Chapter 809 The Ascetic Monk of the Oasis
Only then did the big man in yellow realize how powerful he was. He stamped his foot and his whole body sank into the sand with a "dong" sound.
The sand undulated slightly, and then a trace squirmed quickly. A sword light pierced through the air, and in the middle of the undulating sand, a fountain-like blood gushed out, and there was no movement after a moment.
This big man in yellow had also learned simple five-element escape techniques such as earth escape. He originally wanted to escape with earth escape, but he still couldn't escape.
Several large bird-like shadows fell from mid-air. As soon as they fell, a gust of wind blew past, stirring up small vortexes in the dust on the ground.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
These sword cultivators pointed their hands, and several more sword beams were fired at them, killing all the fleeing cultivators.
Compared with these casual cultivators, these sword cultivators are very powerful. Each of them can control several sword lights. Each sword light has spirituality. With a thought, they can divide and track the enemy. This is much more powerful.
"Dazun Castle..."
Everything that happened in front of He Ping was a tragic massacre, but when he heard the name of Dazunbao, he was not too surprised.
Dazunbao, a heretical sect that specializes in sword-making, has always been rather arrogant. If loose cultivators can form a sect, they must have the foundation.
This sword-refining sect is good at imprisoning living souls and breaking them into flying swords, and their methods are quite ruthless.
"A group of casual cultivators who are as weak as garbage dare to come here to seek revenge."
One of the young sword cultivators leaned over and picked up the jade ring. He frowned slightly.
"What kind of rubbish is this? It's just a tattered algorithm?"
"What? Isn't it a good thing?"
Another companion asked doubtfully.
"The quality is poor and the aura is weak."
The sword cultivator snorted coldly and threw the jade ring into the sand.
"There's no need to throw it away, right?"
Of course, the person who said this didn't bother to pick it up, but instead searched the scattered luggage of the dead ones.
"Hey, they are all a bunch of poor people, but at least they have a few Yin Shou Pills. Killing them won't be a big loss."
They searched several bags and luggage, but couldn't find anything good. The only thing that could be considered good was the Yin Shou Dan.
This kind of elixir can be converted into magic power and can also repair injuries. It is of great benefit to both practicing monks and casual cultivators.
"Let's go!"
This group of monks from Da Zun Fort were preparing to fly into the air with their swords. Unexpectedly, they were only halfway through the flight when they were injured by a dense rain of arrows and fell from the mid-air.
"who is it?"
These casual cultivators did not expect an enemy ambush. Several of them were hit by arrows and fell into a sand pit.
"Damn it...it's the Earth Mother Divine Arrow of the Yunjia Sect, specializing in breaking spiritual light."
Someone pulled out the arrow from his leg and gritted his teeth in pain.
Originally, Dazunbao's flying sword technique could also generate body-protecting spiritual light and avoid flying arrows, which was not difficult. But the enemy also knew this and specifically used the Earth Mother Divine Arrow of the Yunjia Sect.
"be careful."
One of the older monks from Dazunbao pulled out the arrow from his arm.
"It's also coated with the poison of the Chaos God Flower. Don't try to treat the injury with ordinary wound medicine. Stop the bleeding first and then break out..."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Suddenly, a burst of wild laughter came from outside the sandpit.
"Elder Li, your Majesty's Fort has always been majestic, shouting and killing every day, even if you run rampant in the corners of the East China Sea Road, you have always been stubborn when you ran into this desert. I really thought that everyone was going to defeat you. "
"'The clouds are drifting and the rain is drifting' Sun Wangyan."
The monk known as Elder Li shouted loudly: "Our Dazunbao and your Yunjia sect are in the east and west. The two sides usually have nothing to do with each other, so why bother to force each other?!"
The Yunjia Sect is a little-known sect on the Western Wilderness Road, famous for its talismans and methods of refining "magic weapons".
It can be inferred that this was a small sect originally related to the Hunyuan Sect. It was originally rooted in a remote place on the Western Wilderness Road for generations.
Just because the Qiang rebels of Guo Ding, the "Seven Appearing Dragon Kings", made a big fuss, the Yunjia Sect had no choice but to leave the Western Wasteland and move to the Mobei region. They don't know what happened this time. He ran into the desert opposite the Western Wilderness Snow Mountain, and seemed to be planning to plot the so-called Six Paths Treasure.
Elder Li did not expect that the Yunjia sect would be ambushing him.
As far as he knew, the Yunjia Sect was not good at Taoist methods, but was good at creating various magic weapons. In addition to using it yourself, you can also sell it.
There are some problems with the inheritance of their kind of casual cultivating sect. The Yunjia Sect is no different. They can only refine magical weapons and know nothing about magical weapons.
This sect can refine aura-breaking arrows, defensive leather armor, and other items. In addition, it can also make some traps.
They often communicate with some expatriate monks and sell some simple magic weapons, which is considered a relatively peaceful sect.
In fact, the Yunjia Sect's magic weapons are quite good. Even the Demon Slayer Department of the imperial court often trades with them to buy some magic weapons for their own use.
What the Yunjia Sect is most proud of is the "Earth Mother Divine Arrow" that specializes in breaking the aura of monks. This kind of arrow does not require manual work and can be ejected using mechanical objects. It can also be fired fixedly as long as it is accurate to the target.
The group of people in Dazunbao obviously fell into a trap and were lured here by this group of casual cultivators who acted as bait. Only then were they shot by the Earth Mother God's arrows.
"Elder Li, why do you have to say such things?"
The cultivator named Sun Wangyan retorted: "Your sect has killed many fellow cultivators in recent days. Do you really think this desert is the hunting ground of your Dazun Castle?"
Sun Wangyan's tone was gloomy.
"I, Sun Wangyan, have a disciple who was just searching for the whereabouts of the Buddhist Holy City in this desert half a month ago. He did not provoke you, but was beheaded by your flying sword. And half a month ago, in addition to our Yunyan Sect, how many casual cultivators were slaughtered by you like ants and grass."
His voice changed, and he said righteously: "Today, it is not our Yunjia Sect that wants to trouble you, but we have joined forces with Gejiang Sect, Liuyan Sect, Kongshi Sect and other sects, and 32 casual cultivators to trouble you together."
"That's right," another voice sounded, saying: "Li Dao of Dazun Castle "People, your sect has committed atrocities and has incurred public wrath. If you want to escape from here today, you will inevitably have to fight a bloody battle."
"Qiu Shuicheng, the head of the Gejiang Sect?"
Elder Li was shocked. He was also a famous casual cultivator. He couldn't help but shout: "Sun Changmen of Liuyan Sect and Kongshi Taoist of Kongshi Sect are here too?"
"Elder Li, it's too late for you to beg for mercy now."
"I'm here, waiting for Elder Li to come..."
The two heads of Liuyan Sect and Kongshi Sect had a strong voice, which made all the disciples of the Great Zun Castle present feel cold.
"It seems that this is a prepared killing formation."
At this moment, Elder Li could only smile bitterly: "Everyone, let's fly in different directions to break through. If we can run, we can run, right?"
After he finished speaking, he shouted and rushed out with the sword light. After him, other disciples of the Great Zun Castle also fled in different directions with the sword light, and shouts of killing were heard around.
The jade ring that He Ping hid was thrown back into the sand. It seemed that no one noticed the special features of this jade ring.
"Is it really the Six Paths Treasure? So this is the reason why this group of people appeared here?"
During the Buddhist Three Vehicles and Five Veins Dharma Assembly that day, Long Xiang Xian Buddha claimed that Buddhism would announce the exact location of the desert holy city of Kalinga in the past, and also explained the Six Paths Treasure in the holy city.
It is rumored that this treasure is the many treasures of Buddhism buried by Chandragupta, who sealed "Great Sun Martial Lord".
Originally, this matter should have been resolved after the Three Vehicles and Five Veins Dharma Assembly, because the three Dharma Kings who presided over the Dharma Assembly at that time, including Long Xiang Xian Buddha, Akanizha and Ji Huitian, all claimed that they would tell the whole story after the Dharma Assembly.
It's just a pity that Long Xiang Xian Buddha disappeared inexplicably at the end of the battle, and the other masters of Buddhism seemed to be missing.
However, this matter is still very tempting for the cultivation world. After obtaining relevant information, some people dug up rumors about the holy city of Kalinga. It seems that this treasure is not just a rumor, but a real thing.
"Six Paths Treasure?"
He Ping thought secretly. As far as he knew, this was not a real thing at all. After the Great Sun Martial Lord was sealed, the holy city of Kalinga gradually fell apart, just like a carved castle in a sand pile.
It was also at this time that it gradually split into the three main Buddhist veins of the Pratyekabuddha Vehicle, the Voice-hearer Vehicle, and the Bodhisattva Vehicle. If there is really a Six Paths Treasure, the little stone Buddha would not be unaware of it.
It can be seen that there must be someone behind this matter, but I don’t know who is doing it...
He Ping thought about it and felt that this matter had little to do with him. He continued to recuperate and try to recover his injuries as much as possible.
He didn’t know if his position was a little special. In the past few days, there were often cultivators flying high and shuttling back and forth. Those who came and went should be the monks who came here to search for treasure.
From time to time, there were also disputes, shouting, cursing, explosions and fighting sounds. It can be seen that this area should be the core area where many monks are looking for traces of the Holy City.
"Do these people really think they can find the whereabouts of the Holy City?"
He Ping shook his head secretly. Even if they were very lucky and found the whereabouts of the Holy City, they could not find any Six Paths treasure.
"Not necessarily."
He said to himself in his heart: "The scattered cultivators are not fools. If there is really no benefit... these people would not come here at all. It must be that something happened here that really made these people believe that there is really a treasure in this ghost place."
He Ping thought that there must be a conspirator behind this who was secretly arranging and planning, and the other party's method was also quite clever.
He felt that the matter of the Six Paths treasure was not necessarily done by Tai Wangdizhe and Ajianizha. At least it was enough to attract a large number of scattered immortals to come here, which was enough to prove that the other party's method was not simple.
I don't know how many days have passed, maybe seven or eight days have passed, and the surrounding area has become much calmer.
He Ping was slowly adjusting his essence and restoring his perfect immortal god status. Suddenly, a hand reached out, picked up his jade ring, and carefully brushed off the dust on it.
"It's beautiful, is this a treasure?"
It was a slightly childish voice, obviously from a child.
Suddenly, an old finger stretched out from the side and grabbed the jade ring.
It was an old man with wrinkles all over his face, and his face looked older than his age. He took the jade ring from the child, examined it carefully, and shook his head bitterly.
"The quality is extremely poor, and the spirituality is almost gone... This thing, let alone being used as a material for a magic weapon, will drag down other spiritual materials even if it is mixed together for refining, and it will waste a lot of hard work."
"Really?"
The child thought it was a pity, but he turned his head and looked at the old man again.
"Then, can I keep this thing?"
He was attracted by the crystal and warm jade ring, thinking that even if it was not a good treasure, it was a top-quality jade material.
"Whatever you want?"
The old man probed into the surrounding sand and suddenly took out a broken sword.
"It's a good sword, but it's a pity that it's broken in half... But this sword should be made of coral gold from the East China Sea and several other spiritual materials. If you take it back and refine it again, it can also be refined into a magic weapon."
The old man's eyes were cloudy and covered with a layer of white film. He was obviously blind, but he could easily find the buried broken sword from the sand and dust. His ability to detect spiritual inspiration was very outstanding.
At least it can be said that even if he can't see, his soul is very smart and can sense all kinds of fluctuations around him.
"Today's harvest is good... But those monks from Dayou have come to the ruins of the holy city of Kushinagar to inquire, and some people are digging around. I just hope they don't cause any trouble again?"
The blind old man muttered to himself. He Ping saw some of his actions and flaws when he accidentally showed his skills.
"This old guy is a Zen practitioner. He should be a Buddhist monk from the local oasis city-state settlement."
He Ping also knew that there are still some sporadic teachings of Buddhism, which are still circulated in a few oases in this great desert. Unlike the authentic Buddhist teachings that have been spread to Zhonghuan, Donghai and Daxiye Kingdom, these are part of the ancient teachings, including "Vipassana" and "Samadhi Technique".
These are the methods of meditation and asceticism to obtain supernatural powers. They are more difficult to practice, and because of the invisible obstruction of the Heavenly Dao, although some supernatural powers can be cultivated, they are not the true Dharma and cannot enter the Dao.
However, these teachings are also popular in the oasis city-state. This blind old man should be a practitioner of Vipassana. His every move has a profound Zen rhythm. His body has been through the ascetic practice of "Samadhi", and his soul has been polished. He just lacks the most core teaching of Buddhism, otherwise he would have a chance to break through and achieve enlightenment.
"Let's go back!"
The old man called out, and the child happily hid the jade ring in his arms, took a huge, snail-like pack animal next to him, and took advantage of the sun before it went down. The old man and the child walked towards the end of the endless sand dunes.