Chapter 941 : Heaven Sundering Palm Shatters the Temple

Before this power, even the Mountain Protection Formation of the Vajra Temple could offer no resistance whatsoever. In the blink of an eye, it was reduced to a cloud of drifting ash.

"How dare you!"

Only at this moment did the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] experts within the Vajra Temple react.

Instantly, a furious roar erupted from the temple, followed by the blossoming of a majestic, resplendent Buddhist radiance.

Two Arhat Golden Body [a divine manifestation of an enlightened Buddhist warrior] soared into the sky, transforming into colossal golden-bodied Arhats spanning tens of thousands of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters]. They manifested three heads and six arms, each grasping a Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a sacred artifact imbued with the essence of the primordial sun] to support the descending colossal hand, as if they were holding up the very heavens themselves.

"A mantis trying to stop a chariot."

Eldrin Chen's eyes narrowed sharply. In that instant, a cataclysmic surge of Primordial One [the foundational, undifferentiated energy from which all things originate] true force swept across heaven and earth. It instantly suppressed the two Arhat Golden Body, forcing them to retreat step by step before blasting them deep into the bowels of the earth.

Heaven and earth thundered, and all things fell silent.

After a momentary, deafening stillness, the mountain ranges spanning hundreds of thousands of Li-lengths beneath their feet were brutally severed. The earth crumbled, collapsed, and sank, causing the entire world to tremble violently.

Witnessing this, the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm felt its mouth go dry, a thought of utter horror rising within it: "Such heaven-shaking, earth-sundering might... not even a Demigod [a cultivator who has transcended mortality but not yet achieved full divinity] could withstand it." The complete novel can be found at *audio-novel.com*.

"If he were to unleash his full power, I doubt I could withstand a third strike."

For a moment, the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm felt both relief and lingering dread.

"Ah—!"

In that very instant, the heavens and earth seemed to collapse. A figure surged from the depths of the ground, soaring into the sky.

Of the two divine monks from the Vajra Temple, the presiding Divine Monk Kumararaja, whose cultivation had reached the Primordial Spirit 7th Tier [the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit realm], barely managed to withstand the blow by relying on his Arhat Golden Body [an indestructible golden body technique of an Arhat].

However, judging by his weakened aura, it was clear his spiritual power [the energy used for cultivation and magic] had already been depleted by more than half.

The Divine Monk Kumarajiva, whose cultivation was only at the Primordial Spirit 5th Tier [the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit realm], had no chance to resist this strike. He was instantly annihilated, his divine soul [the spiritual core of a cultivator] utterly extinguished.

"Eldrin Chen!"

Witnessing Eldrin Chen slay his junior brother with a single move, Divine Monk Kumararaja was filled with terror and couldn't help but voice his fear: "We are all of the Human Race, Fellow Daoist [a respectful term for a fellow cultivator]. Why do you attack us?"

"The Vajra Temple has brought calamity upon the Western Pole, a fact known throughout the land. During the Battle of the Horizon Pavilion, your lineage did not lend its aid either."

"Today, this venerable one has come not only to settle accounts on behalf of the fellow cultivators of the Purple Seal Realm, but also to eradicate a scourge for the Purple Seal Realm."

Eldrin Chen pointed a finger into the void, and a bolt of Five-Colored Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique imbued with the power of the five fundamental elements] crashed down, aimed directly at Divine Monk Kumararaja.

The Divine Monk Kumararaja hastily summoned his Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a magical artifact intimately connected to a cultivator's life force] to block, but it was instantly reduced to ashes by the Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Thunder [a supreme divine thunder technique combining the five elements and primordial solar power]. Utterly terrified, he cried out, "My lineage descends from a Buddha's orthodoxy! You cannot commit such an act of extermination!"

"Even among Immortals and Buddhas, there is a distinction between good and evil, let alone a mere Buddha's orthodoxy,"

Eldrin Chen sneered coldly and immediately struck again. "Today, even if a Buddha were to descend to this realm, this venerable one would still settle this old debt."

"Ah—!"

With a piercing shriek, Divine Monk Kumararaja was struck, his golden body [a perfected physical form achieved through advanced Buddhist cultivation] cracking like porcelain, suffering unprecedented devastation.

At that moment, driven to desperation, Divine Monk Kumararaja reached into his robes and produced a scroll radiating with golden light, hurling it into the void.

Eldrin Chen glanced up and saw the treasure scroll unfurl across the sky. It manifested illusory figures of naked women entwined in seductive poses, accompanied by a bewitching, intoxicating melody that sought to cloud the mind.

"This object!"

Eldrin Chen's gaze turned icy. He immediately channeled his Primordial One Giant Hand [a divine technique that manifests a colossal hand of primordial energy] to press down, seeking to suppress this treasure scroll.

Yet, the scroll erupted with a bizarre divine radiance, managing to withstand the crushing force of Eldrin Chen's Primordial One Giant Hand, preventing him from fully suppressing it.

Witnessing this, Divine Monk Kumararaja declared with fierce resolve, "That upstart Eldrin, do not think that mastering a supreme Divine Ability [a powerful supernatural technique] makes you invincible."

"This Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll is a supreme Buddhist treasure left behind by a Buddha who ascended to a higher realm in ages past."

"For hundreds of thousands of years, the guardian maidens and dharma protectors of our Blissful lineage—numbering over three thousand—have, upon their final nirvana, had their soul essences [the spiritual core of a being] enter this treasure to enhance its power."

"To this day, this artifact is nearly perfected. Though it is not a Near-Immortal Treasures [a treasure of immense power, one step below true Immortal artifacts], its might surpasses that of such treasures. How can you possibly withstand it?" For uninterrupted reading, go to site: audio-novel.com.

As he spoke these words, Divine Monk Kumararaja's face broke into a triumphant laugh.

This treasure was, in truth, a legacy left by a Buddha of the Vajra Temple lineage. The power it could unleash was sufficient to suppress even a Demigod Patriarch [a patriarch who has reached the half-step to divinity], ranking it as one of the most terrifying hidden assets remaining within the Purple Seal Realm.

"To refine the soul essences of female cultivators at the Infant Soul [the Nascent Soul stage, where a cultivator's spiritual core takes infant form] into a Buddhist treasure... How does this differ from the acts of a Demonic Cultivator?!" Eldrin Chen's voice was thick with condemnation.

"You deserve death!"

Eldrin Chen was instantly enraged. That Primordial One Giant Hand erupted with overwhelming Primordial Solar Flame [the purest, most yang-aligned heavenly fire].

This Primordial Solar Heavenly Flame [a celestial fire capable of suppressing all unrighteous energies] could overcome all evil and was supremely effective against that Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll. Under the successive waves of Primordial Solar Flame incineration, the scroll actually began to emit scorching green smoke, its power suppressed.

"Die—!"

With one hand suppressing the Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll, Eldrin Chen, in his fury, struck again. A beam of Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine light embodying the power of the five elements] descended from the heavens, capturing Divine Monk Kumararaja.

It turned out that after years of arduous cultivation, Eldrin Chen had unknowingly mastered the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Although this Divine Ability [a supernatural power cultivated to a high degree] was only at the Minor Accomplishment stage, when fueled by Eldrin Chen's profound cultivation base, it was more than sufficient to easily suppress a Primordial Spirit Great Power [a cultivator who has reached the Primordial Spirit realm].

Trapped within the light, Divine Monk Kumararaja found himself utterly unable to break free.

"Die!"

Killing intent blazed in Eldrin Chen's eyes. He immediately summoned the Five-Colored Divine Thunder [a thunder of judgment infused with five-elemental power] and unleashed it towards his captive.

At that very moment, a figure tore through the void from the depths of space. From a great distance, a voice cried out, "Fellow Cultivator Eldrin, stay your hand…"

"Boom—"

Alas, the newcomer's words were too late. As the Five-Colored Divine Thunder [a supreme thunder technique imbued with the power of the five elements] drowned everything, Divine Monk Kumararaja was instantly annihilated, his form and spirit utterly extinguished.

Only then did Eldrin Chen withdraw his hand. With one palm suppressing the Blissful Scroll, his expression was cold as frost as he spoke, "For what purpose has the Demon-Subduing Divine Monk come here?"

"Fellow Daoist..."

The newcomer was indeed the Demon-Subduing Divine Monk from the Serene Spirit Temple. Seeing Eldrin Chen's expression, he could not help but feel a tremor in his heart.

After a moment's hesitation, he spoke, "It is not that my Serene Spirit Temple is unwilling to intervene in the affairs of the Esoteric Sect. It is merely that this Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll [a sinister treasure that traps the souls of female cultivators to empower it] is a contingency prepared to counter the Demon God [a powerful entity of pure malevolence and destruction].

This treasure has already absorbed three thousand Buddha-Maidens. It is but a few dozen maidens short of reaching its full power. This time..."

"Enough!"

Eldrin Chen cut him off immediately, his voice icy. "If resisting the Demon God requires sacrificing others to refine a Demonic Treasure [an artifact forged through vile and sacrificial means] like the Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll, then how are you any different from the Outer Realm Demon God [demonic entities from beyond this world]?"

"I have heard the ancient tales," he continued, his tone heavy with condemnation, "of the Buddha cutting his own flesh to feed an eagle, of offering his very body to a starving tiger."

"If the Vajra Temple were truly sincere in opposing the Demon God, why have the eminent monks of past generations not willingly offered themselves to the scroll, sacrificing their own blood, bones, and souls to forge a Myriad Buddhas Demon-Subduing Scroll?"

Having said this, Eldrin Chen's lingering fury was not quelled. "Forcing female cultivators to serve as cauldrons [vessels for dual cultivation], then refining their souls into a treasure scroll—such a tribulation-calming artifact is better left unused."

"*Riiip—*"

A crisp tearing sound echoed as Eldrin Chen grasped the Blissful Buddha-Maiden Scroll with both hands. Channeling the immense power of his Primordial One Indestructibility Body—a physique capable of rending Demigod flesh—he tore the supreme treasure scroll cleanly in two with a single, decisive motion.

Instantly, the three thousand trapped souls of the Buddha-Maidens were freed, each revealing expressions of profound relief and liberation.

They drifted before Eldrin Chen, each offering three respectful bows in succession, before finally dissipating into the Boundless Void.

"This…"

Witnessing this scene, the Demon-Subduing Divine Monk was momentarily left speechless.

After a moment of heavy silence, he bowed deeply to Eldrin Chen. "Your words hold true, Fellow Daoist. The affairs of the Vajra Temple are indeed a matter for which my Serene Spirit Temple bears responsibility for our inaction."

"This failure lies with our Western Pole Serene Spirit Temple. Upon my return, I shall willingly accept my punishment." Join our community of readers at *audio-novel.com*.