Chapter 103 Ling Chi Xuanci, a bloodbath in Shaolin (a big chapter with ten thousand words, please vote for me)
Zhao Lie, King of Zuowu, was none other than Xuan Cheng, the "Twenty-Three Unparalleled Monks".
This truth can be said to be unexpected and reasonable for Xu Xing.
After all, he had already seen the authentic Shaolin magic skills from King Zuo Wu in Li Qiu Shui, and through the secret book annotations of "Four Doors of the Screen", he knew that the magic power of Ling Luo Shi was originally a gift from King Zuo Wu.
However, Xu Xing knew beforehand that there was a hidden master like the "Sweeping Monk" in Shaolin, so he naturally became suspicious of this mysterious strong man whose past deeds were not revealed in the original work.
Now that Tian Jue has appeared and revealed his identity as the founder of the "Four Screen Dafa", Xu Xing naturally transfers the object of suspicion to another person.
In the past few decades, the most questionable person in the Shaolin Temple is of course the peerless genius who rose to fame and then fell quickly, Xuan Cheng, who is known as "the best martial arts talent in two hundred years."
In fact, it seems now that there were many intriguing aspects of Xuan Cheng's death.
How could an astonishing genius who knows twenty-three unique skills not understand that the way to martial arts requires a step-by-step approach?
What's more, at Xuan Cheng's age, why should he be greedy for success?
In fact, in the world of the Ming Dynasty, there were indeed countless masters who became obsessed with practicing martial arts, but this was because the masters had no way forward to follow. The so-called thorny road was a thorny road, and naturally there would be various problems in this mountain forest.
Or maybe it was like Yu Dayou, who was forced by the imperial court and the pirates to protect the overall situation of the southeast and prevent the recurrence of maritime disasters, so he chose to take a desperate risk and take a risk.
But what about Xuancheng?
Just looking at Shaolin's background, we know that even if he learns twenty-three stunts, he is still far from reaching the point of "no way forward".
At the very least, everyone in the world knows that Shaolin has such unique miraculous skills as "Embracing the World".
There are still people of Tianzi generation in Shaolin Temple, as well as martial arts masters like Tian Jue. Even though their power has not been as strong as before in recent years, it is far from the point where they are in decline.
Such a Shaolin Temple, why does it need a monk of the Xuan generation to support the sect? There is no reason to take risks.
Since he has a vast collection of martial arts secrets from Shaolin, and is supported by a master like Tian Jue, how can Xuan Cheng, with his peerless talent, be so easily possessed?
In fact, Xu Xing is not the only one who has this doubt, many martial arts people have thought about the same problem.
In fact, in the years when Xuancheng disappeared, the major forces in the world had always regarded this name as a key target of attention, and Xuancheng was also listed among the six gates.
However, because Wudang and Shaolin martial arts are widely spread, and in the past few decades, there are really no masters who have become famous with Shaolin martial arts, or have committed any major crimes, so many martial arts forces are paying attention to Xuan Cheng. It gradually faded away.
Another reason is that there are too many mysterious masters in this world who like to wear vests.
Before Rutianjue entered Shaolin, he was Song Baoshi, the "Nine-Five Divine Lord". At that time, he was the general leader of the "Twelve Links of Waterways of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River" "Zhu Dayianwang" who competed with the "King of the World" Li Chenzhou. There were also six door gods to arrest him. Zhu Xiawu has a public status.
The masters of the power gang under Li Chenzhou, such as the "Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, Nineteen Humans and Demons", the "Eight Heavenly Kings" and others, once they are out of the power gang, they each have a prominent status in the White Way.
Today's underworld masters have also inherited the fine tradition of their predecessors who pretended to be gods and ghosts.
For example, the most famous masters in the underworld, such as "Ten Thousand Enemies", "King of Heaven" and others, only have reputations passed down to the world, but few people have seen their true faces. This is a typical characteristic of "horse armor".
In fact, there are very few peerless masters like "Terror General" Ling Luoshi and "Iron Sword General" Chu Yici, who are clearly unscrupulous gangsters but still arrogantly taking control of one side.
Even a pillar of righteousness like Zhuge Zhengwo sometimes has to use his identity as a "man in raincoat" to deal with some events that are difficult for "Zhuge Shenhou" to handle.
The best among them is Bai Choufei, who died in the hands of Xu Xing. Although this man was not very old, he had used at least dozens of names and false identities, and each of them had achieved great success.
Because there are so many such people and facts, people in the world gradually learn not to care. In the end, only people from Six Doors will try to clarify these complicated and confusing identities in order to investigate the case.
Therefore, whether Xuan Cheng is dead or not, and whether he can escape into the world through this, is not a very important matter to many people.
Of course, this also depends on Xuan Cheng’s true identity.
If he is King Zuo Wu, that is a different matter.
Even the monks in the Shaolin Temple, who had just experienced one shock after another and whose worldview had been refreshed many times, were still surprised when faced with such shocking facts.
Because that is King Zuo Wu!
Everyone in the world knows that this wealthy prince has a wide network of friends and is quite capable of dealing with subordinates. He has friends from Dali to Xixia, from the Jin Kingdom to Daliao. His influence covers all corners of the country and Kyushu, and is spread all over the government and the public, both black and white. road.
Even if he is the emperor, he must be respected by three points, feared by him by seven points, and the remaining ninety points, naturally, he can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
After all, a prince with clan status has managed such a huge network of relationships and is involved with so many forces. It is impossible to know what he wants to do.
There are even rumors that this person has secretly cultivated a group of top masters to do shady things for him. Each of these people, singled out individually, is a top-notch strongman.
The identities of the remaining people are not yet confirmed, but Chu Xiangyu, the "King of Extermination" who has entered the palace three times, is enough to shock the world.
In addition, it is said that Feihong, the eldest son of the "King of Desolation" who once suffered a loss with Zhuge Zhengyi and almost died together, seems to have fallen under this man's command.
But now, Xu Xing said that such an ambitious person who wanted to overthrow the world could actually be Xuan Cheng, who was born in the Shaolin Temple?
In fact, everyone in the Shaolin Temple still didn't understand King Zuo Wu clearly enough, and Yan Zhao, Qiao Feng and others were even more shocked.
Because they have already learned from Xu Xing that King Zuo Wu is very likely to be the master of the "Four Great Evils", Zhang Yiman, who is known as "the world of right and wrong".
The "Four Great Criminals" have always been juxtaposed with the "Four Great Famous Catchers", and the mysterious figure Zhang Yiman has also been repeatedly mentioned by people in the martial arts world and compared with Zhuge Shenhou.
Almost everyone believes that this master of the "Four Great Evils" must have an extraordinary origin and should have a different identity than "The Enemy of Ten Thousands" and "The King of Heaven".
If not, he would never be able to train people like the "Four Great Thieves".
In fact, King Zuo Wu also had similar problems.
Just because when this prince became famous in one battle in the past, he was already a master of martial arts and was proficient in hundreds of martial arts. However, no matter how many major forces in the world searched, they could not find the origin of his inheritance.
In desperation, people in the world could only attribute this performance to his identity as a disciple of the clan and the rumored "Shaowu Sutra".
After all, there are many talented people in the palace, and it is not impossible to say that King Zuo Wu learned his unique skills from them.
But now it seems that if King Zuo Wu is really Xuan Cheng, many problems will be solved.
Xu Xing turned his head, looked at Tian Jue and others, and asked with a smile:
"Four of you, am I right?"
Tian Jue and his three junior brothers were witnesses of what happened back then. After hearing what Xu Xing said, they finally understood why they wanted to attack the Shaolin Temple today.
The four Tianzi generation experts looked at each other, and they all saw such a look in each other's eyes. They were not even surprised, they just sighed in unison.
As Master Xuancheng, Tian Jue did his duty at this time and took the initiative to stand up and admit it, and told everyone a story from a long time ago.
During the reign of Renzong, the Eight Sages, the other three princes who had already lived in seclusion, and Taijun She of Tianbo Prefecture, in order to save Bao Longtu who was framed, they held the imperial magic weapon and jointly advised Renzong.
This move by the five of them was a great trespass. Although they saved Bao Longtu's life, they were successively liquidated in the future. Even the five great soldiers who protected the country were wandering in the world and their whereabouts are still unknown.
This is also why "Tianmen Magic", a unique skill from the Yang family in Tianbo Mansion, finally fell into the hands of Fu Zongshu after several twists and turns.
Due to the affection and connections of the clan, the lineage of the Eight Wise Kings had the best fate. They were not exterminated, but were strictly guarded.
Xuancheng, or Zhao Lie, a disciple of the clan who did not become King Zuowu at that time, was born in the lineage of the Eight Sage Kings.
Zhao Lie's mother was a member of the Tang sect, and she had a valiant temperament like a child of the world. She did not want her child to be a bird in a cage or a fish in a net, forever trapped in the palace, and live a life that was like a prison sentence.
Therefore, after the child was born, the princess left the palace and came to the Shaolin Temple in the name of praying for blessings. In the name of fellow martial arts practitioners, she begged the masters in the Shaolin Temple to accept her unborn child.
Although Tianxiang and others are Buddhists, they also have a chivalrous heart. They are very grateful for the benevolence and righteousness of the Eight Wise Kings back then. They do not want to end up in a miserable end after meeting the Wise King, so they agree to the princess's request.
In this way, the infant Zhao Lie became a Shaolin disciple.
It was a matter of clan secrets. Although Tianxiang and others came to help, they did not want to get involved too deeply.
Therefore, the old monks did not give him any preferential treatment. They just treated him as an ordinary monk and taught him meditation, chanting sutras and martial arts.
In Tianxiang's view, as long as Zhao Lie could live out his life peacefully, he would have an explanation for the princess and the lineage of the Eight Wise Kings.
But he never thought that this child's talent was so amazing. At the age of ten, he was already qualified to take the "Seventy-two Special Skills" by virtue of his solid martial arts training.
Three years later, at the age of thirteen, he successively mastered the three unique skills of Vajra Indestructible Magic, Wuxiang Jie Finger, and Doroye Finger.
Although it sounds like this kind of record is still slightly inferior to that of the top prodigy in the martial arts world, the Invincible Young Master of Helan Mountain who was able to kill the masters of the Yihe Sect when he debuted at the age of seven.
But it should be noted that Shaolin martial arts has always been famous for its breadth and profoundness. It has always been difficult first and then easy. Shaolin masters in the past generations have to be at least thirty years old before they can accumulate a lot and make great achievements in martial arts.
The current abbot Xuanci cultivated the "Great Vajra Palm" at the age of forty, and he is already regarded as a wizard in the temple and a leader in Bodhidharma Academy.
But Xuancheng was able to master three stunts one after another in just three years, and these three stunts had completely different requirements and were unrelated.
Even if you look at the history of Shaolin, you will never find another person with this kind of talent and talent.
No matter how confident Tian Xiang and others are, they dare not say that they can teach such a genius well, so they thought of someone.
This person was in the secret cave in the back mountain, painstakingly studying "Embracing the World", trying to solve the shortcomings of the "Four Screen Methods", Tian Jue, who had been in seclusion for a long time.
Shaolin's "Embrace the World" requires people with excellent qualifications to practice it. Even Tianxiang and others can only seize part of the essence and combine it with other magical skills to create the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle". They have no chance of becoming the orthodox Shaolin's strongest magical skill. Inheritance shows how difficult it is.
When "Embracing the Five Elders" was dying, if it hadn't been for amazing talents like Song Baoshi, I'm afraid that "Embracing the World" would have been lost forever, and I don't know how long it would take to reappear in the world.
But meeting such an opportunity once is already a blessing, how can you expect a second time?
Therefore, Tian Xiang and others were unwilling to let such a prodigy go, not to mention that Xuan Cheng was a monk who had grown up in the Shaolin Temple since childhood. In terms of background, he was even more upright and popular than Tian Jue, who had become a monk in the process.
It was related to the inheritance of "Embracing the World". Tianxiang did not care about Xuancheng's clan background, so he sent him directly to the Tianjue retreat place, hoping that the senior brother would accept this disciple who was a rare disciple in hundreds of years.
In fact, Tian Jue originally wanted to find someone to help him break the barrier of reincarnation, but because of his vow to "embrace the five elders", he drew a trap and voluntarily trapped in a corner of Shaolin.
However, even so, he did not give up, but came up with another idea:
Since you can't go out, why not personally train a disciple who can break the "six paths of reincarnation"?
However, such a candidate is really difficult to find. After all, how many people like him can be seen in the long history of martial arts?
Therefore, when Tian Jue saw a genius like Xuan Cheng who was comparable to him, he felt as if he had obtained a treasure and immediately taught him all his secret knowledge without any reservation.
At that time, although he was no longer sane, with his extraordinary martial arts skills, even just a few words could still benefit Xuan Cheng a lot.
Tianxiang and others also provided Xuancheng unlimited access to the treasures of heaven, earth, treasures and martial arts secrets in the temple, sincerely hoping that he could successfully master the world and become the "monastery sweeping monk" qualified to succeed Tian Jue.
Xuan Cheng was originally a person with extremely high understanding, and he was trained by a top expert like Tian Jue. Coupled with the hundreds of years of training experience accumulated in the Shaolin Temple, his martial arts naturally improved by leaps and bounds.
In just a few years, he has understood part of the secret of "embracing the world" and began to study the "Four Screens and Four Doors".
In the spare time between studying these two magical arts, Xuan Cheng even took some time off from his busy schedule to learn twenty-three unique skills, which he used to draw parallels and understand the true meaning of Buddhist martial arts.
This was originally the least praiseworthy part of what Xuancheng had learned in his life, but it has become a great achievement that Shaolin monks are vying to praise, and has also given him the name of "Twenty-Three Unparalleled Monks".
However, as Xuan Cheng grew up, Tian Jue and others also realized that something was wrong.
They discovered that although Xuancheng grew up in the Shaolin Temple and chanted sutras and practiced Zen since he was a child, he had no interest in Buddhism and focused exclusively on martial arts.
Moreover, the four of them also discovered that when they were practicing Qing Dynasty, Xuan Cheng seemed to be performing martial arts from time to time, leaving the temple without anyone noticing, and having interactions with some mysterious figures.
Seeing that Xuan Cheng was about to learn the best secret technique of "Embracing the World", the "Five-petaled Lotus" that combines Wudang and Shaolin's secret techniques, Tian Jue could no longer sit back and watch.
For Tian Jue, his own detachment is important, but his promise to "embrace the Five Elders" must not be broken.
If he passes on "Embracing the World" to people with evil intentions, how will he face the five teachers who are so kind to him when he is under Jiuquan in the future?
As a result, the master and apprentice had a frank conversation.
Xuan Cheng did not hide anything and told the truth about everything.
Only then did Tian Jue know that Xuan Cheng had already established a relationship with the Tang Sect in Shuzhong. He had left the temple several times before just to meet people from the Tang Sect.
Xuan Cheng also learned about his life experience from Tang Menmen.
It turned out that although Xuan Cheng's mother married into the Palace of the Eight Sages, she did not lose contact with the Tang Clan. She even told the truth about her son's situation, hoping that the Tang Clan would take more care of him.
In fact, with the cold temperament of people in the Tang Sect, they would not pay much attention to an ordinary disciple. This is why the princess did not send Zhao Lie back to the Tang Sect, but to Shaolin.
What she did was just trying her best.
However, Xuan Cheng's reputation was so great that it even attracted the attention of Mrs. Tang, who wanted to recall him.
The Tang Clan in Sichuan has been the most terrifying and powerful family in the martial arts world for hundreds of years. They have tried to dominate the world several times, but they have failed every time.
The person who smashed the Tang Clan's plan last time was Xiao Qiushui, the "No. 1 Hero in China".
But even a peak powerhouse like Xiao Qiushui was firmly trapped by the head of the Tang Clan in Sichuan, Granny Tang, together with Mrs. Tang, and the infinite hidden weapons.
This achievement alone is enough to shock the Tang Sect's reputation throughout the world.
Now that the Tang Sect has approached Xuancheng, the Shaolin monks naturally understand that the other party has taken a fancy to Xuancheng's talent and wants to use his power to realize the dream of "One Tang in the World".
The people in Shaolin should not sit back and watch the Tang Sect's actions, but unfortunately, they do feel guilty towards Xuan Cheng.
After all, logically speaking, the other party was a disciple of the clan and his status was sensitive. Shaolin should not have taught him these martial arts from the beginning.
However, Tianxiang and the others really longed for someone to inherit the Shaolin family, and they made this decision because they were too delusional.
They had always concealed his origin from Xuan Cheng, and they had this aspect in mind, but they didn't expect that someone in the Tang Sect had made a plan to break through this layer of cover-up, allowing Xuan Cheng to understand his true identity.
Now that Zhao Lie understands his life experience, he has no intention of staying in Shaolin Temple and living a "Xuan Cheng" life.
Zhao Lie even said bluntly that he believed that martial arts should be used to establish unparalleled meritorious deeds, achieve great achievements, and achieve imperial hegemony.
If you are just trapped in Shaolin, struggling all day long to gain strength, then what is the use of this martial arts training?
That is just the martial arts of common people, not the martial arts of princes, and certainly not the martial arts of the emperor.
In order to repay Shaolin's teachings and teachings, Zhao Lie was even more calm. He could give up his martial arts without causing embarrassment to the other teachers.
Tian Jue looked at the burning ambition in Zhao Lie's eyes and knew that this apprentice and he were not the same people after all.
Remembering the master-disciple relationship that lasted for more than ten years, Tian Jue did not abolish Zhao Lie's martial arts in the end. He just asked him to return the name "Xuan Cheng" and leave on his own.
Since then, Shaolin has lost one of the "Twenty-Three Great Monks", and has gained an unknown young master in the world.
In the days to come, Xuan Cheng never set foot in Shaolin again.
But although Xuancheng left, he also realized that Shaolin was still a place where he could draw on strength.
Although he himself never came to Shaolin again, he still mobilized all forces and mixed a lot of sand into Shaolin.
Even among the Xuan generation, there were several people who were bribed by Xuan Cheng in various ways and became the bridge of communication between him and Abbot Xuan Ci.
The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms wanted to go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and steal the "Embrace the World" thing, which gave Zhao Lie room to use the topic.
After Xuanci was transferred away by Murong Bo in a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, Zhao Lie learned about the actions of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces through his connections with the Tang Clan in Sichuan and killed the group of masters in advance.
With this achievement, he not only helped Xuanci secure his position as abbot, but also made those insiders feel grateful to him, which gave him room to repay his kindness.
Xuan Ci fell into a treacherous plot by mistake, which led to the murder of many martial arts comrades, and it was Zhao Lie who helped him conceal it.
But these things could be hidden from others, but not from Xuanci himself.
After returning to Shaolin, he deeply regretted that he had fallen into a treacherous plot, implicated his fellow martial artists, and killed innocent people by mistake.
What's more, Qiao Feng has gradually grown up during these days, and his presence reminds Xuan Ci of all this all the time.
Since then, Xuanci has always felt a chill coming from behind, and he could not even sleep for a moment.
Countless cold nights of fear finally turned into a nightmare that he couldn't get rid of and couldn't face directly.
Xuanci could not tell these things to his brothers in the temple. It was at this time that he met Ye Erniang.
During the days spent with this innocent girl, Xuanci gained a long-lost peace. Only by Ye Erniang's side can this sinful Shaolin abbot temporarily get rid of his burden and gain temporary relief from uneasiness and anxiety.
So, they met in Ziyun Cave every day.
But after every separation, the pain, anxiety, boredom, and all the negative emotions return doubled.
For that short escape, Xuanci had to pay more.
In the end, he separated from the pregnant Ye Erniang and returned to the Mahavira Palace. He became a highly respected and dignified Shaolin abbot, confessing his sins in front of the Buddha every day.
But Xuanci did not expect that when Ye Erniang's child was born, she would be kidnapped by a mysterious master. She was so sad that she eventually became obsessed and wanted to make everyone in the world suffer the pain of losing her child.
Therefore, Ye Erniang snatched other people's children to play with, and then killed them after playing with them, just like ordinary people buying chickens, ducks, fish and sheep at the market, picking the fines and fats, thus becoming one of the four evil people who "does all evil".
This incident dealt a fatal blow to Xuanci, who was already on the verge of collapse. He thought of dying to thank the world, but was stopped by several eminent monks of the Xuan generation placed by Zhao Lie around him.
It turned out that Zhao Lie had already known about Xuanci and Ye Erniang, and on the Xixia battlefield, he shot to death the second most evil man in the world who followed the "evil man" Duan Yanqing to join the Xixia Yipin Hall, thus eliminating Xuanci's worries. .
Moreover, Zhao Lie also found out that Xuanci's son was in the Shaolin Temple, and his Buddhist name was Xu Zhu.
These people told Xuanci that since he had sacrificed so much for Shaolin and committed such crimes, how could he be freed by just dying? Only by living in such pain could he have a chance to atone for his past actions.
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If Xuanci is really determined to seek death, then they will make these scandals public.
If everyone in the world knew that the head of the ancestral sect of the Zen sect was actually such a person, how would Shaolin stand in the martial arts world?
Hearing this, Xuanci was so disheartened that he even began to wonder if this senior brother was behind the incident when Ye Erniang lost her son.
But no matter what the truth is, through these means, King Zuo Wu finally made Xuanci, the abbot of Shaolin, who must maintain the reputation and reputation of Shaolin, completely reduced to a puppet in his hands.
This time, it was Xuanci who revealed Qiao Feng's Khitan origin and strictly ordered Shaolin disciples not to go down the mountain to help Qiao Feng.
After hearing this story, the group of monks and many experts on Xu Xingfang's side, even the few insiders such as Xuan Ku, Xuan Nan, Xuan Ji, etc., all shouted in unison.
The rest of the people had expressions of surprise, horror, stares, anger, pain, intolerance, pity, and so on, which is really difficult to describe in detail.
Xuanci has been in charge of Shaolin for many years, and he has been quite fair in everything he does. He has always been respected by martial arts circles all over the world, and is even more respected by his brothers in the temple.
Even in the eyes of Tian Xiang and others, although Xuan Ci is slightly inferior in martial arts talent, as an abbot, he is better than Xuan Cheng.
But how could anyone have thought that he would actually do these things?
He listened to slander, killed innocent people, harmed his comrades, committed adultery, had an affair with a good family, abandoned his wife and children, and finally even harmed a great hero like Qiao Feng for the sake of his so-called fame and reputation...< br>
Such a person could be Xuanci?
Even the experts from Xu Xingfang couldn't believe it. Qiao Feng's hands were trembling, his body was shaking, and his face was extremely shocked, but he didn't know what to say.
Xu Zhu looked around even more, feeling at a loss.
He never imagined that he, a little monk, would be the illegitimate son of the old abbot, and he never imagined that his mother would be Ye Erniang, who was notorious all over the world for "doing all kinds of evil".
Thinking about this, even though Xu Zhu's internal strength was profound and profound, he felt dizzy and almost fell down. Fortunately, Yue Fei was always by his side, with quick eyes and quick hands, and supported Xu Zhu's body.
Xuanci did not look at his son, but looked at Qiao Feng, his face twitching, obviously struggling in extreme pain.
He sighed, infinitely regretful:
"What Junior Brother Xuanku said is true. The origin of this matter is nothing more than reputation. If I could have discovered this problem from the beginning, there would not have been so many troubles in the future.
Donor Xiao, all sins are my fault! ”
After saying this, Xuanci took off his cassock and knelt heavily in front of Qiao Feng, his body trembling.
Qiao Feng looked at the Shaolin abbot whom he once admired so much, his eyes fluctuating, full of disbelief, because he had received a lot of care from Xuanci when he was studying in Shaolin.
Even before today, Qiao Feng believed that the reason why he was selected by Wang Jiantong, the old leader of the Beggar Clan, was all because of Xuanci's introduction.
In Qiao Feng's heart, Xuanci's status is even comparable to that of like-minded seniors such as Zhang Sanba and Zhuge Zhengwo, and is only inferior to Wang Jiantong and Xuanku, his two mentors.
That's why Qiao Feng didn't want to believe it when he heard Xu Xing said he doubted Shaolin.
In fact, until Xuanci admitted it himself, he thought that this matter was the work of some scum in Shaolin, or simply the spies planted by Cai Jing in Shaolin.
Qiao Feng never imagined that the beginning of the tragedy in his life was actually related to Xuan Ci.
He then thought of those beggar gang brothers and martial arts comrades who died tragically to protect him on the way to escape, and his expression changed even more drastically.
Even in the most difficult days of escape, even if he suffered serious injuries that would kill an ordinary person countless times, Qiao Feng's majestic body could still stand firm and look down on all opponents with a fearless attitude.
But at this moment, the leader of the Beggar Clan turned pale, staggered, and had veins on the back of his hands, cheeks, and neck. His teeth were clenching, and he fell into unprecedented chaos.
Even Liang Dian and Cai Kuang, who had followed him for many years, and Zhang San's father, who had fought alongside him for a long time, had never seen Qiao Feng in such a state. The three of them stepped forward to support the gang leader.
Looking at Xuanci like this, even Xuanku, who had just proposed to clean up the ills of Shaolin, showed a look of intolerance.
Indeed, as Xuanci said, if he had not cherished feathers so much from the beginning, had not covered up the truth about Yanmen Pass, and dared to stand up and take on everything, how could he have caused so many troubles in the future?
The more you try to cover it up, the deeper you will sink. In the end, it will be hard to recover from, and you will make a huge mistake that will affect thousands of people.
Seeing Xuanci acting like this, Xu Xing sneered:
"All sins are your fault?
Xuanci, who are you to be able to bear these things?
For the sake of this so-called abbot position and the reputation of Shaolin, how many people in the world have you harmed?
You are a member of the Buddhist sect in vain. You are only filled with fame and wealth, and have no compassion at all! ”
Speaking of this, Xu Xing showed a rare expression of disdain, spat suddenly, and angrily said:
"People like you don't deserve to be human at all, why are you talking about sin!"
After saying this, Xu Xing turned his head and looked at Tian Jue, his eyes filled with a coldness that Tian Jue had never seen before. This was exactly the decisive killing intention that he had never shown even in the fierce battle just now.
Xuanci's nature may not be that of a treacherous and evil person.
However, as the abbot of Shaolin, he not only did not take any responsibility, but instead blindly avoided and retreated, not daring to face the mistakes he had made, which eventually led to a catastrophic disaster and harmed countless people.
In the final analysis, Xuanci is just afraid.
Standing in the position of the abbot of Shaolin, what he fears most is that he will do something that will bring shame to Shaolin for thousands of years, and he is even more afraid of making a mistake and causing eternal hatred.
In the end, he chose not to do anything, but turned his back, facing the ancient Buddha of the Green Lantern, meditating and reciting sutras, completely ignoring the corpses littering the field behind him, and the ghosts of injustice lingering around him.
Xu Xing would never tolerate this kind of person.
In his opinion, the most basic thing for a human being is to be responsible for oneself, not to mention a figure like Xuanci, whose every move has a great influence, even affecting the whole world?
Tian Jue knew what he meant and sighed:
"When he took over as abbot, Junior Brother Tianxiang and I also nodded. We are also responsible for the matter reaching this stage. Let me take action and clarify the punishment."
Xu Xing knew that Tian Jue saw that Qiao Feng was mentally confused now, and was afraid that it would be difficult to take revenge, so he simply stood up and represented Shaolin. As the most senior person in the temple, except for the scum Xuanci.
Xu Xing had just seen the words and deeds of Tian Jue, Tian Xiang, and Xuan Ku. Out of respect for the three of them, he was willing to give Tian Jue a chance and also give Shaolin a chance to prove his innocence.
Tian Jue turned his head and walked slowly to Xuan Ci. He lowered his head with a look of compassion on his face and said with emotion:
"Abbot Tianzheng originally named you 'Ci' because he wanted you to be compassionate and determined to spread the Dharma and spread the word to the world.
But in the end, you can see the Shaolin precepts, the reputation of Shaolin, and the abbot's throne, but you can't see the word compassion! ”
At the mention of his master, Abbot Tianzheng, Xuanci was shocked again and buried his head even lower.
Tian Jue sighed:
“If we really want to get to the bottom of it, we can’t escape this matter.
When I entered Shaolin, my three junior brothers and I were all focused on inheriting Shaolin's orthodox martial arts and had no interest in worldly affairs, so we had too many expectations for you that we shouldn't have.
Perhaps it is these expectations that make you have unnecessary obsession with the word Shaolin. As my nephew Xuan Ku said, the reputation of this Zen ancestral court is really harmful to people.
In fact, even if Shaolin is destroyed, so what? The temple is gone, but the monks are still there; the monks are gone, but the Dharma is still there.
But once compassion is lost, even if Shaolin can last forever, what's the point? It's just a demon acting as a Samana and going against the right path. ”
At this point, Xuanci burst into tears.
Tian Jue shook his head, stretched out his withered and thin arm, and pressed the door against Xuanci's head.
He forcibly raised his inner energy, and with his strong inner strength, he once again manifested the "three evil realms" of "hell realm" and "animal realm", and said slowly:
"Your sin is so deep that it cannot be redeemed by death. I will first cast your body into the Hell of Sword Mountain and suffer the pain of being cut into pieces with thousands of knives.
But this is still not enough to repay.
The Nirvana Sutra says, "The human body is as rare as an epiphyllum." If this is the case, then I will demote your soul to the animal realm and suffer eternal destruction. Are you willing? ”
Xuanci's voice trembled and he kept kowtowing:
"Thank you, Uncle Master, for making it happen."
Tian Jue nodded and said no more, but with a little force on his right hand, the "Hell Path" of Sword Mountain Hell was activated at this moment.
After the fierce battle with Xu Xing, although his internal strength was greatly damaged, the thousands of condensed knives still shone brightly under the sunlight, as if they were made of fine iron, with a cold light.
Just looking at those blades, all the masters felt that they were dazzling and cold. Even Xu Xing raised his eyebrows, feeling a calmness without fireworks from Tian Jue's methods.
——It seems that this old monk has indeed made extraordinary progress.
Xuanci faced such a sword formation, knowing that his sins in this life would eventually be punished, so he became calm.
He stood up, looked at Xu Zhu, his lips moved a few times, but in the end he did not speak.
Of course Tian Jue understood what Xuan Ci wanted to say, he just nodded and said calmly:
"That is a very good child. I have already taught Xuancheng and let you, the abbot, be indulged. I will never make the same mistake again and let him follow the path of the two of you."
When Xu Xing saw Xu Zhu's face turned white, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, no matter what happened to Xuan Ci and Ye Erniang, at least Xu Zhu was innocent after all.
Thinking of this, he ignored his injuries and once again focused on "Muni Punishment", opened his eyes slightly, knocked Xu Zhu unconscious, and cast another look at Yue Fei.
Although Yue Fei has not been following Xu Xing for a long time, he already understands his master's thoughts quite well. He nodded and carried Xu Zhu's body into the crowd.
Duan Yu also realized what was going to happen next and followed Yue Fei, squatting down and feeling Xu Zhu's pulse for a while before injecting internal energy to stabilize his mind.
Duan Yu was originally a kind-hearted person. Even though he had changed a lot now, he really couldn't bear to witness such a scene, so he simply took this opportunity to escape.
After hearing Tian Jue's assurance, Xuan Ci no longer had the slightest regret. Instead, he closed his eyes, looked peaceful, and recited the Buddha's name one last time.
Tian Jue's eyes were as steady as before, with a slight tap of his right hand, thousands of blades flew out, turning into a storm of rotating cutting blades, slicing off Xuanci's flesh inch by inch.
The Shaolin abbot gradually turned into a pale skeleton under the gaze of everyone. The place where he stood was completely transformed into a pool of rich blood. The air flow carried the strong smell of blood and blew through the crowd.
Among the people present, except for Xu Xing, who was calm and composed, everyone could not bear to look directly at him.
Everyone would imagine that if Xuanci committed such a serious crime, there would be no way he could survive.
But seeing the abbot being stripped of all his skin and flesh in such a brutal way in the Shaolin Temple, the shock is still beyond words.
Xu Xingyifang's master is slightly better.
After all, they had experienced countless life-and-death battles, such as the undercover agents such as Great Aunt Laughing, and they had seen the general's methods. A "simple" Ling Chi was not a big shock to them.
But the Shaolin monks rarely use sharp weapons even when they go down the mountain to practice. Naturally, they have never seen such a scene. What's more, the one who is being punished now is none other than the former Shaolin abbot!
Some people's faces turned pale, their chests heaved, and they were almost vomiting. But whenever someone wanted to move their face away, they would be restrained by an invisible force, making it difficult to move at all.
The person who took action was none other than Tian Jue.
While Tian Jue was practicing Ling Chi Xuanci, he stopped the movements of the Shaolin monks and was able to speak freely. His voice was calm, and no fluctuation could be heard. He just said every word:
"Remember today, remember this day."
With Tian Jue's method, he could have taken Xuan Ci's life in an instant, but he forced the process to be prolonged until all the monks could see everything clearly.
Tian Jue wanted to use this bloody method to make everyone understand that he was determined to clean up the ills of Shaolin, and he also wanted to make everyone take a warning and never dare to do it again.
When Xuanci's flesh and blood were gone, Tian Jue struck out with another palm, forcefully pulling out a ball of pale golden vitality from his body.
Looking at this mass of vitality, a touch of emotion flashed across Tian Jue's old face. This look disappeared in a flash, replaced by iron-like determination.
He shook his head, put the air ball into the "Animal Path" wheel, then looked at the pale and trembling Shaolin monks, and sighed:
"In my opinion, it's time for Shaolin's rules to change. Who else is Xuanci's accomplice, please come forward."
On that day, a total of thirteen of the sixty-seven elders of the Xuan generation in Shaolin died at the hands of Tian Jue, including the abbot Xuan Ci, the head of Bodhidharma Academy Xuan Nan.
In the history of Shaolin, this is a unique tragedy.
What's more, the person who took action was Tian Jue Monk, the most senior and most powerful monk in the temple?
After killing thirteen people one after another with thunderous means, Tian Jue announced in public that he would appoint Xuan Ku as abbot, and ordered him to immediately lead Tian Xiang and three other Tianzi senior masters to the Main Hall, summon all the monks, and swear an oath. Clear out all the secrets buried by King Zuo Wu in Shaolin.
After completing these instructions, Tian Jue came to the complicated-faced Qiao Feng again, looked at his face, and then sighed:
"Are they really so similar? Gang Leader Qiao, can you come with me to a place? Maybe Xuanci also has some unknown things about your life experience."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Xing again and extended the same invitation:
"Master Xu, please come with us. I believe you still have some questions to ask about Xuancheng."
Xu Xing and Qiao Feng looked at each other, nodded, and followed Tian Jue.
As for the rest of the people, after experiencing the great changes tonight, they all had mixed feelings in their chests and their spirits were greatly affected, so they were arranged by Tianxiang and others to rest in the Zen room.
To be honest, a dozen monks of the Xuan generation had just died, so it was considered to be to vacate guest rooms for them.
Tian Jue said with emotion while leading the way:
"When I was in a state of confusion, two people sneaked into the Sutra Collection Pavilion many times in an attempt to steal the sutras. They eventually fell into my hands and were subdued by me using the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation' method. One of them..."< br>
He turned around and looked at Qiao Feng's face again before nodding and saying:
"The face is quite similar to that of Gang Leader Qiao. They both have the same heroic spirit. Maybe he is your biological father."
Qiao Feng was startled.
He already felt quite conflicted about his Khitan identity. After witnessing Xuanci's death in such a tragic way, he felt even more complicated. Now that he heard that his biological father might still be alive, his chest was already in turmoil. Don't know what to say.
As soon as Xu Xing heard this description, he knew that it was Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo who were caught by Tian Jue.
He also did not expect that in the face of this unprecedentedly powerful Shaolin, these two people would dare to come to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and he couldn't help but sigh:
"Courage is commendable."
Qiao Feng couldn't help laughing when he thought that Xu Xing had also given this kind of evaluation when he treated "Three Days".
However, he soon thought that one of the two people who was criticized by Xu Xing was probably his biological father, so he forced his smile back with an extremely weird look on his face.
Xu Xing looked at his face, laughed, walked up and patted his shoulder:
"Brother Qiao, why are you so nervous? Do you still remember what I told you when we were drinking?
The Beggar Gang is a beggar gang for all people in the world. There are also poor people and beggars among the Khitan people. ”
Being persuaded by Xu Xing, Qiao Feng's originally heavy mood relaxed a lot. He looked at Xu Xing, who could still talk and laugh easily despite being covered in scars, and said with sincere admiration:
"Treading, thank you."
Xu Xing just smiled carelessly, and Tian Jue watched the two of them talking and thought of his most proud disciple again, and couldn't help but sigh.
Once upon a time, they talked like this about everything, but it's a pity...
Thinking of this, Tian Jue shook his head again.
He is not a sentimental person, but what happened today was not a small impact even for him, so his mood fluctuated slightly.
The three of them were all masters of extraordinary martial arts. Although they were all still injured, they were still better than ninety-nine percent of the martial artists in the world. After a few ups and downs, they arrived at the secret cave in the back mountain.
Qiao Feng looked at the deep cave, took a deep breath, and strode in.
(End of chapter)