Fellow Daoist Entrusts His Child: Immortality Begins with Nurturing a Demoness

Chapter 123 Bodhi Temple, Spiritual Vein Acquired
The spirit explosion expanded and engulfed a third of the rift.

The rubble turned to dust, the vegetation withered and vanished, and the lingering force stung Luo Fanchen's cheeks. The soul banner was blown so hard it was about to fall. Qiu Yun, her spirit waning, huddled behind him. A few of her souls were touched by the aftershocks of the spiritual explosion and crumbled into pieces.

"Amazing"

The spiritual explosion continued unabated for several breaths, and Luo Fanchen, using his true essence to protect himself, was almost affected.

The Placenta Cart Technique belongs to extreme Yin, while the Spirit Gathering Technique belongs to positive Yang. The two can either merge or repel each other. The former involves laws that are far beyond his control, while the latter only requires a simple fusion of the two to produce a violent repulsive reaction.

In terms of sheer power, the Spirit Explosion is roughly three to five times the limit of the Purple River Chariot Technique, enough to break through the protective spiritual energy of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"It is uncontrollable; it will explode upon contact and is an indiscriminate, wide-area attack."

Luo Fanchen was still shaken. If he and Qiu Yun had gotten any closer, they would have been caught in the crossfire and might not have survived with their bodies intact.

Judging from the scale of the explosion and the violent and disordered spiritual energy, this method cannot be used for throwing. It is necessary to release the Spirit Gathering Technique first, then create distance and use the Purple River Chariot Technique from a distance to activate it. It is basically impossible to release it alone.

Qiu Yun's assistance is necessary, and the power of the Placenta Chariot Technique must be controlled; otherwise, the range of the Spirit Explosion will exceed the range of the Placenta Chariot.

"Autumn Charm, does the resonance still linger?"

As the spiritual explosion gradually subsided, the valley was a scene of utter devastation. Luo Fanchen gazed at the severed limbs and broken bodies below, his eyes filled with vigilance.

"Uncle Luo is still here, be careful."

Qiu Yun's pretty face was tired, and her soul was somewhat dim. Without Uncle Luo's help, she directly used the Purple River Chariot Technique in her soul form, which caused a strong backlash that made her dizzy. However, she still managed to keep her spirits up and carefully observe.

"Uncle Luo, be careful inside the spiritual vein."

"Resonance?"

Luo Fanchen paused, hesitant to enter the valley directly.

He was completely unaware of the demonic cultivator's presence. However, as the main spirit of the Soul Banner, Qiu Yun, who controlled the Yinghuo Illusion Array, had a slightly stronger sense of perception than him in certain aspects. The girl must have sensed the threat, which is why she hastily used the Purple River Chariot Technique.

The three pavilion masters in the distance were engaged in a fierce battle, giving him little time to hesitate.

They could either retreat immediately, rendering the plan a pipe dream and potentially leaving themselves vulnerable, or charge in and achieve a swift victory.

"He's unlucky to have run into me."

Without hesitating for long, Luo Fanchen gathered the Soul Banner, made the Chen Seal with his hands, channeled the True Meaning of Withering and Flourishing through the six meridians into the Lesser Foot Meridian, and used the Flourishing and Withering to Transform into Wood Technique, transforming into an obscure and distorted phantom, flying towards the bottom of the valley.

If there really is a demonic cultivator, their combat strength would not exceed that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and having been hit by a spiritual explosion, they would be severely injured even if they didn't die.

"Uncle Luo, have these disciples been completely destroyed?"

Stepping into the valley, Luo Fanchen concealed himself and carefully observed the surroundings. Limbs and broken bodies were scattered everywhere. The Qingyuan Sect disciples had not even left behind complete corpses. The scattered limbs were shriveled and dull, as if all life had been drained from them.

There was not a trace of his soul remaining.

“Something’s not right. A simple spirit explosion should leave behind some remnant souls, and these corpses have no heads.”

Luo Fanchen frowned. He found a few rotten wood fragments and powdery gravel on the ground. The former was completely destroyed and had no value, and its type was unknown. The latter was made of Xuanjing (mysterious crystal).

It was probably around a high-grade first-tier item. Unfortunately, it was blasted into powder, losing all its spiritual essence. It's uncertain whether it had been inscribed with array patterns.

There are very few clues, but it is already certain that the Qingyuan Sect disciples guarding the spiritual vein are problematic.

"Autumn charm, warding off evil."

"it is good!"

As soon as Luo Fanchen finished speaking, Qiu Yun immediately activated the Hai Water Technique, and countless fierce ghosts surged out from the Soul Banner. The valley was filled with a chilling wind, and in just a moment, dozens of fierce ghosts roamed the valley, sending back information.

It's generally safe, except at the entrance to the spiritual vein, where the vengeful spirits refuse to enter, as if there's some kind of taboo.

Luo Fanchen sent out another ghost, which also stopped at the entrance of the spiritual vein.

"Tsk."

Luo Fanchen clicked his tongue and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

There is a hidden world within the spiritual vein, but it can be basically confirmed that it is not a living thing. It is most likely a demonic restriction or some kind of formation, but it is of a very high level, at least no weaker than the Soul Banner. No wonder only Qiu Yun was able to sense it in advance.

Since it's an inanimate object, he doesn't need to worry about it.

Luo Fanchen gripped the Soul Banner tightly, took out the Heavenly Demon Token, and cautiously stepped into the underground cave. The passageway was brimming with spiritual energy and stretched as far as the eye could see.

With little time remaining, Luo Fanchen quickened his pace. As he ventured deeper, a faint, almost imperceptible stench of blood gradually lingered around his nose. He tried releasing the Heavenly Demon Token, and the bloody smell immediately dissipated. "Indeed, it's a demonic method."

Luo Fanchen was completely relieved and flew away at full speed.

With the Heavenly Demon Token in hand, he could be protected from most demonic methods.

The further he went, the stronger the stench of blood became, almost sticking to his nostrils and making him nauseous. He could vaguely hear the pitiful cries of souls, and the invisible array patterns on the rock walls gradually became visible under the blessing of the Heavenly Demon Token.

The rock face is covered in dark black patterns, intertwined like broken branches, extending into the cave. Every hundred meters there is a golden lotus pattern as the eye of the array, with branches and leaves resembling Bodhi trees, radiating great light. Just looking at it seems to cleanse one's heart of evil desires.

"Oh shit."

Luo Fanchen clicked his tongue and cursed inwardly. The array patterns inside the cave were quite mysterious, exactly the same as the methods left by Luo Qianqiu in the Yimu Secret Realm.

It is mainly a spatial type magic array, but the underlying array patterns and principles are not from the same source as Luo Qianqiu's methods. It is obviously from another demonic sect. Unfortunately, the array pattern level is too high, and he cannot see too many clues.

"Uncle Luo, this place is eerily gloomy."

Qiuyun shrank to the size of a palm, timidly clinging to Luo Fanchen's shoulder, her pretty face wrinkled in a frown.

She could faintly hear the grand Buddhist chants, which made her ears ring and her eyes dizzy. She felt restless and uneasy. Only by smelling Uncle Luo's scent could she barely maintain her rationality.

Luo Fanchen gently comforted Qiu Yun, and when they reached the core of the spiritual vein, they finally got a full view of the formation.

The magic array is laid out with eight gates, and eight branches extend outwards. It is powered by the source of the spiritual vein. The array is covered with branches and leaves, and is decorated with complex Sanskrit characters that are solemn and majestic. The wrathful Vajra and the Buddha who saves from suffering are located on the left and right, and are gilded and sacred.

The technique was exquisite, but the spiritual essence was somewhat lacking. It was actually only a first-grade high-level formation, and should only be one of the linked arrays.

"Bodhi Monastery? That's not surprising."

Luo Fanchen was slightly taken aback. Even if he was completely ignorant, he could still recognize the demon Buddha of Bodhi Temple.

Bodhi Academy is said to have originated from beyond the Eight Desolate Continent, spreading through the endless snowfields of the northern Molan Domain. It has been established for over 20,000 years and boasts countless demonic giants among its disciples. Its lineage is divided into Buddha, Vajra, and Bodhisattva.

Corresponding to the Dharma, the Body, and the Incense and Divine Path, its core supernatural powers are derived from the profound Mahayana Buddhist teachings. Currently, there are three branches, all of which are renowned throughout the eight wastelands.

"The Dharma of Freedom Without Form, Breaking Precepts Without Moving the Body, Overcoming Misfortune Through Adversity."

Luo Fanchen murmured, carefully recalling the wondrous manifestations of the three profound methods, trying to match them with the array patterns before him.

Bodhi Temple belongs to one of the Three Holy Sects and is extremely powerful. Only by the combined efforts of Luoshen Pavilion, Longxiang Mountain, and Mingwang Temple can it stand against Bodhi Temple and curb its invasion.

Over the years, Bodhi Academy has never stopped its infiltration. At one point, it even infiltrated the Luoshen Pavilion, breaking the life tablets and seizing the bodies of inner disciples, almost causing a major disaster. Only after that did Luoshen Pavilion begin to issue soul tablets to inner disciples, firstly to protect them, and secondly to curb the infiltration.

"Did I make it in time?"

Luo Fanchen chuckled self-deprecatingly. Although the territory of the three sects could be considered the heartland of Qingyuan Domain, it was not surprising that the Demonic Sect had infiltrated it.

The difference is whether only one spiritual vein was infiltrated, or whether high-ranking members of the Immortal Workshop or even the Qingyuan Sect were infiltrated by demonic cultivators.
Time was of the essence, so Luo Fanchen didn't have time to think for long.

He took out the Heavenly Demon Token and activated the Soul Banner. Amidst the rolling yin wind, the banner surface twisted like a ghostly face, and sinister and evil soul power surged into the token, quickly emanating a dark and mysterious light.

He placed the treasure token at the core of the array pattern, catalyzed the Lesser Yang Wood Transformation Technique within his body to its limit, and continuously injected true essence into the Soul Banner. Through Qiu Yun, it was transformed into pure extreme Yin Soul Power, and then surged into the Heavenly Demon Token.

The soul power, centered on the Heavenly Demon Token, transformed into dark incantations, which slowly spread outward along the array patterns, inefficiently and extremely slowly.

As his meridian essence was rapidly depleted, Luo Fanchen's dantian burned. After his essence overflowed about eight times, the incantation of the Heavenly Demon Token finally completely enveloped the array pattern and covered the core of his spiritual veins. Without further hesitation, he took out a clear crystal in one go.

"It's done."

Luo Fanchen's forehead was covered in fine sweat, and he was slightly strained.

The crystal in his hand is called Spirit Jade, which comes from the source of the spiritual vein. It is a product of massive spiritual power condensed into a solid state and is the main material for processing spiritual crystals.

If buried in the earth's veins and nurtured with spirit-gathering arrays and rare and precious materials, a small spiritual vein can be constructed in a short time. However, due to the many impurities within it and the disordered spiritual energy, cultivators cannot directly absorb it, nor can it serve as the energy core for arrays of the second rank or higher.

This item requires dozens of complicated processes to become a spirit crystal that can be directly absorbed, making it extremely expensive.

Therefore, it is usually used for energy supply in spiritual fields and spiritual lakes where the requirements for spiritual energy quality are not high. It can also directly increase the spiritual energy concentration of a mansion, and indirectly improve the breathing efficiency after being transformed by a high-level spirit gathering array.

"Got it, Qiuyun, let's get out of here."

After Luo Fanchen finished speaking, he commanded the Soul Banner to fly out from the ground, carrying with it a gust of yin wind.

(End of this chapter)