Chapter 535: The Throne

This Gou Dan kept rubbing against Lin Xun’s trouser leg.

Looking at this Gou Dan, Lin Xun felt a bit helpless.

He never expected that this Gou Dan would be so shameless.

It was as if the betrayal it had just committed never happened at all.

But then again, this Gou Dan wasn’t exactly a traitor, because it had originally been forced into submission by him.

Looking at this Gou Dan, Lin Xun smiled and kicked it away.

However, this Gou Dan was like sticky plaster, waddling back toward Lin Xun again.

There was no other way; Lin Xun couldn’t kill this Gou Dan.

Because this Gou Dan still had some use.

If he killed it, dealing with matters concerning the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan in the future would become less convenient.

So, instead of that, it was better to spare its life and keep it by his side.

This way, he could better locate those Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.

Thus, after giving this Gou Dan a few casual kicks, Lin Xun continued to keep it with him.

In any case, killing it wasn’t something that had to be done right now.

But after some thought…

Lin Xun felt he still needed to give this Gou Dan some punishment.

After all, while the death penalty could be avoided, living punishment was inescapable.

Lin Xun activated a Magic Formation he had previously set inside this Gou Dan’s body.

When the Magic Formation was activated, this Gou Dan rolled on the ground in agony.

It suffered for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, until it was exhausted from the pain and collapsed on the ground, panting heavily.

After punishing Gou Dan, Lin Xun charged down into the Nether Abyss.

Lin Xun no longer wanted to bother with the other battlefields.

He believed that the monks and Daoists of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land could handle those matters perfectly.

Even if some Demonic Beasts escaped, it didn’t matter; the monks and Daoists continuously arriving from outside would clear them out.

Right now, the Nether Abyss had not yet been sealed, and those Daoists and monks were busy fighting the Demonic Beasts, making this the best time to explore the Nether Abyss.

Only at this time, when everyone else’s attention was occupied, would no one come to stop him.

Upon entering the Nether Abyss, Lin Xun discovered that it indeed contained a world of its own.

Beneath this Nether Abyss, Lin Xun discovered quite a few demonic creatures.

These demonic creatures wandered around muddle-headedly, devouring each other without a shred of intelligence.

In other words, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon had not yet controlled all the Demonic Beasts in the Nether Abyss, leaving some leeway.

He swept aside these demonic creatures, carving out a path, and then continued forward.

He advanced toward the deeper parts of the Nether Abyss.

“Benefactor Lin, wait a moment…”

Just as Lin Xun was about to head to the lower level…

Complete Tranquility’s voice rang out behind him again.

Lin Xun stopped and looked at Complete Tranquility, who was flying toward him.

“Old fellow, what are you following me for?”

Looking at Complete Tranquility, Lin Xun smiled.

In Lin Xun’s view, this Old fellow should have hurried to the other battlefields to fight alongside the other Cultivators.

Complete Tranquility should be stopping these Demonic Beasts from advancing.

But now, this Old fellow had actually run over here on his own initiative.

What?

Did he intend to go into the Nether Abyss with him?

“Benefactor Lin, this old monk has come this time only to ask to go with you.”

“Are you sure you want to go with me instead of stopping those Demonic Beasts?”

Lin Xun asked with a smile.

“Regarding those Demonic Beasts, since that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon is dead…

We don’t need to worry too much.

I believe the other monks and Cultivators will handle it.

On the contrary, this old monk is more worried about what is happening down in the Nether Abyss.

Furthermore, my Senior Brother Buddhist Monk’s body has turned into a golden Buddha statue.

this old monk is somewhat worried about Senior Brother’s safety.

So I have come to go with Benefactor Lin down to the bottom of the abyss to see how Senior Brother Buddhist Monk’s statue is doing now.”

Fearing that Lin Xun would think he would hold him back, Complete Tranquility continued, dispelling Lin Xun’s doubts.

“Please rest assured, Benefactor Lin, I will definitely not hold you back.

On the contrary, this poor monk might even be able to help Benefactor Lin a lot.

After all, our Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land has guarded and watched over this Nether Abyss for tens of thousands of years.

The things we know are surely more than what you know, Benefactor Lin.”

Hearing what Complete Tranquility said, Lin Xun thought about it carefully, and it indeed seemed to be the case.

After all, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land had guarded the Nether Abyss for generations and definitely knew much more than he did.

If he took Complete Tranquility with him, not only would he have an extra helper, but the monk would surely know about many things in the Nether Abyss.

In fact, this was a state of mutual utilization.

He would use Complete Tranquility’s common knowledge about the Nether Abyss.

And Complete Tranquility would use his strength; it could be said that the two of them were in a win-win situation.

“Well, in that case, let’s go together.”

Lin Xun agreed to Complete Tranquility’s request.

Complete Tranquility nodded and made a gesture of invitation.

“Big Brother Lin, after you.”

Lin Xun didn’t stand on ceremony with him and walked directly toward the deeper layers of the Nether Abyss.

Complete Tranquility followed behind Lin Xun.

Upon reaching the second layer of the Nether Abyss, Complete Tranquility saw a vast sea of bones.

This sea of bones was entirely made of skeletons.

These skeletons were piled one on top of another, the remains of countless Demonic Beasts.

These remains were arranged to form something like a Magic Formation.

Continuing further, Lin Xun could even see a giant skeleton soldier.

This giant skeleton soldier had not yet been awakened.

But with just one look, Lin Xun felt that the strength of this giant soldier was certainly not low.

Looking at these unactivated skeleton soldiers, Lin Xun didn’t do anything.

He felt that, given the current situation, there was no need to destroy these things for the time being.

He could leave them for now and then see if he could control them later.

Passing through these giant skeleton soldiers, Lin Xun saw over a hundred Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons sealed in crystals.

These Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons were all extremely tall.

They looked exceptionally terrifying.

Their appearance bore some resemblance to the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon that had died in the air earlier.

In other words, these things and that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon belonged to the same race.

These Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons had not yet been summoned.

To be honest, Lin Xun was actually a bit puzzled.

Because this Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon had summoned many of its own kind.

And their Divine Souls should have all been sealed within the bodies of those Demonic Beasts.

In this way, they could be controlled to charge outward and be given a certain level of intelligence.

But it seemed it wasn’t just that.

This Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon had not only summoned those Divine Souls but also the Physical Bodies of their kin.

These kin would likely need nourishment.

Lin Xun used his Divine Sense to probe slightly.

If nothing was amiss, and if he hadn’t probed incorrectly, there were about 400 giant Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons, all like giant spirit soldiers.

Continuing deeper into the Nether Abyss, Complete Tranquility and Lin Xun discovered a stone door that was so high its top was out of sight.

It was as if this stone door had partitioned the Nether Abyss into two halves.

In the end, it was the abbot, Complete Tranquility, who stepped forward, chanting Buddhist Sutras.

Soon, this giant stone door was enveloped by the golden light of the sutras.

Immediately after, a great commotion occurred within the Nether Abyss as the massive door slowly rose.

Lin Xun turned to glance at Complete Tranquility.

Complete Tranquility smiled and said, “To be honest with you, Benefactor, this stone door was actually created tens of thousands of years ago by our Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land to resist the Nether Abyss.

Only the abbots of our Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land have passed down the method to open this door through the generations.”

Hearing Complete Tranquility’s explanation, Lin Xun didn’t say much and walked straight behind the door.

Even if Complete Tranquility hadn’t explained, it wouldn’t have mattered; for Lin Xun, he was only slightly curious.

Complete Tranquility naturally followed Lin Xun in, and behind this massive door was where Great Master Buddhist Monk’s golden Buddha statue was located.

But neither Lin Xun nor Complete Tranquility saw the golden Buddha statue formed from Great Master Buddhist Monk’s Physical Body.

Instead, all they saw were golden fragments of the statue scattered all over the ground.

Looking at these golden fragments, Complete Tranquility slowly closed his eyes and chanted a Buddhist name.

He then began to recite the sutras for the transition of the soul.

At this point, one didn’t even need to think to know that Great Master Buddhist Monk’s golden body had been completely destroyed.

Great Master Buddhist Monk had already been in a half-dead state.

Now that the golden Buddha statue was destroyed, it meant Great Master Buddhist Monk was completely dead, with no chance of being saved.

Lin Xun helped Complete Tranquility collect the fragments of Great Master Buddhist Monk’s golden Buddha statue.

The fragments of Great Master Buddhist Monk’s golden body would be sent to the Buddha Sacred Land for burial.

“Thank you, Benefactor Lin.”

Taking the golden fragments handed over by Lin Xun, Complete Tranquility placed them into his Storage Pouch.

“You’re welcome. Although I have never met Great Master Buddhist Monk, I have heard of his deeds.

To suppress the Nether Abyss, Great Master Buddhist Monk turned his body into a golden Buddha statue, enduring the long, bitter cold of the abyss for over a thousand years, even putting himself in a half-dead state.

A master like this is worthy of this Junior’s great respect.”

Hearing Lin Xun’s praise for his Senior Brother, Complete Tranquility pressed his palms together to express his gratitude to Lin Xun.

“I believe if Senior Brother heard Benefactor Lin’s praise, he would surely be extremely happy.”

For Complete Tranquility, this was the first time he had heard Lin Xun praise another person so unreservedly.

And that person was his own Senior Brother.

Although Lin Xun was a Junior…

No matter what, Lin Xun was now the number one Cultivator in the world.

To receive such recognition and respect from Lin Xun, he believed his Senior Brother would surely be happy.

After gathering the golden fragments of Complete Tranquility’s Senior Brother, Lin Xun and Complete Tranquility continued forward.

Beneath the Nether Abyss was a sea of ghostly blue fire.

Lin Xun looked at this sea of fire and felt a bit strange.

“Benefactor Lin, what’s wrong?”

Seeing Lin Xun stop and stare into the sea of fire, Complete Tranquility was also a bit curious.

“This sea of fire was here before, right?”

Lin Xun asked.

“Yes, this sea of fire has been here before.

It’s been here for who knows how many years.

In any case, when I first came to the Nether Abyss to suppress the Demonic Beasts, this ghostly blue sea of fire already existed.”

Complete Tranquility didn’t know why Lin Xun would suddenly ask this question.

Lin Xun didn’t answer Complete Tranquility’s question but merely stared at the ghostly blue sea of fire.

“There’s something wrong with this sea of fire,”

Lin Xun stated with certainty.

“Something wrong?”

Complete Tranquility looked at Lin Xun with some confusion.

What could be wrong with this sea of fire?

It had existed for so many years, and his master and others should have surveyed it back then.

If there was a problem, it should have been discovered long ago.

Lin Xun did not continue to answer Complete Tranquility’s doubts.

The long spear in Lin Xun’s hand pointed at the ghostly blue sea of fire, and he directly thrust out a spear strike.

The ghostly blue sea of fire was split directly in half by Lin Xun.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xun jumped straight down into the abyss he had split open.

Complete Tranquility followed behind Lin Xun and jumped down.

Although Complete Tranquility did feel quite nervous…

After all, with Lin Xun there, his life should be safe.

Complete Tranquility didn’t know why, but as long as he followed Lin Xun, he would inexplicably have a sense of security.

When Complete Tranquility and Lin Xun landed, they saw a vast world.

This world was completely covered in ice and snow.

A massive palace appeared before them.

Looking at this palace, Complete Tranquility was stunned.

He never would have thought that behind this Nether Abyss, there was actually another world.

Lin Xun and Complete Tranquility stepped forward.

Suddenly, Lin Xun sensed something and threw his spear to one side.

A demonic creature was pierced through by Lin Xun’s spear, dying before it could even struggle.

In fact, Lin Xun had held back; that spear strike shouldn’t have killed it.

But the demonic creature had committed suicide.

Lin Xun retracted his long spear and kicked open the palace doors.

The palace was filled with crystals, and at the very front of the palace was a massive throne.

Lin Xun flew to the side of the throne, looked it over from left to right, and then gave it a few kicks.

Lin Xun couldn’t find anything unusual.

But Lin Xun knew this throne was certainly not simple.

“Go, find the entrance for me, or I’ll turn you into a popsicle.”

Lin Xun tossed Gou Dan out and commanded.