122: The somber atmosphere outside Jinxian Temple

"Senior, could you be accommodating? We are here by Revered Master's command and must enter Golden Immortal Temple to investigate."

Outside the Golden Immortal Temple, two lightly dressed Goddess Palace Disciples were preening and trying to persuade a long-haired Buddhist Practitioner, who was seated on a lotus platform, to let them pass.

A Buddhist Practitioner guarding a Daoist temple was already a somewhat strange sight.

But for the two Goddess Palace Disciples, whether it was a Buddhist Practitioner or a Daoist, neither was as important as seizing the opportunities hidden within.

“amitabha buddha.”

The Buddhist Practitioner closed his eyes, lightly flicked his buddhist prayer beads, and softly chanted a Buddhist invocation.

"Two female benefactresses, Golden Immortal Temple is a Forbidden Ground of the Sacred Domain. If you wish to enter, you must first withstand three of Poor Monk's palms to prove your ability to survive.

Otherwise, even if Poor Monk were willing to let you in, it would only be to needlessly throw away your lives.

Two Fellow Daoists have spent hundreds of years to reach the Tribulation Crossing Realm, which is not easy. It's better not to get involved in the Karma within."

"Senior, Revered Master's command is hard to defy. Golden Immortal Temple, we two are determined to enter today."

“amitabha buddha.”

The Buddhist Practitioner helplessly chanted a Buddhist invocation and sighed bitterly.

"Why bother? Golden Immortal Temple is full of Killing Intent, and since its birth, countless Cultivators have perished within."

The female Disciple named Lan Feng stepped forward, swinging her jade arm.

"Senior, no need for further words. Please bestow your move."

"Alas."

The Buddhist Practitioner sighed and slowly raised his hand.

Immediately, the surrounding Buddha light intensified, and a mighty sacred power poured out from outside the Golden Immortal Temple.

In an instant, Lan Feng felt her blood Qi surge, completely out of control.

Cold sweat slowly trickled down her forehead and onto her cheek.

Clatter, clatter—

Just then, a booming sound of horse hooves in the distance interrupted this trial.

"Hmm? Such heavy malevolence."

The Buddhist Practitioner retracted the Buddha light around him and slowly opened his eyes.

Before long, a pitch-black Demonic Steed appeared sharply before everyone's eyes.

After a brief silence, Shen Lian slowly stepped down from the carriage, his gaze fixed on the Golden Immortal Daoist Temple behind the Buddhist Practitioner.

"This is Golden Immortal Temple?"

A question, as if speaking to himself, yet also as if questioning the Buddhist Practitioner.

"amitabha buddha, Poor Monk is Monk. May I ask what the benefactor seeks?"

Shen Lian unfolded his Folding Fan: "I heard that Golden Immortal Temple contains profound mysteries, and I wish to explore it. If you know what's good for you, move aside!"

"How dare you!"

Lan Feng immediately shouted at Shen Lian upon hearing this.

"Great Master Monk is an enlightened eminent monk! How can you, a madman, be so disrespectful? Why don't you quickly kneel and apologize to the Great Master!"

Shen Lian's eyes instantly turned cold upon hearing this, and only then did he notice that besides himself and Monk, there were two other women present.

After seeing the women's attire, a strong Killing Intent erupted in his eyes.

"Are you from Goddess Palace?"

"Precisely!"

Lan Feng, hearing this, involuntarily puffed out her chest in pride.

"Since you know the name of Goddess Palace, then quickly retreat. If a goddess is angered, she will surely send your soul to the netherworld."

"Hahahaha!"

Shen Lian burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Excellent! I killed a wild hen named Yun Xiyue before, and now another flock of wild hens is squawking in front of me. I was planning to personally destroy Goddess Palace in a while, but I didn't expect to encounter you lot here as interest payments. In that case, before I enter Golden Immortal Temple, I'll deal with you first!"

“In that case, before I enter Golden Immortal Temple, I'll deal with you first!”

“In that case, before I enter Golden Immortal Temple, I'll deal with you first!”

"What did you say? Senior Sister Yun was killed by you?"

Lan Feng and Zhu Lian were both shocked upon hearing this.

More than a month ago, Yun Xiyue's soul shattered, and Sect Master Mu Yingxue searched everywhere for the killer in vain.

Unexpectedly, she was killed by the person before them!

Instantly, the two women simultaneously drew their Spirit Swords.

"You dared to kill my Senior Sister Yun, are you prepared?"

"State your name. Even if you are the killer, Goddess Palace does not kill nameless individuals."

Shen Lian's demeanor was calm, his eyes disdainful and fearless, as if he were watching two ants jumping around.

"Noisy."

With that one word, Shen Lian directly raised his hand and struck with a palm.

Boom—

With just one palm, the Protective Aura in front of the two women instantly shattered.

After a loud explosion, the two figures had already turned into dust, perishing then and there.

“amitabha buddha.”

The incident happened too suddenly, so sudden that Monk didn't even have time to react.

"Benefactor, your actions are too ruthless. This act of yours..."

Before Monk could finish, Shen Lian interrupted him without hesitation: "Bald Donkey, before you start lecturing, you'd best consider your own situation. It's best not to meddle in affairs that don't concern you, lest you bring unwarranted disaster upon yourself."

“It's best not to meddle in affairs that don't concern you, lest you bring unwarranted disaster upon yourself.”

“amitabha buddha.”

Monk chanted a Buddhist invocation, and when he reopened his eyes, the rage in his pupils was already uncontrollable.

"Benefactor's malevolence is too heavy; it should be resolved by entering my Buddhist sect. Let Poor Monk convert the benefactor. I hope the benefactor can repent and turn over a new leaf!"

"Turn back?" Shen Lian sharply closed his Folding Fan. "The path I walk is destined to be irreversible. Bald Donkey, if you can't hide the Killing Intent within you, why bother cultivating Buddhism!"

Just then, Lan Feng and Yu Lian's two life souls slowly emerged.

Upon seeing this, Shen Lian immediately raised his hand, intending to activate the human emperor cauldron: "I got too carried away killing ants, almost forgot to send you into the human emperor cauldron for Soul Refining!"

"Stop!"

Monk, seeing this, quickly appeared and collected the two life souls.

"The path of cultivation is truly not easy. Regardless of how they offended the benefactor in life, since the benefactor has already destroyed their Physical Bodies, the Karma should be settled.

You should not sever this last thought of Reincarnation. Now, no matter what, Poor Monk will not let you destroy their life souls."

Shen Lian's eyes narrowed: "Bald Donkey, what is your relationship with them?"

"We met by chance; there was no prior interaction."

"So, for two unrelated people, you're willing to gamble your life against me?"

"amitabha buddha, a Buddhist Practitioner is benevolent and should prioritize protecting all living beings in the world. Even if burdened by killing Karma, the Buddhist sect should still focus on converting."

"What a compassionate monk! Then let Shen Lian see if your compassion can protect the living beings in your hands, and if it can convert me, this Devil Head!"

As his voice fell, Shen Lian stomped his foot.

Immediately, heaven and earth thundered, and the Yin and Yang dual streams of Qi swirled, condensing into a Hunyuan Protective Aura that covered the entire Golden Immortal Temple, inside and out.

Monk frowned: "I didn't expect the benefactor to be a Primordial Chaos Realm Cultivator!"

"Save your breath. Use your strongest ability, one move to settle the Karma!"

"amitabha buddha, Benefactor, I apologize for offending you!"

As Monk's Buddhist invocation fell, he immediately unleashed his full cultivation.

Immediately, vast Buddha light condensed, gradually forming a seven-zhang-tall World Honored Tathagata Dharma Idol behind him.

"Primordial Chaos Realm Sixth Level? You are worthy of taking this move from me."

Shen Lian praised, then leaped into the Void Realm.

Immediately, thunder rolled, and lightning streams from all directions converged within his body.

"Hmph~"

Amidst a deep roar, a black hole actually appeared behind Shen Lian.

The next moment, a terrifying three-headed, six-armed divine shadow, imbued with Killing Intent, materialized from the Void Realm and stood behind Shen Lian.

"This is?"

"Destroying Three Thousand Daos, Papiyas Kills Tathagata!"

Monk, feeling the vast Aura Pressure, immediately stabilized his mind and used all his strength to condense all the vital Qi in his body into supreme sacred Qi.

He knew there was only one chance, one move that would decide life and death.

"Tathagata Nirvana, Reincarnation of the Past!"

Monk raised his hand without holding back, directly unleashing his strongest move, striking the Void Realm Papiyas Demonic Form with a palm.

"Divine Demon Interstice, Dharma-Ending Annihilation!"

Boom—

With a single palm strike, the impact reverberated for a thousand li, causing mountains and rocks to crumble and the sky to darken in an instant.

As the smoke and dust cleared, two unparalleled figures stood with their hands behind their backs.

Everything seemed to have returned to tranquility.

After a long while, Monk put his palms together.

“amitabha buddha.”