There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 324 Crossing!
"With the main lineage's patriarch now out, there's nothing to worry about!"

"It's Uncle-Master Xuanhai! Our Grandmaster Uncle-Master has emerged from seclusion!"

"A Nascent Soul cultivator from the main lineage of the Western Wilderness! Our temple is saved!"

The gloom that had been pressing down on the monks of Hanyue Temple, making it hard for them to breathe, was instantly swept away.

Abbot Shi Yong, his face pale and blood still clinging to the corner of his mouth, slowly walked out of the main hall, feeling the surging power, and smiled slightly.

He had just damaged his own foundation and used a secret method to knock on the ancient pagoda on the back mountain, barely managing to awaken his uncle, who was in a deep meditative state, harmonizing the soil and water of the Eastern Spirit and refining his external appearance with the help of the century-old incense of Hanyue Temple.

"The cost is enormous, but if we can defeat this fiend, it will all be worth it!" He then transmitted his voice to the crowd: "At all costs, help our martial uncle suppress this demon!"

The sound echoed throughout Hanyue Temple!

The ordinary monks in the temple were experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions.

At first, when I saw someone storming the mountain gate, I thought it was absurd. Hanyue Temple was a powerful place, who would dare to offend it?

When he saw that all the elders and the chief had been swept away by the opponent alone, it was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed, and his beliefs almost crumbled.

At this moment, feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the back mountain, like a bright moon in the sky, their hope was rekindled. They were all so excited that they could hardly contain themselves, and their shared hatred for the enemy burned like fire.

However, Chen Qing, who was at the core of the oppressive aura, merely raised an eyebrow slightly.

In his previous life, countless Nascent Soul cultivators had perished under Li Qing's sword, yet this scene was still not enough to move him.

But the next moment, the half of the Demon Buddha Dao Fruit deep in his Purple Mansion trembled slightly without warning!
At the same time, the gray-robed old monk Xuanhai, who stood atop the ancient pagoda, suddenly flashed a sharp light in his calm eyes!

"Hmm?" Chen Qing's mind raced, and he instantly pushed the "Lotus Platform Illumination Profound Mantra" to its limit. His divine sense was as fine as silk, frantically sensing and searching!
The clue to the Demon Buddha lies here!

“So that’s how it is…” the old monk Xuanhai slowly said, “No wonder the Buddha issued a decree to capture you and bring you back!” As soon as he finished speaking, his gray robe moved without wind, and he stretched out a finger, pointing it at Chen Qing from afar.

"Om-"

In an instant, besides the clear, cold moon, two other scenes appeared behind him: the night sky and a vortex of meteors, which then intertwined and expanded with a roar!

"The Frosty Moon Locks the Spirit Realm!"

A cold wave of moonlight swept across the land!
The spiritual energy of the earth veins of the entire Lonely Spring Mountain Range instantly stagnated, and thick layers of mysterious ice formed on the surface of the rocks.

The beasts in the forest cowered in terror, and the scattered cultivators in the mountains felt their souls freeze, staring in horror toward the direction of Hanyue Temple!
In the distance, several divine senses rushed over, their eyes filled with shock as they investigated!

"The Nascent Soul's outer realm is a self-contained domain! Within this domain, I am the ruler!"

Xuan Hai's voice was indifferent, and the moonlight transformed into countless ice crystal chains, each one wrapped around the traces of the Great Dao, sealing the heavens and earth, and strangling Chen Qing!

"Three kinds of external forces intertwine..."

Chen Qing's pupils contracted slightly, but he showed no fear.

"Qiang!"

A sword's cry resounded throughout the heavens!
The Thunder Tribulation Sword leaped out, transforming into a streak of black lightning, to meet the sky full of ice locks!
fast!
Indescribably fast!

As the sword light flashed, the whole world seemed to slow down!
The sword light formed a line, winding across the sky in the blink of an eye!
The world suddenly fell silent!
"Boom boom boom——"

The ice crystal chains, imbued with the law of freezing, shattered one after another at the same time!

"Indeed, there's some skill involved; he can even control a trace of the Heavenly Tribulation's power." A hint of surprise flashed across Xuan Hai's eyes. "Unfortunately, it's ultimately stealing the Heavenly Might, not a true Heavenly Tribulation! Let's see how long this rootless duckweed can hold out! Great Sun Buddha Light, shine forth!"

His hand seal changed, and from yin to yang!

A golden light suddenly burst forth in the cold moonlight, the power of yin and yang converging to form a torrent of gold and white, its power increasing several times over, threatening to engulf Chen Qing along with the Thunder Sword!
"Duh!"

Chen Qing opened his mouth and spat out a streak of blood!

The blood-red light swelled in the wind, radiating an overwhelming and ferocious aura, and crashed straight into the golden and white Buddha light!

"Zizzi-"

The blood-red light and the Buddha's light collided violently and eroded each other. The sacred Buddha's light was actually polluted and dimmed by the extremely filthy power of blood and evil!
"A demonic method! Utterly vile!"

Xuan Hai frowned, forced to divert his attention to activating his secret technique, barely managing to temporarily suppress the troublesome blood light.

In that very instant when the old forces had just departed and the new forces had not yet arisen—

"It's now!"

A projection of himself appeared beside Chen Qing, its eyes gleaming with a crystal-clear light, instantly revealing the old monk's true nature! Immediately, Chen Qing not only grasped the source of the monk's strength and weakness, but also clearly sensed that the string of ebony prayer beads on Xuan Hai's wrist was emitting a desolate and extinguished aura, identical to that of the Demon Buddha Dao Fruit!
The clues about the Demon Buddha are conclusive; there's no need to hold back any longer!

"Boom!!!"

Behind Chen Qing, a half-bright, half-dark manifestation of awakened Dharma erupted!
Chaotic Buddhist light soared into the sky, and the intent of annihilation swept in all directions, causing the Cold Moon Domain of Xuanhai to shake violently!
Several divine thoughts peering from afar emitted shocking fluctuations, and the old monk Xuanhai's expression changed drastically!

"This child must not be allowed to live!" Xuan Hai had no more hesitation. He suddenly tore off the prayer beads from his wrist and unleashed his full power!
"All Buddhas pay homage to the One, attaining Nirvana and Bodhi!"

The ebony prayer beads transformed into 108 stars in the wind, each one evolving into a different Buddhist landscape!
Layer upon layer, like countless embryos of the world, they enveloped and suppressed Chen Qing's awakened Dharma form!

In an instant, the chanting of Buddhist hymns shook the heavens, and the power of the Buddha was as vast as the sea. Chen Qing, along with his enlightened Dharma form, was covered by that endless world of Buddhist light!
Suddenly, the world fell silent.

The monks of Hanyue Temple breathed a long sigh of relief, revealing smiles of relief.

"How can the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator be shaken by a Golden Core cultivator?"

"In the end, the patriarch's supernatural powers were invincible..."

However, their smiles hadn't fully blossomed yet...

"Crack!"

A clear cracking sound came from the completely enveloped world of Buddha's light!
Immediately afterwards, reflected in Xuan Hai's suddenly shrinking pupils, two magnificent external scenes roared forth, bursting through his Silent Bodhi Realm!
To the left, hundreds of stone tablets stand tall, exuding imperial aura and suppressing the ages!
On the right, a figure half Buddha and half demon sat slumped, the extinguished Buddha light and chaotic demonic intent intertwining, distorting reality!

"A Nascent Soul cultivator's external appearance?! How is this possible?!" Abbot Shi Yong exclaimed in shock, "He's also a Nascent Soul cultivator?!"

Chen Qing stood in the center of the two exterior shots, his expression cold.

Using the essence of the nascent soul fed back by his dream body "Li Qing" as a guide, he activated the profound mystery of the "Supreme Primordial Qi True Scripture" and forcibly integrated the imperial aura of the Stele Forest with the light of the Dao Fruit and Buddha, transforming it into a chaotic current of energy that unifies all phenomena!
"Vajra Subduer, Break!"

The next moment, the chaotic energy transformed into the supremely powerful Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power!
A gigantic, gray finger, imbued with supreme majesty and the will to annihilate, seemed to have been drawn from the beginning of heaven and earth, and pressed down upon the shattered landscape of the Xuanhai!
"Bang!!!"

Xuan Hai's Nascent Soul, which he had cultivated for hundreds of years, burst and disintegrated like a punctured bubble!
The terrifying backlash caused him to spew blood from all seven orifices, his aura to instantly weaken, and his body to shrivel up.

"That doesn't make sense. Even if he's also a Nascent Soul cultivator, he's only at the second level. Besides, I have a supreme treasure to bless me..."

Just as the Buddha's power was waning, and Xuan Hai was barely maintaining his mental clarity, a sudden thought struck him. The ebony prayer beads suddenly emitted a joyful sound, breaking free from his control. They were actually drawn by the demonic Buddha's Daoist aura and transformed into a beam of black light, which flew into Chen Qing's hand!
"Got it!"

Chen Qing grabbed the prayer beads tightly.

But another mutation occurs!
"Rumble--"

Using the ebony prayer beads as a trigger, the entire Cold Moon Mountain Range suddenly trembled!

Beneath the mountains, the essence of the earth veins and the vast Buddhist energy, gathered and accumulated over hundreds of years by the Buddhist array, surged out wildly!

The illusory mountain peaks resembled golden dragons turning over, and the mist of the marshland transformed into a deep pool, all pouring towards Chen Qing!

"No! This is the culmination of our temple's centuries of accumulation! The earth's veins and Buddhist essence! Stop!" Shi Yong was already horrified when he saw Xuan Hai fall, but seeing this scene, his heart ached so much it felt like it was bleeding. He roared hoarsely, then cried out urgently, "Ancestor Xuan Hai..."

"In order to quickly accommodate the incense offerings of Dongling, this old monk used this precious prayer beads to refine the essence of this mountain. I never expected that this person would see through it, snatch it away, and want to devour the essence of this mountain!"

As Chen Qing's aura, which was devouring the essence of the Whale Mountain Range and Buddhist energy, steadily increased, Xuan Hai's eyelids twitched. He knew that, given his severe injuries, conventional methods were no longer sufficient to stop him.

"In that case..."

Immediately, he narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, then clasped his hands together abruptly and roared hoarsely, "Mortal obsessions, incense... come!"

In the main halls of Hanyue Temple, the golden statues resounded and trembled!
A torrent of golden light surged forth from within!

The immense power of incense and prayers accumulated over five hundred years was stirred up by Xuan Hai's single thought!
The golden torrent of vows, like a river bursting its banks, mixed with the prayers, obsessions, greed, anger, and resentment of countless believers, transformed into a long golden river that stretched across the sky!

Instantly, all the monks in Hanyue Temple felt their cultivation rapidly declining, and their entire bodies felt weak!
"Grandmaster! What are you doing!"

Amidst the screams, Xuan Hai remained oblivious, uttering incantations as he simultaneously changed hand seals, ultimately pointing them at Chen Qing!
"boom!"

The next moment, the rolling Buddhist light, following closely behind the earth's vein Buddhist energy, rushed towards Chen Qing!
"Uncle-Master! You mustn't!" Master Yong exclaimed in horror. "Are you trying to help this thief? If he gets the incense offerings accumulated by our temple, won't he become even more difficult to deal with!"

"You are all too narrow-minded! Don't you know the story of Buddha cutting off his own flesh to feed the eagle? How can you deal with a great enemy without paying a price? You should all prioritize the greater good!" Xuan Hai was now acting like a madman. "Only by using this vast power of vows to cleanse his will can we imprint the mark of Buddha deep in his soul and completely convert him! Rather than subduing a demon, we should guide him! Chen Qing, today I offer you the cold moon as a gift to welcome you to the Buddhist path!"

"Whoohoo-"

The Buddha's light, like a whirlwind, swept in before Chen Qing could react!

He groaned, feeling endless distracting thoughts, prayers, and Buddhist intentions, like millions of fine needles, spreading throughout his body in an instant, then infiltrating his flesh and blood, and frantically drilling into his dantian, impacting his Dao heart, trying to assimilate and convert him!
(End of this chapter)