Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 331 Can you still make substitutions at halftime?

Xu Xian hung upside down, his frog-like eyes wide open, staring at the man who looked exactly like him but whose face was full of madness.

"You're so pathetic!"

"He actually let his wife die right before his eyes, yet he did nothing," Xu Xian said.

"Shut up! You're just like me, unable to do anything either. I'll take you to see for yourself... to see those two snake demons completely destroyed by Master Fahai. Then, I'll see if you can still be so stubborn." Dao Feng spoke breathlessly, then, as if after an outburst, the calm subsided, and he suddenly became peaceful.

Xu Xian looked at Dao Feng, who seemed to be deep in thought, and began to try to mobilize the true qi within his body.

He hadn't cultivated for long enough, and without Qiu Chuji's help to boost his abilities, his skill was actually quite limited, but it should still be stronger than Dao Feng's.

Although Dao Feng became a disciple of Fa Hai, the cultivation of Buddhist magic and supernatural powers is much more difficult than martial arts. At present, Dao Feng is just an ordinary person with no special skills.

"Very good! Although my body has changed, I can still use my true qi." Xu Xian struggled to move his body, then folded up and flicked out the long tongue from the frog's mouth.

The long tongue, carrying true qi, severed the rope binding his legs.

Then he suddenly leaped and landed with a splash in the pond in the backyard.

This pond is not small, and it is connected to West Lake. In the past, the White Snake and the Green Snake often transformed into their demon forms through this pond and swam to West Lake to get some fresh air. Now that Xu Xian has been turned into a frog, he is instinctively good at swimming. After entering the water, he swam to West Lake through the secret passage.

When Dao Feng realized that Xu Xian had escaped, he immediately jumped into the pond to try to catch him. However, because he was not a good swimmer, he was no match for Xu Xian's agility and Xu Xian eventually escaped without a trace.

Meanwhile, as Fahai arrived at Phoenix Mountain on a golden cloud, Qiu Chuji, who had been meditating and comprehending the Dao within the mountain, sensed a powerful aura approaching while he was still outside the mountain.

In an instant, Qiu Chuji transformed into a sword light and landed on the clouds, standing opposite Fahai.

Qiu Chuji frowned slightly as he looked Fahai up and down.

Outwardly, the monk was still the same monk, but his aura was even colder, revealing an unfathomable depth.

And there was no golden retriever with him.

This is not a good thing.

Previously, Fahai was only considered troublesome, but half of his supernatural powers and methods were entrusted to the Golden-haired Roar. Even the most powerful Vajra Lion Roar was activated by the Golden-haired Roar's innate supernatural power.

By severing its connection with the Golden Roar, its supernatural powers can be greatly reduced.

The Fahai before him, though without the Golden-Haired Roar by his side, exuded an aura that made Qiu Chuji feel that he was far more dangerous than the previous Fahai, not even in the same league.

"You're not Fahai?"

Qiu Chuji spoke as if asking a question, but before receiving an answer, he immediately shook his head and said, "No! You are Fahai, but... are you the primordial spirit of some Buddhist Arhat who has descended, or do you come from another time and space, another possibility?"

Qiu Chuji himself was a time-space jumper. Although he could not be said to be fully familiar with all aspects of time and space, he was very clear about many of the tricks involved, and his thoughts and imagination would not be obscured by what he saw with his own eyes.

It's not impossible for Fahai to break through the limitations he set and suddenly increase his strength, but that kind of improvement would only be in terms of magic power and cultivation. A person's temperament, experience, and accumulation are basically impossible to improve significantly in a short period of time.

The Fahai before him looked the same, but Qiu Chuji knew he was a different person.

"Those monks are truly shameless. They couldn't win and saw Fahai fall into my trap, so they simply replaced him."

"Moreover, the fact that Fahai was switched over means that he is one of the stronger ones."

Qiu Chuji inwardly grumbled, but showed it outwardly.

Although he still stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly indifferent to Fahai in front of him, he was actually secretly setting up and unfolding various methods.

Qiu Chuji was adept at using tactical contempt and strategic emphasis.

"It seems you know!" Fahai was not surprised at all; Qiu Chuji could guess his identity and background.

Inside Leifeng Pagoda lies another space, in a city called 'Shura City'. Shura City is located in the rift connecting the various realms, and many wanderers abandoned by the world fall into Shura City.

Naturally, the demons and monsters subdued and conquered by Fahai in different timelines were also thrown into this Asura City, imprisoned almost forever until death. For many years, Fahai frequently traveled through the Asura City to other timelines and worlds for travel, cultivation, and to slay demons and monsters.

His methods, temperament, and vision are certainly incomparable to those of Fahai in this original time and space.

If the Fahai of the past was still troubled by emotions and unable to see himself clearly, then the Fahai of today is colder than ice, with an extremely firm Buddhist heart, which cannot be shaken by so-called romantic love.

The difficulty for Qiu Chuji to break through his Buddhist mind was many times greater than before.

"So you are... a fellow traveler!" Fahai stared intently at Qiu Chuji.

As Qiu Chuji sized him up and weighed him, he was doing the same thing.

In just a few words, he began to have some idea about Qiu Chuji's background.

"Who shares your views?"

"Of course! If you wish to become my disciple, I would be happy to accept you. My Quanzhen Dao emphasizes the unity of the three teachings, and we respect the Dao, for Buddhism is the Dao... When will you become my disciple?" Qiu Chuji said without hesitation.

Unaffected by Qiu Chuji's rhythm, Fahai returned to the previous topic: "Where do you come from, fellow Daoist? Why are you standing up for those two snake demons?"

“This humble monk has traveled through all realms and witnessed these two snake demons, for their own selfish desires, stirring up towering waves that have submerged countless fields and homes, causing tens of thousands of innocent people to die and suffer immense losses because of them.”

Qiu Chuji said, “I cannot control what happens in other worlds, but in this world, they are my disciples. They follow the righteous path and have never harmed anyone. Bai Suzhen has even shed her demon form and is now a human. If we judge them guilty just because they have the ability to stir up huge waves, how different would that be from simply saying ‘it’s a fabricated charge’?”

"If he had only said 'it's baseless,' he would have seemed more honest, but he would still have been a true villain."

These few words, seemingly discussing the snake demon, are in fact a debate over ideologies.

Fahai advocated "nipping problems in the bud," meaning that if possible, problems should be eradicated in their infancy.

Qiu Chuji, however, advocated education, arguing that different worlds have different choices and paths. If all other possibilities are eliminated because of one possibility, then it cannot be considered true compassion.

"It seems I was wrong!"

"You and I are not of the same ilk!"

"If that's the case, then we'll have to settle things with our skills!" Fahai sighed.

Qiu Chuji laughed heartily upon hearing this: "There's no need for so much nonsense. The ultimate solution to all principles is force. This is a universal truth. Monk, you are a man of great knowledge and experience; you should understand this!"

After saying that, Qiu Chuji disregarded the online novel theory that the first move always means defeat, raised his hand and unleashed a sword light, striking Fahai first to test his skills and abilities.

The sword light pierced through Fahai's body in an instant.

Fahai himself dispersed into a ball of golden light.

In an instant, the world turned upside down, and a golden mountain pressed down directly on Qiu Chuji.

The overwhelming gravity and the dense array of barriers blocked all of Qiu Chuji's possibilities of hiding or escaping.

Fahai himself was hidden outside the Golden Mountain, nowhere to be seen or sensed.

"Indeed a qualified Buddhist artillery platform, it escaped, concealed itself, and displayed its supernatural powers in one go!" Qiu Chuji exclaimed in admiration. The Five Elements Wheel on his fingertip spun, and the colorful power of the Five Elements transformed into an invisible millstone, firmly holding back the golden mountain and trying to grind it down.

At the same time, the innate array diagram spreads out in all directions in a three-dimensional manner, with Qiu Chuji as its core.

Mountains, clouds, grass, wind, sunlight... everything is enveloped in a complete and clear calculation.

In this calculation and deduction, even if Fahai were hidden in a speck of dust, Qiu Chuji could calculate his exact location and launch a precise attack.

Although it is repeatedly said that martial artists are invincible in close combat, if they cannot hit anyone, it is just empty talk.

Therefore, a qualified and powerful martial arts practitioner must first be proficient in array calculation.

(End of this chapter)