Chapter 889 A Great Harvest
Ji An wiped his hand on the corpse bag, summoning the Taiyin Moon Corpse that was sleeping inside.
Yue Ling'er first looked around a few times, then spoke calmly:
"Master, what are your orders?"
"I need to enter the small world to recover my magic power. You stay outside and report any situation immediately."
Ji An took off the gourd-shaped stone pendant and explained:
"You only need to extend your divine sense to feel a silver spot the size of a sesame seed in the center of the stone."
"If our divine senses touch the silver spots, we can enter the small world. Shall we go in and take a look?"
Yue Ling'er gently shook her head, "No need, I will protect you from outside."
The previous master, Netherworld True Lord, had a small world. She went in a few times. She could tolerate the low quality of the spiritual veins inside, but she couldn't bear the lack of moonlight.
Ji An didn't say much, and probed his divine sense into the gourd world.
As he left, the gourd world shone with a warm light and floated in the air.
The light and shadow of the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, insects and fish on the surface of the stone seem to come alive, unfolding a vibrant picture on the rock wall.
Yue Ling'er suddenly opened her eyes wide, thinking to herself:
'This little world is a bit different!'
The Netherworld True Lord's small world cannot float in the air, much less radiate such brilliance.
She wanted to go in and take a look, but she had made too confident a statement earlier, and it would be embarrassing for her to go in now.
'Let's find another opportunity to go in later.'
Comforting herself, Yue Ling'er strolled to the cave entrance. The magic array did not block the light from entering, casting a cool, dim light the size of a millstone.
She sat cross-legged, letting the moonlight shine on her face, making her fair skin appear as white as jade.
It is unknown what secret technique she activated, but the moonlight turned into white mist, and cold frost spread on the ground and rock walls.
In the gourd world, Ji An finished his cultivation and prepared a mid-grade fourth-tier Bodhi fruit and a top-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.
He took out the spoils of war and roughly pieced together the bodies of the two men.
The Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame bloomed from his fingertips, the three colors of blue, red, and white flames surging forth like a flamethrower.
About 15 minutes later, the body was burned to ashes, and several seven-colored relics were also obtained.
Ji An placed the relic into the jade bottle and shook it, producing a crisp clinking sound.
"What's the use of this thing anyway? I'll keep it; maybe I'll be able to use it someday when I go to the Western Continent."
He sighed. This was the least useful thing. It might be a good thing for Shi Xiu, but it was not even as good as a third-tier spiritual item for him.
He extended his divine sense to probe the ground near the Gathering Yuan Tree and sensed that most of the ashes buried a few months ago had been absorbed. He then buried the ashes he had just acquired.
He still has the ashes of a Nascent Soul level eight cultivator in his possession, and he hopes to encounter enough Nascent Soul level enemies tomorrow to reap a good harvest.
Unbeknownst to him, these Buddhist monks had become resources in his eyes. Killing them would not cause Ji An any psychological burden; it was as common as killing chickens.
Ji An activated the Melting Gold Divine Fire Technique, drawing upon the divine intent of the Bing Fire in the Fire Divine Palace and the divine intent of the Gui Water in the Water Divine Palace, thus stimulating the life force of the Primordial Fire to repair the few Five Directions Flag Spiritual Treasures that had suffered minor injuries.
Through his own efforts over hundreds of years, and with the nourishment he receives annually from the pure spiritual energy exhaled by the stone tortoise, his primordial fire has become exceptionally powerful.
In just one hour, Ji An repaired the damage to the spirit treasure.
After doing all this, he lay half-reclined on the wicker chair and began to review yesterday's battle.
It has now been proven that a single enemy at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm cannot pose a fatal threat to him, so future battles have become simple for him: he can just unleash his spells and the Five Elements Divine Mountain to overpower them.
At the beginning of the Yin hour, Ji An left the gourd world. He stored the array flags and array plates into the cave stone and said in a deep voice:
"You are free to do whatever you want in today's battle. There is only one requirement: kill as many Shi Xiu as possible and do not let anyone escape."
"Hide well first. If two Nascent Soul stage cultivators appear, don't come out."
He didn't expect the Taiyin Moon Corpse to fight the enemy to the death; he alone was enough. Unless they encountered two enemies at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, this area would inevitably become ruins.
Yue Ling'er nodded, "Don't worry."
He stepped out of the cave, channeled his magic power to transform into a white cloud, and slowly drifted towards the gate of the Earthly Fiend Sect.
As the sun rose, the Sangharaja Kongjian, accompanied by two other Sangharajas, flew to the Little Lotus Temple atop the mountain to inspect the progress of the temple's construction below. He did this every day to show his importance to the project.
Accompanying him were six guardian Vajras, their bodies as if cast in bronze, each tall and powerful.
Three monk kings remained in the Southern Continent region. One of them was at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and the other two monk kings were at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. In addition, there were six guardian Vajras at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage. This powerful force was to guard against the demon beast race.
Once the six temples are completed, the Lotus Subduing Demon Formation will be activated. At that time, the defensive power of the area covered by the Buddhist formation will be comparable to the fourth-grade low-level mountain protection formation of cultivators.
As more and more power of vows gathers from the golden Buddha statues in the temple, the Lotus Subduing Demon Formation will continuously improve.
To upgrade the grade of a cultivator's protective mountain array, not only does the grade of the spiritual vein need to be reached, but the array plate and array flags also need to be upgraded, which wastes resources.
When Ji An saw that the enemy had actually left the temple, he was overjoyed, as it saved him from launching a full-scale attack.
Although the Buddhist formations of the monks have not yet been activated, the temple itself was built according to the nodes of the formation and has a certain degree of defensive capability.
Several high-ranking monks landed at the temple under construction, and the monks in charge of the construction jogged over to report:
"Your Holiness, we will be able to complete the main hall and side halls today. All that remains is the fine work of carving the beams and painting the rafters."
The monk-king Kongjian nodded slightly and said:
"Do not slacken. As soon as possible, we can complete the Lotus Subduing Demon Formation and let the Buddha's light shine on this dark region and inspire believers."
Once the Lotus Subduing Demon Formation is activated, there will be no need to leave so many Reincarnation Realm Buddhist disciples. He will leave behind a Sangha King to guard this place, while he will lead his disciples to conquer the forces of cultivators.
Once he has slaughtered all the forces at the Golden Core level, he can head to the Western Continent to follow in the footsteps of the Monk King Ruhai.
"Hmm?" He suddenly looked up and saw a white cloud drifting towards him. He had a feeling of unease just now, as if something bad was about to happen.
The monk beside him noticed his unusual behavior, looked up at the snow-white clouds, and asked:
"Senior brother, what happened?"
At this moment, Ji An, hidden in the white clouds, noticed that the enemy seemed to have noticed him, so he immediately released a golden light that shot into the sky towards the enemy.
As the monks fled, he sensed their strength from the fluctuations in the air; the strongest among them was only an enemy at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Unless one has mastered the power of supernatural speed, such a target is someone who cannot be defeated or escaped.
A five-colored light streaked across the sky between the monks, and the air was filled with malice; they knew they had encountered an enemy.
"Form ranks!"
An enemy had brazenly attacked. His cultivation method was unique; it was not good at offense but possessed extremely strong defense. Even the Sea Monk King could not break through the Buddhist light domain formed by him and two mid-reincarnation realm monk kings.
The three Sangha Kings were radiant with golden light, like little golden figures. Several guardian Vajras surrounded them, ready to assess the enemy's strength before making their move.
When the Five Elements Divine Mountain flew close to the enemy, the Buddha's light blocked its path.
Ji An laughed twice. He roughly understood the enemy's thoughts and unhesitatingly activated his Nascent Soul Dharma Form with all his might, then released the Chaos Five Elements Thunder that was ready to be unleashed.
The five-colored lightning resembled dazzling fireworks, and even the sunlight could not dim their brilliance.
The vast expanse of blue water obscured the sky above the Buddhist monks, and after the bright moon rose in the east, it slowly and steadily compressed the range of the Buddha's light.
Thunder roared through the sky, and the Five Elements Divine Mountain shone with a burst of spiritual light, which, together with the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, suppressed the enemy.
Despite the monk Kongjian's full effort in activating the Buddha's light, he was still unable to stop the suppression of the Dharma form. His heart skipped a beat; the enemy's strength far exceeded his expectations.
The enemy's flight speed was too fast; by the time he sensed the pressure from the ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, the enemy's attack had already landed.
He roared, "Free attack!"
We must distract the enemy, or things could turn bad today.
The pressure from the exploding lightning startled him. The Buddha's light was dominated by him, so he knew he couldn't hold out for long against such a powerful attack.
The six guardian Vajras took flight, approaching the enemy under pressure, like a small boat constantly battered by wind and rain in a stormy sea.
Ji An didn't take these people seriously at all; enemies of insufficient strength could be ignored for now.
His attacks were devoid of any fancy techniques; the Chaotic Five Elements Thunder and the Five Elements Divine Mountain took turns attacking, his main strategy being to subdue his opponent with brute force.
The thunder echoed for miles, leaving the low-level Buddhist cultivators bewildered and helpless.
Some clever monks tried to escape, but were ambushed and killed by a white shadow.
The Buddhist light emanating from Kongjian and the other two grew thinner and thinner. He gritted his teeth and struggled to hold on, with golden Buddhist blood continuously oozing from his eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
Each lightning strike was like torture, rendering him unable to speak. The ordination scars on his head shone with a golden light, a sign that he was nearing the end of his life.
Ji An adjusted his attack rhythm. As the Chaotic Five Elements Lightning shattered the last layer of Buddhist light, the Five Elements Divine Mountain crashed down.
The three Nascent Soul level cultivators didn't even have time to shout a proper slogan before they died in frustration under the absolute crushing power, followed by the six guardian Vajras.
They easily took the Sumeru bag and collected the corpses; then came the killing.
When he killed the low-level cultivator, wisps of black malevolent energy appeared out of thin air, wrapped around Ji An's body, and entered his upper dantian.
Strands of primordial and illusory merit and malevolent energy intertwined and vanished simultaneously.
Ji An didn't care about the 'kill points' at all, and together with Yue Ling'er, they slaughtered all the Buddhist cultivators they could find.
Finally, they swept away all the spiritual objects of the third rank and above in the temple and used the Five Elements Divine Mountain to flatten the temple.
Still not at ease, Ji An unleashed the Li Huo Fen Tian, burning down all traces of the temple.
"Let's find a secluded place to recover our magic power, and then return to the Western Continent!"
He said proudly that nine complete Nascent Soul level cultivator corpses could further elevate the level of the Gathering Yuan Tree.
(End of this chapter)
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