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Chapter 247 Battle of Canaan Temple (Seeking monthly votes)

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I, Rat Master, have a piece of advice for you."

Seeing the murderous intent flash in Shen Chongming's eyes, Old Man Jin hesitated for a moment before speaking with a solemn expression: "The Shen family may be very powerful now, but..."

"But you should always leave yourself an out. Canaan Temple is not as simple as you think."

"I can't reveal too many specific details."

After saying this, he bowed to Shen Chongming and Luo Yao and then left.

As she watched him disappear into the distance, Luo Yao turned to Shen Chongming and asked, "What are the Shen family's plans this time?"

A deep look of contemplation appeared in Shen Chongming's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Revenge for wrongs, and grievance for grievances."

"No matter what's behind Canaan Temple, with this massive harvest, that monk Huikong is doomed!"

After a slight pause, he cupped his hands towards Luo Yao and said, "Senior, I'll go back and make preparations first. After my third uncle killed a number of strongmen in Fushan Kingdom last time, he urgently transferred some people from the Southern Frontier. We also need to be careful in Luoxia Mountain."

After the two parted ways, Shen Chongming returned to Yunshui City.

Inside the manor's side room, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing were already waiting.

"Grandpa, Dad."

Upon entering the room, Shen Chongming bowed slightly and sat down.

"how?"

Shen Wenxing looked over and spoke in a deep voice.

Shen Chongming took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile, "Everything can proceed according to plan."

"but……"

He relayed Old Man Jin's words from his journey home to his grandfather and father.

"Tian Tanshan must know something. I think we can't ignore what that old man Jin said."

Upon hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes, followed by a sneer: "Reincarnation... it's nothing more than hiding some old fogies."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Go ahead and do it, nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "In that case, the affairs of the family will be temporarily left to Father and Wen'an."

Shen Wen'an's cultivation has reached the Golden Core Sword Immortal realm, and he obviously cannot continue to make moves after this great harvest.

The main force of the Shen family became Shen Wenxing and his son, along with Xu Zhan.

Among the three, Xu Zhan, in particular, has reached the peak of the fourth realm of body cultivation, equivalent to the half-step Golden Core realm.

This confrontation with Canaan Monastery will surely give those bald monks a pleasant surprise.

"Go."

Shen Yuan slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked out the window.

He had already repeatedly deduced that there would be no danger in this great harvest.

Therefore, no matter what they do, the Shen family will definitely not suffer a loss.

……

After receiving the order, the three armies hurriedly left Yunshui City and headed towards the border of Xingyang City, which was under their jurisdiction.

Xingyang is the only place under the Shen family's rule that borders Canaan Temple.

Since the Shen family has taken the initiative to seek out Canaan Temple for this major harvest, they will naturally not choose to passively defend themselves.

Outside Xingyang City, a vast army of cultivators swept in.

Before the many cultivators, three figures stood on a small hill.

"Master, leave the task of attacking the Zhili capital from the central route to your disciple."

"You and your senior brother can divide into the left and right wings to restrain the power of Canaan Temple."

With his improved strength, Xu Zhan was now full of confidence.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing looked at him solemnly and said, "You must not underestimate your opponent."

"Canaan Temple is notoriously difficult to deal with, and the Buddhist monks' methods are unpredictable. If you underestimate them and fall into their trap, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Shen Chongming, who was standing to the side, also spoke up.

"The monks and nuns of Canaan Temple practice both the Dharma body and the Dharma body, and their strength should not be underestimated."

"Some of these monks also possess the means to manipulate cause and effect, making them impossible to guard against."

"In addition, the 'Sutra of Seeking Salvation and Transformation' is also very strange."

“The last time Luoxia Mountain clashed with Canaan Temple, thousands of disciples were ruined by the ‘Spirit of Seeking Affinity and Salvation’. Although some were eventually saved, their spiritual hearts were also damaged, which meant that their future path of cultivation was cut off.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhan's relaxed expression immediately faded, and he nodded solemnly, saying, "Xu Zhan will remember Master and Senior Brother's teachings."

"Please rest assured, Master and Senior Brother, Xu Zhan will definitely protect his people this time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming nodded and said, "In that case, the task of directly attacking the Zhili capital will be entrusted to you and the body cultivators in the clan."

"Remember, the main objective of this mission is to kill that monk Huikong."

"The old bald monk was blinded in one eye by his senior brother, so he's easy to spot."

Xu Zhan gripped the bone spear, nodded emphatically, then turned and waved loudly.

"Body cultivators, follow me into battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of body cultivators below the hill, their blood surging with energy, immediately raised their arms and shouted, following Xu Zhan as they charged forward!
As Shen Wenxing said, the early stages of the Nine Fiends Body-Gathering Technique were easier to cultivate than the Azure Dragon Force.

After obtaining the "Self-Reflection Manual" created by Lu Zhiyuan, almost all the cultivators under the Shen family switched to cultivating the "Nine Fiends Body-Gathering Technique," and their strength greatly improved.

More than three thousand body cultivators gathered together and charged forward. The dense killing intent mixed with the power of blood and qi formed a blood-red dark cloud that swept forward.

"Father, why don't you take some people and the Snow Wolf King and head north along this route?"

"My son had someone investigate, and it turns out that Canaan Temple doesn't have a lot of resources deployed there."

"Here we will head south, my son, with Jin Chan and the others."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing did not say anything more.

Of the three, his strength was indeed inferior to that of his son and apprentice, and now was not the time to be reckless.

"Be careful in everything, and don't act impulsively."

"If things are not going to work out, we should withdraw temporarily. There is no need to rush the matter of revenge."

After giving some instructions, Shen Wenxing led over a thousand cultivators towards the northeast.

Seeing that his father and the others had already gone far away, Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes and waved his hand, leading the remaining Shen family cultivators to charge towards the southeast.

The army of cultivators rode the wind, and the streams of light quickly penetrated deep into the Zhili Prefecture.

During the meeting in the capital, Shen Chongming forcefully demanded a confrontation with Canaan Temple.

The monk Huiyuan also knew that the Shen family would not let this huge harvest go unpunished.

In the magnificent hall, the gaunt monk Huiyuan sat in the head seat.

In front of him stood more than ten monks, all dressed in brown robes.

"The Shen family's resources are not to be underestimated. Fellow junior brothers, you must be extra careful this time."

"Huikong, Huiming, you two will lead three thousand monks to defend Red Leaf City in the northwest and be ready to rush to the aid of the Imperial Zen Temple at any time."

"Huijue, Huiwu, Huisheng, the three of you will lead five thousand monks from here and enter Xingyang City."

"The Great Bright Master has sent word that the amount of blood offerings needed this time will be doubled. We cannot simply defend ourselves; we must still guide the common people who need to be guided."

"We must make Canaan Temple famous in this battle."

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the monk Huiyuan, completely devoid of the compassionate appearance that outsiders might perceive.

"Wisdom and discipline, wisdom and tranquility."

"You two take two thousand monks and two thousand Dharma masters and head southwest from here. If you encounter resistance, fight with all your might. If you have the opportunity, you should go straight for Anyang and other cities."

"Remember, the cities captured in this battle must be immediately pacified and converted to civilian life."

"In this way, even if the Shen family retaliates in the future, we will not suffer losses."

"May the World Honored One be well. We will respectfully follow our senior brother's instructions."

After the monks who were called out bowed respectfully, they hurriedly left the main hall.

The remaining people in the hall looked at Huiyuan.

"My fellow disciples, guard this capital city of Zhili well. I need to have a proper conversation with the World Honored One."

"If we can borrow the power of the World Honored One, this battle will surely severely damage the Shen family."

After speaking in a deep voice, Huiyuan turned and walked towards the back of the main hall.

……

Tianyuan Mountain is an east-west mountain range that stretches between Zhili County and Jinghe County.

The mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, and although the peaks are not high, they are very steep.

Before the arrival of the Immortal Sect, this mountain range served as a natural barrier to the south of the Yu Kingdom's imperial city.

If forces south of Zhili Prefecture wanted to attack the imperial city, they had to bypass this mountain range and go through Yunzhong Prefecture to the west or Sanshan Prefecture to the east.

However, after the arrival of the Immortal Sect, this mountain, with an average altitude of only a few hundred meters, no longer served any purpose for cultivators, no matter how steep it was.

Shen Chongming, leading nearly three thousand cultivators, had already arrived near Tianyuan Mountain.

"Master, the bald monks from Canaan Temple have arrived."

In the dense forest, a cultivator from the Shen family hurriedly approached Shen Chongming, cupped his hands, and reported.

"Has the exact number been determined?"

Shen Chongming spoke in a deep voice.

The cultivator cupped his hands and said, "The number is not large, three or four thousand people."

"We should be able to handle it."

Shen Chongming nodded slightly, then a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Pass down the order: everyone use invisibility talismans to catch them off guard, and then strike when the opportunity arises."

Having a lightning spiritual root, one should be upright and honorable.

But Shen Chongming simply disliked that kind of headstrong, mindless charge.

If he had the chance to assassinate his enemy, he would absolutely not want to show his face.

Upon receiving the order, all the cultivators in the mountains and forests took out an invisibility talisman and affixed it to their bodies.

In an instant, the figures of thousands of cultivators became illusory and slowly disappeared into the jungle.

To ensure absolute safety, after using the invisibility talisman, these cultivators also secretly used the concealment technique to perfectly hide their figures in the mountains and forests without revealing any flaws.

When all this was done, hundreds of miles away from Tianyuan Mountain, large swaths of golden auspicious clouds slowly drifted in from the void.

Above the golden auspicious clouds, thousands of monks from Canaan Temple radiated golden light, each exuding a sharp aura.

"Senior Brother Huijie, we are already close to Tianyuan Mountain, but we have not yet encountered any cultivators from the Shen family."

"Didn't they enter Zhili Prefecture from here?"

With a plump figure and his brown monk's robe bulging out, the monk Huijing looked at the distant Tianyuan Mountain with a puzzled expression and said in a deep voice.

With a dark complexion and a lean build, Hui Jie's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. His terrifying divine sense, at the peak of the Void Realm, swept across the earth below and the surrounding clouds, clearly indicating his strong vigilance.

"Junior brother, don't be careless. The Shen family was able to rise to become a Golden Core family in a short period of time. Their strength should not be underestimated."

Upon hearing this, Huijing still wore a faint smile on her face.

"Junior brother is not underestimating the enemy, but I heard that there are not many cultivators from the Shen family."

"The reason they are so determined to confront Canaan Temple is because some time ago, Senior Brother Huikong intercepted and killed one of their direct disciples."

"These families of cultivators all have one weakness: they protect their own."

"Junior brother thinks that the Shen family has probably concentrated all their forces to attack the Imperial Zen Temple and is preparing to take revenge on Senior Brother Huikong."

He paused slightly, then stroked his large belly, a greedy glint in his eyes, and said, "If we don't encounter any obstacles this time, we can march straight in and storm into the city under the Shen family's control."

"The Shen family is skilled in governing the country and cares for the common people. The number of people who live in the cities under their rule is in the millions."

“If the two of us can convert the blood and flesh of a city, we might have a chance to cultivate a Pure Land of Bliss within our bellies.”

"When the time comes, we will offer a large amount of blood offerings. The Great Bright World-Honored One will be pleased and reward some of us believers. We will be kept in the Pure Land and pray day and night. Seeing the light is just around the corner..."

The monk Huijie's gaze burned with intensity at his words, and even his breathing became heavier.

The cultivation system of Buddhist monks is like this: immortals condense golden cores, while they need to condense a pure land of bliss in their dantian.

This Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss nurtures believers, and through the power of their prayers and faith, they break through to the realm of Great Illumination.

"Speed ​​up, let's go to Tianyuan Mountain and then observe!"

Hui Jie suppressed his excitement and spoke in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the monks on the auspicious cloud immediately unleashed their magical power, manipulating the cloud to fly rapidly towards Tianyuan Mountain.

A moment later, the auspicious cloud arrived and stopped above Tianyuan Mountain.

In the dense forest just over ten miles from Tianyuan Mountain, a group of Shen family cultivators saw the auspicious clouds overhead and gripped their magical artifacts tightly.

However, since Shen Chongming did not give the order, they naturally would not act rashly.

Above the auspicious clouds, Huijie and Huijing stood on the left and right respectively. After scanning the area with their divine senses, they seemed to find nothing unusual, and their vigilance relaxed considerably.

"It seems my junior brother was right."

"The Shen family probably thinks that my Canaan Temple will gather all its strength to defend the Imperial City Temple and fight them openly and fairly."

As Huijie spoke, a sneer appeared on his face.

"They would never have imagined that we would take a detour and attack the cities under their control."

“Junior Brother Huijing, it is the two of us who have made great contributions this time…”

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fiery red arrow appeared silently about ten feet behind him.

"Brother, be careful!"

When the monk Huijing, who was opposite him, saw the fiery red arrow, he was first stunned, and then suddenly punched Huijie in the head!

Hui Jie reacted quickly, tilting his head slightly so that Hui Jing's fist, which was glowing with intense golden light, grazed his cheek and slammed heavily into the incoming arrow!
boom!
The fiery red arrow struck the golden fist, and the dark blue gem at the tip of the arrow suddenly exploded!

A massive amount of terrifying lightning bolts raged, engulfing the two of them!
【Purple Lightning Breaking Limit】is a secret technique that Shen Chongming comprehended through bloodline evolution. Although this technique has not yet reached perfection and cannot be imprinted in the bloodline, its abnormal power should not be underestimated.

As a cultivator at the peak of the embryonic breathing stage, the thunderous power contained in the [Purple Thunder Breaking Limit] secret technique is difficult for even cultivators of the same realm to withstand.

Although Huijing's punch averted Huijie's death, the explosive lightning power inadvertently caused serious injuries to both of them.

The monks' robes on their bodies were instantly torn apart by lightning, revealing their bodies gleaming with golden light.

Most of the Buddhist practitioners are monsters who cultivate both the Dharma body and the physical body, and each of them has an extremely powerful physical body.

The golden light emanating from Huijing and Huijie's bodies neutralized most of the destructive power of the lightning. Otherwise, the two would probably have been torn apart by the raging lightning!
"There's an ambush!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Huijing's mouth as she surveyed her surroundings with a grim expression.

Because Huijie was closer to the core of the [Purple Lightning Breaking Limit] secret technique's power eruption, her injuries were more severe than Huijing's.

The flesh on the right side of his face had been charred by the lightning, revealing stark white bone, which looked terrifying.

The intense pain caused his facial muscles to twitch uncontrollably, and the violent glint in his narrow eyes intensified.

Looking around but not finding the attacker, Huijie sneered.

"Good good."

"So you were actually waiting for us here."

As he spoke, he formed hand seals, and his magical power surged within him.

In an instant, enormous golden palms descended from the sky, indiscriminately bombarding Tianyuan Mountain below!

Although his divine sense could not detect the attacker's figure, his intuition told him that the other party must be in the mountains and forests below.

"That old bald monk is really decisive..."

As they watched the towering cliffs of Tianyuan Mountain in the distance, their peaks were shattered one after another by golden palms, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Shen Chongming, who was in the forest, sneered inwardly and then waved his hand.

Upon receiving the order, the many Shen family cultivators in the mountains below immediately formed hand seals.

The fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual energy, caused by the incantation, instantly attracted the attention of the monks and nuns of Canaan Temple above Tianyuan Mountain.

"They're there!"

"No, get out of here!"

Although a Qi Refining Realm cultivator is nothing in the eyes of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

However, if thousands of Qi Refining cultivators simultaneously unleash their spells and launch an indiscriminate attack, even a cultivator at the peak of the Fetal Breathing stage would not dare to withstand such power.

Thousands of Shen family cultivators in the mountains below simultaneously formed hand seals, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to surge violently!

In an instant, all sorts of Five Elements techniques rained down on the Canaan Temple cultivators above the auspicious clouds!
The energy unleashed by various water arrows, wooden spikes, seas of fire, and golden light spells directly shattered the auspicious cloud carrying the many monks of Canaan Temple.

Some of the monks from Canaan Monastery who were caught off guard by the various spells died and went to the Pure Land.

"kill!"

When the many cultivators of the Shen family cast their spells, their figures were already exposed.

Taking advantage of the chaos in Canaan Temple's ranks, we quickly charged forward!

Shen Chongming wasn't idle either.

With a single sneak attack, he injured both Hui Jie and Hui Jing. This time, he intended to press his advantage and kill one of them first.

Only in this way can we focus all our efforts on dealing with the other person, leaving them no time to interfere in the battle of the lower-level cultivators.

"Cuck!"

"I've never eaten a bald monk before, I wonder what their flesh and blood taste like!"

In the mountain forest, a golden light suddenly shot towards Huijie, who was seriously injured!
This golden light is none other than the golden toad.

During the last major harvest, he, along with the Silver Thread Centipede and its leader, devoured the corpses of several cultivators at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage from the Fushan Kingdom, as well as a large number of other Fushan Kingdom cultivators. At this point, his cultivation level had already recovered to the peak of the late-stage Nascent Soul stage, and he was only one step away from the Perfected stage.

Now, seeing that the monk Huijie had been severely injured by Shen Chongming, he wanted to test his own strength. "Master, let the little demon hold him off, you shoot the other bald monk first."

When the golden toad's voice rang in Shen Chongming's ears, its body suddenly grew larger, becoming a giant toad nearly three zhang long!
That scarlet tongue was like a sharp spear, piercing straight at Huijie's face!

Upon seeing this, Huijie suddenly felt a surge of nameless anger!

"You lowly beast, do you really think I'm easy to bully just because I'm injured?"

At his peak, having reached the perfect state of seeing emptiness, he could have easily crushed a late-stage Nascent Soul demon beast with a single punch!
But now that the golden toad has taken the initiative to attack, he clearly feels humiliated!
boom!
Hui Jie, shimmering with golden light, met the golden toad's swiftly shooting tongue with a powerful punch!
The golden fist imprint swelled in the wind, growing to more than ten zhang in the blink of an eye!
The fist imprint collided violently with the spear-like scarlet tongue, unleashing terrifying energy ripples!

"Old bald monk, you're so fierce even though you're so badly injured."

"It seems we can't confront him head-on."

Feeling the sharp pain in his tongue, Jin Chan instantly realized that although the monk Huijie was injured, he was not someone he could bully.

The immediate priority is to keep him occupied so that Shen Chongming can shoot the other old bald monk first.

Thinking of this, his body instantly shrank back to its original size, and relying on his agile body, he fought with Huijie.

On the other side, Shen Chongming knew that the golden toad wouldn't last long, so he didn't dare to delay at all. He immediately raised the Silent Guest Great Bow in his hand and aimed it at the monk Huijing, who was about to attack and kill the two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the Shen family.

With his current strength, it would be best if he had the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. If he didn't have the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, he would certainly not be inferior to other cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage in a head-on battle.

At this moment, he openly and legitimately set his sights on Huijing.

The sharp killing intent locked onto her sent a chill down Huijing's spine. She quickly abandoned her plan to attack the Shen family cultivators and focused all her efforts on defending against Shen Chongming's attack.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming revealed a cold smile.

The Silent Bow, drawn to its full moon shape, suddenly emitted a deep hum, followed by a streak of light that shot straight toward Huijing's face!

boom!
The stream of light struck a golden bell on Huijing's body and exploded instantly!

Numerous fine electric sparks flickered on the surface of the golden bell, their dazzling light obscuring the view.

Just as Huijing was wondering why the power of his arrow had suddenly weakened so much, a fiery red arrow appeared in front of Jinzhong.

The tip of the fiery red arrow flashed with a dazzling blue light, and it exploded the moment it struck the golden bell!
The surrounding lightning strangely condensed, forming a bolt of lightning!
The terrifying penetrating power tore through the Golden Bell protective technique, causing Huijing and Shangdian's bodies to stiffen.

The crimson arrow that followed then pierced his skull.

Monk Huijing never expected that the arrow shot by Shen Chongming would have so many variations, so much so that he had no way to exert his strength and his soul was shattered by the power of the Crimson Flame Arrow.

The spiritual aura emanating from his body had just begun to dissipate.

Suddenly, a huge creature leaped out of the forest below and bit into the body of Monk Huijing!
The one that made the move was the Silver Thread Centipede.

During the last major harvest, thanks to Shen Wen'an's care, the Silver Thread Centipede exclusively enjoyed the corpse of a cultivator at the Perfected Qi Refining stage, successfully transforming from the Perfected Qi Refining stage to the Perfected Qi Refining stage.

Upon seeing Huijing being shot, this guy reacted quickly and pounced on her.

Shen Chongming had regulations regarding the powerful demons who submitted to the Shen family.

They couldn't touch the corpses of the Shen family cultivators, but they could do whatever they wanted with the corpses of their enemies.

"You little brat, you don't fight hard, but you're quick to grab the spoils!"

Meanwhile, the centipede leader, who was fighting the monks of Canaan Temple, turned his head and saw the silver-threaded centipede sucking the corpse of the monk Huijing dry. He was so angry that he cursed loudly.

The silver-threaded centipede is his descendant. In this battlefield of Tianyuan Mountain, Canaan Temple only has two cultivators at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Hui Jie had already been targeted by the Golden Toad, and he was determined to get Hui Jing.

Who would have thought that the silver-threaded centipede would beat them to it?

However, despite the insults, the centipede leader wasn't really angry.

He himself had consumed the poisonous herbs transformed from the remnants of the Golden Elixir Poison Dragon's Golden Elixir, and his cultivation level had caught up with the Golden Toad, reaching the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

The silver-threaded centipede is his child and Shen Li's spirit pet. It would be good for him to nourish it and improve his cultivation level.

Shen Chongming ignored all of that. After killing Huijing, his gaze fell on Huijie, who was locked in a fierce battle with the golden toad.

Hui Jie's injuries were more severe than Hui Jing's, but his strength was clearly greater than Hui Jing's.

Various magical techniques and physical skills were used to attack the golden toad, which made it jump around wildly and dare not take a direct hit.

"Master, save me!"

"That old bald monk is too fierce!"

Upon seeing that Shen Chongming had already shot and killed the monk Huijing, Jinchan immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

Meanwhile, Huijie also noticed the battlefield on the other side.

Seeing that Monk Huijing had been defeated so quickly, his heart skipped a beat.

Noticing the large bow in Shen Chongming's hand, and recalling the arrow that had ambushed him earlier, Huijie felt a sharp pain in his cheek.

With a swift movement, his golden palm slapped the golden toad in front of him away, and then he sat cross-legged in mid-air, chanting incantations.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming was initially curious, but then he felt a strange power gathering around him.

This power ignored the protective true essence and spiritual power on the surface of his body, penetrated his magic robe, and went straight into his body, rushing towards his sea of ​​consciousness!

Feeling this, Shen Chongming was horrified.

Then a sense of resentment welled up from the bottom of his heart!

"Family...owner!?"

The golden toad, which had been swatted away, was wondering why Shen Chongming hadn't launched an attack yet. When it turned around, it saw a strange, dark red flame burning fiercely on its body!
As the dark red flames appeared, Shen Chongming's body trembled violently, and streams of black malevolent energy emerged from his body, seemingly injecting a large amount of energy into the dark red flames.

"Homeowner!"

Upon seeing this, the golden toad could no longer care about fighting with Huijie and immediately pounced forward, preparing to wake Shen Chongming.

However, as soon as his body came into contact with the dark red flames, he felt a burning pain in his soul!
In a daze, he seemed to see countless bloody creatures that he had once devoured appearing before his eyes!

These ferocious creatures, with their hideous faces and bared teeth, lunged forward, trying to tear his body apart!
The golden toad was terrified, and its demonic energy surged, causing the surrounding void to tremble.

The illusion slowly dissipated only when the dark red flames that clung to his body disappeared.

Still shaken, Jin Chan quickly looked at Shen Chongming, his eyes filled with deep worry.

Just as he was wondering what to do, Shen Chongming, whose body was burning with a large number of dark red flames, suddenly opened his eyes!
His eyes, which were originally black and white, had now turned a deep blue, with tiny sparks of electricity dancing within them.

Immediately afterwards, countless bolts of lightning suddenly shot out from Shen Chongming's body, instantly extinguishing the dark red flames.

Thunder is the most powerful and yang.

If the monk Huijie had used his karma to create the burning karmic fire, it might have actually succeeded against others.

However, he possesses a mutated lightning-attribute spiritual root, and his body contains extremely rich lightning-attribute spiritual power.

In other words, they were caught off guard at the beginning and Huijie succeeded in taking advantage of them.

By the time it reacted, the domineering power of thunder instantly tore apart the power of the karmic fire.

puff!
The secret technique was broken in an instant, and Monk Huijie obviously suffered a severe backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood!

His overall demeanor also became much weaker.

Seeing this, the golden toad reacted quickly. The moment its mouth opened, its tongue, like a sharp spear, pierced through Huijie's skull!
Its body suddenly grew larger, and as its tongue retracted, it swallowed the monk Huijie's body directly into its belly.

"Tsk tsk!"

"This old bald monk tastes really good."

After swallowing Hui Jie's body, the golden toad licked its lips in satisfaction.

"Keep his magical artifacts and storage bag safe, don't waste them."

Shen Chongming glanced at the golden toad and spoke.

The golden toad patted its large belly and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, patriarch, all the little demons are safe."

"Yes, we've reaped the benefits. Now we need to work hard and not let the Shen family's cultivators suffer too many losses."

With the two most troublesome opponents dealt with, the next battle poses little threat.

Shen Chongming took out a large number of ordinary arrows from his storage bag and stood there, calling out the names of the monks in the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm at Canaan Temple one by one.

Even a monk from Canaan Temple in the mid-stage of embryonic breathing couldn't withstand even his most ordinary arrow.

Even in the late stage of fetal breathing, after this ordinary arrow is imbued with the [Purple Lightning Breaking Limit] secret technique, the protective secret techniques on its body surface are as fragile as paper.

After shooting and killing several monks from Canaan Temple who were in the mid-to-late stages of the Nascent Soul realm, Shen Chongming did not continue to make moves.

The cultivators under the Shen family's rule need to fight to the death to hone their skills.

If he eliminates all the threatening enemies, the training will be ineffective.

When facing a powerful enemy in the future, he will ultimately not escape death.

"I wonder how things are going with Father and Xu Zhan."

Looking in the direction of the Zhili Imperial City, Shen Chongming murmured in a deep voice.

He wasn't too worried about his father, since the Snow Wolf King and the Mu Yan brothers were there, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

But it's hard to say about Xu Zhan.

Although his cultivation level was already at the peak of the fourth realm of body cultivation, Canaan Temple was not without other beings of the same realm.

Furthermore, Xu Zhan's cultivation level has improved too quickly, and he lacks practical combat experience. It's hard to say whether he can gain the upper hand against the cunning and shrewd monk from Canaan Temple.

……

A deafening battle cry resounded across the vast plains hundreds of miles outside the capital of Zhili, as a fierce and brutal war raged.

The two sides in the great battle were radiant with golden light, and the spells they cast were also filled with a rich golden glow, making them appear righteous and awe-inspiring.

On the other hand, there was a strong aura of malevolence, and his blood and qi seemed to have turned into tangible blood flames, which made people shudder.

Not far from the main battlefield, Xu Zhan held a white bone spear, his body radiating a rainbow of blood and qi, mixed with a dark purple baleful aura that shot straight into the sky!

Opposite him, three Buddhist monks dressed in brown robes looked at him with solemn expressions.

Two of the three monks were disheveled and had blood trickling from their mouths, clearly indicating that they had suffered serious injuries.

Meeting their gazes, Xu Zhan suddenly grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"What, the three of you teaming up, are you still afraid of me?"

He held the long white bone spear horizontally, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "Since you won't come over, then I'll go over there!"

Before he finished speaking, he crouched slightly, then suddenly sprang forward, rushing straight at the three of them!
"This boy's strength is terrifying. His physical cultivation is probably already infinitely close to the Arhat realm."

"My two junior brothers, hold him off for now, while I try this move."

Among the three, a middle-aged Buddhist monk with a fair complexion, no beard, and a somewhat dignified appearance spoke in a deep voice and then sat down cross-legged.

Xu Zhan rushed forward, sweeping his bone spear horizontally, creating a sonic boom in the air in front of him!

The spear beam formed from blood energy, several feet long, slammed into the two cultivators at the peak of the Void Realm who rushed forward!
"Junior Brother Huijue, be careful!"

Seeing the terrifying power of Xu Zhan's shot, the monk Huisheng immediately spoke up to warn him.

Meanwhile, the monk Huijue, who was facing Xu Zhan's attack head-on, did not dare to be careless at all. He even made a phantom with his hand seals, instantly summoning a huge Vajra Pestle phantom!
Bang!
The white bone spear struck the illusory Vajra Pestle, producing a low, booming sound!
The illusory image of the Vajra Pestle only managed to hold out for a brief moment before being smashed to pieces by the white bone spear!

As the golden light dissipated, Monk Huijue couldn't help but stagger back dozens of steps, and a trickle of blood once again spilled from the corner of his mouth.

On the other side, seeing that Xu Zhan had repelled Huijue with just one strike, the monk Huisheng flashed a light in his hand and took out a magic weapon staff with dark gold metal wrapped at both ends.

The long staff exuded an ancient aura, clearly indicating that it was an old object.

After taking out the long staff, the monk Huisheng did not rush to use it, as if he was waiting for something.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan raised an eyebrow and slowly raised the white bone spear. Just as he was about to charge forward, he suddenly felt a strange power on his body.

In an instant, he realized that everything around him had changed.

The battlefield disappeared, the fighting disappeared.

He suddenly found himself in a peaceful ancient temple.

The melodious chimes echoed, and the fragrance of incense wafted through the air.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the scent of incense carried on the wind instantly dissipated much of the intense murderous aura in his heart.

Xu Zhan looked down at the white bone spear in his hand, then looked around, and dared not make any rash moves.

Physical cultivation is inherently a weakness of the soul, and he now understands that he has been affected by some kind of strange spell.

"Xu Zhan?"

"What are you doing standing still?"

"Come inside with me quickly."

Just as he was cautiously observing his surroundings for any unusual activity, a familiar voice rang out.

Xu Zhan turned around abruptly and saw Shen You, whose belly was protruding, standing behind him accompanied by two maids from the Shen family.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan was stunned, his brows furrowing.

Before he could speak, Shen You, with her protruding belly, walked over with a frown.

"Why are you taking out your weapons in this Zen temple?"

"Why aren't you putting it away yet?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhan glanced at the bone spear in his hand again, but remained unmoved.

"I'm talking to you!"

Shen You seemed angry. As she spoke with a stern face, her soft hand swayed in front of her.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan suddenly reached out and grabbed the soft hand in front of him.

Feeling the warmth of her soft hand in his palm, his expression changed drastically.

He initially thought that everything before him was an illusion, a delusion.

But when I held Shen You's hand at this moment, the touch felt so real!

"That old bald monk... what methods did he use?!"

Xu Zhan's gaze narrowed slightly as he stared intently at Shen You in front of him.

"You... let go!"

"You're hurting me!"

Shen You struggled to pull her hand back, then said with a resentful look, "The Nine Fiends Body-Gathering Technique has still affected your mind."

“You committed too many atrocities during the last great harvest. This time, you promised to bring me here to pray for our unborn child.”

As Shen You spoke, she gently stroked her protruding belly.

The feeling of reality made Xu Zhan feel somewhat dazed.

Just as he was struggling to convince himself that everything before him was an illusion, a strange force silently invaded his consciousness.

That power, like scarlet tentacles, invaded his sea of ​​consciousness from all directions, and then quickly rushed toward the spiritual platform in the center of his sea of ​​consciousness.

Xu Zhan was completely unaware of all of this.

Now all his attention is focused on the illusions of the outside world.

He wanted to raise his gun and kill the fake Shen You and the two Shen family maids in front of him.

But because of that face and that familiar voice, he hesitated to make a move.

As he struggled to overcome his willpower, golden words suddenly appeared in his mind!
"I examine myself three times a day..."

At that moment, the supplementary cultivation method "Self-Reflection Manual" created by Lu Zhiyuan for "Nine Fiends Body Gathering Technique" took effect.

In an instant, Xu Zhan's eyes suddenly became clear, and he swung the white bone spear in his hand!
The crimson spear light instantly killed Shen You and the two Shen family maids in front of him.

As Shen You's figure was about to dissipate, the complex expression on her face—a mixture of confusion, resentment, and despair—made Xu Zhan feel a pang of heartache.

He knew very well that it was all an illusion, all fake.

But the expression on the fake Shen You's face before she died was deeply imprinted in his eyes!
"Damn bald monks, I'm going to smash your heads in!"

Xu Zhan roared in a low voice, immediately trying to muster the power of his soul to resist the illusion that was making him feel uneasy.

But when he focused his attention into his sea of ​​consciousness, he was horrified to find that his soul on his spiritual platform was now firmly bound by countless dense scarlet tentacles!

Xu Zhan was terrified and hurriedly manipulated his soul to try to break free from these strange tentacles.

But there are just too many tentacles!
These tentacles were tightly wrapped around his soul, and a kind of evil, crimson-gold energy was constantly emanating from their surface, seeping into his soul little by little.

Under the influence of this crimson-gold evil power, Xu Zhan could clearly feel a wave of weakness coming from his soul, and he became drowsy.

outside world.

When Huisheng and Huijue saw Xu Zhan, who was holding a white bone spear, with his eyes closed and his aura and killing intent slowly dissipating, replaced by a pale golden halo, both of them were overjoyed.

"It's done!"

"It's almost finished!"

"This child is about to be completely converted by Senior Brother Huiwu!"

While overjoyed, the monk Huisheng's eyes were also filled with envy.

For them, converting a peak fourth-realm body cultivator is equivalent to gaining a powerful bodyguard.

In the future, when the Pure Land is condensed within his body, taking such a powerful believer into the Pure Land will greatly enhance his own strength, far surpassing that of ordinary believers.

“Brother Huiwu is blessed with great fortune, so let’s not be idle either.”

"These Shen family body cultivators are too strong, and the situation on the battlefield over there is not optimistic either."

As Huijue spoke, his gaze also fell upon the monks of Canaan Temple who were fighting against many of the Shen family's body cultivators in the distance.

Just as the two were about to go and help, they suddenly felt a pure, cold energy rushing down their backs!

When they turned around in surprise, they saw that Xu Zhan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, was now exuding a terrifying black aura!

As a large amount of yin energy emerged, the surrounding ground slowly formed a white frost.

The frost spread extremely quickly, reaching the two of them in the blink of an eye.

"This is……"

The two were terrified. As they dodged the frost, they heard Huiwu's scream from afar!

"Senior brother!?"

When the monk Huijue looked up, he saw a scene that made his scalp tingle!
A figure formed entirely of Yin energy appeared silently behind Monk Huiwu at some unknown time.

A pair of hands covered in black armor emerged from the shadows and tightly embraced Huiwu's head!

Under the horrified gazes of the two, the hand encased in black armor exerted sudden force, tearing the monk Huiwu's head off his neck!
(End of this chapter)