Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Crunch! Crunch!

The flesh and skin of the Great Freedom Snow Mountain Bodhisattva gradually turned into a glazed state, the vitality in his wide-open eyes rapidly dissipating.

Upon hearing Shen Yi's disrespectful words, he should have reacted with great anger, yet now, the most revered Great Aspiration Bodhisattva in the Bodhi Sect could only watch as his body crumbled piece by piece, the translucent fragments darkening successively, silently turning into dust in the air.

This was the price of his inadequate cultivation to wield the Innate Buddha Treasure, causing a backlash.

The pupils of the Snow Mountain Bodhisattva flickered with one last glimmer as he failed to understand how this young cultivator, newly accomplished in the Dao, not only grasped two Dao patterns unprecedentedly but also possessed numerous Nine Tempered Spiritual Treasures, and under such conditions, still contained a terrifying Tribulation Power.

In the Misty Universe, his Dharma Body was as immovable as a mountain.

How could there be a cultivator without weaknesses? How could the Heavenly Dao tolerate this?

"You… will never have the chance… to reach First Rank…"

In the instant before his consciousness vanished, the old monk's face hardened like jade, yet he still desperately pulled the corners of his mouth into a vicious smile.

The Heavenly Dao might tolerate, but the two sects could not accept this person!

The punch just now against the Pure Buddha Bead, employed the Bodhi Sect's Dharma Body, its momentum too grand, it would inevitably be seen by the Buddha.

Soon, the two sects would notice something amiss, and once his Divine Dynasty identity was exposed, he would forever lose the qualification to sit on the Immortal Emperor throne.

"I'll be… above… waiting for you…"

The eyes of the Great Freedom Snow Mountain Bodhisattva completely shattered, leaving only an empty socket filled with cracks, tremblingly raising his ruined arm, he pointed his forefinger straight at the Sky Curtain.

The piercing curse resounded through the heavens and awakened Gu Li, who still tightly gripped the long plastic.

She stared blankly as the old monk disappeared into the world, her gaze followed the descent of the Pure Buddha Bead until it returned to the distant figure.

Under the shroud of black clouds, the White Jade body transformed back into a Daoist Monarch adorned with a golden hairpin and Xuan Shang, reaching out to grasp the Innate Buddha Treasure.

"Hiss."

Gu Li vigorously shook her head, dispelling the bone-eroding chill throughout her body.

When the latest rumors finally turned into reality before her eyes, she truly felt what real terror meant.

Holding the Pure Buddha Bead, the Great Aspiration Bodhisattva, along with several beings of Great Freedom, when combined, could nearly equate to invincible below First Rank.

Yet they were easily shattered to pieces with a single punch, the entire process like a dream, unbelievable to the eyes.

Was this the General of Southern Defense of the Divine Dynasty?

Even though this claim came from the mouth of the Daoist Monarch himself, Gu Li's pupils still trembled slightly, her entire being stretched to the limit, a biological response in the face of supreme fear.

Indeed, with the strength of this Daoist Monarch, there was no need to deceive herself, let alone putting on an act, attempting to hoodwink the Imperial Court.

To speak bluntly, if the other simply revealed two Dao patterns, eschewing so many antics in the East Continent, the Bodhi Sect and Three Immortals Sect would immediately join forces, collectively elevating him to Immortal Emperor, easily toppling their own dying Divine Dynasty, no need to go to extra lengths.

Yet precisely because of this, it made Gu Li even more incredulous.

A cultivator wanting for nothing, using cultivation, forged the reputation of the head of the Twelve Golden Immortals, turning around he could serve as the chief of monks second only to the True Buddha.

To cultivators, the two Great Sects are the most revered sanctuaries in the world, to be admitted is a great honor, opening mountains and establishing caves can leave an everlasting mark, offering one's lifetime to pursue the ultimate goal.

However, he accomplished both paths simultaneously.

But chose neither, instead venturing down another seemingly most elusive path.

The General of Southern Defense... this seemingly prestigious title held no weight in the face of the former two, yet became the identity recognized most deeply by the Daoist Monarch.

Does such a thing really exist?

"Still not leaving?"

Shen Yi stored away the Pure Buddha Bead and casually glanced at Gu Li in the distance.

He remembered this woman, as she had once jested with him using a piece of peach crisp in Nanping Prefecture.

"…"

That simple sentence finally dispelled the last trace of doubt lingering in Gu Li's heart, her breathing suddenly grew heavier.

It really was true!

"General, won't you return to the Divine Dynasty with me?" Gu Li stored the long plastic, her face full of admiration and concern. The deeds this person did within the Great Sect, once discovered, the True Buddha Emperors would surely opt for a method to permanently eradicate the threat, potentially even bringing forth sect hierarchs to personally erect the inescapable prison.

By then, even returning to the Heavenly Dao becomes a mere delusion.

Although the Divine Dynasty was dying, a camel thin with death is still bigger than a horse, as long as the Human Emperor remains, he is still the First Rank master of the Red Dust, the only one able to shield General Shen.

"I have some matters."

Shen Yi lightly shook his head, the Bodhi Sect's mobilization to intercept him exceeded his expectations, causing inevitable leaks in the East Continent.

The Southern Continent he painstakingly safeguarded could not be allowed to be destroyed by these Immortal Buddhas.

Moreover, returning now might prematurely draw the two sects' focus to the Imperial City, better to seize the chance before full exposure, muddle on for a while more, delaying the sects' reaction time, even if just for a day or even an hour, should be beneficial to the Human Emperor.