In the middle of the night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. It was the best time to commit murder and arson.
Yang Ye, Zhao Min, and Li Zhu, two men and four women, all changed into black night clothes. Stepping on the moonlight, they used lightness kungfu to climb over walls and roofs and sneak into the Da Xiangguo Temple.
Before this trip, Yang Ye had done his homework. He had already used his Clairvoyance to carefully investigate the situation inside the temple. He also drew a map of the terrain and gave each person a map to look at carefully.
Therefore, their infiltration was fast and efficient. In an instant, they passed through the Hall of Great Strength, the Hall of Heaven, and also passed through the vegetable garden where the flowery monk Lu Zhishen uprooted the willows. Very quickly, they arrived at their destination — the Octagonal Glass Hall.
The Octagonal Glass Hall was also known as the Arhat Hall. It was the hall in the Da Xiangguo Temple that enshrined the 500 Arhats under the Revered Buddha. Normally, it was also one of the places with the most incense.
This hall used the rarely seen octagonal corridor architectural style. The layout was elegant and strange. From the outside of the hall all the way to the core of the hall, there were 500 Arhat statues erected along the way. Each Arhat had a different shape and was vivid and lifelike.
These Arhat statues were all seized from the Donglin Temple of Mount Lu when the valiant general of the Great Song Dynasty, Cao Han, broke into Jiangnan. Later, they were given to the Xiangguo Temple by the previous emperor.
In the past, after the "Northern Warrior" Ouyang Chun broke the copper net formation of Xiangyang's Rising Sky Tower, he became a monk in the Da Xiangguo Temple and was conferred the position of the Hall Master of the Octagonal Glass Hall.
Therefore, when Yang Ye stepped into this solemn hall, he felt the Seven Treasured Saber in his arms begin to tremble violently.
The treasured saber had a spirit and returned to its old place. Unfortunately, the unparalleled hero of the past was gone.
As the crowd stepped into the main hall, they were greeted by the sight of a magnificent Golden Body of the World Supreme. On both sides of the Golden Body were the two Venerables, Dragon-subduing and Tiger-subduing. Below the Venerables, there were 16 Arhats lined up.
Sitting Deer Arhat, Holding Bowl Arhat, Tota Arhat, Elephant Rider Arhat, Laughing Lion Arhat, Maitreya Arhat, Longhand Arhat, Contemplative Arhat, Drunken Arhat, Pouch Arhat, Longbrowed Arhat, Dharma Protector Arhat, Prophet Arhat, Crossing the River Arhat, Banana Arhat, Ear Digging Arhat
As soon as Guan Jiahui entered the hall, she began to count the Arhats. When she reached the Guardian Arhat, her face lit up with joy. She gently made a gesture to the crowd, indicating that the secret door was here.
Zhao Min, Yang Ye, and the others gathered around. Guan Jiahui recalled what she saw when she followed Chen Liqing. She touched the Demon Subduing Pestle in the Guardian Arhat's hand and forcefully pulled the stone weapon down.
It turned out that the Demon Subduing Pestle was originally mobile. As soon as Guan Jiahui activated it, the Guardian Arhat's body began to creak and move. It slowly moved into a dark passage that was wide enough for one person to pass through.
Guan Jiahui whispered, "I saw Chen Liqing the day before yesterday. She entered this secret passage."
They were already so close to the truth. How could they stop here? Zhao Min took the lead and Yang Ye pulled out his saber to cover the rear. The crowd filed into the secret passage hidden beside the Arhat statue.
The passageway was small and narrow, and the path was pitch-black. Everyone was extremely careful as they walked down the winding stone stairs. Before long, a wide expanse of space opened up in front of them.
At the end of the passage, a spacious martial arts practice field appeared in front of them. There were lamps hanging in the air and eighteen kinds of weapons placed beside them. However, both the weapon rack and the ground were covered with a thick layer of dust. It seemed that they hadn't been used for a long time.
There were four rows of bronze men on both sides of the weapon rack. There were a total of six people in each row. They were all bald, bronze-colored strong monks. Under the light, they shone with a golden light.
Yang Ye looked from afar and saw that the faces of these bronze monks were as gentle as if they were still alive. Their whole bodies seemed to be conserving their energy, as if they could come to life at any time to fight with them.
There was a portrait hanging on the wall in the middle of the martial arts practice hall. The content of the portrait had nothing to do with Buddhism. It was a strong man with a long purple beard practicing martial arts under the moonlight.
Next to the picture, there was a line of calligraphy and poetry engraved in a flamboyant style. The content was Li Taibai's "Ode to Chivalry":
Zhao Ke's beard tassels, Wu Gou's frost and snow.
The silver saddle shines on the white horse, Valiant as a shooting star.
Killing a man in ten steps, Unstoppable for a thousand miles.
When the matter is done, he brushes his clothes and leaves, Hiding his identity and name.
Leisurely, he drinks in the tomb, Taking off his sword, Crossing his knees.
Will roast Zhu Hai, Holding his spear to persuade Hou Ying.
Three cups of wine, Five Sacred Mountains are light.
After the blurry eyes and hot ears, high spirits are born.
To save Zhao Ke's golden hammer, Handan is first shocked.
Two heroes of a thousand years, Daliang City.
Even in death, Chivalrous bones are fragrant, Not ashamed of the world's heroes.
Who can write, White Head Taixuan Sutra?
There seemed to be a mysterious power protecting the portrait and the poem. It was spotless and unusually clean. It was different from the abandoned and dirty scene of the martial arts practice hall.
Guan Jiahui led all the way. Passing through four rows of bronze men, she came to the corner of the martial arts practice hall and found a slightly protruding handle. She first signaled to Zhao Min:
"Madam, the last mechanism to enter the secret room where the sword is sealed is here. The National Beauty Heavenly Fragrance Black Rock."
After saying that, she stretched out her hands, held the handle, and began to turn it clockwise.
Guan Jiahui remembered very clearly that Chen Liqing used this method to open the last secret room's secret door. She didn't see her in any trouble.
The mechanism was activated and the weapon racks on both sides automatically separated. Everyone felt the ground under their feet begin to shake violently. Looking around, except for Zhao Min and Guan Jiahui, everyone was surprised to see a hidden secret room slowly rising from the ground. Then it was connected to the martial arts practice hall.
The door of the secret room was tightly closed and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere. Guan Jiahui was skilled and bold. She stretched out her hand to push the door of the secret room. Yang Ye suddenly felt that something was wrong. He was about to stop Guan Jiahui from pushing the door, but unfortunately it was too late. The unforeseen event had already happened.
The door of the secret room shone with a golden light. The whole lifeless martial arts practice hall seemed to be suddenly injected with vitality.
Four rows of twenty-four golden men opened their eyes at the same time. Creaking sounds affected their limbs. In the blink of an eye, they recovered their strength and completely woke up from their deep sleep.
The Spirit Returning Seven Treasures Saber made a dragon's roar. The "omen" effect appeared again. Yang Ye soared up and used Drifting Clouds and Smoke. He passed by everyone and blocked in front of the twenty-four golden men.
"Lady Zhao, quickly enter the secret room. I will block the outside."
He activated the inner strength of the Vajra Mystic Art, and the treasured saber reacted. The flame condensed by the Soaring Flame Pill swept up a heat storm on the blade. It slashed towards the copper men with all its might, intending to block all of them.
However, Yang Ye's reaction was fast, but the twenty-four golden men's reaction was even faster. Especially the six at the front, their speed was even faster.
Their movements were nimble and their running speed was faster than the martial arts masters. They broke through the blockade of Yang Ye's flaming saber in an instant.
"The horizon can be turned into a foot, shrinking the ground into an inch in the blink of an eye." This was the highest realm of Lightness Skill.
Among the crowd, Jin Mong-hee's ability was the weakest and her reaction was the slowest. Before she could react, the six charging monks had surrounded her. Before the Flower Fairy Key could take effect, she had already been hit by eighteen acupoints. In an instant, she could not move.
Seeing that her sister was at a disadvantage, Jianxiao Yurou quickly came to help. With a flash of cold light, the Supersonic Speed Drawing Technique reappeared. In an instant, she slashed one of the golden men. However, this golden man's entire body was made of copper and iron. Other than sparks, her saber did not achieve any effect.
At this time, another six golden men broke through Yang Ye's blockade and rushed up to attack the others. Although Jianxiao Yurou's Flying Sword-reining School was powerful, after meeting these six golden men who specialized in swords and sabers, she could not even gain any advantage in terms of moves.
At the critical moment, Yang Ye roared, "Li Daochang, if you don't make a move now, when will you?"
As soon as his voice fell, a golden sword ball rose from the ground and flew up as fast as lightning. Accompanied by the invisible Sword Qi like dragons and snakes, the Sword Reining Technique, which was famous in Huaixi, revealed its terrible fangs!
Mr. Golden Sword, Li Zhu, made a move. With a swordsmanship that was close to the Way of the Immortals, he stopped the continuous attack and defense of the twenty-four bronze men.
Seeing Li Zhu's sword light crisscrossing and disdainful, the bronze men showed a new attack pattern. Another six people were pushed out from their ranks and joined together to form a line, forming a small scale Thousand-Hand Tathagata Formation.
The six bronze men glared at Li Zhu with their eyes wide open. They took a horse stance and circulated their inner force together. Pale golden Buddhist inner force gushed out endlessly. Suddenly, they released their aura force, which condensed into an unstoppable inner force shockwave that collided with Li Zhu's flying sword.
"Boom!" With a crisp sound, the invisible Sword Qi collided with the impact of the True Force. In an instant, a small-scale explosion was created in the martial arts arena.
The result of the fierce battle: the six bronze men were defeated, and Li Zhu won with blood at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, Yang Ye had observed and understood that these bronze men were in groups of six, each with their own strengths: six of them came and went like the wind, and their Lightness Skill was superb; six of them had infinite strength, and their palms were heavy and their fists were heavy; six of them could not distinguish between swords and sabers, and their moves were seasoned; the last six had profound internal strength, and had reached the high level of releasing Gang Qi.
Although these bronze men did not have spiritual intelligence, they had hard defense, perfect cooperation, and a fearless style, so their combat ability was very strong. Even Zhen Ye, one of the eighteen bronze men at the Shaolin Temple on Mount Song, could not have such combat ability.
While Yang Ye and Li Zhu were in a bitter battle, Zhao Min and Guan Jiahui were not having an easy time either. They followed Yang Ye's strategy and split into two groups, and at this time, they had already rushed into the secret room.
The secret room was not big, only a few square meters in size. Inside, there was a strange Nine Palaces Altar. In the middle of the altar, there was a female knight's sword with a white jade luster. At a glance, it was not a weapon of the Yan Huang Tribe.
Zhao Min was not unfamiliar with this treasured sword. It was Ling Wei's personal weapon, and also something that they, husband and wife, yearned for day and night to obtain. As long as they obtained it, reviving the League of the Forsaken would no longer be a dream.
Therefore, even if Zhao Min was calm, she could not help but feel agitated.
She understood that the battle outside was fierce, and the scale of the battle had already reached, and the commotion would definitely alarm the terrifying enemy, Chen Xizhen.
Time was running out, and they had to end the battle quickly!
Zhao Min no longer hesitated. She rushed towards the altar, wanting to take the white jade knight sword. However, before she could even get close, a ferocious tiger roar suddenly sounded from the top of the Nine Palaces Altar. A Dharma Gate appeared in front of her like a wave of water, and a fierce tiger with a white forehead leaped out from it.
Once the fierce tiger appeared, it pressed its two tiger claws on the altar, and then pounced forward, wanting to swallow the beautiful woman in front of it.
What a heroine, Princess Shao Min. Seeing the fierce tiger about to bite her, she used the Sacred Flame Insignia of the Persian Ming Cult in the Western Region. She unbelievably shrank her body, and at the critical moment, she dodged the fatal tiger's attack.
"Shua!" The sword flashed like autumn dew on leaves. Zhao Min leaped up, pointed her sword forward, and began to fight the tiger alone.
When Zhao Min went to retrieve the sword from the altar, Guan Jiahui was originally watching from the back. She wanted to prevent the bronze men from breaking through Yang Ye and the rest's blockade.
However, when she saw the fierce tiger appear and Zhao Min was in danger, Guan Jiahui completely forgot about her mission.
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade swept up the blade's ray, and a silver-white young dragon coiled above the blade's aura.
"Spring and Autumn Blade Technique, Reversing the Milky Way!"
Guan Jiahui wanted to raise her blade to chop the tiger's head, but before she could do so, she smelled a fishy poisonous gas. When she focused her eyes, the door of the secret room behind her suddenly closed. At the same time, a bucket-sized, snowflake-like giant snake drilled out from the void.
It raised its head in shock, and its eyes flashed with lightning!
This giant python was spitting out its bloody tongue, and its triangular eyes flashed with a bone-piercing murderous intent.
There was a fierce tiger in front, a giant python behind, and twenty-four bronze men who were proficient in martial arts. It was really a dangerous place!
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