At Jinshan Temple, Lin Heng had already felt the gaze from the depths.

He understood that it was time to stop.

"What a pity..."

Glancing at the Subduing Dragon Hall, Lin Heng dismissed the thought of coveting the Great Sun Subduing Dragon Pestle, his figure flashing as he turned and went to support the Black Bear Spirit.

...

Meanwhile.

Jinshan Temple.

At the instant the Subduing Dragon Hall was attacked, Dust Concealment sensed it and his complexion changed drastically, immediately bidding farewell to Ku Shen.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, Ku Shen suddenly said:

"Senior Brother Dust Concealment, if this humble monk guessed correctly, you came today not solely to pay respects to our temple's abbot, right?"

Dust Concealment stopped in his tracks, his brow furrowing as he looked at Ku Shen.

Ku Shen said expressionlessly, "I know you want to learn the whereabouts of our temple's Uncle Master Fa Hai's golden body."

Dust Concealment remained silent, staring at the other person.

Ku Shen sighed, his eyes dimming, "Actually, this humble monk can tell you where Uncle Master Fa Hai's golden body is."

Dust Concealment was taken aback and blurted out, "Really?"

Ku Shen smiled, clasping his hands together, "Monks do not lie."

He then hesitated no further and truthfully said:

"To be honest, Uncle Master Fa Hai's golden body was stolen long ago, the day the White Snake escaped from Leifeng Pagoda."

"You know who the person is."

Dust Concealment furrowed his brow, "The Daoist from Qingfeng Temple?"

Ku Shen clasped his hands together, "Indeed."

Dust Concealment hesitated for a moment, looking at Ku Shen with mixed feelings, "So, do you hope that our Lingyin Temple will help Jinshan Temple retrieve the golden body?"

Ku Shen showed a hint of a bitter smile, "If your temple has the ability to retrieve it, naturally it will belong to your temple."

Upon hearing this, Dust Concealment's eyes inadvertently revealed a hint of surprise.

Ku Shen's expression was still calm, "The foundation of our temple has clearly stated they will not leave the mountain."

"And the current Jinshan Temple, as you've seen, can't even find a single grandmaster."

"It's destined that we cannot retrieve Uncle Master's golden body."

"For now, this humble monk only has one wish, and that is for the great revenge for Abbot Senior Brother and the others to be avenged!"

Ku Shen stared at Dust Concealment and said, "This matter is in your hands."

As he spoke, a slight bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"As long as your temple can help Jinshan Temple avenge this hatred, Uncle Master's golden body and Uncle Master's Leifeng Pagoda will all belong to your temple, no problem..."

His tone was quite helpless.

But everyone at Jinshan Temple understood they no longer had the capital to negotiate.

"Alright!"

Dust Concealment revealed a smile, a slightly sinister smile.

"Ku Shen Junior Brother, you need not worry."

"That Daoist has brought Jinshan Temple to its current state, isn't he also damaging the prestige of the Buddhist Sect?"

"I promise you, upon returning, I will certainly take revenge for Jinshan Temple, avenging this sea of blood vengeance, and will slice that Daoist into a thousand pieces and deliver it to you!"

Ku Shen nodded upon hearing this, "With this, Abbot Senior Brother and others will surely rest in peace."

"Amitabha!"

"Farewell!"

After a Buddhist chant, Dust Concealment did not linger, leading a group of monks to leave Jinshan Temple.

...

...

Meanwhile, Lin Heng, having already looted Lingyin Temple well enough, went to support the Black Bear Spirit.

The Eighteen Copper Arhats had extraordinary strength, and teaming up, they were not inferior to ordinary peak powers.

Although the Black Bear Spirit had gained considerable strength with the Ninth Grade Golden Core, it had not crossed that threshold, hence it was beaten into retreating frantically, fortunately, Lin Heng arrived quickly, saving it from life-threatening danger.

"Boss, kill them!"

The Black Bear Spirit, having suffered, gained confidence upon seeing Lin Heng arrive.

Lin Heng shook his head and said, "Alright, the objective has been achieved, we should leave, or changes may occur if we're late!"

Upon seeing Lin Heng's grave expression, the Black Bear Spirit nodded immediately.

One man and one bear then quickly retreated from the temple.

"Come when you want, leave when you wish?"

"Die!"

The Eighteen Copper Arhats roared, not intending to let them go.

To this, Lin Heng executed no redundant moves, gathered Innate True Qi between his two fingers, and with a sweep, a fierce gale arose and the sword intent spread mercilessly.

Instantly, it transformed into a giant sword phantom like a mountain.

"Celestial Spirit Sword Qi?!"

The Eighteen Copper Arhats, well-informed, changed color and halted their pursuit, quickly chanting the Arhat Secret Spell.

A tattoo-like phantom gradually appeared on their bodies.

Some were dragons, some were tigers.

Some were treasure towers, some were Buddhist bells.

Eighteen different figures, each carrying an indescribable mysterious aura, charged forward, forming eighteen barriers.

Amid rumbling sounds.

They collided, clashed, and exhausted each other with the giant sword phantom.

Finally, when the dust settled.

Lin Heng and the Black Bear Spirit had long vanished within the temple.

Outside the mountain gate.

"Observatory Master!"

Upon seeing Lin Heng and the Black Bear Spirit emerge, Bai Suzhen, who was still entangled with the Dust Spirit, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, let's go!"

Lin Heng didn't waste words, speaking directly and decisively.

Upon hearing this, Bai Suzhen no longer engaged in battle, her palms rolled up two patches of earth, smashing towards Dust Spirit.

Then she retrieved the Immortal Sword and summoned back her Dharma Aspect, Lin Heng and the Black Bear Spirit followed, leaping onto the White Python Dharma Aspect, and the three swiftly fled.

Behind them, Dust Spirit's arrogant voice echoed.

"Bai Suzhen, is this all you're capable of? Do you dare to settle the matter with me?!"

He stood on the Giant Buddha Dharma Aspect, hand-held Leifeng Pagoda, in high spirits, pursuing furiously behind.

Lin Heng and the others, however, did not engage, consistently escaping decisively without a trace of hesitation, and upon escaping the Inner Heaven and Earth of Lingyin Temple, they vanished into the clouds without looking back.

Dust Spirit wanted to continue his pursuit, but as soon as he stepped out of the Inner Heaven and Earth, the power of the Great Brightness Buddha Lotus Array swiftly waned.

His face changed, hurriedly stopping his steps.

Clearly, he was aware of his true strength.

Inside, with the support of the full temple's monks' grand array, he could fight with Bai Suzhen, who was at the Peak of Great Power.

But if he really chased them outside, he might get taught a harsh lesson.

"First Seat Senior Brother."

The Eighteen Copper Arhats also hurried over at this time.

Dust Spirit turned to them and said, "What's the situation inside the temple?"

Having been in a battle with Bai Suzhen, he couldn't divert his attention, still unaware of what had been wreaked inside the temple.

"Not very good..."

The faces of the Eighteen Copper Arhats were somewhat unsightly.

"Not very good?"

Dust Spirit furrowed his brows, looked in the direction Bai Suzhen had left, then turned to return to Lingyin Temple.

He then saw the Lingyin Temple, once with its pavilions, towers, and palaces stacked side by side, numbering in the hundreds, had now only a few dozen buildings sparsely scattered, monotonous and desolate.

"You call this 'not very good'?"

Dust Spirit's eyes darkened, nearly fainting on the spot.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Dust Concealment was swiftly returning.

Regarding the Great Sun Subduing Dragon Pestle, he had no worries whatsoever; he was merely curious about what had happened within the temple that triggered the restriction of the Subduing Dragon Hall.

"Was there someone so bold as to dare steal even from Lingyin Temple?"

Thinking of the situation at Jinshan Temple, Dust Concealment's lips curved with coldness and disdain.

Jinshan Temple was easy to steal from.

Lingyin Temple, however, was not easy to trespass!

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