Chapter 566: with translation of chapter title

Liu Junyan's eyes held killing intent.

I understand his feelings right now.

We lifted Xingchen to break its shell in order to push Dìshì into the open, letting Heaven's Dao judge Dìshì.

If Xingchen is seized by Dìshì, then Xingchen is no longer Xingchen.

His ending can only be the word "death".

I raised my hand and pressed down on the Ancient Bronze Sword, staring into Liu Junyan's eyes, and said firmly: "Trust Xingchen, trust A Cheng, and also trust us—we won't come to that."

If Heaven truly is blind, then in the end I will be the one to deal with this wicked person.

Everything begins with the Feng Clan, and everything ends with the Feng Clan.

As we were speaking, a sound like gears turning suddenly came from below.

I know, that is not gears turning, but Xingchen turned the prayer wheel!

One round, another round, and yet another...

The prayer wheel rose from beneath our feet, continuously upward, passing through the six-petaled lotus and entering the nine-story tower.

The nine-story tower corresponds to the nine revolutions of the prayer wheel.

Each time the prayer wheel passed through a layer of the tower, the ground trembled slightly.

Our eyes remained fixed on the prayer wheel that kept rising.

Watching it pass through the seventh layer, the eighth layer, and then the ninth layer, it did not stop but kept going upward, piercing the nine-story tower as if heading straight for the heavens.

Dong…

A bronze bell rang out from the direction of the Ancient God Temple.

I and Liu Junyan exchanged a glance, then both rushed toward the inner top of the temple and then raced down from the Sacrificial Pit.

It was already a bit late.

I hated it so much I gritted my teeth.

I only realized that the true underground palace lay beneath the six-petaled lotus, but I forgot that the underground palace connects with the Ancient God Temple at the mountain's base.

Isn't the layout between the Ancient God Temple and the prayer wheel exactly the same as that between the Great Dharma King Temple and the revolving tower behind the Buddhist canon pavilion?

Exactly the same!

Therefore, at the moment Xingchen turned the prayer wheel, he must have been taken by Dìshì from the underground palace into the Ancient God Temple.

In recent days, the Ancient God Temple has been bustling with incense and continuous rites, making it the ideal place for Dìshì to attain the Great Perfection and grow a third golden true feather.

He had made full preparations.

The Great Perfection of the prayer wheel can cleanse one of blood and karmic obstacles, allowing those burdened with heavy sins to be reborn.

Whoever attains the Great Perfection gains the world.

I still clearly remember that, back on Mount Song, while carrying Xingchen, I witnessed the magnificent scene when the Great Perfection was achieved.

Even Bai Shulan, who was undergoing tribulation deep in Mount Song at that time, received the blessing of the Great Perfection's golden light.

Thinking of this, as I rushed to the mountain's base, I summoned the Soul-guiding Lamp and released the black mystic cat and the other four souls within it.

Regardless of the outcome, the blessing of the Great Perfection is real, and it benefits them.

At the mountain's base, Hu Yulin and Fang Chuanzong were anxiously gazing at the Ancient God Temple.

At this moment, I finally saw the two heavy weapons that Fang Chuanzong had mentioned to us at the outset.

Liu Junyan asked: "Where are the Copper Coin Persons?"

Hu Yulin's face looked grim: "They should be inside the Ancient God Temple, Brother Liu—what should we do next?"

Before Liu Junyan could answer, another bronze bell sound came from within the Ancient God Temple.

Dong…

The ancient bronze bell's sound echoed continuously in the mountains, like an oath.

Immediately after, a flood of golden light poured down from above, straight into the Ancient God Temple, then spread out from within the temple, radiating in all directions.

"Good heavens..."

With a sigh, everyone's gaze was drawn to the great bird that suddenly shot up from the center of the Ancient God Temple.

It was a black crow with two golden true feathers on its head and three legs.

The three-legged crow spread its wings, soared upward, gliding in the pouring golden light, continually crying out, as flock after flock of gray hawks came from the mountains, circling the Ancient God Temple, constantly flapping their wings and crying loudly.

In such a shocking scene, Hu Yulin slumped and said: "It seems we have really lost."

Fang Chuanzong resentfully said: "Heaven is truly blind; I won't accept it—bring out the weapons!"

At his command, the two heavy weapons immediately fired toward the Ancient God Temple.

After the barrier around the Ancient God Temple trembled, it returned to calm once more.

This was my first time directly confronting heavy weapons against supernatural forces, and I obtained an answer that was beyond reason yet somehow expected.

Fang Chuanzong also felt a bit deflated: "Clearly it has been improved, so why is it so ineffective?"

"Dìshì has just grown a second golden true feather and also achieved the Great Perfection; theoretically, he is now invincible," I explained.

The heavy weapons improved by the Special Affairs Bureau are originally designed to counter yang-world supernatural forces and are very powerful.

Unfortunately, the opponent they face today is at its peak.

Unwilling, yet we must submit.

"Not right."

Liu Junyan remained silent, the Ancient Bronze Sword always gripped tightly in his hand, ready to unleash slaughter at any moment.

But at this moment, he seemed to notice something: "The three-legged crow's condition is wrong!"

Those words stirred up a thousand waves.

Hu Yulin's voice tightened as he grabbed him and asked: "What's wrong? Tell me quickly!"

Liu Junyan pointed at the mystic cat perched on my shoulder and said, "Look at the mystic cat—when it inhales and exhales the Golden Light of Great Perfection, what state is it in? And what state is the Three‑Legged Crow in?"

The mystic cat, blessed by the Golden Light of Great Perfection, continuously inhales and exhales; the Golden Light radiating over its body flows like running water, continually pouring into its flesh.

But although the Three‑Legged Crow rushes into the Golden Light, that light passes through his body and continues downward…

Hu Yulin exclaimed excitedly, "The object of the Great Perfection Golden Light blessing, the cleansing of the soul, seems not to be the Three‑Legged Crow!"

Just moments ago Fang Chuan Zong was still furious, but now he suddenly laughed, palms pressed together in a prayer gesture: "I said it—heaven has eyes; it won't bless a truly wicked person!"

Liu Junyan then said, "The Great Perfection is what our Xingchen has given rise to; it is the reward of the Dharma‑body Buddha, and has nothing to do with the Three‑Legged Crow."

His voice held no surprise, only deep worry.

Xingchen gives rise to the Great Perfection, receiving the blessing of the Merit Light of Great Perfection, which cleanses the blood and qi and sins within his body.

A child who has just entered this world—where could sin come from?

What Xingchen is to be cleansed of is the evil bone he brought forth from his mother's womb.

If the evil bone is cleansed and transformed, undergoing rebirth… then what the Three‑Legged Crow must do next is seize a body!

Liu Junyan glanced at me.

And yet we have arrived at the moment we least wish to see.

The Golden Light blessing of Great Perfection vanished in an instant.

We do not know whether the evil bone has already been cleansed and transformed.

All we know is that the safety of Xingchen henceforth ought to be guarded by us, his parents.

But before I and Liu Junyan could charge into the barrier, the mystic cat let out a meow.

The four souls released together with the mystic cat all vanished before our eyes.

The next moment, above the highest roof ridge of the Ancient God Temple, around Dìshì, the fox, yellow, white, and gray spiritual bodies spread out, encircling him.

Dong…

Another bronze bell rang, followed immediately by a deep, solemn chanting of sutras.

Liu Junyan exclaimed in surprise, "This is the chanting of the Copper Coin Person…"