Chapter 595 (1/2)
Chapter 595
Chapter 595: Second of the Academy
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Jun Mo stepped on the stone steps and walked toward the interior of the Lanke Temple .
His right foot landed on a stone step and it cracked . His long shadow landed on the gate of the temple, and the gate split . When his sight landed on the stone wall behind the doors, the stone wall shattered .
Just like how he had crossed the mountains to arrive at this ancient temple, he continued to choose the straightest and most direct path . That was because it was the shortest path, so he barged through the temple .
After entering the ancient temple, Jun Mo did not take the level but crooked stone stairs . He did not take the round-about corridors, but instead, he walked straight toward the back temple . Whether it was a temple door, a stone wall, or a solemn Buddhist temple before him, nothing could stop him . Everywhere he went, walls collapsed and tiles burst apart, forming a path before him .
The autumn wind did not even move the ancient crown on his head in the slightest . His black hair danced behind him like arrows . Everything before him, including the Buddha statues, were all tossed up into the air by the wind, let alone human beings .
Jun Mo walked extremely quickly . The cultivators who tried to stop him were all tossed into the air . Some of them were dangling over branches of the autumn tree while some fell heavily onto the green-tiled ground and did not make another sound . Tiles, wooden beams and pebbles flew in the air with those he had tossed around, forming a terrifying cloud of dust behind him .
Qi Nian froze when he saw the rapidly nearing cloud of dust . He could vaguely make out who it was from the aura coming through the cloud of dust . The Light of Buddha's big tactical array had been broken and no one in the front temple could stop the person or at least slow his steps . The person he was most wary of should arrive before the cloud of dust .
He could not hesitate anymore at this moment . He had to kill Ning Que if he wanted to kill the Daughter of Yama . He would do it even if that would give birth to an unreconcilable grudge between the Buddhism Sect and the Academy .
Through Master Qishan's a.n.a.lysis, Ning Que knew that if Eldest Brother could not come to his side when the array broke, then he would have to face Qi Nian's and even Ye Su's destructive a.s.sault .
He desired that Eldest Brother would appear before the black horse carriage . He badly wanted to see the old robe and his Senior Brother's gentle appearance . Since the Light of Buddha's tactical array had been broken, Eldest Brother should have come to save him immediately after destroying the 17 bells . Why was he not here yet?
Ning Que watched as the murderous cloud of dust was approaching the back temple . He knew that he would see his Second Brother any moment now . However, he also knew that he could not hesitate any longer because Qi Nian and Ye Su would not hesitate . They would not allow him and his Second Brother to truly meet .
That was why he lashed out first .
The iron bow in his hand suddenly curved . An iron arrow was nocked on the bowstring and shot out with a whoosh .
Qi Nain knew clearly that the Academy's students were all odd ducks . He knew that Ning Que would struggle fiercely until the end; that was why he was prepared to use his Acala skills once more .
However, Ning Que's arrow did not head toward Qi Nian or Ye Su .
He shot the arrow at the peak of Tile mountain, toward the Buddha stone statue in the swirling clouds!
The dark iron arrow traversed through the skylight of the horse carriage, following the path of the Light of Buddha descending from the heavens . It defied gravity and shot upwards, emitting bits of Light of Buddha from the arrowhead, and flew toward the peak of Tile mountain that was several miles away .
The stone statue of Budda stood at the peak of Tile mountain; shrouded by the clouds up to the statue's chest, it was unbelievably tall . It had silently withstood the winds and rain for decades, looking extraordinarily solemn and benevolent .
The Buddha statue was gigantic . Its left hand was placed in a praying position before its chest . Its fingertips could easily allow eagles to land .
The right hand of the stone statue faced the world below the mountain . Its index finger and thumb closed in on each other, barely touching, as if it was holding a flower . If it could really hold a single flower, it would have to be the world's largest flower .
The Light of Buddha, that shone over Sangsang and suppressed her since the Yue laan Bell rang, came from the statue's right palm .
Primordial Thirteen Arrows followed the Light of Buddha's path and appeared at the peak of Tile Mountain in seconds .
On the statue's right palm, a circular hole appeared because of the arrow . Web-like cracks could be seen at the edge of the palm, and tiny stone shards flew out through the clouds . It would take some time before they landed on the peak again .
The Light of Buddha continued to s.h.i.+ne . However, due to the hole in the palm, it wasn't as concentrated as before . It slightly spread out, causing the power behind it to fall .
At the back temple of Lanke .
Tang's iron-like brows rose slightly as he watched Ning Que who shot the arrow . His fists tightened, but he did not lash out . Ye Su's expression changed slightly; his right hand emerged from his thin sleeves, and he pointed a finger at Ning Que's chest .
His finger was a powerful Taoist Sword, and it pierced Ning Que's chest instead of his forehead . That was because Ye Su did not wish to kill a student of the Academy . He only wanted to badly injure Ning Que so that he could not continue protecting the Daughter of Yama .
Ning Que's right hand emerged from his black Academy uniform, and he tossed a small paper ball up into the air .
Ye Su thought that it was a talisman, so his expression remained the same .
However, when the little paper ball made contact with his sword style, it turned into a green puff of smoke . Then, a cold sword style emerged from within .
The small paper ball was not a talisman written by Ning Que, but a letter that Ye Hongyu wrote and sent him . She had drawn a sword on the paper .
Ye Su noticed the resentment in the sword style, and his expression changed once again .
The two different sword styles clashed in the air and turned into nothingness .
Then, Master Qishan turned over the chessboard in front of him!
A ray of peaceful Light of Buddha burst forth from the chessboard's surface, which was neither gold nor stone . On the broken remnants of the back hall's stone steps, a hole about twenty feet high appeared . A deep tunnel was faintly visible within .
The Big Black Horse was prepared for this . It whinnied and pulled the horse carriage toward the peaceful Light of Buddha . It knew that they would gain momentary safety once they could enter the tunnel .
The black horse carriage was close to the chessboard . It wouldn't take long to enter . However, it wouldn't take long for powerful cultivators like Qi Nian and Ye Su to kill Ning Que, either .
Then, it would depend on whether Ning Que could withstand their strongest attack .
In any case, it seemed like an impossible task .
Qi Nian's monk robes floated up in the wind . Light surrounded him and took shape according to his figure .
This light was the spitting image of Qi Nian, only larger . The only difference was in the facial expression . The light's face was not as calm and determined as Qi Nian's, but was filled with anger . Its brows were raised like swords and its eyes were thunderous . It was the image of Acala, and no evil dared to look at it directly!
While immersed in the Light of Buddha, Qi Nian placed his palms together and began to chant .
It seemed as if an entire Buddha statue of Acala was summoned by his mantra . He raised his right palm and smashed it like a mountain against the black horse carriage, and the ruins of the hall shook!
It was the perfect combination of a Buddhist mantra and an emblematic gesture . This was the Buddhist Sect's true mantra emblematic gesture .
Ning Que did not have the chance to shoot a second arrow, given that he was facing the strongest forces of the Buddhism Sect . He knew that shooting another Primordial Arrow would be useless, because Qi Nian could not die at this point .
Then, Master Qishan shouted, ”Fearless!”
The master's exclamation roused Ning Que, and he recalled the mantra emblematic gesture he learned during the long nights in the Buddhist temple . He instinctively placed two hands together in front of him, then bent his fingers to form a Fearless Mantra Emblematic Gesture . He lifted it toward the sky!
The True Mantra Emblematic Gestures of the Buddhism Sect should be like the one that Qi Nian was using . It was the perfect combination of Buddhist Mantras and Emblematic Gestures . While Ning Que had learned the Emblematic Gestures, he had not cultivated in Buddhism for long . How would he then, be able to understand the truth behind the mantras?
In principle, his Mantra Emblematic Gesture was no match for Qi Nian, and should have been flattened, and then, the black horse carriage would have been destroyed . However, unexpectedly, when Ning Que's and Qi Nian's Mantra Emblematic Gestures met, neither fell immediately .