Begin immortality by slaying demons

The vast demon lifespan transformed into a boundless yellow mist.

Shen Yi's spirit wandered within, skillfully extracting strands of golden silk manifested from the power of protection.

Obtaining the source now is no longer difficult, and mistakes are rare.

But the difficulty still lies in how to weave these golden threads into changes that conform to the order of the Heavenly Dao.

Twenty-one thousand eons of demon lifespan quickly turned into twenty-one strands of golden silk suspended within his body.

Shen Yi immersed his mind into the amber orb, carefully examining the dragon and tiger within.

He also looked at the Bodhisattva fruit position sitting cross-legged.

Even though it was just a golden figure with unclear details, the mere act of sitting quietly, hands holding the Yuan, and the four arms behind him naturally unfolding, gave people a sense of inexplicable majesty.

"It seems like something is missing."

Shen Yi's gaze fell on the four empty palms behind the golden figure.

He gradually realized something.

The power of protection.

What should it protect, and what is the so-called "Dao" that is being protected?

To complete the transformation, it is probably necessary to start from these two points.

Unfortunately, Shen Yi's understanding of the Bodhi teachings is still too little, and there are not many directions to refer to, so he can only go back to the old path.

He hesitated for a moment and began to mobilize those golden threads, placing them on one of the palms behind the Dharma form.

The golden threads were guided by silver needles, and in the deduction of the vast demon lifespan, they quickly took shape.

With a jagged head and fluttering beard.

The limbs are strong and powerful, the claws are like eagle hooks, and it is clearly an overbearing dragon.

At this moment, this dragon was grasped in the palm of that large hand.

Shen Yi kept moving, and once again guided the golden threads, weaving them in the other palm.

Soon, beside the Azure Dragon, a violent fierce tiger appeared.

The struggles of the two actually caused the cross-legged fruit position Dharma form to become somewhat unstable.

If this scene were to fall into the eyes of any orthodox Three Immortals powerhouse, they would definitely sneer. Both the dragon and the tiger are spiritual beasts with natural zodiac signs. Mixing them into the pure Heavenly Dao order of the power of protection would be too complicated. It would be better to abandon the transformation and simply integrate the golden silk into the fruit position, at least to gain an increase in tribulation power.

Shen Yi's expression was still serious.

The dragon and tiger came from the former Arhat fruit position, and the zodiac signs came from the five-direction flags he had observed earlier.

He had only been in contact with these things, so he could only work hard on them.

"You are all tools for protecting the Dao, how dare you act presumptuously."

Until this moment, Shen Yi finally revealed his amazing thoughts.

He actually wanted to solve the two problems of "what to use to protect the Dao" and "what is the Great Dao to be protected" at once.

Reopen the earth, water, wind, and fire in the body to form a world.

Then use the earth, water, wind, and fire as suppressing tools, and use the world to protect the world!

Azure Dragon belongs to the wind, manifest!

Shen Yi's mind suddenly condensed, and the long dragon woven from golden silk suddenly overflowed with golden slurry, wrapping it whole.

The struggling dragon body began to transform again.

Soon it turned into a slender, straight object with a blunt head and a four-sided body, with an Azure Dragon coiled on it.

It was actually a Dragon Coiling Mace!

Shen Yi's mind moved again, and the fierce tiger on the other side was instantly swallowed by the golden light.

In the vast roar of the tiger, the golden slurry receded like a large stream, and only a sharp vajra pestle slowly fell into the other palm.

"It really is right!"

Seeing the two weapons added to the four arms behind the Bodhisattva Dharma form, Shen Yi was pleasantly surprised. Although the transformation had not been completely completed, the real increase in cultivation base confirmed the feasibility of this idea.

He struck while the iron was hot, mobilizing the last golden silk, intending to weave the third spiritual beast.

Compared to the dragon and tiger that had followed him throughout the fourth-grade stage, Shen Yi could only start with the hall masters of the past for the remaining Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird.

He summoned Wu Jun, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and carefully observed the other party's true form.

This golden turtle originally belonged to water. After swallowing many creatures in Nanhong, although it was still different from the real Black Tortoise, it had already gained three points of its true appearance.

As the golden threads fluttered, another fierce creature began to appear.

Unfortunately, it was only woven to most of the way.

Shen Yi's spirit grabbed empty… The origin of the Heavenly Dao order was used up.

His current realm has reached the number of fifty-seven, and he is still nine strands of golden silk away from truly stepping over the sixty-six changes.

"…"

Shen Yi was silent for a long time, and somewhat regretfully withdrew his spirit.

It has to be said that with the improvement of strength, exploring the path of cultivation itself is also a kind of fun.

The battle in Eight Extremes Valley allowed Shen Yi to roughly understand that the combination of the Divine Void Dao Fruit and the Guardian Dao Fruit can allow him to suppress cultivators in the same realm.

Now that he has two more guardian divine weapons, if he adds the blessing of the Demon Slaying Order, even if he encounters those who have truly completed the sixty-six transformations, he has the confidence to exchange moves with them.

It's also time to set off.

…

Great Southern Continent, Seven Saints Marsh.

Also a place filled with vast water, this place is many times larger than Hongze, and it can be known from the name that the strength here is deeply rooted and how complex it is.

It's just that those are things of the past.

Since the three great demons returned from the wilderness and accidentally took a fancy to this place, there have been no native figures in this great marsh, and all of them have been transformed into nutrients for nourishing water spirits.

The nourished water is scarlet and fishy, and it has not dissipated for a long time.

At this moment, in the very center of the Seven Saints Marsh, there lies a lotus leaf that is difficult to describe its vastness. Even a vein on it meanders like a mountain range, and the dew carried on it falls along the edge. If it falls into the mortal world, it would be enough to submerge a majestic prefecture city.

On this lotus leaf, no matter how great a figure is, it seems like a grain of rice.

In this demon-filled place, a group of monks gathered.

Dozens of Arhats lined up neatly. This is a battle formation only used to exterminate great demons, but at this moment, they all held one palm upright in front of their hearts, their eyes lowered, chanting Buddhist scriptures, and did not reveal their golden bodies.

"The Southern Emperor said that we wild demons in the mortal world cannot climb the high branches of your esteemed sect. Please, high monks, go back and report to that Great Free Bodhisattva. After we finish repairing, we will immediately set off back to that wild land, and we will never violate Shenzhou half a step in this life."

Led by great demons with equally powerful auras, several teams of demon soldiers went up from the water in three routes and landed among the lotus leaves.

Clearly, they are recognized enemies in the world, but at this moment, when they meet, the great demons are very polite, but these words fall into the ears of many Arhats, especially the young and wise monk who once appeared in Songfeng Prefecture, and they sting like a thorn.

Who would believe that after paying a heavy price, these demons would be willing to go home in such a disheartened manner? They are just expressing their dissatisfaction with the Bodhi Sect.

"You wait and be calm, just wait here."

The elder Arhat slightly raised his eyes. Even in such a dangerous demon cave, he still maintained that commanding posture.

When has the Bodhi Sect ever bowed its head to demons? Even if they can use them now, it is no exception.

"Heh."

The great demons were not angry either. They looked at each other and smiled, making a casual bow.

It was only now that the three real decision-making Demon Venerables revealed their dissatisfaction without even showing their faces.

The price paid for probing Great Southern Continent earlier, although not small, was to be expected.

After all, they had been away from Divine Continent for so long, and suddenly wanting to return wouldn't be so easy.

However, after the probing ended, led by the Bodhi Sect, the three families jointly gathered eight Great Demons who had reached the Fourth Rank, along with dozens of capable Fifth Rank subordinates. Such a certain-to-succeed attack resulted in all their manpower being buried in Pinewind Prefecture, with no survivors.

Among them were not only the Celestial Maiden of Winter from the Three Immortals Sect but also the General Nanyang who had mysteriously emerged from the Divine Dynasty.

The two sides seemed to have been prepared in advance.

To say that they didn't receive news in advance would only be fooling ghosts.

Considering the matter of scripture transmission, even the Three Immortals Sect and the Bodhi Sect, with their terrifying foundations, felt heartache after losing so many Fourth Ranks, let alone these already poor demon clans.

To be honest, being able to let these monks stand safely in Seven Saint Marsh was already giving enough face to the Bodhi Sect.

“……”

Faced with the demons' attitude, the old Arhat didn't care and just waited quietly.

Until a Buddhist light quietly bloomed in the sky.

All the Arhats immediately bowed and chanted in unison: “Disciples respectfully welcome the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva, the No-Form Bodhisattva!”

Two Venerables came one after the other, stepping on lotus platforms, vaguely distinguishing their hierarchical status from the subtle distance.

After all, in the Bodhi Sect, the front of the lotus platform is usually the position of the Dharma Protector Arhat or the novice monk.

The face of the Venerable slightly ahead was so clean that even the facial features did not exist.

The one behind was the Bodhisattva who preached the Dharma at Crane Mountain and spread the Lotus Platform Sutra throughout the world. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he personally lifted the curtain of this great calamity.

At this moment, this Seven Treasures Bodhisattva had six clusters of precious light suspended behind him, obviously having recovered most of his injuries.

“Huh?!”

Suddenly seeing the Venerables descend, the demons couldn't help but panic. Some subconsciously took a step back, some raised their hands to imitate the monks' salutes, or clenched their weapons, but felt something was wrong, so they simply froze in place.

However, the two Venerables did not cast their eyes on the demons, casually landed on the lotus leaves, and waved their sleeves to release two streams of light.

When the light landed, they were actually two Demon Venerables whose aura far surpassed everyone else!

After these two Demon Venerables appeared, they respectfully saluted the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva before saying to the Great Marsh: “We are fortunate to be rescued by the Venerable. We have come here to serve the three families!”

Having reached the Third Rank realm, being on par with the Great Luo Immortals and Bodhisattvas, even if born as a mortal demon, they should have a body full of arrogance.

However, these two, whether in expression or tone, were in a completely submissive state, shocking the demons to look at each other.

“……”

The Great Marsh was silent for a long time before a voice finally sounded: “What does the Venerable mean by this?”

The young Huijing monk quietly raised his head. This was not the Southern Emperor's voice, indicating that the other two Great Demons were probably also in Seven Saint Marsh today.

Faced with the Water Demon Venerable's inquiry.

The Seven Treasures Bodhisattva remained silent, waving his sleeves to help up the two Great Demons, letting them stand quietly behind him.

This simple scene made many Arhats straighten their backs a lot.

Even the Third Rank Demon Venerable had to bow their heads in front of the Bodhi Sect.

Even within the same realm, there are still differences in strength!

Just then, another stream of light swept from the sky, with the same lotus platform. Still, two Bodhisattvas descended, but this time, the one behind was inexplicably young.

“Disciples respectfully welcome the Golden Toad Bodhisattva, the Heavenly Net Bodhisattva!”

In the Arhats' chanting, the Golden Toad Bodhisattva, who had changed into a white robe, landed gracefully, also waving his sleeves to release a stream of light.

He glanced at the two Demon Venerables behind the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva. Although he only brought one, there was still arrogance between his eyebrows.

“The group of Righteous Gods don't know why, but they reacted in advance.”

Behind him, the Heavenly Net Bodhisattva looked at the gazes cast by the other two Bodhisattvas and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly: “I originally planned to retreat, but the Golden Toad Bodhisattva felt that it shouldn't affect the sect's grand plan, so he led me and the other two demons to transcend those two Righteous Gods at Chicken Cry Cliff, but unfortunately, one was lost in the fight.”

Hearing this, whether it was the Arhats or the demons, their expressions changed drastically.

Looking at the young Bodhisattva again, their expressions were already completely different from before.

The other party dared to attack the Righteous Gods.

In addition to great courage, it also demonstrated the confidence to control the overall situation and ensure foolproofness.

“……”

The Seven Treasures Bodhisattva and the No-Form Bodhisattva exchanged glances, both remaining silent.

After a long silence in the water, another different voice came out: “The Venerable has good means. We admire you.”

“Tch.”

Seeing this, the Golden Toad Bodhisattva finally sneered with satisfaction.

Even if he was doing these chores, as the personally appointed disciple of the Future Buddha, he still had to suppress these people. Even the Seven Treasures, who had completed the Six-Six Transformations, shouldn't think about stealing this credit.

“Has the Five Directions Bodhisattva not arrived yet?”

After the Heavenly Net Bodhisattva finished explaining, he noticed that one was still missing.

“Who knows? Perhaps it was originally going smoothly, but because a reckless person was added, something went wrong, who knows?”

The Golden Toad Bodhisattva raised his eyebrows, with a hint of teasing.

He dared to say this, but the other Arhats didn't dare to respond.

Everyone knew that what the Golden Toad Bodhisattva was dissatisfied with was the Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Great Bright King who was in charge of scripture transmission… the current Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Bodhisattva.

Although the scripture transmission failed, this Bodhisattva's deeds outside the North Flow River had already spread throughout the world, establishing a notorious reputation.

The other party may not be as good as the Golden Toad Bodhisattva, the disciple before the Buddha.

But if you want to ridicule him, first ask if your head is as hard as the Heavenly Wutong Mysterious Crow.

Everyone waited patiently on the lotus leaves.

After an unknown amount of time, the late glow finally bloomed over Seven Saint Marsh.

But along with the ten thousand feet of glow, there was also the rich, soaring demonic aura.

“We respectfully welcome the Five Directions… Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming…”

The Arhats looked up, speechless for a moment. They didn't see the Five Directions Bodhisattva at all. As for the one behind, he actually swaggered over with two peerless fierce demons, without any concealment!

In terms of arrogance, this was much more arrogant than the Golden Toad Bodhisattva!

Between heaven and earth, ink-colored sleeves fluttered. The youth hung in the air, looking down indifferently. Behind him, on the left and right, were two illusory, swaying dragon shadows. Scarlet and glow mixed together. Rather than being a Bodhisattva, he looked more like a great demon who had come to stir up trouble!

“……”

The Golden Toad Bodhisattva was stunned for a moment, watching Shen Yi actually bring two demons as well. His facial features couldn't help but twitch slightly.

This damned beast seemed to be deliberately suppressing himself in every aspect.

He forcibly suppressed his anger, suddenly stepped forward, and shouted: “Why did only you come? Where is the Five Directions Bodhisattva?!”