The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 648

Chapter 648: Chapter 644 Unveiling Chapter 648: Chapter 644 Unveiling “Amitabha, female benefactor, the temple is already full of faithful devotees, please do not crowd in.” A middle-aged monk with a shiny face flashes his figure and blocks Shen Luo.

“Please forgive me, Master, the lifelong dream of my late husband was to witness Master Jiang Liu's lecture given personally, but he never had the opportunity to come. Now that my husband has tragically passed away, I brought his ashes here to fulfill his wish. I ask, Master, that you fulfill our wish by arranging a seat close to the Master for me.” Shen Luo lifts the wooden box in her hand and mournfully speaks.

“Ah, you've come to fulfill a vow for your deceased husband. We should certainly grant this, but there are so many faithful devotees in the temple now, and it isn't fair to make an exception for you.” The middle-aged monk swiftly sweeps a glance over Shen Luo's body, then immediately withdraws his lecherous gaze and continues solemnly.

Shen Luo is annoyed and feels a chill. She wants to take out the Dragon Horn Short Awl and give the monk a nasty blow, but for now, she has to endure.

“I understand that this request could put the Master in an awkward position. This is a small gift that I offer, and I ask the Master for leniency.” She takes out a cloth bag, which contains several pieces of immortal jade, and hands it to the middle-aged monk.

The middle-aged monk hears the clinking sound of the immortal jade inside the cloth bag, a hint of greed flashes in his eyes, and he puts it into his sleeve without showing any expression.

“Amitabha, since the female benefactor is so sincere, then please follow me.” The middle-aged monk chants a blessing, then escorts Shen Luo into a group of monastic buildings next to the square.

After passing through these buildings, the two surprisingly emerge near the high platform where Jiang Liu gives his lectures. This is a small open ground filled with dozens of straw cushions, most of which are already occupied.

These people appear to be from rich and noble families, so it seems this place is specially reserved seating.

When Shen Luo sees that she can be seated so close, she is secretly delighted. She thanks the middle-aged monk and sits down on a straw cushion.

The middle-aged monk doesn't stay for long, but quickly withdraws.

After Shen Luo sits down, she immediately senses the surroundings.

Although the fox-skin charms are exquisite, she is not confident that she can fool everyone, especially not Abbot Hai Shi and Jiang Liu, whose strengths are unfathomably profound. She must act quickly.

Jiang Liu is very strong, and she does not rashly use her Divine Sense to probe.

Even without using Divine Sense, Shen Luo still has quite a keen probing ability, she quickly senses that no one is monitoring her surroundings, and immediately prepares to take action.

“…Rulai speaks the law, a single form, a single nature, the so-called liberation form, departure form, extinction form…” The voice of Jiang Liu's spiritual teaching comes from the treasure canopy on the high platform.

“Huh! This voice, it seems a bit wrong.” A flash sparks in Shen Luo's eyes.

The voice giving the lecture has some subtle differences from Jiang Liu's usual voice, and if Gu Hualing hadn't hinted at it, she would not have noticed.

Shen Luo is suspicious but can't figure out the reason for it, so she doesn't think about it much. She takes out five talismans, the Wind Barrier Breaking Talisman, and quietly crushes them.

The void near the high platform suddenly radiates a green light, and a green whirlwind tens of feet tall forms out of nowhere, like a huge tornado, emitting a looming whistling sound and fiercely rolling onto the treasure canopy on top of the high platform.

The treasure canopy immediately begins to vibrate violently and is about to be blown away.

However, at this moment, a bright golden light shoots out from inside the treasure canopy, and in an instant, it turns into a giant golden hand, pressing down on the shaking treasure canopy from above, stopping it from being blown away by the green whirlwind.

However, before it can do anything else, a golden broken awl flies quickly like lightning and arrives in front of the golden hand in an instant.

Under the radiant golden short awl, a sneaky golden awl shadow, the size of a bowl's mouth, smashes down like torrential rain on the golden hand, emitting a sharp humming noise.

The golden hand is instantly pierced by countless awl shadows and dissolves into scattered golden lights.

Without the protection of the golden hand, the canopy below is naturally torn apart by the golden awl shadow behind it, scattering with the wind and revealing the situation below.

A series of rapid changes take place so quickly, almost as fast as lightning. Other people only react now and realise what has happened.

Looking closely at the high platform, Shen Luo freezes in place.

On the high platform, there are actually two little monks sitting, one of them is Jiang Liu, and the other is none other than Chan'er.

“… With what method of chanting, with what method of thinking, with what method of cultivation, to attain what way…” Chan'er seems unaware of the drastic changes around him and continues giving the lesson by swaying his head.

“This ….” The audience under the platform stares at this spectacle, unable to believe their eyes.

Without anyone explaining, all knew what had just transpired.

“You used Chan'er to lecture on your behalf, isn't that why you use the treasure canopy to shield your identity during every Dharma assembly? You're an impostor, not worthy of the 'Golden Cicada Reincarnation' title!” Shen Luo gets up abruptly, rebuking loudly.

She finally understands why Gu Hualing asked her not to invite Jiang Liu. The real lecturer is Chan'er.

And Jiang Liu's reluctance to go to Chang'an is probably not because he has been tainted with a demonic aura, but because he doesn't know how to give a lecture.

Upon hearing these words, the audience below buzzes with agitation. Many people begin whispering and pointing at Jiang Liu.

Even though they also understand that Master Jiang Liu is a fraud, their usual reverence for Master Jiang Liu makes them hesitate to accuse him loudly.

“Who are you? How dare you ruin my big plan!” Jiang Liu suddenly stands up, furious.

An eerie red color appears on his face, his eyes emit two inches of ferocious blood light. Where is the slightest bit of a high monk's appearance? He's clearly an evil demon.

“Jiang Liu, has the demonic blood in you acted up again? I will chant a mantra to calm you, don't be rash.” The nearby Chan'er also notices the dramatically changed surroundings and stands up. Seeing Jiang Liu in this condition, he quickly says.

“Get away!” Jiang Liu waves his sleeve and an intense surge of qi sends Chan'er flying.

Chan'er has no cultivation, wherefore he vomits a mouthful of fresh blood with a “wa” sound.

Seeing this, Shen Luo quickly makes a gesture and a flow of water condenses in the void behind Chan'er, forming a soft water curtain that supports Chan'er's body and puts him on the ground.

“Jiang Liu…” Chan'er seems to have not been injured too seriously and can still stand. He calls out to Jiang Liu.

However, Jiang Liu ignores Chan'er. He makes a hand seal, and his body emits a strong blood light. Continuous flashes of blood-red lightning interweave in it.

His body swells up rapidly, and within a few breaths, he transforms into a giant child, two feet tall. His body's skin turns dark red; there are streaks of black qi wrapped around him. His appearance is demonic, and fierce light shines in all directions.

“Ah! A demon, a demon has descended!”

“Run away quickly!”

The crowd on the square below, seeing Jiang Liu in this state, were all frightened. Someone shouted, and the faithful devotees on the square scattered in all directions.