Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 544 Bodhidharma's Relics and the Old Monk's Counterattack
"Don't even think about it, huh?"

"Hehehe, what a coincidence! I like people with backbone!"

As he spoke, Chen Jie suddenly reached out, and the next moment he activated the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, using the power of displacement to act on Xuan Tong.

Xuan Tong was already far weaker than Chen Jie, and now he was seriously injured. He had little power to fight back, and was directly absorbed by Chen Jie using teleportation.

"Uh……"

The next moment, Xuan Tong grabbed him by the throat and lifted him up.

"Xantong!"

Upon seeing this, Changmei and the other monk were immediately shocked and shouted loudly, their faces full of tension. At this moment, they also looked at Chen Jie with a hint of fear in their eyes.

At this moment, Chen Jie grabbed Xuan Tong by the neck and lifted him high up, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Am I negotiating with you? Don't even think about it. No one dares to say no to what I want. What, you dare?"

Chen Jie's voice was as cold as ice, striking straight to the heart. At this moment, Chen Jie said, "I don't know about the treasure of Yuanshui Temple. Now that the temple is gone, is your treasure still of any use?"

After saying this, Chen Jieshou suddenly increased his strength, and Xuantong's eyes almost bulged out. At this moment, Changmei said, "Stop, benefactor, please stop! Don't hurt my nephew Xuantong!"

Chen Jie turned around and glanced at him, then laughed, "Heh, you want me not to hurt him? That's easy. Hand over the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation Diagram, and I'll guarantee he'll be alright!"

Upon hearing this, Changmei frowned deeply and after a long while said, "Okay, okay, I promise you, I promise you!"

"Master Uncle~"

Xuan Tong used his last bit of strength to speak, but Chen Jie had his throat choked, so he couldn't make a sound and could only suppress it. Seeing this, Chen Jie said, "Hehe, you want to speak? Fine, I'll let you speak!"

Chen Jie released Xuan Tong's throat, giving him a chance to speak. At this moment, Xuan Tong said, "Uncle-Master, this is the foundation of our Yuanshui Temple! We can't give it to him, we can't give it to him!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Great monk, you see, your Yuanshui Temple still has some tough bones."

Long-browed man said with a bitter face, "Xuantong, why are you doing this?"

Xuan Tong said, "Uncle-Master, I have gone to great lengths for Yuanshui Temple, even at the cost of my life, but I cannot, I cannot!"

"We can't just give him our Yuanshui Temple's most prized possession like this! No, we can't!"

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Look at these touching words, these admirable words of loyalty! That's why you chose to destroy the temple!"

Chen Jie's gaze sharpened, and the next moment, his power as a second-stage Fusion God erupted. An extremely terrifying killing intent, almost tangible, shot straight into the sky, causing everyone's heart to tremble and feel extremely panicked.

The long-browed monk's eyes widened. As a Fusion God Realm cultivator, he could see more clearly than Xuan Tong and the others. He had already discerned Chen Jie's terrifying strength. Yes, this strength was too terrifying, so terrifying it was suffocating.

Xuan Tong and the others may not be able to truly sense Chen Jie's strength yet, because they are only at the Furnace Realm. For those at the Furnace Realm, seeing Chen Jie is like looking at flowers through a fog; they ultimately cannot see clearly.

However, the long-browed monk's strength had truly reached the Melting God Realm. He was the one who could best sense the strength of Chen Jie, which was absolutely no weaker than that of the National Preceptor Basong. It was definitely not something that his small Yuanshui Temple could resist.

At this moment, Long Eyebrows immediately said, "Young, cough cough, great hero, stop, stop!"

Long Eyebrows changed his address from "Little Benefactor" to "Great Hero." At this moment, he was truly frightened. He looked at Chen Jie and said, "Great Hero, please don't be impulsive. Please feel free to make any requests, and I will do my best to fulfill them."

"I've made my demands very clear: I only want the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation diagram passed down by Bodhidharma. Will you give it to me or not?"

"Here, here!"

At this moment, Changmei immediately spoke up and said that he had given in. That's right, he really gave in. He knew that if he didn't agree, the entire Yuanshui Temple might be destroyed tonight. If the temple was destroyed and everyone was gone, he would have even less right to talk about reviving Yuanshui Temple.

No matter what we are reviving, we must first have people. Without people, we have nothing. This is a fundamental issue. How can we be without roots and foundations?
Having figured out the many issues involved, Long Eyebrows said, "Here, let's hold off for now. Isn't it just the Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram? We'll give it to you right now!"

"I only beg you to show mercy and let Gensui-ji Temple survive this calamity."

At this moment, Changmei immediately bowed to Chen Jie, who said, "Old monk, it seems like you are accusing me of bringing trouble to your Yuanshui Temple."

"No, no, it's not that you brought trouble to our Yuanshui Temple, it's really us. We ourselves became greedy, and greed brings disaster. Bodhidharma has already explained it very clearly. It is we who have violated the Buddhist precepts."

"Greed, anger, and ignorance have nothing to do with a great hero."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Hehe, old monk, if it weren't for you, Yuanshui Temple would probably have been destroyed by now. You are truly deserving of great credit for Yuanshui Temple's survival!"

"No, no, I was just lucky, just lucky."

Seeing the old monk's state, Chen Jie said, "Then, I'll return this monk Xuantong to you!"

After saying that, Chen Jie tossed Xuan Tong to the long-browed old monk, who immediately caught it and exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, thank you!"

Chen Jie didn't speak upon hearing this, but glanced at Xuan Tongdao and said, "You monk are quite persistent. Now that your senior uncle wants to offer me the array diagram, what are your thoughts?"

Xuan Tong looked at Chen Jie and said, "If you seize by force, how are you any different from a bandit?"

"Shut up!"

Changmei was startled by what he heard and immediately shouted angrily, fearing that Xuantong might offend Chen Jie with a few words and bring about his own death.

Thinking this, Changmei immediately rebuked Xuantong for his audacity.

Chen Jie looked at Xuan Tongdao and said, "I seized by trickery and force, while you imprisoned my aunt for your own selfish desires and to benefit your Yuanshui Temple. Is that something honorable? You call me a robber, but what are you? A hypocrite who dares not admit his own depravity and insists on using Buddhism and morality to justify himself. What a villain!"

"you……"

Xuan Tong blushed with embarrassment after Chen Jie's explanation, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal. He could only glare at Chen Jie with resentment.

Chen Jie looked at Xuan Tong and said, "Let me give you a piece of advice: you monk look quite old, how can you be so foolish and unaware of your own ignorance!"

Do you really think I won't kill you?

"You still think I absolutely need that Demon-Subduing Eight Trigrams Formation? I'll spare your life for it, but let me tell you, if I'm ever displeased, I can take your life anytime!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong's face turned bright red, but he dared not refute it.

Chen Jie glanced at Xuan Tong. He knew this kind of person quite well; she was the type who couldn't distinguish between the big and small kings. As for such people, there was no need to be polite. Just strike hard and make her realize the difference between you and her.

Chen Jie did this very well, making Xuan Tong understand right away that his life was in someone else's hands, so there was no point in saying anything useless.

At this moment, Chen Jie looked at the three monks with long eyebrows and said, "Which of you will take me to get the Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram? Let me be clear from the start, I am already very unhappy. If you are still so ignorant and dare to try to fool me with a fake one, then not a single monk from Yuanshui Temple will be able to leave here safely today. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Chen Jie's words, the long-browed monk immediately replied, "Yes, yes, I understand. This old monk would never dare to deceive you, great hero."

Chen Jie glanced at the Snow Maiden behind him and asked, "Master, are you coming with me to take a look, or are you staying here?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Nu looked at Chen Jie and said, "I'm bored staying here, so I'll go with you to take a look. After all, I've lived in Yuanshui Temple for decades, and I've never seen any of the treasures hidden here before."

Chen Jie said, "Haha, very well then, please, Auntie."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman said, "Please."

Chen Jie looked at the long-browed monk and said, "Lead the way."

The long-browed monk said nothing, but turned around and said, "Please come with us. By the way, what about my junior brother?"

The long-browed monk looked at the blind monk behind him, who was frozen into an ice sculpture. Chen Jie said, "If we slowly examine him with cold water, his life can probably be saved. As for his cultivation, I'm afraid it's beyond saving."

Chen Jie wasn't lying. When the ice froze the blind monk, it also froze his dantian, causing it to crack all over. Therefore, it was difficult for him to preserve his cultivation. This could be considered a punishment for his attack on the Snow Maiden.

Chen Jie glanced at the long-browed monk and said, "You don't hate me for ruining your junior brother's cultivation, do you?"

"Ah, how dare I, how dare I! My junior brother is arrogant by nature and needs to be taught a lesson. It is his good fortune to receive the guidance of a great hero!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the long-browed monk and said, "Monk, I must say, without you, Yuanshui Temple would probably have been wiped out long ago, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the long-browed monk gave a bitter smile and said, "We juniors still need to gain more experience, so please bear with us, great hero."

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "I can take it easy, but sometimes, when I'm really angry, I'm afraid I can't control my emotions!"

The long-browed monk said, "Rest assured, since Yuanshui Temple has admitted defeat, we will not do anything like that again. Please rest assured, great hero."

Chen Jie said, "Okay, I'm not worried, don't worry, we haven't arrived yet."

"Soon, once we pass the front and enter the stone gate, we'll go underground and see the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation of our Yuanshui Temple." As he said this, Chen Jie didn't fall behind, and behind him was Xue Nu.

"Master Sister".

Chen Jie greeted Xue Nu, who looked at Chen Jiu Si and said, "Should I call you Chen Jiu Si or Zhu Chong Ba?"

The sound was very soft, so there was no fear of being heard by the long-browed monk.

Chen Jie was taken aback by the question, then laughed and said, "What I told my master is true, of course. As for Zhu Chongba, that's the name of my two hands."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman was taken aback, then laughed and said, "You're really wicked, aren't you?"

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "In the martial world, one makes many enemies, so I can only resort to some petty tricks. Please forgive my aunt's laughter."

The Snow Maiden said, "I wouldn't say you're making a fool of yourself. I can only say that you are destined for great things."

As they talked, they arrived at the stone gate. Entering the stone gate meant entering the underground place. At this moment, Chen Jie and Xue Nu entered the stone gate together, and then Chang Mei followed them down the steps.

And so, they soon arrived at the depths of this underground grotto, where they immediately saw rows of stone tablets.

At this moment, Long Eyebrows said, "This is the true foundation of my Yuanshui Temple, the stele forest left by Bodhidharma!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the stele forest in front of him. The stele forest was covered with Sanskrit characters, many of which were the insights and understandings of Bodhidharma.

When Chen Jie arrived here and saw the descriptions of martial arts techniques on the stele forest, he felt his heart surge with excitement, as if he had fallen into a gold mine. Although he could not understand the restrained words on the stele, he could understand the martial arts realm of the person who carved the stele, which was a realm that transcended the mortal world.

If I had to describe them in one word, that would be "a terrestrial deity"!
Only a terrestrial immortal could have such insights. Chen Jie felt a profound understanding as he watched. This was the cycle of heaven and earth, the marks of time.

Chen Jie was deeply moved and became so engrossed that he slowly walked into the depths of the stele forest. At this moment, Xue Nu also fell into deep thought as she looked at the contents of the stele forest.

Thinking this, I unconsciously paused in the forest of stone tablets.

Xuan Tong was mesmerized by the various things in the stone tablet forest, but then he saw the long-browed monk grab him and wink at the monk beside him.

The next moment, the monk seemed to understand and nodded slightly to the long-browed monk. The next moment, he came to a stone tablet and then turned it forcefully.

Immediately afterwards, the stone tablets in the stele forest suddenly began to move. With a whoosh, mist rose up in the stele forest, and at the same time, a terrifying power was rising in the stele forest.

Chen Jie was standing on the stele forest, deeply moved by the martial arts insights emanating from the stone tablets. Just as he was beginning to gain some understanding of martial arts, the stele forest suddenly began to shake violently, and then the entire stele forest was thrown into chaos and reorganized.

Enveloped in mist, the once pristine Stele Forest had transformed into a labyrinth in the blink of an eye, and Chen Jie snapped out of his reverie.

The next moment, a thick fog enveloped him, and he could no longer find the path Chen Jie had taken.

Chen Jie frowned slightly and walked forward along the road. He saw that the surrounding stele forest was still the stele forest, and the stones were still stones, but the road had disappeared. Chen Jie continued forward and soon found himself back in the same place. He had gone around in circles, as if he were in a ghost wall.

Chen Jie's heart sank, but he remained calm. He spotted a stone tablet and thought to himself, "This must be something like a trapping formation. Then I will..."
Thinking it over, Chen Jie raised his hand and slammed it at a stone tablet in front of him. This palm strike, which contained the second-stage Qi of the Melting God, landed directly on the stone tablet. With a loud bang, the stone tablet groaned, but did not shatter. Chen Jie could even feel the power emanating from the stone tablet.

Chen Jie frowned deeply; this Stele Forest was no ordinary place.

At this moment, Chen Jie opened his mouth and said, "Long-browed monk, is this the big gift you gave me?"

Chen Jie called out directly to Changmei outside. Changmei and the other two monks were outside the Stele Forest. Xuan Tong heard Chen Jie's words and was about to reply when he saw Changmei shake his head.

He immediately pulled Xuan Tong and another monk out of the Stele Forest. Then he said to Xuan Tong, "Xuan Tong, quickly prepare the horses and go after the Imperial Preceptor. This Stele Forest can't hold them for long. This person is too strong, and only the Imperial Preceptor can deal with him. Go quickly, go quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong said, "Uncle-Master, if I go, what will happen to you?"

Xuan Tong said, "This stele forest is not powerful enough to compare with the one of the royal family. Your uncle and I can only manipulate that stele forest to trap him for a longer time."

"Alright, enough nonsense. Whether Gensui-ji Temple can survive this ordeal depends entirely on you, Gentsu!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong took a deep breath and immediately clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, Uncle-Master, I understand. I'll be leaving now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Tong went to prepare horses to chase after the Grand Preceptor who had already left. This outsider was far too powerful for their Yuanshui Temple to handle, and now they could only place their hopes on the Grand Preceptor.

Thinking this, Xuan Tong had already spurred his horse and ridden away at an extremely fast speed.

They quickly disappeared into the night.

At this moment, the long-browed monk and another monk exchanged a glance, and the next moment they entered the cave. This stele forest was manual, and it required manual operation to trap people for a longer period of time.

At this moment, Chen Jie called out a few times from inside the stone tablet, but there was no response from the long-browed monk and the others.

At this moment, Chen Jie frowned and said, "Well, well, Yuanshui Temple is really loyal. Even after all this, you still dare to cause trouble. It seems that my methods are not ruthless enough."

Chen explained, then frowned, wondering how to get out.
The fog and the stele forest had effectively blocked his path. Chen Jie frowned, then comforted himself, telling himself not to be impatient. There's always a way out; there must be a solution.

Thinking this, Chen Jie suddenly realized that he was now a second-stage Fusion God, and that the second-stage Fusion God already possessed a very powerful skill, namely the Martial God Space.

A major characteristic of the Fusion God Realm is the Martial God Space, in which one is the supreme god.

When the God of Fusion reaches zero transformation, the Martial God Space is only one meter in front of the user, but when the God of Fusion reaches one transformation, the space expands to three meters in front of the user.

Upon reaching the second stage of the Fusion God realm, this domain space has expanded to six meters in front of him.

The distance between the stele forests is not large, so Chen Jie can directly use the domain space of the second transformation of the Fusion God to cover a large area.

At this moment, Chen Jie closed his eyes, and the next instant, his protective aura spread out. With this protective aura, everything within the range of Chen Jie's protective aura was clearly visible.

This forest of steles, which was originally shrouded in mist and unclear, now held no secrets for Chen Jie. At this moment, Chen Jie took a deep breath and immediately activated the Qiankun Great Law and the Technique of Teleportation.

brush!
Chen Jie passed directly through the stone tablet and appeared in another area. The stele forest had almost no control over him anymore. Chen Jie sensed that if he moved like this, he would definitely be able to leave the stele forest in no time, less than twenty times.

By the time!
Chen Jie's face was now icy cold. He was no longer going to hold back. As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different intentions. These guys dared to harm him like this, so he absolutely could not let them live.

The only way is to nip it in the bud!

Chen Jie had a plan in mind. He used the Martial God Domain to explore the location again, and then used the Qiankun Great Shift to teleport forward. After teleporting about five times, Chen Jie stopped because he encountered the Snow Maiden, who was still looking at the inscription on the wall.

Chen Jie stopped and looked at Xue Nu, asking, "What are you looking at, Aunt?"

The Snow Maiden remained calm and said, "Look at the story on this stele. This stele records that in the northern part of India there was a country called Kapilavastu. One of their princes, named Siddhartha Gautama, gave up his princely position and founded a sect. In the end, this sect became what we call Buddhism."

The Snow Woman pointed to an inscription in front of her and said, "I think I heard about Siddhartha Gautama in junior high school history class. Isn't he the future Shakyamuni?"

Thinking of this, Chen Jie suddenly remembered something and looked at Xue Nu, saying, "Master, can you read the Sanskrit script on this?"

The Snow Maiden said, “Of course, this Indian script is not difficult at all. I once studied it with a master, who praised me for my talent. The scriptures I usually read are in Sanskrit.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie exclaimed in surprise, "Master's talent is truly extraordinary!"

As he said this, Chen Jie said, "Then, Aunt, could you help me see if the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation diagram I'm looking for is here?"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden said, "The Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram. When I first came in, the first inscription on the stele was this Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram. You glanced at it and then scrolled past it."

Ok?
Chen Jie was stunned upon hearing this, and looked at the Snow Woman in astonishment, saying, "I... I swam past?"

Xue Nu said, "Yes, I thought you were more interested in these original Buddhist texts here, but then I saw you walk straight into the Stele Forest."

"Who would be more interested in the original Buddhist texts? I'm clearly more interested in that Vajra Subduing Demon Formation diagram!"

Having understood all this, Xue Nu said, "I thought you were a Buddhist disciple. If you were a Buddhist disciple, you would definitely think these things are more important. As for the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation Diagram, it is obviously just a minor technique."

Chen Jie said with a bitter face, "Master, please don't try to amuse me. What minor path? This is clearly the great path. With my talent, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time becoming a Buddha. It would be better to learn some Buddhist methods to transform myself."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman laughed and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Come on, I know where that inscription is. Follow me."

As she spoke, Xue Nu led Chen Jie forward. Upon hearing this, Chen Jie ignored everything else and followed Xue Nu forward. Right now, there was no rush to deal with those monks from Yuanshui Temple. This Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram was clearly the more valuable thing!

Thinking this, Chen Jie saw Xue Nu head straight for a short distance away, and Chen Jie followed. After walking for about ten meters, Chen Jie and Xue Nu saw the simple and unadorned Demon-Subduing Vajra Formation Diagram in a very inconspicuous corner.

"This is the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation you mentioned."

The Snow Woman pointed to the Sanskrit script on the stone tablet and said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie's eyes also turned to the Sanskrit inscription on the stone tablet: "Is this the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation Diagram?"

(End of this chapter)