Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

In front, after the Sword Aura severed the cloak, what was revealed was a withered, skinny old monk!

Witnessing this scene, Xu Zhan was taken aback.

Behind him, Shen Wen’an, who had dashed forward with his sword, was also stunned.

Conversely, the old monk on the opposite side stared at them with a face full of confusion, seemingly curious about their identity as well.

After a long standoff, the old monk rasped, "Who might you two be?"

Xu Zhan and Shen Wen’an exchanged a glance, then looked at the old monk and said, "Who might you be?"

"A bald donkey from Jianan Temple?"

Upon hearing Jianan Temple, the old monk’s confusion intensified, and he shook his head, "I haven’t heard of Jianan Temple."

"However... the name ’Jianan’ is the Paradise of Pure Land in Buddhist scriptures. The Jianan Temple you mentioned must also be a Zen Temple of Shixiu, right?"

Xu Zhan and Shen Wen quietly observed the old monk’s withered face, seeing his expression didn’t appear deceitful, becoming even more puzzled.

"Are you two fellow Daoists from outside the valley?"

After a moment of silence in the field, the old monk suddenly looked at them eagerly and spoke.

Shen Wen’an frowned deeply, studied the old monk carefully, and then said gravely, "Are you a Shixiu from the Celestial Dragon Temple?"

The only Shixiu influences he knew of were either Jianan Temple in the Southern Border or Celestial Dragon Temple, sealed beneath the Dragon-slaying Valley.

This old monk did not know Jianan Temple, the only possibility is that he’s from Celestial Dragon Temple!

Thinking of this, a gloom settled in Shen Wen’an’s heart!

A Shixiu from Celestial Dragon Temple appearing inside Dragon-slaying Valley indicated the Tribulation Fire Sect’s plan might have succeeded.

It’s highly possible the Myriad Dragons Array in Dragon-slaying Valley has already been breached by them.

Otherwise, how could monks from Celestial Dragon Temple emerge from the ban?

"Has Fellow Daoist heard of Celestial Dragon Temple?"

Hearing this, the old monk was taken aback for a moment and sighed, "I am indeed a disciple of Celestial Dragon Temple."

"Unfortunately, I can’t remember how long it’s been since I last returned to Celestial Dragon Temple."

Speaking thus, he unexpectedly, before Shen Wen’an and Xu Zhan, who were fully guarded and ready to strike, walked staggeringly to a large moss-covered rock beside.

"You two Daoists are not with those people before, are you?"

After sitting down, the old monk suddenly spoke.

Neither Shen Wen’an nor Xu Zhan uttered a word, just quietly watched him, wanting to see what tricks this old fellow might play.

"Heh heh..."

Seeing the two didn’t respond, the old monk chuckled softly, as if talking to himself, "I suppose not."

"Those people contained a rather strong ’Transforming Nature’, with irritable tempers and insidious intentions."

"You two Daoists are quite the opposite."

The old monk talked to himself, then suddenly raised his head and grinned, "They want to destroy the Pure Land of Celestial Dragon Temple."

Hearing this, Shen Wen’an’s suspicion deepened.

"Third Uncle, what is this old bald donkey mumbling?"

"Isn’t Celestial Dragon Temple supposed to be allied with the Tribulation Fire Sect?"

"Listening to this old guy’s mumbling, why do I feel like he seems to have major grievances against the Tribulation Fire Sect?"

Xu Zhan leaned towards Shen Wen’an, whispering his inquiry.

Shen Wen’an was also somewhat puzzled.

He looked at the old monk, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Did Fellow Daoist escape from the Celestial Dragon Temple Secret Realm?"

The old monk slightly shook his head.

"For countless years, I’ve been searching in this valley for a way to return to Celestial Dragon Temple."

"That was the pure land left to us disciples by the presiding master back then."

Hearing this, Xu Zhan was somewhat stunned:

"Are you saying that all these years, you’ve been living within Dragon-slaying Valley!?"

"Not escaped from the Celestial Dragon Temple below?"

The old monk nodded, looking at him.

"It seems you two Daoists also know that Celestial Dragon Temple has been sealed beneath this valley."

"Dare I ask, do you know a way to enter Celestial Dragon Temple? I wish to return and take a look."

When saying this, the old monk’s aged, desiccated face slightly drooped, like a withered hand slowly lifting that section of bone he had found earlier with crimson fluid from the ground.

Then, in front of Shen Wen’an and Xu Zhan, he directly inserted that foot-long white bone into the flesh of his arm.

Witnessing such an eerie scene, Xu Zhan and Shen Wen’an felt their scalps tingling.

The two couldn’t understand what Cultivation Technique this old monk practiced, and why he performed such a bizarre act of inserting other creatures’ bones into his body.

After the old monk inserted that bone into the flesh of his arm, he satisfactorily clenched his hand, then raised his head.

Noticing the expressions of Shen Wen’an and Xu Zhan, he said with a chuckle, "Fellow Daoists, please do not misunderstand. Just now, that bone was a section of my Dharma Bone."

"Back then, my Dharma Body was shattered, scattering over two hundred Dharma Bones throughout the valley."

"For countless years, I’ve sought them day and night. So far, I’ve only found twenty-three Dharma Bones; what you saw was my twenty-fourth."

This old monk seemed unguarded against the two, slowly revealing his secrets.

After hearing this, Shen Wen’an and Xu Zhan’s faces both revealed shock.

They didn’t quite understand what the old monk meant by "Dharma Body" and "Dharma Bone."

But if what the old monk said was true, it proves someone shattered all his bones years ago.

Now, the body standing before them is essentially a bizarre entity with only twenty-four bones!

Even, Shen Wen’an felt the old monk shouldn’t be considered human anymore!

He knows Celestial Dragon Temple, and knows it is sealed beneath Dragon-slaying Valley.

Coupled with the mention of "Dharma Bones" being scattered, Shen Wen’an vaguely sensed that this old fellow, who lost his "Dharma Bones," might have participated in the siege of Daying Immortal Mansion years ago!