The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 387 - 199: Raid

Chapter 387: Chapter 199: Raid

On a small hill several miles outside Dharma Temple.

Qing Yu and Monk Shi Jue were simultaneously using the Pupil Skill to observe the distant farmer’s courtyard.

"Monk, there should be two people inside that house," Qing Yu said after observing for a while.

"Heavenly Son’s Qi Observation Skill" penetrated the Three Talents Qi, revealing two Qi presences inside the courtyard’s house. One of the Qi presences carried a Zen-like nature, seemingly mixed with a hint of the vast and silent Great Annihilation. This likely was their target—"Dharma Flower Guest" Duan Ran.

This person’s affiliation with Yuan Shan Temple under the Zen Sect naturally explained the Zen-like aura. The scarcely detectable hint of Silent Annihilation signified the presence of the Nirvana Relics belonging to Duan Ran.

The other Qi presence, subtly profound and unstoppable, revealed the truth of all methods with a sharpness attributed to a monk from the Dharma Image Sect.

Dharma Image Sect, founded by the Three Treasures Master, was the first to seek Buddhist teachings from the Ancestor Court of the Peacock Dynasty. It dissected the relative and absolute truths of all matters, pursuing a path that stresses the indefinable nature of reality, and emphasizing that there is nothing outside the mind.

Its profound and elusive teachings are inscrutable except to those deeply versed in Buddhist Studies—only those who truly understand the Buddhist Law, know the Buddha-nature, and comprehend Buddhist Teachings can find their way forward.

As opposed to the Zen Sect, which focuses on Buddha-nature, the Dharma Image Sect places more emphasis on Buddhist Law, hence it sets a much higher bar for its disciples than the Zen Sect. This makes the Dharma Temple, though one of the Three Great Buddhist Temples, have fewer disciples than some top-tier temples.

However, the smaller number does not mean weaker strength; every monk originating from Dharma Temple is a first-rate martial artist and an elite.

"What do you think? Should we make our move now?" Qing Yu asked their current employer.

Logically, they should wait for the Dharma Temple monk to leave before making a move, as that would be the best strategy. However, Monk Shi Jue was unusually hesitant.

Qing Yu could see a touch of eagerness on Monk Shi Jue’s face.

It was subtle but profound. Shi Jue genuinely desired that Nirvana Relic; he urgently needed it.

’Silent Annihilation inheritance, it appears very important to Shi Jue. Considering his personality, it likely pertains to his future path,’ Qing Yu thought to himself.

He knew deeply that he and Monk Shi Jue were similar in nature; only items of great significance to their martial arts journey could elicit such an expression from them.

’In that case, what might Shi Jue’s martial arts path be?’ Qing Yu wondered curiously.

"Let’s just do it," Shi Jue took a deep breath and said, "Delaying might lead to complications."

Saying this, Shi Jue tore off his monk robe, revealing a black tight-fitting outfit beneath, and wrapped his shiny head and face with a black headcloth, donning a conical bamboo hat.

In an instant, the ’Little Buddha’ from the Great Zen Temple had transformed into a sneaky, unidentifiable figure.

Differently from Shi Jue, Qing Yu removed his bronze mask, revealing a middle-aged man’s face that had been altered.

"Conceal your identity." Qing Yu spoke to Shi Jue while tucking the bronze mask into his chest.

As mentioned earlier, the identity of Gong Ziyu in Daqian was nearly at the level of being universally despised. Qing Yu had offended two of the Four Great Taoist Sects, and the Daqian Six Gates were eagerly watching, with demonic people from the Demon Path possibly lurking in the shadows aiming for Qing Yu’s remaining ’Geodetic Secret Manual.’

If people knew Gong Ziyu had left Northern Zhou, Daqian would definitely be in upheaval.

For a Divine Origin Realm martial artist, a distance of several miles was covered in an instant.

Qing Yu reached the place first, both palms harnessing ’Circulating Wind Force’ and ’Circulating Ze Force’, converging them into "Ze Feng Da Guo."

A sudden fierce wind rose from the ground, the Gang Wind sweeping through the farmer’s courtyard, instantly leveling it to ruins.

"Who is it?"

"Which expert is this?"

The two people in the house were among the top masters in the Divine Origin Realm. Although they were caught off guard by the surprise attack, they were not injured and burst out of the collapsing house shouting.

However, their enemy had come for a swift and decisive battle and would not waste time engaging in lengthy dialogue with them.

As a dark yellow Qi Force spread and gathered into rivers and then converged into an ocean, Duan Ran, and the monk from Dharma Temple felt as if they were plunging into the Nine Netherworld, being washed over by waves of dark yellow Qi Force.

"Suffering Sea."

Both uttered in unison.

Being disciples of the Buddhist path, how could they not recognize that this Qi Force, somewhat resembling the Netherworld, was inspired by the Buddhist Sea of Suffering?

Instantly, both guarded their minds, restraining the endless onrush of sorrow that sought to invade their spirits.

Birth, aging, sickness, death, resentment and hatred, separation from loved ones, and unfulfilled desires, plus the pain from the five aggregates of clinging—after the battle at Qiangong Castle, Monk Shi Jue had advanced his realm, transforming the seven sorrows into eight, making his moves even more reflective of the Suffering Sea.

"Alas for the six senses, sinking into the eight sorrows, without a great sage, who can save us from the bridge of wisdom."

Only a great Buddhist sage, a fully enlightened one, could liberate oneself from the Sea of Suffering.

Knowing well that the summoning of the Suffering Sea required great enlightenment for liberation, Duan Ran and his companion understood they were far from achieving such an awakening.

Instead, as Buddhist disciples, their deeper understanding and greater fear of the Suffering Sea only made their sense of sinking more pronounced.

"Om." Suddenly, a True Word broke through their attachments.

It was no surprise that Dharma Temple, specialized in divine consciousness, had its monk utter the "Om," a part of the Buddhist Six Syllables, his Divine Thought materializing as a Wisdom Sword, cutting through all sufferings.

"Brother Duan, let this humble monk assist you."

His Wisdom Sword of Divine Thought charged towards Duan Ran, seeking to sever the sorrows drowning his spirit.

However, as soon as the monk acted, he felt a multitude of forms springing forth before his eyes, a vast array circulating rapidly, causing even this monk of exceptional divine consciousness to feel nauseated.

Within this strange and multifarious scene, a figure flickered, shifting unpredictably before the monk’s eyes.

"Monk, why bother interrupting the actions of others?"

Qing Yu’s eyes seemed to contain a universe, his Power of Thought morphing all sorts of sceneries, trapping the monk’s divine consciousness within them.

Since acquiring "Ten Thousand Paths," Qing Yu had governed other Martial Arts with this Divine Skill or subtly manipulated others with the Power of Thought. This was his first time directly using the Power of Thought to craft an Illusion Realm.

It must be said, the uses of the Power of Thought were indeed numerous, trapping others within an illusion was an experience of its own.

However, this first use of an illusion was not enough to trap an advanced disciple from Dharma Temple.

Thus, a real, solid strike seemed a better approach.

Both hands gestured, with Qingming Energy rising in the left and turbid Qi sinking in the right, drawing a circle with his hands forming a Taiji, where pure and turbid energies collided.

"Heaven and Earth Refusal."

Heaven was clear above and Earth was muddy below, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth did not intersect.

"Boom—"

When the two distinct energies merged, chaos reigned between Qing Yu’s hands, endless destruction raging.

As the primary target of this attack, the monk felt as if everything around him was trembling, as though heaven and earth were overturning. This was no illusion, at least not where Qing Yu was standing, for the earth was truly trembling.

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