Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 810: Chapter 507: People Arrive_2

Who would have thought, even with Manjushri Wisdom, Jian Ni could not have foreseen that a Venerable of the Brahma Sect who had achieved great spiritual success would quietly fall into the Demon Path and come to secretly attack her Mahayana-based Purity Temple?

Such underhanded tactics, against a Mahayana?

Are these members of the Devil Race bad at calculations, or do these two have something wrong with their minds?

Jian Ni did not know, but she couldn’t afford to think more at the moment, as the Brahman Grand Array had been broken. Without the assistance of heaven and earth, and relying solely on the array’s potential, how could she, a mere Mahayana, stand against two Calamity Venerables?

“The array has been broken; everyone in the city, flee for your lives!”

Decisively, Jian Ni sent out a Divine Sense and immediately set up the Lotus Heart Sword Platform, charging directly at the Joyful Arhat, ready to go down with him.@@novelbin@@

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“Ha!”

The Joyful Arhat laughed, and with two fingers snapping a flower, dual colors appeared simultaneously. Yin and Yang suddenly transformed into a prison, intending to trap the Sword Intent of the Lotus Heart.

The Lotus Heart Sword Platform, being a supreme Buddhist artifact, if allowed Jian Ni to destroy it along with herself, even he, as a Venerable of the Calamity Realm, would have to pay a price. It would result in both loss of person and wealth, an unprofitable deal.

Therefore, trap the opponent first, and gradually deplete them.

Elsewhere…

“Hahaha!”

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

“Not a single chicken or dog shall be left in the entire city!”

Seeing the Joyful Arhat trapping Jian Ni, Demon Monarch Yan immediately let out a furious shout, leading millions of Demon Soldiers in an attack, ready to massacre everyone in Brahman City.

“Master!”

“This…”

“Run quickly!”

Seeing this, the reactions of the people in the city varied.

Some were paralyzed with fear, some were fleeing in panic, some rose to resist…

“Manjushri!”

Meng Fanying’s eyes hardened, she soared up with the Wisdom Sword, heading straight to the sky, seeking to break the prison of Yin and Yang.

At this point, she too was helpless; she could only embrace a final hope, to deliver this Manjushri Wisdom Sword into her master’s hands, to see if there was a chance for a turnaround.

However…

“Manjushri?”

Confronted with the oncoming Wisdom Sword, the Joyful Arhat laughed, and with a gesture of pinching a flower, he captured the sword from the air.

The Manjushri Wisdom Sword was indeed extraordinary, but how could a Return to Void cultivator sway its mighty power?

The Joyful Arhat caught the Manjushri Wisdom Sword, and then looked at Jian Ni struggling in the prison: “If Buddha truly wishes to see, the innocent lives of the entire city will be decimated, and the Tao Lineage of Jingnian will be severed.”

“…”

Such words were met with silence, followed by sighs.

“Amitabha!”

Jian Ni chanted the Buddha’s name: “If the Venerable would stop, and spare the innocent, this nun is willing to offer her body and the Lotus Heart Sword Platform to be dealt with at your disposal.”

“Hahaha!”

The Joyful Arhat laughed softly: “Worthy of being the Master of Jingnian Nunnery, truly inheriting the essence of Buddhism, sacrificing oneself to feed the eagles, liberating all beings. Well, I shall grant your request.”

With that, he snapped his fingers and the prison collapsed, transforming into locks of Yin and Yang that shackled Jian Ni.

“Amitabha!”

Jian Ni’s expression remained unchanged, allowing the chains to bind her, yet she still controlled the Lotus Heart Sword Platform: “I request the Venerable to make a Heart Demon Great Oath!”

“Of course!”

The Joyful Arhat murmured with a smile: “Buddha is merciful, liberating all beings. The distinction between good and evil is only prejudice. The monastery head and I cultivate together, and in the future, you will surely achieve the Buddha Fruit, understanding my true intentions.”

After speaking, he made his oath, witnessed by heaven and earth.

“Master…”

“Monastery Head…”

“No!!!””

Witnessing this scene, all the cultivators remained silent, only Meng Fanying and some female nuns of the Jingnian Nunnery made a valiant stand.

“Nonsense!”

Yama sneered coldly, a powerful oppressive force bore down like a mountain, pressing towards the group of nuns: “What business do young girls have interfering in elder’s matters?”

This time, they had schemed meticulously to obtain both the Lotus Heart Sword Platform and the Master of Jingnian Nunnery, the former a crucial Buddhist treasure and the latter a lineage with Calamity Realm potential, even hoped to become a Bodhisattva.

Seizing both would definitely enhance the strength of the Devil Race further, thereby expanding their advantage in the ever-growing battlefield.

Although it involved employing the Joyful Arhat as their trump card, it was inconsequential. After all, this matter couldn’t be kept secret for long. It was better to make use of it early than wait for the inevitable exposure.

In a moment of thought, the demonic force pressed down heavily like a mountain.

Just then…

“Buzz!”

A buzzing sound echoed, causing the void to stir sharply.

“Hmm!?”

“Bang!!!”

In a moment of astonishment and a breath of surprise, a myriad of swords sprang into existence within the void, spreading like a spider web in motion.

“Pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft pfft!”

The muffled sounds of flesh being cleaved were heard, painted in a stark crimson, tremendously ghastly. Most of the Devil Race in the city were slain instantly, the survivors were also injured by the Sword Qi, each sustaining wounds, wailing in agony.

Demon Monarch Yan’s body halted, his armor marked with trails of sword scars on its surface.

“Hmm!?”

Thr Joyful Arhat’s gaze sharpened, looking down to find notable sword injuries upon his golden red Buddha robe.

“Who is it?”

With a fierce shout, demonic might exploded, shattering the surrounding Sword Qi and even raising the Demon Blade, seeking the foe for a battle fight.

“This…”

In Brahman City, the cultivators stood dumbfounded, watching the casualties around them, unsure of what to do next.

Meng Fanying also stood frozen on the ground, then suddenly felt an inexplicable tremor in her heart and looked up toward the sky.

What followed was, within the heavens, the void shattered like a mirror, and a person stepped out, wearing a green robe unsoiled by the dust of the mortal world, truly seeing the essence of the Dao.

It was as if in a dream-like illusion, within the shock there was joy, and within the joy, anxiety arose.

“Hmph!”

Demon Monarch Yan snorted coldly, lifting his Demon Blade, pointing it at the newcomer.

The Joyful Arhat also shifted his gaze, his eyes showing surprise, then returned to calmness, “May I ask the Venerable’s name?”

“What qualifies you filthy beings to know my life’s details?”

The newcomer brushed his sleeves, looking disdainfully, “Come at me all together!”

“Dare to bluff and boast like a god!”

Upon hearing this, the two Venerables of the Calamity Realm both revealed cold expressions. Demon Monarch Yan furiously shouted, lifting his Demon Blade in hand, unleashing the Demonic Element Annihilation Ultimate Strike, chopping directly at his opponent.

The Calamity Realm Demon Monarch executed the Destruction of Demonic Element, under such a forceful attack, a thousand zhang long slash ripped through the air, not to say it split heaven and earth, it was indeed capable of shattering mountains and severing seas, supremely tyrannical, a deadly execution.

However…

The swordsman did not move, only light was shown, the five-colored light burst forth like swords, sweeping and twisting through the demonic might, breaking the thousand zhang sword force bit by bit, more Sword Qi’s Divine Light swept across, striking Demon Monarch Yan’s body, causing his armor to clang loudly, emitting dazzling sparks and viscous blood.

“Pfft!!!”

With blinding sparks and ghastly blood, Demon Monarch Yan grunted, retreating a hundred zhang away, pressing one hand over his chest, still tormented by the raging Sword Qi causing blood to overflow.

“You… ruthless!!!”

Facing this outcome, Demon Monarch Yan’s complexion turned ashen, then without another word, his body exploded open, turning into a dark stream, instantly rushing out ten thousand li.

Escape, escape, escape!

In a moment of confrontation, the high and low were discerned; the adversary’s Divine Light as sharp as a sword, creating Yin and Yang, generating and restraining the Five Elements, either accomplished in Dao or masterful in Divine Power, definitely superior to him, a One Calamity Demon Monarch, likely a Two or Three Calamity Cultivator, or even above the Three Calamities, with profound potentiality and astonishing combat power.

With this in mind, why continue fighting?

He was used to bullying others, not being bullied himself.

Thus, Demon Monarch Yan decisively fled, even employing a Secret Technique of the Demon Path, instantly escaping ten thousand li away.

“My lord!”

Seeing Demon Monarch Yan act so “decisively,” the remaining Demon Generals were first shocked, then quickly reacted, instantly scattering like birds and beasts, turning into Demon Flow and fleeing.

As members of the Devil Race, although fierce and fearless in death, they could not blindly rush to their deaths. With the Calamity Realm Demon Monarch fleeing, how could these lowly soldiers dare to stay and resist?

In the blink of an eye, the Devil Race had dispersed, leaving only one person behind, the Joyful Arhat.

“Such a fool not worth consulting with!”

Seeing Demon Monarch Yan act so decisively, the Joyful Arhat also felt helpless, only able to curse to vent his dissatisfaction.

As a fellow Venerable of the Calamity Realm, his strength was not much stronger than Demon Monarch Yan. Now with Demon Monarch Yan gone, how was he to confront the person before him?