343: Chapter 343 The Sudden Arrival of the Monk

Now that he had a Third-Order Yao Beast, Ye Jing possessed Golden Core combat power, which made him feel much more at ease.

He specifically wrote a letter to Ye Tianhao, who had been guarding Gu Xi, telling him that his grandfather now had Golden Core combat power and was currently rushing back to Luoxia Land, urging him to set his mind at ease.

Furthermore, if those monks arrived, there was no need to show any weakness.

After all, if one took a step back for these monks from the Buddha Realm, they would only take a mile.

Having finished all this, Ye Jing hurriedly set off to return to the Ye family.

Using the thousand void ethereal map, Ye Jing bypassed the checkpoints established by those Monastic followers and soon arrived within the borders of Luoxia Land.

Just as Ye Jing was about to head toward the former territory of the Lingxiao Sect, his heart suddenly jolted; he saw that a Jade Token he had placed in his Storage Pouch had shattered.

He immediately changed direction and flew the other way, his eyes flashing with murderous intent—something had happened to his eldest grandson, Ye Tianhao, at the Shuangyue Sect!

Rewinding time to half a day ago, within the Shuangyue Sect.

Ye Tianhao was cultivating inside a cave when he suddenly felt a familiar fluctuation of spiritual energy. This power filled him with annoyance, and he immediately stepped out with his sword.

At this moment, within the Shuangyue Sect, Gui Suer's expression was grim as she watched two monks, both Golden Core Cultivators, arrive from the horizon.

Because they arrived so suddenly, Su Guier, as the Sect Master, simply had no time to hide the female Disciples. Moreover, these monks had intentionally landed in the Red Back Mountain Courtyard of the Shuangyue Sect, which was the gathering place for female Disciples.

As soon as the monk landed, his lustful eyes couldn't help but scan the surrounding female Disciples of the Shuangyue Sect.

“Ahem! Huai An.” The other monk coughed, seeing his Junior Brother's pathetic behavior.

The monk named Huai An quickly composed himself, though in his heart, he criticized his hypocritical Senior Brother, Jiecun. It was clearly Jiecun who had used the excuse of patrolling Luoxia Land to come to the Shuangyue Sect for some excitement, yet he was still pretending to be upright.

Since Su Guier happened to be discussing Sect matters with Gu Xi, she had no choice but to have Gu Xi hide first. She then stepped forward with a smile to greet them: “The two Dharma Masters have come from afar; I have failed to welcome you properly. Why not come to my Elegant Residence for a chat?”

Jiecun pressed his palms together, a hypocritical look of mercy on his face, his tone carrying a hint of arrogance.

“Sect Master Gui, there is no need for such formalities. The two of us are acting on orders from our Sect to patrol Luoxia Land for traces of Demonic Cultivators. We heard the Shuangyue Sect has recently taken in many Disciples and have come specifically to inspect them, lest any filth has mixed in and defiled this pure land.”

Gui Suer's heart sank. Having dealt with these Buddha Realm Cultivators for so long, how could she not know what these bald donkeys were up to?

She suppressed her feelings and smiled, saying, “The Dharma Master must be joking. My Shuangyue Sect Disciples are all of clean background and Cultivate diligently every day; there is absolutely no trace of evil Qi. If the Dharma Master is uneasy, you may conduct a brief inspection within the Sect, but please do not disturb my Disciples' cultivation.”

Beside him, Huai An sneered, his gaze once again unscrupulously sweeping over several female Disciples who looked fearful in the distance.

“Sect Master Gui's words are too distant. We Buddhist Disciples naturally have the responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the Dao. If there truly is filth, it must be dealt with on the spot. How can you call it a disturbance?”

At this point, Huai An's gaze suddenly fell behind Gui Suer, causing her heart to tighten instantly.

Oh no!

As a Golden Core Cultivator, Huai An saw a woman not far from Gui Suer who possessed a Pure Yin Body and was practicing the Ice Soul Art, causing even Huai An's Golden Body to tremble.

But just as he was peering, a sharp sword suddenly flew out, grazing Huai An's face and directly cutting off his prying gaze.

“Presumptuous!” Huai An roared in anger at the sight.

Gui Suer's face also turned pale instantly as Ye Tianhao appeared before her.

Ye Tianhao held a lustrous white cold sword, with spiritual energy surging and boiling around him.

His eyes were as cold as frost as he stared fixedly at the monks.

“As Buddhist Disciples, instead of focusing on pure cultivation, you peer at women. Such despicable behavior—how are you worthy of being called defenders of the Dao?”

Ye Tianhao had been cultivating in the cave when he sensed Huai An's spiritual energy carrying ill intentions, even faintly locking onto the direction where Gu Xi was hidden. Fearing for her safety, he had emerged with his sword without hesitation.

He remembered his grandfather Ye Jing's instructions: when facing these monks who would take a mile if given an inch, one must not show the slightest bit of weakness.

Jiecun's brow furrowed, the look of mercy on his face fading as his tone grew colder.

“What big words from this lad. He is but a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, yet he dares to be disrespectful to a Disciple of my Buddhist Sect!”

Gui Suer quickly took a step forward, shielding Ye Tianhao's side, and hurriedly said, “Dharma Master Jiecun, please appease your anger. This Disciple is merely young and impetuous; it was not intentional. I ask for the Dharma Master's forbearance!”

“Forbearance?”

Huai An sneered and lunged toward Ye Tianhao, golden light gathering in his palm, intending to kill the youth with a single strike.

“A mere Foundation Establishment brat thinks he's worthy of an apology? Today, this seat shall kill you and show you the meaning of Buddhist majesty!”

Seeing this, Ye Tianhao did not dodge, but the surrounding air had already begun to show signs of distortion.

Seeing that the youth didn't dodge, Huai An thought the boy had been scared witless; no matter how powerful a Foundation Establishment was, they couldn't block a Golden Core's attack.

Beside them, Gui Suer had already moved, wanting to save Ye Tianhao from Huai An's hands, but Huai An was too fast. She could only watch as his palm drew closer and closer to Ye Tianhao.

“Bang!”

A loud explosion echoed, but the scene everyone expected—of the youth being turned into a pile of mangled flesh—did not occur.

Huai An felt as if he had struck an incredibly hard stone. A sharp pain immediately forced him to retreat rapidly.

Jiecun was also stunned. He saw a massive python coiling around the youth. The python hissed and roared angrily at Huai An.

“A Second-Order Demonic Beast?!” Beside him, the indifferent expression on Jiecun's face instantly began to crumble.

He looked at Su Guier and threatened, “Sect Master Gui, you had better think carefully about the consequences of defying the Buddha Realm!”

Sect Master Gui clenched her fists. She wondered what else these monks wanted, constantly demanding innocent Disciples from her, and now coming to her Sect to toy with the female Disciples at will.

Was this not treating her Shuangyue Sect as a brothel?

Murderous intent flickered in her eyes, but she said nothing. Her silence was her way of telling the two monks that she no longer cared to intervene.

Huai An rubbed his numbed palm, the murderous intent in his eyes deepening. Although he hadn't used his full strength in that strike, he had used thirty percent of his Golden Core spiritual energy, yet it had been blocked by a Second-Order Demonic Beast. This was an absolute humiliation.

“Good! Very good! Don't think that just because you have a Second-Order Demonic Beast, this seat will be afraid of you!”

He sneered, the golden light around him surging.

“Gui Suer of the Shuangyue Sect has condoned her Disciple's attack on a Buddhist Cultivator; this is to make an enemy of the Buddha Realm! Today, I will not only kill this boy but also skin and de-sinew this Vile beast, and then I shall thoroughly inspect the ‘clean Disciples’ of your Shuangyue Sect!”

With that, Huai An moved again. This time, he held nothing back. The golden light in his palm condensed into a massive golden hand, carrying the fierce aura of a Buddhist Cultivation Technique as it struck toward Ye Tianhao and the giant python.

Seeing this, the giant python hissed, its massive body suddenly rearing up. Its scales shimmered with a cold luster as it spat out a cloud of freezing air to collide with the golden hand.

With a crisp “crack,” the freezing air was instantly shattered by the golden hand. The giant python was shaken back repeatedly, several scales falling off its body as dark green blood seeped out.

“Die!!” Huai An charged forward again. This time, there was nothing left to help him.