These big men were all warriors on the Horqin grassland. They never asked why they killed people. They sneaked into the Central Plains just to eradicate the roots. They were prepared to kill everyone in the pagoda.
Therefore, after seeing that it was a monk who came out, although the Buddhist men felt that it was wrong to kill the monk, they could not care less about Xiao Taiji.
Even though they understood the monk's words, these big men still sternly slashed at the monk's face with their swords, preparing to hack him to death.
Seeing that the blade was about to hit their scalp, the young monk unfolded his sleeves and robes. Their vision went dark, their chests hurt, and they fell to the ground. Their bodies no longer obeyed their orders.
There were more than a dozen men who were all skilled in martial arts, but the young monk just walked through the crowd, and they all fell to the ground, unable to even speak.
The young man's eyes widened and his mouth was open, unable to speak.
Zheng Gui saw that Yiguang's attack was quite measured and did not hurt anyone, so he said in a deep voice: "Monks just can't stand killing people and setting fires. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's go."
Walking in front of Yi Guang, Zheng Gui glanced sideways at the young man and said, "Hurry up and take your mother and sisters to escape."
The young man was also a very smart man. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "The two Living Buddha Rinpoches must have been trained by the Buddha and then arranged for you two to save me in this deserted mountain temple. The disciple's name is Zhuo Ligetu.
Grand Master Arutai’s youngest son, the pursuing troops of the four Tatar tribes have been trying to drive us out, so we can only escape to the pass...
Please ask the two Living Buddhas Rinpoche to save my disciples..."
Yiguang exclaimed and said, "Master, the person we rescued is actually a Taiji."
Zheng Gui didn't want to care about the grudges of the big shots. He waved his hand gently and said: "We monks don't care about worldly matters. Zhuo Taiji, you'd better leave quickly. These people have been tapped on their acupuncture points by my disciples. At most three
You can take action in an hour.”
Zheng Gui was about to turn around after speaking, and Zhuo Ligetu suddenly said: "I know that the martial arts secret books in the Central Plains are most loved by the two living Buddhas. My father is a disciple of the ancestor of the Tibetan Blood Sword Sect, and my eldest brother is hiding it in Baoji Temple in Qinghai.
There is a secret book of Mahamudra of Tantric Buddhism. Please send us back to Baoga Temple in Qinghai. At that time, the disciples are willing to present the secret book of Mahamudra and the Blood Sword Technique..."
Zheng Gui and Yi Guang smiled slightly when they heard this. They practiced martial arts directly from the Hengshan sect and did not pay attention to the so-called Tibetan martial arts. Zheng Gui wanted to leave directly, but after thinking about it, he still whispered: "
You guys set off immediately and go to Tongguan to find Mr. Ning, the head of the Weiwei Escort Bureau, and ask him to escort you there. If he asks, just say it was ordered by Monk Cheng."
Zhuoligetu knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Thank you very much, Dingding Living Buddha, thank you very much Living Buddha..."
Zhuoligetu kowtowed a few times before getting up. At this time, his eyes were empty, and the two monks had already disappeared.
Zhuoligetu picked up the dagger and stepped forward to kill the fallen warriors one by one. He changed his clothes that were stained with blood. Then he picked up his mother and two younger sisters and supported them away from the Grotto Temple and upstream along the Yellow River.
And go.
…
Not long after Zheng Gui and Yiguang left the Grotto Temple and headed west, it was daylight. They ate some dry food randomly, and then Yiguang found another boatman, a master and an apprentice, to cross the Yellow River and prepare to return to Mount Hengshan.
The road back to the mountain was uneventful. A few days later, when the two of them walked to Datong Mansion and were about to eat a bowl of noodles before returning to the mountain, they suddenly saw two old Taoists carrying large and small bags, walking through the dusty street. They were covered in wind and sand.
Then I knew it was coming from outside the customs.
Zheng Gui frowned and said in a low voice: "I have never heard of any Taoist practitioners outside the Central Plains. How come there are two Taoists with superb martial arts skills coming from outside the Pass?"
Zheng Gui didn't know the person's identity and was worried that he was a peripheral personage of the Songshan sect. He didn't even eat the noodles, so he quietly followed the two Taoists with Yi Guang.
The two Taoists obviously possessed extremely high internal strength and walked for dozens of miles without stopping. When they arrived at a mass grave outside the city, the older Taoist in front grabbed the middle-aged Taoist behind him and turned around and said:
"I followed my poor Taoist uncle and nephew. I wonder which Taoist friend he is?"
Zheng Gui and Yi Guang were shocked when they heard this, knowing that they had been noticed by the old Taoist.
Zheng Gui laughed loudly and jumped out from behind the boulder dozens of feet away. He put his hands together and asked, "I don't know where the Immortal lives? Why go there?"
The two old Taoist priests looked to be in their fifties, both with sickly looks on their faces. They frowned and looked at Zheng Gui and Yi Guang for a long time, and then looked at each other.
Looking at the old Taoist who was a few years older, he raised his hand and asked: "Our uncle and nephew are wandering Taoists who travel around the world. We have no fixed place to live. Where can we go? But you two monks are good at martial arts. You are from the Shaolin Temple."
A disciple of an eminent monk?"
Nowadays, there are only two major Buddhist sects in the martial arts world, the Shaolin Temple and the Hengshan Sect. One is Taishan Beidou in the martial arts world, with top figures emerging one after another in every generation. The other one was originally made up of female disciples who were famous for their swordsmanship.
Master Zheng Gui and his disciples were able to follow the two paths for dozens of miles without being escaped, which showed that their knowledge was extraordinary, so they were naturally regarded as disciples of the Shaolin Temple by Taoists.
Zheng Gui smiled slightly and said: "I am a disciple of the Hengshan sect. This is my disciple Yiguang. Our master and disciple are stationed at Baozhu Temple in Tongyuan Valley, not under the Shaolin Temple."
"You're really bald!"
"What a disciple of Hengshan, do you think we don't even know about the Hengshan sect?
It’s so ridiculous to talk nonsense!”
The two old Taoists laughed, and the younger Taoist said coldly: "Uncle Master, as soon as we returned to the Central Plains, we were stalked by these two thieves and bald men. They talked nonsense and were definitely not good people. They were probably members of the devil's sect.
"
The old Taoist priest frowned and said: "To say that there is no distinction between monks and laymen in the demon sect, there are a few demons dressed as monks who are normal. Cheng Gao, let's take them down first!"
The two Taoists shouted in unison, and at some point they had drawn out two long swords. With a movement of their feet, they flashed in front of Zheng Gui and Yi Guang, and the two swords were handed over a foot in front of them.
Zheng Gui and Yi Guang had long been secretly on guard. When the two sword lights came in front of them, Hengshan's swordsmanship had already been used to resist them.
Four long swords were placed together, and a crackling sound suddenly sounded in the air. Zheng Gui and Yi Guang felt their wrists sore and numb, and they almost couldn't hold the swords anymore.
Taking a step back, Zheng Gui and Yi Guang used ten of their strength to use more subtle sword moves. The two veterans also took a half step back and stabbed forward casually with their long swords.
Hengshan's swordsmanship is inherently good at defense. At this time, Zheng Gui and his two men used ten stamina to draw their swords. No matter how fast and sharp their swordsmanship was, they could only rest on the light of the sword and then slide aside.
"Huh?"
The old Taoist who was a few years older stared and said: "It is indeed the swordsmanship of the Hengshan School. Good monk, look at the sword!"
"Cheng Gao, use Liang Yi Sword!"
After one of the two sword dances missed, the swordsmanship changed drastically. One sword opened and closed with great force, and the sword light instantly enveloped Zheng Gui and Yi's bald heads, while the other Taoist retreated quickly, the tip of the sword
Dots of cold stars appeared from above, trembling and pointing towards the vital points of Zheng Gui and Yi Guang's bodies.
These two masters used two completely different sets of yin and yang swordsmanship, but they helped each other. It was the first time for Zheng Gui and Yiguang Shang to encounter such masters and swordsmanship. Master and disciple no longer held back.
Use the most exquisite swordsmanship of the Hengshan Sect to defend against the enemy.
The exquisite moves of Sacrifice Sword Technique, Tongxuan Sword Technique, and Suffering Sword Technique were used smoothly in the hands of the two masters and disciples. The Hengshan Sect's standard long sword was already soft, and when both of them used their swords at the same time, it became even more...
The four feet in front of him were sealed with a sword net. No matter how powerful the Yin and Yang sword skills of the two were, they still could not break through the sword moves of the master and the disciple.
"Whizzing……"
Although the four long swords were of different lengths and styles, they had already turned into bright silver light in the hands of the two monks and Taoists as they were being pushed back and forth.
An hour later, although Zheng Gui and Yi Guang were a little tired, their hearts became more and more stable. By now, they knew that although the internal strength of the two Taoists seemed to be better than theirs, they could not defeat them no matter how exquisite their swordsmanship was.
Hengshan Sword Technique.
To truly determine the outcome, it would have to be a competition of internal strength and endurance using three or four hundred moves.
However, when it came time to compete in internal strength, both sides were either dead or injured. Zheng Gui lifted the elder Dao's long sword away with his backhand sword and took the opportunity to say: "You two are seniors in Wudang, right?"
After being called out, the two Taoists sheathed their swords and retreated. The younger Taoist priest held his hands and said: "The sword techniques you two used are indeed the sword techniques passed down from the Hengshan sect. Some of them have not been seen by us, but we have never heard of them."
Which senior master from the Hengshan sect is a monk? I wonder if these two masters can answer our questions?"
Yi Guang returned the gift with his hands folded and said: "The two Taoist priests must have not been in the Central Plains for a long time, right? Otherwise, how could even my master, who is a disciple of the Compassionate Master Taiguan of the Hengshan Sect, one of the Four Dings of Hengshan, and the abbot of the Baozhu Temple, Ding Zen Master, not listen?
Did you say that?”
There was a thorn in Yiguang's words, but after hearing this, the two disciples looked at each other and bowed together: "We have been away from the Central Plains for decades, and we didn't know that Master Cixin has Zen Master Dingding under you. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Hengshan Sect
The eminent monk misunderstood him in person and thought that he was a monster from the devil's sect. He was a poor man who was pure and virtuous, but a poor man could become a good man. He offended me."
Yiguang wanted to say some more unpleasant words, but Zheng Gui quickly grabbed his disciple, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why is this so strange? It turns out that it is Taoist Priest Qingxu and Taoist Chenggao of Wudang Sect. There are no two of you in the world."
Given your name, it’s no wonder that our master and disciple couldn’t recognize you just now.”
After a few pleasantries, the relationship became very harmonious.
Although the Hengshan Sect and the Wudang Sect did not have much contact, they were both orthodox sects after all, and some of the sects were monks. After confirming each other's identities, Zheng Gui and Qingxu soon started chatting enthusiastically.
Taoist priest Qingxu and Taoist Chenggao seemed to be very talkative. Without waiting for Zheng Gui to say more, they revealed that they had just returned from the Western Regions and were about to visit Wudang Mountain to meet Taoist priest Chongxu who had succeeded him as the leader.
Zheng Gui casually asked Er Dao why he had been in the Western Regions for many years. Cheng Gao hesitated to speak. Taoist Master Qingxu shook his head slightly and said: "We just followed the master's order to go to the Western Regions to find a way to eliminate the demon sect. It's a pity that
We have been working hard for decades but got nothing. If the master brother Fei Ge hadn't sent a message asking us to return to the mountain, I'm afraid the two of us would have forgotten our identities..."
Zheng Gui's nose twitched slightly. He felt it was very familiar. He suddenly remembered that the smell of sulfur soap was very similar to that of the sulfur soap he used in his previous life. He knew that he smelled the faint smell of sulfur. Looking at the two large boxes on his back, Zheng Gui touched his hands and smiled.
: "Could it be that the two Taoist priests brought gunpowder? What you call the method of eradicating the demon sect also refers to gunpowder and firearms?"
Taoist Priest Qingxu and Cheng Gao's expressions changed, and with a sigh, they tore open the baggage, revealing two boxes wrapped in leather. When they opened one, they revealed a lot of black gunpowder particles, and the other had gunpowder particles of different lengths.
Fire gun.
Taoist Master Qingxu exclaimed: "I didn't expect that Zen Master Dingding also researched gunpowder firearms?"
Zheng Gui waved his hand gently and said: "The poor monk knows nothing about gunpowder. He just smelled the smell of sulfur. You two learned the art of gunpowder and firearms in the Western Regions. Taoist Master Chongxu invited you back. Could it be that you want to make firearms?"
, attack Blackwood Cliff?"
Taoist Master Qingxu waved his hand gently and said: "That's not the case. Although the gunpowder and firearms in the Western Region are powerful, it is quite difficult to deal with martial arts masters. The accuracy of firearms is not as good as that of crossbows, and gunpowder can only
There are so many experts in the demon sect who can blow up rocks and buildings. Even if the whole country builds firearms and explosives, it will be difficult to destroy them, let alone me, Wudang?"
Zheng Gui knew that Qingxu was right, but thinking about Taoist Chongxu who failed to seize Zhenwu Sword and Tai Chi Sutra and was injured by Dongfang Bubai, Zheng Gui still felt that Wudang sent Qingxu and Cheng Gao to the Western Regions to learn firearms mechanisms.
The production method has come back at this juncture, and most likely there is something planned.
Knowing that it was impossible for Taoist Priest Qingxu to inform him about such a major event that was related to the rise and fall of the Guanmen sect, Zheng Gui stopped asking and instead invited the second Taoist priest to stay in Tongyuan Valley for a while. Taoist Priest Qingxu and the other two just wanted to return to Wudang as soon as possible.
After politely declining, he said goodbye and left.
Seeing the two Taoists disappearing on the mountain road carrying heavy burdens, Zheng Gui frowned deeply and thought: The Wudang Sect summoned Qingxu and Chenggao back to the mountain, and Monk Fang Sheng also returned to the Shaolin Temple. Maybe Shaolin and Wudang were silently
Gather your strength and wait to see the chaos between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Sect...
Over the years, the Songshan Sect has become stronger and stronger, and Zuo Lengchan's reputation in the world has also grown. He has long surpassed the leader of the Beggar Clan, Jie Feng. This shows that Songshan will soon promote the merger of the Wuyue Sect.
I want to challenge the position of Shaolin Wudang’s martial arts leader.
As for the demon sect, because its leader Dongfang Bubai has unfathomable martial arts and behaves erratically, there is no telling when he will join forces with the orthodox sect. In this era of great conflict, Shaolin and Wudang keep a low profile and prepare silently. I am afraid it is the right thing to do.
s Choice.
Zheng Gui knew that it seemed that Shaolin and Wudang had become more low-key in recent years, but they must have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes.
But in any case, for Zheng Gui, who has been paying attention to the Lin family of Fuzhou and Linghu Chong of the Huashan faction, Lin Pingzhi, who is over 16 years old, and Linghu Chong, who is over 20 years old, clearly made Zheng Gui aware of the laughter.
The main plot of Aojianghu will probably only take four short years to develop.
Zheng Gui thought that his martial arts had just reached the first-class level and it would be difficult to cope with the changes in the future, so he suddenly felt nervous and turned around and left for the Tongyuan Valley of Mount Heng.
Yi Guang saw that his master's movements were getting faster and faster, so he hurriedly worked hard to catch up, and asked: "Master, let's go back to the mountain directly?"
"Go back to the mountain immediately. After you return, you will practice in seclusion as your master. You must also practice hard and strive to practice your martial arts to the point of perfection in three or four years. When the time comes, your master will teach you the Backhand Sacrifice Sword and the Hidden Needle Technique...
…”
Yiguang was overjoyed when he heard this. He had learned all the swordsmanship and martial arts of the Hengshan School. So far, only Mianli Hidden Needle Technique, the supreme inner skill, had not been taught. He originally thought that his mentor was still wary of him.
Because they still only give out the antidote of the year every year and do not cast spells to eradicate the poison of Leopard Tai Yi Jin Wan from their bodies, they never have any hope of learning the highest level of swordsmanship and internal skills. When they saw their master relenting, they immediately knelt down.
He kowtowed and said, "I would like to thank my mentor..."