Chapter Twenty-Five: Seeking the Way from Hui-Shan

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  Bai Jian's expression was calm and serene as he said to Yu Lin, "With you protecting him, the child will definitely be safe."

  "Old Master indeed trusts me." Yu Lin Dang also responded with the same calmness, "As for the Emperor's side, they should have taken precautions against Old Master's moves. Moreover, there are zombies causing trouble outside the city now, and he wants you to quell them, which means not giving you a chance to unite some Qi-refining masters."

  "I am enough for those zombies."

  "I heard that monks from Honglian Temple came to the mansion?"

  "Exactly, I also want to ask, can this monk be used?" Bai Jian was now certain of Yu Linzhong's identity and wanted to hear her opinion. As for the sects of Qi Refiners, the news he got from Guoshi, Bai Jian did not dare to fully believe it.

  "Honglian Temple is also considered a orthodox Buddhist sect, but Buddhism has never been very prosperous in Zhongzhou. Although there are still a few superior monks in the Honglian Temple lineage, they are not enough to resist the Heavenly Court's inspection envoy. Unless a Bodhisattva from Buddhism personally intervenes, there is only half a chance of success. However, throughout Zhongzhou, there are only two people who have achieved the fruit of Buddhahood, and neither of them belongs to the Honglian Pure Land sect."

  "Can these monks be trusted?"

  "The monks of the Pure Land sect are not ones to deceive. If it's a zombie affair, you can ask for their help. However, in my opinion, there's no need to rush to exterminate the zombies at Qin Wangling."

  "Why?"

  "These zombies are ferocious, but they have just given birth to spiritual wisdom and lack skill, which is just right for the children to practice their hands."

  Bai Jian hesitated and let Bai Qi go to the border to fight, which was something that all the young men of the Bai family had to experience. However, fighting against zombies, he feared that something unexpected might happen to Bai Qi.

  "Old master, what you want to do will put Xia'er in danger. If you don't exercise caution, something bad will happen sooner or later."

  "Alright, I'll lead the troops there tomorrow. By the way, let's take a look at the site of Tongren Temple."

  "Old master... is the copper man in the imperial palace or in your hands?" Yu Lin Ting couldn't help but ask.

  Bai Jian burst out laughing, but didn't answer. Yu Linzhong already knew that the copper man was in Bai Jian's hands. If he didn't have the copper man, Bai Jian would never agree to the emperor's request. However, the Qin Emperor's copper man couldn't be controlled without royal blood, and to make it unfold and recover its former power, the emperor had to take action himself.

  The Bai family and the royal Li family are not easy to deal with. But how Bai Jian obtained the twelve copper men is somewhat puzzling to Yu Linzhong. Would the emperor willingly give him the copper men?

  Yu Lin told Bai Jian about Bai Qi's cultivation, and Bai Jian didn't seem to care. The next day, a number of strange people began to appear outside the White Manor.

  The Red Lotus Temple's Luo Jiang had rounded up over a hundred Qi Refiners, all of whom were on good terms with the Red Lotus Pure Land Sect, to go capture the Corpse in the Western Suburbs' Qin Wang Mausoleum. Bai Jian was unwilling to use his own family's troops, as he couldn't bear to sacrifice his own people against this monster. Luo Jiang had seen this point, which was why he had come to offer his services of his own accord.

  Zombies are born spiritual objects, and many people have coveted the Qin Wang Mausoleum zombies. However, the Qin Wang Mausoleum is a forbidden place, and the Great Jin Dynasty has already prepared to send troops to confiscate it. If you enter recklessly and get killed, you can't blame bad luck. You should know that the area around the Qin Wang Mausoleum is where the dragon veins converge, and ordinary Qi-refining masters who go there will face even stronger restrictions than in the capital.

  It was precisely because of this that when the city gathered 20,000 troops, only a small number of Qi Refining Masters infiltrated the area around Qin Wangling. The zombie did not leave Qin Wangling, and after chasing Bai Qi and others that day, the zombie returned to the tomb on its own. When the Qi Refining Masters approached, the zombie rose again, and by the time General Bai's army arrived, all the soldiers guarding the tomb inside had been killed. There were also a few corpses of Qi Refining Masters with their skulls opened and their brains sucked out clean.

  The zombies may move slowly, but it's hard to fly inside Qin Wang's tomb. Being surrounded by zombies is the end result.

  200,000 Lin Jun troops did not directly storm the mausoleum but instead set up a siege perimeter on the outskirts. Hundreds of vehicles were pushed forward and the Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain began to lay out their spell arrays around Wang's tomb.

  Bai Jian was originally unwilling to let the people of Longhu Mountain intervene, but this was the emperor's order.

  Bai Qi marched with the army, accompanied by Xiao Yu and four token soldiers. Yu Linzhong remained hidden in his carriage, while the monk Luo Jiang from Honglian Temple also followed Bai Qi.

  Bai Qi was nervous in his heart, but Luo Jiang seemed to have no impression of Bai Qi at all. The theft by this young master Bai at the Honglian Temple also did not cause any ripples.

  Luo saw Bai Qi constantly sizing him up and smiled: "Young Master Bai, is there something you'd like to ask of this monk?"

  Bai Qi's heart was tense, but his face didn't show it at all. He smiled and said: "I just think that the master looks dignified and has a heroic air about him, how did he become a monk?"

  Luo's expression didn't change, and it wasn't a secret that the son of the State Duke had such a temper. Speaking without thinking wasn't considered an offense either. However, he still found Bai Qi pleasing to the eye; at least Bai Qi had real skills in his hands, stronger than his own disciples.

  "That little monk is nothing, the monks of the White Lotus Sect are really handsome." Luo Jiang also didn't look like a monk and started chatting with Bai Qi.

  "Handsome?" Bai Qi was quite perplexed by Luo Jiang's words. Using "handsome" to describe a monk usually didn't have good intentions.

  "Gentleman, you don't know that the White Lotus Sect is very prosperous in the south and has produced many famous monks. Among them, there's one guy who even makes me envious."

  "Who is this person?"

  "His Buddhist name is Wu Xin, and people call him Yu Seng. Well, if someone like him were to join the Hong Lian Jing Tu Zong, he would also be able to attain Buddhahood." Luo Jiang let out a sigh of regret. Although Buddhism claims to be one school, in the Central Plains, the competition between the six schools is still very fierce.

  The Honglian Jingtu Sect was suppressed by the two Bodhisattva fruit positions of the Bailian Sect, and had no room for development in the south, and could only struggle in the north.

  It's not that Yu Seng was famous for obtaining the Arhat fruit at the age of 18, but because he went in and out of the deep boudoirs of famous families' daughters to spread the teachings, making people envy and admire him, and he became the idol of all the young monks.

  The Red Lotus Pure Land School relies on the heavenly demon to temper one's mind and seek proof of the Buddha's teachings. The White Lotus School, on the other hand, is about entering the worldly gate and experiencing the dusty road.

  Luo had a great eloquence and told Bai Qi about the legendary jade statue, which was very interesting to listen to. Before he knew it, night had already fallen.

  The Taoist in charge of Mount Longhu is not Baiyazi, Baiyazi has returned to Tianxianshan to report back. The one who is currently managing the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Qi refining masters in the Beijing area is a late-stage Xian cultivator with the Dao number Qingfengzi.

  Qingfengzi arrived at the camp of Baijian and rushed straight in.

  Bai Jian didn't bring his personal guards, only Bai Wang was by his side. The outside Yu Lin army knew the ferocity of Long Hu Shan and didn't dare to block their way. If Bai Jian's personal guards were here, Qing Feng Zi would have been beheaded long ago for being so arrogant.

  "General Bai, the Dragon-Tiger Subduing Demon Formation has been set up. Please give the order to deploy the troops."

  Bai Jian smiled, the Taoist priests of Mount Longhu were no longer reliable, the Heavenly Emperor's inspector had given the order, and Mount Longhu did not dare to disobey. Princess Yuzhen was from Mount Longhu, and it was likely that the emperor already knew about this matter. Letting people from Mount Longhu come here probably also meant that he wanted to eliminate the Taoist priests of Mount Longhu himself.

  Before sending troops, the emperor had himself worshiped the nine tripods. His current aura of majesty far surpasses that when he beheaded the Heavenly Wolf King. The True Dragon Seven Kills Spear can be used at will, without worrying about insufficient aura.

  This Qingfengzi can be eliminated by himself at any time. The hundreds of Taoist priests on Mount Longhu, in the Wangling Dragon Vein, are nothing but clay chickens and tile dogs to him.

  "Qingfengzi, are you giving orders to me?" Bai Jian asked with a smile.

  Qingfengzi's eyebrows stood on end, but he saw that Bai Jian had already picked up a long gun in his hand. As soon as Bai Jian made this move, the soldiers inside and outside the big account simultaneously drew their swords. Although they were not his personal soldiers, they were the elite feathered guards of the Great Jin Dynasty.

  Qingfengzi's face suddenly turned ugly, and Bai Jian said: "I know that the Qi Refining Warrior is noble, but since the Great Jin Dynasty still exists, if you want to command the actions of the Feathered Forest Army, you need to kill me first. Qingfengzi, do you dare?"

  Qingfengzi's face turned from red to white, but he took a deep breath, bowed his head and said: "It was my fault for being rude, please forgive me, Your Excellency."

  He's so arrogant at first but then becomes humble! This Qingfengzi has really pulled it off and even Baijian is impressed with him.

  "Dao Chang, these 20,000 Lin troops are temporarily assembled from soldiers who have been through battles. They are the elite of the Great Jin Dynasty. I don't want to lose them all in one night. Let's launch another attack at noon tomorrow. You can arrange for the men to rest first, lest we be attacked by zombies at night."

  "Yes, I'll go and make arrangements." Qingfengzi turned around, his face calm and composed, and walked out of Baijian's large tent.

  Bai Qi did not rest on this side, he left Luo Jiang in his own barracks, talking all night. Luo Jiang told Bai Qi everything, he had a rich experience, was eloquent, and whatever words came out of his mouth were clear and logical. Moreover, Luo Jiang was humorous and refreshing, which suited Bai Qi's temperament.

  As they talked, Bai Qi even forgot about stealing treasures from Honglian Temple and asked Luo Jiang about his cultivation problems.

  Yu Lin Dang is an extremely powerful demon, even the master of Princess Yu Zhen may not be her match. However, Yu Lin Dang is not a good teacher, she just showed Bai Qi the truth of Qing Lei and let him comprehend it by himself. At first, Bai Qi was confused, no matter how high his innate talent was.

  At first, Bai Qi only asked some curious questions, but gradually, he began to ask about the methods of cultivation. Bai Qi was asking about Taoist methods, and Luo Jiang also knew a lot about them. As he listened to Bai Qi's increasingly deep inquiries, he couldn't help but be surprised. It turned out that the son of Duke Rong, was also a cultivator, so why couldn't he see it for himself?

  However, Luo Jiang didn't hide anything and just elaborated on what he knew, benefiting Bai Qi greatly. Unbeknownst to him, the first volume of Qing Lei's true explanation had already been thoroughly understood, with no more doubts remaining.

  Xiaoyu was also listening seriously on the side, her mother was not good at teaching and explaining, she had been practicing for more than ten years earlier than Baiqi, but it was only at the level of Huaqi middle period. After listening to the monk's explanation, Xiaoyu also came to a realization.