Chapter 287

Chapter 287 Undercurrent surges, defensive formation, the sound of Tao rings again!

Just as Lu Qing was composing himself, a

large group of powerful figures gathered in a majestic building within the Holy City.

Among them lay several corpses neatly arranged, draped in white silk.

“Sect Master Qiu, why have you summoned us here so late at night?”

a burly man, arms reaching to his knees, asked gravely.

“Everyone, please take a look at these corpses.”

With a flick of his sleeve, Sect Master Qiu unleashed a powerful gust of wind, sweeping away the white silk covering the corpses, revealing their full forms.

Upon seeing the bodies clearly, everyone was shocked.

None of them were intact.

Not only were their heads severed, but three of them also had large holes in their hearts.

The last was even more tragic, completely split in two. It was a truly horrific sight.

However, those present were renowned martial artists in Zhongzhou, and had witnessed every kind of scene.

Although startled by the horrific state of the corpses, they quickly regained their composure.

“Sect Master Qiu, who are these corpses, and what do they have to do with why you called us here?”

the tall man from earlier continued to ask.

“Do you find anything special about these corpses?” Sect Master Qiu said.

“Special? They only died tragically. What else could be special?”

The crowd continued to examine the corpses.

But soon, everyone realized that these corpses were indeed different. They were all masters of the Xiantian Realm.

And their cultivation in life was not necessarily inferior to those present.

Suddenly, everyone’s expression became solemn.

The sudden appearance of four Xiantian Realm masters, and they had no memory of their appearance

, revealed too much information .

But that wasn’t the end. Sect Master Qiu, noticing the seriousness in everyone’s expressions, pointed to one of the corpses.

“Take another look at this corpse. Is there anything special about the tattoo on it?”

“Tattoo?”

Everyone looked at the corpse.

Upon seeing the tattoo Sect Leader Qiu was describing, some were bewildered, while others sensed a familiarity.

Those who felt familiar, after a moment of intense contemplation, suddenly felt a jolt, their eyes widening.

“Could this tattoo be…”

“It seems Senior Yue has recognized the origin of this tattoo,”

Sect Leader Qiu observed, smiling faintly.

“Yes, this tattoo is indeed very similar to the one recorded in the files of my Guiyuan Sect. But that’s impossible. Wasn’t that sect uprooted and completely wiped out long ago?”

Senior Yue said in disbelief.

“Clearly, that sect wasn’t completely wiped out back then. Remnants still survive, and after hundreds of years of recuperation, they’re now growing and prospering again.”

Sect Leader Qiu’s expression grew serious.

“Senior Yue, Sect Leader Qiu, what are you talking about? What sect is this tattoo related to?”

The tall man, bewildered by their conversation, finally spoke.

“Wujian Tower!”

At this time, an old man with white hair and a youthful face said in a deep voice, “There’s no doubt about it. This tattoo is the unique symbol of Wujian Tower from over three hundred years ago!”

Obviously, he also recognized the origin of the tattoo.

As soon as these words came out, many people were shocked.

“What, Wujian Tower?”

“Senior He, are you telling the truth?”

“I remember now, this tattoo looks exactly like the symbol recorded in my sect!”

“But, wasn’t Wujian Tower eradicated hundreds of years ago?!”

Seeing everyone’s shocked faces, Sect Master Qiu said:

“Everyone, don’t doubt it, Brother Fang and I have already checked.

The skills these people practice are quite strange, and are exactly the same as those recorded in the top-secret files of our sect.

So these people should be the remnants of Wujian Tower without a doubt.”

“But, according to the files, Wujian Tower should have been wiped out by the major sects hundreds of years ago.

Why did it suddenly appear, and where were they hiding during these hundreds of years?

Also, why did they suddenly die here, and who killed them?”

Someone immediately raised a series of questions.

“Brother Fang and I are also deeply skeptical about this, which is why we invited you all here,” Sect Leader Qiu said. “I have a feeling that our ancestors might have been tricked back then…”

In

the Holy City, members of the major sects were shocked to discover that remnants of Wujian Tower still existed.

Atop the Holy Mountain, within a complex of exquisite buildings, several red-robed monks gathered.

“Senior Brother Xuanming, I just received a message from our undercover agent: Wujian Tower’s operation has failed,” Xuan angrily declared.

“I knew those idiots wouldn’t be able to pull it off!”

A senior monk’s face flickered with anger.

Those idiots, who boasted so much about their assassination skills,

couldn’t even handle a young boy or an old man.

They shouldn’t have taken in these rubbish back in Xuankong Mountain. They’re completely useless!

“Brother Xuanming, now that the Wujian Tower operation has failed, the other sects will probably soon learn that the Wujian Tower hasn’t completely vanished.

What should we do?”

Xuan Nu asked.

Before Xuanming could say anything, the great monk continued,

“Hmph, so what if they know? What does the Wujian Tower’s reappearance have to do with us?

Besides, it’s better to let these lunatics make some noise outside.

You saw this time, the outside world has been peaceful for too long.

Our several great secret places have been secluded from the world for so long, and the world has almost forgotten our dignity.

Even a mere disciple of the Tianji Tower dared to disobey the Buddha’s command and speak against him.

I think we need to let the Wujian Tower cause trouble, let these sects outside know.

How did the world achieve hundreds of years of peace back then?

Without our several great secret places maintaining order, how could they have enjoyed hundreds of years of peace and prosperity?”

Xuan Nu said nothing more, but a look of agreement appeared on his face.

“Amitabha.”

At this time, Xuanming, who had been silent with a calm expression, finally spoke:

“Although Xuanyan’s words are not in line with the Buddha’s will, they are not without reason.

You should have felt it when I came out this time.

I have been living in seclusion in Xuankong Mountain for hundreds of years and have not appeared in the world for a long time.

As a result, the outside world has lost the enlightenment of the Dharma and the teachings of the Buddhist principles.

Now, people have lost their respect for the Buddha.

Without reverence, there is no order. Without order, it is easy to breed ambition and unrest.

This is not a good thing for the people of the world, but a disaster.

Therefore, for the sake of all people, we at Xuankong Mountain must also help the world regain its understanding of the greatness of Buddhism. “

Brother Xuanming truly understands Buddhist principles.”

These words convinced Xuan Nu and the others.

“Then, Brother, what should we do next?

All the disciples from Wujian Tower we brought with us this time have been killed.

That little beast is still alive. If he lives one more day, the other secret places will probably have another day of mockery.”

“It’s just a momentary honor or disgrace. You’ve practiced Buddhism for so many years, how can you not even see through this mental barrier? Since

that young man is still alive, it’s clearly not over yet. This is heaven

‘s will. Since it’s heaven’s will, why shouldn’t we temporarily comply and let him live a little longer?

The most important purpose of our trip this time is to complete the mission assigned by the abbot and seize this opportunity.

If we can seize that opportunity, we’ll have the opportunity to prosper Xuankong Mountain for the next thousand years.

Don’t put the cart before the horse and forget your mission over a little vengeance. “

Xuan Ming said earnestly.

“But Brother Xuan Ming, the abbot said that the opportunity is in the Holy Mountain, but we have been in the Holy Mountain for so long, and we haven’t seen the shadow of that opportunity. When will it appear?”

“Don’t be anxious, be humble and calm.” Xuan Ming closed his eyes, his tone slow, “I can feel that the opportunity will appear soon.”

Seeing that Brother Xuan Ming had entered a state of meditation, Xuan Nu and the others did not dare to disturb him any further even though they still had questions in their hearts.

In the next few days, undercurrents surged in the Holy City.

The resurgence of Wu Jian Tower and its reappearance did not take long before it was known to the major sects in Zhongzhou.

All of a sudden, the entire Zhongzhou was secretly shaken.

Fortunately, this matter was only known to the top leaders of the major sects, and it did not cause any turmoil.

But for a while, the minds of the major sects were floating, and the atmosphere in the Holy City became weird.

There was a wind It felt like rain was coming.

But all this had nothing to do with Lu Qing and the others.

Ever since the assassins from Wujian Tower that night were dealt with by Lu Qing and Xiao Li, they had not been attacked since then.

Even the master of Tianji Tower had not appeared since he took away the corpses of the assassins from Wujian Tower, and no one knew what he was busy with.

Therefore, in the past few days, Lu Qing and the others had been leisurely staying in the small courtyard next to Lin Zhirui.

Every day they practiced martial arts, drank tea, and cooked some delicious food for enjoyment.

Their days were very comfortable and they were not affected by the atmosphere of the Holy City at all.

“Mr. Lu, look!”

In the small courtyard, Lu Qing was sitting on a stone bench, carving something with a fine carving knife.

Xiaoyan and Xiaoli were sitting next to him, waiting obediently.

At this time, Hu Zezhi came skipping in front of Lu Qing and turned around a few times.

“Oh, Miss Hu’s leg is fully recovered?”

Lu Qing did not stop his movements, looked up at Hu Zezhi and smiled.

“Sister Hu, is your leg healed? “

Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up and she said,

“Yes, I’m completely healed. I have to thank Mr. Lu very much. If it weren’t for the medicine you prescribed, I wouldn’t have recovered so quickly.” Hu Zezhi said gratefully.

As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone

. Hu Zezhi knew very well how serious her leg injury was.

Now she can fully recover in such a short time without any aftereffects.

More importantly, there is not even a scar left.

This is all thanks to Lu Qing’s superb medical skills. The gratitude in her heart is really hard to express in words.

“Although my medicine is good, it is also because Miss Hu has been taking the medicine on time and exercising recently, so you can recover so quickly.

Otherwise, no matter how good the medicine is, if the patient does not take care of his body and does not follow the doctor’s advice, it will be in vain.” Lu Qing said gently.

Hu Zezhi felt warm in her heart and was about to continue to thank him. At this time, she finally noticed the movement of Lu Qing’s hands.

So the words of gratitude turned into curiosity: “Hey, Mr. Lu, what are you busy with?”

“No, I’m just decorating this pendant. “

Lu Qing answered while the carving knife in his hand had already reached the final stage of engraving.

With a light wave of his hand, the delicate carving knife outlined a mysterious rune and imprinted it into the pendant in his hand.

The next moment, the pendant emitted a hazy white light, and then the white light converged, and the pendant returned to its original appearance.

However, if you look closely, you can see that in the depths of the pendant, which was as smooth as jade and translucent, there seemed to be a mysterious rune flickering.

“Okay, it’s done, Xiaoyan, stretch your head over here.”

Hearing her brother’s words, Xiaoyan stretched her head over obediently.

Lu Qing gently helped her put the pendant on.

“Remember, you have to wear this pendant all the time and you can’t take it off by yourself.”

Lu Qing adjusted the length of the rope, making sure that the little one couldn’t take it off by herself, and then reminded her.

“Xiaoyan got it!”

Xiaoyan responded in a sweet voice.

Then she touched the pendant happily.

She felt that the fish stone pendant seemed to have become more beautiful after being carved by her brother.

“Mr. Lu, what was that just now? Hu

Zezhi, who watched the whole process from the side, was surprised.

She remembered the scene in Yunlai Town when Lu Qing used immortal-like methods to refine the jade bottle.

“I gave this pendant to Xiaoyan a while ago, and now I’m helping her decorate it to make it look even better,” Lu Qing explained.

“Yes, Sister Hu, this is my brother’s first gift to Xiaoyan. It’s made from fish stone dug out from the mouth of a large black fish!”

Xiaoyan proudly showed it off to Hu Zezhi.

“I see, no wonder it’s so beautiful,” Hu Zezhi said with some envy.

Seeing that Hu Zezhi didn’t ask any further questions, Lu Qing smiled.

His carving was, of course, more than just a simple decoration.

He had engraved a basic defensive formation into the fish stone.

In the future, whenever Xiaoyan encountered danger, the formation within the fish stone would automatically activate to protect her.

That way, even if something unexpected happened and he and Xiaoli couldn’t reach Xiaoyan in time, the little girl would at least have a last resort.

Lu Qing had actually wanted to do this for a long time.

However, despite his previous formidable spiritual power, engraving a formation into such a small pendant was still a bit beyond his capabilities.

Just a few nights ago, he broke through to the Xiantian realm. Although he was not completely successful, he did cultivate true energy.

Under the nourishment of true energy, not only did the strength of his body and soul increase again, but his control also increased a lot.

This is how he could successfully engrave such an exquisite formation.

After engraving the protective formation, this pendant has become Xiaoyan’s true amulet.

Hu Zezhi tactfully did not continue to ask, and Lu Qing certainly would not reveal everything.

However, the success of engraving the formation this time also inspired Lu Qing.

Perhaps, he could engrave more similar things in case of emergency?

Just as Lu Qing was thinking about the feasibility.

Suddenly, his whole body was shocked and he looked up at the sky. At the

same time, high in the sky, a huge wave of heaven and earth suddenly sounded, resounding through heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)