“Sir, what do you mean by this?”

Among the group of fifteen monks in the Mani Temple, an old monk stepped forward and bowed to Xu Zong, asking calmly.

At that moment, everyone’s gaze converged on these two individuals.

“Master, why pretend to be ignorant?”

Xu Zong smiled and looked at the old monk.

“Take out the small cauldron from your chest!”

“Amitabha, venerable monk, I don’t know what small cauldron you’re talking about.”

The old monk maintained a calm and composed posture, denying the existence of any small cauldron.

“Hehe.”

Xu Zong chuckled lightly and raised his right hand slightly.

The old monk was taken aback for a moment, then his expression changed drastically.

The pitch-black small cauldron flew out from his chest and automatically flew towards Xu Zong.

The old monk was shocked and quickly struck it with his staff, as if trying to knock the small cauldron away.

“Dong!”

But when he struck the small cauldron, it emitted a dull bell sound, yet its flight path remained steady, swiftly flying into Xu Zong’s hand.

“What a powerful technique!”

The innate experts who witnessed this scene were all astonished.

The spiritual consciousness of an innate expert could already leave their body, so being able to control objects was nothing special. However, no matter how powerful the spiritual consciousness of an innate expert was, they couldn’t take things away through the Buddha’s Element. It should be noted that the spiritual consciousness of a monk who cultivated the Buddha’s Element was generally much stronger than that of someone who cultivated the True Element!

Even the old monk at the Golden Elixir Realm couldn’t do anything to him with a strike. Just how big was the gap between their spiritual consciousness?

Who exactly was this person?

The innate experts became anxious in their hearts.

“Master, isn’t it inappropriate for a monk to lie?”

Xu Zong looked at the old monk with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, holding the small cauldron in his hand.

“Well, then tell me, what is this?”

“Amitabha!”

The old monk’s expression changed dramatically, and he finally revealed a sinister look. The Buddhist chant in his mouth was filled with a strong resentment.

“This small cauldron belongs to our Mani Temple. Before this journey, the sect leader entrusted it to me. I don’t know anything about a Nine Provinces Cauldron. I request that you return the small cauldron to me!”

“Hahaha! Master, you’re really good at lying!”

Xu Zong clapped his hands and burst into laughter, but his eyes turned cold.

“Is this Nine Provinces Cauldron really an item of your Mani Temple? Old monk, you better think carefully before speaking!”

As he spoke, Xu Zong’s spiritual consciousness had already penetrated the old monk’s body, using the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures’ technique of bewitching to confuse him.

The old monk suddenly looked dazed, his face blank, and he spoke mechanically.

“This small cauldron was obtained from a survivor of the Iron Armor Sect. The Living Buddha in the temple recognized it as the Nine Provinces Cauldron left behind by Emperor Yu. I was specially entrusted to bring it back…”

“Senior Brother!”

A monk behind him was shocked and immediately slapped the old monk’s shoulder hard.

The old monk was instantly startled and regained his senses, his face becoming extremely ugly.

The monks of the Mani Temple looked at each other, realizing that something was wrong.

“It seems that the survivors of the Iron Armor Sect have leaked the secret!”

Gu Yong felt extremely annoyed in his heart.

Several months ago, they learned that the Iron Armor Sect had obtained the map of Emperor Yu’s treasure on Qinghu Island. They immediately launched an attack on the Iron Armor Sect, seizing the map and killing the sect leader and several innate elders, but many members of the Iron Armor Sect managed to escape.

During this period of time, those members of the Iron Armor Sect must have scattered to various parts of the Nine Provinces, spreading the news of Qinghu Island obtaining Emperor Yu’s treasure map, which attracted the attention of the Eight Great Sects!

Since Teng Qingshan didn’t obtain the Nine Provinces Cauldron located in the wilderness, it naturally fell into the hands of the Iron Armor Sect. With the Iron Armor Sect destroyed and Gu Yong and the others failing to obtain the Nine Provinces Cauldron, it was certain that the surviving members of the Iron Armor Sect had taken it away.

Those surviving members spread the news to various places, and the Eight Great Sects would definitely capture these people to verify the authenticity of the news. It was highly likely that the Nine Provinces Cauldron would fall into the hands of the Eight Great Sects.

When the experts from the Eight Great Sects arrived, Xu Zong’s spiritual consciousness swept over them, and he already knew that the old monk of the Mani Temple had a Nine Provinces Cauldron in his possession.

“Sir, you’re using demonic techniques to harm me!”

The old monk suddenly became furious, his eyebrows standing straight up.

“Old monk, how confused you are! Can’t you recognize that I’m using the Buddhist technique of bewitchment?”

Xu Zong continued to applaud, laughing heartily.

“Old monk, you’re being hypocritical!”

“The Buddhist Dharma is authentic when used by oneself, but it becomes demonic when used by others!”

The people from Qinghu Island behind him also burst into laughter, mocking the people of the Mani Temple.

The other innate experts looked at each other and remained silent for the time being.

“Amitabha! This time, the old monk came here on the orders of the sect leader. I must obtain Emperor Yu’s treasure and return with it. I cannot let you have your way. Form the formation!”

The old monk’s face twitched violently, then he shouted.

The monks behind him all drew wooden staffs and formed a formation, releasing golden Buddha’s Element. Their imposing aura rushed forward like a mountain collapsing, causing everyone to retreat in fear.

“Teng Qingshan, take this small cauldron and go to the palace of Emperor Yu.”

Xu Zong raised the small cauldron and threw it behind him.

“I understand!”

Teng Qingshan immediately nodded and didn’t worry about Xu Zong’s safety. He swiftly used lightness skill to rush towards the direction of Emperor Yu’s treasure.Gu Yong’s eyes turned and he quickly followed.

“Stop!”

The old monk’s face turned ugly, his wrinkles twisted together.

He was about to chase after Teng Qingshan with his staff formation.

“Heh.”

Xu Zong sneered and his figure flashed.

Countless afterimages appeared in the space, his speed was so fast that even the strong at the Innate Golden Elixir realm couldn’t react in time. They only felt a blur before their eyes and a headache, and then they lost consciousness.

After just one move, fifteen monks fell to the ground, none of them awake.

The old monk was even sent flying, spitting out blood from his mouth, his breath extremely weak.

“What?!”

The Innate experts came back to their senses and saw Xu Zong still standing in place, as if he hadn’t moved at all. They were all shocked and found it unbelievable.

“So powerful! What kind of body movement is this?”

“What realm is this person in? Could it be the Great Achievement in the Illusory Realm?”

“To bully the weak with strength, this is unacceptable!”

The Innate experts from the Seven Sects had ugly expressions.

The elders from Qinghu Island were cheering.

“Hahaha! I’m only twenty-three years old this year, and I’m already at the Innate realm. How many decades have you all lived? How dare you shout ‘to bully the weak with strength’?”

Xu Zong laughed heartily.

He stared fiercely, and his divine sense penetrated through, like sharp thorns, into the Niwan Palace of the person who said ‘to bully the weak with strength’.

That person suddenly had blood flowing from his mouth and nose, convulsed, and fell to the ground, losing consciousness in the blink of an eye.

Divine sense, in the Three Realms, was a common method for the Immortal of Myriad Forms, a proof of exceptionally strong spiritual power. Qi refining experts could only control flying swords to fight their enemies with divine sense!

Although Xu Zong didn’t know the divine sense secret arts of the Three Realms, even if he just used his divine sense power recklessly against an Innate level expert, it was enough to fatally impact them!

“You can’t even find someone who can fight against a twenty-three-year-old like me, and you dare to shout ‘to bully the weak with strength’, the Eight Sects, more like the Eight Insects!”

Xu Zong didn’t care about the Eight Sects at all, laughing loudly at everyone.

This statement immediately angered everyone, drawing angry gazes from the people of the Yin Clan and Hongtian City. But when they looked at the unconscious lone Innate expert and the fifteen monks who fell with just a blink of an eye, they couldn’t help but tremble and didn’t dare to say a word.

Even the people from Qinghu Island behind him felt inexplicably hit by a map cannon, and their expressions became awkward.

“Stay here!”

Xu Zong sneered and swept his gaze over the Innate experts.

“The Yu Emperor’s treasure must be given to my cousin. None of you can escape from here, otherwise don’t blame me for being impolite!”

The Innate experts were all intimidated by his strength. For a while, they didn’t dare to say a word of resistance.

“Ninth Divine General!”

At this moment, the Beast King Wuhou suddenly stepped forward and saluted Xu Zong.

“I wonder if I can go in?”

Everyone was surprised and looked at him.

Why did the Beast King address him as the Ninth Divine General? Could it be that the two of them knew each other?

“You want to go in?”

Xu Zong looked at the Beast King Wuhou and pondered.

“Exactly!”

The Beast King Wuhou smiled slightly.

“I also came here under the orders of the Palace Master. Please be lenient!”

The Innate experts couldn’t help but sigh. Even the Beast King Wuhou, who was ranked first on the Heavenly Rankings, had to use the word “lenient”. How strong could this young man in his twenties be? He must be lying about being at the Innate realm. He had no martial ethics!

At the same time, many people also had doubts in their hearts. Wasn’t the Beast King Wuhou a lone traveler? Where did the Palace Master come from?

“You don’t need to mention Pei San.”

Xu Zong heard this and waved his hand dismissively.

The Beast King Wuhou’s body trembled, a look of disbelief in his eyes. According to the Ninth Divine General’s tone, did he not care even about the Palace Master?

“Pei San did me a favor, so you can go in.”

Xu Zong pondered for a moment. He had freeloaded on the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures on Mount Tianzhu, so he should give Pei San some face. He waved his hand and let the Beast King Wuhou pass.

“Thank you!”

The Beast King Wuhou’s expression brightened, and he quickly chased after Teng Qingshan and the others.

“Elder! This is not good!”

“Yes, if Wuhou gets the treasure, what should we do?”

The people from Qinghu Island panicked and hurriedly ran to Xu Zong, asking him to capture the Beast King Wuhou.

“I’m not in a hurry, why are you?”

Xu Zong looked at these people speechlessly, waved his hand, and dispersed them.

The people from Qinghu Island didn’t dare to say anything more, so they could only stand behind him with a bitter face.

“I would like to ask, what should we do after my junior brother brings out the Yu Emperor’s treasure?”

At this moment, a person from the Yin Clan with a cold expression asked in a deep voice.

“I don’t care about what happens after. It’s up to you.”

Xu Zong waved his hand, indifferent.

“I only have one requirement, don’t bully the weak with strength! If not, I don’t mind visiting the headquarters of your Eight Sects!”

The people of Qinghu Island were suddenly in a hurry again. Without this senior’s protection, how were they going to escort the Emperor Yu’s treasure away? They discussed for a while and quickly sent someone back to Qinghu Island to invite the Supreme Elder out of seclusion.

Xu Zong was naturally calm and not worried at all.

Teng Qingshan was already in the mid-stage of Gang Qi, comparable to the Innate Golden Elixir Realm. Coupled with the multiple strength Dharma Doors previously taught by Xu Zong, even if he were to face the Beast King Wuhou, his chances of winning would exceed ninety percent. As long as he didn’t encounter a strong person from the Illusory Realm, he wouldn’t lose.

Teng Qingshan did not join the Returning to Origin Sect, and this wave of Emperor Yu’s treasure had less training. As his cousin, of course, I have to help him.

Sigh, there’s no brother who loves his cousin more than I do!

(End of Chapter)