Chapter 308 I Heard That You Have the Pure Yang Technique, and That It Is Wondrous. (1/2)

Even after a full day had passed, the impact of Huangji Fo's death news was still not watered down.

He was a master who had walked on this world for centuries, and yet he did not die at the hands of his nemesis, Hong Yangzi. He gave it his best and ended up getting his spirit exterminated effortlessly by a teenage Daoist. He died instantly and might not even have a chance to be reincarnated.

Some had recognized the teenage Daoist to be Zhenren Shen from Qing Xuan.

Apparently, rumor had it that his actual age was less than fifty years old, and even by mortal standards, he was still in his prime. To cultivators, someone of his age was as good as a child.

However, this teenage Daoist managed to cultivate at an incredible speed that was comparable to that of the reincarnation of a celestial.

He was already the chief of one of the four main Daoist sects at such young age, and he got to where he was because of his capabilities.

Everyone would agree that no one below the state of immortality could rival Zhenren Shen, and he was likely to have entered into the celestial state that countless cultivators were chasing after.

The fact that he was young gave the other cultivators mixed feelings.

Although attaining Dao was not a race, it was difficult to remain calm when faced with someone who proceeded at such monstrous speed.

Even in the past five thousand years, there was only one person who could rival his progress - Lu Jiuyuan.

However, even when Lu Jiuyuan attained Dao and immortality, he was more than fifty years old. At that rate that Zhenren Shen was going, it was likely that he could achieve the unexpected and cultivate his Primordial Spirit before he was fifty, and attain Dao and immortality from there on.

Even compared to ancient times when the world was filled with talented individuals, this speed of cultivation would still be scary.

Shen Lian killed Huangji Fo with his Deity Vanquishing Sword. In spite of the side effects, this was the best option that could ensure that he was eradicated completely so as to avoid any possible complications.

After attaining the state of Huandan, there were plenty of occult techniques for cultivators to work on. Even if a person was exterminated, it would not be surprising for the person to come back from the dead. This was due to the development of the realm of cultivation over the years. Although people in this era might not enjoy the cultivation conditions that the ancients enjoyed during their times, the current techniques, albeit not as powerful, might have more wondrous uses in comparison. This was due to generations of research and development, leading to the birth of countless occult techniques.

Thus, Shen Lian thought that the safest way would be to utilize a technique that attacked one's spirit, such as the Deity Vanquishing Sword. This would maximize his chance of completely eliminating his opponent.

It was not that he lacked empathy and did not take pity on the difficulties that his opponent had gone through during the cultivation process, but he knew that Huangji Fo was not someone who had grace and class. Moreover, his Dharma was powerful. Hence, he could not risk giving him a chance to rise again. He had to take the extreme measure in order to protect the people around him from harm.

Huangji Fo captured Qixiu mercilessly in order to attain Dao. What he was cultivating had a hint of evilness to it, and it was not a pure Buddhist Dharma. Moreover, he ended up straying to the wrong path, cultivated the eight dragons, and had invited foreign deity to enter his body. Despite the rise in his mana and strength, his foundation was messed up. Even if he could unveil his nature and heart, there was no way that he could attain the state of Golden-Bodied Arhat.

On the other hand, the Dao formula of Zizai Temple focused on entering Dao from the Buddhist perspective. It was extremely pure and pointed to the fundamental Dharma of Dao. There were plenty of holy deities that came from the sect.

Huangji Fo thought about it and wanted to look into the Dharma of Dao; with that, he wanted to make up for his own deficiencies.

Moreover, so happened that it was the time of Daluo Devotion Ceremony. He wanted to take advantage of the chaotic Qi dynamic of Jimo Peak and hide from Daoist Liuqing. Moreover, he was aware that trial was about to befall upon Qixiu. Hence, he wanted to ride on the tide. Unfortunately, he ended up getting caught in the current and rendering his several hundred years of hard work into nothing.

Regardless of Huangji Fo's plan, everything was meaningless due to his lack of capabilities.

Shen Lian did not feel beaten, he was merely recognizing the essence of the world and the law of survival of the fittest. This was not something that he could change.

Even if he had just killed someone of a master's level, he did not feel any ripple in his heart. It was as though he had just done something small and insignificant.

After killing Huangji Fo, he sat on a rock at the waist of the mountain. He remained silent as he watched the misty mountains and observed the sky.

Song Qingyi and Qixiu did not want to bother him, but it did not feel right for them to leave either. Hence, they ended up waiting at the back.