Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Tianyang Ridge.

This hill was located over two hundred kilometers north of Beifeng City.

At noon,

the sun would be right above Tianyang Ridge, thus giving it this name.

The entirety of Tianyang Ridge was subject to the scorching sun all year round. Coupled with the Sword Dynasty's huge temperature differences between day and night, the alternating heat and cold made the rocks incredibly hard. Those that were not hard enough had long since weathered away, disappearing from sight and resulting in the unique landscape with its forest of peculiar rocks.

Whoosh!

A shadow flashed across the sky, diving into Tianyang Ridge.

Xiao Yi's body was covered with blood, and he was gasping for breath.

There was a faint pallor on his face.

"I seem to have temporarily shaken them off. Those flying beasts are just too difficult to deal with. I took the water route, and they were still able to find me…" Xiao Yi leaned against the rocks in the forest, rather helpless.

This escape of more than five hundred kilometers had been relentlessly pursued by the Flying Wolf Army.

No matter how he hid,

In the end, he was always found by the Flying Wolf Army.

"Tianyang Ridge is extremely hot during the day and filled with strange rocks. Hopefully, those flying beasts won't find me so quickly. I must seize the time to make a breakthrough. If I can elevate my cultivation to the Dharma Phase Realm Peak, or even the Nirvana Realm... I could then head straight for the capital of the Sword Dynasty…" Xiao Yi's narrowed eyes blazed with a fierce fire of battle.

Now, he was the target of many arrows.

Enemies surrounded him.

Not only did the military forces of the Sword Dynasty want to capture him, but strong warriors from the four surrounding dynasties had also entered the Sword Dynasty, all for the sake of catching him to claim the substantial bounty.

Just as Yan Nanfei and Fa Yuan were just the beginning.

There would surely be even more powerful adversaries to come.

Xiao Yi deeply felt that his current strength was insufficient.

With this thought in mind,

he sat down cross-legged on the ground and took out the treasures he had obtained from Beifeng City before refining them with the Elixir of Longevity.

This was the Lu Family's treasury that had been passed down for several hundred years. Apart from the massive amount of silver taels, there were many pills and spiritual medicines, all capable of quickly improving one's cultivation level.

With the help of the Elixir of Longevity, Xiao Yi's speed of refining the pills and spiritual medicines was astonishing.

After a whole day and night of refining,

Xiao Yi's body was permeated with a thick medicinal fragrance. Treasures glimmered and ebbed, like adorable light spirits dancing and singing around his body.

Hum!

A tremor passed,

Xiao Yi's body suddenly burst forth with a wildly violent surge of power. With a loud boom, a circular shockwave blasted out in all directions from within him.

Boom!

The circular shockwave reduced the odd stones to rubble wherever it passed.

Within a hundred feet,

it turned into flat land.

As the dust slowly settled, Xiao Yi exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his eyes flashing a piercingly sharp light: "Dharma Phase Realm level five, still not enough energy. It looks like I'll have to continue looting. As I said, for Wang Yanzhao's killing of one of mine, I will destroy one of his cities... We'll start with Mountain Town City, which is closest!"

When Xiao Yi mentioned destroying a city, he naturally didn't mean massacring cities like the Sword Dynasty's army did.

But rather, looting…

He urgently needed massive resources to increase his own cultivation, and robbing was naturally the shortcut to amassing wealth.

"Hm?"

Xiao Yi had just stood up when his expression suddenly darkened, and he looked behind him.

Through the swirling dust,

eighteen figures slowly emerged, each with a bald head, wearing monk's robes, and their skin shining as if cast from gold.

The weakest among them had the cultivation level of the Dharma Phase Realm third stage.

The strongest was two monks at the Dharma Phase Realm Peak, just one step away from achieving the great Nirvana Realm.

"Amitābha!"

"The Eighteen Jingang of Chongshan Shaoyuan Temple have seen the donor!"

Eighteen monks clasped their hands in prayer, their faces full of compassion, yet their movements showed no hesitation, spreading in all directions and sealing Xiao Yi in tightly.

Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the newcomers, "It's you hypocritical baldies again, but this time the show of force is quite impressive…"

The Eighteen Jingang.

They were the eighteen strongest disciples among the younger generation of Chongshan Shaoyuan Temple, second only to the Buddha's son.

The Eighteen Jingang's aspects were dignified, their faces full of compassion and calm.

The leading First Jingang recited "Amitābha" with a gentle laugh looking towards Xiao Yi, "Donor, to 'lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot'! You have incurred too much killing karma, and after death, you will certainly descend into the eighteen layers of hell to suffer... Wouldn't it be better for you, donor, to lay down the butcher's knife and surrender without a fight, to follow us back to Demon Subduing Cliff at Shaoyuan Temple, to cleanse the sins from your body day and night with Buddhist Law?"

"Such a load of nonsense. Don't you just want to capture me and exchange me for the Sword Emperor's bounty? Do you have to dress it up with all these grand-sounding reasons, don't you feel any shame in your hypocrisy?" Xiao Yi snorted coldly.

There indeed exist high monks within Buddhism.

But certainly not these individuals before him.

If they truly wished to universally enlighten sentient beings, to vanquish demons and eliminate evil, why did they not act sooner or later, but only after a bounty was placed on him did they decide to make their move?

The First Jingang frowned slightly.

The Third Jingang let out a snort, his voice like thunder, booming thunderously, "Brazen fiend, to dare defame Buddha, you shall go straight to the eighteen layers of hell!"

"The Eighteen Jingang of Chongshan Shaoyuan Temple, today, shall vanquish demons and eliminate evil here!"

"Apart from you, a bloodthirsty demon…"

The Eighteen Jingang acted simultaneously.

Brilliant golden light burst forth from their bodies, like eighteen golden warriors cast in gold, charging at Xiao Yi.

The weapons in their hands were all Subdue-Demon Staffs, the long staffs pitch-black, uniformly sixth-grade Yuan weapons.

"Eighteen sixth-grade Yuan weapons? Chongshan Shaoyuan Temple is really so extravagantly wealthy?"

Xiao Yi's eyes widened.

He suddenly had the thought of plundering Chongshan Shaoyuan Temple.

However…

Right now, he had to deal with these Eighteen Jingang first.

"Subduing Demon Staff Skill!"

The Ninth Jingang, who met Xiao Yi head-on, rushed forward first, using the Subduing Demon Staff Skill with fluid grace. Countless staff shadows layered upon one another, the staff's power terrifying and unparalleled. Before even getting close, it whipped up fierce winds and sent sand flying, sweeping across the fallen leaves. In the moment when those numerous staff shadows merged into one,

The black Subdue-Demon Staff had already reached above Xiao Yi's head.

"Undefeated in battle!"

Xiao Yi pulled his fist back to his waist, his feet planted into the ground as if they were iron spikes, the veins on his right hand bulging like an angry dragon ready to burst forth.

Suddenly, he threw out a punch.

Invincible King Fist.

Intended for battle!

Boom!

The collision of the fist and the staff made both figures shake.

Immediately following, the Ninth Jingang let out a pained scream, his palm ripped apart, and the black Subdue-Demon Staff rebounded back, thudding on top of the Ninth Jingang's head. With a muffled thump, the Ninth Jingang's head exploded like a watermelon struck by a sledgehammer, blood spurting wildly.

The Ninth Jingang lay on the ground, breathless.

"Ninth Junior Brother…"

"Xiao Yi, you heartless executioner, to dare to kill a disciple of Buddhism, today I am determined to slay the demon and eliminate the evil!"

A group of Jingang glared furiously at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi's mouth curved slightly upwards, a chill in his eyes sharper than the light on the Falling Dust Sword, he coldly said, "Slay the demon and eliminate the evil? We shall see whether the Subduing Demon Staff in your hands is stronger, or whether my sword is sharper!"