The howling north wind blew across the desolate monastery, bringing with it a trace of icy murderous intent.

In the innermost part of the temple, beneath the headless and half-bodied stone Buddha, a startled expression flashed across the weathered face of Vajra Temple's abbot, Ban Chan.

For many years, Vajra Temple had been deliberately forgotten, but unexpectedly, someone had still come knocking.

"It's those Demonic Dao demons," Ban Chan's eyes flickered with a hint of killing intent.

Slowly stretching his muscles, the already large-bodied Ban Chan grew a whole size bigger.

"Om..."

The sudden burst of blood energy made the air emit a known sound, and Ban Chan's bulging muscles seemed to be plated with a layer of gold, shining with a glorious light.

With a sudden stomp, his monk shoes burst open, leaving a deep footprint on the ground as he propelled himself into the sky with the reaction force.

However, just as Ban Chan shot halfway into the air, a figure suddenly appeared above and struck down with a palm.

"Boom—"

Ban Chan urgently countered with a palm strike, his palm, cast like gold, collided with the similarly golden glowing palm of the assailant.

The two sides were at a standoff for a moment, then the suddenly appearing dark gold figure exerted a second layer of force from his palm, knocking the hastily reacting Ban Chan to the ground.

"Bang—"

With a thunderous sound, Ban Chan's feet stamped two small pits on the hard rocky ground as he stood up straight.

"Buddhist Golden Body! Who are you?"

As an expert in the cultivation of the Buddhist Golden Body, how could Ban Chan not recognize the martial arts technique just displayed by the other party? It was clearly a simple palm strike that directly opposed force with force after having cultivated the Buddhist Golden Body to perfection.

Qing Yu spun around, dispelling the force of Ban Chan's palm strike and landed on the ground.

"The 'Unbreakable Vajra Skill' of Vajra Temple, quite impressive. My anticipation only grows..."

Qing Yu's gaze swept casually over the damaged Buddha statue behind Ban Chan. There, a pure blood energy and Buddha Light were emanating. If he wasn't mistaken, the relic would be hidden within the broken Buddha statue.

How exciting. With these relics to aid him, the Golden Bell Shield could break through to what Realm?

The Lingshuang Sword quietly appeared in Qing Yu's hand, Xuanyin Sword Energy flowing into it, and the originally pure white sword edge slowly turned into an ominous dark green color.

"Two Extremes Bounce My Sword."

As soon as he made his move, it was an explosive technique specially designed to break through hard external powers. The dark green Sword Qi crisscrossed and echoed, flying out with a strong destructive force.

The speed of the Xuanyin Sword Energy made Ban Chan, who was not adept at movement techniques, unable to avoid it. Moreover, the sharpness and penetrative force that came with the Sword Qi also gave Ban Chan a great sense of danger.

"Sssss..."

Accompanied by the piercing sound, the Sword Qi grated against the suddenly appearing Qi Shield, continually pushing Ban Chan backward.

"Relying on the relic?"

From the broken Buddha statue behind Ban Chan, golden Buddha Energy continuously overflowed, merging into Ban Chan's body and enabling him to withstand the potent Two Extremes Bounce My Sword.

"This won't do."

The relic was something Qing Yu had already claimed for himself; if Ban Chan depleted its energy, what would Qing Yu use?

The Sword Qi penetrated the ground, blending into the air, and numerous swords of green glowing rock and air stabbed towards Ban Chan.

Xuanyin Twelve Swords·All Things Become Me Sword.

At the same time, the Qingyu Sword in Qing Yu's hand vibrated, and a condensed sword light flew out.

Xuanyin Twelve Swords·I Wander the Heavens and Earth.

Countless attacks struck Ban Chan's outer Qi Shield, with innumerable swords formed from air and rock stabbing towards him.

Ban Chan swung his arms with a mighty force, creating a massive gust of wind, and with a roar, he looked up and shouted, "Roar!"

Vajra Lion Roar.

The most popular Sound Wave Technique amongst the Buddhist sects, roared out with the power of Vajra. The domineering sound waves formed a Qi Shield, bursting forth with a thunderous explosion. The fierce Sound Gang shattered everything in the vicinity, including rocks and swords made of air.

The reason why the Buddhist sects worship relics is that these relics can provide immense strength when necessary.

With Ban Chan's own power combined with the help of the relic, the Sound Gang unleashed by the Vajra Lion Roar was incomparably domineering, vanquishing all foes.

"Xuanyin Sword Armor."

However, in front of the Sword Qi Armor that continuously revolved around Qing Yu, the Sound Gang lost its invincible domineering power.

The sharp Sword Qi shred the Sound Gang, with Qingyu's sword momentum not ceasing as the Lingshuang Sword drove straight forward.

At the moment of crisis, Ban Chan's two golden hands came together in prayer, clamping down on the sword edge imbued with Xuanyin Sword Energy.

"Ssssss..."

The grating noise resonated incessantly as the dark green sword edge incrementally cut through the golden palms, yet Ban Chan's hands remained immovable.

"Can you block it?!"

Amidst the scoffing, a fist glowing with gold struck the base of the Lingshuang Sword handle; the dark green sword edge thrust violently forward, piercing into the chest covered by a simple monk's robe.

At the same time, Qing Yu released the handle and formed his fingers into a sword, countless strands of Sword Qi stabbing at Ban Chan's upper body.

Xuanyin Twelve Swords·All Living Beings Destroyed by Me.

Numerous Sword Qi, carrying a piercing scraping sound, struggled to penetrate the hard Golden Body, aiming for the insides of the body.

After a series of continuous attacks, Qing Yu firmly held the advantage, with the Xuanyin Sword Energy entering Ban Chan's body, unbeknownst to him, he would continue to suffer from the disturbance of the Sword Qi.

However, at that moment, within Ban Chan's Dantian, a brilliant golden light burst forth.

"Vajra Demon Suppressing Divine Power."

The explosive Qi Force drove out the Xuanyin Sword Energy, and Ban Chan, with limbs sharp and cold as steel, twisted forcefully, actually snapping the Lingshuang Sword into two parts.

"Buzz——"

His legs, cast like gold, swept over with a sweeping motion, and within the flexing joints, there was the humming noise akin to that of machinery in operation.

Qing Yu retreated like lightning, with the Xuanyin Sword Armor outside his body becoming more urgent, rapidly shredding the incoming Qi Force.

"Evil demon, meet your death."

Casting aside the broken half of the Lingshuang Sword in his hand, Ban Chan roared loudly as the sword edge stabbed into his chest was also ejected, flying straight at Qing Yu.

At the same time, Ban Chan, now swelled a size larger and with the expression of Vajra Glaring Eyes, charged forward furiously.

'Inside his Dantian, there is a relic...'

Qing Yu dodged to the side, waving his hands, splashing out Xuanyin Sword Energy, which collided with the golden light, the erupting gale blowing both of them apart.

'Buddhist Martial Artists who specialize in Golden Body, relics are only extracted from their bodies upon death in meditation. Without a doubt, Ban Chan specializes in the Golden Body...'

Qing Yu thought swiftly, but his hands didn't slow down, conjuring countless afterimages with his movements, striking the oncoming golden arms, continuously unloading their power.

The fists, with their power diverted, roared against the Xuanyin Sword Armor, cut by the Sword Qi into a multitude of sparks.

'Just relying on Ban Chan's "Unbreakable Vajra Skill," it's impossible to clash head-on with the Xuanyin Sword Energy.'

'So...'

"Lucky me."

Amidst a delighted laugh, a strand of green radiance sprouted beneath Qing Yu's feet, his True Qi surged, pushing away the incoming fist with one palm, while the other landed a strike on the nine abs on Ban Chan's lower abdomen.

"Puh——"

Accompanied by the sudden noise, there was Ban Chan's face, filled with disbelief.

With this palm strike, Qing Yu unexpectedly broke through Ban Chan's defense, with the Xuanyin Sword Energy piercing through his lower abdomen.

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