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Tianyun Kingdom, Iron Sword Pass, shrouded in the ominous aura of Yin Sha Qi, clouds of despair covering the sky, not a single blade of grass growing. Even the soil was crimson, with chilling winds that swept through, gathering the malevolent energy without dispersing it.
A man clad in golden armor led a troop of Imperial Guards to Iron Sword Pass.
The man in golden armor radiated a powerful aura, sharply prominent as if he were a sword about to be unsheathed, having already stepped into the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.
The Imperial Guards he brought with him varied in cultivation levels, ranging from the Void Refinement Realm to those on the verge of the Daluo Golden Immortal.
Among them were more than a dozen monks.
The monk at the forefront bore a dignified presence, holding a string of prayer beads in his hand with a faint Buddhist light flowing around his body, making him appear as an enlightened high monk.
The man in golden armor pointed at Iron Sword Pass and said to the enlightened monk, “This place is known as Iron Sword Pass, once a majestic fort of our Tianyun Kingdom. Later, our Tianyun Kingdom and the surrounding dynasties waged wars here, with armies and sect elites from all great dynasties emerging in full force, rivers of blood flowing, billions dead or injured. Because of this, the place has become a land of concentrated malevolent spirits, deserted ever since. Cultivators and living creatures who mistakenly enter here often meet their unfortunate demise. I invited you, the high monk from Mount Sumeru, here exactly to purify this land of its Yin Sha Qi and restore its brightness and order.”
“Amitabha Buddha, the Fourth Prince and I share a bond, and for this small matter, I am happy to oblige,” responded the high monk.
“Disciples, form the formation.”
“Yes.”
At the enlightened monk’s signal, more than a dozen monks from Mount Sumeru, all within the Heavenly Immortal Realm, formed the Rebirth Formation.
The lips of the monks moved silently, their vast Buddhist force purifying the nefarious Yin Sha Qi of Iron Sword Pass and guiding the lingering souls towards the Netherworld.
The evil spirits encountered the invisible Buddhist force, melting away swiftly like snow under sunlight.
“Eh?”
Suddenly, from within the ruins of Iron Sword Pass, came a voice of surprise.
The malevolent energy, as if drawn in, gathered deep within Iron Sword Pass.
The enlightened monk’s expression changed, “This is not good. Could it be that the Yin Sha Qi that has accumulated here over the years has spawned some ghostly entity?”
“Soldiers, protect the Fourth Prince!”
The Imperial Guards’ leader was a near-Daluo Golden Immortal master. Hearing that a ghostly creature induced by Yin Sha Qi might have arisen in Iron Sword Pass, he quickly had hundreds of skilled Imperial Guards encircle the man in golden armor for protection.
Although the man in golden armor was a Daluo Golden Immortal, a higher cultivation level than theirs, these Imperial Guards needed to demonstrate their loyalty before their master.
“Creature of Yin Evil?”
The Fourth Prince recalled the relevant records.
Places where the Yin Sha Qi amassed over the years tended to give rise to altered corpses, as well as spawn mountain demons, Yakshas, and other ghastly beings.
These creatures, under the influence of Yin Sha Qi, might possess tremendous strength. Many cultivators or mortals who inadvertently enter areas with dense Yin Sha Qi could easily fall victim to these entities.
How strong would the entity born from Yin Sha Qi at Iron Sword Pass be?
“Change formation!”
The high monk from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land immediately signaled the monks of Mount Sumeru to form the Subduing Demon Formation.
In front of each monk floated a Buddhist relic, shining with golden brilliance.
“Hah!”
The leading enlightened monk’s face stern, eyes wide with fury, he formed the Immovable King Seal with his hands and struck deep into the heart of Iron Sword Pass.
The “Immovable King Seal” was a Quasi-Emperor tier Cultivation Technique. As soon as the seal was released, Iron Sword Pass stirred up dust and stones, the Yin Sha Qi scurrying about like chaotic clouds.
The Buddhist relics floating before the other monks were activated simultaneously, pressing down towards Iron Sword Pass.
The dozen high monks from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land aimed to exorcise the ghostly creatures of Iron Sword Pass with the might of thunderous force.
Boom!
The Immovable King Seal struck the ruins of Iron Sword Pass, followed by the relics pressing down, earth quaking, ground sinking.
“Was it successful?”
The Fourth Prince saw a Daluo Golden Immortal of Great Accomplishment from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land along with more than a dozen Heavenly Immortals joining forces, using the Subduing Demon Formation with power to shock the world.
If the Fourth Prince had been the target of such an attack, he surely would have been scattered to the winds.
“Although many cultivators and soldiers fell at Iron Sword Pass, only two Immortal Emperors were among the fallen, so the creature born from Yin Sha Qi here should not be very powerful, Your Highness need not worry. Amitabha Buddha,” assured the high monk from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land, hands pressed together, thinking they had eradicated the ghostly menace.
“The master is indeed great, with profound Buddhist knowledge. Our Tianyun Kingdom will continue to build temples for Mount Sumeru, ensuring the continuity of offerings,” the Fourth Prince replied.
Knowing that Mount Sumeru was a Holy Land of immense importance, Tianyun Kingdom’s faith in Mount Sumeru might earn them the protection of the holy mountain, and why would they not embrace it?
“Excellent.”
Just as the high monk from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land finished speaking, suddenly, a violent gale of Yin wind arose from Iron Sword Pass, wails of countless ghosts filled the air, and a dark shadow burst forth from the depths of the ruins.
The faces of the monks from the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land turned pale.
The enlightened monk, in particular, had just taken credit in front of the Fourth Prince, only to be contradicted immediately.
When the shadow emerged, it turned out to be a rather pale-faced man, with a longsword on his back.
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The malevolent energy of Yin sha Qi at Iron Sword Pass surged crazily into the man’s body.
The man glanced indifferently at the monks from Mt. Sumeru Holy Land who were present and rolled his eyes, “I am cultivating right now, why are you stealing my Yin sha Qi?”
Ah?
The monks from Mt. Sumeru Holy Land were all dumbfounded.
What was inside Iron Sword Pass was not some Things of Yin Evil, it was clearly a cultivator!
And this cultivator was actually cultivating by absorbing nefarious energy?
It was inconceivable.
“Heretic Cultivators, meet your death!”
The achieved monks of the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land lunged again, casting the Buddhist Palm Imprint continuously, trying to kill the peculiar cultivator hiding and cultivating at Iron Sword Pass.
A shadowy figure stood in front of this peculiar cultivator, blocking the Buddhist Palm Imprint for him.
“Corpse Control Skills?”
The color drained even further from the monk’s face.
The corpse being manipulated by the other party must have been an Immortal Emperor in life.
No one knew where the opponent had dug up the corpse from.
If the opponent were to use this Immortal Emperor’s corpse to attack everyone present, it was likely that both the monks of Mt. Sumeru Holy Land and the entourage of the Fourth Prince would meet disaster.
The Fourth Prince swallowed hard, panic-stricken.
This was the first time he had seen such a heretic cultivator.
The other party was clearly just a Daluo Golden Immortal, yet capable of manipulating the corpse of an Immortal Emperor.
The strange cultivator chanted a Mnemonic Verse, and the corpse of the Immortal Emperor lunged at the monks of Mt. Sumeru Holy Land.
A wave of decay assaulted the senses as the monks of Mt. Sumeru Holy Land hurriedly operated the Subduing Demon Formation to defend against the Immortal Emperor’s corpse.
“Ha!”
The desperate monk threw out a string of Prayer Beads from his hand, each bead separating in an attempt to block the Immortal Emperor’s corpse.
However, the Immortal Emperor’s corpse struck with a palm, possessing a fraction of its original power while alive.
Clatter clatter clatter…
The Prayer Beads were shattered, scattering beads all over the ground.
“Pff.”
The accomplished monk at the Golden Immortal Realm spit out a mouthful of golden blood, his face pale as paper.
He had never seen such a terrifying Corpse Control Skill before.
This Immortal Emperor’s corpse, already much decayed, looked as if it had just been dug up from the earth, but under the man’s manipulation, it was actually able to execute the Cultivation Technique of its living days, which was truly horrifying.
“They are the esteemed monks of the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land; you can’t kill them, or you will offend the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land!”
Seeing that the monks were no match, the Fourth Prince quickly disclosed the monks’ origins, trying to stop the other party.
Otherwise, once the opponent began a massacre, all present would struggle to survive.
The Mt. Sumeru Holy Land, being one of the Buddhist Holy Lands, housed many Buddhas. The adversary would presumably restrain himself due to the reverence for the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land’s background.
The peculiar man called back the Immortal Emperor’s corpse, “Don’t worry, I had no intention of becoming your enemy. You came to purify the Yin sha Qi here, right? Hurry and leave, once I’ve refined the Yin sha Qi of this place, it will return to its original state, and you won’t need to lift a finger.”
Ah?
The monks of Mt. Sumeru Holy Land and the entourage of the Fourth Prince were even more baffled. Find your next read at My Virtual Library Empire
This heretic cultivator, was he actually doing good deeds?
In fact, were it not for the monks of the Mt. Sumeru Holy Land who had interrupted his cultivation?
“Your comprehension of the Buddha Dharma pales in comparison to my senior brother in the Sect. I certainly can’t beat my senior brother,” the peculiar man continued to mock.
Ah?
What was this man talking about?
Wasn’t he a heretic cultivator?
How did he have a Buddhist senior brother?
“That’s right, I should return to the Sect and receive the transmission of Cultivation Technique from my master. I won’t talk with you any longer; I want to refine the Yin sha Qi here as quickly as possible,” Xu Jing, who had been cultivating for many years under Lu Changsheng, had gradually developed a “spirit,” with even sharper mockery.
In fact, Xu Jing was a cultivator who had been influenced and born from the Yin sha Qi.