Chapter 1427: Seven-Layer Pagoda

"As expected, the restrictions inside the main hall were also affected by the seal and were not as strong..."

A thought flashed through Qin Sang's mind, and he secretly rejoiced. Otherwise, he would have been forced to change his plans again.

'Whoosh!'

Wrapped in demonic flames, the pure pearl, as pristine as a water droplet, remained motionless, allowing the demonic flames to carry it away. But the moment the pearl left the altar, a demonic hand, formed from demonic light, whistled over. It brought with it a chilling hurricane and savagely clawed at the demonic flames engulfing the pearl. The Red Luan Fiend was slightly behind, but would arrive in an instant.

Qin Sang in the secret passage remained calm and composed. His fingers moved like a wheel, rapidly forming a hand seal. At the same time, his other hand pressed firmly on the restriction. With a 'bang', a corner of the secret door was shattered along its seam. Then, Qin Sang tossed the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman in his hand into the Buddhist hall.

Inside the Buddhist hall, the demonic hand was about to seize the pure pearl. As the restriction broke, other demonic flames erupted, surging like a tide of raging inferno, forming a wall of fire that lunged towards the demonic hand.

'Boom!'

The Buddhist hall suddenly darkened. Both the Buddha statue and the stone statues trembled. Countless black flames, imbued with a destructive aura, scattered outwards. Looking at the demonic hand again, it was equally severely damaged, instantly reverting to its demonic light form, twisting and disintegrating.

Feathered Garment Yuanjun witnessed everything and was secretly alarmed, "Who exactly is this person? What kind of spiritual fire is this? Although Old Man Hunmo only acted in haste, its power is astonishing enough." As she thought this, her movements were not slow at all; she was about to activate the Red Luan Fiend to break through the demonic flame blockade.

Just then, the shockwave from the collision of the demonic flames and the demonic hand swept out. The bones on the ground, long decayed, instantly turned to dust. Several magic treasures rattled and flew chaotically. On the altar, the Ganoderma Ruyi, having lost its protective restriction, was also shaken off by the residual impact.

Most surprisingly, it was the Buddha niche. Struck by the residual impact, the Buddha niche cracked with a 'crack' sound, and the Guanyin statue inside shattered into countless porcelain fragments, thus being destroyed. This scene astonished all three individuals present. The Buddha niche's placement clearly indicated it was more important than the pure pearl and the Ganoderma Ruyi, yet it was so fragile. Could it be an ordinary devotional object? Was its importance derived from another aspect?

"Inconceivable!"

As the three thought of the reason, the same idea popped into their minds simultaneously. They didn't know about ancient times, but at least in the current cultivation world, no Buddhas or Dao Venerables had ever manifested. Having reached their current positions step by step, they had always only believed in themselves and could not comprehend the thoughts of Buddhist followers.

"I hope the pearl isn't just for show as well." While Qin Sang was glad he hadn't chosen the Buddha niche, he suddenly felt a little worried, but as things stood, he could only trust his judgment.

The anomaly of the Buddha niche caused a momentary distraction, but it did not affect the struggle for the magic treasures. But at this very moment, from among the fragments of the Buddha niche, a point of seven-colored light suddenly shone, illuminating their eyes. Among the countless fragments, the seven-colored light condensed into a thumb-sized point of light, its true form actually a small, crystal-clear, glass-like pagoda! The seven-story pagoda, shimmering with brilliant light, was mesmerizing.

"This is..." A supreme treasure hidden within the Buddha niche! This discovery made all three of their hearts leap.

'Whoosh!'

The Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman flashed out from behind the stone statue, lunging directly at the seven-story pagoda! The moment he saw the seven-story pagoda, Qin Sang decisively changed his plan: as long as he could get the seven-story pagoda, all other magic treasures could be abandoned.

In a flash of lightning, the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman rapidly closed the distance to the seven-story pagoda. At this moment, Old Man Hunmo's voice transmission echoed in Feathered Garment Yuanjun's ear. Hearing his conditions, her expression subtly changed, and she unhesitatingly enveloped the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman with the Red Luan Fiend. Silver-bell-like laughter resonated around the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman, as spirits transformed into graceful women, dancing enchantingly within the Red Luan Fiend, brimming with allure and stirring inner desires.

This was not the Red Luan Fiend's most potent technique. The Red Luan Fiend was refined by Feathered Garment Yuanjun from collected perverse fiend energy. Once activated, it emitted a colorless, odorless perverse poison that stirred the opponent's hidden desires, making it extremely difficult to guard against. Even Nascent Soul cultivators could fall victim.

'Pfft!'

In his urgency, Old Man Hunmo's true essence surged in his palm, and he forcefully pointed his black bamboo staff. Without a sound, strange fluctuations emerged in the Buddhist hall, and the demonic light underwent an eerie transformation. The demonic light became profound and contained, re-condensing and simultaneously sweeping towards the seven-story pagoda.

The next moment, just then, an unexpected change occurred. A silvery-white bolt of lightning shot out from behind the stone statue, soundlessly striking the demonic light that was about to touch the seven-story pagoda. Neither of them had time to react.

'Snap!'

The demonic light stiffened, almost unable to maintain its form, and nearly dispersed on the spot. It was precisely the Heavenly Eye Divine Light of the Heavenly Eye Butterfly! This divine ability possessed the effect of dispelling techniques, capable of producing miraculous results during combat, but finding the right moment to use it was difficult. It finally demonstrated its power just as the demonic light was about to fully form.

At the same time, Feathered Garment Yuanjun's startled cry echoed from the front of the Buddhist hall, "He's not human!" Old Man Hunmo had just been simultaneously breaking the Buddhist restriction and stopping Qin Sang from snatching the treasure, making it difficult for him to divert his attention to activate his eye technique. During the battle before the Wall of a Thousand Buddhas, when Qin Sang released the demonic flames and the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman, they were obscured by the chaotic energy of the wall, so Old Man Hunmo had not seen it directly. The situation was urgent, and Qin Sang, having somewhat guessed the effect of the Red Luan Fiend, had intentionally disguised it. For a time, they failed to realize that the Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman was not a living being, but a puppet! A puppet, naturally, feared no Red Luan Fiend!

'Bang!'

A fist forcefully punched through the Red Luan Fiend. The graceful dancers let out mournful wails, turning into dust.

'Boom!'

The doors and windows in front of the Golden Summit Hall suddenly shattered into pieces. The Buddhist light abruptly dimmed, and fragments of the light wall formed by the restriction flew everywhere. Two figures crashed through the light wall, appearing at the entrance of the hall. Their four angry gazes pierced through the swirling black flames and shot towards the area behind the stone statue.

Right before their eyes, that fist snatched the seven-story pagoda. The Nascent Soul Puppet Talisman moved freely within the Red Luan Fiend as if entering an unmanned territory, quickly retreated, and dodged the Hunmo Token. The Nine Nether Demonic Flames, along with the pure pearl, were also recalled by Qin Sang, incidentally sweeping away the treasure pestle. As for the other magic treasures, Qin Sang was no longer greedy, otherwise he might have been cornered by his opponents here.

At this moment, Old Man Hunmo and Feathered Garment Yuanjun had not yet stepped into the Buddhist hall; it was too late for any further actions. The confrontation was merely a fleeting moment. Qin Sang had snatched the two most valuable magic treasures in the hall. And from beginning to end, Old Man Hunmo and Feathered Garment Yuanjun had only seen a rigid puppet, without even glimpsing their opponent's true face!

"Die!" Old Man Hunmo roared in furious indignation, his killing intent surging. The terrifying aura of a grand cultivator was fully unleashed, causing the Buddha statues and stone statues in the hall to tremble uncontrollably. Phantom images of Old Man Hunmo suddenly appeared throughout the Buddhist hall, moving at astonishing speed directly towards the secret door.

In the secret passage, Qin Sang had no time to examine the functions of the three treasures; he stuffed them all into his Thousand Jun Ring. Feeling Old Man Hunmo rapidly approaching, his heart chilled, and he frantically flapped the thunder wings on his back, rushing deeper into the secret passage.