NOVEL NEXT Chapter 172
Elsewhere, in front of hundreds of floating spirit boats.
Watching the disciples of the two sects battle, with the Jiuyan Sect repeatedly victorious, Xiao Ting and other high-ranking members of the sect are both excited and helpless.
They had intended to put on a show, but it turned out to be real!
Fortunately, the disciples of the Jiuyan Sect knew their limits and did not fatally harm the monks of the Buddha Temple.
Otherwise, this could have turned into a deadly battle between sects!
“Supreme Great Elder, what do we do now?” Sect Master Gu Changqing asks in a panic.
“What else can we do?”
Xiao Ting glares at him and says, “A great battle is inevitable! If I’m not mistaken, the strong ones from the Buddha Temple will come to fight us soon. Don’t act rashly and follow my lead!”
“Alright!”
Everyone nods in agreement.The words had barely left his mouth when an angry roar was heard: “Jiuyan Sect, how dare you claim to be a righteous sect!!”
Immediately following, a dazzling Buddha light shines, and a group of monks wearing kasayas and holding various Buddhist instruments appear before everyone.
“Great Ascetic Monks, Great Universal Salvation Monks, and the abbot of the Buddha Temple!”
Xiao Ting’s pupils contract as he coldly asks, “What? Does your Buddha Temple want to start a war with my Jiuyan Sect?!”
At this, the monks are all puzzled.
What do they mean by wanting to start a war?
It was clearly the Jiuyan Sect that came with a hundred spirit boats, breaking formations, injuring people, and destroying temples first!
Are you reasonable?
“Xiao Ting!”
A thin monk steps forward while holding a vajra and retorts, “Don’t play the victim! Considering it a major righteous sect, our Buddha Temple has been patient with the Jiuyan Sect. But you have gone too far!”
This person is the leader of the Great Ascetic Monks, with the Dharma name Ku Zhi.
“Too far?”
Xiao Ting laughs loudly, “Over the years, the Buddha Temple has repeatedly detained our disciples. Now, you have detained our sect’s prodigy first. Who is really going too far?!”
“…Sect’s prodigy?” Ku Zhi is stunned.
“Indeed! The person I’m talking about is Lin Feng! Lin Feng joined the Jiuyan Sect, and his destiny was known to everyone as a hundred zhang tall golden pillar! By detaining Lin Feng, you aim to cut off the fortune of the Jiuyan Sect! That is truly going too far!” Xiao Ting declares righteously.
Hearing this, the people of the Buddha Temple fall silent.
If that’s the case, indeed, they were the ones who started the conflict.
But Lin Feng caused a huge disturbance in the Buddha Temple, and if they didn’t punish him severely, wouldn’t the reputation of the Buddha Temple built over hundreds of years, be destroyed?
Moreover, the Buddha Temple has the ability to enlighten Lin Feng but instead locks him in the Buddha’s Six Prisons. Isn’t the purpose to make the Jiuyan Sect compensate for the losses and spend a price to redeem him?
Who would have thought that the Jiuyan Sect would not hesitate to start a great sect war!
Seeing the Buddha Temple’s people at a loss for words, Jiuyan Sect members internally praise Xiao Ting’s eloquence.
In just a few words, he has rendered these bald monks speechless, worthy of being their Supreme Great Elder!
“Hehe.”
Xiao Ting suddenly changes his tone, smiling and saying, “Of course, the Buddha Temple and the Jiuyan Sect are both righteous sects, like brothers…”
“Abbot, it’s terrible! The people of the Jiuyan Sect have gone mad! All of our Six Buddha Sons are severely injured!” Before he could finish, a monk suddenly arrives and interrupts, shouting from below.
The senior monks’ expressions darken upon hearing this.
Xiao Ting’s smile also freezes.
He had just been talking about the two sects being like brothers, but now the Buddha’s sons of the Buddha Temple have all been severely injured!!
“Cough…”
Xiao Ting coughs lightly to cover his embarrassment and says, “The Jiuyan Sect is united, and some mistakes are understandable.”
Hearing this, the senior monks’ expressions grow even darker.
“Everyone, calm down!”
Xiao Ting quickly tries to soothe them, “The demonic path is rampant, and we should be united in our hatred against it! Fighting amongst ourselves will only cause pain to our loved ones and joy to our enemies…”
“Great Ascetic Monks, it’s terrible! Under the leadership of Jiang Lianyue and Qingning, the people of the Jiuyan Sect have gone on a killing spree! Most of the disciples of our Buddha Temple are severely injured, a hundred are dead, and now less than one-tenth can still fight!” Another monk arrives to report.
“What?!” The Great Ascetic Monks exclaim in unison.
How long has it been? The ordinary disciples of the Buddha Temple are nearly wiped out?
Is this what Xiao Ting meant by being united in hatred?!
“Uhh…”
Xiao Ting is once again embarrassed.
He hadn’t expected that today the ordinary disciples of the Jiuyan Sect would be so overwhelmingly powerful. Initially, he brought Jiang Lianyue and Qingning along, considering them as capable fighters.
But it turns out their capabilities were too powerful.
“If I say this is all a misunderstanding, would you believe me?” After a long while, Xiao Ting finally asks.
A misunderstanding? These two words make the senior monks so angry that their faces turn red.
They want to dismiss everything with one word of ‘misunderstanding’?
Today, hundreds of temples within the Buddha Temple were destroyed, with ordinary disciples injured or dead!
If they don’t retaliate, wouldn’t they be laughed at by other sects?!
“Baldies! Don’t push your luck!”
Xiao Ting suddenly shouts, switching from placating to threatening, “Our Jiuyan Old Ancestor commands respect in the Central Domain! If you dare to make a move, today will be the day of your sect’s destruction!”
Although harsh, these words are like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of the senior monks.
Undeniably, Jiuyan Old Ancestor is the existence they truly fear.
Even the Buddha Old Ancestor once said that the Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s strength is unfathomable, and the chances of winning against him are slim.
Suppressing their anger, the monk Ku Zhi clenches his fists and grits his teeth, “Amitabha, our Buddha is merciful! As donor Xiao said, if we fight each other, it will only benefit the demonic path… but! The Buddha Temple has suffered too much damage this time. The Jiuyan Sect must provide compensation!”
“Agreed!”
Xiao Ting readily agrees.
Hearing this conversation, Gu Changqing and other high-ranking members of the sect all breathe a sigh of relief.
They know their own affairs.
Now that the Jiuyan Old Ancestor has fallen, it’s not a loss if they can use some benefits to resolve the crisis and save Jiang Chen.
They just hope that the ordinary disciples of the Jiuyan Sect won’t cause any more trouble.
Unfortunately, what they fear comes to be.
Suddenly, a third monk arrived, exclaiming, “Master Ku Zhi, something terrible has happened! Xiao Hongyi has invaded Buddha’s Six Prisons and is refining them with Phoenix Fire! Now, five of the Buddha’s Six Prisons have been refined by her and countless sinners have died tragically as a result!”
“Boom!”
As these words were spoken, the minds of the gathered monks were struck by a thunderous shock.
Buddha’s Six Prisons were the pride of the Buddha Temple, a deterrent to the Central Domain!
And now, they had been refined by Xiao Hongyi?
How could this be tolerated?
This incident alone might have been bearable. But coupled with other issues, it was intolerable!
Suddenly, the monks glared at the people from Jiuyan Sect, their Buddhist powers circulating and spiritual light gathering on their Buddhist artifacts.
Seeing this, Gu Changqing and other Peak Masters felt utterly despondent, with the words “It’s over!” flashing through their minds.
The situation had escalated beyond the point of negotiation. Those madmen from Ninth Peak had really doomed the Jiuyan Sect!
Everyone’s gaze turned to Xiao Ting, hoping he had a way to turn things around.
Xiao Ting narrowed his eyes, not saying a word, but gave Gu Changqing and the others a meaningful look.
Then…
“Bald donkeys, prepare to die!” he charged forward.
This scene left Gu Changqing and the others completely dumbfounded.
They couldn’t help but wonder. So, the meaning of that look just now was… Strike first?
Thinking it over, they felt Xiao Ting’s action made sense.
Now that a sect war was inevitable, they might escape, but the thousands of Jiuyan Sect disciples who had entered the Buddha Temple would not.
Thus, they had no choice but to fight to the death. Even if they were to die, they would take some of those bald donkeys down with them!
“Bald donkeys, prepare to die!” Gu Changqing and the others also charged forward.
The two sides immediately clashed in battle.
While fighting, Xiao Ting cursed and transmitted his voice: “What I meant with that look was that I would cover the rear while you lead the sect disciples to retreat quickly! Why did you all rush forward?!”
Hearing this, the Jiuyan Peak Masters were stunned.
Who could understand that?! Xiao Ting felt they were all a bunch of pig-headed teammates!
With things having reached this point, he went all out, shouting, “Activate the spirit cannons on the spirit boats and bombard them! Some of you, cover me while I control the Dome Realm!”
“Alright!”
Several Supreme Elders quickly responded.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
With Xiao Ting controlling the Dome Realm, hundreds of spirit cannons on the spirit boats fired simultaneously.
Soon, a divine light emerged from the Dome Realm, and the earth-shattering momentum appeared once again.
At this moment, the sect war has entered a fierce stage!
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