"Then let's give it a try. My exchange with Immortal Lord Shi Jing was extremely brief just now, and I never got to witness his true divine abilities. This time, I'll have a proper fight with you." Lu Xiaotian remained unhurried. As soon as his voice fell, a vast Buddhist chant rang out.
The stone-carved Buddha statues floating in the void suddenly seemed to come alive.
A swath of purple-gold Buddhist light spread from Lu Xiaotian's body, and the stone-carved Buddhas in the void greedily absorbed it.
"Withdraw!" Immortal Lord Shi Jing's expression changed. Although he considered his cultivation considerably higher than Lu Xiaotian's, he was unwilling to fight Lu Xiaotian to the death in an environment about which he knew so little.
A gentleman did not stand beneath a wall in danger of collapse. Since the other side had yet to eliminate the stone essence shadow spirit, there would still be opportunities to intercept Lu Xiaotian later.
Against such a powerful and exceedingly cunning opponent, a momentary miscalculation was nothing worth fretting over. The one who laughed last was the true victor.
"You think you can leave that easily? Forest of a Thousand Buddhas!" Lu Xiaotian gave a low shout. In truth, Immortal Lord Shi Jing's reaction had been extremely swift. Given the other man's cultivation, even with Lu Xiaotian's meticulous planning, the chances of directly trapping him now were slim.
But Rongyuan the Demon Monk, Hall Master Guangyang, the White Marsh Demon Emperor, the Jade-Bone Xumo, and Immortal Venerable Heting would not find it so easy to escape this place.
The moment Lu Xiaotian's voice faded, the Buddha statues all around seemed to have been endowed with new life. They began moving around them, neither hurried nor slow.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! One enormous palm shadow after another slammed