He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Pudu never imagined that Xu Yi's departure over the past two weeks was really just about hunting down monsters.

No, Pudu seemed to know something. He felt that he had fallen into a trap. Why did he meet Xu Yi right after he was born? Why did his Qi Observation Technique happen to target Fang Yuancheng?

Why did Xu Yi return so soon after he regained his strength? Could it be that someone in the Hundred Thousand Mountains betrayed him?

Impossible. How could the Demon Ancestor betray him? When he left the Ten Thousand Mountains, the Demon Ancestor told him personally that this tribulation was his time to attain enlightenment, and that the opportunities of the Great Zhou Dynasty would definitely belong to him.

But the current situation is not quite what he expected; logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this.

Shouldn't he have been able to easily control Zhou Yuan and Deng Che to take down the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou, then control the emperor, and ultimately achieve enlightenment?

To get close to the Emperor of the Great Zhou, it was important to control the leading figures in both civil and military affairs. When Pudu met Zhou Yuan, he immediately recognized that this was destiny. He had met someone who restored his strength right after his birth, and he could even use this person to establish connections among the officials.

Upon its birth, it recovered its peak strength within just half a month, and could even further enhance its cultivation.

If this wasn't his lucky break, what else could it be?

Pudu even became so arrogant that he felt he was not far from attaining enlightenment.

Xu Yi's words still stunned him. What did he mean that Xu Yi also knew about this opportunity? Could it be that he was also here to compete for it?

The sword's cold light was sharp and fierce, its intent aimed directly at his forehead; with just one strike, it chopped off the hat on his head.

Pudu couldn't dodge in time. He tried to distance himself from Xu Yi, but Xu Yi's movements were even more unpredictable. He stuck to Pudu and kept attacking him, making it impossible for him to dodge.

The two exchanged blows hundreds of times before Pudu finally gave up on the idea. He had intended to create distance before unleashing his Soul-Snatching Chant, but since his strength had returned to its peak, Pudu hadn't had a proper chance to fight.

He stopped dodging. Xu Yi's movement technique was definitely supernatural and impossible for him to dodge unless he used Blood Escape. However, once this move was used, it would consume his lifespan. Although he was a demon and had a long lifespan, he had been trapped for three hundred years. He really didn't want to waste any more of his lifespan on escaping.

Moreover, he has rarely suffered defeats in his life, and is now at the peak of his career. How could he possibly run away?!

Thinking this, Pudu suddenly stopped, and Xu Yi almost couldn't stop himself.

Although he had stopped, Xu Yi's swordsmanship was still extremely sharp. He had even unleashed the Thunderfire Sword. Every time he swung the immortal sword, thunderous sounds and flames streaked through the air. This kind of swordsmanship was very effective against demons.

Demons are evil creatures, and they are most afraid of thunder and fire. When they undergo the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation, the Heavenly Dao sends down the tribulation of thunder and fire. This tribulation is the fear in the hearts of countless demons.

Whenever it is mentioned, many transformed demons feel fortunate to have survived such an immense and powerful calamity.

The Thunderfire Calamity has left a shadow in the hearts of too many demons, and now that Xu Yi can casually unleash Thunderfire, Pudu is also greatly surprised.

I never imagined that Xu Yi's swordsmanship could be so exquisite.

The lightning and fire also caused him great harm. Although he was in the form of a high monk at this time, his true form was still a demon.

Sword after sword struck his body, sparking dazzling sparks. Pudu's body was tough enough that even a celestial sword would need enough time to pierce through it.

This is his bottom line.

After enduring hundreds of sword strikes from Xu Yi, Pudu finally began to show signs of blood. A fight between two great supernatural beings would take several years to finish.

Pudu is just stalling for time. Once he has absorbed all the willpower in Fangyuan City, he can leave. Then he can use Blood Escape to take Zhou Yuan and Deng Che and run away.

In the end, Xu Yi will be left with a dead city.

It's impossible for Xu Yi to cooperate with him. However, Pu Du speculates that Xu Yi probably doesn't want to compete for the dragon energy, otherwise he wouldn't have secluded himself here and would have already started planning all of this.

Pudu could no longer hold back; he had to fight back. Xu Yi's previous offensive had been too oppressive. Pudu had been dodging Xu Yi's attacks, and he actually wanted to test Xu Yi's true strength. Now, Pudu had a better understanding of Xu Yi's abilities.

He tested all three of Xu Yi's supernatural abilities: Dharma Form, Thunderfire Sword, and a movement technique.

He wasn't sure about the other two, but they weren't important anymore; the Thunderfire Sword was probably the most powerful in terms of killing ability.

When Xu Yi's immortal sword came slashing down, Pudu put his hands together and slapped Xu Yi's immortal sword.

Xu Yi raised an eyebrow. So this demon could fight back. He thought Pudu was completely suppressed and dared not fight back. Now it seemed that this demonic monk was testing his strength.

Pudu clasped his hands together and caught Xu Yi's immortal sword. Golden light flashed from his hands, turning into a thread that ran along the sword's blade toward Xu Yi's palm.

Xu Yi couldn't dodge in time and took the blow head-on. The shock made his hand holding the sword burn, and he almost couldn't hold onto the immortal sword.

This move was Pudu's deadly chant, which manifested as a physical attack. He wanted to use this method to shock Xu Yi's mind, but unexpectedly, this supernatural power did not achieve the effect he had imagined.

Indeed, a cultivator who can refine a Dharma form into a supernatural power must have an extremely strong soul, and should not rely on the Soul-Snatching Sanskrit Chant to deal with him.

However, Pudu doesn't believe it, so let's slowly wear him down. Both are supernatural powers, does he really believe that the Soul-Snatching Brahma Sound can't penetrate your Dharma form and divine consciousness?!

Taking advantage of the moment when Xu Yi's immortal sword was shaken, Pudu instantly created distance.

He also has the Dharma form.

Pudu clasped his hands together, and his body instantly burst forth with boundless Buddhist light, surrounded by magnificent Buddhist chants.

It seemed as if countless gods and Buddhas appeared in mid-air, surrounding Xu Yi.

The gods and Buddhas whispered, chanting about Xu Yi's sins, as if the person they surrounded was some heinous criminal.

Xu Yi sheathed his immortal sword, calmed his mind, and hundreds of blank yellow talismans flew out from his sleeve.

He waved his sleeves, and drops of black ink fell onto the talisman, instantly forming an obscure and incomprehensible rune—this was the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

As the talismans spun around Xu Yi, he instantly felt much more relaxed.

The commotion caused by those gods and Buddhas when they appeared was really frustrating.

It made him very unhappy.

However, the whispers of these gods and Buddhas continued, and the chanting of scriptures grew louder and louder.

The talismans inscribed with the Heart-Cleansing Mantra around Xu Yi withered layer by layer, and in some places, they could no longer withstand the deadly chants.

Pudu unleashed the full power of his deadly chanting this time, without holding back a single move, all in an effort to break through Xu Yi's mind.

Although the possibility is extremely slim, this is how the battles between cultivators who have reached the Chaoyuan stage are conducted, especially those who have reached the Five Qi Chaoyuan stage, as their cultivation is almost without any weaknesses.

It's clearly unlikely that you can defeat your opponent in one move.

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