After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 934 The Battle of the Golden Summit, Xuan Tong's Combat Power!

"puff!"

Suddenly, the floor tile was pushed open, and a pitch-black head emerged from underneath.

A pair of eyes first looked around warily, and only after confirming it was safe did it emerge completely.

If this scene were captured by nearby surveillance cameras, the person watching the footage would definitely question their existence.

A mouse.

A large black rat, as big as a pig.

"call!"

The mouse crawled out from underground, hid in the shadows, and leaned against the corner wall in a very human-like manner, panting heavily.

"You little brat, you're pretty ruthless."

The rat muttered to itself, its eyes filled with anger and resentment, "I, Mo Yuan, was once so glorious, but who would have thought I'd become a rat crossing the street, almost killed by a brat who hasn't even grown his first beard..."

"Luckily, I ran fast enough, otherwise, I would definitely be in deep trouble..."

"Ah, what a wonderful smell! My intuition was right after all. My clan's treasure-hunting talent truly lives up to its reputation..."

"The smell of relics."

The big black rat twitched its nose a few times, its gaze drifting towards the statue of Samantabhadra. "These monks certainly know how to hide things. With such strong energy fluctuations, could they really have hidden the Samantabhadra relic here...?"

"That kid just now, his Dharma Body Technique has already reached its peak, he must be an Emei disciple. Perfect, I'll collect some interest. If I can swallow the Samantabhadra Relic, even if it doesn't increase my lifespan, it should be enough for me to heal my injuries and restore my strength. Who knows, I might even make some progress..."

……

The big black rat licked its lips in a very human-like manner, its eyes revealing boundless greed.

After escaping from Sipanshan, it thought that the most dangerous place was the safest, so it ran directly to Da'eshan.

Since that kid is from Emei, I'll hide in your stronghold. You'd never expect that, would you?
Although there are many masters in Emei, it believes that its ability to conceal its aura is very strong and it is not afraid of being discovered.

Even if it is discovered, with its strength, escaping would be an easy task.

Incidentally, he can also find a few cultivators to taste it.

Upon arriving in Emei, he immediately sneaked into a meditation room at Baoguo Temple, hoping to find something to eat to fill his stomach.

But it happened to overhear two sleepless cultivators talking about the Samantabhadra Relic, and it immediately had an idea. Why bother filling its stomach? It would save room to eat the relic, so it headed straight for the Golden Summit.

The scent, the fragrance, it was simply intoxicating.

The sacred relic of Emei Mountain contains the Samantabhadra Relic, which embodies great energy, faith, and vows. If one could consume this relic, one's cultivation would surely increase greatly.

It was truly unexpected that such a precious treasure would be simply enshrined here, without even a single guard.

How confident is Emei?
After resting, the big black rat emerged from the shadows and cautiously approached the statue of Samantabhadra.

It could already clearly sense the aura of the relic; the smell was so authentic that it made its mouth water.

But it was not driven by desire or blinded by it; it remained vigilant with every step it took, always ready to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.

Soon, it arrived at the bottom of the stone steps.

As expected, there was no danger or traps or formations.

At this moment, it had to admit that Emei was truly confident and simply enshrined the Samantabhadra Relic here so casually.

"Since that's the case, it must be fate that we met. You're mine now."

The big black rat's eyes gleamed with excitement, and it was overjoyed. It immediately tried to run up the stone steps.

However, at that very moment, it suddenly stopped, the hairs on the back of its head standing on end, instinctively sensing danger.

"You beast, what do you want to do?"

An aged voice, as loud as a great bell, suddenly rang out, making people's eardrums feel like they were about to burst.

The big black rat trembled violently and raised its head to look at the holy statue in front of it.

Facing him was the angry face of the statue of Samantabhadra.

Has the icon come to life?

The big black rat's heart skipped a beat.

No, how could the statue come to life? There must be a powerful figure nearby.

Realizing this, the big black rat suddenly took a few steps back.

At this moment, an old monk with a staff in his hand slowly walked out from behind the statue.

The old monk looked to be in his sixties or seventies, neither fat nor thin, with a tall and imposing figure. He wore a monk's hat, and his robe shone brightly under the lamplight.

The Emei Sect's most precious treasure, the Brocade Kasaya, can conceal one's aura to the extreme. If the old monk stood there, unless one saw it with their own eyes, even if one were to probe with their primordial spirit, they would only treat it as air.

"Amitabha!"

The old monk chanted Buddhist mantras, his voice booming like a great bell, "You wicked creature, decades have passed, yet your nature remains unchanged."

Although the big black rat was wary, it wasn't afraid. It tilted its head and looked at the old monk in front of it. "I remember you. You're a disciple of Monk Fayun. What's your name? Xuantong? You're so old."

This person was none other than Xuantong, the foremost of the three great monks of Emei.

Xuantong stood directly beneath the statue of Samantabhadra, looking down at the large black rat. "You wretched creature, what are you doing here on the Golden Summit in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Upon hearing this, the big black rat was clearly displeased. He bared his teeth and said, "Even your master, Fayun, would have to respectfully address me as 'Senior.' Junior, how rude of you!"

A hundred years ago, when it was ganged up on by the Buddhist and Taoist sects of Emei, Xuantong had not yet entered the Dao Realm and did not even have the qualifications to join the gang fight.

A century later, he became a patriarch of the Emei Buddhist sect, and dared to call himself a "wicked beast" repeatedly. Who can he reason with?
Back in the day, when Chongtian Temple still existed, its status in Emei was extremely prestigious. You should know that it had followed the mountain spirit and lived for more than 700 years. In terms of age and seniority, no sect in Emei, whether Buddhist or Taoist, could compare to it.

In addition, its own cultivation level was not bad. Four hundred years ago, it had already entered the late stage of Dao Zhen Realm. After accumulating for four hundred years, it was very familiar with most of the divine skills and secret techniques of Buddhism and Taoism on Mount Emei. Although it failed to enter the Celestial Realm, at its peak, there were really few people below the Celestial Realm that it took seriously.

“Young man, since you know me, you should know my reputation. I have come here only for the Samantabhadra Relic. I have no intention of harming anyone. Hand over the relic honestly to me to avoid damaging our relationship. I will leave immediately and will never harm your Emei Sect in the slightest again…” The big black rat stirred up its blood and qi and directly threatened Xuan Tong.

"Compassion, compassion."

Xuan Tong looked at him like he was an idiot, "Since you're already here, why think about leaving? Why not stay?"

"Ok?"

The big black rat looked at Xuan Tong with a puzzled expression.

Xuan Tong looked at him with pity, "I will give you two choices. First, seal your cultivation and serve by my side. From this day forward, listen to sutras and chant Buddhist scriptures, sincerely repent, and I will help you cleanse your sins before your lifespan ends, and be reborn in the Pure Land after death. Second, die!"

As he uttered the last word, the compassion on Xuan Tong's face transformed into a fierce, wrathful expression.

"Junior, you are so presumptuous!"

The giant black rat was enraged. Its sword intent suddenly burst forth, and the surrounding space instantly transformed into a sword domain. A giant sword condensed in an instant and suddenly attacked Xuan Tong.

"Amitabha!"

As Xuantong chanted the Buddhist mantra, the sacred statue behind him seemed to sense it, releasing an invisible energy that flowed into Xuantong's body.

Xuan Tong stood calmly beneath the statue, waiting for the giant sword to strike before raising his staff and pointing it into the void.

The staff struck the tip of the greatsword directly.

"Keng!"

Fire burst out.

Xuan Tong did not retreat even half a step, and managed to block the giant sword.

"Humph!"

With a soft hum from Xuan Tong, powerful energy flowed into the Zen staff, and through the staff, it penetrated into the giant sword in the void.

"Buzz!"

The giant sword trembled, and suddenly many cracks appeared.

Clang, clang, clang...

"boom……"

The giant sword finally couldn't withstand the pressure and suddenly exploded, its sword energy shooting out and shattering the surrounding plaza tiles into pieces.

"what?"

The big black rat's eyes changed slightly, clearly not expecting Xuan Tong to withstand its attack so easily.

"Well done, little monk. It's been decades. You've really changed. Take another one of my moves."

The big black rat sneered, and immediately the broken bricks and stones nearby floated up into the air, instantly condensing into streaks of sword light that rained down like a storm, sweeping towards Xuan Tong.

Xuan Tong gave a light snort, held his staff horizontally, and pushed it forward sharply.

"Om..."

The terrifying energy poured out as if it were free, and an energy wave that was almost visible to the naked eye rapidly spread forward.

The sky full of sword light was instantly shattered by the attack, and in an instant, the sword light was forcefully suppressed, turning into bricks and stones that fell like rain.

So strong!

The big black rat's eyes changed slightly as it stared at the Buddha-like figure below the statue, clearly somewhat startled.

Although his cultivation had not yet returned to its peak, those two moves were not something that an ordinary person could easily break through.

Just then, Xuantong suddenly swung his staff into the air.

A golden Buddhist light suddenly appeared, and in an instant, the sword domain was torn open and then collapsed.

"puff……"

Overnight, the sword domain was forcibly broken twice, and the big black rat suffered another severe blow to its mind. It felt as if someone had hit the back of its head, and after a moment of dizziness, it couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Compassion, compassion."

Xuan Tong's voice, like a resounding bell, boomed in its ears, "You beast, why haven't you submitted to the law yet?"

The big black rat looked at Xuan Tong, clearly understanding the situation. "So that's how it is. Young man, if you're so capable, don't rely on the relic's help. Let's have a real fight..."

The statue of Samantabhadra was radiant with golden light. Given the cultivation level of the big black rat, it was not difficult to see that Xuan Tong was currently receiving the cultivation infusion from the Samantabhadra relic.

The Samantabhadra Relic, imbued with boundless vows, supreme magical power, and limitless faith, is as vast as the ocean—a powerful, instantaneous energy recharge station. Xuantong, simply by standing there, doesn't need to expend his own cultivation; he can easily unleash boundless power by directly borrowing the relic's energy.

Am I fighting against Xuantong? No, I'm fighting against a Bodhisattva, fighting against all living beings.

They're at too much of a disadvantage; how can they possibly win?

If it were at its peak, it could still put up a fight in this situation, but now, its body is no longer what it used to be, and its cultivation has not recovered. It dares not use some forbidden moves that consume its source energy, for fear of damaging its source energy and shortening its already limited lifespan. It suffered the five signs of decay on the spot.

The outcome of this battle was already predetermined, as people were hesitant to act for fear of harming the innocent.

However, Xuan Tong was not about to be provoked by it.

Does your cultivation level count as cultivation, but mine doesn't? Why should I sacrifice my own cultivation level for a beast like you?

Elsewhere, if you call me a junior, I might not argue with you because I'm somewhat wary of you. But here at the Golden Summit, before the statue of Samantabhadra, I, Xuantong, am invincible.

Xuan Tong raised his hand and pointed a finger at the big black rat in mid-air.

"call out!"

A thick beam of sword light shot straight toward the big black rat.

The big black rat instinctively dodged.

"boom!"

The sword light passed close by, landing on the ground and immediately creating a large crater.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Xuan Tong tapped his fingers rapidly, unleashing his true energy as if it were free, without any restraint.

Streaks of sword light swept continuously toward the big black rat.

The big black rat tumbled and jumped around in the square, its movements quite agile.

"Shh!"

A flash of sword light struck its right shoulder.

"Buzz!"

A golden light emerged from the large black rat's body. In an instant, its body suddenly grew larger, and a powerful aura burst forth. Its skin and fur were enveloped in a faint, radiant light.

The big black rat seemed to transform into a big golden rat in an instant.

"Keng!"

The sword light that struck it made a metallic clanging sound.

The big black rat did a somersault, spinning 360 degrees in the air before landing steadily. It then assumed a horse stance, crossing its claws to block forward.

"Keng!"

A sword light struck its claws, instantly bursting into a shower of sparks.

Its body slid back several meters.

"Ho!"

The big black rat let out a ferocious roar, crossed its claws and swung them, sending two intersecting claw shadows rushing towards Xuan Tong.

Xuan Tong's eyes flickered slightly, and he waved his Zen staff.

"boom!"

The two claw shadows shattered instantly.

"The Golden Body Mantra?"

Xuan Tong stared in astonishment at the rat in front of him, its body radiating golden light.

"Heh, quite a surprise, isn't it? The martial arts that your Emei sect treasures so much, I can learn at a glance."

The big black rat grinned and sneered, its words full of sarcasm.

"I won't let you get away with this!"

A fierce glint flashed between Xuan Tong's brows. He poured his true essence into the staff, raised it high, and then brought it down heavily.

A giant golden staff materialized in the void and slashed fiercely at the big black rat.

"Humph!"

The big black rat snorted coldly, showing no sign of retreating, and suddenly a golden rat-shaped Dharma image several meters tall appeared behind it.

The giant rat raised both hands as if supporting the sky, and went to meet the staff.

"boom!"

The palaces in the distance were shaking, and the roof tiles were trembling.

The golden staff was annihilated, and the giant rat's Dharma form also crumbled in the process.

Both disappeared almost simultaneously.

"puff!"

The big black rat was clearly injured and spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Suffer death!"

Xuan Tong shouted.

He took off his robe and casually swung it around.

The brocade cassock suddenly unfurled, like a large net, directly covering the big black rat.

At this point, the big black rat clearly had no intention of fighting anymore.

He plunged straight into the ground.

The robe then fell down, covering exactly where it had been.

But it was too late; they missed their target.

"Little monk, you're truly admirable. I will return."

A spiritual message came from underground and reached Xuan Tong's ears.

Xuan Tong's primordial spirit probed out, but the beast's figure had already vanished.

"Amitabha."

Xuan Tong let out a long sigh, his aura gradually subsiding, but his expression remained extremely solemn.

Surprisingly, after so many years, this beast is still alive.

He was one of the few people who knew that this beast still existed. Most of the older generation who had dealt with this beast had already passed away.

When this beast wreaked havoc back then, Xuan Tong was only at the Creation Realm and had not yet entered the Dao True Realm.

To deal with this beast, both Buddhism and Taoism mobilized many senior masters, while he himself did not even have the qualifications to participate.

But in the end, the beast escaped. In the following hundred years, the beast would occasionally appear and cause some trouble, but in the last twenty or thirty years, there has been no news of it.

Xuan Tong thought the beast was dead.

After all, this mouse was nearing the end of its life a hundred years ago, so it's normal for it to die now that a hundred years have passed.

But who would have thought that it was still alive, and even went to the Golden Summit in the middle of the night, attempting to steal the Samantabhadra Relic.

That's incredibly audacious.

If this beast hadn't passed by Tianhua Temple and startled him, he probably would have succeeded tonight.

At first, when he learned it was this mouse, Xuan Tong was still uneasy.

Although he was confident in his cultivation, this beast had a notorious reputation. So many experts had tried to kill it back then but failed. Could he really handle it alone?

That's why he chose to use the power of the relic to suppress the beast on the golden summit.

But to my surprise, it still got away.

This beast is not only strong, but also an expert at running away.

It's clear that this rat's cultivation level isn't at its peak, and it seems to have been injured beforehand; otherwise, the battle just now probably wouldn't have been so easy.

It's a pity that Xuanjing and Xuanqing are not in Emei, otherwise, they might not have let that beast get away.

Now the consequences are endless.

This beast actually knows the Emei Buddhist sect's ultimate technique, the "Dharma Image Golden Body Technique." Although his execution is not very smooth, it is undoubtedly the "Dharma Image Golden Body Technique."

If I heard correctly, it just said it's for beginners, and you can learn it in one look.

So, where did it learn that from?

Moreover, it has injuries on its body. How did it get those injuries?

Xuan Tong's expression was solemn, as if he had thought of something.

……

-

The following morning, at Jiapigou.

A thin morning mist enveloped the small mountain village, and a light drizzle fell from the sky.

The temperature dropped a bit today, so it's still quite cool.

After a night of recuperation, Du Wencai has woken up. Du Fengchun has already explained to him the current situation of the grandfather and grandson.

Having witnessed Chen Yang's strength firsthand last night, Du Wencai felt nothing but fear towards this young man who was even younger than himself.

Although Chen Yang had already placed the Life and Death Curse Seal on Du Wencai, just to be on the safe side, Chen Yang also used his pupil technique to deeply hypnotize him.

The first thing to do was to have him recite the "Five Elements, Five Organs, Five Essences, True Fire Formula" from memory!
Given his current predicament, with his life hanging in the balance at Chen Yang's hands, Du Wencai naturally dared not disobey.

As for Du Fengchun, Chen Yang didn't let him sit idle either. He also made him hand over the "Tongtian Sword Technique," the ultimate skill of Chongtian Temple, which he had mentioned before.

(End of this chapter)