Travel through the heavens

The most advanced martial arts of the Dali Duan family are all in the Tianlong Temple. The "Six Meridians Divine Sword Sutra" is the treasure of the Tianlong Temple and the highest law of the Dali Duan family's martial arts. Even though Duan Zhengming is the emperor, he is still a secular person and it cannot be revealed to him.

Ben Yin and many other high monks of Tianlong Temple had always believed that this was a secret of Tianlong Temple. They did not expect that not only Gusu Murong clan knew about it, but also Duan Zhengming knew about it, and he even knew that Jiumozhi wanted to forcibly demand the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Sutra".

You know, Jiumozhi's letter was just delivered this morning.

Duan Zhengming heard Ben Yin's question and immediately looked at Fang Muye. Seeing him nod with a smile, he answered, "Zhengming also learned about this from Mr. Fang."

Duan Zhengming had previously only introduced to Ben Yin that Fang Muye was Duan Yu's master, and had not said much else. Now he explained in detail Fang Muye's identity as "Bai Xiaosheng", and then talked about Jiumozhi, saying that he was the "King Ximing", one of the "Five Wonders of the World", whose martial arts were unfathomable and extremely difficult to deal with.

After hearing this, Ben Yin was half-believing and half-doubting, but he bowed to Fang Muye again and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Fang. I originally thought that the Great Wheel King was just a martial arts expert, but I didn't expect that he was so high that he was "the best in the martial arts world and reached the top" and was ranked among the "Five Great Masters". I almost underestimated the powerful enemy and ruined the Tianlong Temple's reputation for a hundred years."

Ben Yin looked at Duan Zhengming again and said, "Zhengming, the agreement between the Great Wheel King and the Tianlong Temple is actually a dispute in the martial arts world. You are the ruler of Dali State, and your every word and action is subject to the Dali State system. I didn't want you to know about it, but since you already know about it, why don't you come and take a look at it."

After Ben Yin finished speaking, he took out a golden letter from his arms and handed it to Duan Zhengming.

Fang Muye took a look and saw that the letter was extremely strange. It had a very thin cover made of gold, and words inlaid in platinum were in Sanskrit. However, he did not know Sanskrit, so he did not know what the words meant.

Duan Zhengming recognized that the words written on them were "A letter to the abbot of Chongsheng Temple". He pulled out a piece of letter paper from the gold sleeve, which was also a very thin piece of gold paper written in Sanskrit.

The gist of it is: "I met Mr. Murong Bo from Gusu that year, and we became friends and discussed contemporary martial arts. Mr. Murong spoke highly of your temple's "Six Meridians Divine Sword", and I deeply regretted not having the chance to see it. Recently, I heard that Mr. Murong passed away, and I am extremely sad. To repay my friend, I plan to ask your temple for the sutra, and burn it in front of Mr. Murong's tomb. Please come and get it within a few days. Please don't refuse. I will repay you with a valuable gift, and I dare not take it empty-handed."

At the end of the letter, he was signed "Jiumozhi, a Buddhist monk from the Great Wheel Temple in the Great Snow Mountain, bows a hundred times". The Sanskrit on the letter was also inlaid with white gold. The inlay work was extremely fine, and it was obvious that a master craftsman had spent countless efforts to make it. Just an envelope and a piece of letter paper were two precious treasures. One can imagine the luxury of this Great Wheel King.

Duan Zhengming sighed and said, "I didn't expect that this matter was also caused by Murong Bo. He really put in a lot of effort to restore his country."

Ben Yin couldn't help but ask, "What does Zhengming mean by this?"

Duan Zhengming then told Ben Yin about Murong Bo's identity as a descendant of the Yan royal family and several things he had done recently. Finally, he said: "Murong Bo instigated Jiumozhi to forcefully demand the Six Meridians Divine Sword in order to worsen the relationship between Tubo and Dali, and even cause a war, so as to create an opportunity for him to plot a restoration."

Ben Yin's expression suddenly became solemn. After a moment's silence, he said, "If this is true, this matter is of great importance. Please follow me to Muni Hall to discuss this with my uncle and three fellow apprentices."

At that moment, Ben Yin led Duan Zhengming, Fang Muye and Duan Yu, and after several twists and turns, they arrived in front of several large houses.

These large houses are all built with pine wood, with plank doors and wooden pillars. The wood is not peeled, so it looks natural and simple, which is completely different from the magnificent palaces we have seen along the way.

Ben Yin put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, Ben Yin has something important to discuss with you, sorry to interrupt the practice of my uncle and three fellow disciples."

Someone in the room said, "Abbot, please come in!"

Ben Yin stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the door open. Although this "Muni Hall" was called a hall, it was as spacious as a palace.

Fang Muye and the other two followed Ben Yin into the room and saw four monks sitting on four cushions in the room, three of them facing outward. Two of them looked haggard, while the other one was strong and sturdy. The monk on the east side was skinny, with his face facing the wall, and he did not move a muscle.

He knew that these four monks were Benyin's senior brothers Benguan and Benxiang, his junior brother Bencan, and his uncle Ku Rong. All four monks were top-notch masters like Duan Zhengming, and Ku Rong was the most powerful among them.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Benyin told the four people the news he had just heard. Kurong's face was facing the wall, and his expression could not be seen. Benguan and Benxiang both looked serious.

I only heard Ben Cang shouted angrily: "I thought that this Mahavairocana was a world-famous monk, how could he be so unreasonable and dare to demand the sword scripture from our temple? It turns out that Murong Bo was behind it. It's a pity that Jiumozhi, a great monk, was used by a villain."

I looked at Fang Muye and asked, "Donor Fang has already revealed the fact that Murong Bo faked his death. It's been so long, so has Jiumozhi not heard about it yet?"

This question has a superficial meaning, that is, Murong Bo was not dead yet, so why did Jiumozhi want to "seek the sword scripture and burn it in front of Murong Bo's tomb"? The deeper meaning is actually the questioning of the other party Muye.

Fang Muye naturally heard it and said with a smile: "Jiu Mozhi may not know about Murong Bo's fake death, or he may know it. It's just that he is obsessed with martial arts and fanatically pursues the highest martial arts. In order to achieve his goal, he can do anything."

The implication is that even if Jiumozhi knew, he would pretend not to know and use this as an excuse to demand the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Manual".

Bencan said loudly: "Even if it is just an excuse, he wants to use the temple's treasure to burn for the dead. Isn't that underestimating Tianlong Temple?"

Ben Xiang sighed and said, "Brother, there is no need to be angry about this. Although our temple has this sutra, I am ashamed to say that none of us can master the magical skills described in the sutra, and we can't even get a glimpse of the essence of it. The Zen of Kurong that Master Uncle has practiced is another magical skill of our temple, and it will take more time to master it."

"According to what Donor Fang said, Jiumozhi is one of the "Five Great Masters of the World" and has superb martial arts skills. If we don't quickly practice the Six Meridians Divine Sword, I'm afraid the precious scriptures will inevitably be taken away by others, and the Tianlong Temple will be ruined. However, this Divine Sword skill mainly relies on internal strength, which cannot be achieved overnight."

At this time, Kurong, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, "If we practice the Six Meridians Divine Sword separately, no matter who we are, we will not be able to practice it because of insufficient internal strength. I have also thought of a tricky way. Each of us practices one meridian, and the six of us attack together. Although it is not fair to win with six against one, we are not fighting him alone to compete for supremacy, but to protect the scriptures and the temple. Even if a hundred people fight against him alone, it will not be a big deal. But after all the calculations, there is no sixth good player with equal internal strength in Tianlong Temple, so we are hesitant about this. Zhengming, you came at the right time, you can come to make up the number. But you must shave your head and wear monk's clothes."

He spoke faster and faster, seeming quite excited, but his tone remained cold.

Duan Zhengming bowed and said, "Elder Kurong, I am honored to be able to do my best. It has always been my wish to convert to Buddhism. However, I have never heard of the secrets of the magic sword. I am afraid that I will not be able to do anything in such a hurry. Moreover..."

As he spoke, he looked at Fang Muye and asked carefully: "Mr. Fang, this matter is of great importance. Please tell me clearly, if it is as Elder Ku Rong said, can we defeat Jiumozhi?"

After going through so many things, Duan Zhengming was extremely convinced of Fang Muye. Tianlong Temple was related to the Dali country, so he no longer had any reservations and spoke frankly.

Fang Muye just shook his head and said nothing, but his meaning was obvious.

Duan Zhengming remained silent, but I said coldly: "I have never heard of the 'Five Great Masters of the World' in the martial arts world before. Now that they suddenly appear, can they really be the best in the martial arts world? I wonder if these five great masters have fought against all the masters in the world. If not, wouldn't it be a false reputation without any basis?"

The implication is not only that the authenticity of the "Five Quatrains" is doubted, but also that Fang Muye's words are nonsense and cannot be counted.

Ben Xiang shouted, "Brother, please don't be rude!" He then put his hands together and said to Fang Muye, "Donor Fang, I, your brother Ben Shen, have a bad temper. Please forgive me if I have offended you!"

Fang Muye smiled and said, "That's fine! I'm a very skilled martial artist, but I haven't been in the martial arts world for many years, so it's inevitable that I don't know a lot. It's normal for me to have doubts."

Everyone heard that although he spoke politely, there was also a hint of mockery in his words for being ignorant and uninformed. However, since he was rude first, it was no wonder that Fang Muye retorted with sarcasm.

Fang Muye glanced at the monks of Tianlong Temple, smiled, and continued, "How about this, empty words are not enough, practice will reveal the truth, if the masters can fight Fang to a draw, then Jiumozhi will not be a concern."