The Hulu Taoist seemed to see through the mysteries. After all, he was a member of the Taoist sect and was well aware of the aura and level that a Dragon Seeking Heavenly Master with nine sticks of incense should have.

Though his gourd that passed through the mountains wasn’t at its last gasp, its strength was already more than half diminished. If Yun Ziliang had already reached nine sticks of incense, he could effortlessly knock down his gourd.

However, the current scene was not like that. Yun Ziliang’s resistance appeared extremely difficult,

thus, he could conclude that the blood mist spreading across the stage had not allowed this Dragon Seeking Grandmaster to ascend to the battle power of nine sticks of incense.

If Yun Ziliang couldn’t reach nine sticks of incense, then naturally, neither could Zhou Xuan.

Only then did the Hulu Taoist loudly inform the Medicine Buddha.

"I don’t have nine sticks of incense, and still you discovered it?"

With the Eight Trigrams formation from the Nine Dragons, Yun Ziliang fiercely shook away the diminishing aura of the gourd, intending to go towards Zhou Xuan.

The Hulu Taoist now had a relaxed expression,

for if Zhou Xuan and Yun Ziliang had both advanced to nine sticks of incense, then even with their alliance of Dun Jia Taishang and Buddha Country people, relying on numbers, they could not gain any advantage,

"However, since you haven’t reached nine sticks of incense... heh... that goes without saying."

The Hulu Taishang chuckled coldly in his heart.

In Jing Country’s Incense Fire Divine Dao, the difference between nine sticks and eight sticks of incense seemed as insignificant as one stick, yet the gap was wider than the distance between Heaven and Earth.

Even though it was Yun Ziliang, who three hundred years ago swept through the Taoist sect, or even Zhou Xuan, invincible in the same realm, eight sticks of incense were still eight sticks, no matter how abundant the strength, they were merely eight sticks, incapable of stirring any waves.

"Victory is certain, the advantage lies with me."

With a relaxed mind, the Hulu Taoist’s devious thoughts brimmed continuously.

He looked at Yun Ziliang with a gaze of slight disdain, thinking to himself,

"I should quickly kill Yun Ziliang, then help the Medicine Buddha and others kill Zhou Xuan. After all, today’s matters, concerning ’Earth Child’, have already shown my incompetence. If I return to the Capital Mansion, he might seek trouble with me,

But if... I hold tightly onto the Buddha Country’s big leg, even ’Earth Child’ wouldn’t dare easily tread on my head.

The Buddha Country Five Forms are all Realm Masters of the Buddha Country, important figures in the Buddha Country Thirty-Three Heavens.

Though their strength is relatively inferior among the Realm Masters, they are still Realm Masters."

Thinking of this, the Hulu Taoist once again activated the yellow paper shoes under his feet. Facing the towering mountain raised by Yun Ziliang, he walked as if on flat ground, blocking in front of Lao Yun, his toe sculpting a "River" character from the mountain stone.

This was Dun Jia’s "River Character Formation", with mountains and torrents in the formation used for encircling.

With the formation set, the laws within it were fully unveiled.

Numerous mountain shapes and torrents pressed in an enclosure formation towards Yun Ziliang.

Yun Ziliang split the nine big dragons to disperse those mountain and river forces, seeking to escape the encirclement and assist Zhou Xuan.

Regarding the art of maneuvering mountains and waters, which Tangkou in the world could compare to Dragon Seeking?

But hindered by the gap in incense, Yun Ziliang couldn’t tear through the "River Character Formation" in a short time.

The Hulu Taoist had become a cat teasing a mouse, confident that at the moment the killing intent manifested fully, he could instantly kill Yun Ziliang. However, he didn’t cut him down in earnest, merely to gain some leverage.

Turning his head, he said to the Medicine Buddha, "Medicine Buddha, today, our Tunnel Armor Sect is beset everywhere, Mingjiang Prefecture has Zhou Xuan setting traps, waiting for a few of our Taishang to step into them,

the cowardly turtle butcher has also gone to the Capital Mansion, cutting down my mountain gate, even if this battle is won, Jing Country won’t have a place for us,

If Medicine Buddha is willing to take us under your wing, then us four brothers will have a place to go. What do you think?"

When he uttered these words, the audience in the theater cursed loudly!

The Hulu Taoist’s betrayal of his daughter-in-law and grandson was a private matter, merely causing disdain and hatred among the audience.

His alliance with the Buddha Country on the stage was just an expedient measure when facing the enemy,

but now, his open submission to the Buddha Country people enraged the audience to the extreme.

Among the people of Jing Country, the Buddha and Taoist sects were very prosperous, with many people being believers in these two faiths.

They could not accept the Taoist sect of Jing Country publicly surrendering to the Buddha Country people.

"Have some shame, you Taoist of Dun Jia!"

"Shameful, just lost the face of us Jing Country people. I’m just a cobbler. If the Buddha Country people come to destroy my home and put a knife to my throat, if I frown even a bit, I’m just as bad as a dog."

"A dog traitor submitting to Buddha Country, having a showdown with Mr. on the same stage is an utter insult to Mr."

"If I donate even a cent of incense money to your Taoist sect after tonight, I’ll consider myself a fool."

The audience’s curses rose and fell, continuously withdrawing incense from the Hulu Taoist in their anger.

But the Hulu Taoist was indifferent. In his eyes, after practicing for countless decades, he had achieved this status, and to die suddenly would be to squander three hundred years of cultivation.

"Have I as the Hulu Taoist ever shirked or been lazy in those long nights of rising early and staying up late? 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

No, I’ve worked harder and more diligently than any brother, though I may appear glamorous as the first Tun Jia Taishang, I’ve suffered greatly in secret,

if I were to remain in the dark because of the words of you sightless mice and ants and not pursue the light, then I’d be letting myself down,