"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.
Master Wanfa said in a calm tone:
"You killed all six Spider Sisters in one breath, and Bai Shishi's soul restriction was also broken because of you. In this world, the Spider Mother probably only has seven apostles in total, and she managed to seduce the seven sisters to offer blood to her.
Food, but you ruined it all with your own hands, she will naturally keep a close eye on you and take revenge on you severely."
Fa Liuli nodded slightly:
"Yu Zhen is right. I have said before that the day the Bai Donor's restriction is lifted is when the Spider Mother sets her sights on you. Now once you fall into a dream, the Spider Mother will probably cast down the curse of the Dream Demon."
Shen Lang said softly:
"I wonder how your venerable master plans to help me?"
Fa Liuli pondered for a while and said:
"I will arrange the formation, use secret techniques, and move your dream into the formation.
"At that time, if the Spider Mother wants to curse you with a dream, she will come directly to the formation dream. Yuzhen, I, and Master Yan can enter the formation to help you and try to repel her."
Speaking of this, she stared at Shen Lang with her bright eyes, and her tone became solemn:
"However, we don't have a deep understanding of the Spider Mother's abilities. We don't yet know how much power she can exert in dreams. It's also unknown how much help we can give you.
"So you must not place all your hopes on me, Yuzhen, and Master Yan. You must also be prepared to face the test of the spider mother's nightmare with great perseverance and great wisdom."
Shen Lang nodded solemnly:
"I understand. I'll be ready."
Fa Liuli smiled sweetly again and blinked:
"You are a born Buddha with a predestined relationship with Buddha and wisdom. I also believe that even a mere dream demon can do nothing to you."
"..."
Shen Lang was speechless, resisting the urge to roll his eyes, and bowed to Master Liuli:
"Then I'll leave everything to you, Your Majesty. I wonder how long it will take to set up the formation?"
Lord Liuli said:
"The formation will be properly arranged by midnight tonight at the latest. Before then, you must not fall asleep or meditate. You must keep moving to avoid falling into a dream without knowing it."
Shen Lang nodded solemnly:
"Then I will continue to practice martial arts moves until midnight."
A few hours later.
The hour has come, night has enveloped the surrounding areas, and the Zen courtyard is quiet.
In the main hall of the small temple, in front of the Bodhisattva's image, Shen Lang was lying on a bamboo couch, already sound asleep.
Around the bamboo couch, various Buddhist treasures such as amber, agate, and clam are placed according to a certain ritual, as well as four one-foot-tall gold Buddha statues, which are placed on Shen Lang's hands and feet respectively.
Fa Liuli sat in the lotus position opposite his head, wearing a lotus dharma crown. On the dharma crown, eight relics shining with soft Buddha light were inlaid.
She made seals with her hands, recited scriptures orally, and performed secret techniques.
Soon various Buddha treasures and four Buddha statues began to shine brightly, illuminating the waves.
The eight relics on the glazed lotus dharma crown also emitted bright Buddha light, reflecting on Shen Lang's body.
After a moment, a fountain-like glow suddenly erupted from the center of Shen Lang's eyebrows, turning into an unpredictable cloud of mist and glow, floating above him.
"This is the dream of young monk Fahai."
Fa Liuli said softly to Yan Tianying and Wan Fa Zhenren who were standing outside the ritual:
"When the Spider Mother Dream Demon comes, we need to get our soul out of the body and enter the dream to help him."
Yan Tianying smiled and said:
"You just cast spells. When the time comes, Yu Zhen and I will follow your instructions for all our actions. But after all, I'm just a martial artist. I'm not very good at soul fighting, so you have to lead me."
Fa Liuli smiled slightly and was about to speak when his expression suddenly condensed:
"It came so quickly! The spider mother is already asleep!"
Yan Tianying frowned and looked intently, and saw a small black spot appearing in the unpredictable haze of light hanging above the sinking waves. It was expanding rapidly.
Like ink staining clear water, it would infect his dreams into pitch black.
"The dream demon has come, we must fall asleep quickly and help little monk Fahai!"
Fa Liuli said in a deep voice, forming seals with his hands, and a white light rose above his head, turning into a snow-white lotus bag.
The snow-white lotus bag quickly opened its petals, revealing the lotus core. On top of the lotus core, stood a three-inch little man, dressed in white as snow, with black hair hanging down his waist, a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows, bare feet with crystal white snow, and ribs.
The eight arms are exactly the true form of Fa Liuli.
Above the head of Wan Fa Zhenren, a colorful ray of light also shot up, turning into an ever-changing colorful cloud.
Above the clouds, there is a three-inch little figure sitting upright, dressed in green clothes without makeup, carrying a long sword on her back, and holding a big seal in her hand, which is her real form.
After Wanfa Zhenren offered his Dharma image, he flashed his head and came to the top of Yan Tianying's head. He raised the big seal and aimed it at Yan Tianying's heavenly spirit and smashed it hard. With a bang, Yan Tianying's head shook and he jumped out. A three-inch little man who looks exactly like him.
As a warrior, Yan Tianying is not as easy as Wanfa Zhenren and Fa Liuli to have his soul leave the body, so he must have someone to help him.
And the soul is very important. The only one who can make Yan Tianying put down the defense of the soul and let him help summon the soul is Master Wanfa.
The primordial spirit of Wan Fa Zhenren took the hand of Yan Tianying's primordial spirit and pulled him up to the colorful clouds.
Fa Liuli's Yuan Shen Dharma nodded to the two Yuanshen, and shot out a ray of Buddha's light, which shrouded the two Yuanshen. Then the three of them moved together, turned into light and fell into Shen Lang's dream.
In the main hall of the small temple, there was silence for a moment.
The bodies of Fa Liuli, Yan Tianying, and Wan Fa Zhenren were as motionless as puppets.
But if anyone thinks that the three of them have lost all consciousness and have no ability to resist at this time, and wants to do the feat of annihilating the three first-level great masters and grand masters in one fell swoop, they will definitely get an unforgettable "surprise".
However, as soon as Fa Liuli, Yan Tianying, and Wan Fa Zhen entered the dreamland, they immediately ran into the "surprise" prepared by the Spider Mother for them.
The three people's spiritual bodies were forcibly twisted by some strange force at the moment they entered the dream, and transformed into three small flying insects, which crashed into a spider web.
In the center of the spider web, crawling a huge black spider, quietly watching three "little bugs" struggling in the web, two by two, two red and two black, among the four spider eyes, there is a humane touch of ridicule …
In a daze.
Shen Lang, who was drowsily sleeping, suddenly felt a violent vibration coming from underneath him.
He opened his eyes and found that he was crawling on a spider web.
Not far ahead, three small flying insects unfortunately hit the net and were struggling desperately.
But the more they struggled, the more spider silk stuck to their bodies, and the tighter they became.
The violent vibration that woke up Shen Lang was caused by the struggle of the three insects.
At this moment, Shen Lang, whose dream was disturbed, looked at the three struggling insects and couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.
He felt that he had never had such a serious "wake-up gas".
Not only was the evil fire burning in my heart, but I also felt hungry in my belly.
However, when the three little insects were struggling, they emitted bursts of attractive fragrance, which made Shen Lang's belly roar loudly, his mouth and tongue were filled with saliva, and he had a strong desire to eat.
Feeling angry and hungry after getting up, Shen Lang quickly made a decision: tear those three bugs into pieces and eat them to the last bit!
After making a decision, Shen Lang quickly stood up, moved his eight spider legs, and quickly crawled toward the three insects along the longitudinal axis of the spider web. His movements were as skillful as if he was born a spider.
But just as he was about to approach the three bugs, they suddenly made a move that shocked him.
A small insect sprayed out a sharp white light and cut off one of his spider legs at once, causing him to twitch in pain and couldn't help but let out a sharp hiss.
Another insect waved a slender forelimb, creating a heavy blast of air that hit him on the head and shattered two of his fangs. The pain made him dizzy and staggered on his hind legs.
Another small insect burst into scorching crystal light and shone on him, making him feel as if he had fallen into a sea of fire. Thick black smoke sizzled from its carapace, and the severe burning pain made him scream in agony.
This is outrageous!
The prey who fell into my trap actually dared to resist!
The anger in Shen Lang's heart was raging, and the strings of reason were about to break.
But just then.
Suddenly, there was a burning pain on the back of his left hand. At the same time, a series of childish, cute, or cold voices entered his mind intermittently.
"Shen Lang, are you swollen?"
"Master Yin, what are you doing? Why do you feel that something is wrong with you?"
"Shen Lang, you seem to be possessed... I feel that your soul is hurting... Shen Lang, please wake up."
"Shen Lang, wake up quickly! Otherwise I will wake you up with the tail of a dragon!"
"Master Yin, wake up quickly..."
The bursts of burning pain on the back of his left hand and the familiar voice suddenly gave Shen Lang an enlightenment, and he suddenly woke up: No, I am Shen Lang, I am not a spider, I don’t want to eat bugs, I want to be big Big fish and meat, big bowl of wine!
But although he realized that something was wrong, Shen Lang did not change from spider back to human form.
Not only did he not change back, but his spider body didn't seem to obey his orders very much. It actually resisted the fierce resistance of the three bugs and crawled towards them with many scars.
"If this continues, I will be beaten to death! The first spider killed by a caught insect in history... No, the first monk killed by a small insect, I can record it as the most stupid way to die in history Ranking list!"
Shen Lang's heart was awe-inspiring, and he quickly visualized the appearance of the "Great Sun Tathagata". In the sea of consciousness, a golden Buddha suddenly appeared.
But this alone is not enough.
Shen Lang got rid of all distracting thoughts, and his mind was as clear as a flat lake. Except for the statue of the Great Sun Tathagata with a face exactly like his own, there was no thought in his consciousness, and it was as clear and quiet as empty space.
Suddenly, like a flash of inspiration, or as if the clouds had opened and the moon appeared, he suddenly remembered a verse.
At the same time, in the sea of consciousness, the golden statue of the Great Sun Tathagata also chanted:
"Everything that has an appearance is all false. If you see that all appearances are not the appearance, then you have seen the Tathagata!"
The mighty Buddha's voice echoed in Shen Lang's mind. After repeated vibrations, it turned into immeasurable Buddha's light, like a great sun, shining in all directions.
Under the illumination of the Buddha's light, all darkness and evil spirits melt away instantly like boiling soup and splashing snow.
Afterwards, on the body of Shen Lang's spider that refused to obey his orders, there was also immeasurable Buddha's light, transmitting from every joint and every pore of the spider.
In an instant, the black spider was turned into gold by the overflowing Buddha's light.
As the spider's shell melted rapidly, its whole body shone with golden light. Shen Lang broke out of the shell and sat with his hands clasped together in a cross-legged posture, suspended in the air above the spider web.
Under the illumination of the Buddha's light, all illusions in front of you quickly fade away, revealing the truth.
Those three little insects that fell into the spider web but resisted unexpectedly fiercely, where are they the little flying insects?
They clearly look like Master Liuli, Yan Tianying, and Master Wanfa!
At this moment.
Yan Tianying and the others discovered that the black spider they had been fighting for a long time was actually transformed by Shen Lang, and they couldn't help but have a hint of fear in their eyes - the spider mother's dream demon was really weird, and she almost killed Shen Lang with their hands!
If this place is not Shen Lang's own dream, the entire dream is backed by Shen Lang's soul, and is blessed by various Buddhist treasures, relics and formations activated by the secret technique of Fa Liuli. The soul is extremely tough and will not be easily defeated.
Destroyed by external forces, he might have been beaten to pieces by the three of them!
Apart from being frightened, the three of them showed different expressions.
Lord Liuli looked at Shen Lang with a smile, as if he had found a treasure.
Yan Tianying and Wanfa Zhenren are quite unbelievable.
Although with the blessing of the formation, Shen Lang will have incredible power in his dreams, but even so, he can break free from the confusion of dreams without their help, and even help them break their illusions and help them.
They see the truth clearly...
How on earth did he do it?
How did he get rid of the nightmare and wake up?
What’s going on with that verse that cuts through falsehood?
Could it be that he is really, as Fa Liuli said, a person who has the predestined relationship and wisdom to become a Buddha?
With either shock, curiosity, or joy, Yan Tianying and the others were about to step forward to join Shen Lang. Suddenly, the space where the four of them were was shattered like a mirror.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them fell into different places involuntarily.
Fortunately, Yan Tianying, Wanfa Zhenren, and Liuli Venerable, with their cultivation, can kill spiders even if they are turned into insects by the dream demon.
But Shen Lang...
The performance of getting rid of the illusion and seeing the reality looks very handsome.
But in essence, it can also be said that he was just beaten awake.
But this time, after a sudden spin, Shen Lang was shocked to realize that he had turned into a trapped insect, with a spider crawling in front of him.
And that's no ordinary spider.
It is a half-human, half-spider whose upper body is a naked woman with silver horns on its forehead and four eyes on its face, and whose lower body is a large spider with a blood-striped black shell!