Chen Shi wielded the sword with light, piercing through the head of the Blood Buddha!
The Blood Buddha cried out in pain and disappeared into the Blood Lake, leaving no trace.
This was their first time activating the Ten Absolute Formation, and they hadn’t expected its power to be so astonishing, but the consumption was immense—nearly all the cultivation of the two hundred and fifty-five people was exhausted!
They passed by the Blood Lake, rested for a night under a giant Buddha, ate some beef and horse meat to restore some cultivation, and then continued on their journey.
In a valley, they encountered an attack from a group of frenzied Shuras again. This time, Chen Shi was more cunning and didn’t activate the full Ten Absolute Formation but simplified it into a dozen smaller formations, with each scholar mastering six or seven types of talismans, coordinating with each other.
After a fierce battle, they beat the Shuras to the ground, leaving them immobile.
"Cut off their wings!"
Chen Shi shouted, "Today we’ll have roasted wings!"
Everyone cut off the Shuras’ wings, filled with laughter and joy.
As they were roasting wings, they heard screams again. Chen Shi and Daoist Guo rushed over to find Yu Lingzi tied up and set over a bonfire. Next to the fire was another scholar, Zhang You, missing a finger, preparing to roast and eat Yu Lingzi.
"Classmate Zhang, we have roasted wings here. Do you want some?" Chen Shi glanced at Yu Lingzi on the fire, his eyes flickering, and asked with a smile.
Zhang You laughed, "Pardon me. I’m really starving."
Chen Shi untied Yu Lingzi and asked, "Is there anyone else?"
Yu Lingzi shook his head, "No, there’s just the two of us. Instructor, I think he really intends to eat me."
Chen Shi laughed, "You can’t beat him?"
Yu Lingzi said sadly, "Can’t beat him. I only managed to break two of his fingers."
After eating, they continued their journey and encountered a frenzied Arhat. Chen Shi led the formation, activated the Ten Absolute Formation, and blinded that crazy Arhat. They also met a group of voluptuous Kinnaras, and after a bloody battle, captured each Kinara into the Ten Absolute Formation, chopping them till they were missing limbs.
Zhang You watched in horror.
These Arhats and Kinnaras were nearly at the Refining God and Returning Void level of masters, and after going mad, their strength was even more formidable. Yet, encountering Chen Shi’s group, mere cultivators of Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation Realms, they were beaten quite severely!
"Young Master Chen is so much more brilliant than the noble son." he thought to himself silently.
However, after encountering strong foes repeatedly, Chen Shi and his group were also finding it hard to cope. If they met more strong enemies, they might be completely defeated in the All Buddha Mountains.
Just then, they saw a young boy of about ten standing on a hillside, waving at them.
Chen Shi’s heart stirred. He led the group up the hillside, and the young boy led the way, twisting and turning, taking them up to a reclining Buddha and leading them to a temple.
"Leiyin Temple." Chen Shi stood before the temple, examining the crooked plaque.
The young boy, clear-eyed and delicate, stood inside the temple, waving at them, saying, "Once you’re inside this temple, those evil people outside won’t dare to come in."
"Thank you, young friend!" The scholars entered Leiyin Temple and all thanked the young boy.
The young boy, gentle and courteous, clearly well-educated, returned their greetings and asked, "How did you get in here? I haven’t seen living people in a long time."
Chen Shi looked around. Inside the temple, there were piles of colorful glowing stones. He asked, "Little brother, we stumbled and got caught in Wu Wang’s disaster, accidentally entering here. How did you come in? How long have you been here?"
"I came in a very long time ago."
The young boy smiled, "I came to find the Three-Life Stone for my mother. That’s that kind of stone. I came to the underworld looking for the stone, searched for a long time but couldn’t find it, and then a ghost god told me he knew where there was a Three-Life Stone and sent me in here. It’s very scary here, full of monsters everywhere. I’ve been hiding for a long time and searching for a long time, and finally found these stones."
He hadn’t seen others for a long time, was very excited, and said, "I struggled to survive. Later, I discovered this temple is very safe, and those monsters don’t dare come in. I’ve been living here, going outside to look for these stones when it’s safe. My mother likes these stones, and I’m determined to get many for her!"
Chen Shi’s heart skipped a beat. He hurried to the young boy, grabbed his hands, crouched down, and looked up at his face, examining him repeatedly. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"Tianyu? Are you Xiang Tianyu?" Chen Shi’s voice was a bit trembling.
The young boy asked in surprise, "Big brother, how do you know my name? Did my mother send you to find me? Where’s my mother? I’ve found a lot of Three-Life Stones!"
He looked at Chen Shi with expectation.
Chen Shi hugged him tightly, afraid he would be lost again.
"Brother Tianyu, your mother has been looking for you for a long time. She greatly regrets sending you to find the Three-Life Stone... Let’s go home! Brother Tianyu, I’ll take you home!"