The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 231 Shocking Battle
"Junior sister! Your opponent this time is no ordinary person. Don't let the desire to win or lose cause you to develop inner demons."

When the senior brother Zheng Shaosi's admonishing voice came, Chen Jinshu's previously introspective expression became more thoughtful.

Previously, he was overjoyed to have passed the Illusion Trial in third place, but now, upon learning that his opponent in the Golden Core Arena was the Buddhist cultivator Wunian Zhenren, who was skilled in music, he felt a little worried for some reason.

It is rumored that the True Man Wunian specifically targets the inner demons of cultivators.

The only thing she can be thankful for now is that she is free from inner demons.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior brother. I will do what I can." Chen Jinshu seemed to have thought about it for a long time before nodding in reply.

Half an incense stick later, on the Golden Elixir Arena.

Chen Jinshu, dressed in green, touched the arena with her toes as her fingertips caressed the strings of the Green Jade Zither.

At the same time, the gilded Zen staff of the Buddhist monk Wunian from Leiyin Temple on the opposite side slammed heavily on the ground.

"Boom-"

A ring of golden ripples spread out along the jade arena, and Chen Jinshu felt his eardrums throbbing, and the golden core in his dantian trembled along with it.

While she was amazed, she hurriedly activated the "Azure Wood Transformation Technique," and the lotus birthmark on her forehead emitted a faint light, which helped to stabilize her surging spiritual power.

"Master Luanque of the Xuanming Sect, please enlighten me." She bowed with her zither in hand, her eyes glancing at the dark mass of spectators below the stage.

Master Shui Huanmeng stood at the very front of the Xuanming Sect's formation, her crimson robes fluttering in the wind like butterfly wings, her face serene, as if she had complete confidence in herself.

Several senior students stood by, watching her with great anticipation.

Seeing this, she felt a surge of confidence.

This arena battle was her first since entering the Golden Core stage, and she wanted to see just how far her strength had come.

Wu Nian held his palm upright in front of his chest, the vermilion dot between his brows seemingly about to bleed:
"Wu Nian of Leiyin Temple, please be careful, Master."

Before the gong in the elder judge's hand even hit the ground, the two sound waves collided with a deafening roar.

"Zheng!"

When the first note of "Breaking the Formation Music" transformed into a blue phoenix and swooped out, Wu Nian suddenly uttered the six-syllable mantra.

A golden swastika symbol rippled from his throat, shattering the phoenix formed from the sound of the zither in mid-air.

Chen Jinshu's fingertips went numb instantly, and the string in his hand snapped slightly.

"The serene and extinct Brahma sound?"

This is the ultimate martial art of Leiyin Temple, and legend has it that when mastered, it can make rivers flow backward.

As the second incantation approached, she slammed her hand on the hidden compartment of the instrument case. With a "click," the seven spare strings made of dragon tendons were instantly replaced.

The audience gasped in astonishment.

On the viewing platform of the Holy Sword Sect, True Person Purple Sword Leng Yan stood with her arms crossed: "When sound cultivators fight, they first break each other's weapons. This monk is indeed ruthless."

"Junior Sister's Green Jade Zither is a magic treasure-level spiritual artifact, and it has been tempered by Master's close friend. How could it break so easily?" Zheng Shaosi's eyes showed a hint of doubt.

The next instant, Wu Nian suddenly tore off his kasaya and threw it into the air. One hundred and eight Bodhi seeds shot out at the same time, each of the beads transforming into a golden swastika symbol about ten feet in size in the air.

Chen Jinshu quickly plucked the strings of the zither, and the sound waves formed a green silk barrier in front of him.

"Boom boom boom!"

With each impact of the golden seal, two scorch marks appeared on the jade brick from the soles of her boots.

The golden seals did not dissipate after they shattered; instead, they formed a protective barrier around the arena, causing the music to disappear as if it had vanished into thin air.

"Sound barrier!" someone in the Medicine King Valley exclaimed.

Unless Chen Jinshu can break the barrier, the power of her zither playing will be reduced by at least 30%.

Wu Nian took the opportunity to sit cross-legged, placing his staff horizontally on his knees.

He began reciting the Diamond Sutra, and each word transformed into physical golden script that floated in the air.

Chen Jinshu suddenly realized that her fingers were becoming sluggish, and the golden characters were absorbing the spiritual energy on the arena, even affecting the circulation of spiritual energy around her body.

"We can't let him finish reciting the scriptures!"

She remembered her master saying that once the Thunder Sound Temple's Word of Power was fully formed, it was tantamount to announcing the outcome of the battle in advance.

His left hand swiftly brushed across the strings, while his right hand stealthily reached for the dragon bone whip at his waist.

The final chapter of "Breaking the Formation" resounded, and thirty-six blue phoenixes formed from sound waves simultaneously pounced on Wunian.

The Buddhist practitioner had to interrupt his chanting, and swung his staff into a golden halo to defend himself.

In an instant, Chen Jinshu suddenly spun around and lashed out with his whip. The blood-jade-like dragon bone whip tore through the sound barrier, and the tip of the whip, like a venomous snake, lunged at Wu Nian's throat.

"Snapped!"

The whip's shadow abruptly stopped three inches from the Buddha's body.

A string of crystal-clear relics floated in front of Wu Nian's chest, perfectly wedging the barb at the tip of the whip.

Golden blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but a smile flashed in his eyes: "Does Master Chen know what 'Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas' are?"

Chen Jinshu suddenly felt dizzy.

In the intense light emanating from the relic, she seemed to see the Chen family ancestral hall from when she was thirteen years old.

The elders of the Chen family used their cultivation to pressure her because she didn't want a marriage alliance, while the female cultivators of the Chen family around her spoke sharply and looked at her with disdain...

"How could you be so ungrateful? This marriage was forced upon Bai Nian by your second uncle." The clan chief's cold and stern voice seemed to penetrate her ears as if it were real.

"Beg for it? I, Chen Jinshu, can do whatever I want, as I see fit." She sneered coldly.

At this moment, she couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or a real memory.

She had refused the clan leader's offer without hesitation back then. Outside the arena, Shui Huanmeng suddenly gripped the handrail tightly.

Those around her only saw Chen Jinshu suddenly freeze, her dragon bone whip drooping softly, while Wu Nian slowly pointed his staff at her brow.

"It is the Vajra Subduing Demon Mantra."

The elder of the Jade Purity Sect sighed, "It directly points to the flaw in her Dao heart; this girl is about to suffer from the torment of her inner demons."

Before the words were finished, a clear and melodious cry suddenly pierced through the chanting.

The blue light on Chen Jinshu's wrist bracelet suddenly surged, and the Yinshan Sparrow forcibly broke through the restrictions of the spirit beast bag to reveal its true form.

Its three-zhang-long green wings blotted out the sky, and the crimson flames from its tail feathers burned a large hole in the Sanskrit barrier.

In the illusion, Chen Jinshu suddenly saw a ray of blue light.

A hole was torn in the roof of the ancestral hall, and the sharp claws of a blue phoenix ripped through the blood-red curtain of sky.

"Yinshan Tit, you've arrived!"

Clang!
With another cry, the treasure furnace in her sea of ​​consciousness suddenly trembled and gushed out clear spiritual energy.

She finally grabbed the dragon bone whip and lashed it fiercely at the Chen family elders and others in front of her.

With a "crack," the illusion shattered instantly.

In reality, Wu Nian groaned and staggered backward, golden blood gushing from all seven orifices simultaneously.

Once the illusion of inner demons is broken, the caster will inevitably suffer a backlash.

Chen Jinshu had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

She wiped her face and found her palms were covered in cold sweat.

The demonic invasion that occurred just a few breaths ago was even more dangerous than the purgatory of burning the heart during the illusionary trial.

"Thank you." She nodded to the Yinshan Sparrow circling in the air, and suddenly put the Green Jade Qin back into her storage bag.

This action caused an uproar in the audience; for the sound engineer to abandon his instrument was tantamount to cutting off his own arm.

Wu Nian wiped away the golden blood, and the Zen staff glowed once more: "Master Chen admits defeat?"

"I've changed my mind." Chen Jinshu flicked his wrist, and purple-gold lightning suddenly shot up from the dragon bone whip.

That was the power of lightning absorbed by the Xuanpin Treasure Furnace during its tribulation, and it was now hissing through the whip.

"Since Zen music can overcome musical skill, let's see who has the tougher backbone!"

The seventh move of "Vine Drinking Blood Robbery Whip," "Azure Dragon Swings its Tail," was unleashed, causing sand and stones to fly across the arena.

Wu Nian hurriedly formed the Immovable King Mudra, and just as the golden light shield took shape, the whip shadow arrived.

With a crisp 'crack', spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the light shield.

Even more terrifying, wisps of blood were being sucked away by the long whip through the crack.

This is precisely the most insidious aspect of the whip technique: drinking the enemy's essence and blood to replenish one's own depletion.

"Om!"

Wu Nian suddenly opened his eyes wide in anger and unleashed the Buddhist Lion's Roar.

Chen Jinshu was so shocked that blood seeped from his ears and nose, but he still grinned:

"late!"

She suddenly released her grip on the whip, and the instant she clasped her hands together, the Yinshan Sparrow swooped down and spewed out flames that were a mixture of blue and red.

The Buddhist monks had no choice but to withdraw their seals to resist the spiritual fire. In this brief moment, Chen Jinshu summoned the Green Jade Zither again.

However, this time she did not play "Breaking the Enemy's Formation," but instead casually plucked a series of seemingly chaotic notes.

"Huh?" Leng Yan suddenly stood up straight.

The scattered musical notes struck the remaining Sanskrit barrier, producing a clear, bell-like sound.

Wu Nian finally lost his composure.

He didn't expect his opponent to change tactics during the fierce battle, and he also didn't expect that this girl's understanding of music had reached the level of breaking sounds with sounds.

Just as he hastily changed the key in an attempt to rebuild the sound barrier, Chen Jinshu suddenly let out a clear whistle, and the chirping of the Yinshan Sparrow blended perfectly with her piano music.

"break!"

"Boom!"

The improved version of "Breaking the Formation" has suddenly become twice as powerful.

Wu Nian's robe instantly turned into dust, revealing the dark golden protective soft armor underneath.

At this moment, the armor is cracking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The referee elder's protective shield descended in time, protecting Wu Nian within it.

When the dust settled, everyone saw that the Buddhist monk had collapsed to the ground, while Chen Jinshu was barely able to stand, using his zither as a cane.

"Xuanming Sect, Chen Jinshu wins!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshu felt somewhat disoriented.

For a fleeting moment, she truly believed that she had returned to many years ago, becoming that naive and ugly girl again.

If it weren't for the Yinshan Sparrow waking me up in time, I would be the one being carried away right now.

"Your Dao heart is still flawed."