Chapter Forty-Four: The Jade Buddha Takes Action

  The metal door was square and sturdy, Bai He Zhenren ordered Li Shi to forcefully pull it open. Inside, it was pitch black, without a hint of light. Bai He Zhenren directly jumped down, with Bai Qi following behind, still cautiously taking out four talisman soldiers and arranging them outside the cave entrance.

  When Bai Qi entered the cave, the White Crane True Man had already ignited a flame, illuminating the cave brightly.

  Hahaha...

  Bai Qi looked at Bai He with a silly smile, glanced around and saw that in this underground cave, there were rows of boxes, the exact number was unknown. Some of the boxes were open, revealing the ingots inside.

  In front of the White Crane True Person, there was a jade Buddha. The height of this jade Buddha was roughly the same as that of the True Person. It stood upright with its entire body being a lustrous green color, except for the base where it was standing which was a fiery red color.

  Bai Qi stood quietly behind him, waiting. Bai He didn't turn his head back, the expression on his face changing, struggling in his heart.

  This is Xianyu, the grade may not be high in the heavenly realm, but it's hard to find in the mortal world. In Buddhism, this kind of jade is called Guo Ri Yu, which can only be found at the bottom of the sea. The one who carved this jade Buddha is also a high-ranking Buddhist monk. The jade stone has been mined for many years, yet its energy remains internalized, flowing naturally within the Buddha statue.

  With this Buddha statue, I won't need to rush around anymore. Later, when opening up a cave, it can be used until the completion of the Golden Elixir.

  Why should such things be given to Bai Qi?

  Bai He saw the Jade Buddha and his lifelong beliefs began to waver.

  Bai Qi felt something was off, and Bai He's back figure was trembling, as if he was desperately enduring something.

  "Xian Chang?" Bai Qi called out, and the White Crane True Person slowly turned his head. Bai Qi saw that all the disguises on the White Crane True Person's face had been stripped away, revealing a pale yellow complexion.

  Bai Qi's hand shot out with a "whoosh" sound, and the Leizhen Divine Spear flew out. His mother's words echoed in his mind.

  This world is ultimately one where the strong prey on the weak.

  "Qingyuan Daoist friend, everything in this cave belongs to me. Are you willing?" said Baihe Zhenren.

  Bai Qi didn't respond, and with one spear thrust, he went forward. What's the use of being willing to leave this narrow cave, Bai He would still think of killing him to silence him. He didn't know what the jade Buddha was all about, but it could make Bai He change like that, the temptation was too great, and most cultivators probably couldn't bear it.

  "Looking for death!" Bai He True Person suddenly flew into a rage, throwing out a black magical artifact from his hand. This artifact looked like an iron Ruyi, leaving Bai He True Person's hand, it immediately enlarged, and the cloud patterns carved on its surface emitted a foul-smelling mist. In the midst of the dark mist, dozens of evil ghost-like monsters gnashed their teeth, making crackling sounds.

  After the iron lotus was thrown out, Bai Hezhen would insert the yellow long banner in his hand into the ground, and a tall ape would fly out of the yellow long banner, with green eyes and golden pupils, pouncing on Bai Qi.

  Bai Qi thrust his spear at the Iron Ruyi, his arm aching as he barely managed to knock it flying. The ghostly creature within the black mist was sucked in by his Leaping Spring Divine Spear with a whooshing sound.

  Then Bai Qi saw the giant fist of the ape rushing towards his own forehead.

  Once he took action, the White Crane True Person no longer had any mercy. The ape on this banner was his evil intentions accumulated over hundreds of years, known as the Heart Ape. Killing Bai Qi would make it difficult to control the Heart Ape, but the White Crane True Person didn't care; as long as he sealed it within the Jade Buddha, all troubles would disappear.

  This punch, carrying countless evil intentions, the dark suppressed in Bai He's heart for hundreds of years of cultivating suddenly burst out. Bai Qi felt that the ape had transformed into a giant thousands of feet tall, and he was like an ant under its foot, able to be trampled or crushed at will.

  "What a disappointment!" Bai Qi's tongue burst forth like spring thunder, and he shouted loudly as he took out the Youling calabash. This Heart Ape had not yet cultivated into a tangible form, and every move was guided by the evil intentions of Bai He True Person. In Bai Qi's eyes, it was no more threatening than a corpse.

  Of course, this was because Bai Qi had the Youling Hulu, and the huge body of Xin Yuan Pao was sucked in by the Youling Hulu with a "whoosh". The White Crane True Person supported himself with his long banner, and suddenly froze.

  The area inside the cave was not small, but it was piled up with many things, compressing the space. Bai He didn't excel at close combat and seeing Bai Qi holding a long spear, he thought of the White Family's True Dragon Seven Kills Spear. Afraid of capsizing in a ditch, he let out his Heart Monkey, wanting to rely on the difference in their cultivation levels to forcefully kill Bai Qi.

  In his eyes, Bai Qi was a guy who couldn't even tell low-grade elixirs apart, and Xin Yuan's might could make Bai Qi surrender without a fight.

  Bai Qi's demonic gourd effortlessly collected the Heart Monkey, which entered the gourd and had its height compressed to below seven feet. It ran and jumped outside the illusory Seal of the Divine Platform, but it was already refined.

  Bai He's face changed, his brain hurt violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The heart monkey was seized, and his soul was severely injured.

  "You will regret what you have done, I will imprison your soul and never let it be reborn!" The face of the White Crane True Man turned ferocious, his long banner stirred up dust on the ground, the light yellow dust quickly spread, filling the entire cave to the brim.

  "Heaven and earth, disperse!" Fresh blood gushed from the mouth of Bai He's true body as he bellowed loudly, his voice filled with the stench of blood and soil. Amidst the dust, a yellow-hued weapon condensed into being, shooting straight towards Bai Qi.

  This is a giant hammer, shining with golden light. Bai Qi's body was as hard as stone from head to toe, staring wide-eyed at the big hammer smashing towards him. Bai Qi couldn't breathe at all, the gap in their realms couldn't be completely solved by the demon spirit gourd. The dust filling the sky wasn't an illusion, but the real and solid Dao Fa released by Bai He True Person, each grain of dust as heavy as gold.

  Bai Qi showed no signs of panic, this White Crane True Person was his first enemy after he embarked on the path of cultivation. It also made him understand that in this world, it is indeed survival of the fittest.

  Ancient people did not deceive me, but most of the time, young people will only believe in the words of the ancients after they have suffered a loss.

  Bai Qi was already sufficiently wary of Bai He, and at first, Bai He had no intention of taking action. However, the Jade Buddha caused Bai He to lose his rationality, and such madness was something that Bai Qi had not anticipated.

  In a narrow place, and with a martial artist like myself as an opponent, you'll be at a disadvantage, won't you?

  Bai Qi thought so, but he forgot that this was not the Mausoleum of Qin Wang, there was no dragon vein suppression, and Bai He's Taoist methods were used without any scruples.

  Bai He True Person was already a mid-stage Houtian cultivator, four realms higher than Bai Qi.

  With a "poof" sound, Bai He's eyes burst open, his eyeballs bulging out of their sockets. Behind him, the Jade Buddha struck out with a palm, hitting him right in the back of the heart.

  In the space, a Buddha's name echoed, then the jade Buddha retreated into his palm, as if nothing had happened.

  Bai He True Person fell to the ground, and the dust of a day dispersed. The golden giant hammer also disappeared. Bai Qi opened his mouth and spat out four sword pellets, cutting off all the hands and feet of Bai He True Person. Then one pellet was pressed on the top of Bai He True Person's head. Only then did he slowly walk closer, looking at Bai He True Person.

  Bai He True Person's face turned downwards, his four limbs severed, and he was instantly overcome with despair. Without achieving the Golden Elixir, this damage to his body was irreparable. Thinking that his hundreds of years of cultivation had been destroyed in an instant, Bai He True Person almost burst into loud wails.

  Bai Qi took two more steps forward and used his foot to turn Bai He over, bowing his head and saying: "Immortal Elder, did you just enter a state of demonic madness?"

  Bai He's heart skipped a beat with joy, and he immediately felt the sword pellet pressing against the back of his head, its sword energy fierce.

  Bai Qi is teasing himself!

  "What do you want?" The White Crane True Man was covered in blood, the Jade Buddha's palm had scattered his breath and didn't have the intention to kill, but Bai Qi's Moon Wheel Sword had heavily injured him. His limbs were severed, his meridians damaged, and no Dao technique could be used normally.

  The importance of this flesh body cannot be ignored if it is not turned into a golden elixir.

  "You are far beyond me, even if I cut off my four limbs, I wouldn't be at ease. If you were to disperse your entire body's power, I would spare your life." Bai Qi said seriously as he looked at Bai He True Person.

  "Will you believe me?"

  "Once you're dead, there's nothing left, believe it or not, I'll make sure you don't even get the chance to reincarnate."

  Bai He's heart felt a chill, Bai Qi's tone didn't seem like someone who had just entered the cultivation world. He also knew that Bai Qi wasn't joking, as a Refiner, he had too many ways to destroy someone's soul.

  "Don't try to summon Lishi, I've left four symbol soldiers outside, they can annihilate your Lishi together." Bai Qi warned Bai He Zhenren. Now, Bai He Zhenren wants to turn the tables, but can only rely on some puppetry methods.

  Bai He's eyes were somewhat unfocused, and he smiled wretchedly: "The son of Duke Rong, indeed lives up to his reputation. It was I who sought my own suffering; if I had killed you outside, nothing would have happened."

  "Hey, if you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish right now." Bai Qi let three sword pellets dance in front of Bai He's eyes, giving him no chance to resist.

  "I... want to live."

  Bai Qi finally revealed a smile and said: "Alright, let's start dispersing the energy then. After dispersing the energy, I'll treat your injuries."

  Bai He's true body let out a long sigh, and the bones inside his body crackled to life. Only then did Bai Qi pick up Bai He's limbs and reattach them for him. After dispersing his powers, his entire congenital yuanqi was exhausted, and he could no longer recover to become a normal person again.

  Bai He's innate yuanqi was absorbed by the demonic gourd released by Bai Qi, transforming into the yuanqi needed by the demonic gourd. Seeing that Bai He didn't play any tricks, Bai Qi then took out his own medicine and applied it to Bai He's wound.

  The place where the Moon Wheel Sword was cut off, the sword energy was as cold as ice, the wound froze, and Bai Qi dispersed the sword energy at this time, and fresh blood suddenly surged. The White Crane True Person's eyes turned black and fainted.

  Bai Qi then put away the magical gourd and sword pellet. He first went to the ground, saw that all the strong men had turned into paper people lying in the pit, and then returned to the underground cave, sweeping away all the treasures inside. He didn't know what was useful or not. The worldly silver money, for him, would also have some value, at least when encountering some ordinary people who didn't recognize jade stones and the like, he could buy them with silver, without having to think of other ways.

  Bai He Zhen Ren quickly woke up and saw Bai Qi sweeping the ground hole clean without falling, his heart suddenly lost all other hopes. This Bai Qi looked cautious and timid, but once he took action, he was absolutely ruthless. I really was blind!