Shen Lang muttered:

"Semi-detached? Lord Yan, what you mean is that the path of Western gods relies too much on the world, so it is not truly detached and free?"

Yan Tianying said:

“It’s not just that it’s not truly transcendent and carefree.

"The way of the Western gods can certainly lead to immortality and great strength, but their foundation is rooted in the secular world, which leaves them with huge flaws in the present world.

"If I want to deal with a certain god, I don't have to take action against that god. I just need to kill a large number of its believers and destroy its church. Then the god will be in danger of being degraded or even destroyed. But the Eastern Earth Immortal does not have this kind of

flaw.

"However, although the Eastern Earth Immortals have no flaws, they seem to be restricted by the laws of heaven and earth that are more stringent than the Western gods... In general, I really don't know the specific situation of the Earth Immortals. I only know that even if the world is in chaos and the demons are dancing,

Even the Earth Immortal may not be able to save the world."

Shen Lang frowned and said:

"In this way, the Eastern Earth Immortals are certainly carefree, but in terms of protecting the mortal world, aren't they inferior to the Western gods? At least even if the Western gods cannot come to the mortal world in person, they can still send oracles when facing catastrophes.

, interfere with the secular world, organize believers to save themselves..."

Yan Tianying sighed softly:

“This means that if you gain something, you must lose something.

"Western gods are too deeply involved with the secular world, and most of their interests lie with secular believers. For their own benefit and even survival, they must maintain the secular world.

"The Eastern Earth Immortals have no such involvement, so they naturally do not need to take responsibility. Of course, whether the Earth Immortals are 'unwilling' or are restricted so much that they are 'unable' to interfere with the world is not something we mortals can speculate on.

That’s it.”

After a pause, Yan Tianying smiled again and said:

"Stop talking about this, let's talk about something interesting.

"Xiao Shen, do you know that in addition to dangers, there are many benefits in the Yunding Demon Palace.

"There are all kinds of treasures from heaven and earth, spiritual iron and gold, and even panaceas and magical weapons that come from unknown sources. There are even various martial arts secret books and Taoist secret books. Of course, not everyone can benefit from these benefits.

Can be peeked into.

"There are a large number of demons guarding the Demon Palace. Those demons are not projection incarnations like the Spider Mother, but real entities. Although they are not too strong and cannot escape the seal, they have super strong pollution.

'ability.

"Only those of the third level and above can barely resist pollution. Those below the third level, even if they only stay on the first floor of the Demon Palace for a while and breathe the dissipated demonic energy for a while, they will be eroded by pollution and become evil spirits.

"And even for third- and second-grade warriors and monks who can barely resist pollution, if they stay in the Demon Palace for too long, or are injured by evil spirits, and accumulate too much and too deep pollution, mutations will occur.

, fell into evil form.

"By the way, many of the physical demons guarding the treasures on the first floor of the Yunding Demon Palace may have been transformed into demons by ancient warriors and monks who broke into the Demon Palace in the past and tried to find the treasures."

Shen Lang smiled and said:

"Master Yan, what you mean is that if I reach the first level in the future and work with you to strengthen the seal, I will have a chance to obtain those treasures?"

Yan Tianying laughed and said:

"There is no need to wait for the first level. When you reach the third level, I will take you to the entrance of the Demon Palace to experience it and open your eyes."

Shen Lang knew that he was motivating himself and nodded in response:

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely work hard and reach the third level as soon as possible."

As he was speaking, a strong wave suddenly spread out from the small temple and washed over Shen Lang and Yan Tianying.

When this invisible wave washed over his body, Shen Lang felt as if his whole body was electrified, and every hair stood on end.

He turned his head sideways and looked into the temple. He saw a series of crystal light shining with the luster of glass, escaping from the gaps in the doors and windows of the small temple. There were also tiny arcs of electricity sizzling on the metal parts of the doors and windows.

.

"The exorcism begins."

Yan Tianying put his hands behind his back and said calmly:

"With Venerable Liuli's methods and Yuzhen's assistance, we should be able to successfully wash away the imprint of the Spider Mother's soul in the legal domain of the Zen Court that Venerable Liuli has run for many years..."

While he was talking, the sky above the small temple suddenly dimmed, the afterglow of the setting sun disappeared in an instant, and the night became pitch black, as if it had turned into midnight in the blink of an eye.

But strangely, only the small patch of sky above the small temple turned into "night", while the rest of the place was still a dusk scene.

Just when I was surprised, a huge translucent spider web suddenly appeared in the "night".

The spider web hangs in the sky, giving people the feeling of "a web of heaven and earth, covering everything, leaving nowhere to escape."

After the translucent spider web emerged, four eyes in two rows slowly opened.

Of those four eyes, the upper two holes are blood red, as if a sea of ​​blood has condensed, and the lower two holes are dark black, as if leading to a bottomless abyss.

Just when the four eyes behind the spider web slowly opened.

Shen Lang suddenly felt horrified for a while, his eyebrows twitched, and he suddenly felt a spiritual warning that he was being stared at by some invisible terror.

It feels like there is an indestructible invisible sword hanging above your head, just like a shadow following you, it may fall down at any time and cut you in half from head to toe.

Just when he was frightened.

A curtain of crystal light suddenly rushed out of the top of the small temple.

Immediately, a huge figure dressed in white, standing on a nine-pin lotus platform, wearing a lotus miter on his head, a tassel on his chest, and eight arms, slowly emerged from the crystal light curtain.

This huge figure is exactly the same as the Dharma-glazed Bodhisattva statue in the small temple, but it is incredibly large and is actually ten feet tall!

Shen Lang looked up at the ten-foot-tall Bodhisattva with a face filled with shock, and almost blurted out the words "f*ck".

Yan Tianying said leisurely, as if to solve his doubts:

"This is the 'Dharma' that can only be condensed by a first-level Taoist master. If you can master first-level Taoism in the future, you can also condense the Dharma that belongs to you."

While speaking, the Bodhisattva's eight arms each formed a seal, and his whole body burst into scorching crystal light, shooting towards the huge spider web in the "night" that gave people the feeling of a "net of heaven and earth".

Under the crystal light, the huge spider web melted and dissipated like snow meeting the scorching sun, rising into blue smoke.

The four huge eyes behind the spider web slowly disappeared.

But before it disappeared, the pair of black eyes below, which seemed to lead into the abyss, glanced at Shen Lang indifferently, making Shen Lang's scalp tingle and hair stand on end for a while.

Yan Tianying said happily:

"It seems that the Spider Mother is really unable to put too much power into the present world. As soon as the Master Liuli appears, she can only retreat and dissipate. Bai Shishi's soul has been saved."

Following the spider web, the four eyes slowly disappeared, and the small patch of sky above the small temple that turned into "night" returned to a normal dusk scene.

The ten-foot-long Bodhisattva's Dharma also converged its light and slowly dissipated.

When all the strange phenomena disappeared, the small temple quickly returned to normal.

After a while, the temple door creaked open, and Master Wanfa's voice came from inside:

"You can come in."

Shen Lang followed Yan Tianying into the lobby of the small temple again, and saw Bai Shishi lying on her back on a bamboo couch, her eyes closed, her face pale, and her breath seemed a little weak.

Fa Liuli was sitting cross-legged on the futon, holding a teacup in both hands, sipping tea in small sips. Her face looked very good, as if she was not too tired.

Seeing Shen Lang and Yan Tianying come in, she put down her tea cup and smiled at them:

"In this world, the Spider Mother is much weaker than in the Demon Palace. Donor Bai's soul restriction has been released. As long as you don't take the initiative to worship the Spider Mother in the future, you don't have to worry about being bewitched and corrupted by her, and your soul will not be lost after death.

Will fall under the control of the Spider Mother.

"It's just that Donor Bai's martial arts and secret skills were mostly given through the Spider Mother's initiation. As the restrictions on the soul were lifted, her martial arts cultivation dropped by two levels. As for the secret skills, she barely retained a small part."

Has martial arts dropped to two major levels?

Does that mean that after falling from the fifth level to the seventh level, all the internal energy in the body has been cleansed?

However, although it seemed like a huge loss, most of Bai Shishi's cultivation was directly empowered and rewarded by the Spider Mother. Today, it was necessary to completely cut off from the Spider Mother and wash away her cultivation.

It's already pretty good even though he hasn't been completely washed back to his normal state.

At that moment, Shen Lang clasped his hands together and bowed to Lord Liuli:

"On behalf of Bai Shishi, I would like to thank Venerable Liuli. I wonder if she can regain her level of martial arts?"

Fa Liuli smiled and said:

"She has experience in the sixth and fifth levels of martial arts, her Dantian Qi sea, and her meridians and acupuncture points have also been tempered by her internal strength for a long time. It is much easier to regain her internal strength than to practice from scratch."

Shen Lang nodded:

"It would be great if I could come back from cultivation."

After a pause, he said solemnly:

"Just now when the two great masters were fighting with the Spider Mother, something strange suddenly appeared in the sky. I felt...as if I was really being targeted by the Spider Mother."

Even though the strange phenomena in the sky have disappeared, Shen Lang no longer has the creepy feeling of being directly stared at by the "Great Terror", with a sky knife hanging above his head, but a certain vague feeling of gaze still lingers.

He knew very well that this was by no means a suspicious illusion, but a real spiritual warning.
To be continued...