The soft white light emitted by the bright moon looks so pure and beautiful in the dark night.
On the steep stone steps leading to Fahua Temple, a figure quickly passed by, the wide-sleeved Taoist robe fluttering, but it did not make any sound.
This stone step is the back mountain path leading to Fahua Temple.
Dinghu Master had a palm-sized gourd hanging on his waist. The purpose of his trip was to find Taoist Zhang Fengyi of Longhu Mountain.
Arriving at the back of Fahua Temple, the towering wall showed a trace of ferociousness in the middle of the night.
As soon as Master Dinghu stood still, he heard the sound of soft footsteps, and he hurriedly dodged and hid in the shadows under the wall.
"Brother, those Taoist priests from Maoshan are really outrageous. They insulted our Fahua Temple like this. Why didn't the abbot do anything?"
"Senior brother doesn't know either."
"Fortunately, Master Kong Ming's uncle is not as weak as the abbot."
"Junior brother, don't talk nonsense."
"..."
The two monks on night watch walked past the wall and did not notice the Dinghu master hiding in the shadows at all.
"Hey, junior brother, have you heard about it?"
"What?"
"After those distinguished guests came back in the evening, Uncle Yuanben immediately went to see Uncle Kong Ming. I seemed to hear that Uncle Master was angry and even smashed things."
"Then, doesn't that violate the commandments..."
"Master-uncle is in charge of the Discipline Academy."
"..."
The voices of the two people gradually disappeared, and Master Dinghu walked out of the shadows. Looking at the place where they disappeared, he couldn't help but feel curious.
This violates the commandments, right?
After pondering for a moment, he didn't think much, and jumped up, as light as a swallow, and disappeared on the wall.
The total number of Buddhist temples in the Fahua Temple hall is nearly a hundred, and there are two to three hundred monks. It occupies a large area. In this location in southern Guangdong, the incense is also extremely prosperous.
Fortunately, Master Dinghu had been here before, so he didn't lose his bearings. Like a puff of green smoke drifting across the square, passing through the long corridor, he came to a Zen room.
This is regarded as the guest room of Fahua Temple. People such as Zhang Fengyi, Elder Che and others all live here.
After listening carefully, there was no other sound in the yard except the chirping of insects in the summer night.
"It's strange. Didn't you say you came back? Why is there no one..." Master Dinghu felt something was wrong.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from beside him, which made his head buzz and his whole body's breath became disordered. He could no longer control his breath and hid in the night.
The sudden change occurred, but Master Dinghu was no ordinary person. In an instant, he gathered his true energy to resist the discomfort caused by the roar.
And he also recognized that this roar was exactly the roar of a Buddhist lion.
"Haha, it's true as my uncle said, the devil is coming in the middle of the night."
"Zen Master Kongming is really powerful. I guess that demon is being hunted by us and holds a grudge. He will definitely come back to hunt us."
"Everyone, be careful. The demon is very powerful. He must have healed his injuries when he came here this time."
While everyone was talking, Yuan Ben's fat figure appeared from the arched courtyard gate, and around him and behind him were people standing full of elites from various sects.
Everyone looked up and made a sound of surprise. Among them, Zhang Fengyi from Longhu Mountain was the most surprised.
"Huh?"
"Master Dinghu, why is it you?"
I saw a figure in the night, wearing a dark green Taoist robe, a wooden hairpin pierced through the bun, and a gourd hanging around his waist. He was none other than Master Dinghu.
I thought it was a night attack by a demon, but I never expected that the person who appeared here was actually Dinghu Master who had gone and turned back.
Moreover, he climbed over the wall in the middle of the night and used thieves' tricks, which can't help but surprise everyone.
While everyone was still shocked, the fat monk Yuan Ben rolled his eyes and immediately shouted: "Amitabha, I didn't expect that one of the three great masters of Maoshan is actually a spy of the White Lotus Sect."
"He must have gathered information for the devil in advance so that he could unite with the surviving remnants of the White Lotus Sect and wipe out us in one fell swoop."
He was anxious to convict Master Dinghu.
These inflammatory words, combined with Dinghu's strange behavior, made it difficult for people to think calmly, and the eyes looking at Dinghu Master began to become wary.
"fart!"
Master Dinghu angrily scolded: "Two of the four great guardians of the White Lotus Sect were killed by a poor Taoist. How can I allow you to talk nonsense here? According to a poor Taoist, you, a fat bald donkey who does not follow the rules, are the only ones They are the remnants of the White Lotus Sect."
Yuan Ben's face changed slightly, but he also shouted sharply: "Everyone has already taken the stolen goods, and you are still making excuses. Why don't you tell me why you visited Fahua Temple at night?"
Master Dinghu glanced at Zhang Fengyi. It was naturally impossible for him to reveal his purpose in front of everyone.
After all, among this group of people, it is not yet clear which one is the wolf.
Seeing that Master Dinghu couldn't answer, Monk Yuanben sneered and said respectfully to everyone: "Everyone, this old Taoist must be guilty of guilt. Why don't we capture him first and then interrogate him slowly."
When everyone heard what he said, they didn't respond for a moment.
Taking action against the real person in Maoshan is basically the same as provoking Maoshan.
He is not afraid of Fahua Temple, but that does not mean that other sects are not afraid.
When Master Dinghu heard this, he shouted loudly: "Who dares to do that?"
At the same time as the words rang out, the Taoist robes fluttered, and the qi energy surrounding the whole body blew up waves of hurricanes.
Everyone looked at Yuan Ben and then at Zhang Fengyi, but they still took no action.
Master Dinghu glanced at everyone and knew that it would be impossible to discuss with Zhang Fengyi alone tonight, so he decided to leave.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Monk Yuanben was impatient. He complained in his heart why the abbot suddenly wanted to send his uncle over, otherwise his group would not be intimidated by this old Taoist.
And the lion's roar move he just used, which caught him off guard, did not cause any substantial damage at all. The gap in cultivation was still too big.
Just when the fat monk was extremely anxious, he looked around at everyone and winked desperately at Elder Che.
Mr. Che was stunned for a moment and lowered his head slightly. He wanted to pretend he didn't see it.
If it was about acting in a play or something, it wouldn't matter, but now he was going to have a head-on confrontation with Master Dinghu from Maoshan, and he didn't think he had the strength.
But suddenly seeing Yuan Ben's threatening eyes, he could only hold back his anger and dissatisfaction, and shouted loudly: "Others are afraid of you, but I, Che Hui, am not afraid of you."
"Susu..."
The sword finger quickly thrust out, and two consecutive volleys of finger power burst out towards the Dinghu master.
The volleying fingers of the Xingyi Sect burst out the true energy in the body from the fingertips, and what they practiced was a pair of sword fingers.
If you practice to the very depths, if you point it out, everything can be broken.
But this Elder Che obviously had not mastered his cultivation. Master Dinghu just lightly flicked his sleeves and pulled his Qi machine, but the two powerful forces were knocked back.
Elder Che's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly tried to block it, but was forcefully pushed several meters away by these two powerful forces, and his face turned red from suppressing it.
"puff--"
As if he couldn't bear the force, he stopped, leaving two deep marks on the ground, then sprayed out a cloud of blood mist, his face turned pale.
"You...are so cruel!"
Elder Che raised his finger and pointed at Master Dinghu, said this sentence from between his teeth, and fell to the ground.
Everyone present was dumbfounded, surprised by Master Dinghu's powerful Taoism, and also shocked and angry that Master Dinghu would directly commit such a murderous act.
"What happened? I didn't even exert any force, and he fell down?" Master Dinghu looked confused. Logically speaking, this Elder Che of the Xingyi Sect could not be so weak.
What a great opportunity... Monk Yuanben reacted immediately and rushed over to check Elder Che's injuries.
It was discovered that this acting elder Che only fainted after forcibly reversing his true energy and causing some damage to his tendons.
He immediately exaggerated and shouted: "My muscles and veins are all gone, what a cruel heart!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately became angry and anger surged into their hearts.
"Zhenren Dinghu, it is useless for us to pay tribute to you. You are an expert. I didn't expect you to be so cruel to your companions."
"Everyone, be careful, maybe as Master Yuanben said, this old Taoist is a spy of the White Lotus Sect."
"In the future, we must let Maoshan give us an explanation."
"..."
As he said that, everyone moved and surrounded Master Dinghu.
Now, even Taoist Priest Zhang Fengyi of Longhu Mountain somewhat believed that he was a spy of the White Lotus Sect, otherwise how could he act so ruthlessly.
Master Dinghu, who knew the strength of his attack, slowly reacted at this moment.
There must be something wrong with someone named Che.
He knew exactly how much force he exerted, and it was impossible for him to break Che Hui's tendons.
"Brother Dinghu, you should stay here for the time being. I will take you to Maoshan to meet Master Sun of Maoshan. He will decide what is right or wrong." Zhang Fengyi is still reasonable, but he is also on the opposite side.
"Foolish!"
"ignorance!"
Master Dinghu was furious and wanted him to be captured without mercy, which was absolutely impossible.
Everyone used their own methods, some went straight to the point, and some fought outside, trying to capture him.
A soft whip turned into an afterimage and struck. Master Dinghu immediately moved three steps to avoid it, but then he saw a dagger as clear as water, stabbing it diagonally.
He was about to dodge again, but he heard someone's curse and found that the ground under his feet had turned into mud, completely imprisoning his feet.
"drink!"
Master Dinghu shouted and slammed his palms on the ground. His whole body was full of true energy and glowing with glory, and his whole body seemed to be wrapped in a layer of moonlight.
With the help of this sinking palm force, he was forced to pull his body out of the mud, and the dagger that was stabbing at an angle also quietly missed.
But as the body rose into the air, there was nowhere to rely on.
Several talismans flew over, trying to block the tendons. These were the talismans used by Taoist Master Zhang Fengyi. The mana transformed by the talismans also completely turned into a faint blue color.
If he was hit by this talisman that blocked his veins, Master Dinghu didn't think he could leave this place.
"The True Martial Lord, Kui Gang is upright, the heavenly talismans appear, and the divine thunder is mighty."
"Edict!"
After the curse was completed, dark clouds covered the night sky, and blue electric light surrounded the body.
Master Dinghu's slovenly appearance also became imposing, especially the gaze in the lightning beam, filled with ferocious intent as he stared fixedly at the fat monk on the ground.
The thunder shattered several of Zhang Fengyi's talismans, and the latter frowned slightly. He did not expect that with the cooperation of everyone, he could not defeat the enemy with one blow.
Shangqing Maoshan and Zhengyi have the same origin, and in Zhang Fengyi's view, the cultivation level of the Dinghu master in front of him is on par with his own.
Unexpectedly, after just a few decades of not seeing each other, the other party's Taoism has improved to such an extent.
"good!"
"Come again!"
Zhang Fengyi jumped up suddenly, stepped on the Tiangang Step, his whole body was surrounded by Qi, and streams of white Qi, like snakes, gathered on the long sword in his hand.
The long sword shines with clear light, which cannot be looked at closely, like the bright moon.
Master Dinghu was completely aroused with evil intentions. He suddenly saw Zhang Fengyi rising into the air and standing opposite him. Without any reservation, five or six thunder beams were directly driven out.
The lightning flashes came at a rapid rate, as if the night sky had been shattered. Zhang Fengyi did not dare to neglect, and took three steps back in the air, holding a sword in his arms. The white light at the tip of the sword also turned into blue thunder.
The two thunderbolts burst out and were unstoppable. The people scattered in all directions retreated to the side for fear of being affected.
At this moment, Dinghu Daoist's arm was driven, and the remaining two thunderbolts struck the ground with his pulling.
There,
The fat monk Yuan Ben was watching everything without any defense.
"not good!"
Realizing that Master Dinghu still had the energy to deal with him, Yuan Ben's expression changed drastically. If he was hit by this thunder, he would really have to go see the Buddha.
But Thunder was extremely fast, and as soon as he moved his feet, he was tripped.
However, Elder Che, who was lying there, realized something was wrong and stopped pretending to be dead. He swam quickly like a gecko clinging to the ground and fled into the distance, and happened to meet the fat monk standing next to him.
Due to this delay, the thunder suddenly fell. Monk Yuanben felt unwilling and shouted, thinking that he was about to die.
Just at this moment, a sound broke through the air, and a jade plate shining with pure white light flew from the depths of Fahua Temple and landed in front of Enmoto, blocking the fatal blow.
But the power of the thunder was unstoppable. The jade plate only blocked it for a moment, then flew away and hit Yuan Ben hard.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Yuan Ben's fat figure fell heavily to the ground like a kite with broken strings, but he still looked energetic.
"so close!"
Lying on the ground, Yuan Ben felt severe pain all over his body. He felt lucky that through this jade plate, he also knew who saved him.
A thin figure fell down, took back the jade plate, looked up at the two people in the air with sharp eyes.
"Zen Master Kongming!"
"Zen Master Kongming, you are finally here."
While he was controlling the thunder talisman to compete with Zhang Fengyi's thunder method, Master Dinghu glanced down from the corner of his eye and saw another person, it was Zen Master Kongming.
At this moment, he felt that he had already seen most of it. There must be something wrong with Monk Yuanben and Elder Che.
And this Zen Master Kongming...
Master Dinghu couldn't make any assumptions. After all, the other party's reputation in the world was no less than his own.
Whether he was deceived by a villain or what, he couldn't tell yet.
Is it really true that the confession is here tonight?
Seeing Zen Master Kongming preparing to sacrifice the jade plate again, Master Dinghu's expression changed drastically. Even Zhang Fengyi, who was fighting the thunder technique with him, noticed something was wrong.
If he were hit by Zen Master Kongming's jade plate, he would definitely not survive.
"Zen Master Kongming, please show mercy!"
Zhang Fengyi quickly stopped his hand and shouted.
But it was too late, the jade plate flew into the air at an extremely fast speed, spinning at high speed, and was about to cut off Dinghu Master from the waist.
"Wolf is coming!"
Xu Ping, who had been following Master Dinghu up the mountain, could tell at this time that a thin rope turned into golden light entangled Master Dinghu in mid-air and pulled him straight back.
Xu Ping kept moving, pulling the golden rope, and quickly escaped, disappearing into the vast night.