Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

This treasure is one of the sacred treasures revered by the Great Snow Mountain Sacred Buddha Temple for generations, rumored to have disappeared a thousand years ago.

Who would have thought it would appear today in the hands of the bald old man.

Zhao Sheng's mind raced, instantly recalling a certain secret about this treasure, and couldn't help but shout, "A thousand years bowing before Buddha! You... you are the old monk Yin Zhen; it turns out you didn't sit down. So, the rumor that you bore a grudge after failing to become the abbot and stole the Three Demons Returning to Obscurity Mallet to escape Great Snow Mountain is actually true!"

"Exactly, I am indeed Yin Zhen who stole the Returning to Obscurity Mallet. But this is what the Sacred Buddha Temple owes me, the position of the abbot should have been mine, yet it was forcibly taken by that mixed hair Yin Xiu. I am a hundred times more devout than him but ended up like this! Not reconciled... not reconciled..." The bald old man became increasingly agitated as he spoke, his facial features twisting like a demon, roaring furiously.

However, in the next moment, he suddenly shuddered, instantly regaining calmness, with an expression of serene dignity, bowing his head and chanting, "Amitabha Buddha, World Venerable's compassion! The old one was just seeing things."

When Yin Zhen raised his head, Zhao Sheng saw his indifferent and cold eyes, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked, already realizing that the other party had murderous intent.

Today's battle is a life-and-death struggle—either you die, or I perish!

At this moment, Yin Zhen slowly raised the Returning to Obscurity Mallet with his left hand, then gently swung it towards Zhao Sheng.

In an instant, a huge mallet shadow appeared above Zhao Sheng's head out of thin air, then smashed down heavily.

The surrounding space instantly stagnated, Zhao Sheng felt as if time had slowed greatly, everything around almost halted, except for the ridiculously fast descending mallet light.

Seeing he was about to be smashed to pieces, in a critical moment, a streak of golden light swiftly soared above to collide head-on with the mallet light.

Boom!

A thunderous roar echoed through the skies, the mallet light shattered noisily, and the Ten Thousand Fire Tripod was sent flying dozens of miles away, yet it saved its owner's life!

Zhao Sheng narrowly escaped death, breaking out in a cold sweat.

At this time, seeing Yin Zhen raise the Returning to Obscurity Mallet again, his body hair stood on end, and his right fist violently punched out, large patches of gray light appeared out of nowhere, instantly spreading all around, obscuring Zhao Sheng's figure.

Seeing this, the old monk Yin Zhen frowned, but his raised White Bone Pestle could not be brought down.

However, the silver treasure bow in front of this person suddenly shone with divine light, shooting out dozens of silver-white arrow lights, piercing through the void at lightning speed into the chaotic gray light.

Just then, Zhao Sheng suddenly appeared out of thin air behind Yin Zhen, the Nascent Soul Domain compressed to the extreme, and around his fists, the space twisted and blurred, under extreme high temperature, a gray lance with blinding flames stabbed like a meteor towards Yin Zhen's back.

As the flames climbed, a slight trace of Power of Laws of light and heavy appeared faintly on the surface of the gray lance, in an instant, the spearhead grew heavy as Mount Tai, yet the lance speed surged to ten times, reaching near the speed of light.

In a brief moment, the lance pierced directly into Yin Zhen's back, but at that spot where it struck, a burst of blinding Buddha Light erupted, causing the void to shake wildly, dazzling beyond visibility.

Yet shortly after, the gray lance easily pierced through the Buddha Light's defense, directly penetrating Yin Zhen completely!

Boom!

At this moment, the lance could no longer hold its form, explosively disintegrating into a mass of Annihilation Grey Light, instantly "swallowing" Yin Zhen.

Zhao Sheng retreated several miles, watching the rampant Power of Destruction, his eyes narrowing into slits.

"Om Mani Padme Hum"

In the next second, the gray light dissipated, Yin Zhen sat down in a dignified manner, loudly chanting the Buddhist Six-character Mantra.

At this moment, his whole body emitted brilliant white light, making it unclear what his injuries were. Yet the seven orifices were burning with Glazed Buddha Fire, the Buddha Power roiling and swirling like the sea, countless Glazed Jade Buddha Lotus whirled around him.

Next, he pointed with a finger, countless golden lotuses rapidly merged into one, transforming into a ten-yard large Thousand Petal Lotus Platform which lifted him up into the air.

In the center of the lotus platform, the glaring white light flickered wildly, obviously extremely unstable and ready to explode at any moment.

Zhao Sheng sensed the terrifying power contained within the white light, his face changed slightly, and his body blurred as he attempted to teleport away.

However, at this moment, an exceptionally clear "dong" sound suddenly echoed in his mind, with a power several times greater than before.

Even though Zhao Sheng had laid multiple mental barriers in his Soul Sea beforehand, he still staggered out of the void, his Innate Divine Ability having been forcibly interrupted again!

Zhao Sheng's face changed dramatically, seeing Yin Zhen using the Returning to Obscurity Mallet as a gong mallet to strike a wooden fish, hence the surge in power!

However, instead of fear, Zhao Sheng was pleased, because the more vigorous the old monk's force was, the more evident was the deathly aura surrounding him. Now, strands of black qi were slowly infiltrating the white light, like flaws on white jade, impossible to rub away!

"While the old one still has a few breaths left, benefactor you may flee if you wish! But your future descendants will bear the brunt of my final anger." Yin Zhen stated coldly to Zhao Sheng with an indifferent expression.

This voice, although not loud, resonated across a hundred miles, reaching everyone's ears!

This was an open strategy, to see if Zhao Sheng cared about the lives of his kin.

"Don't even think about it!"

Zhao Sheng shouted, raising one hand, the Three Suns Intense Fire Banner suddenly rolled into a long spear, a trio of scorching suns erupted from the spear tip, flashing into a deep and dark black hole akin to a "solar eclipse".

With his arm forcefully throwing forward, the Three Suns Intense Fire Banner shot out like a meteor, aimed straight at Yin Zhen's head.

Yin Zhen's face showed a hint of smugness, soaring forward with the lotus platform, the white light passing through distorted the void violently. Meanwhile, the Returning to Obscurity Mallet expanded a thousandfold, its massive trident blade clashed with the Three Suns Long Spear, sending it flying away with a single strike.

The sound of breaking void came, as Zhao Sheng's body halted, without seeing what was happening, a terrifying explosion sound inundated his mind, followed by a bone-chilling cold reaching his forehead, only two more inches would blow his head apart.

Zhao Sheng's face changed dramatically, his eyes bursting with divine light, as a Nine-layered gray-white small tower appeared out of thin air, shielding the blade tip.

Crack!

The cracking sound was excruciatingly sharp, Zhao Sheng was blown far away, blood streaming from his head, yet both hands still held the Nine Nether Tower tightly without letting go.

At this moment, the Returning to Obscurity Mallet radiated golden, red, and black Buddha Light, the blade tip resisting against the tower wall erupting with blinding white light, yet it failed to harm the Pagoda in the slightest.

Just then, a Flying Fire Meteor shot from afar, plummeting straight onto the seated Yin Zhen on the lotus platform.

Under the blessing of countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fires, the power of the Ten Thousand Fire Tripod became unimaginably great!

Seeing the meteor strike approaching, the Thousand Petal Lotus Platform swiftly closed, stacking hundreds of layers of golden light at its edges, attempting to block the Ten Thousand Fire Tripod.

Yet it was in vain!

The Thousand Petal Lotus Platform lasted less than one breath, trembling and distorting violently, then collapsed with a loud crash.

Simultaneously, the Three Suns Intense Fire Banner swept up roaring flames, bearing three suns attacking upwards from below.

The Ten Thousand Fire Tripod above, the Three Suns Intense Fire Banner below, trapping Yin Zhen momentarily in an inescapable tribulation!

Of course, Yin Zhen wasn't planning to evade, immediately chanting Buddha's Infinite Scripture, his whole body was swallowed by Glazed Buddha Fire, the white light also transformed into Buddha fire, then bore out a wrathful Jinang Buddha within the Buddha fire.

The Buddha pointed to the sky, easily flicking away the Ten Thousand Fire Tripod, and pointed to the ground, forcefully suppressing the Three Suns Great Sun.

"All beings undergo infinite tribulations, the Buddha said if I do not enter hell, who will enter hell!"

A Buddhist chant suddenly reverberated through the skies!

Zhao Sheng shouted loudly, combining his hands, lifting the Nine Nether Tower with all his strength, the black light expanding massively to suppress the Three Demons Returning to Obscurity Mallet under the tower base.

Whew!

He panted heavily, ready to flee away swiftly.

But at this moment, Zhao Sheng suddenly lost his sensing of Yin Zhen.

Two thick seven-colored true flame pillars shot out from his palms, with numerous red runes flashing inside, injecting into the Mystic Fire Space, where one could vaguely see the shadows of three red banners.

With Zhao Sheng's assistance, the seven-colored true flames within the space surged instantly, countless red runes appeared in the flames, once again becoming resilient, astonishingly resisting the impact of the white light, pressing it down.

The violent trembling of the space also immediately calmed down.

Yet, Zhao Sheng hadn't had time to relax, as a figure beside him darted over like lightning, it was the bald old man.

His eyes flashed with a fierce glint, followed by a glowing finger of white light pointing out!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!