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Heretical teachings","bear-school-astartes-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>Behind the side hall of the Immortal Peak Temple is a mountain road with no buildings, and only after passing this road, can one truly enter the Buddhist architectural complex of the Immortal Peak Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the four of them walked out of the side hall, Black Conical Hat Li instinctively leapt onto the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to go ahead to scout the situation and eliminate any guarding ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he left, Lann instructed him to regroup immediately if anything went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninjas in the front hall were completely cleared out, but any professional ninja group would be alert from observing such a situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three warriors, who were not moving efficiently, traveled on the regular path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert, like an empty suit of armor, moved forward sullenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann appeared calm, but the Demon Hunter's extraordinary senses were constantly at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire field of vision was now in an unusually vivid, high-saturation state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking last was Iwami Yixin, even though he was a skinny elder wearing a Celestial Dog mask, he looked as leisurely as if he were going on an outing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fingertip that occasionally tapped on the hilt of the sword at his waist always maintained a high level of sensitivity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wished, the next time his fingertip lightly tapped, the Golden Iron Dragon-Slaying Blade would unleash an exaggerated Air Stream Blade Drawing Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things did not go as Lann anticipated; as they stepped out from the side hall, they weren't immediately surrounded by alerted monks and ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the contrary... the surroundings were eerily quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax for now, Lann.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin, experienced in battles, seemed more adept in such situations than the young Demon Hunter specialist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder smiled like an old cat about to enter a mouse's nest, ready to wreak havoc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current terrain isn't spacious enough; the enemy can't make use of their numerical advantage. They will meet us further ahead, in a larger area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann inconspicuously shut down his heavily operating Demon Hunter senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we're supposed to fight them in a spot they chose? Letting them dictate the traps and formations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else?\" The elder smiled indifferently. \"'Siege battles' are fought this way, aren't they? To achieve final victory, you must crush the enemy's traps and strategies one by one... Afraid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exactly afraid, just... it's not clean and elegant enough,\" Lann casually shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But since we're in East Japan Iwami, you're the local expert, it's your call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three had already reached a wooden gallery built over a cliff edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing forward, there would be a vast open space, followed by the Immortal Peak Temple complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their footsteps on the wooden floor were steady and calm, with sunlight slanting through the wooden lattice, casting grid-like shadows on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't even the sound of birds, and the safety signals that Black Conical Hat Li was supposed to send every ten minutes were also absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann, looking at the end of the wooden gallery, where shadow met sunlight, already had his left hand gripping the hilt of his sheathed sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile beneath Iwami Yixin's mask grew wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Old Robert's pace quickened from a walk to a jog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no disturbances as they exited the wooden gallery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio continued through the expansive terrain toward the complex, unimpeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when they reached the very center of this land...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than fifty flying projectiles came hurtling towards them with a howling wind, filling the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert roared, \"You demons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he spread his arms wide, allowing his armor to absorb the impact of the projectiles head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor crafting techniques of this world's Europe far surpassed those of East Japan, and these projectiles, aside from their impact force, couldn't harm the Old Robert inside the armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dazzling blade light suddenly flashed from Iwami Yixin's sword sheath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade carved an agile arc in the air, producing a series of sparks along the way, deflecting all the projectiles aimed at the Celestial Dog-faced elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even wearing only a cloth and straw raincoat, a sharp flying knife that doesn't hit its mark causes no harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's movements combined elements from both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his sword, he deftly deflected these ranged weapons. Simultaneously, he caught one in the howling wind with his other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the wind of the projectiles subsided, the Demon Hunter carefully observed the weapon in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a half-palm-sized Buddhist wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally intended as a solemn symbol used in Buddhist ceremonies and decorations, it had become a ranged concealed weapon in the hands of the monks at the Immortal Peak Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even the materialistic Lann couldn't help but curse quietly, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This really is... heretical!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the wheel aside, prompting low laughter from Iwami Yixin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well said, 'heretical'. These monks have violated the highest precepts of Buddhism. So even if we slay them all, the Bodhisattva will not blame us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The precepts of Buddhism are none other than 'killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech'. That is, killing, theft, sexual acts, deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above these four major precepts, surpassing all evil acts within the Buddhist context, the greatest and most heinous karma would be... falling into heresy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From believers to non-believers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From followers of Buddha to followers of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now at the Immortal Peak Temple, the monks, rather than believing in Buddha and cultivating goodness for the next life, undoubtedly, they put their faith in the practical 'immortal body'!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the surrounding buildings, rocks, and branches of this open space, dozens to nearly a hundred people stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Black Conical Hat Li had reported, among them were members of the Chaos Wave Group, monks of the Immortal Peak Temple, and helmeted men wielding Double-Bladed Glaives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of Lann and Iwami Yixin's comments, these still monk-dressed individuals finally got angry, unable to maintain their deadpan expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monk wrapped in a headscarf and face veil, appearing to have several bamboo dragonflies tied to his waist, shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People of the mundane world, how dare you recklessly comment on men of the otherworld?! By intruding upon our Immortal Peak Temple today, I see you are the heretical ones disrupting Buddhist cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nimble postures, they leapt from high places, descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows of the people briefly blocked out the sun, enveloping the three in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without a doubt, all three expressed... this was exactly what they came for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demons! Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Robert crouched, unbelievably pressing his armored body so low as if defying the weight of full-plate armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, in terms of bone and muscle structure, he resembled a beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword whistled forward, not even waiting for the shadows to descend, directly charging at a tree as thick as a person's leg!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron greatsword didn't slash the tree, it smashed it apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of the Chaos Wave Group member who originally stood on the tree swayed as he fell along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin's Golden Iron Dragon-Slaying Blade had returned to its sheath at some unknown time, now he lowered his stance, assuming a drawing pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter took a bottle of [Thunder], which boosts muscle explosiveness, from his Alchemy Pouch at the back of his waist, and drank it down.\u003C\u002Fp>",1214,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc4debbf959264ba3cca0e2605d233bcf9a6d690608214805d675a0a37118b07","bear-school-astartes-chapter-259","bear-school-astartes-chapter-257",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]