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Chapter 198 Cheng Gongxing, Liu Yimin, Zhang Jiao, Buddhayasas!

Chapter 198 Cheng Gongxing, Liu Yimin, Zhang Jiao, Buddhayasas! (asking for monthly tickets)
Poyang Lake is shrouded in fog and is very quiet.

A lone boat was floating quietly on the lake, creating ripples on the tranquil surface and stirring up the mist into chaos.

There was an old man on the boat, who was not wearing a straw raincoat or hat and was not holding a paddle.

Instead, he was wearing a blue robe and looked quite elegant. He was sitting cross-legged on the bow of the boat, holding a book in his hand and reading it carefully.

At this moment, a huge fish about ten feet long suddenly jumped into the air from the lake and swallowed the old man.

Suddenly, a ball of golden light emerged from the old man's body, making him look like a golden man.

With a "crack", the fish monster's mouth full of fangs broke into pieces.

"It's been a long time since I saw a monster in Poyang Lake that dared to eat Lao Dao. Are you afraid that it is a monster from outside?"

The old man glanced at the fish monster, and a human-like look of fear appeared in the fish monster's eyes. The next second, the fish head suddenly exploded, and then fell into the water without a sound.

Immediately afterwards, countless fish emerged from below and devoured the fish monster's flesh and blood completely, leaving only a pile of fish bones slowly falling to the bottom of the water.

The old Taoist ignored the dozens of little fish monsters that were born in the lake. His eyes looked at the fog on the side.

Not long after, another boat came slowly and stopped in front of the lone boat.

"You are so relaxed. The whole Jingzhou is in chaos, and you still have time to read a book here."

An old scholar came down from the new boat and couldn't help but say something when he saw the old man's attitude.

"You guys caused this mess, and you still want me, an old Taoist priest, to settle the accounts?"

The old Taoist said calmly without even raising his eyes.

The old scholar's face froze, and he said angrily, "Everything was fine, but the Green Snake King didn't come as agreed?"

The old Taoist said, "It's just a snake demon. If it doesn't obey you, just kill it."

The old scholar couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Kill the ancient snake demon? How about you go? I want to see if you can kill the snake demon."

The old Taoist said calmly: "If the real body agrees, then I don't mind. Of course, only a part of the snake demon has escaped. If all of them escaped... then just ignore what I said!"

The old scholar was speechless, and sighed, "The snake demon is related to the great situation of heaven and earth, and cannot be moved lightly. However, there is one thing, if this plan succeeds, the original body will be favored by Zhisui and have the hope of becoming a god."

"Then what else is there to say? If you can attain the status of a celestial being, we will all be able to ascend to heaven as well," said the old Taoist.

The old scholar rolled his eyes in anger and said, "You are at least a Taoist priest, so please speak more elegantly."

Is there anyone who compares himself to this?
"The Heavenly Master is also a human being, not a god."

Contemporary Heavenly Master Zhang Jiao said indifferently: "The Tao is impermanent. Even if I go out to beg for food now, this is my own Tao. It's you Confucian scholars who say one thing and do another."

His expression seemed to be extremely disgusted.

The old scholar's mouth twitched.

But there was nothing they could do about Zhang Jiao. After all, he was just a Confucian scholar, while Zhang Jiao, as the contemporary Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu, had already reached the peak of his combat power.

He didn't want to talk too much with Zhang Jiao, so he said, "Let's talk business. There's someone causing trouble at the main body. They came from Shaoyang Cave Heaven. I sent you a message. Why don't you go and help?"

Zhang Jiao said calmly, "The four of us have our own tasks. He is responsible for staying in Xinglin and making the plan go forward. You are responsible for supervising Donglin, and the old Taoist is responsible for patrolling Poyang and looking for the half that Xinglin lost. Zhongli Quan went to Xinglin. His main body can solve it himself, so why should the old Taoist go? Why, is it better to kill the heir of Shaoyang Dongtian in the name of Tianshi Dao?"

The old scholar frowned when he heard this: "Remember, you are not the real Zhang Jiao, so you don't have to think too much about the Heavenly Master Dao. Just do what the main body asks you to do."

Zhang Jiao glanced at the old scholar and said slowly, "Liu Yimin, you have no right to say anything to me, the Taoist priest."

The old scholar Liu Yimin frowned: "This is on the premise that it does not violate our plan!"

"When did the Taoist priest say that it would hinder the implementation of the plan?"

Zhang Jiao said: "When the main body separated us, it was already said that we are all one, there is no distinction between high and low levels. I will judge what I want to do and how to do it."

Liu Yimin looked at Zhang Jiao meaningfully, and after a long while he slowly said, "I hope so."

Then, without waiting for Zhang Jiao to refute, he continued, "Now there is something very important. It is about the location of the other half of Xinglin Cave Heaven. After Huiyuan's death, Donglin Temple has been occupied by Manjusri, and I have faked my death to escape, looking for the other half of Xinglin Cave Heaven hidden by Dong Feng. Now it is certain that it is not on Poyang Lake, but that Western monk Buddhabhadra may have found a clue to Taoyuan. The latest news is that he has achieved the status of Arhat."

"Oh."

Zhang Jiao raised an eyebrow: "When did this happen? Why doesn't this old Taoist know about it?"

Liu Yimin sneered, "You are on Poyang Lake every day, so I guess the news from Mount Longhu won't reach you. It was a mistake for me to let you take charge of Mount Longhu. I thought you would use the resources of Mount Longhu to search, but you didn't do anything."

Zhang Jiao said nonchalantly, "This is the rule of Huang Lao. Besides, my good disciple Kou Qianzhi is stirring up trouble in the north. If I were in Longhu Mountain, I would definitely be annoyed to death by those old immortals. I can't arrange people to attack my own disciples, right?"

"That's the master's disciple. What does he have to do with us?"

Liu Yimin said expressionlessly, "I'm looking for you now because part of the Green Snake King's consciousness has escaped and has also restrained Manjusri of Donglin Temple. Now is a good time to sneak into Donglin Temple."

Zhang Jiao was indifferent: "Where is Buddhayasas? Why not let him go? He has a Buddhist identity and it is the easiest for him to sneak in."

Liu Yimin said: "You may have forgotten that Buddhayasas passed away a long time ago, and the third body now is another person."

Zhang Jiao seemed to be really unaware and asked in surprise, "So he has passed away? I thought he went to the northwest."

Liu Yimin frowned. He didn't know whether Zhang Jiao really didn't know or was pretending not to know.

After Zhang Jiao inherited the Heavenly Master Dao, he seemed to be out of the control of the original body: "Did the original body really not inform you? He met the old cow in the north. If the original body had not rescued him in time, I am afraid that even his relics could not be retrieved."

Zhang Jiao laughed and said, "You too, want him, a nearly mute guy, to go? Can't the original body go by himself? He has nothing to do anyway."

Liu Yimin had a strange look on his face. "I was going to let you go, but Kou Qianzhi was on the rise at that time. I thought you still needed to stay at Mount Longhu, lest those people on Mount Longhu ruin their plans. He also needed to keep an eye on Kou Qianzhi, lest he be harmed by others. I was a Confucian scholar, so I couldn't go with you. So Buddhayasas went by himself."

"And then he died?"

Zhang Jiao shook his head and closed the book in his hand. "Those old immortals in Longhu Mountain have been driven crazy by me. If Luo Feng Liu Tian hadn't intervened, they would have been unified by now. But it doesn't matter now. The Tianshi Dao is already half-wasted and can't hinder our plan. As for Buddhayasas, he's dead. Anyway, that guy himself was not optimistic about the plan. But the Four Symbols Formation in the future, with only three of us, I'm afraid we can't complete it. What did the original body say about him being able to be resurrected?"

"Originally, we had our eyes on Buddhabhadra, but after this guy became an arhat, we had to cancel the plan. Instead, Daosheng from the White Lotus Society returned. He should have found his own way." Liu Yimin said.

"Daosheng... the little guy who said that all living beings can become Buddhas?"

Zhang Jiao smiled and nodded slightly: "It is indeed possible, but Xunyang is in a mess right now. Luo Fengliu Tian's Nanming Gonggong has already gone there. Who knows if others are watching too. Are you sure?"

"That is the main body's business, and has nothing to do with us."

Liu Yimin said: "You should pack up quickly, and we should go there early. I always feel that the things happening in Xunyang City are a little unusual. It seems that someone is playing chess behind the scenes."

"We can play chess, so why can't others?"

Zhang Jiao stood up and said with a smile: "However, I haven't exercised for a long time. I hope this time it's not just a small shrimp."

Liu Yimin shook his head slightly: "I want to remind you that we are only going to Donglin Temple, and we cannot show our true bodies. You should be careful."

"I am the contemporary Heavenly Master. Even if I am exposed, what's the harm?"

Zhang Jiao smiled and said, "Is there anyone in this world who dares to judge the Heavenly Master? Come on, Brother Yimin, I will clean up your mess for you!"

Liu Yimin: “…”

He looked at Zhang Jiao and became more and more confused.

Is this Zhang Jiao still one of the three incarnations of the original body?
……

……

In the Peach Blossom Spring, Mr. Bai's expression was a little complicated at this time: "Master Ruchen is indeed very smart. It only took him one day to figure out the situation I set, and he was able to change the rules so much. I admit that I am inferior to you. But, Master Ruchen, you shouldn't do this. What I said just now was sincere. I didn't mean to force you to stay. As long as the opportunity comes, I will naturally let you leave."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen just smiled.

Bai Weng thought that the rules in the Peach Blossom Land he had arranged were very strict, but as a modern person, what he liked most in the novels he had read, TV dramas he had watched, and story-based games he had played was finding loopholes.

In Lu Chen's eyes, the plot of Taoyuan Secret Realm is full of loopholes!

As long as their thinking and cognition are normal, there are few modern people who cannot find something wrong. Perhaps there will be some thinking deviations due to different cognition, but no one will regard the Utopia Secret Realm as a normal place.

"Senior is so complimentary."

"Just telling the truth."

Mr. Bai shook his head slightly, and then continued: "However, although the Taoist priest is smart, he still guessed wrong. I am just a servant of my master, the immortal Dong Feng, not my master himself. The dead apricot tree in my home is my master."

"I see."

Lu Chen suddenly realized and looked at his cheap cousin Lu Xiujing standing beside him: "So Xiujing was so angry when he saw me on the apricot tree. It turns out that I made a mistake."

Lu Xiujing nodded slightly. His anger at that time came from Mr. Bai.

Lu Chen looked apologetic and said to Bai Weng, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that it was the remains of Senior Dong. I violated a taboo."

Mr. Bai said, "Ignorance is not a crime. And that was just a spiritual plant that the master planted and was connected to his life. It cannot be considered the master's true remains. The master's remains had long been dissipated along with the destruction of Xinglin Cave Heaven. It's just that I don't want to believe the fact that the master has left, so I still think that the master has not died."

Lu Chen nodded: "So, this is not some secret land of Taoyuan, but the Xinglin Cave Heaven?"

Mr. Bai nodded, but then shook his head: "It can be said to be a part of Xinglin Cave Heaven, but it cannot be considered the complete Xinglin Cave Heaven. Since the evil demons invaded Xinglin Cave Heaven, the master cut the cave heaven to save the people of the cave heaven, and then used himself to complete Taoyuan, so this place can only be considered half of the cave heaven." Lu Chen bowed: "Thank you for clearing up my doubts!"

By now, he has basically solved the mystery of the Peach Blossom Land.

Bai Weng said: "The master sacrificed his life to save the innocent people of Dongtian. His achievements should be known to the world."

Lu Chen nodded: "Senior Dong is a role model for our generation. But there is one thing I don't understand, I hope you can give me an answer."

Mr. Bai looked at Lu Chen and said, "Young friend Lu, do you want to know my identity?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "When I was in the human world, I found out something. There were rumors in the countryside that Senior Dong had ascended to heaven on a crane. At that time, I just thought it was a rumor. After all, immortals all ride cranes. But now it seems that it is not the case. Senior Dong is wearing a white feather robe and calls himself Bai Weng. He should be the crane under Senior Dong, right?"

Mr. Bai smiled and nodded slightly, indicating that Lu Chen had guessed his identity correctly: "I don't dare to be an immortal crane, I am just a wild crane in the mountains. Fortunately, I have been favored by the master and enlightened. I have been serving by your side. It has been three hundred years since I was born with intelligence. Now that you know my identity, what else do you want to ask?"

Lu Chen said: "I want to ask, what happened here fifty years ago? Why did the Xinglin Cave Heaven fall apart?"

Mr. Bai was silent for a moment.

He didn't expect Lu Chen to ask this, and he even guessed that the changes in Xinglin Cave Heaven happened fifty years ago!
Next to Lu Chen, Tao Qian looked at Lu Chen, then at Bai Weng, then turned to look at Hui Yuan, and said jokingly, "I suspect they are in the same group."

You guys are chatting about family matters here, right?

Isn't this relationship too good?

Of course, Tao Qian is also a broad-minded person, otherwise he would not say such words in such a situation.

Huiyuan couldn't help but open his eyes when he heard Tao Qian's words.

However, he did not look at Tao Qian, but at Bai Weng: "When I first arrived at Mount Lu, I felt the boiling of the origin of the cave heaven. At that time, I just thought it was a call for the cave heaven to open. Could it be that it was actually the time of the change in Xinglin?"

Mr. Bai ignored Huiyuan and looked at Lu Chen with a complicated expression: "Friend Lu, how do you know that the changes happened fifty years ago?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "Because fifty years ago, a fisherman from Wuling came here. In other words, he was not an ordinary fisherman. He should be a person who came specifically to find the cave heaven. Perhaps, there are some stories in it. For example, a certain person has been collecting cave heavens. However, because his purpose is not pure, he has been disguised. As a result, you didn't know his disguise, so you entertained him. As a result, after he went out, he spread the news in the name of 'Mo Yao', and then..."

His eyes were deep: "You were surrounded by people?"

Mo Yao, also known as "Mo Yao Man", refers to a group of people who hide in the mountains and live on slash-and-burn farming, relying on traps, hunting dogs, bows and arrows to escape government taxes and corvée labor, that is, illegal households in the mountains.

Mr. Bai's lips moved. Although there were some errors in what Lu Chen said, it was almost correct.

He sighed and looked at Lu Chen deeply: "Friend Lu, you really should have come here fifty years earlier. If you had come then, I'm afraid some of the things that happened later would not have happened."

Lu Chen lifted his shoulders and said, "There's nothing I can do. My parents gave birth to me late. Senior, can you tell me who that person is?"

Huiyuan looked at Mr. Bai, bowed deeply and said, "What I have done to your manor is not worth dying for. If Mr. Bai is willing, you can tell me. I will do my best to seek a correct answer for Xinglin Dongtian."

Mr. Bai sneered: "Just you? If that person comes, he can crush you to death with just one finger!"

Huiyuan was stunned for a moment.

Tao Qian was curious and asked, "Although the old monk Huiyuan was not a very good person, he built the Donglin Temple, which is also known as one of the holy places of Buddhism. If we talk about his Taoism, it should be considered very remarkable, right? No matter what, he can survive a slap, right?"

Huiyuan: “…”

I don’t understand whether you are praising me or insulting me.

Mr. Bai did not answer him, but said in a deep voice: "What the Taoist said is a little wrong. That man was not a disguised fisherman. He came here after hearing about the fisherman. He did not spread our news to others and let people attack us. He found the master just like a guest, and gained the master's trust and became his confidant. But in the end, he turned around and murdered the master who had already achieved the realm of human immortal."

Lu Chen couldn't help but gasp: "Senior Dong is a human immortal? A human immortal above the Immortal Lord?"

Such strength can be assassinated! ?

"Correct."

Mr. Bai nodded and said, "The master has already broken through the realm of the Immortal Lord and has achieved the Dao, becoming a being comparable to the ancient immortals. And that person is also at the realm of the ancient immortals. So, do you still want to know who that person is?"

"Master Lu, enough is enough."

Tao Qian suddenly spoke, his tone was heavy, no longer as casual as before: "Although I am not a cultivator, I have read about the ancient immortals in some ancient Taoist books. They are real immortals. Sometimes, it is best not to know things that you should not know, so as not to bring disaster to yourself. You are still young and have a good future."

Huiyuan also nodded: "This makes sense. Just tell me."

Huiyuan was no longer afraid of ancient immortals.

He still has a backup plan in Donglin Temple!

Lu Chen couldn't help but remain silent for a while.

The ancient immortals are not the inner alchemy immortals in the world of Journey to the West.

The ancient immortals in this world are at least comparable to the gods in the world of Journey to the West!

Perhaps because of the difference in their cultivation systems, the ancient immortals were weaker than the gods in heaven, but that was only compared to the gods in heaven.

And Lu Chen is not even a land immortal now!

No matter how weak the ancient immortals were, they would not be weaker than him, an inner elixir immortal.

One person beating ten people like him, I guess, maybe, possibly, probably, should... not be a problem!
Bai Weng looked at Lu Chen and sighed. When he was about to say something, he heard Lu Chen say, "I am not talented, my practice is not high, and my moral character is not noble enough. I have never thought of sacrificing myself for the world... However, I also want to know who that person is. Maybe I can't do anything for him now, but I may not be sure in the future."

Mr. Bai was stunned for a moment and looked at Lu Chen.

The latter looked extremely calm, not like he was just saying it casually: "Do you really think so?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Whether it is or not, it actually does no harm to you. If it is not, it will just mean that a few more people know the name of that person. If it is, then you will have a few more allies, right?"

He is indeed not capable of doing this now.

But he can stay in this world for ten years!

Only half a year has passed!
In the next ten years, maybe his cultivation level will be able to improve further.

By then, he will have reached the realm of a land immortal, plus the immortal crane Bai Weng, Zhongli Quan of Shaoyang Cave Heaven, and the big boss Wang Xuanfu behind him... To be honest, the probability of winning is actually not small.

As for why I want to help...

Remember in the second season of Calabash Brothers, there was a character who appeared in two episodes and then died.

The mountain god asked the crane to deliver a message to Calabash Brothers!
And Bai Weng is also a crane!

Who knows, these two cranes might be related... or even the same person!

If it really is the same person, then the Butterfly Demon and the Crane White Old Man will have the clues to find the Calabash Brothers.

There is still some danger on the side of the butterfly monster, because the butterfly monster is a monster that stays beside the Green Snake King. The reason why it can meet the Calabash Brothers is also because of the Green Snake King.

But the crane is not!

He appeared after being summoned by the 'Mountain God'!

Huiyuan clasped his hands together and said, "Namo Amitabha, although my body has passed away, my spirit still has the strength to fight!"

Tao Qian laughed and said, "I am a Confucian scholar, I don't have much fighting ability, but I think there is no problem with this article of conquest and surrender."

Lu Xiujing also said: "Grandpa Bai, who is that evil demon you are talking about? Even if we can't take revenge now, we may be able to avenge our master in the future."

He inherited Dong Feng's legacy, considered himself a descendant of the Xinglin lineage, and wanted to take revenge if possible.

Mr. Bai looked at the few people, snapped his fingers, sighed, and said, "Because the master was murdered for his kindness, I am very wary of outsiders... Hehe, that's why I wasted fifty years in vain... Well! Even if I continue to live as usual, I will only be struggling to survive. Since you want to know, I will tell you!"

He took a deep breath and said slowly, "That man's name is Cheng Gongxing, and he secretly has another identity, that is, the current Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Dao of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Jiao!"

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Cheng Gongxing, Zhang Jiao... this is interesting.

These two people are actually the same person! ?
What is Kou Qianzhi’s new Tianshi Dao?
Is it a branch of Longhushan Tianshidao?

Does Kou Qianzhi know the true identity of his master Cheng Gongxing?
If you don’t know this…it would be really interesting!

"What!?"

Tao Qian's eyes widened.

The one who invaded Xinglin Cave Heaven was actually the contemporary Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain! ?
But, how could Zhang Jiao, the leader of the righteous southern Taoist sect, become such an evil person!

But when he looked at Huiyuan, he couldn't help but feel that it was still possible.

Huiyuan's face darkened instantly. What kind of look is that? But after thinking for a while, he said, "Cheng Gongxing... I know this person."

Bai Weng frowned and looked at Huiyuan.

Upon seeing this, Huiyuan immediately explained, "That happened in the tenth year of Yixi. There was a Buddhist monk named Buddhayasa from the West who died on his way back from the West. A man who called himself Cheng Gongxing brought Buddhayasa's relics and a volume of the Sutra of Emptiness to the Central Plains."

Yixi was the reign title of Emperor An of Jin, the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty.

The tenth year of Yixi was thirteen years ago, and there were still two years before Huiyuan passed away and entered the secret realm of Taoyuan!

(End of this chapter)

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