Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 182: The Twelvefold Demonic Embryo Scripture
The 'Soul Corpse Queen' is an existence on par with the 'Nine-Eyed Demon Spider'.

The only difference is that 'Soul Corpse Houqing' has been suppressed by the Ancient Buddha of Chaos and its life force has been extinguished by Buddhist supernatural powers. Now it is just a corpse.

The calamity caused by the 'Soul-Devouring Pill' was clearly the result of the people in the Chaotic Ancient Temple bringing it upon themselves.

"But is that all?"

Li Chunfeng looked at the boundary key, but there was no notification that the mission was completed.

Clearly, the mastermind behind this is not this small tower.

There are also questions...

Since the Soul Corpse Houqing's life force has been extinguished, why did that wisp of soul energy fall into the small tower just now? Could it be that the Soul Corpse Houqing can be resurrected?

Judging from the tense and prepared demeanor of the monks at Luan Gu Temple, they were clearly not indifferent; rather, they had mobilized the vast majority of the temple's forces here to suppress the entity within the tower. But had the situation become so dire that Luan Gu Temple was unable to address the crisis outside? Or were they simply colluding with the enemy?

"Amitabha Buddha, have you seen enough?"

Li Chunfeng was startled when a golden light blocked his view, and an old monk's figure appeared within it. He immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

But the seven-day survival mission was about to end, and he could choose to return at any time.

Besides, what came here was only an avatar...

After thinking for a moment, he put his hands together in return and said, "Amitabha, this humble monk has been tracking the traces of the demon's soul all the way here, but I did not expect that the demon's aura would disappear after entering the back mountain of the temple. I apologize for the inconvenience caused!"

The golden light looked at Li Chunfeng's demonic aura and asked in surprise, "Are you also a member of my Buddhist sect? Why do you use an avatar to see me? May I ask your Dharma name and which temple you practice in?"

A strange thought suddenly flashed through Li Chunfeng's mind, and he said, "My Buddhist name is Duzhu, and I practice in Luangu Temple."

The figure in the golden light paused, and after a long while said, "Don't try to deceive this old monk. You are just a rogue cultivator in the city. You only entered Maha City with your grandfather last year."

The old monk's words clearly indicated that he did not recognize Li Chunfeng.

Just now, he must have made some calculations or consulted some information with his divine sense.

Li Chunfeng didn't take it seriously, shook his head, and said with certainty, "No. My Buddhist name is Duzhu. My master, Zhen Ding, was the last abbot of Luangu Temple. When I left Luangu Temple, only my master and I remained in the huge temple... No, my master had also passed away, leaving only the little novice Duzhu."

Upon hearing this, the old monk paused again, and after a long while, he said, "My telepathic abilities don't seem to detect that you're lying. That's quite interesting. May I ask if the Luan Gu Temple you mentioned is the same temple as the Luan Gu Temple here?"

Does he have telepathy?

Li Chunfeng nodded, "You could say that, or you could say that. The Luan Gu Temple where I am is just a dilapidated temple on a low mountain in the small city of Mohe. The main gate of the temple has been occupied by demons, and the Mohe Mountain Range does not exist. It is far less magnificent and grand than the Luan Gu Temple is now."

The old monk remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "It is still the truth, but I truly find it hard to believe that there could be two Chaos Ancient Temples in this world. May I ask you, sir, do you have any way to prove that what you say is true?"

As he spoke, the golden light emanating from his body suddenly dissipated, as a sign of sincerity. He said, “My Dharma name is Dingfa, and I am the current abbot of Luangu Temple. The Zhen generation will only appear after the eighteenth generation of this temple, and the Du generation will follow the Zhen generation. If what you say is true, could you be from the future? May I invite you, young monk, to the temple for a detailed discussion?”

Li Chunfeng smiled, "It would be my honor."

A golden light flashed from the old monk's body, and he arrived inside a grand hall.

Li Chunfeng's clone followed closely behind and went inside.

The main hall was bathed in Buddhist light, which shone upon Li Chunfeng. Bathed in this golden light, even the demonic aura emanating from him was suppressed.

This scene also immediately reminded Li Chunfeng of certain experiences.

The last time he was still in the form of Duzhu, it was because he was bathed in the Buddhist light emanating from the [Chaotic Ancient Golden Bowl] that he recalled the memory of his master teaching him the cultivation method from the faith memory of Duzhu.

The "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" was obtained by accident.

Despite being bathed in the Buddha's light in the main hall, he felt no enlightenment whatsoever.

Dingfa saw his expression; he was sighing, sighing at the Buddha's light in the Mahavira Hall.
“Abbot, I have a method that may prove my identity.”

"Appreciate further details."

Li Chunfeng clasped his hands together and bowed to a golden Buddha statue holding a vajra in the main hall. "Amitabha, Buddha, please forgive me! Abbot, please forgive my rudeness."

Having said that, he reached out and took down the Vajra Pestle.

Despite seeing his outrageous behavior, Dingfa did not intervene.

Li Chunfeng immediately activated his Qi and Blood Demon Embryo, using the Demon-Subduing Pestle as an axe to unleash the second form of the Chaotic Ancient Axe Technique, the Chaotic Ancient Guillotine, a devastating slash that cuts down all directions!
Dingfa immediately showed a look of astonishment, "It really is the demonic aura of the Chaotic Ancient Demonic Embryo Scripture. The moment you appeared behind the mountain, I almost killed you with a single palm strike. Suddenly, I felt a familiar aura on your body. I never expected it to be the aura of a demonic embryo."

"The Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture is a supreme martial arts classic that can only be passed down to the orthodox successors of the Chaotic Ancient Temple. Impossible, impossible... This old monk is truly confused. You are shrouded in calamity energy, clearly someone destined for tribulation. ... Could you truly be a person from the future, traveling back in time to the present? With the calamity of the future descending, will my Chaotic Ancient Temple truly face a calamity of decline?! No, no, that's absolutely impossible!"

Seeing the old monk lost in confusion and self-doubt, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but sigh, recalling that memory once again.

"Duzhu, you must remember this. Even if only one person remains in my Luangu Temple, we must never compromise with demons. The Buddhas of Luangu Temple throughout the ages are watching over us from heaven."

"Yes, Master, Duzhu has remembered."

"Duzhu, have you memorized this 'Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture'?"

"Master, the scriptures are too complicated. I just memorized them, but I forgot them again a little while later."

"It doesn't matter if you can't remember it now. The seed of the scriptures has already taken root deep in your soul. When you urgently need it, it will resurface in your memory."

Li Chunfeng suddenly had a thought.

Yes, the seeds of scripture are deeply rooted in my soul; perhaps my path to enlightenment lies entirely within myself. No… I am Li Chunfeng, not Duzhu. Duzhu's soul is not my soul; I am merely a passerby. The true Duzhu may have already vanished into some stretch of the river of time.

Suddenly.

Li Chunfeng's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Zen Master Dingfa was seen talking to himself for a long time, and his mental state was obviously very wrong. After a while, golden light suddenly appeared on his body, and from this golden light, tentacles emerged, their shape exactly the same as the demons in the city, only different in color.

Li Chunfeng's expression changed several times, and he was already considering quitting the mission and returning home immediately.

However, he did not sense any murderous intent from the old monk, and the golden light on the tentacles gave him some reverie.

He had many guesses in his mind, but none of them were good.

In the end, with a do-or-die mentality, he forced himself to stay, clasped his hands together, and quietly chanted the incantation: "Supreme Lord Taixing, respond without ceasing. Expel evil and bind demons, protect life and body. Wisdom is clear and pure, mind and spirit are at peace. The three souls are eternal, the spirit is without loss or decline..."

He began chanting the Taoist "Meditation Mantra"—again and again in the magnificent Buddhist hall, bathed in divine light.

The 'Tranquility Mantra', which is nearing its maximum level, has a magical power to quickly calm one's chaotic mind.

"Stop here. Are you mocking me by using Taoist incantations to calm my mind?"

The sound of the fixed law rang out again, interrupting Li Chunfeng's chanting.

Li Chunfeng looked at him and found that the tentacles on the old monk's body had not disappeared, but his expression was no longer as crazy as before.

Li Chunfeng said reservedly, "...I just want an answer, an answer as to why my Luangu Temple became so dilapidated in the future."

Dingfa said, "This old monk will consider you to be a person from a later era."

"Tell me in detail what the Chaotic Ancient Temple looked like in later generations?"

"Yes."

Li Chunfeng felt an aura of compassion descend upon him, and facing this old monk, he seemed unable to lie.

Even the mind's eye couldn't obtain any information, so it was clear that the old monk's state of mind was extremely high.

No wonder this time, the super-god mission didn't require him to kill the culprit; that would be tantamount to courting death.

So Li Chunfeng recounted his memories from Duzhu bit by bit.

He truthfully recounted everything, including the fact that he had only obtained a portion of the "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" and had returned here at great cost in order to find the complete "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" for inheritance.

After listening to the Dharma, Dingfa's already aged face seemed to grow even older. He quickly counted the prayer beads in his hand, but the golden tentacles on his body disappeared completely, and he returned to human form.

"Abbot, this is the current state of Luangu Temple. If it weren't for Master's tireless efforts, Luangu Temple would have long since disappeared into the annals of history." After saying this, Li Chunfeng looked at the old monk. "I have finished telling you what I know. I also wish to ask you, on behalf of future generations, for a result. I hope Abbot can tell me the truth."

Dingfa sighed and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, so our actions have sown the seeds of destruction for the Luan Gu Temple in later generations? Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped! What a sin! But we had no choice but to do it, otherwise the Luan Gu Continent would be destroyed even more quickly."

As the old monk Dingfa recounted the events, Li Chunfeng learned the cause and effect of the incident.

It turns out that the Ancient Buddha of Chaos did not ascend to heaven, but rather went beyond the realm to fight the Ancestor of Demons and has not returned since. After a period of peace, the Chaotic Ancient World was once again attacked by the demons of the Abyss. Apart from the Ancient Buddha of Chaos, the second Great Emperor-level figure in this world has yet to emerge.

The Luangu Temple, where Luangu Buddha originated, is facing a severe shortage of successors.

Among his disciples, there was none with such outstanding talent as the Ancient Buddha of Chaos. Among the masters, there was not even a half-Buddha, let alone a Buddha.

However, the reputation of Luan Gu Temple was too great. Whenever demons came, they would not seek out other forces, but would always come to Luan Gu Temple to investigate first.

Under immense pressure, the younger generation of Luan Gu Temple finally set their sights on the corpse of Hou Qing, a soul-destroying corpse whose life and death had been suppressed, and refined the forbidden Soul-Devouring Pill. This was no pill at all; it was clearly the flesh and blood of Hou Qing, the soul-destroying corpse.

He devoured the flesh and blood of demons in order to use their power to cultivate a Buddha-level master.

The results are obvious.

They lost control, underestimating the influence of the Soul Corpse Hou Qing's corpse. Instead, this demon continued to devour soul energy, showing signs of resurrection.

This terrified all the monks at Luangu Temple.

Unfortunately, they couldn't publicize this family scandal to ask for help, so they had to gather the strength of the entire temple to suppress the demonic corpse.

They couldn't even care less about the chaos in Maha City at the foot of the mountain.

Li Chunfeng listened to the story silently, showing no sympathy for these people.

[You have uncovered the mastermind behind the Soul-Devouring Pill; main quest complete! You may return at any time, but your final stay in this world must not exceed twenty-four hours.]

Phew, finally done.

The Venerable Master Dingfa had regained his composure. "Duzhu, since you were able to track the soul's breath to the back mountain, you must have a way to deal with the demons. All the energy of our temple has been devoted to suppressing the resurgence of demons, including my own body. We are powerless to resolve the predicament at the foot of the mountain. This matter arose because of Luangu Temple, so naturally it is up to our temple to resolve it. To prevent the sins from continuing to expand and even affecting innocent mortals, I implore you to help resolve this calamity. In return, would you be willing to provide the complete 'Luangu Demon Embryo Sutra'?"

Li Chunfeng was taken aback. "Of course, I am also a member of the Luan Gu Temple. If it is possible, I will do my best. But Abbot, please forgive my impetuousness. I don't have much time left. Could you please tell me about the inheritance first?"

Dingfa gave him a serious look but said nothing.

With a wave of his hand, a chaotic ancient golden bowl, which Li Chunfeng had conjured in a few breaths, appeared in his palm. He then cast the bowl into the air, and it vanished instantly.

In a corner of the city, the main body, who had devoted most of its attention to its clone, suddenly opened its eyes, and a beam of Buddhist light, as if forged from divine gold, descended upon its head.

He was shocked.

It turns out that the clone and the original body that I was so proud of were already in someone else's sight.

As the Buddha's light enveloped him, Li Chunfeng's expression suddenly changed.

His panicked expression gradually calmed down, and his face became more and more peaceful.

Within the smaller inner world, the Bodhi Soul Tree grew wildly, its branches, leaves, and roots gradually expanding to reach the sky and completely enveloping the boundary of the smaller inner world.

Under the light of Buddha, a memory that even Li Chunfeng himself was unaware of resurfaced deep within his soul.

"Duzhu, have you memorized this 'Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture'?"

"Master, the scriptures are too complicated. I just memorized them, but I forgot them again a little while later."

"It doesn't matter if you can't remember it now. The seed of the scriptures has already taken root deep in your soul. When you urgently need it, it will resurface in your memory."

The scriptures that Li Chunfeng had desperately tried to memorize but could never manage to do were now perfectly present in his mind.

Under the illumination of the Buddha's light, the demonic embryo within his body began to operate automatically, following a completely new blood circulation, and transporting blood and qi faster and faster.

The broken jade disc gleamed with golden light, as a brand-new cultivation technique was being imprinted upon it.

When the Buddha's light dissipated, the golden bowl transformed into a stream of light and flew back into the temple.

Li Chunfeng then realized that he had unknowingly completed the third level of his "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" and was officially entering the cultivation of the fourth level.

The complete "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" is actually a supreme martial arts classic with twelve levels.

(End of this chapter)