Chapter 683: Let's Split Fifty-Fifty

"Be careful, benefactor. These five blood mountains have the power to bewitch the mind." As they approached the five blood mountains, the Venerable Sakyamuni frowned, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. A beam of Buddhist light shot forth, suppressing all the bewitching power.

"How did this come to be? The mysterious runes on these five blood mountains..." The Venerable Sakyamuni's expression grew solemn. His mind raced, and he suddenly exclaimed, "This is the Demon Devouring Grand Array."

"Demon Devouring Grand Array?" Lin Fan had thoroughly studied the Yun Sect's texts, and the knowledge in his mind was already as vast as an ocean. With a slight thought, he understood everything.

"It seems some powerful being has been siphoning the foundation of this innate secret realm. But since they chose this realm containing innate wood, it's clear that this being is severely injured," Lin Fan said.

"Indeed. The Demon Devouring Grand Array is a heaven-defying formation. Though it has no offensive power, its wondrous uses are terrifyingly extraordinary. But judging by the current situation, the array has stopped operating, which means something must have happened."

"Let's go in and take a look." Without any hesitation, Lin Fan headed straight for the center of the five blood mountains.

The Venerable Sakyamuni grew vigilant. Everything here was too eerie.

If it were just the Demon Devouring Grand Array, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the key point was that the array had stopped running, which left only two possibilities.

One was that the severely injured powerful being had recovered; the other was that he had died.

But the fact that it could attract so many powerful beings surely meant it wasn't that simple.

"Benefactor, this Demon Devouring Grand Array has been refined into a treasure. You can collect it later," said the Venerable Sakyamuni.

"Then why don't you take it?" Lin Fan hadn't expected this bald donkey to be so kind-hearted, giving up a treasure right before his eyes.

"This humble monk cultivates the Buddhist Dharma. Such evil and harmful things are not for me," said the Venerable Sakyamuni.

"Bald donkey, so you mean I'm evil?" Lin Fan exploded upon hearing this. This bald donkey was insulting him in a roundabout way.

"Benefactor, this humble monk never said that. You said it yourself," the Venerable Sakyamuni immediately denied.

Lin Fan: "..."

...

Meanwhile, deep in the void, some forces were hiding.

"Let them first see what's inside."

"Who would have thought that Blood Radiance Demon Lord, severely injured a thousand years ago, was hiding here to heal. If not for the recent celestial anomalies, we'd never have known that the infamous Blood Radiance Demon Lord was holed up in this tiny secret realm."

"The Demon Devouring Grand Array has stopped running, so Blood Radiance Demon Lord must have fallen. But no matter what, he was a powerful being. Even in death, he wouldn't let others get his possessions."

"Let those two test the waters first. Even if they're lucky enough to get Blood Radiance Demon Lord's treasures, we'll strike and surround them then. The treasures will still be ours."

At this moment, Lin Fan and the Venerable Sakyamuni had become cannon fodder in the eyes of many forces.

"Benefactor, this humble monk senses something amiss. There seem to be many powerful beings hidden in the void," the Venerable Sakyamuni said, his heart pounding.

"Yeah, I know. It looks like they want to use us as cannon fodder," Lin Fan said.

"Then what should we do?" The Venerable Sakyamuni looked somewhat worried.

"Bald donkey, I won't mess with you this time. Just follow my lead later." The situation was now a bit tricky. If it were just him alone, it wouldn't matter.

But the key was that this bald donkey was still by his side. If he kept playing around, he might end up getting the bald donkey killed.

This bald donkey was annoying, but his heart wasn't bad. Most importantly, Lin Fan still had to learn the "Conversion Art" from him. If the bald donkey died, who would he learn it from?

"Alright." The Venerable Sakyamuni nodded. At this point, he didn't want to act tough anymore, because the situation seemed unfavorable. If he tried to show off, he might get himself beaten.

Although he didn't know how many forces were hidden in the void around them, if he kept acting tough, he might even get the shit beaten out of him.

...

"Haha, I can't believe we're so lucky to get these treasures!"

"We're rich! Countless pills and a heaven-defying technique!"

"Let's go, quickly! I have a method to shatter the void and leave the secret realm directly."

Voices of Lin Fan and the Venerable Sakyamuni came from within the five blood mountains. At the same time, the Venerable Sakyamuni stealthily slipped out, Buddhist light flickering between his fingers, turning into thin threads that linked the five blood mountains together.

This was the Buddha's sealing technique. As they say, one flower is one world. The Venerable Sakyamuni connected the five blood mountains to form a small world.

At that moment, the beings hidden in the void, upon hearing these words, could no longer restrain themselves.

"They actually got the treasures!"

"Go, hurry in! If they escape, we'll really be screwed."

"Alright, let's go."

In an instant, many figures from the void turned into rainbows and flew toward the five blood mountains.

However, some great beings did not move.

"This is suspicious. Blood Radiance Demon Lord's treasures aren't so easy to get."

Blood Radiance Demon Lord had roamed the Ancient Saint Realm for a long time. He was violent, moody, and never gave anyone any benefits.

There was once a rumor that Blood Radiance Demon Lord had left a cave dwelling somewhere in the Ancient Saint Realm for the fated.

Later, countless beings from myriad races searched for that cave. Eventually, the location somehow spread, leading countless beings to go treasure hunting.

In the end, all who went for the treasures died. Only then did they realize that it was all a scheme by Blood Radiance Demon Lord.

He used the beings of myriad races to cultivate a demonic technique.

"Eh? Where are they?"

"What's going on? Have they already escaped?"

At this moment, in the center of the five blood mountains, a group of beings who had been hiding in the void were exposed.

"Bald donkey, seal the formation!" Lin Fan, now in stealth, emerged from the five blood mountains.

"Alright." The Venerable Sakyamuni's brow twitched as his hands formed strange Buddhist seals.

In an instant, a shield of Buddhist light sealed the five blood mountains.

"Damn, we've been tricked!"

The powerful beings inside the five blood mountains changed expression upon sensing this power.

"Benefactor, what do we do now?" The Venerable Sakyamuni was now a bit excited; he felt like he was doing something big.

Some of the beings inside were stronger than him. If they were targeted, they'd be dead.

"Close the door and beat the dog. I'm in a good mood today, so let's split fifty-fifty." Lin Fan was in high spirits. He moved, and in an instant, millions of palms struck out.

Each palm transformed into a "Big Bro Dragon," pouring into the five blood mountains.

Lin Fan had just noticed that these powerful beings were not weak.

Divine Heaven Realm, Sixth Layer.

Divine Heaven Realm, Seventh Layer.

Divine Heaven Realm, Eighth Layer.

In Lin Fan's eyes, this was a huge jackpot.