Chapter 335: The two fight, obtaining one style of

【You collect your mind, as if carrying the great snow mountain on your shoulders, pressing you so you cannot breathe.】

【As for the middle-aged man's words, you ignore them.】

【If you beg for mercy at this time, you will likely have no chance of survival, left to be beaten or killed at the other's will.】

【You bite your teeth, your mind flowing, visualizing the "Demon-Slaying Sword" to stabilize your spirit, the Qi, blood, and bones accumulated through day-after-day hard work never slacking for a moment.】

【You are just thinking about the stance in the "Great Ancestor Holy Fist Stance" when a pure Buddhist internal force enters your body, guiding you to transfer the pressure on your body from your shoulders to your legs, and finally into the ground.】

【The blue stone slabs on the ground cannot withstand the pressure and crack in response!】

【A hint of a smile appears on the middle-aged man's face.】

【The old monk closes his eyes slightly.】

【Zhu Ziqian's eyes are indifferent; at your age, being only at the Fourth Realm of martial arts is nothing.】

【Only when the pressure on your body disappears do you have the strength to open your mouth and speak.】

【"If I die, then I die; begging for mercy and accepting fate is not the behavior of a man."】

【Xu Jiangxian says: "You are not afraid of death? Knowing the times makes one a hero; if you die, you will have nothing."】

【You slowly raise your head, your back already drenched in sweat, your face pale, hot sweat steaming from your head, but you exhale a breath and smile.】

【"Naturally I am afraid, but Xie Guan knows that the senior will not kill me."】

【The momentum on Xu Jiangxian's body weakens, his white clothes fluttering in the moonlight.】

【"Oh? Why are you so certain that I will not kill you?"】

【"Although the senior's momentum is astonishing, I can feel that there is no true killing intent on the senior," you say slowly, "And if the senior truly wanted to kill me, I fear you would not have gone to so much trouble."】

【"I would not have lived until now; kneeling and begging for mercy would only make the senior look down on me."】

【Xu Jiangxian says in a deep voice: "You are truly honest; I am a member of the Demon Sect, are you not afraid that I will not reason and kill you on a whim?"】

【He points to the three guards and Shen Kuan opposite, saying: "Look at those three; if I gave them a chance to beg for mercy, they would have knelt and kowtowed long ago."】

【The three guards, one holding a staff, one holding a shield, and one driving a flying sword, have complex expressions after hearing this.】

【The momentum on your body disappears completely, and you catch your breath, saying: "Demon or not, righteous or not, it depends on the person, it depends on the senior's single thought."】

【"One thought to become a demon, one thought to become a Buddha."】

【"By the time one reaches the senior's realm, every word and action is already in accordance with the Heavenly Dao; wanting to kill this little one is simple, but it is also in accordance with reason."】

【Xu Jiangxian smiles slightly after hearing this, his tone becoming a bit gentler.】

【"Demon or not, righteous or not... you kid speak quite pleasantly."】

【"If you want to live, you must prove your value, otherwise what is the difference between you and these piles of slag corpses."】

【Sima Muqing looks at this Xie family concubine-born son; in just a few words, facing a matter that could decide life and death, he can speak so eloquently, his expression composed.】

【Facing major life-and-death events with a heart like a calm lake, he could be worshipped as a great general.】

【She values this Xie Guan even more in her heart.】

【Xu Jiangxian looks at the old monk and says: "Master, you just want to protect these few people."】

【"Do you also want to protect these two? One killed fifty people here, one cultivates with a soul banner; their evil is far greater than their good."】

【"Does Buddhism also save evil people? Or does putting down the butcher's knife mean becoming a Buddha on the spot, and past evils are wiped out?"】

【The old monk remains silent, just chanting, "Amitabha."】

【The lame old man's face is ugly, and after pondering for a moment, he says: "My master is the Great Qi's Su Xiang, I ask the Demon Master to look at my master's face..."】

【He does not say much, nor does he threaten; if he truly fought the Demon Master, he would likely have only a dead end.】

【Xu Jiangxian smiles: "I am well-acquainted with the Third Master; do you think I would sell his face?"】

【The lame old man's face stiffens.】

【Xu Jiangxian's eyes turn and he says: "I wonder if Master Lianchi has any old ties with this Fourth Master?"】

【Xu Jiangxian is also testing to see who Master Lianchi was entrusted by.】

【The old monk presses his hands together and says slowly: "This old monk does not have much interaction with the Fourth Master."】

【"Today's matter is indeed complex, involving the karma of many parties; this old monk does not wish to intervene."】

【"I am just entrusted by someone to do their bidding."】

【Xu Jiangxian looks at the lame old man and Shen Kuan, saying lightly: "Since the Master does not wish to protect you, your lives are mine."】

【Suddenly!】

【The "Five Dragon Prosperity Talisman" you had long outlined in your heart sea warns frantically.】

【Your mind is shocked; a fair palm magnifies suddenly before your eyes, and you use the "Damage-Exchange Spirit Substitution" from the "Yin Fu Jing," a substitution method.】

【You break free instantly!】

【A talisman paper drifts down.】

【Xu Jiangxian is stunned for a moment, then follows like a shadow.】

【You use the "Damage-Exchange Spirit Substitution" again, but cannot use it; your body feels as if it is controlled and restrained, unable to use Primordial Spirit power again.】

【Your eyes tighten; the "Ghost-Slaying Sword" and "Demon-Slaying Sword" in your heart sea begin to condense, and you join two fingers into a sword finger, sword intent spitting out from it.】

【The people around are also surprised, not expecting the Demon Master to strike suddenly.】

【Suddenly!】

【An invisible glazed golden Buddhist hand wraps around you.】

【"Bang—"】

【"Ding—"】

【The Demon Master taps it lightly, and there is a trembling sound like gold and silver being struck.】

【The grey-clad old monk presses his hands together, glazed golden light shining between his palms.】

【Xu Jiangxian laughs lightly: "Master Lianchi, you don't care about the life and death of the people here, why did you still strike?"】

【The lame old man stares at the half-cut Buddhist hand that appeared out of thin air in the field; this is precisely the Jin Gang method of Buddhism.】

【"The 'Jin Gang Zen Tathagata Jade Hand' is the most rigid method in the world."】

【This Lianchi Holy Monk cultivates the "Yi Jin Jing" and "Jin Gang Indestructible Body Divine Art," possessing the Buddhist Great Jin Gang Body.】

【The Ninth Grade of martial arts is viewed as the pinnacle of martial arts, and the Ninth Grade is divided into three realms: Jin Gang, Dao-Mysterious, and Haoran, originating from the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist schools, symbolizing the perfection of body refining, Qi refining, and spirit refining.】

【Buddhist techniques pursue the "Jin Gang" realm, Daoist techniques pursue the "Dao-Mysterious" realm of refining essence into Qi, and Confucianism pursues the "Haoran" realm of heart and spirit unity.】

【The lame old man Chang Qi once reached the first level of Jin Gang, but later due to severe injury, he could only maintain the "Jin Gang Physique"; even so, it was enough to suppress Eighth-Realm martial artists.】

【However, there is never a lack of brilliant people in the world.】

【This Master Lianchi is an expert of the Ninth Grade Xuan-Dan Realm, suppressing the world with the first level of "Jin Gang" realm, the world's number one Jin Gang realm.】

【He refined the three barriers of the flesh to the human extreme, hailed as "Glazed Golden Body, difficult to break in the world."】

【He once relied solely on his Jin Gang physique to exhaust the Qi and blood of a Ninth Grade Haoran Realm martial artist, who could not break his protective Qi barrier, occupying the top spot in the Jin Gang realm.】

【World-class Grandmasters are all extraordinary people.】

【You look at the "Glazed Palm" gradually dissipating before your eyes, turn to the old monk, and thank him sincerely: "Thank you, Master!"】

【Just now, it was he who passed a trace of Buddhist internal force to you, helping you transfer it to the ground and resolve the crisis.】

【The grey-clad old monk smiles slightly: "Little friend, you are very good!"】

【"My old friend has not broken the inheritance."】

【You are stunned for a moment, seeing the old monk stretch out a withered palm, on which a yellow talisman paper is stuck.】

【You recognize at a glance that this is the substitution talisman you used when you activated the "Damage-Exchange Spirit Substitution" just now.】

【The old monk smiles silently at you, his eyes kind.】

【Lianchi presses his hands together, his gaze looking at Xu Jiangxian: "This person, this old monk is determined to protect."】

【Xu Jiangxian had long sensed the old monk's secret assistance; he was just testing intentionally just now.】

【The "substitution" method the young man used just now actually surprised him slightly, reminding him of someone.】

【Xu Jiangxian says coldly: "Master Lianchi, do you intend to go against me?"】

【"I would like to experience this world's most rigid Tathagata Buddha Hand!"】

【The kind-faced grey-clad old monk says: "This old monk is naturally not afraid, just right to test the Demon Master's 'Purple Blood Great Art' and 'Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Demon Art'."】

【The two are in a standoff, the atmosphere instantly becoming tense.】

【Xu Jiangxian does not reveal any intention to strike; he says slowly: "Master, once we strike, the movement will be too great, and it will be difficult to end. Master wants to protect these few people, while I want to clean up the sect."】

【The middle-aged man smiles slightly, proposing: "How about this? Since we want to determine a winner, let's not strike, but each display our methods to compete."】

【He points to Xu Xiyue and the others, saying to Master Lianchi: "If I win, Master will hand them over."】

【Xu Xiyue and Sima Muqing's faces change slightly, but they remain silent; they know everything depends on the decision of this Lianchi high monk.】

【Master Lianchi frowns slightly, asking: "Then how to compete?"】

【Xu Jiangxian smiles: "Master, you can choose anyone from these few, but they can only teach Buddhist martial arts. I will also choose one, but can only use Demon Sect techniques to compete. If other techniques are used, it is a loss, how about that?"】

【Sima Muqing hears this and hurriedly tries to dissuade: "Master, this cannot be done."】

【Her words are filled with worry about this competition.】

【She looks at Zhu Ziqian behind the Demon Master and says: "This person is a member of the Demon Sect, and the Holy Son of the Blood God Sect, with a body of Demon Sect techniques."】

【Xu Jiangxian ignores this, just smiling: "Master, do you dare?"】

【The old monk looks at the young man he just saved and asks: "If this old monk wins, then what?"】

【Xu Jiangxian answers: "If Master wins, I will leave, and this matter will not be pursued further."】

【The old monk nods, "This old monk agrees."】

【Xu Jiangxian laughs lightly: "Master, are you so confident you can win against me?"】

【"Master, who do you choose?"】

【The grey-clad old monk suddenly grins: "This old monk, my luck is usually not bad."】

【"Is there any other choice?"】

【"Please, little friend Xie Guan, help this old monk."】

【Xu Jiangxian's gaze lingers on you for a moment; to outsiders, you are only at the Fourth Grade of martial arts, yet you hide a body of pure Daoist profound arts, possessing the power of the Seventh Realm of Primordial Spirit.】

【He struck just now to test your cultivation; only when you used the "Demon-Slaying Sword" did he realize you have a treasure on your body that can hide your Primordial Spirit aura.】

【Daoism and Buddhism are far apart!】

【If you can learn Buddhist treasure techniques here, I fear it is a fantasy.】

【Zhu Ziqian is the Holy Son of the Blood God Sect, cultivating demon arts since childhood; he only needs to be taught a few demon moves to use them freely.】

【Zhu Ziqian is also at the Seventh Realm of Primordial Spirit, Fifth Realm of martial arts cultivation.】

【Xu Jiangxian smiles: "How about competing after an hour!"】

【"Both life and death, and high and low will be decided."】

【The old monk takes you and Xu Xiyue and the others to one side.】

【The lame old man and Shen are somewhat confused, only able to follow the Demon Master to the other side.】

【Zhu Ziqian's face reveals joy; being able to receive the Demon Master's guidance is undoubtedly a blessing he could not ask for.】

【Xu Jiangxian looks at him and says solemnly: "I will teach you one style of the Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Demon Art, I hope you can comprehend it well."】

【Zhu Ziqian's eyes are fervent; the "Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Demon Art" is recorded in the Heavenly Demon Strategy and is a treasure technique that only the Blood God Sect leader among the nine branches of the Holy Sect can cultivate.】

【Xu Jiangxian stands with his hands behind his back, looking at the grey-clad old monk and the young man walking over on the other side, his face showing a hint of anticipation, murmuring in his mouth:】

【"The inheritance of that person's sword intent?"】

【"Xie Guan, Xie family concubine-born son... interesting!"】

【The old monk takes you and the others to an open space on the side.】

【Xu Xiyue and Sima Muqing's expressions finally relax; the pressure given by the Demon Master was truly heavy, like being on the edge of a blade, falling into an abyss if not careful.】

【Only then do you learn from the two that these two are actually the world-renowned Demon Master Xu Jiangxian and Master Lianchi.】

【Sima Muqing is secretly anxious; she knows Zhu Ziqian's strength well. Zhu Ziqian has already reached the Fifth Realm of martial arts at a young age, and is also dual-cultivating in Primordial Spirit; his strength is outstanding among this generation in Bianjing.】

【And he is a member of the Demon Sect, likely hiding even stronger strength.】

【She looks at you worriedly; Xie Guan is only at the Fourth Grade of martial arts, how can he contend with Zhu Ziqian?】

【And only using Buddhist techniques, how can he learn them in a short time?】

【Xu Xiyue, this Sima family lady, has a much calmer expression; she comforts her daughter's sleeve: "Believe in the Master."】

【"Whether it is fortune or disaster, our mother and child will accept it as fate."】

【The grey-clad old monk looks at you and says: "Little friend, don't be anxious."】

【There is a glazed look in his eyes, and a voice rings in your ear, which only you can hear.】

【"The Three-True Sect also has a deep relationship with you, little friend, otherwise you wouldn't have become the Three-True Sect's worldly walker."】

【You frown slightly, having never heard of this term, "worldly walker."】

【"Little friend, don't you know that the jade pendant on your chest is the Three-True Sect's Lu Lu Tian Shi's Pass."】

【"Being able to wear this jade pendant means you are a worldly walker authorized by the Three-True Lu Lu Tian Shi, capable of commanding the disciples of the Three-True Sect."】

【Lu Lu Tian Shi?】

【A ridiculous thought suddenly appears in your mind; Lu Hua wouldn't be the Three-True Sect's Lu Lu Tian Shi, would she!】

【You feel it is impossible; if she were truly the Three-True Sect's Lu Lu Tian Shi, how could she appear in your small courtyard every day to teach you.】

【The grey-clad old monk stands in the field, his demeanor solemn, his voice compassionate:】

【"This is one style of the 'Jin Gang Zen Tathagata Jade Hand' that I created."】

【The old monk does not avoid it, reciting it slowly in the field.】

【The three guards are all focused; a technique created by a Buddhist Grandmaster.】

【Even a glimpse would be a lifelong benefit.】

【Sima Muqing is in a state of chaos, having no mind to listen, her heart thinking of that Brother Xue Bai, not knowing if there will be a chance to meet again in this life.】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 336 =====