Chapter 428: The Power of Wuwei in Sword Wounds

The spot where Kai Xin had just stood was blasted into a huge crater by an extremely fierce force. The broken tower shattered into countless fragments, flying everywhere like missiles.
The fragments, still carrying momentum, struck the Golden Bell Shield in a rain of impacts. Even though their force had been diminished, they still made the shield’s golden glow dim significantly.
Thinking about the consequences of such a punch hitting his body directly, Kai Xin broke out in cold sweat…
Fixing his gaze on the burly man emerging from the shadows beneath the high wall, Kai Xin involuntarily gasped, his expression turning grave as never before.
Ah San!
It was one of Zhao Min’s three most powerful servants—a master of authentic Buddhist martial arts, whose cultivation level was unfathomable. His greatest skill was the legendary technique, “Prajna Vajra Palm.”
“Being able to withstand two of my attacks without dying is quite interesting.”
Ah San, who stepped out of the shadows, had an ordinary appearance but an exceptionally muscular and robust build. It was clear that his external cultivation had reached its extreme, causing slight physical changes.
Ah San moved very slowly!
Every time his foot touched the ground, it sank deeply, as if a powerful sucking force was emanating from within him!
Thud… thud…
Kai Xin’s heart pounded wildly. In an instant, he held his breath. A sense of crisis arose—feeling locked in by some dangerous presence, ready to be killed at any moment. His gaze darkened as he quickly swallowed three Jade Dew Pills. He stared intently at Ah San, who walked slowly toward him. Ah San’s eyes shone brightly as he fixed his gaze on Kai Xin, several meters away, like a hunter looking at prey in a cage, relaxed and ready to claim his kill…
Zhou Yu, Tian Bubang, and Gu Feng almost simultaneously recognized Ah San’s identity, and their expressions turned extremely grim!
Ah San’s strength was even greater than that of the two Xuanming elders!
Any NPC at the Liberation Realm they had encountered paled in comparison to Ah San.
To be honest, their first reaction upon seeing Ah San was—to run!
But Kudu Tuo was like a gate god blocking their path, preventing them from even thinking of charging forward. After all, Kudu Tuo was a master as renowned as Yang Xiao, the Right Hand of the Ming Sect. His cultivation level was not much inferior to Ah San’s—he was also a true master of the Wuwei Realm!
Though not an unparalleled warrior, he was only slightly weaker.
Tian Bubang and Gu Feng would rather fight against a group of ordinary soldiers than face Kudu Tuo.
Zhou Yu, being the second-strongest on the Dragon List and also a disciple of the Ming Sect, wasn’t afraid of being trapped. But seeing Kai Xin targeted by Ah San, he hesitated for a moment before staying behind.
“Kill them!”
“Don’t let them escape!”

“Surround them all!”
Inside Wan’an Temple, the three of them engaged in fierce battles with groups of Yuan soldiers amidst the towering stone pagodas!
The clashing of swords and blades was incessant!
Yet, no Yuan soldiers came to deal with Happy…
In their eyes, anyone targeted by Princess Zhao Min’s attendants was already a dead man.
…
One step, two steps…
A San advanced slowly toward Happy, in a position of dominance, controlling life and death.
Happy, with his energy swirling around his body and tense muscles, radiating his inner strength, retreated step by step to maintain a safe distance, staying fully focused on A San, not daring to miss a single move from this hunter.
As a martial artist who had just entered the realm of life and death, facing a peer who sought nothing but martial excellence, the pressure he faced was far greater than when confronting a master at the Transcendent Realm.
The only thing that gave Happy some comfort was that among Zhao Min’s three servants…
A Da’s swordsmanship was on par with Zhang Sanfeng’s;
A Er’s internal energy surpassed Zhang Wuji’s;
Only A San, with his authentic Buddhist martial arts, possessed astonishing defense and unique techniques. He was the strongest but also had the weakest internal energy.
It was this very factor that gave Happy a sliver of hope, allowing him to try to complete the task temporarily assigned by the system when A San appeared…
Whoosh!
A San’s figure suddenly disappeared from his spot.
Almost at the same time, Happy stepped back without any hesitation, only for his body to be pierced by a suddenly appearing fist. A San glanced at him indifferently, ignoring Happy’s remaining shadow, and immediately kicked out.
Bang!
A San saw through Happy’s rapid movements and struck him with a kick.
But the surface of contact was extremely cold!
Happy reacted astonishingly fast, raising his Guardian Sword in front of his chest. A San’s sharp, piercing kick bounced off the weapon;
Another massive force sent Happy flying, smashing several stone pagodas before he finally stopped.
This time,
A San didn’t give Happy a chance to recover or breathe. He stepped forward, soaring high into the air, his swift leg strike tearing through the air, carrying incredible force as it struck the pile of debris.
Pfft!
This time, Happy was finally too slow. Just as his Golden Bell Shield appeared, he was kicked over twenty meters away, crashing into a larger stone pagoda and then flying out from the back, feeling as though all his bones were about to break.
“Cough…”

Kai Xin spat out a mouthful of blood violently, swallowed three Jade Dew Pills, and just managed to utter “three moves” before suddenly feeling a severe tremor beneath his feet. His expression changed instantly, and without hesitation, he stepped on the ground and shot upward like an arrow, scaling the side of the stone tower into the sky.

Boom!!!!!

Just four or five meters above the ground, a deafening roar came from below. A San shattered the hole and rushed up from beneath Kai Xin, ending up almost nose to nose with him.

Seeing no one on the ground, A San swung his palm in a swift strike at Kai Xin’s head.

Prajna Vajra Palm!

With its extreme strength, even a stone tower could be destroyed with a single strike, let alone a human head.

At that critical moment, Kai Xin’s body twisted strangely in midair, narrowly avoiding A San’s deadly blow. However, the force from the palm sent him flying away.

Boom!

Additional injuries!

At that time, no one noticed the Ascetic Monk standing atop the high wall, staring at Kai Xin, who was being relentlessly pursued by A San and scrambling to evade attacks. His gaze grew increasingly solemn.

He was well aware of A San’s strength—it was even greater than his own.

A young master at the Life and Death realm who could dodge five of A San’s attacks and survive several times—such strength was enough to make him stand out in the martial world.

The sixth move……

Following those two figures, one golden and one black, the Ascetic Monk’s eyes flickered.

Suddenly!

The Ascetic Monk’s body trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.

That mysterious young infiltrator suddenly turned around in a suicidal move. Under the cover of the stone tower, he miraculously avoided A San’s palm strike. Then, he grabbed A San’s arm, using some mysterious technique to control A San’s acupoints, causing his consecutive fierce attacks to stall momentarily.

Whoa!!!

A stunning sword energy shot upward into the sky.

Right in front of A San, at close range, two beams of sword energy were aimed straight at his heart. Shock and panic flashed in A San’s eyes as his body trembled. The force of that palm strike sent Kai Xin flying far away.

“Thank you for the ride!”

Using the force from A San’s palm strike, Kai Xin broke through the courtyard wall and vanished into the night outside the temple with a few quick leaps.

A San, however, had his protective barrier broken by Kai Xin’s sword. His body trembled, and a faint trace of blood appeared on his chest.

To be injured by a young man at the Life and Death realm—A San was filled with disbelief. He touched the blood on his chest, and when he raised his eyes again, his face was covered with fierce murderous intent…