I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

This is...

He didn't even know how to describe Tuoba Yu's luck.

If what Tuoba Yu said is true, then the tattered silk scroll must be the general outline of the twelve zodiac animal illustrations, which is what he is looking for.

As for the strange symbols, they are ancient divine symbols representing the twelve zodiac animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, etc.

These divine scripts possess ancient power. Currently, people can understand the meaning of the ancient divine scripts, but they do not understand their mysteries.

Just a few simple words can grant a person a certain power.

Tuoba Yu stumbled upon this by sheer luck. Although he couldn't understand the meaning of the characters, he could still get results by tattooing them onto people's bodies in the same way.

Where is the silk scroll?

The Rat Taoist's gaze became much more eager. The organization had been developing in secret for years, and had collected many fragments of the Twelve Zodiac Scrolls, but the general outline was nowhere to be found.

Besides the illustrations of all twelve zodiac animals, the general outline also includes the Twelve Zodiac Animal Formation. Tuoba Yu also had the twelve great shamans practice this formation, but those fools only learned the basics, which was to combine the powers of the twelve great shamans to achieve a greater level of combat strength.

This is a disgrace to the prestige of the Twelve Zodiac Formation.

In fact, this great formation has seventy-two variations. This is because each zodiac animal can absorb six kinds of earthly evil power, and the twelve zodiac animals have seventy-two kinds of earthly evil power.

Once the formation is complete, each zodiac animal can become the main force, while the other zodiac animals become the assistants.

As the leader of the formation, one can freely use the Earthly Fiend Power one possesses, and the other twelve zodiac animals will strengthen it.

Therefore, the twelve zodiac animals are also known as the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Formation.

With this formation, not only are we invincible, but we need not fear even enemies coming from the sky.

Such a treasure has fallen into the hands of an incompetent person who can't even understand it. It's truly a case of casting pearls before swine, so the Rat Taoist is naturally anxious.

Seeing this, Tuoba Yu also had his own little scheme.

Now that he has witnessed the magic of immortals, he no longer looks down on it, but now he yearns for it.

If he also possessed the abilities of immortals, he wouldn't have been bullied by the Twelve Great Witches.

"If you wish, Daoist Master, I will take you to get it. However, I admire your supernatural abilities and wonder if I may become your disciple?"

The Rat Taoist immediately understood that this person intended to use the treasure to curry favor with him.

He felt a surge of annoyance, but seeing that the treasure was about to be in his hands, the Rat Taoist decided to put up with it and wait until he got the treasure before seeing how he would deal with this arrogant mortal.

"Since you admire the immortal sect, it is not unreasonable to take you as a disciple. Once this matter is settled, I will naturally accept you into my fold."

The Rat Taoist said with a serious expression, but he had already made up his mind that once this matter was over, the first thing he would do was to destroy Tuoba Yu.

Tuoba Yu, however, failed to perceive the Rat Taoist's murderous intent. He thought that agreeing to become his disciple would be enough, and quickly offered to take the Rat Taoist to retrieve his treasure.

Tuoba Yu knew that this treasure would attract the covetous eyes of cultivators, so he always kept it together with his city lord's seal.

It's impossible for a cultivator's insidious spells to steal treasures from here, making it the safest place.

Tuoba Yu was unaware that Chang'an was in chaos. Xiao Yue was taking advantage of the confusion to attack the city, and there were also civilians and soldiers causing trouble inside. As for the city lord's mansion, which was also the prince's mansion, it was now in ruins.

The ground would tremble from time to time, which made the rat-man digging underground very uncomfortable.

The holes he dug kept collapsing due to the earthquake, which made him very angry.

At this moment, due to the battle between Lin Yi and Zen Master Dingguang, the earth's energy was in chaos, so he couldn't use his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into the ground) technique, lest he attract their attention by drawing in their energy.

Rat Taoist is good at sneak attacks, but not good at head-on combat.

If caught by Lin Yi or Zen Master Dingguang, they would at least suffer a severe beating.

Left with no other option, he could only frantically dig underground.

Meanwhile, on the ground, the battle between Lin Yi and Zen Master Dingguang intensified.

Lu Yuanhua channeled all his righteous energy into him, and Song Yun also released nine talismans that hovered around Lin Yi.

This feels like using the Celestial Master Talisman in the old arcade game Three Kingdoms, except there are nine of them here.

Two of them were gold talismans, while the remaining seven were of slightly lower quality.

It is evident that not everyone can possess nine Heavenly Grade talismans. Even Song Yun, who came from a major sect like the Quanzhen Sect, only had two Golden Talismans.

Lin Yi is not fighting alone now. Zen Master Dingguang is mobilizing the power of heaven and earth in an attempt to quickly kill Lin Yi.

Firstly, it would comfort the spirits of my two junior brothers in heaven; secondly, it would also eliminate a formidable enemy.

If it were just about revenge, Zen Master Dingguang wouldn't have gone to such lengths. But when the Moonlight Buddha appeared to him in a dream, he told him that Lin Yi possessed the Three-Eyed Divine Power and had an extraordinary background.

If there hadn't been so many conflicts before, Zen Master Dingguang would definitely have become friends with Lin Yi; having more friends means having more options.

Even if conflicts arise, they can be resolved without having to fight to the death.

However, Zen Master Dingguang learned through his own means that at least one Buddha had descended to the human world, with the purpose of monitoring these immortals and Buddhas who had been reincarnated in the mortal realm.

If he discovers the situation at Qianfo Temple, then there will be big trouble in the future.

Other immortals and Buddhas might not be in much trouble, but he, as the leader, would inevitably have to go to the Falling Immortal Platform.

Based on the rational analysis of the Moonlight Buddha, that disciplinary monk was very likely Lin Yi.

He also possesses supernatural abilities and is still young, yet he has such strength. Most importantly, he also has a Buddhist golden body.

This almost certainly confirmed his identity, so Zen Master Dingguang had to kill him.

The waters where immortals and Buddhas descend to the mortal world are very deep, and cannot be simply explained by good and evil, right and wrong. Gods and Buddhas are high above, so are they really ignorant of the affairs of the mortal world?

No, they can just pretend they don't see it.

Once the mess is exposed and the matter is brought to light, they can no longer pretend they didn't see it.

The principle is that simple, and Zen Master Dingguang's idea was also very simple: if the people who raise questions are dealt with, then Qianfo Temple will have no problems.

After exchanging several punches with the golden statue, Lin Yi was no longer standing on the ground, but rather like a nail that had been driven into the ground.

However, he stood very firmly, so the ground he was standing on was compacted.

The shockwave continued to spread outwards, with the battlefield at its core, leaving a ten-mile radius of ruins, and it was slowly spreading to an even larger area.

However, causing such great destruction was not Master Dingguang's goal. His goal was to kill Lin Yi, but Lin Yi remained steadfast.

After several unsuccessful attempts, a glint of wisdom suddenly flashed in Zen Master Dingguang's eyes.

As the Moonlight Buddha had previously stated, Lin Yi's cultivation was on par with his own. Moreover, when the three of them pulled Lin Yi into the Hellish Illusion, Lin Yi was already at his wit's end. If it weren't for Chen Nan's intervention, Lin Yi would have died at the hands of Judge Lu.

By that time, Lin Yi had not shown any additional strength.

This shows that Lin Yi had reached his limit at that time.

In just over half a month, Lin Yi's cultivation level had made a qualitative leap compared to the last time.

He survived a tribulation, his body underwent a transformation, and he gained another five hundred years of cultivation. These five hundred years were easy to obtain, but cultivating them was not simple.

How could someone increase their cultivation level so much in just half a month through their own practice?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

There is only one possibility: plunder.

Among the demons and monsters of today, how many of those with thousands of years of cultivation did not acquire their cultivation through plunder?

"I used to think we were enemies, but now I realize we're actually on the same side."

Zen Master Dingguang suddenly stopped his attack and spoke.

He spoke softly, but he was now invincible, and everyone in the city could hear him.

Zen Master Dingguang did it on purpose; he wanted to expose Lin Yi's pretense in public, so that Lin Yi could no longer pretend to be righteous.

At that time, we'll definitely be on the same side.

Those who had been quietly observing the area immediately became unsettled upon hearing this.

The Dragon Wolf High Priest and the White Wolf High Priest were worried that if these two joined forces, who could stop them when they were already so strong?

If they join forces to seize the treasure, can the treasure still be protected?

Song Yun and Gu Tinglan, who were observing the scene, also had some doubts about Lin Yi's identity. After all, they didn't know where Lin Yi came from or what his purpose was. What if he had ulterior motives?

Never let your guard down.

Only Lu Yuanhua remained completely calm.

His righteous reaction speaks for itself; regardless of Lin Yi's identity, his heart must be filled with justice.

If that's the case, why let the words of an enemy shake your trust in your teammates?

"Just because you casually killed thousands of people and displaced tens of thousands, we can't possibly be on the same side."

In fact, not many Han Chinese died when Zen Master Dingguang made his move. The city lord's mansion was located in a wealthy area, and those who could live there were people of status. The closer one was to the city lord's mansion, the wealthier the people in the vicinity were.

Han Chinese are rarely wealthy; they mostly live in remote slums or ordinary working-class neighborhoods.

With the unrest instigated by Gu Tinglan, many Han Chinese were active elsewhere. Naturally, not many died at the hands of Zen Master Dingguang.

But what Lin Yi cared about at this moment was not the Hu people or the Han people, but the Zen Master Dingguang's indifference to life.

In his eyes, there was no mercy for anyone, and he didn't care at all how many casualties his actions would cause.

He was even a little proud, because he possessed immense power, so powerful that he could ignore the backlash from some rule of the universe.

For someone like that, Lin Yi just wanted to punch him in the face.

Upon hearing this, Zen Master Dingguang scoffed: "You've killed quite a few living beings, haven't you? Your cultivation has improved so much, isn't it also from killing?"

Lin Yi couldn't deny this point.

Now that things have come to this, the fact that he improved his cultivation by slaying demons and monsters can no longer be kept secret.

But Lin Yi had long anticipated that such a day might come. His cultivation was progressing at an unusually rapid pace, and those who were interested would eventually discover that something was wrong with him.

Those around him have all noticed this to some extent.

Fortunately, Lin Yi always used an alias and never revealed his true identity.

It was Yi Lin who used plunder to improve his cultivation level. What does that have to do with me, Lin Yi?

At this point, Lin Yi openly admitted it.

"My sword kills only the wicked; that's the difference between you and me."

Monks are masters of debate, and Zen Master Dingguang was no exception. Hearing the obvious flaws in Lin Yi's words, he couldn't help but chuckle and ask, "What is good? What is evil?"