The national teacher does not practice

"Why?" Xu Xiurong was stunned and couldn't help but ask.

Ji Ping'an sat cross-legged on the high observatory, the cold wind being blocked by the surrounding formations.

But at this moment, he raised his hand to tear a hole in the formation, felt the cold wind in the sky with his palm, and said:

"Lord Buddha knows my true identity."

Of course Xu Xiurong knew this. As one of the insiders, Ji Ping'an did not hide her previous kidnapping by the Buddha, and there was no need.

The female warden quickly understood:

"Are you worried that Lord Buddha will be harmful to you?"

Ji Ping'an nodded, looked down at the city below, and said:

"I wasn't sure before, but the powerful Buddhist sect has shown its attitude by intercepting the demon clan. If Lord Buddha no longer cares about breaking up, then once the summit is over and Xin Yaoguang and others leave, the top people in Yuhang City will The power will weaken quickly, even with you, Pei Wuju and Qi Nian, if Lord Buddha is really shameless and secretly comes to catch me, you can't stop it."

This is a very real problem. Ji Ping'an dared to return to Yuhang publicly before because there were many powerful people in the city, and even if Lord Buddha still wanted to cause trouble, he would not touch him.

But after the summit, if you think about it from another person’s perspective, would Lord Buddha still know the whereabouts of the Great Master of the Zhou Dynasty and remain indifferent?

Xu Xiurong also figured out this logic and said worriedly:

"Then are you going to follow Master Xin back to the Capital of Gods? I'll inform Huang Chen and let's go back together?"

Ji Ping'an shook his head and said, "I won't go to the capital of gods."

Xu Xiurong was confused:
"Then where are you going? You can't hide at the gate of the Beast Control Sect. Even if Master Xu is willing to help you, but..."

In her opinion, if she wants to resist the Buddha Lord, only Xin Yaoguang can do it reliably in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Qi Hongmian can barely do it with the fire phoenix, but in terms of real combat power, he is probably still not as good as him.

Therefore, Ji Ping'an didn't have many choices.

You really dare to think that you have to choose between Huayang and Xiaoxu, right... Ji Pingan glanced at the female disciple, Feng Qingyun said calmly:
"I'm going to find a small place to stay away from the limelight for a while, just like I did in Yuezhou before. Although Lord Buddha is strong, I can still escape as long as I hide well."

This...Xu Xiurong could not hide his worry:

"Is it too dangerous? You were hiding in Yuezhou before, largely because the Lord Buddha was recovering from his injuries. If you really want to find a top divine treasure, there is always a risk, and once the whereabouts are exposed, it will be almost impossible to find him. Resist.

How about you stay in Yuhang?Lord Buddha will still have some scruples after all. Even if he comes, we can always delay it for a while, and then we can naturally alert Master Qi.Now that the summit has just ended, based on the offensive and defensive alliance, Master Qi will not let it go. "

Ji Ping'an sighed softly and turned to look at the beautiful face of the female warden:

"You still don't understand the meaning of my identity. I have suppressed Buddhism for hundreds of years. This is just hatred. As for the other sects, once they learn my true identity, they may not come to rescue. Don't forget that an organization is always complicated. Yes, I do have friends in various major factions, but most of them are enemies."

Yes, haters!
Although at a quick glance, it seemed that all the powerful men in the Great Zhou Dynasty respected the Imperial Master.

But in fact, as long as you open the history books, you will know that the truth is not the case.

When the Zhou Dynasty was establishing the world, why didn't Ji Ping'an fight against the powerful men of the major sects?
Not to mention later, the Grand Master of Zhou once traveled around the nine states with his peak cultivation level, and was "visited" by every sect, which established the current pattern of cultivation.

The so-called "visit" here really means treating guests to dinner. How do you do and how do I do?
In fact, whether it is the Academy, the Molin, the Beast Control Sect, or even the Taoist Sect, many powerful people have died at the hands of the Great Zhou Guoshi in history.

Just like before Ji Ping'an traveled through time, among the countries on the earth, which ones have a longer history and are closer to each other, which one doesn't have a lot of hatred?

Were they not stained with each other's blood in history?

Just because generations of new people have changed in the past, the environment has changed, and the situation has changed. Many times, we deliberately don't mention it, and we can even adopt a close attitude.

Many times, old scores are brought up again, and this kind of thing is not uncommon.

Moreover, the organization is composed of many people. In the same force, there are both friends and enemies of the National Preceptor.

There are more centrists, and this is the truth.

Rather than saying that Xin Yaoguang has a good attitude towards the Imperial Master, there is no other voice in the entire Taoist sect.

If it were in the past, this would not be a problem. After all, everyone is dead, and some grudges can fade away. But now that many powerful people have returned, those past grudges will naturally be revived.

Xu Xiurong could not think of these complicated things for a while, but how could Ji Ping'an not see clearly?
Therefore, since his rebirth, he has never placed his own safety on others.

Even now, with Hua Yang and Xiao Xu, they have not yet returned to their peak, nor have they truly held their respective powers in their hands.

Of course, judging from a rational perspective, if you want to avoid disaster, as Xu Xiurong said, following Xin Yaoguang and returning to God is the best choice.

No matter how crazy the Lord Buddha is, he cannot kill himself in the capital of gods.

But what Ji Pingan didn't tell her was that in the divination just now, he tried to deduce the outcome of his return to the divine capital.

In that world line, the crisis he faces is greater and more dangerous than if he stayed in Yuhang.

This makes Ji Ping'an a little confused, why is the city of God, which should be safe, actually a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to him?

What he also didn't tell Xu Xiurong was that in the deduction, no matter where he went, there would be a huge disaster that was unavoidable.

It can only be faced head-on.

In this case, instead of involving Xu Xiurong and others, it is better to find a sufficiently secluded place and calmly contend with fate.

In order not to worry them, Ji Ping'an was not prepared to speak too clearly. With his insistence, Xu Xiurong finally agreed to the national master's decision to hide temporarily to avoid trouble.

He also said that he would keep it secret for him, and that Ji Ping'an would nominally retreat in the observatory.

However, at this moment, Xu Xiurong still didn't know what this decision meant.

……

at the same time.

In the Southern Tang Dynasty, a kendo sect hidden in the green mountains welcomed a distinguished guest.

Different from the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, where there was one super power and many powerful forces, under the jurisdiction of the Tang State, there were only two powerful cultivating forces, one of which was the Buddhist Sect, which opened Buddhist temples all over the state capital.

The other one is the "Sword Field".

It is also the sect from which Xishan Qinian comes. There are many disciples in the sword field, all of whom are martial arts sword cultivators.

And its leader is the "Master Fan" who was used by the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the royal palace. He is also known as the "Great Sword Sect" and is a powerful person in the realm of observing the sky.

At this moment, hundreds of disciples formed a huge sword formation on the large circular green flat of the sword field and were practicing attentively.

In a tall bamboo pavilion in the distance, a middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life, green stubble, and a swordsman's uniform from the Daqian Dynasty put down the teapot, looked across with a smile, and said: "Buddha. The Lord is coming, what advice do you have?"

The Lord Buddha is sitting cross-legged at a low table, with dark red monk robes flowing on the ground, a gentle smile and a compassionate expression:
"Jian Zong is polite. The sword field inherits the essence of Wufu and Yunhuai Academy. It is melted into one and becomes its own sect. It is a major event to establish the sect. It is impossible to say that when the final step is taken, it will surpass the Great Zhou Guoshi. Character. If a poor monk wants to give you advice, it will be useless."

Upon hearing this, the Great Sword Sect's eyes flashed with pride.

In this world, it is not the only practice system that the National Master has created.

Throughout the ages, the far distant one is the "Hundred Schools of Thought" of the Daxing Dynasty thousands of years ago, the endlessly harmful path of demonic cultivation pioneered by the "Devilic Patriarch"... The more recent ones are like the Xingguan system of Qintianjian, some of which have gone through, and some of which are in the middle. Died young.

But regardless of success or failure, for monks all over the world, whoever "establishes a sect" is a figure who shines in history books and is respected by people all over the world.

As the head of the sword field of this generation, the Great Sword Sect is extremely talented and has almost entered the "Half-Step Divine Treasure".

As long as he truly steps into the divine treasure, he can equal the achievements of the national master.

In particular, in history, when the National Preceptor first conquered the world, he had killed many strong swordsmen in the Southern Tang Army, and there was already an old grudge.

After that, the situation between the two countries was fixed. When the Imperial Master was suppressing the world, he came to the sword field. The leader at that time had a grudge against the Imperial Master and proposed a life-and-death fight, but was suppressed by the Great Zhou Imperial Master.

Although he was not dead at the time, he died suddenly shortly after, which further deepened the hatred between the two parties.

After that, the two sects could not be said to be on bad terms, but could only be said to be at odds with each other.

Therefore, when Da Jian Zong heard the compliments from the Buddha in the Shen Zang realm and praised him for being able to surpass the national master, he was naturally happy in his heart.

No one dislikes compliments, especially when the person complimenting you is better than you.

"Lord Buddha, you are too polite. I wonder why you are here?" However, the Great Sword Sect is not stupid and has realized that Lord Buddha's purpose is impure.

Lord Buddha smiled and said without talking nonsense:

"Jian Zong should know that the poor monk had a fight with Xin Yaoguang not long ago, but it may not be clear that it was the Great Zhou Imperial Master who appeared and disappeared. What the world still doesn't know is that the Great Zhou Imperial Master is indeed the reincarnation. Real cultivation is nothing more than sitting in a well."

The Great Sword Sect's eyes suddenly became sharp and he leaned forward:
"Appreciate further details!"

Lord Buddha’s smile grew brighter:

"And the best thing is that the national master was reincarnated into a young man, whose identity is almost impossible to guess. What's even more amazing is that the poor monk knows that he will appear alone somewhere next. If he wants to eradicate him , I’m afraid it’s a rare opportunity.”

The Great Sword Sect suddenly stood up, and an indescribable powerful momentum rose. He already understood what the Buddha meant, and only asked:
"Where is he?"

That night, after the Lord Buddha returned to Dajue Temple, he summoned the heads of various halls and important reborn people to plot major events.

Later, in a certain room in the temple, Liuli heard a knock on the door.

She closed the Buddhist scriptures, walked to the door barefoot, raised her hand and opened the door latch, and saw the young monk-looking Pure Light Bodhisattva smiling and saying:
"I'm going to discuss something with you. If you don't go, you will miss a big event."

Liuli frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Jingguang said with a smile:
"Is it a big deal to hunt down the Imperial Master of Zhou Dynasty? Haha, you haven't seen how excited those little monks are right now. After all, the entire Buddhist sect has been suppressed by the Imperial Master and has not dared to raise its head for hundreds of years. They all share the mantles of the three ancient saints. Inheritors, it’s okay to be suppressed by the Taoist sect, but being suppressed by a star official who was born only a few hundred years ago, how can you not want to let out the frustration in your chest?"

Liuli only listened to half of what Jingguang said next.

After driving away the somewhat crazy Pure Light Bodhisattva, Liuli returned to her desk alone, sat down blankly, and was lost in thought.

As a Buddhist monk from an earlier generation, she had no impression of the Great Master of Zhou Dynasty, so she naturally had no idea of ​​stopping the Buddha from hunting him down.

But...she suddenly raised her slender fingers and opened the Buddhist scriptures on the desk. There was actually a thick piece of information sandwiched in the scriptures.

This was all information she had previously entrusted Jingguang to help collect, regarding the internal review of the sect after the last Buddhist fight.

As a personal participant, Liuli also provided some of the content, but what really caught her attention was the "mechanism" of the "Sumi Mountain" illusion mentioned in the information.

Based on the mechanism of the magic weapon and her actual experience, Liuli was keenly aware of many oddities, such as...

The "inner demon" she faced back then did not seem to be created by Xumi's illusion. There is another possibility that it was the projection of the star official opposite, called "Ji Ping'an"...

Combined with the various descriptions of Ji Ping'an in the data, a guess that made Liuli feel crazy gradually grew in her mind.

"Do you want to confirm? Do you want... to ask for clarification?"

Liuli sat quietly in front of the case for a long time. It was not until the morning light faded that she finally made up her mind.

Soon after, Jingguang discovered that Liuli had disappeared.

……

In the next few days, just as Xu Xiurong said, Xin Yaoguang and other powerful men hurriedly ended the summit and returned to their respective sects' bases.

Xu Yuanyun and Wei Huayang also left angrily, obviously still angry with Ji Ping'an, and did not even see each other before leaving.

Anyway, for practitioners, there is always plenty of time.

For a time, although the practice world was turbulent, in the perception of the star officials in the academy and the reborn people, the situation calmed down.

However, no one knew that Ji Ping'an quietly left Yuhang City again.

No one knew that earlier, many monks secretly disguised themselves, crossed the border between the two countries, and rushed to various state capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

at the same time.

At the junction of Lanzhou and Leizhou, across the "Black Water Lake" and further to the southwest, at a place called "Liuhu Lake", it started to snow.

Liuhu is a lake from which the surrounding land got its name.

According to legend, this lake is the convergence of tributaries from the snowy mountains in the southwest. It is clear all year round, with abundant water and grass, and has excellent scenery in every season.

The several mountain villages scattered around are particularly rustic because of their remote location and low population density.

The people rely on the mountains to eat and the water to drink water. Because it is adjacent to the "Liuhu Lake", many people come to the lake to fish, go boating to collect lotus seeds, and cut aquatic plants in spring, summer and autumn...

Only in winter, when the lake is covered with heavy snow and turns white, few people come.

And on this day, on the official road leading to Liuhu from the outside world, there suddenly appeared a young man holding a bad horse, wearing a thick cotton robe, and looking calm.

When Ji Pingping followed the footprints in the snow and the remaining images in his memory, he came to the lake where he had been for many years.

I couldn't help but smile when I saw a collapsed hut at the end of the ice. (End of chapter)