134: A package deal, gone mad?

"Monk, you misheard me, I was talking about that Sea Clan High Priest!" Jiang Yan held his Spirit Treasure longsword, showing a smug smile. "Steady yourself, I'll Suppress Evil and kill these two Clones!"

Heartless didn't want to argue with Jiang Yan, but he felt that Jiang Yan was definitely using roundabout ways to call him subhuman.

With his right hand holding the Spirit Treasure longsword and bolstered by lightning, Jiang Yan hacked violently at the one-armed Clone.

Just as he chopped the Clone into pieces, he pulled out a "Fire-Burning Talisman" with his left hand and threw it at the remains on the ground.

As the Talisman burned, blue smoke rose from the remains, and the parasitic Possession seed was forcibly driven out, transforming into the distorted phantom of a small fish.

Within the flames of the Fire-Burning Talisman, the fish phantom writhed frantically, emitting a piercing screech. Jiang Yan, quick of eye and hand, swiftly swung down his lightning-covered Spirit Treasure longsword.

[Suppressed third realm Parasitic Spirit Fish. Gained Experience: 11,200. lifespan: 1,818 years.]

[Current Experience: 93.52%]

[Suppress Evil LV4 (5/10,000)]

"One down!"

Although Jiang Yan looked happy, he was dissatisfied with the experience gained from the Parasitic Spirit Fish.

He turned to look at the other Clone suppressed by Heartless, only to see the monk solemnly placing a Merit Box in front of it.

"Benefactor, would you like to learn about our Rebirth Package?" Heartless looked solemn and dignified. "A twenty percent discount on the salvation fee, and we support Spirit Stone installments."

The Clone's hideous face suddenly froze, seemingly dumbfounded by this move.

Jiang Yan slapped his forehead. He found himself crooked enough, but why did it feel like Heartless was even more twisted?

The surrounding conscious Sect Disciples and Elders were astonished. They felt that this was no longer a high monk of the Dragon Elephant Temple, but clearly a wandering evil monk!

"Monk, your business expansion is a bit too much!" Jiang Yan hurriedly said. "He's completely mentally corrupted and has no self-awareness at all. Do you really think he'll pay?"

"Amitabha." Heartless pressed his palms together and instantly snatched the other's Storage Pouch with his right hand. "This benefactor did not speak, which means he has consented by default. So, please proceed, Benefactor Jiang. This humble monk will perform the salvation for him in a moment."

"..."

Jiang Yan watched Heartless's fluid movement of swiping the Storage Pouch and was momentarily speechless.

This monk's business skills are way too practiced!

What he didn't know was that since Heartless brought back resources last time, it opened up a new line of thinking for the Dragon Elephant Temple. Sticking to old ways forever wouldn't work, so the old abbot decided to let Heartless learn as he pleased, as this was also a form of tempering in the Tribulation of the Mortal World.

"Fine." Jiang Yan took a deep breath, the lightning on his longsword surging. "Since the 'client' has consented by default, let's send him on his way!"

The sword light fell like a thunderbolt, instantly slicing the Clone in two! But just as Jiang Yan was about to burn the remains, the Sea Clan High Priest, blocked outside the Formation Restriction, began to slam against the array in rage.

"He's not really going to get in, is he?" Jiang Yan asked worriedly.

Heartless pressed his palms together and said, "Senior Li said that in the second-layer island Secret Realm, no Sea Clan above the fourth realm can enter, except for humans."

"Boom!"

The Sea Clan High Priest's giant claw slammed heavily onto the Formation barrier, causing runes to flicker across the sky. The entire island trembled, but the barrier remained unmoved.

Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, casually threw a Talisman at the Clone, and said, "Destroy all the light pillars except for the yellow and purple ones."

[Suppressed third realm Parasitic Spirit Fish. Gained Experience: 11,250. lifespan: 1,828 years.]

[Current Experience: 94.46%]

[Suppress Evil LV4 (306/10,000)]

"Alright." Heartless nodded, condensing Buddha light in his hands, and began to destroy the other colored light pillars.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As the Buddha light in Heartless's hands erupted repeatedly, the cyan, crimson, and other light pillars exploded one after another. With every pillar destroyed, the Sea Clan High Priest on the lake emitted a painful roar, and one of the chains on his body snapped.

Jiang Yan wasn't idle either; his Spirit Treasure longsword channeled thunder and fire, incinerating all the contaminated Legacy runes.

The two cooperated seamlessly, clearing most of the light pillars in the blink of an eye.

Just as they were about to move on the last blue light pillar, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

"Stop!"

Looking at the person who shouted, it was actually the Dao Cloud Sect Elder who had been rescued earlier!

"Elder Qiu?" Jiang Yan's eyes narrowed, the lightning on his longsword still active.

Although this Dao Cloud Sect Elder seemed conscious, the faint blue light flickering in his eyes could not escape Jiang Yan's notice.

The prayer beads in Heartless's hand grew slightly warm, and he whispered, "Something's wrong... there are still remnants of a Possession seed inside him!"

Elder Qiu's face was distorted, and his voice fluctuated as if two consciousnesses were fighting for control of his body: "Get away... this is... my Dao Yun Sect's... Opportunity..."

Mid-sentence, his right hand suddenly grabbed uncontrollably toward the jade pendant at his waist.

"Snap!"

Jiang Yan moved extremely fast; with a flick of his sword tip, the jade pendant shattered!

The blue slime hidden in the jade pendant suddenly erupted, turning into countless thin threads stabbing toward Jiang Yan's face!

"I was already on guard against you!" Jiang Yan's Sword Qi suddenly erupted, slashing at the threads like raindrops.

Simultaneously, Heartless's figure flickered, instantly appearing behind Elder Qiu and striking a palm against his back.

"Suppress!"

"Blargh!"

Elder Qiu spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling blue blood and collapsed, listless. At that moment, the blue light pillar flickered violently, and the Sea Clan High Priest's painful roar could be heard faintly!

On the lake, the High Priest's ten-thousand-foot body suddenly cracked with countless wounds, blue blood pouring down like a rainstorm... Jiang Yan took the Opportunity to swing his sword, his thunder-fire Sword Qi splitting the last light pillar.

"Break for This Young Master!"

"Boom!"

The shockwave from the exploding light pillar swept across the entire Legacy platform!

Looking at the unconscious Elder Qiu, Heartless shook his head helplessly. "Amitabha. Although he was saved, he will probably be insane when he wakes up."

"Then that has nothing to do with us," Jiang Yan said, pulling out a stack of "Source-Tracing Talismans" and slapping them onto the yellow and blue light pillars.

"Benefactor, we are returning your Elder to you. When he wakes up, I hope you can tell him the truth," Heartless said to a Dao Yun Sect Inner Sect Disciple.

"Please be at ease, Little Master, I will certainly pass it on," the Dao Yun Sect Disciple said.

The moment the Source-Tracing Talismans touched the pillars, the Impurities in the yellow and purple light pillars were completely purified, revealing the pure golden and purple Legacy Origins.

"Finally settled." Jiang Yan breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to Heartless. "Monk, shouldn't we take a look at these Legacy skills now..."

Heartless nodded, stepped toward the purple light pillar, and pressed his palms together, saying generously, "Amitabha. Twelve Legacy skills actually locked within two light pillars—truly no ordinary feat."

Seeing Jiang Yan and Heartless accepting these Legacies, the other Sect Disciples also hurried to stand before the two light pillars.

Although Jiang Yan was a bit mischievous, he knew the principle of 'biting off more than one can chew,' so he only chose the Dao of Artifact Refining and Alchemy.

Heartless was different. As the Buddhist Son, although he had picked up some bad habits from Jiang Yan, his Aptitude far exceeded Jiang Yan's. Except for "Nurturing" and "Zen Cultivation," he could learn the other ten Legacies.

After finishing memorizing the Legacy, Jiang Yan immediately looked at Heartless.

Seeing the ten Legacy light patterns floating around Heartless, Jiang Yan's eyes twitched. How was this monk accepting a Legacy? He was clearly treating the light pillar like an all-you-can-eat buffet!

"Monk... you really have a great appetite!"

Heartless sat cross-legged with a solemn expression, ten different colored Legacy runes floating above his head, yet he could still distractedly reply: "Amitabha. This humble monk is testing for poison for the sake of all living beings... no, I mean, verifying the safety of the Legacy."

The other Sect Disciples watched in a daze. One Chilian Mountain Disciple tried to imitate him, but as soon as he touched the third Legacy, he foamed at the mouth and fainted!

Seeing the miserable state of that Chilian Mountain Disciple, everyone's lips twitched. They hurriedly steadied their minds to memorize the Legacies they could currently accept.

"Sigh, comparing oneself to others is truly infuriating," Jiang Yan said helplessly.

In terms of Aptitude, Jiang Yan had to admit that Heartless was the most monstrous Prodigy he had ever seen in his generation.

Suddenly, Heartless frowned. "Something's wrong..."

The ten Legacy light patterns inside him suddenly repelled each other, racing wildly through his Meridians!

Seeing this, Jiang Yan gloatingly pulled out a Recording Bead. "That's what you get for being greedy! Now you've suffered a Qi Deviation, haven't you?"