Chapter 168: Buddha Body

"This string of prayer beads turns out to be a true spirit artifact ranked on the chaos myriad spirits ranking!"

Sun Xuan stared at the string of prayer beads taken out by Monk Mingdeng, speaking with a hint of strangeness in his tone.

After Monk Mingdeng took out this string of prayer beads, Gu Ren, who was heavily injured from being caught in the aftermath of the battle between Sun Xuan and Monk Mingdeng in the distance, saw his expression turn rather ugly at this moment.

Gu Ren actually knew about this true spirit artifact prayer beads in Monk Mingdeng's hands, which was ranked on the chaos myriad spirits ranking.

Moreover, Gu Ren had long coveted this string of prayer beads.

However, Gu Ren had asked Monk Mingdeng for it many times, yet Monk Mingdeng refused no matter what to cede this string of prayer beads to Gu Ren.

No matter what price Gu Ren offered, Monk Mingdeng simply would not part with it.

This made Gu Ren feel very uncomfortable.

However, Monk Mingdeng was a figure with a background, and the head of the Gu Family also valued Monk Mingdeng quite a bit.

This left Gu Ren with no way to use force against Monk Mingdeng.

Furthermore, Monk Mingdeng's strength was extraordinary; even if Gu Ren wanted to forcibly seize the string of prayer beads in Monk Mingdeng's hands, he lacked the strength to make a move against Monk Mingdeng.

Unless he borrowed the power of the Gu Family behind him, he wouldn't be able to deal with Monk Mingdeng.

However, the head of the Gu Family did not agree to forcibly seizing the string of prayer beads in Monk Mingdeng's hands.

Therefore, even though Gu Ren was extremely envious of the string of prayer beads in Monk Mingdeng's hands, he had no choice but to give up the idea of targeting them.

And now, in order to deal with Sun Xuan, Monk Mingdeng used his ultimate trump card at this moment.

"Amitabha, it is still not too late for Benefactor to admit defeat now. Otherwise, once this poor monk sacrifices these prayer beads, I'm afraid Benefactor will die without a burial site!"

After sacrificing this string of prayer beads, Monk Mingdeng did not attack immediately.

Instead, a flash of sharp light crossed his eyes as he slowly spoke to Sun Xuan.

This was not because Monk Mingdeng truly possessed any merciful heart, but rather because at this moment, Monk Mingdeng actually did not have much confidence in dealing with Sun Xuan in his heart.

If he could subdue the enemy without fighting at this moment, Monk Mingdeng would also be extremely pleased.

After all, Monk Mingdeng hung around with Gu Ren for the sake of benefits.

If he could easily obtain benefits, who would be willing to risk their lives to snatch them?

Unfortunately, the idea Monk Mingdeng had was destined to be unrealizable.

After all, Monk Mingdeng had the idea of slaying Sun Xuan to obtain Gu Ren's reward.

And how was Sun Xuan not plotting to squeeze out the attribute light balls on Monk Mingdeng and the others?

"Bald donkey, save the nonsense! Let this seat measure just how much power your true spirit artifact ranked on the chaos myriad spirits ranking truly holds!"

As Sun Xuan's voice fell, the black and white light on his body grew even more intense. His entire martial arts cultivation was fully mobilized by Sun Xuan at this moment, holding nothing back.

However, Sun Xuan did not take out the evil dragon saber or the yanmo seal at this moment.

Right now, Sun Xuan wanted to try whether he could contend against the true spirit artifact ranked on the chaos myriad spirits ranking relying solely on his own martial arts cultivation and Physical Body strength, without borrowing a true spirit artifact.

Detecting the astonishing martial arts cultivation pressure emanating from Sun Xuan, the expressions of Monk Mingdeng, Gu Ren, and the others all changed.

This coercion was clearly something only a powerhouse whose martial arts cultivation had reached the Late Stage of Grade Three could possess.

A powerhouse of the Grade Three Realm was no ordinary figure, even within the capital.

Gu Ren never expected that within this tiny Qinghe County, he would actually encounter a powerhouse of this caliber.

At this moment, a trace of slight regret suddenly arose in Gu Ren's heart.

After all, even their Gu Family had to treat a powerhouse of the Grade Three Realm with courtesy.

Now, offending such a powerhouse for no reason made Gu Ren inevitably panic a little in his heart.

Furthermore, among the martial arts powerhouses who came to Qinghe County this time, the strongest was merely Monk Mingdeng, a Martial Artist at the Early Stage of Grade Four.

With Monk Mingdeng's mere Grade Four Realm strength, even holding a true spirit artifact ranked on the chaos myriad spirits ranking, it would still be difficult for him to be Sun Xuan's opponent.

As for Monk Mingdeng, who was confronting Sun Xuan head-on, his expression instantly became even uglier at this moment.

Monk Mingdeng also hadn't expected that he originally thought he had greatly overestimated this Town Demon Guard.

Yet in the end, he still underestimated the Town Demon Guard before him.

Looking at the martial arts pressure of the Late Stage of Grade Three Realm rising from Sun Xuan's body, Monk Mingdeng couldn't help cursing inwardly.

You, a great expert of the Late Stage of Grade Three Realm, are holed up in this tiny Qinghe County acting as a low-level Town Demon Guard—is there something wrong with your brain?

Now it was fine; he had crossed paths with such a powerhouse for no reason, making Monk Mingdeng feel like crying without tears in his heart.

However, matters had reached this point; it was like an arrow on the bowstring and had to be released.

Helpless, Monk Mingdeng had no choice but to grit his teeth fiercely. Then, with a wave of his hand, he mobilized the true essence within his body and sacrificed the string of prayer beads in his hand.

"Buddha's Golden Body!"

Only a fierce shout from Monk Mingdeng was heard, and the prayer beads in Monk Mingdeng's palm immediately floated towards the air under the infusion of a massive amount of true essence.

While floating upward into the air, this string of prayer beads slowly grew larger.

After a moment's work, the prayer beads rose above Monk Mingdeng's head, and then a patch of brilliant golden Buddha light immediately erupted from this string of prayer beads.

Then, starting from the top of Monk Mingdeng's head, it enveloped his body downwards.

Behold Monk Mingdeng's Physical Body; under the infusion of the massive golden Buddha light, the surface of his body seemed as if it had been plated with a layer of dull gold.

At this moment, Monk Mingdeng unexpectedly gave people the feeling of an indestructible Vajra Buddha.

"Om mani padme hum!"

Following that, Monk Mingdeng chanted Buddhist sounds, and his entire person became like a Vajra Buddha.

With the string of prayer beads above his head and his entire body shining with dazzling golden light, he charged towards Sun Xuan's direction at extreme speed.

"Well fought!"

Watching Monk Mingdeng, whose might surged explosively under the blessing of the prayer beads, the Battle Intent on Sun Xuan's body also abruptly surged at this moment.

Following closely, Sun Xuan gently raised a palm, and a massive amount of true essence instantly gathered onto Sun Xuan's palm.

Then, under the activation of Sun Xuan's Heavenly Demon Martial Classic, countless grain-sized black and white runes crazily rotated on Sun Xuan's raised palm.

The spiritual light soaring straight into the sky stirred the winds and clouds, and an unrivaled Aura soared into the heavens, rapidly spreading towards the distance.

Meanwhile, the Sixth Prince and Elder Cao, who were resting in a tavern in Qinghe County, exchanged glances immediately upon perceiving this Aura soaring into the sky.

"Mr. Cao, this Aura seems to be coming from the Town Demon Guard forcefully intruded upon by that trash of the Gu Family.

And as far as I know, among the men brought along by that trash, the strongest is none other than Monk Mingdeng.

However, Monk Mingdeng is merely a Martial Artist of the Grade Four Realm and definitely does not possess such a strong Aura."

After hearing the Sixth Prince's words, a sharp glint could not help flashing within Elder Cao's aged eyes.

Then he opened his mouth and said to the Sixth Prince:

"Your Highness, it seems that Gu Ren, that trash, has provoked some existence that shouldn't be provoked.

This Aura is extremely astonishing. A Martial Artist capable of emitting this kind of Aura is someone this old minister must face cautiously even upon seeing them.

If Gu Ren that trash has provoked such an existence, he is truly purely seeking death.

A martial arts powerhouse of this level may not necessarily care about the Gu Family behind him!"

Hearing this, the Sixth Prince couldn't help nodding slightly, and then spoke again:

"Since that is the case, is Mr. Cao interested in accompanying this Prince over to take a look?

If possible, recruiting this powerhouse under our command would be a wonderful matter.

If this powerhouse really kills Gu Ren that trash, the Gu Family will definitely not let the matter rest.

With the strength of the Gu Family, if they truly grow angry, even a powerhouse of this level will find it very troublesome.

At that time, if I use shielding him from the Gu Family's trouble as a condition, it might really be possible to recruit this powerhouse under my command.

Furthermore, this powerhouse is also a Town Demon Guard of the local Town Demon Guard, and Mr. Cao happens to be the Azure Dragon Commander of the Azure Dragon Guard of the Town Demon Guard.

At that time, Mr. Cao can arrange a position for him, and all matters will be completely resolved!"

The more the Sixth Prince spoke, the more he felt there was a chance, and the excitement on his face could hardly be suppressed anymore.

Right now in the Great Wei Dynasty, the old emperor's health was declining day by day, getting worse with each passing day.

It looked like he wouldn't last for a few more years.

At this time, several capable princes with real power in the Great Wei Dynasty had exhausted all their strength and started the battle for the imperial succession.

And this Sixth Prince was one of the powerful princes most likely to seize the supreme throne.

At this moment, the Sixth Prince was unwilling to give up even a single shred of power that could be gathered.

Only if the strength in his hands grew stronger by a fraction would his possibility of ascending to the throne of the Great Wei Emperor grow stronger by a fraction.

Moreover, judging by this soaring Aura, this was definitely a powerhouse whose strength was not much weaker than Elder Cao's.

Gathering such a powerhouse under his command would play a significant role in his seizure of the supreme throne.

Therefore, at this moment, the Sixth Prince had already been moved by the thought of recruiting Sun Xuan.

However, after hearing the Sixth Prince's words, Elder Cao standing beside him could not help revealing a trace of hesitation on his face.

After remaining silent for a moment, Elder Cao spoke to the Sixth Prince somewhat hesitantly:

"Your Highness, recruiting such a powerhouse under your command is certainly a good thing.

However, doing so will inevitably offend the rather influential Gu Family.

If the Gu Family comes to make a fuss at that time, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to wrap things up!"

As Elder Cao spoke, a trace of worry flashed through his eyes.

Actually, the words spoken by Elder Cao were only a very small reason among them.

What truly worried Elder Cao was actually the Second Prince behind the Gu Family.

The Gu Family had long since defected under the Second Prince's command; in the capital, this was an open secret known to all.

Once that stranger powerhouse killed Gu Ren, it would inevitably thoroughly offend the Gu Family.

At that time, if that stranger powerhouse defected under the Sixth Prince's command, the Gu Family would inevitably be unable to bypass the Sixth Prince if they wanted to deal with that stranger powerhouse.

And as one of the princes most likely to sit on the emperor's throne, even if the Gu Family came to make a fuss before the Sixth Prince, they presumably wouldn't dare to go too far.

However, while the Gu Family wouldn't dare to go too far, if they petitioned the Second Prince, the Second Prince wouldn't leave any face for the Sixth Prince at all.

After all, the Second Prince was also one of the strong contenders for the emperor's throne of the Great Wei Dynasty; whenever he encountered an opportunity to suppress the Sixth Prince, the Second Prince would never let it go.

The struggle for the imperial succession was a matter of either you die or I live.

As long as they couldn't sit in that position, the ends of these princes who dared to contend would definitely be extremely miserable deaths.

Therefore, the Second Prince's struggle against the Sixth Prince was also absolutely a life-or-death one.

Elder Cao was simply afraid that the Sixth Prince would tear his face apart with the Second Prince prematurely because of this stranger powerhouse.

After all, the princes who had the opportunity to compete for the throne of the Great Wei Emperor were not just the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince.

Once the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince fought until tempers flared, or even reached a situation where both sides suffered losses,

then it would simply benefit the other princes in vain.

However, it wasn't convenient for Elder Cao to mention this situation.

Therefore, he only tactfully mentioned the Gu Family, hoping that the Sixth Prince would consider it carefully before deciding whether to recruit that stranger powerhouse.

Upon hearing Elder Cao's words, the Sixth Prince immediately understood the hidden meaning within Elder Cao's words.

Not a single person capable of contending for the imperial throne was a simple character.

After hearing Elder Cao's words, a trace of inexplicable smile couldn't help appearing on the corner of the Sixth Prince's mouth as he said to Elder Cao:

"Mr. Cao, you are worried about that good second brother of mine behind the Gu Family!"

Hearing this, Elder Cao's expression instantly changed slightly, and he wanted to open his mouth to say something more.

Because Elder Cao sat in the position of the Azure Dragon Commander, right at the emperor's feet, he knew better than anyone how deeply suspicious these imperial people truly were.

Although he had defected under the Sixth Prince's command for many years, there was no guarantee whether this Sixth Prince would suspect him.

However, before Elder Cao could say anything, the Sixth Prince waved his hand and continued speaking to Elder Cao:

"Rest assured, Mr. Cao, you and I are friends across generations; no matter who I disbelieve, I will never disbelieve you.

However, Mr. Cao need not worry; between me and that second brother of mine, there has long been no emotion to speak of.

On the surface, we still maintain the appearance of a friendly elder brother and respectful younger brother, but secretly, we have long wished we could hack each other into ten thousand pieces!"

Upon hearing these words, Elder Cao's expression changed drastically on the spot.

Was this fucking something he was fit to hear? At such an advanced age, even if he had lived enough himself, there was still a Family of descendants behind him who hadn't lived enough yet.

"Your Highness, this old minister definitely did not have that meaning!"

Seeing the panicked look on Elder Cao's face, the Sixth Prince said with a somewhat manic smile on his face:

"Mr. Cao, what are you afraid of?

Among us princes, we don't know how many times we've dealt fatal blows to one another.

Could it be that what we do cannot even be spoken of? Hahaha…"