167: Chapter 167 The Green Snake Arrives at Bodhi Temple

Indeed, an Elder at home is like a treasure.

"Breaking through to the Nascent Soul."

"Bloodline enhancement."

"Molting."

"And then there is Buddhist Dharma."

"But these only suppress the demon patterns; to untie the knot, one must find the person who tied it."

"To completely resolve the Demon Seal, only the Demon Lord himself in this world can do it."

Xu Qing was already very grateful to have four possible paths.

That was the Demon Lord, an epic-level boss capable of destroying the world.

"The first two go without saying."

"They are difficult to achieve in a short time."

"By molting multiple times and relying on the power of rebirth, perhaps you can periodically shed parts of the demonic resentment."

"But for a demon Cultivator at your Realm, without a specific technique, it's impossible to molt frequently."

Of the four paths, only one remained.

"Righteous Path Buddhist Dharma, under the illumination of Buddha's light, suppresses all that is inauspicious and impure."

"When cultivated to a profound level, it can suppress demonic resentment."

Xu Qing shivered.

"You're not going to make me become a monk, are you?"

"I think you'd be a nun."

Elder Li added a cutting remark from the side.

But Xu Qing didn't want to bother arguing with this granddaughter who showed no respect for her Elders.

"Our Sect has now established diplomatic relations with Bodhi Temple."

"With me as your guarantor, it shouldn't be difficult to seek a portion of Buddhist Dharma and Dharma Affinity."

"There's no need to become a monk."

Daya was glowing.

Such a dazzling, holy light.

Daya really was his darling, his treasure; his past affection for her hadn't been in vain.

"Genius Snake Daya, the snake tribe is proud of you."

Xu Qing praised.

"...I think you should become a monk after all; your Buddhist name will be West River."

...

Afterward, Daya took a group of Disciples and Elders, boarded the Sect's flying boat, and flew toward Bodhi Kingdom and Bodhi Temple.

Of course, the flying boat was equipped entirely with defensive Formations, without a single offensive one.

After all, this was a diplomatic mission to Bodhi Temple.

Inside a compartment of the flying boat.

Xu Qing had returned to his true form, hands forming seals; his scales flickered with light and shadow as traces of blood seeped out from beneath them.

The scales on the snake's head cracked open, and a layer of snake skin began to molt from his body bit by bit.

The moment the skin was shed, it was stained dark red by a crimson aura.

Xu Qing was forcibly molting to suppress the Blood Seal.

However, this sort of thing could only be done occasionally; doing it too often would be very harmful to the body.

When the entire skin had been shed, Xu Qing collapsed on the ground, not wanting to move an inch.

The Blood Seal on his body had also dimmed; it seemed it wouldn't continue to grow for a short while.

"Damn it, my shed skin has been contaminated."

Xu Qing looked at the skin he had just shed.

Right now, the skin was filled with demonic resentment, making it completely unusable for Artifact Refining or Alchemy.

For the frugal Green Snake, this was heartbreaking.

He coiled into a ball and slowly adjusted his breathing.

Once his Qi had fully recovered, Xu Qing took out the heaven-stealing lamp.

He then took out various precious Materials.

There was still a long way to Bodhi Temple; he might as well use this time to re-refine the heaven-stealing lamp.

Among them, a branch about the thickness of an index finger was the most prominent.

The branch had a pleasant fragrance and was crystal clear, as if carved from fine jade.

This was exactly the main material for Xu Qing's re-refining of the heaven-stealing lamp.

It was the material dropped when he killed that stinky monk, the Deliverer of Demons: immortal fragrance wood.

The drop rate was truly high.

He spat out Green Fire to envelop the heaven-stealing lamp and pressed the immortal fragrance wood against the crack.

In the calcination of the flames, the fragrance of the immortal fragrance wood mixed with the aroma of wine.

Xu Qing's hands formed seals, a green light shone from his chest, and a phantom of a green seed sank into the immortal fragrance wood.

"Grant fifty years of lifespan!"

With a point of Xu Qing's finger, fifty years of lifespan were stripped away and merged into the immortal fragrance wood.

Instantly, the immortal fragrance wood sprouted and grew, Entwining around the entire heaven-stealing lamp along the crack.

As the flames calcined it, it gradually merged into the heaven-stealing lamp.

The heaven-stealing lamp also began to glow and operate, brewing the wine within.

Cold air puffed out from the lamp's mouth again, as if trying to extinguish Xu Qing's Green Fire.

Xu Qing waved his hand without hesitation, and various Materials vanished into the flames, merging bit by bit into the heaven-stealing lamp as they were calcined.

The heaven-stealing lamp shone brightly; with Xu Qing's help, it suppressed the escaping cold air back into the lamp and continued brewing.

Every time a bit of cold air puffed out, the heaven-stealing lamp would press it back, forcibly brewing it into the wine.

At this moment, the heaven-stealing lamp was like a god of war.

During the brewing, the aroma of wine filled the entire room, carrying a slightly cool scent.

It felt as if even the restless fire in one's heart would be suppressed by the wine's fragrance.

The Green Fire dissipated.

Xu Qing reached out, and the heaven-stealing lamp 2.0 landed in his palm.

Compared to the heaven-stealing lamp 1.0, the 2.0 version not only received an overall upgrade but also boldly adopted a design with cyan flowing patterns.

Its brewing capacity was greatly enhanced, and the bug from the 1.0 version that prevented it from brewing the Ice King was fixed.

He took a sip of the wine.

It was like a cool breeze blowing in one's face during the sweltering heat of summer, washing over the entire body and Soul.

The wine's fragrance slid into his stomach and turned into a hot spring, washing over his entire body from the inside out.

A faint fragrance emanated from his body, and a slight drunkenness rose to his head.

Clear Qi flowed in his mouth, and warm Qi echoed in his belly.

He couldn't help but blurt out.

"Holy crap, good wine."

The flying boat was incredibly fast.

In four days, they arrived at Bodhi Temple in Bodhi Kingdom.

Bodhi Temple was nestled deep in the mountains, divided into the Outer Temple and the Inner Temple.

The Outer Temple was on the outer mountains, bordering the Mortal World; it received incense, resolved secular troubles, and delivered all living beings.

The Inner Temple was deep within the mountains.

It stayed away from the Mortal World and did not engage with secular affairs.

It was a Holy Land where eminent monks cultivated Buddhist Dharma in seclusion.

This was also the Bodhi Temple referred to by average Cultivators, rather than the one mentioned by the secular Dynasty.

The flying boat landed outside the mountain range where Bodhi Temple was located.

Everyone left the flying boat, took to their Escape Lights, and flew toward Bodhi Temple.

"amitabha, this poor monk, Dharma Affinity, greets Benefactor Xuanji."

A monk with white eyebrows and beard bowed to the newcomers.

Daya descended from her Escape Light and returned the greeting.

"Xuanji has come specifically to pay respects to Abbot Fayuan."

The monk's name was Dharma Affinity, and he was the most Senior monk in Bodhi Temple.

He was also the Soul Transformation expert of this top-tier Sect, Bodhi Temple.

"This poor monk, Silent Severity, greets Senior Xuanji."

Silent Severity also stepped forward to make his face known.

"Thank you for your assistance before, Master Silent Severity."

Xuanji also bowed to Silent Severity.

"Speaking of which, when she had just woken up, she almost mistook this monk Silent Severity for an accomplice of Profound Heart and nearly eliminated him."

"Fortunately, this monk was blessed with great luck?"

The monks led the way, bringing everyone inside Bodhi Temple.

Passing through the temple gate was the temple hall, where golden statues of the Buddha and Arhats were enshrined.

Passing through the hall led to the inner courtyard, the living quarters of the monks.

One could hear the rhythmic and grand sounds of Buddhist chanting and wooden fish.

The coordinated movements of the martial monks were also a pleasing sight.

Naturally, it wasn't usually this coordinated.

Everyone usually practiced on their own; performing a single movement in unison was actually inefficient.

But today, another top-tier Sect had come to visit.

So they had naturally rehearsed once to avoid being looked down upon by the other Sect.

It was very much like a classroom when leaders from another school come to inspect.

"Your temple truly deserves its reputation as the number one temple in the Cultivation World; seeing it today, it is indeed a Buddha Land."

"amitabha, it's just average."

"These lazy monks have made a fool of themselves before the Benefactor."

Although Dharma Affinity said this, he was clearly quite proud.

It was a good thing they had rehearsed several times beforehand.