Please call me Dadaozu

Chapter 365 Entering the Boundless Realm, Reaching the Pass, Jade Sun Temple (4000)

bang~
A small portion of the gun barrel shattered, turning into fragments.

Zhang Yuanzhu, expressionless, put away the broken gun.

At the same time, after dissipating the golden light from his body and sensing that the strange stone powder attached to his skin had not been damaged much, a smile appeared on his face.

With a flick of his sleeve, he gathered up the remains and the jade-armored corpse from the ground and placed them in the coffin.

After cleaning up the battlefield once more, he took a step and disappeared from the spot.

In the ancient forest, the trees reach for the sky, and birds sing and beasts roar.

Two graceful figures clad in black robes sped along.

Occasionally, I would turn around and look behind me, listening to the increasingly deep rumble.

After an unknown amount of time, Fa Yan and Fa Ding suddenly stopped in their tracks.

A figure draped in a blood-red robe leaned against a tree trunk, his black hair flowing over his shoulders, his eyes calm.

The moment they saw the young man, all the anxiety and unease in the two women vanished.

Fa Yan's eyebrows curved slightly, like crescent moons, adding a touch of liveliness she had never shown before.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your slaying of the enemy."

Fayan clasped his hands together, lowered his head slightly, and concealed the emotions in his eyes.

"No need for congratulations, just roadside weeds. More will fall at my feet in the future."

Zhang Yuanzhu straightened his back, stepped to the two women's side, and directly told them the words that the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce master had said before his death.

In an instant, the legal representative, who had remained silent, spoke:
“The old man is lying. Even a Golden Core True Monarch could not deduce the location of me and my junior sister.”

He paused, then uttered each word carefully:
"Even the general area is impossible!"

Zhang Yuanzhu's eyes were deep; was he really that certain?
Even the Golden Elixir Talisman, which conceals vital energy, does not have such certainty.

Fa Yan did not respond immediately; her pretty face showed a thoughtful expression.

Time passed second by second, and neither Zhang Yuanzhu nor Fajing disturbed the other party.

After a cup of tea, Fayan's expression turned solemn, and her red lips parted slightly:
"Has Senior Sister forgotten the legacy of Wuliang Palace?"

With his junior sister's reminder, Fading seemed to realize something, a hint of bitterness on his face. He murmured a Buddhist chant and slowly uttered two words.

"Buddhist Sect of the Southern Desert!"

A hint of helplessness flickered in her eyes, and her pretty face showed apology as she explained to Zhang Yuanzhu:
"Wuliang Palace originated from the Southern Desert and was once a lineage of Buddhism and Taoism. Unfortunately, in the distant past, its ideology became distorted and almost demonic. In the end, it was driven away from the Southern Desert and became a heretical sect."

Zhang Yuanzhu gently stroked the long ruler with his five fingers.

With just a brief, understated statement, he seemed to see mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The most brutal clashes are those between ideologies, especially among like-minded individuals.

The legal system has returned to calm, and the speaker continues:
"That period of time is too long ago and has long been buried in the past, so my junior sister and I did not remember it."

"We were both once members of the Buddhist community, and there is a faint karmic connection between us that we may be able to detect."

Zhang Yuanzhu remained silent, his brows furrowing, before asking:
"Can this thread of cause and effect be obscured or severed?"

"Of course we can. The reason my senior sister and I didn't conceal this cause and effect was that we wanted to contact Buddhist disciples, but we forgot about our origins from the Wuliang Palace."

"Junior sister, thank you for your trouble."

Fayan nodded, extended his palm, and made a hand seal.

Rays of Buddhist light bloomed and covered the two women's bodies.

Soon, the woman spoke to the young man:
"The cause and effect have been obscured, and the Boundless Palace will absolutely be unable to investigate further."

"Alright, let's now enter the Wuliang Palace's territory and head towards the pass."

Zhang Yuanzhu nodded.

He turned and walked into the depths of the ancient forest, with the two women quickly following behind.

As they watched the young man's retreating figure, a sense of peace welled up within them, as if as long as they followed behind him, they would have nothing to worry about.

'Junior sister, is it right or wrong to let him escort you?'

Legally mandated communication, yet my feelings are complex.

Fa Yan glanced at his senior sister but did not respond; he simply followed behind the young man.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanzhu was on his way while taking stock of the spoils of this battle—storage bags.

Before his death, the old man from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce destroyed his own storage bag, but the Taoist from the Wuliang Palace did not have such an opportunity.

A thought came to my mind.

He channeled his spiritual sense into the storage bag, where top-grade spirit stones, spiritual materials, spiritual meat, and various other remarkable spiritual items flashed through his mind, but there weren't many outstanding items.

Zhang Yuanzhu frowned slightly and carefully examined them with his spiritual sense. They were indeed all ordinary spiritual objects.

In this way, the greatest gain was actually the flesh and blood of two Ning Sha True Persons.

However, the corpse refining technique has reached its limit; the flesh and blood, apart from accelerating the recovery of injuries, no longer have much meaning.

However, he lost a magical artifact in the attack.

In that case, the only suitable mid-grade spiritual weapon left is the [Special Attribute] Royal Ridge - Golden Radiance Hammer.

Zhang Yuanzhu was thinking about how to maximize his combat power.

The three had different thoughts along the way, and before long they entered the territory of Wuliang Palace.

In an instant, the three of them became even more secretive, stealthily making their way towards the pass.

Time passed, and the jungle receded.

They stepped into a plain, where a gentle breeze blew, causing the grass to sway and revealing villages and towns that, like stars, were nestled on the earth.

Zhang Yuanzhu strode forward, where a bustling crowd of people, young and old, all wore smiles, and the sounds of laughter and playfulness frequently reached his ears.

"not bad!"

The young man whispered that no matter how many times he saw the common people under the command of Wuliang Palace, he would always express his admiration.

Regardless of what the other party sought, they ultimately protected countless lives. Compared to the rule of the demonic path, this place was a paradise.

Therefore, from beginning to end, he only fought against Wuliang Palace based on his own stance, and never thought of slaughtering its entire population.

But for the demonic path, it means total slaughter, regardless of strength, leaving no one out.

Fayan, standing to the side, gazed at the statues erected in the center of the village and town, and the Taoist priests hidden among them; he also looked at the mortals kneeling on the ground in prayer.

Fayan lowered his head slightly, clasped his hands together, and whispered:

"If the lamp of the mind is always bright, even grass, trees, and tiles can expound the supreme Dharma."
If one seeks the Buddha through outward forms and rituals, then statues and grand halls will only become shackles.

"The more one clings to appearances in the Boundless Palace, the further one strays from the Buddha!"

The words drifted away, no longer concerned with the town, but following in the footsteps of the youth.

As they ventured deeper into the Boundless Palace, they encountered more and more powerful individuals, and their understanding of the surrounding environment deepened.

Yuyang Temple!

This is the temple located on this land, guarding the righteous path, with a Golden Core True Monarch presiding over it, no weaker than the Thousand Tribulations Temple.

"arrive!"

The sun sets in the west.

Standing atop the mountain, Zhang Yuanzhu gazed at the passes stretching for tens of thousands of miles, which resembled a giant dragon lying prone across the mountains and rivers.

Majestic and solemn!
He carefully sensed the powerful and majestic aura within the pass, yet a smile appeared on his face.

too weak!
Compared to the nine border cities forged by the Thousand Tribulations Temple, this pass is far weaker.

"As expected of a strategic pass defending the righteous path, it is indeed extraordinary and difficult to cross." Fa Dong sighed, his expression solemn.

Fa Yan nodded in agreement, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"This pass has never been attacked by Qingyangzhai, nor has it suffered any damage. How can we cross it?"

Zhang Yuanzhu glanced at the two women beside him with a strange expression, and then chuckled:
"You should be glad you chose me!"

He paused, the smile fading from his face, replaced by seriousness, and uttered each word carefully:
“You elders should also go to the Demon Land to see the vastness of the border; take a trip to the Demon Land and experience the demonic path you have cultivated.”

Legal silence.

They were driven from unorthodox sects, demonic paths, and heretical cults to this bitterly cold land, to serve as cannon fodder in the fight against the demon race.

All the righteous sects were complacent and had not come to this place for a long time. Even the two of them had only arrived in this region by chance.

“I will remember your words, fellow Daoist.”

The woman clasped her hands in prayer, her face earnest. Zhang Yuanzhu remained calm, leaped down the mountain, and headed towards the pass.

"Come, I will teach you how to break through the barrier and enter the River of Departure."

The young man moved silently, slowly approaching the vicinity of the pass, following the terrain and observing every detail.

He was like a ghost, constantly wandering around.

It took seven days to leave the pass and stay thousands of miles away.

Zhang Yuanzhu stood on the withered earth, and with a wave of his hand, mountains of spirit ore and spirit stones appeared.

In the blink of an eye, wisps of crimson-gold flames spread from beneath his feet, covering the spiritual materials, melting them, and forging them into array plates and array flags.

Not far away, Fayan and Fading gazed at the raging sea of ​​fire and the rows of battle flags.

"You want to break through the barrier by relying on the formation?"

Zhang Yuanzhu tilted his head slightly, his double pupils staring directly at the woman, and whispered:

"We cannot break through the pass with just formations, or rather, we cannot leave Guyashan."

"The formation is just the most insignificant step."

After saying that, he ignored the two women and focused on refining the array plate.

Time flew by, and after five full days and nights, the raging fire was finally extinguished, and all the items for the formation were completed.

Without hesitation, he concealed himself and went directly to the bottom of the pass, where he carefully set up the formation.

The array plates and flags were buried and engraved with array patterns.

It took him a full half month to complete the formation below the pass.

Moreover, he also imbued all the useless junk with the [Special Ability] and buried it under the pass.

Call ~
Zhang Yuanzhu leaned against the tree trunk and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Setting up a large formation after being investigated by numerous powerful individuals was extremely time-consuming.

Even though he felt a little tired.

However, it was not time to relax yet. He stretched out his hand and flicked his sleeve.

One array of discs flew out, burying the surrounding area.

With his other hand, he took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and suddenly exerted force with his five fingers.

bang~
The jade bottle shattered, revealing a crystalline crimson color that exuded a pure, yet exceptionally powerful, blood aura.

"Blood essence of the Condensed Fiend Realm".

The law is spoken in whispers.

Zhang Yuanzhu ignored it, flicked his fingertips, and a few drops of blood fell to the ground, turning into patterns.

At the same time, pieces of high-grade spirit stones flew out from his bosom and fell into the reserved groove.

As time passed, the formation became more and more perfect, and a mysterious aura flowed between the three of them.

Fa Yan and Fa Zheng frowned slightly as they carefully observed the formation, a look of shock gradually appearing in their eyes.

"This...this is a teleportation array!"

Teleportation arrays, a type of large-scale array involving space, are extremely difficult to set up. Even within one's own lineage, only one or two people can actually do it.

boom!
With the last spirit stone falling, the formation was fully completed.

Zhang Yuanzhu then turned his gaze to the two women, nodded slightly, and whispered:

"This is the teleportation array. If it weren't for the barrier suppressing the space, and the space beyond the barrier being extremely chaotic, there would be no need for this much trouble."

"However, this formation is not for teleportation to me, but for location."

The young man rested his arm on a long ruler, his eyes serious.

"I will be leaving for a while. You will stay here and guard the teleportation array."

"Brother Dao, what do you want to do?"

Legally speaking, his voice was tinged with doubt.

"kill!"

The young man laughed, his figure slowly dissipating and disappearing from sight.

Only one array rose up, concealing the two women, along with the teleportation array, completely.

For a time, only Fayan and Fazhi stood still.

Those who can achieve Foundation Establishment are not fools. As the information was revealed, the two women had already guessed what the young man had planned.

The legal representative looked helpless and sighed softly:
"He wanted to kill the cultivators of Wuliang Palace to attract the powerful figures at the pass, and then break through the pass at his own ease."

"But how much commotion would it take to mobilize the stationed cultivators?"

"Brother Dao is taking too much risks. One wrong move and you could face certain death and the annihilation of your Dao."

Fa Yan stared blankly at the teleportation array, not responding to her senior sister, and muttered to herself:
"He left the teleportation array here."

This formation was one of the few remaining chances of survival for the enemy, and it was left here for them to guard.

This was the first time she had encountered such a cultivator since she began her spiritual practice—unrestrained yet open and honest.

"Zhang Yuanzhu, a disciple of the unorthodox school!"

The woman spoke softly, her expression complex.

the other side.

Zhang Yuanzhu has already moved far away from the pass.

He was pondering how to attract the attention of the Jade Sun Temple so that they would mobilize the guard posts at the pass.

Trees, rivers, mountains—all sorts of scenery flashed by in the field of vision.

The young man gradually made his choice, his eyes turning cold and filled with murderous intent.

"Destroy the temple!"

Only by destroying the Wuliang Palace temple can we attract the temple's true energy and even mobilize the powerful warriors within the pass.

He increased his speed, traversing tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in just a few days.

Finally, we stopped atop a great mountain, gazing ahead at the ancient temples that seemed to pierce the clouds in the distance.

The temple is a deep black, but it does not appear evil; instead, it exudes vastness and inclusiveness.

Zhang Yuanzhu recalled the sounds of people praying and kneeling along the way, and whispered:
"The Mysterious Water Immortal, the Mysterious Water Temple."

This is a Taoist lineage no less powerful than the Xuanqing Temple, with a True Person of the Condensing Evil Realm presiding over it throughout the ages.

The young man did not immediately take action, but instead took out one spiritual herb after another and swallowed them to recover the magical power he had consumed along the way.

He stretched out his hand, and a golden warhammer appeared in his palm.

He carried the golden hammer on his back and the long, white ruler around his waist.

Deep within my heart, I replaced them with the traits most suitable for conquest: Mountain Moving, Thunderclap, Energy Storage, and Karma.

Time passes minute by minute.

The three treasures of youth – energy, spirit, and vitality – have all reached their peak.

"let's start!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Yuanzhu exerted force with his foot.

Boom!

Mountains collapsed, and dazzling lightning ripped through the sky, crashing against the temple gates.

Explosive and brutal!
With a deafening roar, the door and a large section of the wall exploded, and the cultivators were reduced to charred remains before they could even utter a cry of pain.

"Who goes there? How dare you trespass on the Xuanshui Temple?"

"At the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, you're courting death."

"Kill him!"

Long howls shook the temple, and figures emerged from within.

Zhang Yuanzhu's eyes were icy cold. His body transformed into lightning, and with one step, he pierced through space and swept past the group of cultivators.

In an instant, the roars and shouts all fell silent.

Bang bang bang~
One after another, charred corpses fell to the ground, lifeless.

(End of this chapter)