Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 624: The entire Jinshan Temple was slaughtered! Whose dojo is Kunlun?
In order to transform into a dragon, the centipede demon Pudu Cihang was capable of devouring the flesh and blood of all the civil and military officials in the court.

Luo Fu would never believe that he would spare the righteous path.

Since the great changes that began a hundred years ago, the righteous path has declined while the demonic path has risen. The inheritance of the righteous path has become precarious, and yet, all sorts of strange and monstrous demons have emerged one after another.

The decline of morality and the impending doom of dynasties have only exacerbated this situation.

Pudu Cihang, a thousand-year-old centipede spirit, rose to become the imperial advisor in the court. It's impossible that the orthodox Xuanmen sect wouldn't react at all.

It's understandable if a reclusive cultivator like Yan Chixia didn't know, but it's important to understand that the Buddhist and Taoist traditions have always had connections with the imperial court, so it's impossible for them to be completely detached from each other.

Ironically, a thousand-year-old centipede spirit became the national advisor of a unified dynasty.

Even at the very least, it will cause some commotion.

However, Pudu Cihang firmly secured his position as the Imperial Preceptor and even gradually won over all the civil and military officials.

It now seems that this monster had planned this all along, and even before he became the national advisor, he had already begun to make arrangements against the righteous path of the world.

The spider demon was clearly just the most insignificant of them all.

The reason why Zen Master Baiyun noticed Luofu's sudden awakening to his past life was probably due to this concern.

The decline of Tao and the rise of Demons is an inevitable trend of Heaven, which ordinary cultivators cannot stop.

Even though Zen Master Baiyun had cultivated the golden blood of an Arhat, he still could not contend with the overwhelming force of Heaven.

The sudden appearance of Luofu, such an abrupt presence, in the temple naturally aroused suspicion in Zen Master Baiyun.

Now, the world is in chaos, and it's not just the human realm that's in turmoil; even cultivators are suffering greatly.

Like a leaf falling in autumn, a disciple of the prestigious Kunlun Sect, traveling the world alone without a single companion, it shows how severely the righteous path has weakened.

With the ebb and flow of power, coupled with the deliberate targeting by demons, cultivators who sensed a shift in the course of fate would naturally avoid direct confrontation.

Master Baiyun was just one of them.

However, Luo Fu always harbored some doubts about Zen Master Baiyun.

Looking at the spider demon with pity, Luo Fu said, "In that case, you can be considered a good cultivator in the imperial court."

"No, no, I wouldn't dare." The spider demon was no longer as smug as she had been before.

Although they didn't fight, someone who could appear out of thin air in front of him, stop him, and reveal his identity was clearly someone that the spider demon, who only knew how to hide, could not contend with.

Especially with Luo Fu, the spider demon felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. This oppression made him feel as if he was facing a god or Buddha who was worshipped on a high pedestal.

Since he claimed to have guessed the purpose of the Spider Demon being dispatched by Pudu Cihang under the guise of traveling the world, Luo Fu was naturally curious about how Pudu Cihang was able to determine which righteous cultivator had killed a monster like the Spider Demon.
He must possess the methods left behind by Pudu Cihang; otherwise, what if the spider demon never returns? Wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

The spider demon glanced cautiously at Luo Fu and said, "Master, whatever you ask, this humble demon will answer without reservation. May this humble demon leave now?"

The spider demon felt like she had thorns in her back when she was in Luofu's presence.

But how could he possibly let this spider demon, who had bumped into him, leave so easily?

Leaving aside the fact that the spider demon itself might have been used by Pudu Cihang as bait to lure righteous cultivators, the fact that this spider demon was indeed kind and peaceful by nature and had never harmed any living beings was enough for Luofu to give it a break.

But letting him leave like that is definitely not an option.

"You have cultivated diligently for two hundred years to reach this point, and I have no intention of destroying your cultivation."

Luo Fu's words immediately relieved the spider demon.

But Luo Fu quickly changed the subject, saying, "Simply letting you leave is also impossible."

With a sudden unease, the spider demon said, "Master, what are your orders? I will go through fire and water to fulfill them and will certainly not disappoint you."

Shaking his head, Luo Fu said, "I will neither cripple your cultivation nor take your life. However, you are a demon after all. I will send you to a place where you can shed your demonic body and regain your human form before I release you!"

The moment the words fell, a spatial vortex instantly swallowed the spider demon who was about to beg for mercy.

When Luo Fu sent this unfortunate spider demon to the Divine Might Space.

Inside a luxurious Buddhist temple hall in the capital city.

Seated cross-legged on the futon, his face bore a striking resemblance to Zen Master Baiyun, more than nine-tenths similar. At first glance, the two looked almost like identical twins. However, his demeanor was completely different from Zen Master Baiyun's peaceful and compassionate nature, exuding an eerie and sinister aura of compassionate salvation. Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

His gaze suddenly turned towards Jinshan Temple, and he spoke in a voice like that of a eunuch, "Jinshan Temple? Fahai? Someone come here."

As the chant of "Universal Salvation and Compassionate Journey" faded away.

Several demons appeared in front of Pudu Cihang in an instant.

"Go quickly and tell Meihu that as long as she brings me the monk Fahai, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, I will allow her to occupy the Western Regions."

Luo Fu had no idea that he had imprisoned the spider demon in the Divine Might Space.

However, this brought a terrible disaster upon Jinshan Temple.

However, Fahai, precisely because of Luofu, thoroughly searched the area around Lanruo Temple, digging out all the roots of the tree demon Granny and eradicating her completely. Even with the help of the golden Buddha in the hands of Zen Master Baiyun, he was unable to complete this time-consuming task in a short period of time.

They happened to encounter a spider demon, imprisoned her, and then Luo Fu quickly headed towards Qiantang.

Compared to Jinshan Temple, which lacks Fahai, Luofu is more interested in the upcoming appearance of the White Snake and Green Snake.

After all, the White Snake's origins are quite mysterious. Even in this world, if Luo Fu hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have been one of the few beings who cultivated from a demon into a human.

However, Luo Fu was more concerned about the White Snake and Green Snake themselves than about what happened after Xu Xian was frightened to death, and how the two snakes went to Kunlun to steal the Kunlun Lingzhi herb that could bring the dead back to life.

You must know that after the great changes in the world a hundred years ago, the gods and Buddhas in the Three Realms no longer existed. In the Underworld, the Ten Kings of Hell and the Four Judges disappeared. Even the basic order could not be maintained. Now the Underworld has completely become a place where various ghost kings fight for supremacy. The Heavenly Court has completely disappeared.

So, whose sacred ground is Kunlun? A miraculous herb capable of reviving the dead is located in the Kunlun region, yet it is destined to be picked by the White and Green Snakes.

Zhi Qiu Yi Ye is a disciple of the Kunlun Sect. What is his relationship with the crane that can easily control the white and green snakes?
If we want to answer these questions, the best target is definitely the White and Green Snakes.

Not long after, the White and Green Snakes will appear in Qiantang.

When Luofu arrived at Qiantang as if he were traveling through mountains and rivers.

Inside Jinshan Temple.

A phantom figure silently slipped into the Buddhist sanctuary.

The moment it appeared, its figure seemed to possess an irresistible allure.

Countless monks had their eyes fixed on this alluring figure.

A burst of silvery laughter followed.

The stench of blood instantly filled the entire Jinshan Temple. In a short time, everyone in the temple, from the senior monks to the newly initiated novices, lay dead on the spot.

The culprit was none other than a young girl who appeared to be sixteen or eighteen years old, in the prime of her life.

As the lights flickered, nine fluffy tails appeared behind the girl's shadow.

Clearly, this girl is the beautiful fox that Pudu Cihang spoke of.

After slaughtering everyone in Jinshan Temple, the beautiful fox still couldn't find her target: the abbot of Jinshan Temple, Fahai.

It's important to understand that Meihu's mission this time was to eliminate Fahai, the abbot of Jinshan Temple. In other words, even if she completely wiped out Jinshan Temple, without killing Fahai, Meihu's mission would still be considered a failure.

In a world where great power originates from oneself, a powerful cultivator is the core of a sect and its lineage.

Fahai is like that; even now, the entire Jinshan Temple has been wiped out by the beautiful fox.

As long as Fahai is still alive, Jinshan Temple can be rebuilt at any time, and the process will not be too troublesome.

Power is the foundation of everything.

The fox searched Jinshan Temple for a long time, but found no survivors, nor any clues about Fahai's whereabouts.

After frowning and hesitating for a moment, the beautiful fox finally decided to go to the capital to report to Pudu Cihang.

After all, Jinshan Temple had already been wiped out by her, so staying here to wait for Fahai's arrival was not a wise decision.

It's not that we can't wait for Fahai to return, but doing so would be too risky.

Meihu herself could not be considered a subordinate of Pudu Cihang; at most, the relationship between the two was more like a cooperative one.

Since it's a collaboration, it's impossible for one party to give everything for the other.

Both the risks and the costs incurred have a threshold.

Clearly, in Meihu's mind, the risk of waiting for Fahai exceeded this threshold.

With the departure of the beautiful fox, Jinshan Temple fell into complete silence.

Meanwhile, Fahai in Lanruo Temple and Guobei County continued to cooperate with Zen Master Baiyun, using the power of the Golden Buddha to thoroughly search the earth and dig out all the roots of the tree demons.

Even with the help of the Golden Buddha, digging out all the tree demon roots and eradicating them completely is not an easy task.

Just as he was using his Dharma Eye to see through the Dharma Sea hundreds of meters below the earth, he suddenly paused, his gaze turning towards the direction of Jinshan Temple with a hint of horror.

"Abbot Fahai, have you perhaps discovered the tree demon's roots again?" Zen Master Baiyun couldn't help but ask when he saw Fahai standing there in a daze.

Fahai finally seemed to come to his senses and said, "This humble monk suddenly feels uneasy, as if something ominous has happened that concerns me."

A cultivator's whim is never unfounded.

Upon hearing this, Zen Master Baiyun thought for a moment and then said, "Could it be that Jinshan Temple is in danger?"

"I don't think so!" Fahai, however, held a different opinion.

As the abbot of Jinshan Temple, Fahai was also the most accomplished monk in the temple, but he was not in the temple most of the time.

Ironically, the temple was never invaded during this process.

This was certainly not due to the prestige of Jinshan Temple, but rather because Jinshan Temple, which seemingly carved an entire island into a mountain temple and grotto, actually used the entire Jinshan Temple as a ritual object for purification.

Otherwise, when Fahai was fighting the White Snake and the Green Snake, he wouldn't have been able to so easily use his duster to lift the entire Jinshan Temple out of the water and make it float above the surface.

It is precisely because of this uniqueness that Jinshan Temple still possesses extremely strong defensive capabilities even without Fahai as its abbot.

The monks in the temple are enough to deal with most demons and monsters.

Of course, it is capable of dealing with beings like Luofu, who was personally identified by Fahai as the reincarnation of Moro. Jinshan Temple's defensive measures would definitely be useless against such beings.

Not to mention the defenses of the grottoes at Jinshan Temple, even if Fahai himself were to face them, he would still be utterly defeated in front of Luofu.

In Fahai's view, unless Jinshan Temple was approached by Luofu, it was impossible for it to encounter such a terrifying disaster.

Master Baiyun was somewhat puzzled.

He asked in surprise, "If it's not Jinshan Temple, why is Abbot Fahai so uneasy?"

Fahai was clueless and shook his head, saying, "Perhaps this humble monk has overexerted his magical power recently!"

Unable to figure it out, Fahai could only deal with it this way.

Zen Master Baiyun said, "Abbot Fahai has removed the roots of the tree demon in Guobei County out of compassion. Once the tree demon is completely eradicated, the abbot will surely have performed immeasurable merits."

Unaware that his entire family had been wiped out, Fahai smiled bitterly upon hearing this, saying, "This humble monk only hopes to get rid of this troublesome tree demon as soon as possible."

Fahai misjudged that momentary impulse and became restless.

Luofu also came to Qiantang.

Qiantang truly lives up to its reputation as a prosperous place in Jiangnan.

But this only applies to the present era. Luo Fu, who has memories of his past life, naturally doesn't care about the prosperity of this feudal era. His real goal is the White and Green Snakes.

Unfortunately, Luofu arrived a little too early.

In Qiantang, he couldn't even find the schoolteacher Xu Xian, let alone the White and Green Snakes, whose true forms were still unknown.

In this world, Xu Xian met the White and Green Snakes while teaching at a bookstore.

If we disregard the book club clue, Luo Fu doesn't know where to go to dig out Xu Xian so he can wait for him to come to him.

However, Luo Fu certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to wait indefinitely.

After the white and green snakes transformed, they appeared in Qiantang immediately, indicating that their cultivation location was not too far from Qiantang.

The fact that the White and Green Snakes first encountered Fahai in a purple bamboo forest suggests that their cultivation location must have been in the bamboo forests surrounding Qiantang, specifically a purple bamboo forest.

This greatly reduces the difficulty for Luofu in finding the White and Green Snakes.

After determining the locations of purple bamboo groves around Qiantang, Luofu then used his aura-observation skills to examine each of those groves.

Although demonic energy doesn't flaunt itself, anyone skilled in aura reading can detect it, especially since the White and Green Serpents, once they cultivate, cannot hide it.

By simply judging by the demonic aura, one can roughly determine whether a place has ever been inhabited by a demon.

After all, as long as a monster appears, there will still be residual demonic energy even after a period of time has passed.

(End of this chapter)