Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 167 - 164 [Taoist Inheritance Artifact·Thousand-Handed Buddha]

Chapter 167: Chapter 164 [Taoist Inheritance Artifact·Thousand-Handed Buddha]

At this moment, atop the dark muzzle of each "Demon Suppression General Cannon," a formidable shadow of a black-armored general stood proudly.

Above the cannon body, numerous purple seal scripts were interconnected, constructing a formation altar imbued with hidden thunder.

Each flicker of the seal script caused the Great General Cannon to emit a thunderous roar.

The mountains were trembling, the atmosphere quivering.

An intense orange-red firelight instantly lit up half of the night sky.

Wang Yuan considered his "Mixed Element Thunderbolt" saturating attack to be quite extraordinary, yet in front of these five "Demon Suppression General Cannons," it was like a trivial drizzle.

Clearly, the "Taiyin Xuanbing Dao" had a much deeper understanding of the "True Meaning of Daoist Skill" than he did.

No wonder they were a leading Side Door that had inherited a thousand years of tradition in Red County Shenzhou and had successfully supported the Great Yan Dragon Court for nearly three hundred years.

At this instant.

Continuous cannon fire resounded outside, but the Buddhist Hall within the "Four Symbols Sealing Array" realized too late that foreign enemies had invaded.

By then, it was too late.

The terrifying firepower from the five simultaneously firing Daoist Skill Cannons had already enveloped the entire Buddhist Hall.

This is commonly known as: cannonfire cleansing the ground.

The "Demon Suppression General Cannon" was a perfect fusion of "Taiyin Xuanbing Dao" Daoist Skill and cannon casting technology.

Although its use did not require adherence to any particularly quirky "Precept Taboos," it strictly followed the "Sect Precepts" of Mystical Weapon Temple:

——Once fired, all six shells carried within must be shot off in one go.

Only with multiple rounds of firing could the hit rate be greatly improved, ensuring the enemy would be thoroughly... vanished into smoke!

It truly deserved to be called something that could turn enemies to dust in laughter and talk, requiring no intercession from others or additional follow-up attacks.

"Good stuff, really good stuff; no wonder you said there’s no need for a Powerful Warrior to assist.

With this toy, leveling mountains and destroying temples is just child’s play.

Old Bai, tell me, does your ’Mystical Weapon Temple’ have an export version of the Great General Cannon for sale?"

Wang Yuan was instantly conquered by their firepower and turned to Qiu Shaobai, his eyes shining.

"Haha, what’s that compared to this.

Although the "Demon Suppression General Cannon" has an imposing name, its power is only mediocre among the cannons in the temple.

The "Thunder Sails Cannons" mounted on those thousand-ton ships of the Navy are the truly formidable ones; just a few shots are enough to completely sink a massive sea vessel.

Such strictly controlled military armaments are of course not for sale.

However, if you earn merit within the Imperial Dragon Guard, applying for a slightly lesser "Tiger Cannon" or "Divine Might General Cannon" should be no problem at all."

This was the debut of these five deadly weapons, and Qiu Shaobai was also extremely satisfied with their power, but he humbly downplayed it.

Just then, an explosive shout suddenly came from behind them:

"Qiu Shaobai, you damn bastard, hogging it all to yourself?! Didn’t we agree to take action together?

This rich... no, this despicable ’Mountain Spirit Temple,’ was first discovered by me, Old Yuan."

Before the words even faded, two figures clad in "Qiu Tiger" official robes appeared before Wang Yuan and Qiu Shaobai, like two projectiles, they flashed into existence.

One of them, born with the Innate Strange Phenomena of "Double Arm Over Knee," possessed a horse-like face. Even though he wore an official robe, he still resembled a large monkey.

This was Yuan Lang from the White Ape Dao, a Side Door of Dai State.

The other was much younger than him, barely twenty years old, with his left sleeve a little short, revealing the black, spell-encrypted strap wrapped around his left arm underneath.

On his wrist, he also wore a string of beads carved with spells, seemingly like a double precaution sealing some uncontrollable beast.

This was Gao Minghan from the Qilin Sect of Dragon Elephant Tao.

Like Wang Yuan and Qiu Shaobai, stationed in the neighboring state of Ninghai, they were all Red Seal Mages and also comprised one veteran with one newcomer.

The Red Seal had three realms: "Dharma Seal," "True Qi," and "Yin God."

In the Great Yan Court, unless an official resigned, advancing to the "Yin God" realm was the absolute limit.

Reaching this realm qualified one to be conferred as a Minister Talismanic Treasure of the fifth rank, while those at "True Qi Realm" could be titled as General Wu Yi of the sixth rank.

And among the prohibitive Colonel level, the "Dao Foundation" realm and "Receiving Talisman" rank were both present, respectively at the vice-seventh rank and full seventh rank.

Currently, the entire Great Yan Dynasty was in need of capable Righteous Path mages.

Being able to assign two Red Seal Mages to each county was already quite remarkable.

If one were truly too busy, it was possible to summon colleagues for cross-district enforcement, just like those currently stationed in Ninghai and Yunhe.

As veteran Colonels, Qiu Shaobai and Yuan Lang clearly knew each other well. Faced with the accusation, they didn’t blush but instead let out a sly chuckle:

"The dozens of Golden Jade Demons in the temple, along with the "True Qi Realm" host, have all gathered in one Buddhist Hall, making for a too good to miss opportunity.

Quick hands get the goods, slow hands go without.

However, rest assured, Old Yuan, I won’t forget to leave you some soup when I’m eating meat."

In just a couple of sentences, they spelled out the essentials.

Despite the many evil cults and heretical sects in these two counties, why did they first strike at the hidden Mountain Spirit Temple deep in the mountains?

One glance at the golden light flashing in their eyes tells you why.

In these dark times, if the Imperial Dragon Guard wants to be the good guys, they have to be more ruthless and have darker methods than those evil cults and heretics—those corrupt Confucians full of talk about morality can’t save the common folk.

Talismans, medicinal herbs, gunpowder, swords, magic treasures... What doesn’t require a hefty amount of money?

If they only relied on the Court’s salary to live, this group of people would have long gone to the northwest to drink the wind.

When you rely on the mountains, you eat from the mountains; when you rely on the water, you drink from the water. The violent establishment that is the Imperial Dragon Guard naturally fed on the demons and ghost, and naturally, they ate up their share.

After mutually providing names, Gao Minghan naturally acquired the nickname "Xiao Ming," and following that, Qiu Shaobai, who was in charge of controlling the scene, suggested:

"The demons inside are not dead people. Wait until the Demon Suppression General Cannon razes this Buddhist Hall to the ground.

Those fish that slip through the net will either hide in the rubble and be completely obliterated by the cannon fire, or they will look for an opportunity to break through and escape.

"We’ll each take a side; whoever pops their head out gets beaten down like a stray dog—let’s aim to eliminate them all without mercy!"

"Good!"

The others naturally had no objections.

However, just as they were preparing to block their respective sides—

Boom!

The Buddhist Hall, already reduced to ruins and a sea of fire, suddenly shook again, collapsing into a huge pit.

A high mound of earth rose from the ground, charging towards their position at breakneck speed.

"Scatter!"

Qiu Shaobai quickly packed up the five Demon Suppression General Cannons on the ground and, along with the other three, avoided the brunt of the force for the moment.

The next instant, the earth exploded, and a massive figure burst forth from the ground.

It was a Buddha Golden Body, reaching two fathoms high!

The body seemed to be forged from golden jade, and around the neck were Buddha Beads made of the seven treasures of Buddhism: gold, silver, lapis lazuli, coral, giant clam, red coral, and agate.

However, this golden body not only lacked any trace of the compassion of Buddhism, but instead bore a ferocious expression, grinning with a mouth full of sharp teeth, as sinister as an evil ghost.

Originally, it should have been covered with hundreds of arms, each holding a different seal.

Symbolizing the disciples and the many "little white rats" exploring different aspects of the Soul Leaving Mountain Spirit Skill.

Now, however, most of them were broken, leaving nothing but bloody stumps where arms once were, and the golden jade body was blackened with burn marks, damaged throughout.

The disgusting internal organs, constantly writhing within, were visible.

The voice of fury belonging to the master in the True Qi Realm echoed repeatedly within the chest of the Buddha statue:

"If only I could complete a Thousand-Handed Buddha that stood three fathoms high, this Taoist Inheritance Artifact of our Sect would have been fully accomplished.

But now, I am so close yet so far from success, with no end in sight.

Imperial Dragon Guard! You meddlesome fools, all of you go to hell for Buddha!

Just like the "Six Desires Worldly Path" gathering Life Trading Coins to forge the Taoist Inheritance Artifact·Six Desires Worldly Umbrella.

Those Buddha statues, completely mutated and engraved with scriptures, made of golden jade, were essentially raw materials used to refine Taoist Inheritance Artifacts.

Due to their special Daoist Skill, these materials were far easier to come by than Life Trading Coins. This Thousand-Handed Buddha was already mostly completed by them.

It was clear to see.

The current Mountain Spirit Temple and what was said in the Jade Scroll left by the Mud Buddha were very different.

The one thing in the world that never changes is change itself.

Because the Heavenly Spirit Qi and Earth Spirit Qi of this world aren’t gradually exhausted like in other worlds, with the accumulation of knowledge, the Daoist world is always progressing.

And the various Taoist Inheritance Artifacts are the embodiment of the Sect’s Daoist Skill, not only treasures of inheritance but also powerful magic treasures in critical moments.

They can be used to bolster the destiny of the Taoist Sect.

Although only a half-finished Taoist Inheritance Artifact, the Thousand-Handed Buddha was already powerful enough to sweep those of the same level!

In an instant.

Wang Yuan and the other three felt a heavy weight descend upon them, as if each one had a mountain on their back.

This was the most basic ability of a Taoist Inheritance Artifact, to amplify the Sect’s Daoist Skill.

However.

Just at that moment, a greedy voice suddenly rang in Wang Yuan’s ear:

"Hungry! Hungry! Hungry!...

Want to eat, really want to eat!""

After swiftly checking, it turned out to be the Money Box that Lady Peach Fairy was in charge of guarding, incessantly calling out.

[Ability Three, Growth: The ’Money Box’ can, like human cultivation, enhance its essence by slaying practitioners of high magic, consuming other deceit monsters, and obtaining knowledge.]

This Deceit Object from a Yellow Seal Strange Immortal, had unexpectedly found the most suitable nourishment for its taste here!