Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 331 - 216: Saving Soldier Jiang Feng!

Chapter 331: Chapter 216: Saving Soldier Jiang Feng!

"Where is he? Didn’t you say the Sound Transmission Talisman last signalled spiritual energy fluctuations nearby, where is he!"

A charming woman flew out directly from between the mountains, she had circled around a seven or eight li radius but still hadn’t seen any clue.

The voice was sharp and piercing with a bit of interrogation; usually, Lu Luo was playful but never unreasonable or so harsh; it was evident she was genuinely anxious now.

However, the other three people present did not dare to speak out, as it was their first time seeing such an expression on Lu Luo’s face.

The three people present were naturally Lu Luo, Yan Fengchun, and Wang Yong, and the extra person, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, was the tavern owner and one of the local leaders; it was also he who led the way.

"Sister Su, please calm down a bit, let me check again..."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Yan Fengchun was equally anxious, knowing Jiang Feng would never have used the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman unless he was facing a situation he absolutely couldn’t handle by himself.

Moreover, the urgency in which the spiritual energy was deployed, even failing to speak before all contact was cut off, Jiang Feng had been completely missing for about two hours now, and they were searching everywhere in the hills and fields.

"Aren’t you saying that ruined temple is around here, where is the temple? Did a dog eat it!?"

Turning around, those fox-like charming eyes now revealed a trace of nobility and a surprising sense of pressure, her long hair moving without wind, showing how furious Lu Luo truly was, frightening the tavern owner into shivering.

"B-b-boss, it really is here, I am not mistaken, look, here and there, all along this path are the marks we left, I don’t know how the terrain has changed."

The tavern owner’s legs went weak and he almost knelt before Lu Luo.

Originally, they were still dealing with affairs in Shuipang County; with Yan Fengchun, a descendant of the Imperial Family, and a disciple from the Purple Cloud Immortal Palace intervening, even the local governor didn’t dare to continue to condone any misdeeds, not to mention Yan Fengchun was keeping watch all along.

Just as they were busy confiscating lands, following leads collected by the tavern owner when the Sound Transmission Talisman suddenly whirled into action.

Even though it did not speak, they still could hear the wild laughter from within the talisman, so they promptly came rushing, bringing the tavern owner along to confirm they wouldn’t go to the wrong place, but...

"Senior Sister Su, don’t make things difficult for this brother, what he said is right, these are the marks left a few months ago, and indeed there are signs of Mr. Jiang left in this place, look at that tree."

Yan Fengchun grimaced and voluntarily spoke up, seemingly about to defend the argument, but Lu Luo merely swept him with a cold glance.

He too shivered with fear.

No wonder Jiang Feng often said a tiger mom was nothing to mess with, this was not a fox demon, clearly a tiger demon.

Despite usually not being serious, spending her days in a brothel... that’s wrong, being toyed with, her existence from birth alone proves her natural talent as a member of the Demon Race.

Glancing towards the direction Yan Fengchun was pointing to, noticing the obviously torn leaves under the tree and evidence of resting and chopping tree branches with knives and swords, the cut surface smooth into the realm, this was Swordsmanship personally passed on by Peak Master Liu, recognizable at a glance as Jiang Feng’s work.

She tilted her chin, signaling Yan Fengchun to continue, her cold demeanor alone was terrifying, Yan Fengchun swallowed, aware of his own negligence, the four of them should not have split up.

Anything going wrong would mean he had to take full responsibility since he was the leader, but now was not the time to think about that; instead, it was time to quickly clear his thoughts.

"Sister Su, calm down a bit, the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman is still vibrating, although we can’t hear anything, its activation means Mr. Jiang is at least still alive, and with his abilities, even if he can’t overpower a Peak of Core Formation expert, he definitely won’t easily be defeated."

"The path is correct, the last place where spiritual energy fluctuations of the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman appeared is exactly here, but Mr. Jiang disappeared without reason and there are no signs of a fight here which means they did not leave the area, they must still be nearby."

"We haven’t found that temple yet, according to this brother, that Buddha Tower should have been very conspicuous, now it’s nowhere to be seen... I suspect the entire Golden Light Longevity Temple was an illusion, probably a deception created using an Array or a Magic Treasure."

"As long as we can find a breakthrough, we can enter and rescue Mr. Jiang. According to this brother, that vanished mountaintop should be right in front of us, not more than two li away, we four just need to thoroughly search this area of two li."

"While I search, I will continue to infuse spiritual energy into the Sound Transmission Talisman; reasonably, there should be some traces, despite many trees around here, it really can’t be described as green mountains and clear waters, according to this brother, only around that Golden Light Longevity Temple does it seem particularly vibrant."

"Following this line of thought, such things that don’t match the environment should be very conspicuous."

He nodded.

Well-born Yan Fengchun was indeed insightful, if it were someone else they might still be confused, but he managed to analyze thoroughly in a short time, even though he was in a foul mood, now was not the time for other options.

Just as they were about to search, Yan Fengchun immediately stopped them.

"Each of us will hold a Thousand-Mile Talisman to confirm location, if anyone accidentally enters the Array or encounters any anomalies, just activate it immediately, at such a close distance we’ll definitely be able to make it in time."

"This brother, if you find it later, please don’t follow us in, just notify us, leave it to the three of us to handle."

"If we haven’t sent any news after two days, please trouble you to personally visit the sect and explain the matter clearly, we definitely cannot let those beasts continue to act recklessly."

They nodded continuously, then the four of them began to search around on the mountain, none of them noticing that about dozens of feet away from them, there was a piece of rock covered with bushes, looking like the kind of exquisite plaything usually placed on tables.

Inside this palm-sized rock, lightning flashed and thunder roared, Buddha Light crisscrossed with streaks of blood.

They fiercely exchanged a palm strike, the profound Spiritual Energy made Jiang Feng feel uncomfortable all over, his blood surged chaotically, and before he could adjust, he felt a whooshing behind him.

Clang—

Grasping the iron wire with both hands, he lifted it and pressed his palms against the back of the sword with all his might. Even though he was facing away, Jiang Feng was still sensitive to the attack, having been tormented by his sister all day, yet the terrifying downward smash still made his legs go weak as even the ground beneath him sank a few inches.

He almost failed to grasp the iron wire.

"All dharmas are empty, like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew, and like lightning; one should view them as such, go!"

The Buddhist Bell hovered overhead, causing intense tremors every few seconds, making all of Fangcun Mountain tremble, and giant Buddhist script was branded across the sky, almost as if to cover the entire mountain.

Evil sounds filled the ears, no, it should be said, Buddhist sounds filled the ears, the endless scripture caused annoyance and restlessness, originally intended for liberation, but to the young man, it sounded like a demonic whisper continuously disturbing his mind.

With a wave of his hand, hundreds of resentful ghosts flew straight out from his sleeve, dodging the fierce strikes of the Vajra Arhat while also dealing with the evil ghosts rushing towards him, running and fighting, with Jiang Feng’s temperament, if he didn’t curse, it meant he was completely focused on a certain state.

With a casual sword thrust, he pierced an evil ghost in front of him and annihilated its Primordial Spirit, suddenly a violent vibration came from beneath his feet, and he immediately leaped up sensing danger.

Boom!

Suddenly a golden hand stretched out from under his feet, and just a grasp turned the rocks into powder, upon closer inspection it was the Vajra Arhat who had merged his hands with the ground and drilled out from underneath, this miraculous technique did not frighten Jiang Feng, but made him likewise wave a big hand.

"Paper Folding Spirit, Nether River Return Yin."

Leaping high, even without touching the ground, he directly stepped on the flying sword, the folded soul banner flew out from his waist, facing the swarming evil ghosts calmly, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, an equally large number of evil ghosts flew out to meet them.

"Unchangeable nature, it’s not easy to reincarnate as a human yet you dare engage in such degrading deeds, it’s a pity the master actually thought of liberating such an incurable person."

"All things in the world are empty illusions, only with a pure heart can there be enlightenment, since you won’t heed admonishments, don’t blame me for not showing mercy."

"This Tower of Sinful Karma has everything, since you are so obsessed with refining others’ souls, then come on, haha!"

Mad, fanatical.

The golden fur began spreading over his neck and arms; now the only thing remaining humanoid about Jin Shan was his head, even his hands and feet had transformed into their original form, looking bizarre and terrifying, but Jiang Feng now, on the contrary, remained silent.

His heart calm as water, the more chaotic, the harder it is to survive amidst this overwhelming attack.

Within this Immortal Treasure called "Fangcun Mountain," anything could become a weapon for the demon monk Jin Shan, so he must tread on thin ice, and his immediate task was not to defeat the opponent but to delay for enough time.

During the battle, Jiang Feng continuously injected Spiritual Energy into the Sound Transmission Talisman, even though the Magic Treasure prevented any sound from getting through, as long as there were Spiritual Energy fluctuations, it would alert his fellow sect members to his location.

And he would deliberately rush up and exchange fierce blows with Jin Shan from time to time despite suffering setbacks every time, but this was the only way to prevent Fangcun Mountain from masking the aura of their confrontation.

Even though Fangcun Mountain is a genuine Immortal Grade Treasure, with Jin Shan’s ability, it was absolutely impossible to unleash its full power.

No, forget full power, he couldn’t even exhibit one-thousandth of its capability.

Jiang Feng indeed lacked experience, after all, he was still young, but it didn’t mean Liu Tangxi lacked experience, it didn’t mean Swordmaster Peak lacked experience.

Over the past two years, following his sister, he had heard all kinds of stories encompassing the paths of Buddha, Tao, demons, and devils, covering characteristics, cultivation techniques, and sect treasures, all of which were clearly explained.

Whether it was Fangcun Mountain, the Buddhist Bell, or the Thirteen-story Exquisite Tower, originally, they were all Buddha Treasures used by High Monk Guang Xian from Vajra Temple for liberating Lost Souls. However, since Guang Xian fell into demonhood, these Buddha Treasures became tainted with evil and viciousness, always locked in the Scripture Pavilion.

He also did not expect that Jin Shan, who had escaped from the temple, had actually come specifically for him.

"Demon Night, since you refuse to repent, then I’ll personally send you to the Beast Path, let you experience the pain of us Demon Beasts, haha!"

Without warning, the myriad evil ghosts transformed into golden needles suspended in the air, each needle inscribed with scripture, and even the Golden Arhat directly leaped to the mountain top, placing his hands together, then launched a punch at Jiang Feng in the air!

"Who!"

Lu Luo looked back without hesitation.

Her cold eyes filled with some doubts, just now that moment made her quite startled.

Having searched the mountain for an hour without finding any trace, in this several-mile radius, especially up the mountain, finding a place that was different was indeed quite difficult.

Clutching her chest, Lu Luo couldn’t help frowning, but it was as if she thought of something, following that subtle feeling from just now, she pushed through the bushes in front of her, regardless of the sharp thorns and her clothes getting ripped to shreds, she stared straight in the direction of that subtle feeling.

Finally, her steps halted.

Staring blankly in front of her at the false mountain less than half a foot tall, she could even see an exquisitely decorated temple on the mountain top and a Buddha Tower emitting a faint light.

"This is..."