Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique
Chapter 625 - 451: Pollution of Spirit Mountain! Tao Imprint!

Chapter 625: Chapter 451: Pollution of Spirit Mountain! Tao Imprint!

Buddhist light and demonic energy ceaselessly entwined.

Qin Zheng calmly reached out with both hands, seizing both the Buddhist staff pulsating with light and the demon claw surging with energy.

Hum!

In an instant, the Merit Scroll above Heart Sea shook gently and several lines of text swiftly appeared.

...

[Item discovered: Golden Buddhist Staff, capable of being refined. Requires ten Merit Treasure Crystals, proceed with refinement?]

[Note: Refinement will yield the Buddhist Law: Dharma of Buddha’s Crown.]

[Note: Incorporating this piece of the Buddhist Scripture, one could alter their path, aiming directly towards the state of Tathagata!]

[Note: Refinement will yield the Buddhist Law: Tathagata Divine Palm.]

[Note: With nine styles of the Divine Palm, one can Open Heaven and Earth, validating the way of Tathagata!]

[Note: Refinement will allow the perception of the Tao Imprint within!]

...

[Item discovered: Spirit Emperor Demon Claw, capable of being refined. Requires ten Merit Treasure Crystals, proceed with refinement?]

[Note: Refinement will yield the wondrous item: Spirit Emperor Demon Blood.]

[Note: Merging with this Demon Blood, one can transform their essence, becoming a royal of the Demon race!]

[Note: Refinement will yield the Immortal Law: Spirit Void Demon Essence Secret Manual.]

[Note: The cultivation method for the Demon race’s royalty!]

[Note: Refinement will allow the perception of the Tao Imprint within!]

...

Qin Zheng’s gaze lightly drifted over these words.

As of today, it had become difficult for him to refine anything of use to himself.

And indeed, the items that these Divine Artifacts could refine weren’t particularly appealing to him.

However, the last line of text immediately drew his attention, causing his thoughts to focus sharply.

The Tao Imprint!

Both of these Divine Artifacts contained the essence left by figures of Primordial Chaos!

If he were to refine these artifacts, he would also refine the Primordial Chaos essence within them!

This was the Tao Imprint!

And perceiving the Tao Imprints of two Primordial Chaos figures, for Qin Zheng, was the key to unlocking his own Tao Divine Treasure!

Unlocking the Tao Divine Treasure!

Refining the Tao Origin Qi!

For a moment, Qin Zheng was overwhelmed with thoughts.

Just now, by slaying half of the Demon race with a single stroke, together with his previous accumulations, he had only gathered fifteen Merit Treasure Crystals.

Out of these, ten must be reserved to purify the Pollution Qi from the disciples of Heavenly Master Sa.

Therefore, the Merit Treasure Crystals at his immediate disposal numbered only five, insufficient to refine either of the artifacts.

But making another move against the Demon race might drive them to despair, compelling them to awaken the slumbering figures of Primordial Chaos at the expense of their foundation.

As for the Lingshan Buddha Sect...

While these monks are not pure either, wrapped in their own karmic sins, they are more mystic and formidable than the Demon race.

If possible, Qin Zheng also preferred to avoid provoking these monks for the time being.

But, excluding both these powers, there seemed no other source on the Cang Mang Continent from which he could freely harvest merit.

Qin Zheng’s brow furrowed slightly, his mind briefly troubled.

"Brother Qin, is there a problem?"

Just then.

Ye Tianxin’s voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng’s thoughts returned and he shook his head gently, pocketing the staff and demon claw.

If he couldn’t refine them immediately, then he would just store the Artifacts away for now and see if he could accumulate enough Merit Treasure Crystals later.

With this thought, he suppressed his various contemplations and turned his eyes towards the monk’s corpse beside him, asking:

"Have you sensed anything from this monk’s body?"

Hearing Qin Zheng’s question, a glint of realization flashed in Ye Tianxin’s eyes, and he concentrated his awareness on the monk’s body.

Even though the monk was dead, his body still radiated the light of Buddha, as if he had not fallen but was merely resting in sleep.

After a few moments, Ye Tianxin’s pupils constricted sharply, and he looked up quickly at Qin Zheng.

"Has he also been contaminated?"

Shock was unabashed in Ye Tianxin’s voice as he trembled.

At this moment, he perceived a faint, almost imperceptible, trace of Pollution Qi emanating from the old monk’s corpse!

And this old monk was a contemporary Buddha of the Lingshan Buddha Sect, the foremost person below Primordial Chaos, holding sway over all of Lingshan on behalf of the slumbering Primordial Buddha figures.

If even he was contaminated, then it was feared that not a single pure soul remained in the entire Lingshan Buddha Sect!

Qin Zheng shook his head in response.

"He’s not contaminated."

Furthermore, if this old monk were contaminated, his instinct for survival should have revealed it when Qin Zheng struck the final blow.

Also, the Merit Scroll within his Heart Sea had shown no reaction after he touched the old monk’s body.

Ye Tianxin narrowed his eyes slightly, then slowly said, "There is contamination within Lingshan."

Only then did Qin Zheng nod subtly.

The old monk was not contaminated, but the faint traces of Pollution Qi clinging to him could only mean that someone within Lingshan had been.

Moreover, the contaminated individual within Lingshan surely held a high position; otherwise, they would not have had access to this old monk.

At this moment, the gaze of both shifted to focus entirely on the old monk’s corpse.

After a moment’s thought, Ye Tianxin looked at Qin Zheng and asked, "Brother Qin, what do you plan to do?"

With contamination present in Lingshan, if left unchecked, it might slowly spread throughout the Sect.

Although he did not care for the welfare of the Buddha Sect, the foundation of Lingshan was immense—if wholly contaminated, the Human race too would suffer a catastrophe.

With a flicker in his eyes, Qin Zheng then spoke slowly, "As long as it doesn’t involve Primordial Chaos, it won’t cause much of a stir."

As he said this, his gaze turned contemplative once more as he looked at Ye Tianxin.