When he arrived at Ah Xia's mountain village, he found the neighboring village. After confirming the route that Duan Mingyu and Jing Fan took to enter the mountain, Chung Shen Soo gave his old horse to the mountain village and walked into the mountain alone.
Speaking of which, ever since he traveled the pugilistic world, he had changed his mount a few times. He still felt that the old horse that liked to drink was the most suitable for him.
But no matter what, horses could not climb mountains, especially deep in the mountains and forests where there was no road!
Hence, Chung Shen Soo could only rely on his lightness skill to hurry on his journey.
Fortunately, the two of them had just entered the mountain with the guide, and there were still some traces along the way.
After entering the mountain for half a day, Chung Shen Soo found a corpse. It should be the mountain guide. There was a big hole in his head, and his white brain matter had long been swept away.
There were also a few corpses of black-furred apes near the corpse.
It could be seen that Jing Fan and Duan Mingyu were in a hurry and did not have time to collect their companion's corpse.
'I know the abilities of those apes. With Jing Fan's abilities, he should not have fallen to such a state, right? Could it be that he met the mastermind? '
Chung Shen Soo's heart stirred, and he continued his search.
He went deep into the mountain forest, but he did not know where to go.
At this moment, a long and penetrating sound of a zither suddenly came from a certain direction.
Chung Shen Soo smiled and chased after it.
…
In a valley.
Duan Mingyu's clothes were torn, and he looked miserable. He placed a zither on his knees.
He plucked the strings with his fingers. Every time the zither sound rang out, a formless sword energy would be released, and it would crush a demonic ape that was charging forward.
Unfortunately, there were too many demonic apes surrounding him. There were hundreds of them!
He fought and retreated until he reached the valley. He relied on the terrain to defend himself, but he was forced into a dead end.
Behind him was a vertical cliff that was hundreds of feet tall. The black mountain rocks were as hard as knives.
Even if one's lightness skill was outstanding, he could fall to his death if he was not careful when he climbed up.
According to common sense, even if Duan Mingyu, who was proficient in zither and sword skills, could not kill all the demonic apes, it would not be a problem for him to escape.
If he was alone, he could try to climb the cliff and escape.
However …
He cast a glance at Monk Jing Fan, who was unconscious and had a large patch of blood on his chest. He could not help but reveal a bitter smile. "Master, I'm really burdened by you this time …"
If a person were to use Qing Gong, the probability of crossing this precipice would be fifty percent. But if they were to carry a hundred jin of weight, the probability would be less than ten percent!
Even so, Duan Mingyu had no intention of abandoning Jing Fan and escaping alone.
He just kept stirring up his inner force, turning it into Sound Wave Sword Qi, forcing back the Devil Apes that wanted to approach him.
However, after a few tens of sword strikes, the Devil Ape was still fearless and had no intention of retreating.
As for Duan Mingyu herself, she could already feel the inner force in her body drying up. She could not help but shake her head. "I'm doomed this time … I didn't expect to lose my life here on this trip, and cause all my senior sisters and junior sisters to become widows …"
"After hearing what you said, I don't want to save you anymore."
At this moment, Duan Mingyu suddenly heard a sound from above.
He was overjoyed. When he looked up, he saw Chung Shen-soo on the precipice.
Chung Shen-soo looked at the two of them and was slightly speechless. He casually threw a large number of torches and stones to force the Devil Apes to retreat. Then, he threw a rope down.
Duan Mingyu grabbed Monk Jing Fan with one hand and the rope with the other. With their combined strength, they leaped out of the valley and escaped deep into the mountain.
Chung Shen-soo placed his hands behind his back. He tapped the tip of his toes on a tree branch and flew dozens of feet away like a breeze.
"Speaking of which, although those monkeys are powerful, if they're determined to escape, they're nothing … How did you end up in this state?"
He looked at Duan Mingyu, feeling puzzled.
Moreover, Jing Fan's martial arts were above Duan Mingyu's. Why was he the first to be heavily injured and unconscious?
"It's a long story … To put it simply, the mastermind who controlled the monkeys was an abandoned disciple of Stone Buddha Temple, Jing Fan's senior brother, Monk Jing Ming … I saw that this person had already suffered from Qi deviation and was acting like a lunatic. He suddenly appeared and took advantage of Jing Fan's state of mind to attack and injure Jing Fan …"
Duan Mingyu had a lingering fear in his heart. "To be honest, this person cultivates a secret sutra derived from the Stone Buddha Sutra — the Victorious King Sutra! His strength is truly extraordinary. Even if he fought against Jing Fan in a fair fight, he would have a fifty-fifty chance of winning … I really don't know why he's unknown on the predecessor roll … "
"Master Jing Fan also cultivates the Victorious King Sutra, right? It seems like the two of them are quite close … "Chung Shen-soo said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it's not a shallow relationship. Otherwise, Jing Fan wouldn't have been so distracted by Jing Ming's sneak attack. Fortunately, this person wasn't in a good state. After injuring Jing Fan, he became hysterical and took the initiative to escape. Otherwise, the two of us wouldn't have survived … Even so, we were almost chased by that group of monkeys …"
Duan Mingyu still felt cold sweat dripping down his back as he recalled the scene.
If not for his luck, he might have been beaten to death by the monkeys and had his brain eaten raw.
"Amitabha … I heard from a few Martial Uncles that Jing Ming suffered from Qi deviation and fled the temple because he failed to break through to Grandmaster … I didn't expect him to be here …"
Jing Fan's voice came from behind Duan Mingyu.
The monk had woken up at some point in time, but his face was full of doubt. "The temple sent me here because they already knew that Jing Ming was disguised as the devil here, but they didn't say anything. It's really hard to understand …"
His face was full of doubt and dejection, and he looked like he had suffered a great blow.
Seeing the monk like this, Chung Shen-soo could not help but shake his head secretly.
Blood Transformation Realm martial artists had strong vitality. As long as they were not fatally injured or severely disabled, they could slowly recover.
The same was true for injuries that were difficult for ordinary people to recover from.
However, it was hard to say if one's heart was covered in dust.
The Iron Arhat's martial arts were originally above Yan Wu Shuang's. However, he had lost to Li Qinghe, so he had a shadow in his heart and had a flaw. Moreover, the Goddess Catcher had taken the opportunity to challenge him, so he was unfortunately defeated and lost by one move.
If he had recovered, Yan Wu Shuang would not have been his match.
This was enough to show the importance of spiritual cultivation to martial artists, especially Buddhist experts.
The high monks of the Stone Buddha Temple clearly knew that Jing Fan and Jing Ming had a good relationship, but they still sent Jing Fan to slay the devil. This was already problematic.
"It's useless to talk about this now. Let's go down the mountain and find a place to recuperate …" Duan Mingyu suggested.
"No! I … I … I want to see Jing Ming immediately! "
Jing Fan's face was full of determination. "Almsgiver Duan, you're right. I'm afraid Jing Ming has long suffered from Qi deviation … When I fought with him, I realized that this is the best time to cure him. If we miss it, there will be endless troubles in the future …"
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