You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Inside the grand hall, the Sect Leader of the Primordial Sect and several other Great Cultivators exchanged puzzled looks.

The speaker's realm clearly surpassed theirs, so much so that even Prince Xun, one of the most formidable Great Cultivators, could not locate him.

To speak so rudely, showing even the Twelfth Prince, Prince Cheng, no respect?

Moreover, the voice sounded so childlike?

Hong Xi was taken aback.

Why did this voice sound so familiar?

"Do you intend to save her?"

Prince Xun smiled and said, "Then try it."

He held the Heart Burning Whip with one hand and suddenly lashed it toward Hong Xi!

In an instant, a flash of fire roared through the air.

No one knew what happened; just as the fire flashed, the sound of impact echoed, and Prince Xun was sent flying. The Heart Burning Whip in his hand shattered to pieces.

"Bang!"

Prince Xun's body slammed into the wall of the grand hall, breaking through the barrier and shattering the wall.

When he finally came to a stop, he had flown several miles away.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering severe injuries.

"Your Highness!"

Several of Prince Xun's Great Cultivator followers were shocked and immediately chased after him.

Hong Xi couldn't help but gaze at the figure hidden within the blazing flames. Though obscured by the fire, it was clear it was a child.

At this moment, beneath his feet were two rapidly spinning rings of fire, which transformed into a massive blaze enveloping him.

"Pupil?" Hong Xi spoke with disbelief.

"Heh."

A low chuckle emanated from within the flames, mocking yet playful, asking, "What? Still calling me pupil?"

Though the voice was childish, the calm and serene confidence, as if standing atop the heavenly dome, seemed like a completely different person!

Hong Xi was taken aback and murmured, "Who are you really..."

At that moment—

"Boom!"

An astonishing aura suddenly erupted.

Through the break in the grand hall, the outside sky turned crimson, and a massive barrier encompassed the area for several miles.

"Haha..."

Prince Xun's laughter abruptly rang within the barrier, "Such an astounding flame? Could it be... Xiahong Wuyuan?"

Within the flames, the seven-year-old child that Lin Yue transformed into stood on the rotating rings of fire, a knowing smile forming under the concealing firelight, chuckling softly, "As expected... they mistook me for Prince Tianxuan."

Xiahong Wuyuan, also the eldest son of the Ninth Prince, Prince Tianxuan.

It was rumored that the Ninth Prince was the reincarnation of the Red Emperor, one of the Five Emperors of the Ancient Race, best skilled in the Five Elements Fire. Many of his descendants had a knack for mastering flames.

As the eldest son, Prince Tianxuan also followed the Fire Element Path, always in pursuit of the powerful Heavenly Reversal Path.

Lin Yue had acquired Prince Tianxuan's secret, finding it valuable.

Coincidentally, he had also grasped the nascent form of the Fire Phase Path and possessed the semi-divine artifact, Flying Spirit Chasing Sun, that contained the Fire Element, making it no big deal to impersonate Prince Tianxuan.

After all, Prince Tianxuan had been dormant for over a century and was likely to have advanced, so changes in his mastery were normal.

Prince Xun aimed to use Hong Xi to lure out Prince Tianxuan, clearly thinking Prince Tianxuan was watching over his daughter, so as long as he appeared, without revealing his aura, and understood the Fire Element Path, he would naturally be mistaken for Prince Tianxuan.

"Xiahong Wuyuan, you truly have some nerve."

Prince Xun's laughter echoed within the barrier, "Did you think I wouldn't anticipate your appearance? Do you think being stronger will let you escape with your daughter?"

Before the words finished, an overwhelming aura burst forth within the barrier.

It was the aura of a Saint!

Solemn Buddhist chants rose, mixed with mournful wails and whispers, giving a sacred yet eerie feel.

"Tian Ku Bodhisattva."

Prince Xun laughed and said, "Weren't you always worried about Xiahong Wuyuan from Prince Lin Mansion seeking revenge? Now all remnants of Prince Lin Mansion are here, please take action."

A golden luminescence spread wide as a figure seated on a black Lotus Platform appeared in the sky outside the hall.

It was a beautiful monk in a moon-white robe, whose gender was indistinguishable, with a face full of merciful compassion. Yet, upon close inspection, one would see the Lotus Platform beneath him was composed of charcoal-black skulls!

Each skull contained numerous fierce ghostly spirits, endlessly wailing and weeping, emitting a ghastly aura, like the epitome of worldly evil.

But his visage was like that of a savior, overflowing with immense compassion, embodying both extreme evil and extreme goodness, contradictory yet unified.

"Tian Ku Bodhisattva?"

Lin Yue arched his brow slightly, "So it really is this guy..."

In Daoism, Saints were considered as human immortals.

In Buddhism, Saints were living bodhisattvas.

Tian Ku Bodhisattva's situation was somewhat similar to that of the Blood Sea Saint Mother; both were born in the Buddhist sect but later defected to cultivate external paths.

However, Tian Ku Bodhisattva switched to the Ghost Path, while the Blood Sea Saint Mother switched to the Blood Demon Dao.

Although the Blood Sea Saint Mother was truly a Saint of Heavenly Reversal, her True Body never left the Blood Sea, only traversing the Human World in the Avatar of the Blood Sea Demon Body. With merely the strength of an Avatar, she wasn't a threat to those against Heavenly Reversal Saints.

Hence, in terms of deterrence, Tian Ku Bodhisattva wasn't much lesser than the Blood Sea Saint Mother and was a formidable figure of the Demon Path!

His power was comparable to the Yama Lord, only his fame was greater.

The Xiahong Clan, while pursuing people of the Demon Path, found it truly difficult to eliminate such formidable beings, especially those allied with the princes.