The guard at the city gate trembled. He could not tell the other person's cultivation level, but with just one word, he made many monks scatter. Such a person was by no means an easy person.
Now that he heard the other party's words, he quickly clasped his fists and was about to speak, but when his eyes met Cheng Ling's, his heart roared, blood spurted out from his whole body, and his face immediately turned pale.
Cheng Ling didn't take action, but the guard was weak. The moment their eyes met, his mind was unstable and he was injured. It had nothing to do with Cheng Ling!
"Senior please!"
The guard leader said respectfully, turned around and gave way to the passage without hesitation, and signaled the other guards to withdraw to both sides of the gate.
He has no doubt that once he slows down or hesitates even a little bit, the other party will definitely kill someone! It seemed to him that the person in front of him was not a monk, but a ferocious beast from ancient times that had descended on the world with monstrous murderous intent!
Cheng Ling nodded with satisfaction and motioned for Qingya and Qingyi to follow. In a flash, he rushed towards the pagoda where he had fought against Kinnara Buddha.
The guard chief was relieved, but he did not dare to let Cheng Ling and others go so easily. The guards were no match for him, so he could only hand over the conflict. He took out a message jade slip and reported everything that happened at the gate of the city to the senior officials of the Buddhist kingdom.
When the three of them arrived at the pagoda, they could clearly see that the pagoda had been renovated. The impact of the previous battle almost destroyed the entire pagoda. The newly built pagoda was more dignified, solemn, and magnificent than before.
Cheng Ling sneered. There were domestic and foreign troubles, but those in power were still carrying out construction projects without caring about the lives of the civilians. It would be strange for such a corrupt regime not to revolt.
He did not take action immediately, but just stood in front of the pagoda and waited patiently. The goal of this trip is to find the lost souls of the two women. The key figure is Kinnara Buddha. If she doesn't appear, it will be in vain no matter how many Buddhist monks are killed.
About a quarter of an hour after touching it, the beautiful figure of Kinnara Buddha appeared in the void.
Her consciousness swept away, and her face changed drastically. In the battle back then, Cheng Ling was only at the early stage of the Immortal Emperor's cultivation, but he made her miserable. Now, after many years, the other party's cultivation has become stronger, and his aura is blurred. Time cannot be seen through.
This is not because she is incompetent, but because Cheng Ling has just returned from the Netherworld and is not very accustomed to the immortal world. The aura on her body is like a layer of mist, making it difficult for people to see clearly, unless she is an immortal emperor or is practicing binocular skills. Only monks of the Dharma can see through.
However, this situation made Kinnara Buddha even more afraid. She said coldly: "It's you. What do you want to do when you come here this time?"
Cheng Ling pointed at Qingya and Qingyi behind him and said, "Today I came here to retrieve their souls. If you hand them over obediently, I can pretend that nothing happened. If you try to shirk the blame in every possible way, then don't blame Cheng." So cruel!"
"You...don't be too arrogant!" Lord Kinnara Buddha looked stern, his beautiful face was slightly distorted, but he couldn't say the words of rejection.
At this moment, an ugly-faced old man following her said coldly: "Young Taoist boy, you are extremely arrogant. Let me show you the methods of my Buddhist sect."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man took a step forward. He raised his right hand, and suddenly the thunder of heaven and earth rumbled, but there was an endless thunder in the sky.
With the old man's palm, everything was absorbed and condensed crazily, turning into nineteen earth-shaking thunder balls, roaring straight towards Cheng Ling!
The monks behind him also had gloomy expressions. The Jinnara Buddha was so beautiful that he could not be blasphemed by people from this sect.
At the moment when the nineteen thunder balls roared close to the ground, Cheng Ling suddenly raised his head, with a strange light in his eyes, and said coldly: "Thunder?"
The moment these words were spoken, the thunderballs that were blasting over suddenly stopped in mid-air and started to tremble violently. In a moment, it suddenly rewinded and no longer attacked Cheng Ling, but went straight towards the old man in black!
It seems that Cheng Ling is their true master, the lord of heaven and earth and thunder!
The ugly old man's expression changed, and as he waved his sleeves, he immediately came into contact with those thunderballs. The loud rumbling sound was earth-shattering at this moment and shocked everything!
Jinnara Buddha suddenly woke up. In that battle, Cheng Ling's thunder technique was extremely powerful. Now it seems that his thunderous artistic conception has pointed directly to the source and glimpsed the realm of laws.
The ugly old man who was attacking was resisting the magical power emitted by him at this moment, and his face was slightly pale. However, he did not give in. Instead, he went straight to Cheng Ling with one step, and when he made a hand seal with his hands, he had an earth-shattering magical transformation. Purple thunder exploded from outside his body!
A sneer escaped from the corner of Cheng Ling's mouth, and he raised his right hand's fingers to the sky. Suddenly, dark purple thunder appeared on his fingertips. The next moment, a lightning bolt as thick as an adult's thigh fell from the sky and struck down instantly.
The overwhelming pressure shone out at this moment! In an instant, the ugly old man felt his body stiffen, and the space around him had been completely enveloped by the thunder field, like thousands of thunder threads completely binding him.
He was horrified in his heart, spitting out a mouthful of reverse blood, and used his immortal energy to move sideways with all his strength. But after all, he was still a step too slow, and the Great Thunder Technique was already launched. In an instant, half of his body on the left side was blown to pieces.
The ugly old man screamed, and what was even more frightening was that the power of thunder was far from stopping and continued to approach the soul along the other half of his body. He gritted his teeth and resolutely gave up his mutilated body, leaving only one spirit behind, and fled madly behind Kinnara Buddha.
Murderous intent flashed in Cheng Ling's eyes. With a move of his right hand, he drew out the Dragon Ling Sword and connected his fingers with his hands. The long sword is like a dragon, and when Pu appears, it is like a dragon roaring to shake the sky.
As the finger formulas changed, two auras immediately transformed, and the finger formulas gradually accelerated. At the same time, ten, one hundred, and one thousand sword qi exploded at this moment.
The huge rumbling echoed in the space, and even the mist in the sky rolled back crazily, forming a sword force field and shooting towards dozens of monks from the Buddha Sect!
The ugly old man could barely hide behind the Kinnara Buddha. Who would have thought that these many sword energies would draw dozens of arcs, bypass the Kinnara Buddha's body, and instantly hit his soul.
In an instant, the old man's whole body collapsed with thunder, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood, his expression showing unprecedented horror! But the next moment, I felt that my soul had lost consciousness and was dead.
Kinnara Buddha's expression also changed drastically. He pulled his hands and nine bells immediately appeared in front of him. He didn't resist despite the clanging sound, but he still kept retreating under the violent impact of thousands of sword energies, and he didn't even have the slightest resistance!
"Wait a minute! I know who is collecting their souls. Kill me and you will never find it!"
Cheng Ling snorted coldly and said, "Buddha has too much time to worry about domestic and foreign troubles. Could he still be interested in competing with my Taoist sect for supremacy?"
Jinnara Buddha bit her lips. At this moment, she really didn't dare to provoke Cheng Ling anymore. In desperation, he could only say: "Okay, wait a moment, I will give you what you want with both hands."
"It's best to hurry up. I don't have much patience." Cheng Ling was proud and didn't care that he was in the center of the Buddhist kingdom.
Kinnara Buddha almost spurted out blood. With her identity and status, she had never been forced like this before. All this is thanks to the young man in front of me! Unfortunately, the situation was stronger than the person. She was really afraid that Cheng Ling would go crazy on the spot, not to mention that there were two disciples of Fanhua Temple behind him.
When the Buddhist country is facing huge difficulties, if it offends Fanhua Temple again, there will be no room for recovery.
She slowly took out a jade slip that transmitted sound, and after whispering a few words, she stopped where she was and turned sideways, deliberately not looking at Cheng Ling.
Cheng Ling was amused. Although the Jinnara Buddha had a noble status, she was still a woman. After being forced by him, he avoided his gaze like a little girl.
He immediately sheathed his sword and signaled Qingya and Qingyi to wait patiently.
About a quarter of an hour after walking past, a man wearing an elegant long robe rushed over. After seeing the Kinnara Buddha, he took a step forward, bowed and said, "The Buddha has summoned me. What's the important matter?"
Qingya saw it clearly and said hurriedly: "Brother Cheng, he is the monk who forced me to worship the Buddha statue that day. He must have obtained the separated souls of me and my junior sister."
Cheng Ling nodded silently, did not speak, and just looked at Kinnara Buddha lightly.
Buddha Jinnara couldn't bear Cheng Ling's gaze and could only ask: "Did you collect a ray of their souls?"
"This..." The monk in white glanced at the two women, but did not dare to lie to their faces, and said: "Buddha, these two are disciples of Fanhua Temple. Their souls are very pure. I originally thought If you want to enter the Nether Demon Realm, you will definitely have to escape death, so this subordinate..."
Kinnara Buddha secretly resented it and said hurriedly: "It's ridiculous. Fanhua Temple is one of the four major sects of Buddhism. How can you have such crooked thoughts and quickly return the divided soul."
"Yes, Buddha...!"
The monk in white was helpless. With his wisdom, he probably guessed something. It must be because of the young man in purple in front of him. At that moment, his right hand turned into a claw and he grabbed his chest. Two light balls emitting a milky white halo slowly appeared in the void.
After grabbing these two light balls, the monk in white was obviously exhausted. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead and he was still breathing heavily.
As if Cheng Ling hadn't seen them, he swung his body and grabbed the two light balls in his hands. Then, with a flick of his fingers, he sent them into the bodies of the two women.
The two women suddenly felt that their empty souls seemed to be a little fuller, and their spiritual thoughts were also much more accessible. After a while, they opened their eyes happily and said, "Brother Cheng, we feel that everything we lost is back."
Cheng Ling nodded, turned to the Kinnara Buddha and said coldly: "Let's let this matter go. I hope this situation will not happen again. Farewell!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and strode out of the city with the two women.
After leaving the city, Qing Ya asked: "Brother Cheng, thank you. What are your plans next?"
Cheng Ling said: "I will escort you back to Fanhua Temple first. I also want to borrow the sword canon to take a look. There are many things to be solved after this."
Qingyi said: "You want to go to Fanhua Temple? That's a bit difficult. This sect will not allow men to enter. Otherwise, Brother Cheng, wait until I go to ask the sect master and then take out the first half of the sword canon and give it to Do you like it?"
Cheng Ling shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Whether I can enter or not depends on my ability!"
