The first among the heavens begins with martial arts

Chapter 219
Emperor stepping on the peak.

Cihang Jingzhai, the holy land of martial arts.

An old man with a crown and a broad belt stood in front of the door. He had five strands of long beard, an elegant and simple face, and was wearing a thick brocade robe. .

My home is in this mountain, and I don't know where the clouds are deep.

The couplets in front of Jingzhai Gate are still the same, just like the last time he came, there is no change.

It's just that the world is in turmoil, and I don't know where it will go in the future.

With a "creak", the door opened.

Yan Jingan appeared in front of Ning Daoqi, dressed in a moon-white monk's attire, as if she was calm and at ease in the new rain on an empty mountain.

"Master Ning, it's been a long time."

When they met again, Ning Daoqi was still amazed. The demeanor of Junior Sister Fan Qinghui was even better than that of Zhaizhu.

"Junior Sister Yan is being polite."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two came to a meditation room together.

The space of the meditation room is not large, enshrining a two-person statue of Avalokitesvara, and the incense burner is full of sandalwood, which is refreshing.

Several futons on the ground were arranged neatly, and Fan Qinghui was sitting first on the right.

She nodded slightly to Ning Daoqi.

Ning Daoqi and Yan Jingan also sat down cross-legged.

"What do you think, senior brother, about the changes in the imperial court?"

Ning Daoqi said: "I'm afraid it will not be conducive to our plan."

Fan Qinghui nodded, "Yang Guang cheered up, and the variables immediately increased greatly. After all, he is still the co-lord of the world now."

Ning Daoqi sighed: "At this point, there is no way back, we can only go on."

Fan Qinghui said indifferently: "It's true that you can't retreat. Yang Guang is a man of great ambition and talent. Even if he cheers up, it will only cause some trouble. What I am worried about is the strong man who suddenly appeared, the Great Sui Guoshi."

"This person has never been heard of before, but he came like a comet and killed Zhu Faqing, the third on the black list, without any injuries. It is really terrifying."

Ning Daoqi frowned and said: "The news is true. Although I have never fought against Zhu Faqing, I know very well that this person's magic skills are world-class, and his ten-dwelling Mahayana skills are not for nothing. Defeated, but it is extremely difficult to win, even a celestial master or a devil emperor may not be able to kill him without injury."

Yan Jingan said: "According to reliable sources, the senior members of the Maitreya Sect have mysteriously disappeared. Now this huge sect has no leader and is in chaos. If Zhu Faqing is still there, he will never tolerate such a thing. This man is very ambitious and wants to build a world. The Buddha Kingdom will never sit back and watch internal strife, so there is a high probability that he is really dead."

Ning Daoqi said again: "Zhu Faqing may indeed die, but Qian Heng was not injured a bit, didn't you ask Brother Wuxiang?"

Fan Qinghui smiled wryly and said: "Since brother Liao Jin had an argument with him last time, the quarrel was unpleasant, and now Shaolin has ignored us."

Ning Daoqi understood that ever since Yang Guang lost popular support, Fan Qinghui saw the opportunity and decided to support the other party to ascend to the throne of the emperor, and deliberately transferred away the Zen master Liao Jin from Jingnian Temple. The Zen master asked Monk Dong Wuxiang to leave as well, but it didn't work.

It was also this time that the relationship between the two parties broke down. Although they belong to the same Buddhist sect, they do not communicate with each other until death.

Over the past few decades, Buddhism has become more and more prosperous under the dynasties of Yang Jian and his son, but it has split into two major forces. One side is represented by Cihang Jingzhai, which tends to actively control and influence the government, and the other side is represented by Shaolin. , focusing on self-protection, and are unwilling to get involved too much. In their view, Yang Sui already advocates Buddhism, so there is no need to ask for more, and changing the dynasty is superfluous.

The only active cooperation between the two sides is to attack the Maitreya sect of Buddha's enemy Zhu Faqing, but now that Zhu Faqing is gone, there is no need for the two sides to cooperate.

"Although I can't get news from Senior Brother Wuxiang, there are not a few people who witnessed that battle with their own eyes. I am afraid that the martial arts of the Grand Master of the Sui Dynasty has indeed surpassed the ordinary."

Ning Daoqi sighed: "Other people's martial arts are limited, so they may not be able to tell the truth from the fake. If the two sides act, it is not impossible to deceive the world. You also know that Shi Zhixuan is not the only one who can integrate illusion into martial arts."

"Even so, Qian Heng's martial arts should not be underestimated, and he will not fall out of the top five in the world."

This time Ning Daoqi did not refute, he knew very well that Fan Qinghui was right.

"Qian Heng saved Yang Guang. After becoming a national teacher, he overshadowed the sky with one hand and led the return of the Sui army. Calculating the time, it may affect our plan to use Heshibi to build momentum."

Ning Daoqi naturally knew this, "What is junior sister planning to do?"

Fan Qinghui smiled and said: "We don't need to do anything, I'm afraid someone is more anxious than us."

Ning Daoqi understood, "You mean the magic door?"

"There are also grassland forces."

Fan Qinghui sneered and said: "If Yang Guang regroups, they are probably the most anxious ones. The Yue King Yang Tong who stayed behind in Luoyang is a puppet of the Yinkui Sect. Wang Shichong and the Demon Sect have reached a cooperation. Today Luoyang has become the leader of the Demon Sect. They will not allow Yang Guang to return to Luoyang, and if Yang Guang makes a comeback, he will definitely continue to attack the grassland and Goguryeo in the future."

The current situation is very clear, the Demon Sect has no ability to stop the army returning to the west, but they don't need to stop, as long as they get rid of Yang Guang, they can justifiably control the central government with Yang Sui's successor in their hands.

They will definitely find a way to assassinate Yang Guang.

"With Zhu Yuyan's strength, I'm afraid she can't do much."

Fan Qinghui nodded and said: "Zhu Yuyan alone can't change anything, but what about hard work?"

Ning Daoqi's pupils suddenly dilated, and the name had a great impact on him.

Xueshou Ligong is the best successor of the Yinkui Sect for hundreds of years. He single-handedly changed the situation in which women are strong and men are weak in this sect.

Because he was unable to practice the Yinkui Sect's subduing method, the Tianmo Dafa, he read the scriptures and classics, and created his own magical power, the Zixue Dafa. Together with the previous demon emperor Mo Yiming and the previous Huajian Sect suzerain Mu Qingliu, he was called the Three Heroes of Zhongxing.

Ning Daoqi had fought against him a long time ago, and he was completely defeated within a hundred moves. If it weren't for Han Gongdu who was at his side, he would have become history, let alone his current achievements.

He still had a fresh memory of the battle that year, and he was deeply afraid of Li Gong's strength. Even now, he was still not sure of defeating the opponent.

However, Li Gong has been missing for more than ten years. Many people think that he has died like Mo Yiming. If Zhu Yuyan hadn't always claimed that he was not dead, he would have been removed from the black list. But even so, his ranking is closer The year also fell two places in a row, falling from second to fourth on the black list.

Ning Daoqi pondered: "If the bloody hand reappears, it will indeed cause waves, but even so, I am afraid it will not be enough."

"Although Li Gong is strong, it is hard to predict his strength compared to Zhu Faqing. He is only at the same level. If he does not have a major breakthrough, he is not enough to assassinate the king. Yang Guang now uses Wu Ruo Wu, and he has Wu Xiang and Guo Guo at his side. Master Qian Heng, it is extremely difficult to kill him."

Fan Qinghui smiled and said: "Xu Ruowu wants to preside over the government. It is impossible to stay by Yang Guang's side all the time. The main reason is that Monk Wuxiang and Qian Heng have been guarding the palace. But the latest news is that Qian Heng left alone and disappeared. , only Wuxiang Monk, a celestial being, is left."

Ning Daoqi stroked his beard and said, "If that's the case, the Demon Sect really has some hope of success."

Fan Qinghui sneered and said: "It's not just the hope of success. I heard that the Yinkui faction has already contacted Ba Shiba, one of the four masters in the grassland. Now, I'm afraid I can't stop it."

"Then let us wait and see."

……

In troubled times, with beacon fires everywhere, it is difficult to transmit news, but only one month is enough for Jiangdu's changes to spread throughout the Central Plains.

In Taiyuan City, all the important figures of the Li Clan were present.

Li Shimin said generously: "The Dongming faction has completely fallen under the control of the imperial court. Now the Hunjun must have grasped the evidence of our weapons trading. If we don't do anything, when the edict comes, we will be wiped out!"

Li Jiancheng echoed repeatedly, and he and Li Shimin were absolute allies in persuading his father to rebel.

Li Shentong understands Li Yuan's scruples, and speaks for him, "With the strength of our Li family, even if the faint king knows that we have bought weapons from the Dongming faction, he will probably not dare to deal with us, but if he rebels, he will have no way out."

Li Shimin objected: "The Yuwen family is also one of the six great aristocratic families. Now the head of the family, Yu Wenhuaji, is not decapitated. Yang Guang may not care about it now, but if there is a chance in the future, he will definitely not mind eradicating us. He is the king and we are Minister, as long as you are always remembered, the Li family will be wiped out soon."

Li Xiuning also said: "Father, Yang Guang is cruel and ruthless. He wants to rebuild the world and rebuild the universe. In fact, the possibility is very low. Both black and white have abandoned him, and he will die sooner or later."

Li Yuan attached great importance to his daughter's opinion, and said, "Is this what Uncle Ni said?"

Li Xiuning nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Xiuning's uncle is also Li Yuan's brother-in-law, An Shiqing, the seventh master alchemist in the white list, and he is also the pillar of the Li family. Li Xiuning worshiped him as his teacher when he was eight years old.

An Shiqing is proficient in the alchemy method, and has won the title of alchemy king, and he is also a senior brother with Sun En, who is the number one in the white list. As we all know, the Taoist sect is proficient in divination, can understand the future, and take the lead.

Li Yuan had always been quite superstitious, and he believed in An Shiqing deeply, so he finally made up his mind at this moment.

"Tao Lizi, win the world, no matter what, let's see if it is my Longxi Li family in this prophecy!"

……

Lingnan Song Dynasty.

The sharpening hall at the top of the mountain city.

After listening to Song Zhi's report, Song Que didn't respond.

Song Lu said cautiously: "Brother, what do you think about Jiangdu's affairs?"

Song Que murmured, "That new national teacher is not easy."

Song Shidao asked: "After this change, can the Sui court return to heaven?"

"It's hard."

Song Que explained: "The reason why Yang Jian was able to replace Yuwen as Yuyu was because of the strong support of the Buddhist sect back then. Later, he governed benevolently and was also recognized by the Taoist sect, and finally wiped out the Southern Dynasty. However, after Yang Guang came to the throne, he showed great success On the one hand, the massive construction and continuous battles have caused the people to live in dire straits, and Bai Dao has completely given up on it, and it is impossible to reverse the decline with only a few masters."

Song Zhi heard the words and said happily: "So, this is a good thing for us. If Yang Guang wants to cheer up, he will definitely consume each other with the black and white. When they are exhausted, it will be the time for our Northern Expedition."

Song Que said indifferently: "It's too early to say this now, but the situation should become clear after a while."

After saying that, he got up, picked up a lancet, and came to a tall dark stone wall.

There are more than a dozen names engraved on the stone wall, but a third of them have been crossed out.

He slashed out with a single knife and turned into waves. The hard stone was dug open like tofu, leaving behind a new name.

Qian Heng.

(End of this chapter)