Fairy, please don't do this!

The power of the [Fierce Fiend] has been pushed to its absolute peak!

Gu Jinzhao's figure seemed to swell up at this moment, and the faint shadow of dark dragon scales appeared under his skin, but was instantly covered by the True Yang Sword Intent.

At this moment, he was like a dragon demon that had stepped out of the ancient wilderness!

With a twist of his body and a burst of power from his waist and hips, the dragon-demon phantom formed from pure demonic energy and physical strength suddenly swung its tail and crashed into Wu Nian.

Wherever it went, mountains crumbled, ancient trees were broken, and boulders were reduced to dust.

"boom!"

A muffled thud, like the beating of a heavenly drum, reverberated throughout the valley!

The surface of the Vajra Dharma image flashed with golden light, and countless fine cracks instantly covered the entire body of the Dharma image!

The next moment, the indestructible Vajra statue shattered on the spot, exploding into golden fragments all over the sky!

"With a single palm strike, Mount Sumeru collapsed; only then did we realize that all living beings were standing in the wrong place!"

As the Dharma connection was broken, and the Qi was pulled together, Wu Nian's face turned slightly pale, but his hands quickly formed hand seals, and the golden light on his body suddenly intensified!

Overturning the heavens, overturning the seas, penetrating the earth, and shattering the sky—the four seals of Buddhism emerge simultaneously.

Layer upon layer, they instantly coalesced into one, transforming into a colossal golden seal that blotted out the sky, pressing down upon Gu Jinzhao!

This was Wu Nian's long-awaited killing technique, its power vast, seemingly about to crush Gu Jinzhao and this valley into dust.

The golden seal missed its target and crashed heavily onto the spot where Gu Jinchao was standing, creating a bottomless crater with billowing smoke and dust!

“When the great vow of ‘all sentient beings are Buddhas’ is fulfilled in the future, you will understand the painstaking efforts of this humble monk.”

Wu Nian noticed that Gu Jinzhao's aura had dissipated and assumed that he was dead.

Before he finished speaking, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly began to writhe violently.

Gu Jinzhao's figure appeared from within like a ghost!

【Crimson Sky】was thrust out, its blade gleaming with an intense, blinding golden-red light.

That was a sword strike he had been nurturing day and night with the "Sword Nurturing Technique" for a long time!

There was no earth-shattering sound, only a thin, golden-red sword beam as thin as a hair bursting forth, piercing straight at Wu Nian's brow!

"The Shadow Gu of the Gu Clan?"

A chilling killing intent surged into his mind, making Wu Nian's hair stand on end.

On the brink of life and death, he held nothing back, instantly activating the Immovable Zen, his body condensing into a tangible golden light, transforming into the form of the Immovable King, protecting himself within it.

However, the perfect "Immovable Zen" was pierced through instantly like paper under that golden-red sword light.

The third form shattered once more.

Wu Nian spat out a mouthful of blood, his face ashen white, powerless to resist, and could only watch helplessly as the terrifying sword intent attacked.

At the critical moment, a golden swastika symbol suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

The Buddha's light shone brightly, instantly obliterating the sword intent.

That was a life-saving restriction left to him by the Zen Master!

Golden light enveloped the heavily injured Wu Nian, transforming him into a streak of light that fled at incredible speed, disappearing into the depths of the valley in an instant.

The Buddhist nun Miaotan, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Mu Yiren, made a feint and her figure transformed into a streak of gray-white Buddhist light, fleeing without hesitation.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhao Wuji, the Zhao family retainer, also tried to escape.

"Want to go?"

With a wave of her slender hand, Mu Yiren caused the Five Elements Diagram to shine brightly, its power weaving into a net that trapped her within.

"Zhao Gongfeng, you'd better stay here obediently."

Gu Jinzhao and Yu Fengzhi arrived at the same time.

The three surrounded Zhao Wuji and engaged him in another fierce battle.

Faced with the combined attack of Gu Jinzhao, Yu Fengzhi, and Mu Yiren, he was already covered in wounds in no time.

"If you want my life, then we'll both be buried with you!"

Seeing no hope of breaking through, a fierce glint flashed in Zhao Wuji's eyes. He raised his hand and formed a hand seal, causing his body to suddenly swell as if inflated!

His skin turned bright red and translucent, with veins and meridians bulging out menacingly beneath. The violent spiritual energy transformed into a vortex, pulling everything around it towards him.

"retreat!"

Gu Jinchao abruptly withdrew his attack and retreated rapidly.

The self-destruction of a fourth-grade Golden Core realm expert is something they absolutely cannot withstand.

Mu Yiren and Yu Fengzhi also sensed the dangerous aura and fled backward at top speed!

Just as the three retreated less than a hundred feet, a deafening roar that shook the entire Corpse Demon Cave suddenly erupted!

Boom—

Zhao Wuji's body, swollen to its limit, exploded like a blood-red sun!

A terrifying force swept across the land in an instant, causing the earth to tremble violently, and turning all the rocks and trees within a radius of several miles into dust!

Even though they had retreated far away, Gu Jinzhao and the other two were still shaken by the violent shockwave and had to use their spiritual power to resist the aftershocks.

However, amidst the billowing dust, a nearly transparent, illusory figure quietly slipped into the shade of the ancient trees!

That was none other than Zhao Wuji's soul.

Knowing he was doomed, he used a secret method to burn his life essence and self-destruct his physical body, just to buy a chance for his soul to escape!

Mu Yiren's gaze remained fixed on the center of the explosion.

Within the vision of the double pupils, the trajectory of that divine soul disappearing into the dense forest was nowhere to be hidden.

"His soul has escaped."

Mu Yiren said coldly, and moved to chase after him, but a hand pressed down on her shoulder.

Gu Jinchao gazed in the direction where Zhao Wuji's soul had vanished, a meaningful smile curving his lips: "No need to chase."

“The spirits in the Corpse Demon Cave will not be spared by the Earth Demon.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than a thick tentacle shrouded in dense demonic energy suddenly burst forth from the ground without warning, piercing straight through Zhao Wuji's soul!

"what--"

Zhao Wuji's divine soul and light struggled violently, but to no avail.

Under the watchful eyes of Gu Jinzhao and the other two, the tentacle instantly pulled them into the ground, as if it had never existed.

Yu Fengzhi could not hide her worry: "If this continues, the Earth Demon will soon be able to break through the seal."

The Earth Demon sealed within the Corpse Demon Cave is a second-rank being.

If it were to break the seal, everyone would likely become its prey.

Gu Jinchao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Sister Yiren, you and Feng'er, as the commanders of the Demon Suppression Division and the Daoist disciples of the Dao Realm, should inform everyone that a great demon here is about to break free from its seal."

"The Daoist sect had already learned of this in advance with the Military Supervisory Office and dispatched powerful experts to infiltrate and kill them."

"To avoid being affected, do not venture deep into the Corpse Demon Cave."

Mu Yiren frowned slightly: "The powerful figures that Gu Lang mentioned, are they the two third-rank reinforcements who helped us kill Zhao Qingcang?"

Gu Jinzhao shook his head: "It's not them, it's someone else."

Yu Fengzhi asked, "Brother, aren't you coming with us?"

Since someone is already dealing with the Earth Demon, there's no point in keeping Gu Jinchao around.

"The location of the Earth Demon is extremely special, and I need to guide it."

Gu Jinzhao explained softly, "You guys go first."

Although the two women still had some doubts, they chose to believe him and turned to flee out of the valley.

After watching them leave, Gu Jinchao sped off into the depths of the Corpse Demon Cave.

……

Corpse Demon Cave is located in a dense forest.

As the golden light faded, the figure of Zen Master Wunian appeared, staggering and collapsing beneath an ancient tree.

His face was as white as paper, his snow-white monk's robe was soaked in blood, and he was weak and feeble, clearly having suffered a serious injury.

A moment later, a beam of grayish-white Buddhist light descended.

Miao Tan walked up to Wu Nian, her voice indifferent yet tinged with concern: "Senior Brother, are you alright?"

Wu Nian struggled to sit up cross-legged, took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it: "I need to regulate my breathing and heal my injuries, please protect me, Junior Sister."

Upon hearing this, Miao Tan gave a soft "Mmm": "Senior Brother, please rest assured and adjust your breathing."

Just as Wu Nian closed his eyes, the willow branch sword she held in her hand suddenly pierced through his chest.

This sword strike came unexpectedly.

Wu Nian never expected that Miao Tan would launch a sneak attack on him at this moment. His eyes were filled with disbelief: "Junior sister...you..."

"After my senior brother dies, I will fulfill your great vow of 'all sentient beings are Buddhas'."

Miao Tan's voice remained indifferent, but her beautiful, glassy eyes had somehow turned crimson.

She is more suitable to become the next Zen Master than Wu Nian.

Therefore, he shouldn't be alive.

Suddenly, a relic appeared between Wu Nian's eyebrows, enveloping his dissipating soul, and fled into the void.

Miao Tan stood still and did not stop her.

This relic is a supreme treasure of Zen and the origin of protective restrictions.

Half an hour has passed since it was first triggered.

The reason it has been triggered again is to protect Wunian's soul and help him leave the Corpse Demon Cave.

If she were to return to Jade Capital City now, the Zen Master would inevitably learn of her killing of the Zen Master.

With the Earth Demon present, can Wu Nian's soul leave safely?

the answer is negative.

Just as Miaotan had predicted, a tentacle silently emerged from the ground and pierced straight into the sky.

It actually penetrated the protective aura of Buddha light emanating from the relic, entangled Wu Nian's soul, and dragged it into the ground.

Under the corrosive influence of demonic energy, the relic dimmed slightly, but it still rushed towards the exit of the Corpse Demon Cave.

In this way, the blame for killing the Zen Master falls on the Earth Demon, and has nothing to do with Miao Tan...

Chapter 285, An Wanxi: "If you can feed them, I will spare your life!" (3K)

Following the demonic energy, Gu Jinchao ventured deep into the Corpse Demon Cave.

Before us stood a towering, dark gold tower that seemed to reach into the clouds.

This is the Demon-Suppressing Tower that was used to suppress the Earth Demon back then.

However, after a thousand years, and with the constant erosion of demonic energy, the runes on the tower have faded, and cracks are faintly visible.

Dense demonic energy continuously emanated from it, coiling around the tower like a living thing.

Even more chilling was the fact that six enormous, pitch-black tentacles, like shackles, tightly bound the entire Demon-Suppressing Tower, as if they were about to shred it completely.

The tower trembled incessantly, and faint sounds of ghostly wails and howls could be heard from within, as if some kind of being was frantically attacking the seal.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Jinzhao swayed and walked straight through a crack at the bottom of the tower, entering the tower.

The space inside the tower is much larger than its exterior, forming its own world.

There was not a ray of light, only endless darkness and surging demonic energy.

Within this darkness, countless pitch-black shadows were frantically crashing against the tower walls.

These demonic figures had ferocious faces, filled with resentment and violence.