Chapter 326 Fighting in the Golden Light Temple (1)
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Xu Zhengyang, the master of Qinglin Valley in Laoxiong Mountain in western Hunan, has become a famous top monk in the spiritual world since he killed the "Three Black Cloud Monsters" in Shennongjia.
In fact, there was no such thing as a top monk in the world of cultivation very early on. There were only the early, middle and late stages of foundation building. But with the decline of spiritual energy, the dream of Jindan ended.
The saying "top monk" has emerged in the world of spiritual practice.
It specifically refers to those monks who have perfect foundation building and possess one or more eighth-level Taoist methods, but are unable to advance to the golden elixir due to insufficient spiritual resources.
Their strength is far above the late stage of foundation building, and they can even deal with several late stage foundation building at the same time, but they are not as good as the golden elixir, so they are called the top.
‘Qinglin Valley Master’ Xu Zhengyang, ‘Purple Faced Heavenly King’ Lu Xiong, ‘Fire Cloud Island Master’ Gongsun Xun, and Master Liaoyin, the abbot of Jiuhua Mountain Jinguang Temple, are all top monks.
The collision of the four top leaders also involves the death of the ancient treasure "Phoenix Guts", as well as the three top friends of Wushan, the red fire Yama Lu Chengfeng, and the blue and white mother-in-law Li Saihua.
Instantly caused an uproar in the spiritual world.
This kind of event, which has not happened once in decades, attracted good and evil monks from all over the world to gather at Jinguang Temple on Jiuhua Mountain.
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"Master Lieyin, the three of us are here, isn't the guy named Xu so scared that he won't stop coming?"
In the living room of the abbot's courtyard of Jinguang Temple.
A purple-faced man with a height of seven feet and a majestic physique said loudly.
Monk Liaoyin, who is sitting on the main seat in the middle, still looks like an eminent monk with white beard and white eyebrows.
Recalling that unruly figure in my mind, a hint of haze flashed in my eyes.
"Amitabha, Xu Zhengyang has always been arrogant and arrogant. If he gets the news, he will definitely come."
"Don't worry, fellow Daoist Lu, even if the man named Xu doesn't come, we will kill him at Lao Xiong Ling, and we won't be afraid that he won't come out." Gongsun Xun, who was wearing a green robe, a headband, and holding an iron crutch, said.
"What Fellow Taoist Gongsun said is true. This time Lu comes here to avenge my old wife." Lu Xiong gritted his teeth.
Li Saihua, the "Blue Flower Mother-in-law", was his first wife, and they were from the same school. When Li Saihua set off for southern Yunnan, he was visiting friends overseas and had not returned.
When he came back and received the news that his old wife was indeed dead, he was instantly furious.
If he hadn't happened to receive the invitation from Master Yin, he would have gone straight to Lao Xiong Ridge.
Gongsun Xun nodded in agreement.
"I was able to step into the Taoist path back then, thanks to the support of my three Taoist friends, Xiao, Bai, and Hu. Now all three of them have been killed by Demon Xu. I, Gongsun Xun, am determined to avenge them and comfort their dead souls under the spring.
"Gongsun Xun gritted his teeth and said.
Lu Xiong nodded in agreement.
Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Master Liaoyin was secretly happy.
He has seen Xu Rui's ability. If it were just him, he wouldn't have much chance of winning even if he had the 'Demon-Conquering Vajra' in hand.
It would be different if the 'Purple Faced King' Lu Xiong and the 'Lord of Fire Cloud Island' Gongsun Xun were involved.
In fact, he would like to win over more people if possible.
But Lu Chengfeng, the 'Red Fire Yama', had a hot temper and was unruly. He didn't have many friends at all, and none of his disciples were well-established, so he couldn't help at all.
The other top monks are on the outside, and even if they have the ancient treasure 'Phoenix Guts' as bait, no one is willing to risk their life and death for something like this that they don't know to be true or false.
He tried his best but only found two people to help him.
At this moment, a middle-aged monk wearing yellow cassock knocked on the door and hurried in.
"Abbott Qi, the life and death arena at the foot of the mountain has been set up. There are many other practitioners coming from the foot of the mountain. Master Liao Kong is leading the disciples to be on guard."
Liaoyin nodded and stood up.
"Two fellow Taoists, tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle, let's go down too."
Lu Xiong and Gongsun Xun nodded and followed Yin out of the gate of Jinguang Temple.
Follow the spacious stone steps to the outside of the mountain gate. Here, an arena with an area of more than 200 square meters has been built using earth-moving techniques.
Although it is made of rammed earth, it has a stone quality. It is obviously blessed by Taoism and is extremely strong.
To the south of the arena is a 100-foot-high ravine, and the mountain canyon has its own scenery.
On the east and west sides, reed tents were built for worshipers to observe the ceremony.
To the north of the arena is the gate of Jinguang Temple.
On the three-foot-high white marble archway, in the middle are the three words "Jinguang Temple" shining brightly.
A couplet is carved on the stone pillars on both sides.
Pure and solemn, surpassing all saints;
Compassion, kindness and generosity save the community.
Under the mountain gate, a reed shed has also been built, but it is obviously more solemn and higher-end than the two sides.
A group of monks from Jinguang Temple were sitting in a reed shed.
After Yin came over with Lu Xiong and Gongsun Xun, all the monks saluted one after another.
Seeing the three people who were surrounded by monks walking to sit cross-legged on the futon in the center of the reed shed, the monks in the surrounding reed sheds started talking.
"Do you think Xu Zhengyang will come?"
"Nonsense, it will definitely not come. The three top monks have joined forces, and because the master is in charge of the magical weapon of Jinguang Temple, the 'Devil-Conquering Vajra', even a monk who has just entered the Golden Pill can give it a try. As long as Xu Zhengyang is not stupid, He won’t come.”
"That's not entirely true. Outside the Moon Valley in Shennongjia, Xu Zhengyang killed the 'Three Black Cloud Monsters' without much effort. Even if he can't defeat the three of them this time, a draw may not be possible."
"Liu Daoyou thinks too highly of Xu Zhengyang. Among the 'Three Black Cloud Monsters', except for the 'Black Cloud Monster' Hua Tongtian, they are all one level behind them. If it were Master Yin who came forward, he would be just as capable. Kill them."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Suddenly a voice rang.
"Since Master Liaoyin is so strong, why was he attacked by Xu Zhengyang in Zhelong Mountain? You know, Master Liaoyin is surrounded by Lu Chengfeng, the 'Red Fire Yama', Li Saihua, the 'Green Leaf Granny', and the Three Friends of Wushan, five of the top , the strength is even stronger than it is today.”
"...If under such circumstances, Xu Zhengyang attacked and killed five people and took away the ancient treasure 'Phoenix Guts', wouldn't it be the same as today?"
Many people nodded in agreement.
"You can't say that. Xu Zhengyang's attack was a sneak attack and cannot be compared with a head-on fight."
"I don't understand this. What kind of method can reduce the strength of six top monks?"
"Who knows? Maybe we will know when Xu Zhengyang comes."
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A battle between top monks naturally attracted many top monks to watch the battle.
However, due to their status, they did not go to Lupeng.
Instead, a cave was dug into the mountain wall not far away as a temporary residence.
Two old Taoists, one tall and one short, wearing Taoist robes and hibiscus crowns, cut stones into tables and were playing chess.
"Haha, Lao Huo, you lost this round."
The old Taoist wearing a green Taoist robe smiled.
The old Taoist wearing a gray robe opposite looked at him twice, sighed, and dropped the chess pieces.
"I'm not in good shape today, I'm not going down anymore."
The short old man in green robe put down the chess piece and said with a smile.
"Tomorrow is the day of the battle, why are you in such a hurry?"
"It's rare to have such a big fight, how can we not pay attention?"
"Haha, a big battle? Let's wait until Xu Zhengyang comes." The old man in green robe said with a smile.
After looking at him, the gray-robed old man asked: "What? Do you think Xu Zhengyang won't come?"
"If it were me, faced with such an unfavorable situation of three against one, I would definitely not come." The old man in Qingpao said bluntly.
The old man in gray robe nodded, "But Xu Zhengyang is not you and me. Whether you come or not is a matter of choice." He paused and said, "But I am more curious about what happened in Zhelong Mountain."
After being together for many years, they knew each other very well, and the old man in Qingpao quickly heard what he meant.
"You doubt Yin's story?"
"That's right. Although Xu Zhengyang is very powerful, because Granny Qinghua, Lu Chengfeng and the three friends of Wushan are all experienced people who have practiced for many years and are in dangerous situations, their vigilance will definitely be raised to the extreme. Under the sneak attack,
Killing five people in a row is a bit exaggerated no matter how you think about it."
The green-robed old Taoist nodded slightly, "It's a pity that the people who entered the core of Zhelong Mountain, except for Xu Zhengyang and Liao Yin, are all dead. Now there is no evidence of the death, and there is no way to know the truth."
"...But after seeing the invitation to the 'Purple Faced King' Lu Xiong and the 'Lord of Fire Cloud Island' Gongsun Xun, Xu Zhengyang was openly provoked. It can be seen that he must have suffered a loss deep in Zhelong Mountain."
The old man in gray robe nodded and pondered for a moment.
"Lao Feng, do you think there is really a 'Phoenix Gut' in Zhelong Mountain?"
"The 'Phoenix Guts' is a divine creature in the world, capable of suppressing a certain faction's luck, but it disappeared without a trace two thousand years ago. Who knows its whereabouts?"
After a pause, the old man in green robe raised his head and looked over.
"Old Huo, although Phoenix's courage is good, it also means countless troubles. We don't establish a sect or a sect. This kind of thing is of no benefit to us."
"I know, I'm just a little curious," said the gray-robed old man.
The old Taoist in Qingpao listened and saw his old friend's evasive words, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The two have been together for many years and have become very familiar with each other. Whatever the old man has in mind, he can figure it out without guessing.
I thought to myself.
"Being an ancestor is easy to say, but it is even more difficult to do. How can it be compared to being alone and carefree now?"
Just when he was hesitating whether to persuade or not.
"Lao Feng, look."
The old man in green robe looked in the direction of his finger, and a handsome middle-aged man wearing a white robe, with gray hair on his temples and carrying a sword box on his back appeared in his eyes.
"It's Ouyang Jianfei, the 'Green Dragon Sword' of the Ouyang family in Shennongjia," said the gray-robed old man.
"Why is he here?"
The old man in gray robe said with a smile: "How could you forget that back then, this person was so in love with the current 'Moon Sect Master', the Peach Blossom Fairy Zhao Yuzhi, that they almost eloped. If the old head of the Ouyang family hadn't forced each other to death, both of them would have descendants now.
Already."
The old man in green robe nodded.
He had also heard about Ouyang Jianfei.
This Qinglong Sword is a rare talent in the world of spiritual practice. Not only is he outstanding in talent, but he also has Pan An's appearance. In addition, his good family background has prompted many fairies and chivalrous ladies in the spiritual world to recommend themselves to him.
Among them, Song Yuzhi, the daughter of the headmaster of Wudang Mountain, ‘Qingluo Fairy’, is one of them.