I am the snake demon!

Chapter 94 Nighttime Investigation of the Dragon and Elephant, Finally Capturing the Real Killer

Bai Xuan rode the wind, his divine senses extending outwards continuously, like a god in control of everything.

He hasn't adopted this posture in a long time.

Abandoning physical form, being unrestrained, devoid of emotion and desire, achieving oneness with nature and resonating with the universe—though not the orthodox path, it was indeed something Bai Xuan enjoyed.

The thrill of solving a puzzle and discovering the truth is unparalleled by any other pleasure.

Back then, Bai Xuan wandered the world for several months, almost causing him to lose himself and merge with the universe.

Bai Xuan sighed briefly, then his spirit wandered through the vast emptiness, sensing the ten directions.

In a short while, Bai Xuan arrived at Longxiang Temple.

Longxiang Temple is located on Qiongri Mountain.

This entire mountain belongs to him.

The temple complex is scattered across the hillside, seemingly unrelated to each other, yet in fact in harmony with the way of heaven and earth, and a vast aura envelops the temple.

In particular, the Vairocana Buddha statue enshrined in the temple still emits a faint glow even in the darkness of night, drawing attention from all.

If the people living at the foot of the mountain saw this, they would probably all kneel down and worship.

A divine light flashed in Bai Xuan's eyes as he activated his Shangqing Dharma Eye, gaining insight into the formation. The scene before him changed once more, with hundreds of array patterns appearing in his eyes. He nodded slightly, noting that the formation was set up using the courtyard as its base, forming a self-contained trapping array. Moreover, this was before it was activated. If it were to unleash its full power, it would have approximately a thousand array patterns, enough to rival a Tongtian Realm expert.

No wonder Ling Ruofeng couldn't find out. Although he was a master of martial arts, formations were a high-level field for him.

However, that's not the point. The point is that this formation seems familiar, like a super-basic version of the Pilu Xian Great Sun Light Formation.

Bai Xuan has made progress in his array formation cultivation recently, and estimates that he will soon reach the level of eighty-one seals, which means he will learn the intermediate Nine-Bend Array. He is thinking about whether to find other array formations to improve his array formation system, including the Great Sun Light Array of Pilu Immortal. However, it is too complicated, with hundreds of thousands of array patterns, so he gave up after taking a look.

I didn't expect there to be a simplified version here.

Bai Xuan nodded slightly, having made up his mind. Once the matter was resolved, he would copy it and use it directly.

However, now is not the time to study formations.

Bai Xuan was too lazy to look for flaws in the formation, so he simply floated in unreservedly.

The formation did not react at all.

Clearly, Bai Xuan's situation exceeded the limits of the formation.

As night fell, the monks of Longxiang Temple, unlike the group at Mudan Tower, did not stay up all night.

At this moment, most people were already asleep, so the temple was pitch black, with only occasional bird calls.

However, for Bai Xuan, it was no different from daytime. He drifted past the magnificent palaces of the temple like a fleeting shadow, thinking to himself, "Great monks throughout history have always been wealthy. This Longxiang Temple has dozens of halls and courtyards of all sizes, scattered across the hillside. It's fortunate that it was his primordial spirit that came here. If an ordinary person came in, they would probably get lost. Once the commercial taxes are stable, he will talk to these monks about the issue of taking a cut."

Running a temple in the North and making so much money, don't you know how to give him some tribute?

Access to the Prince's private treasury, personal income.

Bai Xuan seemed to be deep in thought. His figure moved swiftly, and before long, he arrived at the back mountain of Longxiang Temple.

Not to mention the large number of pilgrims worshipping Buddha on the front mountain, there are also many monks in the temple. With so many people, there would be too much noise. If Shi Yexing and his wife were really here, they wouldn't be arranged on the front mountain; they should be on the back mountain.

Like Abbot Tianlong Xuanci and Ye Erniang, you also met in the Ziyun Cave behind Shaolin Temple and asked Granny Qiao to deliver the baby.

There's no reason for it to be on the front mountain. If people find out, Longxiang Temple's reputation will be ruined.

Although Longxiang Temple belongs to the Esoteric School and is the only Buddhist school that practices Joyful Meditation, unlike the Shaolin Zen School, there are still many things to consider.

Bai Xuan scanned the back mountain with his divine sense and saw wisps of invisible gray energy surging there. Upon seeing this, Bai Xuan frowned slightly.

The Xuanmen school believes that Qi is the origin of all things, the foundation of heaven and earth, and the source of all things.

The poem praising the mysterious and profound Dao Ancestor Hongjun states, "The leader of all the Xuanmen, Hongjun was born from one breath."

It was created before the existence of heaven and earth, transformed from the primordial primordial energy.

And so it is with people.

While in the womb, one does not eat grains and is transformed by the primordial Qi. After birth, one is influenced by acquired factors, and the primordial Qi transforms into acquired Qi. However, the Qi still exists and can even be regarded as the foundation of a person, which is in accordance with the destiny of Heaven.

On his journey to the West, Sun Wukong observed demons not with his fiery eyes, but by observing the clouds.

Those with pure qi are immortals; those with turbid qi are demons.

Unless you possess profound supernatural powers such as the Transformation of the Embryo or the Seventy-Two Transformations from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Methods, no matter how powerful you are, you cannot change it.

This is also why Bai Xuan was confident in coming to find someone.

The gray hue represents being wronged without cause.

What is hidden in the back mountain of Longxiang Temple?

Bai Xuan frowned slightly and his primordial spirit drifted away. After a short while, he heard some suppressed moans and immediately guessed what was going on. Looking over, he saw several women sitting naked to one side in a cave, their faces ashen. On the other side, on a bed, several bald monks were having illicit relations with several naked girls.

Seeing this, Bai Xuan's eyes showed disgust. He mocked himself, realizing he was wrong. He wouldn't rest even in the temple if he didn't want to.

No wonder Shi Yexing would hide here.

A bunch of raccoon dogs.

Bai Xuan floated in the sky, watching the monks' lewd acts.

Soon after, with a few shivers, a group of monks got off the woman, satisfied, chatting and laughing.

"This Joyful Mystic Art is much more comfortable to practice than meditation," a monk casually said, draping a robe over his shoulders.

"That's right, you can enjoy yourself and cultivate at the same time. It's a pity that the abbot is a stubborn old man who says that enjoying yourself is not the right path. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to be sneaking around like this," a fat monk complained.

"No rush. The abbot is already a hundred years old. Even if he is highly skilled in martial arts, how many more days does he have left? The position of abbot will eventually belong to our senior uncle, the temple supervisor," another monk said with a smile.

"That's right. Once the abbot passes away, this temple will belong to our supervising monk, and then we'll have a good life." The monk who spoke first immediately burst into laughter.

Bai Xuan heard everything, his brows furrowed. He had forgotten that the only traitor among the Seven Immortals, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, had betrayed the Jie Sect and entered Buddhism to become Ding Guang Huan Xi Fo, which was also a Tantric sect.

These beasts are probably abducting women in order to cultivate themselves.

Judging from the conversation, Abbot Kongsang Master seemed to be unrelated to this matter.

However, as the abbot of a temple, his actual act of protecting Longxiang Temple cannot be considered entirely without fault.

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Bai Xuan's mind. He glanced at the people present and then turned to leave.

First, find Shi Yexing and settle his accounts. Then, a few days later, bring people to Longxiang Temple to worship Buddha and confiscate his property in a legitimate way.

Bai Xuan's primordial spirit drifted and soon discovered an extremely dense aura of bloodlust in the back mountain.

Although the back mountain is not lacking in bloodthirsty energy, there is only one such dense stream of bloodthirsty energy.

Such a person must be utterly wicked and have hands full of blood.

Bai Xuan looked into the cave and saw four people living there, with dry grass covering the ground.

A boy and a girl, a seven or eight-year-old child, and a newborn baby.

Bai Xuan's gaze suddenly sharpened. With a wave of his hand, he made the woman and two children, who knew no martial arts, fall into a deep sleep. Then, with another swift movement, a domineering force flowed through him, instantly waking Shi Yexing, who was sleeping. As a member of the Demonic Sect, he had always been a light sleeper.

The slightest breeze could awaken him, let alone being lifted into the air. He immediately opened his eyes, and a ball of blood-red true energy surged in his palm, ferocious and menacing, about to roar and break free from control.

However, the next moment, it felt as if something had pierced through his chest, and an indescribable pain struck.

His body felt no pain or injury, yet his soul felt as if it were being torn apart. In an instant, a pain more terrifying than the piercing pain swept over him. Shi Yexing couldn't help but let out a shrill scream, his body drenched in cold sweat, his body convulsing, and he fell heavily to the ground, creating a deep crater and sending dust flying.

At this moment, Shi Yexing couldn't even feel physical pain. Compared to the pain in his soul, it was utterly insignificant. He looked around in terror and exclaimed, "Who is this master who wants to play tricks on me? Master Kongsang is right here in the temple! Aren't you afraid of Master Kongsang's wrath?!"

Before Shi Yexing could finish speaking, the pain from before returned, more terrifying than any other pain that could tear his heart apart or shatter his bones. Shi Yexing collapsed to the ground, letting out a desperate scream. He wanted to roll around on the ground in pain, but he couldn't even do that. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes bulged out. He wanted to smash his head against the ground to die, but he couldn't move. All he could do was curse loudly.

"Who are you? What do you want—ah—"

"You cowardly coward—come out here if you dare!"

"Ah—ah, I was wrong, I beg you, just kill me."

The pain struck again and again, making Shi Yexing feel like he was dying. Just when he could catch his breath, another wave of pain would sweep over him.

After several such incidents, Shi Yexing collapsed into a deep despair and fell into a coma. At the moment of unconsciousness, a smile appeared on his lips.

Just as he was unconscious, Bai Xuan in the sky injected another stream of life force, waking him up and healing him, before continuing to target his soul.

Shi Yexing, who had just woken up, was still a little dazed, thinking that everything just now was just a dream. But at this moment, pain struck again, and he let out a howl like a wild beast. He was terrified. Who was this?

Even Blood Heavenly Lord shouldn't have such methods.

Could it be that Mr. Meng personally took action?

"Ah~"

Shi Yexing couldn't understand it, and the excruciating pain didn't end; it struck again.