Chapter 254 The Trapping of Celestial (2/2)
The ancient temple was split into two by a sword's mark. The signage of Da Ming Wang Temple was dull and dim, and it seemed to have lost the power of its Dharma.
Shen Lian could not believe what he saw. What sort of master celestial of sword would it take to be able to break through the restriction place on Da Ming Wang Temple, what more to split the temple into half. This was the sacred site of Buddhism, also one of the oldest sects in the world.
Shen Lian was dumbfounded. The signs of battle that he saw when he was hiking up were clearly not made by the person who split the temple into half. Unlike the sword's mark, the damage to the mountain was caused by brute force.
At least two Almighties were here before. One had collapsed the mountain rocks, and the other had split the temple into half. Both of them were different people. From the supreme swordcraft discernable from the sword's mark, Shen Lian could tell that the sword's mark was made by a powerful cultivator.
At the same time, the supreme brute force was absolute. Both of them were fundamentally different from each other, and could not have been made by the same person.
Though, if they were indeed by the same person, the person would be an extremely terrifying character and had transcended beyond Shen Lian's recognition.
Moreover, the sword aura that was merely a remnant of the sword's mark had managed to deal a critical blow at Shen Lian. Despite that it was mainly due to the fact that he had spent most of his cultivation sealing away the Supreme Heart Demon Chant, it still showed what a terrifying character its owner was. In fact, he might be far better than the average land immortals.
From the air of desolation shrouding Da Ming Wang Temple, Shen Lian could imagine the current damaged state of the temple without even going in. In fact, there might even be plenty of dead monks lying around.
Shen Lian had come to seek the Dharma; little did he know that not even the Dharma could protect the monks of Da Ming Wang Temple.
”Are you surprised? Huike the Venerable having obtained the essence of Jiaye Blade Technique could easily break any river into half. Even the notorious Nine-Headed Demon King was not his match, and yet, he was injured by just one slash of the sword and has escaped into the depths of Huang River. How unimaginable indeed,” the voice flowed smoothly into Shen Lian's ears.
He turned and found a person in white sitting on a scarlet throne. The person was sitting still in mid-air and was unaffected by the wind. His purposeful gaze fell on Shen Lian, and there were ripples in his eyes. The hints of laughter in his eyes were hard to conceal.
He smiled. Shen Lian returned his smile.
As the saying goes, ”Meeting an old friend in a foreign land”, Shen Lian wondered if this was applicable to the current situation.
Shen Lian leaped into the air. The Yin breeze wheezed past his ears, but his voice was not blocked at all. ”Ye Brother, long time no see,” he spoke calmly.
Ye Liuyun raised his head to meet Shen Lian's gaze. Just as twenty years ago, Shen Lian looked the same. The way he rode the wind made him seems slightly like a Celestial. Though, he merely nodded.
Shortly after, Ye Liuyun turned his head to look at the sword's mark, as though he was reminiscing the sword aura within it.
The sword's mark had lost its essence and the mark that it had left behind served no more than for one to admire the power of its owner. ”Brother Shen, you are very mysterious indeed. I'm curious as to how did you manage to absorb the Trapping of Celestial Sword Aura,” Ye Liuyun spoke gently.
Only then did Shen Lian realize that he had actually absorbed the sword aura, and it was not the illusionary Milky Way that had blocked it off. Shen Lian was not sure about the reason behind it as well.
”I don't understand either, but I do have a clue about what it might be. Though, I could not reveal it to you yet. Pardon me,” Shen Lian replied.
Shen Lian did not have plans to reveal anything about the Mastery of Senses to anyone yet.