Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 44: Bloodbath, the Grandmaster's Defeat
Continuing from the last chapter, after listening to Fu Cailin's words, Ling Donglai couldn't help but laugh and said, "I didn't expect that Fu Cailin, a great master of Yijian, would say such naive words."

Then, with a serious look on his face, he continued, "If it weren't for you, Goguryeo, taking advantage of the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the Central Plains to occupy the four Han counties in Liaodong, and then raising troops several times to take advantage of the situation and invade the Central Plains. In recent decades, you have repeatedly provoked us. All of these things are self-inflicted, so how can you say you are innocent? Now I see that what you said is really putting the cart before the horse, which makes people laugh."

When Fu Cailin was about to retort, Ling Donglai interrupted him directly: "Shut up! I came here to kill you, not to debate with you about who is right or wrong. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and make your move. I still have time to kill Bi Xuan later."

Even though Fu Cailin knew that he was no match for the man in front of him, after hearing these words, his originally calm heart couldn't help but burn with anger. This was because ever since he was given the title of "Master of Yijian" and respected by the world as a "Grandmaster of Martial Arts", everyone he faced had been extremely well-mannered. How could they be like Ling Donglai who treated them as nothing?

He immediately drew his sword and directed it to the east. As the sword flashed, the sword technique combined with the Nine Mysterious Techniques, and the rain of swords came like a raging wave. The surrounding Jingguan was shaken by this force and the dust flew up.

But Ling Donglai dodged it easily.

Fu Cailin only reacted after he had used all his sword moves and realized that something was wrong with him.

Because his swordplay emphasizes "using the sword to defeat the enemy", and integrating the principles of chess into swordplay, it is an extraordinary skill. Swordplay emphasizes anticipating the enemy's moves. The prerequisite is to use a keen eye to grasp the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent's martial arts, understand the opponent's foundation, and then make a judgment, blocking the opponent's next move in advance, so as to defeat the enemy. Just like when playing chess, you must first understand the eternal and unchanging rules of the chessboard, so that you can always take the initiative.

The key lies in staying calm and striking back when facing the enemy. How could he be so confused by Ling Donglai's few words?

Then I adjusted my mood and returned to my peak state. But I still couldn't help wondering why I was so irritable today.

In the end, the only explanation was that it was caused by Ling Donglai's pressure.

No matter how hard Fu Cailin tried to think, he could never have imagined that the "Supreme Grand Master" of Taoism and the orthodox master of Xuanmen would actually know the "Tao Heart Demon Planting Technique" of the Demon Sect, and use the spiritual secrets of this technique to interfere with Fu Cailin's state of mind in order to test the power of this technique.

It turned out that before Li Gong went to Pegasus Ranch, he went to the headquarters of the Demonic Sect to subdue Zhao Deyan and obtained the complete book of "Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method" in his hand.

The authentic Xuanmen mental method that Ling Donglai had practiced for many years was exactly a preparation for this skill. After coming from Li Gong, he directly skipped the initial stages of "establishing the Tao" and "planting demons" and reached the tenth level, "Demon Extreme".

Seeing that Fu Cailin's condition had been adjusted, he understood that the tenth level of "Demon Planting in the Heart of Dao" could not completely affect the state of mind of a warrior at the level of a grandmaster.

After achieving his goal, Ling Donglai said, "I have already made my move. The next one will be my turn."

He used his finger as a sword, carrying unparalleled sword energy, and rushed straight to Fu Cailin, "If three moves can't kill you, Ling Donglai will commit suicide on the spot!"

Fu Cailin mobilized his true energy and struck with his sword, and he felt an unparalleled force coming from the sword. His hand bones were broken and the sword flew out of his hand, but fortunately it was caught by his other intact hand, so he could fight again.

Fu Cailin didn't expect that he was so vulnerable. He was crippled in one blow.

But Ling Donglai would not give him a chance to breathe, "Very good, second move." This sword move without any fancy moves fully demonstrated the subtle changes of heaven and earth, and fully demonstrated Ling Donglai's current state of mind.

Fu Cailin knew that he couldn't take it head-on, so he had to use his body movements and soft power to hold out for three moves.

But unexpectedly, this move carries the power of heaven and earth, how could it be removed so easily?

When Fu Cailin took the attack, his hands and feet were already injured.

"Pay attention, this is the last move." Ling Donglai did not want to say more. He absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, transformed it into true energy, and was able to condense the energy into a sword.

Fu Cailin saw this and knew that there was no escape, so he had to use the method of burning life to stimulate his potential in order to survive this last move.

When the key moves came together, the remaining force impacted and the earth piles around the Jingguan collapsed.

As the figures intersected, there was a sound of shattering, the sword broke into pieces, and the winner was decided.

"What's the name of this move?" Fu Cailin asked. "Nine Songs Sword Art: Spiritual Emperor Lifting in the Clouds", Ling Donglai went towards the DTZ without looking back.

"Good move." As soon as the words fell, Fu Cailin's whole body exploded, and the domineering sword energy rushed out of his body, turning into a blood rain that spread all around.

Only the Yi sword remains in the world, symbolizing the outcome of this battle.

When Fu Cailin was killed by Ling Donglai in three moves, the martial arts world in Central Earth was also not at peace. At this time, Cihang Jingzhai, the leader of the white way of the martial arts world, was troubled by the matter of Li Gong.

The Yinkui sect headed by Li Gong, after unifying the demonic forces in Central Earth, just as Fan Qinghui had expected, began to target Cihang Jingzhai, Jingnian Zen Temple and their allies.

Thanks to Fan Qinghui who notified Kong, Ning Daoqi and others to evacuate in advance, a group of core combat forces were saved, but other allies were not so lucky.

"Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, many pavilions are shrouded in mist and rain." This poem describes the prosperity of Buddhism during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and also represents the strength of Buddhism in this world.

How could the temples in the south know about these 480 things? These temples are the natural allies of Cihang Jingzhai and their biggest sponsors.

The monks in the temples did not have to pay taxes or engage in production, but they owned a large amount of land and could provide a large amount of wealth to Cihang Jingzhai every year. They could also take in refugees during times of chaos and train them as monk soldiers for use in war.

This is why wise and capable people in every dynasty have tried to destroy and suppress Buddhism, simply because it seriously harmed the national finances and occupied the national labor force.

These are the confidence and power that enable Cihang Jingzhai to represent Tianzezhu, and are also the foundation for its unshakable existence.

Even if Cihang Jingzhai is destroyed one day, these Buddhist temples can select a new sect to serve them like Cihang Jingzhai.

Li Gong saw through this and specifically targeted these temples, carrying out indiscriminate attacks on Buddhist temples and dealing with the personnel separately, taking advantage of the unified power of the Demon Sect to encircle and kill the Buddhist forces.

He ordered all Buddhist temples in the world to accept the leadership of the Demon Sect and carry out reforms.

In just three months, the Jiangnan region, where Buddhism was the strongest, was massacred, countless temples were destroyed, and countless allies were killed.

Although Cihang Jingzhai is in the south, even if it wanted to provide support, it was surrounded by Zhu Yuyan and others and could not provide effective support.

As the Moxiang Sect and the Butian Pavilion announced that they would join Li Gong's army, the Jingnian Temple in the north had to worry about suppressing these demonic forces and was unable to provide any support.

Under the leadership of Li Gong, the Demon Sect eradicated the roots of Cihang Jingzhai throughout Jiangnan. Anyone who disobeyed would have the entire temple destroyed.

In order to deal with the personnel and industry issues of the Buddhist temples after they were destroyed, the Demon Sect dealt with the key members such as the abbot, the chief monk, and the diehards, all of whom were executed.

The lower-level monks were either dismissed or absorbed, and the land under their names was returned to the people.

This move also improved the reputation of the Demon Sect among the people in various parts of Jiangnan.

Cihang Jingzhai suffered heavy losses from losing the support of various Buddhist temples and allies in Jiangnan, and the remaining Buddhist sects were unable to give effective support to the Demon Sect because they accepted its leadership.

And this process is constantly spreading to the Central Plains and Hebei.

This also forced Cihang Jingzhai to speed up the process of selecting the master on behalf of God, hoping to make up for the losses by gaining the support of the future master of the world.

(End of this chapter)