The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

As time passed, Fang Xun stayed at home and practiced diligently every day. He also went to the martial arts hall to learn and communicate with Maha Ye.

The ten sky crystals in his body were digested bit by bit, and his strength also improved bit by bit. His life was so comfortable.

After Wu Haoran and Xue Linlang returned with failure, they went back to the Tianyin Mountain Academy. Before they knew it, a month had passed.

On this day, the autumn wind was howling, and the yellow fallen leaves were drifting. An uninvited guest arrived at the foot of Tianyin Mountain.

The person who came was an old man wearing a Yin-Yang Taoist robe and carrying an ancient long sword on his back.

The scabbard of the long sword is clearly black and white, dividing the yin and yang of Tai Chi, and the Taoist concept of following nature emerges spontaneously.

He looked toward the hillside, where houses stood in rows. He could hear the sound of reading aloud, and the Confucian spirit emanated from it.

Seeing this scene, the old man had no expression on his face and slowly took off his sword.

choke--

After a sword chant, yin and yang were separated, and a white line was pulled out to split the void in two.
"who?!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard from the mountain, followed by a long river of mighty energy rising into the sky.

boom--

The sword light hit the river hard, making a loud bang.

Then the sword light dissipated, and the long river of noble energy lay steadily across the sky.

There were eight figures standing in the void, the two leading them were Xue Linlang and Wu Haoran.

Xue Linlang still had an indifferent expression, empty eyes, and a cold and indifferent look.

When Wu Haoran saw who was coming from the foot of the mountain, his face changed.

"Master Fuyouzi?!"

Fuyouzi is the headmaster of Qingyang Palace, the largest sect in Taoism.

Wu Haoran was shocked and couldn't understand why the other party suddenly appeared here.

"Master, didn't you go to the Western Desert to hunt down Shangguan Wudi and Ye Honglei?"

Fuyouzi replied expressionlessly, “A month and a half ago, I and my fellow Taoists did go to the Western Desert and fought with those two for three days and three nights, and we all suffered injuries.

However, I and others learned something from Shangguan Wudi, so we immediately returned to the Central Plains, first went to the Great Zen Temple in Yuzhou, and then came here. "

After hearing this, Wu Haoran's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he had a bad premonition.

"What happened that made the Taoist priest and his companions abandon Shangguan Wudi and Ye Honglei and return?"

Fuyouzi said calmly: "It's very simple. Please let me enter the cave of Tianyin Mountain to meet the Taoist Ancestor. As long as I meet the Taoist Ancestor, I will kowtow to you and apologize!"

Wu Haoran's face condensed: "Master, don't joke around. Tianyin Mountain was completely sealed when the earth veins were sealed. Even if I want to enter the interior, it is impossible!"

"I knew you would refuse like this," Fuyouzi sneered when he heard it, "Then I don't want to enter Tianyin Mountain, I just want to have a conversation with Daozu. There is something important that concerns the life and death of our Dao sect and I need to tell Daozu in person."

Wu Haoran suddenly fell silent, and the others looked at each other, their faces not looking very good.

After waiting for a long time without any response, Fuyouzi's face turned cold.

"Shangguan Wudi told me that the Taoist Patriarch and the Buddha may have passed away, and that the Master has been spreading false orders all along. I was skeptical about this before, but now it seems that it may not be untrue!"

Wu Haoran's face changed, and he shouted excitedly: "Master, how can we trust the words of Shangguan Wudi, this villain? Don't fall for his scheme to sow discord!"

Fuyouzi was not moved at all: "Whether it is to sow discord or not, the answer will be immediately clear as long as Daozu opens his mouth and says a word. Why is it that Master Wu keeps refusing because he feels guilty?"

Wu Haoran said solemnly, "To be honest, Taoist Priest, the four seniors have been in a very bad condition since their spiritual power was revived.

We have been in seclusion for several years, and only after working together to activate the formation did the Master lighten his burden a little, but the Buddha and the Taoist still cannot be distracted by trivial matters in the outside world. If we disturb them rashly,

"That means Principal Wu is unwilling to let Daozu speak?"

Fuyouzi's eyes became colder and colder, which made Wu Haoran feel cold in his heart: "Master, listen to me"

"No need to say more. In this case, I will not disturb you great scholars from studying. See you on the battlefield in the future!" Fuyouzi snorted coldly and interrupted the other party directly. He did not continue to pester him. He turned around and flew away without any delay.

But it made Wu Haoran and others feel depressed.

After today, I am afraid that not only Taoism, but even Buddhism will completely break with Confucianism.

If a war breaks out, the court's last fig leaf will be torn off, and the world will be in chaos and will no longer be able to recover.

If possible, he didn't want things to develop to this point, but Fuyouzi was not someone who could be easily fooled.

The other great scholars all looked at Wu Haoran, hoping that he could come up with an idea.

Wu Haoran took a deep breath and waved his hand with a heavy face: "I will go to Luo'an to inform His Majesty to strengthen the defense. You should also start preparing. The war may come soon."

West Desert.

The figures of Shangguan Wudi and Ye Honglei were still standing opposite each other from a distance, but now their injuries looked much more serious than before.

Shangguan Wudi's left arm was broken at the root, and there were hideous wounds all over his body, with blood dripping.

Ye Honglei was nowhere to be found. Her blue clothes were completely soaked in blood, her hair was disheveled, and her face was extremely pale.

Li Hongye beside her was unharmed, but her body became abnormally transparent, as if a bubble would disappear at any time.

After a fierce battle with thirteen Taoist Zhenwu masters, both of them were seriously injured.

Although he did not die, his injuries had already affected his foundation and he would need to rest for more than half a year to recover.

The two of them had been standing opposite each other in silence for more than ten days.

At this time, Li Hongyan smiled and finally broke the silence.
"Wudi, you and I both need to recover from our injuries, why are you still not letting me go?"

Shangguan Wudi just looked at her quietly without saying anything, but his aura was always locked on the two figures opposite. As long as they made a move, his long sword would be unsheathed.

Ye Honglei sneered, "Why, are you also like those hypocritical moralists, afraid that I will enter the Central Plains and cause a bloody storm?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Wudi was no longer silent and said calmly.

"No, you misunderstood, but if you act recklessly in the Central Plains, you might destroy some of the arrangements that took our lives!"

As one of the Nine Mountains, Li Hongyan of course knew what the deadly man had arranged, and she immediately sighed.

"Wudi, you should know that Honglei and I are eager to break the last seal of Tianyin Mountain immediately, so why would we destroy the deadly arrangement? Your worry is simply groundless."

What Li Hongyan said was indeed true. No matter how much she and Ye Honglei wanted to kill Shangguan Wudi, they shared the same stance as him when it came to the revival of spiritual inspiration.

Shangguan Wudi was also aware of this, but still insisted.

"No, if you enter the Central Plains, there will be too many variables, which will immediately stimulate the reactions of all parties in the world and cause the situation to change suddenly. It is possible that the deadly arrangement will be accidentally destroyed by others."

"If you sincerely hope that Du Ming and I can successfully break the last seal, the best thing to do is not to set foot in the Central Plains before the seal is broken!"

Ye Honglei immediately revealed her murderous intent, and just as she was about to take action, Li Hongyan suddenly grabbed the hilt of her sword to stop her from drawing it.

"Hong Lei, you need to rest for a while anyway. It is not a good time to enter the Central Plains now. Just stay in the Western Desert Hundred Kingdoms for a few years. It will not be too late to return to the Central Plains after your spiritual energy recovers."

Only after Li Hongyan said something soothing in a gentle voice did the murderous intent in Ye Hong's tearful eyes disappear.

"Shangguan Wudi, I'll do as you say, but I'll only give you five years. If the seal of Tianyin Mountain is still intact after five years, don't say that I'll destroy your arrangements!"

Shangguan Wudi replied calmly: "Five years is enough!"

"Haha, you said it, it's a deal!"

With her sweet smile, Li Hongyan disappeared without a trace.

Ye Honglei took one last look at Shangguan Wudi, snorted coldly, and then broke through the air, continuing to move westward.

After Ye Honglei gradually faded away, Shangguan Wudi took his own steps, and his figure disappeared into the desert step by step. (End of this chapter)