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Chapter 648: Nonsense
Chapter 648: Nonsense
In that case, I'll protect you.
Usually, when this statement is made in the form of a question, it is highly likely that it will be followed by an exchange of conditions.
Therefore, Shen Yi didn't get overly excited, instead, he turned to look at this beautiful woman, calmly awaiting her next words.
If he, a wandering cultivator from Hongze, already bore the crime of slaying a celestial, it was bizarre enough.
But for a genuine immortal disciple with the Great Dharmaraja's teachings, to join an organization like the Demon Slaying Bureau, was even more absurd to the point of being indescribable.
Shen Yi was just too lazy to ask, not that he was stupid.
The matters concerning this woman might be even more troublesome than his own.
However, he truly coveted her Void Dao Fruit.
Upon breaking through to the Fifth Rank Realm, one would have the qualifications to glimpse the true intent of the revolving heavens and earth. But in the eyes of the Immortal Court, it was merely a basic initiation.
To provoke the Immortal Court's laws with this level of strength, a few Celestial Deities could easily suppress you.
As for the identity in the Divine Kingdom, it was fundamentally not the same system as the Immortal Court. Only those high-ranking officials who could speak before the Divine Emperor might have the court negotiate on their behalf.
But clearly, the Title General of the Demon Slaying Bureau had not reached that level.
"Moreover, besides the Immortal Court..."
Ye Lan glanced at Shen Yi, having reached the Arhat Realm, the Bodhimanda Sect still refused to lend a hand.
This fruit position, could it have come from a good path?
"The Bodhimanda Sect and the Triad Immortal Sect, though different in their paths, share the same destination. The Arhat fruit position is usually intricately connected to the Venerable fruit position. I estimate that a Bodhisattva has already started investigating the origin of this extra Arhat, wondering where you came from."
Moreover, the difference between the Bodhimanda Sect and the Triad Immortal Sect lies in...
The high-ranking members of the Triad Immortal Sect enjoy expanding their influence, perhaps even they themselves don't remember how many Immortal Sects are under their command, like the Jade Dragon Sect. But the Bodhimanda Sect would never reveal their Dragon Tiger Scripture to outsiders.
"Concealing it is impossible. The best solution is to ensure they don't associate it with you."
"The Great Dharmaraja of the Triad Immortal Sect, the third-generation disciple of Shen Xu Ancestor, is the only identity I can give you."
Speaking of this, Ye Lan lifted her gaze to meet his, "But you should have guessed it, yes, my lineage has encountered problems."
A ripple appeared in her clear eyes, "My Master and fellow disciples, there were once six of us, but after a great calamity, only I remain. Our lineage has long been in decline, so all I can offer is just an identity."
"Will that great calamity implicate me?" Shen Yi pondered for a moment and asked seriously.
"I..." Ye Lan had just fallen into her memories, but she never expected that he would be worrying about this issue after thinking for so long.
She couldn't help but clench her palm. No, if she remembered correctly, he had just slaughtered two Celestial Generals' mounts. Who was implicating whom?
Ye Lan gritted her teeth, "No!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi simply cupped his hands, "Greetings, Senior Sister Ye."
"But..." Ye Lan sighed softly, before she could finish her words, she was surprised to see the young man in front of her retracting his cupped hands, his reaction swift and decisive.
"Please continue, General," Shen Yi stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
Shenzhou was not comparable to Hongze, with countless powerful beings and eminent figures of the immortal world. One couldn't afford to be careless.
Ye Lan almost laughed in exasperation. How did she not notice how sly this young man was before? But it was better this way, a cautious person was more reassuring, "I was going to say, even if you join the Triad Immortal Sect, don't casually use your Arhat Golden Body. If you do, remember to be discreet."
"Rest assured."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, indicating his expertise in such matters.
"Go back. Once I have some free time, I'll take you to the initiation ceremony. Meng Xiuwen and Jing'er have a lot to do, so don't wander around after you return. I'll trouble you to take care of Jianyang Prefecture for now." Ye Lan waved her hand, removing the soundproofing spell, and glanced up at the sky.
"The lecture of the Seven Treasure Bodhisattva is not over yet."
Since Shen Yi possessed such cultivation, there was no need for her to escort him.
In an instant, Grandmaster Ye Lan transformed back into the identity of General Yan Lan, her body turning into a stream of light and rushing towards Crane Mountain.
"..."
Shen Yi watched as she left, slowly retracting his gaze.
Looking at the text that appeared on the panel, he rubbed his forehead helplessly.
【Slaying the Sixth Rank Golden Mane Lion Tiger, total lifespan of twenty-four tribulations, remaining lifespan of six tribulations, absorption complete】
【Slaying the Sixth Rank Bearded White Dragon, total lifespan of twenty-one tribulations, remaining lifespan of nineteen tribulations, absorption complete】
【Remaining demonic lifespan: one hundred and eight tribulations】
The vast demonic lifespan brought from Hongze was quickly depleted within a short time.
The rapid rate of consumption made Shen Yi, who had just enjoyed a few good days, feel more anxious.
The quality of the demons outside was indeed high, with lifespans of several tribulations, even reaching nearly twenty tribulations like Zileng's lion-tiger beast. But each of them had a master, making it truly troublesome to kill them.
Shen Yi didn't plan to turn Zileng and the lion-tiger beast into foundation stones and send them to the heavens as eyeliner.
Even the crown prince of the South Dragon Palace could tell that the foundation stone had no life essence when he was in Hongze, let alone a true immortal general.
Qinghua, who served a similar purpose, was different.
She didn't use the body of the foundation stone but instead created a golden bodhimanda using the power of incense and faith, with a yin spirit born from her inner core, controlled only by the demonic soul.
Sending Zileng back rashly would be like covering one's ears to steal a bell, alarming the snake.
Originally, she could have delayed for some time, but if the celestial general saw her mount returning as a puppet, it might provoke an immediate response, sending troops to the mortal realm.
Shen Yi had other plans for these two demonic souls and corpses.
Although Ye Lan agreed to let him join her sect, she clearly didn't genuinely intend to teach him anything, merely providing him with a superficial identity to save face for her colleagues.
Of course, the Void Dao Fruit that he should strive for would still be pursued after joining the sect.
But Shen Yi wouldn't place all his hopes on someone he had only met a few times. He hadn't fully understood the Dragon Tiger Scripture yet.
Previously, in a hurry, he had borrowed the power of Ke Shi San and An Yi to successfully pluck this arhat fruit position.
However, these two hall masters were ultimately only at the Unity Realm.
Borrowing their power, he had endured eighty-one tribulations, successfully infusing the essence of the dragon and tiger into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, creating the amber-colored fruit.
But what about the dragon and tiger themselves?
Shen Yi clearly remembered that when the two Bodhimanda disciples tried to intercept him in the illusionary grand hall, the golden bodhimanda in the hall had a dragon and a tiger chained to its body.
Those two monks must have seen other dragon-tiger bodhisattvas; they weren't fictional.
Why didn't he have them?
Now that he had obtained the corpses of the sixth-rank dragon and tiger demons, Shen Yi began considering refining the previously lacking Dragon Tiger Great Pill.
Forget it, he'd return to Jianyang Prefecture first.
He looked up at the sky and saw the imperial aura still in turmoil, indicating that the court hadn't stopped.
It wasn't a place to linger, or he might be mistaken for a Bodhimanda sect member and dealt with.
Shen Yi calmed his mind, and his body rushed out, leading a group of old friends from Hongze straight towards Jianyang Prefecture!
...
Jianyang Prefecture, a secluded residence in the western part of the city.
Whether in size or appearance, the residence was neat and orderly, without any outstanding features, but also without any flaws.
Just like the identity of the Demon Slaying Bureau, it emphasized hiding in the world, never attracting attention.
Led by several officials, Shen Yi slowly entered the residence.
The arrangement of this residence by the yamen indicated that the process of his appointment as the Demon Slayer was finally complete, and from now on, he was an official emissary of the court.
Shen Yi didn't have any particular requirements for his residence and was quite satisfied with its seclusion.
After the officials bowed and withdrew, he casually chose a courtyard, sat under a big tree, and summoned the Spirit Light Rat Demon to guard the place.
Then, he took out parts of Zileng's and the lion-tiger beast's corpses and began refining the Dragon Tiger Great Pill according to the content of the first volume of the Dragon Tiger Scripture.
It was called pill refining, but no furnace or tripod was needed.
According to the scripture's description, this process was called transmigration.
Shen Yi had subdued a powerful demon, taking its life, but he couldn't erase the sins of the demon. Instead, he had to use the profound methods of his sect to refine its essence into pure essence energy, infusing it into his own body. Then, he would endure the sins in the mortal world.
Shen Yi didn't have the time to bear the sins of Zileng, he only wanted its essence energy.
Now that he had reached the Arhat Realm, this task became much simpler.
He slightly extended his palm, and a golden light surged like a rushing river, grasping the corpse of the bearded white dragon. He began the refinement process.
With the overwhelming power of his realm, it took less than half a month to melt the enormous corpses into golden light.
In the end, only two fist-sized, lustrous beads remained, floating in the courtyard with a faint golden glow.
"Is this a pill?"
Shen Yi pondered for a moment, confused as it was different from what the scriptures described. It should have been the size of a soybean.
Perhaps it was because these demons had extremely high realms? He shook his head and summoned the beads, opening the panel to infuse the vast demonic lifespan into the perfected Dragon Tiger Scripture. He opened his mouth, and the dragon and tiger pills directly transformed into liquid, flowing into his mouth.
[First Tribulation: You swallow the Dragon Tiger Great Pill, experiencing the familiar Dragon Tiger essence once more...]
Seeing the words on the panel, Shen Yi furrowed his brows, puzzled.
Still no Dragon Tiger essence?
Could it be because there was no soul?
Shen Yi was used to deviations in cultivation, but he never expected that even the true methods of the Bodhimanda Sect would have issues.
Nevertheless, he wasn't discouraged. He would investigate slowly, and surely find the reason.
Thinking of this, he condensed the demonic origin, starting to reshape the demonic soul.
Zileng only needed two tribulations, but the Lion Tiger Beast required a full eighteen.
"Such a huge difference, there must be a problem."
Shen Yi recalled Ye Lan. Even though Ye Lan's Dao Fruit ranked in the top ten, and his own fruit position was thirty-first, there shouldn't be such a large gap.
Aside from the strength of the Void Dao Fruit, his Dragon Tiger Fruit Position most likely had issues.
Having spent eighty-one tribulations, he couldn't afford to obtain a defective product.
"Hmm."
Shen Yi took a deep breath, determined to create two demonic souls and sent them into the panel.
[Second Tribulation: You look at Zileng and the Lion Tiger Beast by your side, recalling the Dragon Tiger Bodhimanda Guardian you saw before. Without hesitation, you use your spiritual power as a chain, binding the two demonic souls to yourself, and walk in the mortal world together.]
"What is the master doing?"
In an inconspicuous corner of the courtyard, Lingguang, the mouse demon, kept watch over the surroundings while curiously glancing at Shen Yi.
Clearly, the master had already obtained the Dragon Tiger Fruit Position and had even manifested a golden body. Why was he refining the dragon and tiger pills again? Could it be that he encountered a problem in his cultivation? Unfortunately, these ascetics had never seen a true Dragon Tiger Bodhimanda Guardian and couldn't possibly help him.
"Tsk, I don't understand, and I dare not ask."
Lingguang, the mouse demon, retracted his gaze, honestly guarding the surroundings.
"Master! I know I'm wrong!"
"I admit my guilt!"
Shen Yi closed his eyes to focus, his mind echoing with the wails of the Lion Tiger Beast. Even when he had reached the Fifth Rank Realm, he was like this. As for Zileng, she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, only emitting piercing shrieks.
The reason for their agony was an interesting discovery Shen Yi made.
[Third Tribulation: You walk in the mortal world with the Dragon Tiger by your side, feeling slightly less lonely. But the tribulations your fruit position can withstand have reached their limit. Without enlightenment, relying solely on ascetic practices for improvement is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Yet, you suddenly realize that the two demonic souls by your side seem to be able to bear the tribulations for you...]
The Dragon Tiger Fruit Position, bearing the power of eighty-one tribulations, was like a vast ocean. Shen Yi could clearly sense his strength increasing by a tribulation.
There's hope!
Without the protection of the great scripture, the two demonic souls faced the tribulations head-on, enduring unimaginable torment, as evidenced by their incessant wails.
"Zileng knows she's wrong! She really knows she's wrong!"
"Master! There's no Dragon Tiger! There's definitely no Dragon Tiger!"
In a short time, Zileng and the Lion Tiger Beast had endured two tribulations, an arduous journey spanning over two hundred thousand years.
Their initial wails had turned into plaintive cries.
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows, never having experienced such an effortless tribulation.
Even so, he could tell how painful this process was.
It was so agonizing that even the Foundation Stone learned to lie.
No Dragon Tiger?
How did this improvement happen?
Nonsense.
(End of Chapter)
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