Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 485 No retreat
Hearing that the sect leader had returned to the mountain, Bai Yi, Xiao Ang, Zhu Zongshan and others who had been traveling outside returned from other upper domains one after another.

Half a month had passed since Gu Yunzhu returned to Dengxian Temple from Zhoushanyu. She brought a can of sword-intentioned soul-nourishing tea to the sect master, which was asked by Yu Fengwu to pass on. The three of them sat down in Qingping Hall.

Mr. Zeng drove all the maids and boys out of the hall so that they could talk in peace.

"Brother went to the secret realm of the ghost world to cultivate arduously. It took him nearly four hundred years to complete his entrance into the Dao and advance to the next level. There were quite a few twists and turns in the process. For the next two hundred years, he was constantly refining divine armor and several treasures to improve his cultivation strength. After he came out of seclusion, the pressure he faced..."

Gu Yunzhu paused for a moment and said emphatically: "Extremely!"

Her face was full of fatigue. She received a message from Master Zeng and had a secret talk with her senior brother before returning.

Senior Wu Luo underestimated the power of the backlash of heaven and the inner divine calamity. After all, no one had actually experienced it. His cultivation level dropped and he suffered a lot. He wanted to cultivate the "essential wood" that maintained a glimmer of hope with his spirit, soul, and blood.

Qingyao Mountain is currently in a precarious situation. Except for two Eighth Heaven cultivators who have clearly expressed their support for the young master to take over Qingyao Mountain in full, the Eighth Heaven Shinto cultivators on the other five mountains have shown signs of colluding with external forces.

"Senior Wu Luo has already sent a letter to Nan Yuhe of Qingliang Mountain and Yu Wusheng of Fuyuan Mountain, asking the two ninth-level gods of Zhoushan Domain to support his only disciple to take over Qingyao Mountain for the sake of their past friendship. We must not let Qingyao Mountain split."

In order to legitimately participate in the complicated internal affairs of Qingyao Mountain, Gu Yunzhu and Yu Fengwu had already been named as guest supreme elders of Qingyao Mountain.

However, there is an old monster from the Ninth Heaven who is meddling in this matter behind the scenes, hoping to take advantage of the situation and get a piece of the pie.

They can no longer control the situation.

Qingyaoshan is facing internal and external troubles. The situation is not optimistic and is extremely dangerous.

Xu Yuanzhang didn't expect the situation to be so serious, and asked, "Nan and Yu, how do you respond?"

Gu Yunzhu smiled bitterly: "Three months have passed, and there is still no reply."

No reply means rejection, and the attitude is very clear.

Zeng Wanglou shook his head and said, "The tea has gone cold before the person has even left. This world is too realistic."

Xu Yuanchang frowned and thought for a moment. Senior Wu Luo could fall at any time. If Shengtian was caught in it, the situation would be too dangerous. This was not the situation he wanted to see. He suggested: "Why not let nature take its course, take a back seat, and let them fight for it?"

He would not do something stupid like hitting a rock with an egg just for the sake of face.

It is unwise to do something when you know it cannot be done.

"Can't retreat."

Gu Yunzhu said three very heavy words, and explained in distress: "Brother would rather die than retreat. He promised Senior Wu Luo that he would cultivate the seedling for a hundred years and not move it. It is his master's only hope of survival."

Xu Yuanchang put down his teacup, stood up and paced back and forth. The trouble of the matter was beyond his imagination.

He really couldn't retreat. When the master was in trouble, the disciple had to do the work. Xu Shengtian could only repay him with his death.

You could hear a pin drop in the hall. After waiting for a while, Gu Yunzhu broke the silence with a soft voice: "Feng Wu said that maybe we can ask Mu Xiaoxiao, Lin Sanren and others to come up with a solution. It's better for people of the same level to discuss it."

She also understood the difficulty. It was a taboo in the world of cultivation for other cultivators to interfere in the internal affairs of Shinto.

Especially since there are huge conflicts of interest.

Her "goodness of negotiation" means exchanging interests for just a status.

Xu Yuanchang sighed slightly in his heart and said, "I'll go to Lintianmen and talk to Mu Xiaoxiao." He smiled as usual and said, "You two are discussing matters related to alchemy. There is no obstacle in the world that cannot be overcome, but the iron must be strong itself, and we, the Ordinary Temple, are not strong enough."

Zeng Wanglou and Gu Yunzhu stood up to see them off.

After leaving Qingping Hall, Xu Yuanchang first sent a message to Mu Xiaoxiao via flying sword, expressing his sincere desire to go to Bitian Peak to pay his respects in person.

He appeared in Bailin Valley and sat on the stool opposite the little monk who was reading in the stone pavilion.

Liu Xueli put away a travelogue that recorded the dangerous places in the "Nine Heavens" of the Shenfu Domain, smiled and clasped her hands together and said, "What advice do you have for me, benefactor?"

He was full of energy and took the initiative to provoke the leader, ready to debate Zen with him.

In the sect, apart from Elder Zeng and the sect master who have various knowledge, the rest are just so-so.

Xu Yuanchang refused directly: "I have something else important to do today, so it is not appropriate to discuss the mysteries of war. Xueli, do you know the ninth-level monks Master Wurong and Master Xuanyin from Zhoushan Domain?"

The two masters he mentioned were the leading figures of the Buddhist community in Zhoushan.

He had met Master Wurong in the Great Wilderness Mountains back then.

Liu Xueli suddenly deflated like a deflated ball, leaning back lazily like a bald rogue, and said, "In those years in Zhoushan Territory, I practiced asceticism and worshipped Buddha. I would burn incense and kowtow in every temple. With the name of 'Kong', I passed by Zhengxiang Temple and Bayin Temple and met Master Wurong and Master Xuanyin respectively. We were familiar with each other, but we were not very close friends."

The two old monks knew his master and they had a connection with him.

He was in a "haughty" state at that time, not caring about vanity such as cultivation and identity, and had a very pleasant conversation with the old monk.

After that, he returned to Dengxianguan and did not actively contact us.

Xu Yuanchang nodded and reached out to catch a flying sword message. Mu Xiaoxiao replied and asked him to come over at any time. He stood up and walked out of the pavilion. He wanted to thread the needle and think of a way to reduce his nephew's troubles.

"Master, why did you leave before you finished speaking?"

Liu Xueli shouted loudly.

Xu Yuanchang waved his hand and let the little monk go play by himself, and his figure disappeared.

When he arrived at Bitian Peak, he met Mu Xiaoxiao in the side hall and exchanged a few greetings.

Xu Yuanchang told Uncle Mu about the troubles that the young master of Qingyao Mountain was about to face, and emphasized in particular that his nephew was unwilling to give up Senior Wu Luo's territory, while the other forces on Qingyao Mountain might have already defected to the other two super Shinto sects.

After listening to this, Mu Xiaoxiao said, "If Nan Yuhe and Yu Wusheng are behind this, things will be difficult to deal with. Let me discuss it with Lao Lin." She took out a jade talisman, flicked her fingers, and the jade talisman turned into a bird shadow and rushed out of the roof.

"Fellow Daoist Wu Luo was a hero all his life, but he never expected that he would be retaliated by the Way of Heaven and fall into such a miserable state that he cannot even decide what happens after his death while he is alive."

Mu Xiaoxiao felt a bit sympathetic towards Wu Luo. She did not sympathize with Wu Luo, nor would she try to find out the secret.

After looking Xu Yuanchang up and down, he asked, "Have you encountered a bottleneck in your practice?"

Xu Yuanzhang's face showed an exaggerated look of surprise, and he shouted: "You are amazing, you can see this?"

Mu Xiaoxiao said calmly: "I guessed. In just a few decades, your cultivation level has increased to the peak of the middle stage of the eighth floor. You must have used the Creation Divine Platform to devour treasures and feed yourself. Otherwise, it would be impossible. As the saying goes, there is gain and loss. Didn't your master remind you?"

Xu Yuanchang chuckled: "I have no choice, the situation forces me."

He did not want to mention the suppressed beast, and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Mu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Others may find it difficult to break through the bottleneck in five hundred years, but you are different. When you go back, think carefully about what your master taught you. Maybe you can find a solution. Your master is good at guessing. As his apprentice, you should be an expert at it."

"You're too kind. My master accepted a stupid apprentice who didn't learn even half of his skills."

The two chatted casually for half an hour.

There was a phantom of a bird falling from the sky. Mu Xiaoxiao checked it out and said, "Old Lin asked us to go over there. Let's go. Things are getting tricky. There is an internal dispute in Qingyao Mountain. Except for the Shinto sect, other forces are not in a position to intervene. It would be different if Old Jia was still here."

At any time, strength is the key in the world of cultivation.

Jia Shusheng is very powerful and gives people the impression that he is unreasonable and always makes trouble for no reason.

Xu Yuanchang followed and flew out, saying in a voice transmission: "Can we ask the local Buddhist monks in Zhoushan Territory to help mediate the Qingyao Mountain incident?"

Mu Xiaoxiao said, "I have a friendship with Wu Rong. Perhaps I will use the power of Buddhism and Confucianism to put pressure on those two old monsters and force them to give up."

She didn't say much, asking outsiders for support would mean owing them a favor.

Of course, she and Lao Lin were willing to do their best to help Xu Yuanchang and make Xu Yuanchang owe them a big favor.

When the big event happened outside the Nine Heavens four hundred years later, Xu Yuanchang would no longer be able to shirk responsibility.

The two of them passed through the cross-border teleportation formation of Lintian City and arrived at Liuguang City in Longyuan Valley, and then flew to Jietian Peak 30,000 miles away. When they met Lin Sanren, Xu Yuanchang bowed and greeted them.

Mu Xiaoxiao pointed at the young woman standing beside her in the hall and asked, "Yuanzhang, do you know her?"

Xu Yuanchang took a closer look. The woman had just been promoted to the eighth floor not long ago. He guessed that she was the young master trained by Lin Sanren. However, the beautiful woman in a white dress stood with Mu Xiaoxiao without any restraint. There was no humility on her face, and she did not take the initiative to salute. It did not seem artificial, but purely natural.

His heart moved, and he clasped his fists and asked, "Excuse me, is this Master Kuwei?"

Lin Sanren laughed and said, "You are a smart guy. Nothing can be hidden from you."

The woman in the plain skirt smiled and returned the greeting by holding the hem of her skirt: "I will not talk about my past life in this life. My name is Xia Kuzhi, and I am no longer the 'True Man Kuwei'. I would like to thank Yuanchang for delivering the message to Lao Jia and Lao Lin, saving Kuzhi and allowing her to escape from the sea of ​​suffering. I will repay you after I restore the Nine-story Building."

She has been reincarnated eighty-one times, experiencing everything from men to women, animals to birds and insects.

It was a long and chaotic journey, and I shudder every time I think of it.

He almost completely sunk, and it was impossible for him to regain his remaining spiritual wisdom. It was extremely dangerous.

Xu Yuanchang hurriedly said modestly: "Yuanchang was ordered by Master to pass on the message. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning."

Lin Sanren extended his hand and said, "Please take a seat. Don't talk while standing."

The four of them sat down as host and guest and discussed the matter of Qingyao Mountain. Finally, they decided on a plan using the dual means of interest exchange and external pressure.

Xu Yuanchang was unable to get involved in the subsequent running around, hiring people, negotiations and other complicated matters, so he was sent back by the three people to wait.

Return to Dengxian Temple, explain everything to Gu Yunzhu, and wait for news.

With nothing to do and unable to go out for experience, Xu Yuanchang took out the jade slip notes that recorded his master's sayings, and read through them carefully word by word, reviewing the old and learning the new, and indeed gained different insights.

Unfortunately, now is not a good time to meditate in seclusion, so he continued to read the wise words on the jade slip carefully, as if he was communicating with his master face to face.

Three months later, Xu Yuanchang received a message from Lin Sanren.

I went to Jietian Peak and met the three of them again.

"Nan Yuhe and Yu Wusheng are two very difficult old guys to talk to. In addition to demanding the two secret realms and treasures accumulated over the years under the control of Qingyao Mountain, they also told Master Wurong that after a hundred years of Wu Luo, the young master of Qingyao Mountain must accept a challenge from a fellow disciple based on his own ability, regardless of life or death, otherwise he will not be able to convince the crowd. They do not allow outsiders to interfere."

There was a hint of helplessness on Lin Sanren's face.

Xu Yuanchang thought for a moment. Within a thousand years, relying on the background of Dengxian Temple and the thousand-mile medicinal garden, his nephew and Yunzhu would be able to advance to the ninth heaven. What they lost now could be regained by their strength in the future.

Don't worry about temporary gains and losses, the priority is to protect the Qingyaoshan territory.

"Okay, I'll agree to their terms on behalf of Shengtian!"

"This challenge is of great importance, Yuanzhang, why don't you go back and discuss it with your nephew?"

Mu Xiaoxiao advised.

Xu Yuanchang said, "No need to discuss, I can make the decision for him. But there is one small condition, please be sure to tell him that when the challenge comes, other sects will not be allowed to participate, but Master Wurong must be invited to be a witness."

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(End of this chapter)