Chapter 629

After the kasaya enveloped Mysterious Yin Jian Chen, that space instantly shot out countless rays of Buddhist light.

Under the illumination of the Buddhist light, the extremely yin and extremely evil Six Swords of Mysterious Yin could no longer remain within Jian Chen's body.

Wailing miserably, struggling ceaselessly,

"Jianyu, strike now, otherwise I won't be able to stay any longer."

What was meant by being unable to stay was, in truth, that under the illumination of the Buddhist light, the Six Swords of Mysterious Yin, seeking only self-preservation, could only leave Jian Chen.

Jianyu at this moment was in the distance, watching the situation here with cold eyes.

He had not expected that Fazhi would still employ the power of the Divine Stone.

Moreover, the amplification of power he employed was clearly higher than that of the Undying God, evidently a secret art of Jin Shan Temple.

If he struck now and Fazhi gave him the same treatment,

he too would be beaten back to his original form and return to the Sword Realm in disgrace.

After much deliberation—better a fellow Daoist die than oneself—Jianyu, without even a word of warning, directly mounted his sword and fled.

"Hahaha! You heretical scoundrels truly are all selfish. Mysterious Yin Sword宿, get out of Jian Chen's body!"

Regarding the state of Mysterious Yin Jian Chen, Fazhi, as a member of the Shenweifu Sect, naturally understood it perfectly well.

With a low cry, he struck out another ten-thousand-character seal.

The seal imprinted itself upon the kasaya, and the Buddhist light intensified. Mysterious Yin Sword宿 could endure no longer; with a shriek, it left Jian Chen's body, transformed into six streams of sword intent, and swiftly vanished.

440 — Is there really a Chinese zodiac?

With Jianyu's flight and Mysterious Yin Sword宿's defeat, only Jian Chen remained in midair.

Moved by compassion, and seeing that he was young, Fazhi caught him with the kasaya.

Lowering his head to glance at the alms bowl in his hand, he found the Divine Stone flickering unsteadily, on the verge of shattering.

"Sigh! Jian Chen, it all depends on your own fortune. This old monk bears a heavy burden and can no longer help you."

Saying so, Fazhi used his true essence to manipulate the kasaya and dragged Jian Chen down to the ground.

He then performed a divination, confirmed the general direction of Miss Xue Yuan, and sped off in that direction.

Since Ximen Wudi had said that if the Divine Stone had problems, one must seek Miss Xue Yuan's help,

this foremost taboo of the Nine Provinces would evidently not speak falsely.

With the Divine Stone now in peril, Fazhi could only hurry off in haste to find Miss Xue Yuan.

Fortunately, Miss Xue Yuan was not far from here. Fazhi traveled swiftly and arrived before a towering mountain peak that pierced the clouds.

"Eh? Where is this place?"

Fazhi had used the art of divination to calculate that Miss Xue Yuan was nearby.

But upon arriving in this vicinity, he had not seen a single soul.

This mountain peak was also exceedingly strange, as if it had suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Could it be that this was a mountain peak capable of moving? Would that not make it a grotto-heaven?

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw the clouds atop the peak suddenly part, and a heavenly staircase slowly descend.

Upon the heavenly staircase stood no small number of blue-robed assassins.

"These are Qinglong Society assassins? Could this be Qinglong Peak?"

Fazhi's face was filled with astonishment—why had he, who sought Miss Xue Yuan, found Qinglong Peak instead?

Moreover, after the information about Qinglong Peak had been exposed back then, not only had the three great imperial courts gone to divine and seek out where Qinglong Peak lay,

even the Searching God Palace, under the strict command of the Undying God Yan Ling, had Old Fahai perform a divination.

Yet no matter what, Old Fahai could divine not the slightest scrap of information about Qinglong Peak.

It was as if this place had been erased from existence.

Now this suspected Qinglong Peak had abruptly appeared before his eyes—but why?

"You must be Zen Master Fazhi of Jin Shan Temple?"

Just at that moment, a member of the Qinglong Society descended the heavenly staircase and came before Fazhi,

"I am Guichen of the Qinglong Society."

"So it is Altar Lord Guichen! This little monk pays his respects."

Fazhi could sense that the man before him had only just entered the Heavenly Being Realm, his aura still unstable.

Yet he dared not show the slightest disrespect, for this man was Altar Lord Guichen of the Qinglong Society!

"Mr. Xu is currently within Qinglong Shanzhuang, awaiting your arrival. Please, come this way!"

Guichen turned sideways and made an inviting gesture.

Seeing Di Shitian was actually waiting for him?

What in the world was going on?

"Is Miss Xue Yuan upon Qinglong Peak?"

In any case, the only person Fazhi wished to find was Miss Xue Yuan alone; if she were not present, Fazhi would immediately turn around and leave.

"Miss Xue Yuan and Young Lady Xiao Qing have both been invited up the Shanzhuang by Hall Master May, and are currently guests there."

Guichen said with a smile.

It had long been heard that Hall Master May of the Qinglong Society scoured the world for beauties of every kind and sent them up to Qinglong Peak.

He had not expected that Miss Xue Yuan and God Xiao Qing had also been collected by her.

Fazhi nodded and said,

"In that case, this little monk shall trouble your esteemed society."

Saying so, Fazhi followed Guichen and stepped onto the heavenly staircase.

With a single step, he felt the world spin; when he came back to his senses, he had already arrived before a grand and imposing palace of the Qi Sect.

Above the main gate of the palace, the four great characters "Azure Dragon Mountain Manor" were written!

In Fazhi's eyes, whether it was the Great Yuan Imperial Court, the Great Tang Great Ming Palace, or even the Great Qin Xianyanggong.

Not a single palace could compare to the grandeur and magnificence of the one before him!

Such a palace, and you call it a mountain manor?

Fazhi could not help but wonder whether the people of the Qinglong Society were being overly modest, or simply keeping a very low profile.

Just as he was thinking this, he happened to see twelve people standing above the main gate of the mountain manor.

Behind each of these twelve people stood a totem pillar.

The twelve zodiac signs were carved upon them respectively.

"This is? Could it be that the Qinglong Society truly has the Twelve Zodiacs?"

Previously, the outside world had rumored that besides the 365 branch altars, the twelve monthly halls, the twenty-four solar terms, the four-season guardians, and the seven great dragon heads, the Qinglong Society likely possessed other forces.

For instance, these Twelve Zodiacs!

Could these twelve striking totem pillars before his eyes not represent the truth of those rumors?

"Well now! It's not really a secret. Indeed, they are precisely the Twelve Zodiacs, charged exclusively with guarding the first line of defense of Azure Dragon Mountain Manor!"

Guichen did not avoid the topic either, and gave a brief explanation.

The Azure Dragon Peak appeared and disappeared unpredictably; even Fazhi, that master of divination, had never divined that he would be able to see the Azure Dragon Peak.

Moreover, when the Azure Dragon Peak appeared, it towered into the clouds, thrusting straight into the heavens, seemingly without any end in sight.

Clearly, one needed either some secret method, or sufficient strength, to ascend the Azure Dragon Peak.

It was already difficult enough to find, and difficult enough to ascend; even that was not enough.

They had actually set up the Twelve Zodiacs here at the main gate!

Fazhi could clearly sense that each of these Twelve Zodiacs possessed strength greater than his own.

Moreover, those twelve totem pillars were clearly an exceedingly ingenious formation.

If some foolhardy soul truly tried to force their way in, the Twelve Zodiacs working in concert with this great formation of twelve totem pillars would likely see them remain here forever.

Fazhi was both astonished and envious; if Jin Shan Temple possessed such strength, why would they need to fear anyone taking the divine stone!

"Master Fazhi, please!"

Just as Fazhi's thoughts were wandering, the main gate of the palace slowly opened.

Guichen guided Fazhi, stepping into the Azure Dragon Mountain Manor that no one in the world had ever seen.

The moment they stepped through the great gate, another wave of dizziness struck; when he came back to his senses, he was already before a great hall.

Seeing Di Shitian and a Daoist Priest brimming with spirit, both standing together before the great hall.

"Fazhi, this is the Azure Dragon's Fourth Dragon Head, Senior Xiaoyaozi."