I can't be a demon.

Chapter 360 Xiao Xitian's falling umbilical cord
As you go deeper into the cycle of reincarnation, you can feel that you are falling into hell forever.

Ao Guang was still feeling lucky to have escaped the disaster, but he soon realized what kind of bizarre and inexplicable terror he was about to face.

Although the body is bathed in the brilliant Buddha light, the soul senses an unspeakable danger.

The faint smell of blood rushed straight into my mouth and nose.

Ao Guang's face was pale. As he went deeper and deeper, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, accompanied by sudden changes that made him shudder.

The grass and trees in front of the main hall turned into flesh and blood structures.

When his feet touched the ground, the soles of his shoes were stuck to flesh and blood, and blood was slowly seeping out of the soil.

"Where am I...? Why is the depths of the underworld like this?"

Ao Guang was terrified. He looked around and only saw Shen Lian, who was also heading towards the eighth reincarnation that Huang Mei mentioned.

Shen Lian was extremely calm, and was actually practicing the Qi circulation with his eyes closed.

He had previously managed to suppress the excitement of becoming an immortal, but now that he didn't have to face Huang Mei, he immediately attacked the invisible cocoon shell.

The pupa shell is constructed during the pupa fairy stage, and it becomes difficult once you reach the bottleneck.

Shen Lian did not dare to delay. If he could not take advantage of the opportunity of the fusion of the Golden Body Technique to advance, he would be in great trouble. He did not need to think about it for a short time.

"Fairy..."

As soon as Ao Guang opened his mouth, his clothes were soaked with sweat.

The shadow under Shen Lian's feet kept squirming, making a crackling sound.

His life safety has been entrusted to Gu Ren. If Gu Ren senses any threat from Ao Guang, he will deal with him without hesitation.

"The guardian ghost! It is indeed true, he is the living immortal Buddha of Lu Zu Temple."

"My Dharma name is Tianwen..."

As the Dragon King of the East China Sea, Ao Guang knew about the affairs of the Eight Divisions of Ghost Market.

When he first heard the word "Tianwen", he just felt that it was somewhat familiar. Now thinking about it, Tianwen was the Taoist of the Plague Department of Ghost City.

"What is the origin of the living immortal Buddha? Whether it is the Eight Divisions of the Ghost Market or the Yellow-browed Buddha in my memory, they all seem to value him very much."

"Tathagata?"

Ao Guang swallowed his saliva. It was the first time he felt that a person was so unfathomable.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the sixth reincarnation. The smell of blood was so pungent that the surrounding environment had already been turned upside down.

The palaces all look the same from outside, but in reality their walls and eaves are slightly undulating.

Yes, it breathes like a living thing.

From the damaged parts of the temple, one can see that some organs are exposed.

Ao Guang turned pale with fear. He could sense that the flesh-and-blood temples themselves were the many Buddhas enshrined in the Da Ci'en Temple.

The guardian monastery at least maintains its human form, while the Buddha in deep reincarnation has been made into a temple.

Through the hanging plaques, we can tell which Buddha the temple represents. The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is represented by the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the Ksitigarbha Temple, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is represented by the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in the Lingguang Temple, etc.

There were eight Bodhisattvas scattered around, and a large number of Buddhist disciples crawling in and out.

Ao Guang stood there at a loss.

By the eighth reincarnation, a large number of blood vessels appeared in the air for no reason, crisscrossing each other and covering the sky, and the Buddha's light was stained with blood.

"Why...why does Da Ci'en Temple seem to be inside a demon's body? Those blood vessels, no, they are clearly the umbilical cord, the umbilical cord connecting the baby."

In the area where blood vessels are most concentrated, there seems to be a vague human face, staring at everything in the Da Ci'en Temple with a subtle expression.

"Wow wow wow."

A baby cried rapidly.

Ao Guang tried to find the source of the baby's crying, and the restlessness in his heart became more and more abrupt, as if danger was coming at any time and anywhere.

His pupils suddenly shrank, and he murmured belatedly.

"I see. Was it me who made the baby cry?"

"I'm about to be born."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blood vessels had already wrapped around Ao Guang's neck.

Whoosh.

Ao Guang disappeared, and the baby's cry echoed in the Da Ci'en Temple.

In a trance, he reappeared in front of the door of the Main Hall. His skin became as tender as that of a baby, and his whole body was shining with Buddha's light.

Ao Guang’s eyes widened and he reached out to touch the back of his head.

A blood vessel on the giant human face has connected to the back of the brain, and is continuously infusing it with Buddha's light, helping Ao Guang's body and soul to be reborn.

Ao Guang showed no joy at all and looked up with a broken expression.

His pupils were out of focus and his despair was evident.

"Ao Guang, what did you see?"

Shen Lian's words awakened Ao Guang, and the latter came back to his senses.

"Buddha... Buddha's son, she told me that she has arrived at Xiaoxitian. So this is the paradise created by the Yellow-browed Buddha?"

"Who is she? That giant face in the air?"

"Yes."

Although Shen Lian had reached the critical point in his realm breakthrough, he still paid attention to Ao Guang and touched the latter's forehead with his hand.

The lotus platform communicated with Ao Guang's soul, and a series of magnificent pictures flashed through his mind.

Shen Lian saw that the Da Ci'en Temple was no longer a bloody scene, but a magnificent Buddhist world with golden bricks all over the ground and glazed precious trees everywhere.

This scene naturally came from Ao Guang.

After Ao Guang was connected to the "umbilical cord", what he heard and saw were completely different.

Shen Lian took back the lotus platform and did not intervene. He would rather die than let his fellow Taoist die. Besides, it was not clear whether Ao Guang was a friend or an enemy.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Ao Guang despaired and grabbed the umbilical cord, trying desperately to pull it out.

However, the Buddha's light transmitted through the umbilical cord is baptizing the body and soul, greatly enhancing one's understanding. It seems that one can understand thousands of Buddhist teachings with just a thought.

Becoming a part of Xiao Xitian, Ao Guang felt that he was the living immortal Buddha.

It's better to wait.

It won’t be long before I will be able to come into contact with the supreme Buddhist teachings.

By then, I will pull out the umbilical cord. The temptation of Little Western Paradise will not be able to shake my determination. I will make a choice after I achieve earthly immortality.

Ao Guang's expression relaxed, and then he stared at Shen Lian.

There was a continuous stream of muffled sounds coming from Shen Lian's body.

The force gradually chipped away at the cocoon shell, giving the illusion of a butterfly emerging from the cocoon.

At this moment, if Shen Lian is not careful, all his previous efforts will be wasted. After failing to break through, the cocoon shell will only become stronger.

"Hey hey hey."

Ao Guang smiled and noticed an umbilical cord hanging in the air.

Shen Lian remained indifferent, and the guardian ghost did not react at all, allowing the umbilical cord to wrap around his neck and then slowly tighten.

"Even the immortals and Buddhas in the world cannot resist the temptation of Xiaoxitian, let alone me."

Shen Lian activated the Immortal Profound Art, and his skin no longer had pores. The umbilical cord was unable to do anything to his leak-proof body, so he could only try to lift it to a high altitude.

He suppressed the bone blade that was about to move. Now was not the time to confront Huang Mei yet, so he decided to obtain the Earth Immortal Technique first.

Shen Lian originally thought that the Little Western Paradise mentioned by Huang Mei was a small Buddhist world.

Who could have thought that Xiao Xitian was such an evil thing, and no one knew what it was made of.

When Ao Guang saw Shen Lian resisting the connection with Xiao Xitian, his facial features were distorted.

Negative emotions erupt uncontrollably, and inner demons abound.

"Even the living immortals and Buddhas should be integrated with Xiaoxitian. Why should you be an exception? Come and return to Xiaoxitian!!"

Ao Guang stepped closer to Shen Lian, his breathing becoming rapid.

He summoned a silver needle-shaped magic weapon, intending to break Shen Lian's skin for Xiao Xitian.

At this moment.

An old monk appeared a hundred meters away, the Buddha light in his palm blocked the silver needle, and there were seven umbilical cords connected to the back of his head. The old monk clasped his hands together and bowed, saying: "My Buddhist name is [Dahui], and I am the current abbot of Dacien Temple, Amitabha."

"Dahui?"

Ao Guang was naturally very familiar with him. Dahui was the monk of Yingke Temple. He should have died in the third reincarnation. Why...

"I am the Great Wisdom of the present, not the Great Wisdom of the past."

Dahui smiled and pointed his finger, "He is the Sakyamuni of the Lesser Western Paradise designated by our Buddha. Just a bodhi branch of the Lesser Western Paradise is not enough."

"At least thirty-five bodhi branches must enter the body at the same time in order for Sakyamuni to be born."

It is hard to imagine that the umbilical cord extending from Xiao Xitian is actually called a Bodhi branch, which implicitly indicates that Huang Mei has gone crazy.

Ao Guang wanted to speak, but he felt vaguely threatened.

He knew that if he raised another question, Dahui would immediately take action.

Shen Lian felt the presence of Dahui, who did not appear to have any cultivation at all. He was more like a symbol of Lesser Western Paradise, whose reality was unclear.

"In other words, the number of umbilical cords represents Xiao Xitian's approval."

"Ao Guang doesn't have only one umbilical cord, does he?"

Shen Lian carefully distinguished Ao Guang's body and soul and discovered that Ao Guang still had the remnants of the taboos of being a mother, and that Xiao Xitian was rejecting Tang Monk's flesh.

"Hiss, the taboo of being a mother will directly lead to the failure of Xiao Xitian."

"Did Jin Chanzi foresee this before he died?"

Shen Lian was also affected by the taboos of being a mother, but because of the seven-treasure Buddha bones and the golden bodies, the disadvantages of Tang Monk's flesh were completely eliminated.

That is why he could become the consumable material for nurturing Sakyamuni in Huang Meiyan's eyes.

And Sakyamuni is probably also some kind of evil thing.

"Huang Mei definitely has no time to care about me at the moment. If I don't get rid of my mother, Huang Mei will probably have trouble sleeping and eating. It seems that there is still time to spare."

“I can definitely make enough money.”

The scriptures throughout Shen Lian's body and soul began to boil, and the martial arts scriptures changed in various ways.

The breakthrough of realm has come to the critical point.

"Amitabha, you are worthy of being Sakyamuni, born with a vision."

Dahui took a step forward, trying to understand the true principles of martial arts.

Shen Lian chuckled and slightly relaxed the restrictions of the Immortal Profound Art. The umbilical cord immediately began to palpitate, as if it was about to connect to the back of the head at any time.

Dahui quickly stopped and gently stroked the seven umbilical cords with a smile.

The speed of Shen Lian's energy circulation increased.

Click.

When Shen Lian heard the sound of the cocoon shell breaking, it seemed as if there was a gap in the cocoon shell above his head, and all the scriptures flowed uncontrollably to his forehead.

At the moment when the strange vision was about to appear between the eyebrows, the lotus platform sealed the martial arts scriptures.

Shen Lian was clearly staying in the same place, but his body and soul had an illusion, as if he had drilled out of the gap in the cocoon shell and experienced what it meant to emerge as a butterfly.

Dahui's movements froze, and an inexplicable fear flashed through his heart.

It was as if there was an indescribable terrifying existence inside Shen Lian's body.

Dahui turned around and asked, "Amitabha, you should know Tianwen Buddha very well, tell me if he is different from ordinary people."

Ao Guang hesitated for a moment, and then the Buddha's light infused by Xiao Xitian surged.

Dahui added: "You and I are both part of the Lesser Western Paradise. We must not lie, we must not be angry, and we must not hide anything."

"I……"

boom!
Before Ao Guang could open his mouth, a fist hit him hard.

His flesh, blood, and bones fell apart, turning into a bloody rain that fell from the sky.

"How dare you, son of Buddha! Killing is not allowed in Da Ci'en Temple!!"

"fine."

Shen Lian noticed that the umbilical cord left by Ao Guang was wrapped around his right arm. "Don't worry, Abbot Dahui. It's just an extra bodhi branch."

Dahui narrowed his eyes. He had never seen such a person without any taboos.

Shen Lian was pondering his newly improved cultivation level.

"The so-called immortal stage is the initial stage of mastering the true scriptures."

After breaking out of the cocoon shell and reaching the immortal stage, the change in the strength of the body and soul is not obvious.

The difference is that Shen Lian can temporarily release the true martial arts scriptures.

Originally, the scriptures could not leave the body, and the power they added was limited, but now they can even fill the entire martial arts realm with the scriptures.

Of course, the Immortal Stage is just the beginning of glimpsing the mysteries of the true scriptures, and using them for a long time will inevitably backfire.

Shen Lian didn't care about the two umbilical cords at all. The load was only equivalent to a hundred drops of Tianhe water, and he could even bear it under normal circumstances.

He glanced at the career panel.

【Shen Lian】

[Realm: Human Immortal (becoming an Immortal)]

[True Scripture: Martial Arts (Medium 73.46%)]

[Martial arts: Longevity Posture (Martial Arts Elixir), Immortal Mysterious Art (Ksitigarbha Martial Ancestor), Thousand Arms Fist (Great Power Prajna), Purple Mansion Weapon Tempering Method (Mind Like a Torch), Horizontal Sword Style (Nirvana Cutting Longevity)]

【Points: 1156】

[Sixth-level occupation: Six Paths Ksitigarbha (81.87%)]

[Sixth-level occupation: Eight Taotie (65.35%)]

[Sixth-level occupation: Unbounded Corpse Tree (51.36%)]

[Sixth-level occupation: Zhenru Tanchan (47.96%)]

[Fifth-level occupation: Tiangang Fairy (64.36%)

.........

"The experience gained from the martial arts classics has increased a lot because of the realm breakthrough."

"The stone eggs are growing at a very impressive rate. It won't be long before we can prepare the medium for the Tiangang Demon Immortal to advance to the sixth level."

Shen Lian stretched lazily and said to himself: "Abbot, please introduce the Buddhist traditions of each temple. Let me see which Bodhisattva I should start to comprehend first."

“Greed is insatiable, like a snake swallowing an elephant. There are eight Bodhisattvas in Da Ci’en Temple, and each Bodhisattva is protected by an Arhat. If you want to visualize the Bodhisattva, you must fully understand the wisdom and Buddhist teachings of the Arhats.”

The more Dahui came into contact with Shen Lian, the more he disliked him.

He admitted that Shen Lian's physical strength was indeed incredible, and that he possessed the Seven Treasures Buddha Bones, but could his comprehension really surpass the blessing of Xiao Xitian?
Dahui possessed seven Bodhi branches, and there are some disciples of Xiaoxitian who possess more than ten branches today.

Even if Shen Lian is a true Buddha, his understanding is still inferior.

"Abbot Dahui, is there a temple for the Four Heavenly Kings?"

"Have."

"That's great, let's go to the Four Heavenly Kings first."

Shen Lian realized that the stone egg was about to be promoted to the sixth level. If nothing unexpected happened, Guangmu Heavenly King holding the dragon and snake might be able to match the Tiangang Demon Immortal.

Dahui said calmly, "Tianwen Buddhist disciple, there happen to be fifteen disciples from Xiaoxitian who are also going to the [Dharma Guardian Hall]. You should not mind going with them, right?"

He looked Shen Lian up and down, then looked away.

Our Buddha mentioned before that the Tianwen Buddha's son is the reincarnation of Sakyamuni, and it is strictly forbidden to kill him, but it is not strictly forbidden to share his flesh and blood.

With the pure energy and blood of Tianwen Buddha's disciples, just taking a bite of it will take Buddhism a step further.

"It doesn't matter."

"I have also visualized all the twelve guardian deities of the religion."

Shen Lian agreed very readily. Dahui couldn't help but frown slightly, but when he thought of Xiao Xitian's blessing, he felt that the other party could not cause any trouble.

Dahui was already thinking about which piece of flesh and blood would be most suitable.

Shen Lian communicated with the ghost gourd, and the bright red koi transformed from the stone eggs swam around his sleeves, breathing in and out the air with his slightly opened mouth.

The stone egg is hungry.

Also hungry.

(End of this chapter)