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Chapter 653: Chapter 373 Severe Injury

Ancestor Lu received the message from his sect, Venerable Huike from Qianye Temple had kidnapped Li Yuanba.

Upon hearing the news, he did not hesitate for a moment and immediately set out from his sect, heading towards Qianye Temple.

Unfortunately, because he was delayed by some matters at the time, he received the news late. Moreover, since Venerable Huike had used the Divine Foot Skill to return to Qianye Temple, their arrival times at Qianye Temple differed significantly.

If it were any other disciple, Ancestor Lu would definitely consider the pros and cons first, but Li Yuanba was different; he was the most pride-inspiring junior generation disciple of his.

Given Li Yuanba’s talents and potential, he was almost another Elder Jian, perhaps even more outstanding than Elder Jian.

For Li Yuanba, he was willing to confront Qianye Temple, deciding to have a showdown with them first.

Just as Ancestor Lu could sense the aura of Qianye Temple’s Sect Protection Array, his entire aura surged. As someone of his status, he would not approach Qianye Temple in secret; he announced his arrival in just this manner.

“Eh!” he had just planned to charge at Qianye Temple’s great array, ready to demand they hand over the person, when he looked up at the sky.

In the sky, ordinary cultivators could not detect the fighting aura of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, but as another Nascent Soul Ancestor, he was able to sense the changes within the Thirty-Three Heavens.

His Nascent Soul flew out, transforming into the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, and his body flew into the immense Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation.

The Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation flew upward. He had come to demand a person from the Venerables of Qianye Temple; someone capable of fighting above Qianye Temple within the Thirty-Three Heavens would definitely include the Venerables of Qianye Temple.

Ancestor Lu’s Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation broke into the Thirty-Three Heavens and was immediately stunned by the sight of the Buddha’s light in the eyes of others.

Venerable Huike and Venerable Huijing were fighting fiercely. Affected by the inner demons, Venerable Huijing fought without holding back, leaving no room for restraint.

Fortunately, Venerable Huike was able to perform “A Hair’s Breadth, Worlds Apart.” He kept dodging skillfully within the Thirty-Three Heavens. At first, he had been pulling his punches, but as Venerable Huijing’s attacks grew stronger, he had no choice but to confront them with all his might.

He had thought it through thoroughly; by continuously depleting Venerable Huijing’s Spiritual Power, preventing him from damaging Qianye Temple, once Venerable Huijing’s Spiritual Power was greatly exhausted, he could restrain Venerable Huijing.

Venerable Huijing, influenced by inner demons, fought without reservation, and Venerable Huike was precisely exploiting this.

However, to deplete a Venerable’s Spiritual Power was no easy feat. Venerable Huike could not just dodge; he also needed to clash head-on with Venerable Huijing occasionally, to maximize Venerable Huijing’s expenditure.

After each head-on clash, he could use “A Hair’s Breadth, Worlds Apart” to dodge and gain time to recover his Spiritual Power.

As for Venerable Huijing, he was continuously expending energy without any time to recover. If they kept fighting this way, perhaps it would turn out as he expected: eventually, Venerable Huijing’s Spiritual Power would be hugely exhausted and he would be suppressed by his superior Spiritual Power.

Once he had restrained the out-of-control Venerable Huijing, he could then bring Venerable Huijing back to the temple and find a way to eliminate his inner demons.

At this moment, he had no time to consider the matter of Li Yuanba. No matter how important Li Yuanba was, it was not as pressing as the matter of Venerable Huijing.

Just as Venerable Huike was about to engage in another all-out clash with Venerable Huijing, Ancestor Lu entered into the fray.

The moment Ancestor Lu’s aura appeared in the Thirty-Three Heavens, Venerable Huijing’s Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation attacked Ancestor Lu without the slightest hesitation.

At this time, Venerable Huijing was also launching an attack at Venerable Huike. Simultaneously, he attacked both Venerable Huike and Ancestor Lu with full force and without any reservation.

Since it was in the Thirty-Three Heavens, with restrictions from the Heaven and Earth Rules, and Venerable Huike was focused on the battle, he did not notice Ancestor Lu’s approach. He only sensed Ancestor Lu after he entered the Thirty-Three Heavens.

However, by then, Venerable Huike was already prepared for a head-on collision with Venerable Huijing; he had no time to retract this long-prepared strike.

If he were to retract it, he might get injured. He had given up using “A Hair’s Breadth, Worlds Apart” to dodge, and it was too late to do so anyway.

The reason Venerable Huijing attacked Ancestor Lu with full force upon his appearance was because he was all too familiar with Ancestor Lu’s aura, which was the source of his rage.

It was Ancestor Lu who had killed two of his Great Arhat level disciples and had prevented Venerable Huijing from heading to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, which had planted the seeds of the inner demons.

And the remote rocket attacks of Li Shiming were just what triggered the inner demon seeds.

In the innate consciousness of Venerable Huijing, Ancestor Lu was his archenemy.

Ancestor Lu and Venerable Huijing were evenly matched in strength, but Venerable Huijing had been fighting Venerable Huike for quite some time, and now he was facing both Venerable Huike and Ancestor Lu simultaneously. With Venerable Huijing’s true strength, he was unable to contend with two Nascent Soul Ancestors at the same time.

Ancestor Lu, having been attacked, would not show mercy; he understood that he needed to first deal with one of the Venerables, otherwise if both Venerables targeted him together, he would not be able to withstand it.

Within the Thirty-Three Heavens, Ancestor Lu struck with all his might, aspiring to achieve success in one blow.

Venerable Huike also struck with all his might, as he did not want to get injured. If he were to be injured in this situation, he might fall victim to a combined attack from Venerable Huijing and Ancestor Lu, and then even the speed of his “A Hair’s Breadth, Worlds Apart” would slow down, preventing him from escaping.