After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

With just one sentence from Zhou Ran, the crying and explanations inside the cave came to an abrupt halt.

The line "It's bigger than me when I take it out" pierced the warm illusion of the master-disciple reunion.

The air inside the cave was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Su Qingwu's pretty face, streaked with tears, was drained of all color, turning deathly pale.

She forgot to cry, and just stared at Zhou Ran with the look of someone looking at a madman.

"Zhou Ran! You!"

Su Qingwu trembled, then suddenly stood up and spread her arms to protect the old nun.

Her chest heaved, her eyes blazed with fury, she looked just like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

"We appreciate your escort all the way, but that doesn't give you the right to humiliate our mentor at will!"

"My master spent her whole life practicing pure cultivation."

You...you dare to utter such foul language!

Su Qingling also got up from the ground, her face tense with disappointment, her tone resolute.

"You big bad guy, get out of here!"

We don't need your help anymore!

You are not allowed to insult your master again!

Zhou Ran ignored the sisters' strong reaction.

He had one hand in his pocket and casually picked at his ear with the other, looking utterly bored.

They were truly sold out and still helped the seller count the money.

"Benefactor Zhou..."

The old nun on the ground spoke at the opportune moment, her voice weak, her words filled with grief and indignation at being publicly humiliated.

"I have no grudge against you, why do you humiliate me like this?"

She turned her attention to her two apprentices, her gaze sweeping over them with an added air of determination.

"Could it be that you've taken a fancy to my two disciples' special physiques and intend to forcibly abduct them to use as furnace vessels?"

"If that's the case..."

You are welcome to come after this humble nun!

"Just kill me! Why fabricate such a ridiculous reason to tarnish my innocence!"

What a righteous and awe-inspiring accusation, every word of which was filled with tears and blood.

The Su sisters were heartbroken. The hatred in their eyes as they looked at Zhou Ran was almost tangible.

Master!

Please stop talking!

Su Qingwu turned her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhou Ran.

"Zhou Ran, if you want to harm my master today, you'll have to step over our dead bodies first!"

Seeing this touching scene of deep affection between master and disciple, Zhou Ran smiled and even clapped his hands.

*Slap.* *Slap.* *Slap.*

"Fantastic, absolutely fantastic!"

Zhou Ran's lips curled into a mocking smile as he stared at the dying old nun.

"Old man, I must say, you have a knack for understanding human nature."

"Take advantage of their filial piety, manipulate their thinking, and make them willingly become your shield."

"Unfortunately, you've run into me."

Zhou Ran extended a finger and gently shook it.

"You're saying I made up reasons?"

"Okay, then I'll break it down for you."

"First, the Valley of Ten Thousand Medicines opened long ago, so why didn't you take the Dragon Blood Grass and instead hide here pretending to be dead?"

With your strength, you should have obtained the Dragon Blood Grass long ago.

"Your injuries weren't all fake. Otherwise, you probably would have attacked me already, wouldn't you?"

Upon hearing this, the nun on the ground changed her expression slightly.

The kind female voice suddenly turned rough and hoarse, with a feminine tone.

"Lightly dancing, gracefully moving!"

How have I taught you all on a regular basis?

"The men down the mountain are all demons in human skin!"

They'll only use sweet talk to deceive you, and then they'll take advantage of you completely!

She slowly stood up, supporting herself against the stone wall, her eyes flashing with ferocity, and pointed at Zhou Ran, roaring fiercely:

"This person's heart is despicable!"

"Kill him now!"

"As long as his essence and blood are used as a catalyst, my injuries will be healed immediately!"

The Su sisters' minds went blank, their hands trembled as they gripped the swords, but they couldn't lift the tips of the blades.

Master…

Brother Zhou...

Not a bad person...

"You bastard!"

The old nun flew into a rage and raised her whisk to slap Su Qingwu across the face!

"They're not even listening to their master anymore?"

Snapped!

A hand appeared out of thin air, gripping the whisk like an iron clamp.

Zhou Ran had somehow appeared in front of the old nun, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Getting impatient?"

The old nun's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This humble nun doesn't understand what you're saying!"

Zhou Ran released her grip and turned to look at the bewildered Su sisters.

"Do you really think this is a coincidence?"

"Two orphaned girls possessing the rare 'Tidal Sacred Body' were adopted by a wandering nun?"

"This nun happens to be seriously injured, so she needs you to come to this desperate situation to find medicine?"

Zhou Ran stretched out a finger and pointed in the air.

"Your 'mentor' is not practicing any proper Buddhism."

"He is surrounded by malevolent spirits, clearly practicing the path of ghosts!"

Such a person has committed too many sins; without a massive amount of merit and vows to cleanse them, they will never be able to break through their bottleneck in their entire life.

At this point, Zhou Ran pointed outside the cave in the direction where the Buddha-faced spirit had departed.

"That master was truly blessed by the power of his own vows."

"And your master..."

Zhou Ran paused, a cruel smile appearing on his face.

"He kept you confined in the deep mountains for twenty years, not allowing you to come into contact with men, not for any kind of ascetic practice."

"It's to ensure that the 'original yin' within your bodies remains pure and untainted!"

"The Tidal Sacred Body, supremely yin and gentle, is like two walking, breathing elixirs for a heretical cultivator stuck at a bottleneck!"

"He's waiting, waiting for you to mature, waiting for your sacred bodies to be fully formed, and then..."

Zhou Ran made a throat-slitting motion.

"Eat it in one bite, and it will help him break through to the Golden Core stage!"

These words were like daggers, striking at the sisters' very core beliefs.

Su Qingling's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, shaking her head desperately:

"No……

No...

Our master's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain...

"impossible?"

Zhou Ran sighed and stood up from the bluestone.

He put his hands together, forming a very standard Buddhist mudra.

"There's no point in reasoning with someone as filthy as you."

"We still need to ask the Great Sun Tathagata to cleanse your mind."

next second.

A magnificent and powerful chant emanated from Zhou Ran's mouth.

That was the "Great Sun Tathagata Purification Mantra," a mixture of the ferocity of the Qilin and the domineering aura of the Demon Emperor!

"Om! Ah! Vi! Lo! Hum! Ka! Ja! La!"

The eight-character mantra, each syllable resounding like a great bell within the cave.

"ah--!!"

The golden light of Buddha did not shine down, but instead transformed into countless sonic swords.

Ignoring the old nun's protective aura, it pierced straight into his eardrum and into his consciousness.

Although the Buddhist vow power I had just comprehended was weak, it was more than enough to deal with an injured ghost.

After all, even that old demon Ye Futian couldn't withstand this orthodox Buddhist technique.

Black smoke rose from the gray Taoist robe she wore.

The wrinkled face sizzled under the Buddha's light, constantly blistering and festering, dripping down like melted wax.

My face!

My disguise!

He rolled on the ground in agony, frantically scratching his face with his hands, his nails digging deep into his flesh, tearing off strips of the prosthetic body.

The Su sisters were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly, and the swords in their hands clattered to the ground.

They stared in horror at the "master" writhing and rolling on the ground.

As the last piece of the disguised human skin mask fell off, a completely unfamiliar face was revealed.

That was a man's face!

He had high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and a sparse goatee on his chin.

What's most striking is the Adam's apple bobbing up and down on his neck!