The Heavens: Cross the World

Chapter 296 Praying Mantis Catching Cicadas and Orioles Behind

Dongyue Temple is located outside Chaoyang Gate.It is the largest Taoist temple in North China.

It is named after the main worship of Emperor Dongyue, the god of Mount Tai.

Dongyue Temple in the capital was purchased in the sixth year of Yanyou of the Yuan Dynasty and completed in the third year of Zhizhi of the Yuan Dynasty. It was named "Dongyue Rensheng Palace" and covers an area of ​​about 6 square meters. It was built by Zhang Liusun, the great master of Xuanjiao, and his disciple Wu Quanjie.

Zhang Liusun is the real descendant of Longhu Mountain. He entered Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty and was loved by the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty. He was given a silver seal and was awarded the title of "Xuanjiao Grandmaster". He taught Taoism in all areas and took charge of Taoism in Jiangbei, Huaidong, Huaixi and Jingxiang. To do something, wear a silver seal.

Since then, Zhengyi has officially spread to the north and expanded its influence.

At present, Longhu Mountain is flourishing in the south, but the foundation in the north is basically occupied by Buddhism.

However, Dongyue Temple is an important portal, and naturally there are still many experts who are here to guard it.

Compared with the decline of Quanzhen Taoism, Zhengyiyi is still the leader of the southern Taoist sect. Even the Buddhist sect does not dare to look down upon it, and naturally will not rashly attack the Dongyue Temple outside the Forbidden City.

At this time, in the huge Daiyue Hall in Dongyue Temple, an old Taoist was explaining the Taoist scriptures.

"The Tao is so vast and profound that it is boundless, the body is empty, and the reason is extremely mysterious. Yan Ming, tell me, where does this sentence come from? What is the explanation?"

The old monk looked at a young Taoist sitting down.

There are a total of more than a dozen Taoists here, but each one has a long aura, and they don't look very old, but there is a sense of vicissitudes in their eyes.

At first glance, they are people who are successful in cultivating Taoism. If these people can be left in the northern Buddhist territory, they are naturally capable.

Zhang Yanming heard his master's question and immediately replied respectfully: "Back to master, this sentence comes from "The Supreme Secret of the Great Dao", and it means..."

Just as he was about to do it, suddenly, the beam above his head suddenly collapsed!

There was a loud bang, and a powerful sword energy burst through the air.

The sword energy came too quickly!
Zhang Yanming watched the sword energy in front of his eyes, and with a puff, he shot a junior brother directly!
He instantly took a breath, his pupils shrank, and he shouted in shock and anger: "Who is that person!"

"Bold madman!"

"Get down!"

At this moment, everyone in the hall roared and took action!

For a moment, the mana turned into a bladed fireball, which exploded and shot out.

Zhang Yanming even jumped into the air and flew into the air.

After that, everyone flew out one after another, but they saw a escaping light in the distance, shooting away and leaving quickly.

Zhang Yanming's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Maoshan School swordsmanship?"

But at this moment, his master Master Zhang Minghui came out. The old Taoist raised his head and looked at the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Yan Ming, Yan Lu, you two go and capture this Maoshan Taoist priest!"

When the two heard this, they quickly clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Master!"

At that moment, the two of them each took out a magic talisman, waved their hands, and suddenly it surged into the wind and expanded rapidly.

The two people immediately jumped up. The next moment, they chanted the talisman in their mouths, roared, and the talisman carried the two of them, each chasing the sword light.

Zhang Minghui frowned and looked at the two disciples walking away, feeling a little confused.

A disciple on the side couldn't help but ask: "Master, why do people from the Maoshan sect appear in the Forbidden City?"

"Yes, Master, the last time the Tianshi Mansion sent a message, didn't it say that the Maoshan Sect had been defeated?"

"Could it be that the two Maoshan disciples who escaped were unwilling to give up and came here to attack?"

Zhang Minghui shook his head slightly, with a calm expression, and said: "The Maoshan faction is gone. No matter what they plan, they can't stop our plan."

"I'm afraid they came to the north to seek refuge with Buddhism." Some disciples couldn't help but say.

Zhang Minghui smiled: "No, Buddhism and Taoism have different concepts. Buddhism will not accept them, and they will not be willing to work for Buddhism."

"why?"

……

Zhang Yanlu, who was flying in the air, used all his strength to activate the wind talisman under his feet and said, "Yes, why?"

Zhang Yanming was also activating the talismans, constantly pursuing the sword light in front of him, and said, "Why else? They can't survive in the south and have come to the north to look for the hills."

"Looking for Shantou? Senior brother, who do you think they will look for?"

"Who else can there be? The Quanzhen Tao in the north has been exterminated by Buddhism, so the only possibility is Buddhism."

Zhang Yanlu shook his head and said: "No, no matter what, the disciples of the Maoshan Sect are from a religious background and will never defect to Buddhism."

"Why come to the north if you don't go to Buddhism?" Zhang Yanming sneered.

Zhang Yanlu narrowed his eyes and said, "The only thing that can attract them here in the Forbidden City is the deposed Qing Emperor!"

"Huh? Junior brother, are you saying that they... surrendered to the Qing court?" Zhang Yanming was incredulous.Then he said: "The Qing court is desperate. What do they think of taking refuge in the Qing court at this time?"

Zhang Yanlu shook his head: "I don't know. No matter what they think, if they catch each other, everything will be clear!"

"Be careful!"

"Don't worry, these Maoshan disciples have not entered the Cave Heaven Paradise, so they must be disciples in the Qi refining stage. You and I are both masters of Qi refining, how can we be afraid of mere Maoshan disciples?"

Zhang Yanming sneered, and the speed of the two of them surged instantly, gradually catching up with the escaping light.

After about an hour, the speed of the fleeing light on the opposite side finally slowed down.

The two were overjoyed and immediately gave chase.

Suddenly, the escaping light suddenly plummeted downwards and flew towards the mountains and forests below.

Brother Zhang Yanming and lawyer Zhang Yan looked at each other and immediately showed caution.

"He's running away!"

"Be careful!"

The two spoke almost at the same time, lowered their speed together, gathered their magic talismans, and fell towards the mountain forest.

At this time, in the ruined temple in the mountain forest, Wu Shilang led the carriage team, and they were all resting in the temple.

Qian Kai and Xu Qianhe are still discussing their next trip.

"Senior Brother, if this is not the case, you continue to escort Wu Shilang and the others, and I will go to the place where Junior Brother Feng said to find out whether what he said is true or false."

Xu Qianhe couldn't help but persuade him, and he really couldn't help but want to get together with the other disciples of Maoshan.

Qian Kai frowned and said: "No, once you and I are separated, we will be isolated and helpless. If we encounter danger, there won't even be anyone to support each other. I don't agree."

He said it nicely, but he was thinking in his heart, what if his junior brother went to the Paradise of Cave Heaven before him, what if those people integrated the inheritance of the Taisui Department and left him to close the gate of Cave Heaven. If he wanted to find them again, But it is extremely difficult.

He estimated in his heart that although these other disciples of Maoshan had found Cave Heaven, they must be wishful thinking if they wanted to take Maoshan back.

Nine times out of ten, he would still hide in the Cave Heaven Paradise to practice quietly and accumulate strength.

But in this case, if they hide in the cave and cannot come out, they will be late and they will not be able to find the location of the cave. Wouldn't it be worth the loss?

So he wants to keep Xu Qianhe, because they are the only two people alive in the Taisui Department now, and they are the only ones with the complete inheritance of the Taisui Department.

As long as they don't go back, Maoshan Babu will never be able to gather together, so the other party will definitely wait for them.

But once Xu Qianhe goes back, will those people on the other side still care about themselves if they have gathered the eight inheritances of Maoshan?
If he were in another place, he would definitely not care.

Xu Qianhe wanted to say something else, but suddenly, he sensed something and couldn't help but look outside the temple.

"There are mana fluctuations!"

Qian Kai also sensed it instantly and winked quickly.

The two immediately stood up, silently lit an invisibility charm, immediately disappeared, and slowly walked out of the back door.

After exiting the temple gate, the two of them immediately saw two figures suspended in the air outside the temple.

Seeing the clothes of the two figures, Qian Kai's pupils suddenly shrank and he whispered: "People from the Celestial Master's Way!"

Xu Qianhe's face also changed slightly, and he immediately whispered: "Brother, what should I do?"

"You go and test them to see what their cultivation level is. I'll set up the formation and find a way to introduce them into the formation later."

Hearing this, Xu Qianhe hesitated slightly, but still nodded and said, "Senior brother, let me know as soon as you make arrangements."

"rest assured."

Xu Qianhe nodded, and while the invisibility charm was still in effect, he quietly approached Zhang Yanming and Zhang Yanming.

Qian Kai quickly ran into the woods behind him. After a while, he took out many formation flags from his satchel and then placed them in special directions.

At this time, Xu Qianhe also touched behind Zhang Yanming.

He was about to take out the talisman and take action when he suddenly heard a sneer coming from behind.

"Maoshan Invisibility Talisman, haha, what a small trick!"

Xu Qianhe's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around hurriedly, only to see a ball of white light exploding in front of him!

boom!
Suddenly, his eyes stung, as if he was blind and couldn't see anything.

He was frightened and angry, screamed, and quickly squeezed the magic formula, and a talisman was attached to his body.

"Escape!"

It turned out to be an Earth Escape Talisman. In an instant, he quickly shuttled through the underground, and his spiritual consciousness dispersed. Only then did he realize that the two people parked outside the temple were not real people at all, but two phantom talismans!

"Tianshi Dao's puppet talisman!"

He was shocked and angry, and suddenly his head shook, and the majestic magic power crashed over him.

Boom!

Xu Qianhe was caught off guard, and his whole body was suddenly bombarded by magic power.

In an instant, the magic power in his body collapsed, and he was about to be unable to maintain the effect of escaping to the ground.

He quickly jumped out of the ground and shouted angrily: "Is the Qi refining complete?" "Haha, Maoshan boy, are you scared now?"

A sneer sounded in Xu Qianhe's ears, and an evil wind blew towards him.

His scalp was numb, and he quickly shouted: "Urgent, as you wish, Taishang Laojun will appear quickly!"

Bang!
His body instantly turned into a line of blue smoke and suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Yanming sneered: "Maoshan smoke talisman? Let me break your spell!"

But he saw that he pinched his hand and put a talisman on his chest, and then he suddenly opened his mouth and gave a sharp shout!
"come out!"

Rumble!
The heaven and earth shook, and the sound was like thunder, shaking in all directions.

Wu Shilang and others in the temple began to wail, covering their ears and rolling on the ground.

Within the black smoke in the sky, Xu Qianhe suddenly stumbled out and recovered his body.

He covered his ears and showed a look of pain, but he didn't dare to stop and ran towards the woods.

At this moment, countless thorns suddenly grew on the road, and green mana light exploded.

Zhang Yanlu takes action!

Xu Qianhe suddenly had no way to go and shouted: "Brother!"

The next moment, Zhang Yanlu felt a sword energy coming from behind him.

He was immediately surprised: "There is another one?"

With a wave of his hand, countless vines wrapped around him.

boom!
A talisman exploded on the vines, the sword energy exploded, the leaves in all directions were torn apart, and the vines exploded.

Xu Qianhe took this opportunity to use the earth escape technique again, and instantly passed through Zhang Yanlu and entered the forest.

As soon as he entered the forest, he staggered out and was immediately caught by Qian Kai.

"Run quickly, these two are both masters of Qi refining!"

When Qian Kai heard this, his expression suddenly changed, he was frightened and angry, and said: "Why are you being targeted by them? Let's go!"

Immediately, he quickly pulled Xu Qianhe and escaped quickly using the formation's cover.

Zhang Yanming and Zhang Yanlu rushed into the forest, and their eyes suddenly blurred. There were trees everywhere, and it was so dark that they couldn't even tell their direction.

The two of them were startled at the same time. Zhang Yanming said angrily: "No, it's the formation!"

"Maoshan Formation, they are from the Maoshan Taisui Department!" Zhang Yanlu also reacted immediately.

Zhang Yanming said: "Quickly find a disciple."

The two of them immediately started walking around in the formation.

They were not walking around randomly, but walking according to the Nine Palaces and Bagua of Tianshi Mansion, looking for the location of the Bagua sect.

At the same time, Xu Qianhe was pulled by Qian Kai, and the two ran wildly.

They ran until daylight and their mana was almost exhausted, so they dared to stop for a while.

Xu Qianhe's eyes recovered a little and he said anxiously: "Brother, what should we do now? I'm afraid that the royal mission will also be messed up."

Qian Kai's face was also very gloomy: "I'm afraid it's hopeless. It's really weird. Why was our whereabouts discovered by the people from Longhu Mountain?"

"Senior brother, otherwise, go to the place mentioned by junior brother Feng." Xu Qianhe said suddenly.

Qian Kai hesitated slightly and said: "That's fine, but we can't go now. Those two Longhu Mountain disciples are not weak in cultivation and there is no chance they will catch up with us. If we just go to the place where Junior Brother Feng said, I'm afraid we will Lure the enemy over."

When Xu Qianhe heard this, he was also shocked and said: "What the senior brother said is that even if we die now, we can't let other senior brothers be caught up by the people from Longhu Mountain."

Qian Kai is not worried about this, he is worried that now the royal mission is completely over, and the only thing he can hope for is the Paradise of Cave.

If he wants to build a foundation, he can only rely on the Cave Heaven Paradise, so he must not lure the enemy there, otherwise he will not be able to build a foundation in this life.

"In this way, let's go to a nearby town to hide. It just happened that all the money was left in the temple. Let's go to a place with people and make some money, which can be used as money." Qian Kai said.

Xu Qianhe nodded: "That's fine."

The two immediately set up several more deceptions to erase the traces of their arrival, and fled all the way south.

However, it was said that Zhang Yanming and Zhang Yanlu were trapped in the formation, and Wu Shilang and others in the temple had already been shocked and fainted.

In the formation, Zhang Yanming stepped on the Nine Palaces and Bagua steps and finally stepped into the gate of life. He saw the formation flag hidden behind a big tree at a glance!

He was overjoyed and immediately shouted: "Junior brother, I have found the formation!"

Now he walked quickly towards the big tree, reaching out to pull out the formation flag.

Suddenly I heard a giggle from above my head.

The laughter was soft and sweet, which made Zhang Yanming's heart skip a beat and he couldn't help but look up.

But I saw a woman in red sitting on a tree branch. The woman was petite, but her body was too plump!
She has a beautiful face, natural charm, and her every frown and smile seem to be able to enchant people's soul.

Zhang Yanming was stunned for a moment and murmured: "It's so beautiful..."

Sima Yan chuckled: "Oh? Am I beautiful?"

"nice……"

"Then are you willing to die for me?"

"I……"

Zhang Yanming suddenly struggled. Suddenly, his spiritual consciousness was shaken, and he instantly broke free from Sima Yan's charm.

His expression changed drastically, and he shouted in shock and anger: "Bold witch, how dare you confuse this Taoist master!"

Sima Yan suddenly pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and shouted: "Huh, it's just a little bit close. Brother Feng, you better do it."

Zhang Yanming was stunned for a moment, not knowing why, but he heard a chuckle coming from behind him: "I will help you practice at night, so that you can reach the perfection of Qi refining as soon as possible."

Zhang Yanming was horrified to find that there was someone behind him, but... he didn't know it at all, and he didn't feel it at all!

He turned around suddenly and subconsciously took out the talisman.

Just when I turned my head, I suddenly felt severe pain in my neck!
With a click, this turn of the head actually caused the entire head to twist off!

His soul suddenly escaped from his body and looked at the man in horror.

It wasn't until this moment that his soul left his body and he could see that person clearly.

It was a sturdy Taoist man nearly two meters tall, with extremely handsome features!

He just stood behind him, holding his head in his hand!
In the other hand... is junior brother Zhang Yanlu's head!

"How... who are you?"

He screamed in horror, unable to believe the scene before him!
Both himself and his junior brother have perfected their Qi refining skills. Who else in this world, other than a master of foundation building, can kill them so easily?

Feng Ji chuckled, then suddenly waved his hand, and a black flying sword flew out, and said with a smile: "Do you know now?"

"Swordsmanship? It's you!"

Zhang Yanming screamed in anger, his soul trembled and he couldn't believe it.

This person turned out to be the enemy he had been chasing for most of the day!

Wait, then... who were those two people just now?

He didn't think about the relationship for a while.

Feng Ji smiled and said: "Today I am just collecting some interest. I will get back the debt from Longhu Mountain little by little."

"You... you are a disciple of the Maoshan Sect? Impossible, how can you be a disciple of the Maoshan Sect? Among the disciples of the Maoshan Sect, all Foundation Establishments have been suppressed..."

call--!
Feng Ji didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense. He opened his mouth and in an instant, a talisman flew out of his mouth.

It is his natal talisman.

But when I saw the talisman of my life flying into the air, it whirled around, and a large amount of yang energy burst out, instantly forming like a tornado!
Woo-!
The terrifying vortex swirled, and Zhang Yanming couldn't react at all, and was directly sucked into the Yang Qi vortex.

His soul was a Yin soul, drawn in by Yang Qi, and instantly dissipated and burned like ice meeting fire.

"what--!"

The painful wail came from his soul.

In an instant, his soul turned into Yin Qi and dispersed.

The soul that has perfected its Qi refining will be born with extremely pure Yin Qi.

Feng Ji smiled softly and blew on his life magic pot.

Immediately, the yang energy on the urn twisted, and a large amount of yin energy poured out, directly refining the pure yin energy from which Zhang Yanming's soul was born!

After the refining is completed, all the Yin Qi returns to the original dharma basket.

Feng Ji opened his mouth, and the magic basket flew back into his mouth automatically.

He burped slightly, glanced at the attribute panel, and suddenly laughed.

At the moment, he is already at the peak of foundation building and cannot break through the golden elixir.

But the pure energy absorbed was not wasted, but turned into attribute points.

Feng Ji searched Zhang Yanming's body and found many talismans and magic weapons, but unfortunately he could not find the cultivation classics from Longhu Mountain.

However, it can be expected that most of the inheritance is direct initiation, and it is impossible to leave any writing.

Sima Yan jumped down, ran to Feng Ji, and asked, "Brother Feng, what should we do now? Your two senior brothers should have gone to join Uncle Jiu and the others, right?"

Feng Ji smiled and said, "Follow me and you'll find out."

(End of this chapter)