"Now I understand. Inside... inside the Star Horse's star array, where were there any Buddhist sect experts? Where were there Buddhist sect experts joining forces with Daoist sect cultivators? It was clearly... clearly you yourself tempering a Buddhist Sarira there!"
At this point, Kong Hongwu's eyes widened again as he cried, "Xiao Hua, you... you are actually proficient in Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism??? How... how is that possible??"
Indeed, life had limits, while learning had none. Even cultivators with long lifespans could not possibly master all three paths! Especially since the three sects each had their own strengths, and those strengths restrained one another. At most, a cultivator could be proficient in one or two paths, with only a superficial understanding of the third! How could there be a genius versed in all three?
"Fortunately!" Seeing that Xiao Hua could only activate true qi and could not wield magical power, Kong Hongwu felt somewhat relieved. "I destroyed his Nascent Soul. Otherwise, with his methods, this old man truly might have suffered!"
"But where is that Nascent Soul holding the mirror treasure from earlier? Why has it not appeared for so long? Could it be... that Nascent Soul is also Xiao Hua? Oh, impossible. That Nascent Soul clearly emerged from within the great array's vortex..." Naturally, Kong Hongwu had also kept watch for the green-robed Xiao Hua who had wounded him. Unfortunately, within this great array, how could he possibly detect the traces of the Formless Nascent Soul? Moreover, seeing Xiao Hua already pursuing him and no Nascent Soul traces around him, Kong Hongwu finally relaxed.
"Hall Master Kong truly is old and cunning!" Xiao Hua said through gritted teeth. At this moment, only the true essence within his meridians, refined from Metal Essence Gold Marrow, remained available to him. His