Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Reappearance of the Lifeless Sect
Translator: 549690339
Jinshan Temple.
At this moment in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, apart from Abbot Xuankong who had not appeared, all the Xuan Generation High Monks were gathered together.
Even Monk Xuan Nian, who hadn’t left the Scripture Repository for decades, appeared here, looking grief-stricken.
Jinshan Temple might not be at peace after this.
“Senior Brother, what exactly happened? Have we already been exposed? But we have kept ourselves in line, except for that incident eight years ago, we haven’t done anything outrageous since.”
As the head of the Discipline Hall, Xuan Ji has a more fiery temper, and his face looks somewhat ugly at this moment. After hearing this, Xuan Nan shook his head.
“The situation is still unclear, and our random guessing is of no use at this point. However, since things have come to this, we can only prepare for the worst.”
As the Chief of Reception, Xuan Nan is in charge of external affairs and is most familiar with the situation in Jinzhou City. He is also somewhat puzzled as to why the County Government Office is doing this.
“However, we can’t all go out. Elder Brother Xuan Ku, I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to guard Abbot Elder Brother. No matter what happens, don’t let anyone disturb our elder brother.
We’ll try to buy as much time as possible, but we don’t know when our elder brother will make a breakthrough to the innate realm. If he does, everything will no longer be a problem.
An Innate Master can stabilize a country all by himself. Even if our true identities are revealed, not to mention Jinzhou City, I’m afraid the entire state capital will be reluctant to act.”
For martial artists in the world, breaking through the Postnatal Nine-Realm is already difficult, let alone becoming an Innate Grandmaster, where only one in a thousand succeeds.
The gap between the Postnatal Nine-Realm and the Innate may seem like only a step apart, but they are as different as the sky and the earth, not to be mentioned in the same breath.
No matter how talented a martial artist is in the world, reaching the Postnatal Nine-Realm before the age of sixty can only mean that they have a chance to reach the Innate level. However, how many people have tried all their lives without success?
Take the Dayan Dynasty, for example, there are only seven Innate Grandmasters on the surface, each of whom has a prestigious reputation and suppresses the martial world of the present age.
Of course, the Dayan Dynasty would not be able to maintain its rule over the Nine Provinces if it only relied on its openly displayed powers. Now, facing the sudden siege of Jinshan Temple by Jinzhou City, their foremost priority is ensuring Xuankong’s safety.
As long as he survives, the line of inheritance at Jinshan Temple will not be extinguished. The other high monks affirm their determination upon hearing this.
At this moment, only one thought remains in their hearts: at any cost, even if it means all of them dying, they must protect Abbot Elder Brother from harm. Of course, their greatest hope is still that nothing will happen.
The monks from the Discipline Hall are already gathered, and Xuan Ji holds his hands together in a prayer, “Amitabha.”
Although the other monks and novice monks look frightened, they all sit in silence, as the Buddha once said that all the suffering in the world is a calamity, and only by overcoming the calamity can one achieve great freedom.
The Xuan Generation High Monks are prepared to die generously, and at this moment Liang Ying is sitting somewhat stiffly in the guest room, as Hongzhi is guarding the door with a face full of hatred.
With Hongzhi only at the Postnatal Seven-Realm, it would be effortless for Liang Ying to leave, but he doesn’t want to cause further misunderstanding.
If this were ten years earlier, Liang Ying might have kicked Hongzhi away if he dared to be so rude.
But now, every member of the Liang Family with a high-level martial arts bloodline is someone Liang Ying needs to protect, as things are different now.
With the current situation, as long as Xia Zhiqiu is in Jinzhou City, the Liang Family may have to cling to life for one more day.
And the duty of Liang Ying and the others is to protect the future. Their generation has no chance against Xia Zhiqiu, but they must withstand the pressure, and give the next generation time to grow. Therefore, Liang Qi, with the Liang Family bloodline, is the person he wants to win over.
Hongzhi stared at the grief-stricken look on Liang Ying’s face, feeling that the other party was hypocritical, and said coldly, “Today’s disaster is all because of you. I left the Liang Family for your sake many years ago, and I never thought I’d still cause the temple to suffer because of you today.”
“Brother Qi, oh, no, Master Hongzhi, you really misunderstood. This time, there won’t be any danger to Jinshan Temple. County Lord Xia is just here to look for someone.
Of course, 1 don’t know why he suddenly changed his mind and went on a high-profile search for someone. I’m afraid something must have happened, but I’ve been on the mountain all the time and don’t know the reason.
But 1 can guarantee that the County Lord has absolutely no intention of targeting Jinshan Temple. Otherwise, why would 1 stay here?””
“Really?”
Seeing that Liang Ying’s expression didn’t seem to be fake, Liang Qi thought of the decisive expressions he had seen on the faces of the Xuan Generation High Monks just before and couldn’t help but change his face.
Not good!
If their masters and uncles misunderstood the reason for the other party’s visit and chose to go all-in, something disastrous might really happen.
After all, Jinshan Temple itself has a great secret that cannot be known by others. It’s normal for uncles to think in this way if they might suspect something.
Thinking of this, he didn’t have time to care about Liang Ying. He exerted all his effort to run towards the temple gate.
I hope it’s not too late!
At this moment, Xuan Ji and others had just reached an agreement, so when they arrived at the gate, they saw the layers of encirclement outside and felt a chill in their hearts.
There were even Dragon Suppression Guards!
Was Jinshan Temple really exposed? The Xuan Generation High Monks couldn’t help but show a look of sorrow on their faces. Just as they were about to speak, they heard a loud shout.
“Master, don’t be impulsive! They are just here to find someone, and they have no other intentions!”
Then Hongzhi appeared, panting heavily. Considering that even he, who was in the Postnatal Seven-Realm, was breathing so heavily, one could imagine how fast he had been running.
Fortunately, he made it in time!
Jinzhou City.
When Jinshan Temple was making such a big commotion, gossip was flying all over Jinzhou City.
Some people said Jinshan Temple was harboring a criminal, some said it wasn’t a criminal, but rather someone important in the temple to pray for blessings. That’s why there was a heavy guard. Anyway, there were all kinds of rumors.
Meanwhile, in a residential house in Jinzhou City, a few people were sitting together with smiles on their faces. When talking about Jinshan Temple, a flash of fierceness appeared in their eyes.
“Elder, today the imperial hounds and the bald donkeys of Jinshan Temple are biting each other. Our help for Protector Yang has finally paid off.”
“Yes, if it wasn’t for Jinshan Temple going too far and offering a little help in a rescue operation, how could Yang Protector possibly have failed to escape?
They are just useless people, otherwise with the foundation of the Seven Great Sects, Jinshan Temple wouldn’t have declined so much.
If they were like this all the time, we wouldn’t mind, but at the last moment, they still didn’t save Yang Protector, letting him die with open eyes.
In that case, we can’t be blamed. Since Jinshan Temple is so useless, they might as well contribute to our great cause.”
At this time, one of them flattered the elder of the No-Life Sect, “But it is still the deep foresight of the elder. If it wasn’t for your planning years ago to have us sneak Prince of Ping’an out, there wouldn’t be such a commotion now.
Perhaps Jinshan Temple will never know the real reason for all this, but they don’t know that we secretly sent Prince Ping’an’s heir to the temple more than ten years ago.”
Although the person called Elder was wearing a mask and his expression was not visible, his smugness was obvious.
“That was just something 1 did on a whim back then. It’s just a pity that I originally wanted to use Prince Ping’an’s heir as a bargaining chip, waiting for the big event to come before making plans.
Now I can only expose it early, but it’s also good to let Jinshan Temple know right from wrong, consider it a lesson.”
“Elder has a devilish wisdom. I’m afraid today Jinshan Temple will have a river of blood. By then, those bald donkeys will have no choice but to join our Holy Sect. Only we can save them.”
“This move is indeed a stroke of genius, killing two birds with one stone.”
It turned out that all of this was a conspiracy by the No-Life Sect. Xia Zhiqiu might never know that the hard-won clue was deliberately leaked to them by the sect leader of the No-Life Sect.
“Alright, no more flattery. Recently, the Holy Sect has been chased hard by the hounds of the Dayan Dynasty, and the funding of many branches is tight. This time we came to Jinzhou City not only for revenge but also to raise funds for the Holy Sect.”
“Eider, don’t worry. We already have a plan. Back then, Flower Mother didn’t get Liang Qiang’s wealth. Now there is an opportunity to get a huge amount of money.”
“Oh? You mean that useless man from the Liang family? But he seems to be on the verge of death now, which indeed is a good opportunity.”
At this time, Liang Sheng, who was hiding at home, sneezed several times in succession. Perhaps he didn’t know that although he had never provoked anyone, someone was actively targeting him, and misfortune was coming from the heavens.
If he had known the situation, he would have made up his mind to enjoy an early “death” and the ensuing freedom, so why be so miserable in Jinzhou City?
