Chapter 311: Auspicious Day
"Indeed," Qing Yu nodded in agreement, "compared to Miao Yintian, who is good at singing, Joyful Heaven has a slightly higher probability of achieving Divine Communication."
The Joyful Zen Method, a cultivation technique that can devolve into the Energy Absorption Evil Technique if one is not careful. However, if the practitioner maintains a righteous heart, not swayed by desires, they can possess the purity of Righteous Martial Arts and the rapid advancement of Evil Martial Arts.
High risk brings high reward; this has been true since ancient times.
"Nalanda Temple has profound foundations indeed, encountering a seed capable of ascending to God just upon arriving in the Western Regions. However······"
Qing Yu cast a friendly glance at a Peacock Woman wearing coarse cloth and a headscarf among the onlookers. She appeared as an ordinary passerby in the crowd, but to Qing Yu, she was a True Bodhisattva emanating Buddha Light.
"Such a compassionate light, this woman must be auspicious day, the leader of the Four Heavenly Women," Qing Yu said.
Although he had only heard the name auspicious day recently, Qing Yu was considered a master of Buddhist Studies and familiar with numerous Buddhist Martial Arts, making him well-acquainted with certain aspects of the Buddhist tradition.
Thus, he immediately identified this woman as auspicious day.
Feng He heard and followed his gaze, but without Qing Yu's vision, he could not discern the woman's true nature.
Noticing Feng He's gaze, auspicious day turned to look back, but only saw a solitary figure in the blue.
Qing Yu had already disappeared without a trace, unnoticed even by Feng He beside him.
The woman disguised as an ordinary housewife, auspicious day frowned slightly, seeming to notice Feng He's strength but without lingering her sight, casually diverted her gaze.
At this moment, Feng He also realized Qing Yu's disappearance, looking around in astonishment, yet finding nothing.
'This Heavenly Demon, truly possesses formidable strength.'
Now, Feng He genuinely witnessed Qing Yu's strength. Even if it was just the tip of the iceberg, the silent disappearance of his movement technique was enough to startle anyone.
Where was Qing Yu now?
He simply landed on the ground, approximately three houses away from Feng He's location. Just this short distance was enough for Feng He to completely lose track of Qing Yu, unable to find him even with Divine Thought.
'With auspicious day in such a disguise, it seems that Miao Yintian and Joyful Heaven's purpose in coming to Kartim is not simple.'
Qing Yu quietly calculated their intentions, but to no avail.
'Insufficient intelligence. Even with my expertise in Yi Skill, I cannot deduce it. Moreover, with the chaos in the world, the Heavenly Mechanism becomes confused, making the calculations increasingly difficult.'
Yi Skill divination is about gathering information and sorting through karma. With insufficient intelligence and the world in chaos, the mixed karma naturally increases calculation difficulty.
If a calamity truly arises, even Elder Shiming's Heavenly Mechanism Technique may prove ineffective.
"Oh——"
Joyful Heaven leapt high, not using True Qi, solely relying on physical strength to ascend several feet, her graceful figure undulating in the air, posing various enticing postures, causing countless men below to gasp in awe, mouths agape, some even unaware of the saliva running down their faces.
"Dong——"
Joyful Heaven landed, the resonating drum seemingly synchronized with Miao Yintian's singing, and an invisible sound wave spread out in all directions.
'Hmm?'
Qing Yu silently frowned, his figure momentarily phantom-like, as the sound wave passed over him without causing any disturbance.
'Probe, they are probing for someone. But with auspicious day also involved, they must be looking for another person in the Divinity Realm. These invisible sound waves are not difficult for someone of the Divinity Realm to evade.'
The sound wave also passed over Feng He. He too became aware of the sound wave's function, his figure flickered, disappearing from his original spot in an instant.
Though he was not incapable of evading the sound wave, being previously detected by auspicious day, it was wiser to first conceal himself.
"Zz——"
At this moment, a sound akin to electrical current crackling was heard amidst the crowd's noise, yet it was accurately captured by the Divinity Realm warriors.
"There!" Joyful Heaven, who had initiated the sound wave, seemed to have a unique perception, immediately pointing at the location of the sound.
The Peacock Woman hidden in the crowd suddenly vanished.
Then, a mud house in the distance exploded thunderously, and the Qi Force tore nearby pedestrians into countless fragments.
Immediately after, a masked Black-clothed Man flew into the air, heading out of Kartim.
"auspicious day, stop pushing people too hard. If you continue pressing us relentlessly, don't blame me for venting my anger on your people."
In the sky, the escapee's furious roar echoed, causing the Peacock Remnants in Kartim to flee even faster.
However, Qing Yu could discern the person's lack of confidence. For a Divinity Realm warrior to threaten ordinary people in such despair, how lacking in confidence must they be?
"Merciful and gentle, benefactor, you have been struck by Indra's Thunderbolt, you cannot escape, it is better to surrender peacefully."
In the Pure Compassionate Buddha Light, auspicious day's true form appeared. Her fair skin, high bun, and flower crown adorned her head, large hoops hung from her ears, draped in a white coat with a red robe underneath, and red boots on her feet, exuding holiness and compassion.
However, the light palm of auspicious day striking towards the Black-clothed Man was anything but compassionate.
The pure auspicious day Heavenly Light pursued the Black-clothed Man, clashing with his retaliatory palm force, the resulting gale lifting rooftops of nearby mud houses into the air.
The Black-clothed Man was evidently weaker than auspicious day, and already injured, though he blocked auspicious day's attack, it exacerbated his injuries, his aura visibly weakened.
"Benefactor, please watch the palm."
Though his words were courteous, his actions were exceptionally ruthless, each strike of auspicious day Heavenly Light Palm targeted vital areas, leaving no chance for survival.
Nalanda Temple is not part of the Central Plains Buddhist Orthodoxy, although they also preach Buddhism, Nalanda Temple does not incessantly preach compassion and putting down the blade.
In reality, when Buddhism first spread to the Central Plains, it did not possess the core of compassion and forgiveness; it was only after failing to subdue people through force that it integrated local thoughts, incorporating some Taoist and Confucian ideas of helping the world, becoming what is now Central Earth Buddhism.
Nalanda Temple, retaining its original character, shows compassion but not excessively so.
Like now, auspicious day's attack was merciless, showing no intent on capturing the Black-clothed Man for conversion.
Their figures chased and fled, about to exit Kartim. Yet, the distance between the Black-clothed Man and auspicious day continued to close, indicating that his injuries had affected his speed.
The Black-clothed Man flew out of Kartim, with auspicious day not even twenty meters behind, persistently closing in.
But just as auspicious day was about to exit the city, a howling Yin wind struck, several green Yin Souls swirling together, charging in.
Heavenly Demon Slaying God Method·Evil Soul Ascending.
auspicious day struck the Demon Souls with a palm, the pure light condensing into golden rings, spinning as they attacked the ascending Demon Soul.
"Ugh——"
In the sky, ghostly cries continued, the Demon Souls wailing as they were struck by Buddha Skill, turning into trails of smoke, seemingly quite weak.
Yet auspicious day, momentarily impeded, lost sight of the Black-clothed Man. Even the lingering Qi Mechanism in the air was silently erased.
Clearly, the individual who attacked her did not intend to confront her directly, merely intending to hinder her, preventing her from catching up to the Black-clothed Man.
Frustration simmering within, auspicious day's eyes flashed with cold light, spreading her Divine Thought in search of the hidden person. But it was in vain; anyone capable of concealing tracks could certainly hide themselves with ease.
Realizing this, she resignedly acknowledged her failure and returned within the city.