The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 30 The Battle of Hanzhong
On this day, a group of four people came to a cave. Xiaolong looked at the traces under his feet and said, "We are back here again."

Xiaolan looked at the map and said, "Look again, maybe it's here."

Ji Ran has always had a feeling of palpitations since she came here.As for where this feeling comes from, I'm afraid it's the Wheel of Time.

The three of them still quarreled over the route. After all, anyone who has been going around in circles all morning would be irritated.Just when the three of them were about to separate, Ji Ran said: "Xiaolan is with us, and I feel that the wheel of time is not there."

Xiaolan smiled at first, and then asked doubtfully: "Master, are you trying to trick me into going back? Did you say that on purpose?"

Ji Ran raised her eyebrows and said sternly: "How often have I lied to you? Keep up."

Although Ji Ran may not be the opponent of the third child now, the three of them still dare not be too presumptuous under the prestige accumulated by living together for many years.

Everyone came to a fork in the road, and Xiaolong asked: "Master, which way did we take when we came here?"

Ji Ran asked: "Xiaohu, which way do you want to go?"

Xiaohu first touched his head, then pointed to the left.Before entering, Ji Ran also asked Xiaolan to mark the entrance of the road.

As the four of them moved forward, Ji Ran could feel that they were going uphill, but the palpitations in his heart were getting weaker and weaker, so under his leadership, everyone turned around and walked to the opposite road.

Not only was it going down this time, but the road was getting slippery, and Ji Ran's heart palpitations became more and more obvious.

Finally, everyone arrived at a high-ceilinged hall.In the middle of the main hall, there is a gold-rimmed water mirror five or six meters high.

After Ji Ran and others entered, the water mirror shook slightly and seemed to be about to disappear.

After all, they have lived together for ten years, and the four of them jumped into the water mirror together with a tacit understanding, either traveling together or failing together.

Ji Ran's Qinggong was even better. Before the mirror disappeared, her fingers touched the mirror surface.

For a moment, everyone only felt the glare of the bright light, and the sound of falling to the ground came one after another. It turned out that everyone in the hall had fainted.

When the four people woke up, everyone found that they had not changed much. The only change was that the huge water mirror was gone.

Sanxiao complained in frustration. At this moment, a large number of black fox soldiers poured into the hall.

After the three boys effortlessly dealt with the invading black fox soldiers, the four of them returned to Shaolin.

Ji Ran also discovered that it seemed that Xiaolan's original bold words were really going to come true. When the three of them fought against dozens of black fox soldiers, they advanced and retreated well, and the three weapons were interspersed and coordinated.

The stick is responsible for control and does not allow too many enemies to approach.

The whip has both offense and defense, and is responsible for point-killing the enemy, and occasionally helps the stick to jointly deny a large number of enemies from approaching.

The sword is responsible for killing close enemies. Because of the control of the other two, the close enemies are always within a certain number.

Ji Ran observed carefully for a while. There were about three to five people. If there were more than five people, Xiaolan would also draw back her whip to help.If there are less than three people, Xiaolong will be distracted and use his magical power to harass distant enemies.

The coordination seems to be flawless, but there seems to be a problem with Xiaolong's position.

On the way back to Shaolin, Ji Ran said: "Xiaolong, what do you think of your martial arts?"

Xiaolong said proudly: "Although it is not the best in the world, it is not far away."

It is true that Sanxiao has penetrated Xiao Zhoutian now, and he is indeed regarded as one of the best masters in the world.But fighting is no child's play.

Ji Ran continued: "According to the distribution of responsibilities, your position is to kill the enemy. No matter how many enemies there are, you only need to kill the enemies. Therefore, when there are few enemies, you are not required to help control the perimeter."

Xiaolong was stunned when he heard this.Ji Ran continued: "If the enemy gets close to you, pretend to be invincible. In fact, the enemy's skill is equivalent to yours. When you think he has been defeated, you run to harass the surrounding area with your magical power. At this time, he takes the opportunity to sneak attack What should you do to you or the other two?"

"Although you are a lay disciple of Shaolin, I never seem to have taught you to retain kindness when dealing with enemies. Fighting is not about being cool. Long-distance attacks with magical powers are very cool, but you must ensure the safety of yourself and your companions. You Do you understand?"

Xiaolong felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard this. If Xiaolan or Xiaohu were killed due to his negligence, he would be sad for the rest of his life.

Ji Ran continued: "I remember your dream is to be a general. So have you ever heard of the saying that it is better to cut off one of the enemy's ten fingers than to hurt him? How did General Wei Qing defeat Yi Zhixie Shanyu? Read the classics well and tell me about them."

Xiaolong hesitated for a long time, but couldn't answer.

Ji Ran said: "Wei Qing used Li Guang's reputation as bait to make Yi Zhixie think that Li Guang was the main force, so Yi Zhixie launched a charge against Li Guang's troops, while Wei Qing detoured behind the Xiongnu, attacked from behind, and wiped out all of Yi Zhixie The main force of evil."

"You said that if General Wei Qing went around and thought he was sure to win, he would send a group of cavalry to harass and attack, and then send a troop to attack from a distance from the flank. Will he win?"

"Do you think your magical power is like a harassment force sent out to die once? Do Xiaolong and Xiaolan look like Li Guang's troops? Your duty is to destroy all the enemies so as to give them a buffer, not to help them harass enemy!"

After hearing Ji Ran's explanation, Xiaolong lowered his head in shame and didn't say another word along the way.

Xiaolan and Xiaohu saw that the atmosphere was so tense, as if they were back to how they were when they went to school ten years ago, so they didn't say anything more.

After returning to Shaolin, the rejuvenated Sanxiao shared this experience and insights with Zen Master Sanzang.

Zen Master Sanzang was also very pleased. The three of them had grown a lot during this trip.Unfortunately, Zen Master Sanzang was injured by the Black Fox King half a year ago, and his injury has still not healed.

The peace in the world did not last long. Three years later, the Black Fox Gang launched a massive attack on southern Xinjiang, vowing to capture the legendary frog spirit that could grant three wishes.

The Black Fox Gang needed to pass through Shu to enter southern Xinjiang, so the Emei Sect and the Tang Clan jointly issued a request for help from the Jianghu.Ji Ran took Sanxiao and Qin Ge to the battlefield together.

This battle is even more intense than the demon slaying operation three years ago, because the number of members of the Black Fox Gang has exceeded [-].

The old Chu Liuxiang, who was still ill, persuaded the court to send an army of 3 people to cooperate with the heroes of the world to exterminate the demon.

The heroic Battle of Hanzhong began.This was also the first war initiated by Jianghu forces against the imperial army.

Zen Master Sanzang, Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua, who were able to delay the Black Fox King last time, were all seriously injured and difficult to treat. This time, the main force against the Black Fox King became the Huashan and Emei sects, the neighbors of the Black Fox Gang.

The Huashan faction sent seven elders to use the Zhenwu Seven-section Formation learned from Wudang to barely fight against the Black Fox King.

Ji Ran led the three children to help.The black fox army was dealt with by the court, and the Tang Sect also provided a batch of strong poison to the various sects and troops.

It is worth mentioning that after the failure of the last demon extermination, several sects have contributed their own formation magic books, which are used to quickly increase the sect's combat effectiveness in a short period of time to compete with the Black Fox King.

Shaolin’s Eighteen Bronze Man Formation, Wudang’s Zhenwu Seven Intercept Formation, Emei Four Elephants Formation, etc.

The battle lasted three days.

On the first day, the seven elders of Huashan fought against the Black Fox King, and eventually five were killed and two were injured.

The next day, the Four Elephants Formation of the four elders of Emei struggled to support themselves with the Thousand Machines and Variety Formation used by the 36 elites of the Tang Sect.Eventually the entire army was annihilated.

On the third day, Ji Ran cooperated with the elite Arhat monks of Shaolin Luohan Hall to set up the Shaolin Eighteen Bronze Man Formation, and struggled with the Black Fox King for half a day. In the afternoon, the three children used the improved King Kong Demon Subduing Circle to cooperate with their own powers, and finally severely damaged the Black Fox. king.

The [-] officers and soldiers ended up being less than [-], and the Black Fox Gang was once again exhausted.Perhaps for the Black Fox King, the gang is just a number. As long as he is still there, the world will one day belong to him.

This battle had a great impact on the three little ones.They finally saw real killing and real rivers of blood.Countless people who were eating and drinking together the day before may not find their bodies the next day.

Xiaolong still remembers the excitement and joy of entering the military camp for the first time. He had a fight with the captain of the avant-garde camp and learned bow and arrow from the captain.

The captain's name was Xu Shuang.But today Xu Shuang's body was gone, and his soldiers only found his helmet.

Xiaohu still remembered that he was so hungry in the middle of the night that he secretly ran to the cook camp to find something to eat.The uncle who was a very good cook gave him two stir-fried dishes and a big bowl full of white rice.

But because a group of elite Black Fox gang members crossed Yangping Pass and attacked the rear of the military camp, all that was left of the uncle was a cold corpse.Xiaohu doesn't even know his uncle's name yet.

Xiaolan clearly remembers that the Huashan sect had a very beautiful sister named Xiaolan like herself, but her name was Shen Xiaolan and her name was Hua Xiaolan.

On the first day of the battle, in order to cover himself and the two seriously injured Huashan elders, they retreated and were torn to pieces by the enemy.

Looking at Ji Ran who was lying on the bed like gold paper, all San Xiao could do now was to guard her quietly.

What happened to Ji Ran?Of course he was injured. In order to create a chance for Sanxiao to severely injure the Black Fox King, Ji Ran took the Black Fox King's twelve palms and shattered his own indestructible Vajra Body magical power.

Ji Ran was not feeling well now that her power body was broken and her true energy was backlashed.

He weakly said to the third child: "Don't worry, I won't die yet. You should know that my medical skills are also excellent. Take the ashes of our Shaolin brothers and let's go back together."

"But you are still so weak, can you really leave?" Xiaolan asked.

"It's not very safe here. The imperial army is eyeing us wounded Jianghu people. They wish we were all dead."

"If it weren't for the fact that the Black Fox King is too powerful and needs to be restrained by masters of the martial arts world, I'm afraid the current emperor would have ordered his horse to step into the martial arts world." Ji Ran replied.

"Little dragon and little tiger take turns carrying me on your back, just to exercise your physical fitness and Qinggong. If I die from the jolt, it will be you two who killed me," Ji Ran said jokingly.

One month later, the four and the remaining three Arhat monks returned to Northern Shaolin.Zen Master Sanzang sighed when he saw Ji Ran who was unconscious on Xiaohu's back.

From that day on, Sanxiao practiced more diligently and harder.Even sleeping time is reduced to two and a half hours.

These are the saddest times for Xiaolan.She has been living with Ji Ran since she was seven years old. At that time, Ji Ran looked only 40 years old and was a handsome and smelly monk.

Among the three, Ji Ran dotes on herself the most. Sometimes Ji Ran will agree to her excessive demands.Xiaolan feels like he is her father.

But now Ji Ran has wrinkled skin and a withered face, looking like a centenarian.Every time she sees Ji Ran, Xiaolan can't help crying.

Ji Ran is now 73 years old. If it weren't for the magical power of the Vajra Indestructible Body, which can lock the blood and true energy in the body as much as possible, he would have been a pile of withered bones by now.

The most difficult thing about the Black Fox King is that his flames are like maggots on the tarsal bones and are difficult to remove.Otherwise, Zen Master Sanzang, Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua would not be able to recover for a long time.

Ji Ran, whose body was broken, had already had all the energy in his body burned away by the Black Fox King's flames, and now the fox fire was burning his flesh and soul.

Seeing Ji Ran, whose eyes were sunken and looked like a skeleton, Xiaolan couldn't help but ran to Zen Master Sanzang's room, knelt on the ground and begged Zen Master Sanzang for treatment.

Unfortunately, Zen Master Sanzang had no choice.

Ji Ran had a dream. In the dream, he heard the melodious sound of the flute and came to a place called the Waterless Ocean.

In this place, he saw a figure, a man with white hair and a high crown, who looked gentle and carried a gorgeous sword on his back.

Wearing a snow-white fur robe and holding a snow-white jade flute in his hand, he seemed to be playing music.

In an instant, the music disappeared, and a poem chant came to Ji Ran's ear: After a thousand years of practicing together, the boat is missing a sail.Boundless sinking, crossing the sea of ​​law.

Ji Ran couldn't help but be surprised in her heart: "Am I dead? Or have I traveled through time again?"

I looked down at my toes and found that I was not wearing any shoes.He raised his hand and touched his head and found that he was not bald.

Before Ji Ran could say anything, she felt her eyes blur again, and then she sat on the stone chair, with a teacup placed on the stone table in front of her.

"Friend Buddha, you are finally here!" the man said.

Ji Ran did not answer, but carefully looked at the person in front of him. He wanted to know if the person in front of him was the person in his memory.

I saw that the other party was handsome, dignified and elegant.Delicate features, double eyelids, brown eyes.She is dressed elegantly in white, with white hair in a high bun. The two curly hairs on the temples are turned inwards, and the crown of her hair is like a lotus or the moon. Two silver hair ribbons hang down from the bun hidden behind her ears.

At first glance, it is extravagant, and it is sacred and inviolable, but when you look at it again, there is a figure of a worldly master who is floating in the dust and hiding in the world.

"Is it really that person?" Ji Ran thought in her heart.

"Junior Wu Zhen has met Mr. Ji!" Ji Ran deliberately pretended not to know Que Zhou and did not want to reveal his identity as a time traveler, so he used his current dharma name to test Que Zhou.

"My name is Quezhou Yifandu. Buddhist friends don't need to test me. I know where you come from, and your physical body still exists with me." Quezhou said.

Ji Ran's eyes widened. She originally thought she was wearing a soul, but she didn't expect that she was wearing one.Then why do you still need to borrow corpses to bring back souls?
"I know you have many questions, but now is not the time to answer you. Listen! I'll tell you!" Quezhou said calmly.

"You can understand me as your mentor, guide or protector, but I will not interfere with your experience in the world."

"You saw me this time because your current condition is very bad and there is a risk of your soul disappearing. According to my estimation, your soul will disappear after a month of being in a coma."

"So I give you three options:"

"[-]. I will cure you, but I will pay a price."

"Two, I will take action to gather your vitality, so that you can maintain your peak within seven days, but after seven days it will disappear. There will also be a price to pay, but the price is extremely small."

"Third, I won't do anything. You expect that there will be rare treasures from the outside world to cure you within a month."

Finally, Ji Ran confirmed three things.

First, I really have a golden finger, but this golden finger doesn’t seem like someone else’s, giving it to everything.

Second, I will indeed have a great journey, a journey to all heavens and realms.

Third, there is a price to pay for traveling and gaining benefits, and it seems that the price is extremely high and difficult to bear.

Unlike other systems or treasures, you can get everything you want easily. Kung Fu, beauties, cultivation, and treasures are all at your call.

As for these three options, it seems that the second one is the most reasonable and most suitable for me at present.How many times do you have to say goodbye to your friends? Since you can maintain your peak condition, you might as well use this buff to directly destroy the Black Fox King.

After thinking about it, Ji Ran stood up, saluted Quezhou and said, "Thank you, senior, I will choose the second option."

Quezhou nodded, and then Ji Ran felt like the world was spinning.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in his own Zen room in Shaolin Temple.The injuries on his body and the burning pain were gone, and his body was fuller. When he looked in the mirror, almost all the wrinkles on his face had disappeared.

I felt the true energy in my body, and it was indeed very full.Ji Ran probably used his remaining life energy to change to his current state. As he takes action or consumes his true energy, these seven days may be shortened.

Without wasting any more time, Ji Ran walked out of the Zen room and met Zen Master Sanzang first.

Zen Master Sanzang was also surprised when he saw Ji Ran and said, "Are you cured?"

Ji Ran shook his head and said: "I used a special secret method. I should have three to five days of life left. Please ask the abbot to inform Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua, Hua Zhenzhen and you to choose the next Shaolin abbot."

When Zen Master Sanzang heard this, he understood what Ji Ran meant.So I thought for a while, nodded and went out.

When the three children heard that Ji Ran recovered, they ran over immediately, especially Xiaolan, who threw herself into Ji Ran's arms and started crying.

Although he is a monk, after all, it is the cabbage he has raised for ten years, and he still feels very distressed.

After Xiaolan stopped crying for a while, Ji Ran also explained his situation to them and said: "I plan to take the three of you with me in three days, and we will go directly to eliminate or seal the Black Fox King again."

The sudden incident made it difficult for the three children to accept it. Finally, Xiaohu said: "Master is about to pass away. If we don't fight with all our strength while Master still has the strength to fight, I'm afraid that after Master passes away, our combat power will be at a loss." It will get weaker and weaker in the coming period.”

"Xiaolong and Xiaolan, think about it. There are not many elders left in each sect. The two top heroes Chu Xiangshuai and Hu Tiehua also suffered the same injuries as the master, as did Abbot Sanzang."

"Although the three of us will become stronger and stronger as time goes by, the strength of our teammates will become weaker and weaker."

After hearing this, Xiaolan and Xiaolong were also thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)