To the west of the Han Wu Kingdom is adjacent to the Xia Zhi Kingdom, which is one of the five great powers of the Jiayan Ancient Continent and is located in the westernmost part of the Jiayan Ancient Continent. After Zong Shan said goodbye, Xujingchen went all the way to the west, crossed the border, left the Han Wu Kingdom, and came to the Liaozhou border of the Xia Zhi Kingdom.

On the border of Liaozhou, the grass and trees are scarce, the weather is bad, and large areas are dry sandy land, so there are few people here. Only 12 out of 10 people live here, and most of it is a barren place, like a wild land. In Liaozhou, there is a huge mountain, called Blood Mountain, which stretches for thousands of miles, and five or six out of ten of Liaozhou's land are occupied by it. The place and even the surroundings are not a single inch of grass, and the rain does not fall.

Xu Jingchen arrived at a city in Liaozhou, called Qiancheng, and he found an inn in it to rest for a while.

A few days later, Yandonglou also rushed to Liaozhou Qiancheng, thinking of finding Xujingchen, but it was still too late, and after asking around, he found that Xujingchen had left. After learning about it, Yan Donglou kept chasing in the direction where Xujingchen left.

Zong Shan motioned for Ning Songsheng to silence, frowned slightly, and then said: "Donor, please leave first, please find an inn nearby to stay, and then the old man will come to find the donor." ”

"Does the master want it?"

"No need to ask. ”

"Yes. ”

Zong Shan took off the Buddhist beads in his hand, handed them to Ning Songsheng, and said, "Donor, please take this string of Buddhist beads, so that I can find the donor later." ”

"Yes. Ning Songsheng carefully took the Buddha beads, bowed down to Zong Shan, and left.

After Ning Songsheng left, Zong Shan went up to the second floor alone. There are nearly ten rooms on the second floor, and there are also many guests, men and women, businessmen and officials. Zong Shan's eyes did not take his eyes off, and he only moved silently to one place.

"Huh? In this era, even monks have come to the restaurant? haha. A drunken man laughed.

Zong Shan turned a deaf ear to such words, and he went straight to one of the rooms. Unlike other rooms, which are noisy, this room is exceptionally quiet.

Zong Shan knocked on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone please?"

For a long time, there was no response inside, and Zong Shan didn't shout again, just stood like that, not in a hurry, not impatient, and motionless.

After a long time, the door finally opened.

Inside sat a man, drinking alone. There were two swords leaning on the table, one long and one short. He glanced at Zong Shan and said, "Master, please come in." ”

Zong Shan followed his words and came in, and as soon as he entered the room, the door behind him "snapped" shut.

"It's been a long time since I've been here Xie Chunju, and the taste of this Xie Chun wine doesn't seem to be the same as it was back then. The man muttered to himself.

"The poor monk is a monk and cannot drink alcohol, so he cannot share the worries of the Sword Saint. ”

Hearing the word "Sword Saint", the man turned his head to look at Zong Shan and said, "Senior Father recognizes me?"

"The poor monk is polite, isn't the donor Jade Lotus Continent, the awakening sea sword saint bell and the net?"

The man returned the salute with a fist and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the name of my Sword Saint of the Jade Lotus Continent could also be transmitted to the Jiayan Ancient Continent." ”

"The donor is humble, your name has spread all over the ten continents, if it is not for the women and children in the countryside, the rough men in the countryside, who does not know anyone who is on the rivers and lakes?"

The old man smiled. ”

"Where, where. ”

After some conversation, Zhong Jijing started another topic: "So, let's get down to business, why did the master come to me?"

"I'd like to ask the donor for a favor. ”

"What's the busy?"

"Help 'persuade' those who want to break the forbidden formation and enter the outer continents of Jiayan Ancient Continent to leave. ”

"Master, I can't help you with this, because I'm a person from a foreign continent who has entered the Jiayan Ancient Continent. Zhong Jijing drank a glass of wine.

"That's why the poor monk came to you, the benefactor. ”

"You think I'll do you a favor?"

"Of course. ”

"Master, you are also old, why do you act like a child, why do you think I will agree. ”

"The poor monk thinks like this, and when he says no, he uses force. ”

"Force, Master, what do you think of me? Will my dignified Sword Master fight with you as an old man? Besides, you think I'm going to lose to you?"

"Donor, please don't make a premature conclusion about everything. The donor doesn't know the name of the poor monk. ”

"Dare to ask what Master's Dharma name is?"

"The poor monk is called Zongshan. ”

Zhong Jijing put down the wine glass in his hand and said solemnly in an instant: "It seems that you are the master of Zongshan." ”

"How many sects are there in the world?"

Zhong Jijing drank all the wine in the cup, then stood up and said, "I didn't expect it to be you! It seems that I can't respect the old man anymore this time, and I have to use all my strength to fight with you." ”

"Donor, please relax, poor monks will not bully their juniors. ”

Zhong Jijing put the long sword on his back, straddled the short sword around his waist, and said while tidying up: "There is a rumor on the Jiayan Ancient Continent that has spread to the ten continents: a thousand years ago, the ruin mirror Xuanyue, and the east sword and the west Buddha within a hundred years. The Xujing Family, the Xuanyue Family, the East Sword Jiang Yi, the West Buddha Zongshan, and the four pillars of the Jiayan Ancient Continent. It's a pity that now the ruin mirror has been extinguished, Xuanyue has passed away, the East Sword is hidden, and the West Buddha is hidden. ”

"I didn't expect to meet the hidden West Buddha as soon as I arrived in Jiayan Ancient Continent. ”

Zhong Jijing tidied up his clothes, put a silver coin on the table, and then made a "please" gesture to Zong Shan, and said, "Master Zong Shan, please." ”

"Donor, please. ”

Zong Shan and Zhong Jijing left the restaurant and came to an open place by the sea.

Zhong Jijing looked around and said, "Master, although this place is relatively empty, with our combat strength, not to mention the entire continent, at least a corner of the seashore of this continent will disappear." ”

"The donor is very thoughtful, which is why the donor only practices swords at sea!"

"I'm not afraid of the master's jokes, I haven't killed anyone so far. ”

"It seems that the donor is very close to the poor monk. Alright, let's set up a forbidden formation here and seal off the space. ”

"When I entered the Jiayan Ancient Continent, I encountered a forbidden formation, which spread all over the borders of the entire continent, and this was also laid by you, Master. ”

"It's a poor monk, but the forbidden array can only block some people, and a top master like the donor can't stop it with the forbidden array, so I have to ask the donor for help. ”

"Master, you have already spent so much effort, I am afraid that you will fight with me at this time...... So be it, I promise you. ”

Zong Shan said while arranging the formation: "I didn't expect the rumored Xinghai Sword Saint to be so kind-hearted, but don't worry, the poor monk can hold on, and if he says that he wants to fight, then he will fight." Pick up people's favors with bare hands, poor monks don't do it. ”

"Then the junior is respectful and might as well obey his fate. ”

However, after a while, Zong Shan set up the forbidden array, and the ground where the two of them stood was full of golden arrays, and this space was already still, the sea breeze no longer blowing, and the sea water no longer flowing.

"Alright, let's get started. ”

"Master make the first move. ”

"Good. ”

Zong Shan's right palm was erected in front of his chest, his eyes were closed, and then his body was glowing with gold, and then he lifted his left palm and put his right palm on it, forming a form of putting his hands together, and at this time the whole space was filled with golden light.

"Eight gods and Buddhas. ”

Zong Shan gently spit out four words, as if he was an order, and then, in front of him, two rows of giant Buddhas appeared, four in a row, a total of eight, all with their right palms on their chests, and their bodies glowed with golden light.

Eight giant Buddhas sandwich the bell and the net in the middle, like a real Buddha descending. Facing the eight giant Buddhas as high as the sky, Zhong Jijing's heart was full of shock, he looked up at the giant Buddha and pulled out the long sword behind his back.

Zhong Jijing held his breath and concentrated, a sword aura came out leisurely, he hung the sword on his chest, the tip of the sword pointed downward, and after a while, a green lotus appeared out of thin air under the tip of the sword, and the sword qi continued to float out of the green lotus.

"Jade Sword Lotus. ”

The sword qi and the golden light met, making a heavy roar, like two ancient weapons colliding with each other, the space continued to tremble, as if it would be broken at any time, if it was not for the forbidden array control, everything around it would have turned into dust long ago.

The sword qi became more and more vigorous, and the golden light gradually retreated, at this time, Zong Shan suddenly exerted his strength again, and the eight giant Buddhas all put their palms together, and at the same time, the sound of Buddha continued to sound around them.

"Big Buddha Tianyin. ”

The golden light finally had the upper hand again, and the sword qi was assimilated by the golden light one by one.

Zhong Jijing's eyes widened, and he suddenly erupted, and he leapt into the air with the sword lotus in front of him.

"Haique Liansheng. ”

Behind Zhong Jijing, an endless tide suddenly gushed out, every drop of sea water was filled with his sword qi, and a large area of green lotus bloomed around him, and a small sword made of sword qi was suspended on each lotus green lotus.

The tide of sword qi and the sound of Buddha Light and Heaven were like life, the two were compatible and disturbed, and they didn't seem to be intense, but each vibration was enough to burst a piece of space.

The battle was still going on, and suddenly, there was a crack in the forbidden array, Zhong Jijing took the opportunity to hold a long sword, swung it around, and the sword slashed at the giant Buddhas on both sides, Zong Shan was caught off guard, and the eight giant Buddhas on both sides were hit, and gradually began to dissipate.

A moment later, both of them received magical powers, and the forbidden array was shattered.

"The sword points to the gods and Buddhas, and the donor is the second person. Zong Shan said with a smile.

"The first person, is it him?"

"Yes. Zong Shan nodded, and then said: "With the donor's mental attainments, maybe you can surpass him in the future." ”

"It's not in vain for me to be appreciated by you. However, although the master lost today, I am willing to agree to the master's request. ”

"Thank you, donor. ”

"Then I'll go back, and I'll leave this southern coast to me. ”

"The donor walks slowly. ”

Zhong Jijing put away his long sword, looked at the vast sea, and turned to leave.

In the Tang Sect, Lin Xun faced the question of the head of the family, Tang Qiushan, who was hiding a needle in the middle, and how to answer it for a while was the best answer, and finally he had a choice.

"My surname is Lin, my name is Xun, and I used to live in Yujiaomen. ”

Tang Qiushan narrowed his eyes and said, "Why do the people from the Jade Jiao Sect run towards my Tang Gate?"

Lin Xun thought for a while and said, "I'm here to take refuge with my father Tang Shanhai. ”

"Didn't you have any purpose?"

"The purpose is there. ”

"Huh?"

"I want to learn the poison art of the Tang Sect. ”

"Want to learn my Tang Sect's poison arts? hahahaha. Tang Qiushan laughed, and then said, "Don't you know that my Tang Sect and Jade Jiao Sect are mortal enemies, why should I believe you?"

"Of course I know, I can't clarify for myself, but please give me a chance, I will definitely do my best for the Tang Sect. ”

Tang Qiushan thought for a while, and then said: "Your father Tang Shanhai has made a lot of contributions to the founding of my Tang Sect over the years, since you are a child of Shanhai, I have the right to believe in you once." ”

"Thank you, Master. ”

Lin Xun breathed a long sigh of relief, the clothes inside were already wet with cold sweat.

"Well, since you want to enter my Tang Sect so much, I will give you the surname 'Tang', and you will be called Tang Xun in the future. ”

"Master Xie. ”

"Alright, let's go down. ”

"Yes. ”

Lin Xun bowed to Tangqiu Mountain, and then left with Tang Shanhai.

When he arrived at the residence and put down his luggage, Tang Shanhai said to him: "The head of the Tang Sect will not believe you so easily, you will have to put the Tang Sect first when you speak and do things here in the future, no matter what others say, you have to say, 'This is for the Tang Sect', you know?"

"Got it. ”

"The bigger test is still to come, you must always remember, and even self-hypnotize, to ensure that you reach the state of 'led by the Tang Sect'. ”