Chapter 100: Absorbing Longevity into Pearls

Su Yuanshan suddenly beckoned with his hand, once again injecting vast spiritual power into it. With a boom, the column of fire expanded a hundredfold among the crowd, and countless lotus flowers bloomed, instantly enveloping the entire Zhoutian Si. The towering lotus fire column shot straight into the sky, churning the clouds like an inverted heavenly river.

This visually stunning scene left Huang Yang and the others completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, they looked at Su Yuanshan, no longer harboring the slightest doubt about his strength; the image of Su Yuanshan in their minds grew ever taller, like a heavenly god!

Cailian gazed at Su Yuanshan's back with a strange glint in her eyes; she seemed to have drastically changed her perception of this dark-faced man!

At this moment, the girl in yellow outside the temple also saw the towering fire column. Her face was full of shock; she could not have imagined that the power of a cultivator could be this strong. This was a scene she had never heard of or seen before.

Naturally, she did not know that the one who unleashed this move, the Profound Underworld True Fire Red Lotus, was none other than the dark-faced man Su Yuanshan, whom she had looked down upon!

Of course, the image of the dark-faced, ugly man was not Su Yuanshan's true appearance; it was merely a guise he had conjured!

Fortunately, as that constantly expanding lotus fire column swept them into its midst, it miraculously did not cause them any harm!

At this moment, Tian Ruoyun of the Yao Guang Sword Sect woke from her shock and could not help but ask Xie Lingyu in a low voice.

"Master, who is this person? Do you know him? How is he so powerful?"

However, Xie Lingyu shook her head and said softly.

"This person's background is extremely mysterious; even I cannot fathom his depths! A person of this level is simply someone we cannot come into contact with.

If my guess is correct, he must be a great powerhouse from some prestigious sect!"

Hearing this, Tian Ruoyun's gaze became fervent, her face full of longing.

A great powerhouse?

As expected, it is not someone at our level that we can come into contact with!

One should not judge a book by its cover; although this man is ugly in appearance, his strength is so formidable that it makes one want to worship him!

Truly, one should not judge a book by its cover!

It is just that I wonder, compared to Young Master Su Yuanshan, who is stronger and who is weaker?

At the thought of Su Yuanshan, she even felt a bit nostalgic, nostalgic for that white-clad youth's natural grace and his free-spirited attitude toward life.

It seemed that nothing could catch his eye; that transcendent posture was, in Tian Ruoyun's view, extremely attractive.

She thought to herself,

Naturally, in terms of appearance alone, although this dark-faced man is powerful, he lacks that sense of composure and the free-spirited feeling of looking at the world with indifference that Young Master Su possesses.

Transcendent and beyond the mortal dust, I act because I am!

At this moment, not only Tian Ruoyun, but even Lv Qingshan was truly shocked. He even felt a bit emotional, thinking that the wonders of the Dao could reach such a point; it seems I, Lv Qingshan, have truly lived in vain!

This dark-faced man seems much younger than me, yet he has reached such a high realm; truly, comparing people is enough to make one die of frustration.

At this moment, Lv Qingshan looked at Su Yuanshan's back, feeling a sense of powerlessness at looking up at a high mountain, and Su Yuanshan was that mountain in his eyes, an insurmountable mountain!

The middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy, although he said nothing, felt his heart surging with waves and his thoughts in turmoil.

Who exactly is this dark-faced man? His single strike was simply earth-shattering. I have lived half my life and have never seen such a powerful cultivator. Which sect or faction does he belong to?

If only I knew his background and could befriend him. It is just a pity that he seems to be deliberately hiding his identity; he clearly does not want us to know.

What a pity, what a pity!

If he were truly a rogue cultivator, that would be great. No matter what price I had to pay, I would definitely pull him into the Kaiyuan Academy, even if I had to give up my position as Chief Scholar to him, I would be willing.

As for the monks of the Five Suns Temple, their faces were grave one by one. While they marveled at Su Yuanshan's formidable strength, they were also filled with worry.

The old monk seemed to be able to see that Su Yuanshan was an unrestrained existence, both righteous and evil, acting according to his own will!

For such a person to possess such formidable strength, in his view, was an unsafe factor!

Therefore, he was somewhat worried. In his heart, black and white were distinct, and righteousness and evil could not coexist; black was black, white was white, righteous was righteous, and evil was evil. Anyone who was both righteous and evil would be labeled by him as part of an evil sect.

So, when Su Yuanshan completely resolved the many troubles of Zhoutian Si, he could not help but feel some worry amidst his joy!

It was the little monk who stared with his big eyes, looking at Su Yuanshan with admiration, and said to the old monk of Five Suns Temple.

"Master, that guy is so powerful, we………………."

Seeing that his disciple seemed to have a good impression of Su Yuanshan, the old monk of Five Suns Temple felt a jolt in his heart and hurriedly pressed his palms together to chant a Buddhist name.

"Amitabha, Zhiyu, do not speak recklessly!"

Regarding the reactions of the crowd, Su Yuanshan seemed completely indifferent. That's right, he didn't care at all!

What he cared about was finding Taohua Xianren and sending him to the Western Heaven!

If it weren't for the sake of getting rid of Baiehou, he wouldn't have come looking for this so-called Taohua Xianren!

But since this guy is one of Baiehou's Three Blood Slaves, killing him is a matter of course!

No guy who opposes me has a good end, and I won't indulge them either!

This was the truest thought in the bottom of Su Yuanshan's heart!

That's right, in his heart, whether one is a demon, an immortal, righteous, or evil is not important. What is important is that once you become his enemy, no matter who you are, you will end up on that list in his heart and become an existence he will strive to erase.

When the flames completely dissipated, only broken walls and ruins remained, a patch of charcoal, and rising black smoke.

At the same time, Su Yuanshan sensed that characters were beginning to appear on the spirit bead inside his Spirit Void Ring.

【merit+100】

【merit+1】

【merit+3】

【merit+5】

【merit+1】

………

Unexpectedly, slaying those tree spirits and vine monsters, as well as that divine statue, actually yielded merit. Su Yuanshan felt secretly pleased; he did not let those merits condense into a bead but absorbed them directly.

Suddenly, he felt that the Golden Light Divine Power on his body had increased once more.

However, that divine power was well hidden by him!

The toughness of his body had been improved, and the range his divine sense could extend had also expanded; with the help of the City God's Mountain and River Seal, he could extend his divine sense even further.

Just as Su Yuanshan was deep in thought, the voice of Sima Wuhen rang in his ears.

"Brother Daoist, Brother Daoist, the mountain path has been cleared, let's go!"

Su Yuanshan nodded and walked forward; behind Zhoutian Si was a cliff, and atop the cliff was a long, single-log bridge leading directly to the opposite side.

It was unknown how long that single-log bridge had been built, but as soon as one stepped onto it, it creaked and groaned; Su Yuanshan could not help but look down, only to see a ten-thousand-foot abyss below, filled with swirling mist, and if one were to accidentally fall, they would surely be smashed to pieces.

Therefore, everyone walked with extreme caution; the group followed Su Yuanshan onto the small bridge, which was very narrow and could only accommodate one person at a time.

Originally, Su Yuanshan intended to fly across, but the increasingly thick mist around him made him abandon this tempting idea, as he believed that walking across step by step might be safer.

Not only him, but the others also held this same mindset; Su Yuanshan was walking cautiously on the single-log bridge when suddenly....................