My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1156 Vanishing Among the Masses
The two saints of the Western Church transformed into two streaks of light and sped towards Freedom City.

The Guide Daoist held the Pangu Banner, its surface shrouded in chaotic pure energy, which shredded the drones that tried to intercept him along the way; the Sage Zhunti cleared the way with the Seven Treasures Tree, and as the shadow of the tree swayed, countless nano-reconnaissance units were purified by the Buddha's light, and not even a single warning signal could be transmitted back to Hunshi City.

Both of them were Saints, and even with their full speed, they flew for an hour before arriving at the outskirts of Freedom City.

While Western religions are not known for their high flight speed, they possess the mysterious supernatural power of divine footwork, which allows them to traverse space directly and arrive at any place in the Three Realms in an instant.

However, Wen Rui has been researching warp drive for many years and is not a novice in space. The nanounits scattered in the mortal world have long been used to construct a space jammer based on the principle of gravitational waves. If one were to forcibly use space travel under the interference, even a saint would be caught in the spatial turbulence and teleported to some remote corner of the universe.

They might even cross dimensional barriers and travel to a parallel universe or other myriad realms.

Even if the two saints were capable of returning at that time, they would not be able to find their way home without being lost in the infinite multiverse for tens of thousands of years.

That's why the two saints of the Western Sect used the slowest flying magic to break through numerous obstacles and arrive outside Free City.

But the scene before them made the two saints shudder.

The outer perimeter of Free City is not as poorly defended as one might imagine, but rather surrounded by a light blue "energy barrier." Countless nanounits circulate rapidly on the barrier, forming irregular spatial ripples.

Even more alarming, behind the fortress, countless floating turrets were already at their adjusted angles, their muzzles as black as an abyss, clearly having already locked onto their presence.

The guide's gaze pierced through the energy barrier, and his fingertips formed the "Heavenly Eye" hand seal—the Buddhist Heavenly Eye can see the Three Realms and Six Paths, and even the dust in the mustard seed of Mount Sumeru cannot escape its sight. But when he looked into the city, he only saw densely packed mortal buildings and bustling civilians. Wen Rui's aura was like a stone sinking into the sea, and not a trace could be found.

"Strange, why can't my Heavenly Eye detect his whereabouts?"

The guide frowned and then activated his "Heavenly Ear" and "Mind Reading" abilities. The Heavenly Ear could hear the sounds of the heavens, but he only heard the conversations of ordinary people and the roar of machines in the city. The Mind Reading ability could see into the thoughts of others and search through the thousands of thoughts in the city, but no one knew Wen Rui's whereabouts, as if he had never existed in the city.

Sage Zhunti also attempted to deduce using the "Extinction of Leaks" method. The Seven Treasures Tree rotated in his palm, and countless future fragments appeared in the shadows of the tree, but they were all scenes of city defense and the lives of ordinary people. The fragments about the Creator Heavenly Venerable were all covered by an invisible force.

The two saints' gazes swept across the city. This capital of the Demon Alliance was no ordinary city, but a super-large mortal city with a population of over five million. Skyscrapers stood like forests, pedestrians thronged the streets, and manned flying vehicles came and went in the sky.

"This city is no less than Rajagriha and Svabhavika in the west; it is truly the largest city in the mortal realm."

The Guide Daoist gripped the Pangu Banner tightly, its surface teeming with chaotic energy—simply by unleashing the power within the banner, chaotic sword energy could cleave through barriers and shatter the city. Yet, looking at the bustling mortals in the city, he ultimately hesitated to act.

“If we use powerful supernatural abilities, these five million civilians will likely not survive.” He said in a deep voice, “As saints, if we commit such acts of killing for the sake of killing one person, Heaven will surely bring down calamity. At that time, not only will our own cultivation be damaged, but the Western Sect will also be implicated.”

The Sage Zhunti also understood the advantages and disadvantages involved.

Buddhism has always been founded on "compassion." If it indiscriminately bombs civilians without regard for their lives, even killing Wen Rui would be regarded as an "evil spirit" by the Heavenly Way.

Becoming a Buddha or a demon is just a matter of a single thought. A single thought can shatter the state of perfection, and all the merits accumulated over countless lifetimes can be lost.

He gazed at the forest of floating cannons poised to fire behind the fortress and sighed, "The demons are utterly despicable, using mortals as human shields to bind our hands and feet! It seems we have no choice but to resort to a clumsy method." No one who had reached the Saint realm was a fool; they immediately saw through Wen Rui's scheme, guessing that Wen Rui was hiding in the densely populated city, harboring malicious intentions, using mortals as shields, and betting that the Saints wouldn't dare to unleash a massacre.

Before he finished speaking, the Guide Daoist had already taken the lead and flew towards the energy barrier.

He put away the Pangu Banner, his Buddhist light receded, and he neither defended nor counterattacked, allowing the nanounits on the barrier to release electric currents and energy blades that slammed into him.

Saint Zhunti followed closely behind, with the Seven Treasures Tree hanging above his head, but he only used it to protect his vital points. He endured the beams of the cosmic ray energy cannon hitting him and charged into the city.

The guards in control were stunned by what they saw.

As planned, if the two saints forced their way through, they would surely use their supernatural powers to counterattack. At that time, they would be able to attack with all their might in the name of "self-defense." However, at this moment, the two saints only endured their injuries and did not counterattack. They even deliberately avoided civilian areas. The guards looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with it.

Finally, the commander gritted his teeth and ordered: "Cease fire! Avoid civilian casualties!"

With the defensive firepower subsiding, the two Saints finally broke through the outer defense zone and entered the central area of ​​Free City.

But the scene before them was completely unexpected. Instead of scattering and fleeing, the common people on the street spontaneously surged onto the street, carrying wooden sticks, stones, and even baskets full of rotten fruit and vegetable leaves, and surrounded the two saints.

"Where did this strange person come from! Daring to trespass on our city!"

A burly man raised a wooden stick and struck the Buddha's back. Although the Buddha's protective aura deflected the blow, the man still refused to back down.

The woman beside them threw a basket of rotten vegetable leaves at them, which stuck to the two saints' robes and emitted a sour, rotten smell. Even the children picked up stones from the ground and threw them at the two saints, shouting, "Beat the bad guys! Beat the invaders!"

In an instant, the two saints became like rats crossing the street.

Sticks and stones rained down on him, the juice of rotten fruit dripped down his clothes, and all he could hear were the angry curses and shouts of the common people.

It is not very harmful and extremely insulting.

Different perspectives lead to different viewpoints.

To ordinary people who believe in Western religions, the saints are the supreme gods among gods, but to those who believe in the science of the Jie Sect, they are just a group of strange people with great power, no different from how earthlings view Frieza.

This was not a staged performance by Wen Rui to incite the people to come out and disgust the Western saints. It was purely a spontaneous action by the people, driven by popular will. There were even police officers maintaining order who stepped forward to stop the angry crowd and separate the surging crowd from the two saints, fearing that the crowd would anger the intruders.

"The evil spirits have a knack for bewitching people, able to distort the truth and make mortals so hostile towards us."

The guide whispered, dodging the attacks from the civilians while continuing to search for Wen Rui's aura.

(End of this chapter)