All Heavens: Yin Zhiping, a Demon with a Daoist Heart!

Chapter 73 I'll Play the Duet

Yin Zhiping said, "To help others, one must first help oneself. If even a master like you cannot help himself, why bother coming here to make a fool of yourself? My path is glorious; I would be better off reading some Taoist scriptures to cultivate my mind and body!"

Clang!

The sound of the piano comes again.

The sound waves rolled on, then rushed by again.

Master Yideng sighed softly and took out a wooden fish from his sleeve: "True friends are hard to find, so I will play a duet with you."

Thud!

A soft sound, two harmonizing notes.

Yin Zhiping's sound waves shattered the sound of the wooden fish and went straight away.

Master Yideng was secretly alarmed and struck the wooden fish three more times.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The three notes faded away, completely erased by the sound of the zither.

With a "whoosh," Master Yideng's left eyebrow was shaved off, and the wisps drifted away.

The moon slowly emerged from the clouds, illuminating Master Yideng's aged face.

He was utterly shocked.

"The young lay Buddhist's internal strength has already reached such a profound level!"

Yin Zhiping said, "With the help of Hong Qigong and Qiu Qianren, my dantian and qi sea have reached perfection. However, this was a matter of borrowing strength, so please forgive my foolishness, Master."

When speaking.

Another person leaped up from there. In the moonlight, it was clear that he was an old man in tattered clothes, with a broad face, wide ears, and an oily complexion.

It was none other than Hong Qigong.

He said, "Boy, you absorbed my internal energy, and then you even absorbed Qiu Qianren's. You're going to fly to the heavens!"

Yin Zhiping said: "As Master Lu Xun once said: 'To be born a human being and want to become an immortal, to be born on earth and want to ascend to heaven, this is the lifelong wish of mortals.'"

"Amitabha!" Master Yideng said, "This Master Lu Xun must be an extraordinary monk who has never been born. His verses enlighten people's hearts."

"Nonsense!" Hong Qigong said, "This kid is all talk and no action. Eleven out of ten of his words are lies. Master, don't believe him. We should join forces to capture him as soon as possible, either sending him to the Quanzhen Temple or imprisoning him in the Tianlong Temple, to prevent him from harming the people."

Master Yideng said, "In the test just now, I was no match for him at all. Even if the two of us joined forces, we still couldn't defeat him."

Hong Qigong said, "What's there to be afraid of? We've found some helpers."

As they spoke, another woman leaped up from the wall. In the moonlight, her clothes fluttered, and her blue cloth dress outlined her slender and beautiful figure.

Yin Zhiping raised an eyebrow and saw that her buttocks were rounder than the moon, her breasts were full, and her graceful waist cast a shadow on the ground.

Hong Qigong said, "This is Qiu Qianren's younger sister, Qiu Qianchi. She came to me a few days ago, saying that this brat was coming to Dali, so I mobilized various parties to ambush him."

Splash!

The streets were cleared, and soldiers with spears lined up to surround the inn.

There were also hundreds of Beggars' Sect disciples, each with six to nine bags on their chests and carrying a stick.

Two more monks appeared on the rooftops across the street. They were thin and had ancient-looking faces. They put their palms together in a gesture of respect.

Qiu Qianchi shouted, "Yin Zhiping! Give me back my second brother!"

Four other people were also seen on the street.

One of them, wielding an iron hoe, cried out, "Yuan Jun! Are you alright?!"

He Yuanjun was overjoyed: "Father!"

She peered out the window and saw that it was Wu Santong. Seeing that He Yuanjun was safe and sound, he felt relieved, but his anger towards Yin Zhiping returned.

Wu Santong roared, "You villain, surrender now!"

Hong Qigong also said, "Little brat, are you going to leave obediently, or with your arms and legs broken?"

Yin Zhiping smiled.

He stroked the zither with both hands and said loudly, "How lively! Everyone has stated their conditions; why don't we hear mine?"

Hong Qigong asked, "Do you have any conditions?"

Yin Zhiping said, "Of course."

Hong Qigong asked, "What are your conditions?"

Yin Zhiping said, "I came here for three things: first, to enjoy the scenery; second, to savor the local delicacies."

Hong Qigong said, "These are two very good things. If you were a person who is wholeheartedly devoted to good, Master Yideng and I should entertain you. Unfortunately, you harmed Elder Peng and several disciples of my Beggars' Sect, and you also harmed Qiu Qianren, so we cannot invite you."

Yin Zhiping said, "Those things are fine. I have a beautiful woman by my side, and good wine and food, so there's no need for you to entertain me. Senior Hong, why don't you listen to this third matter?"

Hong Qigong said, "Go ahead and speak!"

Yin Zhiping said, "I want to ask for the Innate Skill that our ancestor gave to Master Yideng back then."

Master Yideng said, "What's so difficult about that? If the young layman surrenders, I will hand it over with both hands. This is the technique of True Man Chongyang, and I should return it."

Yin Zhiping said, "I also want the two unique skills of the Dali Duan family: One Finger Divine Skill and Six Meridian Divine Sword."

Hong Qigong said, "These are two separate matters."

Yin Zhiping said, "No, this is just one thing."

Master Yideng said, "That's not difficult. As long as you come to the temple with me, I can teach you everything."

Yin Zhiping said, "That would be wonderful. I also wish to learn the Lingbo Weibu technique used by Emperor Xianzong of Dali."

Hong Qigong said, "Why do you want everything?"

Yin Zhiping said, "Seventh Master should have seen it long ago: I am an insatiable greedy person."

Master Yideng said, "Young layman, the Lingbo Weibu technique was written down by Emperor Xianzong before his death and is kept in Tianlong Temple. If you can enter the temple, you can read it."

Yin Zhiping said, "So it seems there's no conflict between us?"

Master Yideng said, "There is no conflict. I just hope that the young layperson can stay in the temple for another 10 or 20 years, listen to the Dharma, and eliminate all demonic influences."

Yin Zhiping said, "That's impossible. I'm a lazy and leisurely person. I like to travel and enjoy the scenery. I don't like to stay in one place."

Master Yideng said, "Young layman, you mentioned the Innate Skill, the One-Finger Divine Skill, the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and the Lingbo Steps, but you didn't mention the Northern Darkness Divine Skill. It seems that you are practicing the Northern Darkness Divine Skill. You absorbed the internal energy of Master Qi and Layman Qiu through this method and made it your own."

Yin Zhiping said, "That's right, it's the Northern Darkness Divine Art."

Master Yideng said, "I don't know where you obtained the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, young layman. You should know that the scripture is kept in Tianlong Temple. If you want to practice it, you need to completely exhaust your internal energy and start cultivating again. Moreover, it is profound and mysterious. Since Emperor Xianzong, no one has been able to learn it or pass it on."

Yin Zhiping said, "Zhuangzi wrote 'Free and Easy Wandering,' and this exercise is named after it. This is a Taoist exercise, and it is normal for me, as a Taoist disciple, to learn it. On the contrary, it is your Tianlong Temple that has been stealing my Taoist classics for many years, and it should be returned."

The moonlight was as deep and still as water.

The room fell silent.

Master Yideng put his palms together and said, "Since that's the case, this humble monk has nothing more to say."

Hong Qigong said, "Master shouldn't have talked to him so much in the first place. We should have acted sooner and subdued him together!"

All sides were outraged, believing that Yin Zhiping was stubbornly unrepentant.

The system in Yin Zhiping's mind kept advising him not to go on a killing spree.

He said, "With so many people here, it's impossible not to fight our way out, unless—System, you give me some benefits."

The system remained silent for a long time.

Yin Zhiping remained silent, about to play the zither again.

Just in time.

Stop killing with kindness—a chivalrous heart!

Side Quest: Hidden Sword.

[Rewards: 1. Obtain the Divine Illumination Skill (Advanced Level) by not killing anyone for the next three months. 2. Obtain 30 free upgrade opportunities by not killing anyone for the next six months. 3. Obtain the Path of the Heavens by not killing anyone for the next year!]