"The Buddha's Dharma Body, the Buddhist sect is truly deeply hidden."

Ever since the battle of the Buddha Bathing Festival, the Buddhist sect greatly suffered setbacks, with their faith retreating step by step across the land, no longer as prosperous as before.

However, these hardships could not completely destroy the Buddhist sect.

Thousands of years ago, when Buddha came from the West, he took root in the Central Plains with Buddhism, and in the subsequent thousands of years, contended with the Taoist sect, sometimes even surpassing it.

Such a foundation is not something that can be easily damaged.

But Qing Yu never would have thought that the true foundation of the Buddhist sect would be such a significant trump card.

"As long as the Pure Land is undying, the Buddhist sect will always exist. To destroy the Pure Land, one must destroy within it that Buddha's Dharma Body. In other words, unless one reaches the Tao Realm, the Buddhist sect cannot be eradicated," Qing Yu murmured.

This explains why the Buddhist sect, though it faced several disasters in history, even crises of annihilation of its orthodoxy, always managed to survive them narrowly and then like a phoenix reborn, becoming even more formidable than before.

The eyeball in Qing Yu's left eye socket was still forming, bringing waves of intense pain, letting Qing Yu directly experience the might of the Buddha's Dharma Body.

Harming Qing Yu's eye from a distance, and not even with the Buddha's consciousness controlling it. Such power can only be resisted by one who has reached the Tao Realm.

It is precisely because the Buddha's Dharma Body is confined within the Pure Land, otherwise, it wouldn't have been a matter for Qing Yu and the others at all.

"The more I advance, the more I feel time is not on my side. Compared to those old monsters who have been plotting for years, I am ultimately still too young."

Qing Yu wiped away the blood on his face, adapted to his newly healed eye, and once again closed his eyes, entering a state of deducing realms.

"I need to hasten my steps."

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At the old site of Xunyang City, Emperor Zhou spat out a mouthful of foul blood, forming a shallow pit as he struck the ground, slowly channeling energy to heal his wounds.

In the previous clash, Xinyuan also borrowed the power of the Pure Land, causing some injury to Emperor Zhou. However, the injury was not deep, as it was Xinyuan who was defeated, not Emperor Zhou.

"Young Master Yun," Emperor Zhou said to Yun Wuyue, "your master has gone to hunt down Xue Ya, so you shall lead the others to continue occupying the Xuanzhou city."

At this moment, Yun Wuyue was still dressed in a white palace gown, her face covered with a thin veil, as the rising eastern moonlight shone upon her, radiating a silver-white halo.

This Young Master Yun, who cultivated the True Taiyin, had greatly advanced in strength after receiving Qing Yu's Source Blood, unknowingly keeping pace with Mo Guming and others.

Yin Tianxia went with peace of mind to hunt, leaving Yun Wuyue behind, also because her current superior strength brought her a position of authority, enough to command even the old demonic fiends like Mo Guming. Moreover, she had Ye Lingshuang's assistance.

"Alright." Yun Wuyue gently nodded, not saying much, and prepared to lead the demonic sect members to the next city.

"Wait," Emperor Zhou suddenly sensed something and said, "There are a few more powerful warriors coming, just in time to assist you."

"Warriors······" Ye Lingshuang and others were somewhat surprised.

To them, anyone under the Divinity Realm could not count as a true warrior.

"You will not be disappointed," Emperor Zhou smiled.

As soon as he spoke, five figures came flying, their outward auras alone proved that these five were all powerful figures in the Divine Communication Realm.

Yun Wuyue glanced sideways, seeing the leading figure's appearance, "Shiyin Palace Master Lan Cang."

She had long heard that Lan Cang had defected to Northern Zhou, but because he was assigned to hunt down Shi Xin the moment he joined, she had not met him.

Regarding Lan Cang's strength, Yun Wuyue knew he was surely in the Divine Communication Realm to be the Shiyin Palace Master. However, she hadn't expected Lan Cang to bring four Undecomposed Bones of the Divine Communication Realm along.

These are five Divine Communication Realm combatants, even for Northern Zhou now, their joining considerably boosts Northern Zhou's strength.

"Your Majesty."

Lan Cang and the others landed and respectfully bowed to Emperor Zhou.

Their words carried a deep respect that surprised the demon sect members somewhat.

Such humility didn't match the audacious Shiyin Palace Master who dared to rebel against the Demon Lord.

Emperor Zhou, however, was not surprised by Lan Cang's and others' respect. He just smiled slightly and said, "Corpse Resolving Immortal certainly boosts divine sense, you have gained such sensitivity."

For Lan Cang and the five, to be sent out to hunt Shi Xin was like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken, as Shi Xin, no matter what, was just a Divine Communication Realm combatant and was somewhat inferior to Lan Cang, there was no need to add the other four.

The true reason for sending out these five was to give them time to transition to Corpse Resolving Immortals, to fully step onto a new path.

From the current situation, although the strength difference between Corpse Resolving Immortals and Undecomposed Bones isn't large, the deathly aura penetrating the Primordial Spirit has been neutralized, unlike before where even appearing alive seemed more like existing in a death-like state.

Meanwhile, the flaw of Undecomposed Bones being unable to progress was also removed, possibly because the balance between life and death was smoothed out, their divine senses became even more powerful and acute.

This caused these five to sense the deeply imprinted soul aura on Emperor Zhou, making them unwittingly recall that the owner of that aura had wiped out the Heavenly Demon Palace that had existed for countless years right in front of them.

"A minor enhancement, hardly worth mentioning, hardly worth mentioning."

Lan Cang again displayed humility before Emperor Zhou, reminding Emperor Zhou that his Ritual Supervision was still without a principal.

Clearing his throat······

Emperor Zhou reined in his wandering thoughts, saying to Lan Cang and the others: "With Daoist Master Lan leading to assist Young Master Yun in expanding borders for our dynasty, I hope this is agreeable?"

"Of course, it is," Lan Cang said with a smile, "Though we have captured Shi Xin's head, compared to expanding borders for Northern Zhou, this small matter is insignificant. To serve our dynasty is what I seek."

As he spoke, Lan Cang presented a head encased in a silver-blue frost layer, letting Emperor Zhou and the others see its handsome yet vile face.

This head belonged to the Sect Master of the Heart-devouring Demon Sect, Shi Xin. Lan Cang and the others pursued him for days, deducting the time spent transforming into Corpse Resolving Immortals, the actual time taken was merely a day or two.

Such high efficiency made Emperor Zhou elated, laughing heartily: "Good, Daoist Master Lan Cang has removed this scourge for me, a significant feat indeed."

He raised his hand to Condense Qi, forming mysterious symbols in his palm, "To accomplish something without reward is not my principle, this 'Rest Scroll' is bestowed to Daoist Master Lan Cang."

The symbols, carrying an aura of mystery, flew towards Lan Cang's brow. Lan Cang, awarded, naturally did not resist, smiling as he stored it in his Sea of Consciousness, planning to comprehend it later, and he saluted Emperor Zhou, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Yes, go now," Emperor Zhou said, "If Daoist Master can achieve additional extraordinary merits, I shall not be stingy with rewarding the rest of the 'Soldier Armor Martial Scripture'."

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