Buddhism and demons converge to forge a wondrous way, five champions draw lots to decide their clashes

Compassionate Chan Way is a very interesting sect or force.

Seeing that Du Taixuan was very interested, Liu Qinghe continued to explain, "The founder of the Compassionate Chan Way was quite an extraordinary person."

"It is said that he was originally a Rogue Cultivator practitioner with the Dharma name Beiku, who had cultivated for hundreds of years and had already reached the Late Golden Core Stage realm."

"When he broke through to the Nascent Soul, he was unfortunately stirred up by an external demon, causing his inner demons to fester and leading to rampant desires, which nearly resulted in his death and the dissipation of his cultivation."

"Surviving the ordeal drastically changed the personality of this Beiku master."

He believed that the world was filthy, teeming with evil spirits and their offspring, making it an extremely evil land. Therefore, pure Buddhist compassion could not save the world from suffering; it was necessary to resort to any means necessary to sever evil karma and universally save all sentient beings.

"So he left Buddhism and traveled far and wide, finding several ancient demonic martial Cultivation Method. He combined the strengths of many schools and created this Compassionate Chan Way lineage."

Nangu Yaohua also chimed in, adding a comment.

"Cultivators of the Compassionate Chan Way are often unrestrained. In order to accomplish the great task of purifying the world of impurities, they abandon the restraint of Buddhist cultivators and become even more unrestrained than demonic cultivators, reaching another extreme."

Not only Du Taixuan, Chen Shuangbai also learned more.

"Truly an extraordinary person."

The sparring between the Golden Core sword cultivators continued, but it soon came to an end.

Among these people, five Golden Core True Person stood out.

Besides Chen Shuangbai, there is Gong Yue from the Arrayed Mystery Sect, Nangu Yaohua from the Sumiao Sword Pavilion, Jinglian from Lotus Temple, and Jingliuzi from the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect.

Even among sects like the Flower Washing Sword Sect and the Liheng Sword Sect, which primarily cultivate swordsmanship, only Nangu Yaohua stood out, undoubtedly surprising all the cultivators.

However, some people said, "Just as the purpose of [ Sword Immortal Huanzhen ] in creating this Dharma assembly was to discover more skilled swordsmen from all over the world, regardless of whether they are sect cultivators or Rogue Cultivator."

Zhao Shiyong's voice resounded throughout the arena once again, drawing everyone's attention back. "Fellow Daoists, the first round of the Golden Core Realm competition has concluded. After fierce competition, five fellow Daoists have emerged victorious and entered the final decisive round."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the four high platforms, and announced loudly, " True Person Xuhong Jade Spring Sect Arrayed Mystery Sect, True Person Jixuan of the Lie Xuan Sect, True Person Nangu the Sumiao Sword Pavilion, True Person Jinglian of the Lotus Temple, and True Master Ling Xing of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect True Person Lingxing!"

Another round of enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

For the cultivators below the stage, witnessing so many Golden Core True Person battling it out today was not only an eye-opening experience and a source of great knowledge, but also something they could boast about for a lifetime.

For Golden Core True Person cultivator, the shift in the timing of events no longer holds much significance.

The cultivators remained energetic, their eyes fixed expectantly on the people on the stage.

On the main platform, Zhao Shiyong raised his hand and pointed to the sky. Five bamboo slips appeared in the sky, their surfaces obscured by a hazy light, making it impossible to see the numbers on them.

He flicked his sleeve again, and the five bamboo slips became intertwined, only stopping after a long time, their order suddenly broken up once more.

"Five fellow Daoists, please draw lots."

Gong Yue stepped forward first and casually grabbed one of the bamboo slips.

The bamboo slip easily fell into his hand, and the word "A" appeared on it.

The other four also made their moves, each grabbing a bamboo slip, and characters appeared in front of them one by one.

The rules are similar to those before.

Those who draw the same character become opponents, but since there are five people, one person will naturally have a bye. After someone is eliminated, the draw will be repeated to determine the opponent for the next round of competition.

Chen Shuangbai drew "B".

The person who drew the same character as him was the True Person Jinglian from Lotus Temple.

Chen Shuangbai looked towards the True Person Jinglian on the East Platform and saw that this Buddhist monk in a moon-white robe seemed to sense something as well. His kind face turned around, and he nodded slightly in the distance as a sign of respect.

" The Wisdom Sword...?"

Those who drew A were Gong Yue of the Arrayed Mystery Sect and Nangu Yaohua of the Sumiao Sword Pavilion.

Liu Qinghe and Du Taixuan looked at Nangu Yaohua with some worry and said, "Fellow Daoist Nan Gu, please don't be reckless."

Everyone had already witnessed Gong Yue's previous actions.

Although he has an arrogant and haughty demeanor, his swordsmanship skills are not to be underestimated.

Unlike Du Taixuan's elegant and agile style, or Nangu Yaohua's style of using beauty to conceal murder, Gong Yue's sword style is extremely murderous. Holding the sword is like holding a black sun, filled with ominousness.

Liu Qinghe explained that there was a sword technique called [ Nine Transformations of the Profound Heaven ] in the Arrayed Mystery Sect. It was said to have been created by the Arrayed Mystery Sect's founder after observing celestial phenomena. It was extremely powerful and extremely lethal.

"Although this person is arrogant, his talent is undeniable, and as the direct disciple of the sect leader of the Arrayed Mystery Sect, his strength is likely quite remarkable."

As Liu Qinghe said.

Nangu Yaohua ultimately lost to Gong Yue.

This True Person Jixuan of the Arrayed Mystery Sect wielded his sword with extreme skill and a fierce killing intent, which greatly countered Nangu Yaohua's sword style. Around the twenty-third move, Nangu Yaohua secretly sensed something was wrong and took the initiative to concede defeat.

When Nangu Yaohua returned to the high platform, her expression remained calm, showing no sign of frustration.

"This person is indeed impressive; I am no match for them."

The group offered words of comfort.

Next, Chen Shuangbai made her appearance.

None of the people present had ever fought against this eminent disciple of Lotus Temple, but Liu Qinghe reminded him, " Lotus Temple is a legitimate Buddhism, and many eminent monks have emerged from it."

"His family's Wisdom Sword possesses some unfathomable abilities; fellow Daoist, please do not be careless."

Chen Shuangbai nodded, thanked him for the reminder, and then landed in the Sword Demonstration Dharma Realm.

True Person Jinglian arrived riding on a lotus flower, landing opposite Chen Shuangbai. He clasped his hands together, first chanting a Buddhist prayer, before slowly greeting him. "Even though I am far away in the Yuan Kingdom, I have heard of True Person Xuhong's reputation."

Chen Shuangbai returned the greeting and replied in a calm and unhurried tone, "Is that so? I thought your first words were to interrogate me!"

Jinglian shook his head and said, "The lineage of Great Buddha Temple did indeed branch off from my Lotus Temple, but there were reasons for it. Even if someone were to investigate, it would be the other senior monks and elders in the temple who should investigate, not this humble monk."

The Buddhism Great Buddha Temple, located on the Sha Province of the Jing Kingdom, traces its lineage back to the sacred Buddhist Yuan Kingdom.

After True Lord Qingchen's golden words caused the head monk of Great Buddha Temple Huinan commit suicide by self-immolation, most of the remaining Great Buddha Temple monks went back to the Yuan Kingdom, while the rest were wiped out by the Jade Spring Sect.

"Good."

True Person Jinglian nodded slightly, then slowly drew out the ruler-shaped sword emitting a faint Buddhist light from his sleeve.

Now that they were a little closer, Chen Shuangbai could see clearly that the sword not only emitted Buddhist light, but also had fine Sanskrit characters engraved on both sides of the blade, faintly exuding an ancient and solemn aura.

The sword was held in the hand of the True Person Jinglian. The Sanskrit characters on the sword seemed to come alive as the Buddhist light flowed around them, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, flashing rhythmically like breathing.

True Person Jinglian gently stroked the sword and said in a calm tone, "This sword is named [ Pure Heart ]. Please enlighten me."