strictlysupreme Chapter 1085 The Sword Saint is Doomed! The Robe of Salvation!
Chapter 1085 The Sword Saint is Doomed! The Robe of Salvation!
"As you all have heard, Gu Xiu has personally confessed to what he did..."
"Um???"
"What did you say?"
The moment Gu Xiu opened his mouth to respond, Monk Jingyan immediately used the words he had prepared beforehand, but halfway through, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Gu Xiu...
They actually denied it??
“I said, I haven’t killed any of the people you’re talking about.” Gu Xiu, dressed in black, curled his lip and said coldly, “If I, Gu, wanted to kill someone, I wouldn’t need to go to such lengths. I could just come to your doorstep and challenge you. Why bother with all this trouble?”
"You...you...you're lying!" Monk Jingyan couldn't take it anymore: "I didn't expect that you, Benefactor Gu, are indeed completely different from the rumors. You actually lied in public. I thought you..."
"Think I can't lie? You're right. Although I, Gu, have killed quite a few people, I don't stoop to the level of just any Tom, Dick, or Harry, much less will I take on any messy, worthless accusations." Gu Xiu, clad in black robes, coldly snorted.
"But you bald monk, you've been going against me from the very beginning. Do you really want to reach paradise?"
He considered himself the master of the world, superior to others, but he wasn't so foolish as to actually orchestrate a scheme for others.
He still wanted to ascend the Sword Enlightenment Platform and use the Sword Cleansing Pool to eradicate his inner demons.
Now that they've been labeled, that's unacceptable.
"You're talking nonsense! Benefactor Jiang is here with the Mo Shou Sword in hand, how dare you lie?" Master Jingyan never expected that Gu Xiu would lie, and immediately looked at Jiang Jian Si: "Benefactor Jiang, please quickly distinguish right from wrong and tell everyone that Gu Xiu is lying!"
"Gu Xiu didn't lie." To everyone's surprise, Jiang Jiansi replied directly.
"You... what did you say?" Master Jingyan was stunned, then flew into a rage: "This humble monk knows that Benefactor Jiang and Gu Xiu have a good relationship, but I never expected that in order to protect Gu Xiu, you would disregard your own principles and even sacrifice the reputation of the Tianyuan Sword Sect..."
Before he could finish speaking, Master Jingyan could no longer utter a word, for he felt as if a vast net woven from sword beams had already trapped him firmly, and it seemed that he would be cut into one hundred and eight pieces at any moment.
"First of all, I, Jiang Jiansi, truly did not see that Gu Xiu was lying." Jiang Jiansi then stepped forward, his aura instantly surging:
"Secondly, my Tianyuan Sword Sect is not a place where your Buddhist sect can speak freely."
"you……"
"I'm not qualified yet."
"Pfft!" The moment the words fell, Monk Jingyan coughed up blood, his face turning deathly pale, clearly injured by Jiang Jiansi's sword energy. His eyes were filled with resentment and frustration, yet he dared not bring up the Tianyuan Sword Sect again.
He could use some means to harass the Tianyuan Sword Sect within the rules, but he had no right to say anything excessive.
Not to mention him, even the entire Buddhist sect of the Western Desert, no one dared to provoke him too much.
to be honest.
As long as the Sword Saint lives, Buddhism will not save those who persevere.
Fortunately this time...
The Sword Saint is doomed!
“Since Benefactor Jiang is not lying, it means that Gu Xiu must have some means to evade Benefactor Jiang’s detection.” After a slight hesitation, Jingyan spoke again:
"But it doesn't matter, I have a way to verify whether Gu Xiu is lying."
He came prepared, having naturally considered that the Tianyuan Sword Sect would distort the truth to protect Gu Xiu, so he had made other preparations long ago.
He then took out a kasaya from his hand.
The robe was dazzling, exceptionally bright even in the darkness, almost too bright. After looking at it for a while, one couldn't help but feel a desire to snatch it and drape it over oneself.
"This robe should belong to me; no one else is even worthy to look at it!"
This thought appeared in everyone's mind almost instantly, but just as it was about to intensify, a cold voice rang out:
"What can this tattered cassock do?"
Upon hearing this, everyone snapped out of their daze and realized that their eyes had involuntarily turned red. They were all shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
This thing is so terrifying that just one glance is enough to make one want to possess it, giving rise to boundless greed. If they hadn't been interrupted at the crucial moment, those among them who were not of strong will would have lost their composure on the spot.
No one dared to look at the robe anymore; instead, they turned their gaze to the person who had spoken.
But the speaker turned out to be Gu Xiu, dressed in a black robe. His face was cold and stern, and he was completely unaffected by the robe. This result made not only these outsiders, but even Jingyan, who had taken out the robe, twitch.
damn it!
This kid...
Why wasn't it affected?
Has his resolve in the Dao become so firm?
He had no idea how deep Gu Xiu's desire to be the ruler of this world was after he saw his true self. To him, everyone in this world was his defeated opponent, and all the treasures in this world belonged to him.
This thought caused Gu Xiu in black robes to completely disregard the power of the cassock.
"This item is a supreme treasure of Buddhism, the Prajna Robe for Crossing Over Calamities. It can reveal the emptiness of the five aggregates and allow one to directly face one's own and others' true nature. It cannot be worn by anyone but a great Buddhist master, because if one wears this item, it will attract the remnants of the souls of all those one has recently slaughtered."
"Since Benefactor Gu does not admit to murder, why don't you put on this cassock and see if any of the remnant souls you have attracted are the people we discussed before?"
"If they did, it means these people died at your hands; if they didn't, it proves that, as you said, you didn't kill them."
"what do you think?"
Jingyan had really gone all out, even bringing out such a Buddhist treasure. After hearing his explanation, Lü Dongshan couldn't help but frown, and even refused without hesitation:
"no!"
"You bald monks from the Western Desert always talk about being upright and compassionate, but in reality, you're full of evil intentions. Who knows what's wrong with this robe? It's not something you can just try on as you please."
Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul realm, even if their physical body dies, as long as their soul escapes, they are not considered completely dead. Even if their soul is shattered, some remnants of their soul will inevitably remain. Unless there are special methods, it is difficult to completely erase them.
This means that if Gu Xiu were to wear this cassock, even if the souls of those he recently killed were scattered, some of their remnants would surely be attracted to him.
Although Lü Dongshan was unsure whether Gu Xiu had truly not killed anyone, seeing Jingyan's confident demeanor, he naturally guessed that the other party must have made some preparations, so he wanted to help Gu Xiu refuse.
only……
“This is the Tianyuan Sword Sect. Since I have taken out the Prajna Crossing Calamity Blessing Robe in front of so many people, I naturally will not hold back any tricks. Benefactor Lü, you are in such a hurry to refuse, is it because you do not believe in the strength of the Tianyuan Sword Sect?” Jingyan said with a smile, directly shutting down Lü Dongshan’s unreasonable words.
If they refuse, it's not just a matter of doubting Buddhism, but also a questioning of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.
Seeing that Lü Dongshan was stammering and unable to answer, Jingyan didn't waste any more words and looked directly at Gu Xiu: "Benefactor Gu, you spoke so decisively just now, so you should not be afraid of being investigated. I wonder if you dare to give it a try?"
"Old Gu, don't be fooled..." Lu Dongshan said in a low voice, trying to persuade Gu Xiu not to act impulsively.
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xiu in black robes stepped forward: "It's just wearing a cassock, what's there to be afraid of?"
“Excellent.” Jingyan’s expression brightened. “In that case, then, Benefactor Gu…”
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xiu in black robes interrupted again: "There's just one thing..."
"Is Benefactor Gu afraid?"
"Afraid? Afraid of what? Afraid of those cowards from the Western Desert, or afraid of a little bald monk like you?"
"you……"
“Since your Western Desert Buddhist sect is smearing me here, you can’t just leave without paying a price. If you’re right, then it doesn’t matter. But if you’re wrong, then you have to compensate me,” said Gu Xiu in black robes.
"Compensation? I wonder what kind of compensation Mr. Gu desires?"
“Simple.” Gu Xiu, dressed in black, smiled and pointed to the kasaya in the hands of the monk Jingyan: “The kasaya is mine.”
"How dare you! Do you know that this is a treasure of our Buddhist sect? How could an uncivilized scum like you wear it?" Monk Jingde, who had a fiery temper, immediately launched into a tirade.
"Shut up!" Gu Xiu, dressed in black, frowned and suddenly pointed at Monk Jingde. Although he used his finger as a sword, the attack was sudden and startled Monk Jingde. It was Monk Jingyan who intervened, and a lotus flower bloomed to block the attack.
The black-robed Gu Xiu wasn't annoyed; he simply asked him, "Bald monk, do you dare?"
“This item is indeed a treasure of our Buddhist sect. For any non-Buddhist monk to obtain it is more of a curse than a blessing. You will find it useless to me,” said Monk Jingyan.
Gu Xiu, dressed in black, sneered, "What do you care whether it's useful or not? Even if it's really useless, I can still use it as a carpet. Just tell me if you dare or not."
"you……"
Even someone as shrewd as Jingyan was somewhat furious, but after gritting his teeth, he still nodded: "Since you insist on making this bet, this humble monk agrees!"
He is very confident.
After all, Di Yanghe of Suling Valley had been saved and had honestly confessed that all those he had incited to attack Gu Xiu were dead, which must have been done by Gu Xiu. Even if Gu Xiu had extraordinary abilities, he could not possibly withstand the power of the Prajna Crossing Calamity Blessing Robe.
In other words.
Gu Xiu is destined to lose this time, so the size of the bet is irrelevant.
Thinking this, he didn't waste any more words. He simply flipped his hand, and the cassock instantly floated to Gu Xiu's side: "Benefactor Gu, all you need now is..."
"Enough with the nonsense." Gu Xiu, dressed in black, sneered, then reached out and took the robe without hesitation, draping it over his own shoulders.
next moment.
A series of eerie winds suddenly rose around Gu Xiu, followed by wisps of black smoke gathering towards him. Upon closer inspection, each wisp of black smoke was a fragment of a broken soul. The robe's effect was indeed as the monk Jingyan had described.
Gu Xiu had previously launched a bloodbath at the Tianyuan Sword Sect, attracting quite a few remnant souls. Now, drawn by the cassock, they were constantly converging on Gu Xiu's side.
Seeing this result, Monk Jingyan beamed with joy: "Benefactor Gu, don't panic. These remnant souls are just remnant souls and fragments after all. They won't harm you. We just need to wait a little while. At that time, those you killed will all come."
Gu Xiu, dressed in black, did not reply; he was studying the function of the cassock.
He looked like he was familiarizing himself with his magic weapon in advance.
Ignored, Monk Jingyan's expression darkened, so he turned to the crowd and said, "Please wait a moment, it will only take the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and no one objected.
At this moment, they all looked at the remnants of souls and fragments that were entangled with Gu Xiu, and couldn't help but recall the scene of Gu Xiu's massacre at Tianyuan Sword Sect. They were shocked and curious about how many people Gu Xiu had killed.
At the same time, they were also curious whether Gu Xiu had really killed those geniuses from various sects.
only……
After a short while, everyone was surprised to find that...
When all the remnants of souls and fragments from the Tianyuan Sword Sect that Gu Xiu had killed had been attracted here, not a single remnant soul or fragment appeared in the more distant areas.
just like……
Apart from killing someone at the Tianyuan Sword Sect, Gu Xiu has never killed anyone else!
No more remnant souls arrived!
"Fool, let's not even talk about how many of those people died at the hands of that idiot Yue Tiansheng. Even if I did kill a few, that was done by that inner demon from before. What does it have to do with me?" Gu Xiu in black robes thought smugly, then raised an eyebrow at the monk Jingyan.
“Bald monk, this robe is now mine.”