419: Chapter 26: Clash of Wills 419: Chapter 26: Clash of Wills On the mountain top, Buddha’s light shone like a great sun, Sword Qi swam like fish.
Intense light clashed, and as the two reincarnated Yang Gods fought, Moss Ridge’s summit was reduced to scorched earth!
Facing the invitations from True Master Jun Shan and Monk Miao Zhen, Xie Xuanyi didn’t hesitate and chose to refuse directly.
“Both of you…
Xie has important affairs to attend to and cannot accompany you.”
This night was only about demon-slaying.
Whether it was Miao Zhen or Jun Shan,
Xie Xuanyi wanted to avoid a confrontation with them, and now these two were involved in their own battle.
If not retreat now, then when?
“Thinking of leaving!?”
Hearing this voice,
Both Jun Shan and Miao Zhen turned their heads, their gazes settling on Xie Zhen.
Both with the grudge of a past life, their actions in this moment were exactly alike.
The Ming Sha Treasure Staff matched against the Taoist Thunder Technique, both reincarnators diverted a strand of their Heart Power to grasp Xie Xuanyi, grabbing onto a corner of his clothing sleeve and pulling him into their fierce clash of Powerful Energy.
Boom!
In that moment, Buddha’s light and Sword Qi swept towards him, and the two adversaries, who had been locked in combat, suddenly stood on the same front.
Xie Xuanyi, who had intended to withdraw, unexpectedly became the target of all!
Xie Xuanyi’s pupils constricted.
“What!?”
These two old men, could they actually be insane!
In just a moment,
he was dragged into the whirlpool.
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“Knowing the opponent is a ‘Reincarnator,’ and the young sect master doesn’t retreat but advances instead, truly remarkable,” said Duan Zhao standing outside the mountain top barrier, unable to hear the sounds but only see vague images, guessing at what was happening inside.
This moment,
In his view, it was clear that Xie Zhen saw the two reincarnators fiercely fighting, couldn’t stand being left out, and voluntarily joined the fray!
“Eh.”
Beside Duan Zhao, a child’s naïve voice suddenly rang out.
He looked down and discovered that a little monk had somehow climbed up to the summit of Moss Ridge.
The little monk was carrying a thick knapsack, holding a paper umbrella, stepping through the mud to reach this place.
The mountain top barrier burst into bright light.
The three reincarnators fought with great force, fists and feet colliding, flying swords wreaking havoc; even separated by a barrier, anyone could feel the intensity of the battle!
“Are you also from Fan Yin Temple?”
Duan Zhao raised an eyebrow.
The little monk brought his hands together and respectfully bowed, “Benefactor, I am here to find the Buddha’s son.”
“Don’t be in a hurry, your Buddha’s son is right over there.”
Duan Zhao pointed to the nearby barrier, smiling broadly, “Such a spirited and fierce battle indeed…”
“Spirited battle?”
The little monk looked at the barrier, somewhat in disbelief.
The Buddha’s son was said to be the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, rumored to have been unbeaten in the same realm in the past life, and after reincarnation, even more invincible amongst his peers…
Could the aura leaking from the barrier, which even he could sense as being of the Cave Heaven Realm with incomplete principles, indicate someone capable of fighting an intense battle with Buddha’s son?
More importantly,
he had already seen the rising Ming Sha Treasure Staff and the ignited sacred image of Buddha Beads.
This meant…
Not only had the Buddha’s son made a move, but he was also going all out!
The sounds of footsteps from behind grew more numerous and denser.
The East Crossing Mission from Fan Yin Temple, who had left the Great Yue Kingdom with Miao Zhen, arrived at Moss Ridge one after another, everyone with expressions similar to that little monk.
Shocked, perplexed, incredulous.
This night’s arrival at Moss Ridge wasn’t limited to the Buddhists.
Shortly after,
the sound of breaking talismans filled the air atop Moss Ridge as several Taoist fairies arrived, each one clad in white, dignified and graceful.
The young monks from Fan Yin Temple chanted and cast their eyes downward, not staring directly.
This delegation was strict in discipline and, although not large in number, each monk had a “dharma” appearance, full cheeks, and robust energy.
Taoists and Fan Yin Temple naturally divided into two factions.
“Good grief…”
Duan Zhao couldn’t help but voice his amazement.
This night trip out of the Imperial City truly was worth it, much livelier than he had imagined.
Lastly,
from the direction of the Imperial City, amidst distant thunder, mixed with the sound of flying swords, a dim light kindled in the rainy night, arriving at Moss Ridge’s summit.
It was the Copper Bone, a Special Enforcement Officer deeply trusted by Yuan Jimo.
This night on Moss Ridge wasn’t supposed to draw so many people.
If there had been no accidents,
then at this moment, it would have been the Imperial City Special Envoy meeting the Southern Border Mission, the two parties secretly discussing the “Strike against Paperman Sect” operation in detail.
“…What is this all about?”
After Copper Bone landed, seeing so many people, he couldn’t help but frown.
He got delayed by some trivial matter tonight and, therefore, couldn’t set off as planned, arriving slightly late.
How did Moss Ridge become so bustling just for being half an hour late?
Crowds from all over, finally gathered here.
The battle within that barrier, too, came to a conclusion.
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Xie Xuanyi never expected to be dragged in such an absurd fashion into the “spat of pride” between Miao Zhen and Jun Shan.
He used the Path of Destruction to counter Jun Shan’s Sword Qi and deployed the Principle of Life to withstand Miao Zhen’s Buddhist Secret Technique.
After his sudden insight in the Great Yue Kingdom,
Although there was a breakthrough in his Divine Soul Realm, he was still lacking by a small margin.
Xie Xuanyi was clear in his heart.
To have a breakthrough in the “Divine Soul,” he would probably have to wait until achieving Yang God.
This battle allowed him to experience the subtle differences with the reincarnated Yang Gods…
Jun Shan and Miao Zhen were more adept in utilizing the Tao Rules than himself.
Because in their past lives, they had attained higher levels than him.
But this was not a “gap,” only a “difference.”
A higher position also has its disadvantages.
Jun Shan and Miao Zhen, the paths they walked now were still the old paths, with almost no change.
But Xie Xuanyi was different.
Since awakening in Yuzhu Town, he had been contemplating forging new paths.