Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 215 Muddy Ambition, a Treasure!

"Namo Stone Bridge Spirit Mountain, greetings to fellow Daoist!"

The first to react, Master Lingshan, had the rock giant beneath him and the half-body on his shoulder put their hands together, chanted a Buddhist chant, and greeted Li Wushou.

Li Wushou raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Because of the Blood Buddha Temple, he had some understanding of these monks.

This Lingshan monk actually practices his own Buddhist chant?
What a big ambition!

People like the Six-Eyed of the Blood Buddha Temple, though practicing Buddhist methods, chant the name of the Blood Buddha.

In essence, the many monks of the Blood Buddha Temple can only be considered followers of the Blood Buddha, not practitioners of Buddhism.

But Master Lingshan is different; he truly wants to become a Buddha!
As Master Lingshan greeted him, Mr. Jingshui, who was standing to the side, immediately realized what was happening.

The eye on its shoulder opened, its pupil, like a blue gemstone, reflected a blue lotus flower, gazing intently at Li Wushou.
After a long pause, his pupils contracted slightly, and with a solemn air, he shook his feather fan and bowed to Li Wushou, saying:
"This humble Taoist, Qinglianpo Jingshui, greets fellow Daoist!"

Because a large number of "mysteries" roam the Misty Ridge, collecting essence blood and souls, the three cities are getting less and less benefit from the Misty Ridge.

With the three cities joining forces, they ventured deep into Misty Ridge to uncover the origins of the illusion and prepare to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Subsequent investigations into these mystical behaviors revealed that the essence and soul collected by these mystical entities, aside from maintaining their own vitality, were all returned to a mountain cave.

Passing through the cave and into the valley, they unexpectedly discovered the ruins of a celestial abode.

This led to the three cities joining forces to open the Immortal Abode Ruins.

The agreed time for the three cities to open the ruins had not yet arrived, but as soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a yin-yang symbol suddenly rise in the sky above Wulian Ridge.

When they arrived at the cave, although Master Fufeng had not yet arrived, the two of them did not care about anything else.

The ruins look like this, something must have happened, and perhaps it will be easier to enter them now.

So they directly offered sacrifices to the "mystery"!
The two had already collected a large number of offerings in their respective areas, and after offering sacrifices, they successfully entered the ruins.

Upon seeing Li Wushou, the two felt somewhat uneasy.

They had probed this place many times before, but had not found any signs of human activity in the Immortal Abode ruins.

Who is this young Taoist priest who suddenly appeared?

Judging from the vitality in the opponent's body and the Dharma domain swirling within, the opponent is clearly also a Golden Core cultivator.

Could it really be someone hiding in the ruins?
This is not good news!

After the two finished asking their questions, Li Wushou stared at him with a serious and wary expression.

A bright smile spread across his face as he excitedly replied to the two of them:

"So it is Master Lingshan of Shiqiao Temple and Mr. Jingshui of Qinglianpo. My Taoist name is Wushou. I am a wandering Taoist priest who was passing by Wulian Ridge and accidentally entered this place. May I ask where this place is, fellow Taoists?"

Upon hearing Li Wushou's words, the two exchanged a silent glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

So he was just a wandering sorcerer, not someone from the ruins!

Ling Shan, riding the rock giant, took a step forward, chanted a Buddhist prayer once more, and greeted them:

"I have met Fellow Daoist Wushou. Did you also enter after seeing the Yin-Yang Taiji above Wulian Ridge? This place should be a ruin. Fellow Daoist Jingshui and I were accidentally involved, so we are not very clear about it either."

Yin and Yang Tai Chi above Wulian Ridge?

Li Wushou murmured to himself, he had never seen these before entering the ruins, nor had he seen them after entering the ruins.

After muttering to himself, he glanced silently at the sky above the ruins.

Not only the sun and moon, but even this sky is indeed fake!
Thinking this to himself, he nodded to Master Lingshan.

Just as Li Wushou was about to reply, he suddenly had a thought and looked towards the black mud behind the two of them.

At the same time, Mr. Jing Shui's blue eyeball on his shoulder suddenly stood up and looked behind him.

His expression changed immediately, and he swung his feather fan sharply at the four followers who had fallen into the mud behind him.

A stream of light blue water emerged from the feather fan, pulling the four people who were lying prostrate on the ground back to their sides, where they lay on a body of water.

Master Lingshan simultaneously sensed the anomaly. His face hardened like an angry Vajra, and after chanting a Buddhist prayer, he roared:
"You beast! How dare you!"

The rock giant raised its right leg high and stomped on the ground, sending the four monks leaping into the air. A mysterious yellow aura extended from the rock giant, lifting the four of them up.

Instead of being happy, Master Lingshan and Mr. Jingshui became even more furious after the rescue was successful.

Because the four people being lifted at this moment had empty bodies; their flesh and blood had already been mostly absorbed by something.

The person isn't dead yet, but they're almost there!

Master Lingshan was furious and shouted:
"You beast, show yourself now!"

The rock giant beneath him was filled with boiling, dark yellow spiritual energy, which surged straight into the ground.

The black mud trembled, and a flat, elongated, mud-covered giant object rolled over and emerged from the mud.

The giant creature was covered in dark brown patterns, and like the crimson dragon that Li Wushou had seen before, it had many individual rings on its body.

In the instant it charged forward, its head was raised high, and a mouth full of fine teeth appeared on its lower abdomen, with flesh and blood still remaining between the teeth.

It's not hard to imagine that the other party must have been lying on his back in the muddy ground, sucking those eight people almost dry with his mouthparts!
The moment the colossal creature appeared, it opened its mouth and inhaled at the four monks supported by the Lingshan Dharma Domain. The four monks instantly withered and turned into dried corpses, their lives utterly extinguished. The Lingshan Dharma Master was furious. His Dharma Domain was too heavy, so it did not envelop the monks like still water. They were in extremely poor condition, and if they were further enveloped by his Dharma Domain, they would also die. Therefore, he only gently supported them.

Unexpectedly, this beast took advantage of the situation.

The Dharma Domain bound itself together, and the rock giant roared to the sky, its body growing ever larger.

In the blink of an eye, even the enormous body of that behemoth seemed rather ordinary in front of the rock giant.

The rock giant raised its fist and slammed it down on the behemoth. The enormous fist was like a mountain, and the terrifying force seemed to pound a hole in the earth.

"Bang~!"

A muffled sound came from the void, and the giant's body suddenly stretched out, extending like a leather strap.

Master Lingshan's terrifying punch felt like hitting cotton.

Startled, Ling Shan opened his fist, about to grab the other party, when suddenly a lot of viscous fluid seeped out from the other party's body, causing him to slide away.

Then its massive body suddenly shrank, turning into a ball.

Just as Mr. Jing Shui was puzzled, he saw the giant, curled-up creature suddenly spring up and rush toward him.

This shot was extremely fast, creating ripples as it grazed Mr. Jing Shui's domain.

The colossal creature opened its massive maw and flew past, draining the four disciples, who were enveloped by the domain of magic, of their life force!
Jing Shui's expression suddenly darkened, and he manipulated his magic domain to chase after the giant creature. Master Ling Shan followed closely behind.

The two great domains surrounded the behemoth, but despite trying almost every method, they were unable to kill it.

Its leather-like body is not afraid of water or fire, nor is it afraid of being crushed by great force.

Li Wushou watched with fascination, and in a moment of respite, he slashed with his sword. The damage seemed minimal, even though he hadn't exerted much effort. Yet, it was still astonishing. The opponent's skin was extremely tough and possessed a remarkable ability to deflect force.

Why are there so many ghostly things in this immortal abode ruin?

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Mr. Jing Shui's eye on his shoulder twitched and he suddenly looked up at the horizon.

Jing Shui's expression changed drastically, and the Ling Shan monk beside him exclaimed in astonishment:

"What is this?"

Only Li Wushou knew the truth: the giant water sphere had descended again.

Supporting himself with the power of the Dharma Domain, the colossal object disappeared into the ground with the raging waves after a period of intense activity.

The three of them supported the domain, looking at each other in silence.

Mr. Jing Shui and Master Ling Shan had originally intended to ask Li Wushou if he knew the specifics of the situation, since he was already in the ruins when they arrived.

But the other person seemed even more astonished than they were, and then looked back at the two of them with an expectant look.

The two swallowed the words that were on the tip of their tongues.

Just then, the other party spoke first, saying with some surprise:
"Huh? There's a staircase over there that looks like it leads up to that white jade platform!"

The two composed themselves and quickly looked in the direction Li Wushou was pointing.

About a mile behind the three, a white jade staircase winds its way up to the top of the white jade platform.

After shouting, Li Wushou rushed up towards the platform before the two could react.

He had just slashed with his sword, partly to test the thing's defense, and partly to move the battlefield to this white jade platform.

Otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken to get their attention here!

Seeing Li Wushou's decisiveness, Lingshan and Jingshui were also taken aback. So reckless?
We haven't even dealt with that monster yet, aren't we afraid there might be some other monsters up there?
But as they watched Li Wushou walk away, the two exchanged a glance and then quickened their pace to catch up.

The three of them raced against each other and soon reached the top of the Jade Platform.

Standing on the edge of the white jade platform and looking out, the silver floor shimmered with silver light, and a row of magnificent buildings stretched out in the direction of the steps, creating an imposing atmosphere.

Li Wushou stepped onto the silver-white circular plaza, which was roughly the same as the corresponding Black Jade Platform.

However, Baiyutai was not damaged by the falling rocks and still retains its carved beams and painted rafters.

The only difference is that in the very center of Baiyutai Square, there is a pure white tree.

The trees are lush and verdant, their leaves as clear and lustrous as jade.

Li Wushou sniffed the air. The tree smelled of blood, flesh, and the soul of the living, with a sweet fragrance that was so enticing it made one want to swallow it whole.

This was the first thing Li Wushou had actively wanted to eat in the Immortal Abode Ruins.

Mr. Jing Shui and Master Ling Shan, who arrived shortly after, also saw the pure white tree.

"Wow!"

A baby's cry suddenly echoed throughout the entire platform.

The branches swayed gently, and a pure white baby peeked out from the treetop, looking at Li Wushou and the other two in the square with a look of fear.

Mr. Jing Shui and Master Ling Shan's eyes flashed, and they both exclaimed in surprise.

"Human Infant Fruit!"

(End of this chapter)