Halfway there, Lu Xin suddenly thought that if he wanted to compete for the Bodhi Creation Dew now, although the power of the Golden Body could be used, its characteristics could not be revealed.
That is to say, in a non-complete state, the power he could exert was at most comparable to those Demon Lords, unable to crush them.
Therefore, he still needed to rely on mana converted into demonic energy.
Although mana or demonic energy was no longer a rigid requirement for breaking through the Tribulation stage after reaching the late stage of the Mahayana realm, it could still be accumulated.
Therefore, it was foreseeable that the old demons who had lived for a long time must have much more abundant demonic energy than him.
He could feel this to some extent from Fairy Baihua.
He estimated that Fairy Baihua, who was in the Second Tribulation realm, should have about 50% more mana than him.
Converting it into numerical values, his total mana was currently 290 million, while Fairy Baihua's was about 430 million.
Of course, it was not to say that abundant mana meant stronger combat power; it was just a measuring factor.
After all, the battles between high-level cultivators mainly depended on supernatural powers and treasures, and what ultimately determined victory, defeat, life, and death was power.
Although some people might not have as much mana as their opponents, the power of their supernatural abilities could be boundless, instantly killing the opponent, rendering even the most abundant mana useless, and leading to a frustrating death.
Therefore, the only advantage of abundant mana was strong endurance, ensuring sustained combat.
In situations where combat power was not vastly different, one could choose to exhaust the opponent to death.
Thinking of this, he landed again and found a hidden place, took out the Blood-Dissolving Intestine-Severing Red, as he was no longer worried about running out of mana.
He had already used the "True Yang Subduing Evil and Slaying Demons Art" and found that refining demonic energy was still possible.
Moreover, the refined demonic energy also had a scorching nature.
Therefore, he decided to directly devour this poison to increase his cultivation.
Soon, as the Blood-Dissolving Intestine-Severing Red was swallowed into his stomach, streams of mana were continuously generated, and then converted into demonic energy by him.
In the blink of an eye, the poison was finally devoured.
He glanced at the data, and the original 290 million mana directly became 510 million, meaning that this poison directly provided him with 220 million mana.
"As expected of something brought down from the Upper Realm."
Lu Xin sighed. Now, the abundance of his demonic energy, even if it was a little less than those old demons, would not be much less.
He tidied up his clothes and continued towards the Evil Buddha Temple.
…
Evil Buddha Temple. Since Evil Buddha Demon Lord fled back in a sorry state, his temper had become increasingly irritable, especially after discovering that a small hole had been broken in the restriction covering the Creation Pool, he was even more furious.
"Has that human thief been caught?" Inside the True Demon Hall, Evil Buddha Demon Lord, who only had one arm left, roared.
Below, an old Mahayana cultivator wearing a kasaya embroidered with black lotus patterns quickly replied, "Reporting, Great Lord, we have already sent people to pursue him."
"Hmph, that Treasure-Seeking Mouse is not bad, able to bite through the restriction jointly set up by several of our Demon Lords. Send more people to bring it back."
"Yes." The old man quickly responded, and was about to retreat when he was called to stop, "Wait!"
"Does the Great Lord have any other instructions?" He quickly turned back.
Evil Buddha Demon Lord narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long time before saying: "Order to spread the word widely that a human has broken into the Evil Buddha Temple to steal the Bodhi Creation Dew."
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and then understood his meaning. After agreeing, he planned to bow and leave, but at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall:
"Evil Buddha, we have come to visit!"
Upon hearing this, Evil Buddha Demon Lord's expression became extremely ugly. "Hmph, they came quite quickly. Go, welcome them in."
"Yes."
Soon, under the leadership of the old man, Crimson Blood and the other demons entered the True Demon Hall.
"Evil Buddha, as I came here, I saw that the defenses within your Evil Buddha Temple have become extremely strict. Has something happened?"
Crimson Blood Demon Lord walked in, saw Evil Buddha Demon Lord in front of the offering table, and asked first.
Evil Buddha Demon Lord snorted coldly, turned around and said:
"What else could it be? A human inexplicably appeared in the Demon Realm and used a Treasure-Seeking Mouse to break a small hole in the restriction we jointly set up."
"What?"
The demons were shocked. Saint Horn Demon Lord quickly asked: "Is the Bodhi Creation Dew alright?"
Evil Buddha Demon Lord said: "Fortunately, I discovered it in time, and only lost some."
"Some?" The demons looked at each other. Heavenly Yin Demon Lord frowned and said:
"As far as I know, although the Treasure-Seeking Mouse is a rare beast of heaven and earth, it can indeed break the restrictions we set up, but to break a hole large enough for a person to pass through, not to mention that the restriction can repair itself."
Speaking of this, she looked at Evil Buddha Demon Lord with suspicion, "Just talking about the time required, it is definitely not a one-day effort. For so long, haven't you in the Evil Buddha Temple noticed anything?
Moreover, even if only the Treasure-Seeking Mouse broke in alone, I haven't heard that it has its own space within its body. Even if it wants to steal, it can only steal one or two mouthfuls."
"Hmph, I think the so-called human intrusion is just an excuse for you to secretly take a portion of the Bodhi Creation Dew, right?"
Next to him, the purple-haired Demon Lord sneered: "Evil Buddha, I warn you, we discovered this Bodhi Tree together. If you play any tricks, don't blame us for being rude."
Evil Buddha Demon Lord's expression was ugly. He knew that the temporary plan was full of loopholes, but he still pretended to be calm and said:
"Since it is said to be a strange beast, perhaps that Treasure-Seeking Mouse has some mutated means that are unknown. Anyway, the Bodhi Creation Dew has indeed been reduced by some."
"It seems you are determined to secretly take a portion!" Saint Horn Demon Lord's expression turned cold, and so did the other demons.
"What, you don't plan to attack me in this True Demon Hall, do you?" Facing the coercion of the demons, Evil Buddha Demon Lord didn't seem too afraid.
The demons subconsciously looked at the True Demon Statue being enshrined. Crimson Blood Demon Lord suddenly said:
"Alright, first take us to see how much Bodhi Creation Dew has been lost."
…
On the other side, Lu Xin, according to the route described by Zhou Meiren, had arrived outside the Evil Buddha Temple. As he said, this temple was located on a solitary peak in the middle of the abyss, with only a black iron chain connecting it to the outside.
And there was a huge suction force in the abyss, making it impossible for people to fly over.
"It seems I can only walk across the iron chain."
Lu Xin hid in the dark, touching his chin. He didn't know if he could resist the suction force. If he made too much noise, it would be a bit of a loss.
After thinking about it, he came up with a plan. He quickly took out a corpse of one of the three demons who were chasing Zhou Meiren, disguised himself to look like him, and tried to dress him up in a very embarrassed manner.
Then, he found his identity token in his storage bag. After preparing properly, he headed towards the iron chain.
However, after walking a few steps, he retreated. For the sake of prudence, he found the cultivation techniques and so on in the disguised object's storage bag. Relying on the [Focus] passive and the high level of realm, he learned it in no time.
After running it without any problems, he went to the iron chain again.
Soon, he crossed the iron chain.
"Stop!"
As soon as he landed on the ground, a shout rang out, and then four bald men in the early stage of Refining Void realm walked out.
Lu Xin was secretly shocked. The Evil Buddha Temple actually used Refining Void cultivators as gatekeepers, then his previous idea of using his identity to suppress them and avoid questioning had failed.
After all, he hadn't searched their souls, and his knowledge of the disguised object was limited to knowing his name, and he didn't know anything about the Evil Buddha Temple.
He was likely to be exposed if he was questioned.
However, in a flash of thought, he came up with another idea, so he took the lead and said: "Quick, something big has happened, quickly take me in, I have something important to report."
Then, he covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.
