But human hearts are elusive enough, let alone those of a Great Arhat with the power to overturn rivers and seas.

Should they truly devote themselves to the Buddha, then henceforth among the Bodhi Sect's younger Disciples, they would rank as the foremost under Golden Toad Arhat, qualified to be a candidate in the calamity, and at the very least, they would be assured the status of a Bodhisattva, eligible to share the incense offerings of this mortal world with beings such as us.

But if they only pretend to submit, harboring ulterior motives inside.

Then they would certainly not miss this opportunity to break free from their chains.

I, too, should recognize the wolfish ambition of the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Ming King early on, and resolve it before any trouble arises in the future that could drag me down.

What use is there in keeping an untrained dog?

Thinking thus, Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva gently tugged at the black hound in hand, the slight whining sounds bringing much comfort to the heart, the smile on his face grew more genuine: "Besides, even if it's the Fragmented Scripture, the Ancestor may not necessarily have the chance to browse through it."

The next moment, his face turned stern, transmitting the message through Buddha's voice: "Take back the True Scripture immediately and show the Three Immortals Sect's Ancestor the strength of my Bodhi Sect's Ming King!"

"You sure have confidence in him."

Jade Pond Ancestor sneered coldly, but she was not familiar with the Taixu Pill Emperor and the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Ming King, so it wasn't her place to comment further.

Coming here, apart from stopping those old thieving Monks from playing dirty and laying hands on the younger generation, it was also to see if it was possible to ambush and slay a Third Grade Expert of the Imperial Court from the outside.

Now that the Imperial Court has not intervened, there's no need to stay any longer.

"That is a matter of course."

Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva responded with a smile, looking like he had everything under control.

Only the hand gripping the iron chain was imperceptibly tightening even more.

The Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Ming King on our side... has not replied.

...

Outside the Divine Dynasty, where the aura was explosive.

Streaks of light sped towards it.

But before they could truly approach, those with slightly lower Cultivation levels turned pale.

A Fifth Grade Taiyi Immortal, who had already begun to understand the True Intent of heaven and earth, could be considered a genuine Immortal, capable of traversing the skies and burrowing into the earth at will.

But now, even with Magic Treasures to protect their bodies, they were forced to halt their steps from ten thousand miles away; further entry might risk damage to their Dao Fruit.

However, this distance was enough for them to make out certain things.

In an instant, everyone's bodies began trembling uncontrollably, fearing they had seen something incorrectly.

In the distant lands, eight massive figures knelt on the ground, resembling majestic mountain ranges, their bodies turned a silent, ashen white, like stone carvings riddled with cracks, with only a few flickering flecks of gold, proving their identity as Great Arhats.

Opposite them was a dense and inseparable Immortal Light, the sign of a fallen powerful Taiyin True Immortal.

So vast and abundant, it was uncertain how many lives had been laid down to build it up.

An originally nameless land had now become a graveyard for fallen Immortals!

Not to mention others, even the Tian Dong Fairy and various Peak Masters of the Shenxu Mountain never expected the situation to be so dire.

Even if the mission of stealing or protecting the scripture failed, it should not have escalated to a fight to the death—couldn't they just flee if they were losing?

Could it be that they were all in desperation?

As Tian Dong Fairy led the group towards the Arhat Corpse, she froze in her tracks when she drew near.

With an Immortal Seal to protect his body, Hong Jing was significantly stronger than the other Fifth Grade Taiyi Immortals; he numbly hovered before the eight Arhat corpses, finally understanding why these people did not flee.

It wasn't the chaotic melee everyone had imagined with pairs fighting individually.

All eight Arhats had perished at the hands of the same person, by the very same method!

Hong Jing stared hard at the barely noticeable tiny holes in the foreheads of the eight Arhats; such minor wounds that were hard to detect could not possibly be the cause of death for the mighty Great Arhats.

But when he matched these wounds with his memory of being in Hongze, struck by Qingluan wielding Heavenly Soldier's Power and a Fourth Grade Immortal Seal, shattering half his Golden Core forcibly...

Hong Jing was instantly filled with chilling dread, a cold sense washing over him.

He stiffly turned his head: "It was the Taixu Pill Emperor."

Alone, the opponent had slain a total of eight of Bodhi Sect's top Great Arhats.

For the Three Immortals Sect, this should have been a cause for joy.

With such a formidable general, why worry about dominating the world, and not being able to suppress the Bodhi Sect?

But the problem was, even though the opponent had slain these Great Arhats, in the end, it was the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Ming King who carried away the palanquin.

And then there was this dense Immortal Light.

Led by Tian Dong Fairy, the shock of everyone present gave rise to a vivid scene in their minds.

At the scripture robbery, led by the Taixu Pill Emperor, and at the scripture protection, the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Ming King took the lead.

Two unparalleled powerhouses, as if entering an uninhabited realm, swiftly slaughtered the remaining personnel from both sides, and then fought to a standstill, which resulted in the scene witnessed by everyone earlier.

The situation seemed to be clarified.

But the faces of the group still displayed no emotion.

Because among those perceived insignificantly, easily slaughtered individuals, were Great Arhats like White Elephant Suanni and unparalleled experts among the Three Immortals Sect's Second Generation Disciples, like Tianwu Xuan Wu.

But in front of these two, they turned into stone statues and Immortal Light.

Even Golden Thunder Taoist now inexplicably felt his face grow numb: "..."

Having exhausted all my techniques, I could probably go toe-to-toe with Qingluan holding an Immortal Seal, but aside from escaping into the Taixu, I certainly have no means to withstand a full-powered strike from Tianwu Xuan Wu.