The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 348 - 160 Medicine King Hall Chief of Spirit Sect (Additional for leader Kuang San to marry me, 2/10)

Chapter 348: Chapter 160 Medicine King Hall Chief of Spirit Sect (Additional for leader Kuang San to marry me, 2/10)

A sword pierced through the chest.

Xin Yuan was not among those abnormal people whose hearts grew on the right side; this half of the Precepts Blade genuinely penetrated his heart. However, warriors of the Divinity Realm were not ordinary people and would not die simply because their hearts were penetrated, especially since the Buddhist Sect had always been experts in body refinement. As the head of the Arhat Hall of the Great Zen Temple, Xin Yuan naturally possessed formidable body refining martial arts skills.

Although he did not practice the highly challenging "Heart Zen Immortal Skill," the Arhat Dharma Body allowed him to maintain the strength to move even with a penetrated heart.

Of course, the heart being the hub for blood circulation, even a warrior of the Divinity Realm would still feel an uncontrollable sense of weakness in their body after their heart was pierced.

The real deadly move was not the half of the Precepts Blade, but the two palms that followed.

The Mustard Seed Sumeru Palm.

This technique, which encapsulates Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed, displayed in Xin Wen’s hands the immense power of the world’s central peak, Mount Sumeru. Each palm contained enormous force and struck fiercely between Xin Yuan’s chest and abdomen.

"Boom—"

The sound of fireworks erupting, but instead of sparks, it was a rain of blood.

From the shoulders down, Xin Yuan’s body was completely obliterated, turning flesh and blood into mist, drenching the nearby Xin Wen thoroughly. Only tiny remnants of the upper body, along with the head, spun and fell not far away on the ground. His eyes stared blankly at Xin Wen, now covered in blood.

"Only you, Junior Brother Xin Yuan, must die. You know too many secrets of the Great Zen Temple," Xin Wen murmured as he looked at the remnants of Xin Yuan’s body.

Although the Arhat Hall mainly taught basic martial arts to newly initiated warrior monks, its head was among the top hierarchy. Moreover, Xin Yuan was also a warrior of the Divinity Realm, a truly top-tier figure in any sect.

As the head of the Arhat Hall, Xin Yuan knew too much. If he truly managed to escape to Japan, the loss to the Great Zen Temple would be immeasurable.

Moreover, as the head of the Arhat Hall, if he could escape after defecting, it would be a complete embarrassment for the Great Zen Temple.

All things considered, Xin Yuan had to die.

After murmuring to himself, Xin Wen’s figure slumped, and the Buddha Light that burst forth from him silently extinguished. His body, forcibly held together by the "Heart Zen Immortal Skill," began to split apart.

No matter how miraculous the "Heart Zen Immortal Skill" was, it couldn’t instantly make such severe injuries vanish and allow Xin Wen to fully recover. The effort was just Xin Wen’s final forced struggle facilitated by the "Heart Zen Immortal Skill."

After that brief forced struggle passed, Xin Wen’s injuries inevitably relapsed, even more severe than before, and it was very likely he would breathe his last in a short while.

However, Xin Wen dared to gamble because he had confidence.

Holy Pure Saint Buddha Light shone everywhere; a figure supported the collapsing Xin Wen and quickly flew away from the battlefield.

As the Holy Pure Saint Buddha Light dissipated, it revealed a kindly old monk.

"Spirit Sect." From a high building, Zhang Yuanlu stated the old monk’s Dharma name.

"Is that Master Spirit Sect, the head of the Medicine King Hall of the Great Zen Temple?" Zhang Yangping asked beside him.

"Yes, Xin Wen’s life is saved for now."

"Uncle, should we give a push and send Xin Wen to his demise?" Zhang Yangping eagerly suggested.

Previously, it was Zhang Yuanlu who had released the Dragon Tiger Daoist Qi, nearly causing Xin Wen to lose his life during the interception of the five Divinity Realm warriors from the Zen Sect. If it hadn’t been for Feng Tianming’s betrayal on the battlefield, Xin Wen might have already turned to ashes.

If he were to push further now, the severely injured and dying Xin Wen would surely have no chance of survival.

"Nonsense," scolded Zhang Yuanlu, "Previously, it was a dispute between Zen and Esoteric Sects. The Esoteric Sect has always been a Sect from the Central Plains, merely retreating overseas. I could help in that. But now that the Esoteric Sect has clearly colluded with Japan, if I were to help again, wouldn’t that declare Dragon Tiger Mountain’s allegiance?

Even if I were to secretly eliminate Xin Wen, I would still have to face the questioning of the Great Zen Temple and other major Sects. Do you also want to flee overseas like the Esoteric Sect?"

If Zhang Yuanlu truly were to harm Xin Wen, the best outcome would also cost Zhang Yuanlu his life.

Zhang Yuanlu was starting to doubt if his nephew had spent all his brainpower on his cultivation—he first broke the iron rules of the Shadow Market, provoking the Shadow King, and now he came up with this terrible idea.

On the other side, the Spirit Sect was currently treating Xin Wen.

Spirit Sect, the head of the Medicine King Hall of the Great Zen Temple and unlike Xin Wen and others, he was a monk from the previous generation of the temple, cultivating the "Medicine Master Glazed True Scripture," excelling in extending life and healing. It is said that he has lived for nearly five hundred years, a living fossil of the Great Zen Temple.

Because Spirit Sect cultivated the "Medicine Master Glazed True Scripture," which was not skilled in combat, his power far surpassed Xin Wen, but his combat ability was somewhat lacking. However, the "Medicine Master Glazed True Scripture" is most skilled in treating diseases and injuries, so saving Xin Wen’s life was not a problem.

The Pure Saint Buddha Light removed the blood stains clinging to Xin Wen’s body, revealing his frightfully injured torso. Currently, only a bit of flesh connected his entire upper body, and perhaps too violent a shock could split Xin Wen in two.

"Spirit Sect Uncle, please take care of him," Xin Wen said with a bitter smile, looking at his severely injured body.

"Amitabha."

Spirit Sect chanted a Buddhist mantra, his pure and untainted Medicine Master Glaze True Qi entered Xin Wen’s body, healing the flesh and extracting the remaining ’Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword’ Blade Energy from the wound.

"This time, you were a bit too reckless," Spirit Sect said while treating Xin Wen.

"What else could I do, Uncle? We couldn’t just capture Brother Xin Yuan and throw him into the Demon Suppression Tower for interrogation based on mere suspicion," Xin Wen replied with a bitter smile.

"Why are you so certain it was Xin Yuan?"

"With the Esoteric Sect entering the Central Plains, even if Xie Lang, the former General of the East Sea Water Army, could enter quietly, after the Daqian Court’s extensive search throughout the world, there should be more than just a few people captured. Also, the monks from the Esoteric Sect are all tonsured, very distinct in appearance; they can only hide by pretending to be one of our Zen Sect monks. But monks of our Zen Sect all have their monk certificates; disguising would be difficult. The only way is..."

Spirit Sect, having been a monk for hundreds of years, naturally understood the following unspoken words.

Without a monk certificate, just make one. Coincidentally, the one in charge of issuing the certificates in the Grand Zen Temple of the Zen Sect Ancestral Court was none other than the head of Arhat Hall, Xin Yuan.

"Later, I also found out that Brother Xin Yuan was secretly hiding his proficiency in the ’Oathbreaker Blade Technique,’ which raised another suspicion."

Oathbreaker, Oathbreaker—if one does not break vows, how could he master the ’Oathbreaker Blade Technique’? Xin Yuan secretly hiding this fact already indicated his guilt.

While the two were talking, Spirit Sect had already extracted the white frosty Blade Energy attached to the wound and started further treatment.

The white frosty Blade Energy, left by the evil weapon ’Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword,’ was so easily extracted, showcasing the exquisite skill of Spirit Sect’s healing techniques. With such healing skills, it wasn’t unreasonable for Xin Wen to dare to take such life-threatening risks.

Meanwhile, there was another development on the battlefield in the Imperial City.

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