Chapter 60: The Person I Am Looking For Is Not Him

Chapter 60: The Person I Am Looking For Is Not Him

Throughout the entire Northern State, the Great Zen Temple possessed immense strength, firmly holding the top position for many years.

As the strongest member of the younger generation of the Great Zen Temple, Guixin was born with the Nirvana Buddha Seed, hailed as a rare Buddhist genius once in a millennium. Since childhood, he had been bathed in supreme Buddhist light daily and enjoyed all the cultivation resources of the Great Zen Temple.

Entering the Azure Cloud Secret Realm this time, Guixin had always believed that the spot for the Sword Pool belonged to him without a doubt.

After all, the proud disciples of the seven major sects were simply no match for him.

On Guixin's forehead, there was a faint trace.

This was the Nirvana Buddha Eye.

Once opened, the terrifying Buddha eye could emit Nirvana Buddha light, capable of annihilating all living beings.

In addition, Guixin had cultivated the Vajra Body, which had now reached the lesser completion stage, and his physical body far surpassed ordinary cultivators in the Golden Body realm.

He was not very interested in the many fortuitous encounters within the Azure Cloud Secret Realm. After acquiring sword intent within the Sword Cliff, he flew all the way forward and, after some exploration, finally found the Sword Pool.

To his surprise, there was already someone at the Sword Pool.

The Azure Cloud Sect disciple before him had only reached the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm, yet he had arrived a step earlier than him.

This immediately unsettled the proud and aloof Guixin.

Guixin stepped forward, pressed his palms together, and asked calmly, "Exalted benefactor, how long have you been here?"

Chen Ping'an opened his eyes and smiled slightly at the white-robed monk.

"Several days."

Ten thousand years ago, when the Azure Cloud Sect was first established, his master, wielding a single sword, beat this group of bald donkeys from the Great Zen Temple until they hid like turtles with their heads pulled in.

Who would have thought.

Today's Great Zen Temple had actually climbed to the first place among the eight orthodox sects.

"Several days?"

Guixin was dumbfounded.

This young man had actually arrived several days earlier than him? How could this be possible?

Could there be a shortcut within this Azure Cloud Secret Realm?

However, if there was a shortcut, shouldn't it be given to proud disciples like Lin Chong or Ruan Ting?

How could it possibly be given to a disciple at the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm?

Guixin's mind drifted into a daze for a moment, and no matter how much he pondered, he could not figure out the reason.

"Little master Guixin, neither you nor I are worldly people; neither of us is attached to the various fortuitous encounters of the Azure Cloud Secret Realm..."

Chen Ping'an said with profound meaning.

The fact that this Guixin could arrive at this place so quickly meant that he had bypassed many trials and tribulations within the Azure Cloud Secret Realm.

His sole desire was to enter the Sword Pool.

Guixin took a deep breath. "Benefactor, this poor monk considers his cultivation not weak, and I traveled without rest all the way to the Sword Pool. Why are you, at the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm, able to enter the grand array outside the Sword Pool ahead of time?"

"Do you look down on the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm?"

Chen Ping'an stood up, stretched his limbs, and said with a smile, "Since there's no one else around for now, why don't we spar a little?"

Spar?

Guixin was momentarily stunned.

This fellow at the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm had a very arrogant tone, actually daring to exchange blows with him, a proud talent of the Great Zen Temple.

Guixin's expression turned solemn as a layer of golden light slowly emerged around his body. He said proudly, "Very well, we would have to fight once everyone is gathered anyway, so why not let this poor monk experience the supreme techniques of the Azure Cloud Sect right now!"

Chen Ping'an moved his hand, and the Blood-Siphoning Demonic Sword appeared.

Blood sword?

Guixin was startled, carefully sizing up the sword.

A few seconds later, he discovered that this sword merely had a vibrant color without any evil aura, and his heart immediately settled with relief.

Chen Ping'an smiled faintly.

Actually, when fighting these juniors, he should have used a more ordinary sword, but the only holy artifact he had on hand was this Blood-Siphoning Demonic Sword.

There was no helping it.

He could only suppress the Blood-Siphoning Demonic Sword so that it released no aura whatsoever.

"Benefactor, your cultivation realm is lower, you make the first move."

Guixin suddenly said.

At this moment, the golden Buddhist light around his body grew thicker and thicker, forming a light barrier that completely protected him.

"Hehe, very well."

Seeing the little monk's arrogance, Chen Ping'an smiled faintly and took a step forward.

"Azure Cloud Points the Way!"

The opening move of the Azure Cloud Sword Technique was executed by his hands, and a streak of blood-red light shot forth like a rainbow piercing the sun.

Guixin wore a smile.

He didn't care at all, remaining completely calm and detached.

Not to mention the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm, even someone at the tenth layer of the Golden Body realm might not necessarily be able to shatter his golden light barrier.

Even if the golden light barrier were shattered, Guixin still possessed the even tougher Vajra Body, which could block all attacks.

Invincible defense was the source of his confidence in standing undefeated.

Boom!

The blood-red rainbow ruthlessly struck the golden light barrier, producing a thunderous roar.

Guixin felt as though he had been struck by lightning, his body swaying unceasingly like a small tree in a hurricane, while the golden light barrier he took such pride in was shattered by the rainbow.

How could this be possible?

Guixin widened his eyes, towering waves churning in his heart.

Why was the sword technique of this Azure Cloud Sect disciple at the seventh layer of the Golden Body realm so powerful?

His golden light barrier actually couldn't stop it!

"Little monk, you are no match for me, admit defeat."

Chen Ping'an chuckled lightly.

If he hadn't kept his strength in check, the Blood-Siphoning Demonic Sword would have pierced into Guixin's body, and by then, the little monk would have been turned into a dried corpse.

The Blood-Siphoning Demonic Sword must taste blood once unsheathed.

Siphoning blood was an instinct, and even Chen Ping'an could not completely control it.

"How could I possibly lose to you?"

Guixin's expression turned cold, the faint trace on his forehead split open, and an amber-colored Buddha eye slowly opened.

"This must be the Nirvana Buddha Eye, right?"

Chen Ping'an smiled indifferently.

"Benefactor, if you cannot withstand this, you should activate your token and escape in time."

Guixin said gravely.

This Nirvana Buddha Eye possessed immense power, and once unleashed, even he could not control the consequences.

"Very well, I appreciate your good intentions."

Chen Ping'an nodded.

"Nirvana—"

Guixin gave a soft shout.

His appearance was solemn and dignified, and Buddhist light radiated from his entire body, resembling the descent of a true Buddha.

The Nirvana Buddha Eye shot out a beam of black light.

The moment this black light appeared, the surrounding space darkened in an instant, and its speed was unimaginably fast.

Boom!

With a single sword strike, Chen Ping'an shattered the black light.

Although the power of this Nirvana Buddha light was quite formidable, in his eyes, it was still as fragile as nothing.

Swish, swish...

Within the grand array, space plunged into darkness.

Streaks of black light shot forth from the Nirvana Buddha Eye, dense as rain.

Chen Ping'an executed the Azure Cloud Sword Technique, rolling layers of red clouds that stirred up torrents of black light.

He strolled forward step by step, continuously closing in on Guixin.

Guixin watched Chen Ping'an wield the Azure Cloud Sword Technique with such supernatural mastery, and he was completely dumbfounded.

Finally.

When the cold tip of the sword pointed right between his eyebrows, he realized that he had lost this spar.

He had lost—he had lost thoroughly, losing in a complete and utter mess.

"To think that the Azure Cloud Sect actually possesses such a sword dao prodigy..." Guixin smiled bitterly, closing his eyes with a tragic and heroic air, awaiting execution.

"Little monk, we were merely sparring, let's stop here."

Chen Ping'an withdrew, put away his blood sword, sat cross-legged, swallowed a top-grade Qi and Blood Pill, and quietly began to cultivate.

Guixin snapped out of his daze.

Looking at Chen Ping'an with a complex expression, he remained silent, found an open space of his own, and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

There was only one spot for the Sword Pool, and he still had a chance.

Once everyone gathered and the melee began, his opportunity would arrive.

A day later.

A purple figure flew in.

"Oh, why are you here too?"

As soon as Zixia entered, she discovered that there were already two people inside the grand array, and her astonished gaze immediately fell upon Chen Ping'an.

This Azure Cloud Sect disciple had actually managed to obtain the Sword Cliff sword intent and had entered the Sword Pool grand array even earlier than her!

This was truly incredible.

"Fairy Zixia..."

Guixin opened his eyes, smiled slightly at Zixia, and sent a voice transmission: "Do you have a friendship with this Azure Cloud Sect disciple?"

"No friendship."

Zixia sighed inwardly and transmitted back: "The person I am looking for is not him."