Chapter 281

Chapter 281: Past King Fist

"How is it?" Bird Bro sneered, "Being recorded in the Banana Leaf Golden Scripture and called a fist technique of the King of the Past, do you think it’s bad? I’ll tell you plainly, this Past King Fist can only be described as abnormal. For thousands of years, there have been almost no other fist techniques that could compete with it, whether from the righteous or the demonic paths!"

"Is it really that powerful?" Fang Lie asked curiously, "What makes it so strong?"

"The most abnormal part of the Past King Fist is that it doesn’t attack your present self, but your past self, making it nearly impossible to defend against!" Bird Bro explained, "Unless you have treasures that protect against the Law of Cause and Effect or possess divine skills, otherwise, you can only take the hits with no way to defend!"

"Attack my past self?" Fang Lie said in astonishment, "What does that mean? The past is gone, how can it still hit?"

"Exactly! Even if it has become the past, it can still hit. Otherwise, how could it be called abnormal?" Bird Bro said, "The Law of Cause and Effect is indeed mysterious, and you can’t understand it at all now. Once your strength reaches the level of Thunder Tribulation Immortal, you might begin to grasp it. Just know that the Law of Cause and Effect is unreasonable; the Past King Fist attacks your past self, but the effect is felt in the present, causing you now to get hurt or even die!"

"Wow, if anyone learns this, wouldn’t they be invincible in the world?" Fang Lie exclaimed.

"You can’t say invincible, but it’s pretty close," Bird Bro replied, "If you learn it, even Thunder Tribulation Immortal, without a treasure of the Law of Cause and Effect or divine skills, would just have to watch helplessly as you slap them, unable to defend or dodge."

"Are there many treasures of the Law of Cause and Effect?" Fang Lie quickly pressed on.

"Of course not, there are very few," Bird Bro said, "Treasures of the Law of Cause and Effect are at least Seventh-Rank treasures. In the entire Mo Sect, out of thousands of treasures above Seventh-Rank, there are only a handful of those related to the Law of Cause and Effect. Among the protective treasures, there is only one, passed down from the Sect Leader’s line, an Eighth-Rank treasure called the Ancient Mysterious Turtle Shell. It’s said to automatically protect its owner, alert them of danger, and can be used for divination. Disciples from the Sect Leader’s line rarely get killed when traveling, most of the credit goes to this item."

"Haha, if that’s the case, if I learn this divine skill, wouldn’t I be able to swagger around?" Fang Lie replied excitedly, "What Master Tianlong, what Sword God from East Kunlun, if they annoy me, I can just slap them to death!"

"Ha, stop dreaming!" Bird Bro sneered, "Master Tianlong can still be overlooked; his Tianlong Zen Chant is sharp, but compared to the Past King Fist, it’s nothing but trash. He might really struggle against this strange divine skill. However, you should stay away from the Sword God of East Kunlun; he has a Ninth-Rank treasure to protect him. Once a treasure reaches Ninth-Rank, it knows a bit about the Law of Cause and Effect, and you couldn’t hit him at all. Unless…"

"Unless what?" Fang Lie quickly inquired.

"Unless you quickly shave your head and become a monk, to re-cultivate the Buddhist scripture ‘Down Three Lives King’. This scripture is the fundamental technique of the Past King Fist. If you cultivate to the Thunder Tribulation realm with this technique, you can definitely unleash its strongest power. Ordinary treasures of the Law of Cause and Effect wouldn’t be able to withstand it; even Ninth-Rank treasures could be ineffective unless they are particularly skilled in the Law of Cause and Effect."

"Cut! That’s like saying nothing!" Fang Lie said with frustration, "If I switch to Buddhist principles, I’d probably never reach the Golden Pool before I die, let alone become a Thunder Tribulation Immortal!"

"Haha, as long as you understand, it’s best to cultivate the Divine Phoenix Nirvana Scripture honestly; it’s truly a unique Unity Divine Power, much stronger than Buddhist principles," Bird Bro chuckled.

"That’s true, but this fist technique is so sharp; wouldn’t it be a pity not to learn it?" Fang Lie frowned, "Can’t you find a way for me to learn it?"

"I could help you learn it, but the power would certainly be weak, and even if you hit someone in the face, it wouldn’t hurt at all, just embarrassing them with no other use," Bird Bro said, showing some impatience, "Your time is too precious; why waste it on this?"

"Why call it waste?" Fang Lie grinned, "Bird Bro, you seem to have forgotten about the Ever-Burning Flame!"

"The Ever-Burning Flame?" Bird Bro was taken aback at first and then suddenly understood, "Ah, so you little rascal had such a sinister idea! It seems those powerful beings will have bad luck in the future!"

The Ever-Burning Flame is a strange and obscure divine skill that uses Fang Lie’s Original Essence Blood as ink, written on the enemy’s body; the writing will continuously burn due to the power of Nirvana True Fire.

On the surface, this divine skill acts on the skin, but in reality, it targets the soul. The writing is actually inscribed on the opponent’s soul fragment, so it won’t extinguish, even if you peel off that layer of skin.

Of course, the power of the writing is not high, closely related to Fang Lie’s own strength. If written on a strong enemy, they could easily suppress it with their powerful magic, preventing the flames from igniting.

But the problem is, you can’t suppress it forever! As a cultivator, there are many things to do, the most important being cultivation. When you are in closed-door training, cycling energy, can you still split your focus to control magic suppressing the Ever-Burning Flame on your face?

Clearly, it’s not possible. At least, doing so is too dangerous; a small mistake could lead to cultivation deviation.

Thus, as long as Fang Lie places the Ever-Burning Flame on someone, it’s like seizing their weakness; even if it doesn’t kill you, it can annoy you!

Once hit by Fang Lie’s move, you have to keep activating the Ever-Burning Flame, unable to cultivate, unable to practice alchemy, always on edge, and even when meeting guests, it might suddenly ignite, embarrassing you in front of them.

This is absolutely a torture; it might even drive someone crazy.

Of course, the Ever-Burning Flame has powerful effects, but the conditions for success are too harsh; it must be written on the opponent’s skin with his blood ink.

However, as a cultivator, especially one stronger than Fang Lie, everyone has a pile of protective measures, making it difficult for Fang Lie to even get close, let alone write on their skin; it’s almost an impossible task.

So Fang Lie just used to think about it without taking it seriously.

However, upon hearing Bird Bro introduce the astounding effects of the Past King Fist, he became instantly interested.

Indeed, with his meager strength, a master above Thunder Tribulation would probably just brush aside any attempt he made to slap them in the face.

But what if Fang Lie applied the Ever-Burning Flame ink to his hand before attempting to slap them? Would it directly smear the ink on their face?

If this could actually work, then Fang Lie would have added a super annoying trump card!

Bird Bro hadn’t thought of this initially, which is why he opposed Fang Lie learning this technique not suitable for his path. But upon Fang Lie’s reminder, he was shocked to realize that combining the Past King Fist with the Ever-Burning Flame seemed to create a potentially abnormal level of attack.

Naturally, Bird Bro became very interested. He then smiled, "In that case, after you go back, I’ll find a way to teach you this divine skill and look for an opportunity to see if the Ever-Burning Flame can be combined. If it works, you can cultivate freely in the future, but if it doesn’t, you’d better give it up!"

"Understood, it’s settled!" Fang Lie replied with a big smile, "Bird Bro, this treasure vault is of great significance; we absolutely cannot give it up. What should we do about this tree? Dig it up?"

"Don’t even think about it!" Bird Bro laughed and scolded, "If you don’t understand, don’t speak foolishly. The Wonderful Bodhi Tree is actually very delicate; it can only grow in specific environments. Although it seems unremarkable here, it is truly a land of Buddha spirits; every grain of sand and dust contains the pure intention of Buddha’s followers. If you dig it up, it will undoubtedly die!"

"So what should we do?" Fang Lie frowned, "When those people from the Great Thunder Sound Temple come, this might not even be mine anymore!"

"Don’t worry, that’s very simple!" Bird Bro chuckled, "The small Subhuti space is not a stable space; it needs to depend on some external physical object. This small Subhuti space is attached to that Buddha statue, so as long as you take that Buddha statue, it’s like taking the small Subhuti space and the Wonderful Bodhi Tree with it."

"I see~" Fang Lie immediately laughed aloud, "That makes it easier! By the way, how do we get out?"

"Simple, let him summon the Bright Pearl and recite the ‘Down Three Lives King’ again!" Bird Bro smiled.

"Got it!" Fang Lie responded, then he tapped the Man-Eating Demon Monk on the head and said with a grin, "Recite the scripture again."

"Yes, Master~" The Man-Eating Demon Monk began reciting again.

As before, with bright light, the scenery changed, and everyone reappeared outside.

Fang Lie wasted no time; he first stored the Bright Pearl and the Buddha statue.

Then, he looked at the empty base and smiled, "Bird Bro, can we create an identical Buddha statue? That way, when others come, they won’t notice anything different and will only suspect something."

"Good idea!" Bird Bro laughed, "That’s too simple for me."

Moments later, a Buddha statue identical to the previous one appeared on the original base.

Bird Bro said, "No matter how they check, it’s exactly the same as before, with thousands of years of age, not a bit different. As long as it’s not attached to the small Subhuti space, there will be absolutely no difference!"

Bird Bro, possessing the Benevolence Token, a Ninth-Rank treasure that could create Mechanical City, found it simple to replicate an ordinary Buddha statue; even if Master Tianlong came again, he wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.