From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"This is……"

Chen Shi was completely taken aback and was momentarily stunned.

Ru Ru actually blocked the attack of the Golden Armored General, and the Golden Armored General vanished into thin air.

Suddenly snapping out of his daze, Chen Shi looked at Ruru with a face full of confusion.

What exactly happened just now?

"All phenomena are empty, like a dream, an illusion, the moon in water, an image in a mirror, a flame in heat, or a cry."

Ruru turned to look at Chen Shi and softly recited a passage from a Buddhist scripture.

"Like a dream, like an illusion..."

Chen Shi frowned, then suddenly became alert.

"Could it be an illusion! Is all of this an illusion?!"

"You're not completely stupid."

Ruru nodded, turned around again to face the sky full of heavenly soldiers and generals, and snorted softly.

"However, this method has quite a history, and it's almost to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing."

"So realistic it's indistinguishable from the real thing..."

Recalling that strike, Chen Shi's expression turned serious.

That's right, it's really no different from the real thing.

In an instant, he was not only cleaved away, but also clearly felt the terrifying force from the halberd blade, and even the fierce and cold touch.

"If that's the case, how can we dispel the illusion?"

"All forms are illusory. If one sees all forms as non-forms, then one sees the Tathagata."

"What do you mean?"

"Just don't take it seriously."

"No……"

Chen Shi opened his mouth, then remained silent for a moment.

It's easier said than done.

If he had been able to do that, he wouldn't have been "splittered" earlier.

Don't take it seriously? You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool yourself. As long as you haven't truly seen through this illusion, you can't help but take it seriously; being strong and calm will only backfire.

"You can't even do this? I told you long ago, stop being so obsessed with women and letting them cloud your judgment!"

Ruru shook her head, looking disappointed.

"What does this have to do with anything?!"

Chen Shi retorted, "What connection do these two things have?"

Besides, when did he become obsessed with women? As for Chen Bi, that was for cultivation, for cultivation!

"Forget it, you're hopeless. I'll help you."

Ru Ru sighed, her gaze suddenly becoming deep and serious.

"Bold little nun!"

Seeing that his methods had been seen through by Ruru, Yang Youzhi was startled, but he remained strong and calm and shouted loudly.

"I am a celestial being descended to earth. Even your Buddha would show me deference! Where did you come from, little nun, daring to act arrogantly in front of me? Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of your Buddha?!"

"Like a toad on a scale, it has no idea how much it weighs."

The little nun curled her lip and gave a disdainful snort.

She didn't perform any hand seals afterward; she simply put her hands together in prayer and recited Buddhist scriptures softly without any special incantations.

"This ignorance has no real substance. It is like a person in a dream; while dreaming, it is not nonexistent, but upon waking, nothing is gained..."

As the chanting began, the majestic heavenly soldiers and generals in the sky suddenly began to sway.

As the shaking intensified, it resembled a sandcastle on a beach, showing signs of crumbling.

"Shut up! Shut up now! This Heavenly Venerable is telling you to shut up!"

Seeing this, Yang Youzhi looked panicked and shouted at Ruru.

But Ruru completely ignored her and continued reciting her Buddhist scriptures.

"Little nun! You're courting death! Heavenly soldiers and generals, kill him!"

Seeing that the spell would break if she continued chanting like that, Yang Youzhi was very anxious and immediately shouted.

The next moment, thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals, like a celestial river bursting its banks, surged down from the sky and headed straight for Ruru.

Even though he knew it was an illusion, Chen Shi still couldn't help but feel fear as he watched this scene, and subconsciously clenched his fists.

Looking at Ruru again, she stood there without changing her expression, and even the tone of her recitation of Buddhist scriptures did not change in the slightest. There was no pause or slowing down, nor did it speed up.

Whoosh~

All the heavenly soldiers and generals rushed forward, raised their sharp blades high towards Ruru, and then slashed down with all their might! But the next moment, a gentle breeze blew by, and before the blades could touch Ruru, everything turned to ashes and vanished.

"This is……"

Looking again in the blink of an eye, the sky was clear and blue, and there were no heavenly soldiers or generals to be seen.

The illusion has been shattered.

"How could this happen?"

With his spell broken, Yang Youzhi collapsed to the ground, his face filled with fear.

His army has scattered, his guards are all dead, and now even his illusions have been broken. What does he have left to rely on?

Isn't that leaving only one path: death...?

"snort!"

Chen Shi snorted coldly and walked toward Yang Youzhi with a gloomy face.

I was completely fooled by his illusion just now!

"Don't come any closer! I am a celestial being descended to earth! If you dare touch me, you will be punished by heaven!"

Looking at Chen Shi, Yang Youzhi was filled with fear, and then put on airs and shouted at him.

Chen Shi remained expressionless; how could he possibly believe his nonsense?

He walked straight up to Yang Youzhi and raised his palm.

"No, please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"

With his life in imminent danger, Yang Youzhi turned deathly pale with fright, his earlier arrogance completely gone.

He clung to Chen Shi's leg, pleading with tears streaming down his face.

"I'll give you all my money if you don't kill me! Please, don't kill me!"

"money?"

"Yes! Money! I've been swindling a lot of money these past few days!"

Seeing that Chen Shi was interested, Yang Youzhi's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said something.

"Silver, gold ingots, and all kinds of jewels—I'll give them all to you as long as you don't kill me!"

"Keep it for yourself to enjoy in the underworld."

Chen Shi smiled slightly, and his hand fell.

He doesn't care about money.

Besides, with the city fallen, Yang Youzhi was like a stray dog; where would he get any money?

All this talk is just to save my life.

"No! If you kill me, the Great Sage Master will not let you get away with it!"

boom!

With a muffled thud, Chen Shi struck Yang Youzhi in the chest with a palm strike.

The force of the palm strike instantly shattered his heart!

Yang Youzhi's eyes widened, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and then his body went limp and he collapsed at Chen Shi's feet.

As the leader of the rebels, Yang Youzhi is worth five thousand military merits!

However, to claim military merit, one needs a corpse as proof; generally, simply cutting off the head is sufficient.

But Yang Youzhi is different. As the leader of the rebels, his identity is too important. Therefore, it is best to bring his body back intact for easy identification!

"A great and holy master?"

Chen Shi frowned. Who was the last name Yang Youzhi called out?

It seems quite impressive.

Could it be that there is someone else behind Yang Youzhi?

Forget it.

He didn't know, and he was too lazy to think about it for the time being. Looking at Yang Youzhi's corpse, Chen Shi was overjoyed.

Five thousand military merits earned!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shi frowned again, and a foul stench emanated from him.

Upon closer inspection, Yang Youzhi's crotch was wet and sticky yellow; the man had been so frightened that he had soiled himself when he was killed.

Chen Shi sneered. What kind of Heavenly Venerable General was he? In the end, he was just an ordinary person who was afraid of death.

Then he squatted down and groped around in Yang Youzhi's arms.

He was, after all, a rebel leader. Although he was definitely out of money, he might have other valuables.

"Shameless and lacking in integrity."

Ru Ru stood to the side, watching Chen Shi's actions, and curled her lip in disapproval.

"...Got it!"

Chen Shi ignored him, but after a moment his eyes lit up and he pulled a book out of Yang Youzhi's arms.