Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 352 - 254: The Monster’s Double Standards! (Happy New Year!)
Zhao Yi had not forgotten that the male protagonist was the favored son of the plot’s will.
Whether it’s the Spirit Realm or the Three Thousand Small Worlds, they are all part of the plot’s will.
The male protagonist is the Great Daoist Sage with the strongest fortune in the All Heavens World.
Even Zhao Yi could only use methods similar to Su Qianqian to disgust the male protagonist.
Besides that, Zhao Yi never posed any real threat to the male protagonist.
The male protagonist was the first of the Zhao clan to solve the bloodline curse, the first to break through to the Tier Ten Void Realm, and while wandering in the Secret Realm, he casually picked up the Buddha’s Light of the Buddha’s Great Dao.
Even while roaming in the River of Time, the male protagonist could retreat unscathed.
This luck is simply defying the heavens!
Therefore, Zhao Yi planned to coax the male protagonist into probing that monster.
With the male protagonist’s luck of being untouchable no matter how reckless he is, he might discover something Zhao Yi hadn’t noticed before.
After all, Zhao Yi hadn’t even entered the Great Hero Hall and hadn’t seen what the monster looked like.
Although Zhao Yi had gone down the great river, the moment he saw the black tree roots, he was so frightened he ran away and didn’t get a chance to check if there was anything hidden at the riverbed.
If the male protagonist entered, he could just help Zhao Yi complete the intel.
On the other hand, if the Treasure Tower Spirit saw the male protagonist being so "brave," it might even concede in advance.
After all, the Nether Tree invading the Cultivation World is just a possibility, but its erosion of the Treasure Tower Secret Realm is a constant occurrence.
Zhao Yi speculated that the Treasure Tower Spirit must be very hesitant at this moment.
All Zhao Yi needed to do was give it a little push.
The male protagonist is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back!
"If you have no objections, then let’s settle it this way."
Zhao Yi withdrew his gaze from the Treasure Tower and looked solemnly at the male protagonist, saying, "The Great Hero Hall Secret Realm is extremely dangerous, remember: never go to the Great Hero Hall and the riverbed. There’s absolutely nothing there, and it’s unnecessary to waste time."
After speaking, Zhao Yi didn’t wait for the male protagonist to react and left the Secret Realm in a flash.
The male protagonist watched the direction Zhao Yi left, a determined look flashing in his eyes.
"The Great Hero Hall and the riverbed, huh?"
The male protagonist didn’t say anything more, turned around, and entered the Treasure Tower’s entrance once again.
The next moment, the male protagonist appeared on a high mountain.
Standing at the mountaintop, the male protagonist gazed far into the distance. Below, the great river roared, and waterfalls hung upside down in the mountain streams, presenting a splendid scenic view.
"Great mountain, great river."
Seeing this scene, the male protagonist immediately thought of the moment in the River of Time when Zhao Yi was in danger.
"He dodged this calamity."
Thinking of how Zhao Yi looked untouched and unscathed before, the male protagonist felt very conflicted.
There was both relief that Zhao Yi emerged unscathed and regret at not seeing misfortune befall Zhao Yi.
Especially since Zhao Yi breaking through the calamity was due to the male protagonist’s reminder, making his expression even more complex.
The male protagonist stood on the mountain for a while, sighed, determined the direction, and headed towards the Great Hero Hall in the valley.
If Zhao Yi were to see this scene, he would surely exclaim once again at the protagonist’s favored status.
When Zhao Yi entered this Secret Realm, those black tree roots were like on steroids, crazily trying to stab him to death.
The male protagonist stood on the mountain for a long time, and those roots seemed to wither, not reacting at all.
Arriving in the valley, just like Zhao Yi’s first visit, the male protagonist was also shocked by the majestic grandeur of the Great Hero Hall.
"Amitabha Buddha!"
The male protagonist stood at the entrance of the Great Hero Hall, pressing his palms together, respectfully bowing towards the hall.
Although Zhao Yi kept saying there was a monster in this hall, and the monster was closely related to Buddha, as long as he didn’t see it with his own eyes, the position of Buddha in the male protagonist’s heart remained supreme.
After the bow, the male protagonist took a few steps forward, gazing up at the strange sigils on the archway of the hall with a look of shock in his eyes.
Unlike Zhao Yi, who was ignorant and knew nothing of Buddhist scripture, the male protagonist recognized these sigils at a glance as the ancient "Swastika" Golden Seal of the Buddhist Sect.
It is both the Buddha’s Protector Seal and the foundational scripture of the Buddha’s enlightenment.
The "Swastika" Golden Seal holds the highest status in the Buddhist Sect, with great representative significance.
The male protagonist grew up on tales of the "Swastika" Golden Seal, having longed for this Buddhist scripture of enlightenment for quite some time.
Now seeing the legendary Golden Seal on the archway, the male protagonist was immediately entranced, becoming absorbed, spirited, and deeply moved.
"No wonder it’s the number one Buddhist scripture!"
After a long while, the male protagonist took a deep breath, forcibly tore his gaze away, no longer looking at the sigils on the archway.
The "Swastika" Golden Seal was too profound, and after merely glancing at it briefly, the male protagonist felt like he had gained immeasurably, even harboring thoughts of "spending a lifetime studying this scripture wouldn’t be bad."
This thought had barely arisen before the male protagonist promptly suppressed it.
At any other time, secluded studying of the scripture here might have been fine.
But right now, the timing was not appropriate.
According to Zhao Yi, the monster’s aggression was extremely high.
The monster is currently continuously eroding the Treasure Tower Secret Realm. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Once it amasses enough energy, it will certainly extend its reach to other Plane Worlds.
The Treasure Tower Secret Realm is too small, with resources undoubtedly not matching those of the Spirit Realm and Small Thousand World.
And once the monster begins its actions, the Cultivation World would surely bear the brunt.
Hence, the male protagonist must uncover the truth here.
At this moment, the male protagonist’s left ring finger bore an ancient ring that suddenly flashed with light, releasing a Divine Soul emanating a golden-red glow.
The old monk stood next to the male protagonist, gazing at the patterns on the beam for a long time without speaking.
Since the collapse of Sumeru Mountain, the demise of Little Leiyin Temple, and the transformation of mountain monasteries into ashes, the old monk had seldom appeared.
On one hand, it was the loss of one’s kind.
The old monk had dedicated his life to Buddhism, holding deep affection for the Buddhist Sect.
The destruction of monasteries like Little Leiyin Temple, the tragic deaths of monks and novice monks, resonated deeply with the old monk and impacted him significantly.
On the other hand, the male protagonist had already grown up.
The old monk’s Divine Soul, after being transformed by the Heavenly Dao Mark, broke through to the Tier Nine Saint King Realm.
A year ago, as long as he didn’t encounter people from the Great Xia Dynasty’s Zhao clan, the old monk could have roamed the world unhindered.
But now, the Tier Nine Saint King Realm clearly wasn’t enough anymore.
Not to mention the male protagonist has surpassed into the Tier Ten Void Realm, and even on Small World Fragments, over a hundred thousand Tier Ten Void Realm ancestors of the Zhao clan could instill fear.
Whereas the Sages of the Spirit Realm and Three Thousand Small Worlds had cultivation far superior to the ancestors of the Zhao clan.
Should the Sages descend into the Cultivation World and a Plane War commence, the Tier Nine Saint King Realm wouldn’t even qualify as cannon fodder.
The old monk had always seen the male protagonist as a disciple to cultivate.
Now, the disciple’s strength surpassed his own, no longer requiring his assistance.
The old monk felt both gratified and disheartened.
"Amitabha Buddha!"
After a long silence, the old monk chanted a Buddhist mantra.
He pressed his palms together, deeply bowing towards the Great Hero Hall.
"Buddha above, please guide this disciple through the maze of confusion."
The next instant, a streak of black mist shot out from the hall, engulfing the old monk’s Divine Soul, pulling it inside.
If Zhao Yi were beside me to witness this scene, he’d lament how life isn’t fair.
The male protagonist had stood at the entrance all that time unscathed, and the moment the old monk emerged, he was instantly taken.
These days, even the monsters are exhibiting double standards!
PS: Brothers, happy New Year, wishing everyone a prosperous year!
