Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"Heh heh, my young friend, you're a bit too greedy."

After being silent for a long time, Farmer Mountain Master's eyes flashed with a sharpness, clearly seeing through Yi Chen's planning.

The few people present also looked at Yi Chen with unwelcoming eyes.

All of them were as cunning as millennia-old foxes; nobody was in the mood for playing simpleton, and Yi Chen's little schemes were as clear to them as broad daylight.

It was nothing more than him waiting for the opportunity to snatch the other two treasures while they were vying for the Profound Origin Pill.

A copy of the dispensable Supreme Martial Technique was of no great use to them, so they let him have it, but to be outwitted by a junior would truly be an embarrassment beyond measure.

Touching his nose, Yi Chen chuckled awkwardly, "If it doesn't work, junior still has another plan..."

"Scram!"

"Shameless whelp!" Before Yi Chen could finish, Xu Wuxie shouted in anger, his displeasure towards Yi Chen having been longstanding. Yi Chen had previously made him lose face, and now he was coveting the other treasures as well, prompting Xu Wuxie to move directly to action.

Behind Xu Wuxie, a demonic elephant shadow suddenly appeared, its body pitch black with eyes a deep crimson; mysterious purple demon patterns covered its body, and upon its forehead between its brows, a patch of golden dragon scales had grown.

"Demonic Elephant – Sky Stomper!"

As the shout resounded, Xu Wuxie's left leg suddenly swelled, and in sync with the stomp of the shadow behind him, a purple mist surrounded him as he launched a direct attack. Turning into a purple torrent, he surged toward Yi Chen.

Behind him, a deep footprint was left on the bronze hall's floor, and the other attendees merely watched with cold indifference.

"Damn!"

"Yang Ji – Four Symbols."

Yi Chen's expression changed instantly, and having no choice, he called upon his Extreme Origin, standing bravely to face the attack. However, Xu Wuxie's strength was tremendously fierce, and it was Yi Chen's first encounter with such a mighty body cultivator. Fortunately, he had remained extra vigilant since entering the hall and managed to narrowly catch Xu Wuxie's formidable move.

"Kid, where's the strength you showed hitting that bronze pillar? Playing with me?"

"Demonic Elephant – Lash."

Xu Wuxie's face twisted fiercely, the demonic elephant behind him roaring as it stood upright, tossing its trunk. A whip-like purple glow suddenly materialized in the air.

The purple glow was so swift that Yi Chen could only use his sword to block, the formidable power emerging rapidly as his Extreme Origin frantically roiled and surged.

Nevertheless, given Xu Wuxie's terrifying strength, after barely catching the blow, Yi Chen was sent flying back to the entrance of the great hall.

"Demonic Elephant – Golden Spear"

"Coming again? I take my leave!"

Seeing Xu Wuxie pressing on, Yi Chen's face instantly turned pale.

Casting off, running away.

He turned into a silver-white beam of light and fled.

For Yi Chen, any hesitation, even for a microsecond, would be disrespecting his own intelligence.

From a distant mountaintop, Yi Chen watched a golden light disappear into the sky, his heart couldn't help but shudder with fright.

He looked at the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand; a narrow oval-shaped mark was starkly branded upon it, left by Xu Wuxie's demonic elephant lash he'd blocked earlier.

"If you won't listen, fine, but hitting people? That's just rude."

"Oh dear fate~"

"Why must you see fit to strike me~"

The sky echoed with Yi Chen's mournful song.

He had hoped to continue his verbal antics and make another play, but it was clear that there was an unspoken agreement among the groups inside the hall. They had already indulged him by letting him take the Supreme Martial Technique, which was the limit of their tolerance.

Thus, when Xu Wuxie attacked him, the others simply watched from the sidelines.

"What a loss, damn it, all old foxes still guarding their food."

"Others fear my greed and think of muddling through to catch a fish in troubled waters and strike another blow, but the Dragon-Slaying Sword nearly snapped in someone's hands,"

Yi Chen touched his nose in annoyance, gazing at the vast temple on the distant plateau. With a pained expression, he glanced at the damaged Dragon-Slaying Sword and then turned away, heading in the opposite direction of the True Martial Pavilion.

However, he etched this debt deeply into his heart.

But no rush, fortunes change in thirty years' time, never bully a poor daoist.

If he weren't worried that someone in this Cave Heaven might discover the secret of his Golden Finger, he'd even consider making a breakthrough to the thirteenth level of his True Technique right here.

After much deliberation, Yi Chen still abandoned this tempting idea. After all, he had already obtained the "Tyrant Martial True Qi" on this trip, and he had gathered enough Deep Red Points to consider his mission accomplished.

Even if he risked it all and, after making a breakthrough in his True Technique, took possession of the Xuantian Pill, "Divine Origin True Martial Heaven-Tyrant Source Mystery Scripture," and the Holy Halberd, how much would it increase his strength?

If for this reason someone targeted the secret of his breakthrough, it would be a loss beyond redemption.

He had a feeling that this breakthrough in his True Technique would be extremely important to him. Perhaps, he could truly glimpse the secrets of the True Monarch and see the reality of a realm of the world.

Moreover, he'd always felt that everything he experienced within this Cave Heaven was filled with strangeness.

"Stir, just keep stirring,"

"I'd better stay far from this core area, look for a way out and not get involved; let all your brains turn into dog brains," Yi Chen stopped again and looked back with a deep gaze at the temple shrouded in clouds before turning his head to leave.

This time, he didn't look back and instead walked toward the boundary of the Cave Heaven, moving away from the core whirlpool that was the True Martial Pavilion.

After Yi Chen left, the people inside the True Martial Pavilion looked at each other and started fighting again, forming and betraying alliances, engaging in messy battles.

"Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers!"

"Heavenly Cluster Sword!"

"Demonic Elephant · Golden Halberd!"

"Farmer's Three Hoes!"

The fighters in the temple were truly ferocious, now fighting for their lives. Explosions rang out incessantly. A huge bronze column inside the temple was destroyed by half, with building debris falling occasionally. Only the shield of clear light on the bronze turtle tray flickered steadily within the aura of mana, as stable as ever.

...

...

Inside the Cave Heaven, beneath the plateau in a mysterious cavern, a chubby child dressed in a golden corset, looking like something out of a New Year's painting, stood in front of a copper mirror watching everyone in the temple fight. He couldn't help but laugh with joy.

"Fight, start fighting."

"It would be best to tear down this True Martial Pavilion."

"Demolish all this and I, Golden Baby, will be free, haha."

Several hours later, Yi Chen naturally knew nothing about the details of what happened in the temple. He was now on a mountaintop, smilingly pocketing a millennium-old spiritual herb, Moon Viewing Grass, into his storage ring.

This was a key ingredient for refining Moon Shadow Pills, which could aid in enlightenment and strengthen the soul. Such a mature Moon Viewing Grass was worth a lot of money, an excellent choice to repay the kindness of the Sword Immortal.

Just as he put the millennium-old spiritual herb into his storage ring, suddenly, a purple light shot across the sky.

Yi Chen focused his gaze and his pupils involuntarily constricted.

He saw Xu Wuxie, who had driven him out of the temple, flying weakly towards him.

At that moment, Xu Wuxie was in extreme disarray, with a large hole blasted open in his chest, where one could vaguely see his heart beating. In his hands, a golden halberd vibrated uncontrollably, seemingly trying to break free of his grip.

"Damn it, a few bastards actually teamed up to trick me. Fortunately, I seized this broken Dao Weapon, the Holy Halberd Tian Wen, before fleeing. It's not too bad of a trade-off, but with these injuries, I'm powerless to contend with those scoundrels. It's time to find an exit and leave," Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Xu Wuxie looked back bitterly in the direction behind him before hastening his flight.

Just then, suddenly from the mountain base below, a familiar laugh reached his ears:

"Senior, please wait a moment!"

A white light abruptly soared into the sky, Yi Chen blocking Xu Wuxie's path with a beaming smile.