Chapter 3724: No Confusion
A Fuya regained the Space Essence and performed the Seal Imprint Secret Art.
The Dragon Lord released his divine soul thoughts outward, suppressing the spiritual will of Blood Talisman Evil Emperor.
After a full half-hour of stalemate, Zhang Ruochen had thrown at least ten thousand fist seals, finally breaking through Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's protective talisman patterns.
"Boom!"
Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's body exploded.
It did not turn into blood mist, nor into spiritual power soul mist, but transformed into tens of millions of talismans, flying in all directions.
These talismans were sharper than swords, possessing extremely strong offensive power.
Zhang Ruochen used Buddhist light and the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal to protect his body, shattering all the talismans that struck him, turning them into wisps of spiritual power soul mist.
These tens of millions of talismans did not blind Zhang Ruochen's perception. He keenly sensed that among all the talismans, a three-foot-long blood-red talisman was escaping at an extraordinary speed.
"His true body is trying to escape."
Zhang Ruochen shouted loudly, raising his arm above his head, his five fingers tightly clenched.
"Rumble!"
On the Kirin Fist Gloves, two thunder beads immediately released endless lightning, shattering all the surrounding talismans into wisps of mist.
That blood-red talisman broke through everything, its surface talisman patterns extremely profound, actually piercing through the Starry Sky Blood River that A Fuya had arranged with Ancestor blood, escaping.
The speed was too fast!
Although the Dragon Lord was waiting outside and struck out immediately, swinging the Demon God Stone Pillar, he was still half a beat too slow and failed to hit it.
"What a powerful talisman. Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's main spiritual consciousness is attached to this talisman."
The Dragon Lord sighed. Even with the combined strength of the three of them, they still could not surround and kill a powerful being like Blood Talisman Evil Emperor.
At this speed, there was simply no way to chase.
"He won't get away!"
Zhang Ruochen shouted loudly, his gaze fixed on A Fuya.
A Fuya understood his intention, nodded lightly, and activated the Space Essence. Her jade arm drew a circle in the void, instantly contracting space infinitely, converging toward her palm.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen was also channeling divine energy and Space Rules.
"Boom!"
She struck Zhang Ruochen's back with one palm, and the contracted space exploded outward in an instant.
As space trembled violently, and heaven and earth seemed to flip, Zhang Ruochen disappeared from his original position.
Crossing space, Zhang Ruochen caught up with that three-foot-long blood talisman and struck out with the God-Defying Stele.
The special power of the God-Defying Stele made the talisman patterns on the blood talisman extremely unstable. Taking this opportunity, Zhang Ruochen pressed his palm forward, using the technique of Palm Universe to firmly suppress the blood talisman.
Ten billion times space gravity followed immediately.
"No! How can there be such an anomaly as the God-Defying Stele in this world? This divine talisman was refined by the No Confusion Ancestor; no divine artifact or divine ability can counter it."
Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's voice came from within the talisman, extremely unwilling.
A Fuya caught up, her jade hand guiding the Ancestor blood, drawing one sealing pattern after another in the void.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
A series of seventeen sealing patterns landed on the blood talisman, finally completely suppressing it into stillness.
The Dragon Lord arrived a step later and asked, "Was this divine talisman really refined by the No Confusion Ancestor?"
A Fuya held the blood talisman in her palm, carefully observing the talisman patterns and stroke marks on it, then nodded, saying, "It is indeed the work of the No Confusion Ancestor! This is a Divine Speed Talisman! If not for Zhang Ruochen's profound mastery of space, his possession of the God-Defying Stele, and my manipulation of a large amount of Space Essence, even an Indestructible Infinite would likely have been unable to keep it today."
Zhang Ruochen said, "The No Confusion Ancestor is hailed as one of the highest spiritual power figures in history, past and present. In terms of spiritual power attainment, only a few, like that Ancestor of the Buddhist Sect, are qualified to stand alongside him. And in talisman path attainment, he is indisputably the number one figure through the ages!"
The No Confusion Ancestor, named Murong Buhuo, together with the Wa Emperor, was hailed as the highest achiever of the Daoist lineage. The family foundation he left behind made the Murong Clan one of the most top-tier forces in the universe to this day.
Legend has it that the talisman spirit of a divine talisman he left behind later embarked on the path of cultivation, attaining the rank of Heavenly Venerable, dominating an era, known as the "Talisman Emperor," and establishing the Talisman Spirit Realm, which remains a top-tier strong realm of the Heavenly Court to this day.
A single talisman he refined was so powerful, showing his own formidable nature.
The Dragon Lord said, "As far as I know, there have long been no divine talismans left by the No Confusion Ancestor that can still be passed down! However, I have heard that the Murong Clan possesses a divine talisman left by the No Confusion Ancestor, which serves as their clan-protecting treasure. Whether this is true cannot be verified. Blood Talisman Evil Emperor used the Divine Speed Talisman as his spiritual carrier to descend into the present world. But where did this Divine Speed Talisman come from?"
Zhang Ruochen said, "Let's just perform a soul search directly!"
"If this matter involves Murong Buhuo, a soul search will certainly yield no results. Important memories would have long been erased," A Fuya said.
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly, sensing A Fuya's selfish motives.
After all, Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's spiritual power was strong, and his spiritual thoughts were hidden within the Divine Speed Talisman. Zhang Ruochen could not perform a soul search on him, and neither could A Fuya.
Only by asking the Truth Temple Hall Master to act would it be possible.
But if something was indeed discovered, Blood Talisman Evil Emperor and this Divine Speed Talisman would have nothing to do with A Fuya anymore.
A Fuya saw Zhang Ruochen's displeasure and said, "Actually, there is no need for a soul search anymore! I am certain that Murong Buhuo has already descended, because although this Divine Speed Talisman has profound brushwork and supreme techniques, it is not that powerful. It could not have come from the Ancestor himself. You must understand that Murong Buhuo's spiritual power during his lifetime likely exceeded ninety-five steps. How could a Divine Speed Talisman left by him be something we could hold onto?"
The Dragon Lord was moved and said, "Was this Divine Speed Talisman refined from Murong Buhuo's remnant soul?"
"It should be called residual spiritual power thoughts," A Fuya said.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes turned cold and he said, "Chongming Ancestor's summoning of Xuanwu True Ancestor, and the Murong Clan's summoning of the No Confusion Ancestor, are not sins in themselves. But Xuanwu True Ancestor and Blood Talisman Evil Emperor joining forces with Qishier Pin Lian to try to rescue Soul Mother—this must be investigated to the end, no matter who is involved, they must be killed."
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Zhang Ruochen and the Dragon Lord returned to the Soul Realm, reuniting with the Truth Temple Hall Master and the Blade Venerable.
Lady Shiji and Qishier Pin Lian had long since disappeared without a trace.
The Blade Venerable was collecting the world fragments of the Soul Realm. After all, it was the body of Soul Mother, containing part of the Half-Ancestor divine soul, from which Half-Ancestor divine substance could be extracted, greatly aiding his breakthrough to Indestructible Infinite.
The remaining unknown blood had gathered into a blood-red lake a hundred meters in diameter.
The curse power within the blood had been cleansed by the Truth Temple Hall Master. At this moment, she was analyzing this blood and also performing a soul search.
She had collected all of Soul Mother's residual divine soul, forming it into a ball of soul light, held in her hands.
The Truth Temple Hall Master had clearly already sensed some of the heavenly secrets. Seeing Zhang Ruochen and the others return, she showed no good expression and said, "The three of you—one has the God-Defying Stele, which specifically counters talisman patterns; one has Ancestor divine ability secret techniques; one has a large amount of Space Essence. With the three of you joining forces, you nearly let Blood Talisman Evil Emperor escape. Truly useless."
If it were another top-tier powerhouse at the Great Unbound Infinite level being scolded like this by the Truth Temple Hall Master, they would surely flare up on the spot.
But who could blame Zhang Ruochen and the Dragon Lord for being juniors in her eyes and owing her a great favor?
Zhang Ruochen silently endured the scolding, then said, "Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's spiritual power thoughts were attached to a Divine Speed Talisman, descending into the real world. And that Divine Speed Talisman was refined by the No Confusion Ancestor."
"The No Confusion Ancestor, Murong Buhuo?" The Blade Venerable heard this and hurried over.
The Truth Temple Hall Master was also surprised and asked, "Where is that Divine Speed Talisman?"
"A Fuya took it away," Zhang Ruochen said.
The Truth Temple Hall Master pressed further, "Where did she go?"
"She said that the Hall Master has a very deep prejudice against ancient powerhouses, so she dared not come to see you and went back to the Heavenly Court first," Zhang Ruochen said.
The Truth Temple Hall Master's eyes blazed with anger, and she barely held back from slapping him, roaring, "How could you let her take away something so important?"
"After all, I promised her before we acted. I had to keep my word, didn't I?" Zhang Ruochen said.
The Dragon Lord looked toward the sky beyond, as if pondering something important, or as if he were in a detached, absent-minded state.
The Truth Temple Hall Master said, "If Murong Buhuo has already descended, do you know how important this matter is?"
"Murong Buhuo has certainly already descended."
Zhang Ruochen remained calm and composed, then added, "But what can the Heavenly Palace do? The descent of Xuanwu True Ancestor is related to Chongming Ancestor, and the Heavenly Palace is helpless in that regard, isn't it?"
The Truth Temple Hall Master calmed down, took Xuanwu True Ancestor's divine soul from Zhang Ruochen, confirmed it through a soul search, and said, "If the alliance between Xuanwu True Ancestor and Qishier Pin Lian was instigated by Chongming Ancestor, then no matter how great Chongming Ancestor's influence in the Southern Universe, he will have to pay the price for this. It seems that killing only those below Indestructible Infinite, like Qiwada and the Three Evil Emperor, is not enough to intimidate them."
The same ancient powerhouses—A Fuya, Lady Shiji, and Xuanyuan Second—acted very differently from Xuanwu True Ancestor and Blood Talisman Evil Emperor, which already revealed many issues.
"As for the Murong Clan..." The Truth Temple Hall Master hesitated.
Zhang Ruochen said, "The Murong Clan's suspicion is even greater than Chongming Ancestor's. Murong Buhuo most likely descended into the real world through the Time Divine Temple. I think we should find a breakthrough from the Time Divine Temple and Murong Huan."
The Truth Temple Hall Master said, "Are you going to move against the Time Divine Temple now?"
Zhang Ruochen took out the Eternal Spear, his gaze firm and decisive, and said, "The evidence is here! Murong Huan conspired with Yu Dongxuan to kill me—can I not strike back? What better reason could there be than this?"
"A Fuya has already returned to the Heavenly Court ahead of me to prepare the ground. As long as the Hall Master agrees on your end, I will rush back now and, with the force of a thunderbolt, take down the Time Divine Temple."
The Blade Venerable saw Zhang Ruochen's sharp edge and said, "Young people have that drive. I, an old man, won't meddle in this matter! By the way, I was never in the Soul Realm, so don't go spreading that around."
Zhang Ruochen said, "Blade Venerable, rest assured. I will announce to the outside world that you were a helper invited by Yu Dongxuan."
The Blade Venerable's face turned extremely ugly, and he glared at Zhang Ruochen, muttering something under his breath, then said, "Say whatever you want, I won't admit to it anyway. I'm leaving first!"
(End of Chapter)