Chapter 548: Nirvana of Crossing the World, Second Life-Bound

December 19th.

The third day after the Northern Expedition army set off.

In the air, a storied ship shuttled through the sea of clouds in an invisible state.

Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing stood on the deck, looking curiously at the scene outside the deck.

A man with a full beard and a decadent expression stood behind the two.

He was Yu Lei, previously a rogue cultivator in the Jianghu, who later repaired his damaged implant by practicing the "Five Phases Reversing Wheel Method," thereby breaking through to the realm of a Martial Arts Master.

Now he was a person of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion.

"Let's go, let's go back to the room, don't trouble Master Yu to stand here all the time."

Li Lei said to Zhang Yuqing.

Yu Lei on the side smiled upon hearing this: "Lord Li doesn't need to be like this, Yu is born with this tired look, it's the same wherever I stand, Lord Li doesn't need to worry about me."

Li Lei also smiled, but he still took Zhang Yuqing back to the room.

Yu Lei was a Martial Arts Master after all; he couldn't really treat him as his personal bodyguard.

"I don't know if Xiao Fei is still in Lanling City, can we see him when we go?"

After returning to the room, Zhang Yuqing said.

Li Lei shook his head: "His Majesty ordered Xiao Fei to lead the army on an expedition; he has probably already set off now."

When he and Zhang Yuqing set off on this large flying escape magic treasure, the news that the Son of Heaven ordered Li Fei and Xuanchen to lead the army north had just arrived.

The general leads the army abroad, and the family stays in the capital.

This could also be considered a "tradition" of the Great Lan Dynasty.

However, letting Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing and others come to Lanling City was not an order from the Son of Heaven, but Li Fei's own initiative.

Now the Great Lan Dynasty was at war with the whole world, and there were too many enemies!

And Li Fei was already a true pillar of the Great Lan Dynasty, and every move he made would attract the attention of the whole world.

Plus, he had offended two evil demons.

So Li Fei was not at ease if Li Lei and others continued to stay in Xingcheng.

Only by staying in Lanling City would the risk be minimized.

In Lanling City, there was the protection of a great array, guards of experts, and officials with official positions also had the protection of national destiny!

Most importantly, there was Wenren Zheng, this Martial Saint, sitting in town; the stronger the person, the less they dared to act recklessly.

So after discussing with Li Lei and others, Li Fei prepared to pick them up to Lanling City.

After learning his thoughts, the Son of Heaven immediately issued an imperial decree:

"Order Xingcheng Chief Li Lei to go to Lanling City, to serve as Deputy Director of the Inspection Division of the Inspection Cabinet."

The Inspection Division of the Inspection Cabinet was responsible for the security of the capital and was the third type of armed force in Lanling City besides the Imperial Guard Army and the City Guard Army.

This was a truly vital department, holding great power!

The Deputy Director of the Inspection Division was a 14th-grade official; Li Lei was promoted two grades in a row, including crossing the "Dragon Gate" between the official and the seat official, transferring from the local area to the central government, and serving in an important position in the capital.

It could be called a step to the sky!

"I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to be a 'capital official' in this life, and in such a place as the Inspection Division."

Li Lei was full of emotion.

The Deputy Director of the Lanling City Inspection Division was a position that most officials in the inspection system dreamed of but couldn't get.

Whether it was entering the cabinet to become an official or being sent down to become a high-ranking official in one area, the future was limitless!

"It's all because of Xiao Fei; I only hope that he and Tianyu can be safe and sound."

Zhang Yuqing said.

Li Tianyu was now on the Northern Border, and Li Fei was about to lead the army to the Northern Border.

Both children in the family were going to the battlefield, which made Zhang Yuqing very uneasy.

"Rest assured, Xiao Fei is so powerful; with him there, neither he nor Tianyu will have any problems."

Li Lei hugged his wife and comforted her.

Boom!!!

A thunderclap suddenly came from outside.

Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing were both startled.

"What's wrong, did it thunder outside?"

Li Lei was suspicious.

He was about to go out to see, when he saw Yu Lei already standing outside the door.

This Martial Arts Master, who was usually decadent, rarely showed a solemn expression:

"Lord Li, you and your wife just stay in the room, don't go anywhere."

Li Lei's expression became solemn: "Good!"

He turned to pull Zhang Yuqing to sit down in the room.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Yuqing had already experienced one attack, and was still calm now.

Li Lei shook his head: "I don't know, we can't do anything either, don't cause trouble for others."

Outside the storied ship, a thunderbolt as thick as a mountain fell, completely shattering the protective cover formed by the array!

On this large flying escape magic treasure, there were more than one True Person sitting in town, yet the defensive array they jointly triggered was shattered so easily, which showed the strength of the attacker.

It was probably a top-tier expert!

The experts on the storied ship all showed solemn expressions, and were suspicious.

Flying in the sky with a large flying escape magic treasure almost cut off the possibility of being tracked or intercepted.

The sky was so wide, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack for the enemy to determine the specific flight route of their side.

But they still encountered an attack.

There was only one possibility—there was a mole!

Boom—

A second thunderbolt fell, roaring toward the storied ship that had temporarily lost the protection of the array.

A streak of scorching sword light rose, welcoming the thunderbolt, and finally split the thunderbolt from the middle.

Countless electric lights danced like thousands of silver snakes, but all the thunderbolts falling toward the storied ship were accurately hit by the sword Qi and extinguished one after another.

In the end, not a single thunderbolt landed on the storied ship.

After the electric light flashed away, the figure in the air was revealed.

Bald, wearing a black robe, holding a sword in one hand.

President of Wu'an University—Shi Caiming!

After a period of recuperation, his injuries had initially healed.

This time, he also secretly boarded the storied ship to escort Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing and others back to Lanling City.

Seeing Shi Caiming appear, everyone on the storied ship breathed a sigh of relief, and the protective cover was re-triggered.

"Hiding your head and showing your tail, attacking innocent people; is this the compassion of your Buddhist sect?"

Shi Caiming looked coldly around, and said loudly.

Just now, that thunderbolt was condensed from true power; he perceived a faint Zen meaning from it and heard the faint sound of Sanskrit.

So he immediately concluded that this was a top-tier expert of the Buddhist sect taking action!

"Temples all over the world have been destroyed, countless monks have been killed, and people who devoutly believe in Buddha have all been imprisoned! With such brutal behavior, how can you be worthy of talking about compassion?"

A low voice rolled from all directions:

"Know that my Buddha has the Bodhisattva lowering his eyebrows, and also the Vajra glaring!"

Boom boom boom boom—

In an instant, the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and thunderbolts fell like a torrential rain.

Shi Caiming expanded his martial arts domain, blocking all the falling thunderbolts.

The key to a battle between a Grandmaster and a top-tier True Person is being able to determine the other party's position.

But now, Shi Caiming not only couldn't determine the other party's position, but even blocking the other party's attack was very difficult.

Those thunderbolts that entered his martial arts domain were clearly shattered by his sword Qi, but they could "reborn" on the spot.

So no matter how many thunderbolts Shi Caiming shattered, the number of thunderbolts in his martial arts domain was still constantly increasing!

"Nirvana of Crossing the World Thunder Method?"

Shi Caiming's expression was solemn.

The thunder method of the Daoist Daluo Sect was known as the number one in the world, and there was no thunder method in the world that could surpass it.

However, the Pudu Temple also had a thunder method that was once famous, not inferior to the Daoist thunder method.

It was just that this thunder method hadn't been practiced by anyone for many years—

"Nirvana of Crossing the World Thunder Method"!

The Daoist thunder method pursued change—one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, and then all things turn into thunder.

And this Buddhist thunder, the "Nirvana of Crossing the World Thunder Method," emphasized the word "reincarnation."

Life after life, reincarnation without end, never stopping!

Once this thunder method is activated, unless the enemy is destroyed, the thunder will not stop!

Shi Caiming realized that he was not a match, and decisively adopted a defensive posture.

But in just ten seconds, his martial arts domain had turned into a thunder and lightning world, electric light shining, silver snakes dancing wildly.

The martial arts domain was on the verge of collapse!

More than 500 meters away from the storied ship, in a sea of clouds, four black flags suddenly appeared.

The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, the four holy beasts, manifested from the four flags one after another, forming a Four Symbols Array, sealing this sea of clouds within it.

The clouds and mist were instantly swept away, and a figure emerged from within.

This person wore a red cassock, with red lips and white teeth, and a handsome face.

"It really is you!"

A cold voice resounded through the array.

Inside the array, thunder rumbled, flames soared, sword Qi filled the sky, and mountains collided!

The young monk wearing a large red cassock just put his hands together and stood in mid-air, with a white heavenly dragon following him, and a golden halo behind his head.

No matter what kind of attacks landed on him in the array, heaven and earth turning upside down, he remained unmoved.

If there were experts from the Judicial Cabinet here, they would recognize this person as one of the five Great Arhats who followed the Buddha Jingheng into Lanling City that day.

This person was named Wuche, and among the six Great Arhats of Pudu Temple, he had the best bones, the highest comprehension, and the highest cultivation!

What Ning Qingman said to Li Fei, that the Great Luo Han of Pudu Temple with the best hope of breaking through to the peak, was Wuche.

Back then, Jingheng entered the Imperial Palace and left behind an array to confront that "Great Zhou Tian Lie Que Sword Tower," and Wuche was the person responsible for presiding over the array after Jingheng left.

At this moment, he came here alone to attack the storied ship that Li Lei and others were riding!

"Four Symbols Hengwei Zhou Tian Array Flags, is the benefactor the royal offering Zhou Xuanwo?"

Wuche opened his mouth.

Among the royal offerings of the Great Lan Dynasty, there were not only Grandmasters but also top-tier True Persons.

This Zhou Xuanwo was one of them; the other party was a veteran of three dynasties and hadn't appeared for more than fifty years.

Back then, Jingheng brought Wuche and others into Lanling City; in the original plan, they should have encountered two royal offerings possessing top-tier True Person cultivation.

As a result, neither of them appeared.

Later, the power of the Qingshuang Army arrived from across the air, and the Buddhist sect realized where these two royal offerings had gone—

These two must have been guarding the array capable of transmitting power across the air, assisting the Qingshuang Army in transmitting power, and reversing the situation at a critical moment!

Today, Wuche came to attack; regarding the appearance of Shi Caiming, he had long been prepared.

But he didn't use his full strength from the beginning, because he wanted to determine what other experts the Great Lan Dynasty had hidden on the storied ship?

For a top-tier True Person, striking only after the enemy has struck is the key.

Now Zhou Xuanwo successfully trapped Wuche with the array, which was proof.

This person was at the peak of the Heaven and Earth Great Perfection cultivation, and his life-bound magic treasure, the Four Symbols Hengwei Zhou Tian Array Flags, was best at sealing and banning; after quietly finding Wuche's true body, he immediately took action to lock him in the array.

At this time, Wuche's life-bound magic treasure was still outside activating the "Nirvana of Crossing the World Thunder Method" to attack Shi Caiming; Zhou Xuanwo temporarily separated it from his own life-bound magic treasure, which could be called creating an excellent combat opportunity!

A top-tier True Person without a life-bound magic treasure, although not completely without the power to fight back, would have at most 30% of his strength left.

However, no matter how Zhou Xuanwo activated the array, he couldn't break Wuche's defense.

Wuche suddenly stepped on the white dragon and broke out of the array.

Sanskrit sounds followed, countless golden Sanskrit characters turned into lotus flowers, dyeing the entire array golden.

Thunder turned into clear water, sword Qi turned into a clear breeze, fierce flames bloomed into golden lotuses, mountains turned into countless broken stones...

Wuche stepped on the white dragon and broke out of the array!

He turned his head to look at a certain place hundreds of meters away, and then drove the white dragon to continue flying forward.

Someone groaned, revealed his figure out of thin air, and four flags flew back from afar, circling around him.

This person was the royal offering Zhou Xuanwo.

He stared fixedly at the departing Wuche, very unwilling:

"What exactly is his second life-bound magic treasure?"

Starting from the True Spirit realm, a warlock can usually only refine one natal magic treasure, using their own life essence and mental power to nurture a true spirit within the treasure.

And some people with extraordinary talent can refine a second true spirit, thereby possessing a second life-bound magic treasure!

But life-bound magic treasures are not the more the better.

Although combat power will become stronger, the resources required to continue cultivation will double, and the difficulty of breaking through the realm will also double!

In the True Spirit Realm, some True Persons can refine a second life-bound magic treasure, or even a third life-bound magic treasure.

But they will stop at the True Person realm for the rest of their lives, and will never be able to become a top-tier True Person, let alone set foot on the peak.

Wuche is an exception.

He not only possesses a second life-bound magic treasure, but his cultivation realm has also reached the level of Heaven and Earth Great Perfection, and he even has the opportunity to break through to the True One realm and become a new Buddha!

This Great Luo Han is the strongest existence in the Buddhist sect besides those three top-tier ones.

Wuche rode the dragon and arrived above the storied ship.

At this time, Shi Caiming's martial arts domain had completely collapsed, and he was chased away by thunder.

Wuche didn't chase.

Although if a top-tier expert runs away wholeheartedly, it is difficult to kill them, Wuche has the confidence that he can kill Shi Caiming.

Including Zhou Xuanwo, who is in the same realm, he also has the confidence that he can kill him!

However, he is not here to kill people today.

Catching Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing is more meaningful than killing a few top-tier experts!

The white dragon under Wuche's feet surrounded the entire storied ship, and a huge lotus flower bloomed on the protective cover on the outside.

The protective cover dissipated, and the storied ship's array was broken!

Up to this point, Wuche could determine that the imperial court had not arranged for other experts to hide in the dark.

If there were other experts, they should have taken action against him when he was trapped in the Four Symbols Array just now.

He landed on the deck, with a smile on his face.

On this storied ship, no one could stop him anymore.

An old man wearing a green robe appeared on the deck, walked to Wuche somewhat excitedly, and put his hands together to salute:

"Seen the Holy Monk!"

He was the mole planted by the Buddhist sect; after sensing Wuche's arrival, he immediately welcomed him:

"I have completely mastered the driving array of the storied ship; as long as the Holy Monk subdues the others, I can control this storied ship immediately."

Wuche was about to speak, when he suddenly moved in his heart and turned his head to look.

A figure appeared on the deck out of thin air.

Wuche's expression was solemn.

If the imperial court had arranged for other experts, but didn't take action when he was trapped in the Four Symbols Array just now.

In fact, there was another possibility.

That was that the other party had absolute confidence that they could defeat him!

So they intentionally waited for him to board the ship and waited for the mole of the Buddhist sect to be exposed before appearing.

"Unexpectedly, you would actually be here."

Wuche summoned with one hand, and a nine-ring tin staff parted the sea of clouds and flew into his hand.

Not far away, Li Fei in a golden robe looked calmly at this Great Luo Han:

"This Marquis also didn't expect that I could fish for such a big fish as you."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 549 =====