When Lu Shanjun roared, the evil spirit behind him gathered into a blurry shadow. It was a terrifying monster, but it had some human likeness, which was very strange and terrifying.
“Ahhh—”
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
The roaring sound and the strong wind continued for a while. The tiles in the former Luming Zen Temple, now the Daming Temple, were shaking, and the trees in the surrounding mountains and forests were swaying.
The monks standing at the gate of the temple felt it difficult to stand still due to the roar just now, and they all had to cover their ears. The monk guarding the door was even squatting on the ground holding his ears.
After a while, the roar gradually subsided, and some people in the crowd even looked dazed and confused.
The expressions of several old monks when they looked at Lu Shanjun were already filled with fear. This was definitely not an ordinary monster. Not only had it already transformed, but the extremely oppressive demonic aura and the phantom just now were what they really needed to pay attention to.
But actually, Lu Shanjun was not targeting those monks outside. In the temple bell tower, the monk who was responsible for ringing the bell had just woken up from the shock. He took his hands off his ears, shook his head and looked at the big bell hanging in front of him.
The bell looked unchanged, but the monk had been striking the bell for so many years that he knew it like the back of his hand. He went around to the other side of the bell and indeed saw two thin cracks. If he struck it directly with a bell hammer, the bell would probably break.
On the steps below the temple entrance, Lu Shanjun straightened his hair which was a little messy due to his roar, and then spoke again.
"I should be more persuasive now. Let Zhao Long come out to see me. I don't want to conflict with the monks."
Lu Shanjun spoke calmly, but the old monk opposite him could not remain completely calm.
"Donor Lu, Jueming is devoted to practicing Buddhism and is currently in the stage of meditation. He has long since cut off all worldly ties and is not a heinous criminal. I think that although you are a demon, you are sensible and reasonable. The Zen temple is a quiet place and it is not convenient for demons to enter. Please go back."
"Donor? I have never donated anything to you, nor do I have any such intention. How can I be called a donor? It would be better if you, old monk, just call me an evildoer."
Lu Shanjun was mocking the old monk for calling him "monster" in such a domineering manner just now, but immediately calming down when he saw that he was no match for him.
"We are all cultivators. Human cultivators are more focused on cultivating their minds than our demon race. If Zhao Long is truly upright, there will be no danger for him to come out. Even if he hides, it will be useless. If he doesn't come out, I will go in."
As he spoke, Lu Shanjun had already climbed up the stairs again, approaching Daming Temple step by step.
With every step he took, something like black smoke emanated from his figure, even distorting part of the monks' vision. It seemed as if the steps under Lu Shanjun's feet had sunk in, which looked extremely unreal.
It was clearly a human figure approaching, but it seemed as if a giant beast was slowly approaching.
The leading old monk shouted, spread his arms and then closed them again.
“Good be to the Great Bright King Buddha…!”
The Buddhist chants brought with them a bright yellow light, waking up the frightened monks.
"Keep your mind focused. He is using this magic to scare the mind. Go to the temple and fight back with Buddhism. Chant the Mantra of the King of Light!"
"Let's go into the temple!" "Quick, quick, quick!"
Except for the three old monks who were still outside, the monks who were originally aggressive all retreated back to the temple and sat cross-legged on both sides of the gate.
"Recite the Great Bright Mantra and respectfully invite the Great Bright King to incarnate as the Buddha Dharma to protect you!"
A group of monks sat cross-legged with their hands clasped together and their eyes closed, chanting Buddhist scriptures in unison.
"Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
The moment the Buddhist sound arose, all the monks in the Daming Temple heard the Great Bright Mantra. Regardless of whether they were true Buddhist practitioners or ordinary monks, they all sat cross-legged on the ground and chanted the Great Bright Mantra along with this session.
The Dharma sound was deafening for a short period of time, and bright yellow Buddha light was constantly shining throughout the Daming Temple.
Lu Shanjun stopped two meters away from the temple gate and looked at the three old monks. The Buddhist music around him was directed at him and therefore sounded extremely harsh, making him feel worse and worse.
Waves of Buddha's light filled the air and blessed the three old monks, making them look covered in a layer of gold. Their aura increased greatly and they also looked more solemn and dignified.
"Master Lu, it's not too late to retreat now. If you insist on being wrong, I, the Buddha, have the method to subdue demons and monsters! Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
The old monk chanted the Great Bright Mantra, which turned into six golden characters that fell on his hands. His palms were filled with golden light, as if they would knock down at any time.
"Quack, get out of my way."
Lu Shanjun cursed and took a step forward, rushing towards the temple. He swung his right hand like a claw, but the condensed demonic energy and magic power did not make the attack sharp. It was like a tiger slapping its opponent, aiming to repel the enemy without hurting him.
"Roar… "
The old monk also raised his hand and slapped at the same moment.
"You are still stubborn! You are still stubborn!"
The golden light and demonic energy collided in front of the temple gate, creating an explosive halo.
"Boom..."
A strong wind suddenly blew up, and tiles were blown away in many places in the temple. The fight between the two sides was just the beginning. At the moment of contact, the three old monks attacked together and surrounded Lu Shanjun.
Rays of golden light were like a sticky net, covering Lu Shanjun as he looked around.
"I am the Buddha, the King of Light!"
"Subdue demons and monsters!"
"Death, monster!"
The three old monks' originally skinny bodies now had muscular body. They attacked Lu Shanjun from three directions with their bare hands, kicks and Zen sticks.
“Boom~” “Bang~” “Bang~” “Boom~” “Boom~” “Bang~”…
There were flashes of golden light. The three old monks' attacks, which were full of Buddhist teachings, were extremely sharp and swift. Lu Shanjun was the only one waving his arms to block them, but he seemed to be suppressed and even felt a grimace of pain with every collision.
The golden light around became brighter and brighter, suppressing the evil spirit.
"The pure land of Buddhism will not tolerate your insolence!"
"Monster, show your true form now!"
"Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
The old monk's scolding and the Buddhist mantras of the entire temple seemed to be omnipresent, ringing out all the time, affecting Lu Shanjun's movements and giving him more and more headaches.
brush…
A brilliant golden light gathered on the old monk's Zen staff and fell from the air. The other two old monks put their hands together and chanted spells loudly. The surrounding golden net suddenly tightened and actually wrapped around Lu Shanjun's body and bound him.
"when--"
The Zen stick hit Lu Shanjun's forehead heavily, emitting a dazzling golden light, which knocked Lu Shanjun to his knees.
"Good be to the Great Ming King Buddha! Monster, it is you who refuses to retreat, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The old monk held the Zen stick with one hand and chanted the Buddha's name with the other hand.
"Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
The surrounding Buddhist sounds became louder, and countless golden lights flowed out from the statue of the Great Bright King Buddha in the main hall at the center of the temple, even rendering the surroundings of the temple a faint golden color.
“Sizzle…sizzle…”
The golden light of Buddhism was extremely strong on the Zen staff, and the staff seemed to be extremely hot, burning several scorch marks on Lu Shanjun's forehead and even leaving marks on his front bones.
"Monster, show your true form!"
Lu Shanjun grinned and looked up at the old monk who was holding down the Zen stick in front of him so that he couldn't get up. His eyes had turned from black to dark yellow, and his irises were covered in golden threads. His pupils had shrunk into a small dot, also showing a golden color.
A low, grinning sound of a wild beast could be heard faintly in the air, and an even more oppressive atmosphere began to spread.
"I respect this place as a place for Buddhist practice, and I have also taken into account the teachings of the great masters in the past, so I have been very tolerant of you. Now that it has come to this, if I take a heavier approach, even if the master himself comes, he will not blame me! Hehehe..."
Lu Shanjun straightened his kneeling leg little by little, and his body slowly rose higher.
The muscles on the golden arms of the old monk who was holding the Zen staff bulged. He changed from one hand to two hands, and his arms trembled slightly as he pressed down the Zen staff tightly, but he was unable to push down Lu Shanjun's gradually rising body.
The old monk could no longer control the staff and could only watch Lu Shanjun stand up. His body was much stronger than before, and his height was already to the point where the old monk had to look up at him, and it was still getting bigger.
Although it is still in human form, its body surface has gradually become rough, and its skin color and body bones have also begun to change.
"Huh... You want me to show my true form? Then I will kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Shanjun's figure expanded rapidly. The color of his clothes first turned black and yellow, and then stuck to his skin and turned into fur. The bones of his hands and feet became more prominent, becoming sharper and larger. His shoulders widened and grew larger, and the spine on his back bulged...
The leading old monk could no longer hold the staff or retract it, and allowed the participants to be carried higher and higher by Lu Shanjun's changes. Waves of strong demonic energy seemed to blur the heat flow of the air, making the sky look a little distorted in the eyes of all the monks in Daming Temple.
The three old monks and the monks in the temple never stopped their Buddhist teachings, and they kept attacking with their palms gathered with mantras, but it seemed that all the effects had been lost at this moment. Hitting the body surrounded by evil spirit was like a huge rock falling into water, and there was no reaction after a sound was heard.
The leading monk saw that the situation was not good and shouted loudly.
"Use the Demon Subduing and Mountain Stabilizing Technique!"
The next moment, several old monks put their palms together and chanted loudly. The Buddhist sound became more and more powerful. The original golden net formed a golden cover, suppressing Lu Shanjun inside.
"Om... Ma... Ni... Ba... Mi... Hum..."
The huge golden shield seemed to be of great weight. It smashed to the ground with a bang, and even broke through many steps and was imprinted into the mountain.
After just a moment, the cover began to grow bigger and bigger, and the three old monks' clasped palms began to tremble more and more violently, as if there was some medicine between their palms that was forcibly holding them open.
Endless demonic energy gushed out from under the giant golden shield, appearing like a burning flame. The original golden Buddha light in the sky had been replaced by black wind and virtual demonic fire.
"Da da da da da da da da..."
The huge golden shield was shaking continuously, and a phantom of a golden mountain was faintly visible on it, but its bones had already begun to crack.
“Ahhh—”
At the same moment the tiger roared.
"Boom..."
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang"
The huge golden shield exploded, and the three old monks faced the explosion head-on and were flung away in three directions.
"boom… "
One of the old monks smashed directly into the temple wall, embedding himself into it and causing cracks in it.
“Puff…” The old monk spat out a mouthful of blood with a hint of light golden color, and slid down the wall. He supported himself on the ground with his hands and looked towards the front of the temple tremblingly.
The chanting of Buddhist mantras in the entire temple had quietly subsided without anyone noticing. All the monks looked up in shock towards the temple gate.
A monster as big as a building appeared before my eyes. It looked like a tiger but not a tiger, and like a demon but not a demon. On the body of a giant tiger, if you look closely, you can see a human face. When its tail swept behind it, it would create a series of shadows, as if there were multiple tails flashing.
Endless demonic energy rose into the sky, causing all kinds of strange visions. The flow of demonic energy seemed like an endless flame spreading in all directions, as if blazing flames filled the sky and black wind was entangled.
The giant beast stretched out a claw, gently grabbed the Zen stick that was embedded in its forehead and took it off. After looking at it, it grinned and then swung it with its claw.
"Woo..."
The Zen staff pierced through one of the Zen rooms in the temple with a sound of breaking through the air, and with a "boom..." it smashed half of the room and then crashed two feet into the ground.