A fat monk stood behind a kind-hearted old monk. People in the Shaolin Temple would have been greatly surprised if they saw this scene.
Because the old monk is the abbot of Shaolin and the third-ranked monk Kongwen in the Heavenly Ranking, while the fat monk is just the deacon monk of the Monastery, Xuan Xin. The status of the two can be said to be worlds apart.
Xuan Xin chuckled and said: "Master Magician is really good at it. Most people in the world think that the 'Great Demon' is just hiding in Shaolin. Who would have thought that you actually replaced Abbot Kongwen."
Han Guang stood with his hands behind his back: "It is indeed the 'perfect humanization method' left by the Demon Emperor. You almost concealed it from me. Tell me, why did Taili ask you to find me?"
Xuanxin licked the corner of his mouth: "Taili Demon King asked me to tell you that because we have not taken action yet, Gurdo has lost patience and does not intend to continue to Chen Bing's border. Lu Da, Chonghe will probably be unable to contain it."
Han Guang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just let them come over. We can use their power to open up the Pure Land."
Xuan Xin's face was filled with joy: "Master Magician has cracked Ananda's Pure Land?"
"You can put it this way." Han Guang said with a leisurely smile: "When the time comes, I will collect the Buddhist inheritance in the Pure Land, and Taili will collect the secrets related to Ananda in the Pure Land. You can also rescue Bai Ze and Sanfang who are suppressed under the stupa.
Everyone wins.”
Xuan Xin nodded repeatedly: "Everyone wins, everyone wins!"
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Two months later, Shaolin Abbot Kong Wenguang invited all the righteous masters from all walks of life to gather in Shaolin, claiming that he had captured the great demon hiding in Shaolin and would hold a demon-slaying conference to make the demon's conspiracy known to the public.
As soon as the news came out, the entire martial arts world was in shock.
There has been no news from Shaolin for so long, and no rumors have been refuted. It turns out that Abbot Kongwen did this deliberately to dispel the devil's wariness?
They don't doubt this statement. Even the monk Kongwen, who is third on the heavenly list, has said this. How can it be false?
On the way to Shaolin, Shen Ye was still thinking about this death mission.
In his opinion, exposing the conspiracy was nothing, but investigating the truth made him a little bit nervous.
Can I skip the survey process and get the answer directly?
It may be a good choice to derive the answer through arithmetic.
The methods of deduction in this world are very prosperous, and it is not impossible to skip the process through deduction.
But knowing too much is sometimes not a good thing. For example, the "Shu Sage" in the medieval period was silenced by Ananda because he knew too much.
When approaching the gate of Shaolin Mountain, a surprised greeting came from behind Shen Ye: "Is this Brother Shen Ye in front of you?"
Shen Ye turned around, and there were many young disciples walking towards this direction. The leader of them had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. Judging by his aura, he probably had just entered the scene.
"It's me, who is your Excellency?"
The leader's tone was complicated: "I, He Jiu, have been friends with Brother Shen for a long time."
"'Invisible Sword' He Jiu?" Shen Ye smiled slightly. It turned out to be his biggest sufferer after he was listed on the list of people. "I have admired him for a long time."
"How can I deserve your long-term admiration, Brother Shen?" He Jiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, then asked: "By the way, Brother Shen, where have you been this year? Many people in the world have heard that you were assassinated by Shaolin."
Shen Ye smiled and said: "I traveled around and gained a little bit, so I found a place to practice and make a breakthrough. It was not until a few days ago that I successfully came out of seclusion."
He Jiu said "Huh": "Why do I feel that Brother Shen, your aura is erratic? One moment it feels like heaven and man are one, and the other moment it's like an outdoor scene."
Shen Ye said: "The exercises I practice are quite mixed, and the realm is difficult to confirm. Master He Shao only thinks that I am the third level of the outside world."
All the disciples of Donghai Villa who followed He Jiu were inexplicably shocked. Su Wuming, the "Sword from Beyond the Heavens", was already a martial arts legend for being able to reach the third level of heaven in a year, but he actually crossed the third level of heaven in one year.
"At your rate, I'm afraid you'll be on the Earth Ranking in just a few years!" He Jiu sighed, and then said through a message, "My grandpa said that the purpose of Shaolin's Demon Slaying Conference this time must not be simple. Brother Shen, please be careful."
"Master He, Mr. He, thanked you." Shen Ye didn't expect that the master was so kind, so he sent a message, "Thank you, Brother He, for reminding me."
Many visitors noticed the commotion here and were disappointed when they saw that Shen Ye and He Jiu did not fight in the end.
Although they don't think He Jiu has a chance of winning, the gimmick of fighting for the top spot on the new and old rankings is still quite good.
In fact, most people are not too surprised that Shen Ye, who was rumored to have fallen, reappears.
After all, he had only been missing for a year, not ten years. If he hadn't been attacked just before his disappearance and the magic weapon was exposed, the rumors would not have associated him with his death.
Shen Ye climbed the mountain to pay a visit, and was led to his dormitory by the monk Zhike.
Along the way, apart from the curious and admiring looks from various sects, Shen Ye felt the most hostile looks from the Shaolin monks.
For a while, Shaolin was rumored to be a "demon cave" harboring evil and evil, and the culprit was naturally Shen Ye.
Moreover, they don't think there is any big devil in the temple at all, everything is slander from outsiders.
Fortunately, they should have been told before and no conflict broke out. They were just trying to kill people with their eyes.
Naturally, Shen Ye wouldn't care about the childish behavior of the little bald guys and stayed in the dormitory.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
Pushing open the door, Meng Qi and others stood outside.
They are both young and talented people, and they don't look out of place when they play together.
"Come in and sit down."
Several people walked into the room, closed the door, and then each expressed their gratitude: "Thank you, Senior Brother Shen/Brother Shen."
Shen Ye smiled and waved his hand: "It seems that you successfully passed the death mission?"
Zhang Yuanshan cupped his hands and said, "If Brother Shen hadn't helped us, we might have lost more than half of our troops this time, and it's not impossible that the entire army would be annihilated."
Shen Ye asked: "Did you provoke a monster on location level?"
Ruan Yushu tried hard to swallow the snack in his mouth and said: "We accidentally walked to the territory of the 'Demon Vine King'. There were too many half-step location-level monsters under that monster, and one of them was even fighting with us. Breaking through to the exterior.”
Shen Ye smiled and shook his head: "Then you are indeed quite unlucky."
Meng Qi couldn't help but ask: "Senior Brother Shen, did you kill that Demonic Vine King that is comparable to a grandmaster?"
The other friends blinked with shining eyes, and they also wanted to know the answer.
When Shen Ye said that he had killed thirteen exterior-level monsters, they only thought they were monsters that had not crossed the ladder to heaven.
But I later learned that among those demon clans, there were actually those who were comparable to masters!
Even within their respective sects and families, the Grandmaster is the absolute top power.
For example, the Zhang family where Zhang Yuanshan lives is entirely supported by a master-level ancestor.
Shen Ye smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, that demon clan has no inheritance and no treasure weapons, so it is not as powerful as you think."
Zhang Yuanshan was speechless for a moment, and then sighed after a while: "But he is the master after all!"
Although the demon clan cannot compare with the strong men of various sects in terms of inheritance, a master is a master, and even the weakest master is not comparable to the top master who has crossed the first level of the outdoor ladder.
Only now did he realize that the description on the list of Shen Ye forcing the top masters to defeat was still conservative.
Shen Ye just smiled and took out a contract and handed it to them: "Take a look, do you need to modify any of these terms?"
Several people took the contract and looked at it carefully: "Okay, we have no problem."
After signing the contract, Shen Ye handed over the two reincarnation talismans: "I'll trouble you for the next reincarnation mission."
"How can you say it's trouble?" Meng Qi chuckled, "With Senior Brother Shen leading us on this mission, it's too late for us to be happy!"
Several people's eyes lit up when they heard this. With Shen Ye, a master who could kill a grandmaster, wouldn't they be able to do whatever they wanted in the next mission?