Chapter 255 The Extermination of Celestial (2/2)

”Brother Shen, what have you encountered lately? You don't seem well,” Ye Liuyun queried with a frown.

When Ye Liuyun's sword gleam flashed past earlier, he could feel Shen Lian's spirit and thoughts reacting to it. Shen Lian was well aware of his swordcraft. However, Shen Lian was unable to catch up with the movement due to physical limitations.

This was why the sharpness of his sword aura ended up three feet in front of Shen Lian.

”I lost seventy percent of my cultivation, and I have actually come to Ming Wang Temple to look for a solution. However, I did not expect Ming Wang Temple to be in this state now,” Shen Lian spoke.

Shen Lian smiled bitterly after his explanation.

”Brother Shen, you are so candid. Aren't you worried that I will take advantage of that information and extort you with it?” Ye Liuyun stared deeply at Shen Lian and spoke.

”Even if I did not tell the truth, you can easily find out about it if you wanted to. I might as well tell you outright,” Shen Lian laughed.

”That sounds convincing,” Ye Liuyun whispered.

He did not say further and looked towards the depths of Ming Wang Temple.

That was where the sword's mark came to an end. Hints of killing vibes still remained.

Shen Lian followed Ye Liuyun over while taking in his surroundings. Ming Wang Temple was eerily quiet, and Ye Liuyun too was calm. Shen Lian could not feel any changes in his emotions.

It was as though Ye Liuyun felt Shen Lian's emotions; he turned to smile at Shen Lian from his floating scarlet throne.

When Shen Lian was met with his clear gaze, he let his guard down despite still being slightly wary of Ye Liuyun.

Form the outside to the inside of the temple, besides the spiritual grass and spiritual trees, there were only some structures commonly found in a temple. Eventually, they reached a square. There was a Buddhist pagoda in the middle of it, and the pagoda had collapsed. The sword's mark stopped right in front of the pagoda, and a giant pit could be seen on the ground. It was as though the foundation that the pagoda was built on had been dug out.

Ye Liuyun looked at the giant pit and sighed, ”Indeed, they have come for the rubbings of the Chart of Celestial Extermination.”

”What is the Chart of Celestial Extermination?” Shen Lian queried.

”Are you aware of the true identity of the first Acala of Da Ming Wang Temple?” Ye Liuyun spoke.

”Da Ming Wang Temple had always been very mysterious. However, I do know a little about the origin of the first Acala,” Shen Lian replied.

”Please continue,” Ye Liuyun urged.

Shen Lian was not concerned by the fact that Ye Liuyun might be trying to get information from him. Moreover, he was curious by what he had seen today. ”Back when Buddha had attained Dao and purified billions of Sky Demons, he was still unable to exterminate all of the demons in the world. He was angered and a supreme sacred painting, known as ”Acalanatha”, was birthed. With the rage of the Acalanatha and the aid of supreme Dharma, the demonic obstacles were overcome. I'm guessing that the Acala of Da Ming Wang Temple had something to do with it,” Shen Lian spoke.

”Brother Shen, you are very knowledgeable indeed. You might have read about this from an ancient Buddhist scripture, and you are right. However, you might not know that the supreme sacred painting was not birthed from thin air. It was attached to a formation chart that came into existence at the same time as Dao, which was why it was also known as the Chart of Celestial Extermination. The foundation of the pagoda at Da Ming Wang Temple was made from the rubbings of the Chart of Extermination of Celestial. Otherwise, Ming Wang Temple wouldn't have been able to overpower the Peacock King with this pagoda,” Ye Liuyun replied.