Jin Bao'er also walked over and frowned upon hearing this, her gaze falling on the disheveled old monk.
"A noble clan stole the Dragon Clan's treasures. Now that the master has returned, naturally, they must be retrieved. How shameless of you, old monk! I've always heard that Buddhism is led by Buddhist sons and cherishes compassion. Yet, you, an old monk, twist right and wrong! You favor your clan and encourage evil deeds! Are you worthy of the path you cultivate?"
If it weren't for the fact that she saw no karma on him, she wouldn't have bothered to speak.
Hearing this, the old monk opened his eyes and looked at Jin Bao'er, his brow furrowed in a look of righteous questioning.
"The clan is charitable, collecting alms and wealth! It also recruits talented individuals to keep the noble clans in check! We eliminate demons and uphold righteousness, acting in the open! How can a celestial being slander us like this? The Buddhist sons and I come from the same lineage, and they will surely support my actions!"
His expression clearly conveyed, "You're spouting nonsense! You're mainly trying to sow discord between the monks and the clan!"
Jin Bao'er was speechless. How blind could he be to think the clan was benevolent? Not to mention whether Di Yuchuan was pursued because of the clan! When did they ever try to stop the noble clans from stealing the Dragon Clan's treasures? And when she was chased by three Heavenly Dao Emperors in the forest last time, had she offended the clan? No, she hadn't!
Jin Bao'er's face turned cold, and she turned to look at Long Lixing.
"Let's stop the chatter and just beat them to death!"
Explaining to such a morally obtuse old man was a complete waste of breath.
Long Lixing nodded and flashed forward with imposing steps. Under his violent assault, screams echoed through the forest, piercing and heart-wrenching!
"Ah!!"
The three Heavenly Dao Emperors and the Heavenly Dao Emperor, engaged in combat, had no room to resist, being beaten unilaterally! However, in Jin Bao'er's eyes, she saw something different from others! It filled her with surprise!
Long Lixing clenched his fist, the powerful Great Dao energy surrounding it. With every punch, accompanied by flashing lights, the cultivation of the person beneath him dissipated by a fraction!
Sensing this, the three retreated in terror, but they couldn't withstand the absolute suppression of the Great Dao energy and immediately collapsed to the ground!
After several more blows, the dignified Heavenly Dao Emperors' auras began to become unstable...
Jin Bao'er's eyes lit up. It could be done like this?!
Only when they were beaten to the brink of death, discarded like rags, did Jin Bao'er step forward to stop him! Otherwise, they would have been beaten past the high level of Heavenly Dao Emperor.
"Don't kill them yet, they're still useful!"
With that said, she waved out her Golden Bell and smiled faintly.
"The three of you should recognize this treasure, right?"
A flash of golden light swept past. The three endured the excruciating pain and opened their eyes, their pupils constricting instantly!
"Golden Bell?!"
Because Jin Bao'er's Golden Bell had previously reduced the cultivation of three Heavenly Dao Emperors, the entire clan now knew she wielded a celestial artifact bell! However, this item only targeted those below the Heavenly Dao Emperor level, posing no threat to the three of them...
But unfortunately, Long Lixing's beating just now had directly scattered several levels of their cultivation, and now all three were at the seventh stage of Heavenly Dao Emperor!
The Golden Bell was incredibly agile! It had been stuck at the first-grade celestial artifact for a long time, just a step away from promotion. Every time it saw Zhan Hun's pure second-grade celestial artifact aura, it felt frustrated and envious! This time... it was finally its turn! Haha, Jin Bao'er, its master, was truly a good person. It would follow her for the rest of its life!
As the golden light suddenly brightened, the three uncontrollably launched fierce attacks. Within the golden light, even more powerful energy fluctuations emerged, the light shining brightly, yet they couldn't escape the coverage of the golden light.
This time, the Golden Bell ravenously absorbed, draining its energy! The power required for promotion to the second grade was immense. It needed to store more!
Jin Bao'er watched closely. Although she didn't entirely approve, she didn't stop it...
The golden light continued to flicker, different from the usual brief flash and disappearance! The duration was exceptionally long! Seeing this, Jin Bao'er pursed her lips, her expression grave!
The man beside her, however, was calm, with a hint of admiration in his voice.
"Don't worry. After all, it was born from heaven and earth's treasures. It has its own judgment! However... it's quite rare not to be greedy. Its internal power is steady and solid, it probably never greedily absorbed power before! Reaching the second grade is just a matter of time."
Most magical artifacts are crafted by alchemists, but some are naturally occurring. Once they awaken their sentience, they fumble their way through cultivation, but many cannot resist temptation! And once greed takes hold, the power within becomes too violent, inevitably leading to self-destruction...
The Golden Bell, however, was very rational. Therefore, it was set to only absorb one level of cultivation at a time, and the next absorption would require a ten-day wait! It was possible to force absorption, but it wouldn't benefit the bell itself. To put it bluntly, it was overflowing with too much power, and could explode if not careful!
But promotion was an exception. The power required for a celestial artifact to advance was enormous! It had to withstand it, otherwise, if it ran out of power to protect itself at the end, the promotion would fail.
Jin Bao'er had heard the Bell explain this before. Hearing Long Lixing's words now, she quickly regained her composure and waited patiently.
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly erupted from elsewhere! Thick smoke rolled in!
Jin Bao'er turned back and waved her hand, blocking all the impact! A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. Long Lixing raised an eyebrow upon seeing this! She then spread her hands innocently and said,
"I just saw them working so hard to set up the formation, and to prevent them from being ambushed, I made a defensive barrier for them!"
And the core of the formation was that talisman which had absorbed the Eight Trigram Exquisite Formation! She hadn't expected them to break through so quickly... As expected! High-level Heavenly Dao Emperors were powerful indeed.
Long Lixing was startled, then burst into laughter! It was rare to see her so mischievous. His heart filled with joy and tenderness...
A yellow object flew rapidly towards them. Jin Bao'er caught it with ease and put it into her sea of consciousness! The movement was incredibly natural.
Within three seconds, five figures, tattered and blackened, appeared before them with fierce expressions. After their eyes swept the surroundings, their faces stiffened! Almost instinctively, they took a step back! But then they seemed to recall something, their pupils tightening!
"Dragon Ancestor... Your Excellency, may we ask where our clan's three elders are?"
Besides that glowing golden object, which seemed to be a celestial artifact, and these two people in front of them, there was no one else! So where had they gone?
Jin Bao'er's expression was calm, and she remained silent, standing in place.
Long Lixing, similarly, spoke with a sarcastic tone.
"Your elders are lost, and you come to me? Hmph... I am the Dragon Ancestor, not their ancestor! Besides, I find such old and ugly descendants utterly repulsive!"
The five had long been aware of the Dragon Ancestor's venomous tongue. Although their faces were ashen, they didn't retort directly! After all, with the disparity in strength, they didn't have the qualification.
Instead, they turned their attention to Jin Bao'er! This pure human! Their tone became less fearful, and their gazes were sharp.