Above the main hall, Reverend Daoxuan has not returned yet, but among the crowd, whispers can be faintly heard.
When Shuiyue master and apprentice came back again, they saw everyone separated, but Zhang Xiaofan was still kneeling on the ground alone. Lu Xueqi seemed to hesitate for a moment, but after Shuiyue's stern gaze swept over her, she finally walked behind her silently and stopped.
After a while, Reverend Daoxuan slowly walked out from the back hall, returned to his seat, and the hall suddenly fell silent.
Reverend Daoxuan didn't ask Zhang Xiaofan immediately, instead he apologized, he said to the divine monk Puhong next to him: "Senior brother Puhong, my disciples are rude, I made senior brother laugh."
Puhong smiled slightly, put his palms together and said, "Senior Daoxuan, what are you talking about!"
At this time, Taoist Cangsong came over, took Zhang Xiaofan's fire stick in his hand, and put it on the tea table beside Reverend Daoxuan, Daoxuan frowned slightly, and looked at him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Taoist Cangsong said in a low voice: "Brother, after you left just now, the situation was a little chaotic. This thing has a lot to do with it. Just in case, I put it away and put it back here now."
Daoxuan nodded, and said: "Junior brother has a heart."
Taoist Cangsong retreated immediately, Daoxuan's gaze returned to Zhang Xiaofan again. Everyone became tense for a moment, knowing that what happened next might be the moment to decide the fate of this young man.
"Zhang Xiaofan, let me ask you one last time, do you have something to say?"
Beads of sweat appeared faintly on Zhang Xiaofan's forehead, the current situation is really extremely bad. It's just that he has been in the Qingyun sect for many years, and he is well aware of the taboo in the orthodox path to spying on their sect's secret transmission method. If he really speaks out, what will happen to him is unknown, but the monk Puzhi who has been in the earth for many years is probably more than just famous. Damaged, even the burial place of the dharma bones has to be removed from the "Pagoda of Rebirth" in Tianyin Temple.
What's more, Monk Puzhi is one of the four great monks of Tianyin Temple. Will everyone believe in him, which is even more of a problem
He is fighting in his heart here, he thinks of Puzhi's voice at one moment, and the deep kindness of his teacher at another moment, but asking him to betray Puzhi is like forcing him to die, absolutely unable to think clearly in a short time.
However, everyone above this hall will not give him any more time.
Daoxuan watched Zhang Xiaofan's expression cloudy and uncertain after listening to his questioning, and although there were beads of sweat on his forehead, he still didn't say a word, and then thought of the scene when all the disciples pleaded for him just now , Deep in my heart, suddenly there was a nameless fire that had been dormant for many years, burning fiercely.
As if a hundred years ago, that white figure was also kneeling on the Yuqing Palace like this, in front of the statue of Sanqing, in front of all the teachers and elders, and even in the midst of all the fellow disciples pleading for him, but still so rebellious , so invincible, looking down on the world.
Sitting in the last Shuiyue, looking at Daoxuan Master's face from afar, his body trembled, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his head slowly.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and everyone was shocked!
Reverend Daoxuan seemed to have finally lost his patience, stood up abruptly, pointed at Zhang Xiaofan and said angrily: "Nie Yi, back then I thought you had a pitiful background, so I kept you in Qingyun Sect, but unexpectedly you were raising tigers to cause trouble!"
Zhang Xiaofan shook his body, raised his head, opened his mouth wide, as if he wanted to say something.
But Master Daoxuan's complexion was as cold as ice, and he said in a cold voice: "If you don't get rid of your evil obstacle today, how can my Qingyun sect explain to the world the righteous way? Well, let me fulfill you..."
Everyone turned pale, Tian Buyi suddenly stood up, the faces of Lu Xueqi, Tian Linger, Lin Jingyu and others in the crowd all turned pale, even the Divine Monk Puhong of Tianyin Temple who was sitting next to him seemed a little bit impatient, He whispered to Daoxuan: "Brother Daoxuan, should we reconsider this..."
Daoxuan snorted, and said coldly: "This scoundrel is pregnant with the evil things of the demon sect, and has violated my righteous taboo. The crime is serious." He picked up the fire stick that was placed on the tea table, and said: "Today let You died under your own demon cult..."
There was a buzzing sound in Zhang Xiaofan's mind, it went blank, everything in front of him seemed to lose its color, he only saw Daoxuan stretched out his arm, Master Tian Buyi's face was livid, as if he was about to speak, and the surrounding Qingyun disciples were in a mess.
Above the main hall, someone's blood was about to splash five steps away.
"ah!"
Suddenly, a loud shout shocked the audience, and everyone lost their colors. Amidst the horror, Daoxuan Daoxuan suddenly trembled, roared angrily, and threw the fire stick out, as if being scalded.
The fire stick drew a black shadow in the air, fell to the ground, bounced a few times, and rolled in front of Zhang Xiaofan.
At this moment, everyone saw a black shadow flying up from the fire stick, and stopped in mid-air after a while, making a strange creaking sound.
It was a palm-sized alien centipede with brilliant colors and seven forked tails. At this moment, the vibration flew up, shaking his head and tail, looking extremely arrogant.
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned, his whole body trembled suddenly, he stared straight at the monster in mid-air, that thing that was deeply imprinted in his memory: "Seven-tailed centipede!"
In an instant, time flowed backward like a roaring torrent, bringing him back to that black night many years ago, that bloody night when Puzhi dueled with the mysterious man in black and he lost everything at the same time!
His whole body trembled, and the boundless bloody aura rising from the depths of his heart surrounded him. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the fire stick tightly in his hand!
But at this time, no one noticed Zhang Xiaofan's abnormality at all, everyone's eyes and attention were on Master Daoxuan.
The chief elders of Qingyun Sect, whose knowledge and experience are not comparable to ordinary people, surrounded Reverend Daoxuan in the blink of an eye, especially separated from the seven-tailed centipede.
Reverend Daoxuan's right hand trembled, and there was a wound on the middle finger, which was obviously injured by the seven-tailed centipede. At this moment, the blood that flowed out was already black, and what's more terrible, from the wound on the fingertip At the point, a shocking black air attacked upwards at an almost visible speed.
The seven-tailed centipede is known to be the most poisonous in the world, even Daoxuan Daoxuan, who is such an expert, was trapped by it.
Reverend Daoxuan just felt dizzy and suffocated for a moment, but he is so high in morality, especially better than the monk Puzhi back then, he immediately calmed down, his left hand pointed like a knife, and for a moment it was almost gone. Counting with his numb right hand, he drew a talisman in the air, immediately slowing down the upward attack of the black energy.
At this moment Taoist Cangsong rushed to his side, held his body tightly, saw Daoxuan Daoxuan's wound, turned his head and shouted to Zhang Xiaofan: "Zhang Xiaofan, you bastard, you dare to assassinate the head!"
Everyone turned pale with shock, Zhang Xiaofan lost his voice: "No, it's not me..."
Daoxuan Daoxuan, who was surrounded by everyone, looked slightly better at this moment, but how poisonous the seven-tailed centipede was, even on his face, he could faintly see black air, which was thin and not scattered, but even so, his mind was still clear , After taking a deep breath, he said: "Catch this evil obstacle quickly, and interrogate it well."
Taoist Cangsong turned his head and said, "Don't worry, brother, I'm here."
Reverend Daoxuan gasped for breath, but his heart was half relieved, he nodded, looked at him, and was about to say: "Then..."
His voice suddenly stopped, and Taoist Cangsong's face in front of him suddenly changed from an anxious expression to an extremely ferocious one. Almost at the same time, Reverend Daoxuan's heart felt cold, and there was a sudden sharp pain, his body shook violently, and the essence of his body that had been moved to his right hand to suppress the poison suddenly dissipated.
"ah!"
Reverend Daoxuan let out a loud roar, and cut his left hand down, Taoist Cangsong immediately went up with his left hand, the two collided, Taoist Cangsong was shaken violently, flew upside down, and landed in front of the gate of Yuqing Palace, a moment later, the corners of his mouth slowly flowed down There was a bloodstain, but there was a sneer on his face.
On his right hand, he holds a dagger horizontally, which is as crystal clear as water, and it is not ordinary at a glance. But at this moment, the sword was covered with bloodstains, and the bright red blood slowly flowed down from the blade, drop by drop, onto the blue bricks in the hall.
The crowd, which was still in chaos just now, suddenly became quiet, a deathly silence.
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Reverend Daoxuan's dark green taoist robe had turned dark in the blink of an eye, and his entire face was extremely pale. However, the astonishment on his face at this moment far outweighed that on his body. pain.
"You, what are you doing?" With a hoarse voice, he asked everyone's questions to Taoist Cangsong standing at the entrance of the hall. At this moment, even Longshou Peak's disciples Qi Hao, Lin Jingyu, etc. could hardly believe their eyes, they all opened their mouths wide, looking at the person who used to be one of the most powerful people on Qingyun Mountain.
"Me?" Taoist Cangsong laughed wildly as if he had suddenly become another person: "I'm plotting against you! Can't you see it?" The seven-tailed centipede flew towards him immediately, and disappeared into his sleeve robe in an instant.
Qi Hao couldn't bear it any longer, and with confusion and horror in his voice, he shouted: "Master, are you crazy?"
Taoist Cangsong glanced at him, and then his eyes fell on Lin Jingyu who was standing next to Qihao but whose expression was almost the same as his, and there were more disciples of Longshou Peak, and even disciples from other branches of Qingyun Sect. They all looked at him with unbelievable eyes like a madman.
"Hahaha, crazy? Yes! I've been crazy for a long time!" Cangsong Taoist looked up to the sky and laughed, with a hint of madness in his expression: "As early as a hundred years ago, it was also in this Yuqing Palace. When I saw After the end of Senior Brother Wan Jian and Ten Wan, I'm already crazy!"
"Master!" The voices of Qi Hao and Lin Jingyu of Longshou Peak were already weeping, but behind them, the bodies of the chief elders of Qingyun Sect surrounding Reverend Daoxuan suddenly became stiff!
Wan Jianyi, with a nightmarish name and a thick shadow, pressed against Qing Yunmen.
The corners of Daoxuan's eyes twitched, this name that no one had dared to mention in front of him for a hundred years seemed to have deeply stimulated him. Xiao Yicai supported his body, but he suddenly noticed that Master Daoxuan's wounded body suddenly shook violently. Even through the layer of clothes, he could feel that the flame that suddenly burned in his teacher's body was actually Such a hot person!
Taoist Cangsong stood there frantically, as if the evil spirit accumulated in his heart for many years had finally vented out. Suddenly, no one came forward to arrest the murderer who hurt the Supreme Master of Qingyun Sect.
He pointed to Daoxuan Daoxuan, then pointed to the statue of Sanqing in the shadow behind the crowd, and said loudly: "You, you," he pointed to Tian Buyi, Shuiyue, Zeng Shuchang, Shang Zhengliang and other Qingyun chiefs Passing over, "All of you tell me with conscience, who should take the position of head? Is it Senior Brother Wan back then, or him?"
No one answered, the young disciple was at a loss, but Tian Buyi and the others kept their faces ashen and remained silent.
Above the main hall, only Cangsong Taoist’s crazy voice echoed: "Why, have you stopped talking? Are you ashamed? Hahaha, yes! Yes! In fact, who doesn’t know what to do? But now, who is sitting in this seat?"
Shuiyue's face was pale, she looked at Cangsong who looked completely different from usual, and said slowly: "Brother Cangsong, it's been more than a hundred years, why are you so persistent?"
"Bah!" Taoist Cangsong gave a ruthless bah, with a look of disdain, and said with a sneer, "More than a hundred years? Yes! I endured it for more than a hundred years, until today Opportunity to avenge Senior Brother Wan's grievances. Back then, under the Qingyun sect, you traveled in the wilderness, you, you, you!"
He pointed at them one by one, pointing at Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang, and Shang Zhengliang, and said with a sneer, "You have been comfortable being the first for a hundred years, but do you still remember that Senior Brother Wan saved our lives desperately? Do you still remember who shared the experience of Taoism with us without hesitation, so that we can make great progress? And you!"
He pointed at Shuiyue impressively, and said coldly: "You just said that I am so persistent? Hehe, hehe, who didn't know that you were secretly in love with Senior Brother Wan in private, and he later saved you and loved you. Who would have thought that he would die that day? , but still come to mock me today!"
Shuiyue's complexion turned pale!
"And you, Tian Buyi!" As if wanting to vent all the resentment in his heart, Taoist Cangsong pointed at Tian Buyi with a manic smile, and said loudly, "Tell yourself, what kind of senior brother Wan treats you? How to repay him?"
Tian Buyi's face was livid, his hands clenched into fists, his wife Suru was standing beside him, her complexion was also pale, but the two of them never said a word, even Taoist Cangsong laughed and criticized loudly.
"Back then, you were just an ordinary dull disciple of the Dazhufeng sect. Even your masters and brothers looked down on you. But after Senior Brother Wan met you, he recognized you as a talented person with his eyes, and from then on he cultivated you carefully, not only Tell each other about your experience in cultivating Taoism, and recommend you to join the wild five people, only then can you become a man of the Qingyun sect, and you can sit in the position you are today. Am I right?"
Tian Buyi took a deep breath, with a look of pain on his face, he said slowly after a long while: "Senior Brother Wan has treated me with great kindness, even if I am smashed to pieces, I will not be able to repay it!"
As soon as this statement came out, not only the disciples of the Big Bamboo Peak sect, but also the people from other branches including Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley who were surprised by the civil turmoil in Qingyun, all changed their faces. Apparently even Tian Buyi also admitted this way, so it can be seen that Senior Brother Wan that Cangsong Daoist speaks of really has a lot to hide.
Taoist Cangsong sneered and said: "Okay, okay, okay, you finally admitted it, even if you still have a little conscience, then how did you repay him, tell me!"
Tian Buyi slowly lowered his head, clenched his teeth, as if his body was trembling slightly.
Taoist Cangsong laughed wildly and said, "Okay, if you don't tell me, I'll tell you for you. You shameless person, Senior Brother Wan Fei valued you so much. After you returned to Qingyun Mountain that day, you knew that Senior Brother Wan liked Su from Xiaozhufeng at that time. Junior Sister Rusu, you are stealing love, is there such a thing?"
Tian Buyi suddenly raised his head, but as soon as he met Taoist Cangsong's almost crazy eyes, the scorching flame seemed to burn in it, somehow, he felt like there was a white figure standing behind Taoist Cangsong , He was speechless for a moment, and then slowly lowered his head.
He didn't speak, but Suru who was beside him suddenly took a step and said loudly: "Senior Brother Cangsong, if you have something to do, come to me! Brother Wan did have feelings for me back then, but I respected him from the beginning to the end. Love and love. His kindness to our husband and wife is as great as a mountain, but I am close to Buyi, it is my own idea, and it is not a slashing love. Moreover, Senior Brother Wan himself was in front of the two of us back then, and he personally blessed Pass me two."
Taoist Cangsong sneered, and said, "Senior Brother Wan is so proud. After being betrayed by the two of you, how can he stalk like a layman? He would rather be sad himself than let others see it."
Speaking of this, he seemed unwilling to continue, staring at the wounded Daoxuan who was panting, with endless hatred in his eyes, and said: "Back then, Senior Brother Wan treated me like a brother like a father, and raised me with one hand, even more in the wilderness. Regardless of my life to save me, my life was given to him a long time ago! It's a shame that a hundred years ago, I tried my best and couldn't save him. Since then, I have told myself that no matter what, I will avenge him!"
When he said the last few words, he shouted hoarsely, as if he was looking at his deep heart, and it seemed that he was looking at those eyes in the dark.
Xiao Yicai's face paled, but what surprised him even more was that the body he was supporting suddenly pushed him away.
Master Daoxuan, the head of Qingyun sect, the supreme leader of the righteous way in the world for a hundred years, Daoxuan Daoxuan was still bleeding from the wound, and when the black energy seemed to be getting thicker, he suddenly relied on his own strength to slowly walk out step by step .
His imposing manner covered everyone in an instant, the dark green Taoist robe fluttered in the wind, and his hands could be seen faintly, fists clenched deeply, even the nails were sunk into the flesh.
He looked ahead, straightened his body, and faced Taoist Cangsong, as if he was facing that invisible white figure, and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I never thought that the public case back then would make you miss it so much. You So come over and try to see if I, as a senior brother, are worthy of being the head of the sect!"
He squinted at Cangsong, and suddenly stretched out his palms from clenched fists. From the wound on his right hand, drops of black blood gushed out, and the blackness on his face gradually faded away. It's just that his face became paler, but his voice became shriller, with a trace of disdain: "You deserve it?"
Taoist Cangsong suddenly laughed out loud, and said: "Yes, you are powerful. Back then, under Qing Yun's sect, Senior Brother Wan and you were always regarded as peerless twins. I am not your opponent, but someone will punish you."
Master Daoxuan looked solemn, and said coldly: "Who is it?"
Above the main hall, everyone held their breaths, the disciples of the Qingyun Sect looked at each other, but the Tianyin Temple and the people of Fenxianggu who stood aside and saw the internal turmoil in the Qingyun Sect also looked embarrassed.
Taoist Cangsong kept laughing, and at this moment, a deep voice suddenly came from a distant place outside Yuqing Hall: "Old friend Daoxuan, I haven't seen you for a hundred years, seeing you look as good as before, congratulations!"
This sound was like thunder, rumbling, and within a moment, there were shouts of killing from outside Tongtian Peak, and the front of the mountain was in chaos. Already!"
"What?"
Everyone in the Qingyun sect turned pale, Reverend Daoxuan gasped, pointed at Taoist Cangsong, and said in disbelief, "You, how dare you betray the master sect and collude with the demon sect!"
Taoist Cangsong laughed wildly: "That's right, I just colluded with the Devil's Cult, so what! In my opinion, Qingyunmen hides filth, which is worse than the Devil's Cult! To avenge Senior Brother Wan, I don't care even if I go to hell." , not to mention colluding with the Demon Cult?"
Suru's face was pale, and she whispered: "Crazy, crazy, he's really crazy!"
Hearing this, Tian Buyi had a serious expression on his face. He knew that Taoist Cangsong had great power in Qingyun Sect all these years, and he was also in charge of daily defense. But today, the demon sect's massacre came, and they were not noticed until they arrived at the Yuqing Palace. The situation is really bad.
In the blink of an eye, he saw his little apprentice Zhang Xiaofan standing there holding the fire stick in the chaos, and while others were not paying attention, he pulled him behind him, but in the blink of an eye he found that his Something is wrong with this little apprentice.
Zhang Xiaofan's eyes were faintly red, staring fixedly at the figure of Taoist Cangsong, and seemed to be muttering something in his mouth: "It's him, it's him, it must be him..."