Chapter 357 - One Year (2/2)
Suddenly, a Buddha mantra rang once more, and Xiao Chen covered his head again. It was more painful than before. At this moment, the stronger the murderous intent in him, the more painful he would be. With every inch the devil nature grew, the pain would increase by 100 times! It was far more painful than the pain caused by the episode of the Heartless Curse.
“Ah——” At this moment, he was already in so much pain that he was tumbling on the ground. The group of demons had already fled away frightenedly. Gradually, he finally felt a little powerless, and the dirt on the land had been scratched out numerous traces by him.
“Muxue…Xin’er…”
Finally, Xiao Chen fainted and woke up after no idea how long. He felt a little wetness and warmth on his face, as he opened his eyes, it was the Koo-chee beast licking his face.
“Brother Koo-chee, did I hurt you yesterday…” Xiao Chen moved his pale lips and said softly.
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast shook its head.
Xiao Chen sat up, picked up the Unsullied Immortal’s Sword by his side, and looked around. He thought that inside the tower, it should be a mystic domain, and there was no exit unless someone opened it from the outside, or the people inside could never get out? Even if he wanted to break out by force, he would not be able to do it during his heyday. Moreover, now that he had lost all his power. Was he going to be locked up in this Devil Repressing Tower that has no daylight for the rest of his life?
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!”
Xiao Chen forced a smile and said, “Some people were like strangers even till they had white hair, and some were like old friends even when they just met. Brother Koo-chee, you and I were like old friends when we just met, but I don’t know why you were being locked in?”
He thought that there was not a single trace of Devil Qi in the Koo-chee beast, nor it looked like the kind of demon that would hurt people. Could it be locked in by the people of Wuyin Monastery just because it was a Demonic Beast? Demon Realm was destroyed, and the Demon Qi had penetrated the Human Worlds. There were countless Demonic Beasts in the world. Could the Wuyin Monastery enclose all of them?
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The beast blinked its big eyes and shook its head.
Xiao Chen smiled, seeing it reminded him of Zhiluan. That Leopard Cat Spirit should now return to the Human World with Xian’er. Are they okay…
After a month, in this tower, Xiao Chen felt no hunger at all, but every time the Buddhist scriptures sounded, he was in so much pain that he went mad. However, the demons and monsters that were led by the weasel demon did not dare to disturb him again. Xiao Chen even grabbed him and asked about the situation here.
It turned out that this tower had a total of 18 floors. The nine floors above the ground locked some demons and monsters that caused troubles around. The higher the level, the stronger the demons and monsters. The nine floors below ground, each story was a hell, suppressing some malicious devils. The more it went down, the more powerful the devils were. The level where he was located was the second floor above the ground.
Not sure if it was because of the prohibition of this place or something else. Neither Guifeng nor the things in the Divine Vessel could be summoned here. Su Xiaomei in the Frigid Jade Pendant seemed to have fallen into an endless sleep.
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Time flew like an arrow. The months and years passed by like a stream. The days in the tower had unknowingly gone for a year. Xiao Chen’s hair had grown a lot more, he had grown taller too, and he was full of beard. He had wrapped up the Unsullied Sword in a clothed and hung it over his shoulder. Now he did not look like the image of the former literary figure and was more like a swordsman of the world.
Whenever the Buddha mantras sounded again, he was not in as much pain as before, and his anger was somewhat relieved. Sometimes he would also read the scriptures engraved on the stone wall, “One load of sand, one load of sand, one realm, within one world, a speck of dust for a catastrophe…”
“A principle behind everything, such as a dream bubble, like dew or like lightning, it should be regarded as a view…”
“All the principles are empty, they don’t disappear nor born, they don’t get dirty nor they’re clean, they don’t increase or decrease…”
Although some of these verses were hard to understand, every time he recited them, his mind became clear. There were also lesser disputes in his heart, lesser murderous aura, and as he contemplated about the past, everything was like a dream of flying flowers.
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” Suddenly a soft voice rang behind him. The Koo-chee beast had not changed its shape for the past year. With it, Xiao Chen did not feel so lonely.
“Brother Koo-chee, what’s up?” Xiao Chen whispered and asked as he turned around, and saw the Koo-chee beast shaking its head while standing next to the shed that he had built a small grass shed under the stone wall.
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast gently called out twice, and ran to the side, about a few feet away. It then turned back and called, “Koo-chee, Koo-chee!”
“Brother Koo-chee wants me to go with you somewhere?”
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast nodded hard.
“Well, Brother Koo-chee don’t be flustered, I’ll come right now.” Xiao Chen took off the Unsullied Sword off his shoulder and walked over. Although he still could not restore his power for the past year, he had often practiced swordsmanship in his spare time. Dealing with the little demon like a weasel demon was not a problem.
A man and a beast walked for a mile and reached a remote corner. 3 stone tablets that were about a foot tall could be seen, the stone tablets were full of golden talisman. Amongst them, a golden mystic arts shrouded over. If ordinary demons were near them, they would have turned into ashes.
“Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast snorted and rushed to the back of the stone tablet. Xiao Chen exclaimed, “Brother Koo-chee, be careful!”
However, the Koo-chee beast went straight through the golden mystic arts safely. Then it turned back and called out twice at Xiao Chen, signaling him to keep up.
Xiao Chen carefully walked over and took the sword to touch the layer of golden mystic arts, only walking over after it seemed to be entirely safe. After a few steps, he found an underground entrance not far away. The entrance seemed to have a seal Barrier.
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast ran to the entry of the Barrier, and Xiao Chen walked over too. A few layers of stone steps slanted down that led below. It seemed like a staircase leading to a level down. Although he had stayed in this tower for one year, he had never been here before.
“Brother Koo-chee, are you asking me to go down?”
“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast nodded. It seemed that it came here often. It went around the Barrier for a bit then went straight through the Barrier. Xiao Chen was stunned and could not but think that this little guy could disregard any Barrier?
At the moment, Xiao Chen also squatted down, but now he had no power at all, and he could not break open the Barrier. The Koo-chee beast gently called out and stretched out its two front paws and waved at the Barrier. Not for a moment, a hole of a size that just happened to allow Xiao Chen to pass through appeared on the Barrier.
Xiao Chen was stunned once more. This little guy had such an ability? At this moment, he went into the gap in the Barrier and passed through. Once inside, he felt a very heavy evil Qi and suddenly it became a lot darker.