In the late autumn of the 16th year of the Tianqi era, an autumn rain fell on the Tile Mountain, causing mudslides and landslides. The largest stone statue of Buddha in the world collapsed, burying half of the Lanke Temple and turning it into ruins. The monks in the temple suffered heavy casualties, and the people and tourists who participated in the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival escaped because they did not enter the temple.
On the same day, Master Qishan, who was deeply respected by the world, passed away. The abbot of the Lanke Temple was disheartened and retreated to the Tile Mountain. Master Qishan's last disciple, Monk Guan Hai, took over as the abbot and temporarily oversaw the affairs in the mountain.
This was the official statement. If the human world could continue to exist, it would be described in the history books. Perhaps the truth would only be found in the West-Hill scriptures and the secret scriptures of the Buddhism Sect. In the current world, only a few people knew that the disaster that almost destroyed the Lanke Temple had nothing to do with nature. It was the Buddhism Sect's attempt to suppress the Daughter of Yama. Unfortunately, the Academy stood on the opposite side of the Buddhism Sect.
In this battle, apart from Master Qishan's death, the president of the Commandment Yard of the Xuankong Temple died, Qi Nian, the World Wayfarer of the Buddhism Sect was seriously injured, Cheng Ziqing's Natal Sword of the Sword Garret was destroyed, and the monks of the Lanke Temple and the representatives of various cultivation sects suffered heavy casualties. Those who were lucky enough to survive were also warned not to mention this matter. Perhaps they were afraid of causing panic in the human world, the Haotian Taoism and the Buddhism Sect strictly blocked the news of the Daughter of Yama's arrival. Even many people in the West-Hill Divine Palace did not know that their Lady of Light had become their greatest enemy.
After Yuan Hao, the back of the mountain of the Academy, which had not appeared in the cultivation world for many years, finally showed up in this battle. Mr. First and Mr. Second of the Academy showed great power and incredible states in this battle, shocking the entire cultivation world. Many people recalled some stories in the past and once again confirmed that the Academy was indeed invincible in the world.
The Academy had also suffered heavy losses in this battle. Ning Que, who had been gradually regarded as the future disciple of the Academy who had improved his state so quickly, disappeared with the Daughter of Yama and the black horse carriage.
From the moment the Buddha's chessboard mysteriously disappeared, no one had ever seen the black horse carriage in the human world, and no one knew whether Ning Que and Sangsang were dead or still living in some corner.
Because of the advice of his younger brother, Master Huang Yang, the Tang Emperor, Li Zhongyi, did not issue an edict to exterminate Buddhism. The previous ban that was issued because of Dao Shi's entry into Chang 'an was extended to the entire world. All the monks of the Buddhism Sect were forbidden to step into the Tang Empire, except for the Guanhai branch of the Lanke Temple.
In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. The autumn wind had turned the leaves yellow, and the Wilderness was covered with frost.
Ning Que and Sangsang had been missing for a whole year without any news. But as the old saying went, even if His Majesty was dead, those who needed to marry still had to marry. The human world still followed the rules that had been repeated for tens of thousands of years and slowly moved towards the future. But this year, people's footsteps were heavier.
At the beginning of this year, the situation in the Central Plains was actually very tense, especially in the eyes of the bigwigs who knew the truth of the Lanke Temple's change.
No matter how one looked at it, the change in the Lanke Temple could be considered as the Academy protecting the Daughter of Yama, so the Academy should be the enemy of the whole world. To destroy the Academy, they had to destroy the Tang Empire first. The West-Hill Divine Palace could use this as an excuse to summon millions of Haotian believers in the world and launch a holy war against the Tang Empire at any time.
It was also because of this that the agreement reached by the Central Plains countries in the Lanke Temple to attack the Desolate Men became a piece of waste paper. When the West-Hill Divine Palace ordered the Coalition Army to move north, the Tang Empire's Northeast Cavalry, which was supposed to be the vanguard, was excluded from the Coalition Army and even became the most vigilant target of the Coalition Army.
Just as the West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army and the Desolate Men fought and stopped, and it seemed that summer was about to pass, the situation in the Wilderness suddenly changed drastically. The Left King's Palace, who had been suffering for the past two years, hid in Min Mountain to recuperate for half a year, suddenly entered the Wilderness again and launched an attack on the Desolate Men and the Coalition Army at the same time!
The behavior of the Left King's Palace seemed to be suicidal in many people's eyes. However, no one had expected that the unorganized grassland cavalrymen who could only shout and wave their machetes in the past would suddenly become a well-organized and disciplined army. The grassland cavalrymen had excellent horsemanship and amazing archery skills. In addition, they were terrifyingly well-organized and disciplined. Their strength suddenly improved several times.
What was even more frightening was that the grassland cavalry of the Left King's Palace seemed to be attacking both sides at the same time, but in fact, they were extremely insidious. They constantly disrupted the stable situation of the war and forced the Desolate Men and the Central Plains people, who originally had no intention of fighting, to fight fiercely with each other many times.
The Coalition Army of the Central Plains countries was shocked by the changes of the Left King's Palace cavalry. After unremitting efforts, they finally found out that there was a military counselor in the Left King's Palace. The Chanyu of the palace listened to him. From the training of the cavalry to the insidious strategic arrangements, everything came from the military counselor's mind.
The military counselor wore a silver mask.
Seeing that the war in the Wilderness was getting more and more chaotic and the price paid by all sides was getting higher and higher, even though the Left King's Palace cavalry suffered heavy casualties, they still dragged the Desolate Men and the Central Plains Coalition Army into the bloody battlefield. The Central Plains countries finally could not stand it anymore and sent powerhouses to try to assassinate the military counselor.
However, no matter whether it was the swordsmen from the South Jin Kingdom or the cultivators from the Yan Kingdom and the Song Kingdom, although they could get close to the Left King's Palace, they could not succeed in the assassination. It was not until all the assassins had died that the Central Plains countries were shocked to find that there were actually dozens of powerhouses in the Seethrough realm beside the military counselor with the silver mask!
In the face of such a situation, if the West-Hill Divine Palace did not intervene, no one could do anything to that person. The situation in the Wilderness became more and more complicated and dangerous. At this time, the Northeast Border Military of the Tang Empire finally entered the Wilderness. After two fierce battles, they finally managed to stabilize the situation in the Wilderness.
The grass in the depths of the Wilderness was already frosty white. With the sound of hooves, dozens of riders climbed onto a meadow beside the poplar forest. Looking at the horses, one could tell that these riders were from the Left King's Palace. However, it was strange that these people did not wear the clothes of the grassland barbarians, but wore black divine robes.
At the front of the dozens of riders was the military counselor with the silver mask.
The military counselor raised his horse and reached out to take off the silver mask, revealing a face that was severely damaged by the fire but still had its original appearance. He looked quietly at the south.
This person was naturally Prince Long Qing who had escaped into the Wilderness.
Prince Long Qing's relatives in the Yan Kingdom had always maintained close contact with the Left King's Palace. That was why the Left King's Palace had sent people to the frontier fortress of the North of Yan Kingdom to pick him up and enter the Wilderness.
After entering the Left King's Palace, Long Qing assassinated the High Priest of the Palace in a very short period of time and subdued the other priests, showing his strength to the frightened grassland barbarians.
In this year, he used the Gray Eye skill to suck the profound power of the High Priest of the Palace, and also sucked the cultivation of two powerhouses in the Seethrough realm from the Central Plains and a senior statesman of the Desolate. His state had broken through the Knowing Destiny State and was even faintly about to reach the peak. However, the blood essence of the High Priest of the Palace and the senior statesman of the Desolate was, after all, not compatible with the Haotian Taoism skill that he had cultivated. So his aura was slightly messy and his state was still not stable enough.
Standing on the meadow and looking at the indistinct mountains in the distance in the south, Long Qing was silent for a long time. He thought of the things that happened in those years and could not help but sigh in his heart. He said to himself, "Such a great river man, waiting for me to take him. It's a pity that you, Ning Que, are already dead. Otherwise, how good would it be for me to kill you again."
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The grass in the Wilderness had been frosted, but the West-Hill was still green.
Ye Hongyu appeared in the depths of the mountains, in front of the simple and ordinary Taoist temple.
She wore a dark red Divine Robe of Judgment and a divine crown on her head. She looked calm and did not knock on the door. Instead, she pushed the door open casually as if she was returning home. She said, "Uncle, long time no see."
The middle-aged Taoist priest in a light green Taoist robe was washing his brush by the lake. When he heard the voice, he looked up and saw that it was her. He could not help but shake his head and said, "You're very late."
According to the rules of Haotian Taoism, the three Great Divine Priests of the West-Hill Divine Palace, the abbey dean of the Southern Gate Abbey of the Tang Empire, and people like Master Yan Se, who had obtained the title of Great Divine Priest by virtue of their strength, had to come to the Zhishou Abbey after being conferred the title of Great Divine Priest. Only with the approval of the Zhishou Abbey could the conferment take effect.
Ye Hongyu had killed the former Great Divine Priest of Judgment last spring and ascended to the Seat of Heavenly Black Jade. She should have come to the Zhishou Abbey long ago, but she did not. What was strange was that both the Hierarch and the Great Divine Priest of Revelation had tacitly allowed her to do so. No one in the West-Hill Divine Palace dared to object.
"It's just a formality. You can come at any time."
Ye Hongyu walked to the lakeside and looked at the lonely and even somewhat lifeless Taoist temple. She frowned slightly and said, "This temple is becoming more and more lifeless."
The middle-aged Taoist flung the wet brush in his hand dry and led her into the house. He said, "The abbey dean has always been in the South Sea. My Younger Brother went to the Kingdom of Song to marry and have children. He did not want to come back. Now there is only me in the temple, so it is naturally deserted."
Ye Hongyu said, "There were not many people in the temple when I was young, but it was still quite lively."
The middle-aged Taoist thought of the occasional chase and quarrel that could be heard in the Taoist temple more than ten years ago. He smiled and said, "After Pipi left, you were sent to the Revelation Institute. Actually, from then on, it was not lively anymore."
Ye Hongyu did not speak.
The middle-aged Taoist looked at her and said, "If someone else did not come to the temple after becoming the Great Divine Priest of Judgment, I would definitely punish him severely. You are naturally not afraid of me punishing you, so you have been too lazy to come to see me. Why did you come today?"
Ye Hongyu said, "I want to ask two things and read a scripture."
It was a rule of Haotian Taoism that the Great Divine Priest of West-Hill entered the temple. In fact, it was also a great benefit. Because according to the rules, the Great Divine Priest could choose one of the seven Tomes of Arcane to study.
"Which one do you want to read?"
"The" Ri "Handscroll."
The middle-aged Taoist asked puzzledly, "You lived in the temple for a period of time when you were young. Even though you did not have the opportunity to read the seven Tomes of Arcane, you should be able to guess something. The" Ri "Handscroll is not helpful for your cultivation."
Ye Hongyu said, "I want to see if there is that person's name on the" Ri "Handscroll."
The middle-aged Taoist asked after a moment of silence, "Whose name?"
Ye Hongyu said, "Ning Que."
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