"May Buddha have mercy." Ru Chen slowly closed his palms as well. He sat cross-legged on the ground, lowered his eyes, and closed them.
He sat there as if in a meditative state, and the moment he sat down, everything around him changed.
Ru Xin's figure flickered, and in that instant, her body split into ten, each standing around Ru Chen.
More than ten Ruxins simultaneously stretched out their palms, and for a moment his attack was like a storm.
Ru Chen sat calmly on the ground, a hazy Buddhist light emanating from him, blocking all of Ru Xin's attacks.
Ruxin's attacks became increasingly fierce, but she was still unable to break through Ruchen's defenses.
Ru Chen sat calmly on the spot, as steady as an old dog, and ignored all of Ru Xin's attacks.
The ten Ru Xin leaped up and merged into one in mid-air. Then, he stretched out his right hand and struck Ru Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a palm strike.
A giant golden hand materialized in mid-air and slammed down heavily onto Ruchen on the ground.
Ru Chen sighed. He could never truly ignore the rules and supernatural powers of the Eight Divine Powers.
With a flick of his right hand, he formed a Sumeru Mudra and then struck back at the palm in mid-air.
Boom... The two palms collided, and a powerful shockwave crisscrossed in all directions. Ru Chen leaped up, pointed with his right hand, and attacked Ru Xin with a series of finger movements.
Simply defending is no longer an option. Even if he is confident in his level of skill, he cannot remain unresponsive when facing Ruxin's Eight Supernatural Powers.
The battle between the two sides quickly escalated to a fever pitch, with Ru Xin's Eight Divine Powers being fully developed and their combat power continuously increasing.
With a century of cultivation, Ru Chen had reached a level of extraordinary skill, and the Great Wuxiang Temple possessed an endless array of supernatural abilities. In their battle, the front hall of the Great Wuxiang Temple was almost completely destroyed.
Ru Xin coldly looked at Ru Chen. He clasped his hands together and slowly floated up. He knew that if he didn't fight with all his might, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat his opponent today.
However, he was well aware of Ru Chen's strength, and even if he tried his best, he probably wouldn't gain any advantage.
But he couldn't let the great grudge go unavenged; this time, he was determined to fight with all his might.
But just then, a hearty laugh rang out: "Ruxin, why are you risking your life like this?"
Then Ye Xingchen descended from the sky, walking over at a leisurely pace and stopping at the scene.
"It's you?" Ru Xin's planned all-out attack vanished without a trace the moment Ye Xingchen arrived. He withdrew his true energy and slowly descended.
"Yes, it was me." Ye Xingchen nodded. "You went all out with that attack. You just mastered the Eight Divine Powers and you're already risking your life like this. Did you think about the consequences?"
"It's nothing more than death," Ruxin said calmly.
"Die? Fight this old monk to the death?" Ye Xingchen pointed at Ruchen beside him and laughed, "Don't be ridiculous. This old monk is already a hundred years old. How old are you? Do you think it's worth trading your young life for his?"
"If it can quell the demons in my heart, then it's worth it," Ruxin said calmly.
"Forget it, it's not worth it. You can go now, leave the rest to me," Ye Xingchen said.
"Give it to you?" Ruxin's mind was a little slow to process what was going on.
“Yes, leave it to me.” Ye Xingchen nodded firmly: “You’ve already used up most of this old monk’s true energy. I’ll take care of it and make sure it’s done perfectly.”
“No, I want to take revenge myself.” Ruxin shook her head.
"The result of taking revenge yourself is that you'll end up losing your life? Have you ever thought about whether your parents would want to see you like this if they knew what was going on?" Ye Xingchen asked.
If Ru Xin remained silent, and if his parents knew from beyond the grave, they would naturally not have allowed him to risk his life.
"So don't be silly, let's go, leave this to me." Ye Xingchen waved his hand and said, "I have something to ask this old monk, so I can't just kill him all at once. This matter is equally important to me."
Ruxin was still somewhat hesitant; he was unwilling to leave like this.
"Take a look at her." Ye Xingchen pointed to Shui Xin, who was still unconscious, and tossed her a Soul-Locking Pill: "This can keep her alive. I'll go save her once I'm free, how about it?"
Ru Xin was startled and quickly took the Soul-Locking Pill. He nodded to Ye Xingchen, then carefully picked up Shui Xin and turned to leave.
"Hehe, interesting." Ruchen laughed: "Ruxin has fallen for worldly desires."
"Stop talking about worldly desires," Ye Xingchen said calmly. "He's just still bound by worldly ties. Let's have a good talk about that."
"I remember, your name is Ye Xingchen?" Ruchen looked up at Ye Xingchen.
"It is a great honor to have one of the five great monks, Ruchen, remember me." Ye Xingchen slowly raised his head, a satisfied smile on his face.
"Hehe, I've heard so much about you. The name Ye Xingchen is practically legendary to me." Ru Chen nodded slowly. "But this is the first time I've met you in person. I should say it's my honor."
"No, no, it is my honor. Master Ruchen is a revered monk of our time, and he has been in charge of the Great Wuxiang Temple for over sixty years," Ye Xingchen said. "After all, not everyone can meet a revered monk."
"So I feel so lucky to have met Master Ruchen here."
Ru Chen's eyes remained slightly lowered as he slowly shook his head: "Benefactor, you shouldn't have come here."
"Why shouldn't I come here? Are you afraid I'll catch you doing something bad?" Ye Xingchen sneered.
"Da Wuxiang Temple was formerly the Royal Family Protector Temple. After the fall of the previous dynasty, Kongru was ordered by the former dynasty's national teacher, Lü Qingchen, to take charge of the temple and renamed it Da Wuxiang Temple."
"On the surface, this is a sacred Buddhist site, with morning bells and evening drums, and Buddhist scriptures as companions. It is a peaceful place where there is no worldly strife. But who knows that nearly a hundred souls will appear out of nowhere in Dawuxiang Temple every year?"
Ru Chen slowly counted the prayer beads in his hand, then sighed, "Benefactor Ye, you really know too much, so..."
"I know too much, so you can't keep me here, right?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
Ru Chen simply counted the prayer beads in her hand, neither admitting nor denying, giving Ye Xingchen a tacit acknowledgment.
"Why bother?" Ye Xingchen sighed. "Master Ruchen has extremely high attainments in Buddhism. If it weren't for these things, I believe Master Ruchen would definitely have become a great monk."
"I am unworthy of the title of 'high monk'." Ruchen slowly raised his eyelids and murmured, "If it weren't for the responsibilities on my shoulders, who would be willing to get involved in worldly affairs?"
"Master, this is more than just being tainted?" Ye Xingchen sneered. "Raising ghosts to kill people, your hands are stained with countless blood, and you even tried to destroy the nation's fortune and restore the dragon vein of the previous dynasty? Unfortunately, the previous dynasty has been destroyed and its fate has run out."
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