Chapter 1421: He Will Not Give Up

Old Liu followed the group from a distance, relying on the Buddhist Mark in his palm and believing he could rest easy.

Watching the figures of Chen Yu and the others disappear in the distance, he followed, but little did he know, a pair of eyes behind him had already locked onto him.

This fellow was still dreaming his get-rich-quick dreams; he felt that Chen Yu and the others must have some treasure, so he had to follow them to see the situation.

But just at this moment, his body suddenly stiffened; he felt as if a pair of cold eyes were staring at him from behind.

Old Liu was terrified; he slowly raised his palm, only to see the symbol in his palm emitting a faint glimmer.

As long as the thing in his palm moved, it signaled that something must be happening behind him.

His scalp tingled as he slowly turned his head, only to see a tall, indescribable thing standing behind him.

Seemingly afraid of the faint glimmer in his palm, the thing hesitated to come forward, merely staring at him fixedly with a pair of cold, murderous eyes.

Old Liu dared not move, because the other's eyes seemed to have magic, pinning him to the spot and making him afraid to move at all.

"You... what do you want?" Old Liu's voice trembled; he suddenly realized that he had the Dharma power bestowed by Liu Ruxi on him.

He hurriedly raised his hand, the symbol in his palm shining with brilliant golden light, and he roared: "Back off immediately, stay away from me."

This monster's rank must be quite high; otherwise, it would not have dared to approach just because of this bit of Buddha Light.

Although the power of the Buddha Light made it feel uncomfortable, it was far from the point where it felt threatened.

Staring at Old Liu for a long time, the monster finally let out a hiss, and then with a roar, it lunged at him fiercely.

Old Liu closed his eyes and thrust his right palm forward; the Buddha Light in his palm flared intensely in that instant.

In this moment, Buddha Light surged all over his body, the golden radiance condensing in his palm.

He looked at the changes around his body in astonishment; he had never imagined that one day he would possess such powerful strength.

Boom—a trail of light blasted forward, and the strange, misshapen monster in front of him let out a scream, vanishing into ashes within the Buddha Light, while a huge deep pit appeared where it had been.

Old Liu gasped violently, looking at everything before him in disbelief.

It was his first time possessing such powerful strength; he had never thought that this power would be so great, which made him feel somewhat incredible.

Looking at the mark in his hand, which still emitted a deterrent radiance, Old Liu's confidence grew significantly.

He cast Liu Ruxi's words to the back of his mind; he felt that he was now the embodiment of power, and he never imagined he would be this strong one day.

He took his palm and walked forward full of confidence, forgetting that Liu Ruxi had told him he could only use this power once.

After walking a bit further, Old Liu once again felt that there was a problem behind him; he hurriedly turned his head, and sure enough, the same thing as before had appeared again.

He raised his palm full of confidence, wanting to feel that power again, yet this time when he lifted his palm, he was shocked to discover that the mark in his palm had disappeared without a trace at some unknown time.

"How can this be? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Old Liu grabbed his palm, looking at his hand in disbelief.

But his palm was empty; nothing could be seen.

Just at this moment, the strange monster had already reached him, opening its bloody maw, and a scream rang out, carrying far into the distance.

On the other side, Chen Yu and the others, who had already walked far away, still faintly heard this scream.

Without needing to ask, the group knew what had happened; they all shook their heads slightly and continued walking forward, knowing that Old Liu was gone.

"Why do you say people can't control their own desires?" Li Yunshan asked: "For that little bit of wealth, they don't even care about losing their own lives?"

"Aren't we the same?" Liu Ruxi smiled and said.

"No, no, we are different; we wouldn't be like them, throwing our lives away in that place for a little bit of wealth." Li Yunshan disagreed; he believed he wouldn't be that stupid.

"We wouldn't do those things for money, but we would risk our lives for some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or some Dharma treasures and Dharma Artifacts."

Liu Ruxi said: "Every time a Secret Realm appears, many exotic treasures emerge, and many Dharma Cultivators swarm over like flies smelling rotten blood, regardless of anything else."

"Those places are always places where there are few wolves and much meat; nine out of ten who go will be seriously injured, or even potentially withdraw from the Cultivation World for life, but they still go. Why do you think that is?"

"This is... human desire, I suppose." Li Yunshan suddenly realized: "I understand, so Dharma Cultivators are the same; everyone has desires, but the desires between people are different."

"Yes, that is the principle." Chen Yu smiled slightly: "So, 'men die for wealth, birds die for food'; this principle is actually unchanging."

"It is just that we stand from different perspectives, so the way we view things is also different; when we encounter things that are beneficial to us, we are just as crazy."

"People, it's truly a pity." Li Yunshan sighed slightly.

He took out the Yunying Map to take a look, then pointed to an isolated island ahead: "It's right there."

Chen Yu and Liu Ruxi looked over, only to see a small island standing there, not too far from the main body of Devil Island; there were shallow water shoals on the side, and the seawater here was pitch black.

Within the seawater, there were many black impurities, and these impurities seemed to float and sink in the water as if they had life.

The stones in this area had all weathered, and there were gusts of eerie wind all around, an invisible chill surging into the hearts of the group.

"It really is the Darkest Land." Chen Yu looked at the surrounding environment and muttered: "Who would have thought that your highly respected Senior Brother would be imprisoned here?"

"Imprisoned for decades; this place is too close to the Dark World and the Yellow Springs, his mind has likely been eroded by those things, so the situation here really cannot be ignored."

Liu Ruxi looked at the surrounding environment and glanced at the complex-looking Li Yunshan: "Prepare yourself mentally; your Senior Brother has very likely already turned into a Demon."

Li Yunshan nodded slightly and sighed: "Actually, when I came here, I had already prepared myself mentally; I know my Senior Brother has very likely already turned into a Demon. We... will do our best and leave the rest to the Heavenly Mandate."