Chapter 80: Encircling the Supreme Sacred Temple

Yan Buji received news from Liu Qingqing that the righteous sect's spy who infiltrated Zhi Sheng Dian had learned an important piece of information!

Nowadays the strongest practitioners of the Heavenly Person Realm in Zhi Sheng Dian are almost all dead or wounded, as if their cultivation has gone into demonic fire.

To be honest, although Zhi Sheng Dian is classified as a demonic faction, it does not oppress the common folk; on the contrary, it strictly confines its own disciples to diligent cultivation.

As for why it is called a demonic faction?

It is said to be related to Zhi Sheng Dian's training method: disciples who join must endure eighteen daily tortures for the first three years, and only those who survive can qualify for Zhi Sheng Dian's teachings.

Afterwards, Zhi Sheng Dian teaches them astronomy, geography, humanities and biographies—miscellaneous studies—and only when their knowledge reaches an acceptable level are they given the method to cultivate internal skill.

This is also one reason why Zhi Sheng Dian, despite its small numbers, is famed throughout the Kan Dao martial world.

Disciples who manage to survive are already rare; those who reach the Grandmaster realm possess extraordinary combat power.

Moreover, Zhi Sheng Dian has three Holy Lords, all of the Heavenly Person Realm, and eight Saints at the Grandmaster peak, showing how mighty its force is!

In addition, Zhi Sheng Dian has even secretly taken part in dynastic succession—a matter taboo in the martial world; although various rebel forces have invited martial masters to offer heavy rewards, this time it seems the rebel army backed by Zhi Sheng Dian has already been reported to the court.

In a fury, the court simultaneously mobilized armies and broadly invited orthodox martial masters to encircle and eradicate Zhi Sheng Dian.

Although Yan Buji does not know why the court would act against Zhi Sheng Dian in such chaotic times, he assumes that since Zhi Sheng Dian dared to secretly support the rebels, it must have some backing.

Yet since its three Holy Lords have essentially lost combat ability, it is clear that this encirclement of Zhi Sheng Dian gives the court and orthodox martial forces a complete advantage.

The moment has arrived; now the mountain gate of Zhi Sheng Dian should already be under attack.

Upon receiving this news, Yan Buji set out immediately.

A few hundred li would take a normal person even with a horse ten days to half a month, but Yan Buji cannot wait; if Zhi Sheng Dian falls, where will he find the Supreme Sacred Primordial Source Scripture?

Could he have to break through the army as well?

Yan Buji does not wish to fall into enmity with the Kan Dao court again.

Three days later.

Yan Buji had arrived beneath the mountain gate of Zhi Sheng Dian. Zhi Sheng Dian lies east of Shuibian Cheng, towering on the highest peak surrounded by a range of mountains.

The scenery is usually beautiful, but seeing the heavily guarded patrol soldiers and occasional hidden scouts, Yan Buji felt a weight in his heart as he looked toward the smoke‑filled peak.

"Hope it's still in time, hiss! Had I known the court would move against Zhi Sheng Dian, I wouldn't have wasted so much time in Shuibian Cheng."

Yan Buji does not deny that his earlier thought was wrong; the intelligence came only from those few sources, and he never takes reckless risks alone unless he is certain.

Thinking that way, had he not happened to meet Liu Qingqing and obtain the information through a drug, even if he rushed here and saw this scene, he probably would not have slipped inside directly; he would first investigate the situation.

Therefore, the wasted time only hopes it's still enough to find the Supreme Sacred Primordial Source Scripture he seeks!

However, since Zhi Sheng Dian has three Holy Lords, the remaining seven Saints and a host of Grandmaster experts, even if they cannot hold back a tide of soldiers and martial heroes, defending the perilous spot for a while should not be a problem.

Yan Buji did not hesitate much, chose a less populated shadowed spot and slipped past quietly, without alerting the army along the way.

"The court should also have Heavenly Person Realm troops pressing forward, but they're probably still on the mountain fighting the Holy Lords of Zhi Sheng Dian; my chance is now!"

Yan Buji thought that when Heavenly Person Realm warriors clash, unless it is a true one‑on‑one life‑or‑death duel, in a situation like the court's encirclement both sides' Heavenly Person Realm fighters would restrain themselves a bit to avoid harming their own.

So Yan Buji calculated the timing; even if the court's encirclement began a few days early, the lofty peak where Zhi Sheng Dian stands is far from easy to capture.

Moreover, as long as there are no cultivators present, who could stop him?

Yan Buji thought this, yet he did not dare to be careless.

The centralized imperial rule of the Nan Ting Mountain Region governs mortals, and having cultivators stationed there is not hard to understand. Yet if the Kan Dao court truly sends cultivators to raid, caution is still paramount.

Yan Buji quickened his stride; his lightness skill is not outstanding, relying solely on a surge of Qi and blood for speed. Even so, he avoided many treacherous traps and hidden scouts, arriving at the foot of Zhi Sheng Dian.

From afar, Yan Buji could hear shouts and killing cries from the mountain, see the ground tremble slightly, and his brows lifted, knowing that Heavenly Person Realm fighters were battling above.

He found a hidden spot and headed toward the summit.

Skirting the center of the battle, Yan Buji soon reached the peak and saw Zhi Sheng Dian ablaze all around.

Many disciples of Zhi Sheng Dian wielded weapons and fought a chaotic melee with well‑trained elite troops; Yan Buji watched a few moments, somewhat surprised.

He had underestimated these ordinary soldiers' combat power; although they lack internal Qi, their military techniques, bolstered by Qi and blood, and the exquisite coordination among different units steadily suppress the advancing Zhi Sheng Dian disciples!

"Kill these court dogs!"

"Kill!"

Both sides were already blood‑shot, and Yan Buji smelled the blood aura and smoke filling the air, almost unable to resist charging down for a slaughter!

Yet soon, Yan Buji opened and closed his eyes, calming his restless Qi and blood.

Blood Essence Skill's craving for Qi and blood grows ever more frequent, and even wiping out the underground forces of Shuibian Cheng is not enough to satisfy it.

This is also why Yan Buji urgently needs to complete the ancient warrior's internal skill; Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng has reached this point without obvious abnormality, but Yan Buji believes it must be practiced together with the three Divine Ghost diagrams, the greatest irregularity being those diagrams themselves.

Yan Buji has long felt the subtlety of the Yan Wang Shen Gui diagram, and naturally looks forward to what Avici Hell and Asura Blood Sea might be used for.

Yet if he can finish the ancient warrior's internal skill in advance, perhaps there will be fewer future troubles.

He leapt over the blood‑soaked combatants on the ground and fell into Zhi Sheng Dian.

Not far away, the sounds of battle continued; Yan Buji sensed a group of Grandmaster‑peak masters fighting, but felt no curiosity.

What he seeks is the Holy Lord of Zhi Sheng Dian!