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On the centipede's head, there was a deep sword mark, and one of its tentacles was almost completely severed!

But for Pudu Cihang, it was merely a superficial injury, and he fully recovered in just a few breaths.

Yue Lingshan's eyes were serious, and she felt deeply troubled.

The centipede's true form was far more solid than the previous Buddha's Dharma form, making it extremely difficult to break through its defenses and injure it from the outside.

Nie Yan let out a long roar, and the vast true energy within his body surged wildly like a flood bursting its banks!

Then, he made a fist with both hands, condensing the vast true energy within his body into two invisible energy swords, and slashed fiercely at the giant centipede!

Two enormous sword energies, each ten feet long, like two silver dragons, tore through the air and slammed towards Pudu Cihang with unparalleled power!

Pudu Cihang neither flinched nor dodged, but took a bite!

The sword energy collided with the teeth, shattering instantly with a deafening roar.

Nie Yan was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood!

Yue Lingshan flashed to the scene, her sword light tearing through the earth, but it could only leave shallow wounds on Pudu Cihang, which had no real effect.

Pudu Cihang's true form attack, even a slight glancing blow would be enough to severely injure Yue Lingshan and Nie Yan to the point of death!

In an instant, Pudu Cihang forced Yue Lingshan and Nie Yan into retreat, his strength far exceeding that of an ordinary thousand-year-old demon!

However, Yue Lingshan and her companion persisted. Even though they were being beaten back one after another, they successfully held off Pudu Cihang, preventing him from paying attention to other things.

Above the palace, ten thousand meters above the ground, "Nie Xiaoqian" stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at the great battle below that, if it continued, would surely destroy the entire capital.

The Demon-Slaying Flying Sword was already hovering to the side, and the true energy and magic power of his body were rapidly surging into it, brewing the strongest attack.

Pudu Cihang's strength was slightly beyond expectations, a bit too strong, but fortunately it was not beyond the combined strength of her, Yue Lingshan, and Nie Yan.

Taking advantage of the fact that Pudu Cihang's attention was currently drawn to Yue Lingshan and Nie Yan, she immediately prepared her ultimate move, unleashing her strongest sword-wielding attack technique, which she had only recently learned—the Flash in an Instant.

She poured magical power far beyond what ordinary cultivators could imagine into the sword without reservation, mobilizing the boundless power of heaven and earth to add to this tiny sword.

As the move was prepared, the powerful fluctuations could no longer be concealed, and the Evil-Slaying Flying Sword gradually emitted a dazzling white light, which grew stronger and stronger.

Pudu Cihang had a vague sense of unease, a feeling that came from the top of his head.

It was as if something was watching him from the sky.

He looked up at the sky.

Right now!

Suddenly, a light appeared in the sky.

A blinding white light, seemingly capable of tearing the entire world apart!

The demonic aura covering the entire capital was instantly dispelled. The vast and solemn white light was ten times more dazzling than lightning, like a sun exploding in the sky, crushing all the demonic atmosphere!

The world was a vast expanse of white, and even the forms of all things melted away in the light, becoming invisible.

What is that?!

Pudu Cihang's pupils contracted sharply as he sensed an unprecedented and deadly threat!

Without hesitation, he followed his instincts and immediately burrowed underground to escape!

next moment--

The white light fell in an instant, and a white line seemed to appear between heaven and earth, dividing the world into two halves.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no deafening roar.

Only a very faint sound, like the tearing of cloth, could be heard—

"laugh--!"

A white ray of light swept past.

Then, it dissipated.

The giant centipede stood frozen in place, a very thin, almost invisible line of blood slowly emerging from its hundred-meter-long body.

Then--

The line of blood suddenly widened!

The entire centipede was neatly split in two, starting from the middle!

Green demon blood gushed out like a fountain!

The centipede's body, now split in two, crashed down and fell silent.

Even in death, Pudu Cihang never saw clearly what the attack was.

On the ruins of the palace, Yue Lingshan and Nie Yan were both stunned.

They never expected that the once arrogant Pudu Cihang would be defeated so easily!

Nie Yan suddenly looked up at the direction in which the white light in the sky had disappeared.

There, a slender figure was slowly descending, riding a flying sword.

She was a young woman wearing a light blue dress.

Her long hair cascaded down her back, her face was stunningly beautiful, and a faint silver sword light swirled around her.

It was "Nie Xiaoqian".

She landed on the ruins and casually waved her hand—

The silver-white Demon-Slaying Flying Sword flew back from the body of Pudu Cihang, which had been split in two, and drew a silver light in the air before landing steadily in her hand.

However, the flying sword that had been with her for several months had become broken and damaged.

The power generated by that sword strike was far too great, exceeding the limit of the Evil-Slaying Flying Sword. It began to melt the moment it was unleashed, and by the time it had cut through the demonic body of the Compassionate Salvation Sword, four-fifths of the sword had disappeared.

Fortunately, the flying sword still retained its spiritual essence, and because it had just carried that fleeting moment, it seemed to have achieved a fundamental breakthrough and become even stronger.

Once it is reforged with added materials, it will become a powerful flying sword with astonishing strength.

Nie Xiaoqian glanced at the two halves of the centipede corpse on the ground, then at the dumbfounded Nie Yan, and smiled slightly:

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early."

"One sword strike will solve it, saving you trouble."

It sounds simple, but it actually involved all our strength, and it could also be considered a sneak attack.

Nie Xiaoqian has already determined that Pudu Cihang is indeed very strong, and if they were to fight him head-on, it might take a fierce battle to defeat him.

Fortunately, Yue Lingshan and Nie Yan on the ground distracted him, giving her an excellent opportunity to prepare her ultimate move; otherwise, it would have been very difficult to resolve the situation.

Nie Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found himself at a loss for words.

He looked at his smiling daughter, then glanced at the two still-steaming centipede corpses on the ground, and felt a complete mess in his mind.

When did my daughter become so strong?!

That sword strike... that power...

That's simply... divine skill!

Yue Lingshan shook her head helplessly, walked to "Nie Xiaoqian's" side, and whispered, "You know how to pick your moment to strike. I fought so hard, and you stole the limelight with one sword."

That's a polite way of putting it. Actually, she thought that "Nie Xiaoqian" had sold her off and run away because she saw that the centipede demon was too difficult to deal with.

Although we are all essentially one person, it is precisely because we are one person that we know what kind of person we are.

Yue Lingshan had no doubt that "Nie Xiaoqian" thought she couldn't defeat the centipede demon and would leave them behind to cover her retreat while she ran away.

Nie Yan finally snapped out of his shock, quickly walked up to "Nie Xiaoqian," looked her up and down, and only after confirming that she was alright did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Yaoguang, you... how did you get here?" he asked. "Weren't you cultivating on Tianqiong Mountain?"

"My cultivation came to a standstill, and I happened to sense a demonic aura rising from this place, so I came to take a look and casually slew a demon," Nie Xiaoqian said casually, as if she had just gone out for a walk and happened to save someone.

Nie Yan knew that his daughter was definitely not that simple, but since she was unwilling to say more, he didn't press her for details.

He glanced at the two halves of the centipede corpse on the ground with complicated emotions, then at the devastated palace, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This 'Compassionate Salvation'... is it really a man-eating demon?" he murmured. "I served as his official in the same court for several months, and I was completely unaware..."

"His cultivation is too high, and he also has Buddhist supernatural powers to cover up his demonic aura, so it's normal that we can't tell," Nie Xiaoqian comforted her, then walked to the half-centipede corpse, squatted down, and began to examine it carefully.

Although Pudu Cihang was cleaved in two by her sword, his cultivation essence did not dissipate.

This centipede demon has cultivated for thousands of years, and its physical body has long been tempered by the immense demonic and Buddhist power, making it like a top-grade magic weapon.

If she could refine and absorb it, it would definitely be of great benefit to her cultivation.

more importantly--

There is a very high probability that Pudu Cihang still possesses the complete heritage of Jinfo Temple!

She reached out and groped around on Pudu Cihang's mutilated corpse for a while, and soon found a palm-sized golden alms bowl inside his body.

The alms bowl was made entirely of gold, with densely engraved Sanskrit scriptures on its surface, faintly radiating a Buddhist light.

“This is…” She frowned slightly and poured a wisp of magic power into the alms bowl.

The next moment, the golden bowl suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden light!

Amidst the golden light, countless Sanskrit scriptures flowed into her mind like a stream, transforming into a complete and profound cultivation technique incantation!

She closed her eyes and quickly scanned the information.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, a satisfied smile playing on her lips.

as predicted!

The information contained in this golden alms bowl is the very essence of the Golden Buddha Temple's heritage!

It not only contains a complete record of the core cultivation method of Jinfo Temple, the "Golden Light Universal Salvation Sutra", but also includes the complete method of refining the Lotus Dao Foundation, as well as various Buddhist supernatural powers, spells, and magical artifacts!

"Alright!" She unceremoniously put the golden bowl into her bosom, then glanced at the two halves of the centipede corpse on the ground.

She took out a box, made hand seals, and cast a spell to shrink the centipede's corpse and put it into the box.

During the spell, she noticed an unusual aura emanating from a certain spot on the centipede's corpse, deducing that Pudu Cihang was not completely dead.

She didn't make a fuss and continued collecting the body as if she hadn't discovered anything. After she finished, she stood up, clapped her hands, and said to Yue Lingshan, "Lingshan, you can go back now. I'll call you back in a year."

Yue Lingshan nodded and asked Nie Yan for the Crimson God Ring.