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"We're out! This is the second level!" the disciples of the East Sea Dragon Palace exclaimed in delight.
Dongfang Wanqing's gaze turned chilling. "Do it! Kill them!"
At that moment, she saw the head monk Hengyin take out a three-edged vajra awl from his sleeve and pierce the chest of a man from Leizhou.
Blood splattered instantly, and the martial arts practitioner, still in his dream, had his life taken away.
“Brother Hengyin.” Zen Master Jingxin frowned.
Zen Master Hengyin remained unfazed: "I am subduing demons and eliminating monsters."
"This diamond awl can pierce through copper and iron; what we just saw was merely a small test."
In a dream.
The man from Leizhou coughed up blood, and his figure in the dream gradually faded, clearly indicating that he had died.
Someone died, and the people in the dream gradually tended to fall into chaos.
Outside the dream.
Hengyin's gaze swept across the area and locked onto Xu Qi'an, who was not far away.
"This person has repeatedly offended Buddhism, made enemies of Buddhism, and even used poison to provoke us. He deserves to die."
He walked towards Xu Qi'an with the Vajra Awl in his hand, raised it high, and stabbed it fiercely into Xu Qi'an's chest.
"when!"
With a piercing, sharp sound, Zen Master Hengyin's tiger's mouth split open, and the Vajra cone in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.
At this moment, the Dongfang sisters, Jingxin and his fellow disciples, and others approached in astonishment.
"Invincible!"
"Who is this person? How could he possibly know the Vajra Invincible of our Buddhist sect!"
The chief, Hengyin, frowned slightly. In that case, it would be difficult to kill the opponent.
"Search him to see who he is," said the martial monk Jingyuan.
The First Seat Hengyin had the same idea and reached out into Xu Qi'an's arms.
In a dream.
Sparks suddenly flew from Xu Qi'an's body.
"Everyone, don't panic, we'll be out of here soon!"
As he spoke, Xu Qi'an disappeared, unlike the other person who had died.
Outside the dream.
Shouzuo Hengyin stabbed another Jianghu figure from Leizhou to death, and shouted, "Take care of them before they wake up!"
Just then, Xu Qi'an opened his eyes, "It's too late!"
Nalan Tianlu was, after all, just a remnant soul. If the interaction between his inner and outer senses in the dream was too deep, the dream would shatter.
As he spoke, a move called Tathagata Break, combined with the Buddhist Vajra Invincible, slammed into Hengyin's body, instantly cracking his flesh.
Almost simultaneously, the people of Leizhou who were in a dream immediately woke up.
Then they saw Buddhist monks and disciples of the East Sea Dragon Palace reaping the lives of their own people.
"Damn it, those Buddhist monks don't know martial ethics."
"Luckily I woke up quickly, otherwise I would have died a confused ghost."
"Brothers, let's fight them."
……
A chaotic battle broke out.
The overall quality of the monks of Sanhua Temple and the disciples of the East Sea Dragon Palace was superior to that of the Jianghu people of Leizhou.
However, there were many martial artists of the fifth rank of Transformation Realm among the martial artists, and even more with bodies of copper and iron, so the two sides fought back and forth.
Xu Qi'an opened the brocade pouch he had obtained from Chu Caiwei, which was also a magical artifact he had acquired from Ji Qian.
He grabbed handfuls of muskets and crossbows, along with bundles of arrows, and tossed them to the wandering swordsmen around him, shouting:
"Do not approach the Zen master, or you will be influenced by his precepts. Use muskets and crossbows for ranged attacks."
The martial arts community was overjoyed.
Boom!
Boom boom!
Gunshots and the twang of crossbows mingled as iron pellets and arrows whistled through the air, enveloping the Buddhist monks in a barrage of bullets and arrows.
There were not many Buddhist monks, and after a round of firepower, six or seven of them died on the spot.
The chief seat Hengyin was furious and rebuked, "Are you a member of the imperial court?"
No wonder, no wonder they've repeatedly opposed Buddhism. They won't leave Sanhua Temple alive today.
As he spoke, he took off his robe and flung it out with a flick of his wrist.
The robe expanded, transforming into a massive curtain that blocked the arrows and projectiles.
This is a protective magic artifact from Sanhua Temple, capable of withstanding attacks from a fourth-rank martial artist, giving Zen masters who are not skilled in close combat sufficient self-defense capabilities.
Clang! Clang! Clang! All the bullets and arrows were blocked.
Suddenly, Monk Hengyin heard a heavy thud, like a block of iron falling to the ground.
Then came the exclamation of a commoner: "Cannons?"
Monk Hengyin was stunned. Before he could react, there was a loud "boom".
The next second, something hit the robe, and intense flames burst forth, spreading along the robe.
"boom!"
The second cannon shot rang out, and the robe could no longer hold on, tearing in two.
Zen Master Hengyin was careless and failed to dodge.
He was hit in the chest by the blast wave, blood gushed out, and half of his face was a bloody mess.
Without the obstruction of the robes, the monks of the East Sea Dragon Palace and the Sanhua Temple could finally see what was in the distance.
It was a huge cannon, its barrel made of fine iron, thick and heavy, with wisps of smoke rising from its muzzle.
Chu Yuanzhen stood behind the cannon, calmly loading the bombs.
"boom!"
The third shot was fired.
Li Lingsu was stunned. "You're all so rich, why would you ask me to find a musket?"
Thinking of this, he felt a soreness in his lower back again.
The monk Jingyuan leaped into the air and crashed into the cannonball; he was instantly engulfed in flames.
But in the next moment, he broke through the flames, landed beside Zen Master Hengyin, picked him up, and shouted, "Retreat!"
The disciples of the East Sea Dragon Palace and the monks of the Three Flowers Temple retreated towards the end of the passage.
"Chase!" Xu Qi'an gave the order, and they all gave chase.
the third floor.
The layout of this floor is the most normal, a square space that is ten zhang long and ten zhang wide.
The staircase is located in the very center of the house, and to the north stands a golden statue, draped in a kasaya, with indistinct features.
There is a radiant light behind its head that symbolizes wisdom. Anyone who sees this golden statue will experience a clear mind and enhanced wisdom.
To the south stands another golden statue, holding a jade bottle in its hands. It is slightly plump, and looking at this golden statue gives one the illusion of being as light as a swallow and having one's stubborn illnesses nearly cured.
To the east were two prayer cushions, on which sat two monks.
A monk's body seemed both real and illusory, radiating a faint golden light; he was withered and aged.
The other monk had striking features and was handsome and young; he was Jingxin.
The most eerie and unique feature on the west side is a severed arm, with golden chains extending from the walls and the ground, binding the severed arm.
The entire western wall, pillars, dome, and ground are engraved with dense array patterns.
The arrival of the Dongfang sisters and others interrupted Jingxin's communication with the tower spirit.
Jingxin has reinforced the pagoda's spirit, preventing Li Chang'an from taking the pagoda away directly.
He is currently attempting to control the pagoda using secret methods, but he needs time.
His gaze swept over the crowd, and seeing that most of the monks were dead or wounded, and that Abbot Hengyin was covered in blood and being carried on Jingyuan's back, he immediately frowned.
Jingyuan said in a deep voice, "They're coming up."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps came from the stairwell.
Then, led by Li Shaoyun and other fourth-rank martial artists, a group of martial arts practitioners surged forward.