Spiritual energy resurgence? My former empress wife has also revived!

The two brothers, Qin Wen and Qin Wu, were standing in the stairwell of an old building.

In a short while, the two brothers felt the space around them begin to expand infinitely, as if they had entered another world and a new paradise.

Between heaven and earth, there are chants of Buddhist hymns; amidst the illusion, countless temples stand tall in the clouds.

Looking around, one could see eight hundred Arhats glaring angrily in the void, and above the nine heavens, three Buddhas—past, present, and future—sitting cross-legged with their hands forming mudras.

In their previous lives, Qin Wen and Qin Wu, the two brothers, were known to be the True Lord of the Cave Mystery and the True Man of the Outer View. They knew that these Buddhas and Arhats were all fake.

That was a world of mental images formed by an external cultivator who transformed his own Dao into a Dao Domain.

Even if these Buddhas and Arhats are just illusions or falsehoods, the unparalleled and vigorous power within that realm of Tao cannot be faked; this is the true realm of Tao!

Considering the short essay written by Qin Zijun, it can be confirmed that this Daoist realm is the Buddhist Dharma he possessed in his previous life as Master Mingxiang.

But how is that possible? Why did he rebuild his power just a few days after his reincarnation?

Even the reincarnations of saints from the Taiqing Realm couldn't do this!

But no matter how much Qin Wen and Qin Wu disbelieved it, the scene before them was undeniable; the two of them, who were merely at the Inner Core stage, had actually fallen into the Dao Domain of an Outer Realm True Person.

Qin Zijun looked calmly at the twin brothers, shook his head, and naturally wouldn't offer them any further explanation.

A Buddha high in the heavens was smiling and holding up a flower, then extended a finger and pressed it down on the Qin brothers!

The Qin brothers, Wen and Wu, were terrified and cried out, "It's a misunderstanding, Master! It's all a misunderstanding! Please let us explain!"

If they were facing other people, they might feel that begging for mercy would be useless.

But as far as they knew, Qin Zijun was a monk in her previous life. A high monk is naturally compassionate, so maybe begging for mercy would get her life spared?

But Qin Zijun wouldn't pay any attention to such a bunch of scoundrels. He didn't even bother to say a word, and the Buddha finger still fell without any hesitation.

Upon seeing this, Qin Wen and Qin Wu knew that the matter could not be resolved peacefully.

In their past lives, one of them cultivated to become a Cave Profound True Monarch, and the other was also an Outer Realm True Man. Since they couldn't beg for mercy, they would fight him to the death!

Without a second thought, the two brothers spat out their golden cores.

The two golden pills shone brightly, and all their essence, energy, spirit, and magical power converged upon them.

The physical bodies of the Qin brothers, Wen and Wu, withered away in an instant, a symptom caused by their essence and blood merging into their golden cores.

This is a desperate move by an expert at the Inner Core Realm, and he wouldn't use it lightly.

The so-called Golden Elixir is not actually a pill that is formed inside the body.

The elixir is merely a symbol, an adjective, a manifestation of unifying one's own Great Dao, and the fundamental cultivation used to break through the elixir and generate the inner landscape in the future.

At the same time, experts in the Inner Alchemy Realm can also transform the Golden Core from emptiness to reality, turning it into a physical entity, and use it as a magic weapon to condense their cultivation and Dao techniques.

However, doing so will cause the inner core to become solid, ruining cultivation. At best, one's realm will drop; at worst, even one's own foundation will be damaged, making further advancement hopeless.

Even knowing the serious consequences, this method had to be used when faced with a life-or-death situation.

Even after spitting out their own golden cores, the faces of the Qin brothers, Wen and Wu, still bore the mark of despair.

The opponent is an Outer Realm True Person, two major realms apart from him. How could a mere Golden Core cultivator possibly be his match!

Two golden pills, gleaming with golden light, collided directly with the Buddha's finger that fell from the sky, seemingly about to crush the earth.

Upon contact, the two golden cores couldn't even stop the Buddha's finger for a second. Cracks appeared on the surface of the golden cores, like exploding fireworks, and they were extinguished on the spot.

The two brothers looked increasingly listless, and one of them spat out a mouthful of blood, causing his cultivation level to plummet from the fourth Inner Core Realm to the third Divine Cultivation Realm.

Before the two could feel disappointed, the Buddha's finger, which blotted out the sky and occupied the entire sky, had already landed on them.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling light.

The bodies of the Qin brothers, Qin Wen and Qin Wu, their flesh, bones, and cultivation were all reduced to dust and vanished into the air in an instant.

Qin Zijun acted as if she had done something insignificant.

With a thought, he reclaimed his Dao Domain, and the infinitely expanding space began to collapse and shrink rapidly.

In just a moment, the scene that resembled the Great Thunder Temple disappeared, and what lay before them was still the fifth floor of that old building.

The once arrogant Qin brothers, Qin Wen and Qin Wu, were annihilated in just a few breaths.

"Having finally been born a second time, why come here to die? How utterly foolish."

Qin Zijun smiled and shook her head. Killing two Inner Core Realm cultivators was easier than eating and drinking.

"Luckily, I regained my cultivation at the Outer Realm level, otherwise this building would have collapsed."

The residual power from a battle between cultivators is considerable; even someone at the Inner Core stage can easily destroy a building.

In the fourth realm, an inner core is formed; in the fifth realm, the inner core breaks open, and one's own Great Dao transforms into an illusory thing, floating in the sea of ​​consciousness within the heart—this is the inner landscape.

The external view, on the other hand, makes the internal view manifest outward, transforming the great principles of the heart into a physical form, thus creating the world of mental images.

This mental world is like another world; the battles within it have no impact on the outside world.

This may also be due to Heaven's benevolence towards life, the kindness and balance of the Great Way, which allows cultivators to reach such a state of being.

Otherwise, the fighting among cultivators would cause too much damage to the outside world, and mortals would be like ants, unable to survive at all.

Qin Zijun narrowed her eyes, her expression playful: "It's because the government is cooperating with the Six Paths Demonic Sect, trying to harm me."

"Or are these two from the Six Paths Demonic Sect, acting on their own initiative, plotting against me?"

Qin Zijun didn't bother to think about it. If the government wanted to deal with her, they would definitely beat the young and then bring on the older ones, kill the old and then bring on the even older ones, until they were so afraid of the government that they would kneel down and beg for mercy.

He has lived for countless millennia and has seen far too many situations like this.

Qin Zijun didn't care about this trivial matter at all. If the government really had any ill intentions towards him, he wouldn't mind showing them what it meant to be unparalleled and domineering for all ages.

I hope these people can help me pass through this last life peacefully.

He's fought and killed too many times in his countless lifetimes, he's tired of it all.

"How did these two good-for-nothings manage to live a second life? They're clearly from the cultivation world, yet they ended up in this modern world."

"This revival of spiritual energy is truly more interesting than I imagined, and it also holds an unknown mystery."

"Excellent, excellent! Wouldn't it be boring if the world had no novelty at all?"

Qin Zijun closed the door and then swayed back to the bedroom.

Devon's cat, "Huahua," crawled out from under the bed and rubbed against his legs.

Qin Zijun picked up the cat, gently stroked its fur, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the bad guys have been sent away."

As for where they were sent, well, they vanished without a trace, leaving no trace whatsoever.

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Top floor of Qiantang Gate Building —

"Something terrible has happened!"

Peng Shaoxun, his face ashen, rushed into the office in a state of panic.

Yin Hang, who was meditating in his office, and the other staff members in the bureau opened their eyes and looked at the flustered Director Peng with suspicion.

When not on missions, all personnel of the Defense Crisis Management Bureau practice meditation.

Spiritual practice is a long and arduous process that requires constant effort.

In particular, advancement in cultivation can lead to the sublimation of life, mastery of Taoist magic and supernatural powers, and even a longer lifespan.

Naturally, even if cultivation is tedious, cultivators find it enjoyable.

The branch of the National Defense Crisis Management Bureau has a spirit-gathering array. Even though the spiritual energy in the urban area of ​​Qiantang City is relatively weak, it is still better than other places under the spirit-gathering array.

People like Yin Hang actually quite like staying in the bureau when they're not working, as it's beneficial for their spiritual practice.

"Director Peng, what trouble have you encountered?"

All the cultivators in the room stopped, stood up from their prayer mats, and asked anxiously.

Peng Shaoxun took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He beckoned to Yin Hang and said, "Yin Hang, come with me for a moment. The rest of you can continue your cultivation."

Yin Hang's heart skipped a beat, guessing that this matter was related to Brother Qin, otherwise Director Peng would not have specifically sought him out.

Amidst the envious glances of others, Yin Hang and Peng Shaoxun walked out.

As soon as the door closed, whispers filled the room.

"Isn't Yin Hang's talent similar to ours? We've all only been in the bureau for a short time. How come Director Peng values ​​him so much?"

"Who knows? Maybe we just got lucky."

Although everyone was puzzled, they had nothing to say except that their leader valued someone.

Yin Hang followed Peng Shaoxun to the other party's office.

The office reeked of cigarette smoke, which Yin Hang was already used to. He cautiously asked, "Director Peng, what happened? Is it related to Brother Qin?"

Peng Shaoxun nodded with difficulty: "I just received a notification that Qin Wen and Qin Wu are dead, and that they have been completely destroyed, body and soul."

"Dead?"

Yin Hang was startled: "...Director Peng, weren't those two in the Inner Core Realm? How did they die? Could it be Brother Qin?"

"Yes, those two went to find Qin Zijun, and then...and then they died."

Peng Shaoxun took a deep drag on his cigarette: "These reincarnated individuals look down on modern technology. Their thinking is still rather, well... ancient."

"The Qin brothers, Wen and Wu, were completely unaware that their actions were being watched by street cameras, which also captured them going to find Qin Zijun."

Yin Hang exclaimed, "How is that possible? Brother Qin just reincarnated; he's not even a cultivator yet. How could he have killed two Inner Core Realm experts?"

Peng Shaoxun said irritably, "How would I know what's going on? That Qin Zijun... I just feel like something's not right."

Yin Hang's heart skipped a beat. A thought flashed through his mind, sending a chill down his spine. He stammered, "Brother Qin killed someone, what will the authorities do?"

His first thought was that Qin Ge had killed someone, which was absolutely intolerable to an authoritarian institution like the government.

The authorities will certainly condemn him as a heretic and hunt him down.

Although it's unclear how Brother Qin managed to kill two experts at the Inner Core Realm.

But what is he to do when faced with the entire national system and those powerful experts who might come to capture him?

Peng Shaoxun patted Yin Hang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, things aren't that simple."

"Based on the information we have, Qin Zijun is a Buddhist practitioner with a gentle nature. She even sacrificed herself to save a person and a country."

"The higher-ups aren't stupid; they won't just send people to arrest someone without investigating anything."

"Especially since he is related to the Empress, the government must treat him with caution."

"There's probably something wrong with Qin Wen and Qin Wu. The orders from above were to talk to Qin Zijun calmly and not to take action, but they may have disobeyed the orders and attacked Qin Zijun."

Upon hearing this, Yin Hang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

It seems the government is indeed quite rational.

Although there are many fools in the world, and there must be fools within the government, it's impossible for the government to be full of fools, right?

Of course, Yin Hang felt that it was also because Brother Qin had a relationship with the Empress that the higher-ups dared not act rashly.

Peng Shaoxun said earnestly, "Next, we'll wait for the results of the investigation from above."

"However, one thing is certain: the higher-ups will definitely still need to contact Qin Zijun, and that person can only be... you."

Yin Hang was startled and horrified.

Holy crap, Brother Qin just killed two Inner Core Realm cultivators.

If I represent the government to negotiate with Brother Qin, will he slap me to death too?

I'm just a lowly Karami at the first level of Body Tempering, not even an Inner Core!