Quick Knife Hall, Martial Temple, Iron Fist Sect, Bajiquan, Day and Night Temple, Naihe Nunnery.
Of the six factions, there were monks, Taoists, and nuns. The remaining three were lay people.
"Amitabha." A monk draped in a dark blue kasaya stood up and chanted a Buddhist prayer in a low voice. "Esteemed benefactors, the reason the Qingcheng Sect issued the 'Kill Order Across the Three Mountains and Five Peaks' is to find someone within our province... 'Gao Jianfei.' This person is said to have used despicable means to injure several disciples of the Qingcheng Sect. The Qingcheng Sect Leader, Guan Xuanzi, has personally promised that whoever captures 'Gao Jianfei' alive will receive a large quantity of elixirs from the Qingcheng Sect!"
Elixir!
The mere mention of elixirs caused everyone in the teahouse to hold their breath!
Strictly speaking, alchemy is definitely a part of internal martial arts! High-grade elixirs possess a variety of wonderful effects. For example, they can prolong life, resist aging, heal internal injuries, detoxify, enhance male sexual function, and even improve internal energy cultivation!
And so on and so forth are the benefits!
These benefits cannot be measured by worldly money and material possessions.
In fact, all internal martial arts schools possess some secret formulas for refining pills! However, lower-level internal martial arts schools tend to produce relatively ordinary pills, such as wound medicine.
As for the Qingcheng Sect, a major Taoist sect, their alchemy techniques are... well, they can't be described in just a few words!
To put it simply, even some ordinary pills casually taken out by the Qingcheng Sect would be extremely precious to a relatively small internal martial arts force! They would be absolute treasures!
"High-grade pills! This, this is a real treasure!" a middle-aged nun exclaimed, smacking her lips.
A Taoist priest stood up and said, "Today, the local internal martial arts forces in D City have gathered for a meeting to discuss how to capture 'Gao Jianfei' alive and then claim the reward from the Qingcheng Sect."
The others immediately said, "Daoist Qiu Menghen, you have many ideas. This time, you should still give the orders. We will all follow your commands!"
Since everyone agreed, Daoist Qiu Menghen didn't refuse. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then launched into a long speech, "First of all, to capture Gao Jianfei, we must confirm whether he is in our D City! As for other cities, we can't investigate them. After all, hundreds of internal martial arts factions across the province have already been mobilized. We only need to focus on our own territory. If we're lucky, Gao Jianfei happens to be hiding in our D City, then we'll capture him! The Qingcheng Sect has already published Gao Jianfei's photo and portrait to all the major internal martial arts factions in the province. They've also described his situation... This Gao Jianfei is a grandmaster of external martial arts! He knows a little about internal martial arts, but his skills aren't deep; in addition, he's skilled in using poison. He can also use hidden weapons (the Qingcheng Sect deliberately didn't mention his beast-taming skills, keeping them a secret. After all, this is an extremely important secret. Although they might not be able to keep it a secret for long, they still need to maintain a semblance of secrecy)."
Qiu Menghen's words made everyone in the teahouse nod in agreement.
"A master of external martial arts, a rudimentary master of internal martial arts, plus the use of poison and hidden weapons... well, that's not enough to pose a threat to us!" the monk said confidently. "The experts of the Qingcheng Sect wouldn't spread false information. The main problem now is finding 'Gao Jianfei,' which is very difficult. But once we find his trail, with our combined strength, dealing with him won't be difficult."
“Yes. Master Wuku is right.” Qiu Menghen smiled slightly. “Therefore, the first step we need to take is…!”
The people in the teahouse immediately perked up their ears to listen.
"In that case, man proposes, God disposes!" Qiu Menghen said. "After this meeting, everyone should go back and make proper arrangements. We'll begin immediately! We'll start with the suburbs surrounding D City! This time, the difficulty is considerable. After all, D City has a population of tens of millions. If we start from the city center, firstly, the target will be too large, making it extremely difficult. Secondly, we shouldn't disturb the secular world, as this is a matter within the internal martial arts circle. Alright, let's follow the established practices of our internal martial arts circle. Hmm, let's start with the counties and villages surrounding D City. Of course, this time, we'll have to rely on certain secular forces, such as the underground forces." After a pause, Qiu Menghen smiled and said, "The underground forces are like rats, ubiquitous and quite adept at finding their way in. If we don't disturb other secular forces and rely solely on the underground forces, we'll likely achieve twice the result with half the effort, haha."
Hearing this, the people in the teahouse relaxed slightly. They all felt that with their six powerful families and by bribing the underworld forces in D City, it wouldn't be extremely difficult for them to find someone in D City.
“Master Qiu Menghen,” a layman stood up, “we know more about worldly affairs than you monks. The underworld boss in D City is called ‘Uncle Yao,’ and he has tens of thousands of henchmen. Some of my disciples have good working relationships with some of Uncle Yao’s high-ranking henchmen. Ha, everyone, you know that some of my ‘Quick Blade Hall’ disciples are also involved in some worldly businesses. Ha, although our internal martial arts and the world of the secular world keep to themselves, in today’s society, no matter what kind of force it is, it always needs money and material resources to survive. Ha, to support the hundreds of disciples in my ‘Quick Blade Hall,’ it’s inevitable that we have to get involved in some worldly businesses. Therefore, our ‘Quick Blade Hall’ has certain business dealings with ‘Uncle Yao,’ the underworld boss in D City. Our ‘Quick Blade Hall’ can be responsible for contacting ‘Uncle Yao’!”
As soon as these words were spoken, several other laypeople echoed them...
"Our Iron Fist Sect also has some connections with Uncle Yao."
"Our Bajiquan style also has some connection with Uncle Yao."
"Hmm?" Taoist Qiu Menghen stroked his beard and smiled. "Heh, that's good. Now that we've made contact with 'Uncle Yao,' things will be much easier. Tsk, with over ten thousand henchmen, if we operate in unison, the entire D City can probably be turned upside down in a few months! As long as 'Gao Jianfei' is hiding in our D City, then we can find him! Alright, everyone, let's split up and get to work. For those high-grade pills from the Qingcheng Sect, let's all work together!"
Yes! Yes!
A resounding response echoed from inside the teahouse.
Mount Emei!
Mount Emei is located in Emeishan City, Gansu Province, China. The scenic area covers 154 square kilometers, with its highest peak, Wanfo Peak, reaching an altitude of 3099 meters. It boasts steep terrain and stunning scenery, earning it the reputation of "the most beautiful mountain under heaven." The climate is diverse, and the vegetation is abundant, with over 3000 plant species, including some of the world's rarest tree species. Numerous monkeys inhabit the mountain paths, often begging for food from tourists, a unique characteristic of Mount Emei. It is one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains, with approximately 26 temples, including eight major ones.
Golden Summit Temple on Mount Emei!
The Golden Summit is the symbol of Mount Emei. The "Auspicious Light of the Golden Summit," the first of the ten scenic spots of Mount Emei, is the essence of Mount Emei and consists of four wonders: sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddha's light, and sacred lamps.
Jinding Temple is a temple located at the summit of Mount Emei!
What's strange is that, although Jinding Temple is called a temple, it has monks, but also a large number of nuns! And a large number of young women, middle-aged women, and even elderly women.
However, the nuns, middle-aged and elderly women, and young women in the Golden Summit Temple do not usually "show their faces." They are all hidden in some of the halls inside the Golden Summit Temple and rarely come into contact with tourists.
In fact, these nuns and women formed a powerful force of internal martial arts... the Emei Sect!
Like the Qingcheng School, the Emei School is also an internal martial arts force in China! Historically, the Emei School is even more advanced than the Qingcheng School! Legend has it that the Emei School originated in the pre-Qin period!
Later, through generations of transmission and propagation, the Emei School became predominantly female.
The Emei School not only inherited the internal martial arts left by its predecessors, but also mastered a large number of Buddhist alchemy secrets!
The 26 temples on Mount Emei represent 26 branches of the Emei sect! And the Golden Summit Temple is the headquarters of the Emei sect!
You could say that...
Within the local martial arts circle in the province, there are three powerful factions!
Emei! Qingcheng! Tangmen!
However, there is no doubt that the Emei Sect is the strongest of the three forces! The strongest!
Of course! The Golden Summit Temple headquarters, plus the branch forces of 26 other temples, is so powerful that the Emei Sect has become the nth largest martial arts force in the province!
At this moment, inside the Golden Summit Temple.
In the main hall, an elderly nun sat regally on her throne. She was perhaps over 70 years old, but her skin remained rosy and radiant; there wasn't a single wrinkle to be seen. Even her hair was a mix of black and white, not entirely white.
Between the nun's brows, there was an air of compassion, but also of severity and coldness.
On the left and right sides of the main hall...
On the left, there are nuns of all ages.
On the right are laywomen of various ages. These laywomen are all quite beautiful and have excellent figures. Moreover, they are all dressed in secular clothing. If you didn't know better, at first glance, they would look exactly the same as women in today's society, without any difference.
If we must point out a difference, it is simply that the lay women in this hall possess a kind of temperament that women in the secular world cannot have!
It's a quality that's hard to describe accurately in words. Generally speaking, when this quality appears in a woman, it undoubtedly adds to her charm!
The elderly nun sitting on the throne at the head of the main hall is none other than the current head of the Emei Sect... Abbess Miaojue!
"My disciples and grand-disciples, do you know that a major event has recently occurred in our province's family martial arts circle?" Master Miaojue smiled kindly.
"What the sect leader is referring to must be the Qingcheng Sect's order to kill all people in the Three Mountains and Five Peaks," a beautiful young woman in a pink suit said with a smile from the right side of the hall.
Master Miaojue nodded to the young woman, signaling her to continue.
The young woman began to speak at length, "The Qingcheng Sect is offering a large quantity of high-grade pills in exchange for the capture of a young man named Gao Jianfei. Sect Leader, our Emei Sect's high-grade pills are even better than the Qingcheng Sect's, so we have no reason to get involved in this mess. Who the Qingcheng Sect wants to capture has absolutely nothing to do with our Emei Sect."
The young woman's tone was somewhat arrogant!
That's for sure. The Emei Sect is the number one martial arts force in the province. Now that the Qingcheng Sect has issued a general extermination order, the Emei Sect can simply ignore it!
The young woman's words were echoed by the vast majority of Emei disciples.
"Sect Leader, our Emei Sect is not short of elixirs, and besides, we don't even look down on the Qingcheng Sect's elixirs! Therefore, although our ancestors issued the 'Three Mountains and Five Peaks Exclusion Order,' which required everyone to work together, ... well, we can disdain those Taoist priests of the Qingcheng Sect." A charming young woman from a secular family smiled sweetly.
Master Miaojue smiled and waved her hand. "Disciples, I understand your thoughts. To be honest, I have... well, not much interest in the Qingcheng Sect's pills or even their martial arts. However, this matter is indeed a bit strange!" After a pause, Master Miaojue smiled and said, "Think about it, although the Qingcheng Sect is second only to our Emei Sect, and even the Tang Sect can slightly surpass them, they are still a top-tier internal martial arts force. Now, they've gone so far as to issue a 'Three Mountains and Five Paths Kill Order' to capture a young man. Don't you all think there's anything suspicious about this?"
Upon hearing this, the hall immediately fell silent.
Two minutes later, the young woman who had spoken earlier had her eyes light up. "Sect Leader, do you mean... that wanted young man possesses a secret that even the Qingcheng Sect covets? Is that my understanding correct?"
Master Miaojue nodded. "Yes. That should be the case. So, this time, our Emei Sect will also send some disciples to participate in this manhunt! Our Emei Sect's purpose is not to capture that wanted young man and go to the Qingcheng Sect to claim credit and rewards, but... to investigate the secrets this young man holds!"
"Yes, Master!"
The many nuns and laywomen in the main hall responded in response.
"Alright, everyone, let's volunteer! Who's willing to investigate this matter? Our Emei Sect has a prestigious reputation, so we won't send too many people. We'll just dispatch two disciples to the mortal world to find out where that young man is!"
Two spots available.
Master Miaojue has prepared two spots.
"Sect Leader, I'm going!"
As soon as Abbess Miaojue finished speaking, two women dressed as laypeople stepped forward from the crowd!
Both of these women are extremely young!
The one on the left is wearing a pair of navy blue skinny jeans and a small round-neck t-shirt. She is tall, has light makeup, delicate features, and skin as white as milk!
The one on the right is about 1.65 meters tall, with a full and voluptuous figure. She has a charming and alluring look, short hair, and is wearing a black evening gown. Her buttocks are exceptionally perky.
Both women were young, around 20 years old.
"Oh? Xiaoxia, Cuiyun, you're coming down the mountain?" Abbess Miaojue looked at the two young women with amusement.
Nie Xiaoxia! That woman with snow-white skin!
Zheng Cuiyun! That voluptuous and alluring woman!
Among the current third-generation disciples of the Emei Sect, who are also the grand-disciples of Master Miaojue, they possess exceptional martial arts talent, beautiful appearance, and excellent physical constitution. They are also obedient and well-behaved disciples!
"Yes, Sect Leader, we want to go down the mountain to find that young man!" Nie Xiaoxia and Zheng Cuiyun both exclaimed in unison. Their tone was extremely resolute!
"Nonsense! Xiaoxia, step back!" The young woman who had spoken first immediately scolded Nie Xiaoxia, "Soon, the Kunlun Sect will send over the betrothal gifts, and you'll be marrying into the Kunlun Sect. What are you meddling for? You still want to go down the mountain? Nonsense! Nonsense!"
"Master, no! I want to go down the mountain and do something for our Emei Sect—find that young man's whereabouts, Master!" Nie Xiaoxia said in a coquettish tone. She was young and beautiful, and her coquettish manner was truly breathtaking!
The people in the main hall all smiled.
"Sect Leader, whether Junior Sister Xiaoxia goes or not, I'm going anyway!" Another woman, Zheng Cuiyun, secretly turned her head to make a face at Nie Xiaoxia, stuck out her tongue, and then said to Master Miaojue.
"Hmm, it's good that you two go... You are the most outstanding among the third generation of disciples of the Emei Sect. In the future, you will both shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Emei Sect! Now, it's good for you to go into the mortal world to gain experience and learn some ways of life." Master Miaojue smiled approvingly.
The young woman protested, "Sect Leader, I have no objection to Cuiyun going, but Xiaoxia cannot go. At most a month later, the Kunlun Sect's wedding procession will come up the mountain. If Xiaoxia doesn't go, how will we explain it to them?"
"Sect Leader! Please, let Xiaoxia go down the mountain! Xiaoxia promises you that she will return within a month, whether she finds that young man or not!" Nie Xiaoxia continued to plead.
The people in the main hall were all at a loss for words, unable to do anything about Nie Xiaoxia, this lovable character.
night.
Gao Jianfei stayed at home, ate dinner, and then lay on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
Seeing that it was midnight, drowsiness came over Gao Jianfei, so he took a quick shower and then went to bed.
He slept very soundly, until about 4 a.m., when suddenly the voice of the intelligent program jolted Gao Jianfei awake from his sleep...
"Dear user, the soul of the Level 3 ghost Liang Ziweng has been pieced together! It has been taken into room 3-3 of the Ghost Den. You can enter room 3-3 to find him immediately. For this containment, you have gained 2800 experience points and increased your exorcism point cap by 2800. Please keep up the good work and piece together more Level 3 ghosts to take into the Ghost Den! Level up as soon as possible!"
"Uh..." Gao Jianfei rolled over and got out of bed, rubbed his eyes a few times, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "Damn, in the middle of the night, Liang Ziweng's soul has been pieced together? Well, I'll go into the ghost den and check on him first!"
With a thought, Gao Jianfei entered the Ghost Den!
Chapter 243 The Immortal Ginseng Old Monster Liang Ziweng
Chapter 243 The Immortal Ginseng Old Monster Liang Ziweng
In the den of ghosts.