They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 102 The Demonic Sect's Plan

It really is Bodhidharma!

Wu Cheng glanced at Bodhidharma, and Shen Yeshu stepped forward to greet him, "Uncle Bodhidharma, I am Shen Yeshu of the Dao of Extinction of Emotions."

"Amitabha." Bodhidharma put his palms together in a gesture of respect, then his gaze fell on Wu Cheng behind Shen Yeshu.

Then he grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said, "Your Highness's actions in Luoyang are deeply admired by this humble monk."

Wu Cheng raised an eyebrow. "The master was actually in Luoyang back then?"

The last time he went to Luoyang to kill someone was almost a month later. It was understandable that Bodhidharma was wandering around Luoyang at that time, but is he in Luoyang this time?

"Amitabha." Bodhidharma chanted the Buddha's name softly. "This humble monk passed through Yunzhou and came to Luoyang after leaving Guanzhong. It just so happened that Your Highness was performing chivalrous deeds in Luoyang, but Your Highness left in a hurry, so I had no chance to meet you."

"After that, this humble monk rushed to Jiangling City at full speed."

Shen Yeshu also said, "We received news from Uncle-Master Bodhidharma while we were in Luoyang, which is why we rushed to Jiangling City."

Wu Chengran said, "I see."

Just how powerful was this Bodhidharma?

Wu Cheng originally thought he was almost at the limit below the Innate Realm, but his senior sister's brief exchange with Shen Yeshu made him realize that there are always people stronger than him.

The last time, Master Bodhidharma seemed to be about the same strength as me, or even slightly weaker.

However, he himself did not realize his presence in Luoyang.

So... he, like his senior sister and Shen Yeshu, is also hiding his strength?

This world is a bit complicated.

Why are they all so cunning?

It seems that I got too carried away last time and became a bit arrogant, which is why I was tricked in the end.

We must be careful this time.

Fortunately, I didn't see Li Anchan this time, so I won't be affected by the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Furthermore, it's likely that Bodhidharma had some secret contact with the Demonic Sect last time, and they both ended up going to Lin'an, which probably means the Demonic Sect is planning something big.

My death was so sudden, I don't know what they were doing.

It seems that following the Demonic Sect this time was the right decision.

Wu Cheng asked, "So what are your plans for the next step?"

"If the Iron Buddha Temple is truly devoted to good, then so be it; but if the Iron Buddha Temple is a disciple of Mara... then this humble monk must exorcise the demon."

As expected! The last time Bodhidharma went to the Iron Buddha Temple with me, he was actually aiming to wipe out the entire family!

They found themselves, as princes, being used as a cover for their actions.

Shen Yeshu replied, "Then we will go to Tiefo Temple with our martial uncle. After the matter at Tiefo Temple is settled, we will go to Lin'an together."

Wu Cheng then inquired, "What brings you to Lin'an?"

Shen Yeshu didn't hide anything, "A senior member of the Holy Sect has been trapped in Lin'an City for a long time, and we are going to rescue her."

Wu Cheng suddenly realized, "I see."

No wonder they didn't show up at the last Great Yu Hidden Dragon Ranking Martial Arts Tournament! Only Shen Tu Lie was present!

It turns out that Shen Tu Lie was there to keep watch, while the others took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was drawn to the square in front of the imperial city to rescue people!

Wu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. "Could that senior from the Demonic Sect be hiding in the imperial palace?"

"Not bad." Shen Yeshu nodded.

Wu Cheng smirked.

That's it!

No wonder they care about me so much! Last time, they even made me take the lead the whole way, while they stayed in the shadows!

It turns out they were trying to save the emperor from the palace!

Wu Cheng suddenly asked, "Just how big is the difference between the strength of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm and a martial artist of the Acquired Realm?"

Shen Yeshu thought for a moment, then asked in return, "Young Master, what do you think is the limit for a martial artist who has acquired their skills?"

After pondering for a moment based on his own experience, Wu Cheng thought, "It should be able to achieve the level of releasing true qi to form sword qi and blade aura."

Beyond that, the only limit is the length of sword energy and saber aura. If one can detach sword energy and saber aura from the weapon and throw it out, making it condense without dissipating and still possessing power, then such a person is already extremely rare among acquired martial artists.

Anyway, Wu Cheng himself can only throw a sword aura about one zhang away.

Moreover, the sword energy loses its power when it is more than three feet away from the sword.

Therefore, he preferred to condense the sword energy, or sword aura, on the outside of the sword as an extension.

The cheap master in the Wentian Sect also taught us this way, which means this path is correct.

But then he suddenly remembered the brief encounter between Bai Suying and Shen Yeshu at the Luoshui Wharf.

Senior Sister can create a three-foot sword domain, while Shen Yeshu can control a water dragon. This is clearly beyond the realm of martial arts!

They're not even in the same style!

According to them, this is called "half-step innate level"?

Recalling the "Tai Xu Gui Yuan Jue" that his cheap master had taught him, Wu Cheng's heart stirred, and he asked, "Could it be that one is born with the ability to control all things in nature?"

Wouldn't that mean it went from low-to-medium martial arts to high-level fantasy?

"It's not about controlling it, it's just borrowing it," Shen Yeshu explained. "Once you cultivate your true qi to its limit and can no longer improve it through normal cultivation, you have to combine it with your Dao heart to compress the true qi into your dantian and condense it into a seed of true essence. Then you use this seed as a fulcrum to leverage the primordial energy in the world. What kind of primordial energy you can leverage is related to your own Dao heart."

Wu Cheng suddenly realized.

If Senior Sister breaks through to the Innate Realm, the range of her Three-Foot Sword Domain will expand countless times.

At that time, everything within her range will become her sword; this is her Dao heart!

That is, "Sword and Control"!

Shen Yeshu can control water, but it's unknown what her Dao heart is.

However, it seems that my cheap master was right when he said that the "Tai Xu Gui Yuan Jue" was a divine skill that directly points to the innate!

The "Returning to the Origin Technique of the Great Void" allows one to condense a seed of true qi upon minor mastery! This is clearly a "Minor Innate Qi" technique!

No wonder the Wentian Sect is one of the holy lands of martial arts in the world, and even the Great Yu Dynasty is so wary of it, even wanting to send him out as a hostage.

I originally thought it was just a simple attempt to win them over, because sending a large army to wipe out the Wentian Sect would cause turmoil in the martial arts world and on the border. But now it seems that the Wentian Sect itself has a lot of innate grandmasters as well.

No wonder my cheap master said there is an insurmountable gap between the innate and the acquired. There is no realm division in the acquired realm, and it is not uncommon for the weak to defeat or kill the strong.

However, there has never been a case of someone killing a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm after the birth of a child.

I see..

But this raised a new question in Wu Cheng's mind: "Miss Shen, since a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm is so powerful, why not just storm the palace to rescue them?"

Shen Yeshu asked, "Young Master, have you ever considered why, if Grandmasters of the Innate Realm are so powerful, there is still an imperial court?"

Wu Cheng was taken aback.

indeed!

Based on the fantasy novels I read before transmigrating, if the imperial court was no match for the sects, then there should be no imperial court in this world!

Either the imperial court becomes a puppet of the sects, or the sects fight for supremacy without the imperial court's existence!

unless..

"Does the imperial court also have Grandmaster-level experts?"

Yes!

The second brother killed himself after being possessed, and the method he used was suspected to be an innate technique!

The Imperial Preceptor Yuantong of the Garan Temple!

He is the Grandmaster of the Innate Realm! And the mastermind behind everything!