Chapter 1491 Zhu Yan

Chapter 1491: Chapter 1491: Zhu Yan! Chapter 1491: Chapter 1491: Zhu Yan! This situation was too bizarre.

It no longer seemed like ordinary devotees.

It was as if zealous followers of some cult ritual were completing a ceremony.

It was not just in the village of Cold Soil.

Ning Chenxin could clearly sense that, high above and from numerous places, Faith Power was surging towards the territory of the Buddhist Sect, flowing into the highest mountain peak at the center of the Buddhist domain.

This indicated that at that very moment, countless other villages, besides Cold Soil, were engaging in the same ritual.

Thinking of this, Ning Chenxin felt a chill creep up his spine for the first time.

Looking at the Great Buddha, the face that originally appeared sacred and serene now seemed to be smeared with blood, making it extremely fierce…

Thinking for a moment, Ning Chenxin still opened the door and, ignoring the youth’s attempts to stop him, stepped out of the house and stood in front of them, directly below the Buddha statue, and looked up at it.

The village chief was the first to notice Ning Chenxin and immediately his face changed greatly as he said, “Immortal Master, you must not disrespect the Buddha, kneel down quickly!”

The other people also shouted in horror, as if Ning Chenxin’s actions might lead to some terrifying consequences.

Ning Chenxin did not listen and stood in front of the Buddha statue, his expression calm, and said, “Your actions seem to be excessive.”

This statement was not aimed at the people of Cold Soil, but rather directed at the Buddha statue.

“Immortal Master! You must not provoke the Buddha! The Buddha will bring down divine punishment!” the village chief cried hoarsely, then, looking towards a few strong men standing by, he quickly commanded, “Quick! Drag the Immortal Master down, stop him!”

The strong men immediately acted upon hearing this and ran to Ning Chenxin’s side.

However, the invisible barrier around Ning Chenxin kept these mortals from getting anywhere near him.

Ning Chenxin stared at the Buddha statue, feeling the cold and merciless gaze of the statue upon him.

“Oppression breeds retaliation, and eventually, it backfires,” Ning Chenxin stared sharply at the Buddha statue and declared, “Though I am not gifted, I will inevitably stop you and expose this method to everyone.”

A faint smile seemed to curl at the corners of the Buddha statue’s mouth.

It was disdain, mocking.

Seemingly ridiculing Ning Chenxin’s strength.

Indeed, with Ning Chenxin’s current strength, the attempt to shake the huge power of the Buddhist Sect on the Cangxuan Continent seemed somewhat presumptuous.

At this moment, the corners of the Buddha statue’s mouth returned to normal, and the absorption of the villagers’ Faith Power also ceased completely.

A beast resembling an ape, with white hands and red feet, appeared on the shoulders of the Buddha statue.

Seeing the beast, the pupils of the village chief of Cold Soil Village shrank, his aged body and voice trembling nonstop as he trembled, pointing at the monkey, “Zhuyan… it’s Zhuyan…it’s all over, everything is over.”

Ning Chenxin looked puzzledly at the monkey.

One of the strong men explained, “There’s a legend that once a village showed disrespect to the Buddha, Zhuyan appeared, and shortly after its appearance, the village fell into chaos and within the time it took for an incense stick to burn, there were no survivors left in the village.”

“This is also the divine punishment the village chief mentioned…”

“However, after that, the Buddhist Sect intervened to suppress the chaos caused by the beast tide, thus preventing the disaster from spreading to the neighboring villages.”

Killing the chicken to warn the monkey, then throwing a sweet date to calm the other villages.

Indeed, it was a blatantly harsh yet highly effective approach.

To win over the hearts of mortals, this method was evidently superior.

Ning Chenxin said, “Haven’t you ever felt that if you worship Buddha, but the Buddha cannot tolerate even a slight disrespect from you, such that a little irreverence could provoke a calamitous punishment, isn’t that evil?”

There’s a saying that fits.

If God is not evil, why can’t He tolerate any disrespect from the people?

“Since the Buddha is evil, why do you still find any need to respect and believe in him?”

Ning Chenxin’s words pierced sharply into the hearts of the villagers.

Yet, there were still some who spoke defiantly, “If not for the Buddha, we ordinary people would not have been able to survive in these mountains until now!”

“Yes, if not for the Buddha, we wouldn’t be able to raise livestock; even food and clothing would be a problem.”

Although they were still arguing, there was already a hint of uncertainty in their words.

Ning Chenxin smiled faintly and walked onto the cold ground, pointing a finger into the soil.

Suddenly, a bright white light pierced through the ground! At that moment, the entire expanse of cold soil in the village was filled with vitality!

Stalks of rice seedlings and green vegetables broke through the soil.

Then Ning Chenxin looked at the villagers with dazed expressions and spoke lightly, “I have restored vitality to your soil, and I have allowed those previously dead seedlings and vegetables to regrow. Does this not mean that I have also solved your food and clothing problems?”

“Of course, I do not need you to be convinced by me, nor do I need you to become my followers. I do not ask for anything in return.”

Having said this, Ning Chenxin pointed towards the statue of Buddha and said, “A truly virtuous person does not seek anything in return when doing good deeds.”

“Now do you think the Buddha is as benevolent as you imagined?”

“But… the Buddha also helped us drive away the magical beasts around us, allowing us to live here safely without worrying about attacks from magical beasts.”

Ning Chenxin couldn’t help but sigh.

Clearly, this was just domesticating these mortals to use them as tools for providing Faith Power.

Just like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, once they lost their value, they would be mercilessly killed.

At that moment, the ground began to tremble as if there were an earthquake!

The surrounding houses began to break and collapse.

The villagers were stumbling and could not keep their footing.

The village chief cried out in terror, “It’s the beast tide… the beast tide has come!”

Ning Chenxin slowly ascended into the air and looked around.

From all directions around the cold soil village, dust and white smoke surged into the sky, trees crazily fell, and the roars of wild beasts echoed continuously!

However, these magical beasts’ highest level did not exceed the Divine King Realm, and most were just in the Immortal Realm.

For these ordinary people, naturally, they were undefendable.

But…

Ning Chenxin held the Dao Law in his hand.

He uttered the thunderous sound!

“Those who fight the soldiers, all march in formation!”

The Nine Words Mantra was sternly called out at this moment, and as the words were spoken, the law followed.

One by one, characters gathered into a Heavenly General clad in divine armor, holding the Golden Scaled Divine Spear!

As Ning Chenxin’s hand slightly pressed down towards the ground.

“Suppress!”

The Heavenly General actually swung the Golden Scaled Divine Spear in his hands and violently hurled it into the sky!

The spear directly pierced through the clouds, as if it had punctured a huge hole in the sky.

Immediately after, from within the hole, a vast white light descended upon the world, enveloping all the magical beasts around the cold soil village within it.

For a moment.

Eerie black miasma began to dissipate from the eyes of the magical beasts, and their gazes started to clear.

Seeing this, Ning Chenxin’s heart sank.

As expected…

He then calmly said to the magical beasts, “All retreat, do not step half a step into the village again.”

The magical beasts snapped back to their senses, gave Ning Chenxin a fearful glance, and quickly retreated.

The villagers of cold soil village looked up, staring dazedly at Ning Chenxin standing in the divine light, descending like a god, and subsequently knelt down one by one.

They devoutly said, “Thank you, Immortal Master, for saving our lives.”

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PS: I owe one chapter for the 1st, 2nd, and today, a total of three chapters. I will be back tomorrow to make up for them.

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