Taiping Inn

When Zhang Jingxiu heard what Zen Master Hu said, he laughed instead of anger, "What a last thing, what a 'we', you and the people behind you insist on going against me to the end."

Zen Master Hu said, "It's not that we want to go against the Great Heavenly Master, but that the Great Heavenly Master insists on coming to provoke us."

Zhang Jingxiu emphasized his tone, "Is our Taoist sect reunification to the point of provoking you?"

Master Hu Zen said: "There is no two days, and the country has no two masters. There is only one voice in the world who has the final say. Now it is the Confucian Sect. I don't know who it will be in the future. We don't care whether the Taoist Sect has this mind, we only We care about whether the Taoist sect has this strength. We can’t put our own safety in the minds of others.”

Zhang Jingxiu nodded, "Yes, because of this, the Confucian Sect has spared no effort to split, suppress and divide the Taoist Sect in the past years, causing the Taoist Sect to be trapped in internal struggles. The dispute between good and evil is not enough. The dispute between four and six and five, so that the Taoist sect can be divided into four parts in essence, but you are still worried and continue to contribute to the fire, subdividing the four parts into six parts. In the past many years, the four parts have been further divided into six parts. The safety of the Taoist sect is dependent on the thoughts of others. If the Confucian sect doesn’t want to do this, is it willing to do it?”

Master Hu Zen said: "The Confucian Sect does not want to do it, nor does the Taoist Sect do it. This is what the Great Heavenly Master said, "

This is a fundamental dispute between interests, not even a dispute between individuals, but a dispute between two huge groups. Whether it is Zhang Jingxiu, Li Xuan, or the Seven Hermits of the Confucian Sect, they are just separate It represents these two groups. They can decide how to fight, but they cannot decide whether to fight or not. This is the general trend and what Zhang Jingxiu said, "We cannot be allowed to fight."

Speaking of this, there is nothing to say, it is a life-and-death matter.

Zhang Jingxiu was still holding on to Master Hu's clothes, and lightning was lingering on his five fingers. The continuous flowing light of lightning illuminated the faces of the two. Zhang Jingxiu stared at the old monk in front of him, and his tone gradually became low, "Mr. Hu, we have known each other for many years. My old friend, I don’t want to be enemies with you, but due to the times, I can’t help but not."

Zen Master Hu said calmly: "If you want to deal with me, please tell me directly."

Zhang Jingxiu said slowly: "I am not Xu Wugui. Xu Wugui has killed many people over the years, but I haven't killed anyone for many years. Even the old Tibetan man, I just suppressed him in the Demon-Suppressing Well."

Zen Master Hu smiled and said, "Even if you want to kill someone, there is no need for the great master to take action himself, someone will do it for you."

Zhang Jingxiu did not deny it, "Since the land master doesn't mind the blood on his hands, I don't mind either. Today, I will send you the last journey."

Although Zen Master Hu had some predictions, he was still stunned when he heard this sentence. Because he did not expect that Zhang Jingxiu was so decisive, because in the end of the past many years, Zhang Jingxiu showed people with gentleness and kindness with one hand, and always left room for things. In the impression of Zen Master Hu, among the four earthly immortals, the Great Heaven Master Zhang Jingxiu is the best to speak. Even if the Confucian school does things too much, the great master will definitely make concessions first. But this time, Zhang Jingxiu was not only unwilling to give in, but instead wanted to do things in a bad way.

The expression on Zen Master Hu's face gradually solidified.

Zhang Jingxiu said softly: "You said I am a kind person, but sometimes, I am not that kind of kind, otherwise I would not have fought with Xu Wugui and Li Daoxu for so many years. You should know that these two people are killing people without blinking. Yes, kind people are not their opponents."

After the words came, Zhang Jingxiu let go of his palm, and Zen Master Hu fell down lightly, but Zhang Jingxiu's thunder and lightning remained on Zen Master Hu. These thorny lightnings drilled into Zen Master Hu's body and followed Zen Master Hu's meridians. , rapidly spreading to Zen Master Hu.

Zen Master Hu's face began to twitch, and the blue veins swelled up. What's even more terrifying was that lightning flashed in the blue veins. Immediately afterwards, blue-purple lightning began to gush out from Master Hu's seven orifices. Then more and more lightnings tear his skin and gushed out of his body. The lightning completely swallowed Master Hu's figure.

The great master stood in the air and took back the "Nine Yangli Fire Cover", "Tianshi Male and Female Sword" and "Tianshi Seal". Looking at the dazzling thunder lightning that landed on the ground, there was no sign of too much joy and anger on his face. He raised his eyes and looked around again, sighing, "What a pity this beautiful scenery."

Zen Master Hu and this Cave Heaven are in harmony. If the Cave Heaven is not destroyed, this body will not die. If the Great Heaven Master wants to kill Zen Master Hu, he will destroy this Cave Heaven, that is, half of the Great Baoen Temple.

The cave heaven of Dabaoen Temple cannot compare with the cave heaven of the Ghost Kingdom. If both are compared to fruits, the cave heaven of the Ghost Kingdom is as big as the head of the King of Yue, which is the coconut in the mouth of the people. Even if it is already broken, it is not something that Zhang Jingxiu can destroy. Therefore, He could only join forces with Li Daoxu to separate and suppress the Tibetan people from Hedao, while the Dabaoen Temple Cave is only the size of a mulberry, which is very different, so Zhang Jingxiu is still sure to destroy it. However, if you destroy the cave heaven built on Dabaoen Temple as the basis, you will inevitably hurt Dabaoen Temple. This is something that Zhang Jingxiu doesn't want to see, but there is no way to do so. As for the destructed glazed pagoda and Guanyin statue, Zhang Jingxiu didn't care much. The former was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong, and the latter was built in recent years. It can be regarded as new construction without the vicissitudes of time.

Zhang Jingxiu said softly: "Eight years of Tianbao, Dabaoen Temple was attacked by thunder and fire. More than 140 glass pagodas, Guanyin statues, Tianwang Hall, main hall, Guanyin Hall, paintings and other rooms have been turned into ashes, with the Perfume River as the boundary , the entire Hou Temple turned into ruins. "

As soon as the words fell, the wind started to blow.

The wind passed through the forest, bringing fallen leaves and shaking the few remaining leaves on the trees. The leaves made a rustling sound, one, two, tens of millions of leaves, countless sounds connected together, as if the whole mountain was whispering.

The wind passed through the city, blowing clothes, blowing grass and trees, blowing tiles on the roof and the supporting rods of the windows. The originally quiet city suddenly became lively, with women busy collecting clothes and clothes, children shouting, vendors who hurriedly closed their stalls to avoid the rain, and pedestrians running home in a hurry, their footsteps were chaotic, and the streets were in chaos.

Countless sounds connected together, as if the whole city was whispering.

The wind rose and the clouds gathered, and the dark clouds at the end of the sky were like an army approaching, constantly approaching this side, and the sky gradually dimmed, as if it was splashed with a basin of thick ink, and in the blink of an eye, the sky was covered by dark clouds.

Zhang Jingxiu waved his sleeves, and there were bursts of dull thunder in the dark clouds, and there was a sense of dampness in the wind.

A heavy rain covering the entire Jinling Prefecture was about to fall.

Zhang Jingxiu reached out to retrieve his whisk from the ruins below. At this time, only a bare handle was left. He smiled bitterly, and his fingertips were angry. He ignited the handle, and then he threw it down.

As soon as the handle landed on the ground, it turned into a sky-high flame, which quickly spread in all directions. At the same time, a thunderbolt illuminated the sky that was dim because of the dark clouds.

Then countless thunderbolts fell, landing in the Da Baoen Temple, destroying trees and houses, and igniting a fire, which made the fire spread more rapidly.

At the same time, heavy rain also fell. This rain was not like spring rain, but like summer rain, magnificent and fierce, with only a vast expanse of white between heaven and earth. But the rain could not put out the flames in the Great Baoen Temple, and the thunder and lightning continued to fall, only concentrated in the back temple of the Great Baoen Temple, almost without interruption.

The people gathered in the Great Baoen Temple saw this scene, countless thunder and lightning fell madly, but the glazed pagoda and the Guanyin statue had disappeared.

The power of heaven is so unpredictable, and the people are terrified, but they dare not go to find out.

As for the monks in the temple, they vaguely know what happened, but they are in a panic at this time. Some hide in the room and dare not come out, and some have already fled the temple in the heavy rain.

Several righteous sect leaders already know what happened and who is behind this scene now, and they are all silent.

They know in their hearts that the Great Heavenly Master’s move is not to establish prestige. Killing people can establish prestige and life, express determination, and warn those who have evil intentions. Anyone who dares to disobey the Great Heavenly Master at this time will die.

Bai Xiushang stood up and walked to the door, looking at the dark clouds outside, and whispered: "It was the Grand Master who took action."

Xiao Shiyu came to Bai Xiushang's side, his face solemn, "The Grand Master hasn't been so angry for many years."

Bai Xiushang sighed, "The Grand Master and Zifu made that decision, and there is no room for recovery, so don't be lucky, and still think that we bow our heads and admit our mistakes, and then we retreat, and the Confucian and Taoist families can return to the original situation. There is no such possibility. The Confucian sect is aware of the threat of the Taoist sect. Regardless of whether the Taoist sect intends to harm the Confucian sect, they must curb the unification and rise of the Taoist sect. The Confucian sect is used to being domineering and wants to take the initiative in their own hands and have the final say in everything. So now there are only two ways, one is war, and the other is peace."

Xiao Shiyu frowned and asked: "You just said that there is no room for recovery, why Why do you say the word "peace" again? "

"Of course we can make peace." Bai Xiushang's face was indifferent, "If you can't admit your mistakes, you can kneel down and beg for mercy. It's better to give up your cultivation and cut off your hands and feet to show your sincerity. In this way, the Confucian school will forgive you and let you go. Maybe they will even let you be their godson. "

Xiao Shiyu immediately understood, "What about the other way?"

"Some people are afraid, saying that the conflict between Confucianism and Taoism will kill people, but the key now is not that we want to fight, but that the Confucian school is aggressive and forces us to fight. So we have only one way to go to the end and move forward courageously." Bai Xiushang first looked up at the sky, then retracted her gaze and looked at Xiao Shiyu beside her, "Why are the Confucian schools afraid? Because they think that the Taoist school may really replace them, so why don't we really replace them? Only those with virtue can live in the world, and those who have the Tao will have many supporters and those who lose the Tao will have few supporters. These two sentences are said by the sages of the Confucian school. "