Chapter 706: Shen Yi's Merit and Virtue, Heaven's Favor, and the Despicable Nie Chu's Demise!

Chapter 706: Shen Yi's Merit and Virtue, Heaven's Favor, and the Despicable Nie Chu's Demise!

"What exactly happened?"

The Great Ming King, alone, held up a massive palanquin, as if declaring the outcome of today's events.

After all, within the time it takes to burn a single incense stick, the other party could cross the Beiliu River. Unless a Third-tier Cultivator intervened to slay them, even if the eight Heavenly Pride cultivators pursued, they would absolutely be unable to stop this grand palanquin within such a short distance.

But who could have imagined that in the end, a Taiyi Dan Emperor would forcefully pull the palanquin into the Taiyi Realm!

"You..."

Hong Jing abruptly turned her head, gazing at the crowd from Shenxu Mountain.

Jinlei Daoren frowned, "We didn't know beforehand that the Dan Emperor would make a move."

It was indeed Shenxu Mountain's doing that appeared in the heavenly curtain earlier, but the scattered Jie Li Qi Xi was somewhat astonishing, making it hard to associate it with the young man quietly cultivating pills on the Eight Peaks.

However, in such a situation, even if it wasn't, it had to be!

The Bodhi Teachings' transmission of scriptures, ultimately, was stopped by Shenxu Mountain. This single act was enough to establish the leading position among the second-generation disciples of the Three Immortal Teachings.

The other peak masters of Shenxu Mountain also looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although it was somewhat incomprehensible, after counting the eight peaks, the only one who could use the title of Dan Emperor, aside from Shen Yi, who was named Tiandan by the master, was there anyone else?

"We'll take the lead, everyone, farewell."

Jinlei didn't plan to explain further. After all, the master had personally ordered them to protect the life of Tiandan.

In this situation, no matter how dangerous it was, and even though they had agreed beforehand not to get involved, suddenly taking action now might seem a bit shameless, but there was no time to care about that.

After speaking, he strode forward, intending to enter the Taiyi Realm.

However, as Jinlei Daoren took a step forward, his entire body remained in its original position. After a brief moment of daze, he suddenly turned back to look behind him.

The other peak masters also showed expressions of astonishment, their eyes scanning the surroundings.

In the end, they couldn't find anything unusual in the vast crowd.

"..."

Tian Dong Xianzi slightly pursed her lips, guessing some of what had happened.

At the Beiliu River, it was evident that a Third-tier Cultivator was present!

Moreover, it was a Bodhi Teaching's Buddha, who had silently suppressed this group of Shenxu Peak Masters.

However, she didn't feel any fear in her heart.

The reason why this Buddha remained hidden was only because there was a Great Arhat Immortal in their own sect, who also hadn't revealed himself yet.

"In my opinion, we should go over there and take a look."

Tian Dong Xianzi spoke up, resolving the awkwardness for the various peak masters. Mainly, she was also genuinely curious. Even if the Great Ming King had temporarily escaped the siege of the Heavenly Pride cultivators, it had been so long since then. Why hadn't those people shown themselves yet?

"Let's go together, let's go together!"

With Tian Dong Xianzi's words, all the Fifth-tier realm cultivators hurriedly flew away.

The Great Arhat, with his ability to travel a thousand miles in a single step, required half a day to reach a distance that even they found remote.

Such a grand event, yet they could only observe from so far away. The Taiyi True Immortals, through their observation of Qi, could roughly sense some changes in the Qi, while they could only guess from the expressions of others.

Ants seemed to be crawling in the hearts of the crowd.

In an instant, half of the vast crowd by the Beiliu River vanished, most of them following Tian Dong Xianzi towards the front.

The Shenxu Peak Masters' faces turned grim, but they were helpless.

The Buddha who had made a move earlier had only issued a warning. If they didn't get the hint, the other party might not be so polite next time.

This was the consequence of their Elder constantly being in deep slumber, with no one to support them.

It was precisely because of this that the peak masters rarely ventured out, not even interested in becoming immortal officials in heaven, to avoid feeling stifled.

At this moment, they could only follow the lead given by Tian Dong Xianzi, flying together towards the clouds, leaving the riverbank with the crowd.

As all the second-generation disciples departed.

A burly man with thick black beard emerged from the remaining crowd. His attire wasn't shabby, but his mismatched array of magical tools made him appear less like a genuine immortal sect and more like a wandering cultivator. He held a pitiful-looking black dog on a leash, making him seem even more comical.

He was about to leave when an old woman slowly approached, her voice hoarse with a hint of mockery, "Thousand Arms, since you've decided to play, you should play it well. It's clearly a battle between the younger generation, and you personally stepping in is a bit too embarrassing."

"Listening to the meaning of Yu Chi Lao Zu, how does it seem like I've lost?"

The black-bearded man dropped the pretense, performing a Buddhist salute with one hand.

The old woman, called Yu Chi, raised her eyebrows, "Isn't it obvious? The true scriptures have been lost. Unless you plan to move another palanquin from Mount Sumeru and send it to the Divine Dynasty?"

As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face, "I've lived for so many years, and I've never seen the Bodhi Teachings' Buddha's scriptures. If I have the time, I can take a look at one or two, broadening my horizons."

Upon hearing this, the Thousand Arms Buddha remained calm and unperturbed, and instead, he smiled, "The radiant light shines to illuminate the mortal world, not to let those ordinary people cultivate our teachings. It's just a single volume of the remaining scriptures. If our Elder is interested, feel free to do so."

He specifically guarded the scriptures in front of the Buddha, selecting the Great Ming King to protect them. Aside from the fact that the Golden Toad Arhat couldn't be pulled away, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test the Great Ming King's strength and observe if this Ming King's Buddhist heart was firm.

Even when the Great Ming King was subjected to the restrictions earlier, he showed no resistance.

But the human heart is difficult to fathom, let alone a Great Arhat with the power to overturn rivers and seas.

If this Great Ming King sincerely devoted himself to Buddhism, from then on, he would be the first among the young disciples of the Bodhi Teachings, below only the Golden Toad Arhat. He could be a candidate for entering the Tribulation, and in the future, he would become a Buddha, qualified to share this mortal world and the incense of sentient beings with us.

But if his devotion is superficial, and he harbors a hidden agenda.

That person would never let go of this opportunity to break free from the iron chains.

It's best to recognize the ambitions of the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Great King early on and deal with them to avoid future calamities and any entanglements.

What's the point of keeping a dog that isn't well-trained?

With this thought, Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva gently tugged on the black dog in her hand, listening to its faint whimpers. A sense of comfort filled her heart, and her smile became even more genuine, "Moreover, even if it's a damaged scroll, it's unlikely that the Old Ancestor would have the chance to read it."

The next moment, her face turned solemn, and she conveyed her message with a Buddha-like tone, "Immediately retrieve the true scroll and let the Old Ancestor of the Three Immortals see the strength of the Ming King of the Bodhi Teaching!"

"You seem to have faith in him."

Yu Chi Lao Zu let out a cold laugh. However, she wasn't familiar with the Great Emperor of the Grand Void or the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Great King, so it wasn't appropriate to say more.

Coming to this place, aside from blocking these old thief monks and dealing with the younger generation, she also wanted to see if she could intercept a third-tier strong cultivator from the court outside.

But now that the court hasn't taken action, there's no need to stay here.

"That's natural."

Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva responded with a smile, appearing to have everything under control.

Only the hand gripping the iron chain tightened imperceptibly, becoming even more taut.

Their own Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Great King... hadn't responded.

...

Outside the Divine Dynasty, a place where Qi was rioting.

Streaks of flowing light rushed over at extreme speeds.

But before they even got close, those with slightly lower cultivation paled in fear.

The Fifth-Tier Great Immortals had already caught a glimpse of the true meaning of heaven and earth, and could be considered true immortals. They could travel anywhere, going up to the heavens or down to the earth.

But now, even if they took out their protective treasures, they could only stop at a distance of ten thousand miles, and if they went any further, they might even damage their Dao Fruits.

However, at this distance, they could still see some things clearly.

In an instant, everyone's bodies trembled uncontrollably, afraid that they might have misseen something.

In that distant place, eight massive figures knelt on the ground, resembling a continuous mountain range, majestic and vast. Their bodies had turned a dull gray-white, like stone statues, covered in cracks, with only a few remaining golden light spots proving their identity as Great Arhats.

Opposite them was a dense and undispersing immortal light, a sign of the fall of a powerful Great Immortal.

How many lives would it take to accumulate such vast and abundant immortal light?

This place, originally unknown and nameless, had now become a grave for fallen immortals!

Not to mention others, even Tian Dong Fairy and the various Shen Xu Peak Masters had never expected the situation to be so dire.

Even if they couldn't steal or protect the scroll, it didn't warrant a life-and-death battle. If they couldn't win, couldn't they just escape?

Could it be that they all went crazy?

Tian Dong Fairy led the crowd towards the Arhat's corpse, and as soon as she approached, she stood frozen in her tracks.

Hong Jing, protected by the immortal seal, was indeed much stronger than the other Fifth-Tier Great Immortals. He stood stiffly in front of the eight Arhat's severed heads, finally understanding why this group didn't flee.

It wasn't the chaotic battle they had imagined; instead, each pair fought separately, one-on-one.

These eight Arhats had all been killed by the same person, and by the same method!

Hong Jing stared at the tiny hole in the center of the eight Arhats' eyebrows, a small wound that was barely noticeable. How could such a minor injury cause the death of powerful Great Arhats?

But when he compared this wound with his memory of the time in Hong Ze, when Qing Luan used the power of the heavenly soldiers and the Fourth-Tier Immortal Seal to forcefully shake the golden pill into a semi-shattered state, he felt a chill down his spine, and a nameless chill in his heart.

He turned stiffly, "It's the Great Emperor of the Grand Void."

With just one person's strength, he had killed eight of the Bodhi Teaching's top-tier Great Arhats.

This should have been a joyous event for the Three Immortals Teaching.

With such a powerful general, what's there to worry about after conquering the world? The Three Immortals Teaching could definitely suppress the Bodhi Teaching.

But the problem was that even though he had killed these Great Arhats, it was the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Great King who carried the sedan chair and left.

Adding to that, the dense immortal light...

With Tian Dong Fairy at the forefront, everyone present felt a shocking scene emerge in their hearts.

On one side was the Great Emperor of the Grand Void, leading the scroll protectors, while on the other side, the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Great King held the flag.

These two peerless powerhouses entered a state of invincibility, swiftly and decisively slaying the remaining members of both sides, then fighting each other to a stalemate, which led to the scene witnessed by the crowd earlier.

It seemed like things had been clarified.

However, these people's faces remained expressionless.

This was because the opponents they faced were so insignificant that they were casually slaughtered, and among them were even the peerless powerhouses of the Three Immortals Teaching's second generation, like Tian Wu Xuan Wu.

But in front of these two, they had turned into stone statues.

Even Jin Lei Daoren felt his face go numb, "..."

Using all his skills, he might be able to fight against Tian Wu Qing Luan, who held the Immortal Seal, but aside from escaping into the Grand Void, there was absolutely no way he could withstand a full-power strike from Tian Wu Xuan Wu.

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As for these few Arhats, he could probably only suppress the weakest among them, the Running Wolf, and even that would be a struggle. As for the strongest, the White Elephant and Suan Ni, they were most likely not his opponents.

Was this the strength a Fourth-Tier cultivator should have?

Could this be something a Shen Xu Mountain disciple could do?!

Up until this moment, he began to doubt his own thoughts. Could that Great Emperor of the Grand Void... really be a Grand Emperor?

"To be honest, I'm a little scared."

Tian Dong Fairy remained stiff for a long time, finally exhaling a long breath. However, no matter what, she couldn't force out even a hint of a smile.

She slowly scanned the crowd, and if not for that momentary thought earlier, she would have been a part of this vast immortal light.

This so-called great calamity was truly terrifying!

The lives of the proud Tian Jiao and the others were no different from pigs and dogs, lying dead on the streets. This was something they had never imagined, even in their years of cultivation.

If not for this great tribulation, she would still be trapped in her well, unaware of the vast world beyond.

She had thought that General Nanyang of Shen Chao was the peak of the mountain, but she never imagined that there were people stronger than him in this world, and two of them at that!

"Tianwu Mountain is going crazy."

Someone whispered, their voice barely audible.

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the voice, nodding in agreement.

The great tribulation was about to begin, and there was no doubt that Tianwu Mountain, the most promising of the Great Southern Continent before the tribulation, would pay the heaviest price. Whether it was Qing Luan or Xuan Wu, they were both powerful contenders for seizing the greatest opportunity from this tribulation.

Yet, within a short period, these two individuals fell one after the other.

No one knew what the Patriarch of Tianwu was thinking.

"Is the great tribulation over?" someone asked, their voice trembling.

"Hopefully..." Tian Dong Xianzi swallowed, a sense of foreboding in her heart.

If one of the Third Grade Patriarchs couldn't hold back, this so-called great tribulation might truly turn the heavens upside down.

At this moment, the entire world seemed on the verge of exploding, needing only a spark to set it off.

The only hope was that there wouldn't be any reckless individuals who would push the situation to an irreversible point.

...

In the clear sky, ripples suddenly appeared.

In an instant, a figure in ink-black robes strode out, reaching the summit of the mountain.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed the ripples of his emotions.

"Hmm."

Shen Yi reopened his eyes, holding a box in his palms. The boundless glow within the box, which he had thoroughly enveloped with tribulation power in the Realm of Emptiness Heavens, was now under his control.

He quietly observed the square box.

Regarding the message from the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva, there was no response at all.

Shen Yi never believed that such lowly means could deceive the lofty gods and immortal realm.

But the true scripture not entering Shen Chao was his bottom line.

It was also this bottom line that forced Shen Yi into a corner, leaving him with no choice but to retreat.

Regardless of the method, if this boundless glow were to illuminate the Great Southern Continent, the foundation he had painstakingly established would collapse in an instant.

In other words, from then on, he would only have two paths left: becoming a dog of the Three Teachings or facing destruction.

Neither option could be considered a victory.

Shen Yi and Yang Mingli were somewhat similar.

Both refused to accept the Three Teachings' victory, but compared to a mutual loss, Shen Yi, who had the advantage of the board, barely qualified to fight for a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, he didn't need to deceive the gods and immortal realm; he only needed to slightly disrupt them for a period.

As for the remaining chance, it lay in the box he held.

Shen Yi gently opened the box, gazing at the ancient scripture inside, which contrasted sharply with the glow. He held his breath, reaching out to flip through the pages.

[Third Grade - Ling Wei Hu Dao Zhen Jing (Fragment): Uninitiated]



Even though he had anticipated it, when he saw the prompt on the board, Shen Yi couldn't help but sigh.

He sat quietly, immersed in silence for a long time.

Looking at the vast number of demonic lifespans, he couldn't help but smile self-mockingly.

[Remaining Demonic Lifespans: 4,700 Tribulations]



Aside from the 1,800 Tribulations of demonic lifespans that Qinghua had earned during these days, a larger portion came from the Three Major Demons taking advantage of the Bodhi Sect's scripture transmission. As expected, they had attacked from twenty-seven prefectures, but they were all devoured by the prepared defensive stones, leaving nothing behind.

Not only did he successfully recover the 2,000 Tribulations of his initial investment, but he also made nearly double that amount.

Shen Yi, born of ordinary origins, felt that he had calculated everything he could think of, doing everything as perfectly as possible.

But sometimes, luck was just a little lacking.

"..."

Shen Yi quickly adjusted his mindset and began rereading the incomplete true scripture.

Initially, it was just a habitual action, but as he flipped through the pages more and more, his gaze gradually changed, and the curve of his lips became more pronounced.

The young master, blessed with heavenly merits and virtues, was a genuine immortal of merits and virtues, protected by great fortune. How could he lack luck?

This Bodhisattva Attainment Scripture was indeed incomplete.

But it was undoubtedly a true scripture.

It detailed the meaning of the Third Grade Bodhisattva Attainment.

On the path of cultivation, different paths lead to the same destination.

From the beginning of refining qi, the process of harmonizing the physical body with the heavens and the earth was most evident during the Divine Transformation Realm. The Five Viscera of the Dao Infant transformed the cultivator into something akin to a heavenly treasure in the eyes of the heavens and the earth.

After achieving immortality, the Fifth Grade was another turning point.

The so-called initial glimpse of the true meaning of the heavens and the earth referred to the order of the Great Dao. And who in the world was the closest to the Great Dao?

Undoubtedly, it was those true gods who embodied the order.

Therefore, cultivators turned to imitate the true gods.

This process had two key points.

One was how to forge the body of a true god, and the other was what form to forge.

The complete Bodhisattva Attainment Scripture should encompass both aspects.

But this Ling Wei Hu Dao Bodhisattva Scripture only had the latter, lacking the former.

For example, building a house required both blueprints and bricks. Without the bricks, even a clever housewife couldn't cook without rice.

But Shen Yi already had the bricks... At this moment, even he began to doubt the existence of such a heavenly path, and the other party had indeed favored him.

Since the Bodhi Sect provided a fake scripture, they must have been wary of him, and this method was indeed effective.

According to common sense, a Fourth Grade cultivator would never be able to obtain these 'bricks' in advance.

Because once the Fourth Grade Bodhisattva Attainment formed, it would be impossible to further refine tribulation power. If the tribulation power couldn't be integrated, how could one search for the golden threads?

But Shen Yi had accidentally refined the Grand Emptiness Golden Pellet, which contained tribulation power. His cultivation realm hadn't reached perfection.

But having only this wasn't enough.

Because of the integration of tribulation power, ordinary cultivators wouldn't recognize the golden threads.

Therefore, he also needed to add the Four-Armed Divine Ability bestowed by the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva, allowing Shen Yi to comprehend the difference between the Third and Fourth Grades.

Combining these two, he finally found the opportunity to break through the current situation!

(End of Chapter)

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