In the cloudy sky of Shadowfell Prefecture, the three Body Integration realm experts outside were utilizing their Spiritual power to break the lotus statue of the Dusheng Nunnery.
Originally, the lotus was resisting the Spiritual power of the three.
They had already calculated that even if it took a couple of years, they would slowly deplete the foundation of the Dusheng Nunnery.
They had long lifespans, and in this situation of catching a turtle in a jar, they were in no hurry to break the lotus statue.
Allowing their subordinates to set up array formations was the truly foolproof plan.
However, after only one day had passed, the originally brilliantly shining Buddhist light of the lotus let out a "crack," revealing fissures.
The three couldn't help but exchange a glance, all seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.
"Why has the Dusheng Nunnery cracked?"
Wenren Jiuyue looked at Zhao Guang with a strange expression.
Zhao Guang was the strongest here, and he somewhat suspected that Zhao Guang had secretly increased his Spiritual power.
But thinking about it, that wasn't right either; Zhao Guang was a very despicable person.
"What are you looking at me for?" Zhao Guang glared at Wenren Jiuyue.
He was equally puzzled, but as he probed the situation inside the Dusheng Nunnery, he felt the grand array gradually weakening.
He even sensed the Buddhist power of the Dusheng Nunnery bursting out from the cracks.
The Buddhist Dharma, which should have been peaceful, was somewhat violent.
His expression immediately turned solemn.
"You two be careful. When things are out of the ordinary, there must be a demon at work.
The Dusheng Nunnery will absolutely not wait around to be slaughtered.
The Demoness Dairou was able to lead the entire Dusheng Nunnery to secretly cultivate Buddhist Dharma for many years without exposing themselves; she cannot be underestimated."
"Mhm."
With a flaw appearing in the Dusheng Nunnery's lotus, the three grew increasingly cautious.
In a short span of time, they had already deduced hundreds of traps the Dusheng Nunnery might have set, as well as their various methods of escape.
The group's expressions became increasingly grim.
"Careful!"
Right at this moment, Daoist Qinghe of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion suddenly let out a cold shout.
An array disk floated into the air, and over a dozen cultivators of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion formed hand seals, laying down a barrier above the cloudy sky.
Daoist techniques materialized on Daoist Qinghe's array disk, and the pressure of heaven and earth descended.
A long river appeared above the cloudy sky, and a dragon's roar emanated from within the river!
Zhao Guang and Wenren Jiuyue both wore solemn expressions, already unleashing their Daoist techniques.
"Boom!"
Under the group's vigilant watch, they saw a gap tear open in the lotus statue.
The golden light of Buddhist power suddenly burst forth, and at the same time, two auras emerged from within.
"The people of the Dusheng Nunnery are trying to escape!"
A sky full of techniques rained down toward the lotus.
But Zhao Guang froze. A drop of cold sweat rolling down his forehead, he shouted, "Wait! Everyone, stop!"
The brilliance of Spiritual power filled the cloudy sky. Among the two auras emerging from within, Zhao Guang sensed an extremely familiar one.
That was precisely the petty thief who had snatched the Three Corpses of Lingtian right in front of him at the Grand Tower back then!
"Boom!"
Spiritual power blasted out, but how could the people present catch someone that even Zhao Guang couldn't catch back then?
Spatial laws flashed past the lotus statue, and Zhao Guang even heard a cursed voice.
"Motherfucker, and they call themselves Body Integration realm experts! Taking a whole day to break a shitty array and still can't find anyone. What the hell are they even doing?!"
"Oh no, Perfected Qinghe, they escaped from our barrier!"
A Void Refinement cultivator cried out in shock. Two long spears flashed past like streams of light, and spatial Spiritual power pierced through the barrier. Time seemed to stop in this brief instant, and those two people vanished instantly.
Spiritual power was still booming, and the grand array thoroughly enveloped the cloudy sky. The two had escaped, but the lotus statue remained, and the Dusheng Nunnery remained.
The torn gap left the entire aura of the Dusheng Nunnery completely exposed, allowing everything inside to enter their view.
"Those two people were..." Perfected Qinghe had already reacted.
When Zhao Guang told them to stop just now, it seemed those two had... broken through the Dusheng Nunnery's array formation from the inside out!
"Why are you asking me? How should I know?" Zhao Guang gritted his teeth, his head covered in cold sweat as he used his divine soul to sense the Dusheng Nunnery.
Inside the Dusheng Nunnery's Grotto-Heaven Paradise, it was a total mess.
The Dharma Masters of the Dusheng Nunnery and the Demoness Dairou had all summoned their Bodhisattva statues and experienced a fierce battle.
Among them, Nun Dairou's face was like frost and snow, terrifyingly cold.
Dharma Master Hongdan was shivering, while Dharma Master Hongzhen's right cheek was entirely red, her breathing unstable.
"They look like... they've been bullied." Wenren Jiuyue blinked his eyes blankly.
He looked at Zhao Guang, then at Perfected Qinghe, wanting to glean something from their faces.
After all, the despicability and shamelessness of these two were famous in the circles of the Imperial Capital's almighty experts.
"What are you standing around for? Charge in and save the Crown Prince!"
Zhao Guang roared furiously, taking advantage of the breached grand array of the Dusheng Nunnery to charge inside.
He gritted his teeth. His guess had been absolutely right. The people surnamed Li were truly up to no good.
He suspected that this trip, just like the great battle at the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems back then, was another instance of falling into the Li Clan's trap.
Especially that elusive figure in black mist—shameless and despicable to the extreme!
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