Volume 5: Return to Donghua Chapter 40: The Master of Wuxiang Temple
Qi Ji traveled all the way south and arrived at his destination in the evening of that day.
Falling Star Plain——Wuwei City.
This is a large city under the jurisdiction of Wuxiang Temple, but Wuxiang Temple does not actually participate in city governance.
The Taoist temple is located on the top of Lingshan Mountain in the center of the city.
The Taoist priests of all sizes in the temple are basically devoted to their daily practice. There are also many disciples who follow the principle of being involved in the world. They open clinics, become teachers, or open martial arts schools to teach disciples in Wuwei City.
There are even stalls where people tell fortunes and perform arts .
The entire force is basically "Buddhist" and "no rules" in capital letters.
Under the protection of this force, Wuwei City also gives people a feeling of leisurely and inaction.
After finishing work every day, they basically go out to drink tea, chat, play and play cards in the alleys. There are few rich people, but most people do not feel it is hard to have simple meals and are spiritually rich.
Wuxiang Temple itself does not require the residents of the city to pay taxes. Instead, Taoist priests often come down the mountain to help the people and eliminate violence. Therefore, it is deeply loved by the common people. A large number of residents often spontaneously go up the mountain to worship and offer sacrifices, and donate food and clothing.
Whenever there is a major issue in the city that is difficult for the group to decide, some people will go up the mountain to ask for advice and ask Wuxiangguan for guidance.
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Qi Ji flew through the air and saw the people in the city laughing and talking happily, and he couldn't help but sigh.
What's that called? Sometimes, a company can run just fine without a boss.
Soon, he flew to the top of Lingfeng Mountain in the center of the city. Out of courtesy, he did not land directly inside other people's Taoist temples, but landed in front of the mountain gate.
The one who came to greet Qi Ji was Li Yunxi (the fourth-rank old Taoist priest who led the Wuxiang Temple in the martial arts competition), whom he had met several times before.
"Mercy! Qi Ji, I didn't expect that you are actually the Qi Ji I have seen. The world is unpredictable and incredible!" When Li Yunxi saw Qi Ji falling from the sky at the mountain gate, he was obviously unable to hide his surprise and kept sighing.
"Master Li, long time no see." Qi Ji nodded and smiled at him: "Are Dao Lian and the others okay?"
Li Yunxi smiled and nodded: "They are doing very well, especially Dao Lian. Since returning from the martial arts competition, his realm has improved rapidly. Now he has not only entered the extraordinary stage, but has even almost broken through to the second level of the extraordinary stage."
He then looked at Qi Ji in amazement and couldn't help but say, "Of course, compared to you, all the geniuses in this world are nothing more than tiny fireflies."
Qi Ji scratched his head and said, "Alright, Master Li, stop flattering me. Let's get down to business, shall we?"
"Let's go back to the main hall and talk. Our abbot is waiting for you." Li Yunxi said with a smile as he led the way.
"The old master is here too? I thought he was somewhere on the front line killing foreign demons..." Qi Ji was surprised .
Li Yunxi said helplessly: "It was indeed there originally. It was not because they saw that your Sword Pavilion was vulnerable to the enemy's attack due to its weak defenses, so the leaders of several forces temporarily returned to the headquarters for the sake of safety, so as to avoid another..."
He suddenly paused, looked at Qi Ji, and stopped talking.
Qi Ji smiled indifferently and said, "So as to avoid the fate of our Jiange being robbed, right?"
Li Yunxi smiled awkwardly.
As Li Yunxi's awkward pace quickened, Qi Ji soon entered the simple and elegant main hall of the Wuxiang Taoist Temple and met the legendary master of Wuxiang Temple.
Fifth-rank demigod——Mo Daoming.
He was an old man dressed in a green shirt, and his appearance was as old as Yuxujiang, but his temperament was as calm as water, and he was vigorous and had the air of an immortal.
"Compassion, I guess you are Qi Ji." Mo Daoming looked at Qi Ji with a smile and nodded continuously: "You have a unique bone structure and extraordinary talent. It is true that heroes emerge in troubled times. It is a blessing for mankind to have you."
Qi Ji bowed his head earnestly and saluted: "Master Mo, Qi Ji is here on the orders of the Sword Pavilion Master to assist Wuxiang Temple. Please give me your guidance."
Mo Daoming nodded gently: "Qi Ji, I believe you also roughly know the purpose of this visit."
Qi Ji said seriously: "Our Pavilion Master sent a message to inform me that there are reformed people causing chaos within the jurisdiction of Wuxiang Temple, and asked me to come and help."
Mo Daoming's expression gradually turned serious. He said, "The situation is quite bad now. Just listen to me and I will tell you."
So, with Qi Ji listening carefully, Mo Daoming told Qi Ji in detail the difficulties they were facing.
The matter is very simple. There are indeed a large number of reform cases occurring within the jurisdiction of Wuxiang Temple, and many horrific murders have been committed.
The method of transforming demonic energy is extremely effective. It can transform ordinary people into people with strength comparable to that of extraordinary people. After being transformed, ordinary people of the first or second level will be able to easily reach the level of ordinary people of the third level.
What's more amazing is that for those who have reached the third level of transcendence, after transformation, there is a considerable probability that they can break through the shackles of true transcendence and be promoted to a fourth-level strongman who can condense Qi armor.
Such an effect is naturally very tempting to countless martial artists.
It was still okay for the disciples of famous forces like Jiange and Wuxiang Temple, but among the smaller sects and independent practitioners outside the seven major forces, many could not bear the temptation of breaking through the realm and embarked on this path of no return.
This is particularly evident in the many small sects within the jurisdiction of Wuxiang Temple.
After all, Wuxiang Temple is different from other forces. It is composed of a group of Buddhist Taoists who advocate a quiet and inaction approach to governance. As long as there is no unprovoked killing of civilians, they rarely pay attention to the movements of practitioners in their jurisdiction.
As a result, by the time I reacted, it was already too late.
"Almost all of the nearly 100 sects, both large and small, have been affected by the transformation of the demonic energy. Either a demonic transformer appeared in the sect, or the sect was suddenly attacked and killed by other sects that had all become demonic transformers..." Mo Daoming sighed, "By the time we discovered it, it was too late. The world of cultivators in the south had been completely overturned."
Qi Ji was stunned when he heard this.
No, you people in Wuxiang Temple are too Buddhist. You don’t even keep a close eye on your own subordinate areas. Aren’t you afraid that others will gather together and overthrow you?
Mo Daoming finished the introduction and began to formally issue a commission to Qi Ji: "Qi Ji, we have a good relationship with Jiange, and now we can't be polite with you. All the fourth-level masters under my command have been sent out to various places to quell the chaos. Now there is a big event that requires your strength."
Although Qi Ji complained in his heart, he also smiled slightly: "Master Mo, please feel free to say it."
Mo Daoming said helplessly: "We have received news that a large number of sects that have undergone the transformation of demonic energy have secretly agreed to meet somewhere in the Falling Star Plain to plan a major event within the jurisdiction of the Wuxiang Temple. Their conspiracy must be related to us. I need to stay in the temple to protect the disciples and I am unable to split myself. I am afraid that the strength of my other masters is far behind yours and they are unable to take on this task."
He pleaded, "I ask you, can you go to the Falling Star Plain for me and find their rendezvous place? I don't need you to kill them. After ensuring your own safety, inform me of their location. I will rush there as quickly as possible and kill these possessed people in one fell swoop."
When he talked about "killing in one fell swoop", the old Taoist priest, who had always been as calm as water, suddenly burst out with an incredibly strong power, and a giant white crane shadow that seemed to appear and not appear appeared outside his body.
The strength of Lord Mo Guan is not inferior to that of Sword Pavilion Master Yu Xujiang, maybe even better!
