Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!
Chapter 965 - 523: Wolf and Dog, Venerable's Face, Master Asna, Intimidating the Temple, _2

His Majesty Asna, what does he want to obtain in Yin Land? How would I know.

But this cannot stump me at all; even as my thoughts race, my expression remains unchanged, yet I look at the black Buddha in front of me with a cold smile and say:

"You guess, with the status of my master His Majesty Asna, after putting in countless efforts to send me here, what does he want to do?"

"Be it you or Yin Manor, whatever is the most precious to you, that's exactly what my master wants."

"Do you, Venerable, really think that with the power of my master, there is anything in this world worth his while to go through such great lengths?"

While speaking, Yi Chen's mouth moves faster than his mind.

While speaking, he observes the subtle reactions of the black Buddha, sharply catching a flicker of anger deep within the Buddha's eyes.

"There's a chance!"

In a flash, Yi Chen gets energized; His Majesty Asna's divided spirit left him with a dangerous situation before dying – who knows when that hidden trouble might explode. Not returning the favor would be discourteous; today, even if it means taking a gamble, for his own sake, he must make a move against His Majesty Asna.

What if this bizarre Yin Land really has a way to affect the seven main worlds where His Majesty Asna resides?

It's just a matter of speaking, after all, trying it out costs Yi Chengzi nothing.

Let's do it!

Great Qin State Master's mini-class: The essence of lying isn't about crafting something flawlessly but about leaving gaps, mixing truths and lies, mostly truthful with a sprinkle of lies,

the key is to let others fill in the blanks with their imagination.

Because — people always choose to believe what they want to believe.

At this thought, Yi Chen decides to take a risk and add more force to his temporary master, His Majesty Asna!

Therefore, his expression becomes even more disdainful, a glint of derision 'well concealed' flickers briefly through his eyes.

"Black Buddha, if my master decides to show you some respect, he might still address you as Venerable, but if my master doesn't, then what are you really!"

"Hehe, whatever my master wants, he has never failed to obtain it."

"Let me reveal a bit more to you, do you know Demon Buddha Poxun? Tsk tsk, if you still think my master isn't significant enough, then what if my master has already secretly formed an alliance with Lord Poxun, already — secretly joined hands?"

"His Majesty Asna is my master, and Lord Poxun has also guided me in the path of body refinement; he is my elder, Venerable. Now tell me, are my strength and background sufficient or not!"

As the Taoist speaks, a smile breaks out on his face, appearing as if he holds the winning ace!

With everything that has happened in the Human Realm, His Majesty Asna and Poxun arriving one after another – there is no way Yi Chen believes there's no mischief between them, hence with bold yet meticulous thinking, he straightforwardly loaded the black Buddha in front of him with a hefty claim!

This is the exclusive ability of the Great Qin State Master to seize opportunities, unreachable without Astonishing Wisdom!

"You speak correctly, fitting my impression of Lord Asna well; the same arrogance, the same confidence, Lord Asna has lived for countless ages, indeed he has never failed to obtain what he desires."

"However, what you said is not enough, I do not believe it!"

"This Land of Fall is not the world atop the World Tree, young one, stop trying to deceive me with grandiose statements!"

The black Buddha's expression shifts from agitation to indifference, and suddenly his hands come together, his fingers dancing through thousands of spell marks, eventually bringing his fingers together to form a sword, seemingly swiping through the air towards his own eyes!

"Great Thousand Dharma Eye! Myriad Method Mysterious Lotus, open for me!"

"Young one, let me see if you are truly a disciple of Asna, what evidence do you have!"

"If you truly are Asna's disciple, given such an important task, he surely would have personally Bestowed Blessing upon you!"

The black Buddha's eyes, where flesh had withered away, suddenly reveal two profound golden pupils.

Deep within those pupils, a lotus wavers, with Buddha Power deeply hidden.

This is not an Evil Force, but rather the profoundly hidden pure Buddha Power!

Seeing such pure Buddha Power on a creature in Yin Land, Yi Chen is momentarily astounded, but soon a question flashes through his mind.

Why does this Black Buddha monster seem to be desperately hiding its own and the distinct Buddha power of evil force, as if afraid that this strength might dissipate even slightly?

"Could it be, this was his power before the fall?"

"Or is this monster using this power to maintain itself and not fall into true madness and decay like other creatures of Yin Mansion?"

With a different birth from doubt, there was also a full regret in Yi Chen's heart.

"What a pity, it falls short just by a hair!"

"These old monsters, though fallen, are not ones my mere words can easily convince, even with my schemes at full force, truly cunning villains!"

"Eh, this isn't a fault in battle, just divine skills not reaching the heavens...."

Above the Yellow Sand Plains, the Taoist suddenly raised his head! Only to see a cubic mark gradually emerging in his palm, and a teardrop-shaped crimson mark growing on his chest!

These were the gifts left on Yi Chen by His Majesty Asna and Yin Manor!

—

Half a breath before.

The Venerable suddenly opened his Dharma Eye, golden light blazing, instantly enveloping Yi Chen, and a strange power frantically swept toward Yi Chen's cultivation body.

"Even in such a great world like the Venerable Buddha Realm, only one or two people could cultivate such divine skills with my Great Thousand Dharma Eye! How dare a junior deceive me like this?"

In a stern voice, the Black Buddha, unknowing of which divine skill, under the illumination of the golden Buddha light, two peculiar marks appeared on the Taoist's body.

At that moment, the previously stern and steady Black Buddha, upon seeing these two marks, especially the cubic mark, couldn't help but explode in anger like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

This was the first time he had lost his composure so completely in front of Yi Chen!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"I really did not expect that there would indeed be the Gaze Mark secretly placed by His Majesty on this junior."

"After all these years, His Majesty Asna indeed hasn't changed, such a top-secret plan, aiming for the Dao Fruit of we, the living dead, is thus blatantly unhidden!"

"No wonder then, only the tactics of His Majesty Asna and Lord Bo Xun could deceive Yin Mansion and bring such a powerful being like you here."

"But did His Majesty Asna ever think about us, the living dead without a future, that we might also drag him down from that high and mighty Purple Crystal Throne?"

The Black Buddha's tone was filled with resentment, and he actually let out a long howl to the sky, stirring up another terrifying sandstorm above the Yellow Sand Plains.

At this moment, he believed without a doubt.

If it had only been the cubic mark, he might not have reacted so, but the weak Yin Mansion Seal appearing on Yi Chen's cultivation which was clearly out of the ordinary was undeniably indicative!

There couldn't be so many coincidences in the world, likely just the orchestration of the strong being who watches over all from high atop the Purple Crystal Throne.

After venting, the Black Buddha suddenly turned his eyes sharply towards Yi Chen, and spoke word by word:

"Young one, Asna is playing you! Those who enter Yin Land get tainted with the breath of decay."

"Even if you were only here for a moment, that aura would stick to you like a bone-carved disease, hopelessly hindering the gathering of your Dao Fruit. With your talent and constitution, even with the strange assistance of Asna and Lord Bo Xun, a twenty-something-year-old powerhouse in the Immortal Platform Realm is astonishingly spiritual in the All Worlds group, with a ninety percent assurance of achieving Dao Fruit."

"I don't know what your master, Asna, has promised you, but I can tell you with certainty, you have been deceived!"

"You think Asna's blessing for you is truly out of care for you, his disciple? You are wrong; that Gaze Mark is both protection and surveillance. I don't know what Asna has planned for you, but I can tell you this for sure, with that mark, you will never escape the gaze of His Majesty Asna in your lifetime."

"Once tainted with the aura of decay, your spiritual nature will also slowly dissipate as you approach the gathering of your Dao Fruit, much like a leaky kettle, never able to achieve perfection."

"Young one, join under the Venerable, come to my Black Mud Buddha Domain, I can shield this mark for you, preserving your life, after all.... It's better to live than to die, isn't it?"

"And also, don't think this Daoist body is my true body, it's just a false body manifested from a precious Yin object by a mere thought of mine."

"Join me, eradicate all Yin Mansion temples, help me conquer Yin Mansion, and I swear to you, after you reach the Ninth Layer of Immortal Platform, I will teach you the method to condense the Yin Fruit in Yin Land!"

"Ah.... Ah?" Yi Chen's mouth gaped slightly, he never imagined he really stirred up a big event!