Chapter 155 The Flame of Meri (1/2)

As Shen Lian carried the Blood Dissipating Sword into the hall of the Temple of Killings, he frowned. The flames remained the same, both Qianmo and Xiaoxun were resting with their eyes closed, everything seemed to be in order.

However, he still felt that something was out of place. The murderous thoughts from the Blood Dissipating Sword he was holding impacted his heart, and yet it could not move his heart of Dao. The word, ”Yuan” was right where it should be, and everything seemed alright.

Shen Lian finally realized that the Taixu Divine Qi within him was reducing at a shocking speed. He could no longer feel the Qi of heaven and earth in the world; it was as though his surroundings had turned into the desert devoid of Qi of Vitality.

The Blood Dissipating Sword gave off a clear gleam and it flew out of his hand. It turned into a pool of bloody water, and like a spiritual snake, it made its way to the ”Yuan” within moments. It filled itself into every stroke of the ”Yuan”, as though each stroke was a container. The fresh blood that flew in it gave it demonic characteristics.

”Grandmaster Yuan Qing, I guess I will take over your meaning of Dharma,” someone spoke out of nowhere. It was a light voice that seemed out of this world.

Besides the flowing of bloody water in the blood-colored ”Yuan”, there was no other response.

On the other hand, a young person stood three feet away from Shen Lian. It was not someone else – the person looked exactly like Shen Lian. He bore a striking resemblance to Shen Lian, but he was dressed in a red Daoist robe.

As Shen Lian stared at the young person who was like his twin, the young person returned his gaze. Shen Lian felt as though he could see his reflection in the person’s clear gaze.

Shen Lian did not show his emotions and his gaze remained calm. No one knew about the emotions brewing at his heart.

”It’s so nice to be young, as life is filled with endless possibilities. Your life force is very enchanting,” the young person dressed in bloody clothes smiled at Shen Lian.

The person in bloody clothes stared at Shen Lian as though he was looking at his favorite toy. He had very expressive expressions; with minor changes on the corner of his eyes or lips, he was able to convey a lot of messages.

Cultivators were usually calm. They were not very expressive with their facial expression. They could only control the energy within their body if they were calm. This was because they were freed from the disturbance of the outside world.

”As the books would say, taking without asking is considered as stealing. You took away some part of my Mana secretly. This could be considered as stealing,” Shen Lian spoke without anger, as though he was merely detailing a fact.

”Yes I did, what are you going to do about it?” the person in bloody clothes clapped and replied. ”I’m going to bring along the meaning of Dharma from Grandmaster Yuan Qing,” he spoke as he pointed at the word ”Yuan” that had blood flowing in it.

Shen Lian stared at the person in bloody clothes. Regardless of how light and dreamy he was, the moment he made a move, he was bound to leave behind traces of his movement. The Qi of heaven and earth here had been isolated, but he still had his own spiritual force. When he was doing a spell, there was no way that he did not want his spiritual force.

Even though Shen Lian did not know how the person managed to steal away some of his Taixu Divine Qi, but he realized it early enough to stop the person in his track.

It would seem that the Blood Dissipating Sword was the key. Meanwhile, the ”Yuan” indeed contained the meaning of Dharma from the Grandmaster Yuan Qing. Shen Lian thought of something – Chen Jianmei could extract the meaning of Dharma after receiving it, and even left it in the word. It could be considered as ”obtaining the Dharma and disposing of it”. It showed that Chen Jianmei merely used it as a reference, and he might have chosen to walk on his own path. If Shen Lian’s speculation was accurate, then the state that Chen Jianmei was in was a lot higher than what Shen Lian thought.

While Shen Lian thought about these matters which were completely unrelated to the danger at hand, the person in bloody clothes did not make any move at all.

Shen Lian was slightly disappointed. He was trying to think naturally, and through that, giving a chance to the person in bloody clothes to attack. Shen Lian intended to deal with dynamic by being static as he was attacking.

”You are outstanding. If it was the two kids, Ge Yuan and Hong Qianya, I would have taken them down long ago. Both Jingang and Bore were equally important, and a lot of people couldn’t understand this in their entire lifetime, which is why they would be caged in this world forever,” the person in bloody clothes smiled.

Jingang and Bore were Buddhist terminologies, and Shen Lian understood what the person in bloody clothes was trying to say. Jingang referred to an irresistible force, and Bore was the highest wisdom. With irresistible force and the highest wisdom, one could overcome all of the obstacles on the path of pursuing Dao. Eventually, one would be able to emerge from the sea of suffering and to obtain the supreme Dao fruit.

These rationales were commonly seen in the Daoist and Buddhist scriptures. Besides Daoist Master and Buddha, not a lot of people were able to do it.

Shen Lian did not feel impressed by the person’s logic, but he realized how scary the person was. Either he knew what Shen Lian was thinking and could guess about his temperament, or he could find out about the most secretive thought Shen Lian had in his mind. Just as how the person could steal away his Taixu Divine Qi without any premonition.

Otherwise, there was no way that the person could have known Shen Lian’s aim. When he made known of Shen Lian’s aim, he intended to bury the seed of horror in Shen Lian’s heart, and thus securing his proactive position.

”There is something else that I have heard before. If something could be solved with one’s fist, why would one bother with using one’s brain? Regardless of how mysterious you are, you are not able to defeat me easily. Otherwise, why else would you make a move now?” Shen Lian spoke with relief as he thought through it.

When he was done speaking, Shen Lian raised his fist.