boom-
The giant palm flattened the ground, and dust and gravel formed a large circle and spread out in all directions. The people on the mountain path and Min Yuerou, who was squatting on the ground, watched this scene and became silent.
Lu Liangsheng did not leave. He frowned and stared at the big palm of the black turtle. In an instant, the bird head suddenly cried out, and the front palm that was pressed down suddenly trembled, and a Buddhist chanting echoed in the surrounding mountains.
"Buddha have mercy on me!"
The huge body of the black turtle shook, as if affected by the Buddhist chanting. It lifted its front paws up little by little, and the mud stuck on them fell down, revealing the outline of its skinny body. Its arms stretched out from its monk sleeves, and it walked out of the pit step by step with its huge paws raised up. With every step it took, the mud exploded.
"How dare you show off your insignificant skills in front of me!"
He stretched out his arms and shouted "Ha--" and the old monk Zhenhai's pale beard fluttered angrily. In the blink of an eye, he looked like an angry Vajra King. The palm of his hand wrapped with Buddhist beads formed a seal and slammed into the giant claw of the black turtle.
—Ming Zun conquers the demons, great and mighty heavenly dragon!
The air twisted, and the Buddha's light and pressure shot out to the surroundings like a tide. The Buddha's light shot up into the sky, and several golden rays of light spread along the giant claws above the head.
roar!
The black tortoise's voice was like the roar of waves. Its huge body shook the other three limbs backwards, making a rumbling sound, and the surrounding trees in the forest were all toppled.
Wow!
A nearby big tree that was swept by the long snake at the tail of the black turtle shook twice, broke with a snap, and fell down dragging the dense tree cage with it.
As the huge body swayed, Lu Liangsheng's robe fluttered. He raised his hand and the black turtle stood firm again. He exerted force on its front paws, and the entangled golden light shattered into stars and dissipated. What fell to the ground were sandalwood Buddhist beads.
The scholar raised his hand, intending to cast a spell to unleash the magical power of the strange beast, but he subconsciously turned his head to look at the woman standing by the mountain path in the distance and hesitated for a moment.
"How dare you, evildoer! You are destroying my golden Buddha light!"
The scholar turned around and saw the golden bowl flying up into the sky. A beam of Buddha's light shone down from the mouth of the bowl. The old monk's figure followed closely like a giant bird. Almost at the same time, Lu Liangsheng flicked the hilt of the sword at his waist, and Yue Long let out a soft hum, drawing a streak of light that flew towards the golden bowl shrouded in Buddha's light above his head.
The magic sword and the golden bowl collided, two different magic weapons, and the sound of golden music rang out instantly—
Monk Zhenhai jumped up, his robe fluttering, his beard shaking in the wind, and he slapped down with his skinny big hand!
"The Great Luo Divine Mantra, the Great Ming Lord's Magic Seal!"
“Roar—”
The black tortoise bird roared and rushed forward, and its beak pecked directly at the old monk's palm. No one could understand what kind of power was contained in the skinny body. The Mingzun Demon-Subduing Seal, which was emitting Buddha's light, hit the black tortoise bird's beak. The air seemed to shrink, and the golden light gathered into a small dot. Then, there was a huge noise that shook the mountains and fields. The golden light spread from the small dot in an instant, filling everything around, and the Buddha's light enveloped the land.
"Lu Liangsheng!!!" Min Yuerou, who had suppressed her emotions for a long time, stood in the vast Buddha light and shouted hoarsely.
The next moment, the golden light receded from sight like a tide, and the place where the huge body had originally stood was left empty, with only the old monk Zhenhai slowly descending from the sky.
"Old monk! I will kill you—"
Min Yuerou screamed heartbreakingly, grabbed the long sword that fell on the ground, and rushed towards the opponent like crazy. Regardless of whether she could kill the opponent or not, the woman had no other thoughts in her mind.
At the other end of the field of vision, Monk Zhenhai turned around and looked, his eyes swept over the woman who was running towards him, and then he raised his head to look above the woman's head.
In midair, a scholar in green robe stood suspended in the air, his hair flying wildly, and there seemed to be something extra in his mind, as if he was born with it.
The open eye sockets were still filled with red, and white air was flowing out of the corners of his grinning mouth.
"That's it?"
His body fell down with a bang, cracking the ground. He stood up and stretched out his arm to stop the madly running woman behind him. However, this action reflected a different picture in the old monk's eyes.
The scholar with his arms crossed exuded a layer of white demonic aura, and in the air behind him, a huge black turtle with a bird's head and a snake's tail appeared and disappeared from time to time.
Monk Zhenhai straightened his body, took back the golden bowl and frowned.
"He is clearly a human, why is he so evil..."
Moreover, the previous attack had clearly killed the monster, so why was it still there? Even an old monk who had been exorcising demons for a long time could not figure it out. But now, whether he continued to fight or not, there was no way he could hold back against the scholar opposite him.
You are going along with the evil crowd and helping the evil to cause harm. Just for this one reason, I will not let you off!
The dark clouds in the sky disappeared, the sun shone again, he took a step forward, then began to run wildly, in just a few steps, he turned into a brown and yellow afterimage, while Lu Liangsheng on the other side waved his arm to sweep away the choking Min Yuerou, the furious roar of a strange beast could be heard in the air behind him, he flicked his robe sleeves, a strong wind blew across the ground, and a misty white air spread out from under his feet.
It spread rapidly along the ground, and the old monk who was running towards him stepped on the ground and leaped up. However, the white mist seemed to have eyes and suddenly changed direction, rushing towards the monk and touching his shoes, forming a thin layer of frost.
Monk Zhenhai did not dare to be careless. He turned in the air, waved his monk robe to sweep away more white mist, fell to the ground, and took a few steps back. He felt his legs become stiff, and the piercing cold extended from the soles of his feet to his calves.
“Drink!”
The old monk took a step forward with his legs to the left and right, squatted down and took a horse stance. He raised one arm to the side of his head, raised his thumb and little finger to form a Dharma seal, and spread the other hand flat and upward in front of his abdomen.
His lips began to tremble.
"Prajnaparamita! Prajnaparamita! Prajnaparamita..."
He used his great aspirations and Buddha's power to drive away the frost that had already spread to his legs, while his calves and soles of his feet were covered with a thick layer of ice, emitting bursts of cold air.
Tap tap tap—
In front, Lu Liangsheng was running wildly, holding the Yuelong Sword in his hand, which passed through the air and stabbed straight forward. The old monk's eyes widened, staring at the sword tip that was rapidly enlarging in his field of vision, and his mouth moved rapidly.
“… All things are impermanent, and life must end. If there is no life, there is no death. This extinction is the greatest happiness.”
Buzz—
The sword made a slight sound and stopped almost at the old monk's forehead. Without blinking, Monk Zhenhai looked along the sword's edge at the scholar holding the hilt opposite him and stopped chanting Buddhist scriptures.
"Why did you stop!"
Lu Liangsheng didn't say anything. He suddenly put away his sword and put it back into the sheath. His hair, which was flying in the wind, fell down on his shoulders in disarray. He looked at the old monk who couldn't move, took two steps back, and walked away with the woman who was running towards him.
"Killing someone is easy, but saving someone is hard."
Lu Liangsheng, who was walking several feet away, was still talking, and heard this: "Master, you owe me a life."
If we hold back now, we can probably salvage some of the situation. As for what the old monk Zhenhai will do... we'll decide later. At least, he won't be able to exorcise demons.
Lu Liangsheng walked past the vendors with his hands covering his chest and nodded politely. Not long after, he turned a corner and was blocked by the woods behind him. He suddenly spit out blood, felt dizzy and fell into Min Yuerou's arms.
"I don't have any magic power, I am wasting my energy. Don't panic, just find a place for me to rest..."
After he finished speaking, he could no longer hear the woman's panicked cries, his vision went dark, and he passed out.
…
Behind the figure supported by the woman, on the mountain path covered by trees, Monk Zhenhai was still shouting:
“Come back!!”
After a while, the Buddha's power shattered the frost spreading on his lower body. He took two steps with numb and stiff feet. Unfortunately, he could no longer see the figures of the man and the woman in his field of vision.
In the chaos, a few vendors on the other side hesitantly pulled their donkey carts over. When they saw the monk sitting on the ground, they knew that he was an extraordinary person, so they took out some dry food and handed it to him.
"Master, eat something and recover some strength."
The old monk bowed his head and took the food from the merchant without hesitation, swallowing it in big gulps. Seeing that they were still there, he took a breath and asked:
"I just exorcised a demon. Aren't you afraid of that demon?"
Several people looked at each other, nodded, and shook their heads.
The leading merchant squatted down and handed him the water bag.
"I was afraid. I didn't know at first, I thought there was a monster, but then I wasn't afraid anymore."
"Why?"
"We have met that scholar before... Lu Lang from Qixia Mountain is well-known for his charity. He even built a temple for people to make wishes and burn incense there. Many of them are effective... Some people even dream of the fairy Hong Lian in their dreams, advising people to be good, and that's how they fulfilled their wishes."
The old monk was stunned and snorted.
"**temple!"
But then, his tone softened and he asked again, "You often go to Qixia Mountain, have you ever met a Taoist named Zixing?"
Several people shook their heads.
"I have seen the Taoist priest before, but he is a little Taoist priest with a pointed mouth and thick body, and he looks wretched and mature. His name is not what the master said."
"Have you ever seen a particularly large toad?"
Just as they shook their heads again, one of them remembered something and said, "The big toad has one, and there's a gourd on its back..."
Hearing this, Monk Zhenhai stopped eating and sat up straight.
"Where is he? Have you heard of any missing persons?"
"That's not the case. Isn't that toad Mr. Lu's pet? I saw it once in Lujia Village. It was wearing clothes and basking in the sun. It was quite funny. It was often chased by a chicken."
The men chatted and laughed for a while, then seeing that it was almost time, they suppressed their palpitations, said goodbye to the old monk, and drove their donkey carts to other places.
The sunlight shone on his pale bearded face, and he fell silent as he thought about what those people had just said.
Monk Zhenhai sat there alone.
I'm a little confused.