“Those who practice Buddhism and Taoism do not reside in the Buddhist realm, yet they come to my Primordial Tao Realm to display their divine power. It is you, monk, who have overstepped your bounds.”
Between Mount Sumeru, the space in front of Fahai began to ripple, and a middle-aged man with an upright appearance stepped out from the void.
His body surged with holy power, and rays of light flowed around him. His unique and powerful aura was now on par with Fahai's Buddhist light, and for a moment, it even seemed to subtly overpower him.
Late stage of sainthood!
Fahai frowned slightly. He had just been summoned to this world by the system, and his cultivation was only at the early stage of Sainthood, two minor realms lower than the person in front of him.
At the Saint Realm level, each minor realm represents a vast chasm. While the gap may not be too large, it is indeed quite easy for a late-stage Saint to fight against an early-stage Saint.
But this does not mean that Fahai is afraid of him. As a member of that world of supreme gods and Buddhas, and whose previous incarnation was the Great Serpent God of the Eight Heavenly Dragons of Buddhism, he was confident that he could fight this person even in the early stages.
The sage, in his later stages, glanced at the cassock beneath Fahai, a glint of light flashing in his eyes:
"What are you hiding under that cassock?"
In the past, Fahai might have immediately launched the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon attack, but at this moment, he was ordered by Zhou Xingdou to cover up the commotion.
Moreover, his primary goal is to protect his master. If he were to fight this sage in the later stages, he would have to exert all his strength and could not afford to be distracted. At that time, it would be difficult for him to take care of Zhou Xingdou as well.
"None of your business!"
The sage, even in his later stages, immediately guessed what rare treasure lay beneath the robe. And even if it wasn't, the robe itself was a valuable artifact. He then stepped forward.
“You Buddhists cannot take away what belongs to my Tianxuan Sacred Continent.”
Although Fahai was a Buddhist, he was not known for his good temper; his eyes held a fierce glint, and his Buddhist chanting became extremely deep and resonant.
You can give it a try!
In an instant, the sky darkened. Fahai held the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, and the power of Mahayana Buddhism gathered to its peak. The dragon on his right shoulder trembled slightly, as if it were about to come to life.
That sage also possessed immense divine power. He took a step forward, raised his palm, and the powerful forces of heaven and earth converged at that moment.
The two were on the verge of exchanging blows, their completely different auras colliding violently, causing air currents to flow backward and space to distort, and they were about to fight in an instant.
At this critical moment, Zhou Xingdou's clear yet infinitely powerful words resounded through the overwhelming robes, echoing in the air:
"Yuan Tian! Who gave you the audacity to lay a hand on my men!"
Zhou Xingdou, no longer caring about Guan Yun Jinzhi, took a step forward and soared into the sky.
With Fahai's robe protecting them, no one would have interfered, but if the two really started fighting, things would be hard to say.
Moreover, in the later years of this sage's life, he knew, and not just knew, but was quite familiar with him.
The power of heaven and earth that the late-stage sage had gathered in his hand dissipated the instant he heard Zhou Xingdou's words, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"Young Master?"
Zhou Xingdou walked through the air, his deep eyes looking at Yuan Tian, because this person was the Grand Elder of the Shenwu Sect, an affiliated force of the Zhou family.
The Divine Martial Sect also has a deep connection with the Xuantian Dao Sect, and is one of the few forces that has been able to establish a sect in the core state of the Xuantian Dao Sect, the Tianxuan Sacred State.
He also became the channel through which the Zhou family communicated with him, going to the Xuantian Dao Sect every one or two months to persuade him to return to the Zhou family, but he had never succeeded in doing so over the years.
Yuan Tian was stunned for a moment, then quickly withdrew his powerful aura, afraid of harming Zhou Xingdou in the slightest, and hurriedly bowed his head respectfully and said:
"I never expected it to be you, Young Master. I have disturbed you, Young Master. Please punish me!"
Unlike other families that can easily have hundreds or thousands of members, the Zhou family has no more than five members per generation, and every member of the Zhou family is extremely noble.
Not to mention Zhou Xingdou, the young master of the Zhou family. Even though he is at the Saint realm and surpasses countless cultivators, as the Grand Elder of a subordinate force of the Zhou family, he can only bow his head in front of Zhou Xingdou.
Yuan Tian also looked up and observed Zhou Xingdou from time to time. For some reason, he always felt that Zhou Xingdou was somewhat different from before.
Although he respected Zhou Xingdou in the past, he always felt that this kid would not amount to anything. But today, seeing Zhou Xingdou, he had a mysterious feeling about him.
Moreover, he possessed an added air of authority and ruthlessness, something the former Zhou Xingdou lacked—an aura that only those in positions of power could possess.
But Yuan Tian didn't notice the faint trace of guilt in Zhou Xingdou's deep eyes.
Because in the future, Yuan Tian will die at his hands, and the reason for his death is very simple: Yuan Tian's disciple offended Lin Fan.
That's right. In his previous life, Zhou Xingdou killed the Grand Elder of his family's affiliated force in order to curry favor with Lin Fan.
Even the most foolish person wouldn't easily do something so foolish.
But Zhou Xingdou did just that in his previous life, without the slightest hesitation. And from then on, his grandfather, the old patriarch of the Zhou family, stopped urging him to return to the Zhou family.
The entire Zhou family went into seclusion and disappeared. There was no trace of the Zhou family left in this world. Even when Zhou Xingdou searched for them personally, he could not find them again.
Thinking about this week, Xingdou's tone couldn't help but soften a bit:
"This person is my protector. I just made some progress and started to rebuild my foundational eighth realm. His ostentatious behavior is to cover up my movements."
Seeing that Zhou Xingdou didn't blame him, Yuan Tian breathed a sigh of relief. However, he glanced at Fahai, who was staring intently at him, frowned, and reminded Zhou Xingdou:
"Young Master, I observe that although this person is a Buddhist cultivator, there is a strong aura of ferocity between his brows. He is probably not a good person. Young Master, please be careful."
Fahai didn't tolerate him either, and after a sneer, he mocked:
"So, you're a good person if you're willing to take action in Lingyin City for the sake of treasure, disregarding the lives of all the people in the city?"
Yuan Tian stopped because he was afraid of Zhou Xingdou, not Fahai, and immediately retorted:
"You monk, you're just a mere early-stage Saint. If it weren't for the young master being here, I could have killed you with a single palm strike!"
You can give it a try!
Fahai's eyes blazed with fighting spirit. He was new to this world and really wanted to see the experts here.
Stephen Chow was also annoyed by their argument and immediately shouted angrily:
"Shut up, all of you!"
This scene is quite interesting: two saints who surpass countless cultivators and are experts even in the entire world are being angrily rebuked by a True Person who could be easily crushed.
Moreover, Yuan Tian immediately fell silent, and the fighting spirit in Fahai's eyes vanished at this moment. He closed his eyes and began chanting scriptures, trying to avoid seeing or hearing anything.
Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Zhou Xingdou stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Yuan Tian again, and said in a deep voice:
"Yuan Tian, I will not pursue this matter against you today. You can go about your business as usual."
Yuan Tian smiled somewhat awkwardly and looked at Zhou Xingdou, slowly saying:
"It's quite a coincidence that I was on my way to find you, Young Master, at the Xuantian Dao Sect when I happened to pass by this place."
Zhou Xingdou then remembered that Yuan Tian had indeed come to Xuantian Dao Sect to deliver a message to him.
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