The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 16

Ji Ran set out from Southern Shaolin at the beginning of the year, walked on the road for several months, and stayed in Northern Shaolin for three months. It is now mid-May.

Zen Master Sanzang and Zen Master Tianfeng agreed to hold the Southern Shaolin Master Succession Ceremony in Southern Shaolin on September [-]th. One month before the ceremony, Ji Ran needed to return to Southern Shaolin and bathe and fast every day to wait for the time.

After discussing with Zen Master Sanzang last night about the situation against the demon sect, there are still a few details that need to be confirmed.

First, what kind of poison is used?

Second, the route and arrangements along the way

Third, deal with the aftermath

Fourth, emergency plan

For poison, Ji Ran thought for a long time, and finally decided to use the name of his old friend Chu Liuxiang to go to Shenshui Palace to get some Tianyi Shenshui. After all, what kind of poison is better than Tianyi Shenshui, which is colorless, tasteless and highly toxic?
The old bug's romantic debt could be a little more!Although Ji Ran's memory of her past life is becoming increasingly blurry, when she learned that she was in the world of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" when she was a child, she still recorded the major events and some key figures she knew in Chinese Pinyin.

Senior brother Wuhua was once curious, what is Ji Ran's ghostly drawing-like thing?Ji Ran, who is now over fifty, originally thought that all major events related to Chu Liuxiang should be over.

As a result, there is one last thing that has not been heard of, and there has never been any major martial arts incident reported in Luoyang.But judging from their age, it should only happen in the past two years. After all, Chu Liuxiang is the same age as his senior brother Wuhua, five years older than him.

The big event of "Midnight Orchid" should only happen in a year or two.I think as Chu Liuxiang's friend, I should have received an invitation from Mr. Orchid, Su Rongrong or Lao Bedbug.

You can use this information to exchange Tianyi Divine Water with the jellyfish Yin Ji who is over seventy years old. Which woman doesn't want to see her beloved husband before she dies?Thinking of this, the poison thing should be safe.

All that's left is to go to Moyun Cliff in person to confirm the time and method of poisoning.

As for the routes and their corresponding arrangements, Shaolin Temple’s lay disciples in various places, as well as various bodyguards and martial arts schools should be able to start sending them maps of the routes nearby.

Then the experienced masters in the temple will make calculations and confirm three safe routes, one false and two true, and the final choice will be decided on the day of departure.

If the demon sect is destroyed, it will definitely lead to denunciation and counterattack from evil cults in the world and the remaining demonic cults.

During this period, it is best to collect real evil deeds of the Devil's Cult, and send disciples to unite with the major sects of the righteous way on the day of the action.

The Huashan Sect should be able to notify them in advance. After all, Hua Zhenzhen and Gao Yanan are their friends and can still be trusted. Moreover, Huashan can also be used as a transit point for retreating from Kunlun back to Songshan.

If the demon slaying failed... Thinking of this, Ji Ran also sighed helplessly. If he failed, he should be able to escape with the Star Chasing and Moon Stepping Kung Fu taught by Xiang Shuai.

Zen Master Sanzang's unfathomable skills and secret techniques should be able to kill him.

However, the elders and Arhat monks of the Xin Chan Hall should just... In that case, Shaolin had to close the mountain gate.

No, you have to consider further failure and choose a fire base.Thinking of this, Ji Ran took out the map of Kyushu that he had taken from the Sutra Pavilion. After looking at it for a while, Ji Ran decided to choose Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan as the final stronghold.

First, Putuo Mountain is located on the sea, far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, and is suitable for rest and recuperation.
Second, the sea is flat and stretches as far as the eye can see, making it difficult to be attacked

Thirdly, the Black Fox King's body belongs to fire, so it is more convenient to fight at sea, and if things go wrong, he can be evacuated at sea.This is also considered an emergency plan.

Putting down the pen, Ji Ran nodded in satisfaction, and then took the "Three Strategies for Exterminating Demons" that she had just written to find Zen Master Sanzang.

Not to mention that Ji Ran happily went to find Zen Master Sanzang, but over there, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old came to the mountain gate of North Shaolin. The young man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and was extremely handsome.

When he came to Zhike Monk, he bowed and said, "Excuse me, Master. Is Zen Master Wuzhen in the temple? Please let me know if you have any questions."

The monk Zhike saw that this young man was dressed in extraordinary clothes and carried a sword on his back. He was not easy to mess with.He nodded in response to the young man, and then quickly walked into the temple.

"Your plan is feasible, and you don't have to worry about being unable to defeat the Demonic Cult. As far as I know, the Demonic Cult today only has one leader, two protectors and three elders."

"With the old monk's martial arts, he can easily defeat the leader of the Demon Cult. Just pay attention to his counterattack when he dies. In your case, neither of the two guardians should be your opponent, but the old monk hopes that you can fight with both guardians alone. The exercise for you is also a test for you.”

"As for the three elders, the elders of the Heart Zen Hall and the Arhat Formation are enough. There will inevitably be casualties in the demon-killing defense." Zen Master Sanzang replied slowly after seeing what Ji Ran had written.

However, he saw that the paper in Abbot Sanzang's hand suddenly burned. It was the manipulation of flames by the "Fire Tiger Technique". "

Remember from now on that all of this cannot be seen in words. Even when planning and thinking, it must be absolutely sealed and quiet, and cannot be viewed by third parties, demons, and ghosts. "Zen Master Sanzang said sternly to Ji Ran again.

"Disciple has learned the lesson and will obey the abbot's instructions." Ji Ran saluted.

At this moment, a young novice monk knocked on the door and said, "Abbott, there is a young man outside the hall who wants to see Uncle Wuzhen, saying that he has something important to do."

Zen Master Sanzang and Ji Ran looked at each other, then nodded and said: "You can go ahead. Remember to return to Southern Shaolin on time."

"Yes." Ji Ran replied, bowed and went to the front hall with the young novice.

"Junior Qin Ge, I have met Master Wuzhen." In the Zen room in the back hall, Ji Ran was sitting on the main seat. Qin Ge saluted Ji Ran after entering the door.

Ji Ran did not respond to the junior's greetings, but thought about it: "Qin Ge, this name sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember it. But this guy is really handsome, with such an appearance... It seems a bit like the old bedbug."

Seeing that Ji Ran didn't reply for a long time, Qin Ge didn't dare to get up. As a fledgling, he didn't know much about Jianghu. He only knew about the three major sects of Jianghu, Shaolin, Wudang and Huashan.

The master Wu Zhen in front of them is known as the number one genius in Shaolin in the past century. People have forgotten Wu Hua, the seven-wondered monk in the past, and only remember Wu Zhen, the current five-wonder monk.

Ji Ran came back to her senses and said to Qin Ge straight to the point: "Young Master Qin, please sit down. I wonder what Young Master Qin wants to do with this young monk?"

"When I first came out of the world, I heard that the five great divine monks often help the younger generation. I yearn for it and come here to listen to the master's teachings." Qin Ge stood up again and cupped his hands towards Ji Ranyi.

Looking at Qin Ge's embarrassed expression, Ji Ran knew that he must have something else to ask for from her, and apart from teaching the skill of gathering energy into stone to her nephew Hongye, she never seemed to support her younger generations.Thinking of this, Ji Ran asked tentatively: "Mr. Qin, is your surname Zhang?"

Hearing this, Qin Ge's body froze, and then forced a smile and said, "Master Wuzhen, why do you ask such a question? Brother Qin has been an orphan since he was a child, and he doesn't know who his parents are."

"I just learned a few superficial skills and wanted to make a career in the world. Before I left, my elders once said that the world is headed by Shaolin, Wudang, and Huashan. But 20 years ago, it was led by the unparalleled hero and martial arts legend Chu Xiangshuai. Respect."

"It is said that Master Wu Zhen has fought side by side with Chu Xiangshuai many times, and he must know him very well. The juniors also want to hear the stories of the seniors and learn some of their experiences in the world."

After hearing this, Ji Ran felt that the boy was still young, and his true thoughts and purposes were revealed in just a few words.If his guess was correct, Qin Ge should be the son of Old Bedbug and the Maiden Saint Zhang Jiejie.

If this "Where's Dad?" is sung on my own head.No matter what, after all, he is the son of an old friend and needs to be taken care of. "What are your plans for coming down the mountain this time?" Ji Ran asked.

"I'm going to do something big and make myself a big shot so someone can hear my story and see my existence. I want to make him regret abandoning me and make him feel ashamed when he sees me. Qin Ge said excitedly.

"Oh? So what big thing are you going to do, and how do you become a big shot?" Ji Ran asked jokingly.

Qin Ge didn't seem to hear the joking in Ji Ran's words, and said seriously: "On the way here, I met Yue Huanshan and Jiang Manhong, who are known as the two heroes of Heluo. They have an idea, which I think is good."

"Oh? What do you think?" Ji Ran also became interested and asked.

"Nowadays, the world seems peaceful, but in fact, there are undercurrents, good and evil are confronting each other, and fighting continues."

"The foreign races outside the customs are also eyeing us, and the heroes of the world are in constant conflict with the local officials."

"It's better to find a respected Jianghu elder and set up a special organization to mediate the battles between Jianghu and the court, and between Jianghu and Jianghu, bring all the battles to the table, and resolve conflicts through martial arts competitions or negotiations every year."

"This way the Central Plains will be stabilized. Whether it is a deterrent to the people or foreigners, it will only have advantages and no disadvantages." Qin Ge said excitedly.

"So who will this old man choose? Is the court willing to admit it?" Ji Ran asked calmly, the curiosity on his face having faded.

"Nvxia Jiang said that they had communicated with the court envoys before, and there were only three people convinced by the court, namely General Shenwei - Wang Daosen, Tianjizi - Wanshun and Commander-in-Chief Chu Liuxiang."

"Wang Daosen is the commander of the Royal Imperial Guards. Although he is highly skilled in martial arts and very strategic, he is not a member of the Jianghu, and it is inevitable for the Jianghu to suppress him. Wanshun, like Wang Daosen, is the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor of the current dynasty. Although he comes from a Jianghu sect, But after all, he has served the imperial court for many years."

"So the most suitable one is Chu Liuxiang." As soon as Chu Liuxiang was mentioned, Qin Ge's face would reveal an unnatural expression.

When Ji Ran heard this, she sighed inwardly that Qin Ge had fallen into the scheme of Yue Huanshan and Jiang Manhong, but she didn't know it yet.

Seeing that he is so high-spirited, if he doesn't suffer some hardships and directly opposes and teaches him a lesson, I'm afraid it won't have any effect.It's better to hide in secret and wait until he sees the old bug to educate him.

"I have no way to find Chu Liuxiang, and on the ninth day of September, the young monk will take over as the host of Southern Shaolin, so the worldly society will rarely interfere."

"But there are still a few months from today to the ninth day of September. You can live in Shaolin during these months. No matter what, you can't go wrong by learning more and seeing more, and experiencing the things of a monk. Isn't it?" Ji Ran said with a smile, and then walked away.Qin Ge was left with a confused look on his face.

"I just came to inquire about that person. Why did I get involved? I don't want to be a monk."

Qin Ge thought in his heart, and when Ji Ran was about to step out, he stopped Ji Ran with a quick step and said: "Since the senior is unwilling to help, the junior will not stay much longer, so I will say goodbye." After that, he walked to the front hall.

Suddenly, Qin Ge's eyes flashed, and there was already one more person. "So fast!" Qin Ge was surprised.

"The poor monk told you to study more and see more, so you can only stay in Shaolin, study more and see more." Ji Ran said expressionlessly.

Qin Ge was furious when he heard this. He pulled out the sword behind him, stabbed Ji Ran, and said loudly: "I'm sorry."

Qin Ge thrust his sword straight into Ji Ran's chest. Although it was fast and sharp, he did not use his internal strength. Qin Ge intended to force Ji Ran back so that he could rush out.

But Ji Ran didn't dodge. Seeing that the tip of the sword was about to hit, Qin Ge quickly changed his move from stabbing to slashing. The target was Ji Ran's throat. He thought to himself: "You should hide now, right?" The throat is fatally injured, and I don’t believe you, old bald donkey, are going to die.”

But the result was far beyond Qin Ge's expectation. Ji Ran still refused to dodge. Qin Ge was very anxious when he saw this. It was too late to stop the attack, so he could only change it to slashing again, heading towards Ji Ran's left shoulder.

The trick was exhausted, the momentum was exhausted, this sword cut firmly on Ji Ran's left shoulder.clang!With a sound, Qin Ge was still regretting it, but when he looked at Ji Ran, he was dumbfounded, because his sword didn't even cut through the opponent's monk robe.

"Do you still want to leave?" Ji Ran looked at Qin Ge and asked.

Qin Ge swallowed his saliva, thinking: "It's only a few months, so what if the young master stays here." But he said: "Thanks to the master's favor, I have caused trouble for Shaolin. In the next six months, I will trouble the master and all the eminent monks in Shaolin .”

In this way, Shaolin has a layman, who chants sutras with the young monks every morning and evening. In the afternoon, you can always hear wailing from the martial arts field of the Arhat Hall in the backyard.

Three months later, Ji Ran handed Qin Ge to Zen Master Tripitaka and asked the Zen Master to take him with him to Southern Shaolin.At the same time, he did not forget to ask Qin Ge to copy the scriptures.Then Ji Ran set off for Shenshui Palace.

The current owner of Shenshui Palace is named Hua Feibai, and people in the world call him Mr. Jingshui. It is said that Mr. Jingshui Hua Feibai is like a mystery, and no one can guess his thoughts.Jellyfish Yinji has special respect and preference for this disciple.

When he arrived at the Shenshui Palace, facing the gatekeepers, Ji Ran clasped his hands and said, "I am a poor monk, Wuzhen, who presides over the Southern Shaolin. Now I want to see the old master of the Shenshui Palace, and I hope you will pass it on. Amitabha."

The disciples of Shenshui Palace did not dare to neglect after hearing this. Although Shenshui Palace has a high status in the world, they still need to be careful when facing Shaolin senior officials.

After a while, a youthful young girl who looked to be in her early twenties came out of the palace, bowed to Ji Ran and said, "My junior Shenshui Palace found that the palace lord's flowers are not white, please don't blame me, Master, I don't see you in seclusion. Foreigner."

After hearing this, Ji Ran said helplessly: "Old bed bug! Old bed bug, for the sake of justice, I have no choice but to betray you. I should charge you some tuition fees to educate your children."

Ji Ran glanced around and said to Hua Feibai: "Master Hua Palace, please take a step to speak. There are some things that would be a disaster if too many people know about them."

When Hua Feibai heard this, he looked at Ji Ran deeply, then turned around and said, "Master, please come in and have tea!"

In a reception room, Hua Feibai did not sit at the main seat, but sat at the table next to Ji Ran and sat at the guest seat together. "Master, if you have anything to say, you can say it now." Hua Feibai said impatiently.

"Please also ask Master Hua Palace to send someone a pen and paper." Ji Ran remained calm and said slowly.

Hua Feibai's face turned cold when he heard this, but his tone didn't change much. He clapped his hands and a servant came in. Hua Feibai ordered the servant to get paper and pen.

After a while, after the paper and pen were in place, Ji Ran let go of her five senses and checked it. She didn't notice anything wrong with peeking, so she wrote three words on the paper, then walked to Hua Feibai with the paper and opened it. Show it to her.

After Hua Feibai read it, he frowned slightly and was about to say something when he saw that the note in Ji Ran's hand had turned into ashes.

"Master, what do you mean?" Hua Feibai asked.

"I have information about the person on the paper, and I think your master will be willing to see me." Ji Ran replied calmly.

After a while, a woman with an old face but a tall and strong body walked in.Before Ji Ran could get up to say hello, a hoarse voice said: "Do you have any news about him? Where is he?"

"I need to make a deal with your palace for his information. Thirty pieces of Tianyi Divine Water are exchanged for information about that person. I wonder if you are willing, Yin Ji." Ji Ran said calmly facing the jellyfish Yin Ji.

As soon as he finished speaking, two waves of hostility of different intensities and a strong palm force were shot at Ji Ran: "Is it possible that now that Shaolin has unified the world, it comes to my Shenshui Palace to run wild!"

Ji Ran looked closely and found that Jellyfish Yin Ji did not take action, but just looked at her coldly, while Hua Feibai waved his palm, and a strange force immediately hit him. This force was like the beginning of a wave. Up and down, endlessly.

The martial arts of Shenshui Palace are just like "water". Although it seems gentle and calm, it is actually indestructible and unstoppable. Drops of water can penetrate the stairs, and floods can displace mountains and destroy cities. Since ancient times, the world has been Nothing can resist the power of water.

However, Hua Feibai saw that his palm was ineffective and the opponent was still standing still. He then changed several body movements and used different palm techniques to attack Ji Ran.

Just listen to Ji Ran calmly say: "Amitabha! I have given Master Hua Palace 32 moves, do you think it is enough?"

Hua Feibai sneered: "That's enough, that's enough, fight back!"

Ji Ran looked at Jellyfish Yinji and found that her face was still expressionless and her hostility had not calmed down at all.Ji Ran knew that it would be impossible if she didn't take action.

"Amitabha. I've offended you." Ji Rangao uttered the Buddha's name, and then she almost came to Hua Feibai's side in an instant, leaning her shoulder forward slightly, and Hua Feibai flew towards the wall like a kite with a broken string.

Upon seeing this, Jellyfish Yinji was shocked at first, and then used Qinggong to hug Hua Feibai to prevent him from hitting the wall and suffering secondary damage.

Jellyfish said: "What a Shaolin Vajra Indestructible Body magic skill."

Ji Ran said: "Yinji seems to have a misunderstanding. It's a fair deal, so why bother testing it? If this poor monk doesn't have this ability, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave the Shenshui Palace today."

Jellyfish sneered: "Then you think you can get out now?"

Ji Ran smiled and said, "Why bother Yinji?"

Jellyfish scolded: "Crazy monk, take one of my moves first."

While scolding, she already slapped Ji Ran in the face.

The most powerful thing about her palm power is that it makes the opponent not only unable to parry, but also unable to retreat. Just like a person who has been plunged into the torrent, the only way to survive is to fight against the current.

If you just want to retreat and take a breath, you will be swept away by the flood immediately and die without a burial place.

Ji Ran remained motionless, just like the waves hitting the rocks, unable to move the rocks at all.

But with a "clang" sound, Jellyfish Yinji's palm had hit Ji Ran firmly on the chest.

Jellyfish Yinji's face was still as dark as water, but Ji Ran smiled slightly and said: "Yinji agreed." Ji Ran was sure that Jellyfish Yinji was more concerned about Chu Liuxiang's news, so she would not do anything harsh to herself, even if it was true. Ji Ran also had a way to protect herself after receiving a palm.

After all, Ji Ran has a dream - the twelve evils of Sattva are all nullified. Referring to the memory of the evil king Shi Zhixuan's immortal seal in the past life, Ji Ran also has some experience. Although he cannot completely release the power of this palm, he can release it. Three points, and there is still hope for the remaining seven points.

"Thirty portions of Tianyi Divine Water is too much, ten portions at most." Jellyfish Yinji said solemnly.

"Twenty cents. The poor monk thinks Xiang Shuai is worth this price in Yin Ji's heart." Ji Ran argued.

"Fifteen portions! If you still don't agree, I will use these fifteen portions of Tianyi Divine Water to throw at your Southern Shaolin." Jellyfish Yin Ji gritted her teeth.

"Deal!" There was no emotion or anger on Ji Ran's calm face, but she was happy in her heart, because Ji Ran's original plan was to exchange for ten shares, but now she has five more shares, which is a huge profit.

So, Ji Ran told the story about the upcoming "Midnight Orchid" to Jellyfish Yinji, and invited Jellyfish Yinji to participate in the Huashan sword debate.

(End of this chapter)