Chapter 423

Upper World!

Western Mount Sumeru, Pure Land.

A Buddhist temple, shining brightly, with incense smoke rising and brilliant Buddha light.

This Buddhist temple is exactly where Shaolin is located!

Shaolin, in the Martial World, is divided into Southern Shaolin and Northern Shaolin; but in the Upper World, Southern Shaolin and Northern Shaolin are combined into one, and there is only one Shaolin.

This is because the number of Shaolin disciples who shattered the void from the Martial World and ascended to the Upper World is very few!

The founding patriarch of Southern Shaolin, Master Zhikong, the second-generation patriarch Master Shenbei, the third-generation patriarch Master Hongchu; the founding patriarch of Northern Shaolin, Patriarch Bodhidharma, the second-generation patriarchs Master Huike and Master Tanlin; a total of six experts who ascended from the Martial World.

Master Zhikong and Patriarch Bodhidharma were the founding patriarchs of Southern and Northern Shaolin respectively, but because Master Zhikong founded his sect several hundred years before Patriarch Bodhidharma, and Patriarch Bodhidharma also received the inheritance of Master Zhikong, he was considered a junior.

Therefore, Master Shenbei would address Patriarch Bodhidharma as senior brother!

Several days ago, Shaolin's Patriarch Shenbei dispatched a Human Immortal clone to descend to the lower world.

In everyone's view, a Human Immortal clone descending to the lower world to convert a mere Li Zhangsheng shouldn't be a piece of cake?!

Therefore, for the next few days, Shaolin's Patriarch Shenbei, Bai Masi's Patriarch Shengxiu, Jingnian Zen Temple's Patriarch Zhiyi, Cihang Jingzhai's Patriarch Xinmin, and Wutai Temple's Patriarch Jingfa—five patriarchs—sat in separate rows, discussing Buddhist Dharma.

At this very moment, golden light was brilliant, and Buddhist intent flowed, as if it were a supreme Buddhist Dharma wonderland.

"Hmm?! This is..."

Just at this moment, Shaolin's Patriarch Shenbei suddenly shook, opened his eyes, and broke the profound and magnificent Buddhist Dharma wonderland.

The other four patriarchs also couldn't help but fall out of the Buddhist Dharma wonderland and slowly opened their eyes.

"Senior Brother Shenbei! What... happened to you?!"

Bai Masi's Patriarch Shengxiu frowned slightly and asked.

"Does this even need to be asked?! It must be that Senior Brother Shenbei's Human Immortal clone has already completed the task, converted that Li Zhangsheng, and is preparing to return to the Upper World!"

Wutai Temple's Patriarch Jingfa smiled slightly and said casually.

"No!"

Who knew, Shaolin's Patriarch Shenbei slowly shook his head, his expression grave, and said slowly, "This poor monk discovered that the cause and effect between me and my clone has been severed!"

"What?! The... cause and effect between the original and the clone has been severed?!"

Cihang Jingzhai's Patriarch Xinmin exclaimed and asked in disbelief.

"Senior Brother Shenbei! Are you sure that... the cause and effect has been severed?!"

"How is this possible?!"

Jingnian Zen Temple's Patriarch Zhiyi also couldn't help but reveal an expression of disbelief.

"Severing the connection between the original and the clone, wanting to do it is not difficult!"

"What's difficult is severing the... cause and effect between the original and the clone!"

"Let alone the lower world! Even in the Upper World, wanting to do this is not something an ordinary person can achieve!"

"Not to mention, now Senior Brother Shenbei is already in the Jin Xian body! At the very least, an expert in the Taiyi Realm could do this!"

Wutai Temple's Patriarch Jingfa spoke slowly, his mind feeling extremely heavy.

"And if a Taiyi Realm expert wanted to take action against Senior Brother Shenbei, there would be no need to sever the cause and effect between Senior Brother Shenbei's original and his clone..."

Bai Masi's Patriarch Shengxiu was full of confusion; severing cause and effect, especially the cause and effect between a Jin Xian original and his clone, cannot be done by anyone other than an expert above the Taiyi Realm.

"Senior Brother Shenbei! Can you sense... who did this?!"

Patriarch Xinmin asked immediately after.

"This poor monk... seems to have sensed... a peerless and terrifying killing intent!"

Patriarch Shenbei frowned slightly, slowly recalling the aura he had sensed.

"Peerless and terrifying killing intent?! Could it be... the Blood Sea..."

"But the Blood Sea... why would it want to sever the cause and effect between Senior Brother Shenbei's original and his clone in the lower world?! Could there be some secret in it..."

Wutai Temple's Patriarch Jingfa was moved, thinking of the Blood Sea for the first time.

"It's not the Blood Sea!"

Patriarch Shenbei shook his head decisively, denying this possibility of the Blood Sea.

"Not the Blood Sea?! Then who could it be?!"

"And, why would they do this?!"

Patriarch Shengxiu thought silently, but his heart was a blank.

"This poor monk can be sure that that killing intent did not come from the Blood Sea! It's more like it came from... that Sect Master of the Jie Sect..."

Patriarch Shenbei spoke hesitantly.

"Senior Brother Shenbei! Be careful with your words!"

Wutai Temple's Patriarch Jingfa, upon hearing Patriarch Shenbei's words, had his expression change instantly, and he shouted in shock and anger, "Senior Brother Shenbei, are you..."

Hum!

Just at this moment, the void trembled violently, and rolling black mist seemed to be generated from nothingness, rendering most of heaven and earth, like the arrival of the apocalypse, covering a radius of one hundred thousand miles!

A black shadow of 129,600 zhang, carrying terrifying pressure, appeared above Shaolin.

This black shadow was mysterious and unfathomable, its face blurred, not clearly visible, with only one arm; the other arm was empty, as if representing nothingness, representing death.

"What is... this black shadow?!"