Clash at the Peak of Six Thoughts

Dusk.

Thick, cold gray clouds covered the sky, which was a dark red.

Deep within the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, six Demon Mountain stand side by side, shrouded in thin clouds and shadowed by the sun, their majestic grandeur tinged with an eerie atmosphere.

Xie Chucai, dressed in a blood-red robe, came along the creeping grass of Lingxi.

His eyes were no longer gentle and warm; his demeanor was sharp. He was no longer pretending or hiding; he had returned to his true self.

My state of mind has reached a new level in these three days.

Taishi Yu's carriage had been following closely behind him for the past three days.

"Master Taishi, are you disappointed? I, Xie, did not leave, nor did I flee. I defeated ten men in three days, leaving them either crippled or severely injured. Do you think the one who fled might be Li Weiyi?" Xie Chucai said in a casual tone.

Inside the carriage, Taishi Yu felt heavy-hearted.

He witnessed all ten battles and gained a clearer understanding of Xie Chucai's combat strength. This man could fight against weaker Dao Seed Realm Seventh Heaven martial artists with just his physical strength.

If Li Weiyi were to unleash his full power and suppress Li Wei with speed, would he have a chance to use his life-saving talisman?

In a duel between a martial arts practitioner and a mind cultivator, even if their strengths are roughly equal, victory or defeat, life or death, can be decided in an instant. No matter how many techniques you have, if you can't use them, it's all in vain.

"Whoosh!"

The gates of Six Thoughts Zen Temple and the array of Light Veil opened.

Xie Chucai arrived first, stood in front of the door, facing everyone outside, meeting countless eyes, as if he were a lone warrior guarding the pass against a thousand.

A crimson aura emanated from his body, forming a vast Qi Sea that blocked the path to the entrance.

Crimson smoke billowed across the wilderness outside the monastery and along the steps and paths within it.

A loud shout rang out from the crowd, "Xie Chucai, you're overestimating yourself by trying to seal the gate with your own body!"

"Since those in the Lingxiao Shengjing are afraid of losing, then so be it. I will accept all the Dao techniques of the Longevity Realm Giants."

Xie Chucai smiled and calmly faced everyone.

Then the ancestral field opened, and scriptures poured out, floating in the blood Qi Sea, radiating a brilliance like a thousand lamps.

No one intervened; everyone fell silent.

Everyone felt the power of Xie Chucai's wisdom. Tonight, he had a reason to stand at the door. Anyone who attacked him, except for Li Weiyi, would result in the loss of the entire Lingxiao Shengjing.

Anyone in the world can enter the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, but if Xie Chucai were guarding the gate today, then no one in the world could enter.

Forcing your way in is certainly an option.

But this is tantamount to Lingxiao Shengjing cutting itself in half first.

Xie Chucai is now in an invincible position. Even if Li Weiyi wins against him, it's because he was first surrounded and severely injured by all the martial artists from the Lingxiao Shengjing.

Even if...

He wasn't injured at all.

If Li Weiyi were to kill him, the chosen one of the Sacred Dark Family would not die at Li Weiyi's hands, but would instead be bullied and surrounded by countless martial artists from the Lingxiao Shengjing.

Everything in the world is interconnected and mutually restraining.

Those who come with the name of challenge and with great momentum will inevitably be constrained by that name.

Lu Wensheng harbored deep hatred for Li Weiyi: "If Li Weiyi can't even get through the gate, the ridicule those people in the Imperial Court will be immense! I reckon in the end, it will still require martial artists from the eighth or Ninth Heaven to intervene. Entering the Zen temple is inevitable, and so is the humiliation."

The sun has completely set.

The sky was not yet completely dark, and scattered starlight had already appeared.

"Li Weiyi is here!"

From the top of a tower-shaped building in the distance, someone shouted.

Countless eyes turned towards it.

All I saw was...

Li Weiyi, dressed in a loose blue robe, walked along the wide street. The back of his head, near the temple, shone with golden light, forming concentric golden ripples that illuminated the twilight. His expression was focused and calm.

He was neither as radical and arrogant as many people had speculated, nor as timid and hesitant.

Like a pool of lake water, he possesses the demeanor and aura of a "legendary mind master," ethereal and otherworldly, unfathomable.

Hidden Nine and Hidden Eleven followed him closely, ready to die in his place at any time.

Cao Shisan and Chen Huang walked along the rooftops of the buildings on both sides of the long street, escorting him all the way.

The Old Zhuo and several reclusive elders walked under the dark eaves, clearing away potential hazards.

On his way there, Li Weiyi had already been assassinated four times by assassins. There was another force in the Imperial Court preventing him from going to Six Thoughts Zen Temple, believing that if he killed Xie Chucai, it would bring him great disaster.

Amidst the lively commotion, all the martial arts practitioners made way.

Another assassination attempt erupted, with a cultivator emerging from the crowd at the Ninth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm. However, the attempt failed, and County Princess Yun Chang captured the attacker remotely and crushed him to death.

There was no point in capturing them alive; County Princess Yun Chang and other powerful figures knew perfectly well who was behind it.

Even assassins wouldn't be able to get anything out of them.

Jiang Ning stepped forward, ignoring the jeers around her, and took out a set of silver armor. "Silver Scale Thousand Character Armor, borrowed, I'll put it on for you."

Li Weiyi gently shook her head. "I was prepared! This sentiment is ten times more valuable than armor."

Taishi Yu stepped out of the carriage and reminded, "Xie Chucai's physical body is exceptionally strong, far ahead of his cultivation level. This is the fundamental reason why he was able to defeat the Seventh Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. We absolutely cannot let him get close."

Li Weiyi nodded slightly.

"Bang!"

A five-foot-long golden Kanglong Whip flew in from afar.

It was planted at Li Weiyi's feet.

Ge Xiantong said, "The Sacred Dark Family attaches great importance to this battle. An elder of the family gifted Xie Chucai a brand-new blood-red robe. My Kanglong Whip is a fifth-grade Thousand Character Artifact; it will surely help you break through."

"Thank you for letting me know! I won't ask you for compensation for the Vengeful Soul Spear that you interrupted!"

Li Weiyi did not take the Kanglong Whip; he was very relaxed, exuding a confident air. Then, looking at the thick Qi Sea and dense scriptures in front of the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, he saw Xie Chucai's blurry yet upright figure.

Li Weiyi's smile gradually faded as he shouted into the night, "Is the Sacred Dark Family prepared to lose a young junior?"

An aged voice echoed in the Zen temple, "As long as it's your own method and strength, we'll accept victory or defeat, life or death."

The Old Man of the Sacred Dark Family responded in this way to protect Xie Chucai and restrict Li Weiyi.

Xie Chucai's wisps of Dharma energy, like fine steel chains, wove hundreds of thousands of lines in front of the Zen temple gate. Each line contained scriptures, heavy as mountains, capable of shattering the earth.

Ordinary martial artists at the Sixth Heaven Dao Seed Realm are simply no match for him; getting close to him is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi's body flashed with dazzling Golden Crow Flame as he unleashed the "Forward" technique, his figure flashing and moving as bright and sharp as a shooting star, piercing through Xie Chucai's carefully arranged blood Qi Sea and Daoist scriptures, treating them as mere decorations.

Castration; utterly devastating.

It was as if no barrier could stop him.

In an instant, Li Weiyi appeared above the gate of Six Thoughts Zen Temple, about to pass over Xie Chucai's head.

A bright light flashed in Xie Chucai's eyes. He pressed out with both palms, releasing Profound Ice Force from his palms, forming two white ice crystal clouds. The frost mist spread out, and the cold air cracked the stone slabs on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

The Fusang Divine Tree Projection appeared.

Its crimson-gold radiance was brilliant, its branches were solidified, its leaves were sharp, and as it swayed and shook, it shattered two pieces of frost mist from the mysterious ice palm prints.

The impact shattered dozens of layers of stone steps behind Xie Chucai, sending rocks flying everywhere.

"Aww!"

Dragon Roar's roar resounded.

Li Weiyi stepped on the Yellow Dragon Projection, ascending to the heavens.

Beneath the Earth Demon Pine Foliage, he stepped on air staircases, leaping and climbing continuously, shouting with boundless pride, "I'll be waiting for you at the summit of Six Thoughts."

"He has broken through to the Six-star Mind Master!"

Xie Chucai muttered to himself, and with a whoosh, he burst forth with a speed even faster than Li Weiyi.

His movements and techniques were profound; he transformed into a trail of blood, chasing after the heavens.

The Blood Cloud-like Dao Heart Manifestation spread out first, enveloping Li Weiyi.

At an altitude of 2,000 meters, Xie Chucai caught up with Li Weiyi.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi suddenly turned around, head down and feet up, and swooped down, his hands forming a fingerprint.

Ash Extinguishing Finger Technique was unleashed, energy surged forth, and his body transformed into a fiery cloud. Amidst the violent tremors, a beam of finger energy shot out, striking Xie Chucai's head.

The power of telekinesis and the power of martial arts are combined into one.

The Six Purifying Karma is indeed Major Technique of an evil cult, but it is not something that only evil cult martial artists can master. An Xianjing has practiced this technique for hundreds of years, but no one has claimed that she is a major figure in an evil cult based solely on this fact.

Do you think I'll make the same mistake again?

Xie Chucai's Blood Robe clothes released blood clouds and scriptures, supporting his body. The Daoist technique he had prepared beforehand was unleashed, and a loud peacock cry echoed in the void.

It is the second level of the Major Technique of Profound Ice Force, the Profound Ice Divine Sparrow.

Profound Ice Force transformed into a giant white peacock, spreading its wings and soaring high, blocking the beam of finger energy. At the same time, countless ice crystals and white feathers surged towards Li Weiyi like a rain of flying swords.

The Fusang Divine Tree Projection surrounding Li Weiyi took root in the void, melting all the flying ice crystal feathers into droplets.

"Swish! Swish..."

The movement technique is executed.

The two landed on the trunk of the Earth Demon Pine in an instant, fighting as they climbed upwards.

The trunk of the Earth Demon Pine is as thick as a mountain peak, as hard as divine iron, and uneven, like a rock wall with countless cracks and ravines.

Below, martial arts practitioners from Lingxiao Shengjing surged into Six Thoughts Zen Temple like a tidal wave.

"Who said we Hidden Person couldn't even get through the gates of the Six Thoughts Zen Temple? He's incredibly powerful, a legendary-level Mind Master, one in a thousand years. What's legendary-level? Legendary-level—even the Saint Spirit King Mind Master of this era wouldn't dare call themselves legendary-level when they were young."

Hidden Eleven roared at the Lei Xiao Sect disciples in the distance, looking very arrogant, as if he were that legendary mind master.

Behind the temple gate, the stone steps were broken and collapsed.

Many people gasped in shock, imagining just how powerful the collision must have been.

"He broke through to the Six-star Mind Master, reaching the same level as Xie Chucai. His Golden Crow Flame Spiritual Power is much stronger than it was a month ago."

Song Lin looked at Taishi Yu and asked, "Is the level of refinement of his Golden Crow Flame comparable to Xie Chucai's Sixth Heaven Qi?"

Taishi Yu stared intently at the two figures chasing each other on the tree trunk. His initial indifference to victory suddenly turned to concern and tension, as he saw a possibility. "In terms of energy level alone, I feel he's not inferior. But, Xiao Li has only just broken through to the next realm, while Xie Chucai is at the peak of the Sixth Heaven... It's hateful, truly hateful. If Xiao Li's mental power could reach the peak of Six-star Mind Master, perhaps today we could truly witness a peak duel between a Spiritual Master and a martial artist of the same realm."

Song Qingli said, "Isn't Li Weiyi at a huge disadvantage now?"