Chapter 895

The decline of the Chan Sect over these years was entirely due to the betrayal of Guanyin Bodhisattva and others.

Precisely because of Guanyin Bodhisattva's betrayal, Master Yuanshi lost all interest in cultivating disciples, which is why the Chan Sect has not expanded these past years.

With this decline on one side and growth on the other, it slowly faded away.

Boom!

"Master… this disobedient disciple willingly returns to Yuxu Palace to accept punishment!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva trembled as he called out "Master," then fell to his knees with a thud and declared his decision.

Given what he had done, Master Yuanshi refraining from crushing him outright was already due to their former master-disciple bond. So he had no choice.

Moreover, betraying the Chan Sect was already wrong of him; now it was time to pay the price.

Swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, a banner's shadow flashed past, instantly sucking Guanyin Bodhisattva into it, vanishing from his spot.

After seizing Guanyin Bodhisattva, the banner's shadow did not vanish—it turned toward the nearby Daoist Randeng.

Daoist Randeng was also a traitor to the Chan Sect.

But Daoist Randeng's relationship with Master Yuanshi was never close.

During his time in the Chan Sect, Daoist Randeng was merely the nominal vice-head of the sect.

Master Yuanshi would naturally show no mercy to Daoist Randeng.

"Amitabha! Master Yuanshi, long time no see!"

Daoist Randeng chanted a Buddha's name and spoke to Master Yuanshi.

He and Master Yuanshi were both among the three thousand guests of Zixiao; nominally, they were fellow Daoists.

"Daoist Randeng, how will you choose—surrender quietly, or shall I act myself?"

Hearing the Buddha's name from Daoist Randeng, Master Yuanshi's eyes flickered with revulsion; he issued his final ultimatum directly through the Pangu Banner.

"I humbly request to test the Saint's supreme art!"

Daoist Randeng did not directly answer Master Yuanshi's question—he clasped his hands together in a posture of readiness.

"Hmph! Then watch closely!"

Master Yuanshi snorted, manipulating the Pangu Banner from afar to strike at Daoist Randeng.

The Pangu Banner unfurled, releasing waves of power that shattered empty space, tore apart earth, fire, water, and wind, and annihilated all things.

Swish!

A grayish sword qi shot forth from the Pangu Banner, slashing toward Daoist Randeng.

Where the sword qi passed, empty space was ripped open, and earth, fire, water, and wind churned endlessly.

"Liangtian Chi! Distance becomes nearness!"

A jade ruler appeared in Daoist Randeng's hand.

He then activated the jade ruler and slashed it through empty space.

The air rippled; the next instant, Daoist Randeng's figure vanished from his spot.

"Hmph, after all these years, still as slippery as an eel."

Seeing Daoist Randeng disappear, Master Yuanshi unfurled the Pangu Banner and recalled the sword qi he had launched.

Master Yuanshi was not the least surprised by Daoist Randeng's vanishing.

Even when Daoist Randeng was still vice-head of the Chan Sect, Master Yuanshi had already known he excelled in the Dao of Space.

With Daoist Randeng's mastery of the Dao of Space, even if Master Yuanshi acted personally, he could never catch him.

Thus, Master Yuanshi's purpose in coming to Xi Niu He Zhou never included Daoist Randeng.

The strike just now was merely to force Daoist Randeng to retreat.

With that single sword slash, Daoist Randeng would dare not show his face again for a long time.

It was a small revenge, at least.

Swish!

The phantom of the Pangu Banner flickered and vanished from its spot.

Aside from Guanyin Bodhisattva, he still had several other traitors to deal with.

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Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Mount Wuzhi.

Since Luo Fu last used Mount Wuzhi to trick Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, Mount Wuzhi had returned to stillness, with only the Rulaifo Sect still crushed beneath it.

But today, a young Daoist carrying a long sword appeared beneath Mount Wuzhi.

"Duobao, should your true self not appear and give your master an explanation?"

The young Daoist was none other than Saint Tongtian.

Saint Tongtian's karmic ties with the Rulaifo Sect were far too numerous to untangle.

After Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin perished, Saint Tongtian had no desire to settle karmic accounts with the Rulaifo Sect.

Among the Six Saints, Saint Tongtian was the most proud.

His pride forbade him from striking at Buddhist disciples beneath the rank of Saint.

Saint Tongtian had always attributed the karmic debt between the Jie Sect and the Rulaifo Sect to Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin—and still did.

Though Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin had perished, they would surely be resurrected one day.

Then, settling the karmic accounts between them would not be too late.

But one karmic debt, Saint Tongtian wished to resolve now.

That was the karmic debt of Duobao's betrayal of the sect.

Since the Buddha, one of Daoist Duobao's three corpses, was imprisoned beneath Mount Wuzhi, Saint Tongtian did not travel to the Western Continent of Niuhe, but appeared at Mount Wuzhi.

"Master!"

Hearing Saint Tongtian's voice, Daoist Duobao was suddenly startled, lifting his head to look at Saint Tongtian.

Seeing Saint Tongtian's figure, Daoist Duobao's face lit up with ecstatic joy—but the next instant, that joy faded, leaving only bitterness.

"Master, let me explain—I never meant to betray the Jie Sect; I had no choice..."

Faced with Saint Tongtian's sudden appearance, Daoist Duobao hurriedly tried to speak in explanation.