Accidentally invincible!
Chapter 296 - 0293: You Don’t Want Me to Burn Paper for You, Right?

Chapter 296: Chapter 0293: You Don’t Want Me to Burn Paper for You, Right?

He couldn’t find the other party, so he had no choice but to return, lying down on the chair, shaking his head and sighing silently, completely clueless about what to do.

"Junior Brother, what’s wrong?" Xi Xi asked.

She was almost scared to death earlier. The people from the Great Thunder Heavenly Dragon Treasure Temple had come to the Taiwu Immortal Sect, and Junior Brother had even clashed with them. She was so afraid a battle would break out.

But then, that group left the Taiwu Immortal Sect, allowing her to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Lin Fan said, "It’s so annoying. The tribulation was supposed to be mine, but someone went and blocked it for me. What kind of situation is this? Isn’t it just causing others to suffer for nothing?"

Xi Xi didn’t know her Junior Brother’s situation.

But hearing her Junior Brother say so, she strangely felt relieved. If someone blocked the tribulation for him, it meant her Junior Brother was safe. His safety was more important than anything.

She silently offered thanks to the person who blocked the tribulation.

As far as Lin Fan was concerned, he wasn’t afraid of tribulations.

Though they might be a little troublesome,

weren’t tribulations the spice that made life full of surprises?

If he had known things would turn out this way,

he would never have let the other party block the tribulation.

Stopping someone from getting rich is like murdering their parents. No matter how many tribulations come, he would still laugh out loud. Tribulations meant battles, and battles meant loot. Each fight would push him further down the path of power.

That being said,

the others didn’t know his situation. Their intent to help was sincere. Making these cynical remarks now would only deeply hurt them.

Several days later.

Jing De and Jing Yu returned to the Great Thunder Heavenly Dragon Treasure Temple.

"Abbot, this is the situation. Shouzuo said he will return after handling some matters."

"But that kid is Wei You’s son. There’s clear intent to protect him. What Shouzuo has to face isn’t just that kid, but the entire Taiwu Immortal Sect."

"With Shouzuo’s profound understanding of Buddhist Law, it shouldn’t be a problem."

Jing De reported the situation.

The elderly monk fell into deep thought for a moment but didn’t say much. Just now, he sensed a significant decline in the Buddhist fortune of the Great Thunder Heavenly Dragon Treasure Temple, which felt strange. Something must have happened.

With his cultivation level, he should have seen through it all.

But as he tried to calculate,

he discovered the path ahead was murky. He couldn’t see through it. Forcing the calculation risked backlash.

At this moment.

Inside a dilapidated temple,

a young monk draped in a light white veil sat meditating beneath an old Buddha statue. Normally, not even ghosts would visit such rundown temples. But the presence of this young monk infused the place with an aura of solemnity.

Whoosh!

The wind howled outside, slamming against the rickety wooden doors of the temple.

Yet it didn’t disturb the young monk in the slightest.

Hum!

At that moment, Yun Shouzuo opened his Buddha Eyes. His Buddha’s Heart quaked, leaving him uneasy. He deftly shifted his fingers, forming a different Buddha Seal to stabilize his mind.

But no matter how he changed the seal,

his Buddha’s Heart continued to tremble.

Suddenly.

He felt a cool sensation on his arm. With his Buddha Eyes, he saw that a spider turned Demon was crawling across his arm.

This spider had a human face but a spider’s body.

Its face was pure and delicate, looking at him in fear, trembling slightly.

"A Demon?"

Yun Shouzuo looked slightly surprised. He raised his hand, and Buddha Light emanated. The spider, enveloped in the light, curled up into a ball, shivering in terror as it looked at him.

After a moment,

he didn’t strike with his palm and instead withdrew the Buddha Light.

Yun Shouzuo placed the spider on the ground, murmuring to himself, "This monk is now plagued by tribulation. Your appearance is part of my tribulation. Very well, this monk will see how this tribulation unfolds."

"Will you deliver this monk, or will this monk deliver you?"

"From now on, stay by this monk’s side and heed the cleansing of Buddhist Law."

As he spoke,

Yun Shouzuo closed his eyes and began chanting scriptures. Faint Buddha Chants echoed throughout the narrow and dilapidated temple, filling the dark night sky with golden Buddha Light radiating from within.

But within this Buddha Light, faint black ripples lurked.

This was the mark of tribulation.

The female spider climbed onto Yun Shouzuo’s leg, quietly settling there and listening to the Buddha Chants.

Several days later.

At the Taiwu Immortal Sect.

Gong Mo from the Ancient Immortal Sacred Land rushed into the Taiwu Immortal Sect, looking rather disheveled and helpless.

When Lin Fan saw him, he chuckled and said, "Brother Gong, what brings you here? Do you have some business with me?"

"Hey, Brother Lin, I’m calling you big brother now. You’ve got to give me an explanation!" Gong Mo’s tone sounded like he was about to cry.

Lin Fan was taken aback. What now? Could something serious have happened?

"Brother Gong, speak clearly. I don’t understand what you mean."

He was puzzled.

Recently, he’d been wrapped up in tribulations and hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary.

Why come to bother him?

Without another word, Gong Mo started taking off his clothes.

"Hey, hey, Brother Gong, let’s talk properly. Why are you stripping? I have no interest in that!" Lin Fan quickly stepped forward to stop him.

But he couldn’t stop him at all.

"Look."

Gong Mo lifted his robes, revealing his back to Lin Fan and gesturing. "Look at this! Over these days, the suffering I’ve endured is not for a human to bear. I’ve been whipped until I bled!"

Lin Fan looked at the scars on Brother Gong’s back. They looked like whip marks.

And the person wielding the whip had exceptional skill—no overlapping lines but instead a kind of aesthetic to the whipping marks.

"Those whips were quite artistic..."

Lin Fan muttered, then noticed Gong Mo’s resentful gaze and quickly corrected himself.

"How did this happen?"

"What trouble did you get yourself into?"

He genuinely couldn’t fathom why Gong Mo was beaten like this, nor why Gong Mo came specifically to him.

"Brother Lin, let’s be honest. Where exactly did Ao Wudi end up after you persuaded him? He went out with you and hasn’t come back for ages."

"The Holy Master nearly skinned me alive! He even told me if I couldn’t bring him back, I’d better just get lost!"

"Ao Wudi left with you. You can’t leave me hanging here!"

Gong Mo was beyond frustrated, feeling utterly defeated.

Ao Wudi had left with Lin Fan. Gong Mo had expected him to return after just a short while. But he waited... and waited... and waited some more. Enough time passed to make him anxious to death, yet there was no trace of Ao Wudi.

Now, not just Gong Mo—it seemed even the Sacred Land’s people were in a panic.

"What?" Lin Fan exclaimed. "He hasn’t come back yet? We parted ways ages ago. By now, he should’ve crawled back home if he had to. How can he still not be back?"

He was dumbfounded.

Suddenly.

He thought of something.

The Rainbow Mother Dragon.

At first, he hadn’t paid much attention to the matter, but thinking back, Ao Wudi had repeatedly mentioned the Rainbow Mother Dragon. Could it be that after pretending to separate at the entrance, Ao Wudi had secretly ventured into the Forbidden Land?

Thinking this,

his heart grew uneasy.

The dangers of the Forbidden Land were widely known. It was deadly to the extreme. While Ao Wudi was indeed strong, the likelihood of him coming out unscathed was slim, with even the chance of death within quite high.

Gong Mo observed Lin Fan’s ever-changing expression, and a sinking feeling settled in his gut.

Could it be...

"Brother Lin, don’t tell me he’s dead." Gong Mo’s voice trembled as he spoke, terrified of hearing bad news. If this were true, there’d be no point returning to the Sacred Land. He’d simply bury himself alive in shame.

Lin Fan reassured him, "No, no! How could he possibly be dead? Don’t frighten yourself."

Gong Mo heaved a huge sigh of relief.

At least it wasn’t the worst-case scenario.

"But..."

When Lin Fan spoke this single word, Gong Mo, who had just calmed down, grew incredibly tense again, his eyes wide with disbelief and his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"It’s hard to say. The place we went was extremely dangerous. I’m worried he might’ve wandered into the Forbidden Land. The beings there are terrifying. If he encountered one of those monstrous creatures, who knows what might’ve happened."

Lin Fan couldn’t guarantee Ao Wudi’s safety.

With Ao Wudi’s strength, Lin Fan truly believed he could hold his ground under normal circumstances.

But if Ao Wudi had done something foolish and provoked one of the entities within the Forbidden Land, that wasn’t something Lin Fan could vouch for.

"F-F-Forbidden Land?"

Gong Mo’s voice shook. He had heard of the Forbidden Land. It was indeed a place of immense danger—a place where Divine Medicine grew and even the mightiest beings had suffered losses. Upon hearing the possibility that Ao Wudi had gone there, his heart threatened to stop altogether.

Soon, his whole body began to convulse.

Lin Fan quickly pressed his thumb to Gong Mo’s philtrum. "Don’t pass out, don’t pass out, Brother Gong! Stay calm. You must stay strong!"

"Brother Lin, you are my elder brother now. Could you take me there? I can’t go back if we don’t find Ao Wudi. I genuinely have no other choice!" Gong Mo gasped, clinging to what little hope he had left.

He couldn’t understand why fate was treating him so cruelly.

What had he done to deserve this?

He hadn’t offended anyone!

Yet he was enduring trials unbefitting someone his age.

"Fine, fine, I’ll take you there. Just don’t lose consciousness." Lin Fan sighed. He truly feared Gong Mo might keel over for real, leaving him in an even stranger bind.

Suddenly, Gong Mo straightened his spine, regaining his vitality. "Let’s not waste any time. We must set out immediately. No matter what, I have to find Ao Wudi!"

Lin Fan looked at Gong Mo’s determined expression with a helpless smile. When they reached the Forbidden Land, he doubted Gong Mo would dare enter.

As for himself, he had no plans to enter either.

That place was hell on earth, crawling with chillingly powerful beings.

He still couldn’t fathom what Ao Wudi had been thinking.

The Forbidden Land.

The two of them traveled swiftly to their destination. For Gong Mo, the anticipation was overwhelming. But as soon as they reached the narrow canyon marking the entrance, his excitement turned into dread. The horrifying aura seeping out made his blood run cold, sending shivers straight to his core.

It was the kind of chill that froze one’s very soul.

Although Gong Mo’s cultivation level wasn’t low, compared to the beings within the Forbidden Land, he was but a tiny snake intruding upon the den of a dragon.

"Brother Gong," Lin Fan said seriously, "to be honest, this place isn’t somewhere you should venture into. Otherwise, I’ll be burning joss paper for you every year. Please, do me a favor and reconsider."

Gong Mo looked at Lin Fan and asked hesitantly, "Then Brother Lin, what should we do...?"

Lin Fan replied, "I assume you don’t want to burn joss paper for me either. I really don’t want to set foot in there. Maybe you could stand at the canyon’s edge and call out for Ao Wudi. Sometimes, they might just hear you and come out. Who knows?"

Gong Mo’s face filled with question marks.

What on earth was he talking about?

This made no sense at all.