Chapter 96: Vajra Prajna Temple

In the seclusion chamber, Chen Yuan lightly tapped the center of his brow with his finger, a look of contemplation appearing on his face.

The “Blood Scripture” recorded several secret arts of the Blood God Cult, all of which were extremely powerful.

However, some were suitable for Chen Yuan, some were not, and others he could not yet utilize with his current strength.

The Blood Refining Divine Blade was a secret art Chen Yuan could currently utilize, and it was also one very suitable for him.

There was another secret art Chen Yuan could also Cultivate: the Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil that Feng Xieyun had previously displayed.

This secret art was extremely extreme; once utilized, it would almost drain ninety percent of his own Qi and blood, but its power was also exceptionally formidable.

If Chen Yuan cultivated it, he was confident he could use it with greater strength than Feng Xieyun.

After all, he cultivated the “Inner Landscape Divine Art” and had also cultivated the “Immaculate Crystal Vajra Sutra”; his Physical Body was sufficiently powerful, and his Qi and blood were even more abundant than Feng Xieyun’s.

The only thing Chen Yuan struggled with was that cultivating this Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil required opening a blood pupil at the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows, which would leave a red mark resembling a twisted vertical eye on his forehead afterward.

The Cultivation Techniques of the Blood God Cult belonged to the blood energy type of secret arts, and there were many similar secret arts in the Demonic Path; in fact, it was not too rare.

Moreover, the first edition of the “Blood Scripture” and the current “Blood Scripture” were two completely different Cultivation Techniques, and many of the secret arts within them were not the same.

When Chen Yuan utilized the secret arts from the first edition of the “Blood Scripture,” such as the Blood Refining Divine Blade, people would not think he was a member of the Blood God Cult; they would only think he was using a Demonic Path Cultivation Technique.

But this Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil was different; that mark was too conspicuous, and Feng Xieyun had one on his head.

Du Tianfeng had seen it, and Fei Bin and the others had all seen it as well.

Now that Feng Xieyun’s head had been sent to the White Tiger Hall’s Main Hall, if Chen Yuan were to get such a mark on his own forehead, it would be almost equivalent to a confession.

But if he did not Cultivate it and gave up such an extremely powerful secret card, Chen Yuan was somewhat reluctant.

After thinking it over, Chen Yuan decided to try it for the time being to see if he could use the “Inner Landscape Divine Art” to forcibly erase the mark.

If that didn’t work, at worst he would destroy the blood pupil at the center of his brow; losing some Qi and blood didn’t matter, as he still had some Medicinal Pills.

He circulated the “Blood Scripture,” mobilized his blood energy, compressed it into thin blood threads within his body, and followed his Meridians all the way to the ancestral aperture at the center of his brow.

Subsequently, countless blood threads surged into it crazily, opening the ancestral aperture at the center of his brow and condensing the Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil.

This process was extremely painful, the kind of sharp pain that connected to the Divine Soul.

While enduring it, Chen Yuan continuously poured blood threads into it.

Gradually, the blood pupil grew larger and larger, and a red line mark shaped like a vertical pupil gradually appeared on Chen Yuan’s forehead.

Once that mark was completely formed, the Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil could be considered initially successfully cultivated.

Next was the uninterrupted compression of Qi and blood into it, which required long-term nourishment.

Chen Yuan let out a long breath, drew the Azure Dragon Blood Drink, and used the bright blade as a mirror to take a look; sure enough, there was a mark on his forehead.

Rubbing the mark on his forehead, Chen Yuan circulated the “Inner Landscape Divine Art,” causing the flesh and blood on his forehead to tremble, and his Qi and blood surged continuously.

Gradually, that trace of a mark was slowly faded and covered, eventually disappearing without a trace.

However, this disappearance was only temporary; as long as Chen Yuan utilized the Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil, the mark would appear once more.

Of course, it wouldn’t matter when the mark appeared at that time.

Because once this Heavenly Eye Blood Pupil was utilized, it would certainly be at the final moment of fighting for his life.

While Chen Yuan was recovering his Qi and blood and cultivating the “Blood Scripture,” Du Tianfeng had also brought Feng Xieyun’s head to the White Tiger Hall.

“Hall Master, the head of the Blood God Cult Saint Feng Xieyun is here.”

Du Tianfeng’s complexion was still pale, but his color was much better than before.

“Oh? You killed a Saint of the Blood God Cult so quickly?”

Feng Wushang was somewhat astonished.

During this period, he himself had personally hunted down people from the Blood God Cult.

But these guys were like rats, and even he had failed, yet his own subordinates had actually made a kill.

“It is all thanks to you, Hall Master, for mobilizing Chen Tian to come and support. Although Lord Chen is young, he is steady in his actions, resourceful, and his strength is incomparably powerful. He is truly the young talent valued by you, Hall Master.”

Du Tianfeng recounted the whole process in great detail, mainly focusing on Chen Yuan’s performance, and praised Chen Yuan as if money were no object.

First, it was a return of favor; Chen Yuan had helped him avenge his grudge and had also given him the opportunity to report the merit, so he naturally had to speak well of Chen Yuan in front of Feng Wushang.

Second, he also wanted to build a good relationship with Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan’s potential was clear; such an outstanding talent would surely soar into the sky in the future.

He himself did not have much ambition; if he could Cultivate to the Ningzhen Realm in this life and become an Inspector, that would be the end of it.

Befriending such an outstanding young talent as Chen Yuan would certainly not be a loss in the future.

Feng Wushang also nodded with satisfaction.

Traces of the Blood God Cult had also appeared in the other three halls, but none of them had achieved such brilliant results; at most, they had killed an ordinary Disciple.

Yet, he had been the first to kill a Saint of the Blood God Cult, which was enough to prove his, Feng Wushang’s, ability.

After encouraging Du Tianfeng with a few words, Feng Wushang rewarded Du Tianfeng with some Medicinal Pills for healing, and at the same time, there were some Cultivation Medicinal Pills to be given to Chen Yuan, which he also had Du Tianfeng take over.

However, seeing those Medicinal Pills, the corners of Du Tianfeng’s mouth twitched slightly.

The ones Feng Wushang gave were actually all Low Grade Medicinal Pills, not even as good as the healing medicine he had given Chen Yuan before.

Not to mention Chen Yuan, even he himself couldn’t look down on these things.

After so many years, the Hall Master was still as stingy as ever.

Just then, Qi Yuanming suddenly came in to request an audience.

After entering, Qi Yuanming glanced at Du Tianfeng and just nodded slightly.

The two were both Inspectors, but their relationship could only be described as average.

“Hall Master, five Great Masters from the Vajra Prajna Temple have arrived in the western part of Ning Province. They are also here because they were tracking people from the Blood God Cult. It seems that because the evildoers of the Blood God Cult killed a young novice monk in their temple, they chased them all the way here. On the way, they heard that our Town Martial Hall was also clearing out the evildoers of the Blood God Cult, so they wanted to join forces with us to clear them out together. They only have one request: the culprit must be killed by them, and the body must be taken back to the temple afterwards to be suppressed and punished according to the law.”

Feng Wushang frowned slightly: “Monks from the Vajra Prajna Temple in Qin Province? It’s just the death of a little novice monk, is it worth chasing all the way to Ning Province?”

Qin Province was located in the center of the Great Xia’s Nineteen Provinces and was one of the nine central provinces, separated from Ning Province by several provinces.

Because the distance was too far, Feng Wushang had not interacted with these monks from the Vajra Prajna Temple, but he had heard about their style of doing things.

The Vajra Prajna Temple was one of the three great Buddhist temples and also one of the ancestral temples of the Zen sect in the Central Plains. It mainly cultivated the two schools of Vajra Zen and Prajna Zen, one for Body Refining and one for cultivation.

Among them, the warrior monks who cultivated Vajra Zen occupied the majority, and their personalities were also influenced by the Cultivation Technique, being relatively fierce and irritable.

Therefore, the impression the Vajra Prajna Temple gave people was also like this: most of the monks were unforgiving of evil, irritable, fierce, and extreme, making them difficult to deal with.

Just because a little novice monk died, they chased from Qin Province to Ning Province, thousands of miles away; this desire for revenge was indeed too strong.

It was truly as the rumors said, they were not easy to deal with.

“Does the other side have a Grandmaster of the Yuan Dan Realm?”

Qi Yuanming shook his head: “No, there are two old monks of the Ningzhen Realm and three warrior monks of the Lunhai Realm.”

Feng Wushang waved his hand: “If that’s the case, then agree to them. It’s good to be able to increase some combat power. Du Tianfeng, didn’t you say that you deliberately let go of a Blood God Cult evildoer to follow the vine and track the traces of other Blood God Cult evildoers? That’s perfect. Qi Yuanming, take those monks and follow them to wipe out the Blood God Cult evildoers together. Tell Chen Tian not to go back to Linyuan City either; with you all working together, perhaps you can even catch some big fish.”

Feng Wushang did not intend to meet those monks.

He was, after all, the Hall Master of the Four Halls of Town Martial and a martial arts Grandmaster of the Yuan Dan Realm.

Even if the Vajra Prajna Temple was a major Buddhist sect in the Central Plains, he didn’t need to be servile, meeting every person who came.

Since the other party wanted to kill the people of the Blood God Cult together, just let them kill; satisfying their request didn’t mean he had to offend them.

“Yes, Hall Master.”

Qi Yuanming smiled and retreated, but for some reason, Du Tianfeng felt that the other person’s smile was a bit strange.

In Pianguan City.

Chen Yuan walked out of the seclusion chamber, and Lu Li had been guarding outside.

“Lord, have your injuries recovered?”

Chen Yuan nodded and asked: “Is there any situation in the outside world?”

Lu Li said: “During this period, the three Garrison Commanders have been tracking the traces of that Blood God Cult evildoer. Although they haven’t been able to find the other party, they have found quite a few clues. We are just waiting for you, Lord, to come out of seclusion, or for Inspector Du Tianfeng to return. With someone to make the decision, we can start searching.”

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Chen Yuan nodded; he was not in a hurry.

The only thing that could attract Chen Yuan about the Blood God Cult at the moment was the first edition of the “Blood Scripture.”

Now that the “Blood Scripture” was already in his hands, Chen Yuan did not pay much attention to the suppression of other people from the Blood God Cult.

The people of the Blood God Cult were hidden all over the Jianghu and could never be killed off.

There was a Saint here in Ning Province, but there were still several Saints in other provinces.

In the original plot, these people from the Blood God Cult had been constantly popping up, and no matter how the major forces suppressed them, they could not be killed off completely; their vitality was simply more tenacious than cockroaches.

Just then, Lu Wenxing walked in hurriedly.

“It’s just in time that you have come out of seclusion, Lord. Inspector Du Tianfeng has also returned, and accompanying him is Qi Yuanming, and he also brought five monks.”

Chen Yuan frowned slightly. Why did Qi Yuanming come? Why were there monks involved in this?

“Let’s go, let’s go out and see.”

After Chen Yuan arrived at the Council Hall, he saw Qi Yuanming and Du Tianfeng surrounding five monks and talking.

Seeing Chen Yuan arrive, a strange smile immediately appeared on Qi Yuanming’s face, and he pointed at Chen Yuan and said: “Great Masters, this is the Garrison Commander of Linyuan City, Chen Tian. He is a rare young talent in our White Tiger Hall. Just after taking charge of Linyuan City, he wiped out the Sun Family and was the first to discover the traces of the Blood God Cult.”