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Chapter 229: Assisting From The Dark, Tathagata Rebirth Mantra, The Buddhist Emperor Technique
writer:Carefree Smile      update:2022-07-20 15:54
  “Wang Hu, what you did is unacceptable!” On the street, Leng Changkong, the leader of Horizon Wing Troop shouted at his rival, the leader of Tenacious Tiger Troop.

  Opposite him, Wang Hu declared calmly, “That supreme weapon belongs to the Tenacious Tiger Troop. This fact is undeniable.”


  “No way, Ling Tian was the one who found it first and brought it back here. Just because you claim that it’s yours doesn’t make it a fact.”


  “You heard that right. I’m here to tell you today that I must take that supreme weapon away with me, and I’m not leaving here until that happens.”


  A supreme weapon like that was way too precious for them.

  One should know that despite their decades of effort at the Ancient Battlefield, the Tenacious Tiger Troop had never discovered more than a handful of supreme weapons.

  “So you mean to say that we have to fight you for it.”


  Leng Changkong said coldly.

  “Bring it on.”


  Wang Hu growled as an incredibly ferocious Daoist Rhyme erupted from his body, and a tremendous domineering force encased the bodies of Leng Changkong and his few men.

  “This is the perfected Paradise Realm!” Leng Changkong’s expression changed.

  His strength was originally more or less equal to Wang Hu’s as they were both Late-Stage Paradise cultivators. However, now it seemed that Wang Hu had achieved a breakthrough before he could.

  No wonder he behaved so arrogantly today.

  “Leng Changkong, both our troops have rivaled each other for so long, and I have already suppressed my fury for far too long. Today, I’ve decided to let it all out on you guys.” With a grin, Wang Hu threw out a fierce punch.

  The violent Daoist Rhyme locked onto Leng Changkong in an instant!

  Meanwhile, the longsword on Leng Changkong’s waist was unsheathed as he immediately threw himself into battle with Wang Hu. The rest of the people picked their targets and lunged forward as well.

  A big battle had broken out on the street.

  Inside the inn.

  Chu Kuangren watched as the two sides got into a battle. “This Wang Hu is really courageous. How dare he touch our Daoist from Horizon Wing Sect?”


  He should know that Horizon Wing Sect was an affiliated force of the Black Heaven Sect.

  “Hah, this is the young people’s matter. As the higher-up of Black Heaven Sect, I think you best not interfere. Besides, Black Heaven Sect has so many affiliated forces, I don’t think you guys would care too much about just one Horizon Wing Sect Daoist.”


  Qian Fugui laughed and said.

  As a matter of fact, what he said was true. Black Heaven Sect indeed had a lot of affiliated forces, and they did not have the time to care about every single Daoist of the forces.

  That was precisely why Wang Hu dared to use violence. He was certain that Black Heaven Sect would never bother about such a trivial matter.

  It was a shame.

  Never in a million years would he have seen this coming, that the Black Heaven Sect Leader was currently not more than two hundred meters away from him, watching this very battle!

  If he did, he would never have attempted this even if someone gave him a hundred times more courage.

  “To hell with you!”


  Wang Hu let out an evil laugh before he lashed out a forceful punch.

  This punch was unusually potent, and Leng Changkong’s expression looked extremely awful. He knew it was very unlikely that he could block this hit.

  Even so, standing there and not doing anything was no different from waiting for death!

  He then unleashed an abrupt sword strike.

  “You really think that sword qi of yours will be able to deflect my attack?!”


  Wang Hu yelled out.

  However, the moment the sword qi collided with the fist energy, Wang Hu’s expression instantly changed. A gush of impeccably majestic force erupted and tore the fist energy apart within an instant, brutally blasting Wang Hu off his feet.

  “Troop leader!”


  “What’s going on!”


  Everyone on the Tenacious Tiger Troop was shocked.

  They rushed to Wang Hu’s side only to find strands of fine and tightly woven sword qi interweaving on his body, carving out bloodied slash marks one after another.

  The inner armor that Wang Hu used to protect his own life had already been shattered. He laid there inside the wreckage, his breath shallow and he seemed only half alive.

  “There’s an unbeatable master here, let’s leave!” Wang Hu warned. At that, the people of Tenacious Tiger Troop immediately turned vigilant and guarded the surroundings while they escorted Wang Hu away from the place.

  Meanwhile, the people of Horizon Wing Troop came to Leng Changkong’s side.

  “Troop leader, that’s impressive.”


  “Exactly. I can’t believe you managed to beat Wang Hu.”


  Leng Changkong himself was dazed.

  How could he not know the level of his powers?

  That sword that he had struck out just now would be tough for Wang Hu to even protect himself, not to mention defeat him. What the hell was going on?

  Was there a possibility that someone was helping him from the dark?

  When that thought flashed across his mind, Leng Changkong made a fist salute and said to his surroundings, “I, Leng Changkong from Horizon Wing Sect, would like to express my gratitude for this master who had helped me earlier. Please, may I request to meet you in person?”


  “Come to the private room on the inn’s second floor.”


  A cold-hearted voice rang out in Leng Changkong’s ears.

  He knew what he had to do, so he led his troop mates to the inn not far away.

  At the inn, inside the private room.

  Chu Kuangren smiled. “That Wang Hu was fortunate that he had a life-saving inner armor on him. Otherwise, he would have long been dead after sustaining that hit.”


  It was indeed him earlier who had assisted Leng Changkong from the dark and saved him. No matter what, he was a little brother of his little brother.

  Nonetheless, he was rather surprised that Wang Hu wore a life-saving inner armor on him. Otherwise, that degree of Daoist Rhyme he unleashed would have been enough to kill him several times over.

  “Seems like you need some time alone with the people from Horizon Wing Sect, Brother Chu. I shall excuse myself and leave you some private space then.”


  “See you, Master Qian.”


  With a smile, Qian Fugui made a fist salute and left the room.

  Not long after.

  Leng Changkong and his men entered the private room.

  When they saw Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu, they were stunned for a moment. Both of them had a layer of faint spiritual veil shrouding their faces, rendering them unrecognizable.

  Despite that, Leng Changkong did not mind the two’s secretive face-concealing antics. He walked up to them and said, “I believe it was you who gave me a hand just now?”


  “Yes, have a seat.” Chu Kuangren nodded slightly.

  “Many thanks.”


  “Don’t mention it. I only saved you because I’m from the Black Heaven Sect, so I can consider myself related to you guys in a way.”


  Upon hearing that, Leng Changkong and his men were sent into astonishment. They did not realize that Chu Kuangren was such a heavy-weight.

  “Oh, so you’re a fellow brother from Black Heaven Sect. Forgive me for my ignorance. May I ask for your name, Brother?” Leng Changkong inquired.

  “My surname is Chu.” Chu Kuangren kept his full name a secret.

  It did not bother Leng Changkong at all as the few of them struck up conversations.

  “Right, Brother Leng, I have a question. I see you’re not any lowly person. Did Horizon Wing Sect not arrange a Protector for you here?”


  Chu Kuangren felt rather strange at that. Whatever it was, Horizon Wing Sect was an honorable orthodoxy after all, so he found it hard to believe that they did not prepare a Protector for their own Daoist.

  On that note, Leng Changkong’s eyes revealed a sense of despair. “Some time back, I encountered a high-level tormented soul at the Ancient Battlefield. My Protector sacrificed his own life to save me.”


  “I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”


  “No worries.”


  “I came to the Ancient Battlefield this time for some adventure as well. Brother Leng, since you’ve been at the Ancient Battlefield for so many years, I bet you’re very familiar with the areas nearby. I wonder if you could guide me around,” Chu Kuangren said.

  “Haha, now that’s something you don’t have to worry about. My troop and I plan to head there tomorrow. If you don’t mind, Brother Chu, you may tag along.”


  “I shall gladly accept your invitation then.”
……

  The next day.

  Chu Kuangren climbed out from his bed to draw a gacha roll.

  “Congratulations Host for drawing the Legendary-tier technique, Tathagata Rebirth Mantra!”


  Chu Kuangren’s eyes lit up. “I can’t believe I just got a Legendary-tier technique. Why does this name sound like some sort of Buddhist cultivation technique?”


  He retrieved the thing that he had just drawn.

  Suddenly, a huge stream of enlightenment gushed into his mind.

  Following the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, the Spring Breeze Healing Technique, and the Sword Qi Transformation, he had mastered yet another Emperor Technique!

  The Tathagata Rebirth Mantra!

  In addition, he had obtained it through the gacha roll, so he did not need to waste a lot of time trying to apprehend it. The secret and essence of this technique were already fully apparent the moment he retrieved it from the draw.

  As Chu Kuangren had guessed, this was indeed a Buddhist Emperor Technique!

  This Emperor Technique was extremely powerful. However, there were no opportunities for Chu Kuangren to utilize it now, so he did not dwell on it further.

  He led Lan Yu out of the inn and went to the city gate of Sunsoil City. That was where he, Leng Changkong, and his men had agreed to meet.

  Chapter 230: Exploring The Ancient Battlefield, The White-Robed General, One Of The Seven Great Mysterious Manifestations

  Sunsoil City, outside the city gate.

  Leng Changkong and his people were waiting for Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu. Once they saw the both of them, they walked up to them welcomingly.

  “My two friends, let’s begin our journey.”


  “Alright.”


  Chu Kuangren nodded slightly.

  Under Leng Changkong’s lead, the group of people ventured into the Ancient Battlefield.

  The Ancient Battlefield was separated into the Outer Zone, the Inner Zone, and the Core Area. Leng Changkong and his troop usually explored around the Outer Zone only, rarely stepping foot into the Inner Zone, what more the Core Area.

  That place was extremely dreaded even by Sages.

  Along the way, the people that Leng Changkong had brought along were secretly gazing at Chu Kuangren and his companion, their eyes full of curiosity.

  They had heard a lot about Black Heaven Sect, but this was the first time they met someone from the sect in person.

  Besides, their looks were quite extraordinary. Even though Chu Kuangren covered his face with a spiritual veil, his magnificent temperament was still hard to conceal.

  While the rest of them were glancing at him, Chu Kuangren had already silently activated the Treasure Locating Technique to search for any treasures around them.

  This one search immediately made him gasp in awe.

  “Three hundred meters south, there is a supreme weapon.”


  “Four hundred meters southeast, there is a supreme weapon…… A thousand and five hundred meters southeast, there is a broken Boundary-Sage-Grade weapon……”


  “Three thousand meters southwest……”


  “Four thousand meters west……”


  Messages after messages kept coming in.

  The majority of those were weapon-type treasures, but this was what Chu Kuangren had expected. After all, this was the Ancient Battlefield.

  Since they were battles, surely there had to be weapons.

  “Brother Leng, please stop for a while.”


  After walking a distance, Chu Kuangren suddenly spoke.

  Everyone was stunned.

  “Anything, Brother Chu? Do you need a rest?”


  “No. Move that rock beside you.”


  Chu Kuangren pointed to a large rock beside Leng Changkong and said.

  Leng Changkong did not understand why he was instructed to do so, but he still did it anyway. When he moved the rock aside and saw what was beneath it, the whole group of people gleamed with joy.

  Under the rock was an iron armor!

  There were runes carved on the iron armor. Although it looked old and worn out, the material it was made of looked rare. If they were to sell it, they could surely trade it for quite some soulstones.

  “Brother Chu, how did you find this thing?”


  “I have a sharp sense when it comes to detecting some treasures.”


  Chu Kuangren smiled faintly.

  “Are you a natural-born supernatural?” Leng Changkong was slightly surprised.

  In this world, there were certain people who had special abilities that were just like a Daoist Physique, and these people were referred to as supernatural.

  Certain Daoist Physiques were supernatural too.

  “I never thought that you’d have such abilities, Brother Chu.” Leng Changkong smiled, then passed Chu Kuangren the iron armor.

  To him, Chu Kuangren was the one who discovered this iron armor, so it naturally should belong to him.

  However, Chu Kuangren shook his head. “This thing has no use for me. I think you should keep it, Brother Leng.”


  “I can’t take this. You’re the one who found this, so it should be yours. I can’t be greedy.”


  “Hmm, why don’t you keep it first? When we get back, we’ll lay out all the things we looted and distribute it by then.” Chu Kuangren smiled in response.

  Leng Changkong pondered for a while before agreeing. “Well…… alright.”


  The group of people continued to march forward.

  Since he had revealed his sharp treasure-seeking senses, Chu Kuangren did not hold back anymore and revealed the locations of all the treasures nearby them.

  Nonetheless, these treasures were all too worthless for him. Even when it came to supreme weapons that could send Leng Changkong and his men into waves of excitement, it was too common a sight for him.

  Hence, he decided to part ways with Leng Changkong and his group in a while more to venture into the Inner Zone with Lan Yu, to check out if there were any rare finds.

  “Hey, this is another supreme weapon!”


  Under Chu Kuangren’s lead, Leng Changkong and his men found another piece of supreme weapon. The whole atmosphere was plunged into a huge camaraderie.

  The edge of their mouths curled upwards as they let out incredibly delighted smiles.

  They looked toward Chu Kuangrenwith a sense of admiration.

  “Brother Chu, this Treasure-Locating Technique of yours is way too powerful. Its utility in the Ancient Battlefield is massive.”


  “Exactly. With you here, this Ancient Battlefield has become an infinite, giant treasure chest!”


  The group could not help but be shocked and moved.

  It had to be known that throughout their whole journey, the treasures that they had found with Chu Kuangren’s guidance far exceeded what they had collected for the past few decades.

  How outrageous was this?

  If word had gone out about this ability of Chu Kuangren’s, they fear that all adventurers of the entire Ancient Battlefield would rave.

  Meanwhile, Leng Changkong stared at Chu Kuangrenas if he was deep in thought.

  So far, they had indeed obtained many treasures on their way here, wherein quite a few of them were supreme weapons.

  However, he noticed that Chu Kuangren was not at all interested in these treasures as if they were roadside junk to him.

  This made him feel that there was more to this person.

  “Even in Black Heaven Sect, a single supreme weapon would attract the full attention of most disciples.”


  “Only a few sky-prides could resist supreme weapons. Could he actually be one of them?”


  Leng Changkong said to himself in his mind, speculating who Chu Kuangren really was.

  As for the possibility of him being the Black Heaven Sect Leader, he dared not think until that point.

  Such kind of character appearing before him in person would be too good to be real.

  Tap tap……

  Just then, heavy footsteps were heard from not far away.

  What met their eyes next was a figure who wore broken armor and held a saber in one hand, walking in the direction of Chu Kuangren and the group.

  Chu Kuangren gave the person a weird glance from top to bottom because to his astonishment, he noticed that there was no sign of life on this person.

  This meant that it was not human!

  “Is this what they call a tormented soul?”


  Chu Kuangren mumbled under his breath.

  There was a kind of unique existence at the Ancient Battlefield, and that was the tormented souls.

  The so-called tormented souls were formed from the combination of the Ancient Battlefield’s endless ferocious qi and the resentful spirits of the fallen ones from battle.

  They roamed around the Ancient Battlefield, replaying the gruesome scenes of carnage over and over, day after day, and they were the most dangerous existence on the Ancient Battlefield.

  “It’s just a normal tormented soul.”


  Leng Changkong swept a glance at the tormented soul, which did not bother him at all.

  One of the people from his troop held a sword in one hand and charged forward. In just a few moments, they annihilated that tormented soul.

  After the tormented soul was destroyed, it turned into a billow of smoke and dissipated.

  However, its resentment did not vanish as it returned to the earth. All it needed was more time and it would then combine with the ferocious qi once again, forming a new tormented soul.

  This was the reason there were never-ending tormented souls on the Ancient Battlefield.

  After settling that tormented soul, the group of people stopped for a respite.

  “Right, have you guys heard of the White-Robed General legend?”


  One of the more talkative teens in the troop suddenly spoke.

  “Nonsense. This is one of the most well-known legends of the Ancient Battlefield, and also one of the Seven Great Mysterious Manifestations. Of course, people would’ve heard of it.”


  One of them laughed in return.

  Those words then piqued Chu Kuangren’s interest. “Seven Great Mysterious Manifestations? It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of this. Mind telling me more?”


  “Sure I can.”


  The talkative teen continued, “The Seven Great Mysterious Manifestations refer to the seven unsolved mysteries of the cultivation world. For instance, the floating ghost ship, the headless female corpse, and more…… This White-Robed General of the Ancient Battlefield is one of them.”


  “Legend has it that there is a certain White-Robed General in the Ancient Battlefield. Everywhere he passes would descend into damnation, and every tormented soul would stay away from it. People say that this White-Robed General is the King of the Ancient Battlefield, an eternal murderous soul birthed from the infinite ferocious qi of the Ancient Battlefield. Some people also say that this White-Robed General was, many years back, a general from one of the countries around here. He perished in battle here, where his resentful spirit remained since……”


  The talkative teen narrated the story vividly and enthusiastically.

  However, while they were listening, the group of people suddenly sensed that something was not quite right.

  The sky had suddenly turned dark.