Seeing that the demon race had left without revealing any trace of the Demon Saint Spear, all the martial arts experts breathed a sigh of relief.

Even without being revived, the Demon Saint Spear, having recognized its master, is far more intimidating than the Time Blade.

Cao Ya lowered his eyes, concealing the fierce intent within them.

The assembled Dharma bodies glanced at him, revealing expressions of apprehension.

Without the three demon kings, the demon master, the Dharma King of Salvation, and the righteous Dharma bodies, not to mention the abbess of Shuiyue Nunnery, Cui Qinghe, He Qi, etc., Xuan Jie and Chong He alone could sweep aside all the evil Dharma bodies present and seize the general principles of the Divine Palm.

Just then, the aura of other Dharma bodies wafted over, some compassionate, others sorrowful with sword energy.

The great Asura, the Bodhisattva of Joy, and others looked at each other in dismay, and in their fear, they had no choice but to flee far away in advance.

If my guess is correct, the visitors are Mr. Lu from Huamei Manor and Kong Wen, the real "Dragon-Subduing Arhat" from Shaolin Temple.

Two more righteous Dharma bodies have been added; lingering any longer would be tantamount to courting death.

Soon, only Cao Ya, Daoist Chonghe, Shoujing, He Qi, Cui Qinghe, the abbot of Shuiyue Nunnery, and Wumu Jingang remained on the scene. Then, Master Lu and Abbot Kongwen appeared, accompanied by an ordinary exterior shot, Meng Qi.

After everyone had exchanged greetings,

Kong Wen sighed:

"This old monk has been trapped for many years. I never expected that someone like you, Xuanjie, would appear in Shaolin Temple."

Cao Ya chuckled. He relied on his cheat system, but he also relied on himself. After all, all kinds of powers were indeed obtained through his own hard work.

However, the sharing aspect relies on system space.

“When the next ‘Heavenly Ranking’ is released, I’m afraid the number one spot will belong to you, Xuan Jie,” Cui Qinghe said with a smile.

"To attain the Dharma body for the first time and immediately top the Heavenly Ranking is truly a rare and extraordinary event," He Qi nodded in agreement.

Number one on the Heavenly Ranking?!

Meng Qi stared at Cao Ya in shock, his mouth agape, unable to close it.

He used to be number one on the Human Ranking, but after breaking through to the Outer Realm, he couldn't even get on the Earth Ranking. Yet, his Uncle-Master Xuanjie, having just attained the Dharma Body, suddenly became number one on the Heaven Ranking?

The Heavenly Ranking records only those with extraordinary abilities, including powerful figures like Master Lu, Daoist Chonghe, and the Great Khan of the Grasslands, Guldo.

But when Meng Qi thought about his Uncle Xuanjie's achievements, he felt that it was reasonable for him to be ranked at the top of the Heavenly Ranking.

Tai Li is the number one demon king, and Han Guang's scheme against Abbot Kong Wen, his dual cultivation of Dao and Demon, also proved his strength. In addition, there was the Dharma King of the Luo Sect who helped him cross over to the world... Even so, these three Dharma Body experts almost lost their lives under the hands of their Uncle Master Xuan Jie. Fortunately, the fox girl Qing Qiu appeared with the Demon Saint Spear and saved their lives.

Then, Meng Qi felt excited.

My senior uncle Xuanjie became number one on the Heavenly Ranking, and I also made a contribution to Abbot Kongwen's escape... and there's also Daoist Chonghe, who is my "Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable" of "Immortal Traces"...

With these three powerful figures as my backers... hehe, in the future, I can go anywhere in the world.

Meng Qi touched his nose and suddenly realized that there was probably no one in the world with a more powerful background than him.

"To attain multiple Dharma bodies simultaneously, such talent... is rare throughout history," Master Chonghe exclaimed.

Mr. Lu, dressed in a blue robe and always composed, was quite surprised to hear of this.

"Cultivating all methods simultaneously? That Demon Master Han Guang seems to be doing the same, but he's far inferior to Fellow Daoist Xuan Jie," Master Lu said with a hint of realization.

"You flatter me." Cao Ya turned to look at the furious-looking Vajra.

A grand Buddhist chant resounded, clear spring water gushed from the ground, golden lotuses bloomed, and numerous golden Buddha statues appeared in mid-air, surrounding an object that slowly rose in the center of the sea of ​​fish, each reciting its own vow.

Ten thousand Buddhas pay homage!

The tree that was being uprooted by the wrathful Vajra was a Bodhi tree, half withered and half thriving, half alive and half dead.

The tree trunk is sunken, as if carved into a monk sitting cross-legged, seemingly existing yet not existing, full of the meaning of Nirvana and transcendence.

The Bodhi tree, with its cycle of flourishing and decay, under which the Buddha attained enlightenment through ascetic practice!

The general principles of the Divine Palm technique have been revealed, but the atmosphere is not tense. Those who remain are all from the righteous path. Whoever obtains it, others can pay a price to have their sect comprehend it.

The monks of Vajra Temple, however, wore bitter expressions. They had finally come up with the general principles of the Divine Palm technique, but it was highly likely that they would have to hand it over to someone else.

How could that wrathful Vajra be a match for the true Dharma body?

In particular, there are also powerful Dharma bodies such as Xuanjie, Daoist Chonghe, and Master Lu.

Even if the Snow Mountain Sect allies with them, and the white-haired, masked man fights alongside the wrathful Vajra, they still cannot protect the Bodhi Tree of Withered Glory.

The Demon King Tai Li, Han Guang, and the Dharma King Du Shi have already proven this point through their own experiences.

In the end, the withered and flourishing Bodhi tree still fell into Cao Ya's hands.

There seemed to be a summoning array. Cao Ya sensed it, raised his hand and slashed down with his sword from afar. Before the array could complete, it shattered with a single strike.

“Xuanjie, you must not be too bloodthirsty.” Abbot Kongwen clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha’s name.

"I didn't kill any of those people; I only cut off their thoughts of summoning the Divine Palm's ultimate technique," Cao Ya replied, holding the Withered and Flourishing Bodhi, feeling the special artistic conception, and was deeply moved.

But now is clearly not the time to gain insight.

"With this item placed in Shaolin Temple, guarded by Fellow Daoist Xuanjie and Brother Kongwen, no one in the world, except for the one at Lanke Temple, can break it." Daoist Chonghe only made one sword strike, which Cao Ya shattered with a punch, and then he did not continue to make sword strikes.

He knew very well that without becoming an Earth Immortal, he would be no match for Xuan Jie.

The general principles of the Divine Palm technique are naturally valued by Buddhists, since it is not the general principles of the Seven Swords of Heaven Interception.

At this moment, the Grand Master of Vajra Temple spoke:

"Is it about accepting the tradition, or about understanding its true meaning?"

Cao Ya replied:

"If one were to directly receive the transmission in the state of 'withering and flourishing Bodhi,' one could not maintain it for more than three times. How could that be enough? As long as one can constantly comprehend the true meaning, what difference is there between that and receiving the transmission?"

There is a difference between receiving a legacy and understanding its true meaning.

Like a book, inheriting its contents means memorizing all of its content and rereading it whenever you recall it. But understanding its true meaning is like normal reading. How much you can remember and how much you can appreciate is a personal matter, entirely dependent on your own comprehension.

Because of the limitations of the items that can carry the true meaning, the number of times one can directly obtain the true meaning is limited. If everyone did this, they would soon be reduced to ashes. Therefore, each sect comprehends the true meaning, which, although it also results in some losses, allows it to last for a long time.

“Amitabha, this humble nun has no objection.” The abbess of Shuiyue Nunnery chanted the Buddha’s name softly.

The Xuantian Sect's Shoujing, the Snow Mountain Sect, the Vajra Temple, and even Cui Qinghe and He Qi had no objections.

They could also accept the conditions offered by Cao Ya.

In the end, everyone left. Meng Qi did not return to Shaolin Temple. Only Cao Ya and Abbot Kong Wen, carrying the Bodhi Tree of Withered Glory, returned to Shaolin.

The aftershocks of the Battle of the Fish Sea began to spread, shocking the entire world!

Shaolin Xuanjie rose to fame in one battle, topped the "Heavenly Ranking", and was hailed as the strongest person in a thousand years!

"The Indestructible Arhat"—Xuan Jie!

Because Xuanjie cultivated the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," he earned the title of "Indestructible Arhat," and no one, including the Heavenly River and lightning, knew his true nature.

The fact that Shaolin Temple possessed the complete outline of the "Buddha's Palm" manual, and that one could comprehend its true meaning by paying a certain price, caused a sensation throughout the world, with countless people yearning to see the complete outline of the palm manual.

"Buddha's Palm" and "Seven Swords of Heaven Interception" are the strongest divine skills in history!

After returning to Shaolin Temple, Cao Ya comprehended the Bodhi principle of withering and flourishing, and also understood the Shaolin Temple's move "Buddha's Palm" - "Smiling with a Flower"!

He cultivated diligently and refused to see outsiders. Because of his prestige, no one dared to force their way in. The name of Shaolin Martial Arts Grand Master resounded throughout the world, and no one cared at all about the abbot being imprisoned.

Being ranked number one on the Heavenly Ranking surpasses everything!