I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 306 The Daoist's Chosen One! Chen Mo Enters the Dao!

Ji Hongxiu sat cross-legged, beads of sweat glistening on her forehead, muttering to herself:

"The sun is embraced in the chest, the jade liquid returns to the elixir, the scales of light suddenly break, illuminating the Niwan point..."

"Deluded thoughts are like dew, falling into an abyss; all twelve towers stand as a spectacle..."

Nine golden stars shone around him, and the faint shadow of a peach tree appeared behind him. As the branches swayed, pink and white peach blossoms fell softly.

Suddenly, a sudden change occurred.

A wisp of dark, black flame suddenly shot out from the base of the peach tree.

The mysterious fire did not burn fiercely, but spread silently like a maggot clinging to bones. Wherever it passed, the trees seemed to be eroded by an invisible force, gradually turning into a scorched, dark color.

If this continues, I'm afraid the entire peach tree will be engulfed in flames in no time!
"The Xuan Guang Mantra is completely unable to resist the karmic fire, and it's about to damage your very foundation. How long do you intend to hold on?!" The Yin God's urgent voice rang out.

Ji Hongxiu remained unmoved, her eyes fixed on Chen Mo, silently counting the time in her mind.

It wasn't until half an incense stick had passed, as agreed, that she dragged her exhausted body to Chen Mo's side, poured her soul power into his spiritual platform, and prepared to pull him out of the Dao Domain.

No matter how they tried to communicate, Chen Mo didn't respond at all.

It seemed as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

"what happened?"

Ji Hongxiu frowned slightly and muttered to herself, "Logically speaking, given the strength of his soul, nothing should have happened in such a short time... Could it be that he triggered the origin of the Great Dao?"

The Dao Domain is extremely dangerous, containing not only the void that can assimilate people, but also the hidden power of origin.

Even a first-grade grandmaster, if accidentally involved, will be torn to shreds in an instant!
"No, I have to go in and take a look!"

Ji Hongxiu made a quick decision and prepared to enter the Dao Domain.

"Are you crazy?!" Yin Shen hurriedly stopped him, "In your current state, you're barely able to take care of yourself. Rashly entering the Dao Domain is tantamount to suicide... Don't you value your life?!"

Ji Hongxiu naturally understood this principle.

The so-called cost is actually the self-cleaning mechanism of the will of Heaven. When the cost takes effect, one should try to minimize its presence in order to reduce the damage suffered.

The reason why dragon energy is so effective is that it can shield the perception of the Heavenly Dao, making it unable to detect the existence of "foreign objects," and thus extinguishing the karmic fire.

In this situation, once you enter the Dao Domain, it's equivalent to completely exposing yourself to the Heavenly Dao!
At that point, it won't just be a matter of whether the damage is fundamental; it could very well lead to death!
"But I really can't rest easy." Ji Hongxiu bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Since I sent him in, I have an obligation to bring him back safe and sound."

"but……"

The Yin God wanted to say something more, but Ji Hongxiu raised her hand and pressed it to her brow, abruptly stopping her words.

After sealing the Yin spirit, she hesitated for a moment, then lay down beside Chen Mo.

Although she had made the decision, she was still a little nervous. She quietly took Chen Mo's big hand, nestled in his arms, and smelled his reassuring scent. A resolute look flashed in her eyes.

With eyes slightly closed, she softly murmured:
"Without beginning or end, neither born nor dying, the Great Luo Cavern, the Profound Realm of the Void..."

The surrounding light suddenly went out, plunging into an infinitely deep darkness.

The darkness appears to be empty, but it is actually filled with a substance that exists between reality and illusion, which is called: Chaos.

Everything originates from this place and ultimately returns to it; it is both the beginning and the end.

As soon as Ji Hongxiu's figure was revealed, the dark flames seemed to be stimulated and became unusually active, and the pain from her soul became even more intense.

"We can't keep going like this for long; we must find him as soon as possible."

Fortunately, when she sent Chen Mo into the Dao Domain, she specially marked him with a soul power symbol just in case, and it actually came in handy.

Ji Hongxiu sensed her location, then, enduring the excruciating pain, leaped away.

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Chen Mo's current state is very strange.

After waking the empress, he prepared to leave, but it seemed as if a voice was calling to him from the depths of his being.

He subconsciously followed, and after an unknown amount of time, a red spot of light appeared at the edge of his vision, like the rising sun on the horizon, containing incomparably hot and abundant energy.

As the distance closed, the spot of light became clearer.

The core was a golden sphere, surrounded by a crimson energy field. Flames of red and gold burned fiercely. His intuition told him that anything that came into contact with it would be instantly reduced to ashes!
Upon seeing this object for the first time, Chen Mo immediately understood.

"Is this the path of calamity?"

Both Ji Hongxiu's Dao patterns and Ling Yishan's Dao locks originated from this.

It is like a guardian of the natural order; anyone who dares to challenge its authority will be ruthlessly eliminated by it.

However, Chen Mo did not sense any danger. Perhaps it was because of the dragon energy that the source of the calamity regarded him as "one of their own," and the terrifying flames became gentler.

As for why this calamity drew him here...

This is clearly due to the legacy of military strategy.

Chen Mo looked down and saw the tiger-shaped phantom on his chest was stirring restlessly, almost bursting out of his body.

At that time in Kowloon Terrace, he absorbed a large amount of blood and evil energy, directly upgrading his weapon-wielding seal from [Controlling the Formation] to [Harmony with the True Way of War].

This is also the final level of the inheritance of military strategy.

"The Way of War and the Ruins of the World are somewhat similar; both are 'traces' left by the Great Dao's origin in the world..."

"So, the calamity attracted me here so that I could attain enlightenment through this?"

Chen Mo seemed to be deep in thought.

Strictly speaking, he hasn't been at the fourth rank for very long, but his foundation is very solid. Both his soul power and primordial energy reserves far surpass those of other cultivators at the same level.

If one were to use some external force, such as the princess's "dragon scales," even a third-rank grandmaster could come into contact with them.

He was ready to enter the Celestial Realm, but he lacked a breakthrough opportunity.

I originally thought I would have to wait for the "Taoist Canon" to be opened and enter it to find an opportunity, but now the opportunity is right in front of me.

Judging from the goodwill emanating from the calamity, he could completely merge with the Dao here if he so desired!

"As defenders of the Heavenly Dao, even a Dao Venerable as powerful as him cannot withstand the power of calamity... In terms of destructive power alone, it may not be inferior to the Ruins of Return, so it is not a bad choice."

"Anyway, with the dragon's energy protecting us, we don't need to worry about any so-called costs."

Chen Mo pinched his chin, pondering to himself.

As if sensing his thoughts, the blazing sun parted a ray of golden light and sent it over.

This is the purest principle of Tao from the origin.

If you refine it, breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm will be as easy as breathing...

boom--

Just then, the dust within his body suddenly surged.

A rift was torn open in the distant darkness and chaos, and rays of eerie light spread out. A bluish-green substance then emerged and floated next to the "calamity," as if the sun and moon were in the same sky!
"The Origin of Returning to Nothingness?"

Before Chen Mo could react, the azure substance suddenly split off a "tentacle" and shot towards him!

It entered his body almost simultaneously with the golden light!
In an instant, a vast sea of ​​information rushed into my consciousness, and indescribable profound insights filled my heart.

As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.

At that moment, the ultimate truth of heaven and earth was laid out before him, and all his questions were answered. The intense sense of satisfaction made his soul tremble violently, his eyes rolled back, and he completely lost consciousness.

Simply put, it was incredibly exhilarating...

"Finally found it..."

"Ok?"

Before long, Ji Hongxiu arrived and was stunned by what she saw.

Chen Mo's soul was suspended in the air, with "Blazing Sun" and "Azure Moon" in the distance each sending out a wisp of their auras to pull him away, as if they were... trying to snatch him away?

"No wonder he hasn't made a move yet; he's preparing to merge with the Dao?"

"A grandmaster in his early twenties, cultivating both Dao and martial arts, and even fusing two laws at the same time?!"

For Ji Hongxiu, this was truly unimaginable; even the founding Dao Master of Tian Shu Pavilion could never achieve this level!

This completely transcends the realm of talent; it can only be described as "destined by fate"!

Just as she was lost in thought, the source of the calamity seemed to sense something, and its light suddenly blazed brightly!

Under the scorching heat, the chaos boiled like water, and the black karmic fire surged violently!

"not good!"

"We're too close to the source of this calamity!"

At this speed, there's no way to escape; they'll be reduced to ashes within moments!
The only chance to survive is—

Gazing at the figure enveloped in dragon energy, Ji Hongxiu gritted her teeth and flew straight towards him.

The closer they got to Chen Mo, the more intensely the karmic fire burned. Their originally solid souls became translucent, like snow melting rapidly under the blazing sun.

But there was no turning back now. She desperately channeled her soul power, and her speed increased once again, like a burning meteor streaking across the dark space.

Just as it was about to collapse, it suddenly crashed into Chen Mo's arms!
The purple and gold dragon energy surged and enveloped her. Suddenly, the calamity lost its target, the blazing light gradually dimmed, and the karmic fire that was burning her soul was extinguished.

"so close……"

Ji Hongxiu's spirit flickered, and she was too exhausted to continue.

He took one last deep look at Chen Mo before his consciousness completely faded into oblivion.

However, neither of them noticed that a peach tree phantom quietly appeared in the void, with pink and white petals swirling and dancing around them.

On that thick tree trunk, Chen Mo's name was carved.

His brushstrokes flow like dragons and snakes, penetrating to the very core of the subject.

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The Demon Suppression Division, located in the eastern suburbs of Tiandu City.

"call--"

Inside the courtyard, Ling Yishan was hunched over, his face looking even older than before, his chest heaving rapidly like a broken bellows.

He had already killed that demon, and the ground was covered with countless insect corpses, with two eyes marked with the character "丁" rolling around.

Originally, a level D demon was nothing to him; he could easily crush it with a single finger.

However, the other side was clearly prepared, having summoned an unknown entity through the swarm of insects.

Even though it was just a clone, it still caused him considerable trouble...

"If I hadn't been restricted by the Dao Lock, I wouldn't have been able to unleash even 40% of my peak strength, and I wouldn't be in such a sorry state, having wasted three years of my lifespan."

"Fortunately, it was eventually resolved."

Just as Ling Yishan breathed a sigh of relief, a melodious Buddhist chant suddenly came from outside the door:
"Amitabha."

? !
Ling Yishan suddenly looked up.

Two figures, one tall and one short, walked in through the gate.

The leading man was tall and burly, his monk's robe billowing high, and he held a string of prayer beads in his hand. His rugged features exuded an imposing presence.

Another young monk followed closely behind. When he saw the insect corpses all over the ground, his face turned pale with fright, and he clung tightly to the senior monk's trouser leg.

Ling Yishan frowned, "You are..."

Huineng looked at Ling Yishan with a complicated expression, as if it had stirred up some memories. He put his hands together and said in a deep voice, "This humble monk has come from the Western Regions and has come here specifically to ask to see the array."

"Western Region?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yishan's face turned cold. "So, it turns out you're just a bald monk from Wuwang Temple?"

"My Buddhist name is Huineng, and I am not some bald monk. Speech is a great taboo in spiritual practice, so I hope you will be careful with your words and actions," Huineng corrected.

Ling Yishan scoffed, saying disdainfully, "You bunch of bald monks are as hypocritical as ever... You should have entered the city long ago, right? You waited until now to show your face, just to take advantage of people in distress? Doesn't that count as karmic retribution?"

Huineng shook his head and said, "My intentions are all out of compassion, so how can I talk about karmic obstacles? Besides, as long as you make way for me, I will ensure your safety."

"What if I don't allow it?" Ling Yishan raised an eyebrow.

Huineng calmly said, "Amitabha, then this humble monk has no choice but to use swift and decisive means to act with the compassion of a Bodhisattva."

"Heh, always cloaking your evil deeds in a guise of compassion, and you still say you're not hypocritical?" Ling Yishan narrowed his eyes, staring straight at him. "I'm standing right here, why don't you try?"

"Your Excellency is, after all, a supreme being. Although you have lost only a tenth of your former strength, you still deserve the respect you are due."

Huineng pressed down with his thumb repeatedly, and the prayer beads shattered one after another, bursting out with dazzling golden light, and his aura rose steadily.

Third rank, second rank, first rank...

They didn't stop until they crushed the eighth one.

Huineng was enveloped in intense Buddhist light, and a seven-colored halo appeared on the back of his head, radiating an extremely rich Buddhist nature!
"Now, can you move aside?" The voice was like a resounding bell, and ethereal chanting echoed in the air.

Ling Yishan's expression turned solemn. "So many Buddha relics? Who exactly are you?!"

"As I've already stated, my Dharma name is—"

"Huineng!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the void shattered, and a giant golden hand bearing the swastika symbol slammed down from the sky!
boom--

The earth is shaking!

The entire courtyard was razed to the ground!
As the giant hand dissipated, amidst the billowing dust, Ling Yishan remained standing, his body as steadfast as a pine tree.

Her cheeks had lost all color, yet she still refused to back down an inch.

"Why bother?"

Huineng sighed, formed a mudra with his hands, and chanted the mantra: "Om Maha Karani Kahu Hum, Pramarindra Ning..."

Countless golden eyes lit up behind them, densely covering the sky.

As the last syllable fell, the golden eyes shot out a blinding Buddhist light, which shot towards Ling Yishan like a torrential rain!

Boom boom boom——

Amidst the deafening explosion, Huineng reached out and lifted the little monk, then flew towards the interior of the Demon Suppression Division.

However, just as he took off, he suddenly stopped.

Looking down, he saw Ling Yishan bracing himself against the Buddha's light, gripping his ankle tightly, grinning with a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"No wonder this method seemed so familiar, it turns out it was you, you old codger?"

"He publicly claimed to have passed away, but in reality, he hid his soul in the Buddha's bones, using his disciple's body to prolong his life... So that's how it is. You want to seek immortality?"

"Heh heh, you've got all three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance. What kind of Buddhism are you practicing?"

Faced with Ling Yishan's sarcasm, Huineng's eyes changed from pity to indifference, and he said indifferently, "Since you are so stubborn and determined to die, I have no choice but to lead you out of this world of suffering and into the cycle of reincarnation as soon as possible."

He reached out his right hand and pressed it against Ling Yishan's crown chakra—

A burst of intense Buddhist light surged forth!

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P.S.: I didn't mean to stop here, but I woke up with a gout attack. My knee was swollen like a bun, and I couldn't sit or stand still. It's already burned out.
(End of this chapter)