Twilight's Threshold Chapter 740: The Fourth Pillar Incense - Novel Cool

Chapter 740: The Fourth Pillar Incense

Chapter 740: The Fourth Pillar Incense

The Meng family's technique, acquired through bowing, was considered the most evil and impure, and no one held it in high regard.

From any perspective, the Meng family seemed to have become a laughingstock. Initially, Hu Ma, despite his intention to interrogate the Meng family patriarch, wanted to understand how he had cultivated his Dharmic power into the Nine Pillar Incense.

But deep down, he also felt disdain, thinking that it was merely the extreme use of unorthodox methods, resulting in the Nine Pillar Dao Practice that others could only aspire to but never attain.

When the Meng family patriarch confessed, it indeed involved their ancestor, and Hu Ma set it aside without further investigation.

It wasn't until Old Abacus mentioned the righteous method of cultivating Dharmic power and the life-taking technique of the Human Gateway that Hu Ma realized the truth.

The Meng family's technique was indeed the most evil and impure, but surprisingly, beneath these unorthodox methods, they had discovered the most righteous path?

This was utterly absurd! Yet, despite his inner reluctance to acknowledge it, with his current knowledge and discernment, he couldn't help but feel that this absurdity might not be entirely unfounded.

The Fa Men was genuine, but the cultivation process was vastly different.

Just like the Meng family's technique, it involved borrowing from their ancestor to enter the Intermediate Realm, seeking additional 'borrowed lives' from the mystical Heavens to achieve Dharmic power.

Aside from the Meng family, others couldn't pay respects to their ancestor or practice this method.

Even the Meng family hadn't fully grasped the essence of this technique. After all, it relied on borrowing the ancestor's authority, so they only focused on how to utilize these borrowed lives and better employ each pillar of Dharmic power...

...to deceive their ancestor!

It was during this contemplation that an extremely advanced Fa Men gradually took shape.

The difference between Hu Ma and the Meng family was that he couldn't ask their ancestor for help in borrowing lives.

However, he could immerse himself in life-and-death crises and forcibly take lives.

The source of his Dharmic power was different, but its refinement and application were almost identical to the Meng family's.

This even belonged to the most righteous path in the world, with the Fa Men embodied in his being, honorable and upright, unstealable by anyone.

At this thought, Hu Ma couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder.

Perhaps the Meng family, before their annihilation, never realized that within their clan, there existed an extremely sophisticated Fa Men comparable to the Ten Surnames.

It wasn't just about bowing!

The Meng family patriarch might have had an epiphany in his final moments, which led him to say those words to Hu Ma.

"Bring it here!"

Hu Ma's roar startled the person who was closely observing him, seemingly ready to acknowledge Hu Ma's death. But an unexpected twist shocked them, and they retreated in fear.

At that moment, Hu Ma seemed to see a strange figure dressed in silk and satin, holding a scroll with numerous eerie eyes and skulls, staring at him with fear.

The scroll in its hands had clearly added a few strokes, but it never expected him to open his eyes, disrupting the record. The words on the scroll began to disobey its commands.

They automatically changed, granting Hu Ma additional lives.

It seemed terrified, silently screaming to make corrections, but ultimately, facing Hu Ma's angry gaze, it quickly jumped away, hiding in the deepest darkness of the Intermediate Realm.

Hu Ma had no time to ponder what this thing was. At that moment, he mustered all his strength and opened his eyes again.

The first time he opened his eyes, it was an unconscious act to regain his consciousness.

The second time, he opened his eyes to return from the Intermediate Realm to the mortal realm.

He came back to life in the mortal world, and in his empty body, a pillar of Dharmic power appeared out of thin air.

It was weak, just an ordinary pillar of incense without purple energy, but it was a solid, tangible fourth pillar of his own.

At this moment, the Great Deity General Bodhimanda was about to be pulled into the coffin, and to outsiders, Hu Ma appeared dead, silently and without resistance. No one could stop this from happening.

However, unexpectedly, Hu Ma had opened his eyes amidst the raging flames, and at that moment, due to the near-complete severance of the Great Deity General Bodhimanda's connection with him, the nail could no longer suppress him.

Hu Ma held his breath, quickly observing his surroundings, and then, without warning, he jumped up, spraying true Yang energy from his mouth. The surrounding flames suddenly shot up three to four zhang high, forming a fiery wall.

The lantern floating in mid-air was also set ablaze, making a hissing sound as it fell, scattering sparks.

As the lantern burned, the Ten Doors returned to their upright positions, and Hu Ma clearly felt the surroundings again.

"Not good..."

His ten lanterns were burned, and those in the Harmful Origin Sect immediately sensed something amiss, jumping three to four zhang away.

This jump covered over ten zhang, and after rolling and crawling, they escaped over ten zhang before turning around to look back.

At that moment, Red Daughter had paused her incantation.

She was just a hair's breadth away from collecting the Great Deity General Bodhimanda, but she turned around, looking at Hu Ma through the dancing flames. Hu Ma also stared coldly at her, and both understood what was happening.

With the Ten Doors upright, Hu Ma could now summon the Evil Suppression Bureau.

And as a bridge-crossing person, Daughter Red had the ability to seek good fortune and avoid calamities. Although Hu Ma had not been summoned yet, she could sense that if she continued to seal the Great Deity General Bodhimanda, Hu Ma would also summon the Evil Suppression Bureau.

As for the outcome, it might simply be her death here, with the Great Deity General Bodhimanda being taken back by Hu Ma, or she might be injured but still successfully retrieve the item.

That result was too vague; with her current abilities, she couldn't see it clearly.

So, she couldn't take the risk.

Both of them fell silent, sensing the crisis all around. Only the fire raged nearby, burning everything with a crackling sound.

"Gaga..."

The sound of twisting and snapping iron chains echoed.

This was because Hu Ma had awakened, and Daughter Red had stopped her actions. In the silent standoff, the Great Deity General Bodhimanda sensed Hu Ma's presence and actively returned to his body, the connection even stronger than before, as if the additional pillar of incense had strengthened the bond.

Daughter Red's face was cold, and suddenly, her slender hand moved, causing the red strings to vibrate all around.

Hu Ma didn't show any gratitude. In an instant, she took a step forward, firmly planting her feet, and bowed towards her opponent from a distance.

Four Ghost Bow Gate.

Although the bodhimanda was pinned down, the skills and abilities she learned while climbing the steps were still within her.

Moreover, with the guidance of Master Ping, every move and stance of Hu Ma was perfected. Although she only had one pillar of practice, with just a slight bow, a powerful gust of wind blew around her, sweeping up the surrounding flames and directing them towards Daughter Red.

The force was so great that it seemed to shake the heavens and the earth. In an instant, the ground in front of her was completely engulfed.

In the next moment, she began to silently recite a spell, preparing to summon the Golden Armor Warriors and bring the Suppress Malevolent Golden Mace to deal with her.

"Extraordinary Life Force, you have indeed chosen this path."

Unexpectedly, Daughter Red shook the red string, but instead of attacking, she retracted the strings, one by one, coiling them around her left arm.

As the strings were retracted, the massive black coffin suddenly tilted backwards, but as it hit the ground, it disappeared. The Bone Beans she had scattered were also retrieved, one by one, into her sleeves.

Her body floated lightly as she retreated, avoiding the malevolent flames brought by the Four Ghost Bow Gate. It seemed as if she had been forced back by this move.

However, her expression remained calm, without a hint of panic. Her gaze was fixed on Hu Ma, and her voice was cold. Despite the distance of over ten zhang between them, every word she spoke was as clear as if she were right in front of Hu Ma:

"Today, you're lucky, but what's not yours, you can't keep."

"Some people have been deceived by you, but we won't be. The Dalaofa Religion thinks it's being clever, but we've been watching."

"We know what he's planning, and we also know what role your Hu Family is playing here."

"Today, consider this a warning. If you still intend to go to the Capital City, someone will come looking for you. Lao Jun Mei is willing to risk his life to pave the way, and it won't become a stepping stone for your ascension. So, be careful..."

"...Little Brother!"

"..."

"Stay!"

Just as she spoke, countless spirit money flew around her, almost engulfing her.

Hu Ma's eyes turned cold. She could already sense that the Golden Armor Warriors had heard her call and were about to summon the Evil Suppression Bureau to capture them, either to ask questions or to clarify some matters.

However, as she retreated, the red strings were retracted, and the iron chains binding the Great Deity General Bodhimanda also suddenly disappeared, returning the bodhimanda to her body.

The weight of the bodhimanda was so heavy that Hu Ma couldn't help but hold her breath and stumble. At the same time, a sharp pain struck her forehead.

The nail was still embedded in the bodhimanda's forehead.

After holding her breath for a long time and opening her eyes, she saw that Daughter Red had already walked far away, leaving no trace of her figure.

This woman had even calculated the weight of the Great Deity General Bodhimanda's return as her backup plan for leaving.

Hu Ma took a deep breath, feeling her body weak and only standing with the support of a mysterious power. She gazed at the gradually disappearing flames and the distorted objects in the black smoke, her head spinning slightly.

"A stepping stone for ascension?"

"Miss White Wine mentioned her friends in the Capital City who suddenly disappeared ten years ago..."

"At that time, were they already investigating these matters?"

"Reincarnators, apart from those who have crossed the bridge and the deceased elders, there's another group secretly active..."

"..."

Her thoughts were in disarray, and Hu Ma didn't know that at that moment, someone was staring at the nine lamps in front of them. Only the first three lamps were dimly lit, while the others were completely dark.

But as Hu Ma took the fourth pillar of incense, suddenly, all four lamps lit up, illuminating the dark room and revealing half of the face of the person observing the lamps.

It was Daoist Sage Hongxuan, and he slowly exhaled, a relieved smile appearing on his face: "Finally, it has begun..."

(End of Chapter)

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