Chapter I, Section 2

“…… I can't fathom you. ”

Daoming identity, Shi Futu invited Yun Chongbo to the outside of the city, although Xiao Wenshuang was extremely worried about it, but in the face of Shi Futu who said lightly, "The poor monk wants to talk to the immortal, there is no malice", what can she do?

said that he wanted to test Yun Chongbo's life, but in the mountains and forests, he didn't do anything related to "fortune telling" in Yun Chongbo's cognition, and from beginning to end, he was only doing three things: asking. Listen, tell.

asked Yun Chongbo about all kinds of details along the way, and during the questioning, Yun Chongbo was even more shocked to find that this Buddhist sect elder actually knew a lot about himself, and in many things, he was simply using questions to confirm.

The inquiry is accompanied by a quiet telling. Tell about his past, tell the story of the white lotus that Yun Chongbo has heard from Zhu Hong's mouth once, tell about his youth and struggle, and tell about the two decisive battles that have been rumored to be countless on the rivers and lakes.

In the end, the question was finally asked, and the past was finally finished, when Yun Chongbo felt that "it's finally time to start fortune telling", Shi Futu shook his head slightly, and said this.

admits that he can't, but his face is still as calm as water, no joy or sorrow, and no regret.

(Ahhh...... Is that so? )

didn't understand how the other party was telling fortunes, Yun Chongbo could only secretly sigh that Buddhism had a different style, but he was not surprised by the futility of Shi Futu...... After all, in his memory, he knew very well that even characters like Dongshan and Chang Gung couldn't calculate the fate of Lu Hai.

"Undead, you seem to know that I can't see your life?"

There was a hint of doubt in his voice, obviously, Shi Futu was not used to being "underestimated" like this, but it was only for a moment, and after discovering the embarrassment of Yun Chongbo, he immediately acted as if he had not said it.

"You...... It shouldn't belong to this era. ”

Tell Yun Chongbo that he should be a dead man at all, and in this era, there should be no entanglement at all.

"But you did appear, you did stand in front of me, you did live......"

retold what he once said to Xiao He's second daughter: Shi Futu believes that going against the sky is against the sky, and the sky is constant, and he will return everything to normal.

"There shouldn't be you in the game, but there is you, so around you, there will be gusts of strong wind, setting off more and more chaos."

Speaking of this, Shi Futu showed even more compassion, telling Yun Chongbo that with his own calculations, he shouldn't be like this today.

"It's always because of you, again and again, that you always appear there, and around you, all kinds of contradictions and disputes are inextricably intensified and expanded."

The delicate balance between the eight poles of heaven and earth was an excellent guarantee to ensure that there would be no chaos in the world, but as soon as Yun Chongbo entered Jinzhou, he exhausted Zhang Nanjian, so that the general trend of the world finally began to move towards the other side of the endless end.

"But that's not your fault...... You don't want these things to happen, and in troubled times, you are just a powerless person. ”

"Well, I'm more concerned about another thing than that, Master, aren't you really here to kill...... Am I talking about it? ”

The so-called judgment of "shouldn't appear", Yun Chongbo has heard Xiao Wenshuang say it once, and he knows his own affairs, except for admiring the other party's ability to "guess blindly", he really has nothing to say.

“…… Immortals, rest assured. ”

Gassho on his chest, Shi Futu said lightly that in the past ten years, he has never dealt with anyone.

"Or rather, I've never done anything important."

With a little understanding of this, Yun Chongbo knew that Shi Futu was recognized as the most tranquil person among the eight poles of heaven and earth, and although he had a supreme position in Buddhism, he never interfered with the specific operation of the sects. After sitting in meditation for many years.

In the past, Yun Chongbo had always thought that this was the other party's desirelessness, but now, looking at this person face to face and listening to his words...... Yun Chongbo, but suddenly had a strange idea.

(He, doesn't he have faith in himself?) )

Yun Chongbo, he rarely makes decisions, in the past, there was Yundong Xian who decided everything, and then Xiao Wenshuang, who was more absolutely loyal regardless of the wisdom and power above him, and then there was Hua Shengrong, who was indeed well-informed and reliable on the big joints, although he had no action, he was indeed well-informed, and he was still reliable on the big joints, or he had authority or wisdom or experience, when there were always these people around him, Yun Chongbo, he rarely needed to decide anything by himself, and occasionally when he had to do this a few times, he would always have a faint lack of confidence, and would have a vague impulse, There are other excuses to shift that responsibility around. I'm not satisfied with my character, but it's already built, and it's not so easy to change. In a brief conversation, Yun Chongbo actually felt that Shi Futu was "very kind", and felt incredible, and after reflection, he felt that the other party faintly had similar distress as himself.

(However, this person ...... No one can make decisions for him, and it is impossible not to be confident...... If even he doesn't have self-confidence, who else in this world can have self-confidence?! )

I can't guess what the other party's purpose is, I can't understand the reason of the other party's actions, and I don't know what I should say and do.

"The undead."

In the end, Shi Futu broke the silence first and said, "Regarding the battle of the White Lotus, I know that Daohong once told you in person...... And now, you've listened to me too. ”

"Tell me, immortal, how do you feel after hearing about our past?"

"Huh?"

"Alas......"

With a low sigh, Shi Futu suddenly closed again, and said, "I'm sorry, take my leave." Then he turned straight away, leaving Yun Chongbo in place, dumbfounded.

"W-what does this mean?"

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"Futu, you're still so useless."

Looking at Yun Chongbo, who was scratching his head and going down the mountain, Zhu Hong's face was grim and he made a ruthless evaluation. Behind him, there is a clear face of the relief map.

"Obviously determined to kill him, but suddenly gave up, Futu, Futu, is this your 'mercy'?"

The word "compassion" is accented, and the irony is clear at a glance, but the interpretation of the floating picture seems to be inaudible.

"This is not compassion...... I'm just entrusting him to the Buddha. ”

"Buddha, will decide his fate."

"Nonsense!"

Suddenly turned around, Zhu Hong's eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire, and he lifted the collar of the Shifu map.

"Futu, I don't want to listen to it anymore!"

"What have you done in the past ten years, you have not done anything!"

"Blame everything on the Buddha and don't make any decisions yourself...... You, in vain, call yourself the Buddha! ”

"I'm telling you, if you don't have the courage to do it, you don't have the courage to do it, don't let the Buddha cover up for you!"

In the face of Zhu Hong's anger and humiliation, Shi Futu was still dead, and the only expression he showed was only a little sadness flashing in his eyes.

“…… I've done it, Daohong. ”

"But what?"

The death-like voice made Zhu Hong stunned and froze still, and then slowly let go and retreated.

"Floating Chart...... I see. ”

"You, are you dead too?"

With indifferent eyes and a hint of sadness, Shi Futu slowly stood up straight and stood in front of his chest.

"Daohong...... More than a decade ago, I was dead. ”

"I've only lived one year longer than you."

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After the White Lotus service, Shi Futu achieved supremacy in Buddhism, but he ...... Lost in his bearings.

"You, and I, have the same goal in transforming the Buddha Gate...... But, in my hands, nothing has been done. ”

Ben also had a relatively complete idea to transform Buddhism, but when he finally became the supreme one, Shi Futu realized that he still couldn't do anything.

"You're too weak."

With murderous intent flashing in his eyes, Zhu Hong said that the corrupt Buddhism needs to be cleansed once, and only by removing all the bruises can it be expected to regain its vitality.

"The problem is that in the eyes of the vast majority of the children of Buddhism, they are now full of vitality."

After the Battle of White Lotus, although the Buddha Gate was seriously damaged, it was also supported by the imperial court, although it was only to prevent the Daomen from taking advantage of the opportunity to sit big, but objectively, it did make the Buddha Gate get more resources than before the war, plus many old forces are completely dying out, for most middle and senior monks, it is obviously a "good time" now.

"Actually, you're right...... Only by selecting and training a group of truly loyal monks in the mission, as you did, and bringing them back to the Buddha's door, will it be possible to carry out our ideas. ”

When a set of rules is ripe, it is impossible to make any changes with only one or two leaders, and although Shi Futu has supreme prestige, when he wants the monks in charge of the local affairs to sacrifice some of his interests, his voice immediately begins to weaken rapidly.

It's not that he didn't think about using force to implement his own ideas, after all, Shi Futu has a very high prestige among the low-level monks, and it is enough to suppress all the middle and high-level monks, but ...... In the end, he didn't.

"I'm not you, I don't have the fire-like feeling of yours, and even if I can motivate the young monks, I ...... I don't know where to take them. ”

"For the past ten years, I've been thinking, Buddha he, why did he want me to be the victorious side?"

Several times he tried to carry out his will, but he was always slowly made by those senior monks with perfunctory things, looking at these respectful faces, looking at the calculations behind these faces, Shi Futu, more than once I felt stunned.

(I paid for all this, I killed Daohong with my own hands, that is...... For these people? )

He was tired of these people and himself, and he also felt confused, which made Shi Futu finally not take action to clean the Buddhist sect, but silently sat in meditation and tolerated those things that he would not have tolerated.

"For what I think is right, and what I am going to do is right...... When I can't give myself an answer, I can't do anything. ”

"That's why there's a void?"

Stunned, Shi Futu said, "You know? ”

"I don't know, but I can guess."

After being silent for a while, Shi Futu slowly lowered his head and said, "I don't know if the void can succeed or not. ”

"All I know is that only death cannot be resurrected, and to kill a person is to cut off a possibility forever."

Because of this, Shi Futu let go of Xiao Wenshuang when he had clearly made up his mind, and spared He Lingbing, and it was also because of this that he suddenly gave up and went to Yun Chongbo.

"At the very least, I can give myself a reason to wait until he gives me an answer."

"Do you believe he will give you the answer?"

“…… I do not know. ”

Looking at Yun Chongbo, who had shrunk into a black spot, Shi Futu looked indifferent, and said lightly: "I only know that he is very sad about this catastrophe in front of him. ”

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I didn't know the dispute behind me, and I didn't think that I had just walked away from the ghost gate, Yun Chongbo was bored, and there was only one thing in his heart.

(Next time you see him, if you ask me that again...... How to answer? )

"I said, it's easy to touch a tree when you walk with your head down like this!"

"Huh?"

When he looked up, he saw that it was a thief blocking the road.

"It was so easy to find you...... How about practicing a few tricks with me? ”

"But I'm ...... with the sea"

I was about to say that the communication between myself and Lu Hai was probably not strong enough to satisfy Hachiyan, but I saw the thief waving his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, it's not necessary." ”

"Let's play empty-handed."

"Huh?"

Seeing that although the thief was only smiling slightly, he had slowly retreated, and his breathing was slowing down and becoming slender...... Yun Chongbo suddenly understood.

…… This man is serious.

"Okay."

Although he knew that the other party would definitely let him strike first, Yun Chongbo still bowed and saluted, until the thief smiled bitterly and said, "Can I still make the first move...... Yun Chongbo strode forward and attacked the middle lane with a straight fist.

"Oh, it's not all about etiquette......"

What kind of eyesight is a thief? Immediately saw that half of the reason why Yun Chongbo kept the festival and performed the salute was because the boxing method he used was really dignified, and between the swings, he actually had the arrogance of the so-called "generals do not follow the small path".

Exhaled, Zama, the thief's left hand was slightly bent, and his right hand was also blasted out with a straight fist, which was hitting Yun Chongbo's fist, and with a bang, the two of them shook their bodies, each retreating half a step.

"The spirit rhino divides the water and kills ...... Even the East China Sea Seven Killing Fist can do it, you immortal, it's really interesting! ”

Called to break the fist technique used by Yun Chongbo, the thief's body flashed, and suddenly he was bullied, and Yun Chongbo was also on guard, followed by a chaotic fist shot, which was a style of "mirage insinuation and killing", the boxing method was disordered, but there was no dead end, and it could force the thief to stand still, and retreat.

"Good!"

Cocking his thumb, the thief praised him, saying that Yun Chongbo was qualified to go to Longtianbao to grab a dragon with these two punches.

"But I said brother...... Uh, I mean the virtuous nephew, no matter how you say it, you are also an immortal, you should let me see the martial arts of Taiping Dao, right? ”

(This...... Then I'll have to find someone to teach me first! )

With indignation in his stomach, Yun Chongbo didn't want to lose his momentum, and raised his voice: "The move is just a skin, and the fist that can protect the Taiping Dao is the martial arts of the Taiping Dao!" ”

"Huh?"

Stunned, the thief rubbed his head and said, "That's a good point, but why do I think you seem to be carrying something......

"Uh, that's not important!"

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In Yun Chongbo, there has always been a problem, that is, his own martial arts.

The identity is an immortal, but under various circumstances, he really didn't learn any Taiping Dao's superior magic skills, but he has both the emperor's surname, Confucianism and the martial arts of the Ao family, in the snowy region, this has summoned him for nine days of anger, and when he thinks of what will happen after going south, Yun Chongbo feels even more headache.

"I said, this is self-inflicted!"

It was still Hua Shengrong who explained Yun Chongbo, patting his shoulder heavily, and he asked Yun Chongbo: If he is very poor and hungry now, and a bad guy comes over and gives him a piece of silver, does Yun Chongbo want to throw away this piece of silver?

"Virtuous nephew, remember, silver has nothing to do with people, and the silver of bad people is also good silver!"

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Since he was a child, he has been taught the stories of "food that comes to you" and "don't drink the stolen spring", Yun Chongbo really doesn't agree with Hua Shengrong's attitude, but this seems to be very convincing to the thief, and it makes him laugh out loud.

"Good, good, immortal, you are so open-minded...... Come, let's fight again! ”

The thief attacked again, this time jumping high, attacking Yun Chongbo's head with a split leg, and in response, Yun Chongbo kicked his side high, and with his right leg issued a "Furious Whale Collapse", the two legs were against each other, and they still retreated.

(His powers?) )

Originally, he had great respect for the thief, not counting the ninth-level strength that Xiao Wenshuang had asserted, and the knife he had seen on the mountain road in Qingzhou was beyond Yun Chongbo's imagination, but the two have fought so far, and the opponent is not superior in strength, and even seems to be slightly inferior to himself.

"Is it strange...... Yes, even lower. ”

There was still a laugh in his voice, like a gust of wind, the thief pounced again, Yun Chongbo grabbed it with his backhand, and he felt that his strength was lower this time, and it seemed that he was only in the early eighth level.

(Is this because you don't need it?) )

Suddenly arrogant, Yun Chongbo also suppressed his power, and he didn't take advantage of it at all.

"Hmm...... You are mistaken. ”

A punch was struck, but the feeling was very different from the previous blows, and there was no such refreshing feeling of needle-point wheat, but it seemed to be hit into a stream of water, not to mention, it was carried to the side, and it flashed dangerously.

"Ah, that's ......"

"Got it?"

With a smile, the thief led with his left hand and pushed with his right hand, as if he was about to attack the approaching attack, but when Yun Chongbo hurriedly counterattacked, he withdrew and retreated, still using the strange power like water to bring Yun Chongbo's fist crookedly.

"Okay, that's interesting!"

Suddenly came to his senses, and knew that the other party would not take the initiative to attack again, Yun Chongbo let go of his hands and feet, and showed his seven killing punches in the East China Sea, attacking fiercely. The angry whale crashes into the sky, kills the mad shark, breaks the body, kills the spirit rhino, divides the water, kills the demon eel, kills the giant eel, kills the giant clam, entangles and kills, the mirage, insinuates and kills, the golden dragon goes to sea to kill, and the generals go all the way down. As for the thief, he only defended and did not attack, and even relied on the body method, stepping motionless like an iron nail under his feet, only shaking his upper body left and right, and flying with his two hands, taking over Yun Chongbo's offensive one by one.

(This defense is really incredible.) )

I can't help but admire, I only defend and don't attack, I don't move half a step under my feet, and I control my strength to be weaker than myself, and I give myself such a bargain, but the thief can still defend it, and he doesn't have the slightest chance.

(This kind of defense...... Is it "Tai Chi"? )

No matter how Yun Chongbo attacked, he would always be crooked by the thief's feet with that kind of tenacious and meticulous defense, and if he looked closely, Yun Chongbo found that there was only one movement of the thief's feet, that is, he kept drawing large and small circles around his body.

He once knew from Xiao Wenshuang's mouth that Daomen had such a unique martial art, so that it was extremely soft, and it was the enemy of the fierceness, and he also knew that this was regarded as one of the highest achievements of Daomen's martial arts, and few people could really master it, so Yun Chongbo was really a little surprised to see this being used by a "robber".

…… But, more than that, it's excitement.

(This is indeed very interesting, but I may not be unable to break it!) )

While attacking, while silently recalling the battle between the sea and the dragon and tiger all the ways, after finally feeling "sure", Yun Chongbo suddenly withdrew his hand and retreated, sinking his waist, luck, in a blink of an eye, he had raised his strength to the upper limit of his moment, and the heavy punch was blown, and the effect was very different, and in the blink of an eye, countless cyclones had been shattered, which was close to him.

"Eighth level upper stage strength?!"

Quite stunned, the thief did not increase his strength accordingly, and still swirled sharply with his hands, and in the blink of an eye, the cyclone had been reorganized, and it would seal Yun Chongbo's offensive.

"Breaking the meeting with force...... But, then at least one order stronger than me! ”

“…… No! ”

The technique changed suddenly, turning the fist into a palm, pushing right with the left hand, leading the left hand with the right hand, and Yun Chongbo also drew a circle, which was far greater than the thief's stroke. This not only changes the color of the thief's feet, but also achieves a wonderful effect. Turning rigidity into softness, turning straightness into curves, along this new angle, the fist power that has been constantly being stolen just now with soft force to dissipate and dissipate, can finally be integrated into the impeccable defense.

"Uncle, be careful to pick me up...... Punch the spies! ”

With a loud shout, Yun Chongbo urged with all his strength, the power was poured in a steady stream, and the wind was heard immediately.

The so-called "scout boxing", was originally Yun Chongbo figured out the new tricks created by Ao Jialong Boxing and Taiping Boxing, when he shot, he became a strong cyclone, and it was the most useful to deal with the enemy with poor strength.

Constantly strengthening the defense, the thief was able to seal the power of Yun Chongbo's fist, not spilling out at all, so that Yun Chongbo lost his strength, but he was all blocked by the thief in the ground, and he could hear the wind roaring, but there was no wind around, so it was not weird.

However, this is very different from Fang Cai: Yun Chongbo's power has not been lost, but it has only been sealed alive by his amazing skills. In other words, as long as Yun Chongbo can continue to lose power, it will eventually make the thieves "unbearable".

(Lift up the power and equal to me, or you'll have to give it to me...... )

Calculating the key points, Yun Chongbo roared angrily, lost his strength with all his might, and immediately listened to the turbulence of the wind, and suddenly became ten times stronger.

"Broken!"

Roaring and breaking through, the defense woven by the thief with the eighth-level primary power has reached the limit, and it was hit hard by the cloud rushing wave, and it could no longer be maintained, it was fragmented, and it was even swept up by the whirlwind, flying upside down.

(Excellent!) )

couldn't help but feel a little proud of himself, but Yun Chongbo knew that now was not the time to relax. Seeing the flaws of the thieves, they rushed to catch up, and took the opportunity to gain more.

I've tried my best, but I'm still not as fast as the thief. Before the cloud could get closer, the thief had already freed himself from the whirlwind, and his arms swirled again.

(Try again?) But it's useless, as long as I can blend into your defenses...... )

Before he finished thinking about it, he saw that the thief actually took the initiative to attack, Yun Chongbo was both surprised and excited, and he usually gathered his arms, and he was even more eager to know how far he could force the thief?

(It's impossible to win, but if you can force him to use the ninth level of strength...... )

Before the thought was finished, the thief had already come to the front, his palms were staggered, and there was actually a hidden sound of wind and thunder, Yun Chongbo did not dare to slack off, he still had enough strength, four hands and one grid, Yun Chongbo's expression changed immediately!

The power of the thief's foot is generally the strength of the upper eighth level, which is not surprising, but the fists collided, Yun Chongbo couldn't stand, and the other party's method was really familiar to him, and it was actually the "spying fist"!

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"I said, 'How did you do that?'

Breaking the power of "Tai Chi", in exchange for stronger martial arts, self-proclaimed "No Capital Knife", stealing the foot made Yun Chongbo lose his heart, except for ...... To this name, which is so tasteless.

"Joke, there is a scout boxing, why can't there be a knife without capital, besides, I was originally in a business with no capital, so it's not strange to call this name......"

It seems that the technique that has evolved from the Tai Chi technique is still to defend with countless small circles, but unlike before, the thief can actually use these small circles to disperse and defuse the cloud rush attack, and at the same time, capture and control those scattered forces together, and reorganize the enemy. It is equivalent to using the power of the enemy, and returning the enemy's body, and his own consumption is very small, and the so-called "no capital knife" is what it means.

"Let me tell you, since just now, the strength I have used has not been higher than the seventh level, but so what, every blow is a hard hit, until you can't speak."

"I said, uncle, you have no money knife, it's really useful!"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt admired, Yun Chongbo felt that if this kind of martial art could be practiced, even if he faced an enemy who was stronger than himself, he would at least be able to keep it alive, and if he fought a protracted battle, he might be able to consume the opponent alive.

"But...... Something is still wrong. “

In addition to admiring, Yun Chongbo thought about it carefully, but he felt that this martial art seemed to be a little inefficient: when facing the enemy, it was without distractions, with the aim of winning, and if he had to deal with it calmly like the thief just now, it would be higher than the opponent, but if that was the case...... Why do you need to use your strength?

"In short, I think that 'Tai Chi' is indeed a great skill, but you're a little crazy with this 'no money knife', think about it carefully, you don't have a chance to use it at all."

"Well, you're not wrong."

With some embarrassment, the thief shrugged his shoulders and told Yun Chongbo that his original intention of studying this set of martial arts was indeed not to fight the enemy.

"I have a brother who has been in a bit of a situation lately, hmm...... It's like you immortals, and you suddenly find that your strength has increased, but you haven't been trained enough to control it, so it's terrible. ”

In this regard, the thief is also very worried, because from the perspective of history, among such people, there is even a record of not being able to carry himself and dying violently.

"What about that guy, his personality is absolutely bad, he is a good drinker, he loves to gamble, he has a very serious temperament, and his ears are soft and ......."

"Wait, I think I know who you're talking about."

Recalling the meeting he had seen secretly, Yun Chongbo knew very well who the thief was talking about, and shook his head with a wry smile, but he couldn't help but feel admiration.

(This person is really righteous enough...... )

Thinking about it carefully, such a set of martial arts, although the efficiency against the enemy is not very good, but it can indeed fully exercise the skills of mastering strength, and it is indeed a very useful set of gifts for the Jiuhai Sword Immortal.

(Wait, that's not all.) )

Grabbing his chin, Yun Chongbo even suggested that this might be used to attack and win.

"For example, if you deal with one person at a time, then the strength you can borrow is not as great as yourself, but if you deal with many people at a time, and then gather their strength like this, and only fight one person at a time, wouldn't it be invincible......"

"I said, in that case, my head will definitely blow up first!"

Annoyed with his hands, the thief pointed to Yun Chongbo, this is "it is not difficult to see people carrying the burden".

"You can try it yourself, and control several people at the same time...... In other words, if you count three people at the same time, probably no one in the world will be able to do it! ”

He was very excited, and he even threw out a few maps and asked Yun Chongbo to cultivate according to the tips above.

"Tell you, if you can achieve a little success within half a year, I will count you as a genius, if you can control several enemies at the same time, I will recognize your master upside down!"

"Huh?"

didn't figure out the situation for a while, and took the map in a daze, Yun Chongbo suddenly understood, the other party ...... He has already taught this set of martial arts to himself.

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