Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

It's clear that Nie Feng is on the verge of exploding; he'll be fully engaged in battle at the slightest command.

"Second Brother, please tell them quickly, we really meant no harm." Sha Wujing anxiously nudged Zhu Bajie.

"Um, this, this." If I had a legitimate reason, I really wouldn't need to wear a mask to follow him.

Seeing that he couldn't get an answer after a long time, Nie Feng stopped being polite.

He gripped the "Peerless Sword" tightly and charged at Pigsy.

"Oh my god!" Pigsy cried out.

Sha Wujing immediately took out his crescent shovel and confronted Nie Feng.

With a clang, the powerful force made it difficult for both of them to grip their weapons, but Nie Feng was already in a fighting state, so he quickly recovered.

A powerful "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" strike came rushing towards them with overwhelming force.

The battle quickly escalated to a fever pitch, and Sha Wujing naturally dared not hold back any longer. If he didn't unleash his true abilities, he might very well perish here today.

In an instant, he transformed into a golden Arhat. The physical strength after this transformation was not only different in color, but the hardness was also ten degrees stronger. At this point, it could be said that unless it was a full-force attack from a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it would not be broken.

Therefore, the force of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm was deflected off Sha Wujing, snapping several ancient trees in half with a loud crash.

Chapter 855 Golden Arhat

"Holy crap, was he this fierce from the start?" Pigsy, who was watching the show from the sidelines, seemed unaffected, but at this moment he was holding off Bu Jingyun tightly, because he knew that if Bu Jingyun took the opportunity to strike, his junior brother would not live much longer.

It was also clear that Nie Feng and Sha Wujing were evenly matched at this point, and neither could do anything to the other, so the situation continued as it was, which was not a bad thing.

When Nie Feng saw that his Cloud-Dispelling Palm technique had been deflected, he didn't retreat but instead became even more determined to fight.

He gripped the "Peerless Sword" tightly and stepped forward to use the Huo Family Sword Technique, which he now had a good grasp of. This was a sword technique that had accompanied him throughout his growth, and he could improve his swordsmanship with each battle based on his combat experience.

Therefore, even when facing Sha Wujing, who possesses the golden body of an Arhat, Nie Feng is confident that he can pose a threat.

"Kill from all sides!"

After Nie Feng's angry roar, he was able to inflict damage on Sha Wujing from four directions—front, back, left, and right—all by himself and with a sword.

Sensing the opponent's nimble sword energy, Sha Wujing also activated his Golden Body Arhat technique, which has ten levels, increasing sequentially from one to ten.

With each level you ascend, the strength increases by 100%.

However, from one to nine, there will be a vulnerability in a part of the body that only you know about.

However, once you reach the tenth level, you can hide this weakness inside your body, making it impossible for your opponent to break through this indestructible divine skill.

Sha Wujing has only cultivated to 80% of his skill, so he cannot reveal all his trump cards at once. However, sensing Nie Feng's swordsmanship, he felt a kind of psychological fear and agility, which forced him to activate 70% of his skill immediately.

"Clang!" Sha Wujing, radiating golden light, once again increased his brightness and purity, making him appear as if he were a golden statue.

"The golden-bodied Arhat is here!"

The four sword energies intersected, forming a four-pronged attack!

"Duang! Duang! The four metallic clanging sounds were as if we had felt a huge collision of energy."

Nie Feng knelt on one knee, glaring angrily at Sha Wujing. But instead of what he expected, there were only a few muffled thuds.

Sha Wujing was glad he hadn't underestimated Nie Feng, because the force was indeed formidable. If he hadn't raised the Golden Arhat's technique to 70%, it would have been a pipe dream to withstand that attack.

Sha Wujing looked at Nie Feng and said, "You are very strong, but you still can't break my Golden Body Arhat, haha."

Nie Feng gave a strange laugh and said, "Is that so!"

Then, they saw that Sha Wujing suddenly felt pain all over his body and couldn't help but kneel down on one knee.

Nie Feng struck a pose that he thought was cool because it was necessary for his move, but at this moment, Sha Wujing began to disintegrate from the inside.

Because these four sword energies also contained hidden power. This was Nie Feng's own signature sword technique. Even if it was resisted after contact with the enemy, his hidden power had already penetrated deep into the enemy's interior.

Even though they had already used 70% of the Golden Body Arhat's secret technique, they were still helpless.

"Junior brother, what's wrong?" Pigsy had already noticed something was wrong, but this shouldn't be the case.

"Although my junior brother Sha's cultivation level is not high, his Golden Arhat move is indeed a very good defensive move, and it is difficult for my attacks to break through it."

Moreover, the opponent, Nie Feng, only possessed the strength of the early stage of the Golden Body Arhat.

"Haha, are you surprised?" Bu Jingyun looked at Zhu Bajie, who was incredulous, and Sha Wujing, who was kneeling on the ground.

He continued, "The Huo family sword technique of the Nie Feng family has been practiced since childhood. In order to become a master, they have practiced all the moves that can hide internal force in the sword technique. Many masters have lost because of this one move, which they underestimated."

"Hidden force? No wonder, otherwise even if the external force is strong, it can be resisted." Although Pigsy understood the reason, how could he get out of this situation?

Bu Jingyun saw through Zhu Bajie perfectly: "Don't even think about running away anymore. I'm here. Unless a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal comes, you won't be able to escape even if you grow wings."

This is an enemy force located deep in the dense forest, so it cannot be summoned. Currently, the only ones who can take me away are Jin Chanzi and his companions.

However, there was simply no time to spare, so it seemed as if Pigsy was about to surrender.

"Alright, if you tell us why you came here and what your Buddhist sect's plans are, I can let you go. I, Bu Jingyun, always keep my word. If you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do."

Pigsy secretly transmitted a message to Sandy: "Are you alright? Your senior brother will take you there now, hang in there."

After hearing what Pigsy said, they, being fellow disciples for so many years, naturally understood what he meant.

So even if it takes all her strength, she has to maintain a state where she doesn't become a burden to Zhu Bajie.

"Good!" Pigsy burst into laughter the next second.

"What are you laughing at?" Bu Jingyun asked, looking at Zhu Bajie.

"I laugh. Don't you guys underestimate me, Old Pig?"

"What? Nie Feng stopped him!" Bu Jingyun seemed to have realized something.

But it was too late. Suddenly, billowing dust appeared, and the earth seemed to be summoned and awakened by some force.

Pigsy's fat body suddenly moved at an incredible speed to Sandy's side and dragged him underground. The two figures disappeared from Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng's sight.

The silence was so profound that the other two had no way of noticing what was amiss.

"This guy actually used a teleportation technique?!"

"What is earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique)?" Nie Feng asked Bu Jingyun.

This is an earth-based technique, which allows the user to effectively utilize earth elements. That's why Pigsy used this to lure Sandy and himself underground.

Like an old man from the earth, he hid himself away.

Chapter 856 Bu Jingyun, who sees through everything

The next second, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing appeared, panting heavily, almost 10,000 kilometers away.

"Second Brother, you're still the best. If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't be able to leave." Sha Wujing regretted that he hadn't used 80% of the Golden Body Arhat secret technique from the beginning.

If that were the case, the second senior brother wouldn't be in such a predicament.

Because each use of this earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping into the ground) consumes a huge amount of Zhu Bajie's energy, not to mention that he is now carrying himself along, which not only increases the consumption but also slightly damages his cultivation.

"It's alright, it's too late to say all this now. Let's hurry up and leave. Even though we've escaped, if we get caught, all our efforts will be for nothing." Pigsy quickly led Sandy to the Buddhist temple for refuge.

Only Mount Ling in the Western Paradise has such abilities now.

"But we haven't completed our mission yet!" Looking at Sha Wujing's somewhat dull appearance, Zhu Bajie was truly impressed with his silly junior brother.

"Who said that about me? Didn't we find these two guys named Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng? They must have been sent from the place where that soaring aura was located."

"Is that so? Then besides this, what else can we find?" Sha Wujing asked.

"Their strength is not low. The guy they sent out was able to go toe-to-toe with the two of us. Their overall strength must be quite high."

It seems we should go back and tell our master and the others about the situation here.

Nie Feng, who was still in the forest, asked, "How about I go find them now and bring them back to you?"

"No, it's alright. They'll come back." Bu Jingyun looked at the bright moon with confidence, his hands behind his back.

In fact, Bu Jingyun also yearned to pursue the life of a king, but unfortunately, the enemies he faced were all too powerful.

Putting aside those Grand Luo Immortals, even Grand Luo Golden Immortals have their own methods, so what he can do now is to be smarter and make more progress.

"Alright, let's go back first. That way we can give our lord an explanation."

"Is that all there is to it?" In Nie Feng's eyes, shouldn't the task be accomplished by subduing all the enemies and bringing them before the lord?

As for Bu Jingyun, he had already given his lord the information he wanted, and sometimes information is more useful than people.

However, among the two major sects, the Demonic Sect and the Buddhist Sect, there is another hidden force behind them, namely the Heavenly Court!

This time, it can be considered that they have taken the initiative to break ties with Buddhism. Therefore, the Heavenly Court must seize the initiative now, otherwise, if this situation continues, other forces will gradually replace the Heavenly Court.

However, the Heavenly Court is currently able to suppress both Buddhism and the demonic sects because of the existence of the Jade Emperor, a Grand Immortal of Hunyuan. But what if this balance is broken?

In that case, the master of the three realms will change hands immediately.

Thinking of the Heavenly Dragon Buddha who possessed the nine-clawed golden dragon, the Jade Emperor felt an extraordinary amount of pressure.

Because he knew that even when he was fully prepared, he still couldn't control his pressure when he actually faced the other person.

I inexplicably felt that the other party's aura was insurmountable.

Even if a Grand Luo Golden Immortal were to face a Grand Luo Loose Immortal, they would still be able to barely manage to suppress him; failing to do so would already be considered a failure.

The Demonic Sect's headquarters.

"My lord, we're back." Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng looked at Wutian, who was meditating at the moment.