Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Xuan Wen quickly put down the Demon Subduing Pestle in his hand, chanted a Buddhist prayer, and awaited Jiang Liu's judgment.
Seeing that their Grandmaster had laid down his weapon, the disciples of the White Saint Society and the Buddhist sect also hurriedly laid down their weapons and surrendered.
As for the Lotus Sect disciples, they had already surrendered by dropping their weapons when Xu Kuangsheng self-destructed.
Jiang Liu frowned as he looked at Qi Shengyuan and Xuan Wen, who were surrounded.
In fact, according to Jiang Liu's idea, it would be best to take advantage of the chaos to kill all these people to avoid future troubles.
However, since they have now laid down their weapons and surrendered.
If he continues to be so ruthless, it might not be good.
After all, among those present were not only his own subordinates, but also members of the Daoist sect and their disciples.
He can't possibly kill everyone! If he did that, I doubt any of the three sects would tolerate him.
After all, the truth will eventually come out.
Jiang Liu gestured to Li Xuewu, Yi Yue, Qin Bailian, and the others.
They nodded in understanding and then used their movement techniques to control the dantian of Xuan Wen, Xuan Jian, Qi Shengyuan.
Subsequently, disciples from the Buddhist sect, Lotus Sect, White Saint Society, and other sects present were all brought under control.
Only at this moment did the disciples of the Daoist sect breathe a sigh of relief, because they had also fought a very difficult battle.
Their numbers have dwindled from two or three hundred initially to less than one hundred now.
These fewer than one hundred people included some who were already seriously injured; the rest had died in the fighting over the past few days.
This shows how hard they were struggling. If Jiang Liu and the others hadn't come, the Daoist sect would have been completely wiped out.
The surviving Daoist disciples all showed grateful smiles to Jiang Liu and his group.
Dao Xing, Dao Hai, and Dao Sheng were even more excited and thanked Jiang Liu repeatedly.
After all, they had witnessed firsthand the tragic deaths of Xuan Zhi, Liu Hai, Chen Hui, and Xu Kuangsheng.
If Jiang Liu and the others hadn't come to their aid, judging from the Buddhist sect's previous posture, their fate would probably have been much the same.
Afterwards, Li Xuewu ordered his men to clean up the battlefield, since many top-grade weapons and cultivation resources were left behind.
While these skills are unnecessary for the Grandmaster themselves, they are extremely important to their subordinates.
Qin Bailian arranged for all the Buddhist members to be detained, awaiting further punishment.
Yi Yue sent people to check the injuries of his disciples who had participated in the battle. Those who were seriously injured were to be treated first, while those who were slightly injured could only be treated later.
Chen Bo then exchanged pleasantries with the Daoist people, since it was Chen Bo who would be sending people to take over Xun Province next.
The Daoist sect, on the other hand, intends to completely withdraw from Xun Province.
However, according to Jiang Liu's estimation, the Daoist people should already know his thoughts, and they will voluntarily withdraw from Xun Province.
After all, the Buddhist sect has suffered a crushing defeat, so Kun Province should now be dominated by the Daoist sect. Why aren't they going back to Kun Province to stabilize the situation? What are they doing getting involved here?
After everything was settled, Jiang Liu led everyone directly to the City Lord's Mansion in Xun City.
After imprisoning Xuan Wen, Xuan Jian, and Qi Shengyuan, Jiang Liu convened a meeting.
During the meeting, Jiang Liu raised the follow-up issues for the wounded and also explained the issue of compensation.
After explaining everything, Jiang Liu told everyone to disperse.
After the meeting, the Daoists, led by Dao Xing, thanked Jiang Liu, took their leave, and then withdrew from Xun Province.
Without the slightest hesitation, they returned directly to their headquarters in Kun Province.
Soon after, news came from Kun Province that the Daoist and Buddhist sects in Kun Province had already decided the victor before Dao Xing and the others returned to Kun Province.
The Buddhist temple, the Great Buddha Temple, was completely destroyed by the Daoist sect.
Kun Province, a Buddhist Xuan Kong, fled Kunzhou alone and his whereabouts are unknown.
Thus, the Great Buddha Temple, the spiritual pillar of Buddhism, was completely taken over by Daoism.
This also brought an end to the conflict between Daoism and Buddhism that had lasted for more than a thousand years.
However, in Jiang Liu's view, the conflict between the Daoist and Buddhist sects is unlikely to end so easily.
After all, the Grandmaster of Buddhism are not only found in Great Buddha Temple.
There were several Grandmaster in the branch temples in other states, but all of this happened too fast for them to provide support.
Xuan Kong has definitely gone to find them now, and Xuan Xing, who escaped from Xun Province, is also there. I believe that the Daoist and Buddhist sects will definitely have another battle soon.
However, the Daoist sect is not to be trifled with. There should be other Grandmaster in other states, especially Dao Fan, who is the Peak Grandmaster of the Daoist sect.
Although on the surface Dao Fan has left the Daoist sect, who knows if they still have contact in private?
Thinking of this, Jiang Liu also had a headache about what to do with Xuan Wen and Xuan Jian, whom he had imprisoned.
While Jiang Liu was racking his brains trying to figure out how to deal with Xuan Wen and Xuan Jian.
In the courtyard where Lin Chi was assigned to live, Li Xuewu looked at Lin Chi, who had a serious expression on his face, and asked, "Old Lin, are you sure you want to do this?"
Lin Chi nodded very seriously and said, "This is the only way to prevent future troubles. Jiang Liu needs to cherish his reputation, but I don't."
"Besides, only by doing this can we truly gain Jiang Liu's trust. After all, if we do this, we'll have no way out but to follow Jiang Liu forever," Lin Chi said firmly.
"Old Chen, what do you think?" Li Xuewu asked Chen Qiansong.
"I also agree with Lao Lin's approach," Chen Qiansong said slowly.
Li Xuewu glanced at the two of them and nodded helplessly.
That night, three powerful surges of primordial energy erupted in the cell where Qi Shengyuan, Xuan Wen, and Xuan Jian were imprisoned.
Jiang Liu, who was cultivating, was so startled that he immediately used his movement technique to rush towards the prison cell.
At the same time, Li Xuewu, Chen Qiansong, Yi Yue, Qin Bailian, Chen Bo and others also rushed towards the prison.
When Jiang Liu and the others arrived at the prison, they saw the chaotic scene and could no longer sense the presence of Qi Shengyuan, Xuan Wen, Xuan Jian, and the others.
Then Lin Chi's disheveled figure appeared from mid-air.
Jiang Liu frowned immediately and asked Lin Chi, "What happened? Where are the three of them?"
Lin Chi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Jiang Liu and said, "Reporting to your Excellency, I was interrogating them just now when suddenly all three of them self-destructed."
"Interrogation? Self-destruction?" Jiang Liu's aura surged suddenly, and with a wave of his hand, a palm strike of Yuan Qi sent Lin Chi flying into the distance.
Lin Chi immediately felt that Jiang Liu's attack had slowed down his energy circulation, and only then did he realize the difference in strength between himself and Jiang Liu.
However, Lin Chi soon realized that Jiang Liu had shown leniency, which made him realize that he had done the right thing.
At this moment, the people around also began to advise Jiang Liu, after all, the person was already dead, and they were just some outsiders, so he shouldn't take it too seriously.
After being persuaded by the crowd, Jiang Liu finally restrained his imposing aura.
"Since you have the ability to force them to self-destruct, then you can explain it to their disciples yourself! Come see me after you're done." Jiang Liu finished speaking and flew away.
Lin Chi watched Jiang Liu's departing figure, his eyes flashing. He was not content to be just an ordinary Grandmaster.
Chen Bo watched Jiang Liu's retreating figure. Such crude methods would definitely not fool Jiang Liu and himself, but what could he do?
In fact, he also agreed to kill Qi Shengyuan and the other two, but it was just difficult to explain openly.
With Lin Chi's intervention, it has to be said that this is a good thing.