The Post Sky Tipping Era

When the woman in the great hall opened her eyes, the entire world fell silent, as if within the Jingxin Temple only Li Yi and she remained; the sandalwood in the air was rapidly dispersing, replaced by a strange, subtle fragrance.

This fragrance was unique, not derived from heaven or earth, nature, but seemed to come from the human body.

The source of the scent came from the woman in the great hall.

"Are you the one who has cultivated the White Bone Temple? Greetings, I am Yulian." A gentle and melodious voice then sounded; the woman smiled as she slowly walked out from the hall, taking a slight glance at Li Yi.

Li Yi was also observing her; her exquisite and fair face was etched with compassion, with no trace of time, yet those eyes were somewhat special.

Her eyes flowed, as if holding a myriad of charms.

Moreover, under the thin plain dress, the outline of a voluptuous body barely hid, stirring one's blood.

Such a scene appeared extremely incongruous on someone devoted to cultivation; if this woman closed her eyes, she would surely be a devout practitioner, but with eyes open, she resembled a beautiful woman suppressing desire with utmost hunger.

The blend of two sensations brought to Li Yi's mind the Bone Mural.

The Bone Mural was just like this, capable of making you succumb to desire, as well as allowing you to see through everything, regarding people as bones.

Except the mural was an illusion, but the woman before him was real.

"You're quite enigmatic; no wonder you managed to entice Zhang Fanyin to cultivate with you." Li Yi frowned, already gripping the Red Gold Treasure Sword.

"A thousand faces, no desires, no forms; different hearts see different things. What kind of person am I in your eyes?" The woman named Yulian slightly smiled and continued approaching.

Under the thin plain robe, her voluptuous outline was faintly visible; her eyes exuded a burning desire.

"Seductive," Li Yi almost blurted out without thinking.

Yet the woman named Yulian did not get angry, still smiling: "It seems that you, lay practitioner, haven't severed earthly desires, nor cleansed the six senses. Having cultivated the White Bone Temple, you're still attached to fleshly appearance; do you not know to view beauties as bones?"

Li Yi said, "It seems the master has already seen through the mundane, with purified senses, no longer attached to the appearance of flesh. Since that's the case, why do you wear clothes? Why not remove them and present yourself in the flesh?"

Hardly had he finished speaking when the woman named Yulian smiled, undid her plain clothes, and her voluptuous figure swayed as the garments fell away.

Yet, something bizarre occurred.

Instead of the imagined alluring body, what appeared was a skeleton, each bone glistening like beautiful jade, but this skeletal frame had a head of flesh, blood making it inexplicably eerie.

"Do you find the 'flesh' beneath my plain garments pleasing?" Yulian slowly turned around, her skeleton swaying, with no beauty, only horror.

"It's all mere illusions of the lay practitioner. Seeing a beautiful woman, he believes she has a heart of lust; seeing the outline beneath plain clothes, he thinks it's an alluring body. If you truly comprehended the White Bone Temple, how would you harbor desire or disrespect towards me?"

At this moment, Yulian put her hands together, speaking slowly: "All desires in the mortal world are illusions. If you can learn to let go and cultivate with me, you will surely achieve enlightenment one day."

Li Yi remained silent, slowly drawing the Red Gold Treasure Sword from his waist, infinite divine light bursting forth: "Since the master possesses such wisdom, perhaps you could further enlighten me whether my waist-held sword is drawn or not?"

"Lay practitioner, the intent to kill has arisen, so naturally the sword is drawn." Yulian spoke slowly.

Li Yi sneered, "Master, you saw me draw the sword and assumed I intended to act, arising in killing intent. If the master has achieved mastery, you would have seen nothing, there would be no sword in my hand nor intent to kill; it shows that you have harbored caution against me, hence such thoughts exist, filled not with compassion, but hostility."

Yulian froze briefly, becoming momentarily contemplative.

Li Yi gave her no time to ponder, continuing, "And now, master, look again, will I strike with this sword or not?"

Then lifting the Red Gold Treasure Sword in his hand, murderous intent soared, divine light radiated everywhere.

Yulian clasped her hands, "This sword of the lay practitioner shall indeed strike me; I urge you to abandon the thought of killing and turn back."

"Wrong, I did not move, nor did the sword; it's the master's heart that moved." Li Yi said, "I merely posed, nothing more; I was attached to the appearance, but master, did you become attached?"

Upon hearing this, Yulian's expression shifted, feeling a tightness in her chest, as if trapped in an inescapable dilemma, her mind trained for years in meditation seemed damaged.

"Can't even achieve enlightenment yourself, yet want to deceitfully convince me? Courting death." Li Yi barked abruptly, cutting down with a sword.

Divine light erupted, instantly engulfing everything in sight, while the woman named Yulian showed no resistance, letting the light consume her.

In an instant.

Everything before him ceased to exist.

As Li Yi swayed, he returned to reality again, surrounded by the diffuse of sandalwood, chanting of Brahma, with a constant stream of devotees; within the great hall, the Physical Bodhisattva Statue remained, head lowered, expression full of compassion.

The only change was Master Yulian off to the side on the prayer mat, her hair flowing down to the waist, with mature beauty; she trembled, spitting a mouthful of blood, the crystalline blood causing fragrance to linger in the hall.

"Master, what happened to you?" Seeing this scene, Zhang Fanyin hurried over.

"It's nothing, I intended to guide this lay practitioner into Jingxin Temple, to assist in your cultivation and achieve the White Bone Bodhisattva soon, but who would've thought..." At this, Yulian stopped speaking, looking at Li Yi outside with a somewhat complex expression.

The brief exchange of words just now has damaged my meditative mind. Truly deserving of someone who practices at the White Bone Temple, not only impure in the six senses, bloodthirsty, but also innately understanding Zen methods, truly like a Great Demon, difficult to transcend with bodhi.

"Indeed, you were the one behind this trick." Li Yi glanced around at this moment, seeing the illusion dissipate, he still stood where he was, and the Red Gold Treasure Sword at his waist hadn't been drawn at all.

Moreover, in reality, only a moment had passed.

The methods of this world are really quite special.

However, even though the illusion was shattered, the woman before him remained quite extraordinary, her strength presumably far surpassing the Master Bu Huai he encountered earlier, after all, Master Bu Huai didn't have the ability to instantly trap him in an illusion.

Li Yi thus felt quite wary of her.

"Zhang Fanyin, I've already done what I promised you, came here to see your master, originally considering helping you solve that person who bewitched others because you gave me the Cross-border Machine, but now it seems it's not necessary, you are more suited to stay in this world."

Li Yi's eyes flickered slightly, looked around, and then immediately turned to leave.

Zhang Fanyin did not say much upon seeing this scene, she couldn't keep Li Yi and didn't want to return to Earth either, just that her White Bone Bodhisattva hadn't cultivated successfully, leaving a bit of unwillingness in her heart.

On the side, Master Yulian slowly stood up, sighed, "Did not expect that before my Perfection, I would encounter such a Great Demon, now my meditative mind is damaged, if not transcending him, this life would be difficult to prove bodhi."

Saying so, she took a step forward.

Her figure immediately disappeared from the temple, in an instant she had reached the distant sky.

Li Yi, just ready to Cloud Ride and leave, immediately saw Master Yulian blocking in front of him, his face darkened, without the slightest hesitation, he drew the Red Gold Treasure Sword at his waist again, slashing down a breathtaking Red Gold Sword Light.

The heavens and earth seemed to be split by this sword.

However, Master Yulian only made a Treasure Seal, in an instant, Buddhist sounds resonated in heaven and earth, amongst them were Dharma conchs, Dharma drums, copper bowls... and other instruments manifesting, producing various sounds.

This sound totaled eight kinds, when gathered together, it was like a Heavenly Dragon singing.

The boundless Dharma sound echoed, instantly shattering the sword light that could annihilate everything, completely dissipating the power of this strike without a trace.

Li Yi, seeing this scene, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He had guessed that this ascetic called Yulian possessed great power, yet never expected her to be so extraordinary, knowing his strength had been tested in this world capable of killing that Vajra statue's Master Bu Huai, he considered himself at top-level proficiency.

Never expected that the opponent could effortlessly block this strike with just a spell, without even using a weapon.

Could she be a master at the Demon King level?

"Good spell." Li Yi remarked, "So, Master Yulian, you think you can use force if rhetoric fails? I said, Zhang Fanyin was talking nonsense, saying the cultivators of this world don't contest or kill, wholeheartedly practice, with such power, how could they not contest nor kill."

Yulian said: "I won't forcibly keep you, but your killing intent is too heavy, I hope you can return to Jingxin Temple to rest for a few days, allowing me to chant for you daily, to resolve the turbulence in your heart."

"What if I refuse?" Li Yi asked.

Yulian said: "Then I can only follow you, until I've resolved the turbulence in your heart for you."

"Sounds like you're going to stick to me until you've brainwashed me?" Li Yi frowned.

Yulian clasped her hands together but did not speak.

Li Yi, unwilling to waste words either, directly employed Cloud Riding, quickly fled, since the opponent's strength is formidable, let's see if he can escape from her persistent pursuit.

However, it's obviously not that easy to shake off this woman.

Li Yi's flying speed is fast, but Master Yulian's Divine Skills are equally astonishing, with one step she crosses tens, hundreds of kilometers, every time appearing ahead of Li Yi.

Regarding this situation, Li Yi wasn't surprised.

If the opponent's power is sufficiently great, it's indeed tough for him to elude.

"You should give up, come with me back to Jingxin Temple." Yulian continued to urge.

Li Yi remained silent, directly descending from the sky, he realized that to escape the opponent, the only way is to cross worlds.

As long as he leaves this Brahma Realm, everything will be problem-free.

However, he dare not directly take out the Cross-border Machine, if it gets destroyed, he would be trapped here.

Must prepare in the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet, then suddenly open the Cross-border Gate.

Thinking of this.

Li Yi in the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet, used mana, and secretly began to operate.

Using three Miracles as the energy source, while locking in the cross-world coordinates of Earth.