Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 794 - 41 Underground Buddha Land_2

Chapter 794: Chapter 41 Underground Buddha Land_2

Chapter 794 -41 Underground Buddha Land_2

Chen Lingyun and Zhao Yuanzhen also reached this place and began to advance toward the many Buddhist temples on the lake.

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But Lin Ning continued along the dried-up riverbed, noticing the surrounding environment becoming increasingly narrow, dark, and deep. This gave her an uneasy premonition, suspecting she was being lured into a trap by the Mirror Immortal.

She did not fully trust the so-called “imprisoned True Immortal,” and it seemed the other party knew she was on guard, so he didn’t directly instruct her to go this way or that. Instead, he started babbling on about random topics with her:

“The grudges between Pure Land Sect and Zhenmei Sword Sect have a long history. The secret realm was originally conquered by the Pure Land Sect’s monk Wuxin, who spent three cycles of sixty years to eliminate most of the Asura ghosts and established an underground Buddhist nation here.”

“Later, Chen Weiyan, the founding patriarch of the Zhenmei Sword Sect, led numerous Sword Immortal disciples into the Buddhist nation, wanting to snatch it for their own. Failing to defeat Chen Weiyan, Pure Land Sect had to divide the core of the secret realm in two, giving half to Zhenmei Sword Sect as a compromise. Chen Weiyan, also wary of Pure Land Sect’s familiarity with the secret realm’s prohibitions, feared a desperate struggle to the death from them, so after occupying the high ground of the secret realm to establish their sect, they temporarily held their disciples back and kept quiet.”

“After nearly seventy years of standoff between Daoism and Buddhism, Wuxin passed away, and Chen Weiyan also disappeared on an outing and never returned, causing both sides to almost simultaneously transition from prosperity to decline. Afterwards, many conflicts arose, but neither had the power to completely destroy the other.”

“The Zhenmei Sword Sect, unable to directly conquer Pure Land Sect, instead cultivated a large number of sword puppet demons and released them from the upper reaches of Dark River to drift down, endlessly troubling Pure Land Sect.”

“Pure Land Sect also opened a gateway to the Netherworld, summoning many fearsome ghostly creatures to drift downstream from there, mutually tormenting and wearing down the sword puppets. And within the sect, they established the ‘Ksitigarbha King Mansion’, with dedicated monks to nurture and breed ghosts, lying in wait to counterattack Zhenmei Sword Sect.”

“Sword Immortals ought to eliminate demons, high monks should ferry ghosts. Yet under the threat to their sects’ survival, both sides abandoned their original moral standards and bottom lines, using techniques they once despised to completely destroy their opponents. This shows that the evil of human nature surpasses the threats of the Era of Dharma Extinction.”

“Are you getting me to do a reading comprehension?” Lin Ning frowned and asked.

“I’m just making small talk,” the Mirror Immortal said with a laugh, “If I remember correctly, the core of the secret realm was split in two. Zhenmei Sword Sect guards one half, and Pure Land Sect the other. To seize control of this secret realm, you must actually venture to both sides.”

“I need to find the captain first,” Lin Ning thought. The captain is worldly and wise; he definitely knows how to deal with this “Mirror Immortal.” I won’t step out of my place.

“You like your captain, don’t you?” the Mirror Immortal asked with a smile.

“None of your damn business,” Lin Ning retorted harshly.

Seeing her feign fierceness to cover her shyness, the Mirror Immortal did not continue to provoke her. Instead, he remarked reflectively:

“Youth pining for love, maidens harboring affections for spring, are but common human sentiments. Unfortunately, the former Sword Immortals didn’t understand; they only thought about severing emotions and desires, as if facing a mountain they dared not climb, they preferred to walk around it. Lacking such courage, how could they have a chance to comprehend the true essence of the Sword Dao? Your swordsmanship may be weak, but you triumph with a clear mind and genuine emotions. As long as you maintain this heart, given time, you will achieve greatness… I have high hopes for your future.”

“Stop flattering me. Don’t think I’ll be fooled by a few nice words,” Lin Ning said contemptuously and began to feel suspicious, “Wait, I haven’t talked about the captain that much with you, have I? How do you know I like the captain?”

“Hahahahahahaha!” The Mirror Immortal laughed heartily before slowly saying, “How could I not know? I am the Mirror True Immortal! Nothing can escape my probing!”

“Then you might as well explain how the Mirror True Immortal ended up trapped in a copper mirror and thrown into this secret realm, hidden without seeing the light of day for thousands and tens of thousands of years?” Lin Ning asked with a sneer.

Although Lin Ning was often teased and even bullied by Yan Yu, Su Yunjin, and Chen Lingyun in the Zhenhai Team with their words, this did not mean she wasn’t intelligent—she had been the class president in high school!

“That’s a long story,” the Mirror Immortal said blandly. “The reason I was trapped in the mirror is that I traveled all over the world, north and south, witnessing all aspects of mortal life, and I thought there was nothing left in the world that could interest me, so I chose to reside within the mirror to live out my days alone.”

“Immortals age too?”

“No, but it sounds more like an Immortal to say so.”

“I guess it’s the temperament of a madman,” Lin Ning said. “If you went in there yourself, then you certainly have a way to get out.”

“Of course, I do,” the mirrored immortal replied. “But why would I want to come out?”

“If you don’t come out, how can I be sure that you’re really the mirrored immortal and not some artifact spirit or something?” Lin Ning asked with a chuckle.

“Believe it or not, that’s up to you,” the mirrored immortal laughed as well. “I don’t really need to go out of my way to prove myself to you.”

Lin Ning thought to herself that this made sense. If this mirrored immortal kept insisting on his immortal status, she would probably be more and more suspicious. But since he wasn’t eagerly trying to prove himself, it made her somewhat uncertain.

Never mind. Whether you are real or not, I’ll hand you over to the team leader!

But team leader… where on earth are you?

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Yan Yu was having a lively chat with Li Minghu.

Li Zhaojiang, since being kicked down by his sister and then saved by Xu Jin, was in a state of shock, mumbling incoherently.

Li Minghu didn’t bother with him, continuing to find topics to talk about with Yan Yu, seemingly attempting to quickly move past the recent events.

Yan Yu saw through her intentions and cooperated by strictly avoiding mention of what had just happened, instead talking about all and sundry. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Xu Jin, listening from behind, couldn’t take it any longer and asked, “Are we really going back to fight that gatekeeper Taoist? Or should we wait until we’ve gathered more team members before we attempt it?”

If the gatekeeper Taoist was as strong as a Golden Core Realm sword immortal, as Yan Yu had said, then the four of them might not be able to beat him—and since the gatekeeper Taoist didn’t hold back, it meant that each attempt came with the risk of death. Perhaps it would be safer to wait until the entire team was together before challenging him again.

“This mysterious realm is so vast, it’s more realistic to get control of its nerve center than to search aimlessly for people,” Yan Yu explained. “People can run all over the place, but the core of the mysterious realm is fixed and often leaves traces.”

“That’s right,” Li Minghu chimed in, smiling brightly. “Besides, Ah Jiang’s Primordial Magnetic Divine Light is especially effective against enemies like sword immortals.”

At that moment, Li Zhaojiang, who had been previously dazed, suddenly revived with full vigor, revealing a dignified and solemn expression, and said earnestly, “No gold and iron can resist my Primordial Magnetic Divine Light! Absolutely none!”

“You’ll have to be careful, though,” Yan Yu cautioned him. “Aside from you, the three of us are all sword immortals. Your Primordial Magnetic Divine Light can affect us too, and we wouldn’t want to seal off our own swordsmanship trying to counter the enemy.”

“Good point,” Li Zhaojiang said seriously. “I’ll be careful not to let the Divine Light get too close to sister and Xu Jin, but I can’t promise I won’t accidentally hit you. If my spell ends up affecting your Flying Sword, I won’t take responsibility, okay?”

“Given that, just to be safe, maybe I won’t use the Flying Sword,” Yan Yu also showed a contemplative look. “I’ll switch to using a puppet instead. Ah Jiang, you just be careful then. I can’t control my puppets with pinpoint accuracy.”

“Enough, you two!” Li Minghu scolded. “Ah Jiang! We’re supposed to be seriously discussing tactical plans, not messing around here!”

Li Zhaojiang looked as if he had been struck by lightning, with a face wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear, his lips quivering for a long time, unable to utter a single word.