Urban Martial Saint

Everyone exchanged glances. They didn’t know these secrets about the Corpse Ghost Dragon, so naturally, they didn’t know when the Corpse Ghost Dragon was at its strongest. Does this mean Shijia’s guess really has some basis?

”I think you’re just talking nonsense,” Ye Qing suddenly said. ”Last time the Corpse Ghost Dragon came over, it wasn’t during the time frame you mentioned. He directly came to deal with us. He didn’t wait for the right time at all.”

”How can it be the same?” Shijia replied. ”Last time when he came, I wasn’t here. When dealing with you guys, does he still need to calculate the time? But this time, this Buddha Master is here. Shouldn’t he be more careful?”

Shijia’s words had a bit of self-praise in them, but everyone had to admit that what Shijia said was true. After all, Shijia is known as the foremost person of the Buddhist Sect. The Corpse Ghost Dragon may not fear the Five Uniques of the world, but it’s not possible for him to completely disregard Shijia, right!

”You all don’t need to worry. Everything is within the Buddha Master’s control. I’d say, you all go back and get some sleep first. Leave this side to me.” Shijia waved dismissively. ”By the way, before you leave, get me something to eat. I can’t eat anything too greasy at night; just repeat those dishes from noon.”

Everyone looked at each other. Isn’t that still considered greasy? The dishes at noon, weren’t any of them not greasy? The noon dishes had no vegetarian ones, all were meat dishes.

Helian Tiehua gave orders to arrange another table for Shijia. The table was set in the middle of the hall, and Shijia, unashamedly, sat down at the table and started eating heartily in full view, not caring at all about the people around him.

The meal took about an hour and a half. After finally finishing, Shijia picked a toothpick and leaned back with his legs crossed, picking his teeth. Looking at those greasy lips, is this even a monk? More like a corrupt official!

After finishing picking his teeth, Shijia tossed the toothpick on the table and said, ”Alright, it’s almost time. Let’s go. Since you’re unwilling to rest, come with me to the courtyard to meet that old monster!”

Everyone exchanged a glance. They really didn’t want to face the Corpse Ghost Dragon, but they were worried that Shijia couldn’t withstand the Corpse Ghost Dragon alone, so they all followed him out.

When everyone arrived at the courtyard, it was already past ten o’clock. On a winter’s night, plus the estate being very remote, there were no ordinary people nearby at all.

Waiting in the courtyard for about five minutes, a subordinate suddenly ran in from the gate, urgently saying, ”Great General, a convoy is heading towards the estate. It should be the group you mentioned!”

Hearing this, everyone was spirited. Without a doubt, it must be the Corpse Ghost Dragon and others coming.

”Open the gate, let them in!” Helian Tiehua commanded loudly. ”You all shouldn’t stay here either. Disperse first. Without my order, no one is allowed to approach the estate!”

”Yes!” That person responded quickly, turned, and left.

Everyone looked at Shijia, Ye Qing asked anxiously, ”Great Monk, the Corpse Ghost Dragon is here. The person you mentioned, why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

”What’s the hurry? I said he would come, so he will surely come. No need to be anxious right now!” Shijia paused, turned to Ding Lianshun and the Wolf Monk, and asked, ”By the way, are the Bloody Monk and that Yin Xianzi still unconscious?”

Ding Lianshun replied, ”They’re not unconscious; we dare not let them wake up. The Blood Robe Sect Leader is controlled by the Heart Demon and kills anyone in sight. Yin Xianzi’s mind is controlled by the Corpse Ghost Dragon and completely follows his orders. No choice, we had to knock them out first!”

”Whatever the reason, they’re just not clear-headed.” Shijia said, ”Go, bring those two over.”

”Bring them over for what?” Ding Lianshun asked curiously.

Shijia glared and said, ”What, do you want that Yin Xianzi to stay unconscious for life?”

”Ah?” Ding Lianshun scratched his head and said, ”Master, are you... are you planning to wake them?”

”Great Monk, didn’t you say you couldn’t save them before?” Ye Qing asked curiously as well.

Shijia said, ”I indeed can’t save them, but the person I mentioned is coming soon. Once he’s here, these two’s problems will be minor issues!”

The crowd exchanged glances, becoming even more curious about the person Shijia mentioned. Who could possibly save the Bloody Monk and Yin Xianzi? After all, neither Divine Doctor An Shiping nor Shijia could treat them, so who could this person be to save them?

Ding Lianshun dared not delay and quickly ran to the back secret chamber, carrying Yin Xianzi out. On the other side, the Wolf Monk also brought out the Bloody Monk. Both of them were unconscious, and no one dared to wake them up, or they would definitely fight desperately with those around them.

Bringing the Bloody Monk and Yin Xianzi into the courtyard, Shijia directly commanded them to be placed on the floor nearby. Then, Shijia didn’t even glance at them, leisurely gazing in the direction of the main gate.

After a while, a convoy finally drove up to the main gate. Before the vehicles reached them, everyone could already see clearly that sitting in the car at the front was none other than the Corpse Ghost Dragon!

Seeing the Corpse Ghost Dragon, everyone felt a chill, instinctively raising their guard. The strength of this person made everyone feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Each one of them stared intently at the incoming vehicles, calculating how they would defend themselves if the Corpse Ghost Dragon suddenly attacked and Shijia couldn’t stop him.

The vehicles slowly approached and stopped a dozen meters away from everyone. The Corpse Ghost Dragon jumped down from the car, staring at Shijia from a distance, and let out a cold laugh, saying, ”Shijia, it’s really you!”

”What, are you scared seeing your Buddha Master?” Shijia put his hands on his hips and said, ”If you’re scared, it’s not too late to scram now. The merciful Buddha Master will surely spare your life!”

”Hahaha...” The Corpse Ghost Dragon threw back his head and laughed, as if he’d just heard the funniest joke. After a long time, he stopped laughing, looked at Shijia, and said, ”You bald monk, last time in Xi Hang, you trapped me for a few hours with that Sea of Suffering Great Array, but in the end, I still broke out. This time, if your Sea of Suffering Great Array can trap me for more than an hour, I will immediately leave this place and never be enemies with these people again.”

”I never said I wanted to bet with you, why are you in such a hurry?” Shijia said, ”This time, I won’t even need the Sea of Suffering Great Array to send you packing with your tail between your legs!”

”Shijia, I’ve seen arrogance, but never someone as arrogant as you!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon said coldly, ”Do you really think that being hailed as the number one in the current Buddhist Sect puts you on par with me? Living to your age, you should understand how difficult it is for me to outlive you by over a hundred years. The gap in strength between you and me is a chasm you can never cross. If you can last half an hour under my hand, it’s already quite an achievement. Do you honestly think you can defeat me?”

”If it’s impossible, why am I here?” Shijia waved his hand and said, ”Enough, let’s not waste words on a verbal battle. Old monster, let’s settle it with our skills!”

”Fine!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon shouted coldly, ”Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll oblige you. I want to see how you intend to stop me without the Sea of Suffering Great Array!”

After speaking, the Corpse Ghost Dragon casually swung a palm toward Shijia, and a strong gust of wind surged forward. Even though Ye Qing and the others stood far behind Shijia, they could feel the terrifying power of the gust.

”Why is the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s power so strong?” Ye Qing couldn’t help but mutter, ”Aren’t sorcerers supposed to focus on sorcery? How is his power similar to the Inner Strength of our Huaxia?”

”The ultimate goal of all cultivation methods in the world is the cultivation of power. Sorcerers practice sorcery also in pursuit of power; there’s no difference,” Shen Tianjun explained. ”It’s just that lower-level sorcerers need to use sorcery to expand their power, while those strong enough can transcend the limits of sorcery, evolving into pure power!”

After Shen Tianjun’s explanation, Ye Qing suddenly understood. He had seen many sorcerers before, most of whom attacked people using sorcery, seldom directly confronting others with power like the Corpse Ghost Dragon. Ye Qing finally realized the reason for this limitation.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon’s palm strike carried tremendous power, and if it landed on a Peak Master, it could probably severely injure them. This strike was meant to intimidate Shijia, but Shijia remained unmoved, his body unchanged, like a mountain rock caressed by a gentle breeze. No matter how strong or weak the wind was, it couldn’t make the rock budge.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon furrowed his brow, as this strike failed to embarrass Shijia, leaving his own face slightly sullied.

”I want to see how many strikes you can withstand!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon roared in anger and struck again. This time, he added three times the strength, but the result was the same as before, unable to make Shijia budge an inch.

The Corpse Ghost Dragon was greatly surprised. In the past, he had fought Shijia in Xi Hang, where Shijia had set up the Sea of Suffering Great Array and trapped him, but he had broken free. After that encounter, he thought he understood Shijia’s strength, so he wasn’t worried. This time, he initially believed he could knock Shijia back with a single strike, but to his astonishment, two consecutive strikes failed to make Shijia move an inch, instead making himself lose face.

”Shijia, this strike, I really won’t hold back!” The Corpse Ghost Dragon shouted deeply, fully charging his power.

”As if you were holding back with those last two strikes,” Shijia retorted boldly, facing the accumulating power of the Corpse Ghost Dragon without the slightest worry.

(Just returned home from out of town, for today there will be two updates. Apologies to all friends for the inconvenience. I’ll make up for the missing chapter tomorrow.)