Chapter 217: Sacrificial Meditation (2/2)
Clearly, there were demonic cultivators who were prepared and targeted them. They had destroyed the nodes of the array. Now, only the uninhabited Relic Buddha Pagoda was supporting the array.
”What about Benevolent Travel Temple's flying ship? We'll use the warships to counterattack. They only have ten warships, so we have an advantage.”
However, Senior Brother Xiang's mouth seemed to be cursed. Two seconds later, a shocking explosion sounded from the distant spaceport of Benevolent Travel Temple, and a surging poisonous fog surged into the sky.
Jiang Li immediately recalled the half of the people who had disappeared from the Hundred Tempering Mountain. Clearly, they had not been idle and directly found an opportunity to blow up the empty spaceport.
”We still have…”
Senior Brother Xiang wanted to continue, but Jiang Li hurriedly stopped him. If he continued, it would be terrible.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, the ten flying ships opened fire from afar. Terrifying spiritual qi pillars began to bombard the Benevolent Travel Temple's defensive array continuously.
Due to the damage to the vital nodes, the array formation's power decreased greatly. Under the bombardment of the spiritual qi pillar, it began to fluctuate violently. It was unknown how long this array formation could last.
Jiang Li and the others were helpless towards this. At this moment, they could only pray that the three elders who were still madly attacking the black lotus platform in the sky would be able to quickly free the six Divine Monks.
However, the lotus platform was indeed a top-notch demonic treasure. It seemed to have a mysterious ability to transfer chaotic spiritual qi and attack. When they bombarded the lotus platform, most of the power would be transferred to the six Divine Monks inside.
The six people inside were the same. When they bombarded the lotus platform, the terrifying power would uncontrollably transfer to their fellow disciples.
Under such circumstances, they were unable to attack with their full strength.
Just as the situation was precarious, the door of the Relic Buddha Pagoda, which was enveloped by the poisonous fog in the center of the battlefield, was suddenly opened.
The Abbot of the Benevolent Travel Temple walked out.
With one hand, he carried the lifeless monk Kong'e, dragging out a trail of scarlet blood.
Clearly, the realm above the Nascent Soul realm was not so easy to deal with.
Even if he was ambushed and heavily injured, a Nascent Soul cultivator could not kill him so easily.
However, that sneak attack was indeed too vicious. Abbot Le Ku had paid a rather terrifying price.
At this moment, he still had the black vajra piercing through his chest. Blood was still flowing out from the wound.
His left hand pressed on his chest, having already completely dried up like a rotting tree branch, not having the slightest vitality.
His eyes were also empty. His original eyeballs were no longer there. He had probably lost his sight forever.
Abbot Le Ku used the Buddhist secret technique, Sacrificial Meditation, to sacrifice his left hand and eyes. Only then did he eliminate the chaotic energy that invaded his body and kill the traitor Monk Kong'e.
He threw the corpse of Monk Kong'e to the side. A black ring rolled out of the corpse and landed on the side without any presence.
Abbot Le Ku opened his remaining right hand, revealing six golden beads.
”Those are relics!”
Separated by a circle of poisonous fog, the scene inside was actually not very vivid, but Master Le Yuan still recognized it at first glance.
Abbot Le Ku quickly chanted the scripture. Then, a golden light shot out from his hand and struck the black lotus.
The black lotus that had originally endured the attacks of many top-notch cultivators suddenly trembled violently.
Jiang Li and the others and the three Nascent Souls flying in the sky were extremely excited when they saw this. As long as they could release the six Divine Monks, the Benevolent Travel Temple would be safe.
Then, the second, third, fourth, and fifth!
The Buddhist holy relics landed on the black lotus one after another. In the core of the black lotus, a golden light gradually appeared!
It turned out that Benevolent Travel Temple's 200 years of hard work had not been in vain!
The large amount of Buddhist power that poured into the lotus platform did not disappear. It was only suppressed to the deepest part of the lotus platform by the demonic qi.
At this moment, with the help of the relic, the Buddhist force in the lotus platform began to gradually gain the upper hand!
As long as the last relic was in place, there was a high chance that the damned lotus platform would become purified again!
”Amitabha! Six Clarity!”
Abbot Le Ku used the Six Clarity Incantation to shoot the last relic.
The Buddhist holy artifact transformed into a stream of light that shot towards the black lotus floating above the Relic Pagoda.
Slam!
However, the key to saving the Benevolent Travel Temple was blocked by a large hand shrouded in black fog.
Everyone present was shocked! Where did this fellow come from?
It turned out that an opening that could allow one person to pass through had appeared on the array formation membrane that was continuously attacked by the warship's cannon fire!
This demonic cultivator had entered through the gap made with the warship's spirit cannon.
Ssss!
The hand was pierced by the golden light of the relic, producing a violent reaction like pouring cold water into a pot of oil.
A piece of the black fog was cleared by the relic's golden light, revealing a crimson palm that did not look human.
On the wrist of that palm, Jiang Li clearly saw a simple and strange black lotus pattern!
Jiang Li suddenly realized that this was the black lotus mark he had seen in the underground ruins of the Black Lotus Divine Sect!
In that case, wasn't this lotus platform the super demonic artifact recorded in the Scripture Storage Valley's records?
The Benevolent Travel Temple actually did not destroy it. Instead, they tried to refine it into a Buddhist treasure.
No wonder this Buddhist treasure was demonized so easily. It turned out that it was a top demonic artifact in the history of the Great Mountain Region.
”Buddhists are really annoying. You six old fellows should stay inside obediently.”
The person in the black fog held the relic in one hand and raised his other hand to press on the huge black lotus.
Immediately, the trembling black lotus suddenly stabilized. This black fog demonic cultivator was a remnant of the Black Lotus Divine Sect back then. He still had the method to control this demonic lotus.
Abbot Le Ku and the three Nascent Soul realm cultivators hurriedly stopped him.
However, it was already too late. A black circle of light spread out from the demonic lotus and quickly spread out.
Wherever the light circle passed, everything would wither.
The corpse of Kong'e that had fallen not far away from the black lotus began to turn black and decay at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, all that was left was bones and dirty pus.
That was the corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if it was not preserved, it would not rot easily for eight to ten years. However, under the black circle of light, it only took a few seconds to decay completely. It could be seen how powerful the circle of light was.
Furthermore, the black light spread at an extremely fast speed. If they did not stop it, it would probably envelop the entire Benevolent Travel Temple in less than ten minutes.
At that time, no more than ten people in Benevolent Travel Temple would be able to survive!
”Damn the Black Lotus survivors! Hand over the relic!”
In the sky, the Abbot and the three Nascent Soul realm cultivators attacked the other party crazily.
However, Le Ku was already heavily injured and did not have his left hand or eyes. It was only with the help of three Nascent Souls that he could barely fight evenly with his opponent. It was easier said than done to defeat his opponent and take back the relic in a short period of time!
”Hahaha, you bald donkeys, you've taken my Divine Sect's sacred artifact for more than 200 years! Today is the day you pay the price!”
”Let's use the top disciple of the Benevolent Travel Temple as a sacrifice and let our sect's sacred lotus regain its former glory!”