Chapter 58: Silver Dynasty, Counterattack Against the Law Seed Realm (Requesting Monthly Passes and Continued Reading)

Upon hearing this, Kurokawa Seiki's face darkened.

This was no longer an indirect insult; it was a direct humiliation.

Jiang Yan ignored her reaction and said calmly, "From now on, you are all suspects. Put your hands on your heads, squat against the wall, and every word you speak will become evidence in court. Dare to resist, and you will be executed on the spot."

"Arrogant!"

A violent shout erupted like thunder from a clear sky.

Among the many retainers, a figure leaped up and charged toward Jiang Yan.

He was a man with a crew cut dressed as a samurai, his body covered in dense black curse marks that swelled his muscles, making his chin and cheeks bulge, with strange oil seeping from his skin like a frog.

"Youngster, you abuse your power and oppress legitimate merchants. Today I will take you to the Historical Correction Bureau to ask: Is this how Tianxia treats foreign friends?"

The man roared in anger, his eyes wide, yet even in his attack he insisted on standing on the moral high ground.

He held a naginata and swung it down, but used the flat of the blade.

'Mountains and Waters as One Flow — Black Toad Kasaya Slash'

The blade's momentum was fierce, whipping up a howling gale.

Even among those at the peak of Spirit Awakening, he was a standout.

To this, Jiang Yan glanced at him.

An invisible Mind-Monkey arm pressed lightly on the samurai's abdomen.

Mind-Monkey Method — Witnessing Truth!

Boom!

The airwaves oscillated, rippling out white rings.

The samurai was blasted into the air, becoming a blur as he crashed into the wall, leaving a dent where steel reinforcement bars were faintly visible.

He fainted dead on the spot.

"Seeking death!"

Seeing this, the other samurai drew their swords; frog-like features of varying degrees appeared on their bodies, their cheeks bulging as they croaked, creating a cacophony.

"Noisy!"

Jiang Yan swept his gaze over them.

The Mind-Monkey arms struck fiercely, blasting each samurai away one by one.

The leading Foundation Establishment samurai was instantly killed.

They all piled up in one spot, forming a small mountain of frogs.

Wails never ceased, a chorus of frog sounds filling the air.

Zhao Zhao Yinman, standing nearby, looked at these samurai and introduced them: "These are Frog Monk Samurai. Originally, Bai Ying stole a great deal of Practice Methods from Great Ming... which should now be called the Silver Dynasty, tampered with them, integrated the Shendao Sect and the Misfortune God Practice Method, and derived this system that uses humans to nourish gods.

Some use tattoos, others use artifacts; they sacrifice their own flesh and blood to wield the power of demons. Among them, the Frog Monks are demon monks produced when monks in certain Plague Zones were contaminated by frog-like mutations.

After they lay eggs, they use supernatural scriptures to wash away the malice, then bury the frog eggs into a person's spine. Growing together with the target, they can gain the power of the Frog Monks and condense the 【Stone Frog Foundation】.

But the price is that their habits shift toward those of frogs: they love eating insects, prefer damp places, and cannot stay in dry areas for too long, or they will shed their skin and die from dehydration."

Jiang Yan offered a brief comment: "Rather than a Practice Method, this is more like symbiosis with demons, becoming a twisted form of familiar. With a native Shendao Sect leaning toward shamanism and Buddhist lineages available, they still forced their way down this wicked path. Even if they form a Foundation, they are pitifully weak."

Having finished, he turned to look at a Shendao Sect-dressed sorcerer who was secretly chanting and forming hand seals, and asked softly:

"Finished chanting?"

The sorcerer was greatly alarmed but continued to chant, "Southern Red Dragon Deity, please lead your thirty-six thousand attendants to suppress..."

However, as he reached the last few words, his heart was suddenly gripped by an invisible giant hand; the pain made breathing impossible, and though he wanted to wail, a hand covered his mouth.

His spirit lost control, causing the spiritual energy within his body to run wild, and black sparks sprayed from his seven orifices.

Flames burned from within, causing him to wail incessantly until, in the blink of an eye, he turned into a charred corpse.

Mind-Monkey Method — Silence Truth.

This scene made many sorcerers preparing to chant shiver with cold down their spines; they abandoned their spells and were then blasted away by Mind-Monkey arms.

Jiang Yan's gaze was indifferent; if you still want to chant in front of me, I'll just cover your mouth, disrupt your mind, and give you a physical Silence Spell.

"You've actually helped me conduct an experiment."

Feeling a First Rank Immortal Green Lotus slowly taking shape within his body, he smiled with amusement.

A sudden thought struck him: the merit of saving the suffering and relieving the distressed seems not to be Heavenly Dao merit issued by the world, but Human Dao merit born from the faith of all beings and oneself.

If combined with the Mind-Monkey bloodline to distort consciousness, could one achieve...

In this world so twisted and diseased,

then killing you equals saving you from the sea of bitterness.

I didn't expect it to actually succeed.

A low-tier version of...

The Power of Belief!

Unfortunately, with his current Mind-Monkey bloodline, he could only use it on a few targets and could not yet perform "saving the suffering and relieving the distressed" on a large scale.

However, the difficulty of condensing the Twelve Ranks Immortal Green Lotus had decreased significantly.

No wonder the Celestial Venerables always say "Great Goodness."

This is indeed very good!

"Enough!"

Watching her retainers die one after another, Kurokawa Seiki could no longer endure; her gaze toward Jiang Yan turned cold as she said, "Sir, you are pushing people too far."

"Hehehe!"

Twisted laughter emanated from the air behind her, and one after another, terrifying, grotesque white Hannya masks appeared.

They overlapped, forming a two-meter-tall red Hannya mask like an ancient demon, burning with fierce flames!

The reason she could be appointed by her father as the person in charge of Divine Sakura Creatures was that she herself possessed the strength of a high-tier Dao Foundation.

She follows the path of 【Ten Thousand Spirit Slaves】 within the Shendao Sect, which specializes in commanding shikigami.

"Akagyo, hold nothing back..."

"Great Vajra Slash!"

Before the words were even finished, Jin Guang arrived in an instant, piercing straight through the Akagyo mask.

"Aaaaaah!"

Sanskrit characters above shimmered, erupting with Buddha-light that burned the resentment on its body, immediately causing a sharp female wail.

The Akagyo mask tried to struggle free, but at this moment,

a mysterious coffin cast from blood and white bones appeared; an eye opened upon it, gazing indifferently at this living being formed from posthumous resentment.

"Ugh—"

Akagyo's terrified scream, as if her throat had been choked, cut off abruptly, suppressed by the gaze of the Coffin Spirit's eye.

The next second, countless blood threads spread out, wrapping around her and dragging her into the coffin.

The 【Black Coffin Dao Foundation】 radiated death qi, beginning to bury the opponent.

The Coffin Spirit is the natural enemy of spirits and undead creatures.

"What is this thing?!"

Kurokawa Seiki's expression was shocked; this coffin was already so powerful before it was fully opened—what terrifying existence was buried inside?

She certainly would not stand by and watch her shikigami be killed; her slender jade hand produced talismans, and just as she intended to summon other shikigami, an invisible Heart-Monkey arm choked her neck and lifted her into mid-air.

White talisman papers fluttered down, scattering across the ground.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh..."

She tried with both hands to pry open that invisible giant hand but grasped at nothing; her Bai Xi legs kicked incessantly, her toes tensed, and she struggled to speak:

"My father will not let you go..."

Accompanied by a "smack," a deep red handprint appeared on Kurokawa Seiki's face.

The intense sensation of suffocation mixed with the burning pain on her face caused her to lose her senses for a moment.

"Be quiet."

Jiang Yan remained unmoved by the threat; if they had the ability, let them come find him at the Historical Correction Bureau.

He turned his head to look at Kurokawa Ryuji.

"No! Don't!"

Seeing the tragic scene of the various vassals, Kurokawa Ryuji's legs went weak; feeling Jiang Yan's gaze descend, he shouted loudly:

"Elder, save me! This fellow wants to ruin the plan..."

"Sigh."

Accompanied by a sigh, a terrifying aura swept from deep within the skyscraper, pressing down like Gaoshan, vast and mighty.

"Dharma Seed Realm!"

Jiang Yan's gaze sharpened; he quickly saw an elderly figure appear in the corner of the office.

He had white hair and a white beard, was short in stature, and possessed a sinister face; looking at Jiang Yan, he said:

"Young man, there must be some misunderstanding here. We only wish to do business properly and have no intention of conflicting with the Historical Correction Bureau. You should withdraw first; in a while, I will personally go to the Hangcheng Branch to explain."

Although his tone was gentle, it carried an unquestionable attitude.

A mere Dao Foundation did not yet have the qualification to search him.

First, remove the blockade, transfer the items below, and handle the traces.

In fact, even if the Historical Correction Bureau came to search, with that item present, without the Kurokawa family's bloodline, they could not find the entrance.

Without evidence, what could they do to them?

Seeing this, Kurokawa Seiki felt greatly reassured, her gaze turning mocking.

Facing a Dharma Seed, all of Jiang Yan's methods were futile.

Moreover, no one had ever struck her; Jiang Yan was the first.

Indeed...

an interesting potential pet.

However, after waiting a while, Jiang Yan did not reply, causing the old man to frown; impatience grew in his heart, and he spoke in a deep voice:

"Boy, do not be ungrateful!"

Rustle!

Talismans flew up one by one, transforming into chains of yellow paper filling the sky, binding him in place.

"Celestial Master Talisman Snake Array!"

Zhao Zhao Yinman formed a hand seal and struck first.

Hiss! Hiss!

The yellow paper slithered, transforming into talisman snakes that coiled around the old man, opening their ferocious fangs to bite down.

"Celestial Master Talismans, the power is not bad, but a mere Dao Foundation trying to trap someone of the Dharma Seed Realm is too naive!"

Spiritual power within the old man's body surged, shattering the heads of the venomous snakes one by one; he reached out, grabbed the yellow paper chains on his body, and gave a slight pull, shattering most of them.

At the same time, Jiang Yan had already killed to within striking distance,

the shadow beneath his feet blurred; the Shadow-Eating Great Serpent had lost one head, and vast spiritual energy bolstered him.

At the same time, within the 【Return to Ruins Calamity Sea Dao Foundation】, a large amount of calamity qi sprang forth and surged.

No calamity?

Then create one yourself!

He faced the Dharma Seed directly, entered calamity with his body, actively generated calamity power to reinforce himself, and successfully condensed a black-red Calamity Sea Dharma Lotus bud.

Endless calamity power surged into the 【Brahma Sword Buddha Armor】, causing its might to explode.

The originally sacred Sanskrit characters writhed, and from within them crawled out grotesque black-red eyes, their gazes greedy.

"Playing around at the Foundation Realm and thinking so highly of yourselves? Today I will tell you: the power of the Dharma Seed is a Gaoshan you cannot cross..."

Seeing this, the old man sneered coldly. The Dharma Seed shone with brilliance, preparing to crush these two presumptuous fools with absolute strength.

Boom!

Yet he failed to notice the Mind-Monkey's invisible arms interlaced at the heart position, suddenly clasping together. Like a great bell, it exploded deep within the old man's soul.

Mind-Monkey Method — Soul-Sweeping Bell!

Boom!

"What!?"

The old man had not expected a mere Foundation Realm cultivator to wield such bizarre mental attacks. Unprepared for a moment, his spirit lost its guard.

In an instant, he snapped back to his senses,

but it was too late.

Crack!

The Brahma Sword pierced his body. Even though his body reacted instinctively and swiftly, dodging the vital heart, he was still impaled. The poison erupted instantly.

He had... coated it with poison!

The grotesque scarlet arm guards seized the old man's face and, wielding tremendous force, slammed him into the ground.

Boom-boom-boom!

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a crater was smashed into the ground. The entire Divine Cherry Blossom Building shook, scattering countless dust and debris.

Whether the blocking soldiers or the on-duty employees, all instinctively looked up, a thought forming in their minds:

An earthquake?

At the top floor of Divine Cherry Blossom Biologicals,

Jiang Yan pressed down on the old man's head. Looking at the half-body sticking upside down, he smiled lightly:

"You didn't climb this Gaoshan very enjoyably, did you?"

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