A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

It's a stalemate!

This is just great!

Whoever lets go first will be the one who suffers.

In this scenario, the best-case scenario would be mutual destruction, while the worst-case scenario would be mutual annihilation. Neither side can afford to relax, because whoever relaxes first will be the first to die.

Inside the cave, the tiger-headed little demon was sharpening his sword.

"Cha-"

The blade of a longsword made a scraping sound as it struck the whetstone. The sound was faint when it came from the whetstone, but as it traveled through the cave and into the air, it was like a thunderclap.

It resonated with the heavenly thunder summoned by Lü Dongbin.

The colors of the four-colored lightning bolts suddenly dimmed.

Lu Dongbin was overjoyed. He had finally managed to avoid a swordsmanship contest, and now it was just a contest of magical power. He and the other three were all highly skilled in magic, and once they got entangled, they wouldn't be able to let her escape.

The final suppression of this spider demon is just around the corner!

A surge of pride welled up within him, and he no longer cared that this time it was four against one demon. As long as he won, who cared how many there were? The victory was something the winner would bring.

"Everyone, give it your all! Suppress this spider demon here and don't give her a chance to turn the tables!" Lü Dongbin shouted with high spirits, his magical power rising once more.

Suddenly the thunder intensified, and the lightning became incredibly bright; it was clear that the spider demon was about to collapse.

"Cha-"

Suddenly, a strange sound came faintly from the sky, like the sound of something metal rubbing against a stone, just a soft snap.

The four-colored lightning, which had been shining brightly just moments before, suddenly dimmed.

The Golden Spider Queen, who had just been nearly struck by the four-colored lightning, immediately felt the pressure ease.

She, who had been somewhat desperate, suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

He mustered all his magical power and gritted his teeth to endure it.

She felt that the four people's magical power couldn't be maintained for long, and the loosening of their power just now was likely due to that. However, that "snap" sound resembled the sound of sharpening a sword.

She would make that sound when she sharpened her sword on the whetstone in the cave.

Could it be that... the little tiger-headed demon is really helping me sharpen my sword?

A feeling of being moved welled up inside me.

A growing surge of power welled up within him, a desperate attempt to hold on, at least to prevent that tiger-headed demon from dying here for no reason. Why should these immortals live, while he, simply because he wasn't human and wasn't cultivating, had to be suppressed?

A sense of unwillingness welled up within him, and with a loud shout, his magical power surged, causing the winds and clouds to shift once more.

It forcefully pushed the four-colored lightning back a little.

Lü Dongbin shouted, "Press down again!"

The four of them desperately channeled their magic power, forcefully pressing down the little distance the spider demon had just pushed up.

The spider demon, which had just begun to emerge, was pressed down so hard that its back bent over.

The spider demon felt a pang of sorrow.

Despite exerting all their strength, they could not escape their fate of being suppressed.

So hateful.

He didn't want much, and he hadn't done anything immoral. Moreover, these immortals wanted to suppress him only because they wanted to exorcise demons for their own purposes.

What is a demon? What is a monster?

Just then, another "snap" sound was heard.

Golden Spider Princess heard it again; it was the sound of a sword being sharpened. She was certain it was that little tiger-headed demon sharpening his sword inside his cave.

But that one sound filled her with strength.

And it was this sound that caused the lightning bolt, which had just shone brightly, to dim again.

Something is wrong, absolutely something is wrong!

Not only did Lü Dongbin sense that something was wrong with the sound, but the other three also felt that something was amiss.

The sound is metal rubbing against a whetstone.

I wasn't very familiar with the other three, but I was familiar with Lü Dongbin.

He's a sword immortal!

I'm all too familiar with the sound of sharpening a sword.

The first sound felt familiar, and the second sound was instantly recognizable. I looked around and shouted.

"Someone's sharpening a sword nearby!"

Tieguai Li was taken aback: Sharpening a sword?

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva: Who the hell is so bored and has nothing better to do than sharpen their sword here at this hour? And making such a loud noise, what are they trying to do?

Old monk: I don't care what you grind, as long as it doesn't interfere with my exorcising demons.

"There's something strange about the sound of this sword-sharpening!" Tieguai Li shouted.

Even if you don't shout, everyone will know there's something strange about the sound. They're not stupid; shouting like that will affect morale. They all turned to look at Tieguai Li.

Tieguai Li said, "Each of you use your magic to shut your ears and block out your senses."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old monk's earlobes suddenly turned into two small fans, which he then covered, instantly blocking out all external sounds.

With a shout, the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra chanted a mantra, and a layer of mist rose up above his ears, covering them.

Bells and whistles.

Tieguai Li then conjured two balls of cotton and stuffed them directly into his ears.

Lü Dongbin used a spell to make two lotus leaves emerge from his ears, which then isolated his ears from external sounds.

"It's all about action!"

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva also wanted to finish the battle quickly. Now that there was no external interference, he was determined to suppress the spider demon under the immense pressure of the Buddha's power.

This can be considered a great merit for Buddhism.

then……

"cha"

The clear, stubborn voice still reached their ears, and then the four-colored lightning dimmed a little.

Tieguai Li: ...

Lü Dongbin: ...

Old monk: ...

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva: "Who, who exactly is it? I'm so angry...!"

"chachachacha"

The sound of three consecutive sharpenings of a sword still rang out.

The divine lightning that had been summoned with tremendous effort and with every ounce of strength was gradually dimming as the sword was continuously sharpened.

"Crack!"

The beam of light suddenly seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind, and the original blue sky became clear and bright, with a gentle breeze and drifting clouds, revealing a bright and sunny day.

"The sky has cleared up!"

In Jiangning City, some people looking up at the sky suddenly noticed that the sky was no longer oppressive, and the thick, towering lightning had disappeared, as if it had been blown away by a gentle breeze.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

A little child suddenly looked up at the sky and laughed joyfully: "Rainbow!"

It was indeed a rainbow, rising over the outer canal of the Qinhuai River.

This rainbow wasn't a rainbow after the rain, but rather a rainbow reflected from the sword light of the Golden Spider Princess. This rainbow appeared after the extreme pressure had been applied, followed by a sudden relaxation, a moment of enlightenment for the Golden Spider Princess.

A deeper understanding of the Two Elements Jade Maiden Sword Technique.

"Oops!"

When the four saw the sudden smile on Golden Spider Princess's face and the flash of light on the sword, they knew something was wrong, like the reflection of light after the rain.

"Disperse!"

The four of them shouted in unison.

The four figures suddenly scattered and fled, twisting and turning in the air. Finally, Tieguai Li ignored everything, recited an incantation, and disappeared in an instant.

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva had long since shed his body, leaving behind only the shell of this body, while his true form had already gone to Jiangning City.

The old monk was a little slow, and only thought of running away when the sword light turned into a rainbow in the sky, even though he had the golden body of Buddhist Dharma protecting him.

However, after being struck by the seven-colored rainbow light, he coughed up blood and barely managed to escape, hiding inside the Golden Light Temple and sitting down in his room.

If the wound isn't treated soon, the blood will become a fountain, gushing out in streams without restraint.

He was wounded in the chest, a very deep scar.

The rainbow's rays shattered his Buddhist golden body, nearly costing him his life. Thankfully, his golden body did manage to block some of the damage, and it wasn't fatal.

The battle ended in an instant.

After the four scattered and fled, Golden Spider Princess slumped down on the bank of the reeds. Although she had grasped the essence of the technique on the spot, she had ultimately overexerted herself and damaged her foundation.

Serious internal injuries.

This battle was a lose-lose situation for both sides.

She didn't even dare to move; she didn't even have the strength to return to her cave.

Spider Cave, inside the cave.

The little tiger-headed demon placed a sword beside him.

Originally, this was just an ordinary longsword left behind after one of the lesser demons in the cave was dismissed. But after the tiger-headed demon sharpened it, it seemed as if streams of light were flowing across the blade.

"Great monk, now that you're here, don't hide."

The little tiger-headed demon suddenly spoke to a large tree outside the cave entrance.