No matter who it was, Meng Chen defeated them in a single move. His overwhelming strength left Guang Chengzi and the other two thrilled and excited. This was their Eldest Senior Brother, the one who had entered the sect alongside them.
With such a powerful senior brother, they had nothing to fear from the Intercepting Teaching. If Disciples of Intercepting Teaching came looking for trouble, they would simply fight them.
Yu Shuixian refused to believe what she was seeing. Her three senior brothers had been defeated by the same person just like that? Pilu Xian and the others were inner disciples!
Yet when Meng Chen tossed Pilu Xian and the other two beside her, arranging them in kneeling positions, she finally believed it completely.
She had been suppressed, and her senior brothers had also been suppressed for trying to avenge her.
If she could move, her entire body would already have been trembling. There was actually such a terrifying figure in the Chan Sect. Someone like him did not seem to be of the same generation as them at all.
"Eldest Senior Brother's divine abilities are unmatched. This junior brother admires you greatly!"
Seeing Yu Shuixian and the others all suppressed, Chijingzi was overjoyed and could not help flattering Meng Chen.
Chijingzi truly disliked Disciples of Intercepting Teaching. Lü Yue had turned the area around his daoist temple into a complete mess. When he tried to drive Lü Yue away, he had instead been besieged by Disciples of Intercepting Teaching.
His hatred extended from the house to the crows. By now, Chijingzi had developed a prejudice against Disciples of Intercepting Teaching. In his eyes, they were all the same, without distinction.
Meng Chen looked coldly at Pilu Xian and the others, without the slightest pity in his eyes.
"What does this even count as? We are Sage's Disciples, pursuing the path of the Quasi-Sage. Mere Golden Immortal cultivation is not worth mentioning. If a Quasi-Sage had acted just now, he could have reduced all of Kunlun Mountain to nothingness, leaving not even a trace of Kunlun Mountain in the River of Time. Struggles at our level are nothing more than chicks pecking at each other in the eyes of those great powers of heaven and earth."
The power of a Sage's divine abilities was absolutely far beyond the little he had displayed. In truth, he had not even unleashed one hundred-millionth of its power.
Meng Chen truly disliked playing such childish games with Disciples of Intercepting Teaching. Fighting until their faces turned red over a momentary dispute or their pride, even battling to the death, was simply too childish.
Great powers rarely fought easily. When they did fight, it was only for one thing: attaining the Dao!
Those great powers who claimed they were declaring war on their enemies to avenge the sons of the Wu Clan or their own children were merely finding excuses to start a war. Their true goal was to contend for the Calamity Fate of heaven and earth.
After becoming a Sage, even if all their descendants died, they could be revived. What great power close to attaining the Dao would care about pride or his son?
"This..."
Guang Chengzi and Chijingzi looked at each other. They only knew that Sages were invincible beneath heaven, but they knew little about Quasi-Sages. Still, hearing Meng Chen's words filled them with yearning for the scenery at higher realms.
"You need not overthink it. The situation is what it is, and we cannot avoid fighting. If My Teaching is truly suppressed by these Disciples of Intercepting Teaching, what will be damaged will be My Teaching's reputation. That would be extremely detrimental to My Teaching's preaching of the Dao. Once we attain Great Luo, cultivating through our own efforts alone will become very slow. At that point, we must use all living beings to expound the Dao and increase our cultivation speed. We cannot bear the consequences of being suppressed by Disciples of Intercepting Teaching."
Meng Chen was not born a Rogue Cultivator, so he knew more secrets of heaven and earth than Guang Chengzi and the others. The better the Chan Sect became, the better off he would be. Thus, he did not mind revealing these secrets to them in advance.
"Using all living beings to expound the Dao? There is actually such a thing?"
Guang Chengzi and the other two were all shocked. They had never known that preaching the Dao could be used to increase one's cultivation speed.
Meng Chen nodded, his expression turning solemn. "Our personal wisdom is limited, but the wisdom of all living beings is limitless. By spreading principles among all living beings and letting them contemplate and comprehend them, they can arrive at new conclusions and new conjectures. As those who preach the Dao, we can reclaim these new conclusions and new ideas, transforming them into nourishment for our cultivation."
At this point, he paused, and his tone shifted.
"However, all living beings admire strength. People in this world are often more willing to believe the principles of the strong. Once My Teaching loses, we will become weak in the eyes of all living beings. If the strong and the weak preach the Dao at the same time, will all living beings still choose My Teaching?"
He had to make the stakes clear to Guang Chengzi and the other two, so they would understand the importance of defeating the Intercepting Teaching.
After hearing this, Guang Chengzi and the other two all revealed grave expressions. Only now did they realize that their conflict with the Intercepting Teaching actually concerned the future of the Chan Sect.
Chijingzi said, "Eldest Senior Brother is absolutely right. Disciples of Intercepting Teaching see their conflict with My Teaching as a matter of pride, but we cannot lower our guard. Whether it is fair competition or another form of competition, we cannot lose to the Intercepting Teaching."
Just then, a powerful torrent of magical power descended from the heavens. Carrying the domineering aura of Supreme Above All, it blasted toward Meng Chen.
Faint points of treasure light could be seen within the torrent. Countless treasures had apparently been activated and merged into this river of magical power, becoming part of it.
This move was exceedingly formidable. It gathered three thousand Magic Treasures of different attributes and transformed them into a Myriad Treasure River. It was practically an attack by the Three Thousand Great Daos at once.
"Eldest Senior Brother, be careful! It is Daoist Duobao of the Intercepting Teaching!"
Though he could not see where the attacker was, Guang Chengzi identified him from the distinctive Myriad Treasure River alone.
Faced with such a terrifying strike, Meng Chen merely shook his head. "Duo Bao, I cannot be bothered to reason with you. Since you have acted, you can stay here too!"
Boom!
The moment his words fell, an Apricot-Yellow Great Bell covered in circulating runes appeared where Yu Shuixian and the other four were. Meanwhile, Meng Chen simply reached out and seized the enormous Myriad Treasure River in his hand.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The treasures within the Myriad Treasure River directly self-destructed, erupting with incomparable power. Fireballs more terrifying than stars exploded one after another, crashing against Meng Chen's hand.
At the same time, a slightly plump Daoist appeared beside Pilu Xian like a ghost. He threw a punch, shattering space-time into fragments as it slammed into the Apricot-Yellow Great Bell.
It turned out Daoist Duobao intended to take advantage of the moment Meng Chen was entangled by the Myriad Treasure River to rescue Pilu Xian and the others.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Daoist Duobao's fist struck the great bell, producing waves of ringing chimes. Yet even his full-force blow could not shake the Seal of Earth. Worse still, his fist became stuck to the great bell.
His punch had sunk into the bell itself, only for an immense suction force to emerge from it and firmly restrain his hand.
As for Meng Chen, he merely clenched his hand, and the Myriad Treasure River shattered completely, exploding into powder.
"Not good!"
Daoist Duobao's expression changed drastically. Knowing it would be difficult to escape, he still abandoned his right hand and fled from beneath the Seal of Earth.
Bang!
The instant Daoist Duobao escaped the Seal of Earth's suppression, his fist exploded into a mist of blood.
Daoist Duobao had faced Meng Chen—and suffered a complete defeat!
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