Embers of Sword

Chapter 307 Dapudu Temple
Xie Xuanyi went out alone, but he did not join in the fun at the Dapudu Temple. Instead, he found a teahouse.

It is rare to find peace and tranquility in the imperial city nowadays.

Sitting in the teahouse and listening to some songs, time soon came to noon. More and more people came into the teahouse and there were more conversations. There was a sermon at the Da Pudu Temple today and many people went to watch the excitement. Many people in the teahouse were discussing today's sermon.

"Have you heard? The Brahma Sound Temple delegation sent a young monk today."

"Tsk, that little fellow is quite good at debating. His speech is so eloquent that even the monks from the Great Pudu Temple admit that he is no match for him. Several debaters came one after another, but none of them said anything bad about this little novice monk."

"A child who is less than ten years old is so powerful. How can a Buddhist disciple deal with this?"

"I heard that the Fanyin Temple delegation had a competition with Emperor Wuzong today..."

Xie Xuanyi was leaning against the window on the second floor. He had just listened halfway when a hurried figure came towards him from the opposite side.

The young boy in Taoist robe sat down without any hesitation, picked up Xie Xuanyi's teapot, poured himself a cup, and called the servant to order two snacks for tea break.

Xie Xuanyi burst out laughing.

He knew that the Chen Mansion where he was was being watched by thousands of people.

As long as he was within the imperial city, once he left the Chen Mansion, no matter where he went, it would be known immediately.

But it was still somewhat unexpected that Junshan appeared like this.

"Senior Junshan, is it not a good idea for you to meet me so openly?"

Xie Xuanyi was hinting at something.

"The matter of Tai Shang Zhai has been resolved."

Junshan Zhenren looked a little tired, but his tone was calm: "The agreement we made last night should still count, right?"

"Calculate."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "As long as Li Chen doesn't cause trouble for me, I won't cause trouble for him. But are you sure that this matter is over?"

He was a little curious, how did Junshan subdue Li Chen?
Now that Junshan has been reincarnated and rebuilt, it is just a cave paradise.

Li Chen means the perfection of the Yin Spirit.

There is a huge difference in strength between the two.

"Cause and effect, the fact that he can sit in the position of Grand Master... is the cause I sowed back then."

Junshan waved his hand and said calmly, "Li Chen knows that if he doesn't repay this karma, he might not even be able to keep his position as the master. He will leave Da Chu Imperial City today. You can let the kid named Qi from Jin Ao Peak leave with him."

If one wants to stop Li Chen, it is naturally not enough to rely on Huang Su alone.

This time, Dasui Sword Palace sent Huang Su and Qi Lie, one in the open and one in the dark.

However, after the incident at Yuanqing Tower, Xie Xuanyi never saw Qi Lie again.

Qi Lie seemed to have another purpose for this trip.

Meeting an old friend on behalf of the lawyer?
"Master Qi from Jin'ao Peak... doesn't listen to my instructions."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and responded: "However, if Li Chen leaves honestly, he should leave with him."

"This is not the real thing."

Junshan held the teacup in his hand, frowned, and asked, "You promised me last night that you would go find Miaozhen to fight... Why is there no movement at all?"

Although he was dealing with the trivial matters of Taoism, he was always paying attention to Xie Zhen.

The door of Chen's house was closed.

Not long after, Xie Zhen left Chen's house, but did not go to the Dapudu Temple, nor did he even leave the imperial city. Instead, he found a leisure teahouse, drank tea and listened to music... Upon hearing the news, Junshan could not sit still for a moment, and hurried to the teahouse to meet Xie Zhen.

Xie Xuanyi guessed that Junshan would come here to meet him.

"Senior, you are a little too impatient."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "It is not a simple matter to stop Miao Zhen from building momentum. What's more, I promised you that I would not fight."

"..."

Junshan said helplessly: "Why do you like to keep people in suspense?"

Xie Xuanyi pointed to the street outside the teahouse, where the sound of conversation was clearly audible.

"Today, the envoys of the Brahma Sound Temple delegation played ten games with the Wuzong monks, and each won five games!"

"Tomorrow the final battle between the two sects will be between Senior Brother Wuzong and Buddhist disciple Miaozhen... I wonder what the result will be when these two fight?"

"I'm afraid Wu Yue is in danger. It is said that the Buddhist disciple of Fanyin Temple killed Yinshan Venerable with a stick in southern Xinjiang. If the news is true, this guy is no longer a match that the Cave Heaven Realm can deal with."

“But I heard that Wu Yue successfully comprehended the divine fetus after the battle in Beishou, so there may be a chance for victory.”

“Difficult…difficult…”

This noisy conversation made Junshan frown.

Wuzong and Fanyin Temple both practice the art of body refining, and ever since it became a custom after the westward crossing, competitions between the two sects have become a habit in recent years.

However, this time... the eldest brother of the younger generation of Wuzong is going to fight with the Buddhist disciples of Fanyin Temple, and the ending is bound to be bleak.

"The delegation from the Brahma Sound Temple is fully prepared for this sermon."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly, "Since there is Vajra Conquering Demons and Bodhisattva Debating Sutras, this delegation should be full of young talents from the Brahma Sound Temple. Today's 'opening sermon' is doomed to be a success no matter what. Countless people in the Dachu Imperial City are paying attention to today's sermon. Correspondingly, the monks of the Brahma Sound Temple also attach great importance to today. I think they have already made measures to deal with all emergencies. In this case, why should we worry?"

Junshan Zhenren frowned and whispered: "You are quite a weird boy..."

He vaguely guessed what Xie Zhen meant.

"Based on Miao Zhen's style, he should have scheduled the battle with Wu Yue on the first day."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Just imagine, on the first day of the opening ceremony of the Fanyin Temple, the Buddhist disciple defeated the senior brother Wuzong. How many geniuses are there in the Dachu Imperial City who can compete with him? This is a big news that is good for Buddhism."

The reason for delaying for one day...

It’s just that Miaozhen wants to wait a while.

After the battle at Tailing last night, Miaozhen learned about the existence of Junshan and Xiezhen——

to him.

Wu Zong, the Qin family, and even other forces are actually nothing to worry about.

There is only one opponent who is truly worth taking seriously, and that is "Junshan".

Nowadays, we have to add another "Xie Zhen".

Today is the first day of the sermon and also the most important day. As the leader of the delegation, Miao Zhen must keep a low profile and wait for the challenge from Da Chu's old enemy. If two of them appear together, he can recreate the scene of Tailing last night. Regardless of the outcome, as long as the fight starts, the news of one against two will spread, and the effect that the Fanyin Temple delegation wants will naturally be achieved.

This is also the reason why Junshan is unwilling to show up.

If Xie Zhen was brought along to fight more people against fewer, it would only boost the morale of the Fanyin Temple.

Things are different now.

Junshan doesn't show up, and Xie Zhen doesn't show up either, so Miaozhen is destined to wait in vain.

If someone was sent to investigate their whereabouts, Miaozhen would have discovered that these two guys didn't care about the preaching competition at the Great Pudu Temple at all, but instead found a teahouse to drink tea and chat!
The Buddhist scriptures from the Great Pudu Temple were almost resounding throughout the imperial city, so how could these two still have the mood to listen to the music?

"That's interesting. Drinking tea on the first day and waiting for work seems to make sense..."

Junshan Zhenren knocked on the teacup and asked curiously, "What do you want to do the next day?" "Continue drinking tea."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly.

"...?"

Junshan Zhenren was silent for a few breaths, frowned and said slowly: "The second day is the competition between Wuzong Wuyue and Miaozhen. It seems reasonable to continue drinking tea and wait for the opportunity. What about the third day?"

"Continue drinking tea."

After receiving two identical replies in a row, Master Junshan became a little restless.

He looked at Xie Zhen unhappily.

How thirsty is this guy? Hasn't he ever had tea?

"So when are you going to start?"

Junshan Zhenren said angrily: "The lectures will only last for a few days! After Wu Yue and Miao Zhen finish fighting, there will be other young masters coming to challenge, but who else can be Miao Zhen's opponent except you? Even if all the young geniuses of the Da Chu Dynasty come to the Da Pu Du Temple, they can't beat this reincarnated bald donkey!"

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi remained calm and unmoved: "You are right, except for me, other young people are not good enough. So I will be the last one to appear."

"Every time these people lose a game, the momentum of Fanyin Temple will increase by one point." Junshan Zhenren reminded.

Xie Xuanyi smiled indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter how many games we lose. What matters is whether we can win the next one. If you lose, I lose too, then everything is settled, isn't it?"

"..."

Master Junshan fell into silence.

"Reincarnation and cultivation are for the sake of a higher path."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "If I'm not mistaken, the swordsmanship that Senior Junshan is practicing now is different from that in his previous life... Although Yuqingzhai's swordsmanship is a rough jade, it is imperfect. Senior realized this, so he was unwilling to advance to the Yin God realm in advance. I think Miao Zhen is the same, but he has several more years of practice than Senior, which is enough for him to make up for the "imperfections" of his previous life. In other words, Miao Zhen, who is now facing challenges from all sides in the Great Pudu Temple, is a perfect cave heaven without any flaws."

Junshan's expression became solemn.

Xie Zhen is absolutely right.

This is why he didn't want to argue with Miao Zhen.

To practice is to strive to be the first!
Miaozhen got one step ahead of him and took the initiative!
Last night, Junshan said that he only had a 30% chance of winning against Miaozhen, but this was actually a bit too high. How could he, whose Dao was incomplete, defeat Miaozhen, whose Dao was complete?

"Feel sorry."

He sighed deeply and said apologetically, "I was indeed a little impatient."

In the era when Junshan became a Yang God, wars were raging, the Chu flag was flying, and the war between the Chu people and the Li people was very fierce...

Therefore, he took Chu Li's dispute over reputation very seriously.

During this "Crossing the Fanyin Temple to the West", Junshan was eager to find a way to suppress Miaozhen, but after calming down, he realized his mistake.

If Xie Zhen went to challenge and was defeated on the first day, the situation would be extremely bad.

If he wanted to win next, the only way left was "forced promotion".

"Since Xie dared to agree to your request, Senior, he must have the confidence."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "But before I draw my sword, I want to wait a little longer and take another look."

"I understand your idea."

Junshan rubbed his brows and smiled bitterly, "You want to know more about Miaozhen... But is drinking tea in a teahouse really useful? I can sort out his files. If you don't want to go to the Great Pudu Temple, I can also send Taoist disciples to send the jade slips of Miaozhen's daily battles with his enemies."

"unnecessary."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said seriously: "I can see clearly from here."

……

……

Junshan Zhenren didn't understand what Xie Zhen meant.

He didn’t understand why he could “see clearly” by drinking tea in a teahouse and not caring about what happened in the Dapudu Temple.

So he asked his disciples to deliver jade slips every day and kept an eye on Xie Zhen's movements.

Xie Zhen didn't look at the jade slip.

Moreover, he really drinks tea every day.

After talking with Junshan, Xie Xuanyi lived a very leisurely life.

The Chen Mansion, which had been deserted, unexpectedly became "lively" again. For the first time ever, the young lords of the Beijun family came one after another with gifts to apologize. It turned out that the unjust case of the Lin Mansion was forcibly suppressed. With the submission of several new clues, the Imperial City Division began to re-examine the case.

This case seems to be taking a turn for the better.

In fact, since the encounter with Beishou, the misunderstanding in Yong'an Street has been revealed. Although these Beijun young men call themselves "rough people", they also know that they must correct their mistakes. This time the heavy sentence of the Lin Mansion was shelved. Xie Xuanyi knew that it was the little emperor who was silently making efforts. Although Chu Yin did not hold real power, behind her were Chen Jingxuan and an entire library. The real mastermind behind this case was Chen Jingxuan.

The young imperial master has been busy with a lot of things recently, and the Lin Mansion case must be one of them.

There is no news from Ruyi Ling.

Xie Xuanyi did not take the initiative to send a message to the young imperial master to avoid causing trouble.

These past few days, apart from teaching Duan Zhao to practice the heavy sword, Xie Xuanyi spent almost all his time drinking tea in the teahouse.

Junshan is gone, replaced by Deng Baiyi.

In fact, Deng Baiyi didn't like drinking tea or listening to music, but she just liked to come to the teahouse with Xie Zhen and sit there all day long, while he listened to his music and she drew her talismans.

She knew the purpose of the Fanyin Temple delegation's voyage to the west, and also knew the agreement between Xie Zhen and Junshan, so before leaving every day, she would go to the street and buy a freshly-made handwritten newspaper.

The second day of preaching at Dapudu Temple.

Wu Yue played chess with Miao Zhen, and Miao Zhen won. The two fought for no more than a hundred moves.

Day three.

A martial arts expert from the Qin family who had been trapped in the Cave Heaven Realm for thirty years asked the Buddhist for guidance in the name of seeking the truth. In terms of realm alone, this Qin family expert was actually stronger than Wu Yue. It was a pity that he only lasted ten moves at the hands of Miao Zhen.

The fourth day, the fifth day...

Many geniuses arrived one after another in the Da Chu Imperial City, seeking the reputation of being a Buddhist disciple of the Fanyin Temple.

The delegation spread the word that Buddhist disciples would only fight with opponents above the eighth level of the Cave Heaven Realm.

Even so, Miao Zhen had to fight no less than ten powerful men from Da Chu every day, but he won every battle very cleanly and within ten moves. By the seventh day, this Buddhist disciple from the Fanyin Temple had successfully suppressed several major sects and families in the Da Chu Imperial City with his own strength.

The successive victories boosted the morale of Fanyin Temple.

Finally, at the end of the seventh day and at dusk, the Fanyin Temple delegation released a message.

"Tomorrow is the last day of the sermon. The Buddha will only challenge opponents who have reached the perfection of the cave heaven. In this game, the Buddha will not attack, but will only use the 'golden body' to fight the enemy."

"If someone can break the Buddha's golden body within three moves."

"This battle is considered a loss for the Buddha."

(End of this chapter)