Xi Yiyun coughed up blood incessantly, and his eyes were filled with shock. He was wondering who this person was to be able to shake the foundation of his Dao Heart with just a single sentence.
The skin on that person's face was very smooth, and he looked quite young; but some bulging veins could be vaguely seen under the skin, which looked like the vines of a tree extending upward and protruding above his forehead, forming two horns the length of a finger … He was definitely not a regular disciple of the Center Sect.
Seeing the two horns, Xi Yiyun and the others in the Tranquil Garden thought of one possibility at the same time, but they felt that it was impossible!
Monk Duhai was the Principal Justice of the Guocheng Temple. He was the fourth or fifth most important person in the temple. His Cultivation state and seniority were the highest among all the people present. He waved his monk sleeves to bring Xi Yiyun to his side. Looking at the strange man from Zhongzhou School, his eyes were full of shock and disbelief. He asked, "May I know who you are?"
"Since you don't dare to call this old man by his name, then continue to pretend that you don't know who I am."
That person snorted coldly and said, "Equal to the heavens, all living things have spirits. You can call me Qi Ling."
Hearing this name, the people in the Tranquil Garden no longer had any wishful thinking. They knew that it was indeed that person who had come. Their eyes were full of terror.
It was just that the pronunciation was slightly different, so how could people not guess his identity?
Monk Duhai, Monk Dachang, Duke Lu, and the others hastily stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
The Unicorn was the divine guardian animal of Zhongzhou School, and he had a formidable prowess. He had lived tens of thousands of years since ancient times. In all of Chaotian, the Round Turtle of Aoyama was the only one who had lived longer than him. To say nothing of the people present, even the elders in the hermit peaks of Aoyama and the back valley of Cloud-Dream were his juniors.
Zhuo Rusui lowered his head and looked at the cattail hassock in front of the small stone tower. He did not raise his head, nor did he bow. No one knew what he was thinking.
Monk Duhai bowed and said, "I wonder … why did Mister Qi appear in the human world today?"
"I'm looking for someone," said Qi Ling indifferently.
Monk Duhai's expression changed slightly, asking, "Who is it?"
The people in the Tranquil Garden were also astonished, wondering who in this world was worth this person leaving the Cloud-Dream Mountain just to see.
Qi Ling suddenly shouted, "Jing Jiu! Come out! "
The roar was like a landslide. A fierce wind blew in the Tranquil Garden. The white banner fluttered in the wind as if it would be torn into pieces at any moment. Smoke and dust were shaken out from the cracks in the flagstones, dazzling the eyes.
A moment later, the echoes of the roar gradually disappeared. The smoke and dust settled again, and there was no other movement.
After a moment of silence, Qi Ling turned to Zhuo Rusui and asked, "Where is he?"
Zhuo Rusui lowered his head and looked at the dust that was scattered evenly on the ground. He looked calm, but he was actually shocked. The back of his shirt was soaked in cold sweat.
Qi Ling's gaze was like a sharp blade that cut into his Dao Tree.
"I don't know what you're talking about …"
Zhuo Rusui said listlessly, "If you are looking for my Martial Uncle, you have to go to Aoyama. This is the Guocheng Temple."
Qi Ling ignored him and said in a cold voice, "Jing Jiu is studying Buddhism here. Has he become a tortoise? Of course, the ancestor of your Aoyama Sect was a tortoise to begin with … "
Zhuo Rusui curled his lips, thinking that he would stab Qi Ling a few times with his sword if he could defeat him. Otherwise, how could he face the Master Round Turtle when he returned to Tianguang Peak?
Duke Lu wanted to step out and say something, but he couldn't even breathe due to the formidable energy of this divine animal from ancient times, let alone open his mouth.
Qi Ling's voice grew increasingly brutal as he said, "If you don't come out, I'll tear down this garden and this shabby temple!"
Monk Duhai couldn't bear listening to him any longer. He took a step forward against the formidable energy and sighed, "Old Mister, if so, our Guocheng Temple has no choice but to deploy the Great Formation."
The Cultivation sects in Chaotian had their own resources, so they all had formidable Great Formations of their mountain gates.
Qi Ling shot him a sideways glance and asked, "Little monk, do you think that formation can trap this old man?"
Monk Duhai said with a bitter smile, "I hope it can trap you for three days. I believe that Zen Master will be able to come back from the snowland by then."
This was supposed to be a threat, but it sounded rather helpless when it came out from this highly achieved monk's mouth.
The Guocheng Temple seldom had the experience of fighting with others, let alone facing such an important figure that day.
Moreover, the divine animal Unicorn of Zhongzhou School had been a friend of the grandmaster of the Zen sects, and the Guocheng Temple had been built with the help of the Unicorn. As such, it was impossible for the Guocheng Temple to attack him with all its strength.
Qi Ling had sensed the hidden meaning in this statement. "This is a matter between me and the Aoyama Sect. You guys shouldn't get involved," he said with a slightly relieved expression.
Monk Duhai sighed and advised, "For the sake of the late emperor, could Old Mister talk about it after the worship of the pagoda is over?"
"The Imperial court of the Jing Clan has always been filial to me. If it were any other time, I wouldn't mind putting it aside for the time being; but not today."
Qi Ling fixed his gaze on the deep end of the Tranquil Garden, revealing an irresistible energy.
There was a reason why he chose to make things difficult for Jing Jiu today.
The time before Jing Jiu finally assimilated the Fairy Book was the most likely to go wrong. If he was disturbed, all of his previous efforts would be in vain.
Bai Zhenren still hoped to carry out the original plan and let the Fairy Awareness enter Jing Jiu's body successfully. If it didn't work, he could kill Jing Jiu later.
It was obvious that Jing Jiu wanted to use the time of the worship of the pagoda to get through this period; how could Bai Zhenren allow such a thing to happen?
Sensing the terrifying energy exuded by Qi Ling, the people in the Tranquil Garden became very nervous and quiet.
Monk Duhai had a bitter expression on his face. He knew that the Guocheng Temple had to stop all of this, so he was ready to break the prayer beads on his wrist to inform the Chief Monk to come out of closed-door training and activate the great formation in the temple.
Suddenly, a creaking sound broke out in the Tranquil Garden.
A door was pushed open.
At the same time, a clear and emotionless female voice rang out.
"Master, wait a minute. There's no need to disturb the Chief Monk. We are guests; how can we embarrass our host?"
Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu walked out from the back room of the Tranquil Garden.
Coming to the middle of the courtyard, Jing Jiu looked at Qi Ling and asked calmly, "What do you want from me?"
Upon hearing this, all the people in the Tranquil Garden were stunned.
Qi Ling's words and behavior were extremely overbearing, but no matter how angry they were, they didn't dare to criticize him. Instead, they were very respectful, even to the wounded Xi Yiyun; it was because the opponent was the Unicorn!
No matter how rude and unruly Zhuo Rusui behaved, he only dared to stare at the ground; how could he dare to look at the opponent?
But Jing Jiu dared to look at the opponent's eyes in such a calm and composed manner; how could he not know who the opponent was?
Yet, Qi Ling didn't show any reaction. In his eyes, Jing Jiu should behave in such a manner, if Bai Zhenren's guess was correct.
Looking into Jing Jiu's eyes, Qi Ling said with an indifferent expression, "I've come … to ask you one thing. If you don't give me a good answer, I'll kill you."
"Speak," said Jing Jiu.
A painful and brutal expression showed in Qi Ling's eyes, as he yelled sternly, "Why did you kill the Old Dragon?"
…
…
Hearing this, the people in the Tranquil Garden were shocked again, unable to believe their ears.
Back when the Fiend Prison was in turmoil, Zhaoge City suffered many earthquakes. Though the populace didn't know the reason, they knew the truth.
The King Of The Underworld broke out of the prison and perished together with the Old Dragon!
Judging from what Qi Ling said, it seemed that this event had something to do with Jing Jiu.
Even though Jing Jiu was in the middle state of the Free Travel and the strongest swordsman of the young generation, he was not qualified to participate in a fight of such a high level, let alone back then.
In the next moment, the people remembered some details of the incident in the Fiend Prison. Before the Old Dragon left the ground, a figure had escaped from the Fiend Prison at a high speed. It was said that the Pure Heaven Bureau of the Imperial Court and the Zhongzhou School were still searching for this person. Was it possible that … Xi Yiyun and Bai Qianjun fixed their gazes on Jing Jiu? They recalled the miraculous movement of Jing Jiu in the Illusionary Realm of the Green Sky Mirror, and had a preposterous feeling.
Among these people, Duke Lu was the one who knew the inside story best. It was he who arranged for Jing Jiu to enter the Fiend Prison back then.
Hearing what Qi Ling said, Qi Ling felt his legs turn to jelly. "I'm the Chief of Taichang Temple, and I'm in charge of the Fiend Prison. Do you have any proof for what you said?" he asked.
"If I had proof, he would have died a long time ago!" Qi Ling yelled.
The violent wind whipped up again in the Tranquil Garden, followed by an unimaginably formidable energy. Everybody felt it hard to breathe.
Jing Jiu, who was in the center of the energy, was like a boat in the eye of the storm, on the verge of being destroyed.
It was then that a cat's meow suddenly burst out outside the Tranquil Garden.
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