Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 525 - 519 Demon Sect 2

Chapter 525: Chapter 519 Demon Sect 2

Boom!

Suddenly, a thunderclap resounded in the sky, and the originally clear blue sky quickly filled with dark clouds.

Numerous black arcs of electricity danced between the clouds, faintly converging into a massive electrical net.

The Fourth Qing Woman’s long hair danced in the air as black electric light surrounded her. With one hand, she grasped a black and purple sphere, like the descent of the Thunder God, and vehemently smashed it downward.

Boom!

A massive thunder column, hundreds of meters thick, ferociously struck down, landing on the Sword Array and exploding against countless longswords in dense bursts, as if instantly igniting numerous Dharma Thunders.

"Amitabha... Benefactor harbors great killing intent, better follow us back to the Buddhist Kingdom, lay down the butcher’s knife, and share the Ultimate Bliss,"

As soon as Master Fan Hui raised his hand, Buddha’s Light shot out, blinding everyone with a burst of dazzling golden light. They couldn’t help but blink.

When they opened their eyes again, the Fourth Qing Woman, holding the lightning, appeared dazed within the Buddha’s Light Protective Shield, her face filled with confusion.

"What’s happening?!" she exclaimed in astonishment, "Three Holy Monks...??"

"To stop killing by killing goes against the natural order and disturbs the heavenly harmony. It’s better for the benefactor to follow us back to Buddha Land and awaken her Dharma-heart," Master Fan Du spoke in a soft voice.

"You bald donkeys!"

The Fourth Qing Woman instantly became furious, and the thunder in her hand exploded thunderously.

But strangely, the thunder light continued to expand at an extremely slow pace. Even An Ying and the others could see the slow trajectory of the electric light firing off.

Pfft!

Like being drawn by a magnet, all the electric light was absorbed by the three Holy Monks, then after a series of crackling noises, everything vanished.

An Ying and her companions wore bizarre expressions, completely not expecting this outcome.

These three fools...

Lin Xin also had a strange expression, slowly relaxing the grip on his sword.

"The three Holy Monks truly are transcendent, countering killing with perseverance and taking it upon themselves. I am impressed,"

"The purpose of us three monks coming here was indeed to resolve this significant karma," said Master Fan Hui in a low and solemn voice.

"Amitabha," the other two monks chanted in unison, hands pressed together in prayer.

Soon, Master Ming Xin’s party also noticed the anomaly, and multiple Spiritual Senses tried to shine over here, but all were blocked by the Buddha’s Light.

"Truly remarkable," Lin Xin couldn’t help but chuckle. "With the Holy Monks’ assistance this time, it indeed saves our sect from a significant concern."

"Lin Xin?" It was only now that the Fourth Qing Woman paused in surprise, realizing something was amiss, and didn’t expect to see him here.

"You’re from the Yuqing Sect?" Lin Xin asked back instead of answering.

"What if I am? A mere junior, yet you’ve managed to provoke four major powers to issue a full-force warrant for your arrest. That’s quite the feat," the Fourth Qing Woman scoffed.

"It’s just a clone. Let’s work together to break the Protective Shield," urged a man in white.

His body continuously expanded and then contracted, clearly struggling desperately against the surrounding Buddha’s Light.

"This is the Great Brightness Merit Lamp, connected behind to the Great Brightness World. Infinite Buddha Power is transmitted here; escaping is impossible. Benefactor should not waste your energy in vain," Master Fan Hui explained gravely.

"Great Brightness World? Is there really an infinite Brightness World in this world?" Lin Xin asked with slight interest.

"The All-Seeing Eye of my Buddha can see all light, which is the basis of the Great Brightness World," Master Fan Du patiently explained.

"Within it lies infinite light, teaching mortals to awaken Wisdom Light, Bright Light, and Divine Light. Achieving Great Nirvana."

"So, the so-called Great Nirvana is the main law of the Buddha Kingdom?" Lin Xin asked again.

"Naturally," Master Fan Du responded softly.

"Then if everyone achieves Great Nirvana, following it as the main principle, won’t everyone become similarly alike? Everyone becoming a Buddha is indeed the great vow of Buddhism, but if all beings achieve Nirvana, wouldn’t that cause natural laws to converge and coordinate, forming a painful Demon Prison. The more demonic becoming even more demonic?"

Lin Xin shook his head slightly.

"The universe and all things within it, each generates and restrains the other. You eliminate filth, and there must be a place that bears this filth. You achieve Great Nirvana, there must be places that endure great suffering. Do the Holy Monks see it this way too?"

Master Fan Hui’s face revealed a sorrowful expression. "My Buddha is compassionate, thus by his own power he bears the suffering of countless lifetimes, just as the benefactor has said."

Lin Xin laughed softly, suddenly the aura around him subtly changing.

"In this world, every drink and every peck has its own karma. Three great masters, my sect has been trapped in utter hell for a long time, the disease has penetrated the marrow, it’s probably too late to save it now."

"If the benefactor sincerely turns to Buddha, it is never too late," Master Fan Hui murmured softly.

Lin Xin chuckled.

Clang!

Suddenly, he drew his sword, and a red line abruptly lit up.

The red line transformed into numerous shadows dispersed in mid-air, condensing into two black beams shooting toward the white-robed man’s neck and the Fourth Qing Woman’s brow.

Both their complexions drastically changed, but because they were bound by the Merit Lamp’s Soul Domain, they couldn’t use their full strength and could only forcefully activate their protective treasures.

Puff, puff!

Both of them exploded and vanished on the spot, seemingly using top-tier Escape Skills to suddenly accelerate and burst out even within this Great Brightness Merit Lamp.

But this Merit Lamp formed its own world and couldn’t be penetrated.

After their futile attempt, they reappeared in front of Lin Xin instantly, launching a punch and a palm strike at him simultaneously.

Countless Runes condensed and compressed, amplifying the force to an extreme.

Boom!

Both were simultaneously struck by Lin Xin’s Cross Slash, harshly thrown back against the inner wall of the Merit Lamp’s Protective Shield, then bouncing down again.

With a spurt of blood, the man in white directly vomited blood, and the Fourth Green Maiden’s face turned pale while shock flashed in her eyes.

In this Buddha’s Light Protective Shield, the suppression of the Soul Domain was so strong that they were utterly helpless against Lin Xin, whose physical body was overwhelmingly powerful.

Lin Xin held his sword diagonally pointing to the ground, as whiffs of breeze began to swirl around him slowly.

Bits of hot fiery light started to encircle his body.

"Red Flower Sword Path." Lin Xin slowly closed his eyes, "Qilin..."

"Infinite!"

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Hisss hisss hisss!

An explosion sounded, the three Holy Monks’ expressions changed, and they simultaneously reached out to grab him.

But it was too late.

Numerous red lights exploded from around Lin Xin, splashing outward, turning into countless Qilin void shadows, wildly attacking the man in white and the Fourth Green Maiden.

The dense blood/red Qilins were significantly weakened by the Merit Lamp, but still possessed an almost unmatched terrifying ferocity. Even the Fourth Green Maiden in her prime wouldn’t dare to underestimate it, let alone now.

"Bright Light Shining Everywhere!"

In a rush, the three Holy Monks simultaneously launched a palm strike, twisting Golden Light Runes in their palms, releasing a blinding white light towards the numerous Qilins, rapidly evaporating a huge amount of red light. But it still wasn’t soon enough.

"No!" the man in white roared loudly.

Thud, thud!

With two dull sounds, he and the Fourth Green Maiden’s bodies, along with several fragments of magical treasures, exploded outright.

An endless coldness and lightning burst out like a tidal wave, furiously striking the interior walls of the Merit Lamp along with the Infinite Qilins released by Lin Xin.

Instantly, cracks gradually appeared on the internal walls of the Merit Lamp.

The three Holy Monks simultaneously vomited blood. Their expressions were defeated, and their forms had no choice but to dissipate.

The golden Protective Shield instantly shattered, soundlessly turning into points of light and dissipating.

Only Lin Xin and behind him, An Ying and her companions, remained on the spot.

Where the man in white and the Fourth Green Maiden were positioned, only two dull, lusterless glass beads remained.

"Another Soul Substitute Bead," Lin Xin shook his head. "Did they really think Soul Substitute Beads are unsolvable?"

"Although the donor has escaped the trap, being able to forgive others when possible..." An ordinary monk spoke helplessly in a low voice.

At this moment, it was clearly evident that Lin Xin’s aura had reached an extraordinary True Monarch level, although much of it was because the Fourth Green Maiden’s Soul Domain was suppressed by the Merit Lamp, making it easy to shatter her physical body. But more so, it was because Lin Xin’s aura had greatly enhanced.

"I pardon others, but who pardons me?" Lin Xin flew up and deployed his Escape Light, instantly turning into a black streak shooting towards the distance.

Seeing this, the three Holy Monks also hastily stamped their feet, transforming into three streaks of golden light chasing after him.

The companions left behind at the scene exchanged glances, the scene that just unfolded was indeed too shocking, it was a True Monarch level confrontation where the outcome was decided in the blink of an eye, as quick as lightning.

Boom!!

There was a sudden explosive boom from the sky above, shaking the entire Sword Hall Peak violently.

It was the silver Void Ship that had exploded!

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Yuan Dou Demon Sect· Mount Wuding

The massive beam of Star Force gradually dimmed.

Lin Xin’s form revealed from within, still looking the same, but his demeanor subtly changed.

Absolute self-regard, similar to Huang Yuan’s, slowly radiated from him, more domineering than his earlier serenity.

"The Ninth Layer of Yuan Dou Demonic Technique... still lacks one crucial element."

Lin Xin whispered softly to himself.

To break through the Eighth Layer and achieve the Ninth, it was necessary to lure the Jiuqu demonic worm into one’s body, devouring himself to rebuild anew.

This was an incredibly dangerous threshold; destroying it would truly attract the Desolate Vault’s ancient Demonic Qi, returning to the true physical body of the Ancient Demon God with its formidable ferocity.

And if failed, there would only be annihilation, being devoured alive by the Jiuqu demonic worm, with no chance for even the soul to reincarnate.

The Jiuqu demonic worm devours the host, then nourishes back; according to records, it should continue for 49 days.

And during this period, if the physical body cannot hold on, then defeat is the only path left.

Even now, Lin Xin couldn’t guarantee he could withstand the devouring of the demonic worm.

As a fellow Eighth Layer cultivator, Huang Yuan’s strength and defense were stronger than Lin Xin’s, yet he too dared not attempt it.

Sighing, Lin Xin checked his current attribute status.

’Damage 2530, Defense 2530, Evasion 2030, Constitution 2030, Free Attributes 76 points’

"Breaking through to the Eighth Layer has directly increased my damage and defense by five hundred points on top of my physical capabilities... it seems this is akin to Huang Yuan’s level. No... with his Divine Beast Bloodline, he should be stronger, definitely more than this,"

Lin Xin’s thoughts shifted, having previously been outmatched by Huang Yuan in their encounter, lacking behind considerably in strength and defense. Thankfully, with the help of the Mystic Heaven Formless Golden Light Formation’s boost as a secondary attack, he was able to compensate for the disparity in close combat.

Clenching his fists, Lin Xin estimated.

"Teacher’s strength still surpasses my current level, it seems he indeed exceeds this attribute level, unfortunately... the enhancement isn’t as great as I imagined,"

This was the first time since cultivating the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique that he replenished his physical body, enhancing bodily attributes past the search attribute points.

The enhancement of attribute points could accelerate the cultivation of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, and the improvement of the technique could also help increase the amplification of attribute points even more.

The two complement each other.

But the result was somewhat disappointing.