“Little Master, I heard the conversation between you and Her Majesty the Queen. Unlike Her Majesty who let you go, I definitely will not spare you,”
Master Liu, like a snake, coiled around him, and Chen Yi’s cultivation level was not as high as his opponent’s, making it difficult to struggle free.
As Master Liu’s lips approached, the True Qi inside Chen Yi’s began to rapidly drain away!
This is bad!
Suddenly, Chen Yi realized that the State Preceptor before his eyes was likely the Great Demon that drained male cultivators of Yanzhi Nation into mummified corpses!
“You are that demon.”
Chen Yi exerted all his strength to operate the Buddhist Cultivation Technique, hoping to restrain the opponent with it.
However, the opponent’s Demonic Qi was exceedingly powerful; Chen Yi merely glanced at the opponent and was immediately immobilized by the Demonic Clan’s Divine Ability.
The Buddhist Cultivation Technique can restrain Demonic Qi, but if the difference in cultivation levels between the two parties is too great, such restraint is almost negligible.
“It seems you’ve finally discovered that the cultivators I have drained dry number no less than a thousand, and their cultivation had to be above the Loose Immortal Realm for me to have achieved today’s cultivation level. Your True Qi is incredibly pure; once I drain it from you, I’ll be able to become a Divine King of the Seventh Rank. Rest assured, before you die, I will let you experience the Blissful Realm of the mortal world, isn’t that far better than cultivating bitterly?”
Master Liu paused momentarily, wanting to toy with this handsome monk a bit before turning his True Qi into her Demonic Qi.
At this critical juncture between life and death, Chen Yi tried everything he could to escape. He attempt to send a message to the Queen of Yanzhi Nation, thinking that if he could join forces with her, they might stand a chance against the enemy.
However, Chen Yi’s Divine Sense was blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to leave the place.
“This is the Four-Directions Stone, capable of sealing space. Your struggles are futile,”
A green-white stone appeared in Master Liu’s palm, a seemingly simple stone, yet with the function of sealing space.
“You could immobilize me; this must be with the help of this stone.”
Chen Yi tried his best to buy time.
His master taught him that under any circumstance, one must not give up and should instead try to find an opportunity to break through the situation.
“Indeed, this stone is said to be from the depths of the Primordial Ancient Mine, an Ancient Stone from the birth of the heavens and the earth. With it here, not even Her Majesty the Queen will notice the commotion here, no one will disturb us. Little Master, let us continue our pleasures.”
Master Liu approached once again.
Suddenly, a golden light burst forth from Chen Yi’s body, the vast Buddhist light forced back the State Preceptor, and the space confined by the Four-Directions Stone started to shake violently.
“What is happening? Why does your Buddhist light have the aura of the wilderness! Could it be, you are the Reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha?!”
The State Preceptor was suddenly thrown into panic.
She had heard of some Ancient Buddhas who, in their quest to transcend themselves and attain eternity, chose to reincarnate.
She never expected that this young monk was the reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha!
“That is…”
The Queen of Yanzhi Nation, having been rejected by Chen Yi, was nursing a springtime sorrow in the Imperial Garden when she suddenly noticed a Buddhist light rising to the sky from where Chen Yi was staying, mixed with Demonic Qi.
The Queen of Yanzhi Nation was no weak woman but a high-level expert in the Divine King Realm of the Ninth Rank, and she immediately appeared above the side hall.
“A barrier? Break!”
The Queen of Yanzhi Nation summoned the Autumn Water Longsword, and the fierce Sword Qi broke through the barrier.
“State Preceptor, how could it be you?”
After breaking through the barrier, the Queen discovered Chen Yi in a standoff with the State Preceptor, and black Demonic Qi was emanating from the latter.
At this moment, how could the Queen not understand that her close friend was the Great Demon.
“I didn’t expect you to discover this, but today, I am determined to devour the sarira of the Ancient Buddha!”
The State Preceptor, upon finding out that Chen Yi was the reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha, became even more frenzied in her gaze.
If Chen Yi were just an ordinary practitioner of the Buddhist Sect, draining him of his True Qi would at most allow her to enter the realm of a Seventh Rank Divine King, but since Chen Yi was the reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha, devouring the sarira of an Ancient Buddha could drastically transform her talents, and she might even have the potential to pursue immortality!
“You’ve actually deceived me for so long.”
The Queen of Yanzhi Nation, with sword in hand, decided to join forces with Chen Yi against the State Preceptor.
“If you dare to ruin my plan, even you will suffer,”
Behind the State Preceptor appeared a scorpion-like tail, with black poisonous mist swirling around it.
The Queen’s brow furrowed tightly, as the State Preceptor was in fact a Scorpion Spirit in human form.
“Your Majesty, please be cautious, this is a potent venom, not to be inhaled even in the slightest,”
Chen Yi summoned the Empowerment Staff, this magical treasure bursting with endless merit radiated Buddhist light that blocked the poisonous mist.
“You…”
The Queen of Yanzhi Nation noticed something different about Chen Yi.
Chen Yi’s gaze was serene and detached, as if he had become another person, unfamiliar.
Yet Chen Yi’s Buddhist Force was surging rapidly.
“Bodhi has no tree, nor does the mirror stand on a base. Originally there is not a single thing, where can the dust alight? One should seek Bodhi solely within the mind, why bother searching for mystery outwardly…”
Chen Yi murmured softly, each word transforming into golden mantras, suppressing the Scorpion Spirit!
“Stop chanting, little monk, ah ah ah!!!”
The State Preceptor was in extreme pain, his face shifting continuously between human form and the true body of the Demon Race.
“Sorrow of Autumn Tri-Part Sword!”
The femme fatale queen of Yanzhi Nation chose to make her move, swinging her sword in a stroke that could level mountains and rivers, directly aiming for the Scorpion Spirit.
With her tail positioned before her, the Scorpion Spirit blocked the sweeping Sword Qi of the queen.
The Sword Qi destroyed the surrounding palaces, yet it was unable to harm the true body of the Scorpion Spirit of the Demon Race.
“This is bad, the Scorpion Spirit has absorbed too much True Qi from people, resulting in such profound cultivation power, making it difficult to breach her defenses.”
The Yanzhi Nation queen felt she was in a difficult situation.
“Your Majesty, be careful!”
Chen Yi appeared beside the queen, the Empowerment Staff in his hand growing with the wind, blocking the Scorpion Spirit’s tail sting.
The Scorpion Spirit’s cultivation level was higher than that of the queen. If the queen was stung by its tail, she would surely perish.
The tail sting struck the Empowerment Staff, leaving only a faint white mark on it.
“What kind of Magical Treasure is this?”
The Scorpion Spirit failed to destroy Chen Yi’s treasure and instead felt pain.
Suddenly, the Scorpion Spirit sensed that Chen Yi’s aura was rapidly rising; her attack on the Yanzhi Nation queen had invoked Chen Yi’s bad memories, thoroughly enraging Chen Yi.
“Ten Thousand Buddhas Return to Origin!”
With a loud cry from Chen Yi, like an angry Buddha, the projections of a thousand past Buddhas, a thousand present Buddhas, and a thousand future Buddhas appeared, trapping the Scorpion Spirit.
The imposing pressure of an Ancient Buddha radiated forth, causing the Scorpion Spirit’s face to pale, never expecting that the reincarnated Ancient Buddha would possess such fearsome strength.
The Ultimate Study of Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, when used by Chen Yi, was shockingly extraordinary.
“Evil demon, begone.”
Chen Yi brought his hands together, and projections of the three thousand Buddhas simultaneously executed Buddhist ultimate techniques such as the Mighty Lion Seal, Mighty Vajra Palm, Flickering Flower Finger, Samsara Finger, and other Buddhist ultimate techniques onto the Scorpion Spirit, leaving her in continuous agony.
In front of the Ancient Buddha, the Scorpion Spirit was no more than an ant.
In Ancient Times, even ancient Buddhas would perish, and beings in the Divine King Realm were mere cannon fodder.
Under the assault of the three thousand Buddha projections, the Scorpion Spirit was thoroughly annihilated, vanishing like smoke and dust.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
Chen Yi put his palms together, his expression solemn.
Afterward, he stretched out his finger and summoned the grayish-blue Four-Directions Stone into his hand.
“Your Majesty, what happened here?”
The female officials of Yanzhi Nation, even after the fight had ended, were still unaware of the whole story.
“The State Preceptor was a transformed Scorpion Spirit, and she has been removed by the master.”
“What? The State Preceptor was a Great Demon?”
“After so many years, we knew nothing.”
The female officials of Yanzhi Nation exchanged glances in dismay, who would have thought that the highly authoritative State Preceptor could be of the Demon Race, with even the queen unaware.
If the queen had not actively provoked trouble, even Chen Yi would have been deceived.
The Yanzhi Nation queen commanded the Imperial Forest Army to clean up the ruined walls and debris.
“Now that everything here is settled, this monk should also take leave, patroness farewell.”
“Thank you for saving me, but you seem to have changed a bit. I still prefer how you were before.”
Before Chen Yi left, the queen’s eyes, clear as water, stared at him. Chen Yi’s aura became even more dignified and holy, giving the queen a sense of distance.
The queen had already realized that Chen Yi was the reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha, but once the memories of the Ancient Buddha’s past lives awakened, would Chen Yi still be Chen Yi?
Chen Yi was taken aback by the words of the Yanzhi Nation queen, his gaze showing a trace of bewilderment.
“Bodhi has no tree, nor does the mirror stand on a base.”
Chen Yi pondered for a long time but still could not find the answer.
“It might be best to return to Mount Taihua and consult my master; perhaps he will have the answer.”
Chen Yi’s mind wavered, unsure whether the awakening of ancient memories was a good thing. Only his omnipotent master could resolve his doubts.