Let me explain, it's not what you think.

The pain came so fast that Lu Chen didn't even have time to make a sound.

He began to hallucinate. He saw Zhuang Jingbai kneeling in front of him, tears streaming down her face; Wang Feng with red eyes, expressing his regret; and Zhang Fan squatting at the entrance of Yu Ning Cave, his back to him, having not slept all night.

The Buddhist disciple closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and moved his lips incessantly.

His body shone with a great Buddhist light, which surged from his body, passing through the several feet between the two of them and enveloping Lu Chen.

Golden. Warm. Compassionate. Like a mother's embrace.

Lu Chen felt his consciousness gradually blurring in that light, as if he were about to be melted by something.

He tried to struggle, but his limbs wouldn't obey him, and even his mind began to relax involuntarily.

However, he did not notice that in his mind, the long-dormant entry suddenly lit up.

It was like a heart that had been reactivated, thumping once, thumping twice, thumping three times.

With each heartbeat, Lu Chen felt his consciousness become clearer.

The spiritual will that had invaded his sea of ​​consciousness was shattered as the words danced.

The power of the Buddha's disciple to save was ejected from Lu Chen's body, and the backlash flowed back along the Buddha's light!

The Buddhist disciple suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils dilating.

His body swayed, and a trace of golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He staggered back, his hands on his knees, panting heavily, and looked up, staring intently at Lu Chen.

If he hadn't been well-versed in Buddhist scriptures, and if I hadn't been a Buddhist myself, I would have converted him in that one moment!

"What...what did you do to me?!"

Lu Chen didn't answer. He hadn't expected his dissenting opinion to be so strong! It seemed there were still many things he hadn't fully explored!

He stood there, the Buddhist light around him had dissipated, leaving only the five-colored nascent soul in his dantian slowly rotating.

"This farce should end now, don't you think?"

Upon seeing this, the Buddhist disciple bit his tongue, and golden blood mist sprayed in front of him, condensing into a fist-sized Sanskrit character in the air.

The characters exploded, transforming into a giant golden hand taller than a person, pressing down from mid-air with flowing golden light and the power to crush everything.

Lu Chen did not retreat.

He formed hand seals, his spiritual power surging within his body, and five-colored spiritual light emerged from his dantian, condensing into a swirling ball of light in his palms.

The flame was small, about the size of a fist, with five colors intertwined and swirling, like a nebula compressed to its limit.

This move is called the Nine Heavens Breaking Illusion Seal.

This was a trump card that Lin Tian had specially taught him before he left. It was based on profound spiritual power and could break through all laws with a single strike.

The Buddha's golden giant palm pressed down, causing cracks to appear in the amethyst beneath Lu Chen's feet.

Lu Chen looked up at the golden palm that blotted out the sky and pushed out the flames in his palm.

The moment they made contact, the golden giant palm was like paper in front of the five-colored flames, shattering from the palm itself.

With a deafening roar, the golden giant hand shattered into pieces, turning into countless golden specks of light.

Then, the five-colored flames struck the Buddha's chest directly.

"puff!"

The Buddhist disciple was sent flying, crashing into a distant mountainside, sending rocks flying everywhere.

He slid down the stone wall, knelt on one knee, his monk's robe torn, his chest charred black, and could not get up again.

His gaze toward Lu Chen was filled with disbelief.

His plans over the past few days had gone smoothly, but he never expected that he would be defeated by this sorcerer in terms of strength!

The pride of lions remained completely silent.

Each lion stood there, staring wide-eyed at the scene, realizing the gap between them and Lu Chen!

He was never someone they could look down on; Ziyao and Lord Jiangyu's judgment was correct!

"Since you won't listen to reason, then I'll just have to let you watch how I punish Jiang Yu!"

Lu Chen left those words and walked into the palace.

"Lu Chen! How dare you!"

"What wouldn't I dare to do? You can scheme against me, but I'm not allowed to retaliate? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

"Fine! Since you insist on this, then let's fight to the death!" the Buddhist disciple roared through gritted teeth.

"Everyone, you may not know this! He, Lu Chen, is that demon who defected from the Hehuan Sect. All the descendants of the righteous and demonic factions in the Dali Kingdom, as well as many descendants of the demon race, are his!"

Wherever he goes, he leaves his offspring behind. Now that he's been in the demon realm for so long, there are probably many of our demon race's newborn children who are his offspring!

The scene immediately erupted.

Lu Chen's hands began to tremble.

This time it wasn't fear, but anger.

He really just wanted to live a peaceful life, hide away in Ziyao's territory for a few years, spend time with women, take care of children, and cultivate his skills, before going out again once the storm had passed.

But all sorts of people keep coming to him with their problems!

It was the same when he was in the Xuantian Sect, it was the same when he went to the capital, and it is still the same now that he has even hidden in the territory of the demon race!

He tried to avoid everyone, but no one would let him go!

He strode toward the Buddhist disciple.

"Are you finished speaking?"

The Buddhist disciple felt a huge and pure killing intent surging from Lu Chen, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

He tried to run away, but found that his cultivation had been sealed by Lu Chen.

"Originally, I was thinking of punishing Jiang Yu and then banishing her, but I don't think so now."

"Don't you like spreading rumors that I'm a demon? Well then, I'll let you see with your own eyes how Jiang Yu becomes mine. What will your expression be then?"

"You...! You dare!"

The Buddhist disciple's pupils contracted sharply, and every hair on his body stood on end.

"What is there to be afraid of?!" (Inheriting the late emperor's will)

The next moment, he was grabbed by Lu Chen from a distance and then thrown into the palace like a dead dog.

Just as he was about to go in, he was unsurprisingly stopped.

Furthermore, the newcomer's cultivation level is not low; he is at the Integration Stage!

"Young Master Lu, please wait!"

"Old Deng, what are you trying to do?"

Zi Yao appeared, looking warily at the lion clan elder in front of her.

"What the Buddhist disciple just said—that Young Master Lu… is the so-called demonic figure rumored before! Ziyao, what do you have to say about that?"

"Are you out of your mind? You believe everything he says? I could say our Lu Chen is a god reincarnated, would you believe that?"

"..."

"A monk does not lie, especially since this matter is of great importance. The Demon King is still offering a bounty on the demons. If I knew about it and did not report it..."

"Stop giving me that nonsense. So what if your daughter-in-law gave birth to that freak's child? Stop pretending with me!"

"You... Ziyao! You're spouting nonsense! Today, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

The old man was furious, and his imposing aura immediately suffocated everyone present.

Only Lu Chen, protected by Zi Yao, was unharmed.

But when Lu Chen saw this scene, he panicked because Jiang Yu would definitely not help at this time. Moreover, he gave Zi Yao an expectation for October. Given her current state, she was bound to suffer a loss!

So he quickly went to the two of them.