I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 307 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, the Burning Princess Follows! Ji Lianxing, the Chicken Thief!

The intense light of the Buddha gradually faded.

Ling Yishan stood motionless in place.

Through the tattered coarse linen clothing, one could see that the skin was covered with crisscrossing cracks, like shattered porcelain.

Huineng frowned slightly and whispered, "After all, he is a supreme being. Although his strength has declined, his realm is still there. He is not so easy to convert... Never mind, as long as he does not interfere with this humble monk, that is enough."

He led the young monk and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Walking along the corridor through the courtyard, we arrived at the depths of the Demon Suppression Bureau. There, in front of the pitch-black building, dozens of guardians stood ready, arranged in a neat formation according to the Big Dipper constellation.

"No wonder there wasn't a soul in sight outside; they've all been hiding here," Huineng said calmly.

Everyone stared at the burly figure, their expressions solemn.

They were ordered by their commander to guard the formation, and no matter how much commotion occurred outside, they could not leave even for a moment.

Now this bald monk walked in unharmed, but the commander was nowhere to be seen. It's easy to imagine what happened!

"You killed him?!"

Sun Chongli clenched his fists under his sleeves, his voice sounding as if squeezed out from between his teeth.

“Amitabha, this humble monk only practices salvation and never kills.” Huineng put his hands together, shook his head and said, “It is a pity that Benefactor Ling has no affinity with my Buddha. Despite repeated admonitions, he still refuses to turn back.”

Sun Chongli took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. At this critical juncture, he absolutely could not let his emotions control him.

Yuan Junfeng was still leading people to repair the great formation to prevent demons from sneaking in during the chaos. Before they returned, they had to guard the gate of the Formation Department!
"Array up!"

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

The worshippers stirred with a roar, their feet treading on the Big Dipper, and their immense primordial energy rapidly condensed.

Thunderous energy and raging flames surged from the ground, filling every inch of the surrounding space and firmly locking onto the two figures, one tall and one short.

The young monk was a little scared and huddled behind Huineng.

Huineng remained calm and nodded, saying, "The Yin-Yang Two Elements Formation, combined with the Zhou Tian Demon Sealing Formation and the Nine Heavens Thunderfire Formation, is both offensive and defensive, and it is inexhaustible. It is truly the work of a master of formations."

"but……"

"Have you forgotten who I am?"

"To set up array formations in front of Wuwang Temple is hardly a wise move."

boom--

The halo behind Huineng suddenly expanded, and the overwhelming Buddhist light engulfed everyone like a tidal wave.

The air was filled with the sounds of Buddhist chants, and everyone's expressions became blank as they looked around in bewilderment, as if they had forgotten why they were there.

The cultivation technique was interrupted, and the formation also ceased, with the sky full of lightning and fire slowly dissipating.

"This is the weakness of using people to form an array. Although it is flexible, it is difficult to defend against psychological warfare. I don't need to confront it head-on. It is enough to let you stop on your own."

Huineng landed, passed through the crowd, and walked towards the gate of the Array Dao Department.

No one stopped them throughout the entire process.

However, the moment his hand touched the door, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the mirror-like surface of the building. Rays of light intertwined in the air, forming a net that enveloped him. The halo behind him flickered, and his aura began to weaken.

"Don't underestimate people!"

Sun Chongli said coldly, "I had long anticipated this day and specially researched formations to target your Buddhist and Taoist sects... Damn it, do you really think I've been wasting my life all these years?"

Seeing that Huineng was trapped, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

His cultivation is entirely focused on array formations; he is not skilled in combat and would likely find it difficult to defeat his opponent.

However, as long as we suppress it for now and wait for reinforcements to arrive...

"Those who are deluded are bound by their own actions, while those who are enlightened are free. Accumulated karma is like a mountain, ultimately leading to the cycle of reincarnation..."

Why won't you let go?

Huineng sighed softly, pressing his thumb on the prayer beads. "Since you anticipated my arrival, did you also anticipate this?"

click-

The prayer beads shattered, and golden Buddhist light burst forth.

The halo behind Huineng became stable again, and the wrathful Vajra phantom appeared in the void, reaching out to grab the cage and tearing a hole in it.

Sun Chongli's pupils contracted, and just as he was about to make a move, the Vajra raised his hand and pointed, sending him flying.

The figure crashed through several houses, fell into the ruins, and fell completely silent.

"Huh, stubborn."

Huineng snorted coldly.

Looking at the broken Buddhist beads in his hand, a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes.

Originally, there were thirty-six beads in total, but thirteen were used up during the last visit to Tiandu City.

In order to deal with Ling Yishan, eight of them were shattered in one go. In addition to the one that was used to break the formation earlier, only the last fourteen are left.

"But it's alright. Paying a price is nothing compared to achieving the ultimate goal..."

Huineng pushed open the door of the Array Dao Department and went inside.

Gazing at the stars that shimmered on the wall, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

He took out a blank scripture from his sleeve. As the pages turned, the characters appeared on their own, recording the trajectory of the stars.

"The starlight, condensed into the Taiyi True Qi through the Nine Heavens, converges into the Ziwei Emperor Star position at the array's core..."

"Using the three enclosures of the Big Dipper as a guide, the location should be at Tian Shu..."

Huineng calculated with his fingers, muttered to himself, and marked the pages of the book faster and faster.

Half an hour later.

The handwriting suddenly stopped.

Looking at the diagrams drawn on the scriptures, Huineng smiled and said, "I've found it."

"Senior brother, what did you find?" the little monk asked cautiously.

"If I do not attain Buddhahood, I will fall into the Avici Hell. This is the vow I made before." Huineng sneered, "Does Ling Yishan think that I am doing this for immortality? Ha, you are underestimating me."

"This humble monk intends to use the imperial aura to create a pure land on earth, and to use the dragon vein as a foundation to guide all sentient beings to Buddhahood!"

"Starting from the Western Regions, let the radiant light of Buddha shine upon every corner of the Nine Provinces!"

As Huineng spoke, he became more and more agitated, and his compassionate expression even showed a hint of ferocity.

Although the young monk didn't quite understand, he inexplicably felt a little uneasy, as if his senior brother had become a different person.

"There's no time to lose. While the chaos is still ongoing, let's hurry and find the dragon vein!"

Huineng took a deep breath to calm himself down, grabbed the little monk's shoulder, and disappeared in a flash.

……

……

From the moment the "earthquake" occurred, Ling Ningzhi ran around the city, using her magic to help the people, until her vital energy was completely depleted before she could catch her breath for a moment.

Gazing at the dilapidated ruins before her, surrounded by wails and cries, her beautiful face paled slightly.

Why did it suddenly turn out like this?

She really couldn't figure it out.

The people were still decorating with lanterns and colorful decorations, celebrating the upcoming Emperor's birthday.

The next moment, the street was destroyed by the violent explosion. Houses collapsed, beams and rafters crumbled, and countless people were smashed into mincemeat. It was like a living hell.

"Could it be a rebellion?"

"But the rebels didn't enter the city; it seemed they were only there to cause destruction..."

Just as Ling Ningzhi was deep in thought, she suddenly noticed something and looked up sharply to the east, where she saw a dazzling golden light flashing faintly at the horizon.

"It's the Demon Suppression Division!"

"Not good!" Ling Ningzhi crushed a piece of spiritual marrow, her primordial energy surging around her, and flew towards the eastern suburbs.

When they arrived at the Demon Suppression Division, they saw that the courtyard had been razed to the ground. Their hearts sank. They landed and looked around, where they saw Ling Yishan standing there blankly.

"grandfather!"

She hurried over and, seeing Ling Yishan's miserable state, her heart leaped into her throat.

Just as he was at a loss for what to do, Ling Yishan suddenly gasped, his eyes regained some luster, and the cracks on his body slowly disappeared.

"Cough-cough-"

He coughed violently a few times, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and sighed, "You can't deny getting old. In the end, I couldn't stop him. I could only use the Substitute Technique to transfer the damage..."

"Grandpa, are you alright?" Ling Ningzhi asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Ling Yishan shook his head and said succinctly, "The one who came is a bald monk from Wuwang Temple. He has a string of Buddhist beads in his hand that is quite strange. He can gain power exceeding the first rank in a short period of time. He is not someone you can fight against."

"However, when I grabbed his ankle, I left a mark. With this talisman, I can find out his exact location... He hasn't left the city yet, he should be searching for the dragon vein."

Ling Yishan took out a jade talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Ling Ningzhi, instructing her, "Take this and go to the Star Gazing Platform to find Qi Chengze. Remember, do not act alone..."

"it is good."

Knowing the matter was of great importance, Ling Ningzhi took the jade talisman and flew away after confirming that he was alright.

After Ling Ningzhi left, Ling Yishan swayed, his back became hunched, the color drained from his face, and a dark blue-black death aura filled his mind.

"Ugh……"

"Time is running out..."

……

……

Huineng's figure almost blended into the shadows, silently carrying the little monk through the city.

We passed through the chaotic streets and arrived at a deserted courtyard.

The area was also affected by aftershocks; brick walls were tilted and floor tiles cracked.

Huineng stopped, his eyes filled with golden light, and carefully observed every inch of the scripture in his hand.

"Dependent origination and emptiness, the Three Bodies and the Four Noble Truths..."

"The Azure Dragon locks and binds the Qi, and the Mountain Stele suppresses the foundation... Judging from the location, this should be it."

Huineng put away the Buddhist scriptures, and golden light gathered in his palm to form a blade, which he then slashed down fiercely at the crack in the ground.

boom--

The ground trembled, the cracks widened further, and a faint, eerie light could be seen shimmering deep below.

"It really was here..."

"who?!"

The commotion alerted the patrolling soldiers nearby, and several figures leaped into the courtyard.

Before they could even stand still, a golden light flashed, and the men were instantly decapitated, their blood splattering everywhere.

A head rolled to the little monk's feet, its lifeless eyes staring intently at him. The little monk's face was ashen, and he stammered, "Senior brother, you've broken the precepts..."

Huineng said unconcernedly, “This humble monk violated the precepts to protect the Dharma, but it is not considered breaking the precepts… Since it was killing for the benefit of all beings, it was not anger, but compassion.”

"But……"

The little monk's throat moved.

Aren't these officers and soldiers also ordinary people?
If this "Buddhist kingdom" is built on corpses, is the one being worshipped still the true Buddha?
However, Huineng did not give him a chance to think. He picked him up and threw him down into the crevice.

As the two continued to descend deeper into the earth, the light became dim, and they descended several hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.

Seeing the scene before him through the Buddha's light, the young monk was stunned.

Embedded in the reddish-brown rock strata is a huge stone tablet, carved with a landscape painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, shrouded in mist, with towering mountains and flowing rivers, as if it were truly overlooking the entire land.

The stone tablet was placed over a deep well, and the wellhead was securely bound with several chains.

Huineng stepped forward, reached out and touched the patterns on the stele, and murmured, "Namo Amitabha, Tathagata, Tadyatha, Amitabha..."

The more the young monk listened, the more uneasy he felt.

Why is my senior brother reciting the Rebirth Mantra?

Before he could react, a beam of light shone from between his eyebrows, and he was lifted into the air by an invisible force.

"Senior brother, what... what's going on?!" The little monk looked flustered, his hands flailing in the air as if he were swimming.

“Shiyi, do you know why this humble monk insisted on bringing you here?” Huineng asked softly.

Shi Yi shook his head blankly.

“Back then, Xuan Kong cooperated with the Great Yuan Dynasty to set up this great array that trapped the dragon's energy, and handed over the array map and array diagram to the court, leaving only the array guide that could be used to break the array.”

"This matter is of great importance. In order to prevent the Sky-Gazing Realm from figuring out the location of the array, we must use the Immaculate Heart to conceal the secrets of heaven."

Uncontrollably, Shi Yi flew to Huineng's side. Huineng reached out and gently stroked his head, saying, "Your mind is pure and untainted by worldly affairs, making you an excellent vessel... For this final step, I can only ask you to sacrifice yourself."

"Senior brother, I don't want to die..."

Knowing what was about to happen, Shi Yi's clear black and white eyes filled with tears as he looked at Huineng with fear.

"Life and death are as fleeting as dew; why should I hesitate to do so for the sake of all living beings?"

"Amitabha."

Huineng chanted a Buddhist prayer.

Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed a burst of power from his palm, shattering the skull with a bang!

Shi Yi's expression froze, his eyes gradually lost their luster, and in the turbid red and white liquid, a golden conch shell emerged, quietly suspended in the air.

With his fingers dipped in blood, Huineng traced lines on the stone tablet, all of which were obscure and difficult-to-understand Sanskrit characters.

As the final stroke was completed, the landscape painting on the stone tablet lit up with a brilliant light and began to spin with a roar.

The base of the monument was slowly moved aside, revealing the deep well opening.

Huineng placed the conch shell above the stone well, and the iron chain rattled incessantly, while a muffled roaring sound could be faintly heard from below the well.

A moment later, a wisp of purple light rose from the well.

The conch shell swelled in the wind, growing to about ten feet in length, continuously drawing in the radiant energy.

"It's done!"

A hint of joy flashed across Huineng's eyes.

Because of his previous failure, he made ample preparations this time, but he did not expect it to go so smoothly... As long as he takes away a portion of the dragon energy, with the blessing of the Great Yuan Dynasty, Wuwang Temple will surely regain its former glory!
Just then, the hairs on the back of my head suddenly stood on end.

Huineng looked up and his gaze pierced through the void. He saw an old man with three eyes on his forehead flying towards him from the clouds. His silver-white vertical pupils were staring intently at him.

"You wicked creature! How dare you!!"

A deafening roar of thunder exploded in my ears.

Huineng hesitated for a moment as he looked at the conch shell that had not yet been fully absorbed.

This old man is clearly quite powerful and difficult to deal with, but if we give up halfway, we won't have such a good opportunity next time.

With this thought in mind, Huineng quickly made a decision, took off a Buddhist bead, raised his hand and threw it out. The bead spun around and emitted rays of Buddhist light to protect the conch shell.

However, he leaped up and went to meet the old man.

After Huineng left, the underground became quiet.

In the darkness of the distance, a paper figure the size of a palm lay in a crevice in the rocks, blinking its eyes as it gazed at the conch shell that was constantly devouring the dragon's energy.

He rubbed his chin with his fingers and muttered to himself:

"This thing should be useful to Chen Mo, right?"

"I wonder how much silver it would be worth?"

(End of this chapter)