Chapter 27: Yunxiao Battles Maitreya

The next day, Shen Gongbao led the Wu State troops and the Second Generation Disciples of the Jie Sect to attack the city of the Shang Dynasty.

"Come out, you bald donkeys on the other side, stop cowering like turtles," Yuyixian shouted. Yuyixian was the commander-in-chief for this battle.

From the opposite city walked out a monk with a big, round belly and a face full of smiles; it was none other than the pot-bellied Maitreya. Maitreya had ignored everyone's objections and insisted on defending a city himself. Of course, there was a reason for this: Zhunti had specifically instructed him not to let the Jie Sect win too easily, so he ordered him to fight the first battle.

When Yuyixian saw that it was Maitreya who had walked out, his face turned pale. Damn it, how did he end up facing one of the most outstanding Second Generation Disciples of Buddhism in his first battle? He said reluctantly, "Maitreya of the opposite side, do you dare to fight?"

"Amitabha, why would I not dare? Benefactor, please make your move and let me see what skills the Second Generation Disciples of the Jie Sect possess," Maitreya said, still smiling.

Upon hearing this, Yuyixian no longer hesitated. He spread the wings on his back, flew into the sky, and looked down at Maitreya below.

Maitreya watched the flying Yuyixian with a smile, wanting to see what methods he actually had.

Yuyixian chanted a few incantations in the air and shouted, "All Heavenly Divine Thunders, obey my command, gather!" Suddenly, the clear sky became covered with dark clouds, interspersed with lightning and thunder, looking just like a tribulation cloud.

Maitreya looked at the sky full of dark clouds, and his expression changed slightly. He had not expected this Yuyixian to have some real ability; he had underestimated him before.

Suddenly, Maitreya shouted, "Buddha Golden Body!" Maitreya's body began to emit a golden light, and even his skin turned golden. He slowly grew larger, preparing to withstand the attack of the heavenly divine thunders.

Yuyixian let out a loud shout, "Heaven-filling Divine Thunders, fall for me!" The sky full of lightning and thunder charged toward Maitreya.

The divine thunders striking Maitreya made a sizzling sound. Gradually, Maitreya's body was surrounded by the divine thunders, and the situation inside could not be seen. However, the people of the Jie Sect did not believe that Maitreya would be finished just like that; otherwise, he could not have become one of the outstanding Third Generation Disciples of Buddhism, the disciple most favored by Zhunti.

Sure enough, from Maitreya's mouth came the sound, "Namo Amitabha." He began to chant Buddhist scriptures, and countless swastika-shaped symbols emerged from Maitreya's mouth, breaking through the shroud of divine thunder and scattering the tribulation thunder in the sky.

Seeing that Maitreya had broken his ultimate move so easily, Yuyixian did not linger in the sky. He flew to the ground and said, "Maitreya's Buddhist Dharma is profound; Yuyixian admits defeat." After speaking, he retreated to the Jie Sect's camp. No one blamed Yuyixian; after all, the gap in strength was obvious, and it was already good enough that he hadn't admitted defeat without fighting.

"Which expert from the Jie Sect will come next to exchange pointers with me?" Maitreya said, still smiling.

A woman dressed in white walked out from the Jie Sect's camp and said, "Yunxiao of the Jie Sect has come to seek your high-level guidance, Maitreya."

When Maitreya heard that the visitor was Yunxiao, his expression immediately became serious. Yunxiao was one of the top experts of the Jie Sect with superb aptitude. He did not know what level of Quasi-Saint she had reached now, while he was only at the early stage of Quasi-Saint. Recovering his smile, Maitreya said, "Benefactor Yunxiao, please make your move. Let me see what kind of strength the top three existences among the Second Generation Disciples of the Jie Sect possess."

"Fine, since Maitreya has said so, I will not be polite. Receive my move," Yunxiao said. She accelerated under her feet and attacked Maitreya.

Yunxiao danced gracefully like a fairy, and a sword radiating white light appeared in her hand, thrusting toward Maitreya. Maitreya felt the terrifying aura emanating from the sword's edge and dodged in a hurry, fearing that even his Buddha Golden Body could not withstand many strikes. After dodging Yunxiao's attack, Maitreya put his palms together, held his prayer beads, and began chanting Buddhist scriptures again. This time, the symbols emanating from Maitreya's mouth were several times larger and much more numerous than before.

Yunxiao looked at the swastika symbols flying toward her and said, "Ten Thousand Swords Fired Simultaneously." Suddenly, her sword multiplied from one to ten thousand, slashing toward the incoming swastika symbols. Before long, the speed of the swords slashing the symbols exceeded the number of symbols Maitreya was emitting. Seeing the last symbol slashed away by the swords, the ten thousand swords attacked Maitreya. Maitreya suddenly took out a bag—it was the Acquired Bag—and shouted loudly, "Receive!" The ten thousand swords were all sucked into the bag, and even Yunxiao was sucked in along with them.

Qiongxiao watched as her sister was sucked into Maitreya's Acquired Bag. She anxiously said to Kong Xuan, "Brother Kong Xuan, hurry and save my sister; she is in danger."

Kong Xuan smiled and said to Qiongxiao, "Rest assured, Yunxiao is not so easily defeated. Your sister's cultivation has already reached the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint and is about to break through to the late stage."

Just as Kong Xuan finished speaking, the Acquired Bag suddenly emitted a golden light, growing large and then small, clearly enduring an attack. After changing a few times, there was a sudden 'bang,' the Acquired Bag burst open, and Yunxiao flew out holding the Primordial Golden Dipper; it was indeed the Primordial Golden Dipper that had broken the Acquired Bag.

Seeing the Acquired Bag broken, Maitreya did not say a word, immediately returned to the city, closed the city gates, and hung up the Exemption from Battle Tablet.

Kong Xuan looked at the high-hanging Exemption from Battle Tablet with a sense of helplessness. Because when the Saints discussed things initially, it was stipulated that each side had one Exemption from Battle Tablet, and if one side hung it up, no attacks could be launched for three days.

It seemed they could only continue the attack after three days.

The Wu State army camped on the spot, and Yunxiao also found Kong Xuan and said, "Senior Brother, after this battle, I feel I am about to break through. Please help me guard."

Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Rest assured, with Senior Brother here, no one except a Saint can disturb your closed-door cultivation."

After hearing Kong Xuan's words, Yunxiao immediately sat on the ground to prepare for the breakthrough.

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