Chapter 2103: All-Seeing Eye

Earth Treasury Realm, one of the Three Dark Giants, was incredibly powerful and feared by many worlds across the starry sky.

Naturally, it was hard to believe that the founder of such a powerful sect was actually a nine-in-one beast.

After staring at the huge Buddhist altar for a long while, Lin Xun moved his gaze away and looked around.

Darkness, like a veil, shrouded the entire temple. In the huge and wide hall, many figures were kneeling on the ground.

Every cultivator, regardless of their cultivation level, bowed their heads in deep reverence to the ground. Before each of them sat a black lotus-flower-shaped incense burner with an incense stick gently burning within.

The incense flickered, emitting gentle wisps of refreshing fragrance.

The atmosphere was sacred and reverent.

Watching the incense smoke twist into spirals, Lin Xun’s pupils shrank.

Buzz!

Silently, the primordial spirit sitting cross-legged in his mind-sea snapped opened its eyes, and its hands came together in front of it, weaving a complex and obscure seal.

At the same time, a mysterious light flashed in Lin Xun’s eyes.

This was the All-Seeing Eye, a secret technique recorded in the scripture Sacred Mirror of the Mysterious Gates, which was passed down to him by his eighth senior brother of Fangchun Mountain, Clairvoyant.[1]

This technique allowed one to pry into the true nature of all things in the world and understand the unpredictable changes in the universe. It was an extremely mysterious technique.

Clairvoyant was known as Money God in Fangchun Mountain because he owned many rare treasures from all over the world.

Therefore, his All-Seeing-Eye played an indispensable role in helping him collect rare treasures.

As the All-Seeing-Eye was activated, the scene in Lin Xun’s vision suddenly changed.

The surface of the hall floor was etched with a dao rune array, crisscrossing like a cobweb, emitting strange and obscure waves of energy.

The incense burners in front of those kneeling cultivators were sat exactly in the center of that dao rune array.

As the dao rune array was activated, the incense stick in the burner silently released an imperceptible power.

Worshiping devoutly, the cultivators were completely unaware that dao wishpower was being drawn out from them bit by bit and pouring into the incense burner in front of them!

Lin Xun almost couldn’t contain his shock when he saw this scene.

The huge hall resembled a place of sacrifice. Through the dao rune array beneath the ground and with the incense burner serving as the medium, it reached out like countless tentacles to extract the dao wishpower from the devout cultivators like they were sacrificial offerings.

All sentient beings had their own wishpower, and every cultivator, upon becoming a Saint, would declare a noble aspiration of Sainthood, which was regarded as their dao wishpower. ŖΆɴȯʙÈṦ

This was a wonderfully mysterious power.

Some Saints could even achieve enlightenment and become a Sage based on their dao wishpower.

For example, on the Fengshan Platform in the Kunlun Dominion back then, Lin Xun, through his dao wishpower, underwent the Saint Path Ritual and thus received the unparalleled inheritance left by the Master of Fangchun Mountain.

One might never notice dao wishpower during cultivation, yet the dao they pursued was always influenced by this mysterious power.

For example, when Lin Xun first became a supreme Saint, he also declared a noble aspiration of Sainthood:

When I become a Saint,

My heart is the heart of the heavens; my dao is the great dao!

When my dao is realized,

I will be crowned by eternity,

Immortality shall clothe me,

And fortune shall become my boots as I tread my way!

[2]

After he became a Saint, the dao he sought was inextricably linked to the noble aspiration of Sainthood he made back then.

Now, the power of the Earth Treasury Realm was actually secretly extracting and collecting dao wishpower of cultivators through a dao rune array. Such actions were beyond wicked and heretical. It was enough to make anyone tremble with fear!

Earth Treasury Realm is gathering so much dao wishpower...what exactly do they plan to do?

Lin Xun’s heart also churned in his chest.

Among the thirty-three regions of the Ancient Nebula Underworld, nearly one-third was controlled by the Earth Treasury Realm.

Furthermore, in each region were countless cities!

If there was an Earth Treasury Temple in every one of those cities, which was constantly extracting dao wishpower from devout worshippers...

Wouldn’t that be an astonishing amount of wishpower?

“As expected, there is no such a good thing in this world. Anyone who wants the protection of Earth Treasury Realm may not have to pay a single dao crystal, but they have to give away their dao wishpower in return…” Lin Xun sighed to himself.

The truth he stumbled upon today deepened his loathing for Earth Treasury Realm.

Those baldies regard their enemies as heretics, but they...are actually the greatest heretics among Buddhist cultivators!

Huh?

Just as he was about to leave, he spotted a group of familiar figures on the other side of the vast hall.

It was the white-haired old man, Fei Lang, Lan Ling, and the others.

They were accompanied by two black-robed monks, one of whom was a thin and dark middle-aged man at the third Quasi-Emperor Stage.

The other was an elderly monk, his face lined with wrinkles. Like the white-haired old man, he was also at the first level of the Emperor Stage.

They were communicating through their spirit sense, making it impossible to overhear their conversation.

Lin Xun frowned and silently hid in the crowd, curious to know what brought the white-haired old man and the others here.

Before long, the incense sticks in each incense burner had burned out, and a group of black-clothed monks came out one after another to replace them with new incense burners.

The cultivators kneeling in the hall stood up, bowed reverently toward the grand altar, then turned and left.

Every seven days, they had to come and pray devoutly until a stick of incense burned out!

Lin Xun noticed that all the incense burners that had been taken away were placed on a huge black lotus platform.

As the black lotus platform glowed, the incense burners disappeared.

At this moment, the old monk who was talking with the white-haired old man stepped forward, and with a raise of his hand, the black lotus platform shrank into the size of a fist and landed in his palm.

Then, the old monk returned and handed the item to the white-haired old man with a smile.

Lin Xun wanted to continue to watch them when an emotionless and deep voice suddenly rang in his ears: “It’s your turn now. Remember, when praying, you must open your heart and mind, offering your sincere gratitude. Any signs of ill intent will result in immediate capture.”

A monk in black was standing not far away from Lin Xun and spoke with a solemn expression.

Immediately, a group of cultivators who had been waiting in the area like Lin Xun stepped forward into the vast hall and knelt before an incense burner, each wearing a pious expression.

The sacrificial offering was being conducted in batches!

Soon, Lin Xun was the only one left standing.

The black-robed monk asked in a deep voice, “Why are you not going in? Don’t you know that if you want to be blessed by our Earth Treasury Realm, you must kneel and worship here with a sincere heart?”

“We are cultivators. We do not kneel before the heavens or the earth. We do not fear the demons or the gods. If our heads are severed, it’s nothing but death. If our knees are shattered, we can never stand up again in this life.” Lin Xun sighed, feeling rather emotional inside.

Everything he had witnessed left a lingering sense of disgust within him.

As he said that, he turned around to leave.

The black-clothed monk’s face darkened. “You want to leave like this after entering our Earth Treasury Temple, what do you take our Earth Treasury Realm for? If you don’t kneel down, then don’t blame me for being rude!”

His cold and stern voice drew a lot of attention.

Many black-clothed monks appeared from different places, staring coldly at Lin Xun, as if he would be treated as a heretic and executed if he disobeyed.

“Hey, isn’t he the arrogant guy?”

The disturbance also attracted the attention of the white-haired old man and his group. Fei Lang asked in surprise, “Why is he here too?”

Lan Ling looked amused, “It seems like there’s going to be a show.”

“Do you know him?” asked the old monk.

“No. We just had a brief encounter around ten days ago,” answered the white-haired old man indifferently.

The old monk nodded and then smiled at Lan Ling. “Girl, do you want to watch a good show?”

As he spoke, he signaled to the black-robed monk in the distance with a wave of his hand. “Muhe, quickly deal with that boy to maintain the tranquility here.”

The black-robed monk called Muhe was the one who threatened Lin Xun. Upon hearing those words, his eyes flickered, and he immediately gave an order, “That boy is a heretic, and he came here to cause trouble. Capture him, crush his body and turn his spirit into lamp oil. Only then can his sins be atoned for!”

“Yes!”

A group of black-robed monks launched into action.

The atmosphere suddenly was filled with murderous intent.

Lin Xun had originally planned to leave. Even though his heart was filled with deep loathing, he knew that destroying this Earth Treasury Temple would be of no use at all nor have any impact on the Earth Treasury Realm.

He just didn’t think that he would be treated as a heretic again!

Moreover, from the tone of the other party, it was obvious they wanted to kill him and turn his spirit into lamp oil…

He couldn’t help but sigh out loud, “You are the ones seeking death, don’t blame me for being too ruthless...”

“Kill!”

A group of monks in black charged over, each wearing a cold and indifferent expression, as if they were devoid of all emotions. Dark Buddhist light radiated from their bodies, emanating an immense power.

Boom!

However, before their attacks neared Lin Xun, they exploded and faded in a rain of light. Some weapons and treasures even shattered on the spot with a sharp, piercing sound.

The pupils of the black-robed monks shrank, but they were not afraid and continued to charge forward.

As disciples of the Earth Treasury Realm, they had no fear of death and would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. This was precisely why cultivators of the world were afraid of them.

Unfortunately, they encountered Lin Xun.

“Since you like to make people kneel so much, then you should also kneel down.” Lin Xun’s face remained indifferent and calm as he stood firm in place, not moving a muscle.

Even so, his voice rang out like a thunderclap, reverberating in the minds of the black-robed monks and unleashing boundless terrifying power.

Instantly, they were struck by lightning, their bodies twitching violently before collapsing to the ground with a series of dull thuds. Blood oozed from their seven orifices as they grunted softly.

1. Has the same name in the raws as the All-Seeing Eye mentioned in 1864, don’t ask me why. ☜

2. See Chapter 1521 if you want to go back and read about Lin Xun becoming a Saint again ☜