Qian Renxue Razed a Temple and Smashed Its Altar, Ma Hongjun Stumbled into a Den of Bandits

"Kill!"

The Underworld Constables charged toward the Earth God Temple, each scrambling to be first.

Qian Renxue saw several shadows rush out of the temple, only to be swept away without a scrap remaining by the vast divine might before they even reached the Underworld Constables.

"So powerful."

At that moment, Qian Renxue understood for the first time how the gods of the Primordial World fought.

"The statue inside that temple is my objective."

Qian Renxue immediately steadied herself and crept toward the temple.

Douluo Continent.

"Excellent!"

"Such blazing divine might, like punishment from heaven. I've finally witnessed it today."

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi involuntarily rose to his feet, realizing that goosebumps had risen all over him.

Looking at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, he saw that both Titled Douluos wore grave expressions.

"Fengzhi, the Heavenly Court's foundations must be unfathomably deep."

"This is merely the god of a single city, yet he commands such grandeur. What must gods of higher standing be like?"

Ning Fengzhi also calmed down, his brows creasing slightly.

The Heavenly Court being so powerful was not a good thing. He had always placed his sect's interests above all else; otherwise, he would have joined Spirit Hall long ago.

By the same reasoning, powerful though the Heavenly Court was, if he went to the Primordial World, he would absolutely not join it.

"Uncle Gu, Uncle Jian, I believe the Primordial World must also have factions that resist the Heavenly Court together. As long as a few major factions stand united like branches of the same tree, the Heavenly Court certainly won't dare act lightly."

Ning Fengzhi had spent his whole life playing games of cunning, and even now, he still believed that everything in this world came down to compromise.

Unfortunately, he did not know that what he had seen did not even amount to the surface.

"Qian Renxue might really pull it off this time..."

Clear Sky Sect.

The elders were all silent, their worldview shaken.

They had always believed the Clear Sky Hammer to be the most imposing martial soul in the world. It demanded nothing but head-on clashes, and nothing could be more awe-inspiring than the Clear Sky Hammer.

But only now, watching the City God raze a temple and smash its altar, did they understand what a blazing, majestic great path looked like.

They had no doubt that under such an assault, any evil creature would be as fragile as clay chickens and pottery dogs.

Spirit Hall.

"Xiao Xue."

Qian Daoliu and the others were also shaken by the Underworld Constables' might, but he cared more about Qian Renxue's safety.

Within the Light Screen, Qian Renxue saw the tiger demon charge out and darted into the temple.

"The statue! Found it!"

Qian Renxue spotted the statue standing right in the center at a glance.

But two Grievance Ghosts left behind to guard it came at her.

"Die. You can't stop me."

Qian Renxue cut them down with one sword stroke each and strode up to the statue. Just as she reached out to grab it, a tiger's roar came from behind her, stunning her mind for an instant.

She spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"Impudent demon! Surrender at once!"

The City God's voice rang out from outside, briefly restoring Qian Renxue's clarity.

"The tiger demon's power over souls is truly terrifying."

Qian Renxue found no injuries anywhere on her body, yet her vision was entirely gray and white. She knew she had been severely wounded.

"No, I can't fall here!"

Gritting her teeth, Qian Renxue reached toward where she remembered the statue standing.

She touched it!

The next moment, Qian Renxue raised the statue high and smashed it onto the floor with a crack.

Then she swung her sword backhanded, splitting the spirit tablet in two.

"Mission accomplished."

Qian Renxue smiled, then collapsed to the floor and lost consciousness.

"Xiao Xue!"

Within the Light Screen, Qian Renxue's feed went completely dark.

Qian Daoliu cried out in anguish, while Bibi Dong abruptly rose and hurled the Pope's Scepter onto the floor.

"Tiger demon, I'll kill you!"

Bibi Dong fully unleashed her martial soul.

"Calm down, Your Holiness, Great Enshrined! Please, calm down! The young mistress will surely be fine. Look, the Light Screen has only gone dark. It hasn't disappeared."

Golden Crocodile hurriedly spoke up.

Only then did Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong reluctantly accept it.

When Tai Tan had died, his livestream had vanished outright.

Qian Renxue's livestream was still there; it simply had no picture.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"It seems Qian Renxue's injuries are serious this time."

Ning Fengzhi had mixed feelings, because Qian Renxue had still completed her mission.

"Fengzhi, look at that fat boy!"

Bone Douluo suddenly exclaimed.

"There are demons at Nalanda Temple too!"

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly looked up.

Western Ox Continent, Nalanda Temple.

Ma Hongjun had been cultivating in his room when he suddenly heard a disturbance outside and smelled blood.

By now, Ma Hongjun had mostly succeeded in switching cultivation methods. Feeling that he was no weakling, he decided to investigate and slipped out into the darkness.

But he saw two wolf demons walk brazenly into the temple and chat warmly with Abbot Kongxin.

The horrifying part was that a wolf demon was holding a thigh, blood dripping everywhere as he ate.

"Ah!"

Frightened, Ma Hongjun made a sound, and the temple's disciples seized him and brought him over.

"Don't eat me, don't eat me! I didn't see anything!"

Ma Hongjun waved his hands frantically.

"What are you talking about? Are you still muddled from sleep?"

Abbot Kongxin's voice rang out. Ma Hongjun mustered his courage and opened his eyes, finding that the two wolf demons had vanished.

But the bloodstains were still on the ground.

"Abbot, I was wrong! I'll behave and obey from now on. Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it."

Ma Hongjun repeatedly pledged his loyalty.

"You'll really obey?"

An inscrutable smile appeared on Abbot Kongxin's face.

"I promise!"

Ma Hongjun raised his hand and swore.

"Good. Then from now on, you can go down the mountain with your senior brothers to perform rites."

Ma Hongjun froze. "Perform rites? But I haven't learned how yet."

"There's no need to learn. Naturally, anyone who has come to our Nalanda Temple and donated incense money won't be harmed by demons."

"Yes, yes, I understand. Please rest assured, Abbot."

Ma Hongjun finally understood. He had hardly arrived at a Buddhist holy land-this was clearly a bandits' den.

The monks colluded with demons, and the demons would come knocking to eat anyone who did not donate incense money.

No wonder everyone said Nalanda Temple's Buddhist teachings were so profound.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Buddhism is rotten! Back at Shrek Academy, so many people said Buddhism was kind. Pah!"

Ning Rongrong cursed with pursed lips, failing to notice Ning Fengzhi's ugly expression.

Ning Fengzhi had once categorically declared Buddhism to be kind, and had even considered standing united with it like branches of the same tree.

Now it seemed there might truly be something wrong with his judgment.

Shrek Academy.

Everyone looked at Tang San. He had said that Buddhism delivered those with a karmic connection and was a genuinely good faction.

Tang San was left choking on his words. How could he have known that Buddhism in the Primordial World behaved like this?

"Ahem."

Yu Xiaogang spoke up to help Tang San out of his predicament. "The monks at Nalanda Temple being bad doesn't mean all of Buddhism is bad."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang looked at Flender and changed the subject.

"Flender, there's absolutely no need to worry about Ma Hongjun's safety now. He's already earned Nalanda Temple's trust."

Flender thought about it, and that did seem to make sense.

"Alas, I hope Hongjun doesn't do too many bad things."

Flender sighed. He was worried that Ma Hongjun would go to hell after he died.

"Hmm? Wait, after all this time, haven't Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu still not registered their names? Won't they become lonely, wandering ghosts if they die?"

As soon as this subject came up, Yu Xiaogang's and Tang San's expressions turned ugly.

"Hmph, I told you, this is dereliction of duty on the gods' part. When Xiao Wu suffered, the Earth God never came out to help either."

Yu Xiaogang sneered and turned his gaze toward Qian Renxue's darkened Light Screen.