"Boom!"
Before the bamboo could even strike, countless thunderous Buddhist chants exploded in Stone in Sword's sea of consciousness, as if an army of Buddhas were roaring. His head spun, and cold sweat poured down his face!
"Oh no! That's a Sage-level expert. Could one of the two Sages of the Western Region have come in person?" Stone in Sword was horrified. He casually tossed Medicine Buddha to the ground and tried to flee, but a vast pressure came from the bamboo and bore down on him, pinning him in place. He couldn't move at all!
"Ugh. I didn't expect my first challenge after leaving the island to anger a Sage!"
A bitter smile touched Stone in Sword's lips. All he could do was watch the bamboo come crashing toward him. He knew that, out of respect for his master, the newcomer wouldn't kill him, but being suppressed for a hundred thousand years or so was still possible. What a humiliating mess.
"Heh. It's only a contest between juniors. Why so impulsive, Fellow Daoist Zhunti?"
Just as the bamboo was about to strike Stone in Sword, Li Yi suddenly appeared. With a casual wave, he conjured a dazzling wall of light that stopped the bamboo.
"Fellow Daoist Li, your disciple is completely unreasonable. He challenged my disciple for no reason, seriously injured Medicine Buddha, and even seemed intent on killing him!"
A black hole suddenly appeared in space. Zhunti stepped out of it and angrily addressed Li Yi.
"Who said I was going to kill him? Besides, he's fighting on behalf of Yuan Futong and the other lords, while I'm fighting for Yin Shang. How is that unreasonable?"
"Enough!"
Li Yi raised a hand slightly, cutting off Stone in Sword's defense. What sort of real justice was there in the