A Journey Through the Martial World After Transforming into a Loli

Let this master preach to them, so that he can rest here for a few days before continuing his journey. As for Master Tiancong, who had already set off, they have selectively forgotten about him.

There's been no reply for so many days. He's probably been captured by that demoness and imprisoned in Xiaoyao City. Think about how they tried to persuade him back then. It's laughable that he said something about Buddha cutting off his own flesh to feed an eagle, insisting on going to Xiaoyao City to see for himself. Now look what's happened, his life is about to be taken by her. He really didn't listen to advice and courted his own death.

Xuanzong glanced at everyone and chuckled, "You're worried that if I keep traveling, the enemy might take advantage of my weakness when I reach Xiaoyao City. In that case, I'll rest here for a few days and give you some sermons. How about that?"

Having been exposed in one sentence, everyone looked embarrassed. Master Zhichan's senior brother, Abbot Zhiming of Lingshan Temple, raised his hand and gestured for them to enter. "It is very good that the Master is willing to listen to advice. Please come into the temple. We have prepared food and hot water. You can rest first."

"When in Rome, do as the host does. Brother Zhichan, there's no need for that."

Master Xuanzong was very polite to the abbot of Lingshan Temple. Putting aside everything else, the abbot himself was a very charismatic abbot.

When the former leader of the Demonic Sect arrived here, everyone in Lingshan Temple was terrified by his overwhelming demonic flames. Only this master, though fearful, stepped forward to confront the Demonic Sect leader directly. Although he was ultimately defeated, his courage was enough to earn him respect.

At this moment, Abbot Zhiming also put his hands together in prayer. Although he was being treated differently by a grandmaster, there was no pride on his face, only a little embarrassment.

"This humble monk has encountered a demoness, but I cannot subdue her. I have had to ask Master Xuanzong to come and help me. I am truly ashamed before Buddha and my sect."

His words, tinged with remorse, drew everyone's attention and made the monks feel even more favorably toward Master Zhiming, and they also felt a little closer to Lingshan Temple.

"Please come in first, everyone. After Master Xuanzong has rested, we will listen to his teachings in the back hall."

The news of Emperor Xuanzong's arrival at Lingshan Temple was not only known to the people of Lingshan Temple, but it quickly spread to the Holy Dragon Palace and the Netherworld Ghost Valley.

The shattered teacup foreshadowed the owner's anger; Lin Xuerong was so furious about the intelligence she had gathered that she wanted to kill the intelligence agents.

They didn't even find out about such a big thing as Xuanzong going to Lingshan Temple. You know, Lingshan Temple had been making a lot of moves before, and she had repeatedly told them to keep a close eye on Lingshan Temple. And what happened? They managed to invite a grandmaster to the temple, and they didn't even know. What were these people thinking? Did they all want to die?

At this moment, even a fool could guess that Xuanzong's purpose in going to Lingshan Temple was to target Xueyi, who was the second-best grandmaster in the world. Even she wasn't confident of winning against her, yet he was now turning his attention to his own sister.

She was furious. If she had known it would turn out like this, she should have brought Xueyi back sooner. What was she thinking before? It's just a runaway, why was she so angry and refused to bring Xueyi home? Now she regrets it.

The Palace Master of the Holy Dragon Palace was filled with regret, while Mo Ningyan of the Netherworld Ghost Valley was furious. Back then, her master was injured by Xuanzong because of his interference, and he passed away a few years after returning.

At that time, when there was no leader, she was appointed to take over the position of sect leader from her master. If she hadn't broken through to the Grandmaster realm a few months later, her subordinate forces would probably have launched a counterattack into the Netherworld Ghost Valley and overthrown the leader.

Now, it's him again, and it's Lingshan Temple again, that's pointing the finger at another important person in her life. Can she still tolerate this? Can she still stand it?

"Damn Xuanzong, does he really think that we, the Netherworld Ghost Valley, have no one left? Tell the people of the Twelve Heavenly Banners to come with me and slaughter this Lingshan Temple."

"Master, please think it over carefully. Although the Dragon Slaying Gang wants to form an alliance with us to fight against the Holy Dragon Palace, the Holy Dragon Palace has not yet made a move. It is said that they are also constantly looking for allies, intending to wipe us out along with the Dragon Slaying Gang. Under these circumstances, we cannot act rashly."

"Acting on impulse? Youyue, you still remember what happened back then, right? How can you call that acting on impulse?"

Gu Youyue gave a bleak smile, the pain in her eyes was impossible to hide.

“Ningyan, you know my situation, and you should understand that the old Valley Master could do that back then because you were there to back him up. He had the resources to take a gamble. But what about you? Do you have those resources now? If something really happens to you, will the Netherworld Ghost Valley still exist? How will you face your master, my benefactor?”

"If I cower and back down this time, do you think I still have the right to face Master? Master taught us that when faced with a problem, we must forge ahead bravely, no matter what the future holds. If you don't try, you'll never know what the outcome will be. Now that Xueyi is in trouble, what do you expect me to do? Just sit here and wait for Xueyi to get hurt?"

Silent Gu Youyue looked at the woman whose eyes were beginning to redden. She had never lost her composure like this before, but now she showed such an expression for a little girl. Gu Youyue sighed.

“I can’t persuade you otherwise, but no matter what, you have to take me with you. You should know about my relationship with Lingshan Temple. I must go this time.”

With a determined look in her eyes, Mo Ningyan knew the other person's decision. "Alright, let's head to Xiaoyao City now. It's been so long since I've seen Xueyi. I hope she's not angry with me."

"Ha, I'm angry with you. Be careful, or I won't let you sleep in my bed anymore. You left someone's child so far away and didn't care about them at all. When you find them, you'd better apologize to me properly."

Gu Youyue deliberately made a teasing remark to help Mo Ningyan ease her tension, but the two still made preparations as quickly as possible and left the East Sea region.

Main Text: Chapter 197 Grandmaster Battle (Two chapters released together)

Leaving aside Lin Xuerong's letter to Elder Sun urging her to stop the Buddhist master Xuanzong, and Mo Ningyan who is rushing to Qingzhou at top speed, let's talk about Lin Xueyi, who is currently in the eye of the storm but is unaware of it.

She was happily leading her little girl along the paved road outside Xiaoyao City. It wasn't that she wanted to leave, but rather that she wanted to show the others the cobblestone path and see if there were any other problems.

“Miss, isn’t it too extravagant to use bluestone bricks to pave the road? I see that other roads are just leveled and then finished, but using bluestone bricks to pave the road is too wasteful.”

It's heartbreaking to see. Putting aside everything else, just delivering all these bluestone bricks is already a huge waste of manpower and resources. And then having to lay them on the already leveled ground is even more exhausting.

Furthermore, to ensure the safety of the people working on the construction site, the young lady specially set up many transfer stations so that the people could change people for transportation at the transfer stations. This back and forth would waste a lot of food and money.

Although she knew her young mistress was kind, it still pained her to see so much gold and silver disappear like water flowing away.

"What a waste! Are those roads outside even roads? After a heavy rain, they become muddy and impassable. It's difficult to even walk, let alone ride a horse or a carriage. What kind of place is this? It's mountainous. If the roads aren't built properly, it could be dangerous. Just listen to me, build them all with bluestone bricks. If we don't have enough money, I'll borrow it from someone. I refuse to believe that a Grandmaster like me can't borrow money."

Lin Xiaoling looked at her young mistress speechlessly. There was enough money. Putting aside everything else, just from Luo Jiushang in Xiaoyao City, there was enough money to repair roads, and more than one road could be repaired.

Having enough money is one thing, but spending it like water is another. But since her young mistress was so determined to make this request, she couldn't say anything more.

It's not that Lin Xiaoling is so stingy with money; before this, almost no organization had ever done this: building roads with bluestone bricks, providing food and lodging for the people who worked on the roads, and even paying them wages.

This was completely beyond her imagination. Not only her, but even the steward Li and Aunt Liu in the mansion had a lot of complaints about this way of repairing the road. They said that if others did it that way, it would easily attract hatred and cause trouble.

This was especially true after she acquired a mansion, which could now be considered a force of its own. Although it wasn't that large, for many people, Lin Xueyi was no longer just a grandmaster; she had a base of operations.

As for the ownership of Xiaoyao City, although everyone knows that the young lady does not intend to become the city lord, others do not know this. Moreover, even if the young lady does not become the city lord, who is the real person in charge of Xiaoyao City is still a question.

With a Grandmaster present, who would care about those so-called city lords? If there's anything, they'll naturally have to consult the Grandmaster. Even if they want to change the city lord, they can't change him if Lin Xueyi doesn't agree, okay?

“Miss, you are truly kind-hearted. Otherwise, how could those people receive such treatment? However, I am worried that our actions will anger other forces. After all, what we have done sets a bad precedent. What if they…”

"If they're going to do something, they're capable of hiring people to work, but not of giving them any benefits. They don't provide food or lodging, they don't pay, and they force people to work. Isn't that just treating human life like dirt? What's most important in this martial arts world? Those martial arts forces, those corrupt martial arts forces. If it weren't for those people, what would they eat? What would they drink? Even their source of apprentices would be gone."

She got angry when she heard this. More than one person had brought it up with her, saying that she shouldn't set such a precedent and that doing so would offend people.

Mao offended people, and so did she. If those people have the guts, let them call in reinforcements to beat her up! Do they have the ability and the courage? If a Grandmaster like her doesn't dare to do what she believes is right, then what kind of Grandmaster is she? She should just find someone to marry.

"Let me tell you what it means to anger other forces. I have angered them. If they dare to be angry, I'll beat them until they're too angry to continue."

"Hmph, everyone says that Lin Xueyi is arrogant and domineering, and I think that's true. She clearly did something wrong, but she still insists that she did nothing wrong and insists on it. I think you are a witch who brings chaos to the martial arts world."

A cold snort interrupted Lin Xueyi and Lin Xiaoling's conversation, and Lin Xiaoling also felt a terrifying aura pressing down on her.

"Hmph, you cowardly little man, how come you can't bully others but come to bully my little maid?"

Sensing the indiscriminate aura emanating from the other party, Lin Xueyi also snorted coldly, pulling Lin Xiaoling behind her to help her withstand the overwhelming pressure.

Just as Lin Xueyi was speaking, a man holding a demon-slaying staff and wearing a white veil and hat slowly walked towards her. His steps were heavy, each one pressing down on Lin Xueyi's heartbeat, giving her an extreme sense of oppression.

However, Lin Xueyi showed no fear. Instead, she looked at the other party with a cold smile, and her almond-shaped eyes revealed a fury that was about to burst out.

Master Xuanzong walked step by step, his aura rising with each step, and with each step he thought of the rumors he had heard about Lin Xueyi.

To build roads with bluestone bricks in these mountains—how cruel must one be to do that? Each bluestone brick is incredibly heavy, and how many people will die here by carrying them on their shoulders and in their hands?

This road is piled high with bones. Not to mention, she also plundered people from other forces. It is said that many people were forced to build roads by her, and she even forced them to settle in Xiaoyao City so that they could not go home in the future.

According to his opinion, this vicious and shameless demoness should have been killed on the spot. However, the monks of Lingshan Temple felt that this woman still had value in saving people. So they decided to spare her life this time and let her repent in Lingshan Temple for ten years as an explanation to those innocent people who died tragically.

“I am Xuanzong. I have come here to ask you to come back to Lingshan Temple with me to repent for ten years, as a way of giving back to those who died tragically.”

"People who died tragically?" Lin Xueyi was stunned when she heard the other party's righteous words. When had she ever had anyone die tragically? Although she had killed quite a few people, they were all heinous villains. How could this monk come here to uphold justice for those villains?

“Master, I really don’t understand who you mean by those who died tragically. Tell me about them so I can see just how deserving of death you Buddhists speak of.”

Although the other party was imposing, Lin Xueyi retorted, "Who dares to stand up for a thief and become a spoiled brat? What kind of master is this? He's just a scumbag in disguise."

"Little girl, being stubborn will only hurt you more. Do you think this monk's good temper will be reserved for you?"

With a crooked mouth like the Dragon King, Lin Xueyi looked at the monk in front of her and said, "It's really laughable. You come here to cause trouble, and you still have the nerve to say that I don't think you're something special. Calling you a master is an understatement. You're just a bald monk. You want to fight? Then come on, I want to see what you're capable of. You dare to spout nonsense here without doing any investigation."

The phrase "without asking anything" was already mocking the other party's act of convicting someone without any investigation, but Emperor Xuanzong still just smiled coldly.

"Without any investigation, I've seen countless forces complaining about you along my journey. If it weren't for their fear of your Grandmaster cultivation, they would have already come looking for trouble. How could you be so arrogant and domineering in this Free and Unfettered City? Little girl, how laughable. Don't think that just because you're a Grandmaster, no one can control you. Today, I'll show you what it means for evil to prevail over good, and what it means for good and evil to be rewarded in the end."

Are people really this shameless these days? They haven't done any investigation, yet they speak so confidently, saying that good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Bah! Why don't you look at those gangsters who bully ordinary people? They haven't been punished yet.

"Alright, I think you're a fool too. What do you mean by good and evil being rewarded in the end? I think you're just here to stand up for those so-called underworld forces. They don't dare to do it, so they dragged you along. After I deal with you, I'll go and have a good talk with those people. It'll be good to have the money for my road repairs."

Lin Xiaoling was not as calm as Lin Xueyi. The previous opponents were not top-level Grandmasters; those people were at most innate level, which her young lady could easily crush. But this time, the opponent was a true Grandmaster, and her young lady was probably no match for him.

"You monk, how rude! Our young lady is building roads here to connect Xiaoyao City to the outside world. How come you call it an unforgivable evil? The people are praising it, but you call it a complaint. You clearly can't distinguish right from wrong."

“You sharp-tongued little girl, I think you two really think that just because you have high cultivation, you can do whatever you want. Not only do you force the people to build roads, but you also refuse to hear any dissenting voices. I suppose those who spoke ill of you have already been killed by you.”

Actually, this can't be blamed on Emperor Xuanzong, because he had indeed encountered similar situations before. These were evil people forcing commoners into caves to mine, and they even mercilessly killed anyone who voiced their complaints. He had seen too much of this, and naturally, he would empathize with Lin Xueyi, thinking she was doing the same thing.

However, these words, which directly confronted Lin Xiaoling, made Lin Xueyi's almond-shaped eyes widen, and the next second she was already in front of the other party.

"You're just talking nonsense. I see you're nothing special. If you're going to fight, stop talking nonsense and come with me. If we fight here, I'm afraid we'll damage the roads."

Xuanzong, however, intended to take action against Lin Xueyi here. This sinful road, which bore the blood of innocent people, should be completely destroyed and never allowed to appear in this world again.

However, before Xuanzong could make a move, he felt a strong suction force throwing him into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he had been thrown a great distance.

Just as he regained his composure, Lin Xueyi's attack came rushing over in the next second. Her fair hands seemed delicate and boneless, but the enormous power hidden behind them pushed him backward as he tried to defend himself.

"Trying to destroy this road is wishful thinking. It was built with the hard work of those people. You did nothing and yet you want to destroy it. Humph, for that alone, you deserve to die."

Lin Xiaoling watched as her young mistress pushed the monk into the depths of the mountains. Although she was anxious, she knew that she was useless in the fight between masters. But she couldn't just wait there. As she spun around, she quickly thought of Master Tiancong, who was a guest in the mansion.

They were all monks; perhaps Master Tiancong could help Miss. With this thought in mind, Lin Xiaoling hurried towards Xiaoyao City. She wanted to find Master Tiancong as soon as possible, because only in this way could she prevent Miss from being harmed by that monk.

As for Xuanzong, he had already been pushed all the way to the depths of the mountains by Lin Xueyi. Her eyes, filled with anger, were fixed on him. However, Xuanzong was a grandmaster after all. With a wave of his hands, he broke free from Lin Xueyi's push.

"This place is good, let's get started here."

Like a Buddha seated on a lotus throne, a lotus platform formed from true energy actually appeared beneath Xuanzong's body. Indeed, this was the threshold of the Grandmaster realm—the condensation of energy into form.

However, Lin Xueyi was not afraid at all. A giant dragon rose into the air beneath her. She carried a sword and rode the dragon. This was a kind of existence that only appeared in fantasy novels, but now it really appeared on this land.

One had a compassionate face, yet also a fierce glare; the other stood with arms crossed, riding a giant dragon through the air. They faced off, locked in a standoff, their auras already a test of strength before they had even truly clashed.

The clash between the dragon and the lotus painted the entire world in gold, yet their auras were evenly matched, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Even Xuanzong was astonished by this result. He had been a Grandmaster for many years, and he never expected to be evenly matched with a young girl in terms of aura. This was completely beyond his expectations.

He had initially thought she would lose some of his momentum, allowing him to seize the opportunity and win her over. However, the contest had now become evenly matched. It seemed he would have to get serious about it.

Thinking this, Xuanzong sat down on the lotus and once again unfolded the ninth grade form. He made a swastika with his hands and shouted angrily. The first thing he said was the Buddhist technique of the Weak Tiger Roar.

However, just as tigers roar and dragons howl, the dragon showed no fear. It unleashed a deafening roar that shattered the sonic attack.

Not only that, but it also attacked the opponent with unstoppable momentum. However, the attack was completely destroyed by Xuanzong with a wave of his hand, disappearing without a trace in the turbulent air.

In their initial exchange, or rather, their first probing, the two sides were evenly matched.

Main Text: Chapter 198 The Sexy Grandmaster Gets Beaten Up Online

Zhang Sandao had no reputation in the martial arts world, but he had a group of local ruffians as friends. After hearing that the thirty-six strongholds in the mountains had been wiped out, he also started to have wicked ideas.

Robbery outside was no longer enough for him; the territories preserved by the original thirty-six villages became his target. If he could rebuild a village there, he could achieve even greater success, just like one of the original thirty-six villages. Therefore, he was determined to seize this opportunity.

And that's exactly what he did. He and his friends quickly found one of the villages deep in the mountains. They didn't know which village it was before, but that didn't stop them from building there.