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Shaolin Temple's formations were powerful, left behind by the strong experts of Shaolin Temple during the ancient era. But formations alone could not stop Su Xin.
Shaolin Temple's true trump card was the Buddha Bone Relics enshrined within the Sarira Pagoda.
Whenever a Shaolin Temple eminent monk neared the end of his lifespan, he would voluntarily return to Shaolin Temple to return to ruins and pass away in meditation, leaving behind his Buddha Bone Relic to continue protecting Shaolin Temple.
Other Shaolin Temple disciples could cultivate beneath the Sarira Pagoda, passively absorbing the power naturally radiated by those Buddha Bone Relics.
But the Buddha Bone Relics' true purpose was to take their place at critical moments and protect Shaolin Temple for them!
Following Xuan Ming's movements, every Buddha Bone Relic within Shaolin Temple's Sarira Pagoda rose into the air and spread throughout the formations covering the temple. Shaolin Temple, along with the entirety of Shaoshi Mountain, was enveloped in Buddhist light.
Xuan Ming looked at Su Xin and said coldly, "With the ancestors of Shaolin Temple's past generations protecting us, you still dream of destroying Shaolin Temple? Do you really think Shaolin Temple has made no preparations at all?"
Though Xuan Ming spoke forcefully, his heart still ached.
Buddha Bone Relics were not formations. Formations could be used in cycles, but once Buddha Bone Relics were used, they truly became nothing more than ashes.
Thus, unless Shaolin Temple faced a catastrophe threatening its very existence, it would never bring out the Buddha Bone Relics it had treasured for so many years.
Throughout its history, Shaolin Temple had only used the Buddha Bone Relics three or four times. The last