Black Journey to the West: The Imposter Star Lord

Chapter 88 The Humble Monk Fa Hui (10,000 words)

In fact, it turned out just as Cao Xing had predicted—no! It was even crazier than Cao Xing had anticipated.

After waiting for about an hour, Wu Peng and his three companions returned, looking disheveled and covered in bruises.

Zhang Jue was the most seriously injured, with one of his arms being severed. If he hadn't been lucky enough to be encountered by Yang Shengshui and Li Tong who happened to be passing by, he would probably have been surrounded and killed on the spot.

"Thankfully, we bought all the necessary talismans, pills, and magical artifacts before we left, otherwise we might not have made it back."

Wu Peng said with a look of relief.

Yang Shengshui and Li Tong also deeply agreed. This time they had truly returned from the brink of death. If it weren't for their abundant talismans and relentless bombardment along the way, none of the four of them would have made it back today.

"It's that serious!" Lu Hao and Xing Haitao looked at each other, their faces tense. They hadn't expected the situation outside to be so dangerous. Seeing the injuries on the four of them, they couldn't help but feel secretly glad that they had chosen to stay at home to protect Chen Xiang.

"Are you alright?"

Cao Xing handed the water bottle to Wu Peng, glanced at Wu Peng's injuries, and saw that they were not serious, mostly just superficial wounds.

Wu Peng reached up and removed the gauze from his face, grinning at Cao Xing: "It's alright, I even made a profit. I killed two bald monks from Guangyuan Temple and a Taoist priest from Sanqing Temple, and got a lot of good stuff."

As he spoke, Wu Peng took out the spoils he had risked his life to plunder: four magical artifacts, as well as some silver notes and pills.

After thinking for a moment, he split the silver note in two and stuffed one half into Zhang Jue's arms.

He then distributed another magical artifact and some pills to Yang Shengshui and Li Tong.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Wu." Yang Shengshui and Li Tong accepted the magical artifacts and pills, nodding their thanks to Wu Peng.

After this incident, the three men's opinion of Wu Peng improved significantly.

Wu Peng didn't actually need to share these things with them. He risked his life to pull them off the corpses, and his injuries were all from that. Otherwise, given Wu Peng's ruthless killing instincts, he wouldn't have needed their help to break through the encirclement.

Indeed, cultivating immortality isn't just about having money; you also need to be ruthless.

"What's the situation outside?" Cao Xing asked casually.

"Don't even mention it, they're all in a bloodbath. But in general, right now it's mainly Guangyuan Temple, Sanqing Temple, and Bailian Sect joining forces to focus on killing that big snake from Lingsheng Mansion." Wu Peng gave a brief overview of the situation outside.

The four families are no longer fighting over Jinxiang; instead, three forces have formed a siege, with their target being Hongniangzi.

Although Hong Niangzi was a Golden Core cultivator, she was still a lonely woman.

She devoured all the demon cultivators from the Spirit Saint Mansion. Now, in order to save their own lives, the three families have reached an agreement to join forces to kill Hong Niangzi first, taking advantage of her lack of support.

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing simply nodded calmly, his heart unmoved.

If Hong Niangzi is killed, it won't be a bad thing for me; it just means I'll lose a capable helper in the future.

The most important thing right now is whether my sister can make a breakthrough.

"Rumble—"

One side of the valley.

At this moment, the three cultivators had formed a pincer movement.

The Three Pure Ones Talisman transforms into a demon-locking golden chain, the Hundred Refined Magic Weapons form a Nine Palaces Killing Array, and the Vast Source Buddhist Sound condenses into a soul-suppressing Brahma Bell.

The Red Maiden's thousand-meter-long serpentine body coiled like a red mountain, its mouth gaping open, spitting out a mouthful of venomous blood.

The green smoke corrodes the bones; the golden chain bell crumbles upon contact, and Foundation Establishment cultivators who cannot dodge in time die upon being touched.

The snake's tail shattered the clouds and split the earth, and the three giant hammers of the Hundred Refinements Sect were shattered. The Foundation Establishment disciples who held the hammers had their bones broken and were as limp as mud.

Those watching the live broadcast through Tianluo couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

As expected, Foundation Establishment cultivators are far from capable of overwhelming and killing Golden Core cultivators.

[It's only because this beast's foundation is unstable and he lacks matching cultivation techniques and magical treasures that killing these people wouldn't be so troublesome!]

[Hmph, no matter how eloquently she speaks, she can't deny that she's been slept with by a Foundation Establishment cultivator!]

The comments were sparse, suggesting that the outcome of this encirclement and attack had been anticipated.

After all, no matter how many Foundation Establishment cultivators there are, they can never be a match for Core Formation cultivators.

The two are completely different concepts. After the Core Formation, one becomes a unified whole, and all laws are at one's command. One is no longer bound by form. In this respect alone, it is incomparable to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Senior brother, instead of just watching, why don't we kill this beast now?"

On a hilltop not far away, a group of monks gazed down at the ongoing massacre of the Red Maiden. Among the monks, one stood out, wearing a kasaya and holding a golden alms bowl, with a solemn and dignified expression.

This person was none other than Abbot Fahui of Baolin Temple.

"Amitabha, well done, well done." Fa Hui stared at the giant snake for a moment, hesitating whether to make a move, when suddenly his eyes flashed like lightning as he looked into the distance.

"Someone is about to break through!"

As soon as Fa Hui finished speaking, thunder and lightning roared in the distance, and a dark cloud mixed with blood-red light enveloped the Five Plague Temple. Fa Hui could no longer care about Hong Niangzi below.

Even a Golden Core demon is nothing more than a beast that cannot take human form.

Fa Hui didn't take Hong Niangzi seriously at all; what he truly feared was the newly promoted Golden Core cultivator.

Fa Hui placed one hand in front of his chest, his body radiating Buddhist light. He lightly tapped his staff on the ground, and a golden light disappeared into the earth. The next second, Fa Hui's figure had vanished from the mountaintop.

"Rumble—"

A dull rumble echoed through the sky, causing Wu Peng and the others to stand up.

Lu Hao clenched his fist excitedly: "Senior Brother Chen is about to break through!"

Breaking through to the Golden Core stage is not subject to any heavenly tribulation, but this step is extremely dangerous, and it is the ultimate test of one's luck and foundation. One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

"Wait a minute, this strange phenomenon looks... it has a demonic quality to it!"

At this moment, Lu Hao stared blankly at the sea of ​​clouds above his head. The more he looked, the more he felt that there seemed to be a scarlet aura in the sea of ​​clouds from time to time, and the more he looked, the more sinister it seemed.

Upon hearing Lu Hao's words, Cao Xing, who was standing to the side, was startled and quickly said, "Senior Brother, you're overthinking it. Breaking through to the Golden Core stage varies from person to person. Senior Brother Chen was born with a Fire Spirit Dao Body, so his cultivation method must be extraordinary. I think the fiery clouds are quite normal."

"Fiery clouds??"

Lu Hao blinked, wondering where Cao Xing got the idea that it was a fiery sunset.

While hesitating, Wu Peng said, "Who cares about the fiery clouds or not? As long as Senior Brother Chen breaks through, what's the point of us thinking so much?"

Lu Hao thought about it and realized that this made sense. If there were any problems, it would naturally be Uncle Jin Yuan's concern, and it had nothing to do with him.

Thinking of this, Lu Hao didn't ask any more questions.

Cao Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked up at the cloud in the sky and couldn't help but worry about his sister.

Sister! Everything should be alright, right?

"who!"

At this moment, Yang Shengshui suddenly shouted, and everyone turned around to look. They saw a figure walking towards them from a distance. When Cao Xing and the others saw the figure, it was still a thousand meters away, but in the blink of an eye, it was already less than a hundred meters away.

"A Grandmaster of the Golden Core stage!" Cao Xing's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't tell the other party's cultivation level either, but the natural sense of oppression emanating from him was exactly the same as that of Hong Niangzi, and even a level higher.

Upon seeing that the other party was a monk, Yang Shengshui raised his hand without thinking and summoned his magic weapon to strike the other party.

"Don't!"

Cao Xing immediately tried to dissuade him, but it was too late.

As the monk faced the incoming magical artifact, he merely raised his staff slightly, and a brilliant Buddhist light flashed. Yang Shengshui immediately felt the connection between himself and the artifact being severed.

In a flash, the great monk appeared before Yang Shengshui, his gaze filled with compassion: "Benefactor, seeing me is like seeing the Buddha; you are destined to ascend to the Western Paradise."

As he spoke, Fa Hui tapped his staff lightly again, and a soft golden light wrapped around Yang Shengshui like a rope. The latter screamed, and his entire body's magic power was instantly imprisoned. He collapsed to the ground like a withered leaf, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, his breath weak, and he had already lost his life.

Upon seeing this, Wu Peng realized something was wrong and immediately leaped up, about to jump over the wall and escape.

But just as he leaped into the air, Fa Hui Zen Staff struck the ground, and a golden light suddenly burst forth. Wu Peng, who had just jumped into the air, suddenly felt as if his body was filled with lead, and his body crashed heavily to the ground.

"Amitabha Buddha, esteemed benefactors, I, the humble monk Fahui, have come to send you all to be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."

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