Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint

Before Fang Hui could answer, Luo Xiangru cut in, her tone dripping with schadenfreude. "Little brother, *this* one is a truly ruthless character. You’d better watch your back around him! Eleven years ago, he sadistically tortured and killed a True Successor Candidate and three Inner Sect Elite Disciples. It shook the entire Sect. In the end, an expert from your Upper Sect had to personally step in to capture him and imprison him here."

"The only reason he wasn’t executed on the spot is because those Alchemy Elders from Danxia Peak need a few... ’special’ living subjects to test their elixirs. He’s one of them—just a medicine pot waiting to die!"

Chen Qing’s heart went cold upon hearing this.

A True Successor Candidate possessed the combat strength of at least a Late-stage Astral Force expert, perhaps even one at the Perfection realm. To be able to kill a candidate and several Inner Sect Elites meant Fang Hui’s strength and ruthlessness were far beyond ordinary.

Moreover, the fact that it took a Sect expert to personally capture him, and that Danxia Peak kept him alive as a Medicine Man, suggested there might be other secrets involved.

"Hmph. Still thinking of getting out?"

Luo Xiangru continued with a cold sneer, "The True Successor Candidate you killed was a direct descendant of the Nanzhao Huo Family! The Huo Family is a Noble Family with a thousand-year history; their power is deep and entrenched. Do you think they’ll let you go? Just resign yourself to being a Medicine Man for the rest of your life, until you’re either poisoned to death or burst from all those elixirs!"

Fang Hui let out a cold snort and said no more.

Seeing Fang Hui fall silent, Luo Xiangru acted as if she had won a great victory. She turned her attention back to Chen Qing, her voice once again becoming cloyingly sweet and seductive. "Little brother, don’t mind that madman. This sister’s heart is so full of sorrow. From now on, when you’re on duty and have some free time, why don’t you come and keep me company? We can chat and relieve my boredom, how about it?"

Chen Qing didn’t respond, only giving the stone cell door a deep look.

He didn’t linger, turning to walk straight back to his guard post and sitting down cross-legged.

On the surface, he remained as calm as still water, but inwardly, his thoughts were racing.

’This first level of the Black Water Abyss Prison is just as I expected. It’s not just for spies and traitors.’

’The concubine of the Infinite Demon Sect’s Leader, a master who tortured and killed a True Successor Candidate... Every person imprisoned here is tangled in trouble and has a complex background.’

’Besides these two, the other cells on this first level probably hold their own share of characters with unique origins and sinister intentions.’

Chen Qing calmed his mind and began to circulate the Eight Extremes Vajra Body, all while maintaining a high state of alert.

The next day, footsteps once again echoed in the corridor. Master of the Seven Sufferings had returned.

Unlike the day before, he was carrying a dark-colored, ordinary-looking wooden fish.

"Was everything normal yesterday?" Master of the Seven Sufferings asked, his voice calm.

"Replying to Master, everything was normal," Chen Qing replied respectfully, rising to his feet.

Master of the Seven Sufferings nodded slightly. His gaze swept over the circular prison area as he said lightly, "Lately, the source of the Evil Qi at the prison’s depths has been restless. The amount of Evil Qi seeping out is greater than usual."

"Their Cultivation has been sealed, leaving them like undefended cities. The Evil Qi invades their organs and Divine Souls. If the buildup isn’t cleared, at best their minds will become deranged, and at worst, their life force will be extinguished. At that point, they would be beyond saving, which would also violate my original intention for standing guard here to guide them to salvation."

With that, Master of the Seven Sufferings said no more. He walked slowly to the open space in the center of the circular area and sat down cross-legged.

He placed the wooden fish before him but did not immediately strike it.

In that instant, a strange transformation occurred!

Master of the Seven Sufferings’ originally withered body seemed to inflate slightly as if being filled with air. It was not the bulging of knotted muscles, but rather an internal, boundless energy radiating from within him.

His skin began to glow with a warm and pure golden luster. It wasn’t the coppery, metallic texture of Chen Qing’s Eight Extremes Vajra Body, but more like glazed jade, its brilliance contained within. Faint phantoms of Sanskrit characters could be seen swirling in the golden light.

A vast, masculine, and powerful aura spread out, as if an ancient, sleeping Buddha had awakened.

The Vajra’s Furious Gaze, suppressing all demons!

The cold, sinister Evil Qi filling the first level was forced back, letting out a mournful HISS as if it had met its nemesis.

Watching from the side, Chen Qing’s Heart and Spirit were utterly shaken!

He had cultivated his own Eight Extremes Vajra Body to the Vajra Indestructible stage, with Qi and Blood like the Dragon Elephant, and he considered his physique to be incomparably tough.

But compared to the physical phenomenon Master of the Seven Sufferings was now displaying, his own Vajra Body was more like an unbreakable weapon. The Master’s, however, was like a Buddha’s Golden Body in harmony with heaven and earth, filled with a sacred and immortal aura. The difference in their levels was obvious at a glance!

"That old baldy is here again!"

"Oh no! Here comes that damn chanting again!"

"Quick, cover your ears!"

A chorus of terrified curses and commotion immediately erupted from the surrounding cells.

Master of the Seven Sufferings turned a deaf ear to it all. He placed his palms together, his lips moved slightly, and a profound and abstruse scripture began to flow from his mouth.

At the same time, he picked up the mallet beside him and lightly struck the wooden fish.

DONG—

A clear, resonant note from the wooden fish rang out. It wasn’t loud, but it seemed to strike directly at the depths of one’s soul, sending out ripple after ripple.

As the chanting and the sound of the wooden fish intertwined, the pervading golden light grew even more incandescent. It transformed into countless tiny golden runes that, as if alive, actively began to seep into each of the cells.

"AHHH—!"

"Stop! You old baldy! Stop it!"

"My head... it hurts so much! It feels like it’s going to split open!"

In an instant, shrill screams, agonized groans, and the frantic sound of bodies slamming against stone doors rose and fell in a chaotic cacophony.

The golden runes seemed to have an extremely powerful purifying effect on the Evil Qi. The prisoners in their cells were like ice and snow thrown into a furnace as the sinister Evil Qi that had accumulated in their bodies was forcibly expelled.

The pain of this process was no different from having their marrow scraped from their bones.

Chen Qing stood at the center of this Buddha’s Light and chanting, yet he felt no discomfort at all. On the contrary, his mind felt cool, clear, and empty.

The sounds of the wooden fish and the chanting calmed his Heart and Spirit, dispelling all distracting thoughts.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Master of the Seven Sufferings’ chanting and the striking of the wooden fish came to an abrupt halt.

The brilliant golden light around him receded into his body like a tide, and he returned to his usual appearance.

The wails throughout the first level also gradually subsided, leaving only the ragged, heavy breathing of those who had survived a catastrophe.

Master of the Seven Sufferings rose slowly. His eyes fell on Chen Qing, a flash of surprise in their depths.

He had noticed that during the baptism of sacred sound, Chen Qing had not only shown no discomfort but had even seemed to gain some insight.

"Master, what you just did was..."

Chen Qing couldn’t help but ask, full of curiosity about the scripture that could cause such a phenomenon.

Master of the Seven Sufferings picked up the wooden fish and said calmly, "This is the Great Sun Buddha’s World Purification Mantra. Like the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body that you cultivate, Benefactor, it originates from the supreme scripture of the Pure Land, the Great Sun Buddha True Scripture. This technique specializes in countering the sinister and evil and purifying baleful karma. It simply consumes a great deal of spiritual energy."

"’The Great Sun Buddha’s World Purification Mantra... The Great Sun Buddha True Scripture...’"

Chen Qing silently committed the two names to memory.

"Benefactor, you stood at the center of the sacred sound with a clear mind and even seemed to find some enlightenment. You truly have a good root of wisdom," Master of the Seven Sufferings said, his tone still placid.

"Master jests. This junior was merely relying on a slight foundation in Body Refining to endure it."

Chen Qing said humbly, then quickly asked, "Master, your Cultivation is heaven-reaching. You must be proficient in the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body, right?"

Master of the Seven Sufferings nodded slightly and did not deny it. "I have indeed studied it."

But he seemed unwilling to discuss the matter further, only saying, "My work here is done. Continue your watch."

After speaking, just as before, his figure silently melted into the shadows and vanished at the end of the corridor.

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