Sealing Sword

The Shashuang Courtyard in Duanqing is so shabby that it doesn't even have a living room, so it's not a good place to talk.Ye Fusheng instructed Xie Li a few words, the young boy obediently stayed to practice martial arts, and he followed Duanqing and Xuansu to the top of the mountain.

The main hall of the Supreme Palace is located on the top of Wangchen Peak, Ye Fusheng followed the two of them up the stone steps in the forest.Although it was Maoshi at this time, the fog in the mountains has not cleared, and people feel like they are in a fairyland. There are occasional faint human voices, which seem to be the morning class of chanting from the top of the mountain.

At the end of the stone steps is a stone tablet with two simple words engraved on it: Wangchen.

The sharpness of these two words is exhausted, as if all the impulsiveness has been forgotten, leaving only the indifference of the vicissitudes of life.

However, with Ye Fusheng's eyesight, of course he not only saw the meaning of the character, but also focused on the engraving itself - the upper and lower characters are each written by one person, and they are both plain and round, without any cracks on the sides.

Regardless of swords, axes and chisels, as long as it is gold and iron, there is no danger. Even if a craftsman who does not know martial arts engraves characters, he will inevitably leave his spirit, but the two characters in front of him are too peaceful.

"This... doesn't seem like a sharp weapon."

Xuan Su smiled slightly, and explained: "The first character was carved by my teacher and student, and the second character was continued by Master Duanqing when he left the customs this year."

Ye Fusheng was startled, he really saw that the strokes of these two engraved characters were slightly different in thickness, but both were no more than the width of a human finger, but what kind of terrifying finger force is needed to carve characters on the stone?

He has practiced "Jinghong Jue", and he has achieved some sword skills, and he can cut through ordinary soldiers by gathering strength in his palm, but asking him to carve a stone with one finger is tantamount to fantasy.

Duan Qing saw what he was thinking, and said lightly: "You practice sword skills more than power, so it's unavoidable to lose exquisiteness. What my brother and I practice is swordsmanship, concentrating strength on points, concentrating energy on stabbing, accumulated over time , the sword finger is done."

Ye Fusheng felt awe in his heart, he saluted the stone tablet, and the three of them continued to move forward.

Walking through the Martial Arts Test Pavilion and Tingjian Lake, he finally reached the top of the mountain. At first he thought it was such a magnificent place for immortals, but when he went up, he realized that it was actually very ordinary.

There are no painted railings and painted walls, and no flying towers, just a martial arts arena and three Taoist temples.

Taoist temples are also built according to the three talents, all of which are two stories high, and Tai Chi mirrors are hung in front of the doors.

There were hundreds of disciples practicing in the martial arts arena, Xuansu didn't intend to disturb them, so he led Duanqing and Ye Fusheng into the Taoist temple on the right from the long corridor, Ye Fusheng looked up at the plaque, it said "Ruoshui".

Ruoshui hall was furnished normally, no different from ordinary Taoist temples, Duanqing first led Ye Fusheng to the back hall, lit three sticks of incense and handed them to him.

From Li Xuanying, the patriarch of the Supreme Palace a hundred years ago, Li Xuanying, the Taoist priest of Lingwei, to Ji Qingyan, the Taoist priest of Duanya, who died five years ago due to an old illness.The spiritual seats of the five heads of the Taishang Palace in the past are all enshrined here.

Facing the seniors and ancestors, Ye Fusheng saluted respectfully, and then Duanqing took him back to the front hall.

Xuan Su had already made tea, and was sitting behind the small sandalwood table, after Duan Qing and Ye Fusheng sat down to drink tea, he took out a letter and handed it to Duan Qing, saying: "Wuxiang Temple sent someone to send an invitation card , I have arranged for him to stay overnight in the guest room, but I dare not make a rash decision on the matter in the letter, so I would like to ask Master Uncle to make up his mind."

Wuxiang Temple?Ye Fusheng was stunned for a moment, everyone in the world said "East Dao West Buddha", not only referring to Dong Dao Duanya Daozhang and Xifo Sekong Zen Master, but also referring to the Supreme Palace and Wuxiang Temple behind them.Different from the withering talents of the Taishang Palace and the retreat from the world over the years, the Wuxiang Temple is flourishing and famous. Whether it is a direct disciple or a lay disciple, there are many talents, and because the previous abbot has assisted the Great Chu Gaozu 68 years ago, even more It is famous all over the world, not to mention the world, even the imperial court will give it bad noodles.

Although Buddhism and Taoism are people from other places, but after all, the teachings are different, and there are differences in behavior. Although the Taishang Palace and the Wuxiang Temple have not been in contact with each other for many years, they are indeed tepid and have little friendship. .According to the information Ye Fusheng has, Taoist Master Duanya and Zen Master Sekong admired each other three times when they were young, and they have advanced and retreated together several times in Jianghu affairs. They can be regarded as close friends, and nothing else friendship.

However, with the departure of Taoist priest Yaya five years ago, Zen master Sekong also practiced behind closed doors and did not ask about the affairs of the world. It stands to reason that there will be no more intersections.

He thought about it, Duan Qing had finished reading the letter, turned his hand and pushed it over, saying: "You can read it too."

Although Ye Fusheng is Gu Yaofang's apprentice, firstly Duanqing and Gu Yaofang are husband and wife, and secondly Duanqing regards him as his own, he can be regarded as half of the Supreme Court.

Seeing that Xuansu had no intention of objecting, Ye Fusheng took the letter and read it, only to find that it was written by Master Sejian, the current abbot of Wuxiang Temple.

"Wuxiang Temple is going to hold a martial arts conference... Heh, it's pretty good, but it doesn't look like what a monk should do." Ye Fusheng put down the letter, holding a teacup in one hand, "Zhao Qing, the right guard of Burial Soul Palace, is here In their hands, the Wuxiang Temple held a martial arts conference. They said they did not dare to specialize in it, but in fact they wanted to take the opportunity to invite all the leaders of the famous martial arts sect. In my opinion, I am afraid that the second is to deal with the sinners, and to participate in the grand event is the second. First."

Xuan Su said: "What is grand event?"

Ye Fusheng glanced at Duanqing, and raised two fingers: "Join together to eradicate evil, and elect the leader."

Righteousness and evil are facing each other in today's martial arts world, but the evil way has the Burial Soul Palace as the leader, while the various sects of the righteous way are divided in power, and the dragons have no leader, and it is difficult to twist into a rope.

Wuxiang Temple has a high status in the Wulin Baidao. Although they are monks, they are still warriors. They have been dissatisfied with this situation for a long time. They have long wanted to reopen the Wulin League and elect a new leader to lead the Baidao to fight evil Heretics.In the past, he suffered from not being famous, but now that he has caught the right guardian of the Buried Soul Palace, how can he not hurry up and strike while the iron is hot?

But the right guardian of Burial Soul Palace...

Ye Fusheng thought for a while, then asked: "Is it Zhao Qing who is known as 'Blood Hades'?"

Xuan Su was quite surprised by his ability to grasp such information. After all, the double guardians of Buried Soul Palace were different from the four masters. They stayed in Mizong Ridge for a long time and seldom appeared in front of others.Regarding Zhao Qing, it was a martial arts murder eight years ago that made him famous. However, time has passed and the victims of that year are no longer there. Not many people still remember this incident now.

"Exactly. Eight years ago, when Zhao Qing went out to practice, he clashed with the disciples of the Huangshan Sect. He killed all 140 disciples and sent their heads back to the sect to show off their power." After a pause, Xuansu's eyes showed anger, " The Huangshan faction sought revenge on him, but he relied on the power of the Burial Soul Palace to bloodbath Huangshan, and there were [-] people in the family, and none of them survived, and he has been named the 'King of Blood' ever since."

Zhao Qing, who was 28 years old, had only appeared once in the arena, but he committed such a bloody crime. Although there are not many insiders, but now that the old matter is brought up again, coupled with his identity as the right guardian of the Burial Soul Palace, it is not surprising I know how many people want to chop him into pieces, sacrifice his blood to the hero's platform, and make it a red color to become the leader of the alliance.

Duanqing said: "Do you think Taishang Palace should go?"

Ye Fusheng raised his eyebrows, and cast his eyes on Xuansu: "Yu Li, you should go... Yu Qing, senior brother Xuansu should also want to go."

Xuan Su looks young, but in fact he is only one or two years younger than Ye Fusheng, because he officially joined the Supreme Palace 20 years ago, and he is much closer than Ye Fusheng, an outsider who only got involved recently. Not many, so this "senior brother" is well deserved.

He is the young master of the Supreme Palace and will also be the sixth head.It stands to reason that he should have succeeded to the throne after Ji Qingyan passed away five years ago, but Xuansu thought that he lacked experience and skills to sit in the Supreme Palace, so with the help of the other two elders, he was put on hold, practicing martial arts carefully for five years, and his realm has improved by leaps and bounds , but after all, he has not really set foot in the rivers and lakes, and his vision and heart are not enough.

Sitting in the well and looking at the sky, one will always be a frog in the well. For Xuansu, what he lacks most now is not martial arts, but the vision and means of being the head of the sect. These things cannot be learned if he just stays in the Taishang Palace.

The Taishang Palace has been hiding from the world for many years, I am afraid that this time the invitation is more about saving face than practical significance, even Ye Fusheng, an outsider can see this point, Xuan Su has no reason to hesitate.If he didn't want to go, he just had to send the person and it would be over. But not only did he keep the person, but he also came to discuss with Duan Qing, the uncle, which actually showed his intentions.

He was not annoyed by Ye Fusheng, but he just smiled apologetically at Duanqing: "Xuansu knows that the Supreme Palace has no desire to compete for fame, but it is necessary to do something to gain a foothold in the martial arts, not to mention that the master passed away for five years, and I He still can't grow up to what he wished, and he really failed to meet his expectations, so this time it's delusional."

Duanqing put down the teacup and said, "Then go."

Xuan Su was taken aback.

Although he came to find out if he had something to do, he was actually not very close to this uncle, and he only had a few conversations with him, and he was reprimanded and banned for two of them.

Although Duanya has only one senior brother, Duanqing, the latter has been away from the Supreme Palace for many years. Although he returned to Wangchen Peak 13 years ago, for some reason, he has been living in the confession wall for a long time.In Xuansu's memory, only Duanqing went down the mountain ten years ago to look for someone, and then turned back to retreat, and when he died of illness five years ago, he went out to take care of the funeral, suppressed the elders and disciples who had different opinions in the palace, and then returned After entering the Wall of Confession, even the Shuangshuang Courtyard was kept empty and locked up until July of this year.

Xuan Su didn't have much contact with Duan Qing, and felt that the latter was indifferent and difficult to get close to. Although he had a pure and kind personality and respected his elders, he also tactfully seldom disturbed Duan Qing. Refused, but I didn't expect it to be so easy.

He didn't know, but Ye Fusheng couldn't be more familiar with it.

Duan Qing's temper, if you say it's bad, it's really bad, and if you say it's good, it's really good.

The difference is that he doesn't have many cold words. If he can solve it with one word, he will never buy one and get one free. The word-miserable.

The good thing is that although he looks cold and hard, his heart is soft. He can listen to the truth and see human feelings clearly.

Although Gu Xiao was always cowardly in front of him back then, she also knew clearly that if she wanted to discuss any serious matters, it was much more reliable to find a teacher than a teacher.

He smiled, picked up the teapot and refilled a cup of tea for Xuan Su: "Since that's the case, brother should prepare to pack."

Unexpectedly, Duanqing didn't intend to let him relax, so he turned his head and looked over: "You go with him."