South of the city.
In the backyard of an elegant mountain villa, a large fire blazes in a brazier, and a skewered sheep lies across the flames, the aroma of roasting meat wafting through the courtyard.
Around the brazier, several people were sitting.
If Chu Qinghe were here, he would surely recognize that the person in this courtyard was none other than Pang Ban, whom he had parted ways with at Wudang a few months ago, as well as Zhao Min, Kumārajīva, and Bashiba, whom he had met in the Apricot Grove not long ago.
Besides the other people, there was also a man who looked to be in his fifties in the courtyard.
The man was dressed in a magnificent black robe, imposing and dignified. He had a handsome appearance, exuding authority without anger. His eyes flashed with a cold light, possessing a captivating power that seemed to see into people's hearts. He gave off an impression of being shrewd and capable yet also deeply calculating, a typical example of a man of great talent and ambition.
He was another master of the Celestial Realm in the Great Yuan Dynasty, on par with Ba Shiba and Meng Chixing, Kublai Khan's brother, Hulagu, whose Han name was Sihanfei.
Who could have imagined that two of the three strongest Celestial Realm experts in the Great Yuan Kingdom would have gathered in this Yanzhou City?
A few breaths later, after listening to Zhao Min's words, Pang Ban looked at Bashiba beside him and said, "Living Buddha, could you describe exactly what happened in the apricot grove?"
Faced with Pang Ban's question, Ba Shiba pondered for a moment and then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. That feeling was too special, and it only lasted for a moment. But when that Benefactor Zhao locked onto me with his aura, I could feel a sense of impending death, as if I were facing a towering mountain all by myself."
After listening to what Ba Shiba said, Pang Ban pondered for a moment, and then his clothes, which were flowing with true energy, suddenly fluttered wildly.
As the demonic power was unleashed, a terrifying aura instantly swept out from Pang Ban's body.
At the same time, strands of the power of heaven and earth were rapidly pulled down from the sky and mixed with Pang Ban's aura, surging towards Ba Shiba.
However, just as Pang Ban's aura, which was condensed and mixed with the power of heaven and earth, pressed down on Ba Shiba, Ba Shiba's body stiffened slightly. The next second, as Ba Shiba clasped his hands together and his true essence flowed, Pang Ban's aura was instantly dispersed.
Then, Bashiba looked up at Pang Ban and said, "Benefactor Pang, your actions are somewhat presumptuous."
Although his voice remained calm, the dissatisfaction in Ba Shiba's words was all too obvious.
However, Pang Ban simply smiled and didn't care at all when faced with Ba Shiba's dissatisfied expression.
Instead, he asked, "Living Buddha, what do you think of the aura that I, Pang, just now gathered compared to that of Zhao Shanhe?"
Without hesitation, Ba Shiba replied, "It's like comparing heaven and earth."
Upon hearing this, Pang Ban's eyes narrowed slightly, his nonchalant expression gradually disappeared, and his demeanor and gaze became serious.
"Is the Living Buddha confirmed?"
Bashiba said slowly, "This concerns the Great Yuan Kingdom. How could this humble monk fabricate anything in such a matter?"
A few breaths later, Pang Ban looked at Si Hanfei and said, "Does Your Highness not want to give it a try?"
In response to Pang Ban's question, Si Hanfei slowly said, "My strength is similar to that of Ba Shiba. It's impossible for me to suppress him and prevent him from moving simply by relying on my aura."
Hearing what Si Hanfei said, Pang Ban frowned and then quickly withdrew the true energy in his body.
When Pang Ban's true energy was gathered, the power of heaven and earth that Pang Ban had drawn with his true essence was dispersed again and merged into the void and disappeared.
At this moment, Si Hanfei, who was standing next to them, spoke up: "In the Living Buddha's opinion, what level of strength has that guy surnamed Zhao reached?"
After a moment's thought, Bashiba said, "I'm afraid it won't be inferior to Benefactor Meng."
Upon hearing Ba Shiba's evaluation of Chu Qinghe, everyone present was deeply moved.
Zhao Min, standing to the side, looked surprised and said, "Our grandmaster had already reached the peak of the Celestial Realm twenty years ago, and two of the three flowers had already condensed. Looking across the Ming and Song dynasties, only Zhang Sanfeng and Ling Donglai of Wudang could compare to him. Zhao Shanhe is only at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster Realm, yet his strength is comparable to our grandmaster's?"
Hearing Zhao Min's question, Bashiba sighed and said, "Thanks to the spiritual power that the successive Living Buddhas of Tantric Buddhism infused into the relics with secret methods when they passed away, I am fortunate that, although my power is not as profound as yours, I am fortunate to have condensed the spiritual flower among the three flowers at the late stage of the Celestial Realm, and my six senses are clear."
"On that day in the apricot grove, I had a feeling that if I made any rash move, I would be met with a chilling killing move. Perhaps only a master of your caliber could give me such a feeling."
"As for why Benefactor Zhao, who is only at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, could give this humble monk such a feeling, this humble monk still does not understand."
If Chu Qinghe's cultivation method is special, then Pang Ban's cultivation method is also a high-grade Heaven-rank "Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art".
Moreover, Pang Ban has already entered the early stage of the Celestial Realm.
However, in Ba Shiba's eyes, Pang Ban's strength was much greater than that of ordinary Celestial Realm experts.
However, compared to myself, I am still slightly inferior.
Not to mention someone like Chu Qinghe, who could make Ba Shiba feel like he was facing a great terror simply by locking onto him with his aura.
After a short while, Zhao Min finally spoke: "We forged letters from the Northern Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect to send invitations to the martial arts tournament to various sects and forces in the Great Song Dynasty. Based on our calculated travel time and the order in which the invitations were sent, all fifteen forces of the Great Song Dynasty should arrive in Yanzhou City on the same day. Even if the Northern Shaolin realizes something is wrong, they will have no choice but to continue with the martial arts tournament."
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