Inside the dungeon.
At this moment, Jietan appeared extremely calm and dignified. He clasped his hands slightly together and said devoutly, "Amitabha! This old monk has attained complete enlightenment. The sins I committed before were too deep. I only ask for your forgiveness!"
Abbot Hongchen slowly said, "To err is human, to forgive divine! If you reveal the spies hidden in Shaolin now, perhaps it will lessen your sins!"
After a moment of silence, Jietan slowly said, "Actually, I don't know his true identity either! I only know that he is hiding in a side hall of Shaolin Temple, but I don't know who he is!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger's expression darkened slightly. "Most of the disciples in the side halls are those who lack martial arts talent; they are mostly responsible for growing vegetables and tending fires."
"They usually do things like growing vegetables, sweeping the floor, cooking, and starting the fire. So who is it?"
Upon hearing this Hall Master of Subduing Dragon said solemnly, "We must investigate immediately. Send men to surround the side hall and investigate every single disciple there!"
Upon hearing this, Jie Chen said solemnly, "Alright! Since that's the case! Leave this to me! I'll send men to surround the side hall. You all go and guard the side hall to prevent anyone from escaping!"
Abbot Hongchen said in a deep voice, "There's no time to lose! Let's set off!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone vanished in a blur, each going about their assigned tasks!
At this moment, Li Changfeng smiled slightly and slowly walked out amidst the surprised gazes of the two Subduing Tiger Hall disciples, leaving the two bewildered people standing there in a daze.
As he passed a large bell, he saw a figure slowly emerge. He smiled slightly, "Long time no see! Jue Kong, kid!"
Upon seeing this man Li Changfeng exclaimed with delight, "Haha! So it's the Kitchen Monk! Long time no see! How have you been lately? Still tending the fire and cooking there?"
The Kitchen Monk smiled slightly, "What else can I do besides cooking? I just didn't expect you to have improved so much over the years! You're already the chief disciple of the Subduing Tiger Hall!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng chuckled and said, "Hehe! I have to thank you for that. If you hadn't dragged me up the mountain back then, I'd probably still be a good-for-nothing!"
Upon Kitchen Monk chuckled lightly, "What a pity, what a pity!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng frowned and asked in confusion, "What's a pity?"
The Kitchen Monk his hand smiled slightly, and his true energy suddenly erupted, exuding the might of a Grandmaster. He unleashed the first move of the Nine Yin Heart Shattering Palm, "Nine Yin Damage to the Heart." A chilling black true energy gathered in his palm, and his whole body emanated a cold, dark aura.
Suddenly, a vicious, hundred-foot-long black palm strike was unleashed. The palm force was insidious and domineering, carrying a powerful and damaging force that fiercely attacked Li Changfeng.
Wherever the palm strike passed, it emitted a chilling, black aura, causing even the air to slightly frost over, its power extremely insidious!
Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng's hair stood on end and he broke out in a cold sweat. He knew he couldn't withstand such force, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Li Changfeng unleashed his full inner energy, activating the Draconic Elephant Prajna and unleashing the third move of the Vajra Palm, "Vajra Palm of Immense Strength Vajra Body Empowerment." A domineering and fierce pale golden inner energy slowly condensed around him, and a demon-subduing halo appeared on his arms. Behind him, a 75-foot-tall Vajra figure materialized.
Then, the 75-zhang-tall Vajra Vajra image directly attached itself to Li Changfeng's body, immediately emitting a dazzling light, its entire body turning golden-bronze, and faint illusory runes appearing.
Behind him, the awe-inspiring power of six dragons and six elephants was revealed, and with his own strength of 20,000 jin, he suddenly struck out a golden palm that was 75 zhang long, and took the fierce blow head-on!
"Boom!"
A violent explosion rang out as Li Changfeng's seventy-five-zhang-long golden palm was shattered by the Kitchen Monk's palm strike.
The remaining palm prints lingered in the air for a moment before striking Li Changfeng again. Even before the palm prints landed, a chilling and bone-piercing force rushed towards him, its power extremely astonishing.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng gritted his teeth and attacked again, using the [Shaolin Bronze Body Skill]. A seventy-five-zhang-tall Vajra Arhat Phantom slowly appeared, radiating a dazzling golden light. An extremely powerful Vajra Power was added to his body to resist the remaining palm strikes.
His veins bulged all over his body, and he thrust out his palms with a force of 20,000 jin, slamming into the remaining palm force. With a crack, Li Changfeng's arms were broken, and his palms were violently slammed back to his chest. The 75-zhang-tall Vajra Arhat Phantom shattered instantly.
The remaining force of the palm struck Li Changfeng violently, turning him into a blur as he crashed into the large bell, producing a loud chime.
The entire bell was smashed to pieces, with pieces of iron flying outwards and embedding themselves in the surrounding buildings. Its power was extremely domineering!
The sound of the bell slowly spread throughout the entire Shaolin Temple, startling everyone. Li Changfeng coughed up a mouthful of blood containing fragments of his internal organs.
He lay on the ground like a corpse, his arm bones broken and piercing through his skin, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, all his meridians severed, barely clinging to life!
The Kitchen Monk was slightly surprised to see this. "He took my attack and he's still alive! This kid's body is indeed strong!"
After saying that, he wanted to go over and finish off Li Changfeng, but the sound of the bell had already alerted everyone. If he didn't leave, he would probably be captured on the spot!
He stared intently at Li Changfeng, then vanished in a blur. He was convinced that even if he survived this blow, he would lose all his martial arts skills and become a cripple, which was nothing to fear!
At this moment, Abbot Hongchen and his three companions had completely surrounded the side hall of Shaolin Temple, so tightly that not even a fly could escape. Suddenly, a loud bell rang out from afar, startling them!
Abbot Hongchen's expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Not good!"
After saying that, he turned into a blur and flew towards the bell. Seeing this, Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Staff and Jie Chen told Jiechen what to do and followed. Jie Chen stayed behind in the side hall.
A moment later.
The three of them slowly arrived at the bell and found it in a mess. Li Changfeng was lying there, barely alive, unconscious!
Upon seeing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was greatly alarmed. He instantly rushed to Li Changfeng's side and forcefully poured his true energy into him. However, this true energy could only sustain Li Changfeng's life and could not save him at all; it was merely a temporary fix.
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger cried out in alarm, "Jue Kong, boy! You must hold on! You're my only disciple, you can't die like this! You still have so many years left, how can you leave before this old man!"
The leader of the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger recklessly channeled his inner energy, shouting at the two of them, "Quick! Come and help!"
Upon hearing this, Hongchen and Jianglong rushed over to investigate, and then suddenly channeled their Inner Force into Li Changfeng's body.
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon sighed, "His meridians are all severed, and his internal organs have suffered extremely serious injuries. Even if we manage to save him, he will probably be a cripple!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was heartbroken and said with pity, "No! If he knew that his martial arts were completely destroyed, he would surely wish he were dead and would commit suicide!"
Then the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger said in a panic, "There must be a way! Please! Save Jue Kong!"
Abbot Hongchen said solemnly, "There is another way! We can find my Abbot! If he can help, there is still a glimmer of hope!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon asked in surprise, "You... you intend to use that method?"