Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 67: Monk Bujie
Wan'an Mountain is not far from Huashan Mountain, but it is not close either.

Shi Potian and his two companions rode their horses at a furious speed, traveling day and night and sleeping only one or two hours a day. They made no mistakes along the way and in less than two days they reached Anyuan County, where Wan'an Mountain was located.

Yi Lin was worried about the safety of her master, so she rushed to take Shi Potian and Yue Lingshan to rescue them, but was stopped by Yue Lingshan.

Yue Lingshan looked at Yi Lin's pale face and said softly, "Junior Sister Yi Lin, we have been traveling for two consecutive days. We are exhausted both physically and mentally."

"We don't know what's going on at Wan'an Mountain right now. If we rush over there, not only will we fail to save your master and the others, but we might also get ourselves into trouble."

"Let's take a short rest here first. Once we're in good shape, it won't be too late to go."

She and Shi Potian only traveled for two days, but Yi Lin ran back and forth twice. She had already reached her limit to be able to hold on until now. If she continued to hold on like this, she would probably collapse before she could save Master Dingyi.

Yi Lin knew that what Yue Lingshan said made sense, so she could only suppress her anxiety and sit down by the stream.

She also knew that she should rest as soon as possible, but she just couldn't calm down. Finally, she simply sat cross-legged and chanted the "Mantra for Eliminating Disasters and Auspiciousness".

Yue Lingshan secretly sighed, and without further persuasion, she said to Shi Potian: "Big Brother, you should also take a rest for a while."

Shi Potian didn't feel tired, but he had long been accustomed to listening to his junior sister, so he closed his eyes and rested as she said.

After resting for more than half an hour, Yue Lingshan woke the two of them up, gave them some dry food, and then urged their horses to rush towards Wan'an Mountain.

Just as they reached the twin hills in front of Wan'an Mountain, they saw a lot of hidden weapons and broken swords scattered on the ground at the pass between the two hills, and there were large dried bloodstains in the grass.

Yi Lin said, "We were ambushed by the Demon Cult here that night. They put poison on the hidden weapons, and everyone would feel dizzy and weak just by being scratched by the hidden weapons. Master and uncle had no choice but to protect everyone and break out towards the deep mountains."

Yue Lingshan lowered her head to check the hidden weapons on the ground and found that they were indeed glowing with a blue luster. When she got a little closer, she could smell a strong stench. Her heart suddenly tightened and she hurriedly reminded Shi Potian, "Brother, if you see someone throwing hidden weapons at you, quickly dodge or use your weapons to block them. Don't touch them."

Shi Potian nodded and kept Yue Lingshan's words in mind.

When we got here, we were not far from the mountain where the Hengshan Sect was located.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Demon Cult, the three men hid their horses in a bush at the foot of the hill and used their lightness skills to walk into the mountain.

The mountain road became more and more dangerous as it spiraled upward. The road was littered with scattered weapons and hidden weapons, and the grass and trees on both sides also showed signs of being cut by sharp blades.

After walking another three to five hundred meters, the body of a Hengshan Sect disciple appeared on the side of the road.

“Senior Sister Yian.” Yilin rushed forward and burst into tears.

Knowing that my senior sister had been murdered and seeing her body with my own eyes, and such a bloody and hideous body, are two completely different concepts.

And this is just the beginning.

With the appearance of the first corpse, more and more corpses appeared on both sides of the road. There were some members of the Demon Cult dressed in black, but the vast majority were disciples of the Hengshan Sect dressed in black.

Obviously, the Hengshan Sect was fighting and retreating, and by the time they reached here, they were already on the verge of defeat.

"Junior Sister Yilin, I am sorry for your loss."

Yue Lingshan tried her best to comfort Yi Lin at first, but as she saw more and more corpses, she felt her lips dry, her muscles and bones went limp, and she had difficulty breathing.

If it weren't for supporting their Huashan Sect, these Hengshan disciples wouldn't have died in these desolate mountains and wilderness without even a place to be buried!
Yue Lingshan clenched her fists, guilt and anger surged in her heart.

She finally understood what her parents taught her since she was a child: good and evil cannot coexist, and evil demons and heretics must be punished by everyone.

at this time.

Yue Lingshan felt her vision suddenly darken and her hands felt warm.

Look up.

Shi Potian walked up to her, held her hands tightly, and said worriedly: "Little Junior Sister, don't be sad. We will go and rescue Uncle Dingyi and the others now."

Yue Lingshan was immediately certain in her heart and nodded, "Yes, the most important thing for us now is to find a way to rescue Uncle Dingyi and the others. Junior Sister Yilin, we... Junior Sister Yilin?!"

Before she could finish her words, Yue Lingshan saw Yi Lin's body sway and then fall straight forward.

Shi Potian reacted faster, he rushed forward and supported Yi Lin. Seeing that her eyes were closed and her face was full of pain, he quickly pressed his right hand on the Shiquan point on Yi Lin's back and infused the Zixia true qi into her continuously.

Yi Lin's pale face gradually improved. She slowly opened her eyes and stayed still for a moment. She realized that Shi Potian was using his inner strength to heal her. She struggled to stand up and said, "Senior Brother Linghu, don't waste your inner strength on me. Go and save my master and the others!"

Yue Lingshan felt distressed and consoled her, “Junior Sister Yilin, saving Uncle Dingyi and the others is important, but your health is equally important. Don’t say anything and cooperate with my senior brother to circulate your inner strength. You will be well soon.”

"No, I've already burdened my father, I can't burden Senior Brother Linghu anymore!"

Yi Lin knew very well that Shi Potian was her greatest support among the three. Seeing that Shi Potian was still expending his internal energy to heal her, she gritted her teeth and drew her sword directly to strike her neck.

Yue Lingshan didn't expect that Yi Lin, a seemingly weak girl, could be so stubborn. She quickly stepped forward to grab her arm and snatched the sword away. She could only compromise: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll listen to you. Senior Brother, please stop."

Shi Potian had no choice but to stop.

Fortunately, Yi Lin's body had recovered about 70% to 80%. She struggled to stand up and continued to move forward.

Not long after they walked out, Yue Lingshan suddenly said "Eh!" and asked, "Junior Sister Yilin, did you meet any helpers?"

However, he noticed that not far ahead, there were dozens of corpses of cult members lying there, with their chests collapsed and blood oozing from all seven orifices.

He must have died from being hit on the chest by someone with strong internal strength, which shattered his heart meridians.

Correspondingly, the number of bodies of Hengshan disciples suddenly decreased, and the situation was apparently stabilized again.

Yi Lin looked at Yue Lingshan in surprise, nodded and said, "Yes. That night when Master and Uncle were protecting us and retreating here, I...my father arrived just in time and helped us stop the people from the Demon Cult. I was able to escape because of my father."

Ning Zhongze has a generous personality and is as capable as any man, which makes her prone to being impatient, lacking patience and being careless.

After confirming Yi Lin's identity, she hurriedly summoned Shi Potian and asked him and Yue Lingshan to come and inquire about the situation. She did not ask in detail about the ambush of Hengshan Sect and how Yi Lin escaped.

Yi Lin herself had no experience in the martial arts world and could not distinguish the priorities. She only focused on leading Shi Potian and Yue Lingshan to rescue people, and recited scriptures and prayed in her free time.

It was not until Yue Lingshan asked her about it that she told him about it.

"The mountain where my master and the others are is steep on three sides, and there is a cliff on the back, but it is not straight up or down, and there are many wild trees and weeds growing on it."

"My master said that with Master Dingjing's Qinggong, if she was alone, she could leave the cliff at any time. But Master Dingjing didn't want to abandon everyone and live alone."

"I also want to live and die with everyone, but...but my father refused to agree and pressed my acupoints..."

Yue Lingshan listened to what Yi Lin said and combined it with what they had seen along the way, and quickly pieced together the whole story.

Under the order of Hengshan Sect's head, Master Dingxian, Master Dingyi and Master Dingjing led the Hengshan disciples to rush to Huashan for help. When they passed Wan'an Mountain, they were ambushed by the Demon Sect's disciples and were caught off guard by the poisoned hidden weapons.

Not only were most of the disciples injured and poisoned, even Master Dingyi herself was hit in the arm by a hidden weapon while helping the disciples block it.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Master Dingjing and Master Dingyi protected their disciples and fled towards Wan'an Mountain. As a result, they were chased all the way and suffered heavy casualties.

The situation was not stabilized until Yilin's father came to the rescue.

Afterwards, the Hengshan Sect fought and retreated all the way to a cliff on Wan'an Mountain, where they managed to hold on with the help of the dangerous terrain.

However, the Hengshan School did not carry much water, dry food or medicine. It would not be a problem in the short term, but if it lasted for a long time, they would surely die.

Yilin's father didn't want to see his daughter die here, so he pressed Yilin's acupoints and carried Yilin down from the cliff on the back side under the cover of night, then he returned to the cliff.

The members of the Demon Cult must have believed that Master Dingjing would not abandon the disciples of the Hengshan Sect, so they only sent a few people to guard the bottom of the cliff and did not notice this.

After Yi Lin's acupoints were automatically unblocked, she followed the mountain road to bypass the followers of the Demon Cult, left the mountain from another direction, bought a horse at the market, and traveled day and night to Mount Hua to seek help.

——This was a decision Yi Lin made herself. Master Dingyi and the others didn't know that Yi Lin's father's Qinggong was so good that he could carry a person down the cliff, so they didn't think of asking Yi Lin to ask for help, let alone give Yi Lin a handwritten message or other proof.

Fortunately, Yi Lin's appearance was really outstanding. They had all seen Yi Lin at the Jin Pen Retirement Conference and were deeply impressed. Therefore, they did not doubt Yi Lin's identity and purpose.

As they were talking, the three of them walked for several miles. The ground was covered with rocks and there was no way to go.

Yi Lin pointed to the steep peak in front of her and said, "Senior Brother Linghu, Senior Sister Yue, my master and the others are on that peak."

Yue Lingshan said, "Junior Sister Yilin, please find a place to hide first. Senior Brother and I will go over to check out the situation."

Yi Lin knew that her martial arts skills were low, and she was already out of breath just by leading the way. Following them would only cause more trouble. She nodded and said, "Brother Linghu, Sister Yue, you must be careful."

Yue Lingshan nodded, pulled Shi Potian, and rushed towards the mountain ahead.

Yi Lin watched the two walk away, then hid in the bushes nearby. She clasped her hands together and prayed silently in her heart: "Buddha bless, my master, uncle, my father, my sister, my brother Linghu, and my sister Yue are all safe. If there is any retribution, it will fall on me. Even if I fall into the eighteenth level of hell and cannot be reborn, I am willing to do so."

These words were spoken with extreme sincerity.

Afterwards, he recited scriptures silently, praying for the souls of his deceased fellow disciples and for the living to ward off disasters.

Yue Lingshan and Shi Potian rushed all the way to the foot of the mountain and hid in the woods. From afar, they saw a crowd of people halfway up the mountain. Each of them had a yellow belt around his waist, and they looked like members of the Demon Cult.

岳灵珊轻声数着：“1、2、3、4……47、48、49，一共是四十九个人。”

Shi Potian said: "Little Junior Sister, there are not forty-nine people, but eighty-seven people, and there are thirty-eight hiding behind the rocks."

Yue Lingshan was startled and asked hurriedly, "Big Brother, where are they hiding? Why can't I see them?"

Shi Potian said: "We can't see it from here. We have to stand on top to see it. I heard it. Four are behind that stone, three are behind that stone, two..." They pointed out one by one.

Yue Lingshan frowned, looking serious.

Standing on it, you can see...

That is to say, these thirty-eight people were not targeting the people of Hengshan Sect on the mountain, but those who came to support Hengshan Sect.

The mountain is extremely steep. Although it is not straight up or down, it is like a fang. It can be said that one man can block the way for ten thousand men.

This is true for the Hengshan Sect members on the top of the mountain, and also for the Demon Sect members on the mountainside.

Combined with the poisoned hidden weapons, if these thirty-eight people attacked together, even a god would not be able to escape death.

"Could it be that Junior Sister Yi Lin was deliberately let go by the Demon Cult?"

Yue Lingshan hesitated for a moment, but decided to take Shi Potian around to the cliff behind to take a look.

After all, the Hengshan Sect fell into such a state because it was to support their Huashan Sect.

If they do nothing and just retreat, the reputation of the Huashan Sect and the friendship of the Five Mountains Sword Sects will be lost immediately.

The two of them hid in the forest, went around the front, came to the back of the mountain, and saw the cliff that Yilin mentioned.

This cliff is indeed as Yilin said, it is not a stone cliff. There are many wild trees and weeds growing on the cliff, as well as some uneven stones. It is indeed not straight up and down, but the difference is not too big.

Yi Lin's father was able to carry her down from such a cliff and then go up again by himself. His martial arts skills were truly astonishing.

Yue Lingshan asked in a low voice: "Big Brother, how many people are guarding here?"

Shi Potian said: "Six. In addition to the four walking around in front, there are two more. One is in the bushes over there, and the other is behind that rock."

Yue Lingshan looked at the positions of the six people. It was not difficult to avoid them, but this cliff...

Shi Potian suddenly said, "Junior Sister, wait here. I will go up and carry Uncle Dingyi and the others down."

Yue Lingshan: “!!!”

Yue Lingshan was startled and denied it without hesitation: "No."

Not to mention whether Shi Potian can carry everyone on his back, even if he can, he absolutely cannot do so!
The cliff is steep and people are in mid-air, making it difficult to move. Once discovered, they will be sitting ducks!

Yue Lingshan asked: "Big Brother, are you sure you can go up?"

Shi Potian nodded.

Yue Lingshan took a deep breath, made up her mind, and said: "Big Brother, let's go over there. When it gets darker, you take me up with you. Let's first find Uncle Dingjing and Uncle Dingyi to discuss countermeasures." But she handed her life to Shi Potian.

Shi Potian was completely unaware of this. He nodded and hid in the bushes on the other side with Yue Lingshan.

When night fell, Shi Potian carried Yue Lingshan on his back, used his lightness skills, and started to climb the cliff.

Yue Lingshan was a little nervous at first and held Shi Potian's clothes tightly with both hands, but she soon realized that Shi Potian's lightness skill was far beyond her expectations.

Even for most martial artists, this steep cliff is like a chasm, and one could be crushed into a pulp if they are not careful.

However, Shi Potian was able to handle the situation with ease and confidence. It was not as if he was walking on flat ground, but it was almost the same.

Every jump he made would land accurately on the wild trees and weeds. His body seemed to have no weight at all. With just a little leverage, he would bounce up again without having to stop to see what to do next.

It was a cliff that was hundreds of feet high, but Shi Potian reached the top of the cliff from the bottom in less than half an hour, and there was not even any mud on his body.

The two men reached the top of the cliff, but before they could stand firmly, they saw four cold rays of light flashing in the darkness, whistling with strong winds, and rushing towards them.

However, when Master Dingjing saw Monk Bujie going up and down the cliff, she was horrified and worried that the Demon Cult would do the same, so she sent four Hengshan disciples to guard here just in case.

Shi Potian had already noticed that there were people on the cliff, but he didn't expect them to draw their swords suddenly. He flashed to the side of the four people, reached out and snatched the four swords.

The four Hengshan disciples lost their weapons before they could react. They retreated in panic and shouted for help: "Help! Help! Master! It's bad! Someone is climbing up from the cliff!"

Yue Lingshan said quickly, "Four senior sisters, you don't have to be nervous. We are not from the Demon Sect, we are disciples of the Huashan Sect. We received a request for help from Junior Sister Yi Lin, and we are here to help under the order of the Huashan Sect's female hero Ning Zhongzening."

The shouting became quieter.

One of them asked cautiously, "Are you really disciples of the Huashan Sect?"

Another woman said, "Senior Sister Yiyuan, she even called out Junior Sister Yilin's name, it must be true."

Another woman echoed, "Yes, how could someone from the Demon Cult know Junior Sister Yi Lin?"

Just as Yue Lingshan was about to introduce herself, she heard a loud voice shouting, "Damn it! There really is a little devil cult kid climbing up from here!"

in the dark.

Yue Lingshan couldn't see the person clearly.

Shi Potian saw it clearly.

The man was an extremely fat and tall monk, as tall as an iron tower, at least seven feet tall. His footsteps made a thudding sound as he stepped on the ground. He looked clumsy, but his martial arts skills were excellent.

He covered the distance of more than ten feet in just a few strides and reached the destination.

Seeing that Shi Potian was holding four Hengshan Sect swords, the monk glared and slapped him with his big hand, cursing:

"You little bastard, who told you to come up from here? I just told that old nun Dingjing that no one could come up here, but you insisted on coming up from here. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

(End of this chapter)