Chapter 701 - Chi Songzi (1/2)

The mere fact that Shen Lian regarded this method as exquisite was a testament to how extraordinary this diversionary technique was.

Majestically standing on the heap of snow, water buffalo said, ”Old bull could give it a go at breaking this diversionary technique. How about it?”

Its demonic bull divine power was enough to break a thousand techniques. The diversionary technique may blind his eyes, but it was not impervious to his divine power.

With a smile, Shen Lian replied, ”Forget about it. It would be a waste for such an ingenious technique to be broken. You need only focus on moving forward as you did before.”

Water buffalo understood that its newly worshipped Master Shen was skilled. It did not doubt his ability to enter. Moreover, it was curious as to what exceptional method Shen Lian would use to enter.

A black buffalo with a young Daoist on its back slowly and leisurely headed forward. It was barely two hundred feet when the scenery in front changed. Up ahead there was an extremely deep overhanging cliff. The old bull was unconcerned at this. He stepped foot in the air and did not fall into the abyss.

Sure enough, huge changes overcame the scenery ahead. There were Lingzhi and Mesona, as well as flowing streams in limestone. It was truly a beautiful celestial environment.

Water buffalo was still unable to discern how Shen Lian managed to break the diversionary technique. After all had been said and done, it was simply inconceivable that it could reach the celestial environment simply by closing its eyes and moving forward.

Shen Lian's cultivation was sufficient to perceive that this celestial environment was not contaminated by any dirty Qi from the outside world. It could clearly be seen that the inside was sealed from the outside and that it was not merely an illusory technique which separated the two worlds.

”Old Master Shen, how did you break this baffling diversion?” A perplexed water buffalo questioned Shen Lian.

The reply was unhurried, ”Free Form Incantation. Coming and going without restriction.”

The water buffalo trembled in its heart. It did not expect that Shen Lian could attain the Dao of Sky Demon. Furthermore, there was the connection with the Parinirmita-vaśavartin 1 . Parinirmita-vaśavartin was not the same with the Primordial Sky Demon but was rather the Demon Order Master that was born during the splitting of the earth and opening of the heavens. Formerly, he was on par with Buddha but later on as Buddha detached, Parinirmita-vaśavartin fell short of Buddha to some extent.

In addition, Parinirmita-vaśavartin was not only an almighty capable of being on par with Buddha, but he was also a kind of cultivation state. Such as state was dissimilar to that of heavenly immortals or Bodhi, but leaning more to towards being a distinctive feature.

Rumor had it that once the highest point of Parinirmita-vaśavartin was reached, people were seen as dust, and universes would seem like one's own heart. As a result, there was nowhere in the universe and the heavens and earth where one could not go and nothing in those places which could not be known and examined.

Naturally, having reached this state, it would be the ultimate in cultivation even though the state was not of Daoist Master or Buddha. In any case, the perfect state that was derived from Parinirmita-vaśavartin was merely a dream, difficult to realize.

However, the Sky Demon Technique contained another power that Water Buffalo was particularly afraid of – the ability to subtly know and examine the heart of a person. As it came to think about it, all its thoughts could be roughly known by Shen Lian if he desired to know them. Lucky for it, there were no evil thoughts in its mind for if it was careless, Shen Lian would put it in its rightful place.

Shen Lian paid no attention to the various distracting thoughts in water buffalo's mind, as ahead of them there was a celestial palace. With the crow of a cock, a woman came out of the palace. A very tame cock was by the woman's side and it followed her out. Its beauty was similar to that of a phoenix. The woman herself was not strikingly beautiful and that it was possible to find a prettier one in the mundane secular world. However, she had a trait that was grand and noble. Shen Lian might have seen numerous outstanding women before, but it was impossible for him to not admit that this woman was somewhat special.

It was as if her eyes could speak. As she looked at Shen Lian, he could know that she was asking, ”Who are you?”

Shen Lian looked at her for quite some time, extensively sizing her up from head to toe. She was not at all shy but her quick-witted two eyes were brimming with curiosity.

Even after a while, not a word was spoken between them. Then, water buffalo mooed. The woman leisurely walked over to the buffalo, then smacked it on the head. The surprised buffalo could not thwart the blow.

”Little buffalo, please do not moo. My Master is asleep.” Her voice was akin to ancient Chinese bells, beautiful yet natural.

Deep down, water buffalo was incredibly afraid, for the woman had a heat in her hand that seemed capable of instantly reducing it to ashes.

Shen Lian got down from the back of the buffalo. With a smile, he said, ”Poor Daoist who rode on the buffalo is ignorant of many things. Forgive the disturbance caused to fairy.”

The woman gave a sweet reply, ”You are very well-mannered. When my Master wakes up, I shall ask if it is alright for you to enter the palace and have a cup of water.”

At this point, a celestial voice drifted from inside the palace, ”Disciple, invite Zhenren Shen to enter.”

Shen Lian appeared somewhat shocked by this. He did not predict that the owner of this palace would recognize him.