Sun Wukong’s face contorted with a ferocious snarl, he growled softly, suddenly struggling to rise, twisting his chest.
With this twist, the sword shattered directly, Lu Ren paused silently, slowly lifting the broken sword in his hand. This sword could only be considered a Mortal Sword, but its material was astonishingly advanced, made from the latest ultra-carbon alloy steel, its hardness fused from the most cutting-edge materials.
"Want to kill me?" Sun Wukong panted heavily, letting out a strange laugh: "Even if the Jade Emperor and Tathagata had come and used all their means, they could not break my Indestructible Golden Body! Just you."
Lu Ren remained expressionless, tossing the broken sword aside, refusing to look at Sun Wukong.
Countless years have passed in the torturous agony of being unable to sleep, constantly subjected to the extreme erosion of the Primordial Spirit Attack Technique, even within the Seeking Truth Realm, the giant ape with a body like a colossal mountain was crushed under the Five Finger Mountain without being able to move at all.
To endure such a terrifying oppressive and binding environment for countless years, one’s mindset must have already become twisted and dark, filled with viciousness.
If this old ape were released, it would surely unleash boundless slaughter.
Absolutely must not let him out!
Lu Ren’s mind raced, surveying his surroundings.
"In these four corners, there are four skeletons." Ji Quanzhen called out, prompting Lu Ren to walk over.
Sun Wukong watched Lu Ren’s back, his eyes squinting and revealing a hint of fierce color, his fingers slightly moved, and wisps of faint black aura slowly seeped from his fingertips, then dispersed into the air.
Then the old ape closed his eyes, full of fatigue, with a trace of sinister smile on his face.
"How many years... finally someone has come..."
A low voice, sounding like a lament, echoed mournfully, and after encompassing three inches around him, it vanished without a trace.
Lu Ren approached the corner and discovered a golden skeleton clad in a robe, its texture and aura once made Lu Ren think he had seen Ksitigarbha again.
Lu Ren squatted down, carefully gazing at this golden skeletal figure wrapped in a robe. In a fleeting moment, he seemed to see an elderly monk with hands clasped in prayer, softly chanting Buddhist Scriptures. Each Buddhist Sect aphorism uttered from his mouth transformed into a Buddhist Sect rune imprinted into the chains and stone tower, strengthening and constantly enhancing their seal.
Ji Quanzhen looked around, full of respect and some surprise, saying: "I didn’t expect there to be such a great devotion, such fearless monks in the Buddhist Sect."
Lu Ren questioned curiously: "Why, do you have a bias against the Buddhist Sect?"
Ji Quanzhen touched the robe on the old monk, this robe, which could undoubtedly be termed a Buddhist Sect treasure, had already lost all its spirit under the erosion of time, just by touching it, Ji Quanzhen poked a large hole in it.
Lu Ren couldn’t help but say: "Looks like you’ve damaged a national treasure."
Ji Quanzhen couldn’t help but roll his eyes, ignoring Lu Ren’s teasing, and explained in detail: "Monks in the Buddhist Sect who walk the path of Qi Cultivation mostly have extremely intense desires. When they reach old age and find themselves without any progress, they will resort to extreme measures, resulting in most Buddhist elders turning into demons and becoming the most vicious Great Demons in the world."
In the Inner Realm, Subodhi heard Ji Quanzhen say this and couldn’t help but cough twice, his face a bit awkward.
As Xu Fu and Chen Xuzi looked at him with skeptical eyes, Subodhi said repeatedly: "I’ve put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha on the spot, washed away worldly vanity, leaving only compassion."
Ji Quanzhen sighed: "I didn’t expect there really to be Ascetic Monks willing to sacrifice themselves to feed demons. To this day, I haven’t seen an orthodox one, but I didn’t expect to see one here."
Lu Ren’s heart slightly moved, as his perspective expanded, he saw five Bodhisattvas sitting atop the peak of the Five Finger Mountain surrounding Sun Wukong. Now, they remained but skeletons, having used their last True Power to restrain the old ape Sun Wukong.
Seemingly sensing Lu Ren’s gaze, the giant ape Sun Wukong in the True Realm opened his eyes, as large as stars, and red light shot out with a trace of surprise, a trace of astonishment: "Didn’t expect you could enter the True Realm?"
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Lu Ren calmly looked at Sun Wukong, restrained by the Five Finger Mountain, unable to move at all, without saying a word, merely watching the five Bodhisattvas atop the Five Finger Mountain.
"Ksitigarbha, oh Ksitigarbha, you should have allies, but they seem to have been beguiled by Tathagata whom you disdain!"
Upon hearing Lu Ren’s sigh, Sun Wukong laughed loudly: "These bald donkeys, if they had listened to me back then, they wouldn’t have ended up . Mere Human Immortal Realm Bodhisattvas dared to vainly talk of Great Freedom, Great Liberty, dared to speak of the other shore. Oh Tathagata, your Buddhist Sect Mahayana truly led some people to fall into confusion, to sink into the Sea of Suffering."
After a long while, Lu Ren finally responded: "True freedom is persistence in one’s inner Great Freedom."
Sun Wukong seemed to hear the biggest joke, bursting into thunderous laughter, full of mockery and ridicule.
Lu Ren calmly said: "I once dug into the Queen Mother of the West’s Tomb, she did not let herself sink into Seeking Truth, unlike you, you seem to be dragged into this, becoming two points between Seeking Truth and reality."
Sun Wukong’s face suddenly turned gloomy, he stared fiercely at Lu Ren, his fangs flashing intermittently.
"Looks like you’ve been infected by the True Realm for a long time." Lu Ren uttered with a faint and peculiar tone: "I think even if you haven’t died, you can’t escape."
Returning to the real world, Lu Ren turned to look at Sun Wukong, the two locked eyes, each seeing the other’s malicious intent.
Absolutely must not let this old ape out!
I must eat this damn insect to satisfy my anger!
Each harbored their own thoughts, yet both showed a hint of a smile.
"Great Saint Sun, I think you should spend your twilight years here, the outside world is too dangerous, best not to go out."
Beside them, Ji Quanzhen couldn’t fathom, scratched his cheek and said: "Why have they started gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes?"
Lu Ren: "...you’re being ridiculous."
After a pause, Lu Ren said: "Let’s go, looks like we’ll have to seal this place up, this old ape is too dangerous, if he gets out, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Ji Quanzhen nodded slightly, also understanding that this place is immensely fierce. Although they seemed not to encounter any commotion walking here, all Abnormal Powers were locked within the heavens and earth, if the chains were broken, even Sun Wukong’s self-wielded overwhelming Evil Qi would be enough for them to handle.
"What a pity, it would be great if we could trick the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill, if we had this most powerful True Skill of the system, perhaps a different outcome would emerge."
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