Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 56 The Five Aggregates are Empty
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

The next moment, everyone's eyes turned to the only mountain path leading to the top of the mountain.

At the end of the mountain road, the hunched figure of Master Jinguang, Duan Chuan, slowly appeared.

Behind him, a group of Quanxing disciples, led by Wuquanxing Sect Leader Gensheng, followed closely.

"Wow? Quite a few familiar faces here!"

Liang Ting looked around and couldn't help but grin.

"Liuyun Sword, Yanwu Hall, Tiangong Hall, Tengshan, Honghuaxian... and even the Lü family, one of the four families. Old Duan, you've really made quite a few enemies, haven't you?"

Wu Man chuckled as well, a hint of teasing in her eyes as she looked at Duan Chuan.

"It's all because of the mistakes I made when I was young..."

Duan Chuan sighed softly, and then, under everyone's gaze, slowly walked to the center of the open space on the mountaintop.

"Gentlemen, some of you may be here just to join in the fun, but I reckon most of you are here to settle old scores with me."

I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for patiently waiting until today, the day to receive your blessings.

According to the rules of our Quanxing sect, seven days later, the sound of the gong signifies that I have settled all karmic ties, and that this karmic gathering has come to a complete end.

As he spoke, Duan Chuan glanced at Zhao Zhen, who was holding a gong beside him.

This was his final request, or rather, his plea, to Zhao Zhen: that Zhao Zhen strike the gong in seven days to mark the end of the matter.

"Stop talking nonsense, you old ghost! Nobody wants to listen to your ramblings. If you want to collect favors, start now. If you regret it now, then you'd better tuck your tail between your legs and run away like you did in the past!"

"That's right. Let alone seven days, if you can survive the first day, all our past grievances will be wiped clean!"

……

Hearing the malicious words and sarcasm from his former enemies, Duan Chuan remained calm and simply smiled and shook his head.

"Hehe, I know you all don't want to listen to my nonsense, so let's begin."

After saying that, Duan Chuan sat cross-legged in the middle of the square.

As Duan Chuan finished speaking, the righteous people present looked at each other in bewilderment. They looked at each other for a long time, but no one stepped forward first.

"Since everyone is being so considerate, I'll go first!"

Finally, a middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd.

He slowly walked up to Duan Chuan, his face grim, and asked, "Duan Chuan, do you still remember the family of four you murdered in Huai'an thirty years ago?!"

"Huai'an... I remember." Duan Chuan nodded.

He got into a verbal argument with someone on the street, and the two refused to back down, eventually leading to a physical fight.

Duan Chuan naturally emerged victorious. After that, with the intention of eliminating any potential threat, he found the man's family and completely wiped them out.

"you are?"

"The family of four you killed was my uncle's family! Later, my father sought revenge on you, but he also met a tragic end at your hands!"

"Feel sorry."

Duan Chuan slowly lowered his head. The verbal dispute eventually led to the massacre of a family of four. Looking back now, how ridiculous it was.

boom!
The middle-aged man threw a punch, slamming it hard into Duan Chuan's face. In an instant, Duan Chuan's nose was broken, and blood streamed down his face.

"Old man, if it weren't for so many comrades waiting to seek revenge, I would have torn you to pieces right now!!!"

The middle-aged man clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and suppressed all the anger in his heart.

He knew that the others present would not allow him to kill Duan Chuan like this.

There are quite a few renowned seniors here today, and I am just a rogue cultivator without any sect or school. I am already quite satisfied with the opportunity to get this punch.

"Hmph! You old fool, I'll be watching from the sidelines! I'll see how you suffer a terrible death today!"

After saying this, the middle-aged man clasped his hands in a fist salute to the others present, and then walked back into the crowd.

With the first person taking the lead, the rest of the people naturally began to scramble for it, afraid that if they were late, the old man's body wouldn't be able to withstand the exertion and he would be the first to die.

In an instant, countless punches and kicks rained down on Duan Chuan.

Some people came up and smashed his finger bones with a hammer, some people stabbed him hard with a sword, and some even came up and severed his Achilles tendon without saying a word.

In less than a short while, Duan Chuan's entire body was covered in sores.

During this time, Duan Chuan simply smiled and quietly endured it, without any resistance, accepting the anger of the crowd with the calmest attitude.

In the end, they left Duan Chuan with a few breaths.

Because from beginning to end, those truly prestigious and powerful families have never entered the fray.

Throughout this process, Zhao Zhen remained a detached observer, never intervening, but his grip on the gong and wooden stick tightened.

"Tsk, judging from his appearance, he probably won't last even an hour, let alone a whole day."

"Otherwise, why would they say that for us Quanxing disciples, the so-called 'collecting karmic connections' is simply a dead end? Based on what we've done in the past, how could these righteous sects possibly let us go when it comes time to collect karmic connections?"

"I don't know what's gotten into the Venerable Master? Why is he suddenly collecting donations? With his abilities, if he wanted to run away, these guys would never be caught in this lifetime. Don't you agree, layman? Layman?"

Liang Ting called out to Wu Man without success. He turned his head and saw that Wu Man was trembling as she looked at Duan Chuan, who was almost covered in blood on the open ground.

"The five aggregates are empty... The five aggregates are empty!!! There's no mistake! This is the state of emptiness of the five aggregates!!"

Old Duan, oh Old Duan, I never imagined that after three times of ordination and three times of returning to secular life, I'd still be inferior to you, an old geezer!

As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Man suddenly stared intently at Wu Gensheng beside her.

"Sect Leader, Old Duan is in this state because of you, isn't he? Please, please help me too!!!"

"Hehe, layman, the Venerable One's current state is not due to my efforts, but rather because he has come to his own understanding."

As for helping you, I don't have that kind of ability. As the acting sect leader, all I can do is guide the disciples to the best of my ability.

Pfft!
The next instant, to the astonishment of all the Quanxing disciples, Wu Man knelt down before Wugensheng without hesitation.

"Sect Leader! I beg you!"

"Please get up, layman. Why are you doing this? Don't worry, since you asked me for help, I will naturally not refuse."

"Thank you, Sect Leader! Thank you, Sect Leader!"

Looking at Wu Man kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Wu Gensheng, a complex emotion flashed in Liang Ting's eyes.

Is this Wugensheng really that miraculous?
Doesn't that mean he might be able to help me find what I really want?
Never mind, I'll see. If the layperson is as enlightened as the Venerable Master, I'll try to ask him for help.
(End of this chapter)