Chapter 284: The Heart-Searching Cave, the Supreme Bodhisattva, the Danger Approaches, the Bodhi Golden Fruit
The creepy chewing and bone-cracking sounds echoed above the hot spring. At first, the purple flesh flower was still expanding in the stem, and finally shrank again. After three cycles, all the winds and clouds stopped, and the chewing sounds also stopped abruptly.
The bright red blood flowed down the petals of the purple flesh flower like it was free, fell into the emerald green spring water, spread out, and finally disappeared.
After several hours, suddenly a purple flesh flower appeared, and a sticky figure suddenly appeared in the hot spring. It was exactly the same as the young Taoist priest before.
This person's body was cracked and covered with purple lines like a spider web, but he was being forcibly held together by someone using purple flesh and blood as glue.
"Ling Yan, living beings cannot give up life and death, sinking into the sea of suffering, and suffering for a lifetime. Living beings must aspire to obtain the true way and the supreme path!"
"Ling Yan, the sky is about to darken, and all living things must survive the doomsday catastrophe. How can they survive? There are thousands of people like me. I am the universe, and I am the supreme Bo Xun Xing!"
"Ling Yan, all living beings are in chaos, do not know the time of heaven, and have lost the true way forever. I will bind the fate of heaven and seize the body of heaven. I am the way of heaven, and I am the supreme Bo Xun Xing!"
Murmurs like evil thoughts came from the Taoist's mouth, and strange chanting sounds echoed in the cave.
The sound of splashing water was heard, and the Taoist's eyes turned white. He climbed up to the ground and came to a stone wall. Suddenly, stone powder fell down, and a stone door opened. Eight strange figures were seen standing inside.
Some were tall, some were short, some were fat, some were thin, some were male, some were female, there were Taoists, some were monks and so on. The only thing these people had in common was that their eyes were completely white, their bodies were covered with purple flesh and blood, and they were all reciting those strange scriptures while their lips were moving.
As the 'Taoist' entered behind the stone door, the stone door suddenly closed and the murmurs suddenly disappeared. "It's almost done. We will be able to rescue the Venerable soon." The face in the purple flesh flower sighed in a low voice and then fell silent.
Everything returned to its original state, and in the center of the hot spring, a tall green lotus was still swaying in the water as before.
…. ….In a nameless valley, a thin mist filled the air.
At this moment, countless black and purple grasshopper-like insects over three meters tall were rushing towards a white figure like waves. However, no matter how fierce the waves were, the white figure in the center turned a deaf ear to them, with empty eyes, as if his mind had drifted somewhere else.
The boundless sharp sword energy swirled around her body wildly. Without any unnecessary movements, the ferocious alien insects were dismembered and destroyed by the sword energy like moths to a flame.
The dirty dark green body fluids spilled and countless alien insects wailed. Death might be a good ending for these alien insects. The most tragic thing was that those alien insects that were cut in half by the sword energy lay on the ground and kept emitting extremely shrill screams.
"You guys are so noisy!"
The white figure frowned, perhaps blaming the group of wailing alien insects for interrupting her thoughts. She slowly pulled out a long and narrow sword from the white jade scabbard.
The sword was transparent as crystal. As soon as it was drawn out, it emitted an intense chill, and a thick layer of frost immediately covered the area within a hundred meters.
"The world is frozen."
"Everything is like dust."
Cold words came out of Su Baili's mouth, and suddenly, with the sword in her hand as the center, a circle of intense cold air suddenly burst out in all directions.
The bodies of the alien insects one after another were frozen by the cold air and quickly formed into a thick ice crystal. At this moment, the beautiful woman in white raised her sword and suddenly slashed towards an open area in the valley.
The space was shaking like water waves, and suddenly a scarlet figure slowly appeared, with ghostly aura all around it.
This was a figure shrouded in a red cloak. She stretched out a bare hand wrapped in ferocious fist armor, and a ferocious skull condensed on her fist, eliminating the astonishing sword intent.
"The Water Fairy of Xiaoyao Palace is truly an extraordinary cultivator. Hongyue admires her." The man in the red cloak lowered his eyebrows and glanced at a white scratch on his fist armor, his tone full of fear.
"So you are the second palace master of the Ghost Spirit Palace. Brother Hongyue's method of concealment is truly admirable. Without further ado, what exactly do you want to do by ambushing here?" The beautiful woman in white said coldly.
"Of course, I want to go to this Heart-Searching Cave with Narcissus. After reaching our level of cultivation, what else is worth remembering, besides the Azure Lotus that can help us break through the Dao-Intercepting Realm and bring back the dead to life?"
"You are full of lies. I am just secretly robbing and killing my fellow Taoists. Second Palace Master, there is no need to test me. If you want to fight me, then do it. Otherwise, I will take the first step. I am sorry that I will not accompany you."
The beautiful lady in white had a clear mind and exposed the lies of the man in red cloak without any hesitation. She stepped forward with her sword in hand and soon her figure disappeared into a dark cave in the valley. The man in red cloak's expression changed several times but he still gave up the chance to attack.
About a cup of tea passed, and after a struggle between the inner and the outer, the man in the red cloak finally couldn't suppress the greed in his heart. He stomped his feet, and his figure disappeared into the cave.
…. ….Above the mountains, forests and plains.
An old man in a white robe was sitting here with bated breath. Not long after, another person in black clothes and a Taoist bun landed lightly in front of the old man in the white robe.
"Brother, we have been waiting for a whole day and still no one has come. Why don't we go explore the Heart-Searching Cave first?"
"There is more than one entrance to this cave. If someone gets there first, we will end up losing more than we gain." The old man in black couldn't help but speak out.
"Look, it's urgent again."
"Second brother, you have seen the might of the strange blood beast lurking at the entrance of the cave. If we force our way in, even if we can kill the beast, we will probably be seriously injured. In this wasteland of annihilation, if something unexpected happens, it will be tantamount to committing suicide." The old man in white robe said calmly.
“The Bodhi fruit in the hall is certainly important. It can enhance the soul and even have a chance to help people enter a state of enlightenment. However, the two immortals Taogu and I were able to live to this age safely, while many geniuses who were more amazing than us fell. All of this was due to the word ‘caution’.”
"We are not afraid of shedding blood, but it is best if the blood shed is from others, so that we have a better chance of success."
"If this fruit is really obtained by someone else first, then it will be out of our reach. If we get it, we will be lucky. If we lose it, we will die."
"Second brother, don't be anxious. Be modest and cautious. As long as we find a fellow practitioner and secretly sprinkle the beast spirit powder on this person, the blood beast will surely go crazy. That will be our chance."
"Well, I'll listen to you, big brother." Thinking of his big brother's predictions over the years, always getting the greatest benefits at the lowest cost, the old man in black immediately suppressed his temper and sat down cross-legged.
Half an hour later.
Their eyebrows moved slightly, a hint of joy appeared on their faces, and suddenly a faint singing voice was heard in the distance.
"Even if I lose hope, I will get drunk every day~"
"Soulless but with a body, like a scarecrow~"
"30% is determined by fate, 70% depends on hard work, only hard work can win~"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"PiPiBao, speed up!"
Yi Chen sat upright on the scarlet leopard and sang loudly, feeling quite happy.
Just when he wanted to sing a few more songs of Dancing Girl's Tears, suddenly two figures came from a distance and blocked his way.
"Fellow Daoist, please stay."
"I have a great opportunity to share with my fellow Taoists." Two old men, one in a white robe and the other in a black shirt, appeared in front of him with a smile on their faces and laughed out loud.
Yi Chen frowned and stopped immediately.
"Why are you two Daoists blocking my way? If you have something to say, just speak frankly."
"Brother Dao is indeed a man of few words. To be honest, the two of us are the two Taogu Immortals. We have always helped the needy and the needy, and we are considered to have a small reputation in Daqin."
"I am Tao Shanzi, and the one next to me is my second brother, Gu Lingzi."
"Inside the cave ahead is a secret passage with a wonderful Bodhi tree inside, which bears three golden fruits. Unfortunately, a strange blood beast is entrenched here."
"Therefore, the two of us brothers would like to ask you to join us in killing this beast. Then, we will share the three golden fruits equally." The white-robed old man Taoshanzi said with a smile, and he seemed to be quite confident in the reputation of himself as the Second Immortal of Taogu.
"I didn't expect that you are the two immortals from Taogu. I am Han Feiyu from Huangfeng Valley. Since you are two Taoist friends, I naturally have no reason not to believe you. Please lead the way quickly." Yi Chen's eyes turned and he immediately revealed a look of awe.
He was not a local, so how could he have heard of the reputation of the Two Immortals of Taogu? But this did not stop him from agreeing immediately, because according to Yi Chen's perception, the strength of the two old Biddens in front of him was only about one in the early and middle stages of Taoism. The golden Bodhi fruit was a magical object that could only be encountered by chance and could help people become enlightened and improve their spirits. How could he not be envious?
What's more, sooner or later he would have to return to Zhongzhou, and he would have to bring some gifts back to his fellow apprentices.
Tao Shanzi and Gu Lingzi looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes. They had both made the worst plan. If deception failed, they could only use some means of coercion and intimidation. Unexpectedly, Yi Chen was so sensible and agreed so decisively. For a moment, Tao Shanzi, who was cautious by nature, couldn't help but look at the person in front of him again.
"Is this person hiding his cultivation level? Or is he pretending to be nice to us and looking for a chance to escape?" After giving Gu Lingzi a look, the three of them immediately walked forward side by side, intentionally or unintentionally protecting Yi Chen in the middle.
The three of them each had their own plans and soon arrived in the underground world.
"Brother Daoist, help me!" Yi Chen's face suddenly changed. He saw that they had been walking in the cave for less than half an hour when a purple mantis insect suddenly rushed out from a corridor and attacked him fiercely. Its long arms like knives flashed with a cold light, and its power was no less than that of Heimietian.
He still had to rely on these two old men to lead the way. Yi Chen was unable to transform, so he had no choice but to ask for help from the two guys beside him.
Boom! The mantis arm quickly collided with the long sword in Yi Chen's hand, and the overwhelming force actually pushed him back onto the wall.
Seeing this, Tao Shanzi and Gu Lingzi looked at each other and immediately felt relieved. This scene was naturally a flaw they had exposed and they did it on purpose. Seeing this, the two of them immediately shouted, "Brother, don't panic, we are here!"
I won’t eat noodles anymore. Wangzi will definitely write about the transformation of the purple meat flower today. There will be another chapter later.
I've been slacking off lately, power! (End of this chapter)