapter 702: Chapter 259: Inner Five Elements Cultivation System
Outside Jianan Temple, Shen Wen’an waited in the void for several days without a hint of urgency.
He could vaguely discern the hidden chaos within the rows of Zen temples below, where occasional conflicts erupted in various corners these days.
"Is this the upheaval Father mentioned?"
Summoning some cloud Qi, Shen Wen’an sat cross-legged on the cloud, with a Jade Table in front, drinking Spirit Tea, his gaze occasionally sweeping towards Jianan Temple below.
Before coming here, his father had spoken of a favorable variable, but the specifics were left unsaid.
Now, like many other forces, Jianan Temple had dispatched a large number of cultivators to Yangnao Land.
There should not be many disciples defending the sect.
Regardless, these disciples should all unite as one to jointly defend the sect.
Instead of erupting into fierce conflicts every few days.
More intriguingly, he could clearly see those typically "compassionate" Buddhist cultivators showing no mercy, resorting to all sorts of underhanded tactics against their fellow disciples.
Yesterday, Shen Wen’an witnessed a tall and a short Buddhist cultivator ambushing another disciple outside the light barrier of the Unmoving King Array.
The two seemed well aware in advance that the disciple was about to leave the sect and had prepared the array plate beforehand.
From his superior vantage point, Shen Wen’an watched with interest the drama unfold, akin to "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the bird behind."
Using the array, the tall and short Buddhist cultivators left the disciple of Middle Stage of Void Observation with no chance to resist, killing him on the spot.
Among the pair, the tall Buddhist cultivator was about to seize the storage bag off the corpse when he was betrayed by the short one, leading to a conflict; the short Buddhist cultivator ultimately won, and with a wave of his hand, incinerated the two corpses to ashes before taking their storage bags and leaving.
Though Jianan Temple’s Buddhist cultivators are hypocritical, they are, after all, cultivators.
Cultivators cultivate the heart.
After observing for several days, Shen Wen’an could clearly feel something amiss with the disciples’ state of mind.
"Let’s wait a bit longer."
"Perhaps there’ll be unexpected gains."
After some contemplation, Shen Wen’an poured himself another cup of tea, ready to take a sip when a terrifying explosion suddenly echoed from below!
"A cultivator from Great Brightness Realm made a move!"
Upon hearing the sound and sensing the confrontation’s aura, Shen Wen’an disregarded the tea, quickly stowing the Jade Table into his storage bag, standing on the cloud with arms crossed, gazing calmly through the golden barrier at the temple courtyard below.
"Brother Hong Ye, don’t be stubborn!"
"Your Nine-leaf Bodhi has shown anomalies, it’s definitely not a normal Nine-leaf Bodhi!"
"Its surface emanates demonic Qi, severely affecting our disciples!"
A middle-aged, black-faced, slightly chubby Buddhist cultivator urgently spoke up.
Beside him, another skinny Buddhist cultivator coldly scrutinized Hong Ye, who was glowing with dazzling golden light.
"Brother Hong Jing, delay Hong Ye for me, just ten seconds."
"I’ll use Universal Dharma Flame to incinerate that demonic object!"
Black-faced Hong Jing, upon hearing this, nodded slightly, poised to act when Hong Ye suddenly roared!
"Don’t use baseless excuses to deceive me!"
"Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting!"
"You two are definitely envious of my good fortune, afraid my Nine-leaf Bodhi will mature, that its refinement will surpass you both!"
"Especially you!"
A trace of red light flickered in Hong Ye’s eyes as he glared at Hong Jing, declaring, "Two hundred years! You, Hong Jing, have always coveted the abbot position of Jianan Temple, did you think I wouldn’t notice!?"
"Today I tell you, anyone who dares touch the Nine-leaf Bodhi, I will self-destruct my Inner Pure Land to drag you all to hell with me!"
Hong Ye shouted maniacally, his magical power rampaging, showing he wasn’t just bluffing.
Faced with this, Hong Jing and company grew wary.
Among Buddhist cultivators, the Inner Pure Land is akin to the Golden Core within Golden Core Cultivators.
Should Hong Ye truly self-destruct his Inner Pure Land, the entire Jianan Temple would suffer.
But they had already discovered the disturbances plaguing Jianan Temple recently were all due to the Nine-leaf Bodhi behind Hong Ye.
For unknown reasons, that Nine-leaf Bodhi continually emitted imperceptible demonic Qi.
And this demonic Qi tangled with various negative emotional energies like disease, jealousy, greed, brutality.
Causing many disciples of weaker disposition within the Zen Temple to succumb to heart demons, stirring the dark side deep within.
If the Nine-leaf Bodhi isn’t destroyed now, soon the entire Jianan Temple could be obliterated.
"Brother Hong Jing, what now?"
Beside him, the skinny Hong Le looked grave.
Hong Jing pondered deeply, saying solemnly, "I’ll temporarily suppress Hong Ye’s heart spirit using Mahayana Sutra."
"Seize the opportunity, and destroy that demon object directly."
"Hong Ye is also affected by the demonic object; once destroyed, he should regain clarity."
Hong Le nodded slightly, and as the two exchanged glances, black-faced Hong Jing’s magical power stirred violently as his mouth opened slightly, emitting a peculiar chant with strange rhythm around them!
"Mahayana Sutra!?"
Opposite, Hong Ye recognized the technique Hong Jing used, his expression changed drastically, immediately attempting to unleash his magical power to detonate his Inner Pure Land!
