The Great Zen Temple, once a stately and serene sacred Buddhist monastery, is now a scorched wasteland. Except for a few Buddha halls still emitting Buddha Light in resistance, the other buildings have been tragically ravaged by invaders.

Especially at the mountain gate, a golden thunderbolt descended from the sky, smashing it to powder. The facade that had stood for thousands of years instantly turned into a pile of dust.

Above in the sky, gold and black Buddha Light merged into an oval Qi Shield, encircling the Great Zen Temple and rendering the temple's Great Formation powerless.

On the sides of the Qi Shield, the Dual Heavens of Nalanda Temple—Fantian and Mie Tian—sat silently in the void, channeling True Qi into the shield, using their supreme power to fiercely suppress the Temple's Protection Formation and the strength of the Buddhist martial artists within.

"Unexpectedly, the progress of affairs would be so smooth, the Great Zen Temple is empty, allowing us to take advantage of the void."

Fantian looked at the slaughter happening within the Great Zen Temple with his divine eyes, and couldn't help but stroke his golden beard with satisfaction.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly. The abbot Xinyuan was away, Shi Jue took several Divinity Realm masters to recruit Buddhist forces everywhere, leaving only the Spirit Sect leader from Medicine King Hall stationed openly in the Great Zen Temple.

Originally, Fantian and Mie Tian were merely working covertly, with Indra leading the Eight Tribes to hunt the Buddhists. But upon arriving at the Central Plains, they received news regarding Shi Jue and several Divinity Realm masters departing the temple.

Upon hearing this news, Fantian and Mie Tian conferred briefly and directly headed to the Zen Sect Ancestral Court, the Great Zen Temple, where they erected a barrier with their combined strength, isolating the inside and outside of the temple, allowing Indra to lead the Eight Tribes in slaughtering the monks within.

With Fantian and Mie Tian preventing the Great Zen Temple from using the Thousand-Mile Mirror Light Array to notify the warriors outside, and Qing Yu disrupting the Heavenly Mechanism so Xinyuan couldn't sense anything, the Great Zen Temple found itself amidst a crisis of stealthy invasion.

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"Amitabha, Sect Leader Qing Yu, please show mercy."

The Buddha spoke, Buddha Energy surged, the Karma Wheel ignited the Red Lotus Karma Fire, soaring through the sky, blocking the rampage of Qiankun Xunfeng, giving Heavenly Master Zhang one last sliver of vitality.

Following Daoist Feng Yun, the old rogue monk Xinyuan also made a move.

However, he did not enter the barrier in his True Body, but instead adopted the method of lending his power to others.

Zhang Jinggen held a bronze Buddha wheel, halting Qing Yu's steps.

"People from the Daoist Sect, borrowing power from the Buddhist Sect, Dragon Tiger Mountain has indeed fallen."

Qing Yu said, lightly raising his right hand, as the fierce Wind Force gathered once more, palm producing a storm, "Wind, Break the Earth."

"So, I must repay this sin with death. Qing Yu, you cannot kill the Heavenly Master."

Zhang Jinggen shouted loudly, injecting all his True Qi into the bronze Buddha wheel, unleashing the power of karma belonging to Xinyuan, as a giant wheel of red lotus appeared in the sky, burning with boundless karmic fire, rolling forward.

"Burning my body, I must stall your steps."

The Red Lotus Karma Fire enveloped Zhang Jinggen completely, burning, as he charged against the storm like a torch, rushing toward the enemy standing in mid-air, resembling a living Divine Demon.

"An admirable realization, but merely admirable."

Within the raging karmic fire, Qing Yu, cloaked in a scarlet radiance, walked out unscathed, "My body bears no Five Filth Evil Qi, possessing a Pure Body; though the karmic fire is strong, it has limited effect on me."

The Saint and Demon Embryo, as the dwelling place of Emperor Qi Tian, would certainly not possess ordinary Five Filth Evil Qi. After Body Seizing, Qing Yu further refined with Daoist Skill daily, utterly eliminating the possibility of regenerating Five Filth Evil Qi.

Zhang Jinggen's sacrifice only bought a little chance for Heavenly Master Zhang to escape.

"Boom—"

At this moment, another explosion was heard in the sky, but this time, Daoist Feng Yun could no longer sustain himself, his body bursting into blood mist.

In just moments, two Divinity Realm experts from Dragon Tiger Mountain had both fallen at Qing Yu's hands.

However, their sacrifice allowed Heavenly Master Zhang to escape the barrier.

"Indeed the supreme, though gravely wounded, can still flee. Additionally, decisive enough, able to be ruthlessly determined," Qing Yu remarked calmly.

There was no hesitation; upon seeing his two close brothers sacrificing themselves, Heavenly Master Zhang immediately cast aside his own dignity and quietly fled.

Having lived for hundreds of years, Heavenly Master Zhang's reason had completely overridden his emotions; the indecision and conflicts characteristic of youths simply did not exist in him.

"But, though the monk can escape, the temple cannot. Even if Heavenly Master Zhang can flee, Dragon Tiger Mountain cannot. Isn't that true, Xinyuan Abbot?"

Suddenly appearing, Qing Yu crossed a long distance in mere breaths, arriving at the edge of the barrier, staring directly at the old monk.

"Master Qing Yu is indeed ruthless, intending to capture Dragon Tiger Mountain completely. With a character like you in the Daoist Sect, it's hard to tell if it's a blessing or a disaster," Xinyuan said slowly with a youthful face resembling an elderly monk.

"For the Daoist Sect, whether it's a blessing or disaster is yet unknown; for the Buddhist sect, however, it is certainly a disaster, not a blessing," Qing Yu replied calmly.

"Thus, I, a humble monk, must prevent such a person from dominating the Daoist Sect."

Xinyuan spread his hands, numerous colorful threads emanated from his hands, permeating the barrier, staining it with a glass-like color.

"Dragon Tiger Mountain has left behind Yang Ping's City Governance Seal, intending to trap the Master. But I know the Master's exquisite Daoist Skill is completely unrestrained by Yang Ping's City Governance Seal. This barrier can trap the Master momentarily, but cannot confine him eternally, perhaps not even for an hour."

"Therefore, I can only do my part to keep the Master within the barrier a while longer."

Xinyuan's appearance altered, his figure compressed, transforming into a boy of fourteen or fifteen, revealing a slight mischievous smile.

The Daoist Sect produced such a terrifying figure, he must not let Qing Yu entirely dominate the Daoist Sect and compete against the Buddhist Sect. Although in the past, Xinyuan and Heavenly Master Zhang would wish for each other's immediate demise, now Xinyuan hopes Heavenly Master Zhang can survive, persistently obstructing Qing Yu.

"The Master is quite calculating, indeed, but as I said earlier, although the monk can run, the temple cannot. You cannot stop me," Qing Yu said, unperturbed.

The Trigram Formation flew, Qing Yu unfolded the Great Wisdom Space, computing all things, thoroughly investigating the mysteries of the barrier, despite Xinyuan adding a layer of protection, the barrier couldn't trap Qing Yu for long.

"The Heavenly Master is a Taoist, not a monk, so the humble monk thinks he can still escape."

Xinyuan chuckled lightly, fingers continuously flicking, weaving the web of karma.

"Is that so?"

Watching Xinyuan continuously fortify the barrier, Qing Yu remained unfazed, returning the same smile, "What I just said to Heavenly Master Zhang, I'm also saying to you, Master."

"Master Xinyuan, is your temple alright?"

"What do you mean?"

Xinyuan's fingers paused, a flicker of ominous feeling crossed his heart.

His intuition told him Qing Yu's words weren't empty threats. But the Great Zen Temple stood for thousands of years; who could possibly breach it?

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