Chapter 23: His Holiness Meets with the Elders

August 15, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On a hidden peak in Wangyun Mountain, an old man in a black robe stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the sporadic flashing firelight at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and pondering.

Beside him, on a tall tree with a strange shape, stood a huge black eagle.

Eighty years ago, it was also here that the Danyang grass matured and sturdied, and the Blood Sect sent several elders with their disciples to collect it, but they unexpectedly encountered a hidden master and suffered heavy casualties; After this battle, the sect withered, and there was no longer its former glory.

The black-robed old man remembered what Master had told him a long time ago.

"People all over the world say that we are a demon cult, don't you know that we take the elixir precisely to reduce the number of killings, they are so hard to force each other, in the end, who is the victim?

"The practice of this sect is profound, but there are major defects, if you don't take the holy red, the cold qi cannot be dissolved, and it can cause major injuries to its body, and there are countless disabled disciples of this sect, but it's a pity, it's a pity!

"We've also tried to replace human blood with the blood of other animals, such as cow, sheep and deer, but it's strange and with little success. Several advanced medical seniors of this sect have made comparisons, and it seems that the yang power of human blood is stronger, especially the blood of young children, and in addition, there are some subtle substances in human blood, which are not found in other blood.

"Danyang grass is a pure yang elixir, and it is the only medicine known that can replace human blood. It's just that this medicine can only bear fruit in eighty years, which is very rare, and if it can be found, it must be used well to solve the misfortune of my sect.

"In the martial arts of this sect, the more advanced the cultivation, the less blood needs to be drunk every month, if the talent is not enough to cultivate to the advanced realm, then you need to drink a lot of blood to restrain the cold qi, and the name of this sect that hurts people and kills lives comes from this. Sad, sad!

"Tracing back to the source is caused by the bias of this sect's exercises. The person who created this practice is a rare genius, but it is not perfect. As a teacher, I only hope that this sect can produce a genius, improve the exercises, and free the disciples of this sect from the fetters of blood sampling, and return their minds to nature, which is a great goodness, a great goodness!"

The black-robed old man pondered for a while, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and then looked at the starry fires under the mountain in the distance, and muttered: "Master, although you have good thoughts, but some people don't allow it, then let the disciples continue to bear the notoriety, and turn those who stand in our way into the souls of my hands one by one!"

His eyes were red and he looked silently at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

There was a slight sound of wind in the distance behind him, and a man with light skills and strong skills was hurrying closer. The man came so quickly, and in an instant, he was behind the old man in the black robe. When viewed in the moonlight, it was a bald old man with short eyebrows and small eyes. I saw him bow down and say, "Bai Yiming has seen the Divine Dragon Venerable. ”

Mu Shenlong nodded slightly and said, "Elder Bai, it's been good for a long time. ”

Bai Yiming said, "Thank you, Venerable. The subordinate received the Venerable Emperor's edict a month ago, and he did not dare to slack off, so he led his disciples to investigate here. It is now known that the first batch of Danyang grass will mature after half a month, with a total of more than 300 plants, and the second batch will mature in one year. At present, there are more than 400 people from the Flying Snow Gang and some other Jianghu warriors, guarding Taniguchi. ”

Mu Shenlong snorted and said, "There are a lot of people on the other side, how many people are there coming from us this time?"

Bai Yiming said: "On the subordinate side, there are a total of one hundred and twenty-nine people, another ninety-six people from Elder Xiao, and one hundred and five people from Elder Feng, for a total of three hundred and thirty people. ”

Mu Shenlong nodded and said: "The number of people is about the same, but we only have so many people, and the number of people on the other side may still increase." ”

Bai Yiming said: "Venerable Mingjian. The subordinates have been investigating in the past two days, and the Flying Snow Gang has indeed shown signs of sending more manpower, it seems that it ...... They knew that His Holiness wanted to ...... To ......"

Mu Shenlong smiled slightly and said, "It seems that they know I'm coming, right?"

Bai Yiming nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Mu Shenlong sighed and said, "The old man hurt people in Nabaili Town three days ago, and the Flying Snow Gang already knew about it. It's just that outsiders don't know the identity of the old man, and the Feixue Gang has sent more people, is it really for the old man?"

Bai Yiming said: "The Feixue Gang may not know that the Venerable is a member of this sect, but since they know that the Venerable is coming, they are afraid that the Venerable will also have intentions for Danyang Cao, so they will send additional people, but it is not known." ”

Mu Shenlong hummed and said, "It's all the same anyway." The old man is the protector of the Dharma, even if the people in the rivers and lakes didn't know about it before, after this battle, I'm afraid they all know it. However, as long as you can obtain Danyang Grass, everything is fine!"

He pondered for a moment, turned his head to look at Bai Yiming, and said, "Elder Bai, I remember that your disciples were originally one hundred and thirty-one people, why are there two less this time?"

Bai Yiming was taken aback, bowed down and said, "His Holiness is aware of everything, and his subordinates are obedient!" Two of his female disciples were injured a few days ago and cannot participate in this operation, I hope His Holiness will forgive his sins. ”

Mu Shenlong sighed and said, "What injuries did they have?"

Bai Yiming said: "Their arms are broken, are they ...... He was wounded. ”

Mu Shenlong's eyes flashed red, and he said, "Who is it?"

Bai Yiming said: "It was injured by a person named Li Ji in Longyang Village, Xialongyang Village, Hidden Dragon Mountain. That Li Ji seems to be a character of Li Jiatang in Jiangnan, and I don't know how it will appear there. This person is strong in martial arts, and his subordinates are not opponents. ”

Mu Shenlong showed a slight look of surprise and said, "Even you are not an opponent? This person must have a great background, have you ever inquired about it?"

Bai Yiming shook his head and said, "No." The subordinates have been busy visiting the news in Yunshan for the past few days, and the matter has been put on hold for the time being. In addition, there seems to be a master in that Longyang Village, when his subordinates fought with that Li Ji, he heard a long howl from the village, this person has profound skills, and it seems that he is not under me. ”

Mu Shenlong nodded and said, "Okay, I see." It's good that you can prioritize things and don't put personal grievances first. If the people of Jiangnan Li Jiatang are involved in this matter, it will be quite troublesome, so don't pay attention to them for the time being, and when the big event is over, let's go back and find this time. In addition, you must also restrain your disciples from sucking human blood at will, lest they become even more targeted. ”

Bai Yiming bowed and said, "Yes, my subordinates will obey the orders of His Holiness." ”

Mu Shenlong looked at the distant mountains, sighed and said: "This martial arts, it is very powerful to say that it is powerful, but it is a pity that the worry of defects also teaches people to be helpless." The disciples of this sect, those who lack skill, have no choice but to eat a large amount of human blood, and are attacked by the people of the world, with countless deaths and injuries, pitiful and lamentable!"

Bai Yiming said angrily: "In order to obtain blood, the disciples of this sect are indeed suspected of harming innocent people, but those so-called decent people, there are also many people who kill people indiscriminately, and they are still in the name of eliminating evil and promoting good, which is really shameless! For now, those people in the martial arts in Wangyun Valley are really here to eradicate this sect? Aren't they coming for Danyang Cao! If they don't have this elixir, they will be our enemies?"

Mu Shenlong said: "Yes, the world is bustling, all for profit, everyone is the same, there is no one who is right and wrong." When the elixir returns, everyone will rely on their own abilities. ”