Someone in the East Pole Sect Had Your Back?!

Demon Slaying Saber!

Jiang Chuan formed a blade with two fingers. His right arm seemed to transform into a heavenly blade drawn from its sheath, his palm like the silver-white edge of the Daytime Sky Blade, radiating icy, chilling killing intent as it slashed toward the incoming Mountain-Driving Whip.

Clang!

Jiang Chuan seemed to become an impartial and merciless true god carrying out Heaven's punishment, slashing a blade that represented death at all living beings.

The blade light was like a ray of death born from boundless slaughter. As it illuminated heaven and earth, it also brought death to all beings!

"This blade!"

The Divine Law Body shuddered in alarm.

He had never expected a fifth-layer third-realm cultivator to wield such a terrifying slash!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the blade light collided with the Mountain-Driving Whip.

The Low-grade Treasure Artifact forged in imitation of the ancient Dao Artifact Mountain-Driving Whip was severed as easily as roadside grass. The blade light continued onward without losing momentum, cleaving toward the Divine Law Body.

Before the Divine Law Body's terrified gaze, the blade light split him in two. He turned into two clusters of milky-white faith power that slowly dissipated.

"You killed my Divine Law Body! I'll tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

Ji Yuansheng's eyes turned bloodshot.

He had served Maha Hall for half a century, and only after pledging himself to Seventeenth Prince Li Shaoheng had he accumulated enough faith power to condense a fourth-realm Divine Law Body.

Ocean Palm!

Ji Yuansheng struck out with his palm, seeming to become a sea god who ruled over the vast ocean.

Surging mana transformed into raging waves and rushed toward Jiang Chuan.

Vast Sky Great Seal!

Jiang Chuan deployed the Treasured Mountain Seal once more, borrowing the power of the Mid-grade Dao Artifact Vast Sky Great Seal.

An aura of supreme and immeasurable might surged from Jiang Chuan's body.

With one punch, Jiang Chuan's fist seemed to become the boundless, endless sky itself, pressing down horizontally upon Ji Yuansheng.

The waves formed from mana were blasted apart.

Bang!

Fist and palm collided.

Ji Yuansheng's left palm exploded into a bloody mist. He was then sent flying, crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Jiang Chuan is actually this strong!"

Li Yuejiao's cherry lips parted slightly, her pretty face filled with shock.

Then killing intent blazed fiercely in Li Yuejiao's heart like a prairie fire.

"He's already this strong in the third realm! Jiang Chuan must die!"

"Chanyu! Wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack and kill Jiang Chuan!"

Li Chanyu froze slightly upon hearing Li Yuejiao's voice transmission.

"Imperial Sister, I... I'm the one who kills Jiang Chuan?"

Though she was dissatisfied with Jiang Chuan, being dissatisfied with him and killing him were entirely different matters.

As the only cultivator to have ever formed a contract with the Great Sun Divine Bell since Bodhi Temple's founding, Jiang Chuan's importance to Bodhi Temple was beyond question.

Whoever dared kill Jiang Chuan would surely have to endure Bodhi Temple's towering wrath!

"Father cooperated with Bodhi Temple not only because he wished to use Bodhi Temple to escape Maha Hall's control, but also because Bodhi Temple's younger generation was failing to carry on the legacy."

Li Yuejiao clenched her slender hand, her expression growing ever colder.

"Yet who would have thought that, in only these past few months, Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui would emerge one after another among the Jing Generation disciples."

"Our Nine Abyss Dynasty is already weaker than Bodhi Temple. The stronger Bodhi Temple becomes, the more disadvantageous it will be for our Nine Abyss Dynasty in future cooperation."

"Once he grows up, the Nine Abyss Dynasty may even fall under the control of the Buddhist Dao. Therefore, Jiang Chuan must die!"

"I understand, Imperial Sister!"

Li Chanyu nodded gently. She too did not wish to see the Nine Abyss Dynasty climb out of one muddy pit only to step into another.

"Don't even think of killing Senior Brother Ji!"

"Stop him!"

Seeing that Jiang Chuan was preparing to attack again, some Maha Hall disciples immediately made their move, surrounding and attacking Jiang Chuan.

"Despicable!" Jing Hui had just been about to act when Jiang Chuan's voice rang out.

"A pack of worthless chickens and mangy dogs!"

Clang!

Blinding blade light turned into a cold gleam that tore across the sky.

Flying swords, treasure robes, great seals, and more than a dozen third-realm cultivators from Maha Hall were all cut in two.

Jiang Chuan had comprehended the Dao of Slaughter from the Dao Stele and cultivated the Demon Slaying Saber to its utmost limit.

Even the elders within Bodhi Temple were inferior to Jiang Chuan.

Combined with a physique nearing that of a Mid-grade Treasure Artifact and his terrifying vitality, Jiang Chuan dared battle even fifth-realm cultivators!

Killing cultivators of the same realm was as easy as slaughtering dogs!

"How can a third-realm cultivator possibly be this strong?!"

Ji Yuansheng struggled up from the ground, staring at his dead junior brothers and sisters with disbelief written across his face.

At the same time, a streak of golden light shot straight toward Ji Yuansheng.

"Remember this well! The one killing you is Jiang Chuan of Bodhi Temple!"

Jiang Chuan returned Ji Yuansheng's words from the simulation to him word for word.

Before his words had faded, the golden streak formed by the Flame Sun Needle had already reached Ji Yuansheng's glabella.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang Chuan, please spare Fellow Daoist Ji's life!" Seventeenth Prince Li Shaoheng shouted, hoping Jiang Chuan would spare Ji Yuansheng.

"How dare you!"

As Li Chanyu's voice rang out, the Flame Sun Needle pierced through Ji Yuansheng's glabella.

The next instant, a pitch-black thunder pearl flew from Li Chanyu's palm toward Jiang Chuan.

The thunder pearl was black as ink, as though carved from black jade, with black arcs of lightning coiling around its surface.

Faintly, countless savage faces seemed visible within it, endlessly struggling, wailing, and howling.

"The Myriad Beast Demonic Sect's Demonic Soul Yin Fiend Thunder!"

Jiang Chuan immediately recognized what Li Chanyu had used.

But he had no time to think further.

The Demonic Soul Yin Fiend Thunder turned into a bolt of lightning, arriving before Jiang Chuan in an instant before violently exploding.

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted from the Spirit Beast Courtyard, as though ten thousand beasts were crying out together.

Jiang Chuan had no time to evade and was directly swallowed by black lightning.

"Junior Brother!!!"

Jing Hui roared as he rushed toward Jiang Chuan, who had been swallowed by the black lightning.

Third Prince Li Kaitai reacted swiftly, grabbing Jing Hui by the shoulder.

"Don't go over there. The Demonic Soul Yin Fiend Thunder specializes in damaging the flesh and is exceptionally sinister. You're only in the second realm—if even a trace of lightning touches you, you'll certainly die."

"Let go of me! Junior Brother!!!"

Jing Hui's eyes were splitting with rage as he desperately tried to break free from Li Kaitai's grip and save Jiang Chuan.

"You vile wench! You're courting death!"

Along with Jiang Chuan's furious roar, a phantom of a divine mountain that propped up heaven and earth burst forth from within.

Within Bodhi Temple's main hall, the Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens sat facing Abbot Kong Ming.

The elders of Bodhi Temple and the royal clan elders of the Nine Abyss Dynasty stood behind the two men.

"I fear Maha Hall will not leave easily. How does Abbot Kong Ming intend to resolve this?" the Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens asked.

"Then we'll beat Maha Hall until they roll out of here," Abbot Kong Ming said domineeringly.

"Maha Hall's foremost genius among the younger generation, Ji Yanran, is engaged to Xiang Donglai, the East Pole Sect's chief disciple. The East Pole Sect may very well aid Maha Hall." The Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens revealed a worried expression.

"The East Pole Sect definitely won't help Maha Hall deal with Bodhi Temple," Abbot Kong Ming said confidently.

"Fellow Daoist Kong Ming, why are you so certain?" the Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens asked in confusion.

"Suqiong has liked me for more than a day or two. If the East Pole Sect truly helps Maha Hall wage war against my Bodhi Temple, she'll definitely tell me."

Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens: "."

So someone in the East Pole Sect had your back!

No, wait. Why was a monk involved with Mei Suqiong, the East Pole Sect's sect master and one of the Seven Immortal Dao Sects?

The royal clan elders of the Nine Abyss Dynasty all revealed astonished expressions.

The Bodhi Temple elders, however, looked helpless.

"Since that is the case, I—"

Boom!

A tremendous sound that pierced clouds and split stones interrupted the Sacred Emperor of Nine Heavens.

"This is bad!"

Abbot Kong Ming's expression changed drastically. Before his words had even fallen, he had already transformed into a long rainbow and shot out of Bodhi Temple's main hall.