We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"They even sent me a telepathic reminder?"

Shen Bailian stood tall in the sky. Just as he was about to go find Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who were silently healing their wounds, a strange voice suddenly rang in his mind.

The meaning of this voice is quite simple: when capturing the two snake demons, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, you must loudly proclaim which sect or school they come from.

The louder the sound, the better; the wider the reach, the better.

Shen Bailian didn't need to think too much to know who was making the sound.

The current Fahai hates all those gods and Buddhas. He only helped him enter Jinshan Temple to repay a debt of gratitude, and he would never do such a thing.

Therefore, the mastermind behind the calamity can only be one person: Guanyin Bodhisattva, the chief director of this disaster.

"However, this is also good. My identity has been officially recognized. When something happens, I can use Guanyin's name to bully others," Shen Bailian thought to himself.

Although this might seem like a case of bullying someone by taking advantage of their master, it works as long as it's effective.

This is because this world is completely different from the Earthly Star Universe. The gods in the latter have all fallen into silence, but the gods and Buddhas in the former are still in a very active state.

Once he begins to take the place of Fahai, the one destined to face calamity, it also means that he will come into the sights of those powerful beings.

The unusual cultivation system on his body will definitely be noticed.

For some gods and Buddhas who are not very martial, they might very well use a soul-searching technique on him, or even, to think more darkly, directly possess his body.

In this world, Shen Bailian has never hesitated to speculate about the countless gods and Buddhas with the utmost malice.

After all, most of those gods and Buddhas were human beings and outstanding figures in their respective kingdoms before they ascended to the position of true gods.

Shen Bailian's understanding of human nature was both profound and superficial; even gods could not claim to have complete control over human nature.

Otherwise, the innate deities in the Earthly Star universe would not have imposed so many restrictions on humankind the moment they sensed the impending doom.

Now, the sound that Guanyin has conveyed is almost tantamount to tacitly acknowledging Shen Bailian's fate.

"Sometimes, I really want to become Guanyin's disciple." Shen Bailian looked at the mountains below. This world was so beautiful, with so many ferocious beasts, and it was not just limited to a small planet.

If Shen Bailian could become Guanyin's disciple, then most of the worries in his heart and the burdens on his shoulders would disappear immediately.

On the surface, this world is just this small place.

However, as a former overlord, even though it has fallen into decline for various reasons, its power level is still sufficient to support the existence of countless small worlds.

Even the smallest of these small worlds has a surface area comparable to that of a planet.

However, this can only be wishful thinking, because Guanyin is ultimately just a general under the Buddha and doesn't have much say in such matters.

After all, those are tens or hundreds of billions of humans!

How many humans are there in this world? Less than 400 million, which is nothing compared to the number of humans in the Earth Star universe.

This means a large amount of incense offerings.

In this world, the path of becoming a deity through incense offerings is not a minor sect, but a mainstream practice.

In temples, in the mountains and fields, in the homes of ordinary people, on door couplets... everywhere you can see the shadows of various gods and immortals, and everywhere you can see clay sculptures of those gods and immortals.

The human race, numbering less than 400 million, is sufficient to support so many immortals and gods.

What about the billions of humans?
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." Given Guanyin's power, it would be almost impossible for her to protect this "wealth."

Of course, the most important thing is that Shen Bailian wants to take the initiative into his own hands rather than rely on the protection of others.

Among the mountains.

Inside a deep, mysterious cave.

"Boom~ Rumble~"

An unparalleled vortex galloped through the cave, violently crashing against the surrounding layers of ice shards, while white mist, condensed from the earth's spiritual essence, rose from the bottom of the icy pool.

On the platform in the very center of the icy pool, the prisms hanging from the dome of the ice cave refracted a cold, eerie blue light, and two giant snakes, one green and one white, snaked and intertwined on the platform.

The spiritual mist coiled around the white snake's neck suddenly stopped, and a series of fine cracking sounds came from the bottom of the ice platform. The cold current formed from the essence of the mysterious ice was flowing backward along the meridians, smashing into tiny ice crystals between the five internal organs.

However, due to the obscuring effect of the white fog, it was not very clear what was being seen.

Sudden.

"Sister, are you feeling better?" A light yet hoarse voice suddenly burst forth within the cave.

These two giant snakes were none other than Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who had escaped from Jinshan Temple.

This cave can be considered the stronghold of the two snake demons. On the surface, it is an ordinary cave, but in reality, it is a hidden world inside.

It was a natural, cold, secluded pool, which perfectly matched the nature of snakes. Therefore, it was occupied by Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who set up an illusion at the entrance of the cave and named it the Mysterious Ice Realm.

This is also one of the reasons why Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, the two snake demons, are so powerful. The former is only a thousand-year-old snake demon, so why is her strength comparable to those snake demons with thousands of years of cultivation?

"This time, we've gotten ourselves into big trouble." Bai Suzhen emerged from her cultivation state, her massive body swimming in the icy pool, the sound of her scales rubbing together like the clash of metal. Her words were filled with deep sorrow:
"In a fit of rage, he lost his mind and turned the entire Jinshan Temple and the surrounding villages into a living hell, with countless people starving to death..."

Her words were abruptly cut off by a hissing sound that escaped between her teeth, and the ice reflected her bewitching appearance, her pupils shrinking to thin lines.

Upon hearing this, even the usually lively and energetic Xiaoqing was at a loss for words and surprisingly remained silent.

This flooding of Jinshan Temple directly caused tens of thousands of people to be displaced, and countless people died. It can be said to be the biggest man-made natural disaster in recent centuries.

The ultimate culprits were those two snake demons.

The karmic consequences of causing so many innocent human deaths are enough to condemn the two snake demons to eternal damnation, or even complete annihilation.

"Sister, don't you think that someone might...?"

Before Xiaoqing could finish speaking, she suddenly heard a metallic clanging sound. Bai Suzhen's enormous head, as big as a house, appeared before her with lightning speed, its upright snake eyes coldly staring at her.

"Be careful, the walls have ears."

A voice then resounded deep within Xiaoqing's soul.

Soul transmission, unlike forced sound transmission or the use of magic to transmit sound across a distance, is achieved through the resonance between two souls, making it extremely secretive.

Unless the observer is an exceptionally powerful deity who has focused all their attention on the two individuals, there is no other way to detect the transmitted information.

However, this method of transmitting sound is not without its drawbacks. If the sender has any ulterior motives, the recipient's soul will suffer severe damage.

It has both advantages and disadvantages.

Therefore, only people with extremely close relationships and a high degree of mastery over mental power would transmit their voices in this way.

“But this is the Mysterious Ice Realm, we can’t…” Xiaoqing wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Bai Suzhen’s eyes once again.

Xiaoqing was helpless, but there was nothing she could do, because she knew what Bai Suzhen meant.

"Xiaoqing, there are some things you understand in your heart, but you can't say them out loud. Do you understand what I mean?" Bai Suzhen looked at Xiaoqing and spoke earnestly. The snake demon with hideous scars gently touched Xiaoqing's snake tail.

How could she not understand what Xiaoqing was trying to say?

This matter was handled in a way that was completely out of character for her.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing have two extreme personalities. The former is calm and composed in the face of adversity, and is also somewhat love-struck; the latter is irritable, impulsive, and easily swayed by emotions, and does not believe in love between the sexes.

Not to mention a love affair between a human and a demon.

She respected Xu Xian's behavior and believed that Xu Xian was worthy of Bai Suzhen, but that did not mean she was willing to see Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian together.

It's totally two different things.

When the floodwaters over Jinshan Temple spiraled out of control, Bai Suzhen realized something was wrong, but by then, the true power of those two old fogies from Jinshan Temple had already been revealed.

It would be easy for her to stop, but the price would be that she and Xiaoqing would have to pay a bloody price.

Open the bow without turning back the arrow!

Therefore, although Bai Suzhen was very angry about being schemed against, she was helpless at that time and could only deal with the immediate challenge first, so that there would be a future.

At that time, she thought she had been framed by some colleague, or that she had been used by the owner of Baoqingfang.

However, later on, after the flooding of Jinshan Temple ended.

Bai Suzhen realized she was wrong, terribly wrong.

Logically speaking, she and Xiaoqing, as the culprits behind the displacement of tens of thousands of people, should have already been burned to death by the karmic fire formed by the power of heavenly karma.

But right now, there is indeed a strong karmic burden surrounding the two demons.

However, these karmic forces were like a fire accelerator that was missing, and they did not ignite. Of course, Bai Suzhen did not have the concept of a fire accelerator.

This is something that ordinary demons cannot do; even the owner of Baoqing Workshop cannot achieve such a feat.

Otherwise, the owner of Baoqingfang would not have hidden himself away in the city.

Therefore, from this incident, Bai Suzhen realized an extremely serious problem: she and Xiaoqing were very likely used as accomplices and involved in a great calamity.

In this catastrophe, the two of them are very likely to play the role of cannon fodder.

Think carefully!

But what good will knowing this do? What good will it do to tell them? Will you give those immortals and gods a good dressing down, or wait until you've recovered from your injuries and then storm the mountain gates to take revenge?

It's impossible!

Behind every great calamity of heaven and earth, there are powerful gods and Buddhas who act as the masterminds. To seek revenge against such people is nothing but wishful thinking and daydreaming.

But we can't just wait to die like this, can we?
Immediately, Bai Suzhen conveyed her suspicions to Xiaoqing through telepathy, because many hands make light work, and three cobblers are as good as one Zhuge Liang.

"Sister, do you think we might have been plotted against hundreds of years ago?" Xiaoqing calmed down and thought about it for a while, and suddenly thought of that mortal from hundreds of years ago.

Xu Xuan, the snake catcher who once saved Bai Suzhen.

"Generally speaking, preparations for such a great calamity of heaven and earth should begin at least several hundred years in advance. For example, the Investiture of the Gods and the Journey to the West were all planned out hundreds of years in advance."

"And sister, think about it, how did you meet Xu Xuan back then? Hundreds of years have passed, how did you end up meeting his reincarnated form in Xu Xuan's current life?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Suzhen pondered for a moment and realized that there did indeed seem to be something amiss.

"Think about it again. You are a snake demon, and the child you had with Xu Xian is not a half-demon, but a pure human."

Is this reasonable?

This is unreasonable!

Perhaps Xu Xian is the trigger for this great calamity, the key to it all. All we need to do is get rid of Xu Xian…”

As she spoke, Xiaoqing transformed into human form, her hands suddenly clenching tightly with her five fingers, and a crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out in the silent Xuanbing Secret Realm.

"No way!" Bai Suzhen quickly transformed into human form and flicked Xiaoqing's head with her forehead, making a crisp sound. A nice sound meant a good head, and she rejected Xiaoqing's suggestion.

After so many years of being sisters, how could she not understand what Xiaoqing meant?

"I knew it." Xiaoqing muttered unwillingly. She knew this would be the result. If Xu Xian, this troublesome person, had been dealt with, this great calamity might have been delayed, thus giving them a chance to survive.

However, Bai Suzhen forbade it, and she dared not do such a thing on her own.

After all, this matter had crossed Bai Suzhen's bottom line, not to mention that Xu Xian had already become like that in order to save the two of them.

Doing so is tantamount to being an ungrateful wretch.

"Sister, what do you think we should do next?" Xiaoqing bit her lip and looked at Bai Suzhen seriously, just like always.

Once Bai Suzhen has spoken, she will resolutely carry it out.

However, before Bai Suzhen could reply, suddenly...

"This humble monk is Jiechi. Please invite Miss Bai and Miss Xiaoqing to come out and meet me for a detailed discussion!" Shen Bailian took a deep breath, and the powerful source energy acted on his throat, making his voice deafening, like rolling thunder, spreading throughout the beautiful mountains.

The enormous sound, like a depth charge dropped into a calm lake, immediately created ripples in the air, spreading for dozens of miles.

The scale of the attack was extremely alarming.

The earthquake caused the entire mountain forest to tremble violently. (End of Chapter)