The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 379: The Buddhist Sect's Secret! Black Lotus, A Glimpse Across Infinite Space and Time (Part - Novel Cool

Chapter 379: The Buddhist Sect's Secret! Black Lotus, A Glimpse Across Infinite Space and Time (Part

Chapter 379: The Buddhist Sect's Secret! Black Lotus, A Glimpse Across Infinite Space and Time (Part 1)

"I want to see what secrets you've been hiding."

"But suddenly, I realized..."

"The Gatlin Bodhimanda was willing to give its life to protect the Buddhist Sect, but is it really worth it?"

Lin Fan felt a deep sense of melancholy.

However, without experiencing what others had gone through, no one could truly understand. Lin Fan could only keep this doubt hidden in his heart.

Deeper and deeper!

Lin Fan discovered that the more he ventured inward, the more severe the 'withered' and blackened state of the Bodhi trees became. The further he went, the darker it got!

The strangest thing was that although the color was odd, appearing as if the trees were on the verge of death, they were actually thriving.

They were full of vitality!

However, this vitality seemed a bit 'distorted'.

He tried to absorb the surrounding Primordial Spirit Qi.

But for now, he didn't notice anything unusual.

"Primordial Spirit Qi is still Primordial Spirit Qi."

"Could there be a problem underground?"

When plants turn yellow, the issue usually lies with their roots.

Lin Fan quietly landed and used the Earth Escape Technique to move through the ground, searching for clues, but still found nothing amiss.

"So..."

Lin Fan emerged from the ground and transformed into a spirit insect common in this forest, continuing forward on eight legs.

"It's still the problem of that black qi."

"Almost there, almost..."

"..."

Soon, Lin Fan saw the laboring monks.

He had almost reached the 'black area' that Sister Wu had seen.

However, neither his physical eyes nor his divine soul could detect any clues.

It seemed no different from the areas he had just passed through, except that the leaves were completely yellow, and the blackness within the yellow leaves was more prominent.

"..."

"Could Sister Wu have made a mistake?"

"Or is she lying to me?"

"No, that's not it, there's no need for that."

"Besides, these laboring monks seem to be working hard, always busy, but in reality, they are like robots, as if they have no souls."

"Also, they haven't entered that area at all."

"If I observe carefully..."

Lin Fan perched on a tree trunk, avoiding detection by not using his divine sense. Instead, he used his eyes to observe and scrutinize the area.

Soon, he found the problem.

"I didn't mistake it!"

"Although they've been busy, in reality, they've all intentionally or unintentionally avoided a 'line', as if this line is an absolute forbidden zone they dare not cross, and outside this line, they can move freely."

"So..."

"Found it."

"It seems like another illusion array similar to the one outside, and all the secrets are within."

Lin Fan held his breath.

But then, he smiled.

"What am I hesitating for?"

"I've prepared everything, leaving behind items that represent my identity and other important things at the Moon Holding Sect. This life is meant to be sacrificed anyway."

"But I suddenly realized that my preparations weren't thorough enough."

"Liu Jianmin reminded me."

"It doesn't matter if I get killed or captured, as long as I can 'self-destruct' before being restrained."

"But if I'm captured and don't have a chance to end my life, it'll be troublesome and problematic. So, I need an extra safeguard."

"A special seal hidden deep within my divine soul, which activates automatically if I'm captured and sealed, directly annihilating my divine soul, causing my physical body to explode."

"Exactly!"

Lin Fan immediately began setting up the seal.

This kind of seal wasn't difficult; even if he hadn't learned it before, creating it from scratch would only take a few minutes.

The main issue was that aside from those with 'revival coins' or a screw loose, who would set up such a seal for themselves? What if there's still a chance to escape after being captured?

Usually, it's the strong forcing the weak or setting up such seals for their own death warriors.

It's rare for someone like Lin Fan to do it to himself.

But he had no choice; it concerned the lives of everyone in his sect, so he had to be as 'cautious' as possible.

Once everything was prepared, Lin Fan quietly took a step forward, and his eight insect legs landed on the ground with a crunching sound, heading towards the invisible 'red line'.

However, just as the 'red line' was within reach, a large foot suddenly descended from above!

One of the laboring monks had noticed him.

It seemed that even a spirit insect wasn't allowed to cross this red line.

"..."

"Damn it."

Lin Fan was speechless.

He had lived two lives, but neither before nor after his rebirth had he been stepped on by someone's foot! This was a first.

He cooperated fully, turning a speck of dust around him into a flattened spirit insect corpse in the instant he was stepped on, and then he quickly used the Earth Escape Technique to dive underground.

Then he continued forward.

Smack!

The spirit insect was flattened, and there was even a 'sound effect'.

The little monk lifted his foot, expressionless, and looked at the crushed corpse in his footprint before turning around.

"What the hell? There's still a problem?!"

He had fooled the little monk.

But Lin Fan couldn't enter the 'red line'! An invisible barrier, tangible yet unseen, blocked his way.

"Crazy!"

"Why step on an insect when there's a barrier? Can insects break barriers?!"

Lin Fan was truly speechless.

Fortunately, although this barrier was powerful, it wasn't as terrifying as the 'Sacred Land Rank' 'Formation Group' outside.

With his backup plan, it was impossible for the barrier to keep him out forever.

It just needed a little time.

"They're indeed very cautious."

"One barrier after another, one layer after another."

"If I weren't lacking in strength, I'd show them what a perfect infiltration looks like."

The perfect infiltration - a full-on assault.

Push through everything!

Kill all who dare to look upon me!

······

Nearly half a shichen later...

Lin Fan successfully created a small gap in the barrier, and he did so without alerting the person controlling the formation.

He then quietly sneaked in.

"···"

Dark!

An indescribable darkness!

Pitch blackness!

So dark that one couldn't see their fingers in front of their face.

Lin Fan had never been to such a dark place, but fortunately, it seemed to have no 'attack power', just pure darkness.

"Wait, it can even block divine sense from probing. Even within three inches of my body, I can't sense anything!"

"In here, I'm as good as blind."

Unable to see with the eyes or sense with the divine sense!

What else could this be if not blindness?

"It's probably not that simple."

Lin Fan transformed into a Spirit Insect again, relying on his intuition to continue 'penetrating' deeper.

"Even Sister Wu couldn't detect the situation in this area, perhaps it's because of these 'black substances.'"

"So, within the entire Immortal Martial Continent, no one can enter this area without becoming blind."

"Unless there's some corresponding method or magical treasure to counteract these black substances?"

"Then, the question arises."

"I can't see, but if there are people here, are they also blind and unable to see me?"

"But that doesn't make sense."

"So far, I haven't encountered anything, which means there's basically nothing here."

"But if there's nothing..."

"Then what's the point of these things existing?"

"Why would Great Vehicle Buddhism and the entire Buddhist Sect go to such great lengths?"

"···"

As Lin Fan pondered, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"This is..."

The scenery before him suddenly brightened, and the black substance vanished without a trace.

But when he turned around, the blackness remained.

It was like an 'enormous lid' covering this area, trapping it within!

"So that's how it is."

"I was saying that if everything was this black substance, it wouldn't make sense, but now I realize..."

"Heh, I understand."

"The purpose of this substance is to prevent Sister Wu from detecting it."

The Heaven-Watching Mirror was too overpowered.

Before this, almost no one could block its probing with their own means. Wherever the Heaven-Watching Mirror wanted to see, it could, and nothing could stop it.

Not even Sacred Lands could escape its gaze.

The Buddhist Sect, in their attempt to hide their unsavory deeds, had to find a way to deceive the Heaven-Watching Mirror, and this unknown black substance was their solution.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and quietly retreated.

He re-entered the black substance and poured a small amount into a jade bottle, then used a secret technique to seal it before carefully placing it back inside.

"···"

"It's not that the Bodhi trees in the core are older, purer in variety, and more astonishing in effect, but rather, there isn't a single tree here."

"I thought the worst-case scenario would be that the Bodhi trees here would turn yellow or black, but I never imagined there wouldn't be a single tree."

"It's a desolate place."

"···"

Infiltrating such a place was risky, but having come this far, Lin Fan wasn't afraid of being discovered. He boldly continued forward without restraining his speed.

He even rushed in without bothering to control his pace.

He dashed forward, almost breaking the sound barrier.

It was absurd...

"Speaking of which, this reminds me of a joke."

During the process, Lin Fan chuckled to himself.

He recalled a conversation before his crossing over, where someone mentioned a certain country's fighter jet with exceptional stealth capabilities. Despite its massive size, its radar cross-section was no larger than a sparrow.

And then...

The radar operator reported: Sir, we've detected a sparrow flying at Mach 3.

Emmm...

Wasn't his current situation similar?

Unless no one was paying attention.

But if anyone was watching, this insect flying at supersonic speed would be immediately exposed.

Although Spirit Insects weren't ordinary insects, this speed was still outrageous.

As this thought crossed his mind...

Boom!

A pitch-black giant handprint descended from above.

Boom!

Lin Fan was slammed into the depths of the earth, and a figure quietly appeared.

"Who's the petty thief who dares to enter here? You choose the path to hell instead of the road to heaven!"

However, when the dust settled, at the bottom of the pit, this Spirit Insect remained resilient, having suffered not even a scratch.

Moreover, it directly spoke.

"Interesting."

"You call this place the foundation of your resources, yet you claim it's hell."

"So..."

"What kind of Buddha are you?"

As he spoke, the Spirit Insect transformed into a human form and floated out of the deep pit, staring directly at his opponent.

At this moment, Lin Fan still hadn't revealed his 'true face', and he continued to wear a mask and a conical hat.

Opposite him, a Buddha with pitch-black eyes, devoid of any whites.

Even the top of his head, where the Buddhist topknot should be, was as black as ink.

"A strange sight."

Lin Fan mocked, "You claim to be a Buddha, yet your demonic aura is overwhelming.

"You claim to be a demon, yet you wear the skin of a Buddhist."

"What, are you some kind of hybrid?"

"Or is it..."

"Some obsession that you can't let go of, forcing you to be like this?"

"But regardless of the reason, if you speak of hell having no doors, it's probably more fitting for you. Your actions are a desecration of the divine."

"Neither the Buddhist Sect nor the Demon Sect would accept you."

"Even if there's a true hell, a hybrid like you wouldn't be worthy of entering it, would you?"

"You're asking for death!"

This 'Buddha' growled, "You cowardly rat, hiding your face in shame!"

The reason he hadn't immediately killed Lin Fan was to ascertain his identity and understand how he had entered!

This was the Buddhist Sect's biggest secret, one that must never be revealed.

At this stage, if the news were to leak out, there is a 90% chance that the Buddhist Sect would be directly annihilated!

Therefore, everything must be clarified.

The best way is to capture this person alive and then directly search their soul!

Once the soul-searching is successful, there will be nothing that the victim can hide.

Boom!

As the Buddha spoke, he made his move.

With a wave of his wide sleeves, a gust of wind carrying dark qi howled past.

Lin Fan's spiritual weapon hat instantly shattered, and his face-covering scarf was torn to pieces, revealing his face.

"..."

"Hmm?"

"So young?"

"Wait!"

"You are...!?"

The 'Buddha' showed a look of disbelief: "Tang Wu?"

"This is impossible!"

"You clearly have already..."

"Died, right?" Lin Fan, disguised as Tang Wu, coldly chuckled: "Hmph, Xiao Ling Er has some skills, being able to destroy one of this Divine King's incarnations, but what of it?"

"This Divine King has countless incarnations, and if one dies, it's just one less."

"As for your Buddhist Sect..."

"This Divine King never expected this."

"To have hidden so deeply."

"This secret..."

"Hehehehe!"

"This Divine King has you all figured out."

"I'll feast on you for the rest of your lives!"

'Tang Wu' roared with laughter: "Hahaha, if you don't want to be annihilated, immediately offer up all your treasures, and perhaps this Divine King will consider helping you hide for a while."

"Otherwise..."

"Just wait to be suppressed and swept away by the entire Immortal Martial Continent!"

"How dare you!"

The Buddha's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "What do you know?"

"What do you think?"

Tang Wu retorted, then said: "Of course, what I should know, this Divine King already knows."

"What I shouldn't know..."

"This Divine King, also knows~"

"Arrogance!"

The Buddha instantly burst into action without hesitation!

"Whoever you are, whether real or fake, it doesn't matter!"

"There's no need to care what you know; once I suppress and soul-search you, everything will become clear!"

The previous conversation was merely a delay tactic to buy time and prepare.

At this moment, the Buddha burst into action, determined to capture Tang Wu in one fell swoop.

However, Tang Wu coldly snorted: "You think you're the only one buying time and preparing?"

"Want to soul-search this Divine King? Coincidentally, that's exactly what I had in mind!"

"Unwavering Storm!"

He took out the Sea Cucumber Trident and instantly imitated Tang Wu's Unwavering Storm technique.

The Ninth Stage Buddha trembled all over.

Then, he was hit by Tang Wu's attack, spitting out black blood and flying back instantly.

The seemingly sure-hit attack missed its mark, and not only did he fail to capture Tang Wu, but he even ended up injuring himself.

"This..."

"There's no way this is possible!"

"And you..."

"Are not Tang Wu!"

The Buddha revealed a look of shock: "Tang Wu is the heir of that clown, he can't possibly have such strength!"

Tang Wu: "..."

Damn, I thought I had made a mistake or exposed myself.

But you're telling me it's because Tang Wu can't be that strong?

"Heh, how can you mere trash understand the might of this Divine King?"

"In the past, the Tang Wu who roamed the world was merely an incarnation of this Divine King. The might of this Divine King's true form is beyond your imagination!"

"Suppressing you, a mere two-layered 'hybrid' of the Ninth Stage, is child's play."

"Arrogance!"

At this moment, words were futile, and only a battle would decide the outcome.

The 'Black Buddha' burst into action, pushing his power to the extreme, but there was not a trace of the golden light or righteous and harmonious qi that should have been present in a Buddhist Sect; instead, there were only 'black special effects'.

It was eerie and terrifying.

At the same time, the other guards in this area were also alerted and were quickly surrounding them.

"Tang Wu, whether real or fake, today is your end!"

"We will make sure you never rise again!"

He made a powerful move, confident that Tang Wu could not suppress him, especially since this was his home turf with many helpers. How dare Tang Wu show off his prowess here?

"Die!"

"Suppress!"

"Buddha Light Illumination!"

He directly unleashed his ultimate move.

But the so-called Buddha Light Illumination was actually black light descending from the sky, carrying an astonishing penetrative and corrosive force, along with a nauseating stench that was almost demonic.

"As expected..."

"You dogs are not worthy of being called Buddhas!"

Tang Wu roared, and the Sea God Trident in his hand danced with fierce power. With his superior strength, he managed to suppress the Black Buddha, and continuously pushed towards the central area.

At this moment, since his identity had already been exposed, he no longer worried about using his Divine Sense being discovered.

He directly scanned the area with his Divine Sense.

Not only did he discover the other 'Black Buddhas' rushing towards him, but among them was even a peak Buddhist Sect Elder who had once besieged Gatlin Bodhim. He also saw, in the very center of this area, a black lotus the size of a fist, devoid of any color and as black as ink, slowly growing.

The Black Lotus grew without water.

Yet, it took root in the barren land.

The black lotus, only the size of a fist, had only two or three lotus leaves, but its roots were extraordinarily thick and terrifying.

They resembled the bulging veins and arteries of a giant, spreading in all directions and penetrating deep into the ground.

At the same time, these roots seemed to have a life of their own, like giant pythons constantly 'swallowing' food.

But these 'foods' were not meat; instead, they were.

(End of Chapter)

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