Chapter 239

The True Lord Pudu remained in his posture of holding the scroll with both hands, motionless, but a layer of milky-white light screen unfolded, blocking the young man's fist.

To this, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not feel surprised, because the black and white here, while appearing on the surface to be the pollution and cleansing of merit, were in reality a struggle between True Lord Pudu and Sun Brother Baishen.

The young man had not practiced martial arts, so the attack power of his fist was not great, but the karmic fire attached to the young man's fist was burning away at this white light screen that was blocking him.

True Lord Pudu: "Do you know what you are doing?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Of course I do."

True Lord Pudu: "Think about the consequences."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "One more won't make a difference."

True Lord Pudu: "Turn back and you will reach the shore."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I do not believe in Buddha, and I dare not believe in you even more."

True Lord Pudu had previously offered Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan an extremely tempting condition; the young man believed that He must have offered the same condition to those True Lords outside the palace gate who had been sealed until now.

The existence of purity does not mean one will not commit filthy deeds; one only needs to bury all traces, and naturally, the holy light remains.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was unwilling to gamble, to gamble that after seeing the ugly deeds the other party had committed, the other party would still be willing to let him leave, or to hope for the other party's compassion.

Therefore, if one wants to master one's own destiny, there is only this one path to walk.

As for the heavenly condemnation He spoke of, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was truly not afraid.

After the experience of utilizing the Great Emperor Emperor Emperor Fengdu to strike last time, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had basically figured out the attitude of the Heavenly Dao toward such special existences.

The more he confronted them and challenged them, the happier the Heavenly Dao would be.

This should be the reason why this wave, the river water, had gently paved the way for him in advance and granted him so much composure.

Although he had long anticipated that the river water would give him a big one this time, until he descended to this seabed, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had not expected that the river water would actually push a Bodhisattva toward him this time.

This is the river-walking under special care!

The white light on True Lord Pudu's body suddenly burst forth once again, not only covering Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan while readjusting the brightness inside the palace, but also continuously expanding the black-and-white dividing line outside the palace gate outward.

However, it had not expanded much before it was pressed back by the darkness once again.

Those True Lords outside were not affected; the only one who truly changed because of this was the one who had charged in first with a staff back then and was also closest to the palace—True Lord Liyuan.

True Lord Pudu: "Monkey, wake up quickly and protect the Dharma."

In True Lord Liyuan's dust-sealed eyes, a cold, sharp glint emerged, the black fur all over its body stood up, and its massive body began to advance; it was attempting to forcibly cross this black-and-white dividing line.

Fresh blood continuously overflowed from its body, dyeing the black fur red; the armor on its body also cracked and continuously fell off, the scars on the monkey Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face broke open again, and the flesh was torn.

But it still bit down on its blood-filled fangs, enduring immense pain, and advanced!

In the memory images of Sun Brother Baishen, Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao had once suggested that Sun Brother Baishen turn this monkey into monkey brain soup early on.

Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao had spotted that the little monkey had a rebellious bone growing behind its head.

People of their kind have no humanity themselves, yet because of this, they can see the humanity and animality of others more accurately and clearly.

Back then, the monkey charged in first when it rebelled; now, when the situation changed, it still stood in the position of the opponent and charged forward again.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Prepare."

Even now, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin did not know what the real situation here was, but he knew that no matter what Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge was doing now, he had to take his partners and help Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge block all external influences.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's Qi gates began to open and close continuously; he closed his eyes, struggling to find the feeling he had when fighting the gate-guarding True Lord earlier, so that perhaps he wouldn't have to start building up momentum from scratch.

Yin Meng had already prepared the poison jars, her fingertips continuously adjusting the strings binding the poison jars, making the final random permutations and combinations.

The two children on Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's shoulders both glared, pursed their lips, and clenched their two small fists, ready to go with their godfather at any time.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You held his twin maces and stood in his position.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "A-You?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I'm here!"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had not been possessed, but even without being possessed, it wasn't as if he couldn't fight.

There was more and more fresh blood on True Lord Liyuan, and white bones were already exposed in many wounds on its body, but its pace of advance did not slow down; even if it had to shed a layer of monkey skin, it had to get in!

Because there was still darkness remaining on its body, one could not attack or make contact, otherwise, it would be easy to be dragged into the darkness, so one could only wait until it completely emerged before the fierce battle would erupt.

Finally, True Lord Liyuan emerged.

It tilted its head back and opened its mouth, letting out a roar; when it looked at Sun Brother Baishen sitting on the lotus platform, the monkey's eyes were filled with resentment and hatred.

"You should have died long ago!"

Immediately after, the monkey's gaze fell on the young man who was confronting True Lord Pudu.

"Stubborn and unyielding, committing treason, you must be killed!"

The monkey directly ignored Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and the others blocking in front of it, and it indeed had the confidence to do so.

Seeing the monkey clench the staff that showed cracks in its hand, in an instant, a vibrating sound was transmitted; it was not just the eardrums that suffered, it felt as if the heart had been violently struck at this moment.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin licked his lips; sure enough, the monkey was right about what it said on the road earlier—the gate-guarding True Lord was likely truly the weakest among all the True Lords, and the monkey was indeed among the strongest of the True Lords.

Even though it was severely injured from crossing the black-and-white dividing line earlier, the aura of power it exuded was still incomparably terrifying.

This is the manifestation of the frontline combat power of the first-generation Yin gods; unlike the two generals Zeng and Sun, the first-generation True Lords possessed their own physical bodies and could fully exert their true power without being limited by the bodies of the spirit mediums.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng..."

Before Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin could finish giving the order, all sixteen of Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's Qi gates were fully opened, and his momentum climbed rapidly.

Revealing one's trump card right at the start seemed unwise, but Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had already sensed that if he didn't open all his Qi gates, he feared he wouldn't be able to block a single strike from the opponent!

To build up strength through battle, one must also look at the strength of the opponent; an opponent beyond one's own scope of response would never give one the chance to build up strength.

The monkey lowered its head and looked at Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng.

It was likely only Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng at this moment who was qualified to catch its eye.

The monkey moved; almost in an instant, it appeared in front of Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, and a staff descended!

"Bang!"

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng raised his Yellow Jiang Shui shovel and blocked this strike from the monkey; at the same time, the fresh blood inside his body overflowed rapidly, and in an instant, he turned himself into a bloody person just like the monkey.

A ferocious grin appeared on the monkey's mouth as it continued to exert force, pressing the staff down.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's knees began to tremble, uncontrollably bending gradually, and his center of gravity was pressed lower and lower.

One must know that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was holding the shovel with both hands, while the monkey was holding the staff with one hand.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, with all his Qi gates open, fell completely into a disadvantage in the first encounter, and the monkey hadn't even used its full strength yet.

"Ghost-Controlling Art!"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin also decisively went all-in; his pupils turned black, and while his hair fluttered in all directions, his toes also rose up.

The monkey tilted its head slightly and said disdainfully: "Petty tricks."

The original Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin twisted for a moment and then dissipated into black ash.

But when the real Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin emerged from behind the monkey, the monkey's free hand immediately grabbed over, directly hooking Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's throat, and then twisted.

"Crack..."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin dissipated again, and in the monkey's hand appeared a distorted paper figure.

Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge had a very rich inventory of secret manuals; Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin knew he didn't have the ability to learn the high-end ones, but he hadn't been idle, focusing on researching those small, highly practical arts.

On countless nights, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin sat under the desk lamp, urging his two god-sons to study hard!

"Pfft..."

A pair of long, emerald-green fingernails pierced into the monkey's lower waist; Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin successfully completed the sneak attack, but when he was just about to follow this wound and tear this piece of the monkey's flesh and bone apart, the wound suddenly contracted, and the black monkey fur there followed his arm and wrapped around him, imprisoning him.

The monkey looked down at Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin from above, clenched its left hand into a fist, and smashed it down.

Just at this moment, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You flew up, holding his twin maces, and smashed toward the monkey's head.

The fist that should have smashed toward Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin changed direction, smashing toward Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

"Bang!"

Even though Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had the twin maces in hand to block, the powerful force transmitted from the opposite side still sent him flying away fiercely; his back hit the pillar inside the palace heavily, and he slowly fell.

Fresh blood continuously gushed from his mouth; he struggled to prop himself up to stand, only to find it was simply impossible.

Facing an opponent of this level, relying solely on the martial arts of an ordinary person to cope was truly too thin.

The monkey clenched its fist again, preparing to smash toward Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin.

Yet at this moment, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin actually broke free from its restraint, his hands left its body, and his ten fingers were dripping with blood; this was because he had left all ten fingernails inside the monkey's body.

Facing the monkey's fist, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, who had managed to escape, did not choose to dodge, but instead raised his head abruptly while his hands crossed to form a seal.

"Ah!"

Two ghost screams of the resentful infants turned into a curse and were unleashed toward the monkey.

The monkey also opened its mouth and responded with a roar:

"Roar!"

The curse power of the resentful infants was instantly crushed; the two children were struck as if by lightning, but while incomparably painful, they still instinctively stretched out their arms to hug Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's head tightly, ensuring that their godfather's brain would not be impacted by the monkey's roar.

"Hehe..."

The monkey let out a hearty laugh; having been sealed and tormented for so long, it was indeed interesting that as soon as it came out, there were so many appetizers waiting for it.

But just as the monkey intended to strike at Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin again, it suddenly felt the staff in its hand begin to move upward.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, who had almost been pressed down to the point of kneeling by its one-handed strength, actually stood up his knees at this moment, tensed his body, and even raised the shovel, pushing its staff back.

The time for all Qi gates to be open was limited, but it did not mean that one could not build up strength while all Qi gates were open.

While fresh blood continuously overflowed, it was also rapidly being sucked back into his body by the Qi gates; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's ears were now filled with the sound of his own heart beating rapidly.

As Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng pushed with all his might, he also pushed forward.

After the monkey's staff was completely pushed away, it took a step back.

And at this time, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's seal was finally completed; the previous curse was issued by the resentful infants themselves, and he did not need to prepare it.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The ten fingernails remaining on the monkey's body all burst apart.

The monkey's center of gravity, which had just been somewhat unstable, worsened again, forcing it to retreat another step.

Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng seized this opportunity, continuously striking at the monkey with the shovel in his hand.

As the monkey retreated, it blocked with its staff, yet it was forced back more than ten steps by Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's indomitable, death-defying momentum.

"Squeak!"

The monkey's expression was ferocious; it could not allow itself to be pushed into such a state by a character like this, so it immediately kicked back with one leg, completely stabilizing its stance while simultaneously delivering a backhanded upward strike with its staff.

"Bang!"

After the clash, Xiang Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's body slid backward uncontrollably. Just as he was about to fall, he exerted sudden force from his waist, shifted forward, and braced himself with the shovel, struggling to stabilize his stance.

The monkey reached out, pulled the fingernails from its waist one by one, and tossed them aside at will.

The contempt in its eyes gradually faded; it leaned forward, lowered its center of gravity, held its staff to the side, and solemnly took up a stance:

"Enough playing around, it's time to clear the field."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, beneath the pillar, tried several times to push himself up to stand, but failed halfway each time.

He bit his lip hard, feeling unwilling; that monkey's physique was truly terrifyingly strong. If he could perform a normal spirit possession as he had in the past, the situation for his companions would likely be much better.

Even if this method of revealing all his trump cards couldn't be maintained for very long, as long as he could hold out until things ended over at Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge's side, there would still be hope.

But being unable to perform a spirit possession made his role feel truly insignificant. The situation of watching his companions fall into a bitter, grueling battle while he himself was unable to participate normally made Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You incredibly angry.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan could understand Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi, because he knew the whole situation and understood that it was already quite good for the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi to be able to act at the side of the Gate-Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun; now, in front of Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun—that is, the Bodhisattva's avatar—the Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi's fear of acting was truly excusable.

But Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's thoughts were simpler and more direct, and few people could maintain any rationality at a time like this:

"Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi, I kind of regret becoming a Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou now."

……

Sun Brother Baishen could not move, and Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun could not move either.

But the latter's inability to move did not mean He had no other methods.

When the white light enveloped Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, a terrifying will pressed down directly; your mental defenses seemed to become completely undefended, being permeated by the opponent's surging tide.

A piece of illusory consciousness gradually solidified.

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun's figure appeared in a rice paddy.

Ahead was a long, two-story building with flat-roofed houses on the east and west sides.

"It seems that in your heart, there is still a beautiful side; this rural countryside..."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun closed His mouth and looked up; on the second-floor balcony, the figure of a youth appeared.

The youth was covered in fresh blood; everyone in the house had just been killed by him.

By the time Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun had just finished setting up this illusion and had just entered it, the work was already done; the efficiency was simply inconceivable.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood with his hands in his trouser pockets, just like that, looking at Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun standing in the field below.

The youth's mental fortitude was already far stronger than that of an ordinary person, and having gone through the tempering of the Dream Ghost's wave, since he could distinguish between true and false, he felt no ripples in his heart while killing these fake people.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "A worn-out routine; can't you change to something fresh?"

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "Your six senses are truly pure."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Let me guess, is the next sentence, 'You have an affinity with the Buddha'?"

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "Those born into the empty gate do not know what the empty gate is; those born cutting off the red dust do not know what the red dust is. You and the Buddha have no affinity by nature."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan lifted his foot and stepped forward; clearly walking out of the balcony's range, he did not fall, but instead caused the surrounding environment to become intertwined and distorted.

Along with this, the rice paddies around Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun also changed, from rice stalks heavy with grain to eerily red spider lilies.

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "I know what you are worried about; you can rest assured, your karma is too heavy, I will not bury you."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "But you will bury this place."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun revealed a kind, benevolent smile.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "But you also promised to give everything here to me."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "Guan Old Old Old Jiang Shou, haven't you already taken it without asking?"

Hearing this, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stopped his steps, and he suddenly laughed.

"I understand; you can perceive what the real 'You' does, but the real 'You' cannot perceive your existence."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun smiled without a word.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Wrong? That means you don't dare let the real 'You' perceive your existence, because in the eyes of the real 'You', you are also a stain that needs to be completely hidden!"

The smile on Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face faded.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Truly ruthless."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "There are some things you shouldn't touch; I have already given you a chance, it is you who didn't cherish it."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan reached out and pointed to the environment around him that was constantly intertwining and changing:

"If you could move, you should be able to kill me very easily, because I don't practice martial arts. But you can't move now, and I don't believe you can kill me here.

As you can see, there are no flaws in my mental defenses; there used to be, but unfortunately, you came too late."

After he had been to the capital and called Li Lan from the newsstand, his last remaining inner flaw had also been mended.

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "Otherwise, the cleaner a place is, the easier it is to get dirty."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Where is it dirty?"

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun spread His right hand, and a blue lotus slowly bloomed from His palm.

In an instant, the surrounding environment was no longer a rural field, but had frozen into a gloomy ghost realm.

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "Since you have no affinity with the Buddha, then your demonic roots are deep."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Not listening to you makes me a demon? Also, let me remind you again, your time is running out."

The youth looked up; the dark clouds in the sky began to roll—this was the palm-heart karmic fire from his reality, about to burn its way here.

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun: "No one's heart is without flaws; if one isn't found, then create one for him."

"Create a flaw?"

"I will create an inner demon for you, and then let it replace you."

Pudu Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun lifted His palm, and the blue lotus floated up, igniting with an eerie blue flame. The Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Guarding Zhenjun chanted:

"The blue lotus descends to the world, strengthening your inner demon."

(End of chapter)