Chapter 453: Pushing Open the Second Mansion Gate
Chapter 453: Pushing Open the Second Mansion Gate
It was as simple as this: If one could suppress the Dark General, it was akin to having an official status, and they could cultivate the path successfully. But if one couldn't suppress the Dark General, their divine soul would fly away, and all their abilities would dissipate into nothingness.
Hu Ma's cultivation method was fundamentally different from the cautious approach of a typical New Year Guardian. He practiced the Energy Absorption Technique, nurtured his divine soul, consumed secret medicines to nourish his body and refine his orifices, and directly forced the absorption of energy, all while using his official status to suppress.
At this moment, with his eyes narrowed, he forcefully accepted the bow from the person opposite Lin Zi. The General's Order in his divine soul's hand did not shatter; instead, it was gripped tightly, and then he let out a fierce shout. Instantly, endless dark wind swirled around him, rising and enveloping everything.
The Dark General, who had just shown a hint of struggling, suddenly lost all resistance at this moment. With a heavy kneel, it knelt firmly, and along with it, the vengeful spirits that followed it also knelt solidly.
It seemed as if they were not kneeling to the General's Order, but to Hu Ma, or perhaps, to the Great Vast Heavenly General.
At the same moment when they all knelt, the rolling malevolent qi on the Dark General's body once again spread out, tightly coiling around the vengeful spirits, making their bodies increasingly solid, as if they had returned from the Netherworld to the mortal realm.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of breaking chains echoed continuously. These chains had originally bound them, and they had intended to use these chains to draw them back to the Netherworld. But now, all the chains had shattered.
Once recruited by the Dark General, they no longer needed to return to the Netherworld, and their names were removed from the Book of Life and Death.
From now on, they would follow this demon corpse, or the Dark General, becoming his shadow soldiers. Their past life's cause and effect and blessings were all wiped clean. They would only return to the Ghost Gate to settle their accounts when the time came.
Hu Ma finally let out a long sigh at this moment, feeling a very peculiar sensation.
Above his head, his soul light condensed and refined, gradually transforming into a tall and fierce evil god. The foundation was still himself, but he had grown to a height of three zhang, with a blue face and fangs, hair like a black dragon, and a pair of strange eyes that coldly gazed in all directions, exuding a menacing aura.
Soul qi swirled around him, as if the entire world revolved around him. After receiving the Dark General's and the shadow soldiers' kneeling, he felt it was only natural. Despite being bombarded by endless soul qi, his Dharmakaya remained unmoved, and instead, it gradually grew larger.
Success!
In the instant he endured this bow, he realized that the shortcut he wanted to take was even smoother than he had imagined, and he had gone further than expected.
This shortcut was divided into three steps. Originally, he had only wanted to take a small step, using the Dark General to help him attempt to condense his Dharmakaya, saving some effort. But Houerjiu had guided him, and he decided to take a bigger step, taking a solid and significant stride.
In the end, he hadn't expected that the Meng family's young master would be so generous and bow to him.
This bow added to his advantage, just like how he had initially only wanted to consume two liang of soul qi, but after Houerjiu's guidance, he aimed for one jin. However, this bow from the Meng family's young master suddenly forced ten jin into him.
The possibility of being overwhelmed was high, but Hu Ma stubbornly endured this bow and consumed all ten jin.
In that instant, he directly condensed his Dharmakaya, pushing open the second mansion gate. With a grand and majestic presence, he pointed at the sky, even feeling the arrogant truth contained within the Grand Heavenly General Seal. He could almost hear the words of the Great Virtuous Master in his ears.
Pointing one finger at the sky, he scolded the heavens for their injustice, and pointing one finger at people, he scolded them for their lack of ambition. With a kicking stance, he questioned the demigods...
...Ah, no wonder he was a reincarnated person from the previous generation; he was quite 'cringey'! But whether it was cringey or not didn't matter now. As his Dharmakaya formed, Hu Ma felt a sensation and let out a long sigh. He lifted his foot and gently placed it down, stepping on the Dark General's forehead.
The raging and roaring demon corpse, filled with a violent aura, was forced to lower its head, its head sinking into the bloody mud, daring not to resist any further.
At the same time, on the other side of the forest, the Meng family members' smiles had not yet faded, and they were holding three incense sticks, poised in a bowing posture. But suddenly, they raised their heads and saw that all three incense sticks had burned to the bottom.
Beside them, a ghost servant, who had been counting coins in a daze, had the chains on its body suddenly shatter and break. A page of paper fluttered off the ghost servant and began to burn before it even hit the ground, turning into ashes and disappearing.
The young master of the Meng family's face suddenly turned pale with shock. He jerked his head up and looked across the forest to Hu Ma, who was standing by the Stone Horse Town.
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"Oh dear..."
In Stone Horse Town, Sun Laoyezi, who had been leaning against the wall, using Earth Listening Technique to listen to the outside commotion, had a ghostly expression on his face. He quickly moved away from the wall, blinking his eyes vigorously.
"Quickly, what's happening outside? Why has it suddenly become so quiet?"
"What did you hear?"
"..."
"I..."
Sun Laoyezi's expression was also frozen, "Are you sure the foundation of the One Coin Sect is all in this town?"
"I just heard the sound of an army charging and fighting, and... and it seemed like there was a god standing on the ground, very heavy..."
"..."
"What does this mean?"
"Everyone around, concerned about the situation outside, was left dumbfounded by Elder Sun's words. They were about to ask in a hurry, but Elder Sun suddenly snapped out of his daze, staring at Pavilion Master Tang and saying, 'Old Tang, from now on, let's not make too much of a show within the One Coin Sect...'"
"In the town, there's not only us and that Hu brother, but also a New Year Guardian, and their abilities far surpass ours. It seems... it seems to be a rare Great Guardian..."
"A Great Guardian?"
Pavilion Master Tang was taken aback. Both he and Elder Sun had cultivated their Dharmakaya, yet they still considered the other as a Great Guardian. What kind of ability would that require?
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"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
Hu Ma also cultivated his Dharmakaya overnight, and at the moment when he suppressed the Dark General, he suddenly felt something inside his body, as if something was wriggling and trying to break free.
It was the strange thing that had been sealed in his left arm. It seemed to sense fear and kept moving within Hu Ma's left arm, almost as if the imprint left by the Great Crimson Robe was no longer able to contain it.
"Hehe, it seems that as my Dharmakaya is cultivated, this thing is becoming more and more afraid, isn't it?"
Hu Ma chuckled coldly, then suddenly bent down and forcefully pulled off a finger with sharp nails from the Dark General's hand, which was kneeling on the ground. He then forcefully inserted it into his left arm, nailing the struggling thing to the bone.
Of course, he couldn't let it escape. The first thing he would do after calming down was to kill this thing and interrogate it to find out its origin.
With the thing temporarily suppressed, Hu Ma focused his attention towards the outside of the town. His eyes narrowed.
The Dharmakaya was cultivated, and the Dark General was subdued, but the trouble wasn't over!
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"Not good!"
At the moment Hu Ma cultivated his Dharmakaya, Iron Horse Magistrate's face in the ancestral hall of the village turned pale. He roared, "That demon's cruel Dharmic Form has been cultivated! Bring me my great sword!"
His voice was filled with uncontrollable anger and absurdity. What the hell was going on? He was the New Year Hall Official, specifically tasked with eliminating the New Year Guardian's evil and cruel methods. Yet, such a sinister law had been cultivated right in front of him?
If this news reached the Zhou Family, wouldn't it become a joke? Amidst the absurdity, he also felt a bit of resentment towards the Meng family's young master. Although he didn't say it aloud, his eyes couldn't hide his thoughts:
'Is this your confidence? Is this the ability of your Meng family? You've messed up!'
'...'
Sensing his anger, the maidservants nearby immediately reacted, and seven or eight little servants jumped in fright. They formed two rows, each carrying a huge sword, and ran over.
"Dare to deceive me?"
Just as Iron Horse Magistrate was about to draw the sword and rush towards Stone Horse Town, the young master of the Meng family's stern voice echoed beside him. His face was filled with anger, even more intense than that of Iron Horse Magistrate. He sternly shouted, "The one who stole the General's Order didn't rely on it to cultivate, but had other plans. I want to see who you are and how dare you borrow my power to cultivate your sinister law!"
"Who dares to receive the Meng family's gift?"
"..."
As he spoke, he bit his finger, and blood dripped as he smeared it over his eyes, staring intently at Stone Horse Town, determined to see who dared to suppress him and how they received his bow.
His vision was like a blood-red veil, and he quickly saw the town and the figure standing beside it, stepping on the Dark General's head.
But strangely, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make out the person's face, and even their figure appeared blurry in his vision, as if his eyes were being obscured by firelight.
The method by which the other party received his bow was even more mysterious, as if they had simply stood there, doing nothing, and yet accepted the bow.
This made him even angrier. He had unknowingly bowed to someone, and that person had accepted it. If this were to spread, wouldn't he become a laughingstock? Moreover, who knew what other influences this might have on the Meng family's Pathway? He could even sense that Iron Horse Magistrate's expression held a hint of ridicule towards him.
He had to admit that after seeing the outcome, his actions seemed like a joke. But it shouldn't have been this way; he had used this method because it was extremely safe and secure.
It was precisely because the other party had accepted the bow that he became a laughingstock.
But amidst this fury, the maidservants sensed the young master's anger and lowered their heads, not daring to look at him. The Ghost Summoner with chains wrapped around his body suddenly became restless.
He jumped up, cursing incoherently, and as he cursed, he clapped his hands, causing the coins in his hands to scatter all over the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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