Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 316: Flattening
Xiao Baoyin had planned everything, but he never expected that Xiao Yan would give the other half of the divine fire that could save his life to Chen Qingzhi.

You must know that although the "Curse of the Ancestral Dragon" exists in the world, if a monarch wants to sit firmly on the throne, he must possess the complete divine fire and put himself in a state where he can become a god at any time.

Although becoming a god would lead to death in agony within just two years, at least during these two years, one could compete with the gods, or at worst, both of them would perish together.

Only in this way can the ruler not be easily controlled or even wiped out by the gods.

So Xiao Yan would definitely hold the other half of the divine fire firmly in his hand, but he gave it to Chen Qingzhi. In this way, the two of them worked together inside and outside, and Xiao Yan did not need to become a god to break the formation.

Once the God-Slaying Formation was broken, Xiao Baoyin and Fu Shuyan suffered a terrible backlash. The former spat out large mouthfuls of golden blood, while the latter even had an eyeball exploded.

On the other hand, with the blessing of Jinling's royal aura, Xiao Yan was like a dragon descending to the earth, invincible. Plus, there was Chen Qianzhi, so if the two of his severely injured demigods didn't leave, they would have to stay.

Fortunately, both of them were commanders by training and had extremely clear heads. They immediately transformed into two golden lights and shot into the distance, not even bothering to retrieve the God-Slaying Formation Diagram.

Chen Qingzhi was about to give chase, but Xiao Yan stopped him in a deep voice: "Don't chase him. Only a true god can stop a demigod from escaping."

Chen Qingzhi knew this, so he asked again in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, let's go to support Tongtai Temple as soon as possible."

Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "Normally, it would be enough for the Eighth and Ninth Brothers to be there. It would be redundant for us to go there."

He continued in an imperceptible voice, "If the two of them are not enough, it would be useless for us to go..."

"I understand." Chen Qingzhi nodded, then stayed beside the emperor, looking at Purple Mountain from afar with Xiao Yan.

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Purple Mountain.

Xiao Wei and Xiao Hui also led their troops to break through the formation of eight hundred arhats, climbed to the top of the mountain, and arrived at the gate of Tongtai Temple.

Xiao Hui kicked the tightly closed temple door.

The door bolts, as thick as beams and pillars, broke with a bang. The two red-lacquered and gold-nailed temple doors, more than ten feet high and weighing several thousand pounds, flew into the temple like kites with broken strings. Many monks were unable to dodge and had their heads chopped off and crushed into meat patties on the spot.

With a bang, Xiao Hui stepped on the heavy door and landed on the ground, shaking the dust behind the plaque of the Great Hall like rain. He held the sword in his hand and looked down at the monks in the temple, shouting: "Trampling!"

"Trample them!" The armored guards responded in unison, pouring into Tongtai Temple like a black tide and killing the monks who were forming a formation to protect themselves.

The monks of Tongtai Temple held copper sticks and struck the floor tiles in unison, shouting in unison: "Protect the Dharma!"

The two sides fought fiercely like the tide hitting the reef. Although the monks were highly skilled in martial arts and fought bravely, the imperial guards were fully armored and experienced in many battles, and with the blessing of the martial god's frenzy, they quickly broke through the defense line they built with their flesh and blood.

The imperial guards rushed to the chanting monks, slashing and hacking with their swords. The bald heads fell to the ground like broken Buddhist beads.

Blood gushed out, and the headless bodies of the monks still kept their hands together. Their fallen heads continued to utter Sanskrit and chanted Buddhist scriptures loudly:

"All conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, and should be viewed as such..."

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In front of the Baizhang Buddha statue, Xiao Wei and Zhendi fought.

The holy monk Zhendi was seen sitting cross-legged with his right hand placed on his right knee and his fingers touching the ground, to show his intention to subdue the demons.

It is said that before the Buddha attained enlightenment, the devil often came to disturb him, hoping to stop him from achieving enlightenment. Later, the Buddha touched the ground with his right finger to show that he sacrificed himself for all living beings before attaining enlightenment. Only the earth can witness these things, so it is called the "Earth Touching Seal". Finally, the devil was frightened and subdued, so it is also called the "Demon Subduing Seal". As soon as the truth touches the ground, countless golden Sanskrit words appear on the ground.

"Shitan, Akkala, Milichu, Panditaraya, Nyingchi..."

Every word was like a chain, wrapping around Xiao Wei's feet, making him feel like he was stuck in quicksand, unable to move.

Zhenti then recited the six-syllable mantra:

"Om Mani Padme Hum!"

Like the surging waters of the Ganges, it poured down, attempting to extinguish Xiao Wei's raging fighting spirit.

However, how could the God of War's indomitable fighting spirit be easily shaken?

"Kill!" Xiao Wei shouted, and the unyielding divine fire inherited from the ancient god Xingtian rushed straight to the bullfight! The sword in his hand ignited a blazing fire, and drew a perfect circle on the ground. With the splash of fire, the Sanskrit chain was completely cut off!

The water of the Ganges River transformed from the six-syllable mantra also flowed backwards and rolled towards the truth.

Zhendi hurriedly offered up a leaf with scriptures inscribed on it. It was the treasure of Buddhism, the "Palm Leaf Sutra", on which was written the Buddha's true words recorded by Ananda, the second disciple of the Buddha:

"This body is like an illusion, arising from delusion; this body is like a dream, a false vision..."

The palm leaf scriptures turned the water of the Ganges into a bright mirror, revealing Xiao Wei's evil deeds throughout his life.

Every sin turned into a line of karma. Countless dark purple lines wrapped around Xiao Wei's body, trying to send him into the Avici Hell.

Xiao Wei's head was bound by purple thread, and he could no longer speak. But he laughed wildly, and a roar mixed with the roar of a tiger burst out from his chest: "In this era of great strife, killing is everywhere. It is not your turn to pretend to be a good person! Kill, kill, kill!"

With a loud roar, Xing Tian's strong energy broke out of his body and transformed into a headless war god holding a Ganqi. He waved a bronze battle axe engraved with ancient characters and split the "Bayeux Sutra" in the air into two halves.

The axe flashed, tearing it into paper butterflies all over the sky. Before the butterflies landed on the ground, they were already steamed into ashes by the boiling fighting spirit...

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On the other side, Zhen Guan faced Xiao Hui.

Zhen Guan didn't dare to fight while sitting like the head brother. He was just an Anagami, which was not good enough in front of a demigod.

But at this critical moment, he had no choice but to go ahead. He held the nine-ring purple gold Zen staff and summoned the eight heavenly dragons to help him, but Xiao Hui swung his sword and struck out red lightning, blasting the eight heavenly dragons into golden powder.

He swung his Zen staff again, and a mountain fell on top of him. It was the shadow of Mount Sumeru that suppressed the demon army when the Buddha attained enlightenment. However, the golden giant that Xiao Hui transformed into held it tightly, and then threw it back to him with all his strength.

How could an Arhat who had not yet attained immortality and indestructibility take it head-on? But behind him was the huge statue of the Buddha, and he did not dare to dodge. He could only grit his teeth and swing his Zen staff hard, trying his best to pull the phantom of Mount Xumi aside.

The shadow of Mount Sumeru fell heavily on the main hall, and with a loud bang, the entire hall collapsed.

Zhen Guan also vomited blood and flew out, falling heavily at the feet of the giant Buddha.

The gap between mortals and demigods is so huge.

Xiao Hui didn't even look at Zhen Guan who was lying on the ground. He jumped up, and the sword in his hand turned into a giant axe again, and chopped towards the Baizhang Buddha statue with a peaceful face and compassionate eyes!
(End of this chapter)