The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

Lama Shanzhi couldn't help but sigh. He recognized his opponent as an absolute expert of the current era, and more frighteningly, this person was incredibly cautious with his moves.

Relying solely on his mighty Divine Soul Power, he countered Shanzhi's vigor and force without any substantial contact.

Against an opponent of equal Divine Soul prowess, vigor and force would naturally be restrained. However, the opponent's Divine Soul Power seemed endless, causing Shanzhi's vigor to continuously deplete without posing any fatal threat to him.

This is also a highly prudent combat skill among masters.

Setting aside flashy Divine Skills or Martial Arts, relying purely on one's foundation.

Just like two countries battling based purely on national strength, all flamboyant things are meaningless. The key is, the opponent has extreme confidence, surpassing him in terms of resources.

Shanzhi knew that if this dragged on, escape would be impossible.

After a sigh, his complexion suddenly turned flush. This was the Esoteric Sect's Red Lotus Annihilation Secret Method, which was extremely terrifying in execution, transforming one's own flesh into unmatched Divine Power.

But once this technique is used, the worst consequence is significant Essence Qi loss, and seriously, after escaping, one might fall into extinction.

At this point,

he had no other choice.

Shanzhi's physical body instantly shrank as his complexion turned flush. The momentum broke through the limit, climbing to an exceedingly terrifying height once more.

Xu Qing's figure finally revealed itself amidst this fierce and terrifying momentum.

His brows furrowed tightly, inwardly admiring that the Esoteric Sect indeed had its methods, to possess such a terrifying secret technique.

In an instant, Xu Qing's mind fell into a state as calm as an ancient well.

He stepped into the pace of Heavenly Gang and Beidou, instantly displaying One Body Seven Transformations, making it impossible to discern his true form.

However, Shanzhi closed his eyes tightly, as if grasping a thread of life from the void, stepping out a Lotus Step, striking at Xu Qing where Dubhe Star was located from an abstruse and exquisite angle.

Xu Qing did not know that Shanzhi Lama's Red Lotus Annihilation Secret Method was transmitted from Padmasambhava, almost the creator of the Esoteric Sect, with an exceedingly high realm.

When Shanzhi executed the Red Lotus Annihilation Secret Method, it was akin to sacrificing to this master with flesh and blood, as if inviting a deity to descend, temporarily possessing Padmasambhava's Spiritual Sense.

Such a realm is far beyond what Shanzhi can possess.

Thus, although Shanzhi sacrificed flesh, he experienced a sense of heading to Paradise, as if hearing the Dao in the morning, and dying contently.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Red Lotus Annihilation Secret Method; sacrificing flesh is not painful, instead, the heart is filled with the joy of enlightenment.

However, this enlightenment is gained from Padmasambhava's perspective, not self-realized.

Like a moon caught in water.

Xu Qing's Heavenly Repairing Tribulation Hand reacted instinctively.

Innate Finger!

Three consecutive fingers pointed at three crucial points on Shanzhi's left arm.

Under these three fingers, no matter how much Shanzhi's strength increased at this time, Xu Qing forcibly crippled one arm of Shanzhi using Innate Finger.

This also showed how terrifying Xu Qing's foundation is now.

An Absolute Skill like Innate Finger could be displayed with three swift fingers.

Shanzhi, after all, is a First Generation Martial Arts Grandmaster.

His palm was both a real attack and a feigned response.

When Xu Qing struck his left arm, Shanzhi sacrificed one arm to grasp a rare opportunity.

A fist like the sun wheel, abruptly struck towards Xu Qing's face.

Xu Qing knew this punch was indeed unavoidable.

He extended a palm, soaring like a Vermilion Bird, with heat waves surging.

The two peerless powers collided, opening a visible gap between them as if a giant axe split the ground apart.

Xu Qing's figure swiftly flew backward dozens of yards, landing steadily on level ground.

While Shanzhi Lama was already out of sight.

Xu Qing stood with hands folded behind his back, acknowledging the Esoteric Sect indeed has unique qualities.

Yet this kind of secret method, nearly a sacrifice, upon deeper probing, is actually very evil.

However, just now when he used the Heavenly Repairing Tribulation Hand, he had already gathered the general logic of the opponent's secret method execution. With his own knowledge and the foundation of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, Xu Qing actually had the opportunity to use a similar secret method.

But the cost would be extremely terrifying.

Therefore, Xu Qing can fully judge Shanzhi's current state.

Not only was an arm destroyed, but much of the flesh and blood had also disappeared; his bones and internal organs suffered heavy blows as well. If not for being a Martial Arts Grandmaster with immense life force, an elite Refining Internal Master wouldn't escape more than two or three miles before perishing on the spot.

Even so, recovery is nearly impossible.

Unless the Esoteric Sect has some more evil and unparalleled secret methods.

Of course, Xu Qing did not continue to pursue, for another reason.

Shanzhi was just a sideshow; the real big trouble lay ahead.

An overwhelming pressure, like an ocean or hell, almost collapsed Officer Wu after narrowly escaping death.

At this moment, Xu Qing came to Officer Wu's side, emitting a mysterious and unfathomable aura, resisting the external pressure.

A sharp howl echoed, like an old wolf howling in the night, continuous and increasingly high. The floating clouds in the sky trembled, stirring up strong winds.

Thousands of grassland tribes had already chased to the end.

Yet Xu Qing along with Officer Wu and others numbered only a few dozen riders.

Not only was the enemy numerous compared to their few, but also, the grassland now had an almost totem-like existence—the arrival of Sky Wolf King.

He is also the Martial Saint of the grassland.

One of the five great Martial Saints in the world.

To live till today, he must have consumed some life-extending Holy Medicine or the like.

Moreover, his vigor was overwhelming, Essence Qi like wolf smoke, vast as mountain ranges.