“To think you actually dare to barge into our Qingtian Temple, what nerve!”
“There are only two of them! Catch them, don't let either escape!”
As Chen Ning openly charged up toward the mountain peak, a swarm of Qingtian Temple disciples surged down from above.
Without exception, these disciples had all been implanted with mermaid hearts, mutating into half-human, half-fish monsters.
Their skin was covered in thick fish scales that ordinary blades couldn't pierce.
Their physical capabilities were drastically enhanced; even many disciples who had never cultivated before possessed strength comparable to the Sixth-Rank Master Realm.
Unfortunately, before Chen Ning, all of this amounted to nothing.
Masters?
With the current strength of his Merit Protection, as long as an attacker was below the Grandmaster Realm, Chen Ning could stand still and let them slash at him for a day and a night without anyone breaking through his defense.
“Worlds Apart in a Single Step.”
Chen Ning took a single step, and Sword Qi instantly pierced through the bodies of more than a dozen monks.
An elegant, emerald-green Sword Qi hovered between heaven and earth, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
Anyone who touched it was instantly torn to shreds by the crisscrossing Sword Qi.
Over a dozen Mermaid Ghost Infants squirmed their hideous bodies as they lunged out from the dark.
These poor children had long since lost all consciousness. Their bodies transformed into monsters, becoming loyal puppets manipulated at will, clearly beyond any chance of salvation.
Chen Ning had no choice but to send them on their way.
By being delivered into salvation by the White Sword, the infants would at least have a chance to reincarnate.
“Condemn by Word and Pen.”
A dozen short swords floated in midair, absorbing the vast and pure righteous qi from the Noble Scholar's Sword.
Just as the Mermaid Ghost Infants reached them while wailing, the short swords shot through the air, instantly piercing the heads of every ghost infant.
The hideous bodies quickly went limp amidst unwilling writhing, and the Mermaid Ghost Infants within finally dissolved into smoke and vanished.
【Slay Half-Demon Monk, Obtain Noble Qi x230】
【Slay Mermaid Ghost Infant, Obtain Noble Qi x323】
“Is this guy a monster?!”
“How can a human be this strong?!”
The monks of Qingtian Temple were completely dumbfounded.
They had originally thought that after obtaining mermaid hearts, they had become incredibly powerful, enough to easily crush humans whom they had long regarded as inferior creatures.
But now...
Except for the Abbot, everyone else in front of this monster was merely throwing their lives away!
“Quick, go find the Abbot!”
The monks of Qingtian Temple completely lost their composure, desperately trying to flee back up the mountain.
“Trying to run?”
Chen Ning let out a cold snort.
These monks, with mutated bodies and utterly demonized hearts, were no longer worthy of being called human.
He would not spare a single remnant in the entire Qingtian Temple.
“All Manifestations: Mountains and Rivers.”
In the sky, gigantic phantoms of a mountain and a river appeared simultaneously.
The mountain crushed down with towering majesty, while the river surged with roaring waves.
Compared to these two massive phantom images, the monks of Qingtian Temple were as tiny as ants.
The phantoms crushed down, and in the blink of an eye, numerous Qingtian Temple monks were crushed into paste.
Before the others could even react, towering waves slammed down, instantly sweeping them away.
Had transforming into half-human, half-fish monsters not granted the Qingtian Temple monks a degree of aquatic affinity, this single manifestation of All Manifestations: Mountains and Rivers might have wiped them out completely!
【Slay Half-Fish Monk, Obtain Noble Qi x230】
【Congratulations Host, Obtain Divine Ability — Drawing a Prison on the Ground】
“Just in time.”
The surviving monks crawled out from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, trembling with fear.
This Confucian scholar was far too terrifying!
Yet even so, they still felt a glimmer of hope for survival.
The Abbot was completely different from them.
Over the past twenty years, a total of over a hundred hearts had been hoarded by the Abbot alone and embedded inside his body.
Now, the Abbot had attained an almost immortal and indestructible state.
No matter how strong this Confucian scholar was, he couldn't possibly stand a chance against the Abbot.
As long as they could escape back to the mountain peak and drink another bowl of mermaid blood, their bodies would definitely return to how they were!
When the time came, they would definitely create even more ghost infants and have them guard the vicinity of Qingtian Temple tightly, never letting anyone draw near!
“Drawing a Prison on the Ground.”
Just as the monks were hoping to flee, however...
Bang!
Their movements came to an abrupt halt.
“Strange, what on earth is this?”
Even though there was clearly nothing in front of them, they couldn't pass through no matter what.
Confused, the monks reached out their hands.
Only then did they discover that an invisible barrier had appeared before them at some unknown point.
Not only was the barrier completely unbreakable, but it was also filled with dense Noble Righteous Qi.
This vast and mighty righteous qi that existed between heaven and earth made their hideous and lowly bodies feel instinctive terror.
“Th-This is impossible!”
When the terrified monks turned around, they found that Chen Ning had long been waiting for them.
“How unfortunate. It seems you won't be reaching the other shore. In that case, allow me to send you on your way.”
Chen Ning raised the Noble Scholar's Sword in his hand, his white robes fluttering wildly in the evening wind.
Under the moonlight, the already holy and dazzling sword radiance surpassed the brightness of the stars.
Chen Ning swung his sword.
The overwhelming Sword Intent seemed to transform into a giant sword several zhang tall.
Upon the giant sword, a blue lotus grew, formed a bud, and finally bloomed.
A terrifying Sword Intent capable of forcing all things into submission hovered between heaven and earth.
Gales suddenly blew across the already gloomy sky, and countless rock fragments swirled and flew in the air.
In the next instant, the blue lotus burst into full bloom.
Wherever the lotus petals swept, Sword Intent surged crisscross.
Even the ground was slashed with countless deep, long cracks.
Rumble!
After a tremendous roar, heaven and earth fell into total silence.
For every single Qingtian Temple monk had perished under this terrifying strike, their physical bodies reduced to ash in the Sword Qi.
Only a trench tens of zhang long on the ground remained to prove the terror within that single sword strike.
The bamboo-hatted Water Ghost also froze in place, stunned for a long while.
If the Abbot of Qingtian Temple had truly devoured over a hundred hearts and attained an almost immortal and indestructible state...
Perhaps only this man could slay him...
【Slay Half-Demon Monk】
【Deliver Mermaid Ghost Infant into Salvation】
【Congratulations Host, Obtain Noble Qi x1000】
【Noble Scholar's Sword Upgraded to Earth Grade, Low Rank】
“Are you ready?”
Chen Ning glanced at the bamboo-hatted Water Ghost.
Looking up, only the final towering hall remained in the vast Qingtian Temple.
“I leave it in your hands, Young Master.”
The bamboo-hatted Water Ghost bowed deeply and held his hands together toward Chen Ning with utmost respect.
“Then let's go.”
Chen Ning stepped forward toward the mountain peak.
At the same time, he checked the system panel.
【Chen Ning】
【Noble Qi: 1800】
【Red Lotus Divine Pupils, Drifting Sea of Illusions (Layer 2) (0/1000)】
【All Manifestations: Mountains and Rivers, Rivers Manifestation (Layer 2) (0/800)】
【Demon-Suppressing Pagoda (0/2100)】
【Divine Phoenix Bloodline, Layer 5 (0/5000)】
【Poem and Wine Sword Art, Thunderous Sword Intent (Layer 2) (0/1000)】
【Drawing a Prison on the Ground (0/800)】
Spending one thousand Noble Qi, Chen Ning upgraded the Poem and Wine Sword Art.
In the next moment.
【Congratulations Host, Poem and Wine Sword Art Upgraded to Layer 3】
【Poem and Wine Sword Art — Sword Shakes the Nine Heavens!】
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