Chapter 119 The Sound of Chants and Mantras (1/2)

The harmonization of the eight Qi of Taixu was akin to a difficult mathematical equation. However, with enough time and effort, there would always be a solution to it in spite of its difficulty.

Shen Lian found the reason behind the conflict of the eight Qi and the approach to solving it. However, there was still something he needed to breakthrough from; the pivotal point was not on others, but on him.

Shen Lian looked up at the pagoda and noticed a drastic change in the surrounding Qi of heaven and earth.

Zhao Xiaoyu smiled and stared into nothingness. An arrow came piercing through the clouds, headed right at the pagoda. The arrow was spinning non-stop, and it was moving the Qi of heaven and earth. A dragon-shaped air current was formed, and the clouds were drawn in by it, forming a long tail.

The bells chimed, and a bombastic sound of chants and mantras came from the Xiangji Temple.

”Namo Xiangji Buddha, Namo Xiangji Buddha, …”, within the sounds of bells and chants.

A golden glow came from the Buddhist pagoda, and a Buddha statue could be seen in the nothingness. The golden palm took a worship position. The Buddhist light was akin to waves, and it spread out. The dragon made of sword Qi came from the depths of the cloud was blocked.

The strength of the Qi of the dragon impacted the Buddhist light relentlessly.

There was a short standstill between the both of them.

Zhao Xiaoyu’s voice sounded next to Shen Lian’s ear, and there was a hint of pride in it. ”There was never any Xiangji Temple here, and there was no Xiangji Buddha. However, back when she was still the Empress Dowager, she conferred the title of Xiangji Buddha by imperial order. As a ruler in the mortal realm, how can she confer a title of deity by imperial order? It was an outrageous treason.

However, as the number of the incense lighted in the mountains grew, a deity was actually born here.

If it was not for the hint of divinity that I have attained, I would not have realized this. That was when I realized what sort of supernatural power she has been cultivating. As for why did she change the name of the dynasty, it was not as simple as her wanting to be the Empress,” said Zhao Xiaoyu.

As Shen Lian listened to her long speech, some changes took place in the standstill between the illusory Buddha on the pagoda and the dragon made of Qi sword.

The arrow burst, and strands of black air fell into the illusory Buddha along with the flying shrapnel. It sounded as though sparks fell into a pot of oil, and ”woomph woomph woomph” could be heard from the illusory Buddha after bouts of glaring lights.

The evening wind swept past the mountain stream, and the pagoda still stood. With Shen Lian’s sight, he could see some dents and bumps on it, which seemed to be the aftermath of the blast earlier.

The blast earlier was not particularly impressive; in fact, they did not feel much vibration from where they were.

However, the clash of Dao techniques was an eye-opener for Shen Lian.

From the beginning till the end, the Empress and the owner of the arrow were nowhere to be seen.

The Buddha and the black air on the arrow were very mysterious indeed.

”Our show has ended. What did you notice?” Zhao Xiaoyu started clapping as she spoke.

”Forgive me for not being more learned, but from what you have said earlier, it seemed that this Buddha was not a manifestation of Qi of vitality. It seemed to be an actual deity, yet it was a lot weaker in terms of mana and supernatural powers as compared to other real deities,” Shen Lian replied.

The aura of the Buddha was similar to the Wutong Gods, but it did not have the evilness as strong as that of the Wutong Gods. The discomfort caused was minimal, and it was almost negligible.

The black air from the arrow was too far for him to discern its nature. But he felt that after the black air had appeared, the Buddha degenerated by itself, as though it was met with its predator.

There were a few cruel Talisman and witchcraft that had the similar effect of undoing the supernatural Dao techniques, but the hint of black air seemed to not be as evil.

”I wouldn’t tell you even if you wanted to know,” Zhao Xiaoyu looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said.

Her voice was getting more and more distance; she was right in front of him, and now she was almost completely gone.