The more Zheng Gui thought about it, the more he realized that Shaolin Temple and Wudang Mountain, as Mount Taishan and Beidou, which firmly sit at the top of the orthodox sects, are really unfathomable.
This is not only due to hundreds of years of superb martial arts and countless masters, but also tentacles spread throughout every corner of society. If the Songshan sect or other sects want to reach the level of Shaolin and Wudang, they do not have hundreds of years of accumulation.
It's absolutely impossible.
When Zheng Gui was pondering the strength of Shaolin and Wudang, he suddenly had an idea:
He felt that what the Shaolin Temple exposed on the surface was that Master Fang Zheng possessed the Yi Jin Sutra and was very capable in martial arts. However, there must be many old monks in the temple, such as the old monks of Chanxintang and the heads of other monasteries. These monks’ martial arts were even
Not as good as Fang Zheng, most likely not under Ren Wo Xing and Xiang Wentian.
Perhaps it is precisely because the Shaolin Temple has always had the power that Heimuya is afraid of that the Demonic Sect and the Orthodox Sect have maintained a balance for hundreds of years.
In addition to the many unskilled masters in the Shaolin Temple, there must also be many Taoists with superb swordsmanship on Wudang Mountain. In the original plot, only Taoist disciple Qingxu and nephew Chenggao of Chongxu Taoist appeared, and the other brothers, disciples, and nephews all appeared.
He has never shown up, but how could the Wudang Sect not have dozens of top-notch masters?
Zheng Gui thought of the Vajra Demon Subduing Circle and the Seven Zhenwu Formation, and suddenly realized something. He thought to himself: Maybe the reason why only the Wuyue Sword Sect has been fighting with the Demon Cult for hundreds of years, but Shaolin Wudang has never taken action, is because they think they can stand up.
In an invincible position, the two families were happy to lose each other.
Zheng Gui has now cultivated Hengshan School martial arts to the highest level. If he wants to improve further, he can only rely on honing his Qi over time, and he can only turn to practice more advanced magical skills.
Zheng Gui only wanted to master the Shaolin Yi Jin Jing, so he thought that unless he defeated Zuo Lengchan, promoted the Hengshan Sect to the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, and then only followed the Shaolin Temple's lead and used this as a pledge, he would definitely be able to obtain the Yi Jin Jing.
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Zheng Gui knew that just from the perspective of the Hengshan Sect's desire to survive, he and the Songshan Party were inevitable results. Since the left and right were enemies, it would be better to play a big game and directly drag the Songshan Sect from the position of leader of the Five Mountains Alliance.
Come down...
Zheng Gui originally only wanted to stop the Songshan sect with troops and water, and rely on foresight and foresight to end the Songshan sect's conspiracy, and then win over Huashan and Hengshan to confront Zuo Lengchan.
But suddenly Zheng Gui understood that instead of passively accepting, it was better to take the initiative.
They were going to break up the fight anyway, so it would be better to strike first and directly disrupt the chessboard, causing Zuo Lengchan to lose his way.
Thinking of this, Zheng Gui excitedly clapped his hands and said to himself: "The Songshan Sect has already arranged a big drama with a script during this Jinpen Washing Ceremony, so I have to intervene and make your drama
I can’t sing!”
He opened the curtains and saw that the sky was dark. Thinking that he had to rush to Hengyang earlier to make arrangements, Zheng Gui asked the boatman to stir the oar faster.
Zheng Gui and his party first took a boat, then landed on horseback and rode on horseback. They spared no expense on gold and silver along the way and arrived at Hengshan in less than two days.
After entering the county town, Zheng Gui and his party did not go to Liu's mansion, but found an inn to rest.
Zheng Gui knew that Liu Zhengfeng and Liu Zhai must have been monitored by the masters of the Songshan Sect. It would be inconvenient for him to go there, so it would be better to stay away from the Liu family and get things done.
Zheng Gui knew that most of his disciples were monks, and his monk disciples had no experience in martial arts, so he just repeatedly asked them to practice well in the inn.
Seeing that all the disciples were settled in peace, Zheng Guicai called Ning Zhengduan and other lay disciples as well as Master Bujie and Yi Guang into his room to talk.
Zheng Gui knew that Liu Zhengfeng's purpose of washing his hands and retiring from the world was to stay away from the grudges between the orthodox and demonic sects, and he only wanted to fly away with Qu Yang, the elder of the demonic sect, to study music theory.
In recent years, Dongfang Bubai has been unable to retire. Yang Lianting has been the master of major matters in the Demon Sect. The people within the sect have become disorganized and many old people have abandoned their moral principles. This has resulted in many things in the Demon Sect being abandoned.
It was precisely because of this that Xiang Wentian was given the opportunity to rescue Ren Woxing, and it was also given the opportunity for Qu Yang to rebel and escape.
Zheng Gui understood that Qu Yang had an honorable status in the demon sect and was very powerful in martial arts. Unless Dongfang Bubai personally ordered his capture, and other protective elders were willing to risk their lives to capture him, he would definitely run away if he said so.
Therefore, Qu Yang never worried about himself. He was only worried about whether Liu Zhengfeng, who played an important role in the Orthodox Church, could retire from the world.
Therefore, on the eve of the Jinpen Washing Ceremony, Qu Yang took his granddaughter Qu Feiyan to wait in Hengshan, firstly to wait for the results, and secondly to communicate with Liu Zhengfeng from time to time.
Zheng Gui knew that Liu Zhengfeng lived in Hengshan all year round and rarely went out. His association with Qu Yang must be because Qu Yang had been staying in Hengshan for a long time. Perhaps by this time, the masters of the Songshan Sect had already detected Qu Yang's traces and learned about their relationship.
of evidence.
After thinking about this, Zheng Gui looked at Master Bujie and Yiguang, who were the most proficient in all kinds of ways in the world, and ordered: "I brought you to Hengshan this time to attend Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony, but in fact I brought you to another event.
There is a purpose, this matter is of great importance, you must listen carefully and do not leak it!"
Yiguang and other disciples all looked serious, and monk Bujie also changed his usual laziness. He said solemnly: "Brother Abbot, it's okay to say so."
Zheng Gui said slowly: "Liu Zhengfeng is a well-known expert in our orthodox sect and a prominent figure in the Hengshan sect. Why did he wash his hands in the golden basin and retire from the world? This is because he and Qu Yang, the apologist elder of the demon sect, got to know each other because of music.
I want to retire and stay away from the grievances and disputes in the world.
The two of them thought that this matter was perfect and no one else knew about it, but the Songshan Sect had already known about it, and our Hengshan Sect had also known about it in advance."
Monk Bujie and Yiguang both knew the ambitions of the Songshan Sect. When they heard this, their expressions changed, and Yiguang said: "Then the Songshan Sect is trying to use the topic to show off its ambitions?"
Zheng Gui said in a deep voice: "Yes, the Songshan sect has sent four Taibao and dozens of disciples. This is obviously to use Liu Zhengfeng to weaken the Hengshan sect and then annex them.
Songshan's plan cannot be hidden from Shaolin and Wudang, nor from our Hengshan Sect. In order to protect our Hengshan Sect and other sects, the leader has given me arbitrary power.
If we don’t want to be defeated by Songshan one by one like the Hengshan faction and fall into the trap, we must start to plan a counterattack and return the favor!"
Monk Bujie laughed and said, "Brother Abbot, what do you want me to do?"
Zheng Gui muttered: "The demon sect elder Qu Yang must be lingering in Hengshan City. Junior Brother Bujie, you and Yi Guang know many people from the three religions and nine streams in Hengshan City, and most of them can also recognize Qu Yang. They are not dressed as monks, nor are they dressed as monks."
But if you are scattered into the market, I would like to ask you to look for Qu Yang's traces. If you can see him, please come and see me."
Yi Guang and Monk Bujie agreed in unison, and then they took Ning Zhengduan and other lay disciples to go out. Before going out, Zheng Gui reminded him softly: "There is a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old next to Qu Yang.
His granddaughter, please put some thought into finding someone..."
After Monk Bujie and his entourage left, Zheng Gui closed his eyes and meditated, constantly pondering the evil-repelling sword manual in his mind.
Many years ago, Zheng Gui couldn't understand the sword manual of warding off evil spirits, and he even had the idea of practicing this skill. However, as his cultivation of mind and internal skills became more and more advanced, he thought that there was no way to master the internal skills of Hengshan School.
If you don't find another way, all you can do is rely on time to accumulate, hone your true energy, and finally open up the acupoints of Ren and Du's two meridians, and become a peerless master.
It would take twenty years of hard work to penetrate the forty-three acupoints of the last two meridians by relying on water grinding. Although Zheng Gui was not afraid of wasting time, he still wanted to find a more convenient method.
The Exorcist Sword Technique is the most powerful and highest-level martial art in Zheng Gui's hands. He thinks that his cultivation level has improved several levels compared to the past, so he wants to combine the unique Qi-moving method in the Exorcist Sword Technique to figure out a
A new way to break through the Mysterious Bridge of Heaven and Earth.
Even in the hands of a great master with outstanding talent, inner strength and mental skills cannot be created overnight.
At that time, Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng had been cultivating for hundreds of years, and he still remained in seclusion for many years before he created the magical Tai Chi skill. His own cultivation knowledge was not very advanced. If he wanted to use the method of qi movement in the evil sword manual to draw parallels and figure out a useful mental method, he had to do it.
It took several years.
Because he knew that he would not be able to master the evil-repelling sword technique in a short period of time, Zheng Gui memorized the evil-repelling sword technique before going down the mountain this time, and then destroyed his cassock. If he had some free time along the way, he would concentrate on meditation and ponder the magical skills.
Three days passed by in a hurry. On this day, Zheng Guizheng was very happy because he had figured out a joint. Suddenly he heard Yi Guang's voice outside the door: "Master, we have invited Mr. Qu here."
Zheng Gui listened attentively and heard the breathing of Yi Guang, the only person outside the door. He knew that both Monk Fujie and Qu Yang were inferior to him in cultivation, so it was really difficult for him to hear the sound through the wall.
After adjusting his monk's robe, Zheng Gui rolled his sleeves and said, "Please come in and talk."
The door was blown open by the wind, and Yi Guang and Monk Bujie walked in with an old man in black.
This old man has a thin body, his eyes are as sharp as a falcon, and his steps are light and silent when he walks, which shows that he has a high level of Qinggong, especially Yiguang.
The old man in black looked at Zheng Gui for a few times and said coldly: "Why does Zen Master Dingding want to ask me, Qu Yang? Is he trying to slay demons?"
Zheng Gui knew that Qu Yang could come because Monk Bujie and Yiguang had already told him about Liu Zhengfeng's plot to fall into Songshan, so he came to see if the Hengshan sect was an enemy or a friend.
Zheng Gui smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Mr. Qu is famous all over the world. How dare a poor monk talk about how to conquer demons and eliminate demons? It would be rude to fail to greet him from a distance."
Seeing that Zheng Gui didn't mean any harm, Qu Yang felt a little relieved. He sat down and asked, "Master Zuo, you asked these two monks and a bunch of boys to find me in Hengshan City. What do you want to do? It's also your Zuo Da.
What does the leader mean?"
Zheng Gui shook his head slightly and said: "Mr. Qu, since you came here, I'm afraid you already have the answer in your mind, so why don't you say it sincerely?
The poor monk asked you to come here because he wants to save the lives of you and Senior Brother Liu, as well as the lives of your two families."
Qu Yang snorted coldly and asked: "You said that Zuo Lengchan already knew that I was dating Zhengfeng Xiandi and wanted to cause trouble at the Golden Pen Washing Ceremony, but is it true?"
Zheng Gui smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Qu, you are one of the ten elders of your sect. You have a high status and great authority. Since you have come forward to see me, how could you not know that the entire Liu family has been monitored by the Songshan Sect?"
Qu Yang's eyes flashed and he looked at Zheng Gui intently and said: "Yes, there are many people with sly eyebrows outside Brother Liu Xian's family. I have some concerns and have not gone to meet him in the past few days. Zen Master Ding, you
He is an expert from outside the world. Now that he knows that I am here, he has sent people to look for me. I wonder how he wants to help my brother Liu Xian?"
Zheng Gui knew that what Qu Yang cared about the most was Liu Zhengfeng's family, and he didn't care about his wealth and life.
He was quite moved by the close friendship between Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng. Zheng Gui said in a deep voice: "The poor monk knows that the masters of the Songshan Sect are here just to kill you two at the Golden Pen Washing Ceremony. He
What the leader of the Zuo Alliance wants is to establish power to eliminate evil and unify the Wuyue Sect. This is not conducive to my brothers and sisters of the Wuyue Sword Sect. What's more, it will kill the entire Liu family and your ancestors and grandchildren. When the poor monk found out about this, he
I want to save you..."
After listening to Zheng Gui's words, Qu Yang's face was full of evil, and he snorted coldly: "The Songshan sect is so ruthless. If I had not promised Brother Liu Xian that he would not be in danger with the orthodox sect again, I would have killed a few of the Songshan sect's brats.
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"When will the injustice be repaid, Mr. Qu, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, can you still stop a few Songshan Taibao?"
Qu Yang remained silent. After a long time, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zheng Gui, saying: "Master Dingding, you are a contemporary eminent monk with compassion. I wonder how you are going to save my brother Liu Xian?"
Zheng Gui said softly: "There are many masters of the Songshan sect. I'm afraid no one can stop me from doing what the Zuo League wants to do. I don't want the whole Liu family to die unexpectedly at the Golden Basin Washing Ceremony. I have long wanted to help you, but I know that I
Even if I go to Senior Brother Zuo in person, I can't persuade him. After thinking about it, I can only ask you to come and come up with a plan."
Qu Yang thought that he was going to apostatize and leave, and Brother Liu Xian was also going to betray the orthodox religion. The world was so big that there seemed to be no place for his two brothers to go. At this time, he had already become determined to die, and he respected Zheng more and more.
Gui said: "Zen Master, if you can save Liu Xiandi's family, Qu will definitely obey it."
Zheng Gui said slowly: "At the Golden Basin Washing Ceremony on July 15th, Songshan disciples will definitely come forward to reveal the relationship between you and Liu Zhengfeng. By then, Senior Brother Liu will be ruined and his reputation will be ruined. It will be difficult for his family to survive unless he is willing to swear to you.
We will never stop loving and righteousness until death..."
Zheng Gui stopped talking at this point, and Qu Yang said in a deep voice: "Brother Liu Xian will definitely refuse to obey until death. Zen Master, tell me what to do."
"Sincerity has always been the last resort."
After Zheng Gui said something that was a bit mindless to Qu Yang, Monk Bujie and others, he sighed and continued: "I want you to tell Senior Brother Liu and ask him to make your relationship clear at the conference.
After explaining his true intention of washing his hands in a golden basin, the Songshan Sect's plan was disrupted. When the time comes, Senior Brother Liu will become an honest and honest gentleman, and everything will finally be explained.
The two of you belong to two sects, and things related to centuries-old grievances cannot be explained clearly in a few words. The Songshan sect will definitely not give up, and when the time comes, the poor monk will bear it with all his strength, but I will have to deal with you..."
Qu Yang frowned and asked, "What does Zen Master want me to do?"
Zheng Guite said with a kind smile and continued: "Mr. Qu, if you betray the Demonic Cult, the people in the Demonic Cult will probably beat you and kill you, and the orthodox sects will never tolerate you. I don't think Senior Brother Liu is alive or dead.
If you die, I'm afraid you won't even be able to survive..."
"How can children of Jianghu be afraid of death?"
"Your granddaughter Qu Feiyan died because of you, Mr. Qu, how can you bear it?"
"this……"
"If you believe me, the poor monk will bear the responsibility for your relationship with Senior Brother Liu. When the time comes, I will talk to the masters of the Songshan Sect. However, the premise is that you must be enlightened by me and become a monk under the poor monk.
As a monk, when the time comes that there will be no elder Qu Yang in the demon sect, there will naturally be no hindrance for Senior Brother Liu to interact with you..."
Qu Yang's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he asked: "If you do this, Zen Master, you will bring big trouble to the Hengshan Sect. How can Master Dingxian rely on you?"
Besides, I will never reveal any information about the divine religion, and if you accept me as your disciple, you will only create troubles, and there will be no benefit whatsoever."