547: Chapter 547 A Shot Upon Meeting

"Impressive. What's the deal with that gun?"

"How did he become like a completely different person after firing a single shot?"

Li Hua watched as Bai Ling suddenly transformed—as if he had just eaten a certain chocolate bar—from a decadent, gloomy man into a bright, sunny youth, slaughtering his way through the entire hospital with a face full of confidence.

Many of those who could come to a hospital of this caliber possessed cultivation; ordinary people had no need for a specialized hospital.

Thus, in Li Hua's current state, while it couldn't be called a crushing victory, fighting his way out easily was still possible.

A weakened Nascent Soul Stage was still the Nascent Soul Stage; in a place like the Dream City, it still carried significant weight.

However, with Bai Ling joining in, it truly became a carry to victory.

Especially after seeing those few individuals who had broken into the hospital—strangely dressed but powerful—Li Hua felt even more admiration for the woman before him.

Those guys behind them weren't weak; if they hadn't found Bai Ling ahead of time, even Li Hua would have found them troublesome to deal with.

To this, Lv Yang only gave a slight smile.

"It's nothing. I just swapped the subsequent bullets for Buddhist Dharma Bullets. Simply put, I used a special secret technique to intercept and compress recited Buddhist Scriptures, eventually turning them into bullets."

"For mental pollution-type attacks, as long as the bullet hits, the Dharma can quickly cleanse it. It's quite useful."

Hearing the explanation, Li Hua looked at the enthusiastically fighting Bai Ling and scratched his head.

"But aren't you from the Taiyi Sect? How do you have something like this?"

Hearing this, Lv Yang turned his head, held up a finger in front of Li Hua, and said with a serious expression.

"The Taiyi Sect is just a passing traveler; the Buddhist Sect is the most badass."

"Even if the Buddhist Sect has declined, it is still the world's number one sect."

"The Buddhist Sect?"

Li Hua pursed his lips, seemingly trying to remember.

"Where is the Buddhist Sect making its fortune now? I didn't see them when I went to the Southern Desert last time."

Li Hua didn't quite understand why Lv Yang, a believer of the Taiyi Sect, praised the Buddhist Sect so much, but since she said so, there must be some reason behind it.

It was just that Li Hua had indeed never seen anyone from the Buddhist Sect, though he had encountered people from the Dao Sect on his way to the Southern Desert.

Li Hua had even been tricked into buying a peace talisman.

Lv Yang's face stiffened, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

Ignoring the two behind him, Bai Ling had now transformed into a berserker, fighting his way out of the hospital.

Those without heavy malice were simply beaten into submission; those with great ill intent were dealt with on the spot.

Along the way, he also took care of several strange characters with ulterior motives who had rushed in.

After resolving them all, Bai Ling naturally received a large amount of power feedback, and his self-confidence surged instantly.

In his previous battle with King Dong, Bai Ling had been defeated by the opponent's Law Divine Ability.

Under conditions of identical power, he, who had just entered the Soul Transformation Stage, experienced the first Dao Struggle of his life.

No matter how he fought, the opponent was stronger than him. Whatever he had, the opponent also had; whatever he lacked, the opponent possessed.

Under this series of multiple blows, his Dao Heart collapsed directly. He realized he just knew many things but wasn't a 'stat monster' at all. Combined with the Law damage, he had been depressed for a long time.

Fortunately, that person named Lv Yang solved his troubles with a special bullet.

What the hospital couldn't cure, she did. He even gained a blessing in disguise; his Heavy Pupils had progressed further, and he was not far from repairing the other eye.

Bai Ling returned to his confident state, intending to make up for his previous regrets.

When the time came, he would first rescue Yuan Chenling, then go to resurrect Zhou Yan, and once his strength was a bit greater, he would face King Dong again.

This time he only lost because his strength was weaker; at the same level of power, his Heavy Pupils would not lose!

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that not a single one of his current three goals could be realized.

"Who's there!"

Bai Ling quickly retreated several steps, shielding Lv Yang and Li Hua.

Seeing Bai Ling's movement, Li Hua and Lv Yang also raised their gun and drew their sword, becoming alert.

"I am merely a passing ancient Cultivator; don't be so nervous."

"I am here to cooperate with you and help you."

The three looked over to see a kind-looking, slightly chubby man wearing a loose Daoist robe, looking like an amiable priest.

Without knowing the other party's intentions, it was better not to make an enemy if possible.

"Which Daoist temple are you from?"

Lv Yang's sudden question caught the fat man off guard, but then he broke into a wide grin.

"This humble Daoist is from the White Cloud Temple. Have you heard of it?"

Lv Yang thought for a moment and continued to ask.

"Then do you know if the main gate of the White Cloud Temple opens to the south or the north?"

The fat Daoist laughed again.

"Little layperson, you are testing me."

"But rest assured, I am the real deal. Naturally, I know the gate opens to the south. It's just that so much time has passed, I don't know where the current gate opens from."

"But in my era, the gate definitely opened to the south."

Lv Yang nodded and returned the smile.

"No problem, he is indeed a member of the Dao Sect."

"Then, Daoist Master, I wonder why you have specifically come looking for us? And what do you mean by 'help'?"

Lv Yang stepped past Bai Ling and walked toward the Daoist. Bai Ling wanted to pull her back, but Lv Yang just gave a backward glance and a smile, continuing to approach.

Seeing that communication was effective, the fat Daoist also began to explain.

"It is like this: this wall has divided the city into four districts. Each district contains a large number of ancient Cultivators and some people with ulterior motives."

"I was resurrected by a man named Ma Hao. Through a special method, he can record parts of our lives and turn them into silhouettes to be resurrected in others."

"And within those silhouettes, there is a kind of power. Once we start fighting, that power will be transmitted and spread among us."

"Once it spreads to a certain extent, they will collect these people and head to that so-called Sky Island for a free-for-all battle to complete their objective."

"As a Daoist myself, I do not care for that so-called Immortal Ascension or becoming a god, nor do I wish to see the common people suffer."

"I see that you little laypeople have decent cultivation and are not bloodthirsty, so I specifically appeared to remind you that the matter of becoming an immortal or god is an illusion. You must not continue and be lost to power."

"I also hope you can lend this humble Daoist a hand to eliminate those villains as much as possible and protect these commoners."

"As a reward afterward, I am willing to gift you my Cultivation Techniques and secret arts. After all, I am just an ancient person temporarily resurrected; I do not possess many things."

Bang!

Fire erupted from the muzzle as a bullet flew rapidly toward the fat Daoist.

It turned out Lv Yang had been preparing all along; her constant approach was merely to prevent the opponent from having space to escape.

Sure enough, the opponent reacted the instant he saw Lv Yang fire, about to dodge. Unfortunately, Bai Ling had also remained alert; he rushed over and pinned the opponent's shoulder, causing him to pause for a moment.

With a squelch, the bullet entered the flesh. Countless golden chains erupted from the wound, wrapping the fat Daoist tightly and trapping him on the ground.

Only when bound by the golden chains did the fat Daoist realize that these chains were extremely strange; even at the Soul Transformation Stage, he couldn't break free.

Bai Ling also noticed this scene. At the same time, he swallowed hard and looked at Lv Yang warily.

Although the person before him was a Mortal, she truly possessed a lot of tricks.

He had originally planned to pin the opponent down first and then start a battle after the opponent was hit.

While he had thought the bullet might have some special effect, he really hadn't expected it could restrain a Soul Transformation expert.

"Why!"

He gritted his teeth and looked at Lv Yang, not understanding what he had done wrong.

Blowing the dust from the muzzle, Lv Yang put the gun back at her waist, waiting for the next draw.

"First, people from the White Cloud Temple don't call the gate a 'gate'; they call it a 'Chang'."

"Second, you forgot to conceal the aura on your body."

Lv Yang waved her hand, signaling the two to beat him to death.

Although she had ways to trap a Soul Transformation expert, she was a Mortal body and couldn't kill one herself. Even if she had weapons with Soul Transformation-level attack power, she couldn't use them, so she could only let Bai Ling and Li Hua take action.

The two looked at each other, nodded, and began to strike from both sides, fiercely pummeling the person before them.

Until a white light flashed, the chains suddenly loosened, and the figure within had vanished, leaving only a silhouette behind.

Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, Bai Ling sensed an aura once again.

"Who's there!"

The three looked over again. Inspector Ge and Yelena walked out from the shadows with their hands raised. It was clear both were very nervous, swallowing in unison.

The two said with panicked faces.

"You three, please don't attack! This time, we're really on your side!!!"