Chapter 99: Great Perfection of the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus

One must ask why Su Yuanshan knew what was coming!

It was because he had just used Purple Star Astrology to foresee the future; in a moment, a group of tree demons and vine monsters would attack.

Furthermore, something else changed at the same time as the tree demons and vine monsters appeared: the level of his Purple Mansion Immortal Scripture changed, directly increasing by nearly one level, and granting him a new ability: automatically absorbing the lifespan of demons and monsters after slaying them.

Injecting this lifespan can then improve the level of the martial arts and cultivation techniques he has mastered.

In other words, absorbing incense and gaining merit can be used to improve his Golden Light Divine Power, while obtaining the lifespan of spirit foxes, monsters, demon gods, demon immortals, and demon fiends, and injecting that lifespan into martial arts and techniques, can improve their progress levels.

Su Yuanshan was very clear that this was a good thing for him!

Sure enough, not long after he gave the warning, he heard sounds of air being torn apart.

In an instant, thorny vines were thrown down like daggers on strings, swish, swish, swish; those vines seemed to have life, as if they were alive.

Although the group was prepared thanks to Su Yuanshan's warning, they were still thrown into a flurry by the incoming vines, but fortunately, no one was killed or injured.

The only things that posed a significant threat to the group were the few tree-men that had broken through the walls; however, Su Yuanshan did not give them much time to react. The moment the vines landed and the tree-men broke through the doors, he directly poured his spiritual power into the Yellow Path Purple Gold Bell and rang it.

With a single hum, these tree spirits and vine monsters instantly fell apart, turning into wood shavings.

At the same time, Su Yuanshan indeed sensed golden characters beginning to emerge on the Spirit Pearl inside his Spirit Void Ring.

"【Purple Mansion Immortal Scripture Level 5 → Level 6】 【Obtained Heart Method Special Effect: Absorb Lifespan into Pearl (Can absorb the lifespan of ghosts, foxes, monsters, demon gods, demon immortals, demon fiends, and other evils; injecting it into martial arts and techniques can obtain corresponding progress level increases)】"

Huang Yang, the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy, and the others were all shocked to see this; they had not expected that Su Yuanshan would shake the small yellow bell in his hand and instantly shake these terrifying monsters until their souls scattered.

They did not expect Su Yuanshan to be so clear about the movements of these spirits, and that the magical treasure he used was so powerful. At that moment, not only Huang Yang, Xie Lingyu, and the others, but even the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy and the monks from the Five Suns Temple could not help but look at Su Yuanshan with new eyes.

By pouring in spiritual power and shaking the small yellow bell, Su Yuanshan very easily harvested this wave of tree demons and vine monsters.

Moreover, many red light spots soon floated out from the bodies of those tree demons and vine monsters, flying into the Spirit Pearl in the Spirit Void Ring and disappearing.

However, the others turned a blind eye to those things, as if they could not see those red light spots at all.

At the same time, Su Yuanshan sensed that golden text began to emerge on the Spirit Pearl inside the Spirit Void Ring again.

【Spirit-Awakened Tree Demon, Spirit-Awakened Low-Grade, Lifespan 40 years】

【Spirit-Awakened Tree Demon, Spirit-Awakened Low-Grade, Lifespan 45 years】

【Spirit-Awakened Vine Monster, Spirit-Awakened Low-Grade, Lifespan 5 years】

【Spirit-Awakened Vine Monster, Spirit-Awakened Low-Grade, Lifespan 9 years】

【Spirit-Awakened Vine Monster, Spirit-Awakened Low-Grade, Lifespan 7 years】

……………。

【Lifespan Pearl formed, total lifespan obtained 125 years】

Like a bulldozer, Su Yuanshan led the group toward the main hall of the Zhou Tian Si; those tree spirits and vine monsters that suddenly appeared from every angle and every place were nipped in the bud by Su Yuanshan's light strike before they could even fully emerge!

This scene left everyone dumbfounded; Su Yuanshan seemed to have the ability to foresee the future, displaying great divine might, and with the force of a falling tree, he led everyone directly to the Daxiong Baodian of the Zhoutian Si.

By this moment, Su Yuanshan had already accumulated a total of 213 years of lifespan!

The group was also greatly encouraged, as if they saw hope right before their eyes. Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a boom, and a statue in the Daxiong Baodian seemed to come to life; its body was wrapped in green vines, it wore cloud-patterned shoes, carried auspicious clouds on its back, and its eyes were wide with rage, just like...

They saw the statue staring at the crowd, its eyes glowing green, and it let out a roar.

"What kind of rats are you, daring to be so bold as to trespass into my Taoyuan Xujing! Give me your lives!"

The green-vine statue roared, directly stunning two disciples of the Kaiyuan Academy!

Cailian, Tian Ruoyun, and other disciples with lower cultivation were also shaken until their vision went black and their ears buzzed.

The statue was over ten feet tall and massive in size. They saw it lift its large foot and suddenly take a step forward. With a "boom," a gale swept across the ground. The monks from the Five Suns Temple bore the brunt of it. The old monk was shocked and hurriedly channeled his Buddhist defense to resist, instantly forming a circular shield around the monks, shimmering with golden light and looking quite beautiful.

However, with a "pop," that circular shield did not even last two seconds before it vanished.

The Yaoguang Sword Sect, the Kaiyuan Academy, and even the people from the Qingyun Temple all resisted one after another. For a time, various defensive techniques were unleashed, colorful and quite beautiful.

Xie Lingyu, the Sect Master of the Yaoguang Sword Sect, the old monk from the Five Suns Temple, the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy, and Lv Qingshan from the Qingfeng Temple all sacrificed their magical treasures and attacked the statue!

However, the statue flipped one hand, and the long staff in its hand spun like a spinning top, forming a disk that blocked all of the group's attacks!

It was so difficult for so many people to deal with one strange statue! This showed just how strong the combat power of this statue was!

Although it was a statue, Su Yuanshan did not believe that a deity resided within it.

It was very likely that this statue had been eroded and controlled by evil spirits. The deity within this statue had its Dharma Body stolen; the deity had either already turned to dust or had fled!

While the others were fighting the statue, Su Yuanshan poured all of the 213 years of lifespan he had obtained into his martial art—the 【Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art】.

Immediately, he sensed golden text emerging on the Spirit Pearl inside the Spirit Void Ring.

"You used ten years of time to upgrade the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art to High-Grade!"

"You used twenty years of time to upgrade the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art to Great Success."

"You used fifty years of time to upgrade the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art to Perfection!"

"You used thirty-three years of time to upgrade the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art to Great Perfection!"

"Boom, rumble, boom, boom, boom!"

Under the statue's storm-like attacks, Xie Lingyu, Huang Yang, the monks of the Five Suns Temple, and Lv Qingshan and the others looked like they were about to collapse.

Finally, Su Yuanshan made his move!

He appeared in front of the tall statue in a flash, just as the statue's massive fist, wrapped in a gale, came crashing down.

Su Yuanshan put the Yellow Path Purple Gold Bell into the Spirit Void Ring, and the Mysterious Nether True Fire Red Lotus Art was unleashed at full power.

With a boom, a heaven-shaking pillar of fire shot straight into the firmament.

In an instant, the vines wrapped around the statue's body were burned to ashes, and the statue itself was burned until it crackled and instantly fell apart.

Fragments scattered all around, and following a scream from within the statue, it collapsed with a crash and never stood up again!

This scene left Xie Lingyu, the monks of the Five Suns Temple, the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy, Lv Qingshan of the Qingyun Temple, Cailian, Huang Yang, Sima Wuhen, and the others dumbfounded and shocked. The group seemed to hear a burst of whispering coming from all around.

Those words did not seem like human speech, yet they could feel the fear within them!

However, this was not over yet………………。