Chapter 1024: Chapter 1025: Don’t Speak, Smoke Huazi First
At the same time.
In the Sword Sect’s Second Peak, within the Peak Master’s Grand Hall.
Li Xiaobai was unaware of Liu Jinshui’s ensuing actions and the drama that would unfold, nor did he wish to get involved.
Currently, he was placing the Five-colored Altar inside the grand hall, deeply engrossed in the System panel’s achievements and tasks, preparing to seize the opportunity to strike a counterblow at the Buddha Country, then return to the Buddhist Pagoda to cause some trouble.
[Host: Li Xiaobai.]
[Defensive power: Heavenly Immortal Realm (30 million/10 billion) (Ten Thousand Years Cold-Inviting Immortal Strain Plant: Not acquired) (Blood Sun Heavenly Egg: Not acquired) Can be advanced.]
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[Achievement task: Reverse Enlightenment (Zero Percent).]
[Within the Buddhist Sect, there are many cultivators who have been subverted by the Power of Faith, rescue them, and return to them their freedom of thought.]
The task could not have been clearer, Reverse Enlightenment meant awakening those who had been eroded by the Power of Faith within the Buddhist Sect. Naturally, this would rely on Huazi—plant one Huazi into each person within the territory of the Buddha Country, and this achievement task would mostly be accomplished.
However, the difficulty lay in how to widely spread Huazi within the Pure Lands of the Buddhist Sect. If the high-ranking monks were to discover its effects, they would surely issue an immediate ban and re-subvert the cultivators of the Western Continent.
To avoid startling the snakes, it would be better to start with small-scale experiments. The subjects for these experiments would naturally be the prisoners who are constantly secluded from daylight within the Buddhist Pagoda.
“Junior Brother, are you planning to return to the Buddhist Pagoda?”
Liu Jinshui said with some concern: “It’s quite complicated over there; if you’re discovered, you may not be able to return.”
“No matter, I’m just testing something. I’ll be back soon, it won’t take up much time.”
Li Xiaobai replied with a faint smile, already prepared for his trip to Ice Dragon Island, so naturally he had no intention of getting entangled in the affairs of the Buddha Country.
In fact, now that the secret experiments of the Buddha Country had been exposed, Li Xiaobai didn’t need to do anything. Those Super Sects would naturally exert pressure and force them into submission. The Buddhist Sect would soon be besieged on all sides.
“The matters within the sect will have to rely on you all to take care of. I will return within three days.”
Li Xiaobai took out a bunch of top-grade Immortal Stones and placed them on the Five-colored Altar to open the spatial channel.
The activation of the Five-colored Altar required both altars to be equipped with sufficient resources. If one altar’s surface lacked energy, the spatial channel would remain closed. When he had escaped ascension from the Buddhist Pagoda, he had placed a few top-grade Immortal Stones in that crevasse.
Now, by placing top-grade Immortal Stones on the altar in his hands, he could open the passage.
Within the grand hall, thunder flashed and roared, and a massive spatial channel opened. Li Xiaobai showed no hesitation as a golden war chariot materialized beneath his feet and disappeared without a trace.
“Li Xiaobai truly is an Immortal. Even the Buddhist Pagoda is a place he can enter and leave at will.”
Wuyuzi exclaimed in admiration.
“Let’s just hope he isn’t discovered; that’s nowhere pleasant to be.”
Liu Jinshui said.
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Western Continent, Buddha Country, Buddhist Pagoda.
In a vacant room near the Buddha’s eyes, a massive vortex of thunder suddenly appeared, and a streak of golden light burst forth, falling to the ground.
“We’ve arrived.”
“This place is hardly different from before; it doesn’t seem like anyone has set a trap.”
Li Xiaobai held several Smooth Travel Talismans in his hand, warily surveying his surroundings. He was ready to turn tail and run at the slightest rustle.
However, the inside of the Buddhist Pagoda was eerily quiet, and there was no sense of life on this floor.
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Since Yitilou and Yan Zuzi had made their great escape, this floor had been left empty.
The Buddhist Sect must have already noticed but had not publicized the fact. After all, causing a commotion would make it too easy for others to find their weak spots. Those two senior elders held terrifyingly powerful backgrounds. Reporting them missing was not something they dared make public; they could only secretly snoop around.
The warrants issued loudly for his arrest were meant to use a pawn to save a chariot, shifting some elders’ attention.
“Let’s check the lower floor first.”
Li Xiaobai took out a Huazi, lit it, and step by step, he headed down the stairs.
He wanted to see how effective Huazi could be at removing the onslaught of the Power of Faith.
The Buddhist Pagoda consisted of five floors in total; the top floor was where Yitilou and Yan Zuzi were held captive, and the floor below that housed Half-Saint Cultivators. He would not consider this floor since the cultivators there were too strong. Moving down, there were three more floors corresponding to the three realms of Immortals, which were Li Xiaobai’s targets for this trip.
These cultivators imprisoned within the Buddhist Pagoda had been subjected to the Power of Faith for years and had been subverted. If Huazi could show miraculous effects even in this dense area of the Power of Faith, then it would mean the results would be even better on the outside.
The sound of his footsteps echoed through the empty corridors without alerting anyone. There seemed to be no Buddhist monks guarding the pagoda.
Li Xiaobai descended to the first floor without seeing any guards; the only presence was of subverted cultivators practicing meditation or wandering around in a daze with foggy brains.
On the first floor of the Buddhist Pagoda, the walls were surrounded, and the cells were densely packed like a honeycomb, terrifying to behold.
“Halt!”
A sudden shout came from behind, startling Li Xiaobai, who turned to see an old man with white hair and a sinister face, dressed in a dusty white robe, looking rather pitiable. He recognized the old man; he was the Heavenly Immortal Realm Elder of the Blood Demon Sect, Blood Soul.
This guy had been transported in with him and surprisingly, had not been taken away for interrogation. Li Xiaobai felt something was off. Could it be that the Buddhist Sect had anticipated his return, thus intentionally setting a trap?
“Turns out to be Elder Blood Soul. It’s been a long time, living well, I trust?” Li Xiaobai asked with a smile.
“How dare you create trouble within the Buddhist Pagoda! Guards, take him down!”
Blood Soul suddenly screamed loudly, and in an instant, numerous cultivators surged out of the rooms from all sides, surrounding the first floor tightly.
“It seems he has been thoroughly subverted by the Buddhist Sect.”
Li Xiaobai muttered to himself, furrowing his brow.
“Perfect, I’ll use you to test Huazi’s power.”
Li Xiaobai twisted his wrist, produced a Longsword, and raised it over his head before swiftly chopping down.
Hundred Percent Barehanded Blade Catch, activated!
In an instant, all cultivators on the first floor uniformly knelt on their knees, raised their hands high above their heads, and adopted a posture of fervent worship.
A killing intent that was intense a second ago was now utterly dissipated.
“This…”
“How can this be? You have employed this move again, but how can you control me when I possess the cultivation level of a Heavenly Immortal?”
“No, you have broken through, you have reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm as well. I must report to the Buddhist Sect, let the high monks come forth to suppress you, demon head!”
Blood Soul, stupefied for a few seconds, suddenly exclaimed in shock.
“You’ve truly become Wuyuzi’s loyal dog.”
Li Xiaobai shook his head, took out a Huazi, stuffed it into his mouth, lit it, and said: “Now, don’t speak, just smoke the Huazi first!”