"Bald donkey, do you think only your sect has a treasured relic? Our Ghost Ridge Palace has one too." Su Jie cheered in his heart. He didn’t expect the annual ring worm to be so powerful. This was Su Jie’s first time seeing the full force of the annual ring worm, even causing the Holy Bodhi Tree to reverse time, living up to its full glory. In the past, the annual ring worm was either always asleep or constantly feasting on various spiritual materials and treasures. When it came to battle, it would sleep through it or shirk its duties. Today, for the Thousand-Handed Centipede, it gave its all, showing Su Jie the power of his sect’s ancestors. With the help of the annual ring worm, Su Jie naturally wouldn’t waste this golden opportunity. The ninety-six thousand apertures in his body seemed like gods opening their eyes, possessing strength to bind a dragon, and he struck the Batu Bone with the Nine-grade Sacred Lotus infused in his fist. Su Jie’s punch landed on the Batu Bone’s right arm, tearing the shoulder muscles and breaking the bones, causing the arm to fall off. More importantly, this lost arm was holding the Holy Bodhi Tree. Batu Bone was terrified, as the remaining five arms desperately reached for the Holy Bodhi Tree, but it was too late. Countless pale corpse hands emerged from the void, seizing the Holy Bodhi Tree first and capturing this powerful Innate Spiritual Object. "Return it, give back my Holy Bodhi Tree." Batu Bone was furious, his defenses shattered by Su Jie’s robber-like actions. "What do you mean your Holy Bodhi Tree? This is the ancestral treasure of our Ghost Ridge Palace, previously stolen by you bald donkeys, and now returned to its rightful owner. It’s only fair." Su Jie grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, as he admired the Holy Bodhi Tree in his hands, elatedly. "Now, what do you have to rely on?" Su Jie’s gaze was ruthless as he looked at Batu Bone, as if staring at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Without a second thought, Batu Bone turned to flee. Without the Holy Bodhi Tree, he was no match for Su Jie. However, the Thousand-Handed Centipede was already storming in. It bore a deep grudge for being opposed by the Holy Bodhi Tree moments before. Roars shook the sky as the Thousand-Handed Centipede, filled with immense fury, opened its bloody maw and bit into the three-headed six-armed body of Batu Bone. Batu Bone attempted to fight back with the Brahma Heaven Slaughter Tower, but Su Jie lifted the Holy Bodhi Tree, waving it toward Batu Bone. Innate Spiritual Objects are naturally birthed by the world and do not recognize owners like personal cultivator-made Magical Treasures. It’s all about how familiar one is in wielding them, and if one can unleash their power. Su Jie hadn’t mastered the Holy Bodhi Tree yet, but it was sufficient. The tree crown transformed into eight thick wooden dragons, with tender green shoots and leaves growing on their bodies, like eight azure dragons, firmly suppressing the Brahma Heaven Slaughter Tower, confining the Buddha light to a tiny spot. Once the Brahma Heaven Slaughter Tower was suppressed, facing the Thousand-Handed Centipede’s bite, Batu Bone could only form the Immovable Ming King Seal with his hands, his three heads and six arms channeling the protective Cultivation Technique. The Lengyan Mantra’s Sanskrit transformed into golden characters, forming Buddhist golden light. But all this was futile, as the Thousand-Handed Centipede’s ferocious maw suddenly clamped shut, its fangs piercing Batu Bone’s Buddhist golden light, biting onto Batu Bone’s neck. The hundreds-of-meters-tall three-headed six-armed body was as fragile as paper before the Thousand-Handed Centipede, an upper-grade Nine Refinement Gu Worm. The centipede’s fangs tore through his windpipe, snapping his cervical vertebrae. The immense three-thousand-meter worm body further coiled around the three-headed six-armed form, with thousands of pale corpse hands enveloping Batu Bone into a sphere, leaving only his head exposed. With the pale corpse hands squeezing, Batu Bone’s physical body was like tossed into a blender, flesh compressed into paste, bones shattered, organs burst. As Batu Bone’s screams echoed in the heavens, countless blood and flesh slurry spewed from the gaps in the Thousand-Handed Centipede’s coils, raining blood upon the Sky Dome, a heart-wrenching sight. Ultimately, only a head remained falling from the Sky Dome, Batu Bone’s head, hitting the Lingjiu Mountain heavily. At this time, Batu Bone was not yet dead. His eyes opened wide, gazing at the battlefield. Fragments of the broken Buddha Bell scattered, molten metal mixed with blood forming a pattern, and the air was filled with scorched flesh stench. On Lingjiu Mountain, the golden paint peeled off the Maitreya Buddha, and the Shakyamuni Buddha Statue collapsed into ruins. The compassionate face of the Guanyin Statue was chipped, and most of the once-prosperous eighty-four thousand Buddhist temples now lay in ruins. The joint siege by the Righteous sects and Demon Path of Ghost Ridge Palace left all Esoteric Buddhist disciples and high monks dead and beaten, with monk corpses covering Lingjiu Mountain and blood soaking every inch of land. "Devil, you will meet a miserable end." Batu Bone cried with grief, just a head remaining, moved by the scenery. Whether saddened by the demise of Esoteric Buddhism or terrified of his imminent death was unclear. "Haha, a miserable end for me? Your Buddhism is here today because of you. Bald donkey, in this world, the winner takes all." Su Jie stepped on Batu Bone’s head, mocking, "When you went to Qingzhou, didn’t you plan to replace our Ghost Ridge Palace’s rule? You exterminating demons is following destiny, but us exterminating Buddhists is an abomination. This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard." As he spoke, Su Jie kicked a soccer ball at his feet, sending Batu Bone’s head flying hundreds of meters. Like a ball, Batu Bone’s head rolled all the way, finally landing in front of Qin Yushang. Qin Yushang was slightly stunned, then heard Su Jie’s divine sense transmission: "Miss Qin, here’s your chance for revenge, also as gratitude for the intelligence provided by your Heavenly Patrol Department." Batu Bone didn’t want to die; he made a last desperate attempt, surprisingly pleading with Qin Yushang for aid: "Hall Master Qin, our Esoteric Buddhism is an ally of your Da Li Royal Family, resisting Ghost Ridge Palace at the royal family’s invitation. If you save me, you can gain tremendous wealth from the Da Li Royal Family." "Bald monk, the royal family is the royal family, and I am myself. The Da Li Royal Family may want to cooperate with you, but I only want your life." Taking a deep breath, Qin Yushang looked at the head of Batu Bone on the ground. At this moment, she finally understood Director Zhang Qingcang’s past actions. The interests represented by the royal family do not completely align with personal interests. Right now, she didn’t want to think about anything else; she just wanted Batu Bone dead. As for the Da Li Royal Family, it was not in her consideration at the moment. Batu Bone opened his mouth, but Qin Yushang had no time to listen to his nonsense. She simply and brutally lifted her foot and stomped down heavily. The Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Skill operated at full force; the ground shook, and a pit several hundred meters in diameter appeared. And with that heavy stomp, Batu Bone’s head was like a watermelon hit by a sledgehammer, exploding entirely. Thus, the strongest of Esoteric Buddhism, Batu Bone, fell. Su Jie opened his palm, capturing Batu Bone’s soul into a Soul Banner. With the death of Batu Bone, the Esoteric Buddhism that ruled the Western Regions for hundreds of years vanished into history as a symbol. Qin Yushang walked up to Su Jie, genuinely grateful to him. Fresh chapters posted on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 She once had concerns about Su Jie’s Demon Path identity, but now she suddenly realized that the Ghost Ridge Palace, constantly suppressed by the Da Li Dynasty, completed the grand feat of pacifying the Western Regions. Henceforth, the western border people of the Da Li Dynasty could be free from the scourge of Esoteric Buddhism. Considering the actions of the Ghost Ridge Palace, Qin Yushang couldn’t help but have a blasphemous thought: the Ghost Ridge Palace led by Su Jie seemed more like the rightful authority of the world. "Since when did you become so hesitant? This is not like the you I know." Su Jie looked at Qin Yushang curiously, rarely hearing such words from her mouth. Qin Yushang blushed slightly, instinctively tucking a strand of black hair behind her ear, "I’m grateful not just for myself, but on behalf of all people under the heavens. Without the threat of Esoteric Buddhism, the western part of the Da Li Dynasty will become much more stable, and the people of the Western Four States can live better." Su Jie shrugged upon hearing this, teasing, "I’m not as righteous as you say. Everything I did was for myself. Besides, even without Esoteric Buddhism, the people within the Da Li Dynasty might not necessarily live better. Their hardships often come from within the Da Li Dynasty itself." "A gentleman judges others by their actions, not their intentions. What you’ve done indeed benefits the people, which is beyond doubt." "It’s beneficial to the people but still a thorn in the side of the Da Li Dynasty, though I don’t really care." Su Jie grinned, choosing not to argue with Qin Yushang further. He turned to collect the spoils of his battle. The Treasure Pavilion of Esoteric Buddhism on Lingjiu Mountain was quite concealed. However, for Demon Cultivators skilled in wiping out families, no treasure hidden deep can be unfound. Over an hour later, Su Jie appeared in a sparkling underground chamber. It was piled with spirit stones like small mountains, along with various spiritual materials, minerals, elixirs, cultivation techniques, etc. The amount was so large that it took the Ghost Ridge Palace personnel several hours to record everything meticulously. Rough estimates placed the value of the spoils seized from Esoteric Buddhism at over fifty billion spirit stones. This was the accumulation of hundreds of years of plundering the Western Regions by Esoteric Buddhism, now all falling cheaply to Su Jie. Moreover, this figure didn’t account for the Holy Bodhisattva Tree, a complete Innate Spiritual Divine Plant whose value is immeasurable and worth more than all of Esoteric Buddhism’s spoils combined. It can be said that by overthrowing Esoteric Buddhism, Su Jie acquired an enormous wealth, enough to make any power envy red-eyed. But with the Esoteric Buddhism overseen by three Purple Mansion Great Powers, being able to acquire this wealth was also Su Jie’s due. Other forces were aware of Esoteric Buddhism’s immense wealth, as the renowned Holy Bodhi Tree was known to many in the Da Li Dynasty. They refrained from action out of fear of the three Purple Mansion Cultivators. After obtaining a vast fortune, Su Jie was not stingy. He awarded credit to the participating cultivators and left some to begin controlling the power vacuum left by Esoteric Buddhism’s downfall, indirectly assuming control over the Western Regions. A week later, after handling the Western Regions’ affairs simply, Su Jie led most of his forces, aboard the Red Shining Immortal Palace, to return home in triumph. At this time, the news of Esoteric Buddhism’s downfall, through merchants operating in the Western Regions, finally spread back to the Da Li Dynasty, causing a sensation throughout the court and the general populace.