I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Do you have any idea?"

"Fellow Daoist Gu, are you telling the truth?"

"Do you intend to take action and kill all mortals by your own strength?"

"Or do you, Fellow Daoist Gu, have any way to completely keep these mortals out? I'm afraid that won't be easy."

"Fellow Daoist Gu, in this Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, many of our powers and methods are limited. Are you sure you really have a way?"

"..."

As soon as Gu Xiu spoke, it immediately sparked a heated discussion among everyone present.

Everyone speculated about what Gu Xiu's method was. Either he would continue to reinforce the river of sword energy to keep those mortals out, or he would take matters into his own hands and kill all the mortals. Both methods seemed feasible.

Even the Sword Saint, who had been frowning, looked over with a puzzled expression.

“I just tried it out. These mortals, who seem to be possessed by demons, are just like those Buddhist monks before. They are only hostile to the aura of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, but they don’t react to us non-Tianyuan Sword Sect members.” Gu Xiu said, stepping out of the battle formation and squeezing into the crowd.

Sure enough, I'll see you.

Normally, those fanatical mortals would immediately choose to self-destruct upon approaching them, but they ignored them completely when they got close to Gu Xiu, and didn't even react as Gu Xiu brushed past them.

"If I'm not mistaken, they, like the previous martial monks, were somehow used to identify you, even if you concealed your aura to the extreme, it was still useless. However, they showed no hostility towards the aura of those who were not from the Tianyuan Sword Sect."

"You mean...?" The Sword Saint's eyes lit up.

“I have a special magical artifact that can form its own world, and living people can enter it without being affected.” Gu Xiu took out a broken porcelain shard from the Mountain and River Remnant Realm: “At that time, you all only need to enter it, and then a few of us can pass through the crowd.”

Is there such a wondrous treasure?

Everyone was surprised and couldn't help but exclaim when they looked at the remnants of the mountain and river. After all, they had never heard of any magic weapon that could hold a living person.

"Would you all like to give it a try?" Gu Xiu asked.

These words made some Sword Sect disciples hesitate. Gu Xiu didn't explain anything. He roughly understood what these people were worried about. After all, no one knew what the situation of this Mountain and River Remnant Realm was. Moreover, he was the master of this Mountain and River Remnant Realm, which meant that if they entered it, their lives would be in his hands.

No one wants to entrust their life and death to someone else.

"Oh? You have a divine artifact?" The old swordsman seemed quite interested. "Try taking me inside and see."

These words startled the elders of the Sword Sect, who quickly tried to dissuade them:

"Sect Master, this is not appropriate!"

"That's right, Sect Master. It's not that we don't trust Fellow Daoist Gu, but you are the backbone of our Tianyuan Sword Sect, you..."

"Alright, Gu Xiu, give it a try."

The old sword saint waved his hand to interrupt the others and urged Gu Xiu to hurry up. Gu Xiu simply stopped wasting time and immediately activated the Mountain and River Remnant Realm in his hand. A gate of light quickly appeared, and the old sword saint went straight in without thinking.

This scene startled everyone, and they all looked at Gu Xiu with worry.

This is not a question of trust or distrust.

After all, this is the Sword Saint, the number one person in the world. If we can really control his life and death, it means more than just killing the number one person in the world. We can even use him to coerce others and do many other things.

Fortunately.

Just as everyone was terrified, the Mountain and River Remnant Realm flashed with light, and then the old sword saint reappeared before them, his face full of praise: "This thing is indeed miraculous, it has even formed its own little world."

"Your strength is truly admirable. I am grateful that you did not force the artifact to break free; otherwise, this magical treasure of mine would have been destroyed on the spot," Gu Xiu replied.

"Hahaha, you risked taking out this item to do my Tianyuan Sword Sect such a great favor, how could I possibly damage your treasure?"

The conversation between the two made everyone realize what was going on.

Yes.

This is the Sword Saint, the number one swordsman in the world. Even if Gu Xiu takes him into the Mountain and River Remnant Realm, he will not be at Gu Xiu's mercy. In fact, the Mountain and River Remnant Realm cannot truly trap the Sword Saint. With his strength, as long as he wants, no one and no place in this world can trap him!

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and enter the Mountain and River Remnant Realm. Gu Xiu will lead us to break through the crowd!"

As soon as the Sword Saint spoke, the disciples of the Heavenly Abyss Sword Sect immediately obeyed and quickly filed in, passing through the gate of light into the Mountain and River Remnant Realm. In the blink of an eye, the once crowded scene had become completely empty.

"You guys...?" Gu Xiu looked at Xue Wuyai and the others.

Li Muchen replied, "Since these mortals are not hostile to us, then we can stay outside with you, Fellow Daoist Gu, so we can look out for each other."

Ye Wentian, Xue Wuya, and Fairy Xuanyin, who were standing nearby, also nodded in agreement.

Whether it was out of genuine concern or apprehension, Gu Xiu didn't care. Just then, almost everyone from the Tianyuan Sword Sect entered, with the Sword Saint being the last to arrive before the gate of light.

“Gu Xiu, the Buddhist Kingdom has always been wary of our Tianyuan Sword Sect, so they can use methods to make these mortals extremely hostile towards us. Their current neglect of you may be an oversight or a matter of limited ability, but it shows that they also have ways to deal with you.”

"So what you need to do is to go as far forward as possible before those Buddhist monks can react."

"I understand," Gu Xiu nodded in agreement.

Without further ado, the Sword Saint nodded to him and then rushed through the portal, directly entering the Mountain and River Remnant Realm. The moment the Sword Saint entered, the long river of sword energy that had been blocking everyone's path collapsed on the spot because there was no longer any sword energy to support it.

Fortunately.

Gu Xiu's attempt was successful. As everyone from the Sword Sect disappeared, the crazed mortals seemed to lose their target. Although they continued to charge forward mechanically, they stopped self-destructing.

"Gentlemen, it's time to break through!"

Ye Wentian, Xue Wuyai and the others immediately nodded. Gu Xiu no longer hesitated, channeled his cultivation to his feet, and then, with a tap of his toes, carrying Shi Siling on his back, he transformed into a streak of light, stepping on the shoulders of the dense crowd and rushing westward.

The other four people saw this situation

They are now following suit and using various methods to break through the encirclement.

They all knew in their hearts that they could break through by taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, but the people on the other side of the Buddhist Kingdom were not fools and would not really watch them get close to the core of the Buddhist Kingdom like this.

Whether they are targeted as ordinary people or Buddhist monks take action against them, it will definitely not end well.

We must hurry!

In fact, their concerns were not unfounded, because at this very moment, as they were rapidly breaking through the encirclement, at the end of their path, the Venerable Huixuan, who specialized in awakening believers, was already frowning:

"Strange...those monk followers we left behind to cover the retreat, not all of them died?"

"They're not all dead? Didn't they say that when they encounter an enemy, they'll fight to the death or even self-destruct? What happened? Could there be a problem with the Awakening Method?" Huilu wondered.

"Impossible. The awakening method is flawless. It's possible that the Sword Sect used some method to control them, but that doesn't make sense either..."

"Logically speaking, as long as they are disciples of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, unless there is a way to directly seal their cultivation and prevent them from self-destructing, they should never be controlled by others."

"unless……"

"Unless what?" the person next to him asked.

"Damn it!" Master Huixuan suddenly realized something, and his expression changed abruptly:

"I think I saw a few juniors who weren't from the Tianyuan Sword Sect in their camp before. Gu Xiu and Ye Wentian seemed to be among them. They must have had these people take over and control those believers!"

These words caused the others to frown.

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean that ordinary believers won't be targeting them anymore?"

"Has the Sword Saint figured out a solution?"

"That's impossible." Huixuan shook his head.

"Even if those few people can avoid the self-destruction of mortals, it's useless for them to do it alone. The most troublesome one, Yin Ruozhuo, has no choice but to withdraw. Without Yin Ruozhuo, do you really think they have the guts to continue forward?"

"Moreover……"

"Now that I've figured out what I've overlooked, I naturally have a way to completely eliminate them!"

“Protect me, give me the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and I will change the targets of the believers’ attacks.”

"Let their attacks no longer be limited to the Sword Sect disciples, but target all those who have invaded the Buddhist Kingdom!"