There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 322 Hiking in the Mountain
Jinxia Temple.

Located on Yinxia Mountain, this temple has been renowned for its array formations for the past three hundred years. The Golden Cloud Array that protects the temple, with its flowing aura, is considered to be as solid as a rock.

"Master, how can you get involved in such matters so casually? Don't you know that the world is constantly changing, and strange people often get into trouble!"

The temple was abuzz with discussion about the matter. The abbot, being persuaded by a disciple, shook his head and argued, "Don't you know that your senior brother brought the Golden Cloud Four Symbols Formation Diagram with him this time? No matter how powerful that person is, he'll have to expend considerable effort to break my Golden Cloud Minor Formation. At that time..."

"Om-"

The void trembled, and Chen Qing actually bypassed the golden array and arrived at the core of the temple!
"Who are you?!"

Upon seeing him appear, the elders who were sitting in the center of the array and maintaining its operation glared at him and hurriedly asked questions.

Some people immediately took action to suppress Chen Qing, wanting to figure out the situation first before discussing anything else.

But Chen Qing didn't answer at all. He pointed his fingers like a sword and a sword light shot out, hitting the very core of the formation!

"Crack!"

The Golden Glow Formation shattered instantly, and the backlash caused several elders who were in charge of the formation to vomit blood.

The surrounding crowd roared, "Who are you? How dare you cause trouble here, injure people, and destroy the formation! Your crimes are unforgivable!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing laughed and said, "You sent your disciples to plot against me, and now you accuse me of trespassing on your own initiative? If you dared to make a move, you should have been prepared to be involved. Are you the only ones allowed to make a move, but others are not allowed to retaliate?"

"You are……"

The monks, who had been so imposing, suddenly became much smaller upon hearing this!

Chen Qing did not hesitate at all. With a thought, his newly acquired Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power manifested. The wrathful fire turned into chains, binding and suppressing all the monks who tried to resist!
For a moment, the monks were so shocked and angry that they were unable to make a move. Even if they wanted to struggle, they felt their anger being forcibly pulled apart, causing them excruciating pain both inside and out!
The chains not only bound the physical body, but also penetrated deep into the mind, entangling the anger within!

"What kind of evil magic is this?"

"This is clearly a legitimate Buddhist esoteric practice; I am truly ignorant!"

Chen Qing shook his head, took two steps forward, grabbed a secret letter from the chief elder of Jinxia Temple, and glanced at it.

"As expected, it's definitely related to Hanyue Temple..."

His gaze grew colder, and with a wave of his sleeve, the exterior of the Stele Forest silenced the entire temple!
"We still need to find a way to Hanyue Temple..."

The Silent Rock.

This place is not a temple, but a place of ascetic practice, where three old monks with profound cultivation, close to the late stage of the Golden Core realm, are stationed.

Instructed by Hanyue Temple, they set up an ambush here as a surprise attack, and this time they are in charge of the flag formation, observing the changes in the various temples!

suddenly!

The three old monks opened their eyes at the same time, and upon closer inspection, they immediately realized that four temples had fallen silent in a short period of time.

"Something's wrong! Someone is targeting us monks..."

Before they could finish speaking, an extremely dangerous feeling erupted from the depths of the three monks' hearts!
A streak of blood-red light pierced through the air!

"Formation!"

With a loud shout, the three of them moved at the same time, their bodies suddenly expanding with Buddhist light, and then they joined together to form the Three Powers Formation!

when!
With a deafening roar, the great formation was instantly covered in cracks!
"puff!"

All three monks coughed up blood!

However, they managed to create a small opening and immediately unleashed their Buddhist seals, treasures, and light, which burst forth in all directions!

"Zzzzt—"

A rotating portal tore through the Buddha's light!
Chen Qing flew out from within!

Upon seeing the newcomer, the three monks' expressions changed drastically!

"Chen Qing! It really is you! Stop immediately, lest you commit further bloodshed..." "It seems I'm quite famous in the Buddhist community; you recognized me the moment we met!"

Chen Qing grinned, and his body moved with the raging wind!

As his long, jet-black hair danced in the wind, he formed a mudra with his hands, and the Dharma image of enlightenment suddenly appeared behind him. To the astonishment of the three old monks, he drew upon the mixed Buddhist power he had just absorbed and refined, transforming it into a surging torrent, and unleashed it with the power of the Vajra Subduing Demons!
This strike, infused with the Buddhist essence of monks from several temples, was extremely fierce and violent!
"Boom!"

The Three Talents Formation only lasted for a single breath before it shattered!

The three old monks were sent flying backwards like kites with broken strings, their tendons and bones snapped, their Buddhist light dissipated, and their eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.

The next instant, the blood-red light arrived like lightning, piercing through the three of them and breaking through their Buddhist energy. Then, it spun in mid-air and returned to Chen Qing's palm!
"Such Buddhist supernatural powers?! Who exactly are you?! Why are you our enemy?!" an old monk coughed up blood and asked. "No, this bloody light is a demonic technique! You are a practitioner of both demonic and Buddhist arts..."

Chen Qing took away the magical artifacts they used to communicate with Hanyue Temple, and shook his head, saying, "It was you who turned against me first. Let's clarify the order of events first. As for the reasons..."

He suddenly laughed and said, "Isn't this what I'm doing, investigating?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qing crushed the magical artifact, and the aura within surged out, combining with the other items he had previously obtained, transforming them all into resources for calculation.

With a series of flicks of his fingers, the location of Hanyue Temple gradually became clear.

"call--"

The next moment, as the three old monks' vision gradually darkened, the golden circular portal opened behind Chen Qing. He turned around and stepped inside.

"You won't succeed..."

An old monk murmured, "You have no idea how profound the heritage of our temple is..."

Lonely Spring Peak, Cold Moon Temple.

Inside the main hall, incense was burning brightly.

Abbot Shi Yong listened to his subordinates' report with a smile on his face.

"Reporting to the abbot, news has come from the South China Sea that a conflict has broken out between Mingxia Mountain and the tax collectors, resulting in casualties. Mingxia Mountain is now in chaos."

"Good!" Shi Yong clapped his hands. "Chen Qing's foundation is in Mingxia Mountain. Upon hearing this, he will surely be anxious to rush back. If the fellow Daoists from all the temples join forces to stop him, even if we cannot capture or kill him, it will be enough to exhaust his spirit and let us know what his methods are. Once we have figured out all his methods, we can ensure that everything will go smoothly!"

On the side, the head of the Disciplinary Hall, Lun Fa, said: "This child possesses a different kind of Buddhist aura, which has attracted the Buddha's order to capture him. After we have him, we will force him to reveal the secret of the inheritance, and then send him to the Western Wilderness. This will greatly benefit our Hanyue Temple and even our main sect in the Western Wilderness. This plan can be described as killing two birds with one stone."

"What you say is absolutely right, senior brother." Shi Yongzhi said smugly, then glanced at the sky. "Judging by the time, good news should be coming soon. However, I predict that the people from the various temples may not be able to keep him here. But they have probably already been lured into the pre-set formation. Once Shi Sui and the others suppress him with the formation, the situation will be settled..."

The monks in the hall all smiled, as if they could already see Chen Qing being suppressed.

Outside Hanyue Temple.

As soon as the portal opened, Chen Qing stepped out from the ripples in the void, gazing at the magnificent Hanyue Temple with its soaring Buddhist light, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This temple is indeed extraordinary. Its protective array remains hidden, yet it draws upon the surrounding spiritual energy, subtly forming a domain. Even without a Nascent Soul cultivator guarding it, there must be a treasure that protects the temple! However, this is precisely what's good; destroying this temple will serve as a deterrent to others!"

However, this was not beyond his expectations. Without such whispers, how could the other party dare to act so recklessly? Moreover, he had already destroyed several temples and suppressed many monks, constantly absorbing Buddhist essence, Buddhist intent, and even the remnants of incense. Not only was his Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power about to undergo a transformation, but his accumulated power was also nearing its peak!

"boom!"

He made no attempt to conceal his presence. With a thought, the chaotic Buddhist light around him surged, and his awakened Dharma form manifested behind him. It grew larger with the wind, receiving almost limitless spiritual energy. In the blink of an eye, it stood tall and upright, its half-bright, half-dark Buddha eyes indifferently overlooking the entire Hanyue Temple!
"Hanyue Temple!"

A thunderous sound exploded before the mountain gate, instantly spreading throughout the entire temple!

"You have plotted and schemed, colluded with external demons, invaded my mountain gate, harmed the innocent, bewitched people, and ambushed me on the way! Today, I, Chen, have come specifically to—"

Chen Qing took a step forward, and the Awakening Dharma Image behind him surged forward, unleashing the power to break through several temples and the might to subdue demons like Vajra!

The sky tilts, the earth trembles, and the Lone Spring Peak leans!

"We demand justice!"

(End of this chapter)