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Wei Dongliu's words were clear, and both sides understood that without going through a battle here, there would indeed be no way to resolve this peacefully.

Yu Wen took the initiative, pulling out a magical treasure—it was a translucent, golden alms bowl. He tossed it into the air, then flicked it, causing it to fall and cover all the monks within.

Without a doubt, this was to defend against Wei Dongliu's powerful move.

After all, the power of the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword's Extermination Immortal Sword Formation was too great; it had already caused rivers of blood among the many sects on Mount Wutai.

If the duel hadn't ended and his fellow monks were slaughtered first, how could Yu Wen still seek justice for Fayuan Temple after its annihilation?

Wei Dongliu scoffed and launched both the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword and the Myriad Demons Evil Spirit Sword, sending them in two directions toward the alms bowl.

Yu Wen's face grew serious as he threw out a strand of black prayer beads, which directly faced the onslaught of the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword.

With just a glance, Wei Dongliu recognized them as heavy ironwood beads, whose sole attributes were being large, heavy, and hard—ordinary flying swords could hardly split them open.

If they entangled a sword, the blade would immediately be burdened with an immense weight, rendering it unable to fly.

Wei Dongliu's expression remained unchanged as he quickly pulled away the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword—he knew that facing a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator head-on and competing in True Yuan would surely not end in his favor.

He continued to form sword techniques with his left hand, directing the Myriad Demons Evil Spirit Sword to attack the alms bowl, while with a flick of his right hand he activated the Extermination Immortal Sword Formation, enveloping both Yu Wen and the alms bowl within it.

Yu Wen inwardly lamented that Sect Leader Wei's cultivation level seemed not to be high, yet his tactical awareness was excellent, and his moves were exceedingly brutal, all aimed at the alms bowl, obviously trying to make him hold back for fear of damaging the treasure.

Since he was entrusted by the monks of Fayuan Temple, he couldn't let them come to harm.

Now that the Extermination Immortal Sword Formation was descending, if he wanted to intervene, defeating Wei Dongliu outright would be best. But if he acted and did not manage to subdue his opponent, and in the meantime, the alms bowl was shattered by the sword formation causing heavy casualties amongst the monks inside, that would also be unacceptable.

Therefore, Yu Wen simply sat down cross-legged and began to operate the golden alms bowl treasure with all his might.

The grade rank of this treasure was uncertain, with the dazzle of the Seven Treasures shimmering atop it. It managed to withstand the Extermination Immortal Sword Formation's onslaught; the golden barrier flickered under the crisscross sword qi, seemingly on the verge of collapse, but restored as good as new in the blink of an eye, never breaking.

Wei Dongliu slightly furrowed his brow, then he waved his sleeve, sending out three dots of golden light—the notorious Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu!

In recent times, Wei Dongliu had mostly used the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword in magical competition, and these three fierce insects had not seen much action. They were raring to go, and as soon as they were freed, they began to snap their pincers and barrel headfirst into the golden barrier of the alms bowl.

The barrier was not impregnable; it was its quick recovery that was its strength, exploiting Wei Dongliu's insufficient True Yuan to not overwhelm the barrier with one massive flurry of sword qi within the sword formation.

However, the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu didn't need the support of True Yuan, just crunching relentlessly, and in a few breaths, they bit through the barrier hundreds of times. They burrowed through and headed straight for Yu Wen.

Seeing how vicious the three golden insects were, and hearing the relentless crunching, Yu Wen had no trouble guessing the fearsome reputation of the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu. He hurriedly struck out with the heavy ironwood beads in his hand.

The prayer beads whirred through the air, and the three fierce insects spread out like lightning. One of them failed to dodge in time, got hit squarely, and rolled on the ground before unsteadily flying back into the fray, continuing to advance towards Yu Wen.

Yu Wen was caught off guard and hastened to operate his magical treasure, only to be struck in the chest by one of the insects, which bit through his chest. He let out a tragic cry and could no longer sustain the alms bowl treasure.

Thus, from outside, the Extermination Immortal Sword Formation's waves of sword qi slashed in, instantly reducing the gathered monks to dust.

Only a Seven Treasures Sarira, which housed the soul of the itinerant monk Yu Wen, shot through the sword formation like lightning, heading westward to escape.

Wei Dongliu, after all, was not of high enough Cultivation Realm, and although the Extermination Immortal Sword Formation was immensely powerful, it was not airtight, which allowed Yu Wen's soul to escape carelessly.

Seeing that there was no way to remedy the situation, he let out a long, hearty laugh several times, revealing a meaningful expression as if it had been his intention to let Yu Wen escape.

The following Mortal Life Path Cultivators looked at each other, wondering if the Sect Master had intentionally let the wandering monk go to tip off the Buddhist Sect.

That's right, it must have been intentional, to lure even more powerful figures from Buddhism here, so as to capture them all in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles!

Li Zhaolie, the former Sect Leader of Cloud Snow Mountain and now an elder of Mortal Life Path, quietly approached Zhao He and whispered,

"This Sect Leader clearly only possesses the Golden Core Realm, but how is it that his strength seems so abnormal? The wandering monk Yu Wen, who has the Seven Treasures Relic, is no match for him!"

"It's not an issue of realm," Zhao He said indifferently, "It's his Immortal Sword that's too sharp."

Li Zhaolie nodded in agreement.

When Golden Core Cultivators confront Nascent Soul Cultivators, whether it's True Yuan or Magical Treasures, they're normally crushed outright.

However, Wei Dongliu, with his Golden Core Realm, could wield the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword, such a divine weapon, and in turn defeat Nascent Soul Cultivators—this does not show that Wei Dongliu's strength is that powerful, but rather that the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword is too abnormal, allowing Golden Core Cultivators to kill above their grade.

This wandering monk Yu Wen prepared the Alms Bowl Treasure specifically to counter the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword, thinking he was completely safe, only to be overpowered and annihilated by Wei Dongliu's possession of such a vicious thing as the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu.

The next enemy might prepare specifically against the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu, but who knows if Wei Dongliu has only these two cards up his sleeve?

The two exchanged silent glances for a moment, thinking that Sect Master Wei's myriad techniques were truly unfathomable, and he could not be judged as an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator.

Not to mention, behind him stood the Blood Sea Ancestor... Could this person be the Blood Sea Ancestor's illegitimate child?

If that's really the case, then him being in command of the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword and possessing the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu would all make sense.

.........

In the initial battle between Mortal Life Path and the Buddhist forces of Mount Wutai, Fayuan Temple was completely destroyed; none of the fifty or so monks, including the wandering monk Yu Wen, managed to escape, significantly boosting the demonic flames over Mount Wutai.

What followed was an unstoppable momentum.

Aside from Puzhi Temple, which the Blood Sea Ancestor had specified to be spared, temple after temple was swiftly uprooted, either fleeing with their entire congregation or turned into rivers of blood.

Puzhi Temple could no longer sit still, after all, although Wei Dongliu had not targeted it directly, he was killing chickens to scare monkeys around it, so much so that the abbot and elders of Puzhi Temple, after discussing for a long time, decided to flee in advance.
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By the time Wei Dongliu received the news, Puzhi Temple had already been deserted, its wealth packed away thoroughly, leaving nothing for the people of the Demonic Path.

Blood Sea Ancestor, I didn't lay my hands on them; they misunderstood my intentions!

In any case, with even a major temple like Puzhi Temple fleeing, the consolidation of Mount Wutai under Mortal Life Path was finally assured under the push of Wei Demon Lord.

The next step is to become the ruler of the Six Paths!