One of my fairy-like friends

If a space tunnel malfunctions, it's definitely not a good thing. At best, you'll be transported to some random, chaotic place; at worst, you might get lost in the space tunnel and never be able to return to the real world.

Mingyan gave Gu Hanshuang a deep look and noticed that she had drawn her sword slightly, the blade gleaming faintly. Gu Hanshuang narrowed her eyes and then returned the sword to its place. "We're not far from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land. I hope your master will notice."

Before Mingyan could even ask what was going on, the space tunnel began to shake again, even more violently than before. Mingyan looked around at the space tunnel and found that it was covered with cracks.

“Something is attacking the space tunnel…” Gu Hanshuang said, “With some kind of purpose, it is very likely that it sensed something. My sword is the Demon-Slaying Sword. Since it reacted, it means that thing is probably some kind of evil spirit.”

"Boom!" The space tunnel shook for the third time. Mingyan felt the earth shake violently and could not stand on the teleportation array. Mingyan and Gu Hanshuang fell off the teleportation array. The space tunnel was broken and a piercing scream came from their ears. The scabbard in Mingyan's hand was falling off. When Gu Hanshuang saw this, she hesitated for a moment and reached out to grab Mingyan's collar.

Mingyan looked up and saw a huge white skeletal hand looming between the massive cracks in the space-time tunnel. He and Gu Hanshuang fell uncontrollably down, hitting the edge of the space tunnel. A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Mingyan felt himself about to lose consciousness. Before he lost consciousness, Mingyan grabbed Gu Hanshuang's hand.

When Mingyan awoke again, he found himself lying at the foot of a mountain. He looked around but didn't see Gu Hanshuang. His left hand had been holding the scabbard of Gu Hanshuang's longsword, and his right hand had been gripping the hilt...

At this moment, all he had beside him was Gu Hanshuang's sword sheath.

Were the two still separated? But at least he wasn't lost in the space tunnel.

Mingyan sat up and looked around. The sky was overcast and covered by dark clouds. He could vaguely see blood-red lightning through the clouds, accompanied by deafening thunder.

Behind him was a forest, but the trees were bare, seemingly dead, and there was no life in sight. It seemed that there was no life here except for himself.

Moreover, Mingyan discovered that when he approached the forest, he would involuntarily feel cold, and goosebumps would appear on his skin, as if his body was resisting him from entering the forest.

Mingyan looked at the scabbard in his hand. A dragon pattern was engraved on the scabbard, lifelike, as if a giant dragon was wrapped around the scabbard. It was shimmering slightly. Mingyan picked it up and moved it around. He found that the scabbard would become brighter when it was facing a certain direction.

Was it sensing the sword, Gu Hanshuang, or some evil spirit?

It is facing the direction of the mountaintop.

Mingyan closed his eyes, feeling the wind howling. The wind here carried a menacing aura, definitely not a benevolent place...

Mingyan's divine sense was rendered useless here and could not be released, which meant that he could no longer know the situation in the vicinity in advance.

He sighed, looked at the scabbard in his hand, and gazed at the mountaintop. Since he couldn't leave through the withered forest behind him, it seemed that going up the mountain was the only way.

Chapter Twelve: The Past of the King's Body

After walking a distance on Mingyan Mountain, we found a stone tablet.

To suppress the barren mountains.

Mingyan was taken aback. He remembered seeing a stone tablet with the words "Zhenhuang Mountain" written on it when he left the teleportation array earlier.

Is this place still near that teleportation portal?

Something's not right...

Mingyan examined his own dantian and found that the "?" symbol was still trembling slightly.

Before the space tunnel was attacked, the "?" symbol was trembling, seemingly foreshadowing something that Mingyan would encounter, but it still hasn't stopped. Does this mean that the trouble is not over yet?

Mingyan took a deep breath. Before he lost consciousness, he saw a huge bone hand at the point where the space tunnel had ruptured. It could interfere with the space tunnel, and its cultivation level was definitely not something he could easily deal with.

Hopefully, none of the monks who accompanied him perished as a result.

Starting from the stone tablet, a path leads uphill. Mingyan tried to fly, but there seemed to be some kind of restriction in the air. After Mingyan took off, he was pressed down by a strong pressure. Mingyan quickly gave up the idea of ​​taking off and continued to move forward along the path behind the stone tablet.

The atmosphere here is extremely strange, as if there is some kind of suppression, but Mingyan has the Human King Physique, which seems to be naturally immune to many suppressions.

Zhenhuang Mountain, what is so special about this place? Mingyan observed his surroundings, and because his divine sense was no longer working, he had to be careful and wary of his surroundings.

Another stone tablet appeared ahead. The tablet was ancient and quite dilapidated, but the characters on it were still remarkably clear and unobstructed. Ming Yan stopped in his tracks. The tablet was written in blood-red characters: “This is the place to suppress evil spirits. Do not approach.”

The characters on these pages... Ming Yan stretched out his finger and gently stroked the blood-red characters, feeling a slight sense of familiarity.

These characters were written in blood, and it was precisely these bloodstains that made Mingyan feel a sense of familiarity... Was this the blood of the Human King?

Mingyan snapped out of his daze and discovered that there was a wound on his finger. Blood seeped out, illuminating the characters and revealing a warm and gentle power. The blood mingled together, becoming extremely vibrant. Mingyan immediately confirmed that this was indeed the blood of a Human King... Could it be that a Human King once suppressed some kind of evil spirit here?

I wonder which brother or sister suppressed some kind of evil spirit here...

Mingyan snapped out of his daze and suddenly remembered Gu Hanshuang's words: "It is attacking the space tunnel with some kind of purpose."

Could the thing that attacked the space tunnel be the evil entity that was suppressed here?

If that's the case, then the so-called purposeful motive might be because of oneself, right?

This evil entity has been suppressed here by the Human King Body for countless years. It probably harbors immense hatred for the Human King Body. Could it have sensed its presence and thus shattered the spatial tunnel?

If that were the case, wouldn't the other cultivators be in danger because of him? Ming Yan frowned. If that were the case...

Mingyan glanced at the scabbard in his hand, which was still gleaming slightly. If Gu Hanshuang was here, he had to find her and not let her get hurt because of him.

Mingyan touched his brow. He remembered that when he went to Sun Moon Village to investigate, his master had left a restriction on his brow. His master had said that she could sense if he encountered danger. The time in the spatial tunnel shouldn't have been considered dangerous, right? Mingyan wondered if his master could sense it...

This place is not far from Feng Lingyueying. As long as Master can sense that he is in danger, he will definitely come over.

But how do you determine if you're in danger? Does stabbing yourself with a sword count?

Mingyan wasn't sure, but he was certain that if he encountered that evil entity and his life was in danger, his master would definitely know.

He grabbed his sword sheath and quickened his pace to hurry uphill. He didn't know if Gu Hanshuang was here, but since there was a possibility, he had to go and find her. Although Mingyan didn't want to have any entanglement with Gu Hanshuang, if this matter was really as he guessed, then Gu Hanshuang and the others would all be implicated by him.

Whether it's Gu Hanshuang or anyone else, he can't just sit idly by.

As Mingyan traveled, he soon sensed something was amiss. After reaching the mountainside, he began to feel as if something was following him, but when he turned around, he could see nothing.

It was no illusion... but rather that the thing behind it was incredibly well concealed.

If it were a friendly creature, it might have already shown itself; if it were a hostile creature, then its hiding place suggests it is likely waiting for an opportunity... In other words, it probably doesn't have the ability to take it down directly.

Ming Yan narrowed his eyes. If this evil spirit was suppressed here by a former human king, then there should be something here to restrain it...

Hopefully, that older brother or sister will have some countermeasures...

Before long, Mingyan arrived at the mountaintop.

The sky above the mountaintop was overcast with dark clouds, and the thunder was deafening, creating a suffocating atmosphere.

The mountaintop is quite spacious, with a dilapidated temple. The plaque above the gate originally had three characters, but the first two characters have been erased, leaving only faint traces and the last character "寺" (temple).

The light from the scabbard in Mingyan's hand grew even stronger. Mingyan raised his head and looked at the dilapidated temple in front of him. The gate had been pushed open partially, and it was pitch black inside, so nothing could be seen.

Mingyan remained silent for a moment, then stepped forward. As soon as he stood at the door, he could hear the sound of swords clashing and metal clanging. Without hesitation, Mingyan stepped into the temple.

The interior of the temple was not visible from the outside, but upon entering, Mingyan felt a blinding light. The temple was filled with golden light, which came from the Buddha statues around him. They held strange mudras in their hands, and their gazes seemed to be fixed on Mingyan, sending chills down his spine.

At the very front, Mingyan saw Gu Hanshuang, who held swords in both hands, her sword intent soaring to the sky, sword shadows filling the air. Standing in front of her was a golden Buddha statue, which seemed to have come to life, holding a staff, majestic and strong.

As the Buddha statue swung its staff, Gu Hanshuang met it with her sword. Despite appearing petite compared to the Buddha statue, Gu Hanshuang showed no weakness whatsoever, directly confronting her opponent head-on without showing any disadvantage.

"Amitabha Buddha, I never expected that this old monk would encounter such a physique."

Mingyan suddenly turned around and saw a kind-faced old monk calmly looking at him from behind. In an instant, Mingyan's body tensed up, and a cracking sound came from between his eyebrows. The phenomena of the sun and moon rose at the same time and hung in the air. The moon and the sun poured out and enveloped Mingyan.

The Human King's Body is on alert! It feels immense pressure!

At the same time, on the Immortal Island of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Holy Land, Yue Wuxia, who had been keeping her eyes closed, opened them. She raised her hand, and the Supreme Emperor Artifact Yin Yang Tong Xin Pendant, which was stored in the Holy Lord's Hall, flew into her hand. Then, she disappeared from the spot.

Chapter Thirteen: He Wants to Possess Your Body

The old monk had a kind and compassionate face, his left hand forming a mudra, and his right hand holding a string of prayer beads, his thumb slowly turning the beads.

The more I look at it, the more I feel its sacredness and inviolability.

Mingyan knew about Buddhism, which, according to legend, originated from the Western Continent. A monk once came from the Western Continent and spread Buddhism far and wide. There were Buddhists in the Northern and Southern Continents, but the Southern Continent had the most Buddhists and the most Buddhist lineage.

Buddhism seems to have had several great emperors. Besides the Amitabha Buddha, whom these monks call Amitabha, there is also a Buddha named Shakyamuni. These two seem to be the founders of Buddhism in the Western Continent. It is said that there was some factional conflict between them. In addition, Buddhism spread from the Western Continent, and a Buddha named Prabhutaratna also appeared in the Southern Continent.

In Buddhism, the ultimate emperor is not called "Great Emperor," but rather "Tathagata."

That's all Mingyan knew.

"Slap...slap...slap..."

The sound of the old monk turning the prayer beads was clear and melodious, as if it contained Buddhist teachings. Mingyan's consciousness became slightly heavy, his eyelids drooped uncontrollably, and his consciousness gradually dissipated.

Gu Hanshuang noticed the situation and said anxiously, "Don't be bewitched by him! This evil monk wants to expel your consciousness from your body; he wants to take over your body!"

The other Buddha statues in the temple had solemn expressions and emitted obscure Buddhist chants, which blocked out Gu Hanshuang's voice. Ming Yan did not hear Gu Hanshuang or her voice.

Mingyan saw a Buddha, an incredibly huge Buddha. He heard magnificent Buddhist scriptures in his ears, and he seemed to be able to gradually understand these scriptures and Buddhist principles. He should leave his physical body and go to the Western Paradise.

Mingyan felt his body gradually going numb, and his consciousness seemed to be leaving his body... to embark on the path of truth, to follow in the footsteps of the Tathagata, and to serve him.

Strange, if I am born with the body of a human king, destined to become a human king, why should I follow in the footsteps of others? Why should I serve others?

During the warm time he spent with Wang Qingchu, Wang Qingchu once told him the following.

"Yan'er, if you are determined to fight against the Dark Turmoil, you must remember that the Human King Body is never weaker than anyone else. You must walk the path of invincibility. Only in this way can you fully unleash the power of the Human King Body, only then..."

Mingyan didn't hear the last four words clearly. He clearly saw Wang Qingchu's thin lips moving, but he didn't hear any sound, as if it was being muffled. He originally wanted to ask, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he thought of other things.

It's as if something is interfering.

But Mingyan kept the path to invincibility in mind.

Why would someone who aspires to be invincible serve someone else?

That was a humiliation.

Mingyan's eyes gradually cleared, and his consciousness returned to his body. He looked at the old monk who kept turning the prayer beads. The strange phenomena of the sun and moon hung in the air. The old monk stopped moving his hands and sighed, "Why are you so stubborn, benefactor? I see that you have exhausted your worldly affairs. Why not take refuge in Buddhism?"

Mingyan looked at him coldly, "An old man who doesn't die is a thief. No need to pretend anymore. I know you are the filth that was suppressed here by one of my older brothers and sisters."

The person who followed him earlier was very likely this evil monk.

The old monk sighed again, "Benefactor..."

The strange phenomenon of the sun behind Mingyan spun, and the power of the sun poured down, trying to envelop the old monk. The old monk remained calm and turned into golden light, disappearing from the spot.

Ming Yan had no intention of wasting words with him. He took out the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow, transformed his spiritual energy into an arrow, and aimed it at the Buddha statue that was entangled with Gu Hanshuang. The arrow shot out with the intent of the moon shadow, all the force concentrated at the tip of the arrow. Its speed was so fast that the spiritual energy arrow became blurred and invisible. It shot directly into the head of the Buddha statue, causing it to explode into pieces!

Gu Hanshuang's pressure immediately lessened. She stepped forward, raised her sword high, and all the sword light in the sky converged into one strike! From top to bottom, she directly cleaved the Buddha statue in two!

The Buddha statue collapsed with a crash, and Gu Hanshuang also collapsed weakly to the ground.

Ming Yan quickly grabbed Gu Hanshuang's sword sheath and rushed over. Seeing that Gu Hanshuang was exhausted, he helped her up and asked, "Are you alright?"

Gu Hanshuang's face was flushed with a sickly redness, and she gasped for breath, "I'm fine..."

This doesn't seem like she's alright. Could Gu Hanshuang be injured? Mingyan sensed that her aura was far weaker than before. Was she being suppressed?

"We need to leave here as soon as possible and not linger."