Master Yuan Yi glared at Daoist Xuan He.
To be honest, he knew a little about the ill behaviors of the Yuan Yin Temple disciples when outside.
But clearly, now was not the time to pursue this matter.
He looked at Zhong Shenxiu, and laughed in anger: "Even if Xuanjing was somewhat discourteous, how could Your Excellency have killed her?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ noᴠelfire.net
"Everyone must pay the price for their actions!" Zhong Shenxiu chuckled lightly: "Does the temple master still want to tell me she's just a two hundred-pound child?"
"Now that things have come to this, there's no need to say more."
Master Yuan Yi stepped forward, and an overwhelming aura burst forth.
This temple master of Yuan Yin Temple had astonishingly cultivated to the ninth realm of the Taoist path—the realm of 'Divine Transformation'!
One who reaches Divine Transformation achieves Great Perfection in spirit, energy, and essence, stepping into the pinnacle of cultivation, and next needs to comprehend the Great Dao's principles and confront the peril of Dao Transformation.
If one can suppress Dao Transformation, breaking the calamity, one becomes a—Daoist Great Saint!
But ninety-nine percent of cultivators in the Divine Transformation realm dare not step forward, as the peril of Dao Transformation is more terrifying than any calamity, enough to doom any cultivator to eternal damnation.
"Be careful, temple master; that person's maid is also a Great Demon!"
Daoist Xuan He shouted.
"Colluding with demons, Your Excellency is not only from an unorthodox practice but has also fallen into the Demon Path, deserving to be exterminated by everyone in the world!"
Master Yuan Yi formed seals with both hands and slowly pushed forward.
A green and red light, resembling the sharpest flying swords, jointly attacked!
This was the Yuan Yin Temple's ultimate skill—[Yin Yang Mixed Hole Great Yuan Qi]!
Amidst the attack of these two lights, Zhong Shenxiu seemed to hear the sound of chanting scriptures.
This sound, urgent and slow, gentle and hoarse, came from a presence in the void, with each note like needles piercing into Zhong Shenxiu's sea of consciousness.
Zhong Shenxiu, with the Corpse Dissolution Immortal Position suppressing him, such level of contamination felt like a breeze.
At this moment, he pointed fingers like a sword, and with a slight wave, a sword light emerged.
This swordsmanship was something he saw in Tingchao Pavilion, named—[Three Aspect Severing Carefree Sword Qi], requiring sacrificial rituals to attract a kind of demon existing in the void, and absorb their essence for cultivation.
Hence the taboo would gradually turn into a demon!
But Zhong Shenxiu's sword was different!
Not only was the Sword Qi formless and void, but when the sword struck out, there were invisibly demons falling in the void, being drawn by supreme secret spells, merging into the Sword Qi in succession, sacrificing themselves to the sword, further augmenting the Sword Qi's power!
The flash of sword light instantly severed the green and red aura.
The sword light continued its momentum, striking at Master Yuan Yi, and then exploded violently in midair.
Daoist Xuan He screamed, struck by a sword Qi in the eye, and then collapsed.
Although his body survived, his spirit already died, becoming a vegetable...
The other elders, though not as inept as Daoist Xuan He, also had some worries severed by the sword Qi, entering a sage-like state of desirelessness, showing no resistance to subsequent attacks.
"Hehe... Then I won't be polite."
The demon of civility, Qin Weiyin, who had been barely noticeable behind Zhong Shenxiu, stuck out her tongue, and from the void, several tendrils descended, piercing an elder's body.
Master Yuan Yi was furious, striking out a blue thunderbolt, which was Secret Sky Clearing Thunder, traversing illusion and reality, breaking off those tendrils: "What a bizarre creature..."
With this distraction, his sleeve got pierced by a sword Qi, looking quite bedraggled.
"Everyone retreat into the temple and activate the array to repel the enemy!"
Master Yuan Yi shouted angrily, blocking in front of Zhong Shenxiu and casting a mysterious seal.
Primordial Heart Seal!
Once this seal was cast, it seemed to invert the void, disrupting causality, making even Zhong Shenxiu praise: "The little Taoist is quite something!"
Qin Weiyin screamed, revealing her true form, then somehow, though advancing, retreated, distancing further from the temple.
The Primordial Heart Seal inverted the void in such a manner; its exquisite use depended entirely on one's mind!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Master Yuan Yi retreated into the temple too, where a layer of five-colored mysterious light rose up, forming a light screen dome, protecting the temple.
"You all... When did I get hit?"
As Master Yuan Yi retreated into the temple, his expression changed, an aura of 'decay' emanated from him, flesh, skin, and hair seemed to rot rapidly, ready to fall off in chunks.
And those elders were even more miserable.
Some were only a step away from becoming demons.
This confrontation with a formidable foe left Yuan Yin Temple sorely defeated!
"Today is the moment of life and death for Yuan Yin Temple; the foundation must be activated."
Master Yuan Yi flew to a place, and shortly after returned holding a small white seal.
This Dharma Seal, transmitted from the first ancestor, was refined into this land, able to receive the Positional Blessing of Small Seal Mountain.
Merely holding it, Master Yuan Yi's injuries were stabilized and no longer deteriorated.
He raised the Dharma Seal high, and a beam of light flew from the seal into the five-colored dome, reinforcing the array further.
"With this Dharma Seal, our Mountain Protection Array is as stable as Taishan, breakable only by a Great Saint!"
Master Yuan Yi sighed deeply: "Xuan He and Xuanjing deserved death, bringing such a great enemy upon the sect!"
"Breakable only by a Great Saint?"
Outside, Zhong Shenxiu's expression was slightly odd.
After these days of recuperation, Fang Lang's strength had rapidly advanced too.
At least, he wasn't a Watered-Down Corpse Dissolving Immortal anymore.
He chuckled lightly, his claws growing subtly, transforming into the Corpse Dissolution Immortal's form, calmly extending his right hand.
A trace of the Corpse Dissolution Immortal Position was activated, and the world fell silent for a moment.
A gigantic arm, like the descent of a Heavenly God, fell from the nine heavens, heavily striking the five-colored dome.
With a resounding crash, the Mountain Protection Array of Yuan Yin Temple was instantly broken!
"Unorthodox Great Saint? No!"
In Master Yuan Yi's cry of astonishment, the great hand smashed the five-colored dome and pressed down without hesitation.
Countless buildings were crushed, the disciples within the temple turned into ants, crushed to death.
"Primordial Heart Seal!"
Master Yuan Yi, hair disheveled, desperately cast a spell, shouting: "This Great Saint, we submit, please cease your Divine Skills!"
The great hand flicked back, smashing half of Master Yuan Yi's body, scattering pieces of ironwood, gears, and crystal stones all over.
From the void, Zhong Shenxiu's voice came: "A mere puppet doesn't have the right to speak to me, let your true self come!"
He had previously noticed Master Yuan Yi's aura was abnormal, with some connections to the threads from the void.
Now, grabbing a thread, his thoughts penetrated numerous restrictions, seeing the depths of Yuan Yin Temple.
The great hand seized, smashing through layers of barricades, and grabbed the true Master Yuan Yi out.
Yuan Yi Daoist's true form was covered with lumps, clusters of shadows clinging to him, making one's scalp tingle at the sight.
This was the manifestation of confronting the peril of Dao Transformation when attempting to become a Great Saint!
"Great Saint, spare me, the old Taoist is willing to offer that maiden!"
Master Yuan Yi pleaded desperately at this moment.
"You foolish old man don't understand; this isn't about a woman."
Zhong Shenxiu's great hand closed, and Master Yuan Yi's aura quickly weakened until it vanished...