A month later.

Qingyun Mountain, Tongtian Peak.

Outside the Yuqing Palace, there was a large group of people standing densely, looking closely, they were all people in the righteous path, including the Qingyun Sect Master Dao Xuan Zhenren and the Burning Incense Valley Valley Lord Yun Yilan were also among them. Behind the two of them, other well-known personalities and masters of the Qingyun Incense Burning Sect also stood here, looking at this formation, as if they were going to welcome someone.

I don't know who it is, who has such a big face?

Those small sects are not counted, most of the important people in Qingyunmen and Incense Valley are present at this moment, Shangguan Ce, Lu Shun, second-generation disciples Li Xun, Yan Hong and others in Incense Valley are all standing behind Yun Yilan. Among them, Li Xun was expressionless, but his complexion looked very unsightly, and there were people talking in low voices everywhere, and from time to time there were glances at him, which made his face even more ugly.

And in Qingyunmen, Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang, Master Shuiyue and Qi Hao and other heads of the veins were also present, including Xiao Yicai and other disciples also stood behind Daoxuan Zhenren, but in the crowd, Jiang Yuye and Lu Xueqi, the most outstanding and popular figures in Qingyunmen in recent years, did not see their figures. In addition, Lin Jingyu did not see a figure.

On this day, the sky is cloudless, and the mountain breeze is blowing slowly, giving people a feeling of relaxation and happiness. If it weren't for the fact that there are still too many grievances and vendettas in this mortal world, which are constantly involved, this place would really be like a fairyland on earth.

Among the crowd behind him, many people were talking in low voices, vaguely listening, most of them were talking about the biggest catastrophe in the world today, and the head of Qingyun Sect, Dao Xuan Zhenren, listened to it in his ears, his face was solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh softly.

His voice was not loud, and most of the people around him didn't notice it, but Yun Yilan, the valley lord of Incense Valley, who was standing side by side with him, heard it, turned his head, he glanced at Dao Xuan Zhenren, and said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Dao Xuan, what's the matter with sighing?" ”

Dao Xuan smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly, and said, "Do you listen to the whispers of these Daoists behind us, few people are optimistic." ”

Yun Yilan smiled slightly, and said: "Senior Brother Daoxuan, why should you care about them, although the catastrophe has been completed now, and the lives are ruined, but we are the last hope of the people in the world at this moment, in the face of such ferocious monsters, Senior Brother, as the leader of the world, if you have no confidence, how can you face the ardent expectations of the people in the world?" ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren's face changed slightly, a trace of light flashed in his eyes, and he took a deep look at Yun Yilan, but saw that this person's face was calm, and he didn't seem to have anything to say, and smiled at the moment: "Where is Master Yun's words, how can he be poor and virtuous, and can he be worthy of the four words 'leader of the world'?" This beast and demon catastrophe has poisoned living beings, and we, as people who have learned the Tao, have always boasted of the right path, so naturally we can't stay out of it. When the Venerable Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple arrives here, you and I, together with the heroes of the world, will die for the people, and it will not be in vain for us to learn the Tao. ”

Yun Yilan nodded and said, "Senior brother is very right. ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren returned the salute with a smile, but there was a strange feeling in his heart, this Incense Valley Lord Yun Yilan in front of him, he was humble and decent, and he was impeccable, but he always seemed to be unable to see through this person, and he always felt that this person seemed to be unfathomable in his heart.

Just when Dao Xuan Zhenren was thinking in his heart, whether to find a chance to try this Yun Yilan and see what he was thinking about, there was a sudden stir in the crowd, Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan were both in good spirits, and looked down the mountain, and sure enough, they saw the depths of the white clouds that were entangled and floating in the mountains of the towering Tongtian Peak, and suddenly the golden light flashed, and then it quickly became larger, and it was already quickly approaching the peak in a moment.

I saw the golden light floating, making a golden lotus blooming shape, floating up among the white clouds, the Sanskrit sound bursts, echoing between heaven and earth, all kinds of solemn weather, making people suddenly awe-inspired.

Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan greeted them at the same time, the golden lotus fell, swaying and flickering for a moment, the golden light dissipated, and dozens of Buddhist monks led by the Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple appeared. The Venerable Master Puhong, who was the leader, looked the same as he was back then, with compassion and peace, golden and red Zen clothes, a solemn appearance, holding a string of dark sandalwood prayer beads in his hand, and a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Behind him, standing was the tall and senior disciple Pu Fang, who was holding the 'Futu Golden Bowl', and then there were more than a dozen senior monks and second-generation disciples of Tianyin Temple, and the Buddhist disciples who had already become famous such as Fa Xiang and Fa Shan were also among them.

Dao Xuan Zhenren stepped forward and smiled: "Master Puhong, you are finally here, everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time!" ”

Venerable Puhong smiled and nodded, and said, "Let the benefactors and Dao Xuan head wait for a long time, the old man is ashamed. ”

At this time, Yun Yilan, who was standing next to Dao Xuan Zhenren, laughed loudly: "Master, do you still recognize me, I haven't seen you for many years, you don't want to forget all the old friends you made back then!" ”

Master Puhong glanced at Yun Yilan, his expression was obviously stunned, and even the smile he had always had restrained for a moment, and then a look of admiration flashed in front of him, and said, "Could it be that this benefactor is actually Yun Yilan's old valley master?" ”

Yun Yilan laughed, and Shi Li said: "It's the old man, I've seen the abbot master." ”

Pu Hong came up and bowed in return, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the Dao of the Incense Valley is profound, especially the realm of the three yangs of the 'Incense Jade Book' is even more magical, and the Yun Shi Master is determined and talented, so he has reached the realm of 'Jade Yang'?" ”

Yun Yilan's face changed slightly, and his heart was shocked, the Incense Valley Dao has always been known for its secrets in the righteous path, far less famous than the two major sects of Qingyunmen and Tianyin Temple. But this time, when he entered the Central Plains and met the leaders of the two wealthy families in Middle Earth, he was successively seen by Dao Xuan Zhenren and Master Puhong in his Dao Law realm.

It's just that he wants to think about it like this, but he still has a calm expression on his face, and he smiled: "The master's eyes are like torches, and the old man is not good at all, so he is not enough to worry about!" ”

After a pause, Yun Yilan's face was slightly serious, and she said, "But since the master is here, it's good." If today's lives are ruined, and evil is rampant, it is really an unprecedented tragedy, and I hope that the master can lead the world to the right path, and in addition to this calamity, it is so good. ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren stood aside, his face suddenly changed slightly.

Master Puhong humbly conceded: "Where is Master Yunshi, the people in the world have been robbed, the beasts and demons are raging, and the people of Tianyin Temple are the children of Buddhism, how can they retreat to the back of people?" It's just that if the righteous path gathers in the green clouds today, Senior Brother Daoxuan has always been highly respected, and the Dao Law has magical powers, so naturally Senior Brother Daoxuan should be the leader and lead the righteous path in the world to resist strong enemies. ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren smiled and said, "The master is too polite, Dao Xuan really doesn't dare to be." ”

Master Puhong said together: "Master Daoxuan, if you look forward to it tomorrow, you will go to this catastrophe as soon as possible, and you must not shirk it again." ”

Yun Yilan smiled and said, "Both of them are masters of Taoism, but where are there so many kind words, come on, let's go in and talk, otherwise let these many fellow Taoist friends accompany the three of us to talk and blow the wind, wouldn't it be snubbing others!" ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren and Master Puhong looked at each other and smiled, and then walked together, along the way, there were people constantly greeting and greeting Master Puhong and the monks of Tianyin Temple, which shows that Tianyin Temple has a high reputation in the righteous path.

All the way into the Yuqing Palace, Master Puhong had to praise a few more words of the newly built Yuqing Hall in Qingyunmen, which was magnificent and majestic. Dao Xuan Zhenren smiled and thanked him humbly, and wanted to invite Master Pu Hong to sit on the main seat, but Master Pu Hong refused, and after several excuses, in the end, it was Dao Xuan Zhenren who sat on the main seat as the master, and Master Pu Hong and Yun Yilan sat on both sides.

There are nearly 100 people standing in the main hall at the moment, but the seats are limited, except for a few high-ranking scattered immortals, they are the characters among the three major factions, which can also see the status and strength of the three major factions in the righteous path, and the discussion of countermeasures, etc., is naturally mostly discussed among the three major factions.

After everyone sat down, Yun Yilan was the first to speak and asked Venerable Puhong, "Master, have you seen those cruel monsters on the way you came this time?" ”

Master Puhong nodded and said, "Yes, we have also eliminated some demon beasts. ”

The people next to him were shocked, and now the scourge of beasts and demons has already spread all over the world, and there are many people who have seen it, but in this Qingyun Mountain Yuqing Palace, there are not many other sects except for the disciples sent by the three major sects to inquire about the news.

Dao Xuan Zhenren was also moved, and said: "Oh, there is such a thing, the master might as well talk about it, and let everyone here know about it." ”

Master Puhong said together: "Don't dare." In fact, we would encounter these monsters on the way over, and we didn't expect it. We had always heard that these demons were still raging in the south, but in a small village seven hundred miles south of Qingyun Mountain, we found that more than a dozen monsters were attacking the village, but unfortunately we went too late, and all those villagers were killed. ”

"Ahh Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan both exclaimed, seven hundred miles south of Qingyun Mountain, although it is not close, it is not very far. At this time, the monks of Tianyin Temple standing behind Master Puhong showed unbearable expressions on their faces, and several monks still chanted Buddha together, thinking that the scene must have been very tragic at that time, which left a deep impression on these monks.

Master Puhong sighed at this moment, and an unbearable expression crossed his face, and he sighed: "Those monsters are really like the legends, their appearance is mutated from several fierce beasts in southern Xinjiang, and their personalities are cruel and easy to kill, and the people in the village have not left a single living mouth. When encountering such demons, even if they break the killing vows and their cultivation is damaged, they still want to eliminate the harm for the people, so we will go down and get rid of them. ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren raised his palm and said: "The master is doing the way for the heavens, and what he does is merit, not the sin of killing, and the master doesn't have to be sad about it." ”

Pu Hong sighed and nodded, Yun Yilan next to him frowned, but he was concerned about another question, and said, "Master Abbot, I have another matter to ask." ”

Pu Hong said, "Lord Yungu, please speak." ”

Yun Yilan said: "Earlier, we didn't hear that these demons had already arrived there, and since the master met them this time, presumably the beast demons will soon arrive near Qingyun Mountain." I wonder if along the way, in addition to this village, has the master found any beast demons? ”

Master Puhong shook his head and said, "No, except in that village, I haven't seen it anywhere else, so I think it may be that a small number of demons are running fast, and they happen to be bumped into by us." ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren sighed: "They deserve to be unlucky, but it's a pity that they can't save those villagers." ”

When all the monks heard this, they all chanted the Buddha's name.

Yun Yilan nodded slightly, and said, "Master, with the battles you saw between those beast demons and the high-ranking monks of Tianyin Temple, how are their combat power?" ”

Master Puhong groaned slightly, and said, "Most of these demons are ordinary monsters, but they are just powerful and fierce, fierce and brutal, if you really want to compare, the ordinary cultivation of our cultivators can defeat them." ”

Yun Yilan nodded and said, "It seems that most of these monsters are ordinary demon beasts, and they have been separated from their teammates. ”

As he spoke, he paused, turned his head to Li Xun behind him, and said, "Xun'er, you tell Master Puhong about the news we have heard these days." ”

Li Xun answered, walked out, and saluted respectfully to Master Puhong, who smiled and said, "Master Li doesn't need to be polite, please say it." ”

Li Xun nodded and said, "Master Newspaper, after these days, we have sent colleagues to the south to investigate, and found that there are three main reasons why this beast demon catastrophe is so tragic. One of them: Most of the ordinary beasts and monsters seem to be mutated from fierce beasts, although we don't know what the mutation is, but these monsters are indeed more ferocious and more cruel than the original beasts, and ordinary people can't resist; Second, this time the demon beast alien race that came out of the south was unexpectedly numerous, and the disciples we sent out saw countless demon beasts swarming in the sky many times, the number of which was at least more than tens of thousands, in such a situation, no matter how high you are, it will not help; Third, among these ordinary beast demons, there seems to be an unknown number of special demon beasts, these monsters are completely different from ordinary monsters, the demon law is strong, especially better than many cultivators, and to this day, no one has ever seen the legendary 'beast god', and I don't know what kind of character he is, but seeing that he can manipulate these countless monsters, I am afraid that he is also an extremely tricky character! ”

Master Puhong's white eyebrows furrowed tightly, and the monks of Tianyin Temple behind him also looked at each other, this time the beast and demon catastrophe, the situation was obviously unprecedented, looking at Li Xun's expression when he spoke and the solemn expressions of Qingyunmen, Incense Valley and other figures, it was obvious that everyone was also in a heavy mood.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and after a while, Yun Yilan let out a long breath and said with a smile: "If these monsters are not powerful, how can they be the Great Tribulation of the Ages!" Anyway, it's so far, it's useless to think about it, so let's discuss how to resist these demons. ”

Dao Xuan Zhenren nodded and said, "What the Lord of Cloud Valley said is very true, so be it!" I still have some bad tea that the old man has collected for many years, please go to the inner hall to taste, and we will talk while drinking. ”

Master Puhong and Yun Yilan stood up willingly, explained a few words to each other, and then followed Dao Xuan Zhenren into the inner hall, as soon as the three respected big figures left, the atmosphere in the Yuqing Hall slowly relaxed, Xiao Yicai, Qi Hao, Li Xun and others and Tianyin Temple's Dharma and Fashan are all old acquaintances, and they all came together to talk at the moment. Taking advantage of this rare time, Xiao Yicai proposed to take Fa Xiang and Fa Shan to take a good look at the scenery of Tongtian Peak, Fa Xiang and others readily agreed, and Li Xun and the others happened to be fine, so they walked out together.

At this time, it is already summer, and the climate on earth is getting hotter, but it is still extremely cool on this towering Tongtian Peak. Walk to a cliff with a railing in the distance of the peak, look at it from afar, only to see the vast sea of clouds, the blue sky above, people can't help but have the heart of birth.

Fa Xiang exclaimed: "I have long heard of the fairyland of Qingyun Mountain, which has been an eye-opener for the poor monk once ten years ago, and I will see you again today, it is still so spectacular, moving, it is really a wonder in the world!" ”

Xiao Yicai said with a smile: "Senior Brother Faxiang is polite again, if you want to talk about the scenery, isn't the 'wordless jade wall' and 'Sumeru Road and Mustard Mountain' of Tianyin Temple in Mount Meru even more famous places that move the world?" ”

Fa Xiang smiled and said: "Those are all small scenes, how can they be compared to such a spectacular scene as Qingyun." ”

The corner of his eye turned, and he suddenly found Li Xun and Yan Hong standing behind him. Yan Hong is nothing, but Li Xun seems to be a little unconvinced on his face, but after all, it is not back then, and he is now a little more self-contained, so he didn't express it.

Fa Xiang was cautious, and there was no change in the expression on his face, so he naturally continued: "But if you really want to talk about these scenes, I think that in the whole world, only Senior Brother Li's Xuanhuo Burning Heaven in the Incense Valley can be compared." Isn't that right, Senior Brother Li? ”

Li Xun was stunned, a smile appeared on his face, but he still said humbly: "Senior Brother Faxiang has won the award, the small place in the Incense Valley is remote, and I dare not compare it with the customs of Middle Earth." ”

Xiao Yicai's eyes were full of meaning, he glanced at Faxiang, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of a smile but not a smile, and then smiled: "Okay, okay, you don't have to boast about it, anyway, every place has its own scenery, and the vast land in the world is so vast, I wonder if we will be able to see it all in our lifetime?" ”

Everyone was touched for a moment and said in unison, 'Exactly.' They laughed out loud together.