Chapter 379: Chapter 378: The Cruel Eldering Blood Buddha (3rd update, begging, begging, begging for monthly tickets!!!)
Prior to Shi Xiaole, the earliest record of someone achieving the Perfect Sword Heart in the Martial World across the eight provinces in the past six hundred years was at the age of forty-two.
At the time when this record was first set, it sparked an unprecedented sensation.
It was precisely by attaining the Perfect Sword Heart, along with the comprehension of the true meaning over the following three years, that the swordsman became a top-class expert at the age of forty-five.
In fact, the Tidal Waves Sword Marquis also had such potential. If he hadn’t left the eight provinces, he would eventually have grown into a top-class expert as well.
However, now, Shi Xiaole appeared out of nowhere, advancing the record of Perfect Sword Heart by twenty-one years!
With Perfect Sword Heart, the fierce and terrifying true intent, Faceless Divine Skill, coupled with astounding reflexes and flying skills, Shi Xiaole’s strength had reached an extremely exaggerated level.
Even compared with top-class experts, he didn’t have a significant disadvantage. If any, it was probably that the level of the fierce and terrifying true intent was too low, and his cultivation was too weak.
However, these would eventually catch up with the progress of the Faceless Divine Skill.
One could say that at this moment, Shi Xiaole finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he had to face a famous expert from the Devil Path alone, he wouldn’t be hesitant.
...
On the plain, a figure swiftly approached from a distance, soon standing in front of the Black Devil Temple. The man appeared to be in his fifties, dressed in a red long robe. Even his skin had a hint of red, making him look quite eerie.
"Who goes there?"
The expert guarding the temple asked, his voice more restrained than usual. The red-robed man looked like a high-level practitioner of the Devil Path.
"Out of my way. I am Elder Blood Buddha."
The red-robed man’s voice was hoarse.
"Elder Blood Buddha?"
The faces of the guards changed instantly.
This was a notorious figure in the Devil Path, rumored to have killed twenty-three thousand five hundred and sixty people overnight fifty years ago in order to further his skills, leaving no living thing in an entire small town. His notorious name shook the Martial World.
Most importantly, he was the previous leader of the Blood Essence Sect.
"Elder, can you please wait for a moment while we confirm your identity and then..."
"Wait? I’ve never waited for anyone in my life."
Elder Blood Buddha gave a sinister smile. Without much of a movement, a strange force suddenly appeared around him. With a quick pull, and a twist, the guards exploded into a mist of blood.
The alarm bells loudly rang in the distance. Someone who had witnessed this scene rang the temple bell. Immediately, numerous experts moved upon hearing the noise, rushing over from all directions.
Elder Blood Buddha rolled his eyes in disdain and strutted into the temple.
"Blood Buddha, it’s you. No wonder you’re so flamboyant."
A few figures appeared in front of Elder Blood Buddha, laughing heartily. They were the other notorious figures residing within the temple.
"I knew you guys would be here."
Elder Blood Buddha’s lips curled up into what could be considered a friendly smile for him.
People of a certain level associate with people of the same level.
With Elder Blood Buddha’s stature, only other notorious figures were worth conversing with.
"You’ve been killing people without restraint since you arrived. You’re probably going to make the Alliance leader lose face."
One of the notorious figures commented.
"Is that important?"
Elder Blood Buddha replied indifferently.
"Ha ha ha..."
The others laughed.
Indeed, it wasn’t important. Despite residing within the Black Devil’s temple, they didn’t regard anyone highly, including the nominal leader Xie Xiaofeng — with the exception of the elderly who were missing an eye.
The title of Divine Monarch’s descendants might be intimidating to ordinary people, but for the top-class experts on their level - those who either supported the Demon Marquis or remained neutral - it meant nothing.
Frankly, if they weren’t wary of the two elderly men missing an eye, they would’ve done what they wanted a long time ago.
The people surrounding them watched them laugh heartily and didn’t dare to approach. There were also notorious figures from the Devil Path who supported Shi Xiaole; they calmly stood at a distance.
"Ancestor, Ancestor. Please help us!"
A few people ran up, crying and throwing themselves at Elder Blood Buddha’s feet.
Elder Blood Buddha curbed his urge to react violently and asked, frowning, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Ancestor, we’re disciples of the Blood Essence Sect. Just a few months ago, the master and the other senior brothers went out and disappeared mysteriously. We suspect foul play."
The past few months have certainly been the most challenging times for the disciples of the Blood Essence Sect.
The Devil Path is a place where the strong eat and the weak starve. Like the loyal followers in the Lan and Huang families, such devoted followers are few and far between.
Once they found out that the Xue Jingzi and others were in trouble, many of the Blood Essence Sect disciples who stayed at the temple immediately defected or switched allegiances. They joined other Devil Path organizations within the temple.
Though the Demon Alliance looks like a united whole, under the surface, everyone does what they want — even among the various Devil Path organizations that actually hate each other. There’s a lot of plotting.
Now that the Blood Essence Sect is basically over, it’s natural for various Devil Path forces to take their revenge and suppress the Blood Essence Sect by any means possible.
"What, disappeared?"
Elder Blood Buddha’s voice was calm, but there was a killing intent within it. He looked at the notorious figures, saw their nods, and stared at the people on the ground, "Why did they leave? Didn’t the Demon Alliance investigate the culprit?"
"Under the command of the Alliance leader, the master and others went to Lele City and disappeared halfway. After the incident, the Alliance leader sent people to investigate, but there were no clues."
The disciples on the ground bowed their heads and said in a trembling voice.
Someone plucked up their courage, changing the topic, "Ancestor, since the master disappeared, we have been bullied by several other sects. We almost didn’t see you."
Don’t think that these disciples are so loyal. In fact, they heard from Xue Jingzi that Elder Blood Buddha would be coming. They decided to take a gamble. Hence, they appear to be in sorrow now, but in reality, they are euphoric, feeling that they made the right bet.
"Oh, say it. Who bullied my Blood Essence Sect."
"There’s the Demon Extreme Sect, the Black Darkness Sect, the Kui Yuan Devil Temple..."
Everyone was horrified to discover that each time the kneeling people pointed their fingers at the shouted Devil Path forces, the corresponding master would explode into a cloud of blood, unable to even scream.
In a short while, the skeletons of hundreds of masters were no more, and the wind carried the smell of blood across the huge square.
"Eldering Blood Buddha, this is the Demon Alliance, please observe the rules."
The people from the Blue and Yellow families stood up. The speaker was Lan Tian.
They were certainly no match for Eldering Blood Buddha, but allowing him to kill recklessly would undermine the authority of the Holy Young Master. Both emotionally and reasoningly, they had to step forward.
"If you don’t want to die, scram."
With a glare, a bubble of blood burst from the Elder Blood Buddha and attacked Lan Tian.
"Torrential Rain!"
Lan Tian hastily exerted his full strength. As a result, the palm attack he used all his strength for was easily swallowed by the blood bubble, which then turned into a stronger palm force and slapped back at him.
Thump!
A cloud of blood sprayed out, Lan Tian’s old face was pale, and he rolled on the ground for several dozen meters before stopping.
"Left Chancellor!"
The people from the Blue and Yellow families immediately rushed up. They took a look at Lan Tian’s condition and felt a rush of anger.
This old man, his chest was completely penetrated, and the ground was full of bits of his liver. His once-lively old eyes could only weakly gaze at the sky, seeming to be dissipating.
"Eldering Blood Buddha, you’ve gone too far!"
Lan Ye stared at the blood-robed man in the distance with a ferocious face after seeing his father fall into a pool of blood.
At this moment, he felt a kind of helplessness from being inferior in strength.
"Excessive, I kill a few people, it’s nothing, I will kill you too."
With his hands behind his back, the Eldering Blood Buddha’s body didn’t move. A red glow burst out, but it was unexpectedly blocked midway by a palm force and vanished into nothingness.
"Blood Buddha, you’ve gone too far."
The one who made the move was a famed elder who was close to the Blue and Yellow families, his ancestors once had some connections with the Black Divine Monarch.
"Excessive? I’m just teaching them the rules of the Devil Path."
The Eldering Blood Buddha didn’t even look at the injured and fallen Lan Tian, as if the one heavily injured or killed was just a tiny ant. His gaze fell on the famed elder opposite him, and said, "Do you want to fight with me?"
"Why not."
The famed elder on the other side said coldly.
Boom, boom, boom...
The two of them suddenly shot up into the sky and began to engage in a fierce exchange in mid-air. Wave after wave of ripples burst out, each possessing terrifying power that made the hearts of the people in the square tremble with fear.
After hundreds of moves, the two landed at the same time, the outcome inconclusive.
"I’d like to try how powerful you, Eldering Blood Buddha, are."
More Devil Path elders who were close to the Blue and Yellow families came forward. However, they were intercepted by Black Darkness Elder and other famed elders.
The two sides belonged to different factions and have long held opinions about each other.
They dared not really go all out, fearing to provoke the resentment of the two elders lurking in the shadows. Both sides retreated as soon as they made contact, without really starting a fight, which relieved everyone greatly.
Eldering Blood Buddha was confident and pointedly said, "A bunch of cowards who cling to the past and dare not face the reality! The Martial World doesn’t look at past glory but current strength. Whosever is powerful can dominate the fate of others."
"You..."
The several elders were furious.
But the masters of the Blue and Yellow families clenched their fists, feeling an endless surge of anger. But they didn’t have time to resent, they only wanted to quickly save their companions on the ground with the elixirs, their hearts seemed to be dripping blood.
"So you mean, if I’m stronger than you, I can just kill you."
A voice like thunder resounded in everyone’s ears.
Only then did they notice that at some point, the Alliance leader, Xie Xiaofeng, clad in splendid brocade and a black cloak, appeared in the middle of the field, his face gloomy as if it could drip water.
"Holy Young Master."
Huang Huan and others muttered softly.
Shi Xiaole didn’t speak, took out a piece of black medicinal peel from his arms, and put it into Lan Tian’s mouth. A scene that made Huang Huan and others ecstatic occurred.
This ugly medicinal peel, as if it had the power to bring the dead back to life, instantly restored the near-death Lan Tian and others to vitality.
"This is, Ganoderma, it’s the legendary Cuihua Immortal Ganoderma."
Someone cried out.
The Eldering Blood Buddha and several other elders all changed expressions and then showed deep fervor and greed in their eyes.
Cuihua Immortal Ganoderma, this was a legendary item, as long as there was a breath left, you could swallow it and retrieve your life. Its preciousness was not inferior to top-tier martial arts.
Damn Xie Xiaofeng, why was heaven so partial to him, not only giving him the Faceless Divine Skill, but also the Cuihua Immortal Ganoderma, and what was even more infuriating was that he actually used it to save a bunch of his subordinates.
"Holy Young Master, the old minister’s life is worthless, it’s not worth your such wanton waste of heavenly treasures."
Lan Tian murmured, his eyes brimming with tears.
"Left Chancellor, in my eyes, your lives are much more precious than the Cuihua Immortal Ganoderma. You all rest well, I will seek justice for you."
Originally, from Xia Xiaonine, he had obtained a piece of Cuihua Immortal Ganoderma, he used most of it on Su Yanru, and there was still some left, which came in handy today.
Hearing Shi Xiaole’s words, the people of the Blue and Yellow families were all shaken. After the shock, a warmth they could not describe in words surged up.
All this time, they only knew they had to be loyal to the Holy Young Master, more of it was due to identity recognition.
But at this moment, looking at the youth in a black cloak who was slowly standing up with his back to them, they knew more clearly than ever that what they were loyal to was no longer the false symbol of the descendant of the Divine Monarch, but the living person in front of them.
He stood under the sun, brighter than the sun itself.
