This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Outside Jinshan Prefecture City, the colossal golden Buddha statue radiated infinite brightness.

The chant spread throughout the entire city, piercing the dark clouds above, dissipating the thousands of thunderbolts.

With the entrance of Pudu Temple, the tide of battle reversed in an instant!

That Buddha from Pudu Temple, though his reputation was not obvious in recent years, even ranking alongside the other four True Monarchs as the "Five True Monarchs," without receiving his due respect.

Yet no peak expert of the world dared to underestimate this Buddha.

Now, from thousands of miles away, this was the first time the Buddha had acted before the eyes of the world, showcasing the boundless extent of his Dharma!

If Qingxu True Monarch could have perfected his Big Array, calling forth all its power, he would not have feared a battle against this opponent, but now....

He knew all too well that perfecting the Big Array was nearly impossible.

The Emperor's Dragon Qi drawn forth by Yun Shu and the power transferred from Pudu Temple had forcibly breached a corner of the Big Array, making it difficult for Qingxu True Monarch to repair.

If the struggle continued, the court would send even stronger forces to break apart the Big Array.

In the blink of an eye, the kilometer-tall Dharma Form within Jinshan Prefecture City collapsed!

Yun Shu was taken aback.

With his ability to Analyze Dao Rules, he knew that Qingxu True Monarch wasn't at the point of "exhausting the oil and burning out the lamp."

Thus, it was a deliberate choice from the other side.

"What is he trying to do?"

Yun Shu grew wary.

At the same time, the Dharma Forms in the other four directions of Ming Province began to change.

Yun Shu could clearly "see" the power of the Array within Jinshan Prefecture "receding."

Qingxu True Monarch had completely abandoned Jinshan Prefecture!

He had erected Dharma Forms in five directions, intending to construct an Array based on the Five Elements principle, as the foundation for establishing a Tao Country.

But now he had voluntary abandoned Gold Attribute Jinshan Prefecture, actively dissolving the Gold-attribute Dharma Form.

Yun Shu then "saw," through Analyze Dao Rules, the force among the four remaining Dharma Forms interconnecting.

"Madness!"

Yun Shu found it unbelievable.

Qingxu True Monarch had actually given up on constructing an Array with the Five Elements, forcefully using the incomplete four Dharma Forms to build the Array!

Daluo Peak, the forbidden area behind the mountain.

Inside the cave dwelling, Qingxu True Monarch's true body still remained in this place.

Tai Yu was still firmly suppressed by his prohibitions.

Until now, Qingxu True Monarch had been suppressing Tai Yu while simultaneously clashing with Yun Shu!

"Qingxu, won't you turn back?"

Inside the cave dwelling, Tai Yu suddenly roared with anger.

Although unable to perceive the battle outside, he had been contesting with Qingxu True Monarch using Dao Rules, so he sensed immediately when Qingxu True Monarch suddenly dissolved one of his Dharma Forms.

To Tai Yu, this was a sign of Qingxu True Monarch's imminent failure.

Qingxu True Monarch glanced at Tai Yu.

He actually managed to smile at this moment:

"Uncle Master, from the day I sought the Tao, I have told myself: in this life, without achieving immortality, I will never turn back!"

Having said that, he left the cave dwelling without looking back.

Luoxia Peak, the Taoist temple where Qing Xia resided.

As soon as Qingxu True Monarch started his activation, this place was immediately sealed by a prohibition, trapping people inside unable to leave, and those outside couldn't enter.

After several attempts, True Master Qing Xia stopped trying to break the seal, sitting silently in the courtyard in a daze.

Suddenly, she felt something, lifting her head towards one side.

A streak of clear light flashed, and Qingxu True Monarch appeared here.

This was not Qingxu True Monarch's true body, but an avatar formed from a strand of his Void Thought.

"Big Brother actually has the time to come see me? Have you already been defeated?"

Seeing Qingxu True Monarch, True Master Qing Xia did not stand up, but mockingly sneered.

"Why do you think I would only come to see you after I've been defeated?"

Qingxu True Monarch asked.

True Master Qing Xia chuckled, "Based on my understanding of you, Big Brother, if you had succeeded, there would be too many things to attend to immediately, you certainly wouldn't have the leisure to see me. Only if you're defeated, then you might come here to question and rebuke me."

Qingxu True Monarch stared at the person who was once his confidant.

He had trusted her so much, even once considering letting her know about the Tao Country.

"You've already guessed my goal?"

"Big Brother, a genius of this era, full of extraordinary strategies, what else of this world could you plot so intensely for, willing to pay a huge price to chase after, if not for that very thing?"

"Why?"

Qingxu True Monarch still asked this question in the end.

He wanted to know why True Master Qing Xia chose to betray him.

Back in Taixu Hall, if it hadn't been for True Master Qing Xia's last-minute vote, that contest of "Taoist Lineage" would not have even taken place.

Qingxu True Monarch would still be the Master of Daluo Sect, and he needn't have hastily launched his plans.

The ultimate outcome might have been entirely different!

"Is it because of that disciple who died?"

Qingxu True Monarch's words carried a hint of anger.

True Master Qing Xia abruptly stood up from the stone stool, defiantly locking gazes with Qingxu:

"You must think that disciple was trivial, but I want to know, who truly matters to you in your heart? Does Brother Qing Ding matter to you?!"

Qingxu True Monarch paused, his expression returning to calm.

Or rather, to indifference.

True Master Qing Xia expressed rare emotional agitation:

"Big Brother, tell me, who in your heart truly matters?"

"For the pursuit of your great Tao, can disciples of the Daluo Sect be sacrificed at will, and can your devoted brothers be sacrificed? Even I can be sacrificed, right?"

"In the face of your great Tao, can all the people in the world be sacrificed?"

"Yes!"

Qingxu True Monarch interrupted True Master Qing Xia's interrogation, glancing at her one last time with an indifferent gaze.