Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 458: Chapter 458: To the Death

A thought stirred within him.

"Great Master, if you are willing to betray the Bodhi Pure Land."

Xu Yunfan casually flicked the tip of his sword. With a mere thought, he used his Guardian Envoy’s Magic Token to manipulate the Profound Nether Seven Evils Formation, drawing on the Nether River Yin Qi to automatically form a pitch-black lotus platform beneath his feet.

He then used the Turtle and Snake Coiling Technique to manipulate Yin and Yang, guiding the Supreme Yin to become even more potent, constantly swelling his Magical Power until it became a ceaseless, surging tide.

"The Primordial Sect has the Thirty-Six Grotto Heavens, which can wash away the brand of the Buddhist Sect. With your Cultivation in the *True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture*, entering the Divine Martial Realm to seize the Innate Golden Nature would be a simple matter."

At this, a slight smile touched Xu Yunfan’s lips. "And with a Great Realm of the Divine Martial Realm’s stature, it might even be possible to nurture two Golden Core Dao Fruits."

A muscle twitched on the Dragon-Subduing Arhat’s face.

’How could he not know this was the best choice?’

Before his three reincarnations, he should have been a disciple of the Primordial Sect.

But back then, in his pursuit of rapid success, he had borrowed the Bodhi Pure Land’s Rebirth Pool to temper his Divine Soul. Now, a Wan Buddha Seal was branded deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

Even if he defected now, as long as his Divine Soul was not extinguished, he would still be drawn back to the Pure Land after reincarnation.

’He was stuck for the next few lifetimes.’

It was simply impossible to escape the Puchen Pure Land.

Although he cultivated the *True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture*, what he had mastered was Pure Land Buddhism. He was an Arhat under Miaodi Bodhisattva.

In that moment of hesitation, Xu Yunfan’s sword struck.

There was no dazzling flash of light, only a thin, black line that seemed to move slowly, yet swiftly, across the night sky.

Where the blade passed, it left a lingering trail of Arctic Demon-Vanquishing Sword Qi, as if a wound had been sliced into the canopy of the heavens.

The strangest part was how the Nether River surged in response. Countless pale white arms formed a Heaven-Covering Giant Palm, coordinating with the Sword Momentum to slam down on the Arhat.

A fusion of sword and array. Only after reaching Great Success in the Initial Understanding of Array Dao did Xu Yunfan dare to use an Array in such a manner.

If it were any other Array Dao Cultivator, a single misstep would have likely resulted in a backlash.

"Black Tortoise Devouring Heaven Form!"

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat roared, holding the Demon-Slaying Pestle horizontally across his chest.

Illusory images of a turtle and snake instantly appeared on the pestle’s shaft, but they were incomplete. Without the True Martial Sword to complement it, the technique’s power was less than thirty percent of its potential.

The instant the pitch-black Sword Aura collided with the Buddha Pestle, the seven Sariputra embedded in its head shattered simultaneously. Within the burst of golden light, the faint phantom of an Arhat Golden Body could be seen wailing as it disintegrated.

Xu Yunfan’s Sword Momentum didn’t falter; his second strike followed immediately.

This time, the blade drew upon the Beidou Star Power, and seven streams of starlight coiled around its body like chains.

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat grit his teeth and spat out a mouthful of Life Essence Blood. A miniature lotus platform materialized within the bloody mist—a projection of the Twelfth-Grade Golden Lotus from under Miaodi Bodhisattva.

The collision of sword and lotus generated a terrifying torrent of Spiritual Power. The surface of the Nether River within a hundred-zhang radius instantly sank by thirty feet, revealing the ghastly white bones piled up like mountains on the riverbed.

Xu Yunfan clicked his tongue, a look on his face that clearly said, ’And I thought you were supposed to be powerful.’

"Your *True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture* is all form and no substance."

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat’s face turned ashen and grim, veins bulging on his bronze skin. He no longer bore the serene visage of an Arhat.

He could clearly feel that the True Martial Magical Power circulating within Xu Yunfan was utterly refined. Every wisp was in harmony with the Beidou Star Power, far purer than the mixed Buddhist and Daoist energy he himself had painstakingly cultivated for thirty years.

What terrified him even more was the True Martial Sword in his opponent’s hand. Every single Sword Technique precisely matched the core principles of the True Scripture.

The coiling of the Turtle and Snake concealed the transformations of the Celestial Spirits, while the Beidou Seven Forms hinted at the mysteries of the Earth Evil.

This was clearly the work of someone who had comprehended the *True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture* to the Realm where they had ’Mastered the Essence’.

It was as if he were born to practice the *True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture*—a true reincarnation of True Martial.

"The third sword will send you to your rebirth!"

Xu Yunfan suddenly executed a Mysterious Step Technique, his body and the True Martial Sword merging into one.

As the man-sword hybrid passed, a complete Black Tortoise Star Formation appeared in the air, its turtle head and snake tail perfectly forming a Yin-Yang Tai Chi.

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat’s pupils shrank. He was horrified to realize this sword strike had actually stirred the Stars of the Celestial Sphere.

He saw seven beams of Beidou Star Power descend like Celestial Pillars, intertwining with the Sword Qi to form a dense, inescapable net of black.

Even more terrifying, the Nether River beneath his feet suddenly froze, and thousands of pale white arms formed chains that wrapped around his legs.

From the heavens above to the earth below, there was not an inch of room to maneuver!

In that critical moment, the Arhat suddenly snapped the Buddhist Beads around his neck.

One hundred and eight Bodhi Seeds scattered in all directions, each transforming into a miniature Arhat performing a Sealing.

These doppelgangers chanted the *Rebirth Spell* in unison, and the resulting resonance momentarily broke through the confinement.

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat seized the opportunity to crush a Jade Talisman in his robes. A beam of golden light descended from the nine heavens, enveloping his body.

"Trying to use the Buddhist Sect’s guiding light to escape?"

Xu Yunfan sneered and changed his technique. The True Martial Sword suddenly flew from his grasp.

The sword split into seven in mid-air, pinning down the seven stellar positions from the Star of Celestial Pivot to Yaoguang.

The guiding golden light instantly distorted, the majority of it forcibly torn apart by the True Martial Sword Qi.

As the remnant golden light enveloped the Dragon-Subduing Arhat and shot into the sky, the seventh beam of sword light had already pierced his chest, drawing a spray of golden-red Arhat blood.

From below the city walls came the sound of a heavy fall, like clashing metal. The Dragon-Subduing Arhat slammed hard into the pile of bones on the bank of the Nether River, sending a ten-foot-high splash of shattered white bone fragments into the air.

Yet, the Vajra Body that should have been shattered to pieces bizarrely twisted and stood up. The bowl-sized hole through its chest began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Arhat threw his head back and let out an inhuman roar. The dragon tattoo on his neck suddenly peeled off his skin and transformed into a thirty-foot blood dragon in mid-air.

The vile beast opened its mouth and swallowed its master’s ruined body. It then shot into the sky, wrapped in a pervasive bloody mist, leaving a blinding golden rainbow in its wake against the morning light. In an instant, it vanished over the horizon.

Xu Yunfan did not give chase. He simply gazed thoughtfully at the whitening eastern sky.

’This Dragon-Subduing Arhat can’t possibly be this weak. Although he looks gravely injured, his Origin wasn’t actually harmed.’

’This whole scene is far too contrived.’

Xu Yunfan shook his head slightly.

Having spent a long time in the Primordial Sect, he could see through the essence of many things at a glance.

’If I’m not mistaken, he must have called for a few helpers. They’re just waiting for me to step outside so they can gang up on me.’

The thin mist over the Nether River gradually dissipated, and the pale white arms sank back to the riverbed.

As Xu Yunfan turned, his fingertips discreetly formed a seal. A wisp of his Divine Sense followed the residual aura of the True Martial Sword in pursuit.

’Since they’ve delivered themselves to my doorstep, this game for the Source Power of the Divine Martial Realm has only just begun.’

In a struggle for the Dao, Xu Yunfan would naturally not yield an inch.

Only by killing his opponent would his mind truly be at ease.

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The golden rainbow that was the Dragon-Subduing Arhat streaked across a hundred li of the Nether River before abruptly plummeting in front of a desolate cliff.

Two figures who had long been waiting there immediately rushed forward to greet him.

"Senior Brother Dragon-Subduing!"

The Angry Eyes Arhat, clad in a crimson Kasaya, spoke with a voice like a great bell, his Vajra Pestle humming in his hand. "Did that villain from the Primordial Demon Sect give chase?"

The other, an old monk with white eyebrows that drooped to his shoulders, gently stroked the Jade Purification Bottle in his arms. The two characters for "Ci Hang" on its body shimmered with a lustrous glow.

"This old monk and Junior Brother Angry Eyes have had the Vajra Exorcism Circle laid out here for some time, just waiting for that Xu Yunfan to walk into our trap."

The wound on the Dragon-Subduing Arhat’s chest was still oozing golden blood. Hearing this, he sighed with some regret. "Junior Brothers Ci Hang and Angry Eyes, there is no need to wait any longer. That Xu Yunfan is as cunning as a fox. He didn’t take a single step out of Cold Crow Pass."

"What?"

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