When the two men were facing each other, the Buddhist monk holding the demon-subduing pestle put away the treasure, put his hands together, and spoke first.
"Good, good, I am Wuliangshan Liaozhi, may I know who this female donor is?"
The wisdom of Wuliangshan
Xu Chunniang's eyes moved slightly. She had also heard of the name of Master Liaozhi, who was a great monk in the late Nascent Soul stage with profound Buddhist knowledge.
But when the evil cultivators attacked Hanshan Sect, Wuliangshan chose to close the sect gate and protect itself.
I heard that the order to close Wuliang Mountain was issued by Master Lezhi.
While Xu Chunniang was lost in thought, Master Liaozhi looked at the thousands of magnetic lights in the air and the flattened mountains behind her, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"Could it be that the donor is the newly promoted Yuanying of Xiaoyao Sect, the Xu Xianzi who destroyed Hunyuan Sect?"
Seeing that her identity was revealed, Xu Chunniang did not deny it.
"Yes, why are you here?"
Although she was unhappy about Master Liaozhi's self-sealing of the mountain sect, when she thought of the Buddha's light on Shangguan Xue and the sudden appearance of Master Liaozhi, she realized that there might be some connection between the two.
"Haha, the reason why Xu Xianzi came here is the reason why I came here."
Master Liaozhi smiled slightly and said something meaningful.
Xu Chunniang's mind moved. She came here to find the place of great fortune and catch the thief who smuggled the goods.
Could it be that Master Liaozhi came here for this matter
Seeing that she was silent, Master Liaozhi clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name again.
"I know that the other sects are resentful of us because of Wuliang Mountain's self-sealing of its mountain gate, but in fact, we are only trying to protect ourselves."
Master Liaozhi sighed softly, "The five major sects appear to be united but are actually at odds with each other. There have always been many conflicts among them. Once those evil cultivators stir things up, chaos will occur frequently.
Even if Wuliang Mountain does not close its gates, it cannot change the fate of the other major sects."
Xu Chunniang knew in her heart that Master Liaozhi was telling the truth.
The Wanjian Sect had three Nascent Soul cultivators in charge, and when the Xiaoyao Sect was attacked by evil cultivators, they still chose to stand by and watch.
Perhaps, the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Wanjian Sect had also thought about helping.
However, the two sects are very far apart. Once a Nascent Soul cultivator leaves rashly, it is very likely that evil cultivators will take advantage of the situation and sneak in.
After all, it was because Xiaoyao Sect itself was not strong enough.
Wuliang Mountain has Master Liaozhi who is in the late Nascent Soul stage, and the Wanjian Sect has three Nascent Soul stage sword cultivators.
Xiaoyao Sect, Miaodan Sect and Hanshan Sect are slightly weaker, which is why they are targeted by the evil cultivators.
Xu Chunniang sighed inwardly and did not dwell on the matter any further. She asked straight to the point.
"So, Master, you came here because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has decreased?"
Master Liaozhi nodded and said, "There have been signs that the fortune of heaven and earth has been stolen, and the evil cultivators are in power, which is one of the signs.
A predecessor from my Wuliang Sect came here and discovered a rare space formation. I brought my disciples to the Western Regions to practice, so I took a look and ended up being trapped in the formation for several years."
Xu Chunniang's heart moved, "Could the disciple you mentioned be Shangguan Xue
I remember that Senior Sister Shangguan is from Xiaoyao Sect, so how come she is your disciple?"
"It's a long story. All I can say is that she wasn't destined to die."
Master Liaozhi's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. When he picked up Shangguan Xue in front of the mountain gate, she had already been possessed by demonic energy and it was a sign that she would not live long.
Master Liaozhi recognized that what she was wearing was the Taoist robe of the Xiaoyao Sect, and he picked her up just to give her a place to go after her death.
But Shangguan Xue, whose heart was attacked by evil spirit, held on for seven days and seven nights and did not die.
Master Liaozhi was moved by her perseverance and finally decided to help her.
At first, he wanted to help Shangguan Xue clear the evil energy in her body.
However, because of the demon seed planted by Lady Sanchi, the demonic energy had already taken deep root in Shangguan Xue's body and could not be eliminated.
In desperation, Master Liaozhi had to find another way and let Shangguan Xue practice Buddhism to suppress the evil spirit in her body.
"My Wuliangzhong skills cannot be passed on to outsiders. Since I have taught her the Dharma, I have no choice but to accept her as my disciple."
"You could have asked her to practice Buddhism and suppress her demonic energy, but why did you bring her to the Western Regions to absorb her demonic energy?"
“Although she was able to suppress the evil spirit in her body after she switched to Buddhism and practiced both Taoism and Buddhism, it also hindered her progress in cultivation.
If you want to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, you have to absorb a large amount of ghost energy to balance the four energies in your body, so that you can successfully form a Nascent Soul."
Xu Chunniang frowned, "If the four energies are cultivated together, won't there be any hidden dangers?"
"Of course there is."
Master Liaozhi sighed, "Once the balance in her body is broken, she will most likely explode and die.
Worse still, they may become murderous creatures without emotions or reason."
"Then why did you bring her to the Western Regions to absorb ghost energy?"
"This is her own choice. Before coming here, she asked me to carve a Buddhist seal in her soul. Once the evil spirit or ghost spirit prevails, the Buddhist seal will be activated and wipe out her soul."
Xu Chunniang understood in her heart that Senior Sister Shangguan would rather die than become a monster that brings disaster to the world.
"Then did you know that Senior Sister Shangguan originally had a master?"
"Of course I know. I asked her to return to Xiaoyao Sect before, but she didn't want to go back. She said she wanted to practice Buddhism instead and she was too ashamed to face Xiaoyao Sect and her former master again."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang remained silent for a long time.
Perhaps Senior Sister Shangguan actually wanted to return to Xiaoyao Sect, but now, whenever she showed up in the cultivation world, she would be regarded as an evil cultivator.
Even if she wanted to go back to the sect, she couldn't.
"The theft of my fortune is a serious matter. I asked Shangguan Xue to wait outside and I entered the formation alone."
Having said that, Master Liaozhi looked at the vast plain behind Xu Chunniang with a look of surprise and doubt on his face.
"Is Fairy Xu trying to use brute force to break the mountain and destroy the formation?"
"This space formation is based on nine mountain ranges. I have already destroyed three of the nine mountain ranges. It will not be difficult to break the remaining formations."
After saying that, Xu Chunniang activated the Yuanci divine light and slashed at several obvious flaws.
"Kach..."
Large areas of space were shattered, revealing the real mountains that were obscured by the formation.
Master Liaozhi was amazed. "I have only read about this Yuanci Divine Light in ancient books before. I didn't expect to see so many of them today. They are indeed very sharp."
After breaking the space formation, everything around seemed to be no different, but the clouds and smoke lingering in the distance had quietly dissipated at some point.
Xu Chunniang put away the Yuanci Divine Light and looked at Master Zhi.
"The formation has been broken, and the future is uncertain. Are you leaving now, Master?"
"I have a feeling that the person who set up this space formation is very likely a luck thief."
Master Liaozhi looked into the distance with a calm look in his eyes.
“Back then, evil cultivators wreaked havoc on the world, and in order to protect the Wuliang Sect’s thousand-year foundation, I had no choice but to seal off the sect myself.
Now that the evil cultivator has been eliminated and there is no need to worry, I will go with you on this journey and lend a helping hand."
Xu Chunniang nodded, "In that case, Master, please come with me."