Eight strands of Sword Qi burst forth from Ban Chan's back, morphing into a ferocious, sinister sword snake, seeking to penetrate Ban Chan's body once more.

"Get lost."

Terrified and furious, Ban Chan's external Vajra Force emanated outward as if donning a suit of Golden Armor, repelling the returning Xuanyin Sword Qi while he swiftly retreated.

"How could you possibly break through this monk's defense?!" Ban Chan exclaimed, incredulous.

Within his Dantian resided a Peak True Pill Realm relic left by his master.

This relic of the True Pill Realm supplied True Qi, merging with the energy from the remaining relics in the damaged Buddha statues to form an external Qi Armor. This Qi Armor, along with Ban Chan's own Golden Body, was reputedly unbreakable.

But just moments ago, Ban Chan's defense had been breached.

The external Qi Armor dissolved under an inexplicable Rigid Force, followed by the eight strands of ultimate Yin and nefarious Sword Qi piercing straight through his body.

Even with Ban Chan's own Golden Body, he could not fend off the Xuanyin Sword Qi.

"There's no need for further words. Since I have spotted your flaw, prepare to meet your end."

This place was a deserted mountain, lacking in Earth Essence Qi, necessitating a swift and decisive battle. Without the boost from Earth Essence Qi, Qing Yu's own Power was insufficient to dissolve the Qi Armor with "Return to Nothing."

In a blink, Qing Yu's figure flashed behind Ban Chan.

In terms of speed, Ban Chan was no match for Qing Yu, even with the aid of his master's relic.

He reached out, and the Qi Armor was directly shattered.

Return to Nothing.

"Not this move again!!"

Alarmed and enraged, Ban Chan quickly turned, throwing a furious punch, "Vajra Demon Suppression!"

But as he turned around, two strands of Sword Qi suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Xuanyin Seventh Sword·Dazzling Color Destruction.

With two strands of Xuanyin Sword Qi, the Xuanyin Seventh Sword's quickest light-extinguishing blade instantly swept past Ban Chan's eyes. Sudden intense pain erupted, and light distanced itself from Ban Chan. The last thing he saw was a blurry series of figures.

"Six Paths Reversal·Unrivaled."

The figures divided, with numerous Xuanyin Sword Qis escorting the six Qing Yus attacking simultaneously.

An unprecedented killing intent, even in his blindness, informed Ban Chan of how lethal the opponent's attack was. Ban Chan turned to face Qing Yu head-on, crossing his arms in front of him with golden light condensing into glaze, layer upon layer of protection in front.

"Unbreakable Vajra."

The ultimate defensive move, withstanding the combined deadly move formed by the Six Paths Xuanyin Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi struck the golden glaze, creating continuous intense clashes. However, it was merely ordinary Sword Qi. The most pure and unadulterated Six Paths Sword Qi had been fused into a single beam by Qing Yu, aiming at the previously penetrated abdomen wound.

Without any obstruction, the Xuanyin Sword Beam penetrated Ban Chan's body once more. Immediately following it was Qing Yu's right hand.

"You·······" Ban Chan roared.

He could sense it, a major reliance of his being grasped by Qing Yu's right hand.

"Rip——"

Like the sound of tearing fabric, but in reality, what was being ripped apart, was Ban Chan's flesh.

Successively suffering heavy damage, Ban Chan's 'Unbreakable Vajra Skill' ultimately broke.

Unbeknownst to him, even the reliance that had sustained him in the standoff with Qing Yu until now had vanished.

Qing Yu pulled out his blood-drenched right hand with a swift motion. Amidst a sea of blood, a glimmer of golden light emerged. Wrapped in a golden glow, his right hand held a golden, luminous object.

It was a relic. The relic left behind by Zen Master Ban Chan, which Qing Yu had pulled from his Dantian.

Because Qing Yu possessed the Buddhist Martial Arts technique "Golden Bell Shield," the relic was very stable in his hand. Those who did not know better would think he was holding something that belonged to him.

"Buddhist relics, really are meant to be taken and used," Qing Yu examined the relic in his hand, a slight mocking smile played at the corners of his mouth.

If it were True Pills from other Sects, not to mention placing them in one's Dantian for usage, they would dissipate if removed without proper technique.

Moreover, no matter what secret techniques a warrior possessed, once they died, the True Pills inside their body would also dissipate immediately, at best turning into Primordial Energy that roamed around in the corpse.

But Buddhism was different, Buddhist warriors above the True Pill Realm, as long as they didn't scatter the relics themselves, could leave these condensed solid relics after death.

These relics had become a type of heavenly materials and earth treasures, available for others to use.

"Thank you for your relics."

With a wave of his hand, Qing Yu's Sword Qi shattered a broken Buddha statue, and dozens of relics were captured by True Qi and flew out from it.

After counting them, there were as many as forty-three. Including the one in his hand, there were forty-four relics in total, a fruitful harvest.

"But the number seems incorrect."

Qing Yu looked at Ban Chan with a wry smile, "Vajra Temple has at least six or seven hundred years of history, hasn't it? Even if the relics of the Divinity Realm were all sent to the Great Zen Temple, there should be more than just these few. It seems you thieving monks aren't honest either."

Relics, while appearing highly prestigious and signifying high monks and virtue within Buddhism, are still subject to the principle that rarity brings value. No matter how rare, if there were dozens or hundreds, they would no longer carry such esteem.

Just like how Ban Chan would store relics in his Dantian, surely other relics would also be used.

"I guess, that number one expert of Vajra Temple, Ban Xiang, must have used quite a few too."

For Vajra Temple, which remained impoverished and restrained by some hidden forces, suddenly having a powerful warrior of Divinity Realm was extremely rare and hard to believe. But if these relics were used, then it made sense.

If he had such powerful relics, superior even to heavenly materials and earth treasures, along with Ban Xiang's inherent heavenly talent, it was possible for him to Ascend to God.

"So your aim was indeed these relics..." Ban Chan gritted his teeth, "but this monk will not let you succeed!"

"Burst!"

Ban Chan loudly used the Forbidden Technique "Sacrifice Technique," intending to self-destruct and destroy Qing Yu's scheme.

At such close range, even if Qing Yu could survive the self-destruction, he wouldn't be able to protect all the relics intact.

"Hahaha..."

Feeling the True Qi rapidly swirling inside his body, Ban Chan laughed mockingly.

But soon, he noticed something was amiss.

"Did you really think, if I hadn't completely defeated you, I would be leisurely chatting with you?" Qing Yu shook his head in resignation.

From the moment the Xuanyin Sword Qi entered his body, Ban Chan's fate was no longer in his own hands. Whether he lived or died was entirely controlled by Qing Yu.

"Burst!"

Six Twisted Sword Snakes burst out from various parts of Ban Chan's body, along with the essence blood he had cultivated up to now.

Wanting to use "Sacrifice Technique" to burn his Essence Blood True Qi in a self-destruction, he was probably overthinking it. Ban Chan practiced the Golden Body; all his essence was within his body.

The Six Paths of blood flow were quickly absorbed by the Xuanyin Sword Qi. Ban Chan's facial features rapidly deteriorated, losing their luster, and his tall figure quickly shriveled.

"Demonic Dao demon! Demonic Dao demon..."

Accompanied by the final wails of a defeated dog, all of Ban Chan's essence blood was extracted, the Xuanyin Sword Qi dyed deep red.

The Body Refining Master's quality of essence blood was indeed robust. The essence blood from just Ban Chan alone was worth as much as the previous four from Jiang Huai Zhen.

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