Chapter 252 Life is nothing but going up and down the mountain
The third day of November, Lingcheng.
After An Jing got Zhao Qingmei's secret letter, he went south.
The Battle of Bikong Island quickly spread throughout the world. Compared with the battle between Buddha and Demon in Yujing City, this time it was even more eye-catching because this time Bikong Island was a life and death battle to resolve grievances.
A life and death battle is not a competition, it is a matter of life and death.
Anyone with experience in the world can vaguely feel that this trip to Blue Sky Island is extremely dangerous.
Coupled with the ferocity and violence of the Demon Cult in the past, not many people came with the idea of watching the battle.
Apart from the Zhenyi Sect, only some sects that had a blood feud with the Demon Sect went to Bi Kong Island to challenge, including the Five Poison Sect and two smaller sects.
As for other sect forces, they all chose to remain silent. After all, the Demon Sect also said that past grudges were forgotten, and there was no need for them to set foot on Blue Sky Island to fight to the death.
But in terms of support, they still responded very actively to the True One Sect.
Anjing traveled quickly and finally arrived at Lingcheng.
And Bikong Island is still in the south, not far from Lingcheng.
If he hadn't possessed techniques such as the "Anonymous Heart Sutra", the true energy in his body would have been almost endless.
It is impossible to reach the Keikaido border in such a fast time.
But keeping running with all your strength is an extremely heavy load on the spirit.
Need a good rest.
Lingcheng is not as good as Yuzhou City, but it is still very prosperous.
There are people coming and going on the road, oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages are constantly coming, and there is a pier in the west of the city, where you can see awning boats, merchant ships, and escort flags traveling from various places.
There are many pirates in Kyohaido, especially the pirates from Wangkyohai, who are known as one of the five gangs in the world. They are called the first of the three evils by merchants.
An Jing walked to the river, when a black-topped boat attracted his attention.
Red flags were planted on both sides of the awning boat, and the old boatman on the bow was rocking the oar. Apart from that, there was only an old man in white sitting beside him, making tea.
This old man in white is none other than Jun Qinglin, who came out of the Demon Sealing Platform.
An Jing waved, and the old boatman saw this and hurriedly came towards the shore. "The great elder is so elegant, enjoying the tea and the scenery at the same time."
An Jing sat across from Jun Qinglin and poured himself a cup of tea brewed by Jun Qinglin.
The boatman continued to rock the oar and walked toward the distance.
Jun Qinglin took a sip of tea and said: "Everything you can see is in the past. There is nothing interesting about the scene. I mainly want to see this person and see how this world is different from back then."
An Jing poured a glass for Jun Qinglin and asked with a smile: "My heart will be at ease when the great elder comes this time."
When Jun Qinglin heard this, he said with a hint of amusement, "Oh?"
An Jing said slowly: "Bikong Island is only a hundred miles away from the Zhao Kingdom. That Qi Shu died in my hands back then. Now that the Zhenyi Sect has caused an uproar, the masters of Black Ice Platform will definitely take action."
During this trip to Bikong Island, what An Jing is most afraid of is not the Jianghu forces of the Yan Kingdom, because in addition to the Zhenyi Sect, the Five Poison Sect and other Yan Kingdom Jianghu masters will surround him and kill him. In addition, there is a high probability that Heibingtai will be involved.
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Ye Ding set the location on Bikong Island, which also gave Heibingtai a hint.
This shows that in Ye Ding's view, he has posed a great threat, and he will kill him even with the help of Hei Bingtai.
Black ice platform!
This terrifying and mysterious force!
The national power of Zhao State is not weaker than that of Yan State, and Heibingtai is the absolute controller of Zhao State.
Possessing elixirs such as the Blood-hating Pill and the Yuanling Pill has attracted many masters, and can even allow some half-step masters to reach the level of first-qi master or even second-qi master.
Its strength is definitely higher than the True One Sect, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best sect in the world. This is also one of the biggest crises hidden in the Blue Sky Island.
Jun Qinglin tapped his fingers on the table, "Those who succeed early may not succeed, and those who succeed late may not fail.
This Qi Xuandao is a late bloomer, which is really puzzling. In the first thirty years, he was inconspicuous compared to the world's top geniuses, but in the last thirty years, he surpassed all his peers. I don't know how strong he has been in these years. This is the most disappointing thing.
People are worried.”
As the master of the Black Ice Platform, there is absolutely no doubt about his strength, but not many people know how high he is.
Maybe even the masters in the Black Ice Platform are not clear, because Qi Xuandao has not made a move for a long time. "Now the masters of the Black Ice Platform are here, so what?"
An Jing apologized and said with a smile: "The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind, but he doesn't know that the slingshot under the tree is hungry and thirsty. Now the great elder is the hunter hidden under the tree, and he will catch everyone who comes."
Jun Qinglin chuckled, "You can predict that Hei Bingtai will take action, but how can old boy Ye Ding not guess it?"
An Jing frowned, feeling a little confused.
"Ye Ding, what you did this time was not as simple as you thought. Maybe there was a back-up plan."
Jun Qinglin looked at the river and said: "You have never met this person, and most of the deeds you heard are hearsay, and most of the things heard from hearsay are difficult to distinguish between true and false, so you no longer use this as a basis.
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"You killed the master of Zhenyi Sect, and Zhenyi Sect killed me, the leader of Tianwai Tianren Sect. These are all facts. How can grudges be resolved in just one or two sentences?"
"Especially since you killed two great masters and a peak leader, whether it's right or wrong, this is a fact. If they remain silent, what will the believers in the sect think, and what will the people in the world think of this huge state religion?"
An Jing's brows knitted into a knot, "Now that this has happened, resolving the grievances that have accumulated for many years is indeed a good thing for our teaching, but I am afraid that the grievances will not be settled."
Not to mention whether the people from the Black Ice Platform on Bikong Island will come this time, if Ye Ding dies on Bikong Island, will the Zhenyi Sect really let it go?
Jun Qinglin said calmly: "Then it depends on whether the Zhenyi Sect wants to kill a few people or a group of people."
Wudu Mountain, Wudu Gate.
Not far from the Lei Pond, there is a pavilion.
This pavilion is where Feng Lingyue practices.
When Feng Lingyue was young, she liked beautiful maids, delicious food, and fancy clothes. When she got older, she still liked luxury. Compared with the simple clothes of ordinary masters, he always dressed very gorgeously.
This is his unique mark.
Feng Lingyue sat in the top position, sipping expensive tea with a calm expression.
"Ancestor."
Three figures appeared outside the door.
The people who came were Dai Danshu, the leader of the Five Poison Sect, Cheng Quan, the great elder, and Dai Ling. Feng Lingyue stretched out her hand and said: "You are all here, sit down."
"Thank you, ancestor!"
The three of them didn't know why Feng Lingyue called them here, so they sat down cautiously.
Feng Lingyue said without any nonsense, "The Ghost Swordsman has been invited to Blue Sky Island. I don't know if others will go, but I, Feng Lingyue, must go."
The grievances between the Demon Sect and the Five Poison Sect are not ordinary grievances in the world.
Dai Danshu took a deep breath and said: "This time Senior Zhenyi Sect Great Sky Yang Ye takes action, and it is still on Bi Kong Island. It may not be that simple for the ghost swordsman to escape."
Dai Danshu could naturally sense the crisis on Blue Sky Island. Even if Anjing defeated the Supreme King Kong, he still did not believe that the Ghost Swordsman could cross the Blue Sky Island unharmed.
"This battle on Blue Sky Island is not that simple."
Feng Lingyue waved her hand, her expression unusually solemn, "Ghost Swordsman dares to agree, I think there may be something fishy about this matter."
Vaguely, his intuition told him that the battle on Blue Sky Island would be very dangerous.
Dai Danshu and Cheng Quan also fell silent, and there were murderous intentions everywhere. Among the seven major sects, only Zhenyi Sect and Wudu Sect were gone.
Dai Ling was a little hesitant and said: "I also think that ancestor, otherwise..."
"I must go to Blue Sky Island."
Feng Lingyue knew what Dai Ling wanted to say and interrupted her, saying: "Even though it may be very dangerous and life-threatening."
"Ancestor!"
"Ancestor!"
Dai Danshu and Cheng Quan both turned pale when they heard this.
Feng Lingyue is the pillar of the Five Poison Sect. If something happens to him, the Five Poison Sect will immediately become the bottom of the seven major sects like the Blue River Sect. How to fight against the attack of the Demon Sect?
"This battle on Blue Sky Island has two outcomes. The first is that I don't die, which is naturally the best outcome. The other is that I die..."
When Feng Lingyue said this, she paused and then said: "You will return to the Demon Cult then."
"Ancestor."
Dai Danshu said quickly: "These Five Poison Sects are your hard work. Besides, if it really doesn't work, Ancestor can wait with me..."
"Needless to say, you can all return to the Demon Cult, but I can't."
Feng Lingyue waved her hand and said calmly: "I made an oath when I left the Demon Cult,
I will never return to the Demonic Sect in this life, and besides, I have been fighting against the Demonic Sect for so many years. If they can tolerate me, I may not be able to tolerate myself."
After hearing this, several people felt a little sad and confused.
Especially for Dai Ling, when he thought of joining the Demon Cult, it seemed as if his life had suddenly lost all meaning.
Before, she had always thought that Zhang Zhixing was seeking revenge. How would she avenge herself if she joined the Demon Cult?
When Feng Lingyue saw this, she laughed and said, "I'm just analyzing one result. We don't know how the battle on Blue Sky Island will turn out, so why should we be so sad?"
After about three or four breaths of silence, Dai Danshu stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Then I wish the ancestor a victory."
"Then I wish the ancestor a great success."
The other two people also stood up.
Feng Lingyue walked out of the pavilion and looked at the majestic Wudu Mountain and the Wudu Sect he founded, and couldn't help but laugh.
True religion, side hall.
In the mountains, the sea of clouds is vast, the green pines are tall and straight, the towers are numerous, and the mist is curling up.
Xiao Qianqiu is playing chess with Ye Ding.
Ye Ding held the black piece in his hand, looked at the chessboard like a galaxy in front of him, and then smiled casually: "I lost."
"Concession."
Even though the person opposite him was his teacher and father, Xiao Qianqiu did not give in at all.
Xiao Qianqiu asked: "Master, after coming down the mountain this time, will you go to Xuanqing Mountain?"
Ye Ding smiled lightly and said, "I already met him half a month ago."
Xiao Qianqiu said calmly: "Little Master Uncle returned to Zhenyi Mountain?"
Ever since Luo Chongyang killed the master of Zhenyi education, he never returned to Zhenyi Mountain.
Even though the master passed away, he never came back to take a look. "It was precisely because of him that I made up my mind to go down the mountain."
Ye Ding nodded slightly, and then said with emotion: "Master was right what he said back then. He is the only one among the three of us who has the opportunity to touch that realm."
Xiao Qianqiu said: "My uncle is a pure Taoist."
Ye Ding picked up a chess piece and put it back into the chess basket, "What's ridiculous is that the original Zhenyi Sect could not accommodate a single true cultivator, but now it can accommodate a hundred thousand disciples."
"Everything in the world is changing. Without Uncle Yu Ying and Master, Zhenyi Sect may not be what it is now."
"But now Shinichi no longer needs us."
The movements in Xiao Qianqiu's hands paused, and a wave of disturbance appeared in his calm heart for many years.
This kind of wave is different from the sword that faced Lou Xiangzhen.
Ye Ding saw clearly that the Zhenyi Sect had been pushed to its peak because of its power, and now its roots had begun to fester because of its power. It was just the outer skin that was exposed, which made people feel scary and frightening just looking at it.
The trend of the times is changing, but a generation of great masters has become an outcast of the times.
"You'll understand some things even if I don't explain them. I'll just pick out some important things and talk about them."
Ye Ding picked up the chess pieces one by one into the chess basket, "The True One Religion is the state religion of the Yan State, and its fate has been tied to the fate of the Yan State. Only when the Yan State prospers can the national religion have a chance to prosper, and if the Yan State dies, the True One Religion will
It will also perish."
"Nowadays, the Yan Kingdom is surrounded by crises, and the court is also in constant internal strife. The situation is more difficult than imagined. In the twenty years since the Later Jin Dynasty, it has developed into the fierce tiger it is today. There must be something fishy and clues in it. The Holy Lord of the Later Jin Dynasty is also rare.
The hero is a martial arts emperor like the Taiping Emperor, but he is much younger than the Taiping Emperor. He will definitely become a big problem in the future. In addition to Hou Jin, Zhao and Nanman are also eyeing him, and it can be said that he is in a very dangerous situation."
Xiao Qianqiu listened quietly without saying a word.
If this were not the case, how could Buddhism and Demonic Cults get in?
Ye Ding continued: "As for the fight in the temple, don't get involved. This is what the emperor is most taboo about. As for the current Emperor, I don't know whether he has broken through the shackles or not, but he must have his own plan. You have won the victory."
The destiny of heaven and earth, the future is limitless,
All it takes is a while.”
"After this battle on Blue Sky Island, no matter who lives or dies, Zhenyi Sect and Tianwaitian will not bring up any previous grievances. This can be regarded as an explanation to the tens of thousands of disciples of Zhenyi Sect and the world. But Ghost Swordsman, you still have a relationship with him.
In the battle for orthodoxy, Zhenyi Sect comes from Xuanmen, and unifying Xuanmen is the long-cherished wish of countless founders of Zhenyi Sect. I was unable to fulfill it back then, but I hope you can fulfill it."
Xiao Qianqiu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Master..."
Ye Ding said calmly: "Have you written it down?"
Xiao Qianqiu nodded and said, "I have written it all down."
Ye Ding put down the last chess piece and said, "Junior brother has been waiting for me for a long time. Go and take my luggage. It's time for him and I to go down the mountain."
With that said, Ye Ding stood up and walked out of the hall.
At this time, Yu Ying, who was wearing a black Taoist robe, stood at the door and saw Ye Dinggong cupping his hands.
"Brother!"
Ye Ding asked: "Have you paid homage to the Heavenly Lord of the Heavenly Lord Hall?"
As long as he practices Taoism on Zhenyi Mountain, Yu Ying will go to Tianzun Hall to worship and put three sticks of incense in the morning.
"Thank you."
"That's good."
Ye Ding looked at the gray-haired Yu Ying in front of him with emotion, "Junior brother, do you think this Zhenyi Mountain is different from when we went up the mountain before?"
Yu Ying glanced at it and said, "Is it different? I haven't paid much attention to it."
"yes."
Ye Ding pointed to a thick green pine in the distance and said: "The old pine tree next to Zhenyi Hall died seventeen years ago. You still urinated on it. Chongyang secretly told me."
Yu Ying shook his head and smiled: "If you don't tell me, I would have forgotten. It has been so many years. That kid threatened me to complain to the master. Later, I used ten candy men in exchange for him to keep this secret, and he actually Tell you."
Ye Ding also laughed, "I used three candy figures to exchange for it."
Yu Ying asked: "By the way, how did the green pine die? The boy who poured my urine on it should thrive."
Ye Ding said: "There are too many bugs and they have made many holes in Qingsong's body."
Yu Ying looked at the towering Qiong Tower in front of him and the fairyland-like green mountains in the distance, and whispered: "Brother, do you really don't need me anymore?" Ye Ding looked at the distance and said faintly: "You don't need us. Already."
Yu Ying fell silent and did not speak again.
"Master."
At this time, Xiao Qianqiu walked out with his luggage.
"Let's go."
Then the three of them walked down the mountain, and saw many disciples of the True One Sect along the way. When they saw the three of them, they all hurriedly leaned down and called their master, with extremely respectful expressions.
Ye Ding whispered: "How many years has it been since you went down the mountain?"
It's like asking myself, but also like asking Yu Ying.
Yu Ying looked at the vegetation on both sides and thought for a long time before saying, "I just went down the mountain some time ago."
Over the years, I have gone down the mountain to kill people for the sake of the True One Cult. Last time it was the Ghost Swordsman, and the last time it was Yan Shaoshan, but this time I still kill people.
Then the three of them didn't speak and walked quietly down the mountain.
Xiao Qianqiu remembered many years ago, when Ye Ding accepted him as his disciple and took him step by step up the real mountain, explaining to him every plant, tree, mountain and stone.
But now, he was taking Ye Ding down the mountain step by step.
No matter how the world changes, life will always reincarnate, a new beginning, and a new picture will slowly unfold.
Life is like this, it's nothing more than going up the mountain and going down the mountain.
The three finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Ye Ding was the first to speak: "Qianqiu, go back."
Yu Ying was standing by, looking at the long stairs, the quiet mountains, and the vast sky, as if he wanted to imprint all of this in his eyes and in his heart.
He did a lot of things, which may be good things, bad things, or shameful things, but among the three of them, he put in the most effort.
His whole life was spent on this mountain.
After hearing this, Xiao Qianqiu turned around and walked towards the mountain, but only after walking two steps: "Just let me watch Master and Second Uncle off."
Ye Ding didn't speak, just looked at Yu Ying.
I don't know how much time passed before Yu Ying came back to his senses and said: "Brother, let's go." Ye Ding asked: "Don't you look at me twice more?"
Yu Ying laughed and said, "I'll keep it in my heart. I'm afraid I won't forget it again."
"Then let's set off."
Ye Ding laughed loudly and walked away.
Xiao Qianqiu looked at the backs of the two old Taoists, one black and one white, bowed in the distance, and said loudly: "Best farewell to Master, Uncle Master!"