Chapter 144: The Once Awesome Qingfeng Temple
Taoist temple!
As soon as he entered the Taoist temple, Taoist Priest Ding Xuan heaved a sigh of relief: "That was a close call."
"Master, that was a close call."
Hearing Lin Ye's voice, the old Taoist suddenly came to his senses. He turned around and saw a flying sword condensed in Lin Ye's hand.
"Disciple, what are you doing?"
"Master, I have gained some insights from practicing the Yutian Sword during this period of time, and I would like to ask for your guidance."
The old Taoist's mouth twitched. How can you teach this thing? Whether it succeeds or not depends on fate.
"Disciple, please listen to what the master has to say."
Lin Ye raised his chin, the flying sword in his hand was still there, which meant, tell me, let me see how you write it.
"I could only pretend to be drunk before, otherwise the three of us, the master and I, would not be able to get out of that alley. You don't know how terrifying the person living in that house is."
"If it's that scary, why would you provoke it?"
“My master was drunk, but luckily he sobered up in time and responded in the best way.” The old Taoist saw Lin Ye’s suspicious look and knew that if he didn’t tell him the truth, his traitor might really kill his master with a sword.
"The one living in that house is one of the eight great demon fairies in the world, known as the Flower Fairy."
"Flower fairy?"
"Well, among the eight great demon fairies in the world, only this one is a plant spirit, and the only demon fairy who lives on human territory."
Lin Ye looked at the old Taoist seriously, and the next moment, he shouted, "Go!"
The flying sword shot out rapidly, and hit a wooden pillar about ten feet away from the left side of the old Taoist priest, leaving a wooden hole as big as a head on the pillar.
"Traitor, what are you going to do?"
The old Taoist's hairs stood up all over his body. If this...if this was accurate, then there would be a hole in his body.
"What should I do, Fairy? You actually asked me to kick the door of the Fairy. What's the difference between you asking me to die?"
Lin Ye was furious. Facing Lin Ye's questioning, the old Taoist's anger suddenly subsided. He said awkwardly, "Well... then he was drunk. You are also responsible. After all, you gave him the wine."
"I brought you wine, so I have a responsibility. If I kill someone with a kitchen knife, do I have to arrest the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop as well?"
Seeing that Lin Ye was about to go berserk, the old Taoist took a few steps back without leaving a trace: "Wulian Tianzun, don't get excited, didn't it turn out okay in the end?"
Lin Ye remained silent. Daogu, who was standing beside him, interrupted and said, "Master, your behavior today is indeed a little unreliable."
"Well, as the saying goes, alcohol makes a man brave. What I did today after drinking was something I had thought about for a long time but could not do. Well, I will not hide some things from you."
The old Taoist didn't say anything when facing Lin Ye's accusation, but when Daogu opened his mouth, the old Taoist's expression became serious. Lin Ye was speechless. This old Taoist, they were also disciples, but he treated them differently.
The old Taoist felt Lin Ye's gaze and replied to Lin Ye with a look that said, "Your cultivation is so complicated, don't you have any idea?"
Daogu's was used to inherit their Qingfeng Temple and he was the successor of his mantle.
"You two, follow me!"
The old Taoist led the way, taking Lin Ye and Daogu to the back of the Taoist temple, and finally they went out of the back door of the temple and entered the bamboo forest hillside behind the temple.
Lin Ye was not unfamiliar with this bamboo forest hillside. When he was rebuilding the Taoist temple, he came here specially to take a look and found that this bamboo forest was designed and the layout was very good. In the end, he did not move it and let it remain as it was.
"Follow my steps and don't go wrong."
The old Taoist had a serious expression on his face, and his steps moved left and right, forward and backward. Fortunately, he stopped every few steps and waited for Lin Ye and Daogu to catch up.
Seeing the old Taoist's steps, Lin Ye knew that this bamboo forest was another formation. It seemed that Qingfeng Temple was more mysterious than he had imagined.
A Taoist temple can have two formations, at least the two he knows about so far, so this is not an ordinary Taoist temple.
A few minutes later, Lin Ye took the last step following the old Taoist's footsteps. After taking this step, he found that the surrounding scenery had changed. He looked at a Taoist temple that appeared in front of him with some disbelief.
A smaller version of Qingfeng Temple.
However, the miniature version of Qingfeng Temple before him gave him a sense of solemnity and dignity.
This is the real Qingfeng Temple.
Lin Ye looked at the old Taoist priest. He didn’t expect that Qingfeng Temple, oh no, his own master had kept such a trick up his sleeve.
The old Taoist did not take Lin Ye and Da Wu into the miniature Qingfeng Temple. Instead, he turned around and said to the two of them, "My Taoism respects the Three Pure Ones, and the Taoist sect also respects 'Qing'. There are no less than a thousand Taoist temples in the world, but only ten of them can be named Qing, and there is only one Taoist temple in the entire Canglan County, Qingfeng Temple."
Listening to the pride in the old Taoist's words, Lin Ye was also a little excited. He thought that he had spent his money in the right way. This Qingfeng Temple turned out to be a large hidden sect.
"Master, you never told me this before."
Daogu was also somewhat excited, but he did not think as much as Lin Ye. He was just happy that his master was so powerful.
"If possible, I don't want to tell you that although the word 'Qing' is good, the price is that none of my disciples in Qingfeng Temple have had a good ending since the founding of the temple."
"Is it that a tall tree attracts the wind?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"This is one of the reasons, but the fundamental reason is to maintain the word 'Qing'. There are so many Taoist temples in the world. In order to win the support of the public, we can only work diligently to slay demons and eliminate monsters." The old Taoist sighed and said, "The man in the house had an agreement with your master Zeng that as long as Qingfeng Temple does not fall, he cannot step out of the house."
Master Zeng...
Lin Ye sorted out the seniority, that is, the master's master's master.
"I don't really understand how Grandmaster Zeng managed to keep that person from leaving the house, but the Qingfeng Temple masters of all generations must do one thing, which is to keep an eye on that person."
"That's not right, Master. Our Taoist temple is now... a little worse than before. How could that person still keep his promise?" Lin Ye used euphemistic words so as not to irritate the old Taoist. From the old Taoist's words, he could imagine the former glory of Qingfeng Temple.
From its glory days to the present day, if it weren’t for the fact that I spent my own money to rebuild Qingfeng Temple, who would dare to believe that this is one of the top ten Taoist temples in the world?
"Because our Qingfeng Temple is still there."
The old Taoist looked at the miniature Qingfeng Temple in front of him and said, "Since the establishment of Qingfeng Temple, we have also encountered several crises. During one of these crises, a demon king took advantage of the fact that the then temple master of Qingfeng Temple had passed away and came with several major demon tribes to besiege us. Guess what the result was?"
"What was the result?"
Lin Ye was very considerate in being the supporting actor, and Qingfeng Temple was still there, so the result was self-evident.
"At that time, the new temple master, your great-great-grandfather, started to burn incense and invite out the Dao shadow of your great-great-great-grandfather uncle. Your great-great-great-grandfather uncle's Dao shadow destroyed the demon king with one sword."
Lin Ye listened to this and looked towards the Taoist temple in front of him. He knew what the old Taoist was going to say. This smaller version of Qingfeng Temple hid the Taoist images of disciples from past generations. This was the real trump card of Qingfeng Temple.
"The Qingfeng Temple you see is what our founder of the temple used his great magical powers to condense. It is also called the Daozang. All disciples of the Qingfeng Temple can go in and leave a Dao shadow. What the flower demon fears is that when she breaks the contract, Master Zeng's Dao shadow will walk out of the temple."
"Then is the Taoist shadow of our great-great-master still in the Taoist temple?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
“Bullshit.” After the old Taoist said this, he looked around and thought that this bamboo forest formation was built by the founder. No matter how powerful the flower demon was, it would be impossible for it to spy on him. So he let it go and continued, “Your great master thought he had not reached the peak at the beginning, so he did not enter the Taoist canon and then disappeared.”
"Ah, what if this flower demon knew?"
"That's why I have to test it. Only by testing it, the flower demon will think that Master Zeng has left a Taoist shadow in the Taoist temple. If I don't test it, the flower demon will find out and the first thing it will do is to destroy our Qingfeng Temple with its own hands."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up and he said, "I understand. This is called the Empty City Strategy."
"Empty City Strategy, what does that mean?"
The old Taoist looked at Lin Ye with some doubt. Lin Ye then remembered that there was no Mr. Wolong in this world. He immediately explained: "This is a story I heard from a storyteller. It tells about a military strategist who was extremely wise..."
"Well, if you put it that way, it makes sense. What I sang was indeed the Empty City Strategy. This time, at least it proves that the person is still in the mansion."
The old Taoist had a look of relief. Lin Ye curled his lips and didn't say anything. He guessed that the old Taoist had always wanted to test him but didn't dare to take action. It just so happened that getting drunk this time gave him the courage. As for the empty city plan he deliberately played, that was just flattering himself.
But he didn't reveal it. After all, from the current point of view, Qingfeng Temple still has many good things.
"Ahem, there is something I want to tell you. After getting drunk this time, I figured out a lot of things. After I figured out my thoughts, I also gained some insights into my practice. I am going to go into seclusion for a while. The daily life of Qingfeng Temple will be handed over to you two."
"Leave it to us?"
Lin Ye frowned. He always felt that it was not that simple for the old Taoist to be in seclusion at this time.
"Well, for those of us who practice cultivation, sometimes we can attain enlightenment in one day. I have accumulated so much knowledge for so many years, and this retreat will definitely lead to a breakthrough." The old Taoist nodded and continued, "Dawu is still young, and he doesn't understand some worldly affairs very well. During this period of retreat, I will leave the Taoist temple to you."
Lin Ye reluctantly agreed.
"Master, please rest assured and retreat. With your disciple here, the temple will be fine."
"Well, the master believes in you."
The old Taoist had an expression of praise and trust on his face, "Go ahead, I will be in seclusion here."
"Then I'll take my leave."
Lin Ye and Daogu turned around and walked out of the bamboo forest. For some reason, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
The old Taoist looked at the two departing figures, heaved a sigh of relief, and muttered, "Drinking will ruin things. Why would you go there when everything is fine? I'm afraid there will be a fight next. But this kid is slippery, there should be a way to deal with it."
"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
