N-A-A Chapter 91 How did I suddenly become the hope of the whole village?
Chapter 91 How did I suddenly become the hope of the whole village?
Chapter 82 How did I suddenly become the hope of the whole village?
Back at Bai Suzhen's residence, Shen Yi set up a simple soundproof barrier around Bai Suzhen's quiet room, and took out the corpse of the Purple Bat Spirit and the crystal-clear dragon horn.
Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman!
He sat cross-legged, his hands forming a hand seal, and his magical power, like threads, extended from his body, wrapping around the corpse of the purple bat spirit.
The alchemy technique of Laozi from the world of "Happy Seven Fairies" moved with a thought, and the Samadhi True Fire gave birth to the corpse of the Purple Bat Spirit from the void. It slowly rotated in the flames and gradually turned into a pool of liquid.
Without the blow from the Eight-Liang Official Seal that shattered the Purple Bat Spirit's demonic aura and inner core, even if Shen Yi wanted to refine the elixir, he wouldn't have known where to begin—he possessed a wealth of knowledge, but his magical power was still shallow, and just completely eliminating the demonic aura from the thousand-year-old demon corpse would have been enough to give him a headache.
This is precisely why he initially only intended to refine the Purple Bat into armor or puppets. Those kinds of things are easier to control and don't require much modification. Just like how the Maoshan Taoist priests control zombies, all he needs to do is give commands.
However, the official seal's strike had completely dispelled the demonic energy surrounding the Purple Bat Spirit. Now, he only needed to slowly purify it and remove the remaining impurities that were difficult to detect. With the addition of the pure immortal power from the dragon horn, it would not be difficult to refine a few immortal pills.
Time passed second by second. In the courtyard of the mansion, Ba Liang sat on the steps in a daze, holding the official seal, and kept thinking to himself: I wonder if Senior Shen Yi will share one with me after he refines the elixir.
If I could get one, would I also be able to become an immortal?
But if I become an immortal like this, what will happen to my wife and maid?
Sigh, I should have never gotten married. I'm now drowning in debt and have no idea how I'm going to pay it off.
Xiaoqing, bored, teased the purple-glowing plants in the corner. Being playful by nature, she actually wanted to ask Shen Yi about the whole song he sang earlier; it was really nice, and she wanted to sing it.
Bai Suzhen sat in meditation in another room, her breathing steady and her mind gradually calming down. She slowly took out a silver bottle.
She deliberately returned to the old residence of the Demonic Path, intending to take the elixir bestowed by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Although she encountered Shen Yi along the way and together they killed the Demonic Path Saint King, after many twists and turns, she still ended up at this point.
boom-
The protective array outside the Bai residence suddenly trembled. Bai Suzhen was startled and waved her right hand. The door opened by itself without wind. She looked closely and saw a monk holding a nine-ringed staff. He struck three times in a row, smashing the protective array of the Bai residence to pieces.
"Holy crap, how is Fahai so powerful?"
Shen Yi was also startled by the commotion, and the elixir that had just fused with the dragon horn was almost burned. He quickly made a hand seal to put the elixir into a bottle, and then cast several sealing spells, intending to continue refining it after things calmed down outside.
"Fahai, why have you trespassed into my cave?"
Seeing the commotion outside the door, Bai Suzhen immediately summoned her Baiyi sword. Even though she was usually gentle and refined, she was now furious at Fahai's act of smashing the door.
"Hey, it's you. Wait, what's that in your hand—an elixir?"
Fahai was also taken aback when he saw Bai Suzhen, clearly not expecting this to be Bai Suzhen's cave. But his gaze quickly fell on her hands, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
It turns out that Fahai eventually persuaded the easily swayed Xu Xian, and under the pretext of "subduing demons and eliminating evil, and not killing the innocent," he got Xu Xian to release the seals on three Buddhist treasures for him.
Unfortunately, Xu Xian was unaware that in Fahai's mind, whether demons were innocent or not was their business; he only cared about subduing demons.
"Found you!"
Just as Fahai was stunned, a white figure rushed out of the Bai Mansion. Fahai sneered, and the purple-gold alms bowl appeared in his left hand. He pointed it at the white figure.
"Ahhhh—"
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The white figure was enveloped in Buddhist light and pulled straight into the purple-gold bowl. Only then did everyone see clearly that it was an old man with white hair and beard, whose true form was faintly revealed under the illumination of Buddhist light—a ginseng plant.
"Let him go!"
Bai Suzhen immediately guessed the reason. This ginseng spirit must have been chased by Fahai and fled into the Bai Mansion in a panic. As for how it was able to sneak in, it was not hard to figure out: the Bai Mansion's formation had been in disrepair for many years, and burrowing underground was the ginseng spirit's instinct. If it really wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult.
"Hmph, Bai Suzhen, you stole the elixir of immortality, and this humble monk hasn't even bothered you yet."
Fahai snorted coldly, his left hand already holding the ginseng essence in the purple-gold bowl, his right hand loosening the nine-ringed staff, letting it hang in mid-air, and pointing at Bai Suzhen, the Soul-Chasing Cone shot out through the air.
"Monk, as I've said before, I was enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and this elixir was also bestowed upon me by Guanyin Bodhisattva."
clang-
The clang of metal rang out, sparks flew, and Bai Suzhen, holding the Baiyi Sword, was forced back two steps. Her hands tingled with numbness, and a look of surprise flashed across her face. How could Fahai's magic power be so strong?
"Nonsense! Guanyin Bodhisattva is such a being, how could she possibly meet with a mere snake demon like you?"
Fahai didn't believe Bai Suzhen's words at all. Throughout the entire Legend of the White Snake, Fahai perfectly embodied the saying that he had "no affinity with Buddhism."
He was devoted to Buddhism, but he had never seen Guanyin Bodhisattva, let alone Buddha. It was only later, when his wisdom eye was reopened, that he saw an illusion of Buddha, but whether it was Buddha or demon was really hard to say.
Therefore, Fahai refused to believe Bai Suzhen's explanation. He preferred to believe that Bai Suzhen had stolen the elixir rather than believe that the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva would enlighten a snake demon instead of enlightening him. Otherwise, wouldn't he become a laughing stock?
"Monk, my sister said this was given to her by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Don't you understand?"
Xiaoqing was also quite angry, and summoned the Azure Rainbow Sword, its blade pointing directly at Fahai.
"Stubborn and obstinate."
Fahai struck out with his palm, the golden palm print wrapped in Brahma light, crashing towards Xiaoqing. Having witnessed Fahai's attack just now, Bai Suzhen dared not let Xiaoqing withstand it head-on. She once again swung her sword to block. The Baiyi Sword collided with the palm print, emitting a piercing buzz, and a fine crack appeared on the sword.
Bai Suzhen's face was deathly pale, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.
"elder sister!"
Xiaoqing exclaimed in surprise, not caring why Fahai had become so strong. She angrily drew her sword and rushed forward, only to be slapped away by Fahai with a casual palm strike, crashing into the wall and vomiting blood.
"Monk, eat my seal!"
Upon seeing this, Ba Liang, who had just arrived, shouted loudly, raised his official seal, and his righteous aura surged out like a tide, pressing down on Fahai.
But Fahai was not a demon, and the official seal had no effect on him. He simply waved his hand, and the official seal was not even able to protect Ba Liang. Ba Liang and the seal were sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.
"This Xu Xian is really—"
Shen Yi's face was grim. Fahai took out the Purple Gold Bowl. How could he not understand that Xu Xian had already broken the seal for him? And how did he suddenly become the hope of the whole village?
You guys better step up your game!
Shen Yi almost suspected that Fahai's visit was inextricably linked to Guanyin Bodhisattva.