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Chapter 555: Chapter 324: Swing and a Miss

Wisdom Arhat and Zhi Hai Arhat, the true essence of Qianye Temple, were at the peak of the Golden Core realm. With sufficient talent and massive resource investment from Qianye Temple, they awaited their final sprint.

For the past decades, they had not ventured outside, instead remaining within the monastery in seclusion, hoping to comprehend the opportunity for a breakthrough.

However, a sudden mission disrupted their cultivation. The temple’s higher-ups requested that they bring back Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba of Senluo Sect, a newly appointed Golden Core Elder, was recorded in Qianye Temple’s archives as highly likely to be a reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.

Besides, having mastered the “Step by Step Lotus” of Divine Foot Skill in a very short time, something considered impossible in Qianye Temple’s logs unless one was a reincarnated Buddhist elder.

Qianye Temple’s understanding of Buddhist Divine Powers was profound. Though many monks in the temple possessed Buddhist Divine Powers, only Qianye Temple knew the true cost of cultivating such monks.

Each monk who mastered the Buddhist Divine Skills was selected from numerous geniuses and underwent specific cultivation before starting the rudimentary learning of Divine Skills.

This targeted cultivation alone required decades or even centuries.

Moreover, Qianye Temple had made several attempts to bring back Li Yuanba, deploying multiple Great Arhats without success, which aligned with the high fortune associated with the reincarnation of Buddhist Bodhisattvas, allowing them to naturally avoid danger.

Li Yuanba being stationed in Jieshan City by Senluo Sect actually presented an opportunity to Qianye Temple.

To most cultivators, Jieshan City, near the Jieshan Mountain Pass aiding each other and protected by a major formation, seemed extremely safe.

But in truth, Qianye Temple had opposed Senluo Sect for many years and had invested much effort studying the Jieshan Mountain Pass and Jieshan City.

This time, to deal with Li Yuanba, Qianye Temple focused its research on the great formation of Jieshan City.

Wisdom Arhat and Zhi Hai Arhat, through the trade channels of Qianye Temple based at the righteous Jieshan Mountain Pass, crossed the checkpoints of both sides without notifying anyone, not even the three Guardian Golden Core Elders of the righteous path like Ying Hou.

Both Great Arhats possessed a special Concealing Technique from Qianye Temple, where Buddhist monks excel even more than the Demon Sect, and not even the three Golden Core Elders of Senluo Sect’s Jieshan Mountain Pass could detect their stealthy entry.

They maintained the Concealing Secret Technique until they entered Jieshan City and approached the Guardian Mansion before revealing themselves.

Even when they revealed themselves, they did not trigger the formation.

Had Li Yuanba not set up drones in the sky, he might still be unaware of the arrival of the two Great Arhats.

“I’ll seal the space. We only have five breaths; retreat immediately after a successful entry!” Wisdom Arhat said to Zhi Hai Arhat, taking out an Array Plate and communicating via aural transmission.

Wisdom Arhat threw the Array Plate, which immediately activated and enveloped the Guardian Mansion.

This Array Plate was meant to prevent Li Yuanba from using “Step by Step Lotus” to escape. As for capturing Li Yuanba, as a Great Arhat, Zhi Hai Arhat would find handling a novice Golden Core cultivator, even a Sword Cultivator, extremely easy.

As soon as the Array Plate was activated, the great formation of Jieshan City was alerted, and alarms echoed throughout every corner of the formation.

Within Jieshan City, ordinary people and Qi Refining Cultivators hid inside buildings, while all Foundation Establishment Cultivators came out.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators, when faced with crises, were responsible for participating in the defense of Jieshan City.

Zhi Hai Arhat’s palm turned golden and pressed lightly against the formation at the Guardian Mansion. The formation, originally capable of resisting attacks from Golden Core cultivators, was forcibly breached with a light touch.

The formation, which Li Yuanba had previously considered quite good, only managed to delay Zhi Hai Arhat for a split second.

Zhi Hai Arhat’s form turned into an afterimage, ignoring the cultivators in front of the Guardian Mansion who were alerted and rushed into Li Yuanba’s residence at the back.

His Divine Thought had already locked onto Li Yuanba’s Qi. Within a breath’s time, he arrived at the location of the Qi, only to see another formation.

With another casual strike, the formation was destroyed, and his expression turned grim.

As he broke through the Qi storage formation, the aura left intentionally by Li Yuanba quickly dissipated after losing the enhancement of the storage formation.

“We’ve been duped, Li Yuanba isn’t here!” Zhi Hai Arhat transmitted to the outside Wisdom Arhat.

“Mission failed, retreat!” Wisdom Arhat commanded without hesitation.

They did not come to destroy Jieshan City, as it was not just the domain of Senluo Sect but also included the domain of the three great righteous sects, including Qianye Temple.

This place hosted many cultivators from the three great righteous sects, mostly lower-level merchants, but this resource channel was still crucial to the three sects.

The two Great Arhats did not pay attention to other cultivators in Jieshan City. Since they could not detect Li Yuanba’s Qi, they knew their visit had been in vain.

Since the formation was not being manipulated by Li Yuanba and given their familiarity with Jieshan City’s great formation, the formation could not stop the two Great Arhats.

The two Great Arhats left forcefully, and many Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Jieshan City sensed the terrifying presence of the two. Those who were closer were completely subdued, their bodies unable to move an inch.