"Juehai! Do you really intend to be my mortal enemy? Do you even know that I am the son of the sect leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect?!"
"Hmph! You killed my junior brother Jue Kong! I swear to avenge him. This is a matter between you and me and has nothing to do with Shaolin!"
Seeing that Juehai had made up his mind, Li Wuyai's face turned extremely ugly. He then looked at Princess Minmin and said, "Princess Minmin! We are on the same side. Quickly, help me stop this bald monk!"
Princess Minmin sneered upon hearing this, "Heh! You do know what we said when we were all on the same side and besieging the evil path?"
"Let's put aside our grudges and work together to eradicate this evil path before making any other plans. You've broken our rules time and time again, and you expect me to help you? I believe everyone here would disdain associating with someone like you!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in clamor, agreeing, "If we associate with someone like you, I'm afraid we'll be framed and killed by people like you before we're even killed by the evil sects!"
After everyone finished speaking, they all distanced themselves from the Free and Unfettered Sect, severing ties with them. The people from the Flower Shifting Palace even mocked them:
"Those people from the Free and Unfettered Sect are all bad people. It's normal for them to do such things. What kind of reclusive sect is that? They're just all talk!"
The members of the Free and Unfettered Sect stood there, looking embarrassed, inwardly cursing:
"It's all because of that damned Li Wuyai! He's been acting completely recklessly, which has angered everyone. Now we're all isolated. What are we going to do now?!"
"Hahaha! Very well! Since you've all abandoned me, I won't bother with any pretense of respect. And you bunch of the Free and Unfettered Sect members must hate me to the core!" Li Wuyai laughed maniacally, his entire being descending into madness, on the verge of going insane!
"Since you all want me dead, it won't be that easy!"
A red glint flashed in Li Wuyai's eyes, and with a sinister grin, he suddenly attacked the disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect below. He used the [Northern Darkness Divine Art] to absorb their internal energy, unleashing a burst of true energy that struck more than a dozen disciples, frantically absorbing their power.
Upon seeing this, the disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect were immediately alarmed and shouted, "This is the Northern Darkness Divine Art's method of absorbing our power! Our senior brother is trying to absorb our power! Run!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fled, but after taking only a few steps, their bodies suddenly went limp and they knelt down, exclaiming in horror, "This is the Ten Fragrance Weakening Powder! When were we poisoned!"
"Hahaha! I had already secretly poisoned you while I was speaking. The Northern Darkness Divine Art's method of absorbing internal energy only works on those whose strength is not stronger than mine, and who are unable to move. So I gladly accept your Inner Force!"
Everyone present was filled with fear upon seeing this. It was a tragedy to encounter such a heartless senior brother. Moments later, all the disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect died, their internal Inner Force completely drained!
"Hahaha! Juehai, let's go again! Let's see how I beat you this time!" Li Wuyai laughed maniacally, his entire body radiating with extremely powerful true energy!
Juehai shook his head, "You're even more wicked than those who follow the evil path!"
Upon hearing this, Li Wuyai sneered, "Hmph! What evil path? I only care about myself! Take this!"
After saying that, Li Wuyai's true energy erupted, and he used the third move of the [Tianshan Six Yang Palm], "Blazing Fire Melts Gold". Li Wuyai leaped into the air, and streams of fiery true energy condensed in his body.
A blazing inferno appeared in the sky, turning the clouds a distorted, fiery red, resembling a terrifying volcano about to erupt.
Suddenly, a blazing palm, seventy feet long, descended from the sky, scorching and violently attacking Juehai. Before the palm print even landed, a wave of scorching heat rushed towards him, and flames spontaneously burst forth around him, its power extremely domineering!
Juehai's expression turned solemn. He slowly closed his eyes, and his whole body erupted with a chilling aura. He used the first move of the [Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Art], "Wrath of the Wind God." Streams of white, imposing true energy condensed around him. He suddenly opened his eyes, and a phantom image of a seventy-foot-tall wind god appeared behind him.
Sulfone! Sulfone! Sulfone!
A series of howling winds arose, and the seventy-foot-tall phantom of the Wind God was as imposing as a Vajra. Juehai suddenly tilted down, and the seventy-foot-tall phantom of the Wind God behind him did the same, crashing into Li Wuyai's seventy-foot-tall blazing palm!
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion rang out as the phantom of Juehai Fengshen collided violently with Li Wuyai's blazing and domineering fiery palm, unleashing an extremely violent shockwave that created a miniature mushroom cloud in the sky.
The entire sky was filled with raging winds and flames colliding with each other, distorting and exploding the air. Even the clouds in the sky were dyed fiery red, and the gale made it impossible for the people below to open their eyes. The power was terrifying!
Li Wuyai suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood containing his internal organs in mid-air, suffering extremely serious injuries. His entire body crashed to the ground like a meteor. At the last moment, he forced out a burst of true energy to stop his body from crashing directly to the ground, otherwise he would have been smashed into mincemeat!
Then, with his last breath, he swallowed a pill, and his complexion instantly improved slightly. He glared at the group of people with resentment, then turned into a series of afterimages and fled in panic!
Juehai's situation was not much better than Li Wuyai's. He also spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. His upper garment was burned by the scorching palm technique, and his whole body was red. A burning pain spread throughout his body. He used his last bit of true energy to stop the impact of the fall and slowly landed on the ground.
As soon as he landed, he sat down to meditate and quickly dissipated the scorching internal energy. If he had been a moment later, his internal organs would probably have been burned to ashes. Upon seeing this, Golden Arhat and Dong Tianbao quickly led a group of Shaolin disciples to protect him.
Princess Minmin sighed, "The evil sects haven't been eradicated yet, and our own people have suffered many casualties due to internal strife. It's utterly ridiculous!"
"Let's all rest for a bit! We'll set off again once Juehai has recovered!"
"I accept the order!"
At this moment, a cave appeared beneath the ground. Near the cave was a pool of clear water, with stalactites dripping water droplets onto the large rocks, making a dripping sound.
Li Changfeng frowned slightly as a drop of water from a large rock splashed onto his face, slowly waking him up.
Li Changfeng looked around and found that there were no exits, only rock walls, and only a pool of water.
Li Changfeng rubbed his dizzy head and remembered that at the last moment in that passage, he used all his true energy to unleash the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill to protect himself from being smashed into the cave, even sealing off the exit!
Li Changfeng then slowly stood up, feeling parched. He quickly took a sip of water and found it refreshingly sweet. He drank it down in large gulps and then jumped in to wash off the mud.