Chapter 616 - 352: Vitality Zen
After a few breaths, all the light gradually faded. The Light Giant vanished, and along with it, the figures of the Demon Fiends.
With the Great Demon Fiend of the Insect Dao Realm dead, no one could stop Yang An, and no one could escape.
The hordes of Demon Fiends departed this world in serene finality, consumed by the blinding, scorching heat.
Yang An descended from the sky, landing on a patch of scorched earth. The mountains were gone, the entire area flattened.
The sound of the Bow Lady retching echoed in his ears. It was the sound of someone wanting to vomit but forcing themselves to swallow it back down.
This was the third Insect Dao soul the Bow Lady had devoured. Unlike the previous two, this one was the foul soul of a Demon Fiend, and it thoroughly disgusted her.
Although it would grant her a significant boost in power, devouring and digesting the soul of a Demon Fiend was an agonizing process.
But that was precisely why Yang An had killed this Great Demon Fiend.
The Bow Lady had now devoured the souls of three Insect Dao Realm beings and digested the memories within.
This meant that the Bow Lady now possessed an incredible wealth of experience regarding the fusion of Forbidden Artifacts in the Insect Dao Realm. She knew what it took to fuse a complete Forbidden Artifact.
He had already gotten some information on the subject from the Huanhe Master, but it was no simple matter. He still needed more intel.
Three Insect Dao souls: two Cultivators and one Demon Fiend. Unfortunately, all three had fused with Flower Forbidden Artifacts, not the purest Moon Forbidden Artifacts.
But that was also why he had been able to slay them. Defeating an expert who had fused with a Moon Forbidden Artifact, someone as strong as Non-Birth, the Sect Leader of the Golden Soul Sect, was still too difficult for him at his current level.
The power gap between a Flower Forbidden Artifact and a Moon Forbidden Artifact was immense. At the same realm, a wielder of a Flower Forbidden Artifact was no match for a wielder of a Moon Forbidden Artifact.
So, without a doubt, Yang An’s goal was naturally a Moon Forbidden Artifact.
Unless he truly had no other way to find the missing fragments of his own Forbidden Artifact, he wouldn’t even consider a Flower Forbidden Artifact.
Having dealt with the Demon Fiends and confirmed that none had escaped, Yang An returned to Nirvana City.
The Bow Lady was still in the process of digestion. Once she finished, he would get the information he wanted.
But before that, he could also ask Elder Monk Jin’e. He couldn’t forget that this old monk was once a Bodhisattva in the Great Virtue Temple.
"Amitabha! On behalf of all living beings in the city, this old monk thanks you, Benefactor."
Atop the walls of Nirvana City, Jin’e expressed his gratitude to Yang An through Liu Feifei’s body.
If Yang An hadn’t intervened this time, with his own current strength, he would not have been able to stop the Great Demon of the Insect Dao.
Thus, his gratitude was sincere, without any ulterior motives.
Yang An now knew that Elder Monk Jin’e was different from the other bald donkeys of the Great Virtue Temple. He genuinely wanted to protect the common people, not for some hidden purpose. Because of this, Yang An felt a deep admiration for the old monk.
A person like him, who could truly guard the people of a region, was a true Bodhisattva. How could the hypocritical, false Buddhas of the Great Virtue Temple even compare?
He had been wary of Jin’e before, but now he had let down most of his guard. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have considered asking Jin’e for help.
"You’re too kind, Master. Like you, I simply do not wish to see the common people of this world suffer."
Yang An replied humbly, flattering Jin’e a bit before stating his purpose.
"It’s just that I have a question right now, and I was wondering if Master could enlighten me."
Jin’e recited a Buddhist chant and glanced around, as if he had anticipated this.
"Benefactor, please follow me to the temple."
The commotion outside the city died down. The Golden Buddha Statue and the dense web of Buddhist Mantras that had protected all of Nirvana City vanished.
With the Demon Fiend army eliminated, a temporary peace fell upon Nirvana City. The civilians, who had been cowering in fear inside their homes, came out one by one. Cheers and cries of joy erupted throughout the city.
They searched the city walls but couldn’t find the Tripod Bodhisattva or the Crane Immortal. They understood that their two protectors had likely returned to their respective sacred grounds. The people were sensible enough not to disturb them, instead enjoying the rare moment of safety and peace.
Inside a temple in the city, Liu Feifei and Yang An sat on the floor. The Bronze Cauldron that Jin’e inhabited was placed between them.
Liu Feifei was still under Jin’e’s control, her expression dazed and vacant. Clearly, Jin’e did not intend for her to know too much.
"Master, was the Forbidden Artifact you fused with in the past a Moon Forbidden Artifact or a Flower Forbidden Artifact?"
Yang An had no intention of prying into Jin’e’s past; he only asked the question that mattered to him.
"Benefactor, since you are now at this very crossroads, I will not hide it from you. The Forbidden Artifact I once fused with was a complete Moon Forbidden Artifact named ’Vitality Zen.’ It could find for me a sliver of any desired possibility within all of creation."
Jin’e’s voice emanated from Liu Feifei’s body.
’Vitality Zen? Find a sliver of any desired possibility within all of creation?’
Yang An fell into thought. He suddenly understood how he had been able to connect with the Jin’e of the past within the Bow Lady’s Consciousness Realm, leading to their intersection in the present.
That was the power of a complete Moon Forbidden Artifact—a Power of Rules so strong it could even transcend time.
"For a Zombie God to break through to the Insect Dao, fusing with a Flower Forbidden Artifact is quite easy. One only needs to collect enough Forbidden Artifact Fragments."