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"This position is really...."

Supernatural phenomena were occurring frequently. As the current most powerful overlord in the open, the Lord of Jiangnan was in a very precarious situation.

Yes... right in the belly of the great north, Great Lian City!

The name was something he had read in a last will found within some skeletal remains.

This should be the boundary of Great Lian City.

The will asked any kind passersby to take his two children and deliver them to relatives in the southeast, promising a handsome rewards.

It was clear that the couple had given their last morsel of food to the younger ones.

But... clearly, not every last will is heeded.

Chen Qing glanced at the couple’s skeletal remains beside him, where the dragon and phoenix twins they couldn’t bear to leave behind in their will had also starved to death.

After burning the will, Chen Qing gave a slight bow to the corpses, considering whether to bury them.

But then he thought better of it; with the world undergoing strange changes, burying the bodies might just cause some "thing" to crawl out.

It would be better to let them rest in peace within the temple.

Moreover, right now... he didn’t have much strength left.

Chen Qing checked his condition with a wry smile.

The moment Destructive Thunder struck, Chen Qing used a Spatial Forbidden Technique to snatch the Eyes of Direct Death, but luck was not on his side.

The power of the Space-Time Jade dissipated in that instant.

At the critical moment, both he and Ziyue smartly used the Space-Time Forbidden Technique on each other.

Both using Forbidden Techniques to close in on each other, the result was naturally the positive meeting the negative, which immediately caused the spatial forces to repel them to the furthest places from each other.

This technique allowed them to be pushed by that force to an unknown distance in an instant.

It was not Wang Ye’s Flying Star Technique. This kind of Spatial Forbidden Technique consumed Spiritual Power with every move. The sudden repulsion nearly depleted all of Chen Qing’s Spiritual Power in an instant.

At this moment, Chen Qing’s Spiritual Power was completely exhausted.

If he were just an ordinary Magician, he would have died by now.

Fortunately, he had reached the Transcendent level, and his soul foundation was strong.

He didn’t disperse due to the depletion, but the side effects were severe.

The Spirit Sea was damaged and needed a large amount of Bai Yu to be repaired, and it would also require time.

Chen Qing was feeling anxious at the moment because the elites from Jiangnan who had gone to the Northern Sea with him and Ziyue had, at the first sign of trouble, followed Ziyue’s lead and hidden within a fragment of space.

That fragment was in Ziyue’s possession, and now Ziyue was presumed to have been pulled somewhere by the Forbidden Technique.

If she was found by people from other forces, the soldiers hidden within that space fragment would effectively be fish on a chopping block.

A fragment of space was useful, but not without its drawbacks, as seen now. If any Extraordinary Sorcerer gets hold of that fragment, they could decide the fate of tens of thousands of troops!

The key was that not only did he know this, but Elder Liu, who set up the trap, would probably soon be aware of this too. He needed to find Ziyue quickly.

But now, without Spiritual Power, he couldn’t transmit the Power of Faith. Depending solely on his current state to go on foot in search of Ziyue was akin to finding a needle in a haystack. What should he do?

Chen Qing sighed, gazing at the sky outside, patiently waiting for dawn.

Nighttime was when Spiritual Energy was rampant and when the mutated Demons were most restless.

At this time, it was best to not wander around carelessly.

The Taoist Temple which he was currently staying in belonged to one of the four major forces, and among them, the powers of the Taoist Sect had not yet made a move.

Nevertheless, the hidden aura within the Taoist Temple was enough to deter some of the ordinary Demons from approaching carelessly, which was one of the reasons this family died relatively peacefully of starvation rather than being devoured by Demons.

As the Spiritual Energy surged outside, the night grew even denser. Even those with Transcendent eyesight could not see their own hands before them. Ordinary Demons who hadn’t reached the Transcendent level could hardly move in the darkness without night vision capabilities.

And that made the Ladder to Heaven above the sky all the more conspicuous!

Heaven’s Court was one of the four major forces that could act most quickly in cutting the chicken to get the eggs.

They were now exerting their force, probably because Elder Liu of the Buddha Kingdom had taken the initiative.

If Chen Qing wasn’t mistaken, the power from Heaven’s Court should belong to Elder Long’s family.

He understood Old Liu the most, yet trusted him the least. Hence, as soon as Old Liu exerted his force, he also made his move at the very first moment, aiming to compel Old Liu into action.

The more Old Liu acted, the more likely he would slip up.

Both were sly foxes of the highest order, and their mutual machinations promised an intriguing spectacle.

However, as these two titans clashed, the fragile strength that the mortal world had struggled so hard to build was incredibly vulnerable.

He must recover as swiftly as possible, and secure everything upon his return.

After all, there are Buddhist temples in Jiangnan, where the presence of the Buddha Kingdom is most adept at beguiling the human heart.

One moment of negligence, and the modest power accumulated over many years might just vanish into thin air in the blink of an eye.

Struggling, Chen Qing looked toward the Buddha Light about a hundred miles away in the distance.

That must be inside the city; such dazzling light could only be emitted by a temple with remnants of Buddha within on such a dark night.

A Buddha was about to resurrect there, and according to Chen Qing’s memories, it would take at most three days before the Buddha could just manage to possess a body. ..

Yes, possession, the evil spirits of the Path of Yin Yang and the Buddha Kingdom likewise rely on possession as a means to return to the mortal world for spiritual cultivation.

This is also why Old Liu so coveted Madam Joseph’s Life and Death Dao Fruit.

Life and Death represent reincarnation; by commanding reincarnation, complete manifestation of the Buddhist mystic powers can be achieved!

The Buddha Kingdom possesses two major divine skills. One is the Bodhi World, which is the pinnacle of space law - a flower for a world, a leaf for a bodhi—creating countless worlds in barren lands, in essence, turning dreams into reality and blurring the lines between the virtual and the actual.

The other is the Technique of Cause and Effect Planting.

It may sound pleasant, but in reality, it’s exceptionally treacherous.

It involves transforming one’s divine sense into myriads and planting them within innumerable followers, using the cycle of reincarnation, allowing them to revive and re-cultivate in their transmigrations.

After several cycles of reincarnation, their covert power gradually intensifies.

The more reincarnations one cultivates, the stronger the power grows. When one’s true self is finally retrieved, that would be one of the strongest incarnations of that Buddha.

How should this be put? For instance, you appear to be an ordinary person, but in fact, you might be a being that has gone through ten cycles of reincarnation.

Because your memories have not yet awakened, you remain so common, whether as an ordinary human of the Human Race or as an insignificant demon.

But once your past life memories awaken, it’s different—you can step by step reclaim the power you left in this world. Through the means of the Buddhist temple, you can gradually retrieve the strength of your past lives, swiftly returning to your former self.

The drawback of this method is the uncontrollable Path of Yin Yang; many great beings still end up diminished or destroyed by evil spirits on the Path of Yin Yang after their death.

Therefore, the Buddha Kingdom’s forces have always coveted the Ghost King’s strength on the Path of Yin Yang, investing immense efforts, as they require the extensive might of the Ghost King to protect those reincarnated followers.

In other words, when the Buddha Light shines forth, those who unconsciously head towards the temples might not necessarily be enchanted; rather, some memories of their past lives could have been stirred.

Whether from the Human Race or demons, they all will be actively summoned by the Buddha Light, arriving at the temple in search of the wedge of cause and effect from their past lives!

There is a vast number of these beings. Some have only gone through a cycle or two of reincarnation, while others might have transmigrated more than ten times. Even your long-cultivated ministers and confidants could potentially be flipped in an instant.

That’s the terrifying aspect of the Buddha Kingdom instance, where many players found themselves overturned during the very first wave.

Gazing at the distant Buddhist temple, Chen Qing felt a slight surge of excitement.

It is also fortunate that there’s one of those things nearby; it must be his only chance to restore his vital energy!