The Counterattack of the Villains

At the foot of Huashan Mountain.

Li Mu, who was carrying a bag and carrying a sword at his waist, looked back at the slender figure standing on the cliff and couldn't help but wave his hand again.

After receiving the response, he finally let go of the reluctance in his heart, turned around and strode away.

Li Mu went down the mountain to look for opportunities this time. This was not just an aimless run. He had a clear goal in mind.

He went to Huayin City and bought a strong horse and prepared enough dry food. Li Mu then urged the horse to gallop west.

He went all the way west, passing through Lanzhou Guard, Xining Guard, exiting Yumen Pass, and crossing Duogan Dusi.

Ignoring everything along the way, I just hurried on. After traveling for more than a month, I finally approached my destination—the western section of Duogan Dusi in the Kunlun Mountains.

That is, near where the Kunlun Sect is located.

At that time, Emperor Hongwu used the power of the Ming religion to expel the Tartars and conquer the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, after he gained control of the world, he wiped out the Ming Cult with a backhand.

Even if he is so ruthless towards his own people, he will not be merciful towards the six major sects that were once hostile to the Ming Cult.

To this day, the six major sects that were so powerful at the time, except for Shaolin and Wudang, are still prosperous. The other sects have gradually declined under the suppression of the imperial court.

Both Kongtong and Emei have been reduced to second-rate sects, with only a handful of disciples, and they have been squeezed out of the first echelon of martial arts sects.

The Huashan sect originally experienced great success, but then rose again after its decline.

But a battle of swords and spirits made a hundred years of achievements was wasted, and now it has declined to the extreme.

Among the six major sects, only the Kunlun sect is located in a corner of the Western Region, far away from the emperor. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has rarely set foot in the martial arts of the Central Plains, but it has not suffered any major blows.

In modern times, the imperial court's pressure on the martial arts gradually relaxed. With the rise of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the Kunlun Sect resumed contact with the Central Plains martial arts.

The current leader of the Kunlun Sect, Zhen Shanzi, is known as the "One Sword of the Universe" by people in the world. He is quite famous and ranks among the top ten masters of the righteous path.

Li Mu came to Kunlun Mountain, naturally not to visit the Kunlun Sect. He was not that familiar with the Kunlun Sect, and there was nothing worthy of his visit.

To him, the Kunlun Party was nothing more than a landmark.

After finding the location of the Kunlun Sect, Li Mu followed his memories and began to search for the old site of "Zhuwu Lianzhuang" in nearby villages and towns.

It took more than half a month and after many inquiries, I finally learned the approximate location of the former site of Zhuwu Lianzhuang from an old man in a town.

After all, that was one hundred and fifty or sixty years ago, and now it has developed into a village called Hongmei Village.

Neither Wu Lie nor Zhu Changling had any sons, and the Zhu and Wu families had no descendants since the generation of Zhu Jiuzhen and Wu Qingying.

After finding this place, everything went very smoothly. After just a brief inquiry, he knew the location of his final destination.

The place he was looking for was called "Jingshen Peak". The mountains there were steep and steep, and there were precipitous cliffs everywhere. Even the woodcutter who cut firewood would not go there.

The residents living nearby only know that there is such a mountain peak, but no one usually sets foot on it.

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On the Jingshen Peak.

Li Mu, carrying a large bundle of thick hemp ropes on his shoulders, finally found the place he remembered after several days of searching.

At this time, he was standing on a cliff, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and in the middle was a valley covered by clouds and mist. You could see many trees growing sideways on the cliff.

On the mountain in front of you on the right, a large waterfall crashes down. It is thought to be formed by the melted snow on the top of the mountain. It looks like a big jade dragon under the sunlight, which is extremely magnificent.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear the cries of monkeys in the valley.

Li Mu breathed a long sigh of relief, a happy smile appeared on his face.

After searching for more than two months, I finally found this place.

Without further delay, he untied the hemp rope as thick as his thumb from his shoulder, tied the end of the rope to a stable boulder, and then threw the entire roll of hemp rope down the cliff.

He took out a piece of linen cloth from the bag and wrapped it around his palm, put the bag full of dry food on his back again, and then slowly slid down the hemp rope.

Those trees growing sideways provided him with a lot of insurance and gave him peace of mind.

This cliff is really not low. When Li Mu reached the bottom, he secretly estimated that it was no less than five or sixty feet high.

Fortunately, the rope he prepared was long enough and there was still plenty left after landing.

In order to buy enough rope, he went to several markets and bought all the hemp ropes he could buy, regardless of thickness or length.

For the thinner ones, he combined several strands into one, re-braided it, and then spliced ​​it together section by section, finally getting such a sufficient length.

After reaching the bottom, Li Mu turned around and looked around. It was exactly as in his memory. It was a lush green valley, with red flowers and green trees all interspersed with each other.

The place he came down seemed to be in the middle of the valley. At the end on the right was the pool under the waterfall. As expected, the cave should be at the end on the left.

At that moment, Li Mu stepped to the left. Within a mile, he saw a group of wild goats grazing with their heads down. They did not shy away from him when they saw him. There were many monkeys jumping and playing with each other on the trees on the mountain wall.

This valley is surrounded by high mountains and is steep and steep. Tigers and leopards are too heavy to climb over the steep peaks. However, the animals in this valley have no natural predators and can reproduce freely.

After walking for more than a hundred feet, they finally reached the end. When they saw the cave located on the mountain wall, only a few feet above the ground, Li Mu couldn't help but breathe slightly faster.

Quickly walking to the bottom of the mountain wall, Li Mu filled his feet with energy, jumped up, and jumped into the cave.

The cave was not big, only six feet square. There was a dark, narrow tunnel in the lower right corner, which he could not get through given his size.

I wonder if there are any bones left of Zhu Changling who was stuck in the tunnel.

One hundred and fifty sixty years have passed, and this place is not a closed place. I am afraid it has been completely destroyed.

After entering the cave, Li Muching looked towards the left wall, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

This cave is very dry, and there is no vegetation such as moss growing on the mountain walls.

Therefore, the six characters "Where Zhang Wuji buried his scriptures" carved on the cave wall clearly fell into Li Mu's eyes.

He took out the sword from its sheath from his belt and put it against the mountain wall. Li Mu squatted in front of the six words, opened the bag, took out a small hand shovel for planting flowers, and dug it out.

The soil on the ground seemed dry and hard due to lack of moisture. After a lot of effort, Li Mu finally dug down three feet, and an oilcloth package appeared in front of him.

Before the invention of plastic film, oilcloth was the most resistant item to degradation.

It takes about a thousand years for plastic to degrade naturally. Although oilcloth cannot reach this level, it is not a problem if it does not decay for hundreds of years.

When Li Mu took out the package, the oilcloth was still intact.

Opening the layers of oilcloth, Li Mu took out the stacked books one by one. They were four volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra, one of the Medical Sutra, and one of the Poison Sutra.

"Hehehe..."

Li Mu couldn't help but feel happy and finally laughed out loud.

With these scriptures, there is a foundation for revitalizing Huashan and allowing "Yue Buqun" to achieve a counterattack in life.

Not in a hurry to start practicing, Li Mu dug out dry food from his baggage. After a hearty meal, he sat down and opened the first volume of the Lankavatara Sutra, carefully studying and reciting the Chinese characters in the gaps between the Sanskrit texts.

Only when you memorize it thoroughly can you start practicing.