I can't be a demon.

Chapter 395: Ascend to Heavenly Immortal on the Edge of a Knife
The martial arts spirit mountain traveled thousands of miles, and wherever it passed, raging fires ignited.

The mountain was filled with smoke and dust, which was obviously a sign of the leakage of qi and blood. At the same time, there were more and more pavilions and towers on the top, and a large number of martial immortals were shuttling among them, and the number was close to ten thousand.

Shen Lian hurried on his way, his attention focused on counter-attacking which was full of experience for the five professions.

Many martial immortals began to find ways to recruit young boys for sacrifice, and some scattered pupae-transformed spirit mountains were successfully surrendered by them.

"Damn, he's born in the Year of the Dog! Which true Buddha did the old ghost Ran Deng send?"

Shen Lian was secretly shocked. His manas had been giving him warnings, indicating that the distance between him and the true Buddha was getting closer and closer.

"No, if this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later."

Shen Lian tried to separate his spirit and break through to become a celestial being, but to become a celestial being he needed to be reborn, his body and soul had to break free from the shackles of the sacred mountain.

If he wants to retreat, he must stop and pause.

If you stop, you will surely die.

"Well."

Shen Lian's breathing became disordered, causing immediate damage to his internal organs. An internal explosion occurred at the Martial Arts Mountain, and blood rain poured out.

The wound healed in a flash, and many martial immortals rushed to collect the blood.

Shen Lian didn't care about a few drops of blood at all, but it was different for ordinary martial immortals. After taking it, their bodies and souls benefited greatly, and it could also help improve their martial arts scriptures, making their foundation even deeper.

"Damn it, others can't find opportunities for promotion."

"I am always on the verge of promotion, and even though I have accumulated enough, I just can't stop for a few years to seize the opportunity."

Shen Lian was like a balloon that had expanded to the extreme. Even though the Martial Arts Spirit Mountain was indestructible, it could not withstand the backlash of his Qi and blood.

If you continue like this, either your Qi and blood will burst out of your body, and your foundation will vanish into thin air.

Or you’ll become a mountain Buddha and be done with half of the paradise.

Ghost Dad seemed to be able to sense Shen Lian's entanglement. He flashed to the foot of the mountain, stroked the rock wall and said, "A Lian, don't force it."

"If that doesn't work, let's go back to Yanliang Town. It's a great place with good feng shui. There's no need to stay in this barren paradise."

"Old man, I'll think about it."

Shen Lian seemed a little helpless. Leaving the Paradise through the banyan tree was also an option, but it would undoubtedly transfer the disaster to the mortal world.

The Three Buddhas may be imprisoned in the center of the Pure Land and unable to move, but it should not be difficult to influence the mortal world through other means.

For example, Xiao Leiyin Temple.

Shen Lian was very solemn. Huang Mei was definitely not a simple person and there was a high probability that he had some hidden tricks in the mortal world.

If an accident occurs in the Paradise, Huang Mei can also escape to the mortal world, at least he will be freer than a bunch of bugs trapped in the Paradise.

If the Three Buddhas cooperate with Huang Mei, the mortal world will be destroyed, although for the time being Huang Mei has ignored this and cut off his own path.

Shen Lian occasionally paid attention to the mortal world. The Tang Dynasty was in a stage of rapid expansion.

In just over a decade, the population has doubled and tripled, and the experience provided to the five professions has continued to increase and become increasingly impressive.

"Wait a little longer, old man, you should take a rest. You can teach Nian'er when you have time."

"Well, Nian'er always runs around like crazy, not like a girl."

The ghost dad raised his lips. Even if he was in a life-threatening situation, he would not be afraid as long as his family was by his side.

Shen Lian knew that he couldn't be fussy any more, so he made up his mind immediately.

"If you continue to play cat and mouse with the old ghost Ran Deng, something bad will happen sooner or later."

“While they don’t know that I have the ability to travel through the mortal world, I might as well set up a plan. While I’m being promoted to a celestial being, I can also gather the media for the five professions to be promoted to the eighth level!”

Roar! ! !
Cracks appeared on the surface of the Martial Arts Spiritual Mountain, and Shen Lian couldn't help but let out a long roar towards the sky.

Excess energy and blood burst out from the cracks, instantly reaching the sky, causing the clouds to fall apart and burning the air for thousands of miles.

"If you die, then die. If you don't die, you will continue to cause harm for thousands of years."

The surging energy and blood were re-infused into the Martial Arts Spirit Mountain.

Shen Lian's thoughts were clear. Even though he could not break through to the level of a celestial being, his body and soul had indeed made a step forward, and the true scriptures of martial arts were flowing through the mountains.

Many martial immortals seized the fleeting opportunity and achieved a breakthrough in their cultivation.

It is not possible to achieve earthly immortality suddenly, but the small realm of human immortality can be easily surpassed.

"what?"

Shen Lian was a little surprised when he came to his senses. He realized that his strength was actually related to his qi and blood, and the two auras had partially merged into one.

"Strength belongs to the Changsheng Posture, and Qi and blood belong to the Immortal Mysterious Art."

"Doesn't this mean that completely different systems can be integrated?"

Shen Lian summoned up the career panel, and the prompts revealed indirectly proved his guess.

[Do you want to consume 36962 points to combine the Longevity Pillar and the Immortal Mysterious Art?]

Shen Lian was astonished by the more than 30,000 points, but currently it was only the initial fusion of the two auras. As progress accumulated, the points required should drop sharply.

“The path of martial arts after becoming a celestial being is likely to be here.”

Shen Lian understood the strengths and weaknesses of the Golden Immortal, and also realized that he had not gone astray. Martial arts is still a cultivation system that surpasses immortals and Buddhas.

"Does anyone know..."

Shen Lian's voice resounded throughout the Martial Arts Spiritual Mountain, attracting everyone's attention.

"Where is the Tathagata's realm?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other with astonishment revealed in their eyes, not understanding what the Martial Ancestor wanted to do.

They could vaguely guess that Shen Lian was avoiding the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

Could it be that he wants to use the Tathagata Buddha to deal with the ancient Buddha Dipankara?

It seems incredible, but if you think about it carefully, it is somewhat feasible. After all, the Martial Ancestor is an unparalleled genius who founded the martial arts lineage.

A monk stood up and said excitedly: "Replying to Wu Zu, Tathagata's territory is in the east. If you smell the rotten blood, you are approaching."

"decay?"

"It is said that the boundless Buddha world where Tathagata resides is devastated and filled with muddy swamps."

Shen Lian did not comment. At present, it seems that the three Buddhas are all different kinds of insects. The true body of the ancient Buddha Dipankara should be a firefly, the Tathagata Buddha is most likely a mosquito, and the identity of Maitreya is unknown.

"Understood. You guys should prepare well. We will face two forces next. I will try my best to maintain the balance."

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, everyone began to cooperate with each other in the arrangements.

They couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts, but their trust in Shen Lian was above all else, and they believed that the latter would never die without any reason.

Shen Lian looked at Senior Brother Sha, and Senior Brother Sha just smiled and nodded.

The martial arts mountain shook.

A large amount of rubble fell and after being separated from Shen Lian, it turned into spiritual materials.

"Old man."

"kindness?"

"Hey."

The human father and the ghost father spoke in unison, and the man and the ghost smiled at each other awkwardly.

"Ghost old man, help your disciples refine magic weapons, and try to refine them into the type of magic weapons that are suitable for them to cooperate with each other."

Ghost Dad nodded, and then displayed his indescribable weapon refining skills.

He just muttered a few words, and the spiritual materials floated in the air. Taboos were quietly shrouded, and the spiritual materials gradually turned into the prototypes of magic weapons.

Shen Lian marveled at this. After Ghost Dad became a celestial being, his weapon refining skills were as good as those on an assembly line.

"go."

He released the ghost gourd, which was already a top-quality treasure, and landed on the top of the banyan tree. Then a spring of wine with a strong medicinal aroma gushed out.

"Zuo Yan, take a group of people to plant herbs."

"understood."

The ghost gourd is almost ready to be promoted to an acquired item, and the wine brewed from it has become useless. The aged medicinal wine can assist Shen Lian in his practice, but it needs a long time to settle.

Shen Lian simply used it to supply Wu Xian, and then asked them to grow herbs and make wine.

After a while, maybe the ghost gourd will have a chance to be promoted to an acquired thing. After Shen Lian finished everything, Wudao Lingshan started to operate like a sect. The blood and qi that he leaked out on a daily basis was enough to nourish countless herbs, forming a virtuous cycle.

The warnings from the manas consciousness are becoming more and more intense, and danger is always around.

Shen Lian's eight stone feet accelerated forward, changed direction, and pointed directly to Tathagata's territory.

The dragon fish robe covers Lingshan, which invisibly reduces the weight of Lingshan and eliminates the need to resist the all-pervasive Buddha light from the Pure Land.

"The dragon fish robe must be exposed, otherwise we will be caught up halfway."

"It's an acquired thing. With the scarcity of resources nowadays, those bugs have another reason to kill me. But it doesn't matter."

“Don’t worry about too much debt!!”

boom.

Shen Lian leaped with all his strength, and the Martial Arts Spiritual Mountain spanned a thousand miles.

When landing, the noise caused the ground to sink a hundred meters. The altitude of more than 2,000 meters did not restrain the blood and energy, which attracted everyone's attention.

A Bodhisattva noticed the flashing Wudao Lingshan.

The sweet taste of qi and blood is simply irresistible.

Within a few years, more than a dozen Bodhisattvas followed Shen Lian closely.

Thirty years later, the distance between Shen Lian and Mingguang Buddha continued to shorten, and he could also sense the Buddha's light which was as real as a substance.

"My Buddha is merciful."

Mingguang Buddha looked angry and his voice came from thousands of miles away.

The eighth-grade lotus platform was a mess of blood and flesh.

In order to catch up with Shen Lian, he had torn seven or eight Bodhisattvas into pieces. The rest of the Bodhisattvas hid aside trembling, not daring to make any movement.

"Saint Monk Shen."

"The Buddha of Burning Lamp has no ill will towards you. He just wants you to come and discuss the Dao..."

Mingguang Buddha kept talking incessantly, and it was obvious how much he feared Shen Lian. Decades of chasing each other had made his Taoism unbalanced.

"What my Buddhist friend said makes a lot of sense. I will stop after I walk another ten thousand miles!"

Shen Lian was not in a hurry when he saw this. His martial arts golden body turned into a pill and quietly left his body.

Mingguang Buddha thought that Shen Lian wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but he only glanced at the golden body of martial arts, and then burned the Buddha's light and forcefully approached.

Shen Lian was ready to control the banyan tree to escape at any time while forcibly breaking through the bottleneck.

The Wudao Lingshan began to dissolve, and it seemed that it was about to become a mountain Buddha.

Mingguang Buddha hurriedly slowed down. Once Shen Lian turned into a mountain Buddha, he would be worthless and Randang Buddha would not let him go.

Shen Lian returned to normal and took the opportunity to distance himself.

The Buddha behind him is majestic, and a prompt is revealed on the career panel.

[The 〈Fulong Guifo〉 occupation has been triggered, but the necessary conditions are missing and the job cannot be taken.]

[Eight Ancestral Beasts—Fulong Ghost Buddha Compatibility 86.97%]

Shen Lian's spirits lifted.

He walked on the edge of a knife, braving the danger brought by the Mingguang Buddha, not only to ascend to the immortal realm, but also to find the medium for the five professions.

Shen Lian's gaze fell on a Bodhisattva with dragon heads on its arms. The 86% compatibility could barely allow the bone blade to be promoted to the eighth level.

The other professions triggered by the Buddha are all strange, but the degree of compatibility is around 40%.

In this case, another three years.

As long as there was any unusual movement from the Mingguang Buddha, Shen Lian would immediately force his way through the bottleneck, forcing the Mingguang Buddha into an extremely embarrassed state.

Shen Lian was unable to break through to the celestial immortal level, but he had been integrating his strength, qi and blood.

Unconsciously, 30% to 40% of the two auras merged into one, turning into translucent thick plasma and spreading to the internal organs.

Shen Lian's lower dantian can therefore accommodate more cultivation.

In the eyes of the Buddhas, the Martial Arts Mountain has not declined at all. Instead, it is getting stronger day by day, and its size is gradually approaching three thousand meters.

They obtain the debris that falls from the Martial Arts Mountain from time to time, and after a little refining, they can produce a panacea that promotes pupation.

After all Shen Lian's efforts, it felt a bit like Tang Monk's journey to the West.

It’s just that this Tang Monk was very good at running, and he managed to reach the West with 81 difficulties.

Mingguang Buddha realized later that Shen Lian was actively guiding the Buddhas to follow him, and that the destination was obviously where Tathagata Buddha was.

"damn it."

Mingguang Buddha looked around and saw that all the Buddhas were waiting for him to take action.

As long as he could severely injure Shen Lian, all the Buddhas would rush over to share the prey.

Mingguang Buddha originally planned to wait for Shen Lian to reveal his flaws. After all, since he had been unable to break through to the celestial immortal level, Shen Lian would sooner or later go astray.

Unexpectedly, Shen Lian became more and more fresh and delicious.

If I could have a bite...

Mingguang Buddha stretched his neck and savored the scent of qi and blood. Even a real Buddha could not resist the temptation of Shen Lian's flesh and blood.

At this moment, he suddenly smelled a faint stench of decay.

"The realm of Tathagata?"

"That's impossible. According to the Saint Monk's speed, it will take at least seven or eight years."

Mingguang Buddha narrowed his eyes, knowing full well that he had been tricked by Shen Lian. He opened his mouth and spit out boundless Buddha light that penetrated for thousands of miles.

Shen Lian seemed to have a premonition of something, and an unfathomable smile appeared on his face.

He did not dodge the Buddha's light, but stayed where he was.

Immediately, the bottleneck of the celestial being became shaky, and Shen Lian actually went into seclusion openly in front of Mingguang Buddha.

"Good, you holy monk..."

Mingguang Buddha felt uneasy and stopped retracting his Buddha light.

If Shen Lian continues to delay, the situation will go beyond expectations. If we are not careful, we may not even get any soup.

Mingguang Buddha didn't think that the earthly immortals could withstand his attack.

In fact, Shen Lian had no intention of blocking it at all and let the Buddha's light come.

Whoosh.

The golden body of martial arts that had been separated from the body for a long time returned to Lingshan.

Shen Lian seemed calm, but he had rehearsed it countless times. It was not difficult for him to escape under the nose of Mingguang Buddha by abandoning more than 60% of his physical body.

However, he forcibly suppressed the urge to urge the banyan tree.

"coming."

Boom! ! !
A thousand-meter-tall giant appeared in front of Shen Lian and retreated three or four steps to offset the Buddha's light.

Shen Lian heaved a sigh of relief and began his ascension to the Celestial Immortal. The Martial Arts Spiritual Mountain shook violently as his flesh and bones reshaped themselves, impacting the next level.

The huge giant said coldly: "Everyone can obtain the gift of heaven and earth."

"Ming Guang Buddha, the Tathagata Buddha just happens to be lacking in blood food."

He glanced at Shen Lian and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. The quality of blood food is higher after it is promoted to Bodhisattva. It is worth my report to the Buddha."

The Buddha of Bright Light roared, "The Buddha of Giant Spirit, this is the territory of the Buddha of Burning Lamp!"

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Okay, okay, I will also report this to the Buddha Dipankara."

The two forces were in a stalemate and the situation was tense, but no one cared about Shen Lian, and everyone thought that the latter could be manipulated at will.

Shen Lian was pleased to see this. He believed that the giant Buddha was lured here by using his martial arts golden body to perform fishing magic. Now neither side could do anything to the other, leaving him with plenty of time to retreat.

"The Giant Spirit Buddha should be the Giant Spirit God from the Heavenly Palace, right?"

"Tathagata also gathered some of the old people in the Heavenly Court."

(End of this chapter)