Chapter 978: A Single Sword Breaks the Enemy

Facing this Buddha Beads space, Su Fan did not make a move.

In the end, it was Gai Nie who acted; one did not even see him move, only his sword scabbard shook, and then a streak of sword light swept rapidly past in front of him.

A sharp Sword Intent erupted suddenly.

Crack!

Then, the next second, Su Fan and the others heard a sound as if glass were shattering.

Everyone immediately felt their bodies lighten, and that heavy force dissipated into nothingness in an instant.

The space shattered, and the monk Zhi Zhen also turned pale abruptly, spitting out a mouthful of blood; the Buddha Beads in the sky transformed back into a string of beads and fell into his palm.

At this moment, one could see a clear scratch on the Buddha Beads.

With the Acquired Spiritual Treasure damaged, its owner, the monk Zhi Zhen, was naturally injured as well; looking at Gai Nie's cold aura, he felt a chill in his heart.

"Sword Immortal!"

"Golden Immortal."

At this moment, he finally discovered that he could not see through the opponent's cultivation level, but that sharp sword Qi had shattered his Buddha Beads space with just a single strike.

One must know that even a True Immortal Peak great demon could not break through when he used these Buddha Beads before.

He could even trap a Golden Immortal for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea using the Buddha Beads.

Yet before him, this person had shattered his Buddha Beads space with a light strike, and this Acquired Spiritual Treasure of his, the Buddha Beads, had also sustained no small amount of damage.

Zhi Zhen realized immediately that he had kicked an iron plate.

Originally, he had not cared about a few Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals, believing that relying on this Acquired Spiritual Treasure was enough to suppress these people.

However, he had not expected that there would be someone here playing the pig to eat the tiger.

Always very low-key.

This made the monk Zhi Zhen very angry and terrified.

A Golden Immortal-level Sword Immortal, yet standing to the side like a hired thug, so low-key.

Isn't this a joke?

If he had known that you were a Golden Immortal Sword Immortal, would he have dared to make a move?

But now that the fight had happened, what else could be done?

He could only beg for mercy.

Thus, the monk Zhi Zhen put away the Buddha Beads and revealed a stiff smile, saying: "Senior! This is all a misunderstanding."

"This humble monk did not know Senior was here; I beg Senior to forgive my sins."

As for a Golden Immortal-level Sword Immortal, Zhi Zhen knew of their terror; that was combat power comparable to a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Never mind him, even if his master, the Daluluohan, came, it would be useless.

So it was better to honestly admit defeat; of course, he was still quite afraid in his heart, as who knew if the other party would let him go.

Of course, he would not let him off easily.

"Heh! Weren't you very imposing just a moment ago?"

"What? Now you're a coward?"

Having stayed with Su Fan for a long time, Zhang Liang had naturally been influenced by his surroundings and learned some language, while Su Fan himself, after becoming an immortal, had increasingly returned to the personality of his first life.

Of course, having experienced so much, his personality had become increasingly 'pure,' but that did not mean he was simple; 'cunning and treacherous' was not enough to describe him.

It was just that in his daily life, he was becoming more and more like his first-life self.

Su Fan knew that as his cultivation level grew higher, he would increasingly return to his true nature, and his true nature naturally came from his first life.

The first life had the greatest influence on him.

Returning to simplicity!

This was also a manifestation of his realm improving, and his daily tone of voice had gradually influenced Zhang Liang.

Of course, Gai Nie was not affected by him due to his own realm.

And Zhang Liang would only slowly return to his own true nature as his cultivation level improved.

But as he was now, he was increasingly inclined toward being sharp-tongued.

Zhang Liang's words made the monk Zhi Zhen's face turn livid with anger, yet given the current situation, he was on the disadvantaged side and dared not say much.

He could only beg for mercy.

If you can't win, you can only admit defeat.

"What a coward."

Seeing this, Zhang Liang shrugged speechlessly.

"What now?"

"This guy? Kill him?"

Zhang Liang looked at Su Fan and Gai Nie, while Gai Nie remained silent, clearly having no opinion.

"Killing him is easy,"

Su Fan heard this and was silent for a moment, "This guy attacked without rhyme or reason; at a glance, he's not a good person, so killing him is no big deal."

Although Su Fan had returned to his true nature, it did not mean he was the model citizen from his first life.

He no longer felt anything about killing.

Since this guy wanted to kill them, he naturally would not let the other party off easily; he was no saint.

"However..."

The monk Zhi Zhen's mood was truly a rollercoaster at this moment.

Now he was a lamb waiting for the slaughter, and could only hope they might have a shred of kindness.

He was not the monk Zhixin; he knew very well that at this stage, threatening the other party would only further enrage them.

A Sword Immortal who possessed a Golden Immortal meant that the other party's faction was definitely not simple.

Although their Buddhism is very strong, wanting to threaten a power like this here is not so simple.

Especially since this power also has ties to the Confucianism of Jiuzhou, which makes it even more troublesome.

He is clear that even if he were killed, Buddhism would likely not clash with Confucianism just for him and his junior brother Zhixin.

As a True Immortal, his status in Buddhism is not necessarily high, but he does know a few things.

For their Buddhism to want to head east to spread the Dao, there are two great powers in this Nanzhan Buzhou that must be faced no matter what: one is the Taoist Sect, and the other is the Human Race.

There is no need to mention the Taoist Sect; Zhi Zhen is very clear about their strength in Nanzhan Buzhou, and over these years, they have been obstructed by the Taoist Sect, making the process of spreading the Dao very difficult.

Because of this, the two sides have had several conflicts, and even great wars, with many people dying on both sides.

He knows that several Buddhist Sect disciples who were True Immortals have already died.

They were mentally prepared for the conflicts with the Taoist Sect; after all, planting a flag on the Taoist Sect's home turf, how could the other side not react?

It is just like the Taoist Sect going to the Western Continent of Cattle Joy to spread the Dao near Lingshan; their Buddhism would certainly stand up to obstruct them, and would not hesitate to fight for it.

Therefore, they were mentally prepared for the Taoist Sect to come out and obstruct them and wage war against them.

But right now, if Buddhism were to offend the Human Race and go to war with them, they would be offending two great powers at once.

Buddhism really might not be able to afford to offend them.

Especially on the Human Race side, Confucianism also has significant influence in Jiuzhou; if they offend Confucianism and Buddhism wants to spread the Dao in the future, it would be troublesome if Confucianism were to interfere.

Therefore, the monk Zhi Zhen is clear that the higher-ups of Buddhism would not easily offend a powerful Confucianism for his sake.

It is too risky.

It is not worth it, even if he were a Golden Immortal Arhat.

No, that is not right; even if he were an Arhat, he would likely die in vain.

Zhi Zhen is very clear on this point: no disciple of Buddhism can obstruct Buddhism's eastward journey.

If sacrificing a few disciples could ensure the smooth progress of Buddhism's eastward journey, then the higher-ups of Buddhism would certainly have no objections.