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Chapter 654 - 373 Severe Injury_2

Chapter 654 -373 Severe Injury_2

Among the three Nascent Soul Ancestors, only Venerable Huijing harbored no schemes; he purely wished to battle.

Three attacks heavily collided together, with Venerable Huike and Ancestor Lu jointly striking at Venerable Huijing, especially since Ancestor Lu had unleashed a Secret Technique, making this strike as potent as possible.

Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form emitted a piercing scream under the assault of the two Nascent Soul Dharma Forms.

The Nascent Soul Dharma Form sustained severe damage, its massive body covered in cracks.

“Venerable Huijing!” Venerable Huike cried out in alarm.

He had not anticipated this outcome; the injuries Venerable Huijing sustained were extremely severe, and his Nascent Soul Dharma Form was on the verge of collapse.

A hint of joy flickered in Ancestor Lu’s eyes as he prepared to deliver another blow to completely shatter Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

This would result in Qianye Temple losing a Venerable, which would greatly impact the balance of power among the sects, leading to changes in the distribution of certain Tier-4 resources.

On the Beishu Continent, Tier-4 resources were extremely limited; aside from those that came from other continents, all native Tier-4 resources were divided among the six major sects and other qualified powers.

The six major sects naturally occupied the majority of Tier-4 resources, which were allocated among them based on the number of top-tier combatants each sect had.

Venerable Huike discerned Ancestor Lu’s intent and placed his Nascent Soul Dharma Form in front of Ancestor Lu’s using the “As Far as the Horizon” technique.

He was about to speak when he suddenly noticed Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form shrinking rapidly; a spatial fluctuation occurred, and both his Nascent Soul Dharma Form and his Nascent Soul vanished.

Ancestor Lu and Venerable Huike both understood that this was Venerable Huijing using a special secret technique to send his Nascent Soul back into his body through space.

This secret technique was greatly limited, requiring the Nascent Soul to be within a certain distance of the body and consuming a portion of the Nascent Soul’s Origin Energy.

Using such a technique would impact the Nascent Soul; the reduction of Origin Energy meant a corresponding decline in the Nascent Soul’s strength.

Ancestor Lu felt relieved, thinking that since Qianye Temple had stolen his disciple first, causing a decline in one of its Venerables’ strength was a fitting retaliation. Not to mention Venerable Huijing’s injuries, just this reduction in strength alone had a significant impact on Qianye Temple’s overall capabilities.

Venerable Huike, however, had mixed feelings; he was glad that Venerable Huijing had managed to escape in time, but he was anxious about Venerable Huijing being out of control and uncertain of what he might do next.

One should know that Venerable Huijing was influenced by a demonic infection and, although the high monks of Qianye Temple had previously been able to suppress it, there was no guarantee he could free himself from it now, without any help.

If Venerable Huijing’s inner demon attracted a Heavenly Demon to descend, he could very well become the nightmare of the entire Beishu Continent.

Venerable Huike dared not pursue; he needed to hold Ancestor Lu back and prevent him from chasing after Venerable Huijing.

“Huike, hand over Li Yuanba!” Ancestor Lu said sternly.

Having found Venerable Huike, Ancestor Lu was not about to let him go, despite having gained some advantage earlier.

“Benefactor Lu, I have agreed, but something has occurred within the temple. Please allow me two days, and I can make a Buddhist vow to ensure that Li Yuanba will be returned in good condition!” Venerable Huike no longer harbored thoughts of keeping Li Yuanba, especially with such major events occurring within the temple that all other matters could be set aside.

Ancestor Lu did not press too hard; if Venerable Huike was willing to make a Buddhist vow to prove his intention, then he could not possibly break his word.

Ancestor Lu felt his communication token vibrate with a message. Sensing it, he discovered that his sect had sent news of Li Yuanba managing to escape.

With this news, he no longer wanted to press the issue. Having already gained so much, he did not want to stir up trouble over the matter of grievously wounding Venerable Huijing.

After all, he had avenged Li Yuanba with one fell swoop; knowing that he had gravely wounded a Venerable in revenge for Li Yuanba would surely satisfy him.

The Li Yuanba he was pondering was just about to meet with his original body, Li Shiming.

As he was rejoicing in his heart, it seemed that he was about to gain yet another Nascent Soul Body.

Though he already possessed one Nascent Soul Body, and there was only one Heavenly Ghost, capable of controlling merely one Nascent Soul Body at a time, who knew if any method would emerge in the future that could manipulate Nascent Soul Bodies to fight for him in other ways.

The Cultivation World harbored too many secret techniques, not to mention the many ancient secret techniques lying untouched within various ruins, awaiting discovery.

No one could clearly state how many secret techniques there were in the Cultivation World, nor whether there was one capable of manipulating Nascent Soul Bodies.

Perhaps one day, he would acquire a secret technique that could control Nascent Soul Bodies, allowing him to possess several Nascent Soul Bodies to fight for him concurrently.

Li Shiming, controlling Li Yuanba’s body, kept thinking about the bright prospects while using the “Step by Step Lotus” to hasten his journey.

It was at this moment that he felt a change in the Venerable Huijing he held.

Venerable Huijing had transformed from a living dead to a true Venerable; the terrifying aura of the Nascent Soul made it nearly impossible for him to remain standing.

Although Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul was severely injured, no matter how frail the Nascent Soul was, just a hint of its aura was unbearable for Li Yuanba.

Nevertheless, Li Shiming soon noted something peculiar; the pressure exerted by Venerable Huijing on Li Yuanba fluctuated, at times strong and at times weak.

When the pressure was strong, intense rage and murderous intent accompanied Venerable Huijing, but when it was weak, a sense of closeness emanated from him.

The state of Venerable Huijing was highly unusual, for the Nascent Soul Dharma Form had been critically damaged, carrying his soul and consciousness, along with inner demons.

Before the severe injury, the inner demons had possessed his soul; his consciousness was almost completely suppressed.

Subjected to a full-force combined strike from Venerable Huike and Ancestor Lu, the attack of the Nascent Soul Ancestor targeted not just the surface of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form but was comprehensive and also attacked on the level of the soul.

When the Nascent Soul Dharma Form was critically injured, the soul of Venerable Huijing had also been severely damaged.

This caused the inner demons to plunge into a severely weakened state, and the consciousness of Venerable Huijing was scattered, leaving behind only the subconscious and instincts.

This was why after the return of Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul to the body, there were two drastically different emotions towards Li Yuanba.

In the subconscious of Venerable Huijing, Li Yuanba remained the closest and most trustworthy person; previously, he had entrusted his body after the Nascent Soul Emergence to Li Yuanba—a gesture that handed over his life to Li Yuanba, indicating the extent of the trust.

In the Cultivation World, even the master-disciple relationship could not achieve this level of trust.

Initially, Li Shiming was startled by the return of Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul, but since he was controlling an avatar, he had not lost his ability to think.

He quickly discerned that something was amiss with Venerable Huijing. Otherwise, the subconscious mind relayed through “Telepathy” could not have had such an effect, still allowing Venerable Huijing to maintain a strong trust in Li Yuanba until now.

To describe it as mere trust was no longer accurate; this was reliance, a dependency where one could entrust everything.

His mind raced with thoughts, his original body was nearing this place, about five miles away from the meeting point.

But he did not want his original body to fall into danger; even if his avatar were truly to perish, the original body would still have a chance to start over.

Li Yuanba’s side also needed assistance from the original body; the life-bound treasure IBMz15 offered a reference solution based on all the resources he had at hand, utilizing its powerful computational analysis capability to provide the most reasonable solution.

Li Shiming did not advance further, but he did not remain idly; he released the Heavenly Ghost.

The Heavenly Ghost moved extremely fast, covering the five-mile distance in an instant. Li Shiming, controlling the avatar Li Yuanba, conveyed a reassuring sentiment to Venerable Huijing and expressed his absolute trust in the Heavenly Ghost.