Chapter 286

The Vajra Holy Monk has always been someone who firmly upholds his bottom line.

Of course, if he were made three hundred years younger, he would definitely never relinquish his bottom line until death, but the older a person lives, the more enlightened they become.

Gradually, he also came to understand a principle.

This bottom line, actually, can occasionally be flexible.

In five days, Wu Nian went from zero to grasping the embryonic form of the Slaughter Domain, directly shifting his bottom line down by half.

The Martial Emperor said he would personally teach, and directly cleared his bottom line.

He was Wu Nian's guide on the Buddhist path, but if Wu Nian had better talent on another road and a better guide there, he could not stop him.

At that moment, Wu Nian also finished his breathing adjustment, opened his eyes, and from afar saw the Vajra Holy Monk, flying over all the way.

With palms together, he wore a happy smile: 'Abbot, you have returned.'

The Vajra Holy Monk looked at Wu Nian: 'Wu Nian, how did you comprehend the Slaughter Domain?'

Wu Nian still wore a smile: 'I had long guessed that you, Abbot, would surely ask me this.'

'Talents are divided into good and evil, but power knows no good or evil.'

'I have walked this path, killing four hundred and thirty-two people, all of them great evils; Buddhism cannot redeem them, nor can it save the good people. If someone must go to hell in this world, I, the little monk, am willing to go in place of all beings.'

The Vajra Holy Monk's face first showed a flicker of surprise, then broke into a relieved smile.

Rather than fearing Wu Nian's comprehension of the Slaughter Domain, what frightened him more was Wu Nian losing himself.

But now it seems Wu Nian has not lost himself, and has truly found the path he should walk; he felt relieved.

The Vajra Holy Monk reached out and lightly patted Wu Nian's shoulder: 'Wu Nian, go forward boldly!'

Having received affirmation from the one who cared most, Wu Nian's gaze became a little more steadfast.

Of course, this atmosphere did not last long, and Wu Nian's next sentence rang out.

Wu Nian looked at Shen Qing and Zhu Wu: 'Moreover, Martial Emperor Lord and Patron Shen Qing also comprehended the Slaughter Domain, yet they remain good people.'

The Vajra Holy Monk turned his head to look at Shen Qing and Zhu Wu, his eyes full of suspicion: 'These two, no matter how you look at them, don't seem like good people, right?'

Shen Qing rubbed his nose, thinking, 'Once my strength is enough, I will definitely beat this old baldy; this gaze is really annoying, what does it mean?'

Huh?

That Martial Emperor Zhu Wu, however, is different; his strength has already arrived, and he is considering whether to beat this old baldy now.

At this moment, Shen Wendao spoke: 'Alright, alright, stop arguing, everyone is waiting for you.'

Over there, the heavenly pride cultivators had already finished their adjustments and were watching them.

Zhu Wu let out an unhappy snort.

I've made it clear to you—this opportunity comes only once, so seize it well!

Now, ascend Yuan Mountain!

As the words fell, nobody moved—everyone turned their gaze to Shen Qing and Zhu Lingyue, who remained still, not daring to budge.

Shen Qing stepped up beside Zhu Lingyue, and the two raced straight for the summit; meanwhile, the remaining heavenly talents, led by Shen Lingxiao and the others, flew to their own positions.

Yuan Mountain has a total of 121 pools, exactly the number of arenas.

The higher the pool, the larger it is, and naturally the better the baptismal effect.

And the two pools at the very top are naturally the largest.

Shen Qing and Zhu Lingyue reached the summit, where the two largest pools lay left and right, each taking one.

After everyone entered the pools,

Zhu Wu bellowed, "Qiyuan!"

Vast Yuan Qi surged into Yuan Mountain, turning the originally black mountain swiftly into a blaze of fierce golden light.

Golden droplets welled up in the dried pools, each drop brimming with immense energy, and the whole Yuan Mountain suffused with a mysterious aura.

One heavenly talent's eyes lit up: "I seem to have a clearer grasp of the domain."

That's right—the vast energy of Yuan Mountain is only one aspect; its greater purpose is to enable comprehension of the domain.

But they lack the ability to multitask—they cannot break through a realm while comprehending the domain.

But they quickly decided to use this chance to comprehend the domain—such an opportunity is rare; Yuan Qi can accumulate later, but a chance like this to grasp the domain may come only once in a lifetime.

At that moment, a surge of Yuan Qi signaled that someone had broken through a realm.

Everyone lifted their heads to the summit, where Shen Qing had broken through—upon entering the pool he immediately advanced a level.

On the summit are nine pools; one is held by a blond man from the Holy Luo Empire named Xisailuo, who only got that spot because the Third Prince let him have it.

He glanced at the breakthrough Shen Qing and sneered, "I thought Shen Qing was smart, but he's just a mediocre fool—choosing to break through a realm instead of grasping the domain with such a great opportunity?"

Looks like that's all there is to it.

A scoffing voice came from beside: "Do you lot always like to celebrate midway?"

It was Zhang Dao yi next to him.

Xisailuo chuckled, "If it were you, would you choose the domain or the realm?"

Zhang Dao yi glanced at Xisailuo and said, "Don't project your limits onto Shen Qing; we chose to comprehend the domain because we can only do that, not multitask."

If you could multitask, would you still only choose to comprehend the domain?

Upon hearing that, Xisailuo's voice faltered, about to rebut.

Suddenly, at the summit, thunder boomed as terrifying storm clouds gathered—someone was comprehending the Lightning Domain at a terrifying speed.

Xisailuo lifted his head to see Shen Qing comprehending the Lightning Domain, and while Shen Qing rapidly grasped the domain, he could sense his realm still swiftly breaking through.

He recalled Zhang Dao yi's words and swallowed.

Just then, a terrifying lightning bolt struck straight at Xisailuo, but was blocked by the Martial Emperor's Yuan Qi barrier.

This too is a barrier set by the Martial Emperor to prevent affecting others.

Xisailuo stared, stunned, as lightning flooded the sky over the mountain's hundred-plus pools—yet it struck only him, not anyone else. Why? It was obvious: Shen Qing had heard his earlier words.

He found it hard to believe—how could someone break through a realm while comprehending a domain at the same time, and still be able to listen to others speaking?

How is that possible?

Just then, Zhang Dao Yi's voice rang out: "Xisailuo, I have two pieces of news, one good, one bad— which do you want to hear first?"

Xisailuo looked toward Zhang Dao Yi.

Zhang Dao Yi smiled and said: "Let me start with the good news—Shen Qing doesn't hold grudges!"

Immediately after, Zhang Dao Yi laughed loudly: "The bad news is that Shen Qing doesn't hold grudges because he repays any grudge on the spot!"

"When Yuan Shan finishes coming down the mountain, be careful."

"You're done!"

"Hahaha!"