Solving Zhang Xiaofan's Buddhist-Daoist Dual Cultivation Problem!

Solving Zhang Xiaofan's Buddhist-Daoist Dual Cultivation Problem!

"Pure cold of the nine heavens, ice crystals spanning ten thousand miles!"

"Summon ice from the heavens, let it fall upon the earth!"

On the arena, Qi Hao held the Cold Ice Sword, his expression somewhat grave as he chose to begin.

The Sword Technique he used was called the Heavenly Ice Earthfall True Art, one of the Qingyun Sect's four great Sword Techniques.

It was a pure ice-element Sword Technique, exceptionally compatible with his artifact, the Cold Ice Sword...

"Gasp—"

"Heavenly Ice Earthfall True Art?"

"Senior Brother Qi actually mastered that Sword Technique?!"

"They say its power is no weaker than the Divine Sword Thunder True Art. Who would have thought Senior Brother Qi had actually mastered it?"

The disciples watching beneath the arena began discussing it fervently.

But soon, a puzzled voice suddenly rang out in everyone's ears:

"Strange. Isn't Senior Brother Qi at the Jade Purity Ninth Layer? Why does he need to use one of our Qingyun Sect's four great Sword Techniques against a Zhang Xiaofan at the Jade Pure Fifth Layer?!"

The moment those words were spoken.

Everyone around them froze.

That was right.

Zhang Xiaofan was merely at the Jade Pure Fifth Layer. What made him worthy of Qi Hao using one of the four great Sword Techniques?!

"What do you know? Senior Brother Qi is showing respect to his opponent!"

"That's right, that's right!"

"No matter whether his opponent's cultivation is high or low, Senior Brother Qi always goes all out as a sign of respect!"

The Dragon Head Peak disciples around them all spoke up.

Only then did the surrounding crowd reveal looks of realization.

So Senior Brother Qi was respecting his opponent?

On the arena.

Listening to the discussions around him.

Qi Hao nearly lost his composure.

Respecting my opponent, my ass!?

Boom—

Zhang Xiaofan charged over with the Fire-Stirring Rod in hand.

Qi Hao quickly came back to his senses.

He swiftly formed sword seals and fully unleashed the Heavenly Ice Earthfall True Art.

Rumble—

In an instant.

Countless ice spikes fell from the nine heavens.

Zhang Xiaofan's expression changed.

He hurriedly suspended the Fire-Stirring Rod before himself, intending to forcefully block the ice spikes with his artifact.

But unfortunately.

By this point in the battle, he had long since exhausted his strength.

The Fire-Stirring Rod held out for only a few moments before Zhang Xiaofan was smashed unconscious by an ice spike...

"This match goes to Qi Hao of Dragon Head Peak!"

The Arena Guardian Elder lightly struck the bronze bell beside him and leisurely announced the result.

Qi Hao sighed in relief.

He silently glanced at the unconscious Zhang Xiaofan, still somewhat bewildered...

Was he really at the Jade Pure Fifth Layer!?

Night had fallen, and a gentle breeze drifted by.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, its silvery radiance spilling over the earth and draping the world in a hazy veil.

Tongtian Peak, Ancestral Hall.

Ji Changfeng picked up the wine jar and filled a bowl for each of the three elders before finally filling his own.

"Changfeng, tomorrow is the final battle between you and Cang Song's eldest disciple for the championship, isn't it?"

"How is it? Confident?"

Wan Jianyi picked up his bowl and took a sip.

Before Ji Changfeng could speak, Qingyun First Season Blower Cang Song beside him opened his mouth first.

"Senior Brother Wan, that sounds like you're looking down on Changfeng." Cangsong Daoist lightly shook his head and smiled. "I know exactly how capable that disciple of mine is. I'm afraid he couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from Nephew Changfeng..."

Ji Changfeng merely smiled faintly without speaking.

Because Cangsong Daoist was right.

If he went all out...

No, even if he used only half his strength, Qi Hao might not be able to take a single sword strike from him.

Cangsong Daoist continued, "Senior Brother Wan, today I saw that Xiaozhu Peak female disciple Nephew Changfeng has his eye on."

"Oh?" Wan Jianyi was intrigued and hurriedly asked, "What does she look like? How strong is she? How talented is she?"

He asked three questions in a row.

Seeing this, Ji Changfeng could not help shaking his head helplessly.

Good thing he had no shame.

Otherwise, he truly might not have been able to endure Wan Jianyi's teasing.

Cangsong Daoist glanced at Ji Changfeng and smiled. "Her beauty could topple kingdoms, her strength surpasses all among her peers, and her talent is likely second only to Nephew Changfeng's..."

True Master Daoxuan smiled as he stroked his beard.

He also thought highly of Lu Xueqi, that female disciple from Xiaozhu Peak.

If she and Ji Changfeng could end up together.

Wouldn't they make a pair of immortals?

Ji Changfeng drank by himself.

Letting them tease him as they pleased.

Thick-skinned? What was that?

No idea!

Wan Jianyi looked at Ji Changfeng and smiled. "Good disciple, if you've taken a liking to her, then go after her boldly. Don't be shy..."

"If you don't know how to pursue her, your master has quite a bit of experience!"

Quite a bit of experience?

You mean flirting with girls?

Ji Changfeng really had to admit it.

Wan Jianyi did have some skill in that regard.

But...

Was that why you were still single?

In the end, Ji Changfeng did not open his mouth to strike at Wan Jianyi. Instead, he turned toward True Master Daoxuan and said thoughtfully:

"Martial Uncle Sect Master, there's something I wish to tell you."

"Oh? What is it?"

Hearing this, True Master Daoxuan slightly raised an eyebrow.

Wan Jianyi and Cangsong Daoist also stopped teasing him and turned their gazes toward Ji Changfeng.

"Martial Uncle Sect Master, Little Fan..."

"Has a Buddhist Sect cultivation art!"

Ji Changfeng spoke slowly.

He intended to deal with the matter of Zhang Xiaofan possessing the Great Brahma Prajna.

Otherwise, it would always remain a hidden danger in the future.

It would be best to give True Master Daoxuan a heads-up in advance...

"What?!"

The moment those words were spoken, True Master Daoxuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Wan Jianyi and Cangsong Daoist were also somewhat unsettled.

"Nephew Changfeng, do you know what you are saying?" True Master Daoxuan's tone was somewhat grave.

"I do." Ji Changfeng nodded slightly and continued, "One night, this disciple passed by Little Fan's courtyard and discovered that he was cultivating a special art. After looking into it..."

"I found that he was cultivating Tianyin Temple's core cultivation art—the Great Brahma Prajna!"

"What?!" True Master Daoxuan was even more shocked.

Cultivating a Buddhist Sect cultivation art was one thing.

But he was actually cultivating Tianyin Temple's core Buddhist art?!

True Master Daoxuan's gaze flickered slightly.

He looked toward Ji Changfeng, his voice solemn. "Nephew Changfeng, have you..."

"Already formed a guess?"

Ji Changfeng nodded slightly. "Back then, a monk came to Caomiao Village. If I'm not mistaken, he must have been the one who passed the Great Brahma Prajna to Little Fan."

He did not say the rest.

Because none of those present were fools.

He only needed to offer a hint.

True Master Daoxuan and the others could infer the rest.

Cangsong Daoist frowned. "Tianyin Temple's Divine Monk Puzhi?"

True Master Daoxuan fell silent for a moment.

Then he slowly said, "Back then, Divine Monk Puzhi came to Tongtian Peak to visit me. He wished to exchange Tianyin Temple's Great Brahma Prajna for our Qingyun Sect's Taiji Xuanqing Dao, seeking to practice Buddhist-Daoist Dual Cultivation and glimpse the realm of immortality!"

"But I refused him."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present narrowed their eyes.

Putting together the information they knew, Wan Jianyi speculated, "So he passed the Great Brahma Prajna to Zhang Xiaofan? To use him to verify whether Buddhist-Daoist Dual Cultivation was feasible?"

"But how did he know Zhang Xiaofan could enter the Qingyun Sect?"

"Could it be that he witnessed Demonic Sect fiends slaughtering Caomiao Village? Were Zhang Xiaofan and the others all saved by him?"

Cangsong Daoist frowned, feeling that this speculation was not quite right.

But at that moment, Ji Changfeng's quiet voice rang out: "What if..."

"He was the one who slaughtered Caomiao Village?"

"Perhaps that Divine Monk Puzhi had long since fallen to darkness. For immortality, for Buddhist-Daoist Dual Cultivation, he chose to stop at nothing..."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone was shocked.