Sword from the Immortal Mountain

Chapter 76 76: Solution

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

The temple master was in a good mood as well. He took out a bamboo chair, which he rarely did, and placed it under the old peach tree. Then he lay down on it and rocked leisurely.

At noon, Yun Cheng led his fellow junior brothers and sisters up.

Yun Cheng obviously didn't get enough rest last night, and he looked like he had bags under his eyes. "Master, we discussed for a long time last night. I pondered all night and finally came up with three plans for fighting. I wrote them all here. Please take a look and see if there are any problems. If there are any, please point them out and I will correct them immediately."

The temple master glanced at him and said: "As the temple master, you are responsible for all matters, big and small, so just make your own decision."

Taoist Yun Cheng said hurriedly, "How can that be? If it were some mundane matter, there would be no problem. But now the Ghost Spirit Cult has come with ill intentions and is about to arrive at the foot of the mountain. This battle of wits concerns the rise and fall of the Taoist temple, and the master must make the decision."

The abbot stroked his sparse gray beard and said suddenly, "Speaking of problems, there are indeed problems."

"Master, please speak. I am all ears."

"Master suspects that there are spies lurking in the Taoist temple, tipping off the Ghost Spirit Cult. Otherwise, how could the Ghost Spirit Cult know so much about the situation in the Taoist temple?"

Taoist Yun Cheng was stunned. He thought his master would point out the problem of the fight, but he never expected him to talk about the personnel situation inside the Taoist temple.

Of course, if there is a spy inside, it should not be underestimated.

He immediately replied, "I had my suspicions when I came back yesterday, and I began to investigate and examine carefully. In less than three days, there will be results. I will definitely find the spy and bring him to justice."

The temple master said dissatisfiedly: "Three days is too slow. Matters like this must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise, if we alert the enemy, they will flee."

"Master, what you said makes sense... But we are facing a powerful enemy. The people from the Later Ghost Spirit Sect are coming up the mountain. Should we make this our top priority?"

"The battle has already been decided. Can you guys make rapid progress in the next two days? Cramming at the last minute is the most useless thing. Your master has already warned you to practice daily and not to slack off. If you practice well, you will have the confidence. Why do you have to do this?"

The abbot did not tell his disciples what happened last night, mainly because he wanted to give them a sense of urgency so that they would work harder and practice well.

Over the years, in Genshui County, due to the transcendent status of Yunshan Temple, the three disciples headed by Yun Cheng have long been accustomed to comfort. Wherever they go, people praise them and call them "immortal long, immortal short".

After listening to it more and more, I gradually relaxed my pursuit of spiritual practice.

Even his temper became proud and complacent.

This is not a good thing.

Now is a good opportunity to make them realize that as a cultivator, great power should belong to oneself, and personal cultivation is the foundation.

If you don’t practice well, you won’t be able to adapt when things happen.

Facing the master's rebuke, Yun Cheng did not dare to refute, so he had to obey the order and called Yun Yi. The two of them went down together to investigate the spy.

After all, in a sense, the matter of spies is also very important. If there is a problem inside, it will often lead to extremely serious situations.

The two female disciples stayed behind.

Yun Ning took a look and said, "Master, do you have a solution?"

"A Ning, what do you think?"

"I think Zhan Chun is just a branch altar incense master, so there is no need to worry about him. What we need to worry about is not the battle in the future, but whether the Ghost Spirit Church will send more powerful people after we defeat him."

The master looked at her, at this most proud disciple, and suddenly sighed: "In recent years, I have been obsessed with cultivation and neglected you. In addition, the county has been peaceful and happy for many years, with little fighting, so you have developed such an arrogant mentality."

Yun Ning's expression tightened: "Master, but I was wrong?"

The master shook his head: "This is not a question of right or wrong, but the judgment you make based on the environment you are in and the things you have experienced." "Master, what you mean is that I have never encountered bad things, so when I judge the situation, I tend to make optimistic predictions?"

"Shan! You are a smart person and you understand things immediately. But your two brothers are not like that. They have to go through it themselves before they can slowly understand it."

Yun Ning frowned and said, "Master, are you worried that we won't be able to win the fight the day after tomorrow?"

The temple master sighed and said, "I just said that the other party came prepared and has already found out the details of the Taoist temple. In other words, the other party knows us, but we only know half of it. This is the most dangerous part."

Yun Ning said: "But they don't know that you have recovered, Master."

The master shrugged and said, "Yes, I originally thought that this would be a trump card that could catch the opponent off guard. However, when you really face it, you suddenly find that your enemy is likely to be much more cunning than you imagined."

Yun Ning was very smart and understood immediately: "Master, have you been to Evil Tiger Valley and fought with Zhan Chun and his men?"

The master nodded.

Yun Ning immediately observed his condition nervously: "Master, you are here basking in the sun, which proves that it is Zhan Chun and the others who are in trouble. So, the problem has actually been solved?"

The master of the temple said in a bleak tone: "It is probably solved. But I was almost ambushed and suffered a big setback."

"What happened?"

Yun Ning asked quickly.

With a creaking sound, the wooden door of the side hall opened, and Chen Jin, dressed in a green shirt, walked out, saying, "I thought lunch was served."

Yun Min immediately said, "Brother, wait a moment, I'll bring it to you."

He went down swiftly.

Yun Ning's eyes were as bright as water. He looked at his master, then glanced at Chen Jin, and seemed to understand everything.

The abbot sat up and asked, "Mr. Chen, do you also feel that my disciples are lacking in training?"

Chen Jin asked back: "So what?"

The master of the temple said seriously: "For us cultivators, cultivation, fighting, and fighting are all indispensable. Otherwise, it would be like a delicate flower kept in a house. It may look beautiful, but once it encounters wind and rain, it will not be able to withstand it and will wither immediately."

"Now that you know the truth, just do it."

"So I want Aning to follow you and broaden her horizons. Is that possible?"

Hearing this, Yun Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Master, I am on the mountain now. If Miss Aning has any problem, I can help her."

The master of the temple heard the refusal and was not surprised. He knew it from what happened last night:
Chen Jin likes to be alone and is unwilling to bring others along.

Perhaps it is a habit, or perhaps it is to maintain independence and avoid being bound by any constraints.

But it is good enough to get one promise from him.

If it weren't for his disciples, the abbot himself shouldn't have said this.

Greedy...

(End of this chapter)