Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 574 - 333: Attack_2

He couldn’t openly purchase the materials, so he had to mix these third-grade materials with other third-grade materials and buy them together.

Three "Thunder Cloud Skills" were activated, and above one corner of the massive buddha flower, three overlapping thunderclouds abruptly appeared.

The speed of the thunderclouds’ formation was extremely fast, so fast that even though the rocket was still falling, the thunderclouds had already been charged.

It was thanks to the abundant spiritual energy of Qianye Temple that the "Thunder Cloud Skill" could absorb spiritual energy so smoothly, not only shortening the spell preparation time but also enhancing the power of the "Thunder Cloud Skill."

Such a commotion already caused many Arhats to leap into the sky, and as they did so, the rocket’s head exploded.

Li Shiming never intended for the rocket to physically strike the target, because no matter how strong that impact was, any building of such a major sect would be protected by its own defensive arrays.

Merely using physical impact would be inefficient, and it would be difficult to even break through the arrays.

The rocket exploded after releasing "Thunder Cloud Skill" three times, when it was still over a hundred meters from the ground structures.

This explosion didn’t utilize cultivation techniques but instead used a thermite grenade.

The 65-kilogram thermite grenade contained nearly two hundred small warheads, each filled with thermite.

Thermite can generate temperatures up to 2,500 degrees and a single grenade can cover thousands of square meters.

As the explosion occurred, the rocket’s head and body also detonated; when creating the rocket, Li Shiming considered how to avoid leaving any trace after the explosion.

The explosion, triggered by the rocket head, activated special self-destruct patterns within the rocket’s array formation patterns, causing the body of the rocket to disintegrate into countless tiny fragments in mid-air.

These tiny fragments, together with the nearly two hundred small warheads dispersed in the thermite, created a fire rain in the sky.

Initially, with the strength of a thermite grenade, causing any damage to a major sect like Qianye Temple was simply an impossibility.

Even if the rocket broke through the Sect’s outer Protection Array, the formations of the Buddha Halls were more than capable of protecting themselves from such mundane damage.

But the initial burst of the "Thunder Cloud Skill" caused countless bolts of lightning to fall from the sky, their speed surpassing the falling fire rain, heavily striking everything below them.

Weaker Arhats were killed instantly without any anticipation.

Even Arhats that activated their defensive treasures were so suppressed by the three "Thunder Cloud Skills" that they could do nothing, let alone help others.

The most terrifying aspect of "Thunder Cloud Skill" was not in attacking the Arhats in the air, but in its assault on the Buddha Halls below.

The dreadful lightning struck the formations of the Buddha Halls, which at most were designed to defend against the damage from early-stage Golden Core cultivators. The "Thunder Cloud Skill," with its wide-ranging attack spell, had the power comparable to the assaults of late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Therefore, the formations of the Buddha Halls below were broken, and the continuous lightning assaults persisted.

After losing the protection of the defensive arrays, the lightning, as if alive, targeted the living monks.

This was actually the instinct of lightning; every monk attracted the bolts to attack them while the "Thunder Cloud Skill" caused comparatively minor damage to the Buddha Halls themselves.

Then the fire rain fell, and no matter what material the Buddha Halls were made of, even if constructed entirely of spiritual materials, without the protective arrays, the 2,500-degree heat instantly set the Buddha Halls ablaze.

If a fire broke out in one spot, the monks there had means to extinguish it, facing the "Thunder Cloud Skill" assaults, they would still spare no effort to save the hall.

But within the range of the thermite grenade, nearly a thousand sources of fire caused the monks under the "Thunder Cloud Skill" attack to despair.

Many monks were hit by the aftereffects of the "Thunder Cloud Skill." The remnants of the thunder and lightning were not lethal but could incapacitate them. Then an inconspicuous spark landed on their bodies.

That tiny spark was thermite. Unless they were Arhat-stage monks, this small spark was lethal without any means of resistance.

Even the monks who were directly killed by the "Thunder Cloud Skill" were fewer than those killed by the thermite reaction.

A colossal Buddha Shadow appeared in the sky, its hand reaching for the thunderclouds, which were then directly dispersed.

Following that, the entire burning area was covered by the energy emitted from the Buddha Shadow, and the flames disappeared in an instant. The thermite, notorious for burning until nothing is left, became as docile as a lamb in the presence of this power.

Venerable Huijing’s Dharma Manifestation looked upon the tragic scene inside the monastery with growing anguish in his heart.

If he hadn’t closed off his mind, how could there have been such losses within the monastery?

One by one, the monks died horrific deaths, under thermite or the "Thunder Cloud Skill," with not even a complete body left to be preserved.

Although the great fire was extinguished, there wasn’t much use for the buildings that had been burnt. The burning effect of the thermite was too effective, and with the Buddha Hall made of wood, any type of timber would ignite at temperatures of 2500 degrees.

Red light flickered in the eyes of Venerable Huijing’s Dharma Manifestation, as uncontrolled Spiritual Power swept over the burnt places, causing further damage to the buildings under his terrifying power.

He was originally dealing with a mental state issue, working to remove the obstacles in his mind. Without the attack, he might have been able to clear away his mental state issues in time with his powerful Buddhist cultivation.

But death came at the worst possible moment, during the critical phase of clearing his mental state troubles, as Qianye Temple was attacked by rockets.

At first, Venerable Huijing had no intention of intervening - his mental state troubles were more important than anything else. But when he realized he must intervene, forcibly interrupting the handling of his mental state, it ended up exacerbating the impact on his mental state.

After he took action, he found that due to his delayed rescue, Qianye Temple had lost at least hundreds of monks, including several Arhats.

His mental state was once again shaken. Previously, his mental state had been troubled by the loss of two disciples, both of whom he had nurtured for hundreds of years to reach the Great Arhat Realm and had the potential to become new Venerables.

With this new blow, the mental state issue intensified into heart demons.

Freshly beset by heart demons, he was unable to completely control his power, and a slight instability caused him to destroy the buildings he had just saved.

Sitting in the center of the Buddha Hall, Venerable Huijing looked as pale as gold leaf, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His eyes flickered with red light intermittently, a sign of the heart demons influencing his mind.

Although Buddhist cultivators are less likely to be affected by heart demons due to their cultivation techniques, once such demons arise, their impact is more severe than on other cultivators.

Venerable Huijing took out a Fourth-grade Spirit Pill and swallowed it to suppress his heart demons, then cast several communication techniques.

The Dharma Manifestation in the sky had disappeared. With the emergence of heart demons, maintaining the Dharma Manifestation might cause more than the previous destruction. Perhaps the entire Qianye Temple would be destroyed because of it.

"Amitabha!" The chant of the Buddha echoed as four figures rushed into the Buddha Hall.

These were Arhats who were well-versed in Buddhist teachings. Their combat strength wasn’t strong among Arhats, but they had surpassed Venerables in their understanding of Buddhist teachings.

The direction of research in Buddhist cultivation varies; some like the Dharma Protectors focus on combat strength to protect Buddhism, while others, like these four Arhats, focus solely on the study of Buddhist teachings, with their power and realm as a byproduct of their studies.

These four Arhats of Qianye Temple specialized in combatting heart demons, always standing by for such occurrences.

In a large sect like Qianye Temple, with a multitude of Buddhist cultivators, it was inevitable for monks to experience heart demons occasionally.

And when heart demons caused by Buddhist cultivation emerge, they can be particularly intense. If not handled well, they could lead to disaster, which was why there were such specialized Arhats.

The four Arhats surrounded Venerable Huijing, chanting sutras. With their chanting, golden lotuses began to fall from the sky.

Each of the four Arhats had reached the stage where they could manifest Golden Lotuses with their words. The red light disappeared from Venerable Huijing’s eyes, and he slowly closed them, his face regaining its serenity.