Zhishang Arhat and Zhihai Arhat are the true foundation of Qianye Temple. They are at the peak of the Golden Core realm, with enough talent and a huge investment of resources from Qianye Temple. What awaits them is the final sprint.
They had not been out for more than ten years, and had been in seclusion in the temple, hoping to find an opportunity for a breakthrough.
But a sudden mission interrupted their practice, and they were asked by the temple's top leaders to bring back a Li Yuanba.
Li Yuanba of the Senluo Sect is the newly promoted Jindan elder. In the database of Qianye Temple, it is recorded that Li Yuanba is very likely to be the reincarnation of a certain Bodhisattva.
Because Li Yuanba once mastered the magical power of 'Lotus Blossoms with Every Step' in a very short time. According to the records of Qianye Temple, unless one is the reincarnation of a Buddhist elder, it is impossible to master a Buddhist magical power so quickly.
Chiba Temple has a very deep research on the magical powers of Buddhism. Even though there are many monks in the temple who have mastered the magical powers of Buddhism, only Chiba Temple itself knows what price the temple has paid for these monks.
Every monk who masters the magical powers of Buddhism is selected from countless geniuses, and only after targeted training can they begin to learn the basics of the magical powers of Buddhism.
This targeted training alone would take decades or even hundreds of years.
In addition, Qianye Temple tried many times to bring back Li Yuanba, and even sent many Arhats for this purpose, but nothing was obtained. This is also in line with the high fortune of the reincarnation of the Buddhist Bodhisattva, who was able to avoid danger on his own.
Li Yuanba was sent to Jieshan City by the Senluo Sect, which in turn gave Qianye Temple an opportunity.
In the eyes of most cultivators, Jieshan City is close to the Jieshan Checkpoint, and it helps each other with the Jieshan Checkpoint. It is also protected by a large formation, so it is an extremely safe place.
But in fact, Qianye Temple and Senluo Sect have been in opposition for many years, and have long invested countless efforts in studying the Jieshan Pass and Jieshan City.
In order to deal with Li Yuanba this time, Qianye Temple focused on studying the large formation of Jieshan City.
Zhishang Arhat and Zhihai Arhat passed through the checkpoints on both sides through the channel of the trading company belonging to Qianye Temple at the Jieshan checkpoint of the righteous path. They did not inform anyone, not even the three elders guarding the golden elixir, including Ying Hou of the righteous path, were aware of their actions.
The two great arhats mastered the special concealment skills of Qianye Temple. The Buddhist sect is more adept at this than the Demon Sect. Even the three Jindan elders at the Jieshan checkpoint of the Senluo Sect could not detect the infiltration of the two great arhats.
They maintained their secret hiding method until they entered Jieshan City and approached the garrison, where they revealed their figures.
Even if they showed up, they would not alarm the formation.
If Li Yuanba had not deployed drones in the sky, perhaps Li Yuanba would not have been able to detect the arrival of the two great Arhats until now.
"I will seal off the space. You only have five breaths. Once you gain entry, immediately evacuate!" Zhishang Arhat took out a formation plate and said to Zhihai Arhat using voice transmission.
The formation disk in Zhishang Arhat's hand was thrown out, and the formation disk was immediately activated, instantly wrapping up the garrison.
This formation was designed to prevent Li Yuanba from escaping by using 'Lotus Steps'. As for capturing Li Yuanba, Zhihai Arhat, as a great Arhat, could easily deal with a cultivator who had just entered the golden elixir stage, even if he was a sword cultivator.
Just when the formation disk was activated, the formation of Jieshan City was alarmed, and the alarm sounded in every corner of the formation.
In Jieshan City, mortals and Qi-refining monks were hiding in the buildings, and all the foundation-building monks came out.
When the foundation-building monks encounter a situation, they need to take responsibility for protecting Jieshan City.
The palm of Zhihai Arhat turned golden and pressed lightly on the formation of the garrison. The formation that was originally able to withstand the attack of the Jindan cultivator was forcibly broken by this light blow.
The formation that Li Yuanba thought was pretty good at first, but it only blocked Zhihai Arhat for a moment.
The figure of Zhihai Arhat turned into a residual shadow. He ignored the monks who were alarmed in front of the garrison and rushed into Li Yuanba's residence behind the garrison.
His spiritual sense had long been locked onto Li Yuanba's breath. In a moment, he arrived at the location of the breath and saw a formation.
With another casual attack, the formation was broken and his face turned ugly.
As he broke through the Qi storage formation, the aura that Li Yuanba deliberately left behind quickly dissipated as it lost the support of the Qi storage formation.
"We've been fooled, Li Yuanba is not here!" Zhihai Arhat transmitted a message to Zhishang Arhat outside.
"Mission failed, retreat!" Zhishang Luohan said without any hesitation.
They did not come here to destroy Jieshan City. Jieshan City is not only the Jieshan City of Senluo Sect, but also the Jieshan City of the three major righteous sects, including Qianye Temple.
There are a large number of cultivators from the three major orthodox sects here. Although they are all low-level cultivators doing business, this resource channel is still very important to the three major orthodox sects.
The two great arhats ignored the other cultivators in Jieshan City. They did not sense Li Yuanba's breath and knew that their trip was in vain.
Since the formation was not controlled by Li Yuanba, and the two great Arhats were familiar with the formation of Jieshan City, the formation was unable to stop the two great Arhats.
The two great arhats forcibly left, and many foundation-building cultivators in Jieshan City sensed the two extremely terrifying auras. The foundation-building cultivators were suppressed tightly, and those who were closer lost control of their bodies and could not move at all.
No one knew what had happened, and the monks in Jieshan City could only watch the two great Arhats leave without any way to stop them.
Qianye Temple had a detailed plan for this mission, as well as a plan for what to do in the event of failure.
After flying out of Jieshan City, they concealed their presence once again, preparing to smuggle back to the righteous forces through channels that had been prepared long ago.
But when they just approached the formation of Jieshan City, they found that the formation was in a fully activated state. Under this state, no one was allowed to pass.
Although the existence of the two great Arhats could not be discovered, it was impossible for them to return through the original smuggling channel.
This was one of the reactions given by the Senluo Sect after Li Yuanba informed the sect that he had discovered the traces of the two great arhats of Qianye Temple.
The great formation that sealed off the Boundary Mountain Checkpoint trapped the two great Arhats in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
These are two great Arhats. For the Senluo Sect, killing the two great Arhats can truly weaken the strength of the Chiba Temple.
A Great Arhat has the hope of becoming a Venerable. Those who can become a Great Arhat in the competition among thousands of people are the core of the sect who have gone through hundreds of years of trials and tribulations.
The Great Arhats can no longer be called geniuses. They have a very high status in Chiba Temple and are the strongest beings under the Venerable.
The most crucial thing is that most of their potential has been realized, and only the last step remains. Once they are successfully promoted, they will become one of the most powerful beings in the Northern Shu Continent.
Therefore, after receiving the news from Li Yuanba, Senluo Sect immediately ordered the Jieshan Checkpoint to be closed.
"Strange, why did the Senluo Sect react so quickly?" Zhishang Arhat said with a look of surprise.
They acted extremely quickly so as not to give Senluo Sect time to react.
They have gone deep into the Senluo Sect, so as long as they move quickly enough, they won't encounter any trouble.
The Senluo Sect would never have thought that Chiba Temple would send out two such great Arhats.
Such great arhats who are related to the foundation of the sect will not take risks easily.
"I sense danger, let's leave quickly!" Zhihai Arhat said in a deep voice, looking into the distance.
Being able to make Zhihai, the great Arhat, feel the danger, Zhishang Arhat naturally understood that the reinforcements of Senluo Sect were about to arrive.
And this reinforcement is the Yuanying ancestor, and only the Yuanying ancestor can make the Great Arhat feel dangerous.
The two great Arhats flew in the same direction together. Since they couldn't pass the Jieshan checkpoint, they decided to find a place to hide and wait for the next order from Qianye Temple.
They didn't realize that there were drones hidden in the sky ten thousand meters high, tracking their movements.
Because they were worried about the arrival of the Yuanying Patriarch, they did not use any secret methods to hide, but instead fled at full speed.
When performing the secret method of concealment, it is impossible to use full speed. These two great Arhats have not practiced the power of divine feet. What they practiced is the method of flying. When flying at full speed, they cannot maintain the secret method of concealment.
Their choice is easy to understand. The secret concealment method they used can deceive both Jindan cultivators of the same level and large formations.
But this does not include the Yuanying Patriarch, whose strength belongs to another level. No Jindan cultivator would think that his secret method of concealment can deceive the Yuanying Patriarch 100%.
Therefore, for the two great Arhats, the key point is to stay away from this place and away from the Nascent Soul Ancestor.
This allowed Li Yuanba to observe the movements of the two great arhats through the drone. As long as the two great arhats did not escape thousands of miles away in a short period of time, for the drone ten thousand meters high, it would only be a matter of turning the camera to maintain focus.
There was no way Chiba Temple would really let the two great Arhats take risks, so they prepared several emergency measures.
About a thousand miles away from the Jieshan checkpoint, the two great Arhats stopped. They did not dare to go any deeper.
They came to a huge rock, and Zhihai Arhat moved the rock away, revealing a carefully decorated cave inside.
The formation and various facilities of this cave cannot be built in a short time. This is a safe house built by people sent by Qianye Temple in advance for the purpose of the second emergency plan.
The carefully arranged formation can completely conceal the aura of the two great Arhats.
In the vast area of the Ten Thousand Mountains, even if the Yuanying Patriarch had no target, he would not be able to check every inch of land one by one.
"Run away!" Li Yuanba was watching the two great arhats disappear at a certain location when he received a message from Ying Hou through the communicator.
It seems that Ying Hou discovered that the two great Arhats were missing from the Zhengdao Boundary Mountain Checkpoint, but Li Yuanba did not expect that Ying Hou would send him a warning at this time.
Although the warning sent by Ying Hou was too late, Li Yuanba still needed to remember this favor.
"Nothing!" Li Yuanba replied with a message. He did not say much in the communicator. After all, the communicator was transferred through the communication array of Beishu Trading Company. Who knows if it will be traced by someone and cause trouble to Ying Hou.
Inside the Zhengdaojieshan checkpoint, Ying Hou looked at the reply on the communicator, and the worry on his face disappeared.
Although there is a hostility between the righteous and evil paths, the interest relationship between him and Li Yuanba is equally close.
In recent months, he had converted the third-grade elixirs in his hands into third-grade advanced elixirs from Li Yuanba's channel, which allowed his almost stagnant cultivation to begin to grow again.
On one side is the ally Qianye Temple, and on the other side is Li Yuanba, who has resources related to his own cultivation improvement.
As long as he does not betray the Righteous Alliance, he will not hesitate to provide Li Yuanba with all the help he can.
"Fellow Daoist Li, are you okay?" He said with a smile to the two Jindan elders Xin Tong and Mu Peng standing beside him.
It is estimated that even the two great arhats of Qianye Temple do not know that the three Jindan elders guarding the Zhengdaojieshan checkpoint are extremely concerned about Li Yuanba's life and death.
The message sent by Ying Hou was the joint decision of the three Jindan elders.
"That's good. Qianye Temple is acting more and more without scruples!" Xin Tong let out a long sigh and said with a slight complaint.
The fact that Qianye Temple sneaked across the border without their approval made the three of them feel extremely uncomfortable. This distrust was also one of the reasons why they informed Li Yuanba.
"The two great Arhats, they attach too much importance to Fellow Daoist Li!" Mu Peng followed.
Although Li Yuanba had the magic weapon of Wanjian Peak in his hand, which made them unable to resist, it was still too exaggerated to say that Li Yuanba was worthy of Qianye Temple sending two great arhats.
"Let's not mention this matter anymore. As long as Fellow Daoist Li is safe, that's all that's left!" Ying Hou waved his hand and said. He was worried that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.
The three Jindan elders changed the topic and stopped talking about the feud between Qianye Temple and Li Yuanba.
Li Yuanba did not take it lightly because of the departure of the two great Arhats. Who knows whether Qianye Temple had sent other Arhats over.
He knew that the sect would definitely take action and would never allow Qianye Temple to be so rampant in the Shiwan Mountains.
At the Boundary Mountain Checkpoint, the two great Arhats are so powerful that even if all the combat power of the Senluo Sect is added together, they are still no match for the two great Arhats, unless the possible hidden combat power is alerted.
He didn't have to wait long. Shortly after the two great arhats hid themselves, he discovered a figure that was almost captured by the drone.
That speed was really too fast. After Li Yuanba put on the heart hoop, he could probably reach a similar speed by performing the "Lotus Step by Step" with all his strength.
Li Yuanba was performing the 'Lotus Step by Step', and the heart hoop increased the distance of 'Lotus Step by Step' by nearly double. Only in this situation could he catch up with this speed.
Judging from the direction the figure came from and its unconcealed flying method, this should be the reinforcement sent from the Senluo Sect's mountain gate.
Li Yuanba no longer hid, took back the 'Sumeru Mustard Seed Array Plate', and flew towards Jieshan City.
"Yue Xing, and all the shop owners, please pay attention to maintaining the order in Jieshan City!" He shouted loudly, summoning his spiritual power.
His voice spread throughout the Jieshan City. The cultivators who were originally in panic because of the enemy attack and the disappearance of the Jindan elders guarding the city, calmed down and obeyed the command of the foundation-building cultivator.