Urban Martial Saint

When everything was almost dealt with, the Wanyan Family had already held control over Shenchuan City for nearly three days. During these three days, the Wanyan Family issued a bounty, calling for the worldwide pursuit of Ye Qing. At the same time, they offered generous rewards; whoever could bring Ye Qing and the Sun Shooting Bow to the Wanyan Family would be helped to become beyond peerless master!

No one knows if the Wanyan Family truly has a way to make someone become beyond the pinnacle, but now, the power of the Wanyan Family is unmatched, something everyone is aware of. As soon as the bounty was announced by the Wanyan Family, many people eager to curry favor with them started to help search for Ye Qing.

In fact, these people had their own little schemes in mind. Regardless of whether the Wanyan Family would fulfill the bounty, just capturing Ye Qing would surely earn them other benefits from the Wanyan Family. Moreover, the Wanyan Family had already gathered the Heaven Earth Man Tri-Map and obtained the Six Keys; they were only missing the Sun Shooting Bow to open the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. Once they opened these gates, they could gain whatever secrets were inside, which might help someone become beyond peerless master. Thus, the reward from the Wanyan Family was indeed a great temptation for people!

Furthermore, Ye Qing is also related to the whereabouts of the Buddha’s Relic. Many people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture Ye Qing and force him to hand over the Buddha’s Relic. After all, Ye Qing had almost no one left to protect him, making this the best opportunity to deal with Ye Qing.

Everyone had different calculations in their minds, but their goals were the same, which was to capture Ye Qing first.

In this situation, nearly everyone in the world started to take action, searching everywhere for Ye Qing.

However, during these three days, no one found any trace of Ye Qing. It was as if Ye Qing had vanished into thin air; since he broke out of Shenchuan City last time, he has not appeared again.

On the contrary, those who broke out with Ye Qing gradually emerged. For example, the Bloody Monk; someone saw him heading towards Xiaolin Temple, and two peak masters blocked him midway, trying to extract Ye Qing’s whereabouts from him. In the end, these two peak masters were heavily injured by the Bloody Monk. The Bloody Monk’s strength was indeed greater than when he was in Shenchuan City.

Thus, although there were still many people wanting to pursue information about Ye Qing, no one dared to trouble the Bloody Monk anymore. Everyone calculated that only if the Wanyan Family sent a beyond peerless master could they deal with him. Otherwise, no one, regardless of who they were, could handle the Bloody Monk!

And the Wanyan Family remained inactive, not sending anyone to deal with the Bloody Monk. Since the Wanyan Family did not take action against the Bloody Monk, no one else dared either, allowing the Bloody Monk to reach Xiaolin Temple unimpeded.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking at the place where he once learned martial arts, the Bloody Monk felt indescribable sentiments in his eyes. Once, this place was his home. But one year, a major upheaval changed everything. The Bloody Monk still remembers that night; after losing his mind under the Heart Demon’s control, he massacred Xiaolin Temple. All those within the temple fell victim to his hands, not a single one spared.

In fact, even after killing so many people, the Bloody Monk’s Heart Demon did not weaken but instead grew stronger. Under the Heart Demon’s control, the Bloody Monk went mad; when no one was left to kill, he began to self-harm. Though under the Heart Demon’s control at the time, he still remembered what happened. The Heart Demon had him dismantling the millennia-old Xiaolin Temple. Most of the temple was built with brick walls, and the Bloody Monk nearly demolished the entire place, injuring himself severely despite his incredible strength. Eventually, he even started ramming his head against everything around him, almost as if he intended to commit suicide.

At that time, the Bloody Monk could not contain his actions, though he recalls clearly, despite severe head injuries from all the ramming, he might have very well died crashing into something within Xiaolin Temple, though he could not stop himself. To this day, the Bloody Monk still bears scars on his head from that time.

When the Bloody Monk reached the peak of madness, nearly losing his life, a suddenly heard voice saved him.

”Amitabha!”

The source of the Buddhist phrase was unknown, but it was gentle as if a venerable monk was softly declaring a Buddhist texts. Yet to the Bloody Monk at the time, it was akin to thunder, pulling him out of his madness and drawing him back from the brink of death. Regaining awareness, the Bloody Monk was dumbfounded, immediately looking around, yet Xiaolin Temple was in ruins, filled with bloody corpses, with no one who could have uttered the phrase visible.

Although the voice pulled him from his madness, his mind was still somewhat hazy due to the severe control of the Heart Demon. Therefore, he did not find the situation as shocking, instead leaving Xiaolin Temple in a daze. Wandering the world thereafter, the Bloody Monk was sometimes clear-headed and sometimes confused, but he remembered that all those in Xiaolin Temple were killed by his hands. Hence, he publicly acknowledged Xiaolin Temple’s massacre was his doing, which contributed to his notorious reputation.

Later, after learning Enlightenment Bodhi left by Patriarch Bodhidharma, the Bloody Monk gradually suppressed the Heart Demon and his mind began to clear. During that time, the Bloody Monk began pondering the events at Xiaolin Temple, contemplating who that person who saved him might be, and who had uttered that vital Buddhist phrase?

The Bloody Monk was very familiar with Xiaolin Temple and knew its inhabitants well. He thought it over and concluded that in the temple, the only one with such strength was his brother Shijia. But at the time, Shijia was not present at Xiaolin Temple, and the Bloody Monk knew Shijia well enough to be sure he wouldn’t have stopped him. So, he immediately ruled out Shijia. However, besides Shijia, who else in Xiaolin Temple had such prowess?

Later, during a confrontation against Corpse Ghost Dragon in Shenchuan City, the Bloody Monk was controlled by the Heart Demon Powder from Corpse Ghost Dragon, triggering the Heart Demon anew, almost causing a disaster in Shenchuan City. Fortunately, Monk Wuhua arrived timely and called out a Buddhist phrase, awakening him. The situation was almost identical to what happened back in Xiaolin Temple, leaving the Bloody Monk stunned, suspecting Monk Wuhua might have been the one who saved him back then.

But after reconsideration, he realized the voice back in Xiaolin Temple differed from Wuhua’s, much older in sound, confirming they were not the same person. Thus, the Bloody Monk ruled out Monk Wuhua. This realization only deepened his bewilderment: who on earth saved him back then?

Initially, the Bloody Monk was unwilling to return to Xiaolin Temple, unable to face the place or the deeds he committed. However, after attempting to ascend beyond the pinnacle, he discovered something. Whenever he tried to meditate and perceive beyond the peak, he’d involuntarily recall that phrase of Buddhist chanting from Xiaolin Temple. Every time he sat quietly to think, it would thunder in his mind continuously, reminding him of the events back then. It seemed that Buddhist phrase had become the Bloody Monk’s greatest Heart Demon, the biggest barrier to surpassing the pinnacle realm.

After suffering such a defeat in Shenchuan City, the Bloody Monk realized his need for greater power. Thus, he wanted to break through the acme quickly to reach beyond the pinnacle and contend with the Wanyan Family. But unless he overcame this Heart Demon, he’d never break free of the acme’s shackles. Hence, his return to Xiaolin Temple was to find the person who once stopped and saved him, to eliminate the Heart Demon within, the persistent Buddhist phrase echoing in his mind!

Standing calmly at the mountain’s foot for a moment, the Bloody Monk began to walk slowly along the path leading to Xiaolin Temple. Indeed, with his qinggong skills, he could easily have reached the temple on the mountaintop quickly, but he had no such rush. He hadn’t returned to Xiaolin Temple for decades; he wished to see every tree and blade of grass again, to walk the path he had traversed countless times.

Walking along the mountain path took over three hours, and finally, the Bloody Monk reached the outside of Xiaolin Temple.

Nowadays, Xiaolin Temple lacked its past grandeur, reduced to ruins, more broken than when the Bloody Monk left. Looking at the desolate relic, the Bloody Monk sighed deeply; this was his legacy, the home he had destroyed with his own hands!

He stood by the gates of Xiaolin Temple for a long time before slowly approaching. The enormous plaque at the entrance lay broken on the ground, now only half remaining, much like when the Wolf Monk was here.

The Bloody Monk reached out to gently stroke the plaque, feeling a surge of mixed emotions within. Looking at it, memories of the past surged forth uncontrollably. Everything here was so familiar, stirring a flood of recollections.

While lightly stroking the plaque, his hand unintentionally touched a broken section. As soon as he touched it, his expression suddenly changed, immediately picking up the plaque to closely inspect the broken part!

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