Chapter 503: Chapter 236 "I can’t beat you, so I have no choice but to take advantage of you.
The ancient city beneath Yinfeng Gorge is shrouded in ghostly mist, with cold winds howling and yin energy pressing in.
Known as Fuyin City, this ancient city, eroded by the long years, has long lost the majestic grandeur of its past, and everywhere exudes a taste of desolate silence.
The dark yellow earthen walls are covered with blood-red moss, swaying in the wind like ghostly spirits.
In Lu Jin’an’s view, although the temple inside the ancient city has lost its former solemnity, one can still discern a subtle ancient simplicity and beauty from the ancient bricks and stones.
But in the eyes of Xiao Yinruo beside him, the temples and roads inside the ancient city are already a landscape of broken walls and ruins, the walls, the rooftops, the ground... all covered with white bones.
Especially on the rooftops of temples, which collapsed in more than half of the city, the Jiao Long skeletons crouched in strange postures, with one claw reaching for the sky as if trying to grasp a thread of life.
Many of the skeletons here are in such postures.
Xiao Yinruo withdrew her gaze, secretly glancing at Lu Jin’an, who was curiously observing his surroundings, and could not help but show a slight, relieved smile at the corners of her mouth.
Relieved at herself.
Using the Immortal Technique in Forget Love Taoist Skill to manipulate Lu Jin’an’s vision, primarily changing it based on his deep-rooted impression of the Buddhist city, allowed him to see the image of an ancient dead city without a soul.
Xiao Yinruo withdrew her gaze, despite the fact that knocking the child out and bringing him along would be the simplest and most convenient approach, she refrained from doing so for two reasons.
Firstly, when moving at high speed, Jin’an could use the Dao Palace for protection, saving her the need to expend extra Spiritual Power to protect him.
Secondly, if he saw the real scene here, his mood would remain repressed, inevitably breeding negative emotions, and should he develop a Heart Demon after leaving due to this place, it would be undesirable.
Thus, it was best to create an inevitable outcome within a relaxed atmosphere.
Xiao Yinruo and Lu Jin’an walked through the city for half a day, and after entering the city, Lu Jin’an, after some initial simple conversation, fell into silence, each observing the surroundings.
So within the city, aside from the sound of the Forget Love Dao Domain flowing from Xiao Yinruo, there was not a single sound.
Lu Jin’an glanced at Xiao Yinruo, who was observing the surroundings, then looked up at the sky. He could see the sky and the light but could not see the sun, moon, or stars, and he didn’t even know where the city’s light source came from.
He stopped in his tracks.
Xiao Yinruo tilted her head to look at him: "Can’t walk anymore?"
"No." Lu Jin’an shook his head, hesitant to speak further.
This ancient city is too well-preserved. Though it has weathered countless years, there don’t seem to be many broken walls and ruins.
Would the Buddhist Sect still send people to maintain it regularly?
Moreover, the lotus flower hovering above Xiao Yinruo had dimmed significantly after entering the city, suggesting that the demonic presence here was even less than outside.
Is this reasonable?
Though there’s a kind of ’at the foot of Lingshan, corpses lie in heaps’ feeling, there is no demonic presence on Lingshan Mountain because of the presence of the Buddha. Then what about Fuyin City?
In the absence of the Buddha, could demonic presence not invade this place?
Recalling the Dead Tide experienced earlier and the origin of the Dead Tide mentioned by Xiao Yinruo, Lu Jin’an doubted whether the scene he was seeing at the moment was real?
Under the Dead Tide formed by the Heart Demon of the Nirvana Buddha, why are there no demonic presences in this ancient city?
"Why not go directly to find Emperor Kongwu’s Dharma Body?" Lu Jin’an curiously asked.
"Let’s check the Array." Xiao Yinruo said calmly, "Having come this far, we cannot let a momentary lapse cause a mistake."
"What Array? Besides the Spirit Gathering Array, what other Array is there?" Lu Jin’an continued to ask.
"A...," Xiao Yinruo paused slightly, "Shura Formation."
With that, her gaze turned to the blood-colored Coiled Dragon Pillar at the center of Fuyin City, which is the core of the Dragon Clan Altar. The dragon coiled around it should be the old dragon destined to be transformed into a Fallen Dragon.
A Flame Dragon.
Following her gaze, Lu Jin’an looked over; the golden pillar was engraved with Buddha figures, surrounded by dense Sanskrit, presumably a summary of the Buddhist teachings after Emperor Kongwu became a Buddha.
He quickly withdrew his gaze, feeling his heart racing a bit faster, his energy and blood somewhat unsteady.
Strange... can’t even look at Sanskrit?
If even the Immortal Law cannot be viewed by cultivators with low realms, who else can learn it?
And how would looking at it cause turmoil in the body’s energy and blood, and make Vigorous Force rise and fall?
"What’s wrong?" Xiao Yinruo felt his palm warm up a bit more and couldn’t help asking.
"Nothing." Lu Jin’an suppressed the Dao Palace, confirming that there was no major issue, then asked: "Where is Emperor Kongwu’s Dharma Body in Nirvana?"
"In the central Great Hall," Xiao Yinruo resumed her pace and seemingly casually asked: "Can you sense demon energy?"
"No," Lu Jin’an shook his head, "Why not withdraw the Forget Love Dao Domain a bit?"
Xiao Yinruo shook her head: "Once I figure out this Shura Formation, we’ll leave."
Then, changing the subject: "What made you decide to enter this Secret Realm at that time?"
"To kill." Lu Jin’an replied, "The Young Sect Master of Wuji Demon Sect, Zhou Yuanfu, I think he came in too, and I could gather lots of information from him."
Xiao Yinruo smiled slightly, "Think this is the only chance?"
"Yes." Lu Jin’an nodded, "I just didn’t expect Sumeru Mountain to be so desperate, even letting in two Buddhas."
"Regret coming in?"
"No regrets."
Xiao Yinruo chuckled lightly: "For cultivators, being alive is most important. Though toughening oneself is naturally a good thing, when things exceed one’s predictive abilities, it’s risking one’s life, acting recklessly and arrogantly.