Luo Yuheng settled the storm with a single sword strike

The Imperial Advisor has arrived?!

Xu Qi'an almost cried tears of joy and shouted, "Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore!"

Composing himself, he replied telepathically, "Not three days?"

"Within three days," Luo Yuheng replied succinctly.

Perhaps because she was practicing dual cultivation, her voice sounded particularly cold, with an air of aloofness.

"Imperial Preceptor, I've run into some trouble. I'm entangled by a Vajra from Buddhist School. Please come and save me quickly. We'll meet in the mountains thirty miles south of Yongzhou City," Xu Qi'an urgently transmitted his voice.

"Buddhist School Vajra. What caused your conflict with Buddhist School? Was it the dragon's energy?" Luo Yuheng asked.

"He wants to take me back to the Western Regions, to become a monk, and to renounce all worldly desires," Xu Qi'an replied succinctly.

"Coming right away." Luo Yuheng didn't waste any more words.

Xu Qi'an stopped talking nonsense, turned around and walked to the old monk Taling's side, saying, "Master, go to the deep mountains fifty miles south of Yongzhou City."

The old monk Taling nodded.

South of Yongzhou City, in the deep mountains where no one lives.

A 60-meter-tall dark gold pagoda fell from the sky and crashed into the mountain with a loud bang, causing the nearby peaks to tremble violently and rocks to tumble down.

The Vajra of Salvation leaped down from the tower, its muscles twitching as it tried to ease the excruciating pain.

The pagoda kept resisting him, and the power of the Law Artifact was eroding his physical body.

The Vajra of Salvation knows the depths of the pagoda; among Buddhist School Law Technique, sealing Law Technique is the most powerful.

Pagodas and Stupas are the finest examples of this kind.

It is one of the top seal-sealing and auxiliary Law Artifact in Buddhist School; otherwise, it would not have been used to suppress the severed arm of the deity.

However, there are no perfect Law Artifact in the world. The biggest flaw of the pagoda is that it lacks powerful means of attack.

As long as the pagoda is held back and Duqing and Dufan arrive, this ambush will still be a success. Dunan Vajra, who has achieved perfect merit, breathed a sigh of relief, circulating his energy to soothe the pain in his skin while keeping a close eye on the pagoda.

Following their previous discussions with the fourth-rank spy from Tianji Palace, Du Nan Jingang devised a trap for Xu Qi'an.

He used three dragon energy hosts who had "entered the Buddhist order" as bait, letting them wander around the east, south, and west of the city. He then used the Buddhist disciple's keen ability to detect dragon energy to successfully lure the Buddhist disciple out.

To ensure absolute success, Du Nan Jingang bestowed the teleportation Law Artifact given to him by Tianji Palace upon the three dragon energy hosts.

Once the dragon's energy host encounters tracking or an ambush, it can immediately crush the teleportation Law Artifact, and the Vajra of Salvation will arrive instantly.

However, he underestimated how difficult the Buddhist disciple was.

They almost capsized in a ditch, allowing the other party to escape.

"If we can capture the Buddha's son in one fell swoop, we can break the stalemate in Aranya. The Witch God Sect, the Great Feng, and the Demon Barbarians will all be severely weakened, and the perfect opportunity for the Buddha's light to shine throughout the land is about to arrive."

"Capturing the Buddha's disciple will secure victory."

Du Nan Jingang took a deep breath, mustered his strength, and slammed his dark golden fist onto the pagoda, producing a deafening roar.

The pagoda trembled slightly, but made no further attempt to escape, as if it had given up on itself.

He waited for Sun Xuanji to help him overcome difficulties. His eyes flickered slightly as he focused his attention on sensing his surroundings.

This is a very simple deduction. Sun Xuanji and the Buddhist disciple once joined forces in Leizhou to seize the dragon vein. The Buddhist disciple was in dire straits and could not escape. He stopped here, which must be to wait for reinforcements.

Du Nan Jingang remained calm, because while a third-rank Warlock was indeed troublesome and it would be almost impossible for him to capture or kill the Heavenly Mystery Master, the opponent also could not steal the Floating Pagoda under his nose.

As long as he stays here and waits for the arrival of those who have attained enlightenment and those who have attained liberation, the scales of victory will tip in favor of Buddhist School.

In the blink of an eye, Du Nan Jingang saw a bright golden light streak across the sky, like a golden meteor.

When we first met, it was still far away, but in the blink of an eye, it was right in front of us.

Golden light surged and rolled in layers, escorting a bright and beautiful figure as she descended to the top of the pagoda.

This is a woman for whom no praise is too much; her features are flawless, her skin is as white as snow, and a bright red dot between her eyebrows stands out.

Dressed in an elaborate and magnificent Daoist robe, with a lotus crown binding her long black hair, she held a whisk in her left hand and a green sword in her right.

Like clear eyes filled with stars, it coldly overlooks the Vajra of Salvation below the tower.

Luo Yuheng

Du Nan Jingang was shocked and moved; he had not expected that he would be greeted by Luo Yuheng, the leader of the Human Sect.

The Human Sect is renowned for its Swordsmanship; its offensive and killing techniques are the best among the three sects of Daoist School.

"Luo Yuheng, does your Human Sect also want to interfere in Buddhist School affairs?"

Du Nan Jingang said in a deep voice.

Luo Yuheng's red lips moved slightly. "Get out, or die."

Du Nan Jingang coldly snorted, "I'd like to experience the Swordsmanship of the Human Sect and see how many strikes it takes to break my golden body."

Hold on for a quarter of an hour. Within that quarter of an hour, Duqing and Dufan will surely arrive. Since Dunan Vajra was promoted to the third rank, his golden body has never been broken, so he is full of confidence.

He was certainly no match for Luo Yuheng, but it was not so easy for the other party to break through the physical body of the Buddhist School Dharma Protector Vajra.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he saw Luo Yuheng draw his three-foot-long sword. The instant the sword was drawn, the world was filled with Sword Qi, and countless Sword Qi, seemingly real yet illusory, filled the entire sky.

Even a short distance away, every bush and tree seemed like an enemy soldier.

Luo Yuheng gripped the iron sword, his wrist gently rotating, the sword drawing a circle, and the countless sword shadows in the sky also drew a circle.

When the iron sword finished drawing a circle and returned to its original position, the thousands upon thousands of sword shadows overlapped into one.

"Go!"

The female national teacher threw out the iron sword in her hand, causing it to transform into a long rainbow that shot towards the Vajra of Difficulty.

In that instant, Du Nan Jingang felt a mountain-like surge of Sword Qi rushing towards him, carrying an overwhelming power that made him realize for the first time how insignificant he was.

He let out a deep, low shout, and beneath his dark golden skin, muscles bulged, along with prominent veins, causing his nine-foot-tall body to swell slightly.

With a low shout, Du Nan Jingang clasped his hands together, clamping the iron sword between them.

His feet dug deep furrows in the ground, and he was pushed back by the sword, crashing into the mountainside with a loud "boom".

The sword's momentum continued unabated, and the booming sounds echoed incessantly. The not-so-high mountain experienced violent collapses and cracks, with rocks, clods of earth, and trees falling down in large chunks.

The strong-willed Xu Qi'an stood by the window, watching this scene, his heart trembling.

Even though he was now a third-rank official, he was still deeply shocked by Luo Yuheng's attack.

With just a casual sword strike, he had rendered the third-rank Vajra so wretched that he could only endure the blows and was unable to retaliate.

"The Imperial Preceptor's cultivation level is only one tribulation away from reaching the first rank."

As he was lost in thought, a shadow suddenly fell through the window. Luo Yuheng, seemingly standing on thin air, appeared by the window, blocking the light, and coldly scrutinized him.

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

Xu Qi'an immediately snapped out of his daze; if he didn't leave soon, the other two Arhats and Vajras would arrive.

Without further hesitation, he turned and shouted to the tower spirit, "Master, we must retreat quickly!"

The pagoda rose into the sky and transformed into a streak of light, quickly disappearing into the distance.

Luo Yuheng stood atop the tower, her robes fluttering, her beauty breathtaking.

After flying for half an hour, the Floating Pagoda landed in a desolate area. The first door opened, and Luo Yuheng gracefully descended from the pagoda spirit and stepped into the pagoda.

"Imperial Advisor!"

Xu Qi'an was already waiting on the first floor.

Luo Yuheng nodded slightly and said, "The pagoda in Leizhou? Why has it become your Law Artifact?"

"It's a long story, but to put it simply, I received a token from Bodhisattva Faji, and the pagoda acknowledged me, so it's temporarily following me," Xu Qi'an said.

"Unfortunately, I don't practice Buddhism, so I can't unleash the true power of this Law Artifact," he thought with considerable regret.

"Faji?" Luo Yuheng frowned slightly.

"I heard that Bodhisattva Faji disappeared more than three hundred years ago, and the monks of Aranya cannot find him," Xu Qi'an casually explained, transmitting his voice:

"Actually, I obtained that token from Chu Xianglong, the deputy general of the Prince of Zhenbei. I concealed this fact about the tower spirit."

As they spoke, they went up to the third floor, and Luo Yuheng nodded to the old monk Taling.

"The little girl from the Human Sect."

The severed-armed Shen Shu clicked his tongue and said, "Not bad cultivation, peak of the second rank, but unfortunately, he's not far from death."

Throughout history, almost no one has ever reached the first rank in the Daoist sect. At the peak of the second rank, they suppressed their karmic fire until they could no longer suppress it and died in the heavenly tribulation.

The deity, with his severed arm, tempted her, saying, "Unseal the seal for me, and I will tell you how to overcome the heavenly tribulation."

Xu Qi'an succinctly pointed out. "Find someone with good fortune for dual cultivation?"

Shen Shu choked, and after a long while, he chuckled to cover his embarrassment, "Kid, you know quite a lot."

"Master, times have changed." Xu Qi'an scoffed, "It's because you were suppressed for five hundred years; your information is outdated."

Shen Shu's aura changed drastically, and he said fiercely, "Boy, are you looking for death?"

A quarter of an hour after the pagoda left, a ray of light swept across the horizon, revealing a nine-petaled lotus platform upon which stood a Vajra with dark golden skin and a ring of fire burning behind his head.

This Vajra is incredibly ugly, with fierce eyes; its mere appearance is enough to make ordinary people's legs go weak.

This makes one wonder if the embryo was subjected to some kind of stimulation, resulting in its appearance being so displeasing to the people.

However, if one were from the Western Regions, one could immediately recognize that this was the Asura race, a race known for its ugliness and belligerence.

Beside the Asura Vajra was a gaunt old man, holding flowers in his hands, sitting cross-legged with his head bowed. His white eyebrows drooped to his cheeks, and there was a mole between his eyebrows.

He had his eyes closed, as if he were seeking enlightenment.

The lotus platform hovered above the rubble-strewn mountains. The Asura Vajra, having surveyed the scene for a moment, said in a deep voice:

"Brother Du Nan!"

A few seconds later, a commotion came from the mess of rubble, and as the broken stones rolled down, Du Nan Jingang crawled out.

He looked disheveled; his red and yellow robe was tattered, his dark golden skin was dull and lifeless, and there were traces of golden blood at the corners of his mouth.

"You're injured. In the Great Feng, who could beat you so badly?" Shura Vajra Dufan frowned.

"The leader of the Human Sect is Luo Yuheng," replied Du Nan Jingang.

The Arhat Duqing, seated cross-legged on the lotus throne, opened his eyes and slowly said, "Dunan, you've alerted the enemy. Why didn't you wait for Dufan and me to arrive before setting up an ambush?"

Du Nan Jingang clasped his hands together and said, "That second-rank Warlock was also plotting against the Buddha's son. I originally intended to get there first and capture the Buddha's son before him. I underestimated the Buddha's son's strength."

Tianji Palace demanded cooperation, which Du Nan agreed to, but that was just a feint.

He originally intended to capture the Buddhist disciple before the Warlock could make a move, which is why he didn't wait for his fellow disciples, Du Fan and Du Qing.

"But it also revealed the Buddha's true strength," added Du Nan Jingang.

"He has Luo Yuheng's help and Sun Xuanji from the Bureau of Astronomy as his assistant. Our next task is to figure out how to deal with them. As for alerting them, the Dragon Qi Host's plan is an open one. As long as he wants to collect Dragon Qi, he will inevitably confront us."

"This isn't the only opportunity; there will be many more."

The Arhat of Compassion, mimicking the gesture of holding up a flower, spoke in a loud and calm voice, "Only Warlock can deal with Warlock; perhaps we should cooperate with the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

Du Nan Jingang raised a non-existent eyebrow (he had no eyebrows) and said, "Has the Buddhist School reached an agreement with that Warlock?"

The Arhat who had saved the day nodded.

Inside the inn.

Li Lingsu pushed open Mu Nanzhi's door forcefully and said anxiously:

"I just got back from scouting, and if I'm not mistaken, Senior Xu encountered the Vajra of Salvation."

Mu Nanzhi's face paled, and she instinctively hugged the white fox in her arms tighter. "A third-grade Vajra?"

"A third-grade Vajra?"

The little white fox repeated it crisply.

Li Lingsu nodded.

Upon returning to Yongzhou City, he learned of the fierce battle that had recently taken place in the city, in which several civilians had died in the shockwaves of the battle and more than a dozen others had been injured.

According to feedback from martial arts practitioners who were watching the fight from a distance, one of the combatants was a monk wearing a kasaya, characterized by his tall stature, dark gold skin, and lack of eyebrows, beard, and hair.

The other person was plain-looking and unremarkable, but he could command animals to do his bidding.

Based on the information Mu Nanzhi provided before she began gathering intelligence.

The hypothesis that Xu Qian encountered a third-rank Vajra is easy to arrive at.

"Do you know what the situation is now?" Mu Nanzhi asked anxiously.

Li Lingsu shook her head regretfully.

Mu Nanzhi paced back and forth in the room, her brows furrowed.

This was the first time Li Lingsu had ever seen her so anxious. In the past, Madam Xu was leisurely and carefree, her words and actions exuding laziness, as if she were a fairy. Apart from perhaps having some affection for him, she couldn't care less about worldly affairs.

Phew, thank goodness. It seems Madam Xu still cares about Xu Qian. That's for the best. If she kept thinking about me, Xu Qian would have killed me sooner or later. Sigh, my damn charm.

Amidst the anxiety of the two people and the fox, a fluttering sound came from the window.

A black wild bird perched on the windowsill and spoke in a human voice, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Li Lingsu and Mu Nanzhi turned around abruptly, their faces showing surprise and delight.

The little white fox was also pleasantly surprised.

"How are you now? Are you injured? Have you escaped your pursuers? Is that bald puppet still with you?"

Mu Nanzhi asked a series of questions.

The wild bird pecked its head. "I'm fine. You can stay at the inn without worry. Just wait for me to come back."

Then, it turned its head and glared at Li Lingsu: "You're coming out of the city with me."

Qingxingyuan, on the northern outskirts of Yongzhou City.

This is where Gongsun Xiangyang used to gather his friends for group activities in his spare time; it's quite famous in certain circles in Yongzhou.

Whenever the banquet time arrived, the carriages of high-ranking officials and nobles came in an endless stream. The most famous courtesans from the major brothels in Yongzhou City were happily invited and left satisfied, their faces covered in frost.

Normally, Qingxing Garden is very quiet and peaceful. Apart from servants and maids, no members of the Gongsun family usually come to stay.

The Qingxing Garden is elegant, planted with plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, with winding paths leading to secluded spots. There is also a hot spring in the backyard, which is the real reason why nobles such as Gongsun Xiangyang are so fond of the Qingxing Garden.

In the tea room adorned with calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, Xu Qi'an and the Imperial Preceptor sat facing each other, drinking tea and reminiscing about their experiences and observations since leaving the capital.

Luo Yuheng held a teacup, her face bare, and listened calmly.

Elegant and aloof, the vermilion mark between her brows made her resemble a noble and aloof fairy. If one also considers her status as the Grand Preceptor of the Great Feng Kingdom and the Second-Rank Daoist Master, then the fairy has an added air of dignified and unapproachable majesty.

It's hard to imagine that such a woman would engage in dual cultivation with me, the experienced driver Xu Qi'an thought with some trepidation.

Of all the women he had ever met, Luo Yuheng ranked second in terms of looks and temperament. There was no way around it; the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess was an overpowered character.

As for figures, due to the limitations of the era, Xu Qi'an could not see the sluts wearing hot pants, Huaiqing wearing tight jeans, the princess with big wavy hair, or Luo Yuheng's hot figure under her Daoist robe.

One can only judge a woman's ample bosom by her prominent breasts.

"By the way, I've already sent Li Lingsu over. I'll trouble the Imperial Preceptor to help him break the seal," Xu Qi'an said.

"At that time, during the next seven days, he can protect Mu Nanzhi?" Luo Yuheng said calmly.

"Holy crap, it really takes seven days? Auntie, let's talk this out. "Xu Qi'an's heart sank.

Luo Yuheng seemed to realize he had said the wrong thing and fell silent.

In the slightly awkward atmosphere, footsteps came from outside.

Li Lingsu entered, led by a maid from Qingxing Garden:

"Senior, today was a perilous day; you have actually encountered the Calamity Relief Gold."

The sound abruptly stopped. Li Lingsu stood outside the tea room, her body stiff, staring blankly at Luo Yuheng.

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