There is still time to soften your stance, or pretend this never happened, and at most, you would only lose a bit of face.

However, as a True Disciple, Hong Guan, one of the Five Constants, could never yield to a man of unknown origin.

Her identity as a True Disciple represents not only herself but also the face of the Great Leiyin Temple.

Do not think that monks are indifferent to face; monks care more about face than anyone else. The gilded Buddha statues in the great hall are not just for show.

"It is not necessary for Master Ming to worry about this monk's state of mind."

Hong Guan retorted and then looked at Yu Hua: "Fellow Daoist Yu Hua, who do you think is more suitable to take a probe?"

Yu Hua, having watched enough of the drama, chuckled and said, "It's up to you to decide, I don't mind."

This indifferent attitude suited Hong Guan perfectly.

"In that case, let's go back first and ask for the opinions of others."

Hong Guan turned around wanting to leave. The risks in this volcano were unclear, and she first had to ensure her own safety; she could not possibly venture in to take a probe for others.

Swish!

Ming Aoshuang suddenly blocked Hong Guan, mocking her: "Master, you have the face to ask President Fang to probe, how come you want to run when it's your turn?"

"Does Master Ming intend to use force to oppress?"

Hong Guan smiled slightly, "This monk happens to be itching for a move, so let me experience Master Ming's Beiming Heavenly Phoenix Divine Skill."

Seeing the two about to start fighting, Yu Hua quickly dodged to the side, showing a look of excitement, eager to shout "Fight!"

These two, one from the Piaomiao Mountain and the other from the Great Leiyin Temple, she, as a disciple of the Taixu Temple, had no interest in mediating.

Fang Zhou, however, was already thoroughly disgusted.

This group of so-called orthodox True Disciples, when faced with unexpected situations, thought of anything but unity, and only wanted internal strife and mind games.

This situation, though quite normal, as external enemies are temporary, and the Five Constants are eternal rivals. Whether they can overpower the other is extremely important to many disciples of the Five Constants.

Expecting them to unite against external enemies is simply too difficult.

Fang Zhou didn't care if this situation was reasonable; in any case, he was now extremely disgusted.

Just as Hong Guan was about to make a move against Ming Aoshuang, she suddenly sensed an extremely terrifying premonition of danger from behind her.

She desperately operated the Great Leiyin Temple's True Secret Technique, quickly covering her body surface with a layer of golden light, forming a Buddha's Golden Body.

The Great Leiyin Temple's techniques are characterized by their weight and duration, with exceptional defensive power. This Buddha's Golden Body, which took her thirty years to cultivate, gave her the confidence to withstand attacks from any opponent of the same realm.

While using the Buddha's Golden Body, Hong Guan also turned around, only to find a sound had appeared behind her.

A fair and jade-like hand, slender and perfect, clamped her neck with a speed completely beyond Hong Guan's reaction.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound of shattering porcelain echoed as Hong Guan's prized Buddha's Golden Body instantly shattered under this grasp.

"Ah!"

Yu Hua's scream only reached at this moment, sounding excessively slow.

Fang Zhou, clutching Hong Guan in one hand, slightly lifted her, saying in discontent: "Had enough fussing already?"

Hong Guan's face was already flushed red, showing expressions and eyes full of fear, clearly unable to comprehend what was happening at this moment.

The True Secret Technique within her was still operating, a meditative Golden Buddha Illusion swiftly expanded from within, attempting to isolate Fang Zhou.

However, Fang Zhou remained unmoved, allowing the Golden Buddha Illusion to crash into him, lasting barely a second before being crushed to powder.

Hong Guan was thoroughly terrified, instinctively ceasing the operation of true Qi within.

Similarly, Yu Hua was also frightened, her facial expression frozen, her mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

She had been in contention with Hong Guan and Donggong Fu from the Piaomiao Mountain for over a decade, never determining a victor, each knowing the other's strengths and weaknesses.

Hong Guan's Buddha's Golden Body and Golden Buddha Illusion were both offensive and defensive, causing significant grief for Yu Hua and Donggong Fu, acutely aware of the troublesome nature of these spells.

Now, Fang Zhou easily shattered it without even using any spells, achieving this feat with mere physical prowess.

Seeing her fated rival clutched in Fang Zhou's hand like a chick, the impact of this scene left Yu Hua completely dumbstruck.

If Fang Zhou had relied on a higher realm and stronger spells to achieve this, Yu Hua wouldn't have been so startled.

The key was Fang Zhou appeared too nonchalant, resolving it too effortlessly, amplifying the impact exponentially.

"The conflict between us is actually minor. If you admit fault, it's over. Does it have to escalate to a life-or-death grudge to satisfy you?"

While speaking, Fang Zhou tapped Hong Guan's bald head with his other hand, making a crisp sound.

"Apologize to me now, and I'll let you go, and our issue will be written off, how about it?"

He was no longer interested in playing mind games with this group of women.

If Hong Guan didn't agree, Fang Zhou was ready to beat her down and throw her back, not fearing to anger the Great Leiyin Temple.

Currently, the highest combat power openly in the Cultivation World is the Golden Core Realm; Divine Soul Realms are almost extinct, Yin Yang Realms even more so, and the big shots of the Tribulation Crossing Realm or Earth Immortals have long left the Cultivation World to explore new worlds.

Fang Zhou was only a step away from the Golden Core, enough to stand his ground in the Cultivation World, fearlessly offending the Five Constants, able to act as he pleased.

Hong Guan finally snapped out of her terror only to hear Fang Zhou ask for an apology.

"A gentleman can die but not be humiliated" flashed rapidly in Hong Guan's mind, alongside her master's teaching over thirty years, that outside, she must not disgrace the name of the Great Leiyin Temple.

"Sorry… it's my fault!"

Hong Guan, somewhat breathless from Fang Zhou's grip, quickly apologized.

Forget the "a gentleman can die but not be humiliated"—that applies to low or equal realms, whereas Fang Zhou's display is power exclusive to the Golden Core Realm.

No, even among the Golden Core Realm, the strong possess formidable realms and mana, not such a terrifying physical body.

Submitting to someone of a higher realm isn't disgraceful at all; surely, her master would understand her.

The ease with which Hong Guan yielded and admitted fault took Fang Zhou by surprise; he initially thought at least a beating would be necessary.

One must be as good as their word; as Hong Guan had apologized, Fang Zhou released her neck and casually rubbed her bald head—surprisingly, it felt quite nice.

Hong Guan was thoroughly humiliated but dared not show any discontent, even slightly lowering her head.

Even if a Golden Core Realm expert beat her up, as long as her life wasn't in danger, the Great Leiyin Temple wouldn't send experts to her rescue.

To avoid a beating, getting her head rubbed was a small price to pay. After all, which monk hadn't had their head rubbed when they were a kid?

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